Welcome to worship at Northminster! SERVICE FOR THE LORD S DAY. SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY February 24, 2019

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1 1660 Kessler Boulevard, East Drive Welcome to worship at Northminster! Indianapolis, IN Thank you for worshiping with us today. If you are visiting with us this morning we hope you feel the presence of God and the hospitality of this congregation. If you have any questions about our church please ask one of the pastors or a greeting host wearing a red Ask Me badge. SERVICE FOR THE LORD S DAY SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY February 24, 2019 * = Those who are able, please stand. Congregation responds in bold. APPROACHING GOD WELCOME Teri Thomas PRELUDE Prelude in G Minor J. S. Bach ( )

2 * PRAYER OF THE DAY Gracious God, give your church the grace to serve you with courage, that our lives may be a witness to your compassion and our actions a testimony to your mercy. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, by the power of the Holy Spirit, we pray. Amen. * HYMN NO. 23 God, You Spin the Whirling Planets PLEADING SAVIOR

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4 * PRAYER OF CONFESSION Ruth Chadwick Moore Merciful God, you call us to show your love to our neighbors, yet we have allowed the poor to be neglected and the weak to be oppressed. We have ignored signs of injustice and forget all that you have done for us. Forgive our sins, our foolishness, and our ingratitude. Fill us with spiritual wisdom and understanding that we may faithfully serve as your compassionate people. * SILENCE FOR PERSONAL PRAYER AND REFLECTION * DECLARATION OF FORGIVENESS Brothers and sisters, hear this good news Christ is merciful to all who turn to him in repentance. In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Forgiven and freed, we are one with the Lord and with each other. We can live thankfully! * GLORIA Carroll Andrews

5 * SHARING THE PEACE The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. And also with you. (Worshipers may greet one another with words of Christ s peace.) LISTENING FOR GOD S WORD ANTHEM (9:00) Who is my neighbor? Carolyn Gillettee Peace Choir CHILDREN S TIME Children may be excused for Church School at this time. ANTHEM (11:00) How Can I Keep from Singing (See Hymn No. 821 for text) American folk arr. Eric Nelson (born 1965) Chancel Choir PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION PSALM 25: 1-10 Hal Hopson Doug Johnson, Seung Lee, Cantors GOSPEL LESSON Luke 10: (Pg. 71) The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. SERMON The Good Elephant Dr. Lake Lambert President, Hanover College

6 SILENCE FOR REFLECTION RESPONDING TO GOD S WORD * HYMN They Asked, Who s My Neighbor? NEIGHBOR (Choir sings stanza 1; All sing stanzas 2-4) PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE THE LORD S PRAYER Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come; thy will be done, on earth as it is in

7 heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. OFFERING (Please sign the pew pad and pass it to your neighbor.) OFFERTORY Meditation Gordon Young ( ) * DOXOLOGY LASST UNS ERFREUEN Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below. Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit, Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! * PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING GOING FORTH * HYMN NO. 757 Today We All Are Called to Be Disciples KINGSFOLD

8 * BLESSING AND CHARGE CHORAL RESPONSE Dona nobis pacem (from Coronation Mass) Wolfgang A. Mozart ( ) 9:00 Section Leaders

9 Dona nobis pacem. Grant us peace. 11:00 Chancel Choir MUSIC IN WORSHIP The anthem (11:00), How Can I Keep from Singing, is a 2002 arrangement of a hymn written in 1869 by the Baptist preacher and hymn writer Robert Lowry. Lowry also composed Shall We Gather at the River. How Can I Keep from Singing was recorded by Pete Seeger in the 1960s during the folk revival. The hymn gained a new audience in the 1990s when Irish musician Enya released a recording of it on her album Shepherd Moons. Today s arrangement was composed by Eric Nelson, who serves as Director of Choral Studies at Emory University, Atlanta, and as Artistic Director of the Atlanta Master Chorale, a 45-voice chamber choir that specializes in a cappella repertoire. Near the beginning and end of the piece, snippets of the hymn O For a Thousand Tongues to sing may be heard. The hymn after the sermon, They Asked, Who s My Neighbor, was written by Ruth Jan Wesson in It is a narrative hymn, especially appealing and educational for children. The first three stanzas tell the story of the Good Samaritan, found in today s Luke passage. The fourth stanza presents the moral behind Jesus story. Events and Education TODAY Deacon s Plant Sale TODAY Gathering Place Confirmation Class TODAY, 10am Backpacking to Bach John Wright s Sabbatical Journey TODAY, 10am Book of the Month TODAY, 12:15pm #FoodandFaith TODAY, 12:15pm

10 What s Next? Worship March 3 Transfiguration Sunday. Explore this strange story and celebrate the sacrament of communion. March 6 Ash Wednesday Worship - 7pm March 10 First Sunday of Lent. Topic is forgiveness. March 17 Matthew takes us into a discussion of abundance. March 24 You may have heard many are called but few are chosen. Where does that leave us? Will we get into God s kingdom? March 31 A look at the familiar parable of the Talents. Mission and Outreach Deacon s Plant Sale February 24, March 3, 10 Gathering Place Gleaner s Backsack Project March 14, 12:30-2:30pm Events and Education Confirmation Retreat March 1-3 Youth Group March 3, 5:30pm Caregiver s Group March 4, 6pm and March 6, 1pm Ash Wednesday Ashes To Go March 6, 3:30-6pm, South Parking Lot Ash Wednesday Soup Supper March 6, 5:30pm Celebration of the Arts Workshop March 9, 10am or March 24, 12:15pm IHN Week begins March 10 Adult Education Ending Hunger March 10, 17, 24, 10am Youth Lunch March 10, 12:15pm Health Care Group March 11, 7pm Curious Conversations March 17 and 24, 10am. Learn about NPC Book of the Month Not Just Black and White March 17, 12Noon

11 Wednesday Night Lent Study March 20-April 17, 6pm Middlers Dinner March 23, 6pm, Neterval home Youth Group March 24, 5:30pm 3B Exercise Monday and Thursdays, 2:30pm (Chair Yoga March 4, 18) Women s Bible Study Tuesdays at 11:00am Men s Prayer Breakfast Wednesdays, 7:30am For more information, check out our website (northminster-indy.org). To give by text message on a smartphone, text the amount you would like to give to Our online giving system, ShelbyNext, will then prompt you through a one-time set up for giving. MINISTRY Teri L. Thomas Pastor Ruth Chadwick Moore Associate Pastor Maureen Wilson Director, Education and Youth Ministries John M. Wright Director, Music Ministries Marko Petričić Music Associate/Organist Denise Harrington Senior Ministry Consultant Carol McDonald Parish Associate Carol Campbell John Reed Tony Dzwonar Stephen Ministry Leaders Donald R. Durrett Associate Pastor Emeritus Lori Schlabach, Church Business Adminstrator Susan Glant Nancy J. Sala Adminstrative Assistants Tim McElroy Head Custodian Jonathan Petersen Sunday Custodian