6th Sunday of Easter
Sunday, May 10, 2026
9 a.m. Worship
Prelude
Announcements
Thanksgiving for Baptism
Opening Song "In Christ Alone, My Hope is Found”
Greeting
Kyrie
Canticle of Praise "This is the Feast"
Prayer of the Day
Reading: Acts 17:22-31
22 Paul stood in front of the Areopagus and said, “Athenians, I see how extremely spiritual you are in every way. 23 For as I went through the city and looked carefully at the objects of your worship, I found among them an altar with the inscription, ‘To an unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. 24 The God who made the world and everything in it, he who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in shrines made by human hands, 25 nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mortals life and breath and all things. 26 From one ancestor he made all peoples to inhabit the whole earth, and he allotted the times of their existence and the boundaries of the places where they would live, 27 so that they would search for God and perhaps fumble about for him and find him—though indeed he is not far from each one of us. 28 For ‘In him we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we, too, are his offspring.’ 29 “Since we are God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the deity is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of mortals. 30 While God has overlooked the times of human ignorance, now he commands all people everywhere to repent, 31 because he has fixed a day on which he will have the world judged in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed, and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.” The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Children's Message
Gospel Acclamation "Speak Lord, Your Servant is List'ning"
Gospel: John 14:15-21
The holy Gospel according to John, the 14th chapter.
Glory to you, O Lord.
[Jesus said to the disciples:]15 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. 17 This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him because he abides with you, and he will be in you. 18 “I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. 19 In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live. 20 On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. 21 They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me, and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them.” The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
Sermon
Hymn of the Day "They'll Know We Are Christians by Our Love"
Nicene Creed
Prayers of Intercession
Sharing of the Peace
Offering & Special Music: "My Mother's Faith" Linda Muhlbach
Offertory Hymn: “As the Grains of Wheat” ELW 465
Offertory Prayer
Great Thanksgiving
Words of Institution
Lord’s Prayer
Invitation to Communion
Communion Hymns: "Amazing Love"
"Living Waters"
Post Communion Blessing
Prayer after Communion
Sending Hymn: “How Great Thou Are”
Dismissal
Adapted from Sundays and Seasons.com. Copyright 2026 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved.
Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #014958
Weekly Calendar
Sunday, May 10—9 a.m.—Worship (Livestreamed), 10 a.m. Sunday School (begins in Sanctuary), Coffee Fellowship (Narthex), 11 a.m. Worship (Traditional)
Tuesday, May 12—10:30 a.m. Bible Study (Narthex), 2 p.m. Card Ministry (Classroom #1)
Wednesday, May 13— 1:30 p.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry (Parlor)
Thursday, May 14 - 10 a.m. Quilting Ministry (Classroom #1)
Sunday, May 10—9 a.m. Worship (Livestreamed), 10 a.m. Coffee Fellowship (Narthex), Sunday School (begins in sanctuary), 11 a.m. Worship (Traditional)
Announcements:
Office Update: NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS: Stephanie’s new e-mail address is: Churchoffice@communityinchrist.net
Have you joined CIC's new online photo directory yet? The directory is through a program called Church Center, which
is also an app. Follow the QR code to get started.
May Grocery Cart: This month we will be collecting items for Levine & Dickson Hospice House - Huntersville including: Individual bags of snack sized Chips, Ritz Bitz, Cheez Its, Goldfish, Granola / Protein / Cereal Bars, Snack sized trail mix, Microwaveable, single-serve and non-refrigerated soups. Your generosity continues to make a difference in the lives of many in and around our neighborhood.
Preschool Registration for 2026/2027: Tuitions for 2026/2027: $340.00 for 2-year-old classes, $310 for 3-year-old classes, $360.00
for 4-year-old & PK class and $370 for TK class. There is an $85 non refundable registration fee.
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Questions? Contact Morgan Naum at preschooldirector@communityinchrist.net to learn more!
Happy Times Seniors: This month we will meet at Duckworth's Grill & Taphouse on Statesville Road in Huntersville on Wednesday, May 20th at 11:30 a.m. For questions and to RSVP contact Linda Muhlbach at 704-905-5847 or lindamuhlbach@gmail.com
Prayer Shawl Ministry: We meet in the CIC Parlor Room on Wednesday afternoons from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Join us for some fellowship, idea-sharing, and fun! Questions? Contact Kathy Dutton at mamabissy@gmail.com. Of course, you can also participate in this important ministry at home by crafting items, and bringing them to CIC.
Card Ministry: We’ll be meeting Tuesday, May 12th, at 2 p.m. in Classroom One. Participants are asked to enter through the doors nearest the Spirit Center. If you would like information contact: Kathy Shugarman at shugs02@gmail.com or 940-300-2290.
Quilting Ministry: We will meet on Thursdays, May 14th & 28th, in Classroom 1@ 10:00 AM. Questions? Contact Barbara Eaker at 704-483-2060.
All women of CIC are welcome to The 5:11s. 1st Thessalonians 5:11, we are a women’s group that “encourages one another and builds one another up, just as you are doing.” We meet monthly between services to discuss ways we can continue to encourage and build each other up and support our church. Contact Tracy Lyon (vikingtk@hotmail.com) or Susan Kullstam (skulls01@me.com) with any questions.
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Please refer to the newsletter for ways to connect with this group.
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Þ May Dinner - Tuesday. May 19th, at 6 p.m. at Torrence and Knox for the first 5:11 women's dinner to kick off the 2026 Summer. Sign up by Sunday, May 17, via church center or reach out to Linda Muhlbach (linda.muhlbach@sbdinc.com) or Tracy Lyon (vikingtk@hotmail.com) with questions.
A VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL ADVENTURE - SNOWBALL MOUNTAIN CHALLENGE - “FIND YOUR STRENGTH IN GOD!”
July 26 –July 30, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Registration is now open at myvbs.org/CICLC2026 . More information is in the May newsletter. Please contact Suzi Hinrichs or Kathy Shugarman with questions suzihinrichs@gmail.com or shugs02@gmail.com
