PRELUDE “PIE JESU” FROM REQUIEM BY ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER

ST. JAMES EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Celebration of Life
November 13, 2021 BAPTISMAL CALL

ENTRANCE

P: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

the source of all mercy and the God of all consolation.
God comforts us in all our sorrows
so that we can comfort others in their sorrows
with the consolation we ourselves have received from God.
C: Thanks be to God.

P: When we were baptized in Christ Jesus, we were baptized into his death.
We were buried therefore with him by Baptism into death,
so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father,
we, too, might live a new life.
For if we have been united with him in a death like his,
we shall certainly be united with him
in a resurrection like his.

SUSAN KAY MAHLKE HAMILTON

FEBRUARY 28, 1953 – AUGUST 12, 2021

Rev. Deborah L. Gable, Presider

Mr. Robert Goddard, Assistant
PROCESSIONAL HYMN:

APOSTOLIC GREETING
P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God,
and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
C: And also with you.
HYMN OF PRAISE RESPONSORIAL --- PSALM 23

1. Worthy is Christ, the Lamb who was slain, whose blood set us free to be people of God.

2. Power, riches, wisdom, and strength, and honor, blessing, and glory are his.

3. Sing with all the people of God, and join in the hymn of all creation: SECOND READING --- REVELATION 21: 1-5
Blessing, honor, glory, and might be to God and the Lamb forever. Amen. L: The word of the Lord.
4. For the lamb who was slain has begun his reign. Alleluia. C: Thanks be to God.

SALUTATION AND PRAYER GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

P: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
P: Let us pray…
O God of grace and glory, we remember before you today our sister, Susan. We
thank you for giving her to us to know and to love as a companion in our pilgrimage
on earth. In your boundless compassion, console us who mourn.
Lord God, your days are without end and your mercies cannot be counted. We are
aware of the uncertainty of human life. Let your Holy Spirit lead us in holiness and
righteousness all the days of our life, so that, when we shall have served you in our
generation, we may be gathered to our ancestors, having the testimony of a good P: The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the 14th chapter.
conscience, in the communion of your Church, in the confidence of a certain faith, C: Glory to you, O Lord.
in the comfort of a holy hope, in favor with you, our God, and in peace with all
humanity; through Jesus Christ our Lord. GOSPEL --- JOHN 14: 1-6
C: Amen. P: The Gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise to you, O Christ.
FIRST READING --- ISAIAH 43: 1-7
L: The word of the Lord. HOMILY
C: Thanks be to God.
APOSTLES’ CREED
P: We have been made the people of God through our baptism into Christ.
Living together in trust and hope, we confess our faith.
C: I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.

He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,

the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.

UNIVERSAL PRAYER
A: God of mercy,
C: Hear our prayer.

GREETING OF PEACE
P: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
C: And also with you.
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING EUCHARISTIC DOXOLOGY
P: The Lord be with you. P: Lift up your hearts. P: Through Him, with Him, and in Him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
C: And also with you. C: We lift them to the Lord. all glory and honor is yours, almighty father, forever and ever.

P: Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God. THE GREAT AMEN
C: It is right to give God thanks and praise.

PREFACE

P: It is indeed right and salutary…

… we praise your name and join their unending hymn:

SANCTUS

THE LORD’S PRAYER

P: Lord, remember us in your kingdom, and teach us to pray:
C: Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power,
and the glory
forever and ever. Amen.

WORDS OF INSTITUTION
INVITATION COMMUNION HYMN
P: These are the gifts of God for the people of God. Come, receive Christ in faith,
remembering that he died for us, and may we always grow in the love and
knowledge of Jesus Christ. Amen.

AGNUS DEI

DISTRIBUTION

POST-COMMUNION BLESSING
P: The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ
strengthen you and keep you in his grace. Amen.
 SONG OF FAREWELL
Refrain: Go in peace – God be with you.
Go in peace – Be at rest.
With the saints and the angels, now you are free.
Go in peace.

COMMENDATION
P: Into your hands, O merciful Savior, we commend your servant, Susan.
Acknowledge, we humbly beseech you,
a sheep of your own fold,
a lamb of your own flock,
a sinner of your own redeeming.
Receive her into the arms of your mercy,
into the blessed rest of everlasting peace,
and into the glorious company of the saints in light.
C: Amen.

BENEDICTION
P: The Lord bless and keep you.
The Lord make his face to shine on you and be gracious to you.
The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.

POST-COMMUNION PRAYER
A: Let us pray…

Almighty God, you gave your son both as a sacrifice for sin and a model of the godly
life. Enable us to receive him always with thanksgiving and to conform our lives to
his; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
SERENITY PRAYER
God, grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change,
courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.

SALUTATION
P: Let us go forth in peace.
C: In the name of the risen Christ. Amen.

POSTLUDE “IN PARADISUM” FROM REQUIEM BY GABRIEL FAURE

COMMITTAL
Anyone wishing to attend the continuation of this service
may follow the family to Greenwood Cemetery for the Inurnment.
You may also proceed directly to the Reception at Stratford Springs.

Presider: Rev. Deborah L. Gable

Assistant: Mr. Robert Goddard

First Reading: Mary Beth Hoard

Second Reading: Linda Conner
Gift Bearers: Debbie Mahlke
Bonnie Talbert

Crucifer: Kristen Lyrio-Takis

Book Bearer: Jacob Wolfe
Acolyte: James Kawasaki

Cantors: Shaney Faini

Chelsey Keding
Franni Schiffer

Violinist: Jacob Carpenter

Organist: Michael P. Hamilton

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