Sixth Sunday after Pentecost. July 1, 2018

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1 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost July 1, 2018 FIRST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 43 West Washington Street Chambersburg, PA Website Church Office Pastor Director of Church Music Director of Children, Youth & Family Ministry Parish Administrator Treasurer Financial Secretary Custodian The Rev. Jane Nicholson Freda J. Dorand, Deacon Kathleen Getaz Christie Brown Bonnie McKenrick Carol McCoy Josh Dorand Church Office Hours: Monday Friday 9 a.m. 12 p.m. We welcome our visitors this morning. Please pick up a visitor s packet. They are located at the top of the steps at the rear of the church or on the table at the elevator entrance. Our Mission The mission of First Lutheran Church is to be the light of Jesus, burning brightly and vigorously in our community. We invite ALL to hear and receive God's blessing in Jesus, and to worship with us: Worship Schedule Sunday at 10:45 a.m. and Friday at 9:00 a.m. for Communion and Healing Services. Coffee and Donuts 9:15 a.m. Sunday Learning for all ages 9:30 a.m. Sunday 24 1

2 Welcome Visitors We invite you to pick up a Visitor s Packet as you leave the service today. Thank you for joining us this morning! We are blessed by your presence. Children are always welcome in church, but if desired, there is a nursery for those age 4 and younger located downstairs past the elevator, across the hall from the bulletin board. Sunday (Today) Large print bulletins for today s worship are available, please feel free to ask an usher if interested. 9:30 a.m. Worship with Holy Communion Monday 6:00 p.m. Girl Scouts Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Property Committee Meeting Wednesday Thursday Friday 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. THIS WEEK AT FIRST Independence Day Office Closed Worship Service of Communion and Healing Construction begins in kitchen Saturday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Kitchen floor cleaning Sunday 9:30 a.m. Worship Service KITCHEN RENOVATION - Meals on Wheels has presented a proposal that there be a remodel of the kitchen to better suit their needs. Meals on Wheels has been working with our congregation s committees and a contractor to create a design. Meals on Wheels is covering the expense of the renovation. The congregation council has voted to accept this plan. This renovation process will take several months to complete. The start date is Friday, July 6. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT - After worship on July 15, there will be a brunch to thank the congregation for all the incredible support and to tell some stories from the Gathering, and during worship on July 29, for a service planned and led by the youth themselves! 2 Acolyte Nursery WORSHIP ASSISTANTS Today 7/1 Next Sunday 7/8 Alexis Rankin Mary Gotwald Nancy Hamilton 23 Christy Burkholder Donna Ross Driver Tudy Gates Bill Huber Memorial Hall Greeters Narthex Greeters Joe Hunt Marcia Hunt Nancy Hamilton Karin Woods Bob Wildeson Nancy Wildeson Jim Brown Ruth Ann Brown Lector Becky Hoover Hank Stouffer Prayers Becky Hoover Kim Martin Sound Board Mike Dent Rose Wilson Opening Custodian Jeff Dorand Jeff Dorand Closing Custodian Bob Hammer Jeff Dorand Money Depositor Tom Kriner Tom Kriner Altar Guild Ushers Communion Assistants Deb Fleegal Gary Fleegal Barb Evans Rick Gates Steve Schumacher Rob Willetts Karin Woods Aloma Dawkins Tom Kriner Mary Gotwald Tim Gotwald Becky Hoover Dalton Paul Deb Fleegal Gary Fleegal Barb Evans Rick Gates Steve Schumacher Rob Willetts Karin Woods ATTENTION CHOCOLATE LOVERS! - Come to Zoe s Chocolate in Waynesboro to learn how to make your own chocolate truffles and support Cub Pack 128! The event will be held on Friday, July 27 th at 6 p.m. Cost for the event is $40-$45 per person. Make this a ladies night out or date night! Contact Christy Burkholder at for more details!

3 ANNOUNCEMENTS BRINGING IN THE SHEAVES - This is an old familiar chorus, but what does it truly mean? Join Harold Forrester as he presents a DVD and leads an hour presentation regarding agriculture and sharing our first fruits in thanksgiving to God. This will take place in the sanctuary following worship on Sunday, July 8 beginning at approximately 10:30. FARMERS MARKET - NETwork Ministry would love to have you visit our Garden Club kids on Saturdays (8-Noon) at the North Square Farmers Market in downtown Chambersburg for hand-squeezed lemonade, mint infused tea, herbs, flowers, and fresh produce. JAZZ IN THE GARDEN - NETwork Ministry invites us to its annual open house, featuring a live jazz band, fresh appetizers, artwork, and more! It s Friday, August 10 th, 7-9 p.m. at 419 Hollywell Ave.; Chambersburg. BACK TO SCHOOL FOR NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS - We are now collecting new underwear and socks for children in grades K - 5, as well as school and art supplies. Our second give-away for families in need in our neighborhood is set for Saturday, August 25. There is an UNDERWEAR TREE in Memorial Hall with tags indicating sizes and styles needed and a basket to receive the items. You are invited to take a tag or two, purchase the items, and place them in the basket. Other items we will be collecting include school and art supplies and children s books (gently used books are fine). These were very popular at last year s event! Cash donations are welcome. NETWORK MINISTRY SPECIAL GIVING OPPORTUNITIES - Piano tuning: We have 4 pianos and they haven t been tuned in years. You can help us cover 1 piano by giving $100 marked Piano. Send a kid to camp: We re partnering with Cove Valley Camp this summer, and for just $20 you can help send a NETwork kid to an unforgettable week of camp! Mark checks Camp. Tickets: Help kids go to concerts, sporting events, plays, museums, and amusement parks in the upcoming months. Mark your gift Tickets. Please send contributions to NETwork Ministry at 419 Hollywell Ave.; Chambersburg, PA LAUNDRY DAY #6- is scheduled for Saturday November 10, 2018 in conjunction with a shoe distribution and a Hats Scarves and Mittens give away. Please continue to keep those quarters rolling in. Our goal is again to have 60 packages of $5.00 worth of quarters for this event. We are accepting shoe donations and hats, scarves and mittens anytime. You may leave your donations in Memorial Hall. Many volunteers will be needed for this outreach. The Neighborhood Task Team would love to have you join us for this event. You will enjoy meeting our neighbors. Guaranteed. Contact Mary Gotwald or Nancy Fricke. ST. JOHN S SUMMER SINGERS - St. Paul United Methodist Church is pleased to host St. John s Summer Singers in concert on Sunday, July 22, 2018, at 3:00 PM, in the church nave located at 750 Norland Avenue, Chambersburg, PA. Under the direction of Gary Crum and accompanied by Gloria Crum and Eileen Hoffman-Meier, the choir will entertain all with a wide selection of sacred, spiritual, secular, and patriotic music. There is no charge for the concert. 22 WELCOME PRELUDE Gathering CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Please stand as you are able. Blessed be the holy Trinity, one God, full of compassion and mercy, abounding in steadfast love. Amen. Trusting God s promise of forgiveness, let us confess our sin against God and one another. Please kneel or sit as you are able. Silence for reflection and self-examination. Eternal God our creator, 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. 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 still were sinners; and for his sake, God forgives you all your sins. Amen. Please stand as you are able. 3

4 DISMISSAL Go in peace. The Spirit sends us forth to serve. Thanks be to God. POSTLUDE From Sundays and Seasons.com. Copyright 2018 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License # Hymns reprinted by permission under One License #A and CCLI # Please remember in your prayers Chip Barnes Esther Beaver Dick Blair 7/10 Ilene Casey 7/24 Ann David 8/17 JJ Diehl 7/17 Charles Kampmeyer 7/10 Elva Kroeger Susan Llabres 7/10 Natalie Newcomer Edward O Gara 7/17 Pat Plasterer Klaus Schwed 7/17 Sandy Starliper 8/17 Kristi Varner 7/17 Dr. James Vinson 7/17 Mary Beth Warne 7/17 Clyde Williams 7/24 Amanda Zitzelman Seth Cody - Military Pastor Nicholson and her family Altar Flowers are given to the Glory of God in memory of Doyle Paul and Clarence and Leola Paul by Julie and Dalton Paul. Worship Attendance: Friday, June Sunday, June We welcome Pastor Dorsett today to lead us in worship. It is a joy to have him return and share God s message with us this morning. We are also grateful to Ferree LeFevre for the splendid music on the organ this morning. We keep Kathleen Getaz, Freda Dorand, and our youth in prayer today for safe travels as they return from the Youth Gathering in Houston. The office will be closed on Wednesday, July 4 for Independence Day. 4 21

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6 GREETING AND CANTICLE OF PRAISE 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. Please stand as you are able. TABLE BLESSING May the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace. Amen. 6 POST COMMUNION PRAYER Jesus Christ, host of this meal, you have given us not only this bread and cup, but your very self, that we may feast on your great love. Filled again by these signs of your grace, may we hunger for your reign of justice, may we thirst for your way of peace, for you are Lord forevermore. Amen. BLESSING SENDING May God, whose power working in us can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine, grant you the gifts of faith and hope. Almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, bless you now and forever. Amen. 19

7 PRAYER OF THE DAY The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray. Almighty and merciful God, we implore you to hear the prayers of your people. Be our strong defense against all harm and danger, that we may live and grow in faith and hope, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. Please be seated. WORD FIRST READING Lamentations 3: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; 23 they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. 24 The Lord is my portion, says my soul, therefore I will hope in him. 25 The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him. 26 It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord. 27 It is good for one to bear the yoke in youth, 28 to sit alone in silence when the Lord has imposed it, 29 to put one s mouth to the dust (there may yet be hope), 30 to give one s cheek to the smiter, and be filled with insults. 31 For the Lord will not reject forever. 32 Although he causes grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love; 33 for he does not willingly afflict or grieve anyone. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. PSALM Psalm 30 1 I will exalt you, O Lord, because you have lifted me up and have not let my enemies triumph over me. 2 O Lord my God, I cried out to you, and you restored me to health. 3 You brought me up, O Lord, from the dead; you restored my life as I was going down to the grave. 4 Sing praise to the Lord, all you faithful; give thanks in holy remembrance. Continues on next page. 18 7

8 5 God s wrath is short; God s favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping spends the night, but joy comes in the morning. 6 While I felt secure, I said, I shall never be disturbed. 7 You, Lord, with your favor, made me as strong as the mountains. Then you hid your face, and I was filled with fear. 8 I cried to you, O Lord; I pleaded with my Lord, saying, 9 What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise you or declare your faithfulness? 10 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me; O Lord, be my helper. 11 You have turned my wailing into dancing; you have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy. 12 Therefore my heart sings to you without ceasing; O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever. SECOND READING 2 Corinthians 8: Now as you excel in everything in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in utmost eagerness, and in our love for you so we want you to excel also in this generous undertaking. 8 I do not say this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love against the earnestness of others. 9 For you know the generous act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich. 10 And in this matter I am giving my advice: it is appropriate for you who began last year not only to do something but even to desire to do something 11 now finish doing it, so that your eagerness may be matched by completing it according to your means. 12 For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has not according to what one does not have. 13 I do not mean that there should be relief for others and pressure on you, but it is a question of a fair balance between 14 your present abundance and their need, so that their abundance may be for your need, in order that there may be a fair balance. 15 As it is written, The one who had much did not have too much, and the one who had little did not have too little. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. 8 17

9 LORD S PRAYER Gathered into one by the Holy Spirit, let us pray as Jesus taught us. 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 Come, let us eat, for now the feast is spread. Thanks be to God. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Please be seated. All Christians who believe that Jesus is truly present in the bread (body of Christ) and in the wine (blood of Christ) are welcome at the Lord's Table. To receive Holy Communion, please come down the center aisle, take a glass (the prefilled glasses contain grape juice), and gather at the altar. Non-communing children and adults may come forward for a blessing. LAMB OF GOD GOSPEL Mark 5:21-43 The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark the 5 th chapter. Glory to you, O Lord. 21 When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered around him; and he was by the sea. 22 Then one of the leaders of the synagogue named Jairus came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet 23 and begged him repeatedly, My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live. 24 So he went with him. And a large crowd followed him and pressed in on him. 25 Now there was a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years. 26 She had endured much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had; and she was no better, but rather grew worse. 27 She had heard about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28 for she said, If I but touch his clothes, I will be made well. 29 Immediately her hemorrhage stopped; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. 30 Immediately aware that power had gone forth from him, Jesus turned about in the crowd and said, Who touched my clothes? 16 9

10 31 And his disciples said to him, You see the crowd pressing in on you; how can you say, Who touched me? 32 He looked all around to see who had done it. 33 But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling, fell down before him, and told him the whole truth. 34 He said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease. 35 While he was still speaking, some people came from the leader s house to say, Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any further? 36 But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the leader of the synagogue, Do not fear, only believe. 37 He allowed no one to follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James. 38 When they came to the house of the leader of the synagogue, he saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. 39 When he had entered, he said to them, Why do you make a commotion and weep? The child is not dead but sleeping. 40 And they laughed at him. Then he put them all outside, and took the child s father and mother and those who were with him, and went in where the child was. 41 He took her by the hand and said to her, Talitha cum, which means, Little girl, get up! 42 And immediately the girl got up and began to walk about (she was twelve years of age). At this they were overcome with amazement. 43 He strictly ordered them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat. The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. Please be seated. SERMON Silence for reflection follows the sermon. EUCHARISTIC PRAYER Holy God, our Maker, Redeemer, and Healer, in the harmonious world of your creation the plants and animals, the seas and stars were whole and well in your praise. When sin had scarred the world, you sent your Son to heal our ills and to form us again into one. 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. Send your Spirit upon us and this meal: as grains scattered on the hillside become one bread, so let your Church be gathered from the ends of the earth, that all may be fed with the Bread of life, your Son. Through him all glory and honor is yours, Almighty Father, with the Holy Spirit, in your holy Church, both now and forever. Amen

11 OFFERING PRAYER Let us pray. Merciful God, you open wide your hand and satisfy the need of every living thing. You have set this feast before us. Open our hands to receive it. Open our hearts to embrace it. Open our lives to live it. We pray this through Christ our Lord. Amen. DIALOG The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise. PREFACE It is indeed right and salutary that we should at all times and in all places offer thanks and praise to you, O Lord, holy Father, through Christ our Lord; who on this day overcame death and the grave, and by his glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life. And so, with the Church on earth and the hosts of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn: SANCTUS APOSTLE S CREED Let us confess our faith in God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. 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

12 PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. OFFERTORY PEACE The peace of Christ be with you always. And also with you. Please be seated. MEAL GATHERING OF GIFTS An offering is gathered for the mission of the church, including the care of those in need. Online giving is available at felcc.org CHOIR ANTHEM God Bless America by Irving Berlin America, America, God shed his grace on thee; and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea. While the storm clouds gather far across the sea, let us swear allegiance to a land that s free. Let us all be grateful for a land so fair, as we raise our voices in a solemn, in a solemn prayer. God bless America, land that I love. Stand beside her and guide her through the night, with a light from above. From the mountains to the prairies, to the oceans, white with foam, God bless America; my home, sweet home. God bless America, land that I love. Stand beside her and guide her through the night, with a light from above. From the mountains to the prairies, to the oceans, white with foam. God bless America; my home sweet home. God bless America; my home, my home sweet home. God bless America! America! My home! Please stand as you are able