PRELUDE
“Resignation” (Charles Callahan)
Barb Carroll, Tim Graf
WELCOME
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God,
who creates us,
redeems us,
and calls us by name.
Amen.
Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.
Silence is kept for reflection.
Gracious God,
have mercy on us. We confess that we have turned from you and given ourselves into the power of sin. We are truly sorry and humbly repent. In your compassion forgive us our sins, known and unknown, things we have done and things we have failed to do. Turn us again to you, and uphold us by your Spirit, so that we may live and serve you in newness of life through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Amen.
God, who is rich in mercy, loved us even when we were dead in sin, and made us alive together with Christ. By grace you have been saved. In the name of ☩ Jesus Christ, your sins are forgiven. Almighty God strengthen you with power through the Holy Spirit, that Christ may live in your hearts through faith.
Amen.
HYMN
“Restore in Us, O God” ELW # 328
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Gracious God, out of your love and mercy you breathed into dust the breath of life, creating us to serve you and our neighbors. Call forth our prayers and acts of kindness, and strengthen us to face our mortality with confidence in the mercy of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
READINGS
Psalm 51:1-4, 10-12
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
Against you, you alone, have I sinned, and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you are justified in your sentence and blameless when you pass judgment.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me.
Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your holy spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and sustain in me a willing spirit.
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
SERMON
“We Follow”
Pastor Matthew
OFFERING
OFFERING OF MUSIC
“From the Ashes” (Tim Graf)
Tim Graf, Penny Meier
OFFERING PRAYER
Blessed are you, O God, maker of all things. Through your goodness you have blessed us with these gifts: our selves, our time, and our possessions. Use us, and what we have gathered, in feeding the world with your love, through the one who gave himself for us, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
THE IMPOSITION OF ASHES
MUSIC DURING THE IMPOSITION OF ASHES
“No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus” (Steffany Gretzinger)
Tim Graf
PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER
INVITATION TO LENT
BENEDICTION
SONG
“A Clare Benediction” (John Rutter)
Penny Meier, Tim Graf
SENDING
Marked with the cross of Christ, go forth to love and serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God!
POSTLUDE
Barb Carroll
The Musicians for Today’s Worship
- Tim Graf (Director of Worship & Music)
- Barb Carroll (Organist)
- Penny Meier
Prayers
As a community of faith we are connected through joy, sorrow, worship, and prayer. Please pray for the people listed below.
Your prayers are greatly appreciated!
We ask for God’s loving embrace to hold all those who mourn, especially:
- Andy Joehl’s grandma and the Joehl kids great-grandma, Shirley
- Marcia Nelson and family on the death of Carl Nelson
- Catherine Marks’ friend Darcy and family on the death of Brian
- Linda Hallonquist and her sons Brett, Chad, and Jason mourn the death of her husband, Ken.
- Rebecca Willette, John Willette, and their family—Teddy, Megan, and Hannah—as well as Rebecca’s brother, John Platt, and his family, Ryan and Amelia, as they mourn the loss of their grandmother, Joan Platt.
- Carolyn Ball on the death of her partner, Gary Kasner
Prayers of Mourning:
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice. Psalm 130:1–2
For I am convinced that neither death nor life… nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38–39
Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die’. John 11:25–26
As we are praying for all members of the St. Andrew community, this week we pray especially for God’s comfort, healing, protection, and strength to be present with:
- Deb Haake’s sister and former St. Andrew Pastor Donna Rohrer
- Prayers for Katrin (Katy) Halvorson’s father, Sig Silnes, and sister-in-law, Denise Silnes
- Diane DePoe
- Jen Hoffer
- Chad Winebrenner
- KariLyn Carlson’s friend, Mary
- Keith Carlson’s coworker’s mom
- Leroy Thomsen
- Kris Hanson
Long Term Prayers:
- David Olson
- Carl Nelson
- Sara Goke, daughter of Curt and Jane Goke
- Paul Skoog’s Brother Dan
- Joyce Butler
- Jim and Racee Hornbacher
- Julie Bergquist
- John Rostad
- Gordon Gilbert
- Kathy Hoagland
- Dave & Sherri Anderson’s daughter, Sarah Anderson-Jacobson
- Ron Wolfbauer
- Dick Smith
- For the people in California and emergency responders fighting the fires in LA
- For the people of Haiti enduring ongoing political upheaval, severe economic challenges, and gang-related violence.
- For the people of the Middle East and Ukraine – non-violence and peace.
- All those in the military serving our country
General Prayers:
Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you. Psalm 55:22a
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28
Names will remain listed until more are added unless otherwise requested. To add a name to the prayer list, click Prayer Requests or contact Pastor Peter Johnson.
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The Pastors of St. Andrew
Pastor Peter Johnson
Senior Pastor
Pastor Matthew Ian Fleming
Pastor of Teaching & Young Adults
Pastor Jeanne Aamot
Visitation Pastor