PRELUDE
“Bwana Awabariki (May God Grant You a Blessing)” (Susan T. Nelson)
Grace Notes, Vicki Grant (Director)
CALL TO WORSHIP
“Angels Watching Over Me (All Night, All Day)”
Starlight Singers, Hannah Fleming (Director)
WELCOME
OPENING HYMN
“Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ” ELW # 674
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Merciful God, you have already given us the supplies and the skills we need to answer your call. Come to us now and open our hearts, that we may be generous with the bounty you have placed in our midst. Center our work in Jesus Christ, our mercy seat and cornerstone. Amen.
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
READING
Exodus 35: 4-29
Moses said to all the congregation of the Israelites, “This is the thing that the Lord has commanded: Take from among you an offering to the Lord; let whoever is of a generous heart bring the Lord’s offering: gold, silver, and bronze; blue, purple, and crimson yarns and fine linen; goats’ hair, tanned rams’ skins, and fine leather; acacia wood, oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, and onyx stones and gems to be set in the ephod and the breastpiece.
“All who are skillful among you shall come and make all that the Lord has commanded: the tabernacle the ark, the table, and the bread of the Presence; the lampstand for the light; the altar of incense; the altar of burnt offering; the hangings of the court, its pillars and bases, and the screen for the gate; the pegs of the tabernacle and the pegs of the court and their cords; the vestments for ministering in the holy place, the holy vestments for the priest Aaron, and the vestments of his sons, for their service as priests.”
Then all the congregation of the Israelites withdrew from the presence of Moses. And they came, everyone whose heart was stirred and everyone whose spirit was willing, and brought the Lord’s offering to be used for the tent of meeting and for all its service and for the sacred vestments.
So they came, men and women; and brought brooches, earrings, signet rings, pendants, all sorts of gold objects, everyone bringing an offering of gold to the Lord. And everyone who possessed blue or purple or crimson yarn or fine linen or goats’ hair or tanned rams’ skins or fine leather brought them.
Everyone who could make an offering of silver or bronze brought it, and everyone who possessed acacia wood of any use in the work brought it. All the skillful women brought what they had spun in blue and purple and crimson yarns and fine linen; women spun the goats’ hair. And the leaders brought onyx stones and gems to be set in the ephod and the breastpiece and spices and oil for the light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense. All the Israelite men and women whose hearts made them willing to bring anything for the work that the Lord had commanded by Moses to be done brought it as a freewill offering to the Lord.
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
SERMON
“Impossible Promise of Resources”
OFFERING
OFFERING OF MUSIC
“We Sing the Mighty Power of God” (Hal Hopson)
Canticle Choir, Larry Bach (Director)
PRAYER SONG
“Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying”
PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE
WORDS OF INSTITUTION
THE LORD’S PRAYER
AGNUS DEI
MUSIC DURING HOLY COMMUNION
“Ring and Rejoice” (Cathy Moklebust)
Bells of Joy, Tim Graf (Director)
POST COMMUNION PRAYER
O God, you have fed us with bread of the new creation, wine of new promises for tomorrow. May this meal strengthen us to be your strong and steady hands in the world, reaching always for more connection with one another and with you, Amen.
BEFORE YOU GO
BENEDICTION
HYMN
“For the Fruit of All Creation” ELW # 679
SENDING
Go in peace. There is more than enough. Thanks be to God!
POSTLUDE
The Musicians for Today’s Worship
- Tim Graf (Bells of Joy Director)
- Larry Bach (Canticle Choir Director)
- Hannah Fleming (Starlight Singers Director)
- Vicki Grant (Grace Notes Director)
- Bells of Joy
- Canticle Choir
- Starlight Singers
- Grace Notes
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:
- Connie Layeux and family on the death of her son, Matt
- Shawna Berg and her friends, the Stahl Family on the deaths of Josh and Tammy
- Judy Dunlevy and family on the death of her brother, Bob
- The Goldberg family on the death of Elaine
- Suzy Fick and her family on the death of her mother, Marlene Cox
- Joey and Cory Johnk on the death of their dear friend, Nenee (knee-knee) Namvansy (nam van see)
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:
- Connie Layeux’s son, Matt Goff
Long Term Prayers:
- Carl Nelson
- Sara Goke, daughter of Curt and Jane Goke
- David Olson
- Paul Skoog’s Brother Dan
- Cindy Rodman
- 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
- 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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The Pastors of St. Andrew
Pastor Peter Johnson
Senior Pastor
Pastor Matthew Ian Fleming
Pastor of Teaching & Young Adults
Pastor Susan Tjornehoj
Interim Transition Pastor