June 2, 2024 — 9:00 AM Service

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PRELUDE
“Violin Sonata No. 5, Op. 24 (Spring)- Adagio” (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Rachel Calvert, Tim Graf

WELCOME

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
Gathered into one by God’s Spirit, we are bold to confess our sins, our shortcomings, our failures, right here in the open, in the presence of God and of one another.

God of grace,

We confess that we have failed you, failed ourselves, failed one another. We assume the worst about those around us, rather than giving anyone the benefit of the doubt. We do the same to ourselves, and sometimes, even, we do the same to you. We are stubborn and determined to hold a grudge. We fail to exercise our imaginations, fail to recognize your works waiting to be born, if only we would step up to help, or sometimes, if only we would move out of the way.  Forgive us, O God, and show us another way forward. Amen.

Hear the good news of the risen Christ: God is making all things new! Your sins are forgiven. God’s invitation is to another way of living.

Thanks be to God!

OPENING HYMN
“Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” ELW # 807                     

PRAYER OF THE DAY 
O God, we look backward all the time, for every reason under the sun. We make assumptions, too – about Lot’s wife, about other people’s wives, about other people, about ourselves. Grant us a new curiosity, a measure of gray in our black-and-white thinking, a crack in everything we thought to be true. Amen.

WORDS OF INSTITUTION

THE LORD’S PRAYER

MUSIC DURING HOLY COMMUNION
“Gratitude“ (Brandon Lake, Dante Bowe, Benjamin Hastings)
Alan Bach, Tim Graf, Rachel Calvert                                                   

POST-COMMUNION PRAYER

DISMISSAL OF SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREN

READING 
Genesis 19:15-17, 24-26

When morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Get up, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or else you will be consumed in the punishment of the city.” But he lingered; so the men seized him and his wife and his two daughters by the hand, the Lord being merciful to him, and they brought him out and left him outside the city. When they had brought them outside, they said, “Flee for your life; do not look back or stop anywhere in the Plain; flee to the hills, or else you will be consumed.”

Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the Lord out of heaven; and he overthrew those cities, and all the Plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.

But Lot’s wife, behind him, looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.

The Word of the Lord.  Thanks be to God.

SERMON
“S is for Salt”  

OFFERING OF MUSIC
“Dank sei Dir, Herr“ (Siegfried Ochs)                                   
Josh Eidem,  Rachel Calvert, Tim Graf

OFFERING PRAYER

PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE  

BEFORE YOU GO

BENEDICTION

HYMN
“As Rain from the Clouds” ELW # 508                                               

SENDING
Go now in peace,
Love your God,
Serve your neighbor.
Thanks be to God!

POSTLUDE
“In Thee is Gladness”
Rachel Calvert, Tim

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The Musicians for Today’s Worship

• Tim Graf (Director of Worship & Music)
• Barb Carroll (Organist)
• Alan Bach
• Rachel Calvert
• Josh Eidem

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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:

• Carol Dunbar and family on the death of husband and father, Robert
• Deb and Ron Bigley on the death of Ron’s father
• The family of Sherry Anderson
• Robbie and Katlin Richards and family on the death of Robbie’s mom
• Mark Romo and family on the death of his sister, Jackie Manion
• Pastor David Lillejord and family on the death of his father, Nels Lillejord
• Brad and Nicki Mlynar on the death of Brad’s father, Edward
• Marty Wyland, Starr Bourque and family on the death of brother in law, Ben

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:

• Buzz Heitner
• Pam Michals
• Myron Johnson
• Nancy Anderson
• Nenee Namvansy, friend of Johanna and Cory Johnk
• Mari Herman’s sister, Donna Jipp
• Joanne Nelson’s daughter, Karen
• Buzz Heitner
• Barb Goergen
• Joyce Butler

Long Term Prayers:

• John Rostad
• Gordon Gilbert
• Kathy Hoagland
• Dave & Sherri Anderson’s daughter, Sarah Anderson-Jacobson
• Ron Wolfbauer
• Dick Smith
• Tammi Ziesemann as she continues her cancer treatment
• 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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See what’s happening at St. Andrew

There’s always something happening here at St. Andrew and we’re so glad to offer ministries and events for people of all ages! Visit our Events Page to see all of our events, and visit our Ministries Page to learn about all of our communities of faith!

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The Pastors of St. Andrew