March 15, 2026 — 9:00 & 10:30 AM Services

March 12, 2026
Zack Benz
Bulletin

PRELUDE [9:00 AM only]
“What Wondrous Love is This” (arr. Susan Geschke)
Ring of Fire, Linnae Stole (Director)

WELCOME

OPENING RESPONSES
Come young ones and old ones, both tall ones and short.
come rich ones and poor ones; we’re all God’s cohort.
Let’s worship God now, together as one.
We worship God now, together as one.

With anger or fear, or hope or depression,
gather us God in trust and confession.
We bring you our song, our laughter and deed.
We bring you our sorrow, our worry, our creed.
Let’s worship God now, together as one.
We worship God now, together as one.

So weave us together, as family and friends,
an unbroken circle with love never ends.
As your children gather, each of us one,
we live out your callings, ‘til your will be done.
Let’s worship God now, together as one.
We worship God now, together as one.
We worship God now, together as one.

And all of God’s children said? Amen!

SHARING OF THE PEACE
The peace of Christ be with you all. And also with you.

OPENING SONG
“Light of the World”

PRAYER OF THE DAY
Gracious God,
You have brought down the walls that divide us by the peace of Christ. Grant us the strength to live out that reconciliation that was bought for us on the cross, and to proclaim it with our lives. In Jesus’ name we pray: Amen.

STORY TIME

READING
Ephesians 2:11-22

But don’t take any of this for granted. It was only yesterday that you outsiders to God’s ways had no idea of any of this, didn’t know the first thing about the way God works, hadn’t the faintest idea of Christ. You knew nothing of that rich history of God’s covenants and promises in Israel, hadn’t a clue about what God was doing in the world at large. Now because of Christ—dying that death, shedding that blood—you who were once out of it altogether are in on everything.

The Messiah has made things up between us so that we’re now together on this, both non-Jewish outsiders and Jewish insiders. He tore down the wall we used to keep each other at a distance. He repealed the law code that had become so clogged with fine print and footnotes that it hindered more than it helped. Then he started over. Instead of continuing with two groups of people separated by centuries of animosity and suspicion, he created a new kind of human being, a fresh start for everybody.

Christ brought us together through his death on the cross. The Cross got us to embrace, and that was the end of the hostility. Christ came and preached peace to you outsiders and peace to us insiders. He treated us as equals, and so made us equals. Through him we both share the same Spirit and have equal access to the Father.

That’s plain enough, isn’t it? You’re no longer wandering exiles. This kingdom of faith is now your home country. You’re no longer strangers or outsiders. You belong here, with as much right to the name Christian as anyone. God is building a home. He’s using us all—irrespective of how we got here—in what he is building. He used the apostles and prophets for the foundation. Now he’s using you, fitting you in brick by brick, stone by stone, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone that holds all the parts together. We see it taking shape day after day—a holy temple built by God, all of us built into it, a temple in which God is quite at home.

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

SERMON
“Walls That Divide”
Shawna Berg

PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE

OFFERING INTRO

OFFERING

OFFERING OF MUSIC
[9:00 AM] “On & On” (Madison Ryann Ward, James Poyser)
Rebecca Hammond, Tim Graf, Rachel Calvert, Bodie Hanninen
[10:30 AM] “On & On” (Madison Ryann Ward, James Poyser)
Rebecca Hammond, Tim Graf, Worship Band

OFFERING PRAYER

WORDS OF INSTITUTION

THE LORD’S PRAYER

HYMN [9:00 AM only]
“Come, Let Us Eat”

MUSIC DURING HOLY COMMUNION
[9:00 AM] “The Journey Home” (Paul McKlveen)
Bells of Joy, Jodi Edstrom (Flute), Tim Graf (Director)
[10:30 AM] “Tore The Veil” (Leeland Mooring, Morgan Campos)
Rebecca Hammond, Tim Graf, Worship Band

POST-COMMUNION PRAYER

BEFORE YOU GO

BENEDICTION

HYMN
“Praise to the Lord, the Almighty” (St. 1-2,4)

SENDING
Pastor: Go in peace! Serve the Lord!
ALL: Thanks be to God!

POSTLUDE
“Sonata No. 1- Allegro” (G. F. Handel)
Rachel Calvert, Tim Graf

Musicians for today’s worship

Tim Graf (Director of Worship & Music)
Matt Blake
Rachel Calvert
Jodi Edstrom
Rebecca Hammond
Bodie Hanninen
Kevin Mills
Bells of Joy
Ring of Fire
- Linnae Stole (Director)

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!

Prayers of Mourning

We ask for God’s loving embrace to hold all those who mourn, especially:

Lori, Brad and April on the death of Ed – husband and father
Buzz Hultberg on the death of his friend Carol
Prayers for Mary and Ralph Hanson on the death of their son-in-law, Collin.

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

Prayers of Healing and General Prayers

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:

MaryAnn Smith
Mya (Candy Leopold’s granddaughter)
Emerson (Marielle Picek’s daughter)
Victoria Vandersteen
Jenn Herron
Dean Vilmo
Kelly Shephard
Jonathan King
Stacy Trenda

Long Term Prayers

Donna Jones and her family
Collin Buzzel 
Crosby Urlick
Nicholas Priest 
Madelyn Astry 
Paul Skoog’s Brother, Dan 
Jim Hornbacher 
Julie Bergquist 
John Rostad 
Kathy Hoagland 
Ron Wolfbauer 
For the people of Haiti, who are 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 who are serving our country.

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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