St. Andrew Lutheran Church of Canyon Lake

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Welcome to Worship

All Saints Sunday

10:00 AM Service November 5, 2023

GATHERING

Prelude

Welcome and Announcements

Ringing of the Bell

(Please Stand)

P: Eternal God, maker of heaven and earth, who formed us from the dust of the earth, who by your breath gave us life, we glorify you.

C: We glorify you.

P: Jesus Christ, the resurrection and the life, who suffered death for all humanity, who rose from the grave to open the way to eternal life, we praise you.

C: We praise you.

P: Holy Spirit, author and giver of life, the comforter of all who sorrow, our sure confidence and everlasting hope, we worship you.

C: We worship you.

P: To you O blessed Trinity, be glory and honor, forever and ever.

C: Amen

Remembrance of All Saints

(Candles are lit for each of the members of St. Andrew who have died this year. Another candle is lit for the others whom the congregation wishes to remember in prayer. The bell is rung.)

Let us pray:

God of resurrection and of life, in each generation you gather a people and call them your own. We give thanks for the saints who have gone before us, whom we have known and loved, whose lives in your service are now complete. We remember especially those most dear to us, whom we name before you now in our hearts. Help us to entrust them to your care. Strengthen us, who walk by faith and not by sight, to wait in hope for the re-demption you have promised through Jesus Christ our Lord.

C: Amen.

Hymn #422 “For All the Saints”, verses 1-4

L: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion

of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

C: And also with you.

This is the feast...

L: Let us pray:

All: Almighty God, you have knit your people together in one communion in the mystical body of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Grant us grace to follow your blessed saints in lives of faith and commitment, and to know the inexpressible joys you have prepared for those who love you, through 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 Revelation 7: 9—17 Pg.1921

R: Word of God, Word of life. C: Thanks be to God.

Psalm Psalm 34: 1—10, 22 Pg. 871

Refrain

PS 34:1 I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.

PS 34:2 My soul will boast in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and rejoice.

PS 34:8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes

refuge in him.

PS 34:9 Fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him lack nothing.

Refrain:

PS 34:3 Glorify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together.

PS 34:4 I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all

my fears.

Refrain

PS 34:5 Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.

PS 34:7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.

Refrain:

PS 34:10 The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD

lack no good thing.

PS 34:22 The LORD redeems his servants; no one will be condemned who

takes refuge in him.

Refrain:

Second Reading: 1 John 3: 1—3 Pg. 1900

R: Word of God, Word of life. C: Thanks be to God.

Children’s Sermon

(Please rise for the Gospel.) Alleleuia, Lord to whom shall we go...

After the Gospel is announced, we sing
Glory to you oh Lord

The Gospel according to Matthew, the fifth chapter.

Gospel Reading Matthew 5: 1—12 Pg. 1501

After the reading of the Gospel, we sing

Praise to you, oh Christ

(Please be seated)

Sermon Rev. Kristine Franke Hill

(Please Stand)

Hymn # 423 “Shall We Gather at the River”

L: Together with the whole church, we confess our faith:

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty,

maker of heaven and earth,

of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,

the only Son of God,

eternally begotten of the Father,

God from God, Light from Light,

true God from true God, begotten, not made,

of one Being with the Father;

through him all things were made.

For us and for our salvation

he came down from heaven,

was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary

and became truly human.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;

he suffered death and was buried.

On the third day he rose again

in accordance with the scriptures;

he ascended into heaven

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,

who proceeds from the Father and the Son,*

who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.

We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church.

We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

We look for the resurrection of the dead,

and the life of the world to come. Amen.

The Prayers

L: . . . Hear us, O God

C: Your mercy is great.

Sharing of the Peace

L: The peace of Christ be with you always.

C: And also with you!

L: You may share the peace with one another.

Offering

Offering Hymn # 697 “Just a Closer Walk with Thee”

Please stand as the last verse is sung and the offering is brought forward.

L: Let us pray.

All: God of all goodness, generations have turned to you, gathered around your table, and shared your abundant blessings. Number us among them that, as we gather these gifts from your abundance, and give thanks for your rich blessings, we may feast upon your very self and care for all that you have made, through Jesus Christ, our Sovereign and Servant. Amen.

MEAL

P: It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise. . . We praise your name and join their unending hymn:

Eucharistic Prayer

P: Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal:

you we praise and glorify, you we worship and adore.

You formed the earth from chaos; you encircled the globe with air;

you created fire for warmth and light; you nourish the lands with water.

You molded us in your image, and with mercy higher than the mountains, with grace deeper than the seas,

you blessed the Israelites and cherished them as your own.

That also we, estranged and dying, might be adopted to live in your Spirit, you called to us through the life and death of Jesus.

In the night in which he was betrayed,

our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks;

broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying:

Take and eat; this is my body, given for you.

Do this for the remembrance of me.

Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks,

and gave it for all to drink, saying:

This cup is the new covenant in my blood,

shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin.

Do this for the remembrance of me.

Together as the body of Christ,

we proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes:

Christ has died.

Christ is risen.

Christ will come again.

P: We give you thanks, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, for this blessing of for-giveness and new life, and we ask, Lord…

P: Remember us in your kingdom and teach us to pray…

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.

Invitation to Communion

Communion Hymns

Hymn # 728 “Blest Are They”

Hymn # 857 “Lord, I Lift Your Name on High”

SENDING

Blessing

P: The body and blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ, strengthen you and keep you in his grace.

Benediction

P: May the God of all creation, in whose image we are made, who claims us and calls us beloved, who strengthens us for service,

give you reason to rejoice and be glad! The blessing of God,

Sovereign, Savior, and Spirit, be with you today and always.

Hymn #669 “Rise Up, O Saints of God!”