November 5, 2023 – 9:00 AM Service
PRELUDE “Pavanne” (Gabriel Faure) CALL TO WORSHIP“Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep” (Michael John Trotta) WELCOME HYMN “For All the Saints” (St. 1-3, 7) ELW # 422 PRAYER OF THE DAYAlmighty God, you have knit your people together in one communion in the mystical body of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Grant us grace…
October 29, 2023 – 10:30 AM Service
SONG“A Mighty Fortress is Our God” WELCOME SONG“If Not For Your Grace” BIBLE BLESSING DISMISSAL OF SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREN READINGPsalm 46 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea;though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult.There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the…
October 29, 2023 – 9:00 AM Service
PRELUDE“Reformation Fanfare” (Timothy Graf) WELCOME HYMN“A Mighty Fortress is Our God” PRAYER OF THE DAYGod of all creation,your Spirit led the reformers to lives of service, informing their testimonies of good news and calling forth a simple faith rooted in Jesus. Renew our vision to see the new thing you are doing among us. Ignite revival in this community so that we might bear witness to your unshakeable love that welcomes all with open arms, today and always. Amen. BIBLE…
October 22, 2023 – 10:30 AM Service
SONG“What a Friend” WELCOME SONG“You Are Loved (Don’t Give Up)” CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS SACRAMENT OF HOLY BAPTISM DISMISSAL OF SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREN READINGPsalm 86:9-11 All the nations you have made shall come and bow down before you, O Lord, and shall glorify your name. For you are great and do wondrous things; you alone are God. Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart to revere your name. MESSAGE “The Real…
October 22, 2023 – 9:00 AM Service
PRELUDE“Meditation from Thaïs” (Jules Massenet) WELCOME CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSBlessed be God,the one who forms us,☩ Jesus who bears the cross,the Spirit who makes our joy complete.Amen. Most merciful God,we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. For the…
October 15, 2023 – 10:30 AM Service
SONG“Who You Say I Am” WELCOME SONG“You Say” CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION MUSIC DURING HOLY COMMUNION“You Will Find Me (Psalm 139)” DISMISSAL OF SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREN READINGIsaiah 30:19-21 Truly, O people in Zion, inhabitants of Jerusalem, you shall weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry; when he hears it, he will answer you. Though the Lord may give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet…
October 15, 2023 – 9:00 AM Service
PRELUDE“Royal Flourish” (Jason W. Krug) WELCOME CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSBlessed be God,the one who forms us,☩ Jesus who bears the cross,the Spirit who makes our joy complete.Amen. Most merciful God,we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. For the…
October 8, 2023 – 10:30 AM Service
SONG“King of Glory” WELCOME SONG“Help Us to Love” CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSLoving God,We come to you with hearts and lives that are not what you desire them to be. We long to live authentic lives but our sin often gets in the way.Forgive us, Lord.We are not always honest with ourselves about our shortcomings and failures, but you have searched us and you know us. We bring our sin to you, knowing of your mercy and compassion.Forgive us, Lord.You have called…
October 8, 2023 – 9:00 AM Service
PRELUDE“Praise and Thanksgiving” (arr. Paul Manz) WELCOME CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSBlessed be God,the one who forms us,☩ Jesus who bears the cross,the Spirit who makes our joy complete.Amen. Most merciful God,we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. For…
October 1, 2023 – 10:30 AM Service
SONG“We Believe” WELCOME SONG“Every Day” CHILDREN’S TIME SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION THE LORD’S PRAYER MUSIC DURING HOLY COMMUNION“You Will Find Me (Psalm 139)“ WORDS OF INSTITUTION POST COMMUNION PRAYER READINGPsalm 139:1-3, 7-10 O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away. You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. Where can I go from your…
October 1, 2023 – 9:00 AM Service
PRELUDE“My Soul Proclaims Your Greatness” (Anne Krentz Organ) WELCOME HYMN“Come and Go with Me” (Words projected) PRAYER OF THE DAYO God,We thank you for your Son, who set for us an example of living an authentic life of service to God and neighbor. Humble us by his example, point us to the path of obedience, and give us strength to follow your commands, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. CHILDREN’S TIME READINGPsalm 139:1-3, 7-10 O Lord, you have…