20th Sunday After Pentecost

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1 1416 Broad River Road, Columbia, SC th Sunday After Pentecost October 22, :30 a.m and 11:00 a.m. The Evangelical Lutheran Worship (ELW) is the red worship book found in your pew racks. Service music, indicated with a page number, can be found in the front portion of the book. Hymns, indicated by number, are found in the back portion of the book. Congregational responses are printed in bold type. b GATHERING b PRELUDE CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS All may make the sign of the cross, the sign marked at baptism, as the presiding minister begins. Blessed be the holy Trinity, the one who fashions us, the one who heals us, the one who reforms us again and again. Amen. Let us confess our sin, calling for God's transforming power. Silence for reflection and self-examination. Source of all life, we confess that we have not allowed your grace to set us free. We fear that we are not good enough. We hear your word of love freely given to us, yet we expect others to earn it. We turn the church inward, rather than moving it outward. Forgive us. Stir us. Reform us to be a church powered by love, willing to speak for what is right, act for what is just, and seek the healing of your whole creation. Amen. God hears our cry and sends the Spirit to change us and to empower our lives in the world. Our sins are forgiven, God s love is unconditional, and we are raised up as God s people who will always be made new, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. We remain kneeling as the pastor offers God s absolution and forgiveness. Following absolution we stand for the hymn, facing the processional cross as we begin.

2 GATHERING SONG: You Servants of God (ELW Hymn 825) The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you. KYRIE AND HYMN OF PRAISE (Glory to God) (ELW page 120) PRAYER OF THE DAY Sovereign God, raise your throne in our hearts. Created by you, let us live in your image; created for you, let us act for your glory; redeemed by you, let us give you what is yours, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. We sit b WORD b CHILDREN S SERMON (11:00 a.m.) FIRST READING: ISAIAH 45:1-7 1Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him and strip kings of their robes, to open doors before him and the gates shall not be closed: 2I will go before you and level the mountains, I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron, 3I will give you the treasures of darkness and riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that it is I, the Lord, the God of Israel, who call you by your name. 4 For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen, I call you by your name, I surname you, though you do not know me. 5 I am the Lord, and there is no other; besides me there is no god. I arm you, though you do not know me, 6 so that they may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is no one besides me; I am the Lord, and there is no other. 7 I form light and create darkness, I make weal and create woe; I the Lord do all these things. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

3 PSALM 96: The following refrain will be sung first by the cantor and then by the congregation each time thereafter. O sing a new song to the Lord, sing to the Lord all the earth. Tell among the nations his glory and his wonders among all the peoples. Refrain The Lord is great and worthy of praise, to be feared above all gods; The gods of the heathens are naught. It was the Lord who made the heavens. Refrain Give the Lord, you families of peoples, give the Lord glory and power; give the Lord the glory of his name. Bring an offering and enter God s courts, worship the Lord in the temple. O earth, stand in fear of the Lord. Proclaim to the nations: God is king. God will judge the people in fairness. Refrain SECOND READING: 1 THESSALONIANS 1: Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. 2We always give thanks to God for all of you and mention you in our prayers, constantly 3 remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 4 For we know, brothers and sisters beloved by God, that he has chosen you, 5 because our message of the gospel came to you not in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of persons we proved to be among you for your sake. 6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for in spite of persecution you received the word with joy inspired by the Holy Spirit, 7 so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. 8 For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God has become known, so that we have no need to speak about it. 9 For the people of those regions report about us what kind of welcome we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God, 10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath that is coming. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. We stand.

4 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION The Holy Gospel according to Matthew. Glory to you, O Lord. GOSPEL: MATTHEW 22: Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap [Jesus] in what he said. 16 So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one; for you do not regard people with partiality. 17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not? 18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, Why are you putting me to the test, you hypocrites? 19 Show me the coin used for the tax. And they brought him a denarius. 20 Then he said to them, Whose head is this, and whose title? 21 They answered, The emperor s. Then he said to them, Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor s, and to God the things that are God s. 22 When they heard this, they were amazed; and they left him and went away. The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. SERMON We sit. We stand and sing. HYMN OF THE DAY: Sing Praise to God, the Highest Good (ELW Hymn 871) APOSTLES CREED: Please turn to the back inside cover of your hymnal.

5 PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION Each intercession will end with Lord in your mercy, to which we respond: Hear our prayer. b MEAL b PEACE The peace of the Lord be with you always. And also with you. We greet one another with a gesture of peace using these or similar words: Peace be with you. We sit. OFFERTORY ANTHEM: Autumn Carol (Schulz-Widmar) Sing to the Lord of harvest, sing songs of love and praise. With joyful hearts and voices Your alleluias raise: In God the rolling seasons In fruitful order move. Sing to the Lord of harvest A song of joyous love. The clouds break forth with raining, The deserts bloom and spring; The hills leap up in gladness, The valleys laugh and sing. God fills them with abundance and nature's gifts increase. The year is crowned with goodness, with plenty, and with peace. Bring to this sacred altar the gifts God's goodness gave, the golden sheaves of harvest, The souls Christ died to save. Your hearts lay down in offering, as at his feet you fall. With holy lives adore Him who gave His life for all.

6 OFFERTORY HYMN OFFERTORY PRAYER THE GREAT THANKSGIVING (ELW page 129) 8:30 a.m. Spoken 11:00 a.m. Sung THE LORD S PRAYER (ELW page 134) We sit.

7 LAMB OF GOD HOLY COMMUNION All are welcome to commune. Communion will be received at the altar rail by intinction; we receive the consecrated bread and dip it into the chalice. Those unable to partake of wine or wheaten bread are assured that the Church affirms our Lord s presence in, with, and under each element alone. Gluten free wafers are available. Please let the Pastor or Lay Assistant know of your need. COMMUNION ANTHEM: Treasures in Heaven (arr. McKissick) COMMUNION HYMN: Lord, Be Glorified (ELW Hymn 744) We stand. POST-COMMUNION BLESSING AND PRAYER b SENDING b BENEDICTION SENDING SONG: Holy, Holy, Holy (ELW Hymn 413) Go in Peace. Serve the Lord. Thanks be to God.

8 1416 Broad River Road, Columbia, South Carolina, Tel: (803) Fax: (803) Website: Pastor: The Rev. John P. Trump Deacon: Sandra Holland Director of Music Ministries: Jenny Walrath Choir Director: Nicholas Shumate Office Manager: Lina Gann COPYRIGHT PERMISSIONS: Prayer of the Day and other portions of the liturgy from Sundays & Seasons, copyright 2006, Augsburg Fortress. Used by permission. Psalmody from Psalms for the Revised Common Lectionary by Michel Guimont, GIA Publications, Inc. Used by permisiion, onelicense.net A Come, let us eat text by Billema Kwillia, sts. 103; Gilbert E Doan, Jr. st. 4. Music by Billema Kwillia, adapt. Text sts. 1-3 and tune copyright Lutheran World Federation; text st. 4 and adapt. Copyright 1972 Contemporary Worship 4, admin. Augsburg Fortress. In the Lord I ll be ever thankful text by Taize community, based on Isaiah 12, music by Macques Berthier. Text and music copyright 1986, Les Presses de Taize, admin. GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission OneLIcense.net A

9 October 22, 2017 In Our Prayers Rachel Potts, undergoing cancer treatments Marjorie Fulmer Mildred Boucher, undergoing cancer treatments Jean Lail, recovering at home Al Hardee, recovering at home Allen Semones, recovering at home Keenan Shealy Iva Metze, under Hospice care Linda Sease, Lexington Medical Center David Smith, recovering at home Charles Dawkins, recovering at home Amy Vickers, Lexington Medical Center Dollie Lunsford, recovering at home Don Weeks, recovering at home Flowers Flowers by the altar today are given to the glory of God. Welcome!! Pastor Ray Mohrmann serves as SC Development Officer for Lutheran Services Carolinas, building awareness of and support for its important work in South Carolina. He is a graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne University and Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary. Ordained by the SC Synod in 1990, Pastor Mohrmann served congregations in Greenville, North Augusta, Rock Hill, Winston-Salem (NC) and Mt. Pleasant prior to joining LSC in He and his wife, Ann, reside in Lexington. Disciple s Bible Study Wednesdays at 5:30 PM and Thursdays at 11:00 AM. ALL are welcome to join us at any time. Right now we are looking at the book of II Kings. Please note we will NOT be meeting on October 26. Cookies for Kairos Prison Ministry Baked cookies are due on Wednesday, October 25, by noon. Please drop them off in the church office. For further information, please call Lee Breuer at (803) or Charles Dawkins at (803) Fall Festival Oct. 29 after Church We NEED trunk sponsors for our Trunk or Treat at the Fall Festival! Please consider handing out candy to our adorable Little Lutherans at the Fall Festival. All you need to do is park your car, open your trunk, and give little pieces of happiness! We NEED skilled Pumpkin Carvers to bring pre-carved pumpkins to our Pumpkin Carving Contest at the Fall Festival! First place receives a prize...second place gets a certificate! If you can help, please contact Joe (803) or josephwilliamcasey@gmail.com. Reformation Sunday - Sunday, October 29 at 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Join us for the 500 th Anniversary of this historic event. All Saints Day - Wednesday, November 1st On All Saints day, please join us at 5:30 p.m. for a short, spoken service AT ST. ANDREW'S CEMETERY on St. Andrew's Road. Many of you may not ever have been to this holy ground. Come and worship surrounded by the memory of those witnesses from this community that have gone before us. We recognize that in the eyes of God, we are seen as "saintly," as God looks at us through the pure eyes of grace. Therefore, we can worship around the graves and see in them hope and salvation. The cemetery is located at 407 St. Andrews Road, just past Redeemer Lutheran Church and across the street from the Clusters of Whitehall. All Saints Sunday - Sunday, November 5 at 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. A special call to and remembrance of all the saints, including those from this community who have died this year. Disaster Relief You may continue to give through St. Andrew s. Just mark your check or envelope Hurricane Disaster Relief or you may go to salutheran.com and give on-line. You may also donate to ELCA Disaster Relief on-line. Stewardship Card Return! The Stewardship Banquet is over. We ate our fill. That morning we heard our Bishop speak about the generosity of this congregation. You also received at that time, or you were mailed, your Stewardship Packet in which was a card to be returned to the church. PLEASE, PLEASE do so. There are a wide variety of responses you can choose, but please do send the card back.

10 College Connect Prayer Partners Nine of our 23 college students who are members of St. Andrew's still need prayer partners. If you would be willing to "adopt" a student to pray for this year, please see Sandra Holland or her at sholland@salutheran.com. We are asking that you contact the student and let him or her know that you are praying and ask for specific prayer requests. Annual Congregational Meeting Notice The Annual Meeting will take place on Sunday, November 12, prior to the 11:00 service at 10:45 a.m. in the sanctuary. The congregation will be asked to approve amendments to the constitution that were adopted by the 2016 church-wide assembly. The primary amendment changes relate to the merging of the three lay rosters into a roster of Ministers of Word and Service and the renaming of ordained clergy as Ministers of Word and Sacrament. Other amendments address duties of rostered ministers, descriptions of membership categories, and required provisions when a congregation unites with another parish. Copies of the amendments will be found on the narthex table. For comparison, copies of the previous constitution will be available upon request. Ministry Assignments October 22 Counters: Sharon Berger & Barbara Weaver Greeters: 8:30 Bernice Sims, 11:00 Cathy Jordan Reader: 8:30 Tom Henry, 11:00 Youth Communion Assistant: 8:30 Sharon Berger 11:00 Youth Lay Assistant: Ruth Lackstrom Acolyte: Grace Daly Crucifer: Maliyah Beckham Nursery: Birdsong Grounds: (October 21) Cathy Jordan, Pedro Robles Council Collections: Joe Casey, Jan Bass, Sybil Long October 29 Counters: Joe & Dot Meador Greeters: 8:30 Tom & Theresa Henry 11:00 Carole Amick Reader: 8:30 Theresa Henry, 11:00 Tom Bane Communion Assistant: 8:30 Lula Wilson 11:00 Deborah Slice Lay Assistant: Sandra Holland Acolyte: Jake Derrick Crucifer: Caroline Shirer Nursery: Johnson/Skillman Grounds: (October 28) Steve Slice, Robert Luther Council Collections: Joe Casey, Jan Bass, Sybil Long Weekly Schedule Sunday, October 22 8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.... Worship 9:45 a.m.... Sunday School 12:00 p.m.... Brief Ensemble Rehearsal 3:00 p.m.... Youth Marty St. Stephen s in Lexington Monday, October 23 7:00 p.m.... Handbell Rehearsal Wednesday, October 25 11:00 a.m.... Retired & Restless 5:30 p.m.... Discipleship Bible Study 7:00 p.m.... Adult Choir Rehearsal Thursday, October 26 9:30 a.m.... WELCA Quilters 12:00 p.m.... Young at Pastor and Beth Trump s House Sunday, October 29 8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.... Worship 9:45 a.m.... Sunday School 12:00 p.m.... Fall Festival 5:30 p.m.... In the Flying Saucer Outside Groups using the Building: AA Meetings: Monday-Friday at 5:30 p.m., Saturday at 10:30 a.m. OA Meetings: Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. AL Anon: Monday & Thursday at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. & Saturday at 10:30 a.m. SA Meetings: Sunday & Monday at 7 p.m. Karen Baptist Church: Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Office Hours Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. If you have an emergency and can t reach someone in the office, please call Pastor Trump at (803) or Sandra Holland at (803) Broad River Road, Columbia, South Carolina, Tel: (803) Fax: (803) Website: officemgr@salutheran.com Pastor: The Rev. John P. Trump, Deacon: Sandra Holland Director of Music Ministries: Jenny Walrath Choir Director: Nicholas Shumate Office Manager: Lina Gann