October 17, 2021

Setting 10

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GATHERING SONG: ELW 852 (V. 1&3)

Golden Breaks the Dawn

Qing zao qilai kan

Golden breaks the dawn, comes the eastern sun;

like a rider strong, set the course to run.

Birds above me fly, flowers bloom below;

through the earth and sky God's great mercies flow.

Qing zao qilai kan, hong ri chu tongfang,

xiongzhuang xiang yongshi, meihao xiang xinlang;

tian gao feiniao guo, di kuo yehua xiang,

zhao wo qin gongzuo, Tianfu you enguang.

Give me daily bread, while I do my part;

bright skies overhead, gladness in my heart.

Simple wants provide, evil let me shun;

Jesus at my side, till the day is done.

Qing zao qilai kan, hong ri chu tongfang,

xiongzhuang xiang yongshi, meihao xiang xinlang;

tian gao feiniao guo, di kuo yehua xiang,

zhao wo qin gongzuo, Tianfu you enguang.

Text: Tzu-chen Chao; para. Frank W. Price, 1885-1974

Text © 1977 by Chinese Christian Literature Council Ltd, Hong Kong, admin. Augsburg Fortress.

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

CANTICLE OF PRAISE

GREETING

PRAYER OF THE DAY

SCRIPTURE: I SAMUEL 3:1-21

GOSPEL EXCLAMATION

GOSPEL: JOHN 20:21-23

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 574 (V. 1&2)

Here I am Lord

"I, the Lord of sea and sky,

I have heard my people cry.

All who dwell in dark and sin

my hand will save.

I, who made the stars of night,

I will make their darkness bright.

Who will bear my light to them?

Whom shall I send?"

Refrain

Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?

I have heard you calling in the night.

I will go, Lord, if you lead me.

I will hold your people in my heart.

"I, the Lord of snow and rain,

I have borne my people's pain.

I have wept for love of them.

They turn away.

I will break their hearts of stone,

give them hearts for love alone.

I will speak my word to them.

Whom shall I send?"  Refrain

Text: Daniel L. Schutte, b. 1946

Text © 1981 OCP Publications, Inc., 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

OFFERING

OFFERTORY PRAYER

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

WE PROCLAIM MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER (SUNG)

Our Father in Heaven

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be Your name,

Your kingdom come,

Your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins,

as we forgive those

who sin against us.

Our Mother in heaven,

hallowed be Your name,

Your kingdom come,

Your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Save us from the time of trial,

deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power,

and the glory are Yours,

now and forever.

Our Father, our Mother,

hallowed be Your name,

Your kingdom come,

Your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Your  kingdom come,

Your will be done,

on earth …….. as in heaven.

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION SONG: ELW 483 (V 1&3)

Here is Bread

Here is bread, here is wine,

Christ is with us, he is with us.

Break the bread, taste the wine,

Christ is with us here.

In this bread there is healing,

in this cup there's life forever.

In this moment, by the Spirit,

Christ is with us here.

Here we are, joined in one,

Christ is with us, he is with us.

We'll proclaim till he comes

Jesus crucified.

In this bread there is healing,

in this cup there's life forever.

In this moment, by the Spirit,

Christ is with us here.

CCLI Song # 983717

BLESSING

SENDING SONG: ELW 583 (V 1&2)

Take My Life that I May Be

Refrain

            Take my life, that I may be

            consecrated, Lord, to thee;

            take my moments and my days;

            let them flow in ceaseless praise.

Take my hands and let them move

at the impulse of thy love;

take my feet and let them be

swift and beautiful for thee.  Refrain

Take my silver and my gold,

not a mite would I withhold;

take my intellect and use

ev'ry pow'r as thou shalt choose.  Refrain Text: Frances R. Havergal, 1836-1879, adap.; Spanish text: Vicente Mendoza, 1875-1955

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October 10, 2021

Setting 7

Holy Communion

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GATHERING SONG:

Come, Now is the Time to Worship

Come, now is the time to worship

Come, now is the time you

claim our hearts

Come, just as you are to worship

Come, just as you are before your God.

Come.

One day every tongue will confess

You are God

One day every knee shall bow

Still the greatest treasure is love for those

Around the whole world now.

Come, now is the time to worship

Come, now is the time you

claim our hearts

Come, just as you are to worship

Come, just as you are before your God.

Come.

One day every tongue will confess

You are God

One day every knee shall bow

Still the greatest treasure is love for those

Around the whole world now.

Come, now is the time to worship

Come, now is the time you

claim our hearts

Come, just as you are to worship

Come, just as you are before your God.

Come. Come. Come.

CCLI Song # 2430948

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

GREETING

KYRIE (P 175)

CANTICLE OF PRAISE (P 176)

PRAYER OF THE DAY

SCRIPTURE: EXODUS 16:1-18

GOSPEL EXCLAMATION (P 179)

GOSPEL: JOHN 6:51

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY:

Hungry (Falling on My Knees)

Hungry I come to You

for I know You satisfy

I am empty but I know

Your love does not run dry

So I wait for You, so I wait for You…

I'm falling on my knees

Offering all of me

Jesus You're all this heart is living for

Broken I run to You

for Your arms are open wide

I am weary but I know

Your touch restores my life

So I wait for You, so I wait for You…

I'm falling on my knees

Offering all of me

Jesus You're all this heart is living for

I'm falling on my knees

Offering all of me

Jesus You're all this heart is living for

Jesus You're all this heart is living for

Jesus You're all this heart is living for

CCLI # 2650364

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WE PROCLAIM MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION SONG: ELW 474 (V 1&2)

Bread of Life from Heaven

Bread of life from heaven,

your blood and body given,

we eat this bread and drink this cup

until you come again.

Break now the bread of Christ's sacrifice;

giving thanks, hungry ones, gather round.

Eat, all of you, and be satisfied;

in Christ's presence the loaves will abound.

Bread of life from heaven,

your blood and body given,

we eat this bread and drink this cup

until you come again.

Seek not the food that will pass away;

set your hearts on the food that endures.

Come, learn the true and the living way,

that the fullness of life may be yours.

Bread of life from heaven,

your blood and body given,

we eat this bread and drink this cup

until you come again.

Text: Susan R. Briehl, b. 1952 Text © 2001 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

BLESSING

SENDING SONG: ELW 679 (V 1&3)

For the Fruit of All Creation

For the fruit of all creation,

thanks be to God.

For these gifts to ev'ry nation,

thanks be to God.

For the plowing, sowing, reaping,

silent growth while we are sleeping,

future needs in earth's safekeeping,

thanks be to God.

For the harvests of the Spirit,

thanks be to God.

For the good we all inherit,

thanks be to God.

For the wonders that astound us,

for the truths that still confound us,

most of all, that love has found us,

thanks be to God.

Text: Fred Pratt Green, 1903-2000 Text © 1970 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission

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October 03, 2021

Now the Feast

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GATHERING SONG: ELW 638

Blessed Assurance

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!

Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!

Heir of salvation, purchase of God,

born of his Spirit, washed in his blood

This is my story, this is my song,

praising my Savior, all the day long:

this is my story, this is my song,

praising my Savior all the day long

Perfect submission, all is at rest;

I in my Savior am happy and blest,

watching and waiting, looking above,

filled with his goodness, lost in his love

This is my story, this is my song,

praising my Savior, all the day long:

this is my story, this is my song,

praising my Savior all the day long

Text: Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915

CONFESSION & FORGIVENESS

GREETING

KYRIE (PAGE 3)

NOW THE FEAST (PAGE 4)

PRAYER OF THE DAY

SCRIPTURE: EXODUS 2:23-25; 3:1-15;4:10-17

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL: JOHN 8:58

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY:

You Know My Name

You are my Maker

You formed my heart

Before even time began

My life was in Your hands

You know my name

You know my every thought

You see each tear that falls

And You hear me when I call

You are my Saviour

You call me Your own

You'll never leave me

No matter where I go

You know my name

You know my every thought

You see each tear that falls

And You hear me when I call

You know my name

You know my every thought

You see each tear that falls

And You hear me when I call

And You hear me when I call

And You hear me when I call

CCLI Song # 2151368

APOSTLES’ CREED

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

OFFERING

OFFERTORY PRAYER

WE PROCLAIM MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER SUNG

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be Your name,

Your kingdom come,

Your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Give us today 

our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins

as we forgive those

who sin against us.

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be Your name,

Your kingdom come,

Your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Save us from the time of trial

and deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power,

and the glory are Yours,

now and forever.

Save us from the time of trial

and deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power,

and the glory are Yours,

now and forever. 

hallowed be Your name,

Your kingdom come,

Your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Your  kingdom come,

Your will be done,

on earth …….. as in heaven.

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION SONG: ELW 472

Eat This Bread

Eat this bread, drink this cup

Come to me and never be hungry

Eat this bread, drink this cup

Trust in me and you will not thirst

Text: Taize Community Music: Jacques Berthier, 1923-1994 Text (and music © 1984 Les Presses de Taize, admin. GIA Publications, Inc.

BLESSING

SENDING SONG

God of All Our Days

We came to You with our heart in pieces

And found the God 

with healing in His hands

We turned to You, 

put everything behind us

And found the God 

who makes all things new

We looked to You, 

drowning in our questions

And found the God who holds all wisdom

And we trusted You 

and stepped out on the ocean

You caught our hands among the waves

'Cause You're the God of all our days

Each step we take, You make a way

And we will give You all our praise

Our seasons change, You stay the same

You're the God of all our days

We ran from You, 

we wandered in the shadows

And found a God 

who relentlessly pursues

We hid from You, haunted by our failure

And found the God 

whose grace still covers us

We fell on You 

when we were at our weakest

And found the God, the lifter of our head

We've worshiped You,

and felt You right beside us

You're the reason that we sing

'Cause You're the God of all our days

Each step we take, You make a way

And we will give You all our praise

Our seasons change, You stay the same

You're the God of all our days

In our worry, God You are our stillness

In our searching, 

God You are our answers

In our blindness, God You are our vision

In our bondage, 

God You are our freedom

In our weakness, God You are our power

You're the reason that we sing

'Cause You're the God of all our days

Each step we take, You make a way

And we will give You all our praise

Our seasons change, You stay the same

You're the God of all our days

In our blindness, 

God You are our vision

In our bondage, 

God You are our freedom

All our days

CCLI # 7067569

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September 26, 2021

Setting 8

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GATHERING SONG: ELW 837

Many and Great, O God

Many and great, O God, are your works,

maker of earth and sky.

Your hands have set the heavens 

with stars;

your fingers spread 

the mountains and plains.

Lo, at your word the waters were formed;

deep seas obey your voice.

Grant unto us communion with you,

O Star-abiding One.

Come unto us and dwell with us;

with you are found the gifts of life.

Bless us with life that has no end,

eternal life with you.

Text: Joseph R. Renville, 1779-1846; para. Philip Frazier

CONFESSION & FORGIVENESS

KYRIE ELESION (P 184)

PRAYER OF THE DAY

SCRIPTURE: GENESIS 27:1-4, 15-23; 28:10-17

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (P 188)

GOSPEL: JOHN 1:50-51

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 656

Blest Be the Tie That Binds

Blest be the tie that binds

our hearts in Christian love;

the unity of heart and mind

is like to that above.

Before our Father's throne

we pour our ardent prayers;

our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,

our comforts and our cares.

We share our mutual woes,

our mutual burdens bear,

and often for each other flows

the sympathizing tear.

From sorrow, toil, and pain,

and sin we shall be free;

and perfect love and friendship reign

through all eternity.

Text: John Fawcett, 1740-1817, alt.

NEW ZEALAND CREED

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

OFFERING

OFFERTORY PRAYER

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WE PROCLAIM MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION SONG: ELW 479

We Come to the Hungry Feast

We come to the hungry feast

hungry for a word of peace.

To hungry hearts unsatisfied

the love of God is not denied.

We come, we come to the hungry feast.

We come to the hungry feast

hungry for a world released

from hungry people of ev'ry kind,

the poor in body, poor in mind.

We come, we come to the hungry feast.

We come to the hungry feast

hungry that the hunger cease,

and knowing, though we eat our fill,

the hunger will stay with us; still

we come, we come to the hungry feast.

Text: Ray Makeever, b. 1943

Text © 1982 Ray Makeever, admin. Augsburg Fortress

BLESSING

SENDING SONG:

Sometimes by Step

Sometimes the night is beautiful.

Sometimes the sky is so far away.

Sometimes it seems to be so close

You could touch it,

But your heart would break.

Sometimes the morning comes too soon.

Sometimes the day can be so hard.

There is so much work left to do,

but so much You’ve already done.

Oh, God, You are my God and I will ever praise You.

Oh, God, You are my God and I will ever praise You.

And I will seek You in the morning

and I will learn to walk in Your ways.

And step by step You’ll lead me

And I will follow You all of my days.

Sometimes I think of Abraham;

how one star he saw had been lit for him.

He was a stranger in this land.

And I am that no less than he

and on the road thru life we walk.

Sometimes the climb can be so steep

I may falter in my steps

but never beyond Your reach.

Oh, God, You are my God and I will ever praise You.

Oh, God, You are my God and I will ever praise You.

And I will seek You in the morning

and I will learn to walk in Your ways.

And step by step You’ll lead me

And I will follow You all of my days.

And I will follow you all of my days.

And I will follow you all of my days.

And step by step You’ll lead me

And I will follow you all of my days.

And I will follow you all of my days.

CCLI Song # 915125

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September 19, 2021

Setting 6

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GATHERING SONG: ELW 532 (V 1&3)

Gather Us In

Here in this place the new light is streaming,

now is the darkness vanished away;

see in this space our fears and our dreamings

brought here to you in the light of this day.

Gather us in, the lost and forsaken,

gather us in, the blind and the lame;

call to us now, and we shall awaken,

we shall arise at the sound of our name.

Here we will take the wine and the water,

here we will take the bread of new birth,

here you shall call your sons and your daughters,

call us anew to be salt for the earth.

Give us to drink the wine of compassion,

give us to eat the bread that is you;

nourish us well, and teach us to fashion

lives that are holy and hearts that are true.

Text: Marty Haugen, b. 1950

Text © 1982 GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved.

CONFESSION & FORGIVENESS

GREETING

PRAYER OF THE DAY

SCRIPTURE: GENESIS 21:1-3; 22:1-14

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL: JOHN 1:29-34

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 636 (V 1&2)

How Small Our Span of Life

How small our span of life, O God,

our years from birth till death:

a single beat within the heart,

the catching of a breath,

a drop within the ocean's deep,

a grain upon the shore,

a flash of light before we sleep

to see the sun no more.

And yet our speck of life is spanned

by your infinity;

our tick of time on earth is caught

in your eternity.

While suns and stars spin endlessly

through depths of cosmic space,

while aeons roll and ages pass,

you hold us in your grace.

Text: Herman G. Stuempfle Jr., b. 1923

Text © 1993 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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WE PROCLAIM MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION SONG: ELW 636 (V 3&4)

How Small Our Span of Life

O Christ, you left eternity

to plunge in time's swift stream,

to share the shortness of our span,

our mortal lives redeem.

You filled your cross-closed years with love;

you loved us to the end

and touch us with your risen life

that ours may time transcend.

We thank you, God, for kindling faith

that lights our transient years,

illumining our pilgrimage

through mists of doubt and fears;

for hope that sees a life beyond

the swiftly passing days;

for love, both human and divine,

that lifts our hearts to praise.

Text: Herman G. Stuempfle Jr., b. 1923

Text © 1993 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

BLESSING

SENDING SONG: ELW 623 (V 1&3)

Rock of Ages, Cleft of Me

Rock of Ages, cleft for me,

let me hide myself in thee;

let the water and the blood,

from thy riven side which flowed,

be of sin the double cure;

cleanse me from its guilt and pow'r.

Nothing in my hand I bring;

simply to thy cross I cling.

Naked, come to thee for dress;

helpless, look to thee for grace;

foul, I to the fountain fly;

wash me, Savior, or I die.

Text: Augustus M. Toplady, 1740-1778

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Setting 7

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GATHERING SONG: ELW 556 (V 1&2)

Morning Has Broken

Morning has broken like the first morning;

blackbird has spoken like the first bird.

Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning!

Praise for them, springing fresh from the Word!

Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from heaven,

like the first dewfall on the first grass.

Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden,

sprung in completeness where God's feet pass.

Text: Eleanor Farjeon, 1881-1965 Text © Miss E. Farjeon Will Trust, by permission of David Higham Associates.

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

GREETING

KYRIE (P 175)

CANTICLE OF PRAISE (P 176)

PRAYER OF THE DAY

SCRIPTURE: GENESIS 1:1—2:4A

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (P 188)

GOSPEL: JOHN 1:1-5

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 735

Mothering God, You Gave Me Birth

Mothering God, you gave me birth

in the bright morning of this world.

Creator, source of ev'ry breath,

you are my rain, my wind, my sun.

Mothering Christ, you took my form,

offering me your food of light,

grain of life, and grape of love,

your very body for my peace.

Mothering Spirit, nurt'ring one,

in arms of patience hold me close,

so that in faith I root and grow

until I flow'r, until I know.

Text: Jean Janzen, b. 1933; based on Julian of Norwich, c. 1342- c. 1413

Text © 1991 Jean Janzen, admin. Augsburg Fortress

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

OFFERING

OFFERTORY PRAYER

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

WE PROCLAIM MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION SONG: ELW 466

In the Singing

In the singing, in the silence,

in the hands expectant, open,

in the blessing, in the breaking,

in your presence at this table,

Refrain

            Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ,

            be the wine of grace;

            Jesus, Christ, Jesus Christ,

            be the bread of peace.

In the question, in the answer,

in the moment of acceptance,

in the heart's cry, in the healing,

in the circle of your people,  Refrain

Text: Shirley Erena Murray, b. 1931

Text © 1996 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

BLESSING

SENDING SONG: ELW 881

Let All Things Now Living

Let all things now living

a song of thanksgiving

to God the creator triumphantly raise,

who fashioned and made us,

protected and stayed us,

who still guides us on to the end of our days.

God's banners are o'er us,

God's light goes before us,

a pillar of fire shining forth in the night,

till shadows have vanished

and darkness is banished,

as forward we travel from light into light.

God rules all the forces:

the stars in their courses

and sun in its orbit obediently shine;

the hills and the mountains,

the rivers and fountains,

the deeps of the ocean proclaim God divine.

We too should be voicing

our love and rejoicing;

with glad adoration a song let us raise

till all things now living

unite in thanksgiving:

"To God in the highest, hosanna and praise!"

Text: Katherine K. Davis, 1892-1980, alt.

Text © 1939, 1966 E.C. Schirmer Music Company

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GATHERING SONG: ELW 858 (V 1&4)

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty,

the King of creation!

O my soul, praise him,

for he is your health and salvation!

Let all who hear now to his temple draw near,

joining in glad adoration!

Praise to the Lord!

Oh, let all that is in me adore him!

All that has life and breath,

come now with praises before him!

Let the amen sound from his people again.

Gladly forever adore him!

Text: Joachim Neander, 1650-1680; tr. Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878, alt.

CONFESSION & FORGIVENESS

KYRIE ELESION (P 184)

PRAYER OF THE DAY

SCRIPTURE: ISAIAH 35:4-7A

PSALM 146

SCRIPTURE: JAMES 2:1-10, 14-17

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (P 188)

GOSPEL: MARK 7:24-37

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 612 (V 1&3)

Healer of Our Every Ill

Refrain:

            Healer of our ev'ry ill,

            light of each tomorrow,

            give us peace beyond our fear,

            and hope beyond our sorrow.

You who know our fears and sadness,

grace us with your peace and gladness;

Spirit of all comfort, fill our hearts.  Refrain

Give us strength to love each other,

ev'ry sister, ev'ry brother;

Spirit of all kindness, be our guide.  Refrain

Text: Marty Haugen, b. 1950

Text © 1987 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

OFFERING

OFFERTORY PRAYER

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

WE PROCLAIM MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION HYMN: ELW 481

Come to the Table

Come to the table of mercy,

prepared with the wine and the bread.

All who are hungry and thirsty,

come, and your souls will be fed.

Come at the Lord's invitation;

receive from his nail-scarred hand.

Eat of the bread of salvation;

drink of the blood of the Lamb.

(repeat once)

Text: Claire Cloninger, b. 1942

Text © 1991 Integrity's Hosanna! Music (ASCAP) c/o Integrity Media, Inc., 1000 Cody Road, Mobile, AL 36695; Juniper Landing Music (admin. Word Music); and Word Music (ASCAP).

BLESSING

SENDING SONG: ELW 722 (V 1&3)

O Christ, Your Heart, Compassionate

O Christ, your heart, compassionate,

bore ev'ry human pain.

Its beating was the pulse of God;

its breadth, God's vast domain.

The heart of God, the heart of Christ

combined in perfect rhyme

to write God's love in human deeds,

eternity in time.

O Christ, create new hearts in us

that beat in time with yours,

that, joined by faith with your great heart,

become love's open doors.

We are your body, risen Christ;

our hearts, our hands we yield

that through our life and ministry

your love may be revealed.

Text: Herman G. Stuempfle Jr., b. 1923

Text © 2000 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

SHARING THE PEACE

SENDING

August 29, 2021

Now the Feast

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GATHERING SONG:

Draw Me Close to You

Draw me close to you

Never let me go

I lay it all down again

To hear you say that I'm your friend

Help me find the way,

Bring me back to you

You're all I want

You're all I ever needed

You're all I want

Help me know you are near

You are my desire

No one else will do

 ‘Cause nothing else could take your place

To feel the warmth of your embrace

Help me find the way,

Bring me back to you

You're all I want

You're all I ever needed

You're all I want

Help me know you are near

Help me know you are near

CLLI #1459484

CONFESSION & FORGIVENESS

GREETING

KYRIE (PAGE 3)

NOW THE FEAST (PAGE 4)

PRAYER OF THE DAY

READING: DEUTERONOMY 4:1-2, 6-9

PSALM 15 (SPOKEN)

READING: JAMES 1:17-27

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

MARK 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 512

Lord, Let My Heart Be Good Soil

Lord let my heart be good soil

Open to the seed of Your word

Lord let my heart be good soil

Where love can grow and peace is understood

When my heart is hard, break the stone away

When my heart is cold, warm it with the day

When my heart is lost, lead me on your way

Lord let my heart, Lord let my heart

Lord let my heart be good soil

Lord let our hearts be good soil

Open to the seed of Your word

Lord let our hearts be good soil

Where love can grow and peace is understood

When our hearts are hard, break the stone away

When our hearts are cold, warm it with the day

When our hearts are lost, lead us on your way

Lord let our hearts, Lord let our hearts

Lord let our hearts be good soil

Lord let our hearts be good soil

Text: Handt Hanson, b. 1950

Text © 1985 Prince of Peace Publishing, Changing Church, Inc., admin. Augsburg Fortress.

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

OFFERING

OFFERTORY PRAYER

WE PROCLAIM MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION SONG: ELW 472

Eat This Bread (x2)

Eat this bread, drink this cup,

come to me and never be hungry.

Eat this bread, drink this cup,

trust in me and you will not thirst."

Text: Taizé Community

Text © 1984 Les Presses de Taizé, GIA Publications Inc., agent. 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

BLESSING

SENDING SONG:

All Things Are Possible

Almighty God my redeemer, my hiding place, my safe refuge

No other name like Jesus, no power can stand against You.

My feet are planted on this rock

And I will not be shaken

My hope it comes from You alone

My Lord and my salvation

Your praise is always on my lips

Your word is living in my heart

And I will praise You with a new song, My soul will bless You Lord

You fill my life with greater joy

Yes I delight myself in You

And I will praise You with a new song, My soul will bless You, Lord

My feet are planted on this rock

And I will not be shaken

My hope it comes from You alone

My Lord and my salvation

Your praise is always on my lips

Your word is living in my heart

And I will praise You with a new song, My soul will bless You Lord

You fill my life with greater joy

Yes I delight myself in You

And I will praise You with a new song, My soul will bless You, Lord

When I am weak, you make me strong

When I'm poor, I know I'm rich for in the power of Your name

All things are possible

All things are possible

All things are possible

All things are possible

Your praise is always on my lips

Your word is living in my heart

And I will praise You with a new song, My soul will bless You Lord

You fill my life with greater joy

Yes I delight myself in You

And I will praise You with a new song, My soul will bless You, Lord

When I am weak, you make me strong

When I'm poor, I know I'm rich for in the power of Your name

All things are possible

All things are possible

All things are possible

All things are possible

CCLI # 2245140

SHARING THE PEACE

SENDING

August 08, 2021

Setting 10

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GATHERING SONG: ELW 641 (V. 1 & 3-4)

All are Welcome

Let us build a house where love can dwell

and all can safely live,

a place where saints and children tell

how hearts learn to forgive.

Built of hopes and dreams and visions,

rock of faith and vault of grace;

here the love of Christ shall end divisions:

Refrain

All are welcome, all are welcome,

all are welcome in this place.

Let us build a house where love is found

in water, wine and wheat:

a banquet hall on holy ground

where peace and justice meet.

Here the love of God, through Jesus,

is revealed in time and space;

as we share in Christ the feast that frees us:  Refrain

Let us build a house where hands will reach

beyond the wood and stone

to heal and strengthen, serve and teach,

and live the Word they've known.

Here the outcast and the stranger

bear the image of God's face;

let us bring an end to fear and danger:  Refrain

Text: Marty Haugen, b. 1950

Text © 1994 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

CANTICLE OF PRAISE

PRAYER OF THE DAY

GREETING

PRAYER OF THE DAY

PSALM 34:1-8 (TONE 9)

SCRIPTURE: I KINGS 19:4-8

SCRIPTURE: EPHESIANS 4:25—5:2

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL: JOHN 6:35-51

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 484 (V 1&4)

You Satisfy the Hungry Heart

Refrain

You satisfy the hungry heart

with gift of finest wheat.

Come give to us, O saving Lord,

the bread of life to eat.

As when the shepherd calls his sheep,

they know and heed his voice;

so when you call your fam'ly, Lord,

we follow and rejoice.  Refrain

The myst'ry of your presence, Lord,

no mortal tongue can tell:

whom all the world cannot contain

comes in our hearts to dwell.  Refrain

Text: Omer Westendorf, 1916-1997

Text © 1977 Archdiocese of Philadelphia

APOSTLES’ CREED

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

OFFERING

OFFERTORY PRAYER

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

WE PROCLAIM MYSTERY OF FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION SONG: ELW 496

One Bread, One Body

One bread, one body, one Lord of all;

one cup of blessing which we bless,

and we, though many

throughout the earth,

we are one body in this one Lord.

Gentile or Jew, servant or free,

woman or man….… no more.

One bread, one body, one Lord of all;

one cup of blessing which we bless,

and we, though many

throughout the earth,

we are one body in this one Lord.

Many the gifts, many the works,

one in the Lord…….. of all.

One bread, one body, one Lord of all;

one cup of blessing which we bless,

and we, though many

throughout the earth,

we are one body in this one Lord.

Grain for the fields,

scattered and grown,

gathered to one…….. for all.

One bread, one body, one Lord of all;

one cup of blessing which we bless,

and we, though many

throughout the earth,

we are one body in this one Lord.

Text: John Foley, SJ, b. 1939

Text © 1978 John B. Foley, SJ and OCP Publications, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

BLESSING

SHARING THE PEACE

SENDING SONG: ELW 689 (V 1-2 & 4)

Praise and Thanksgiving

Praise and thanksgiving, God, we would offer

for all things living, you have made good:

harvest of sown fields, fruits of the orchard,

hay from the mown fields, blossom and wood.

God, bless the labor we bring to serve you,

that with our neighbor we may be fed.

Sowing or tilling, we would work with you,

harvesting, milling for daily bread.

Then will your blessing reach ev'ry people,

freely confessing your gracious hand.

Where you are reigning, no one will hunger;

your love sustaining showers the land.

Text: Albert F. Bayly, 1901-1984, alt.

Text © Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.

SENDING

August 01, 2021

Setting 8

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GATHERING SONG: ELW 461

All Who Hunger Gather Gladly

All who hunger gather gladly;

holy manna is our bread.

Come from wilderness and wand'ring.

Here in truth we will be fed.

You that yearn for days of fullness,

all around us is our food.

Taste and see the grace eternal.

Taste and see that God is good.

All who hunger, never strangers;

seeker, be a welcome guest.

Come from restlessness and roaming.

Here in joy we keep the feast.

We that once were lost and scattered

in communion's love have stood.

Taste and see the grace eternal.

Taste and see that God is good.

All who hunger, sing together,

Jesus Christ is living bread.

Come from loneliness and longing.

Here in peace we have been fed.

Blest are those who from this table

live their days in gratitude.

Taste and see the grace eternal.

Taste and see that God is good.

Text: Sylvia G. Dunstan, 1955-1993

Text © 1991 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

KYRIE ELESION (P 184)

PRAYER OF THE DAY

SCRIPTURE: EXODUS 16:2-4, 9-15

PSALM 78:23-29 (TONE 4)

SCRIPTURE: EPHESIANS 4:1-16

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (P 188)

GOSPEL: JOHN 6:24-35

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 835 (V1-3)

All Creatures, Worship God Most High

All creatures, worship God most high!

Sound ev'ry voice in earth and sky: Alleluia! Alleluia!

Sing, brother sun, in splendor bright;

sing, sister moon and stars of night:

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

2       Sing, brother wind; with clouds and rain

you grow the gifts of fruit and grain: Alleluia! Alleluia!

Dear sister water, useful, clear,

make music for your Lord to hear:

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

3       Sing, brother fire, so mirthful, strong,

drive far the shadows, join the throng: Alleluia! Alleluia!

Dear mother earth, so rich in care,

praise God in colors bright and rare:

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Text: Francis of Assisi, 1182-1226; tr. composite

Text © 1997 Augsburg Fortress.

NEW ZEALAND CREED

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

OFFERING

OFFERTORY PRAYER

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

WE PROCLAIM MYSTERY OF FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION SONG: ELW 692

We are an Offering

We lift our voices, we lift our hands,

we lift our lives up to you: we are an offering.

Lord, use our voices, Lord, use our hands,

Lord, use our lives, they are yours:

we are an offering.

All that we have, all that we are,

all that we hope to be, we give to you,

we give to you.

We lift our voices,

we lift our hands,

we lift our lives up to You:

we are an offering,

we are an offering.

CCLI Song # 16220

BLESSING

SHARING THE PEACE

SENDING SONG: ELW 881 (V 1)

Let All Things Now Living

Let all things now living

a song of thanksgiving

to God the creator triumphantly raise,

who fashioned and made us,

protected and stayed us,

who still guides us on to the end of our days.

God's banners are o'er us,

God's light goes before us,

a pillar of fire shining forth in the night,

till shadows have vanished

and darkness is banished,

as forward we travel from light into light.

Text: Katherine K. Davis, 1892-1980, alt.

Text © 1939, 1966 E.C. Schirmer Music Company

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July 25, 2021

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GATHERING SONG: ELW 412 (V. 1&2)

Shall We Gather at the River

Shall we gather at the river,

where bright angel feet have trod,

with its crystal tide forever

flowing by the throne of God?

Refrain

            Yes, we'll gather at the river,

            the beautiful, the beautiful river;

            gather with the saints at the river

            that flows by the throne of God.

On the margin of the river,

washing up its silver spray,

we will walk and worship ever,

all the happy golden day.  Refrain

Text: Robert Lowry, 1826-1899

GREETING

PRAYER

SCRIPTURE: 2 KINGS 4:42-44

PSALM 145:10-18 (READ RESPONSIVELY)

SCRIPTURE: EPHESIANS 3:14-21

GOSPEL: JOHN 6:1-21

SERMON

SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 484 (V. 1&4)

You Satisfy the Hungry Heart

Refrain

You satisfy the hungry heart

with gift of finest wheat.

Come give to us, O saving Lord,

the bread of life to eat.

As when the shepherd calls his sheep,

they know and heed his voice;

so when you call your fam'ly, Lord,

we follow and rejoice.  Refrain

The myst'ry of your presence, Lord,

no mortal tongue can tell:

whom all the world cannot contain

comes in our hearts to dwell.  Refrain

Text: Omer Westendorf, 1916-1997

Text © 1977 Archdiocese of Philadelphia

BREAD OF LIFE LITANY

INTERCESSIONS

SHARING THE PEACE

THE LORD’S PRAYER

BLESSING

SENDING SONG:

Shout to the Lord

My Jesus, my Saviour

Lord there is none like You.

All of my days I want to praise

The wonders of Your mighty love

My comfort, my shelter

Tower of refuge and strength

Let every breath, all that I am

Never cease to worship You

Shout to the Lord all the Earth, let us sing

Power and majesty, praise to the King

Mountains bow down and the seas will roar

At the sound of Your name

I sing for joy at the work of Your hand

Forever I'll love You, forever I'll stand

Nothing compares to the promise I have in You

Tenderly you hold us,

warm in your loving embrace.

Fill us with joy, let us know peace.

Shelter us from dark despair

Your kindness, your mercy

Endlessly shower on us.

Bless-ed are we, let us rejoice

We have everlasting life

Shout to the Lord all the Earth, let us sing

Power and majesty, praise to the King

Mountains bow down and the seas will roar

At the sound of Your name

I sing for joy at the work of Your hand

Forever I'll love You, forever I'll stand

Nothing compares to the promise I have in You

Nothing compares to the promise I have in You

CCLI # 1406918

July 18, 2021

Now the Feast & Celebration

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GATHERING SONG: ELW 532

Gather Us In

Here in this place the new light is streaming,

now is the darkness vanished away;

see in this space our fears and our dreamings

brought here to you in the light of this day.

Gather us in, the lost and forsaken,

gather us in, the blind and the lame;

call to us now, and we shall awaken,

we shall arise at the sound of our name.

We are the young, our lives are a myst'ry,

we are the old who yearn for your face;

we have been sung throughout all of hist'ry,

called to be light to the whole human race.

Gather us in, the rich and the haughty,

gather us in, the proud and the strong;

give us a heart, so meek and so lowly,

give us the courage to enter the song.

Here we will take the wine and the water,

here we will take the bread of new birth,

here you shall call your sons and your daughters,

call us anew to be salt for the earth.

Give us to drink the wine of compassion,

give us to eat the bread that is you;

nourish us well, and teach us to fashion

lives that are holy and hearts that are true.

Not in the dark of buildings confining,

not in some heaven, light years away—

but here in this place the new light is shining,

now is the kingdom, and now is the day.

Gather us in and hold us forever,

gather us in and make us your own;

gather us in, all peoples together,

fire of love in our flesh and our bone.

Text: Marty Haugen, b. 1950

Text © 1982 GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved.

CONFESSION & FORGIVENESS

GREETING

KYRIE (P. 3)

NOW THE FEAST (P. 4)

PRAYER OF THE DAY

SCRIPTURE: JEREMIAH 23:1-6

PSALM 23 (TONE 11)

SCRIPTURE: EPHESIANS 2:11-22

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL: MARK 6:30-34, 53-56

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY:

You Are My Shepherd

You are my shepherd, I shall never want;

You make me lie in pastoral fields;

You lead me, You steer me, beside the living waters still.

Though I walk thru the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no ill.

For You are with me eternally,

Your rod and staff comfort me still.

You are my shepherd, I shall never want;

You make me lie in pastoral fields;

You lead me, You steer me, beside the living waters still.

I sit at the table You prepare for me;

I eat with my friends and my foes.

With heavenly oil, You anoint my soul.

My cup is full, it overflows.

Surely, truly, just have You have promised me,

Goodness and mercy shall follow me, all of my days.

You are my shepherd, I shall never want;

You make me lie in pastoral fields;

You lead me, You steer me, beside the living waters still.

You lead me, You steer me…..

Beside…………….. the living waters still.

©2011 Gerry Parsons

APOSTLES’ CREED

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

SHARING THE PEACE

OFFERING

OFFERTORY PRAYER

WE PROCLAIM THE MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER (SPOKEN)

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION SONG: ELW 780

Shepherd Me, O God

Refrain

Shepherd me, O God, beyond my wants,

beyond my fears, from death into life.

God is my shepherd, so nothing shall I want,

I rest in the meadows of faithfulness and love,

I walk by the quiet waters of peace.  Refrain

Gently you raise me and heal my weary soul,

you lead me by pathways of righteousness and truth,

my spirit shall sing the music of your name.  Refrain

Though I should wander the valley of death,

I fear no evil, for you are at my side,

your rod and your staff, my comfort and my hope.  Refrain

You have set me a banquet of love

in the face of hatred,

crowning me with love beyond my pow'r to hold.  Refrain

Surely your kindness and mercy follow me

all the days of my life;

I will dwell in the house of my God forevermore.  Refrain

Text: Marty Haugen, b. 1950, based on Psalm 23

Text © 1986 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

BLESSING

SENDING SONG:

God of All Our Days

We came to You with our heart in pieces

And found the God with healing in His hands

We turned to You, put everything behind us

And found the God who makes all things new

We looked to You, drowning in our questions

And found the God who holds all wisdom

And we trusted You and stepped out on the ocean

You caught our hands among the waves

'Cause You're the God of all our days

Each step we take, You make a way

And we will give You all our praise

Our seasons change, You stay the same

You're the God of all our days

We ran from You, we wandered in the shadows

And found a God who relentlessly pursues

We hid from You, haunted by our failure

And found the God whose grace still covers us

We fell on You when we were at our weakest

And found the God, the lifter of our head

And we've worshiped You, and felt You right beside us

You're the reason that we sing

'Cause You're the God of all our days

Each step we take, You make a way

And we will give You all our praise

Our seasons change, You stay the same

You're the God of all our days

In our worry, God You are our stillness

In our searching, God You are our answers

In our blindness, God You are our vision

In our bondage, God You are our freedom

In our weakness, God You are our power

You're the reason that we sing

'Cause You're the God of all our days

Each step we take, You make a way

And we will give You all our praise

Our seasons change, You stay the same

You're the God of all our days

In our blindness, God You are our vision

In our bondage, God You are our freedom

All our days

CCLI # 7067569

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July 11, 2021

Setting 10

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GATHERING SONG:

Come, Now is the Time to Worship

Come, now is the time to worship

Come, now is the time you claim our hearts

Come, just as you are to worship

Come, just as you are before your God. Come.

One day every tongue will confess You are God

One day every knee shall bow

Still the greatest treasure is love for those

Around the whole world now.

Come, now is the time to worship

Come, now is the time you

claim our hearts

Come, just as you are to worship

Come, just as you are before your God. Come.

One day every tongue will confess

You are God

One day every knee shall bow

Still the greatest treasure is love for those

Around the whole world now.

Come, now is the time to worship

Come, now is the time you

claim our hearts

Come, just as you are to worship

Come, just as you are before your God. Come.

One day every tongue will confess

You are God

One day every knee shall bow

Still the greatest treasure is love for those

Around the whole world now.

(repeat once)

Come, now is the time to worship

Come, now is the time you

claim our hearts

Come, just as you are to worship

Come, just as you are before your God.

Come. Come. Come.

CCLI Song # 2430948

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

CANTICLE OF PRAISE

GREETING

PRAYER OF THE DAY

SCRIPTURE READING: AMOS 7:7-13

PSALM 85:8-13 (Tone 11)

SCRIPTURE: EPHESIANS 1:3-14

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL READING: MARK 6:14-29

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 401

Gracious Spirit, Heed Our Pleading

Refrain

Come, come, come, Holy Spirit, come.

Come, come, come, Holy Spirit, come.

Gracious Spirit, heed our pleading,

fashion us all anew.

It's your leading that we're needing,

help us to follow you. Refrain

Come to teach us, come to nourish

those who believe in Christ.

Bless the faithful, may they flourish,

strengthened by grace unpriced.  Refrain

Guide our thinking and our speaking

done in your holy name.

Motivate all in their seeking,

freeing from guilt and shame.  Refrain

Not mere knowledge, but discernment,

nor rootless liberty;

turn disquiet to contentment,

doubt into certainty.  Refrain

Keep us fervent in our witness;

unswayed by earth's allure.

Ever grant us zealous fitness,

which you alone assure.  Refrain

Text: Wilson Niwagila; tr. Howard S. Olson, b. 1922

English and Swahili text © Lutheran Theological College, Makumira, Tanzania, admin. Augsburg Fortress.

NEW ZEALAND CREED

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

SHARING THE PEACE

OFFERTORY

OFFERTORY PRAYER

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

PROCLAIM THE MYSTERY OF FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER SUNG

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be Your name,

Your kingdom come,

Your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins,

as we forgive those

who sin against us.

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be Your name,

Your kingdom come,

Your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Save us from the time of trial,

deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power,

and the glory are Yours,

now and forever.

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be Your name,

Your kingdom come,

Your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Your kingdom come,

Your will be done,

on earth …….. as in heaven.

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION SONG: ELW 493

Taste and See

Refrain

Taste and see, taste and see

the goodness of the Lord.

Oh, taste and see, taste and see

the goodness of the Lord, of the Lord.

I will bless the Lord at all times.

Praise shall always be on my lips;

my soul shall glory in the Lord;

for God has been so good to me.  Refrain

Glorify the Lord with me.

Together let us all praise God's name.

I called the Lord, who answered me;

from all my troubles I was set free.  Refrain

Worship the Lord, all you people.

You'll want for nothing if you ask.

Taste and see that the Lord is good;

in God we need put all our trust.  Refrain

Text: James E. Moore Jr., b. 1951, based on Ps. 34

Text © 1983 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

BLESSING

SENDING SONG: ELW 773

Precious Lord, Take My Hand

Precious Lord, take my hand,

Lead me on, let me stand,

I am tired, I am weak, I am worn.

Through the storm, through the night,

Lead me on to the light.

Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.

When my way grows drear,

precious Lord, linger near,

when my life is almost gone,

hear my cry, hear my call,

hold my hand lest I fall.

Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.

When the darkness appears

and the night draws near,

and the day is past and gone,

at the river I stand,

guide my feet, hold my hand.

Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.

CCLI #74606

SENDING

July 04, 2021

Service of Word and Prayer

No Holy Communion

WELCOME

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

GATHERING SONG: ELW 525

You are Holy

You are holy, you are whole.

You are always ever more

than we ever understand.

You are always at hand.

Blessed are you coming near.

Blessed are you coming here

to your church in wine and bread,

raised from soil, raised from dead.

You are holy,

you are wholeness,

you are present.

Let the cosmos praise you, Lord!

Sing hosanna in the highest! 

Sing hosanna!

Sing hosanna to our God!

Text: Per Harling, b. 1945

Text © 1990 Ton Vis Produktion AB, admin. Augsburg Fortress in North America, South America, and Central America, including the Caribbean.

GREETING

PRAYER

SCRIPTURE: EZEKIEL 2:1-5

PSALM 123 (SPOKEN)

SCRIPTURE: 2 CORINTHIANS 12:2-10

GOSPEL: MARK 6:1-13

SERMON

SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 546

To Be Your Presence

To be your presence

is our mission here,

to show compassion's face

and list'ning ear,

to be your heart of mercy

ever near,

alleluia!

To be your presence

is our mission bold,

to feed the poor

and shelter homeless cold,

to be your hands of justice,

right uphold,

alleluia!

To be your presence

is our mission blest,

to speak for all

the broken and oppressed,

to be your voice of hope,

your love expressed,

alleluia!

We are your heart,

O Christ, your hands and voice,

to serve your people

is our call and choice,

and in this mission we,

the church, rejoice,

alleluia!

Text: Delores Dufner, OSB, b. 1939

Text © 2000 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH

INTERCESSIONS

THE LORD’S PRAYER

BLESSING

SENDING SONG: ELW 538

The Lord Now Sends Us Forth

The Lord now sends us forth

with hands to serve and give,

to make of all the earth

a better place to live.  Repeat

The angels are not sent

into our world of pain

to do what we were meant

to do in Jesus' name;

that falls to you and me

and all who are made free.

Help us, O Lord, we pray,

to do your will today.  Repeat

Text: Anonymous, Central America; tr. Gerhard M. Cartford, b. 1923

English text © 1998 Augsburg Fortress.

June 27, 2021

Setting 6

Holy Communion

WELCOME

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GATHERING SONG: 

Come as You Are

Come out of sadness from wherever you've been

Come broken hearted let rescue begin

Come find your mercy

Oh sinner come kneel

Earth has no sorrow that heaven can't heal

Earth has no sorrow that heaven can't heal

So lay down your burdens,

Lay down your shame

All who are broken, Lift up your face

Oh wanderer come home, 

You're not too far

So lay down your hurt,

Lay down your heart

Come as you are

There's hope for the hopeless, 

And all those who've strayed

Come sit at the table, 

Come taste the grace

There's rest for the weary, 

Rest that endures

Earth has no sorrow that heaven can't cure

Earth has no sorrow that heaven can't cure

So lay down your burdens, 

Lay down your shame

All who are broken, 

Lift up your face

Oh wanderer come home, 

You're not too far

So lay down your hurt, 

Lay down your heart

Come as you are, 

Come as you are

Fall in God’s arms, 

Come as you are

There's joy for the morning, 

Oh sinner be still

Earth has no sorrow that heaven can't heal

Earth has no sorrow that heaven can't heal

So lay down your burdens, 

Lay down your shame

All who are broken, 

Lift up your face

Oh wanderer come home, 

You're not too far

So lay down your hurt, 

Lay down your heart

Come as you are, 

Come as you are

Come as you are, 

Come as you are

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CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

GREETING

PRAYER OF THE DAY

SCRIPTURE: 2 CORINTHIANS 8:7-15

PSALM 30

SCRIPTURE: LAMENTATIONS 3:22-33

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL: MARK 5:21-43

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 742

What a Friend We Have in Jesus

What a friend we have in Jesus, 

all our sins and griefs to bear! 

What a privilege to carry

ev'rything to God in prayer! 

Oh, what peace we often forfeit; 

oh, what needless pain we bear— 

all because we do not carry

ev'rything to God in prayer! 

Have we trials and temptations? 

Is there trouble anywhere? 

We should never be discouraged--

take it to the Lord in prayer. 

Can we find a friend so faithful

who will all our sorrows share? 

Jesus knows our ev'ry weakness--

take it to the Lord in prayer. 

Are we weak and heavy-laden, 

cumbered with a load of care? 

Precious Savior, still our refuge--

take it to the Lord in prayer. 

Do your friends despise, forsake you? 

Take it to the Lord in prayer. 

In his arms he'll take and shield you; 

you will find a solace there

Text: Joseph Scriven, 1820-1886

APOSTLES’ CREED

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

SHARING THE PEACE

OFFERING

OFFERTORY PRAYER

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

WE PROCLAIM THE MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION SONG

Rest in You

Who is Lord, but our Lord

Who is God, only God

You are the highest

You are most good

Matchless is Your love

Our praise will rise above

Your peace like a river

Floods over us

Our hearts are restless

Until they find rest in You

Our hearts are restless

Until they find rest in You

This is where my hope lies

This is where my soul sighs

I will always find my rest in You

So full of mercy

Beauty and mystery

You are most hidden

But always with us

You’re always moving

Always pursuing

Ever creating

Yet, You hold it all

Our hearts are restless

Until they find rest in You

Our hearts are restless

Until they find rest in You

This is where my hope lies

This is where my soul sighs

I will always find my rest in You

This is where my hope lies

This is where my soul sighs

I will always find my rest in

You You cannot change

Yet You change everything

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BLESSING

SENDING SONG: ELW 733

Great is Thy Faithfulness

Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father; 

there is no shadow of turning with thee; 

thou changest not, thy compassions they fail not; 

as thou hast been, thou forever wilt be. 

Great is thy faithfulness! 

Great is thy faithfulness! 

Morning by morning new mercies I see; 

all I have needed thy hand hath provided; 

great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me! 

Summer and winter

and springtime harvest, 

sun, moon, and stars

in their courses above

Join with all nature in manifold witness

to thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.

Great is thy faithfulness! 

Great is thy faithfulness! 

Morning by morning new mercies I see; 

all I have needed thy hand hath provided; 

great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me! 

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, 

thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide; 

strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, 

blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! 

Great is thy faithfulness! 

Great is thy faithfulness!

Morning by morning new mercies I see; 

all I have needed thy hand hath provided; 

great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me! 

Text: Thomas O. Chisholm, 1866-1960 Text © 1923, ren. 1951 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission. 

SENDING

June 20, 2021

National Indigenous Day Service of Lament

WELCOME

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GRADUATE RECOGNITION

GATHERING SONG:

10,000 Reasons

Bless the Lord O my soul

O my soul

Worship your holy name

Sing like never before

O my soul

I'll worship Your holy name

The sun comes up

It's a new day dawning

It's time to sing Your song again

Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me

Let me be singing when the evening comes

Bless the Lord O my soul

O my soul

Worship your holy name

Sing like never before

O my soul

I'll worship Your holy name

You're rich in love and You're slow to anger

Your name is great and Your heart is kind

For all Your goodness I will keep on singing

10,000 reasons for my heart to find

Bless the Lord O my soul

O my soul

Worship your holy name

Sing like never before

O my soul

I'll worship Your holy name

And on that day when my strength is failing

The end draws near and my time has come

Still my soul will sing Your praise unending

10,000 years and then forever more

Bless the Lord O my soul

O my soul

Worship your holy name

Sing like never before

O my soul

I'll worship Your holy name

Bless the Lord O my soul

O my soul

Worship your holy name

Sing like never before

O my soul

I'll worship Your holy name

I'll worship Your holy name

I'll worship Your holy name

CCLI Song No. 6016351

HOLY BAPTISM OF MATTEO

   PROFESSION OF FAITH

   THANKSGIVING AT THE FONT

   BAPTISM

   SUNG RESPONSE: ELW 215

  Blessed Be God, Who Chose You

Blessed be God, who chose you in Christ. Live in love as Christ loves us. (repeat once)

   WELCOME

   SHARING THE PEACE

INDIGENOUS SERVICE OF LAMENT:

PRELUDE

(music: By All Your Saints ELW #421) 

Smudging around the Sacred Fire

(music: Abide With Me ELW #629) 

Lighting of 215 Memorial Candles

PROCESSION

(music: Healer of Every Ill ELW #612) 

The Presider and Assistants will enter carrying the four sacred medicines: tobacco, sage, sweetgrass and cedar. Medicines will be placed on altar accordingly. 

CALL TO WORSHIP

The Spirit of Creator be with you. 

And also with you. Come let us worship the Creator with hearts open to all peoples, where pride and prejudice once dwelt; 

Let us worship Creator with minds open to the wisdom of Indigenous people, Let us honour the one who freely gives by showing honour to those who were once and still remain oppressed. Let us worship the God of diversity, who made the world in colour, in seasons and endless variety, who created the diversity of the earth’s peoples in Creator’s image. 

We were created to honour one another and in so doing we honour the Creator, let us honour the Creator today, by reflecting in our worship and in life, the Creator’s image: love. All my relations. 

SMUDGING CEREMONY

(music: You are Holy ELW #525) 

The smudging ceremony is like a prayer of confession as we purify our minds and hearts. Reach out for the smoke and draw it into your heart. 

PRAYERS TO THE FOUR DIRECTIONS

(For the Healing of the Land, Rupert’s Land Indigenous Council 2003 16 12 Huron LAIC, for National Aboriginal Day of Prayer 2001) 

Creator, we offer the burning of sweetgrass, tobacco, sage and cedar as a prayer for purification and as a reminder for those gathered here to cleanse our thoughts and hearts that we may hear and be guided by your word and direction. We thank you for all our relations: the four legged, the winged, the star people of the heavens and all living things you have blessed us with to sustain this life. Empower each of us through the bringer of Peace, your Son Jesus, to see and change for better the common life of all people and creation. Hear our prayers this day and every day. Accept our thanks for all the blessings you have given us, and for the opportunities to use these blessings for your honour and glory in service to others. Miigwech. 

Come Great Spirit, as we gather in your name. We face East: here are gifts from each of the peoples in the four directions of the world. The winds of the different directions remind us of these gifts. Let us turn now to the East. 

To your symbol colour – Yellow for the morning star. To your animal sign – the Eagle which can soar ever upward in praise of God and calls us to do the same. To your lessons calling us to balance of Mind in the Spirit of Humility. To invoke your Spirit of Illumination and far-sighted vision. Help us love you and one another with our whole heart, our whole mind, and our whole soul, we pray. The east represents the yellow-skinned peoples of the world. This direction symbolizes new life on the earth and reminds us of our connection to creation. The sun rises in the east; each day is a gift; life itself is a gift. Help us to be mindful of the new life offered in your Son, we pray. Holy God, God of many names. We honour you through the Grandfathers and Grandmothers of the east; the spirits of all people of the east who have gone before us, the spirits of those who are yet to come. We pray for all people who now live to the east of us. (Particular intentions may be named.) 

We thank you for the colour yellow, the sacred colour of the east, the colour of the rising sun. When the sun rises we offer our prayers to you, thanking you for the new day, for new opportunities, for new beginnings, for hope. Each new day reminds us of your faithfulness to us, your people. We thank you for the medicine of the east, tobacco. When we offer the tobacco, we thank you for our children, those who carry the future of our people in their lives. Tobacco, like children, needs protection, nurture and cultivation in order to grow. Help us, Creator God, to care properly for the lives of the children which you have entrusted to us; to honour and respect them, to protect them, and to learn from them. We thank you for Jesus, your son, whom we honour at the beginning of each new day. We thank you that he lived among us as a baby, a child, a youth and a young man. 

Awaken in us new dreams and hope

Come, Great Spirit, come. 

Come Great Spirit, come. We turn to face South (turn) To your symbol colour –Red, the hue of revelation. To your animal symbol – the Buffalo, strong and nurturing. To your lessons calling us to the balance of our Spirit in Harmony with brothers and sisters. To invoke your wisdom and grace and the goodness of the ages, we pray: Come Great Spirit, come. We turn to face South. South represents warmth and growth. This direction represents women, the doorway to life. The colour of the south is red, representing the aboriginal peoples of the world. May we be encouraged to walk through the doorway to life and light. Give us your strength and courage to endure, we pray. Holy God, Creator of all. 

We honour you through the Grandfathers and Grandmothers of the south; the spirits of all those to the south of us who have gone before us, the spirits of those who are yet to come. We pray for all the people who now live to the south of us. (Particular intentions may be named) We thank you for the colour red, the sacred colour of the south, the colour of warmth and love. We thank you for all the emotions you have placed in our hearts; emotions which you share with us and ask us to share with each other. We thank you for the medicine of the south, cedar. When we offer the cedar, we thank you for all who nurture the youth among us. We remember these people when we see the green boughs of the cedar throughout the seasons of the year. We thank you for Jesus, your son; for Mary his mother, and for Ann his grandmother. We thank you that he befriended and ministered lovingly to women during his life, and that he first appeared to women at his resurrection. 

Come, Great Spirit, come. 

Come Great Spirit, come. We turn to face West: To your symbol colour – Black, still and quiet. To your animal symbol – the Bear. To your symbol, the Thunder mighty and purposeful. To your lessons calling us to balance our Emotions in the Spirit of Gentleness and Honesty. To invoke your Spirit of Introspection – seeing within. 

Give us your strength and the courage to endure, we pray: West, symbolized by the colour black, represents the gift of rest, the passing of time and of those who have gone before. The black skinned peoples of the earth are symbolized in this direction. Give us the wisdom and grace to use your gifts of time and leisure well, we pray. Holy God, God of darkness and of light. We honour you through the Grandfathers and Grandmothers of the west; the spirits of all those to the west of us who have gone before us, the spirits of those yet to come. We pray for all people who now live to the west of us. 

We thank you for the colour black, the sacred colour of the west, the colour of wisdom and knowledge. As the sun sets in the west and the darkness of night comes upon us, we thank you for all we have learned during the day, all the insight we have received from you so that we might share it with others when daylight returns. We thank you for the medicine of the west, sage. When we offer the sage, we thank you for our elders who carry within them the experience gained through life. Help us, Creator God, to respect our elders, to seek out their knowledge and to make use of it for the good of our people. Help us to care for our old people and to include them in the lives of their families and communities. We thank you for Jesus, your son, who as a young man carried within himself the wisdom and knowledge given by you, God for all times and ages. We also thank you that Jesus will meet us at the darkness at the end of our earthly life and lead us to the brightness of the eternal life. 

Come, Great Spirit, come

Come Great Spirit, come. We turn to face North: To your symbol colour – White of clarity and brightness. To your animal symbol – the Quetzal which brings us in touch with earthiness and growing things. To your lessons calling us to balance of our Body in the Spirit of a good sense of humour. 

To invoke your Spirit of Innocence, Trust and Love. Help us to open our eyes to the sacredness of every living thing, we pray: North is symbolized by the colour white, and represents coolness and the white-skinned of the world. A gift of this direction is clarity of vision and a sense of the strength we need to live each day. Help us to see more clearly your role for us, especially in the Stewardship and healing of Mother Earth, we pray. Prayers for the North Holy God, Mysterious One. We honour you through the Grandfathers and Grandmothers of the north; the spirits of all people to the north who have gone before us, the spirits of those who are yet to come. We pray for all people who now live to the north of us. (Particular intentions may be named) 

We thank you for the colour white, the sacred colour of the north, the colour of the blanket of snow which covers mother earth while she sleeps. We are reminded of the purity of the white snow, the purity you expect in the lives of your people, the purity which comes when you forgive our mistakes. We thank you for the medicine of the north, sweetgrass. As we offer the sweetgrass we thank you for our spiritual elders who teach us of your forgiveness. We thank you that as we burn the sweetgrass we are purified from uncleanness and are then able to find your presence in our lives. 

Help us, Creator God, to respect our spiritual leaders and to assist them in their journey among us. Help those of us who are spiritual leaders to be conscious of the responsibility given to us by you and by our people. Help all your people to turn to you for forgiveness and purity of life. We thank you for Jesus, your son, by whose blood we are washed clean of our sins and made as white as the snow. 

Teach us to use with care your gifts; 

Come, Great Spirit, come. 

We turn to complete the circle and to look: To God who cleanses our Earth With snow, wind and rain. To Jesus Christ who fills us with the wideness of mercy and Lovingly embraces us all, And to the Great Spirit who inspires us. Come, Great Spirit, come. 

Creator, you bent the earth like a bow until it was one, round, shining planet. At your word the land was drawn into mountains and deserts, forests and plains; The waters were gathered together into rivers, lake sand seas. Many times the circle of your creation by their greed and violence and they shattered the lives of others Creator renew the circle of the earth, and turn the hearts of all people to one another. 

That they and all the earth may love and be drawn toward you. Through the power of your Son who lives with you and the Holy Spirit. In the circle of the Trinity forever more

All my relations. 

GATHERING PRAYER

Creator, to you we give thanks in all you bring and ask for your guidance as prepare to open our hearts and minds. Within this sacred circle, Jesus Christ, is our center. In all we do. Help us to speak with honor and respect to all people and be open to the teachings we are given. As we walk this sacred journey together with our relations, open our eyes to understanding and the strength to truly see the way to live with compassion, love and grace, for with your spirit can we fave the winds together. All my relations. 

HYMN

Amazing Grace

Text by John Newton

With translations into Ojibway by Carolyn Klaassen

THE WORD IS SPOKEN

Isaiah 40:25-31

25 To whom then will you compare me, 

       or who is my equal? says the Holy One. 

26 Lift up your eyes on high and see: 

        Who created these? 

He who brings out their host and numbers them, 

        calling them all by name; 

because he is great in strength, 

        mighty in power, 

.       not one is missing. 

27 Why do you say, O Jacob, 

        and speak, O Israel, 

“My way is hidden from the LORD, 

 .      and my right is disregarded by my God”? 

28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? 

        The LORD is the everlasting God, 

         the Creator of the ends of the earth. 

He does not faint or grow weary; 

         his understanding is unsearchable. 

29 He gives power to the faint, 

         and strengthens the powerless. 

30 Even youths will faint and be weary, 

         and the young will fall exhausted; 

31 but those who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength, 

         they shall mount up with wings like eagles, 

they shall run and not be weary, 

         they shall walk and not faint. 

Matthew 26:36-41 36

Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” 37 He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be grieved and agitated. 38 Then he said to them, “I am deeply grieved, even to death; remain here, and stay awake with me.” 39 And going a little farther, he threw himself on the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet not what I want but what you want.” 40 Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping; and he said to Peter, “So, could you not stay awake with me one hour? 41 Stay awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” 

STORYTELLING

Carolyn Klaassen

BLESSING OF WATER FOR SPRINKLING

(music: When Peace Like a River ELW #785) 

The Great Spirit be with you

And also with you. 

Let us give thanks to the Great Spirit

It is right to give our thanks and praise. 

We thank you, our great Creator, for the gift of water. Over the water the Great Spirit moved in the beginning of creation. Through water you led the children of Israel out of bondage in Egypt into the land of promise. In water your Son Jesus received the baptism of John and was anointed by the Holy Spirit to lead us, through his death and resurrection, from sin into everlasting life. We give you thanks for the gifts of your creation, for the waters that cleanse and nourish our bodies. We give you thanks for the waters of baptism that free us from the bondage of sin and death. 

We give you thanks for the living waters that cleanse and heal our wounds, and feed our thirst for justice. Now sanctify this water by the power of your Holy Spirit, that we who are touched by your love might be healers in the desert places of your world, and bring water to the thirsty of the land, continuing in the risen life of Jesus Christ our Saviour. To him, to you and to the Holy Spirit, be all honour and glory, now and forever, 

All my relations. 

ACT OF COMMITMENT

The Covenant invites indigenous and non-indigenous communities into a new partnership in faith, hope and love, under the guidance of God’s Spirit. Will you commit to support self-determination of indigenous people in all aspects of their lives, to walk in true partnership on the path of God’s healing? We will, with Creator’s help. 

When one group uses power to control, hurt and dominate others, the circle of right relationship is broken, and evil is given room to grow. Will you resist the powers of evil that weaken, distort and destroy just relationship with First Nations people; will you turn in repentance and keep the circle strong? 

We will, with Creator’s help. 

The gift of Jesus Christ reconciles us with God, and draws us into a circle of love with the power to transform the world. This is good news for all people, indigenous and non-indigenous. Will you proclaim by word and deed the good news in Christ that you have witnessed here? 

We will, with Creator’s help. 

Where racism and oppression are at work in society, all are affected, the privileged and the injured. We are all in need of healing. As you live out this good news of salvation, will you work to recognize your own needs for healing; will you seek out and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbour as yourself? 

We will, with Creator’s help. 

In Christ the captive is freed, the blind made to see, the suffering healing, and the poor receive good news. The whole creation yearns for us, the children of God, to be revealed in our care for each other and for all of creation. Will you join the struggle against the social, racial, economic and land injustices that affect the lives of indigenous people and harm the earth? 

We will, with Creator’s help. 

God our Creator, you have given us new birth by water and the Holy Spirit, and bestowed upon us the forgiveness of sins, freeing us to be one in Christ, that the world may believe. Guide us through these cleansing and healing waters and walk with us from this place; keep us strong, faithful, loving and wise in our commitments and friendships. All my relations. 

COMMISSIONING

For you shall go out in joy, And be led back in peace, and the mountains and the hills before you shall burst into song and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress; instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle; and it shall be to the Lord for a memorial, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off. 

Go in peace and spread the love and good news of Creator

CLOSING SONG

We Are One in the Spirit

written by Peter Scholtes

“Prayers To The Four Directions” from For the Healing of the Land, Rupert’s Land Indigenous Council 2003 16 12 Huron LAIC, for National Aboriginal Day of Prayer 2001

Scripture passages are from the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV), 1989

Special thanks to Carolyn Klaassen for planning and leading the service; Rev. Dorothy Chu, Rev. Vida Jaugelis, and Rev. Aneeta Saroop for participating in the prayers, readings, and drumming; the people of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, North Vancouver for the use of the space; Justin Jay of Grace Lutheran Church for the piano music; and Rev. Nathan Fong for recording and editing the video.

June 13, 2021

Setting 10

Holy Communion

WELCOME

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ANNOUNCEMENTS

GATHERING SONG: ELW 731

Earth and All Stars!

Earth and all stars! Loud rushing planets!

Sing to the Lord a new song!

Hail, wind, and rain! Loud blowing snowstorm!

Sing to the Lord a new song!  Refrain

Refrain

God has done marvelous things.

I too sing praises with a new song!

Trumpet and pipes! Loud clashing cymbals!

Sing to the Lord a new song!

Harp, lute, and lyre! Loud humming cellos!

Sing to the Lord a new song!  Refrain

Engines and steel! Loud pounding hammers!

Sing to the Lord a new song!

Limestone and beams! Loud building workers!

Sing to the Lord a new song!  Refrain

Classrooms and labs! Loud boiling test tubes!

Sing to the Lord a new song!

Athlete and band! Loud cheering people!

Sing to the Lord a new song!  Refrain

Knowledge and truth! Loud sounding wisdom!

Sing to the Lord a new song!

Daughter and son! Loud praying members!

Sing to the Lord a new song!  Refrain

Text: Herbert F. Brokering, b. 1926

Text © 1968 Augsburg Publishing House, admin. Augsburg Fortress.

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

CANTICLE OF PRAISE

GREETING

PRAYER OF THE DAY

PSALM 20 (TONE 2)

READING: II CORINTHIANS 5:6-10, 14-17

READING: EZEKIEL 17:22-24

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL: MARK 4:26-34

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY

Blessed Be Your Name

Blessed Be Your Name,

In the land that is plentiful

Where Your streams of abundance flow

Blessed be Your name

Blessed Be Your name,

When I'm found in the desert place

Though I walk through the wilderness

Blessed Be Your name

Every blessing You pour out,

I'll turn back to praise

When the darkness closes in Lord

Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord,

Blessed be Your name

Blessed be the name of the Lord,

Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be Your name,

When the sun's shining down on me

When the world's 'all as it should be'

Blessed be Your name

Blessed be Your name,

On the road marked with suffering

Though there's pain in the offering

Blessed be Your name

Every blessing You pour out I'll

Turn back to praise

When the darkness closes in,

Lord Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord,

Blessed be Your name

Blessed be the name of the Lord,

Blessed be Your glorious name

You give and take away,

You give and take away

My heart will choose to say,

Lord, blessed be Your name

Blessed be the name of the Lord,

Blessed be Your name

Blessed be the name of the Lord,

Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be the name of the Lord,

Blessed be Your name

Blessed be the name of the Lord,

Blessed be Your glorious name

CCLI # 3798438 Beth Redman | Matt Redman

© 2002 Thankyou Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)

For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com

CCLI License # 3186444

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

SHARING THE PEACE

OFFERTORY PRAYER

OFFERTORY

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

WE PROCLAIM THE MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER SUNG

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be Your name,

Your kingdom come,

Your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins,

as we forgive those

who sin against us.

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be Your name,

Your kingdom come,

Your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Save us from the time of trial,

deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power,

and the glory are Yours,

now and forever.

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be Your name,

Your kingdom come,

Your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Your  kingdom come,

Your will be done,

on earth …….. as in heaven.

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION SONG

Breathe

This is the air I breathe

This is the air I breathe

Your Holy presence living in me

This is my daily bread

This is my daily bread

Your very word spoken to me

And I, I'm desperate for you

And I, I'm lost without you

This is the air I breathe

This is the air I breathe

Your Holy presence living in me

This is my daily bread

This is my daily bread

Your very word spoken to me

And I, I'm desperate for you

And I, I'm lost without you

I'm lost without you

I'm lost without you

I'm lost without you

I'm lost …. without you

This is the air I breathe

This is the air ….. I breathe

CCLI #1874117

BLESSING

SENDING SONG: ELW 787

On Eagles’ Wings

You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord,

who abide in this shadow for life,

say to the Lord: "My refuge,

my rock in whom I trust!"

Refrain

And he will raise you up on eagle's wings,

bear you on the breath of dawn,

make you to shine like the sun,

and hold you in the palm of his hand.

The snare of the fowler will never capture you,

and famine will bring you no fear;

under God's wings your refuge,

with faithfulness your shield.  Refrain

You need not fear the terror of the night,

nor the arrow that flies by day;

though thousands fall about you,

near you it shall not come.  Refrain

For to the angels God's given a command

to guard you in all of your ways;

upon their hands they will bear you up,

lest you dash your foot against a stone.

Final refrain

And he will raise you up on eagle's wings,

bear you on the breath of dawn,

make you to shine like the sun,

and hold you in the palm of his hand;

and hold you, hold you in the palm of his hand.

Text: Michael Joncas, b. 1957

Text © 1979 OCP Publications, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

SENDING

June 06, 2021

Setting 8

Holy Communion

WELCOME

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

LINKS TO BULLETIN & TRANSLATION

ANNOUNCEMENTS

GATHERING SONG:

Draw Me Into Your Presence

Draw me into Your presence

Draw me into Your presence

Draw me into Your presence

I want to know You.

For there's life in Your presence

There is life in Your presence

There is life in Your presence

I want to know You.

Where else can I go?

Where else can I hide?

For only in Your presence, Lord,

Can I find peace of mind.

Draw me into Your presence

Draw me into Your presence

Draw me into Your presence

I want to know You.

I want to know You.

I want to know You.

CCLI #795266

CONFESSION & FORGIVENESS

KYRIE ELESION (P 184)

GREETING

PRAYER OF THE DAY

READING: GENESIS 3:8-15

PSALM 138 (Tone 1)      

READING: 2 CORINTHIANS 4:13-5:11

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (P 188)

GOSPEL: MARK 3:31-35

KIDS’ MESSAGE

KIDS’ SONG:

We Won’t Forget You

(YouTube Video)

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY:

Mighty to Save

Everyone needs compassion

A love that's never failing, let mercy fall on me

Everyone needs forgiveness

The kindness of a Saviour, the hope of nations

Chorus:

Saviour, He can move the mountains

My God is mighty to save, He is mighty to save

Forever, author of Salvation

He rose and conquered the grave,

Jesus conquered the grave

Take me as You find me

All my fears and failures, fill my life again

I give my life to follow

Everything I believe in, and now I surrender

Chorus 2x

Shine Your light and let the whole world see, we're singing

For the glory of the risen King, Jesus

Shine Your light and let the whole world see, we're singing

For the glory of the risen King

Chorus 2x

CCLI #4591782

APOSTLES’ CREED

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

SHARING THE PEACE

OFFERTORY PRAYER

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

WE PROCLAIM THE MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER (TRADITIONAL)

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION SONG: ELW 439

Soon and Very Soon

Soon and very soon

we are going to see the King,

soon and very soon

we are going to see the King,

soon and very soon

we are going to see the King.

Hallelujah, hallelujah,

We're going to see the King!

No more crying there,

we are going to see the King,

no more crying there,

we are going to see the King,

no more crying there,

we are going to see the King.

No more dying there,

we are going to see the King,

no more dying there,

we are going to see the King,

no more dying there,

we are going to see the King.

Soon and very soon

we are going to see the King,

soon and very soon

we are going to see the King,

soon and very soon

we are going to see the King.

Hallelujah, hallelujah,

hallelujah, hallelujah.

CCLI Song # 11249

BLESSING

SENDING SONG: ELW 689

Praise and Thanksgiving

Praise and thanksgiving, God, we would offer

for all things living, you have made good:

harvest of sown fields, fruits of the orchard,

hay from the mown fields, blossom and wood.

God, bless the labor we bring to serve you,

that with our neighbor we may be fed.

Sowing or tilling, we would work with you,

harvesting, milling for daily bread.

Father, providing food for your children,

by Wisdom's guiding teach us to share

one with another, so that, rejoicing

with us, all others may know your care.

Then will your blessing reach ev'ry people,

freely confessing your gracious hand.

Where you are reigning, no one will hunger;

your love sustaining showers the land.

Text: Albert F. Bayly, 1901-1984, alt.

Text © Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.

SENDING

May 30, 2021

Setting 6

Holy Communion

WELCOME

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

LINKS TO BULLETIN & TRANSLATION

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CALL TO WORSHIP

GATHERING SONG

The New Kum Ba Yah

REFRAIN: Kum ba yah, kum ba yah,

Kum ba yah, kum bah yah,

Kum ba yah, kum ba yah,

Kum ba yah, kum bah yah.

VERSE 1: Somebody’s cryin’ Lord, Kumbayah, whoa (x3)

Singin’ rain, storm, fire, wind, kum ba yah. REFRAIN

VERSE 2: Somebody’s prayin’ Lord, Kumbayah, whoa(x3)

Singin’ rain, storm, fire, wind, kum ba yah. REFRAIN

VERSE 3: Somebody’s singin’ Lord, Kumbayah, whoa(x3)

Singin’ rain, storm, fire, wind, kum ba yah. REFRAIN

CONFESSION & FORGIVENESS

GREETING

PRAYER OF THE DAY

SCRIPTURE READING: ACTS 8:26-39

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL READING: LUKE 24:44-47

Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and he said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

KIDS’ MESSAGE

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY

Ancient Words

Holy words long preserved

For our walk in this world;

They resound with God's own heart,

O, let the ancient words impart;

Words of life, words of hope,

Give us strength, help us cope;

In this world where'er we roam,

Ancient words will guide us home.

Ancient words, ever true,

Changing me, changing you;

We have come with open hearts,

O let the ancient words impart.

Holy words of our Faith

Handed down to this age.

Came to us through sacrifice

Oh heed the faithful words of Christ.

Holy words long preserved

For our walk in this world.

They resound with God's own heart

Oh let the ancient words impart.

Ancient words, ever true,

Changing me, changing you;

We have come with open hearts,

O let the ancient words impart.

Ancient words, ever true,

Changing me, changing you;

We have come with open hearts,

O let the ancient words impart.

CCLI #2986399

NEW ZEALAND CREED

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

SHARING THE PEACE

OFFERTORY PRAYER

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

WE PROCLAIM THE MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION HYMN: ELW 496

One Bread, One Body

One bread, one body, one Lord of all;

one cup of blessing which we bless,

and we, though many

throughout the earth,

we are one body in this one Lord.

Gentile or Jew, servant or free,

woman or man….… no more.

One bread, one body, one Lord of all;

one cup of blessing which we bless,

and we, though many

throughout the earth,

we are one body in this one Lord.

Many the gifts, many the works,

one in the Lord…….. of all.

One bread, one body, one Lord of all;

one cup of blessing which we bless,

and we, though many

throughout the earth,

we are one body in this one Lord.

Grain for the fields,

scattered and grown,

gathered to one…….. for all.

One bread, one body, one Lord of all;

one cup of blessing which we bless,

and we, though many

throughout the earth,

we are one body in this one Lord.

Text: John Foley, SJ, b. 1939

Text © 1978 John B. Foley, SJ and OCP Publications, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

BLESSING

SENDING SONG: ELW 543

Go My Children, with My Blessing

“Go, my children, with my blessing, never alone.

Waking, sleeping, I am with you,

you are my own.

In my love’s baptismal river

I have made you mine forever.

Go, my children, with my blessing,

you are my own.”

“Go, my children, sins forgiven,

at peace and pure.

Here you learned how much I love you, what I can cure.

Here you heard my dear Son’s story,

here you touched him, saw his glory.

Go, my children, sins forgiven,

at peace and pure.”

“Go, my children, fed and nourished, closer to me.

Grow in love and love by serving,

joyful and free.

Here my Spirit’s power filled you,

here my tender comfort stilled you.

Go, my children, fed and nourished, joyful and free.”

Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919, alt.

Text © 1983 Concordia Publishing House

SENDING

May 23, 2021

Now the Feast

Holy Communion

WELCOME

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

CALL TO WORSHIP

GATHERING SONG: ELW 396 (V 1&4)

Spirit of Gentleness

Refrain

Spirit, Spirit of gentleness,

blow through the wilderness calling and free;

Spirit, Spirit of restlessness,

stir me from placidness, wind, wind on the sea.

You moved on the waters, you called to the deep,

then you coaxed up the mountains from the valleys of sleep;

and over the eons you called to each thing:

"Awake from your slumbers and rise on your wings."  Refrain

You call from tomorrow, you break ancient schemes.

From the bondage of sorrow all the captives dream dreams;

our women see visions, our men clear their eyes.

With bold new decisions your people arise.  Refrain

Text: James K. Manley, b. 1940

Text © 1978 James K. Manley, admin. Augsburg Fortress.

THANKSGIVING FOR BAPTISM

GREETING

KYRIE (P 3)

NOW THE FEAST (P 4)

PRAYER OF THE DAY

SCRIPTURE: ACTS 2:1—4

SCRIPTURE: GALATIANS 4:1-7, 5:16-26

KIDS’ MESSAGE

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL: LUKE 11:11-13

Is there anyone among you who, if your child asks for a fish, will give a snake instead of a fish? Or if the child asks for an egg, will give a scorpion? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask!”

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 800

Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart

Spirit of God, descend upon my heart;

wean it from earth, through all its pulses move;

stoop to my weakness, strength to me impart,

and make me love you as I ought to love.

I ask no dream, no prophet ecstasies,

no sudden rending of the veil of clay,

no angel visitant, no op'ning skies;

but take the dimness of my soul away.

Have you not bid me love you, God and King;

all, all your own, soul, heart, and strength, and mind?

I see your cross; there teach my heart to cling.

Oh, let me seek you and, oh, let me find!

Teach me to love you as your angels love,

one holy passion filling all my frame:

the baptism of the heav'n-descended dove,

my heart an altar, and your love the flame.

Text: George Croly, 1780-1860

FAREWELL & GODSPEED FOR MAGNAR AND QIN

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

SHARING THE PEACE

OFFERING

OFFERTORY PRAYER

WE PROCLAIM THE MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION SONG: ELW 472

Eat This Bread

"Eat this bread, drink this cup,

come to me and never be hungry.

Eat this bread, drink this cup,

trust in me and you will not thirst."

Text: Taizé Community

Text © 1984 Les Presses de Taizé, GIA Publications Inc., agent. 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

BLESSING

SONG OF THE DAY

10,000 Reasons

Bless the Lord O my soul

O my soul

Worship your holy name

Sing like never before

O my soul

I'll worship Your holy name

The sun comes up

It's a new day dawning

It's time to sing Your song again

Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me

Let me be singing when the evening comes

Bless the Lord O my soul

O my soul

Worship your holy name

Sing like never before

O my soul

I'll worship Your holy name

You're rich in love and You're slow to anger

Your name is great and Your heart is kind

For all Your goodness I will keep on singing

10,000 reasons for my heart to find

Bless the Lord O my soul

O my soul

Worship your holy name

Sing like never before

O my soul

I'll worship Your holy name

And on that day when my strength is failing

The end draws near and my time has come

Still my soul will sing Your praise unending

10,000 years and then forever more

Bless the Lord O my soul

O my soul

Worship your holy name

Sing like never before

O my soul

I'll worship Your holy name

Bless the Lord O my soul

O my soul

Worship your holy name

Sing like never before

O my soul

I'll worship Your holy name

I'll worship Your holy name

I'll worship Your holy name

CCLI Song No. 6016351

SENDING

May 16, 2021

Setting 10

Holy Communion

WELCOME

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

CALL TO WORSHIP

GATHERING SONG: ELW 641

All Are Welcome

Let us build a house where love can dwell

and all can safely live,

a place where saints and children tell

how hearts learn to forgive.

Built of hopes and dreams and visions,

rock of faith and vault of grace;

here the love of Christ shall end divisions:

Refrain

All are welcome, all are welcome,

all are welcome in this place.

Let us build a house where prophets speak,

and words are strong and true,

where all God's children dare to seek

to dream God's reign anew.

Here the cross shall stand as witness

and as symbol of God's grace;

here as one we claim the faith of Jesus:  Refrain

Let us build a house where love is found

in water, wine and wheat:

a banquet hall on holy ground

where peace and justice meet.

Here the love of God, through Jesus,

is revealed in time and space;

as we share in Christ the feast that frees us:  Refrain

Let us build a house where hands will reach

beyond the wood and stone

to heal and strengthen, serve and teach,

and live the Word they've known.

Here the outcast and the stranger

bear the image of God's face;

let us bring an end to fear and danger:  Refrain

Let us build a house where all are named,

their songs and visions heard

and loved and treasured, taught and claimed

as words within the Word.

Built of tears and cries and laughter,

prayers of faith and songs of grace,

let this house proclaim from floor to rafter:  Refrain

Text: Marty Haugen, b. 1950

Text © 1994 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

CANTICLE OF PRAISE

GREETING

PRAYER OF THE DAY

READING: GALATIANS 3:1-9, 23-29

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL: LUKE 1:68-79

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY:

Lord, Reign in Me

Over all the earth, You reign on high

Every mountain stream, every sunset sky

But my one request, Lord my only aim

Is that You’d reign in me again

Lord reign in me, reign in Your power

Over all my dreams, in my darkest hour

You are the Lord of all I am

So won’t You reign in me again

Over every thought, over every word

May my life reflect the beauty of my Lord

Cause You mean more to me than any earthly thing

So won’t You reign in me again

Lord reign in me, reign in Your power

Over all my dreams, in my darkest hour

You are the Lord of all I am

So won’t You reign in me again

Over all the earth, You reign on high

Every mountain stream, every sunset sky

But my one request, Lord my only aim

Is that You’d reign in me again

Lord reign in me, reign in Your power

Over all my dreams, in my darkest hour

You are the Lord of all I am

So won’t You reign in me again

Lord reign in me, reign in Your power

Over all my dreams, in my darkest hour

You are the Lord of all I am

So won’t You reign in me again

So won’t You reign in me again

So won’t You reign in me again

CCLI Song # 2490706  Brenton Brown

© 1998 Vineyard Songs (UK/Eire) (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing (Integrity Music, David C Cook))

For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com

APOSTLES’ CREED

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

SHARING THE PEACE

OFFERTORY PRAYER

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

WE PROCLAIM THE MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER (TRADITIONAL)

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION SONG: ELW 588 (V 1&4)

There is a Wideness in God’s Mercy

There's a wideness in God's mercy,

like the wideness of the sea;

there's a kindness in God's justice

which is more than liberty.

There is no place where earth's sorrows

are more felt than up in heav'n.

There is no place where earth's failings

have such kindly judgment giv'n.

'Tis not all we owe to Jesus;

it is something more than all:

greater good because of evil,

larger mercy through the fall.

Make our love, O God, more faithful;

let us take You at Your word,

and our lives will be thanksgiving

for the goodness of the Lord.

Text: Frederick W. Faber, 1814-1863, alt.

BLESSING

SENDING SONG: ELW 656

Blest Be the Tie that Binds

Blest be the tie that binds

our hearts in Christian love;

the unity of heart and mind

is like to that above.

Before our Father's throne

we pour our ardent prayers;

our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,

our comforts and our cares.

We share our mutual woes,

our mutual burdens bear,

and often for each other flows

the sympathizing tear.

From sorrow, toil, and pain,

and sin we shall be free;

and perfect love and friendship reign

through all eternity.

Text: John Fawcett, 1740-1817, alt.

SENDING

May 09, 2021

Setting 8

Holy Communion

WELCOME

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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CALL TO WORSHIP

GATHERING SONG: ELW 638

Blessed Assurance

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!

Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!

Heir of salvation, purchase of God,

born of his Spirit, washed in his blood.

Refrain

This is my story, this is my song,

praising my Savior, all the day long:

this is my story, this is my song,

praising my Savior all the day long.

Perfect submission, perfect delight,

visions of rapture now burst on my sight;

angels descending bring from above

echoes of mercy, whispers of love.  Refrain

Perfect submission, all is at rest;

I in my Savior am happy and blest,

watching and waiting, looking above,

filled with his goodness, lost in his love.  Refrain

Text: Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915

CONFESSION & FORGIVENESS

KYRIE ELESION (P 184)

GREETING

PRAYER OF THE DAY

SCRIPTURE: GALATIANS 1:13-17; 2:11-21

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (P 188)

GOSPEL: LUKE 18:9-14

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 631

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

Love divine, all loves excelling,

Joy of heav'n, to earth come down!

Fix in us thy humble dwelling,

all thy faithful mercies crown.

Jesus, thou art all compassion,

pure, unbounded love thou art;

visit us with thy salvation,

enter ev'ry trembling heart.

Breathe, oh, breathe thy loving Spirit

into ev'ry troubled breast;

let us all in thee inherit;

let us find thy promised rest.

Take away the love of sinning;

Alpha and Omega be;

end of faith, as its beginning,

set our hearts at liberty.

Come, Almighty, to deliver;

let us all thy life receive;

suddenly return, and never,

nevermore thy temples leave.

Thee we would be always blessing,

serve thee as thy hosts above,

pray, and praise thee without ceasing,

glory in thy perfect love.

Finish then thy new creation,

pure and spotless let us be;

let us see thy great salvation

perfectly restored in thee!

Changed from glory into glory,

till in heav'n we take our place,

till we cast our crowns before thee,

lost in wonder, love, and praise!

Text: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788

NEW ZEALAND CREED

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

SHARING THE PEACE

OFFERING

OFFERTORY

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

WE PROCLAIM THE MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION SONG: ELW 639 (v. 1-3)

When we are living it is in Christ Jesus

And when we're dying it is in the Lord

Both in our living and in our dying

We belong to God we belong to God

Through all our living we our fruits must give

Good works of service are for offering

When we are giving or when receiving

We belong to God we belong to God

'Mid times of sorrow and in times of pain

When sensing beauty or in love's embrace

Whether we suffer or sing rejoicing

We belong to God we belong to God

CCLI Song # 4968810 Elise S. Eslinger | George Lockwood | Hal H. Hopson | Roberto Escamilla © Words: 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.) Music: 1998 Hope Publishing Company

For use solely with the SongSelect®. Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI License # 3186444

BLESSING

SENDING SONG: ELW 629 (V 1, 2, 5)

Abide With Me

Abide with me, fast falls the eventide.

The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide.

When other helpers fail and comforts flee,

help of the helpless, oh, abide with me.

Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;

earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away;

change and decay in all around I see;

O thou who changest not, abide with me.

Hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes,

shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies;

heav'n's morning breaks,

and earth's vain shadows flee;

in life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.

Text: Henry F. Lyte, 1793-1847

SENDING

May 02, 2021

Setting 6

Holy Communion

WELCOME

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CALL TO WORSHIP

GATHERING SONG: ELW 532

Gather Us In

Here in this place the new light is streaming,

now is the darkness vanished away;

see in this space our fears and our dreamings

brought here to you in the light of this day.

Gather us in, the lost and forsaken,

gather us in, the blind and the lame;

call to us now, and we shall awaken,

we shall arise at the sound of our name.

We are the young, our lives are a myst'ry,

we are the old who yearn for your face;

we have been sung throughout all of hist'ry,

called to be light to the whole human race.

Gather us in, the rich and the haughty,

gather us in, the proud and the strong;

give us a heart, so meek and so lowly,

give us the courage to enter the song.

Here we will take the wine and the water,

here we will take the bread of new birth,

here you shall call your sons and your daughters,

call us anew to be salt for the earth.

Give us to drink the wine of compassion,

give us to eat the bread that is you;

nourish us well, and teach us to fashion

lives that are holy and hearts that are true.

Not in the dark of buildings confining,

not in some heaven, light years away—

but here in this place the new light is shining,

now is the kingdom, and now is the day.

Gather us in and hold us forever,

gather us in and make us your own;

gather us in, all peoples together,

fire of love in our flesh and our bone.

Text: Marty Haugen, b. 1950

Text © 1982 GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved.

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

GREETING

PRAYER OF THE DAY

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL: LUKE 2:29-32

 “Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel.”

PICS OF OLD CHURCH

SCRIPTURE READING

SERMON

SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 597

My Hope is Built on Nothing Less

My hope is built on nothing less

than Jesus' blood and righteousness;

no merit of my own I claim,

but wholly lean on Jesus' name.

Refrain

On Christ, the solid rock, I stand;

all other ground is sinking sand.

When darkness veils his lovely face,

I rest on his unchanging grace;

in ev'ry high and stormy gale

my anchor holds within the veil.  Refrain

His oath, his covenant, his blood

sustain me in the raging flood;

when all supports are washed away,

he then is all my hope and stay.  Refrain

When he shall come with trumpet sound,

oh, may I then in him be found,

clothed in his righteousness alone,

redeemed to stand before the throne!  Refrain

Text: Edward Mote, 1797-1874, alt.

COUNCIL INSTALLATION

APOSTLES’ CREED

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

SHARING THE PEACE

OFFERING

OFFERTORY PRAYER

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

WE PROCLAIM THE MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER (TRADITIONAL)

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION SONG:

Amazing Grace My Chains are Gone

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound

That saved a wretch like me

I once was lost, but now I'm found

Was blind, but now I see

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear

And grace my fears relieved

How precious did that grace appear

The hour I first believed

Chorus:

My chains are gone, I've been set free

My God, my Savior has ransomed me

And like a flood His mercy rains

Unending love, Amazing grace

The Lord has promised good to me

His word my hope secures

He will my shield and portion be

As long as life endures

Chorus [2x]

When we've been there ten thousand years,

Bright Shining as the sun

We've no less days to sing God's praise

Than when we've first begun

Than when we've first begun

Than when we've first begun

CCLI Song No. 4768151

BLESSING

SENDING SONG: ELW 646

The Peace of the Lord

ENGLISH

The peace of the Lord, the peace of the Lord

the peace of the risen Lord Jesus:

the peace of the Lord is for you and for me,

and also for all of God's children.

The peace of the Lord is for you and for me,

and also for all of God's children.

The peace of the Lord, the peace of the Lord,

the peace of the risen Lord Jesus:

the peace of the Lord is among us right now,

so open yourselves to receive it.

The peace of the Lord is among us right now,

so open yourselves to receive it.

The peace of the Lord, the peace of the Lord,

the peace of the risen Lord Jesus:

the peace of the Lord kept within cannot live,

so open yourselves now to share it.

The peace of the Lord kept within cannot live,

so open yourselves now to share it.

SPANISH

La paz del Señor, la paz del Señor,

la paz del Resucitado:

la paz del Señor a ti y a mí,

a todos alcanzará;

la paz del Señor a ti y a mí,

a todos alcanzará.

La paz del Señor, la paz del Señor,

la paz del Resucitado:

se hace presente ahora y aquí

apréstate a recibirla;

se hace presente ahora y aquí

apréstate a recibirla.

La paz del Señor, la paz del Señor,

la paz del Resucitado:

no puede vivir encerrada en sí,

apréstate a compartirla;

no puede vivir encerrada en sí,

apréstate a compartirla.

Text: Anders Ruuth; tr. Gerhard M. Cartford, b. 1923

Spanish text and tune © Anders Ruuth, admin. Augsburg Fortress. English text © Lutheran World Federation.

SENDING

Worship Plan for Fourth Sunday of Easter

April 25, 2021

Gathering

The Holy Spirit calls us together as the people of God.  In the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, the ELCIC as we often refer to it, today has been set aside to consider our vocational callings in Christ.  The word "vocation" is rooted in the Latin word, voccacio meaning call or summons. A vocation is a calling: to serve God, to an occupation or profession, and/or an inclination to a particular activity.  Individuals and congregations play a vital role in leadership formation. In faithful, prayerful community, we help each other to hear God's call and encourage each other to exercise gifts for ministry.  Let us begin by
giving thanks. 

Thanksgiving for Baptism

All may make the sign of the cross, the sign marked at baptism, as the presiding minister begins.

Alleluia! Christ is risen.

Christ is risen indeed. Alleluia!

Refreshed by the resurrection life we share in Christ,

let us give thanks for the gift of baptism.

We thank you, risen Christ,

for these waters where you make us new,

leading us from death to life, from tears to joy.

We bless you, risen Christ, that your Spirit comes to us

in the grace-filled waters of rebirth,

like rains to our thirsting earth,

like streams that revive our souls,

like cups of cool water shared with strangers.

Breathe your peace on your church when we hide in fear.

Clothe us with your mercy and forgiveness.

Send us companions on our journey as we share your life.

Make us one, risen Christ.

Cleanse our hearts.

Shower us with life.

To you be given all praise,

with the Holy Spirit,