ORDER OF SERVICE

October 18, 2026

SETTING 6  |  World Food Sunday

Worship Assistant: Kenneth

Communion: Emily & Longlong

Ushers: Charles & Sarah

Kitchen: Crystal

Closing: Brenda

PPT: Rita

Audio: Hans

Livestream: Peter

WELCOME

LINKS TO BULLETIN & TRANSLATION

TLC e-NEWSLETTER INFORMATION

ANNOUNCEMENTS – Play ANNOUNCEMENTS PPT

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

CALL TO WORSHIP

GATHERING SONG: ELW 822

Oh, Sing to the Lord

Oh, sing to the Lord, oh, sing God a new song.

Oh, sing to the Lord, oh, sing God a new song.

     Cantad al Señor un cántico nuevo.

     Cantad al Señor un cántico nuevo.

Oh, sing to the Lord, oh, sing God a new song.

Oh, sing to our God, oh, sing to our God.

     Cantad al Señor un cántico nuevo.

     ¡Cantad al Señor, cantad al Señor!

For God is the Lord, and God has done wonders.

For God is the Lord, and God has done wonders.

     Pues nuestro Señor ha hecho prodigios.

     Pues nuestro Señor ha hecho prodigios.

For God is the Lord, and God has done wonders.

Oh, sing to our God, oh, sing to our God.

     Pues nuestro Señor ha hecho prodigios.

     ¡Cantad al Señor, cantad al Señor!

So dance for our God and blow all the trumpets.

So dance for our God and blow all the trumpets.

     Cantad al Señor, alabadle con arpa.

     Cantad al Señor, alabadle con arpa.

So dance for our God and blow all the trumpets,

Oh, sing to our God, oh, sing to our God.

     Cantad al Señor, alabadle con arpa.

     ¡Cantad al Señor, cantad al Señor!

Oh, shout to our God, who gave us the Spirit.

Oh, shout to our God, who gave us the Spirit.

     Es él que nos da el Espíritu Santo.

     Es él que nos da el Espíritu Santo.

Oh, shout to our God, who gave us the Spirit.

Oh, sing to our God, oh, sing to our God.

     Es él que nos da el Espíritu Santo.

¡Cantad al Señor, cantad al Señor!

For Jesus is Lord! Amen! Alleluia!

For Jesus is Lord! Amen! Alleluia!

     ¡Jesus es Señor! ¡Amén, aleluya!

     ¡Jesus es Señor! ¡Amén, aleluya!

For Jesus is Lord! Amen! Alleluia!

Oh, sing to our God, oh, sing to our God.

     ¡Jesus es Señor! ¡Amén, aleluya!

     ¡Cantad al Señor, cantad al Señor!

Text: Brazilian folk song; tr. Gerhard M. Cartford, b. 1923

Spanish and English text © Gerhard Cartford, Augsburg Fortress.

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

CANTICLE OF PRAISE (p. 169-70)

GREETING

PRAYER OF THE DAY

ISAIAH 45:1-7  (Tiantian)

PSALM 96:1-9 [10-13]  (Tone GP-2)

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION  (p. 171)

MATTHEW 22:15-22

MESSAGE: (Pastor Jennifer Wilson)

OFFERING

SONG OF THE DAY:  ELW 841

Lift Every Voice and Sing

Lift ev'ry voice and sing till earth and heaven ring,

ring with the harmonies of liberty.

Let our rejoicing rise high as the list'ning skies,

let it resound loud as the rolling sea.

Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us;

sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;

facing the rising sun of our new day begun,

let us march on till victory is won.

Stony the road we trod, bitter the chast'ning rod,

felt in the days when hope unborn had died;

yet with a steady beat, have not our weary feet

come to the place for which our parents sighed?

We have come over a way that with tears has been watered;

we have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered,

out from the gloomy past, till now we stand at last

where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.

God of our weary years, God of our silent tears,

thou who hast brought us thus far on the way;

thou who hast by thy might led us into the light,

keep us forever in the path, we pray.

Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met thee;

lest, our hearts drunk with the wine of the world, we forget thee;

shadowed beneath thy hand may we forever stand,

true to our God, true to our native land.

Text: James W. Johnson, 1871-1938

OFFERTORY PRAYER

NEW ZEALAND CREED

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

SANCTUS  (p 173)

Holy, holy, holy Lord,

Lord God of love and life,

heaven and earth are full of your glory.

Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he who comes

in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest.

WORDS OF INSTITUTION

WE PROCLAIM THE MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER (Mandarin)

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

LAMB OF GOD (p 174)

COMMUNION SONG 1: ELW 697

Just a Closer Walk with Thee

Just a closer walk with thee,

grant it, Jesus, is my plea;

daily walking close to thee,

let it be, dear Lord, let it be.

I am weak but thou art strong:

Jesus, keep me from all wrong;

I'll be satisfied as long

as I walk, let me walk close to thee.

Just a closer walk with thee,

grant it, Jesus, is my plea;

daily walking close to thee,

let it be, dear Lord, let it be.

Through this world of toil and snares,

if I falter, Lord, who cares?

Who with me my burden shares?

None but thee, dear Lord, none but thee.

Just a closer walk with thee,

grant it, Jesus, is my plea;

daily walking close to thee,

let it be, dear Lord, let it be.

When my feeble life is o'er,

time for me will be no more;

guide me gently, safely o'er

to thy kingdom shore, to thy shore.

Just a closer walk with thee,

grant it, Jesus, is my plea;

daily walking close to thee,

let it be, dear Lord, let it be.

Text: North American traditional

COMMUNION SONG 2: ACS 1083

Be Still and Know

Be still and know that I am God.

Be still and know that I am God.

Text: Psalm 46:10

POST COMMUNION PRAYER

SENDING SONG: ELW 583

Take My Life, That I May Be

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. 

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 silver and my gold,

not a mite would I withhold;

take my intellect and use

ev'ry pow'r as thou shalt choose.

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 voice and let me sing

always, only for my King;

take my lips and let them be

filled with messages from thee.

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 will and make it thine;

it shall be no longer mine;

take my heart, it is thine own;

it shall be thy royal throne. 

Take my life, that I may be

consecrated, Lord, to thee;

take my moments and my days;

let them flow in ceaseless praise.

Text: Frances R. Havergal, 1836-1879, adap.; Spanish text: Vicente Mendoza, 1875-1955

THREE FOLD BLESSING

SONG: Song of Peace

Peace to the children of Israel.

Peace to the children of Ishmael.

Peace to the children of all the world

All the world shall live in peace.

Shalom. Salaam. Shalom. Salaam. Shalom. Salaam.

All the world shall live in peace.

SENDING

SHARING THE PEACE

ORDER OF SERVICE

October 11, 2026

Setting 10  |  Thanksgiving Sunday

Worship Assistant:  Aiden

Communion: Chichi & Rita

Ushers:   Alan & Larry

Reader:   Olive

Kitchen:  Uschi

Closing:   Brenda

PPT: Barry

Audio: Aiden

Livestream: Michael

WELCOME

LINKS TO BULLETIN & TRANSLATION

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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

CALL TO WORSHIP

GATHERING SONG: ELW 879

For the Beauty of the Earth

For the beauty of the earth,

for the beauty of the skies,

for the love which from our birth

over and around us lies:

Christ, our God, to thee we raise

this our sacrifice of praise.

For the wonder of each hour

of the day and of the night,

hill and vale and tree and flow'r,

sun and moon and stars of light: 

Christ, our God, to thee we raise

this our sacrifice of praise.

For the joy of ear and eye,

for the heart and mind's delight,

for the mystic harmony

linking sense to sound and sight: 

Christ, our God, to thee we raise

this our sacrifice of praise.

For the joy of human love,

brother, sister, parent, child,

friends on earth and friends above;

for all gentle thoughts and mild:

Christ, our God, to thee we raise

this our sacrifice of praise.

For each perfect gift of thine,

peace on earth and joy in heav'n;

for thyself, best gift divine,

to our world so freely giv'n: 

Christ, our God, to thee we raise

this our sacrifice of praise.

Text: Folliott S. Pierpoint, 1835-1917, alt.

CONFESSION& FORGIVENESS

GREETING

KYRIE  (p 203)

CANTICLE OF PRAISE  (p 204)

PRAYER OF THE DAY

DEUTERONOMY 8:7-18 (Olive)

PSALM 65 (tone GP-2)

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE

2 CORINTHIANS 9:6-15 (Olive)

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (p. 205)

LUKE 17:11-19

MESSAGE: Pastor Jennifer Wilson

OFFERING

SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 679

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.

In the just reward of labour,

God's will is done.

In the help we give our neighbour,

God's will is done.

In our worldwide task of caring

for the hungry and despairing,

in the harvests we are sharing,

God's will is done.

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

OFFERTORY PRAYER

MAASAI CREED

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

SANCTUS (p 207)  

Holy, holy, holy Lord,

God of Love and life;

heav’n and earth are full of your glory.

Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he who comes

in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest,

hosanna in the highest.

WORDS OF INSTITUTION

WE PROCLAIM THE MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER  (Spanish)

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

LAMB OF GOD (p 208)

COMMUNION SONG 1: ELW 840

Now Thank we All Our God

Now thank we all our God

with hearts and hands and voices,

who wondrous things has done,

in whom this world rejoices;

who, from our mothers' arms,

has blest us on our way

with countless gifts of love,

and still is ours today.

Oh, may this bounteous God

through all our life be near us,

with ever joyful hearts

and blessed peace to cheer us,

and keep us all in grace,

and guide us when perplexed,

and free us from all harm

in this world and the next.

All praise and thanks to God

the Father now be given,

the Son, and Spirit blest,

who reign in highest heaven,

the one eternal God,

whom earth and heav'n adore;

for thus it was, is now,

and shall be evermore.

Text: Martin Rinkhart, 1586-1649; Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878

COMMUNION SONG 2: 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 Saviour, all the day long:

this is my story, this is my song,

praising my Saviour 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.

This is my story, this is my song,

praising my Saviour, all the day long:

this is my story, this is my song,

praising my Saviour all the day long.

Perfect submission, all is at rest;

I in my Saviour 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 Saviour, all the day long:

this is my story, this is my song,

praising my Saviour all the day long.

Text: Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915

POST COMMUNION PRAYER

SENDING SONG: ELW 773

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 and 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

THREE-FOLD BLESSING

SONG OF PEACE

Peace to the children of Israel.

Peace to the children of Ishmael.

Peace to the children of all the world

All the world shall live in peace.

Shalom. Salaam. Shalom. Salaam.
Shalom. Salaam.

All the world shall live in peace.

SENDING

SHARING THE PEACE

Order of Service

October 4, 2026

Setting 7  |  19 Pentecost

Assisting Minister: Chantel

Communion:  Antonio & Fátima

Ushers:  Charles & Chichi

Reader:  Wendy

Kitchen:  Lisa

Closing:  Brenda

PPT:  Christina

Audio:  William

Livestream:  Hans

WELCOME

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GATHERING SONG: ACS 1064

Earth Is Full of Wit and Wisdom

Earth is full of wit and wisdom,

sounding God's delighted laugh,

from the tiny roly-poly

to the treetop-tall giraffe.

All creation sings in wonder;

even rocks and trees rejoice

as they join the ringing chorus:

echoes of our Maker's voice.

Earth is full of wit and wisdom,

woven into harmony.

Ev'ry creature has a purpose,

ev'ry flow'r and bumblebee.

Spider, human, redwood, gecko,

monkey, chicken, mouse, and snake

live within a single fabric:

cloth that only God could make.

Earth is full of wit and wisdom:

penguin, platypus, and snail,

cactus, sea slug, oak, and algae,

from the microbe to the whale.

In this great and strange creation,

with a breath God gives us birth:

born of soil to live as stewards,

called to love and serve the earth.

Text: Adam M. L. Tice, b. 1979  Text © 2009 GIA Publications, Inc.

CONFESSION

ABSOLUTION

KYRIE (p 175)

CANTICLE OF PRAISE (p 176)

PRAYER OF THE DAY

EZEKIEL 47:1-12  (Wendy)

PSALM 137:1-4 (Tone 2 - GP)

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE

REVELATION 22:1-5  (Wendy)

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION  (P. 179)

MATTHEW 3:13--4:2

MESSAGE: Pastor Jennifer

OFFERING

SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 423

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?

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.

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.

Ere we reach the shining river,

lay we ev'ry burden down;

grace our spirits will deliver,

and provide a robe and crown.

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.

Soon we'll reach the shining river,

soon our pilgrimage will cease;

soon our happy hearts will quiver

with the melody of peace.

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.

Text: Robert Lowry, 1826-1899

OFFERTORY PRAYER

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

SANCTUS  (P 181)

Holy, holy, holy Lord…God,

God of Love and life;

Holy is the Lord.

Santo, santo, santo‿es el Señor,

Dios del universo;

santo es el Señor.

Holy, holy, holy, holy Lord…God,

God of Love and life;

Holy is the Lord.

Santo, santo, santo, santo‿es el Señor,

Dios del universo;

santo es el Señor.

Hosanna in the highest,

Hosanna here on earth.

Blest is he who comes

in the name of the Lord.  [2X]

Hosanna en el cielo,

hosanna en la tierra.

Bendito el que viene‿en

el nombre del Señor  [2X]

WORDS OF INSTITUTION

WE PROCLAIM THE MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER (Seasons of Creation)

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

LAMB OF GOD (p 182)

COMMUNION SONG 1: ACS 1065

Can You Feel the Seasons Turning

Can you feel the seasons turning,

winds and waves grown wild and strange?

Can you feel creation groaning,

fearful of the coming change:

icecaps melting, oceans rising,

homes and habitations lost?

Can you feel the seasons turning?

Can you count the bitter cost?

Can you hear the creatures crying—

lynx and otter, wolf and whale?

Can you hear the Spirit sighing

as her children grieve and fail?

Nature's poor, the first to suffer

pay the price of human greed.

Can you hear the creatures crying,

begging us to stop and heed?

Can you feel the seasons turning?

Storm clouds gather in the skies.

All around us signs of warning

bid us open frightened eyes.

Called by God to serve as stewards

till earth's garden greens and thrives,

can we learn in time to listen?

Can we turn and change our lives?

Text: Mary Louise Bringle, b. 1953

Text © 2008 GIA Publications, Inc

COMMUNIION SONG 2: ELW 595

Jesus Loves Me!

Jesus loves me! this I know,

for the Bible tells me so;

little ones to him belong,

they are weak, but he is strong.

Yes, Jesus loves me,

yes, Jesus loves me,

yes, Jesus loves me,

the Bible tells me so.

Jesus loves me! he who died

heaven's gates to open wide;

he will wash away my sin,

let his little child come in.

Yes, Jesus loves me,

yes, Jesus loves me,

yes, Jesus loves me,

the Bible tells me so.

Jesus loves me still today

Walking with me on my way;

Wanting as a friend to give,

Light and love to all who live.

Yes, Jesus loves me,

yes, Jesus loves me,

yes, Jesus loves me,

the Bible tells me so.

Text: Anna B. Warner, 1820-1915, alt.

POST COMMUNION PRAYER

SENDING SONG: ELW 835

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 splendour bright;

sing, sister moon and stars of night:

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

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!

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 colours bright and rare:

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

All who for love of God forgive,

all who in pain and sorrow grieve:

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Christ bears your burdens and your fears;

still make your song amid the tears:

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

And you, most gentle sister death,

waiting to hush our final breath:

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Since Christ our light has pierced your gloom,

fair is the night that leads us home.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

O sisters, brothers, take your part,

and worship God with humble heart:

Alleluia! Alleluia!

All creatures, bless the Father, Son,

and Holy Spirit, Three in One:

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

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

Text © 1997 Augsburg Fortress.

BLESSING

Song of Peace

Peace to the children of Israel.

Peace to the children of Ishmael.

Peace to the children of all the world

All the world shall live in peace.

Shalom. Salaam. Shalom. Salaam.
Shalom. Salaam.

All the world shall live in peace.

SENDING

SHARING THE PEACE