January 30, 2022

Setting 8

No Communion

WELCOME

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CALL TO WORSHIP

GAHTERING 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

KYRIE ELESION (P 184)

PRAYER OF THE DAY

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (P 188)

GOSPEL: JOHN 4:1-42

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 666

What Wonderous Love is This

What wondrous love is this,

O my soul, O my soul!

What wondrous love is this, O my soul!

What wondrous love is this

that caused the Lord of bliss

to bear the dreadful curse

for my soul, for my soul,

to bear the dreadful curse for my soul?

When I was sinking down,

sinking down, sinking down,

when I was sinking down, sinking down,

when I was sinking down

beneath God's righteous frown,

Christ laid aside his crown

for my soul, for my soul,

Christ laid aside his crown for my soul.

To God and to the Lamb

I will sing, I will sing;

to God and to the Lamb I will sing;

to God and to the Lamb,

who is the great I AM,

while millions join the theme,

I will sing, I will sing,

while millions join the theme, I will sing.

And when from death I'm free,

I'll sing on, I'll sing on;

and when from death I'm free, I'll sing on;

and when from death I'm free,

I'll sing God's love for me,

and through eternity

I'll sing on, I'll sing on;

and through eternity I'll sing on.

Text: North American folk hymn, 19th cent., alt.

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

OFFERING

OFFERTORY PRAYER

LORD’S PRAYER (FRENCH)

BLESSING

SENDING SONG: ELW 661

I Love to Tell the Story

I love to tell the story

of unseen things above,

of Jesus and his glory,

of Jesus and his love.

I love to tell the story,

because I know it's true;

it satisfies my longings

as nothing else would do.

I love to tell the story;

'twill be my theme in glory

to tell the old, old story

of Jesus and his love.

I love to tell the story:

how pleasant to repeat

what seems, each time I tell it,

more wonderfully sweet!

I love to tell the story,

for some have never heard

the message of salvation

from God's own holy word.

I love to tell the story;

'twill be my theme in glory

to tell the old, old story

of Jesus and his love.

I love to tell the story,

for those who know it best

seem hungering and thirsting

to hear it like the rest.

And when, in scenes of glory,

I sing the new, new song,

I'll sing the old, old story

that I have loved so long.

I love to tell the story;

'twill be my theme in glory

to tell the old, old story

of Jesus and his love.

Text: Katherine Hankey, 1834-1911

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SENDING

January 23, 2022

Setting 6

No Communion

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GATHERING SONG: ELW 456

Baptized in Water

Baptized in water, sealed by the Spirit,

cleansed by the blood of Christ our king:

heirs of salvation, trusting his promise,

faithfully now God's praise we sing.

Baptized in water, sealed by the Spirit,

dead in the tomb with Christ our king:

one with his rising, freed and forgiven,

thankfully now God's praise we sing.

Baptized in water, sealed by the Spirit,

marked with the sign of Christ our king:

born of the Spirit, we are God's children;

joyfully now God's praise we sing.

Text: Michael Saward, b. 1932

Text © 1982 Jubilate Hymns, admin. Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188.

All rights reserved. Used by permission.

CONFESSION & FORGIVENESS

GREETING

KYRIE P 165-166

PRAYER OF THE DAY

PSALM 139:13-18

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL: JOHN 3:1-21

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY:

The Same Love

You choose the humble

and raise them high

You choose the weak

and make them strong

You heal our brokenness inside,

And give us life.

The same love that set the captives free

The same love that opened eyes to see

Is calling us all by name,

You are calling us all by name

The same God that spread the heavens wide

The same God that was crucified

Is calling us all by name,

You are calling us all by name.

You take the faithless one aside

And speak the words "You are mine."

You call the cynic and the proud,

“Come to me now.”

The same love that set the captives free

The same love that opened eyes to see

Is calling us all by name,

You are calling us all by name

The same God that spread the heavens wide

The same God that was crucified

Is calling us all by name,

You are calling us all by name.

Alleluia, alleluia.

You're calling, You're calling,

You're calling us to the cross.

You're calling, You're calling,

You're calling us to the cross.

You're calling, You're calling,

You're calling us to the cross.

You're calling, You're calling,

You're calling us to the cross.

The same love that set the captives free

The same love that opened eyes to see

Is calling us all by name,

You are calling us all by name

The same God that spread the heavens wide

The same God that was crucified

Is calling us all by name,

You are calling us all by name.

Alleluia, alleluia.

You're calling, You're calling,

You're calling us to the cross.

You're calling, You're calling,

You're calling us to the cross.

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NEW ZEALAND CREED

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

OFFERING

OFFERTORY PRAYER

THE LORD’S PRAYER

(SPANISH OR 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.

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.

BLESSING

SENDING 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, 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 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

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SENDING

Order of Service

January 16, 2022

Setting 10

No Communion

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GATHERING SONG: ELW 715 (V 1-3)

Christ, Be Our Light

Longing for light, we wait in darkness.

Longing for truth, we turn to you.

Make us your own, your holy people,

light for the world to see.

Christ, be our light!

Shine in our hearts.

Shine through the darkness.

Christ, be our light!

Shine in your church gathered today.

Longing for peace, our world is troubled.

Longing for hope, many despair.

Your word alone has pow'r to save us.

Make us your living voice.

Christ, be our light!

Shine in our hearts.

Shine through the darkness.

Christ, be our light!

Shine in your church gathered today.

Longing for food, many are hungry.

Longing for water, many still thirst.

Make us your bread, broken for others,

shared until all are fed.

Longing for food, many are hungry.

Longing for water, many still thirst.

Make us your bread, broken for others,

shared until all are fed.

Christ, be our light!

Shine in our hearts.

Shine through the darkness.

Christ, be our light!

Shine in your church gathered today.

Text: Bernadette Farrell, b. 1957

Text © 1993 Bernadette Farrell. Published by OCP Publications. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

CONFESSION & FORGIVENESS

CANTICLE OF PRAISE

GREETING

PRAYER OF THE DAY

PSALM 127:1-2

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL: JOHN 2:13-25

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 710

Let Streams of Living Justice

Let streams of living justice

flow down upon the earth;

give freedom's light to captives,

let all the poor have worth.

The hungry's hands are pleading,

the workers claim their rights,

the mourners long for laughter,

the blinded seek for sight.

Make liberty a beacon,

strike down the iron pow'r;

abolish ancient vengeance:

proclaim your people's hour.

For healing of the nations,

for peace that will not end,

for love that makes us lovers,

God grant us grace to mend.

Weave our varied gifts together;

knit our lives as they are spun;

on your loom of time enroll us

till our thread of life is run.

O great weaver of our fabric,

bind church and world in one;

dye our texture with your radiance,

light our colors with your sun.

Your city's built to music;

we are the stones you seek;

your harmony is language;

we are the words you speak.

Our faith we find in service,

our hope in others' dreams,

our love in hand of neighbor;

our homeland brightly gleams.

Inscribe our hearts with justice;

your way—the path untried;

your truth—the heart of stranger;

your life—the Crucified.

Text: William Whitla, b. 1934

Text © 1989 William Whitla.

APOSTLES’ CREED

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

OFFERING

OFFERTORY PRAYER

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

WE PROCLAIM MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER (MANDARIN)

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

BLESSING

SENDING SONG

Trading My Sorrows

I’m trading my sorrows,

I’m trading my shame,

I’m laying them down

For the joy of the Lord.

I’m trading my burdens,

I’m trading my pain,

I’m laying them down

For the joy of the Lord.

I am pressed but not crushed,

Persecuted, not abandoned,

Struck down, but not destroyed;

I am blessed beyond belief

For His promise will endure,

That His joy’s gonna be my strength.

Though the sorrow may last for the night,

His joy comes with the morning.

I’m trading my sorrows,

I’m trading my shame,

I’m laying them down

For the joy of the Lord.

I’m trading my burdens,

I’m trading my pain,

I’m laying them down

For the joy of the Lord.

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January 09, 2022

Now the Feast

No Communion

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GATHERING SONG ELW 240

Light One Candle to Watch for Messiah

Light one candle to watch for Messiah:

let the light banish darkness.

He shall bring salvation to Israel,

God fulfills the promise.

Light two candles to watch for Messiah:

let the light banish darkness.

He shall feed the flock like a shepherd,

gently lead them homeward.

Light three candles to watch for Messiah:

let the light banish darkness.

Lift your heads and lift high the gateway

for the King of glory.

Light four candles to watch for Messiah:

let the light banish darkness.

He is coming, tell the glad tidings.

Let your lights be shining!

Text: Wayne L. Wold, b. 1954

Text © 1984 Fortress Press, admin. Augsburg Fortress.

CONFESSION & FORGIVENESS

GREETING

KYRIE (P 3)

PRAYER OF THE DAY

SCRIPTURE: ISAIAH 60:1-6

SCRIPTURE: EPHESIANS 3:1-12

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL: MATTHEW 2:1-12

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 300

The First Noel

The first Noel the angel did say

was to certain poor shepherds 

in fields as they lay;

in fields where they lay, 

keeping their sheep,

on a cold winter's night that was so deep.

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel!

Born is the King of Israel.

They looked up and saw a star

shining in the east beyond them far;

and to the earth it gave great light,

and so it continued both day and night. 

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel!

Born is the King of Israel.

And by the light of that same star

three wise men came from country far;

to seek for a king was their intent,

and to follow the star wherever it went.  

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel!

Born is the King of Israel.

This star drew near to the northwest,

o'er Bethlehem it took its rest;

and there it did both stop and stay

right over the place where Jesus lay. 

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel!

Born is the King of Israel.

Then entered in those wise men three,

full rev'rently upon their knee,

and offered there in his presence

their gold, and myrrh, and frankincense. 

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel!

Born is the King of Israel.

Text: English traditional

NICENE CREED

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

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.

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. 

OFFERING

OFFERTORY PRAYER

BLESSING

SENDING SONG: ELW 732

Borning Cry

"I was there to hear your borning cry,

I'll be there when you are old.

I rejoiced the day you were baptized

to see your life unfold.

I was there when you were but a child,

with a faith to suit you well;

in a blaze of light you wandered off

to find where demons dwell."

"When you heard the wonder of the Word

I was there to cheer you on;

you were raised to praise the living Lord,

to whom you now belong.

If you find someone to share your time

and you join your hearts as one,

I'll be there to make your verses rhyme

from dusk till rising sun."

"In the middle ages of your life,

not too old, no longer young,

I'll be there to guide you through the night,

complete what I've begun.

When the evening gently closes in

and you shut your weary eyes,

I'll be there as I have always been,

with just one more surprise."

"I was there to hear your borning cry,

I'll be there when you are old.

I rejoiced the day you were baptized

to see your life unfold."

Text: John C. Ylvisaker, b. 1937

Text © 1985 John C. Ylvisaker

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January 02, 2022

Setting 7

Holy Communion

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GATHERING SONG: ELW 817

You Have Come Down to the Lakeshore

You have come down to the lakeshore

seeking neither

the wise nor the wealthy,

but only asking for me to follow.

Sweet Lord,

you have looked into my eyes;

kindly smiling,

you've called out my name.

On the sand, I

have abandoned my small boat;

now with you, I will seek other seas.

You know full well what I have, Lord:

neither treasure

 nor weapons for conquest,

just these my fish nets

and will for working.

Sweet Lord,

you have looked into my eyes;

kindly smiling,

you've called out my name.

On the sand, I

have abandoned my small boat;

now with you, I will seek other seas.

You need my hands, my exhaustion,

working love for

the rest of the weary--

a love that's willing

to go on loving.

Sweet Lord,

you have looked into my eyes;

kindly smiling,

you've called out my name.

On the sand, I

have abandoned my small boat;

now with you, I will seek other seas.

You who have fished other waters;

you, the longing

of souls that are yearning:

O loving Friend, you

have come to call me.

Sweet Lord,

you have looked into my eyes;

kindly smiling,

you've called out my name.

On the sand, I

have abandoned my small boat;

now with you, I will seek other seas.

Text: Cesáreo Gabaráin, 1936-1991; tr. Madeleine Forell Marshall, b. 1946 Spanish and English text © 1979 Cesáreo Gabaráin, OCP Publications, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.

Used by permission.

CONFESSION & FORGIVENESS

GREETING

KYRIE (P 175)

CANTICLE OF PRAISE (P 176)

PRAYER OF THE DAY

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (P 179)

GOSPEL: JOHN 1:35-51

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 798

Will You Come and Follow Me

"Will you come and follow me

if I but call your name?

Will you go where you don't know

and never be the same?

Will you let my love be shown,

will you let my name be known,

will you let my life be grown

in you and you in me?

"Will you leave yourself behind

if I but call your name?

Will you care for cruel and kind

and never be the same?

Will you risk the hostile stare,

should your life attract or scare?

Will you let me answer pray'r

in you and you in me?

Lord, your summons echoes true

when you but call my name.

Let me turn and follow you

and never be the same.

In your company I'll go

where your love and footsteps show.

Thus I'll move and live and grow

in you and you in me.

Text: John L. Bell, b. 1949 Text © 1987 Iona Community, GIA Publications, Inc., agent 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. 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 (NEZ PERCE)

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION SONG: WOV 646

We Three Kings of the Orient Are

We three kings of Orient are;

bearing gifts we traverse afar,

field and fountain, moor and mountain,

following yonder star.

Oh, star of wonder, star of night,

star with royal beauty bright;

westward leading, still proceeding,

guide us to thy perfect light!

Born a king on Bethlehem’s plain,

gold I bring to crown him again;

king forever, ceasing never,

over us all to reign

Oh, star of wonder, star of night,

star with royal beauty bright;

westward leading, still proceeding,

guide us to thy perfect light!

Frankincense to offer have I;

incense owns a deity nigh;

prayer and praising, gladly raising,

worshiping God Most High.

Oh, star of wonder, star of night,

star with royal beauty bright;

westward leading, still proceeding,

guide us to thy perfect light!

Myrrh is mine; its bitter perfume

breathes a life of gathering gloom;

sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying,

sealed in the stone-cold tomb.

Oh, star of wonder, star of night,

star with royal beauty bright;

westward leading, still proceeding,

guide us to thy perfect light!

Glorious now behold him arise,

King and God and Sacrifice;

heav’n sings alleluia:

alleluia the earth replies.

Oh, star of wonder, star of night,

star with royal beauty bright;

westward leading, still proceeding,

guide us to thy perfect light!

Text: John Henry Hopkins Jr., 1820-1891, alt.

BLESSING

SENDING SONG: ELW 290

Go Tell It On the Mountain

Go tell it on the mountain,

over the hills and ev'rywhere;

go tell it on the mountain

that Jesus Christ is born!

While shepherds kept their watching

o'er silent flocks by night,

behold, throughout the heavens

there shone a holy light.

Go tell it on the mountain,

over the hills and ev'rywhere;

go tell it on the mountain

that Jesus Christ is born!

Down in a lonely manger

the humble Christ was born;

and God sent us salvation

that blessed Christmas morn.

Go tell it on the mountain,

over the hills and ev'rywhere;

go tell it on the mountain

that Jesus Christ is born!

Text: African American spiritual, refrain; John W. Work Jr., 1872-1925, stanzas, alt.

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December 26, 2021

Lessons & Carols

No Communion

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GATHERING CAROL 1: PICK FAVOURITE

GATHERING CAROL 2: PICK FAVOURITE

DIALOGUE

OPENING PRAYER

READING: GENESIS 1:1-5, 14-18

CAROL: ELW 275

Angels from the Realms of Glory

Angels, from the realms of glory,

wing your flight o'er all the earth;

once you sang creation's story,

now proclaim Messiah's birth:

Come and worship, come and worship,

worship Christ, the newborn king.

Shepherds, in the fields abiding,

watching o'er your flocks by night,

God with us is now residing,

yonder shines the infant light.

Come and worship, come and worship,

worship Christ, the newborn king.

Sages, leave your contemplations,

brighter visions beam afar;

seek the great desire of nations,

you have seen his natal star.

Come and worship, come and worship,

worship Christ, the newborn king.

All creation, join in praising

God, the Father, Spirit, Son,

evermore your voices raising

to the eternal Three in One.

Come and worship, come and worship,

worship Christ, the newborn king.

Text: James Montgomery, 1771-1854, alt., sts. 1-3; Salisbury Hymn Book, 1857, st. 4

READING: MICAH 5:2-5a

HYMN: ELW 279

O Little Town of Bethlehem

O little town of Bethlehem, 

how still we see thee lie!

Above thy deep and dreamless sleep

the silent stars go by;

Yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting light.

The hopes and fears of all the years

are met with thee tonight.

For Christ is born of Mary, 

and gathered all above,

While mortals sleep, the angels keep

their watch of wond’ring love.

O morning stars, together

proclaim thy holy birth,

And praises sing to God the king, 

and peace to all the earth!

O holy child of Bethlehem,

descend to us we pray;

Cast out our sin, and enter in,

be born in us today.

We hear the Christmas angels

the great glad tidings tell;

Oh, come to us, abide with us,

our Lord Immanuel!

READING LUKE 1:26-35, 38

CAROL 1: PICK FAVOURITE 

CAROL 2: PICK FAVOURITE

READING: MATTHEW 1:18-25

HYMN: ELW 278

Away in a Manger

Away in a manger, no crib for his bed,

The little Lord Jesus lay down his sweet head;

The stars in the bright sky

look down where he lay,

The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.

The cattle are lowing; the baby awakes,

But little Lord Jesus no crying he makes.

I love you, Lord Jesus; look down from the sky,

And stay by my cradle ‘til morning is nigh.

Be near me Lord Jesus, I ask thee to stay

close by me forever and love me I pray.

Bless all the dear children in thy tender care

and fit us for heaven to live with thee there.

LUKE 2:8-20

HYMN: 289

Angels We Have Heard on High

Angels we have heard on high,

sweetly singing o'er the plains,

and the mountains in reply,

echoing their joyous strains.

Gloria in excelsis Deo;

gloria in excelsis Deo.

Shepherds, why this jubilee?

Why your joyous strains prolong?

What the gladsome tidings be

which inspire your heav'nly song?

Gloria in excelsis Deo;

gloria in excelsis Deo.

Come to Bethlehem and see

him whose birth the angels sing;

come, adore on bended knee

Christ the Lord, the newborn king.

Gloria in excelsis Deo;

gloria in excelsis Deo.

Text: French carol; tr. H. F. Hemy, The Crown of Jesus Music, 1864

READING: MATTHEW 2:1-11

HYMN: ELW 284

‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime

Twas in the moon of wintertime

when all the birds had fled,

that *God the Lord of all the earth

sent angel choirs instead;

before their light the stars grew dim,

and wond'ring hunters heard the hymn:

Jesus your king is born! Jesus is born,

in excelsis gloria!

Within a lodge of broken bark

the tender babe was found;

a ragged robe of rabbit skin

enwrapped his beauty round;

            but as the hunter braves drew nigh,

            the angel song rang loud and high: 

Jesus your king is born! Jesus is born,

in excelsis gloria!

The earliest moon of wintertime

is not so round and fair

as was the ring of glory on

the helpless infant there.

The chiefs from far before him knelt

with gifts of fox and beaver pelt. 

Jesus your king is born! Jesus is born,

in excelsis gloria!

O children of the forest free,

the angel-song is true;

the holy child of earth and heav'n

is born today for you.

Come, kneel before the radiant boy,

who brings you beauty, peace, and joy. 

Jesus your king is born! Jesus is born,

in excelsis gloria!

*original: "mighty Gitchi Manitou"

Text: Jean de Brébeuf, 1593-1649; tr. Jesse E. Middleton, 1872-1960, alt.

Text © 1927 The Frederick Harris Music Company. All rights reserved.

JOHN 1:1-14

OFFERTORY PRAYER

SONG: Mary Did You Know?

Mary did you know that your baby boy will one day walk on water?

Mary did you know that your baby boy will save our sons and daughters? 

Did you know that your baby boy has come to make you new? 

This child that you've delivered, 

will soon deliver you.

Mary did you know that your baby boy will give sight to a blind man? 

Mary did you know that your baby boy will calm a storm with his hand? 

Did you know that your baby boy has walked where angels trod? 

And when you kiss your little baby, 

you have kissed the face of God.

Oh Mary did you know

Oh Mary did you know

The blind will see, the deaf will hear and the dead will live again. 

The lame will leap, the dumb will speak, the praises of the lamb.

Mary did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all creation? 

Mary did you know that your baby boy will one day rule the nations? 

Did you know that your baby boy is heaven's perfect Lamb? 

And the sleeping child you're holding is the great I AM.

RESPONSIVE PRAYER

THE LORD’S PRAYER

BLESSING

SENDING SONG 1: PICK FAVOURITE

SENDING SONG 2: PICK FAVOURITE

SHARING THE PEACE

Christmas Eve

Candlelight Service

No Communion

PRELUDE – O Holy Night

(Andrea and Eva)

WELCOME

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

INVOCATION

GATHERING SONG: ELW 283

Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful

Oh, come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant!

Oh, come ye, oh, come ye to Bethlehem;

Come and behold him born the king of angels:

Oh, come, let us adore him, 

Oh come, let us adore him,

Oh, come let us adore him, Christ the Lord!

Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation,

Sing all ye citizens of heaven above!

Glory to God in the highest:

Oh, come, let us adore him, 

Oh come, let us adore him,

Oh, come let us adore him, Christ the Lord!

Yeah Lord we greet thee,

born this happy morning

Jesus to thee be all glory given

Word of the Father now in flesh appearing

Oh, come, let us adore him, 

Oh come, let us adore him,

Oh, come let us adore him, Christ the Lord!

CONFESSION

CHRISTMAS PRAYER

READING: ISAIAH 9:2-7

SONG: ELW 279

O Little Town of Bethlehem

O little town of Bethlehem, 

how still we see thee lie!

Above thy deep and dreamless sleep

the silent stars go by;

Yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting light.

The hopes and fears of all the years

are met with thee tonight.

For Christ is born of Mary, 

and gathered all above,

While mortals sleep, the angels keep

their watch of wond’ring love.

O morning stars, together

proclaim thy holy birth,

And praises sing to God the king, 

and peace to all the earth!

O holy child of Bethlehem,

descend to us we pray;

Cast out our sin, and enter in,

be born in us today.

We hear the Christmas angels

the great glad tidings tell;

Oh, come to us, abide with us,

our Lord Immanuel!

READING: TITUS 2:11-14

SONG: ELW 270

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Hark! The herald angels sing, 

“Glory to the newborn king;

Peace on earth, and mercy mild, 

God and sinners reconciled.”

Joyful, all ye nations, rise; 

join the triumph of the skies;

With angelic hosts proclaim, 

“Christ is born in Bethlehem.

Hark! The herald angels sing, 

“Glory to the newborn king!”

Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace!

Hail the son of righteousness!

Light and life to all he brings,

ris’n with healing in his wings;

Mild he lays his glory by, 

born that we no more may die.

Born to raise each child of earth,

Born to give us second birth.

Hark! The herald angels sing, 

“Glory to the newborn king!”

READING: LUKE 2:1-7

SONG: ELW 278

Away in a Manger

Away in a manger, no crib for his bed,

The little Lord Jesus lay down his sweet head;

The stars in the bright sky

look down where he lay,

The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.

The cattle are lowing; the baby awakes,

But little Lord Jesus no crying he makes.

I love you, Lord Jesus; look down from the sky,

And stay by my cradle ‘til morning is nigh.

Be near me Lord Jesus, I ask thee to stay

close by me forever and love me I pray.

Bless all the dear children in thy tender care

and fit us for heaven to live with thee there.

READING: LUKE 2:8-20

SONG: ELW 290

Go, Tell it on the Mountain

Go tell it on the mountain, 

over the hills and ev’rywhere;

Go tell it on the mountain,

that Jesus Christ is born!

While shepherds kept their watching

o’er silent flocks by night;

Behold, throughout the heavens,

there shone a lovely light.

Go tell it on the mountain, 

over the hills and ev’rywhere;

Go tell it on the mountain,

that Jesus Christ is born!

Down in a lonely manger

the humble Christ was born;

And God sent us salvation

that blessed the Christmas morn.

Go tell it on the mountain, 

over the hill and ev’rywhere;

Go tell it on the mountain,

that Jesus Christ is born!

MESSAGE

OFFERING

SHARING THE PEACE

SONG: ELW 271

I Am So Glad

I am so glad

  each Christmas Eve,

The night of Jesus’ birth!

Then like the sun the

  star shone forth,

And angels sang on

  earth.

The little child

  in Bethlehem,

He was a king indeed!

For he came down

  from heav’n above

To help a world in need.

am so glad

  each Christmas Eve,

His praises then I sing;

He opens now

  for ev’ry child

The palace of the King.

And so I love

  Each Christmas Eve,

And I love Jesus too;

And that he loves me

  Every day

I know so well is true.

CANDLE LIGHTING

GOSPEL OF THE INCARNATION: JOHN 1:1-14

THE PRAYERS

SONG: ELW 281

Silent Night, Holy Night

Silent night, holy night! 

All is calm, all is bright

Round yon virgin mother and child. 

Holy Infant, so tender and mild,

Sleep in heavenly peace.

Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night, holy night! 

Shepherds quake at the sight;

Glories stream from heaven afar, 

heav’nly hosts sing, Alleluia!

Christ, the saviour is born! 

Christ, the saviour is born!

Silent night, holy night! 

Son of God, love’s pure light.

Radiant beams from thy holy face,

With the dawn of redeeming grace,

Jesus Lord, at thy birth.

Jesus Lord, at thy birth.

THE LORD’S PRAYER

BLESSING

SENDING SONG: ELW 267

Joy to the World

Joy to the world, the Lord is come!

Let earth receive her King;

Let ev’ry heart prepare him room

and heav’n and nature sing,

and heav’n and nature sing,

and heav’n and nature sing.

Joy to the earth, the Saviour reigns!

Let all their songs employ,

While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains

Repeat the sounding joy,

Repeat the sounding joy,

Repeat the sounding joy.

He rules the world with truth and grace

and makes the nations prove

The glories of his righteousness

and wonders of his love,

and wonders of his love,

and wonders of his love.

“O, Come, All Ye Faithful” attr. John F. Wade. “O Little Town of Bethlehem” Phillips Brooks. “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” Charles Wesley. “Away in a Manger,” American, 1885. “Go, Tell it on a Mountain,” African American Spiritual. “I Am So Glad,” Marie Wexelsen, tr. Peter Sveeggen. “Silent Night!” Joseph Mohr, tr. John F. Young. “Joy to the World,” Isaac Watts. Prayers and Blessings are from the Lutheran Book of Worship © 1978 Augsburg Fortress or Sundays and Seasons ©  1996 Augsburg Fortress.

December 19, 2021

Setting 8, Holy Communion

WELCOME

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ADVENT CANDLE LIGHTING

GATHERING SONG: ELW 253

He Came Down

He came down that we may have love;

He came down that we may have love;

He came down that we may have love;

hallelujah forevermore.

He came down that we may have light;

He came down that we may have light;

He came down that we may have light;

hallelujah forevermore.

He came down that we may have peace;

he came down that we may have peace;

he came down that we may have peace;

hallelujah forevermore.

He came down that we may have joy;

he came down that we may have joy;

he came down that we may have joy;

hallelujah forevermore.

Text: Cameroon traditional

CONFESSION & FORGIVENESS

KYRIE ELESION (P 184)

PRAYER OF THE DAY

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (P 188)

GOSPEL: JOHN 1:1-18

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 631 V 1&2

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.

Text: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788

NICENE CREED

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

OFFERING

OFFERTORY PRAYER

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

WE PROCLAIM MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER (FRENCH)

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION SONG: ELW 257 V 5&6

O Come, O Come Emmanuel

O come, O Key of David, come,

and open wide our heav'nly home;

make safe the way that leads on high,

and close the path to misery.

Rejoice! Rejoice!

Emmanuel shall come to you,

O Israel.

O come, O Dayspring, come and cheer;

O Sun of justice, now draw near.

Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,

and death's dark shadow put to flight.

Rejoice! Rejoice!

Emmanuel shall come to you,

O Israel.

Text: Psalteriolum Cantionum Catholicarum, Köln, 1710; tr. composite

Text sts. 2, 6, 7 © 1997 Augsburg Fortress

BLESSING

SENDING SONG: ELW 279 V 1-3

O Little Town of Bethlehem

O little town of Bethlehem,

how still we see thee lie!

Above thy deep and dreamless sleep

the silent stars go by;

yet in thy dark streets shineth

the everlasting light.

The hopes and fears of all the years

are met in thee tonight.

For Christ is born of Mary,

and, gathered all above

while mortals sleep, the angels keep

their watch of wond'ring love.

O morning stars, together

proclaim the holy birth,

and praises sing to God the king,

and peace to all the earth!

How silently, how silently

the wondrous gift is giv'n!

So God imparts to human hearts

the blessings of his heav'n.

No ear may hear his coming;

but, in this world of sin,

where meek souls will receive him, still

the dear Christ enters in.

Text: Phillips Brooks, 1835-1893

SHARING THE PEACE

SENDING

December 12, 2021

Setting 6, Holy Communion

WELCOME

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ADVENT CANDLE LIGHTING

GATHERING SONG: ELW 253 V.1-3

He Came Down

He came down that we may have love;

He came down that we may have love;

He came down that we may have love;

hallelujah forevermore.

He came down that we may have light;

He came down that we may have light;

He came down that we may have light;

hallelujah forevermore.

He came down that we may have peace;

he came down that we may have peace;

he came down that we may have peace;

hallelujah forevermore.

Text: Cameroon traditional

CONFESSION & FORGIVENESS

GREETING

KYRIE (P 165-166)

PRAYER OF THE DAY

SCRIPTURE: ISAIAH 55:1-13

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL: JOHN 4:13-14

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY: 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

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

OFFERING

OFFERTORY PRAYER

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

WE PROCLAIM MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER (SPANISH)

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION SONG:

Hungry

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

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

Jesus You're all this heart is living for

Jesus You're all this heart is living for

CCLI #2650364

BLESSING

SENDING 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

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SENDING

December 05, 2021

Setting 10, Holy Communion

WELCOME

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STEPHEN MINISTRY

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

CALL TO WORSHIP/CANDLE LIGHTING

GATHERING SONG: ELW 253 V.1 & 2

He Came Down

He came down that we may have love;

He came down that we may have love;

He came down that we may have love;

hallelujah forevermore.

He came down that we may have light;

He came down that we may have light;

He came down that we may have light;

hallelujah forevermore.

Text: Cameroon traditional 

CONFESSION & FORGIVENESS

CANTICLE OF PRAISE

GREETING

PRAYER OF THE DAY

SCRIPTURE: EZEKIEL 37:1-14 

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL: JOHN 11:25-26

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY: 

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

NEW ZEALAND CREED

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

OFFERING

OFFERTORY PRAYER

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

WE PROCLAIM MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER (FINNISH)

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION SONG: ELW 257 V 3&4

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

O come, O come, O Lord of might,

as to your tribes on Sinai's height

in ancient times you gave the law

in cloud, and majesty, and awe. 

Rejoice! Rejoice! 

Emmanuel shall come to you, 

O Israel.

O come, O Branch of Jesse, free

your own from Satan's tyranny;

from depths of hell your people save,

and give them vict'ry o'er the grave. 

Rejoice! Rejoice! 

Emmanuel shall come to you, 

O Israel.

Text: Psalteriolum Cantionum Catholicarum, Köln, 1710; tr. composite

Text sts. 2, 6, 7 © 1997 Augsburg Fortress.

BLESSING

SHARING THE PEACE

SENDING SONG: 

Trading My Sorrows

I’m trading my sorrows,

I’m trading my shame,

I’m laying them down 

For the joy of the Lord.

I’m trading my burdens,

I’m trading my pain,

I’m laying them down 

For the joy of the Lord.

I am pressed but not crushed, 

Persecuted, not abandoned,

Struck down, but not destroyed;

I am blessed beyond belief

For His promise will endure, 

That His joy’s gonna be my strength.

Though the sorrow may last for the night,

His joy comes with the morning.

I’m trading my sorrows, 

I’m trading my shame,

I’m laying them down 

For the joy of the Lord.

I’m trading my burdens,

I’m trading my pain,

I’m laying them down 

For the joy of the Lord. 

CCLI #2574653

SENDING

November 28, 2021

Setting 7, Holy Communion

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CANDLE LIGHTING LITANY

GATHERING SONG: ELW 253 V.1

He Came Down

He came down that we may have love;

He came down that we may have love;

He came down that we may have love;

hallelujah forevermore.

Text: Cameroon traditional

CONFESSION & FORGIVENESS

KYRIE (P 175)

CANTICLE OF PRAISE (P 176)

GREETING

SCRIPTURE: JEREMIAH 29:1, 4-14

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (P 179)

GOSPEL: JOHN 14:27

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 670

Build Us Up, Lord

Build us up, Lord, build us up;

set in us a strong foundation.

Lead us to do your holy will;

form and shape your new creation.

Build us up, Lord, build us up;

as we guide and teach each other,

help us to share your love

with the world:

ev'ry sister, ev'ry brother.

Growing in Christ,

we plant seeds for the kingdom;

we follow in faith what's begun!

Lord, set in our hearts

the pow'r of your word

to spread the news of your Son!

Build us up, Lord, build us up;

let our lives reflect your glory.

Cast away all our doubts and fears;

help us tell the world your story.

Build us up, Lord, build us up;

help us bear good fruit for you,

Lord, give us vision and keep us sure.

Grant us faith that's steadfast and true

Growing in Christ,

we plant seeds for the kingdom;

we follow in faith what's begun!

Lord, set in our hearts

the pow'r of your word

to spread the news of your Son!

Text: Mark Glaeser, b. 1956, and Donna Hanna, b. 1952

Text © 2003 Augsburg Fortress.

APOSTLES’ CREED

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

OFFERING

OFFERTORY PRAYER

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

WE PROCLAIM MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER (MANDARIN)

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION SONG: ELW 257 V 1&2

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

O come, O come, Emmanuel,

and ransom captive Israel,

that mourns in lonely exile here

until the Son of God appear.

Rejoice! Rejoice!

Emmanuel shall come to you,

O Israel.

O come, O Wisdom from on high,

embracing all things far and nigh:

in strength and beauty come and stay;

teach us your will and guide our way. 

Rejoice! Rejoice!

Emmanuel shall come to you,

O Israel.

Text: Psalteriolum Cantionum Catholicarum, Köln, 1710; tr. composite

Text sts. 2, 6, 7 © 1997 Augsburg Fortress.

BLESSING

SENDING SONG: ELW 852

Golden Breaks the Dawn

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.

Holy, living God, keep me safe today;

though I weary plod, make me kind, I pray.

Let me guide our youth,

honor weak and old;

let me serve with truth,

and God's love unfold.

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.

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

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

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November 21, 2021

Now the Feast

Holy Communion

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CALL TO WORSHIP

GATHERING SONG:

Here I am to Worship

Light of the world,

You stepped down into darkness.

Opened my eyes let me see.

Beauty that made this heart adore you

Hope of a life spent with you.

Chorus:

Here I am to worship, Here I am to bow down,

Here I am to say that you're my God,

You're altogether lovely,

Altogether worthy,

Altogether wonderful to me.

King of all days,

Oh so highly exalted,

Glorious in heaven above,

Humbly you came to the earth you created.

All for love's sake became poor.

Chorus (2x)

CCLI Song # 3266032

CONFESSION & FORGIVENESS

GREETING

KYRIE(P 3)

PRAYER OF THE DAY

SCRIPTURE: ISAIAH 9:1-7

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL: JOHN 8:12

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 258 V. 1&3

Unexpected & Mysterious

Unexpected and mysterious

is the gentle word of grace.

Everloving and sustaining

is the peace of God's embrace.

If we falter in our courage

and we doubt what we have known,

God is faithful to console us

as a mother tends her own.

We are called to ponder myst'ry

and await the coming Christ,

to embody God's compassion

for each fragile human life.

God is with us in our longing

to bring healing to the earth,

while we watch with joy and wonder

for the promised Savior's birth.

Text: Jeannette M. Lindholm, b. 1961 Text © 2002 Jeannette M. Lindholm, admin. Augsburg Fortress.

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

OFFERING

OFFERTORY PRAYER

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: ELW 254

Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus

Come, thou long-expected Jesus,

born to set thy people free;

from our fears and sins release us;

let us find our rest in thee.

Israel's strength and consolation,

hope of all the earth thou art,

dear desire of ev'ry nation,

joy of ev'ry longing heart.

Born thy people to deliver,

born a child, and yet a king;

born to reign in us forever,

now thy gracious kingdom bring.

By thine own eternal Spirit

rule in all our hearts alone;

by thine all-sufficient merit

raise us to thy glorious throne.

Text: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788

BLESSING

SENDING SONG: ELW 715 (V. 1,2 & 5)

Christ, Be Our Light

Longing for light, we wait in darkness.

Longing for truth, we turn to you.

Make us your own, your holy people,

light for the world to see.

Refrain

Christ, be our light!

Shine in our hearts.

Shine through the darkness.

Christ, be our light!

Shine in your church gathered today.

Longing for peace, our world is troubled.

Longing for hope, many despair.

Your word alone has pow'r to save us.

Make us your living voice.  Refrain

Many the gifts, many the people,

many the hearts that yearn to belong.

Let us be servants to one another,

signs of your kingdom come.  Refrain

Text: Bernadette Farrell, b. 1957

Text © 1993 Bernadette Farrell. Published by OCP Publications. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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November 14, 2021

Setting 8

Holy Communion

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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, & 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.                CCLI 7017790

CONFESSION & FORGIVENESS

KYRIE ELESION (P 184)

PRAYER OF THE DAY

SCRIPTURE: AMOS 1:1-2; 5:14-15, 21-24

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL: JOHN 7:37-38

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 717

Let Justice Flow Like Streams

Let justice flow like streams

of sparkling water, pure,

enabling growth, refreshing life,

abundant, cleansing, sure.

Let righteousness roll on

as others' cares we heed,

an ever-flowing stream of faith

translated into deed.

So may God's plumb line, straight,

define our measure true,

and justice, right, and peace pervade

this world our whole life through.

Text: Jane Parker Huber, b. 1926

Text © 1984 Jane Parker Huber, admin. Westminster John Knox Press

NEW ZEALAND CREED

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

OFFERING

OFFERTORY PRAYER

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

WE PROCLAIM THE MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER (NEZ PERCE VERSION)

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION SONG: ELW 493 (V. 3)

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.

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 712 (V. 1&2)

Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service

Lord, whose love in humble service

bore the weight of human need,

who upon the cross, forsaken,

worked your mercy's perfect deed:

we, your servants, bring the worship

not of voice alone, but heart;

consecrating to your purpose

ev'ry gift which you impart.

Still your children wander homeless;

still the hungry cry for bread;

still the captives long for freedom;

still in grief we mourn our dead.

As you, Lord, in deep compassion

healed the sick and freed the soul,

by your Spirit send your power

to our world to make it whole.

Text: Albert F. Bayly, 1901-1984

Text © 1961 Oxford University Press.

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November 07, 2021

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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

CONFESSION & FORGIVENESS

GREETING

PRAYER OF THE DAY

SCRIPTURE: I KINGS 19:1-18

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL: JOHN 12:27-28

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY: WOV 778 (V. 1&3)

O Christ the Same

O Christ the same, through all our story’s pages--

our loves and hopes, our failures and our fears;

eternal Lord, the king of all the ages,

unchanging still amid the passing years:

O living Word, the source of all creation,

who spread the skies and set the stars ablaze;

O Christ the same, who wrought our whole salvation,

we bring our thanks for all our yesterdays.

O Christ the same, secure within whose keeping

our lives and loves, our days and years remain;

our work and rest, our waking and our sleeping,

our calm and storm, our pleasure and our pain:

O Lord of love, for all our joys and sorrows,

for all our hopes when earth shall fade and flee;

O Christ the same, beyond our brief tomorrows,

we bring our thanks for all that is to be.

Text: Timothy Dudley-Smith, b. 1926

© 1984 Hope Publishing Co. All rights reserved.

APOSTLES’ CREED

RECOGNITION OF SAINTS BY CANDLE & BELL

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

OFFERING

OFFERTORY PRAYER

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

WE PROCLAIM THE MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH

THE LORD’S PRAYER

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION SONG: ELW 591 (V 1&4)

That Priceless Grace

That priceless grace, that priceless grace,

that priceless grace,

which gave me life:

Jesus' life is priceless grace.

That priceless grace is life for me.

That precious word, that precious word,

that precious word,

which brought me light:

Jesus' word is priceless grace.

That priceless grace is life for me.

Text © 1Text: Emmanuel F. Y. Grantson, b. 1949

999 Augsburg Fortress.

BLESSING

SENDING SONG: ELW 583 (V. 1&4)

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 will and make it thine;

it shall be no longer mine;

take my heart, it is thine own;

it shall be thy royal throne.  Refrain

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

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October 31, 2021

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OPENING WORDS

SMUDGING CEREMONY

Gathering SONG: Song at the Center

Refrain:

From the corners of creation

to the center where we stand,

Let all things be blessed and holy,

all is fashioned by your hand;

Brother wind and sister water,

mother earth and father sky,

Sacred plants and sacred creatures,

sacred people of the land.

In the east, the place of dawning,

there is beauty in the morn,

Here the seeker finds new visions

as each sacred day is born;

All who honor life around them,

all who honor life within,

They shall shine with light and glory

when the morning breaks again. Refrain

In the south, the place of growing,

there is wisdom in the earth,

Both the painful song of dying

and the joyful song of birth;

As the earth gives up her life-blood

so her children's hearts may beat,

We give back to her our reverence

holy ground beneath our feet. Refrain

In the west, the place of seeing,

there is born a vision new

Of the servant of the servants,

who proclaimed the gospel true;

Let the creatures of creation

echo back creations prayer,

Let the Spirit now breathe through us

and restore the sacred there. Refrain

In the north, the place of wisdom,

there is holy darkness deep,

Here the silent song of mystery

may awake you from your sleep;

Here the music still and holy,

sounds beneath the snow and night,

In the ones who wait with patience

for the coming of the light. Refrain

Tune: © 1993, GIA Publications, Inc. Text: © 1993, GIA Publications, Inc.

PRAYER FOR THE SACRED FIRE

LIGHTING OF THE SACRED FIRE

SONG: ELW 837 (DRUMMING)

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, 1892-1964, alt.

CONFESSION & ABSOLUTION

READING: JEREMIAH 31:31-34

PSALM 46 (Tone 7)

READING: ROMANS 3:19-28

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (Now the Feast)

GOSPEL: JOHN 8:31-36

STORYTELLING BY CARI KLAASSEN

SONG OF THE DAY: (DRUMMING)

Amazing Grace (English & Ojibway)

Amazing grace! how sweet the sound

that saved a wretch like me!

I once was lost, but now am found;

was blind, but now I see.

Kihcishawencikewin

kaapinmaaci ikoyaan

Ninkakippiinkwenaapan hsa

Nookomitahsh niwaap

Through many dangers, toils, and snares

I have already come;

'tis grace has brought me safe thus far,

and grace will lead me home.

Ninkiihsekis imaa nte ink

Oshawencikewin tahsh

ninkii oncipisaa nentam

ehtipweyentamaan

Text: John Newton, 1725-1807, alt., sts. 1-4; anonymous, st. 5

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

THE LORD’S PRAYER (Nez Perce version)

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.

POST-COMMUNION PRAYER

SONG: (Drumming and Acapella)

We Are One in the Spirit

We are one in the Spirit,

we are one in the Lord;

We are one int he Spirit,

we are one in the Lord;

And we pray that all unity will one day be restored.

Chorus:

And they'll know we are Christians by our love, by our love,

yes, they'll know we are Christians by our love.

We will walk with each other,

we will walk hand in hand;

We will walk with each other,

we will walk hand in hand;

And together we'll spread the news that God is in our land. Chorus

We will work with each other,

we will work side by side;

We will work with each other,

we will work side by side;

And we'll guard each man's dignity and save each man's pride. Chorus

All praise to the Father,

from whom all things come;

And all praise to Christ Jesus,

His only Son.

And all praise to the Spirit

who makes us one. Chorus

CCLI Song # 4352361

CCLI License # 3186444

BLESSING

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Order of Worship

GATHERING SONG By Carolyn Winfrey Gillette When We Face an Unknown Future 

GREETING

PRAYER of the DAY

READING: Jeremiah 31:7-9

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Listen, God is Calling refrain and vs 1 ELW 513

GOSPEL: MARK 1:46-52

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Listen, God is Calling refrain vs 2-3 ELW 513

SERMON by BISHOP GREG MOHR

HYMN of the DAY When the Poor Ones ELW 725

THANKSGIVING for OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBERS

INSTALLATION of SYNOD OFFICERS

BLESSING for BISHOP GREG

PRAYERS of INTERCESSION

LORD’S PRAYER

BLESSING of WATER for SENDING

SONG for ASPERGING by Marty Haugen Song at the Center 

BENEDICTION

CLOSING of a SYNOD ASSEMBLY

BLESSING HYMN God Be the Love ACS 1084

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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

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CALL TO WORSHIP

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

NEW ZEALAND CREED

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 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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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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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

CALL TO WORSHIP

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

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

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.