FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT
Mar 5, 2017 10:00 am
Evangelical Lutheran Worship ~ Setting Three
Pre Worship:
#857 “Lord, I Lift Your Name on High”
#438 “My Lord, What a Morning”
#818 “O Master, Let Me Walk with You”
#773 “Precious Lord, Take My Hand”
Welcome
Gathering
Confession and Forgiveness
P: In the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
P: During the season of Lent we are called to return to the Lord with all our heart. Let us confess our sin and seek reconciliation with God and neighbour.
Silence is kept for reflection
P: Merciful God,
C: you sent Jesus Christ to save the lost. We confess that we have strayed from you and turned aside from your way. We fail in love, neglect justice, and ignore your truth. Have mercy on us and wash away our sin. Create in us clean hearts for the sake of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.
P: Behold, now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation. Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins, and bring us to everlasting life; through + Christ our Lord.
C: Amen.
#631 Gathering Song: “Love Divine, All Love Excelling”
p. 138 Greeting
p. 138 Kyrie
Prayer of the Day
P: Let us pray…
Lord God, our strength, the struggle between good and evil rages within and around us, and the devil and all the forces that defy you tempt us with empty promises. Keep us steadfast in your word, and when we fall, raise us again and restore us through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Word
First Reading: Genesis 2: 15-17, 3: 1-7
L: The word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
Silence for reflection
Psalm: 32 (read responsively, verse by verse)
Silence for reflection
Second Reading: Romans 5: 12-19
L: The word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
Silence for reflection
p. 142 Gospel Acclamation: “Return to the Lord, your God…”
Holy Gospel: Matthew 4: 1-11
Glory to you, O Lord
The Gospel of the Lord
Praise to you, O Christ
Silence for reflection
Blessing of Sunday School
Sermon
#339 Hymn of the Day: “Christ, the Life of All the Living”
p. 105 Apostles’ Creed
A: Prayers of Intercession
Sharing of the Peace
A: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
C: And also with you.
Meal
Offering
#732 Offering Song: “Borning Cry”
A: Offering Prayer
p. 144 Great Thanksgiving
P: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
P: Lift up your hearts.
C: We lift them to the Lord.
P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
C: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Preface forLent
p. 144 Preface Response: Holy, holy, holy Lord . . . .
p. 145 Eucharistic Prayer
P: With this bread and cup we remember our Lord’s Passover from death to life as we proclaim the mystery of faith:
C: Christ has died. Christ has risen. Christ will come again.
p. 145 The Lord’s Prayer
p. 146 Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; grant us peace.
Communion
Communion Songs:
#779 “Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound”
#620 “How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds”
#815 “I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light”
#485 “I Am the Bread of Life”
A: Prayer after Communion
Sending
P: Benediction
Announcements
#632 Sending Song: “O God, Our Help in Ages Past”
A: Dismissal
Unless otherwise stated, all songs are from Evangelical Lutheran Worship (Red Book). Augsburg Copyright licensing #13879-S CCLI Licensing #407530
THOSE WHO HELPED WITH WORSHIP TODAY
Presiding Minister: Pastor Greg Anderson
Worship Assistant:
Music: Dr. Pope
PowerPoint/Sound: Don Mayer/
Greeters: Woody & Marie Schultz
Coffee Host:
Mar. Usher team Lorne Fedchuk fam., Jim Gleich fam. & Jan Nielsen
Lesson Reader: Linda Leiren
Communion Servers:
Counters: Bruce Gillespie &
Mar. Altar Guild: Lorraine Hotton & Sharron Pope
Please Pray for: Grace Lutheran, Edson
St. Paul Lutheran, Ellerslie
THIS WEEK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday 5th 10:00 am Worship Service
10:00 am Sunday School
Monday 4:00 pm Boys’ Choir
7:00 pm TLCW Meeting
Tuesday 10:00 am Coffee Group
Wednesday 2:00 pm TLCW Afternoon Bible Study
7:00 pm Lenten Service
8:00 pm AA Meeting
Thursday Joy Chapel
Saturday 10:00 am Boys Choir
7:00 pm Gospel Music & Pie Auction
Change Clocks
Sunday 12th 10:00 am Worship Service
10:00 am Sunday School
4:00 pm Service at GP Care Centre
- · Gospel Music Night, Saturday, March 11. 7:00pm Music begins, followed by Pie Auction, then coffee and pie will be served. We welcome musical participation from the congregation or friends and family. Congregation is asked to bring pies for auction and to serve with coffee after event. We also welcome help in the kitchen to cut and serve pies. Please invite friends and family. This is a fun night for $10 each. Tickets available after church service and at church office.
- · The east (back) doors will be locked at 10:05 am on Sunday mornings following the beginning of worship and before the beginning of Sunday School. The main entrance (glass doors) will remain open.
- · Do you have trouble hearing parts of the Worship Service? * For minor hearing issues, sound enhancement devices are available. Please see Diane Primeau or an usher to arrange for your personal unit. * If you use a hearing aid, please select the “T-coil” option. If you have any questions or concerns, please see Diane Primeau.
- · Trinity Lutheran Church has a Prayer Chain. Requests for prayer can be made through the church office. If you would like your name on the list of praying members, please call Dorothy at the office.
- · If you have lost any item of property, there is a Lost & Found container on the shelf by the back door. Please check there.
- · The youth group has a PowerPlus number if anyone is wanting to donate bottles. All you need to do is attach the number below to each bag and drop them off at the bottle depot. If you have any questions or ever need bottles picked up please contact Chelsea. PowerPlus number: 1323-4978 Thanks!! Chelsea
