SUNDAY ORDER OF WORSHIP
Honoring All Saints Day/Communion
November 6, 2022
PRELUDE
WELCOME
CALL TO WORSHIP
Sing to the Lord a new song!
Let us join all the saints in praising God.
Sing to the Lord a new song!
For the glory of God fills heaven and earth.
*HYMN #326 (Red) ‘For All the Saints’
For all the saints who from their labors rest,
who thee by faith before the world confessed,
thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might;
thou, Lord, their captain in the well-fought fight;
thou, in the darkness drear, their one true light.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Oh, blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one in thee, for all are thine.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long,
steals on the ear the distant triumph song,
and hearts are brave again, and arms are strong.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast,
through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,
singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
CALL TO CONFESSION
The redeeming love of God in Jesus Christ extends from generation to generation, keeping us in life and in death and in life everlasting. Together, let us seek God’s forgiveness.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
God of the ages, As we remember the saints who have gone before us, we are grateful for their witness and humbled by their example. Though they have marked well the path of faith, following in that way is hard for us. We drift and waver. We resist and rebel. Remind us that the saints before us were not perfect, just forgiven, and saved by grace. We ask for that forgiveness, and we pray for the courage to trust in that grace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Silent reflection)
ASSURANCE OF PARDON/DECLARATION OF FORGIVENESS
The hope to which we are called is the glorious inheritance of all the saints, the immeasurable greatness of God’s power for us who believe. This is good news!
In Jesus Christ we are forgiven!
*GLORIA PATRI
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen, Amen.
PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION
O God, by your Spirit, tell us what we need to hear, and show us what we out to do to follow our Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
:
The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. Listen to the word of the Lord.
Deuteronomy 6:4
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Ephesians 1:11-23 (The Message)
11-12 It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone.
13-14 It’s in Christ that you, once you heard the truth and believed it (this Message of your salvation), found yourselves home free—signed, sealed, and delivered by the Holy Spirit. This down payment from God is the first installment on what’s coming, a reminder that we’ll get everything God has planned for us, a praising and glorious life.
15-19 That’s why, when I heard of the solid trust you have in the Master Jesus and your outpouring of love to all the followers of Jesus, I couldn’t stop thanking God for you—every time I prayed, I’d think of you and give thanks. But I do more than thank. I ask—ask the God of our Master, Jesus Christ, the God of glory—to make you intelligent and discerning in knowing him personally, your eyes focused and clear, so that you can see exactly what it is he is calling you to do, grasp the immensity of this glorious way of life he has for his followers, oh, the utter extravagance of his work in us who trust him—endless energy, boundless strength!
20-23 All this energy issues from Christ: God raised him from death and set him on a throne in deep heaven, in charge of running the universe, everything from galaxies to governments, no name and no power exempt from his rule. And not just for the time being, but forever. He is in charge of it all, has the final word on everything. At the center of all this, Christ rules the church. The church, you see, is not peripheral to the world; the world is peripheral to the church. The church is Christ’s body, in which he speaks and acts, by which he fills everything with his presence.
Shine like stars in the world, holding fast to the Word of Life.
(Philippians 2)
REFLECTION: ‘All This Energy’ Rev. Norlita Kaul
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH –APOSTLES’ CREED
I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty, from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
(Scottish song on CD)
REMEMBERING THE SAINTS
Let us pray together.
Lord God, by your grace we are running a race.
We are surrounded by a cloud of witnesses--
Patriarchs and matriarchs, prophets and psalmists, disciples and evangelists, martyrs and saints.
We thank you for their example. We praise you for their lives of faith. For all your saints, O Lord, who strove in you to live, who followed, obeyed, adored you—our grateful hymn we sing.
Lord God, by your grace we are funning a race.
We are surrounded by a cloud of witnesses.
Loved ones now resting in you, who guided us, nurtured and cared for us; ancestors who worked and traveled, lived and died that we might be who we are, where we are—your precious children in this community of believers.
We thank you for their example. We praise you for their lives of faith. For all your saints, O Lord, who strove in you to die, who counted you their great reward, accept our thankful cry.
Lord God, by your grace we are running a race.
We are surrounded by a cloud of witnesses.
We are surrounded by a cloud of witnesses who have passed from here to glory between November 1, 2021 and today October 31, 2022:
Sharon Webster
Marlys Kelsey
Gene Goodale
Family members/loved ones and members of this congregation; fellow believers in every country, every denomination; friends who help, guide and uplift us—children of your family, sheep of your fold, saints of your redeeming.
We thank you for their example. We praise you for their lives of faith. For this, your name we bless, and humbly pray anew, that we like them in holiness may live and die in you.
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely,
And let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us.
Looking to Christ, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.
Amen.
(candles are lit)
INVITATION TO OFFERING
I chose you and appointed you, says the Lord, to go and bear fruit that will last. (John 15:16) Let us offer our gifts of the fruits of our labors to God.
*DOXOLOGY
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
-Nelda H (recovery)
-Betty G
-Carol G (recovery)
-Bob J and Jan as caregiver
-Bob O
-Andrew & Beth L
-Laura (Linda’s niece)
-Gwen B (Lee P’s friend)
-Patty (friend of Michele)
-Harry (Bonnie S’s father)
-Darwin L (Jeanne’s husband) and Jeanne as caregiver
-Nadia (Mike & Judy’s granddaughter)
-Gwen M (friend of Elizabeth)
-Rocky (Judy & Mike’s nephew-for continued strength)
Our homebound or in care members: Bob J, Bob B, Delores K, Rose P, Cliff R, Art & Marge V, Dee W (Please reach out and call)
This Week’s Prayer Families: Lynn & Diane R, Cliff R, Rick & Bonnie S
Those who mourn: We pray for the Kemp, Peterson, Goodale, McCann, Webster, & Salonen families and all who have lost loved ones.
INVITATION TO THE LORD’S SUPPER
This is a table of new expectations.
This is a table where everyone can come to receive.
This is a table for those who haven’t met Jesus before.
This is a table with the Lord of the harvest and catch.
This is a table where the host is often in the dependent position.
This is a table where we are reconciled.
This is a table where there is safety and acceptance.
This is a table which welcomes, invites, provides, unites.
This is a table where uncomfortable things happen.
This is a table that was the natural place to be.
This is a table that was the place to meet people.
This is a table where strength is restored.
This is a table, this is our community.
Friends, this is the joyful feast of the people of God! Folks will come from east and west, and from north and south. All the citizens of God’s Rule in Christ will feast forever in glory. This is the Lord’s table, His dinner party spread across time. And all who are baptized in him are invited to this foretaste of the Age to come.
GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
The Lord be with you
And also with you
Lift up your hearts
We lift them to the Lord
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise
It is indeed right to give our thanks and praise to you, the God of Abraham and Sarah, Miriam and Moses, Joshua, Deborah, Ruth,
David, priests and prophets, Mary, Joseph, Peter and Paul, apostles, and martyrs, and ordinary unknown saints.
You are the God of our mothers and fathers and our children to all generations.
You, Everlasting One, made us all. You fashion us into one people, and continue to love us even when we deny our godly heritage.
Still, you call us home to you through saints dedicated to your will.
Therefore we praise you joining our voices with all the people of faith of every time and place who forever sing to the glory of your name:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory!
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed are you, most gracious God, for the gift of your child, our brother, Jesus Christ, who lived in accord with your will to the point of laying down his life for the good news he preached and passed on to us. On the night of his arrest, he taught us how to serve one another in love with a ritual of table fellowship enjoyed by Christians of all times and places.
And so in remembrance of our Lord Jesus Christ, we offer ourselves with thanksgiving as a living sacrifice.
In union with Christ’s offering for us, we live out the mystery of the faith we proclaim:
Christ has died. Christ has risen. Christ will come again.
Spirit of the living God, make us one as we partake of these your gifts of us so we might be in communion with you and one another.
As we break bread together, may our eyes be opened to see your glory.
As we lift the cup of salvation, may we be strengthened to follow your Way.
Until Christ comes in final victory and we feast together with all the saints at God’s great family reunion, keep your church one in service to the world here and now, even as we pray for the world you so love: Speak your peace in the world where wars rage and violence triumphs. We lift before you our prayer for the health of all nations, that all people may flourish, for the upcoming elections in our country, for all people in positions of power over others’ lives. May your will be done. May your Kingdom come.
We pray for those who grieve… for those who are sick… for those struggling to live the fullness of your resurrection… Send forth comfort as only you can give. Forgive our sin, O Lord, as we forgive others, and remember our making. Work with who we are, where we are, to form these clay pots into vessels of living praise, that our lives may participate in the same unending song of the universe raised by all the saints,
Through Christ, with Christ, in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor and praise are yours almighty God, now and forevermore. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
WORDS OF INSTITUTION
COMMUNION OF THE PEOPLE
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION (from Revelation 7:9-17)
After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in the hands, crying out with a loud voice:
“Salvation belongs to our God who sits upon the throne and to the Lamb!”
And all the angels stood round the throne and round the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying,
“Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God for ever and ever! Amen!”
*HYMN #4 (Red) ‘Holy God, We Praise Your Name’
Holy God, we praise your name.
Lord of all, we bow before you.
All on earth your scepter claim;
all in heaven above adore you.
Infinite your vast domain, everlasting is your reign.
Hark! The glad celestial hymn
angel choirs above are raising;
cherubim and seraphim,
in unceasing chorus praising,
fill the heavens with sweet accord: “Holy, holy, holy Lord!”
All the apostles join the strain
as your sacred name they hallow;
prophets swell the glad refrain,
and the blessed martyrs follow,
and from morn to set of sun, through the church the song goes on.
Holy Father, Holy Son,
Holy Spirit, three we name you;
while in essence only one;
undivided God we claim you,
and adoring, bend the knee while we own the mystery.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
WORSHIP COMMITTEE will be meeting today, November 6 after worship.
TUESDAY MORNING COFFEE GROUP will be meeting at First Lutheran Mission Coffee House at 9:30ish.
PIECES & PRAYERS will be meeting at the church on Tuesdays at 1:30 PM. All are welcomed to help with quilting. Questions, contact Lee P
MISSION/FINANCE will meet Tuesday, November 8 at 6:30 PM, via Zoom.
THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY will be meeting at 9:30 AM at the church. We are studying the book of Matthew.
SESSION will meet on Thursday, November 10 at 7:00 PM at the church.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13 we will be Honoring our Veterans during worship service.
FELLOWSHIP/OUTREACH will be meeting on Sunday, November 13 after worship.
BENEDICTION
May the Lord watch between me and thee while we are absent, one from another. Amen. (Mizpah Benediction)
POSTLUDE
Sources: Call to Worship Lectionary Aids for 2021-2022 Year C Vo.55.1 PCUSA; Copyright © 2021 David S. Bell. Reprinted with permission from www.DavidSBell.org. and from the Book of Common Worship, Westminster Knox Press, Louisville KY, 1993; ~ written by Johnny Baker, and posted on jonny baker. http://jonnybaker.blogs.com/jonnybaker/2013/10/yoyur-grace-isi-enough.html
Honoring All Saints Day/Communion
November 6, 2022
PRELUDE
WELCOME
CALL TO WORSHIP
Sing to the Lord a new song!
Let us join all the saints in praising God.
Sing to the Lord a new song!
For the glory of God fills heaven and earth.
*HYMN #326 (Red) ‘For All the Saints’
For all the saints who from their labors rest,
who thee by faith before the world confessed,
thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might;
thou, Lord, their captain in the well-fought fight;
thou, in the darkness drear, their one true light.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Oh, blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one in thee, for all are thine.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long,
steals on the ear the distant triumph song,
and hearts are brave again, and arms are strong.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast,
through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,
singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
CALL TO CONFESSION
The redeeming love of God in Jesus Christ extends from generation to generation, keeping us in life and in death and in life everlasting. Together, let us seek God’s forgiveness.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
God of the ages, As we remember the saints who have gone before us, we are grateful for their witness and humbled by their example. Though they have marked well the path of faith, following in that way is hard for us. We drift and waver. We resist and rebel. Remind us that the saints before us were not perfect, just forgiven, and saved by grace. We ask for that forgiveness, and we pray for the courage to trust in that grace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Silent reflection)
ASSURANCE OF PARDON/DECLARATION OF FORGIVENESS
The hope to which we are called is the glorious inheritance of all the saints, the immeasurable greatness of God’s power for us who believe. This is good news!
In Jesus Christ we are forgiven!
*GLORIA PATRI
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen, Amen.
PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION
O God, by your Spirit, tell us what we need to hear, and show us what we out to do to follow our Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
:
The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. Listen to the word of the Lord.
Deuteronomy 6:4
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Ephesians 1:11-23 (The Message)
11-12 It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone.
13-14 It’s in Christ that you, once you heard the truth and believed it (this Message of your salvation), found yourselves home free—signed, sealed, and delivered by the Holy Spirit. This down payment from God is the first installment on what’s coming, a reminder that we’ll get everything God has planned for us, a praising and glorious life.
15-19 That’s why, when I heard of the solid trust you have in the Master Jesus and your outpouring of love to all the followers of Jesus, I couldn’t stop thanking God for you—every time I prayed, I’d think of you and give thanks. But I do more than thank. I ask—ask the God of our Master, Jesus Christ, the God of glory—to make you intelligent and discerning in knowing him personally, your eyes focused and clear, so that you can see exactly what it is he is calling you to do, grasp the immensity of this glorious way of life he has for his followers, oh, the utter extravagance of his work in us who trust him—endless energy, boundless strength!
20-23 All this energy issues from Christ: God raised him from death and set him on a throne in deep heaven, in charge of running the universe, everything from galaxies to governments, no name and no power exempt from his rule. And not just for the time being, but forever. He is in charge of it all, has the final word on everything. At the center of all this, Christ rules the church. The church, you see, is not peripheral to the world; the world is peripheral to the church. The church is Christ’s body, in which he speaks and acts, by which he fills everything with his presence.
Shine like stars in the world, holding fast to the Word of Life.
(Philippians 2)
REFLECTION: ‘All This Energy’ Rev. Norlita Kaul
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH –APOSTLES’ CREED
I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty, from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
(Scottish song on CD)
REMEMBERING THE SAINTS
Let us pray together.
Lord God, by your grace we are running a race.
We are surrounded by a cloud of witnesses--
Patriarchs and matriarchs, prophets and psalmists, disciples and evangelists, martyrs and saints.
We thank you for their example. We praise you for their lives of faith. For all your saints, O Lord, who strove in you to live, who followed, obeyed, adored you—our grateful hymn we sing.
Lord God, by your grace we are funning a race.
We are surrounded by a cloud of witnesses.
Loved ones now resting in you, who guided us, nurtured and cared for us; ancestors who worked and traveled, lived and died that we might be who we are, where we are—your precious children in this community of believers.
We thank you for their example. We praise you for their lives of faith. For all your saints, O Lord, who strove in you to die, who counted you their great reward, accept our thankful cry.
Lord God, by your grace we are running a race.
We are surrounded by a cloud of witnesses.
We are surrounded by a cloud of witnesses who have passed from here to glory between November 1, 2021 and today October 31, 2022:
Sharon Webster
Marlys Kelsey
Gene Goodale
Family members/loved ones and members of this congregation; fellow believers in every country, every denomination; friends who help, guide and uplift us—children of your family, sheep of your fold, saints of your redeeming.
We thank you for their example. We praise you for their lives of faith. For this, your name we bless, and humbly pray anew, that we like them in holiness may live and die in you.
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely,
And let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us.
Looking to Christ, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.
Amen.
(candles are lit)
INVITATION TO OFFERING
I chose you and appointed you, says the Lord, to go and bear fruit that will last. (John 15:16) Let us offer our gifts of the fruits of our labors to God.
*DOXOLOGY
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
-Nelda H (recovery)
-Betty G
-Carol G (recovery)
-Bob J and Jan as caregiver
-Bob O
-Andrew & Beth L
-Laura (Linda’s niece)
-Gwen B (Lee P’s friend)
-Patty (friend of Michele)
-Harry (Bonnie S’s father)
-Darwin L (Jeanne’s husband) and Jeanne as caregiver
-Nadia (Mike & Judy’s granddaughter)
-Gwen M (friend of Elizabeth)
-Rocky (Judy & Mike’s nephew-for continued strength)
Our homebound or in care members: Bob J, Bob B, Delores K, Rose P, Cliff R, Art & Marge V, Dee W (Please reach out and call)
This Week’s Prayer Families: Lynn & Diane R, Cliff R, Rick & Bonnie S
Those who mourn: We pray for the Kemp, Peterson, Goodale, McCann, Webster, & Salonen families and all who have lost loved ones.
INVITATION TO THE LORD’S SUPPER
This is a table of new expectations.
This is a table where everyone can come to receive.
This is a table for those who haven’t met Jesus before.
This is a table with the Lord of the harvest and catch.
This is a table where the host is often in the dependent position.
This is a table where we are reconciled.
This is a table where there is safety and acceptance.
This is a table which welcomes, invites, provides, unites.
This is a table where uncomfortable things happen.
This is a table that was the natural place to be.
This is a table that was the place to meet people.
This is a table where strength is restored.
This is a table, this is our community.
Friends, this is the joyful feast of the people of God! Folks will come from east and west, and from north and south. All the citizens of God’s Rule in Christ will feast forever in glory. This is the Lord’s table, His dinner party spread across time. And all who are baptized in him are invited to this foretaste of the Age to come.
GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
The Lord be with you
And also with you
Lift up your hearts
We lift them to the Lord
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise
It is indeed right to give our thanks and praise to you, the God of Abraham and Sarah, Miriam and Moses, Joshua, Deborah, Ruth,
David, priests and prophets, Mary, Joseph, Peter and Paul, apostles, and martyrs, and ordinary unknown saints.
You are the God of our mothers and fathers and our children to all generations.
You, Everlasting One, made us all. You fashion us into one people, and continue to love us even when we deny our godly heritage.
Still, you call us home to you through saints dedicated to your will.
Therefore we praise you joining our voices with all the people of faith of every time and place who forever sing to the glory of your name:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory!
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed are you, most gracious God, for the gift of your child, our brother, Jesus Christ, who lived in accord with your will to the point of laying down his life for the good news he preached and passed on to us. On the night of his arrest, he taught us how to serve one another in love with a ritual of table fellowship enjoyed by Christians of all times and places.
And so in remembrance of our Lord Jesus Christ, we offer ourselves with thanksgiving as a living sacrifice.
In union with Christ’s offering for us, we live out the mystery of the faith we proclaim:
Christ has died. Christ has risen. Christ will come again.
Spirit of the living God, make us one as we partake of these your gifts of us so we might be in communion with you and one another.
As we break bread together, may our eyes be opened to see your glory.
As we lift the cup of salvation, may we be strengthened to follow your Way.
Until Christ comes in final victory and we feast together with all the saints at God’s great family reunion, keep your church one in service to the world here and now, even as we pray for the world you so love: Speak your peace in the world where wars rage and violence triumphs. We lift before you our prayer for the health of all nations, that all people may flourish, for the upcoming elections in our country, for all people in positions of power over others’ lives. May your will be done. May your Kingdom come.
We pray for those who grieve… for those who are sick… for those struggling to live the fullness of your resurrection… Send forth comfort as only you can give. Forgive our sin, O Lord, as we forgive others, and remember our making. Work with who we are, where we are, to form these clay pots into vessels of living praise, that our lives may participate in the same unending song of the universe raised by all the saints,
Through Christ, with Christ, in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor and praise are yours almighty God, now and forevermore. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
WORDS OF INSTITUTION
COMMUNION OF THE PEOPLE
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION (from Revelation 7:9-17)
After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in the hands, crying out with a loud voice:
“Salvation belongs to our God who sits upon the throne and to the Lamb!”
And all the angels stood round the throne and round the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying,
“Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God for ever and ever! Amen!”
*HYMN #4 (Red) ‘Holy God, We Praise Your Name’
Holy God, we praise your name.
Lord of all, we bow before you.
All on earth your scepter claim;
all in heaven above adore you.
Infinite your vast domain, everlasting is your reign.
Hark! The glad celestial hymn
angel choirs above are raising;
cherubim and seraphim,
in unceasing chorus praising,
fill the heavens with sweet accord: “Holy, holy, holy Lord!”
All the apostles join the strain
as your sacred name they hallow;
prophets swell the glad refrain,
and the blessed martyrs follow,
and from morn to set of sun, through the church the song goes on.
Holy Father, Holy Son,
Holy Spirit, three we name you;
while in essence only one;
undivided God we claim you,
and adoring, bend the knee while we own the mystery.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
WORSHIP COMMITTEE will be meeting today, November 6 after worship.
TUESDAY MORNING COFFEE GROUP will be meeting at First Lutheran Mission Coffee House at 9:30ish.
PIECES & PRAYERS will be meeting at the church on Tuesdays at 1:30 PM. All are welcomed to help with quilting. Questions, contact Lee P
MISSION/FINANCE will meet Tuesday, November 8 at 6:30 PM, via Zoom.
THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY will be meeting at 9:30 AM at the church. We are studying the book of Matthew.
SESSION will meet on Thursday, November 10 at 7:00 PM at the church.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13 we will be Honoring our Veterans during worship service.
FELLOWSHIP/OUTREACH will be meeting on Sunday, November 13 after worship.
BENEDICTION
May the Lord watch between me and thee while we are absent, one from another. Amen. (Mizpah Benediction)
POSTLUDE
Sources: Call to Worship Lectionary Aids for 2021-2022 Year C Vo.55.1 PCUSA; Copyright © 2021 David S. Bell. Reprinted with permission from www.DavidSBell.org. and from the Book of Common Worship, Westminster Knox Press, Louisville KY, 1993; ~ written by Johnny Baker, and posted on jonny baker. http://jonnybaker.blogs.com/jonnybaker/2013/10/yoyur-grace-isi-enough.html