The Gospel is Announced
P: The Holy Gospel According to John, the 20th Chapter
C: Glory to you, O Lord

GOSPEL:JOHN 20:19-23

The risen Jesus appears to his disciples, offering them a benediction, a commission, and the gift of the Holy Spirit.

¹⁹When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." ²⁰After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. ²¹Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you." ²²When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. ²³If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."
P: The Gospel of the Lord
C: Praise to you, O Christ

Baptismal Hymn "I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry" WOV#770
Holy Baptism Zoie Elizabeth Lozier LBW page 121

THE OFFERING:"Poem for Mother's Day" Higgins
Offertory
OFFERTORY PRAYER:
P: Let us pray.
C: Gracious God, in the abundance of your steadfast love, you call us from death to life, from silence to speech, from idleness to action. With these gifts we offer ourselves to you, and with the Church through all the ages we give thanks for your saving love in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen