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Welcome to Worship
All Saints Sunday
10:00 AM Service November 3, 2024
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
Ringing of the Bell
(Please stand)
Confession and Forgiveness
L: Blessed be the holy Trinity, one God, who forgives all our sin, whose mercy endures forever.
C: Amen.
L: Let us confess our sin and come to God for healing. Silence is kept for reflection.
Gracious God,
C: have mercy on us. We confess that we have honored you with our lips, but have harmed our neighbors with our tongues. The cravings at war within us cause conflicts and disputes. In our desire to be first we make distinctions among ourselves. We place the needs of the poor and the suffering last. In your great mercy, forgive us our sins. Draw near to us with grace in time of need, and turn us to follow in the way of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
L: God promises to forgive our iniquity and to remember our sin no more. By grace you have been saved. In the name of Jesus Christ, the source of eternal healing, your sins are forgiven.
C: Amen.
Hymn “Oh, When the Saints Go Marching In” (insert)
Greeting:
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.
L: Liturgist P: Pastor C: Congregation R: Reader
L: Let us pray
C: 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 Isaiah 25: 6—9
Isaiah sees a vision of the end of days, when God will gather all people on God’s holy mountain and will prepare for them a rich feast. At this banquet God will wipe the tears from all eyes. And there will be no more sorrow, for God will destroy death itself.
6 On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wines, of rich food filled with marrow, of well-aged wines strained clear. 7 And he will destroy on this mountain the shroud that is cast over all peoples, the sheet that is spread over all nations; 8 he will swallow up death forever. Then the Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces, and the disgrace of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken. 9 It will be said on that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, so that he might save us. This is the Lord for whom we have waited; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
R: Word of God, Word of life. C: Thanks be to God.
Psalm Psalm 24
Refrain
Ps. 24:1 The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world and those who
dwell therein. Ps. 24:2 For thefounded itit upon the rivers.
Refrain:
Ps. 24:3 Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord, and who may stand in
God’s holy place? Ps. 24:4 Those of innocent hands and purity of heart, who do not swear on
God’s being, nor do they pledge by what is false. Ps. 24:5 They shall receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the
God of their salvation. Ps. 24:6 Such is the generation of those who seek you, O Lord, of those who
seek your face, O God of Jacob.
Refrain:
Ps. 24:7 Lift up your heads, O gates; and be lifted up, O everlasting doors, that
the King of glory may come in. Ps. 24:8 Who is this King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord,
mighty in battle! Ps. 24:9 Lift up your heads, O gates; and be lifted up, O everlasting doors, that
the King of glory may come in. Ps. 24:10 Who is this King of glory? Truly, the Lord of hosts is the King of glory.
Refrain
Second Reading: Revelation 21: 1-6a
Here is a vision of the new heaven and new earth in which God resides fully with God’s people so that mourning, despair, and pain have been eradicated. These renewing words from the God who spans all of time are trustworthy and true.
1 I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; 4 he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.” 5 And the one who was seated on the throne said, “See, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.” 6a Then he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end.”
R: The word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God.
Children’s Sermon Pastor Chris Steubing
(Please Stand)
Gospel Acclamation
The Gospel according to John.
(After the Gospel is announced, we say)
Glory to you, O Lord.
Gospel: John 11: 32—44
Through the raising of Lazarus, Jesus offers the world a vision of the life to come, when death and weeping will be no more.
32 When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her al-so weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. 34 He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus began to weep. 36 So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” 37 But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?” 38 Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Mar-tha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days.” 40 Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” 41 So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, “Father, I thank you for having heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.” 43 When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”
(After the reading of the Gospel, we say)
C: Praise to you, O Christ.
(Please be seated)
Sermon Pastor Chris Steubing
Hymn #422 “For All The Saints” vs. 1—3, 6
(Please stand)
The Apostle’s Creed
L: Together with the whole church, we confess our faith:
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
The Prayers
L:. . . .Merciful God
C: Receive our prayer.
The Peace
L: The peace of Christ be with you always.
C: And also with you.
L: Let us share the peace with one another.
Offering
Offering Hymn “I’ll Fly Away—O Brother Where Art Thou” (next page)
(The offering is collected as the hymn is sung. Please stand on the last verse as the offering is brought forward.)
Verse 1
Some bright morning when this life is over
I'll fly away
To that home on God's celestial shore
I'll fly away
Chorus
I'll fly away oh glory, I'll fly away in the morning
When I die Hallelujah by and by, I'll fly away
Verse 2
When the shadows of this life have gone
I'll fly away
Like a bird from these prison walls I'll fly
I'll fly away
Chorus
Verse 3
Oh how glad and happy when we meet
I'll fly away
No more cold iron shackles on my feet
I'll fly away
Verse 4
Just a few more weary days and then
I'll fly away
To a land where joys will never end
I’ll Fly away
Chorus (2 times)
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Let us pray,
All: Holy God, gracious and merciful, you bring forth food from the earth and nourish your whole creation. Turn our hearts toward those who hunger in any way, that all may know your care; and prepare us now to feast on the bread of life, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Amen.
MEAL
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.
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:
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.
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, for-ever and ever. Amen.
Invitation to Communion
P: Christ has set the table with more than enough for all. Come!
Communion Distribution---All are welcome to receive Holy Communion at the Lord's table. If you'd like to receive a blessing instead, you may simply come forward and cross your arms over your chest. If you are unable to come forward, please notify an usher and we will bring the sacrament to you. The communion cups contain wine (red) or grape juice (white). Gluten-free wafers are available upon request.
Communion Hymns
Hymn # 433 “Shall We Gather At The River”
Hymn # 631 “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”
Blessing
P: The body and blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ, strengthen you and keep you in his grace.
Amen.
Prayer after Communion
P: Let us pray.
O God, we give you thanks that you have set before us this feast, the body and blood of your Son. By your Spirit strengthen us to serve all in need and to give ourselves away as bread for the hungry, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Benediction
P: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord’s face shine on you with grace and mercy. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace.
Hymn # 439 “Soon and Very Soon”
L: Go in peace. God is at work in you.
C: Thanks be to God.
Postlude
Our thanks to those who serve as our worship leaders::
Our Reader—Cindy Riffe
Our Liturgist—Claire Roberts
Organist—Jimmy Cheung
Choir and Hand Bell Director—Wendy Kuenemann
Pastor—Rev. Chris Steubing