ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

Evangelical Lutheran Worship ~ Setting Ten

Pre Worship:

#853             “When Morning Gilds the Sky”

#669             “Rise Up, O Saints of God”

#557             “Awake, My Soul, and with the Sun”

#556             “Morning Has Broken”

Welcome                                                                               

Gathering 

Confession and Forgiveness

P:                 Blessed be the Holy Trinity, + one God, full of compassion and mercy, abounding in steadfast love.

C:                 Amen.

P:                Trusting God’s promise of forgiveness, let us confess our sin against God and one another.

Silence is kept for reflection.

P:                Eternal God our creator,

C:                 in you we live and move and have our being.  Look upon us, your children, the work of your hands.  Forgive us all our offenses, and cleanse us from proud thoughts and empty desires.  By your grace draw us near to you, our refuge and our strength; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

P:                Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.  God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit given to us.  In the mercy of almighty God, Christ died for us while we were still sinners; and for his sake, God + forgives you all your sins. 

C:                 Amen.

#434            Gathering Song: “Jesus Shall Reign”

p. 203           Greeting

Prayer of the Day

P:                  Let us pray…

God of all peoples, your arms reach out to embrace all those who call upon you. Teach us as disciples of your Son to love the world with compassion and constancy, that your name may be known throughout the earth, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

Word

                   First Reading: Genesis 45: 1-15

                   L: The word of the Lord.

                   C: Thanks be to God. 

                   Silence for reflection

                   Psalm: 133 (read responsively, verse by verse)

                   Silence for reflection

                   Second Reading: Romans 11: 1-2a, 29-32

                   L: The word of the Lord.

                   C: Thanks be to God.

                   Silence for reflection

p. 205           Gospel Acclamation: “Alleluia. Lord and Savior . . .”

                     Holy Gospel: Matthew 15: (10-20) 21-28

                     Glory to you, O Lord

                     The Gospel of the Lord

                     Praise to you, O Christ 

                   Silence for reflection

                   Sermon 

#532            Hymn of the Day: “Gather Us In”

p. 105          Apostle’s 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

#612           Offering Song: “Healer of Our Every Ill” 

A:                Offering Prayer

p. 206          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 for Pentecost

p. 206           Preface Response: Holy, holy, holy Lord . . . .

                    Eucharistic Prayer

P:                 For as often as we eat of this bread and drink of this cup, we proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

C:                 Christ has died.  Christ has risen.  Christ will come again.

p. 208           The Lord’s Prayer

p. 208           “Lamb of God” (sung)

                     O Lamb of God, you bear the sin of all the world away;

                     you suffered death our lives to save: have mercy now, we pray.   

                     O Lamb of God, you bear the sin of all the world away;

                     you set us free from guilt and grave: have mercy now, we pray.

                     O Lamb of God, you bear the sin of all the world away;

                     eternal peace with God you made: give us your peace, we pray.

Communion

                     Communion Songs:

#685             “Take My Life, That I May Be”

#802             “Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus”

#656             “Blest Be the Tie That Binds”

#462             “Now We Join in Celebration”

A:                 Prayer after Communion

Sending

P:                 Benediction

                    Announcements 

#886            Sending Song: “Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing”

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:                             Carmen Bartel

PowerPoint/Sound:           Donald Mayer/Harvey Pearson

Greeters:                         Woody & Marie Schultz

Coffee Host:                    

Aug. Usher team:             Dieter Pankow fam., Dennis Whitling fam. & Jan Nielsen

Communion Servers:         Dwayne & Connie Baird and Gib Balderston & Ellen Gleich

Lesson Reader:                

Counters:                         Kevin Bathgate &

Aug. Altar Guild:                Ellen Gleich & RoseAline Begalke

Please Pray for:                 St. Paul’s Mill Creek, Edmonton

                                        Hope Lutheran, Edmonton

THIS WEEK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sunday 20^th         10:00 am        Worship Service

Tuesday              10:00 am        Coffee Group

Wednesday          8:00 pm          AA Meeting

Saturday              8:00 am          Men’s Breakfast      

Sunday 27^th                               Friendship Sunday

                          10:00 am        Worship Service 

• ·         Our Special Appeal for Aug. will go to Support Our Students (SOS). This synod fund is used to support seminary students from Alberta.  If you are donating to the Special Appeal, please designate your cheque to “Special Appeal”. 

• ·         NOTE CHANGE OF DATE!  The Annual TLCW Salad Supper will be held on Tuesday, September 12th @ 6 pm, and not on Sept 5th, as noted in the TLCW booklet.  All ladies are welcome to attend.  If you have any questions , call Linda Pearson @ 780-831-6353.
• ·         Please plan to attend a Church Fair and volunteer appreciation and BBQ immediately following church on September 24^th. Come find out about opportunities to become involved in the church and or enjoy lunch and fellowship! 

• ·         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.

• ·         Please remember to lock your vehicle anytime while at the church.  Items have been taken from one of our member's vehicle recently.  In a similar vein, please don't leave valuables/keys, etc. in pockets or anywhere at the back door; in the past, items have been taken during worship services and meetings.

• ·         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 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 wants 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