January 7, 2024 – 9:00 AM Service

PRELUDE
“This Little Light of Mine” (arr. Jacqueline Hairston)
Rachel Calvert, Tim Graf

WELCOME

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
We gather in the name of a God who creates and sustains us.
Amen.

Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.

Creator God,
we long for a life worth living, but we confess that we have not lived your creativity to its fullest. We have not listened for your voice in our daily lives; we have not seen you all around us. By things we have done and by things we have forgotten to do, we have hurt or ignored a world in need. Speak clearly to us, so that we might create lives that are worthy of the goodness that you desire this world to be.

Even when we forget to listen or lose sight of what is important, we are reminded that we are created in the image of God. In the name of Jesus Christ + we are forgiven and freed from all that stands between us and the life that God intends for us. Be here now. God is with you. Amen.

HYMN
“God, Creator, Still Creating”

PRAYER OF THE DAY
O God,
You have called your servants to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by paths as yet untrodden, through perils unknown. Give us faith to go out with good courage, not knowing where we go, but only that your hand is leading us and your love supporting us, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

READING
Matthew 4:18-22

As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea—for they were fishermen. And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.” Immediately they left their nets and followed him. As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him.

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

SERMON
“The Next Right Thing”

OFFERING OF MUSIC
“Build My Life“ (Pat Barrett)
Rebecca Hammond, Elliana Meier, Tim Graf, Rachel Calvert

OFFERING PRAYER

INSTALLATION OF CALEB WRAGGE

PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE

THE GREAT 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.

PREFACE
It is indeed right, our duty and our joy,
that we should at all times and in all places
give thanks and praise to you, almighty and merciful God,
through our Savior Jesus Christ;
who on this day overcame death and the grave,
and by his glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life.
And so, with all the choirs of angels,
with the church on earth and the hosts of heaven,
we praise your name and join their unending hymn:

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

WORDS OF INSTITUTION

Music During Holy Communion
“Lord Jesus, You Shall Be My Song” (arr. Tim Graf)
Rebecca Hammond, Elliana Meier, Tim Graf, Rachel Calvert

“Lord, Now You Let Your Servant Go in Peace“ (Tim Graf)
Tim Graf

POST-COMMUNION PRAYER

BEFORE YOU GO

BENEDICTION

Hymn
“Jesus Calls Us; o’er the Tumult” (St. 1-2, 4-5) ELW # 696

SENDING:
Go in peace. Live out your faith in daily life. Thanks be to God!

POSTLUDE
“Brightest and Best of the Stars of the Morning”
Rachel Calvert, Tim Graf

The Musicians for Today’s Worship

Tim Graf (Director of Worship & Music)
Rachel Calvert
Elliana Meier
Rebecca Hammond

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:

Sue Byron and family on the death of her mother, Alice Hanson
Rod, Linda and family on the passing of Rod’s Mother, Betty Wilson
The family of Lorna Budke
Deb and Roger Supalla and family on the death of Deb’s mother, Dolores
Steve Young and family on the death of his Aunt Lenore
Bonnie Lewis and family in the death of Bonnie’s husband, Dan
Friends, family, and the Loring Park neighborhood following the death of Robert Skafte
Lori Hertzog on the death of her mother, Lucille
Brian Shimley and family on the death of his brother, Bernie
Julie Bane and family on the death of her brother, Mike

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:

Gabrielle Sybilrud and family as her mother Mary Kahman enters hospice
Delia Tufte
Lorna Budke
John Rostad’s father, Mike
Stephanie Berg’s my son-in-law, Zach
Gib Bendell’s mother Carol
Gib Bendell’s father-in-law Dayton
Paula Crouse
Karle Erickson

Long Term Prayers:

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 for three weeks unless otherwise requested. To add a name to the prayer list, click Prayer Requests or contact Pastor Peter Johnson.