VETERAN S SUNDAY, November 11, 2018, 8:15am WE GATHER

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1 WELCOME VISITORS TO VERNON-ELCA OF MUKWONAGO A cry area is on the north side of the entry. Please turn your cell phones and pagers to silent. The invitation to rise during worship is for those who are able ** Please sign our red welcome book and pass down the aisle. If you have a prayer request, fill out the green prayer card and give it to an usher. VETERAN S SUNDAY, November 11, 2018, 8:15am WE GATHER Eternal Father (Navy Hymn) PRELUDE Sue Johnson WELCOME/INVOCATION GATHERING HYMN Let the Whole Creation Cry Red Hymnal # 876 CONFESSION/FORGIVENESS PRAYER OF THE DAY ALL: O God, you show forth your almighty power chiefly by reaching out to us in mercy. Grant us the fullness of your grace, strengthen our trust in your promises, and bring all the world to share in the treasures that come through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. CHILDREN S MESSAGE PSALM READING THE WORD OF GOD Psalm 146 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God all my life long. Do not put your trust in princes, in mortals, in whom there is no help. When their breath departs, they return to the earth; on that very day their plans perish. Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps faith forever; who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free; the Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous. The Lord watches over the strangers; he upholds the orphan and the widow, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin. The Lord will reign forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the Lord! RESPONSE AFTER READING: Leader: The Word of the Lord ALL: Thanks be to God SERMON Pastor Dave Patterson SERMON HYMN Take My Life That I May Be Red Hymnal # 583 APOSTLES CREED PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE THE PEACE THE OFFERING Let the Vineyards Be Fruitful Red Hymnal #182 HOLY COMMUNION GREAT THANKSGIVING/WORDS OF INSTITUTION HOLY HOLY HOLY Red Hymnal page 144 LORD S PRAYER DISTRIBUTION (gluten-free wafers available) POST-COMMUNION PRAYER WE ARE SENT FORTH IN MISSION SENDING HYMN O Beautiful for Spacious Skies Red Hymnal # 888 BENEDICTION/ANNOUNCEMENTS (see more details in bulletin) DISMISSAL Led on by the saints before us, go in peace to serve the Lord. ALL: Thanks be to God.

2 Gluten-free communion wafers are now available every Sunday for anyone who needs or chooses to use them When communing, ask the communion assistant for gluten-free. Each serving is individually wrapped and opens easily along the red strip. They will be available at every communion time. CORNERSTONE CONNECTION Veteran s Sunday, November 11, :15am Welcome * Gathering and Praise We Bow Down/He is Exalted Time to Share Children s Message * The Word Psalm 146 Message How Great is Our God Apostles Creed Prayers/Share Peace * Offering * Communion Breathe Benediction * Sending The River is Here Go in peace Today s the day! Quilt Sunday November 11, 2018 Blood Pressure screening today between church services Thank you to John Ernst for the altar flowers in remembrance of his dear wife Maraine. New Adult Study starts today What is the Bible? by Rob Bell Take this opportunity to look at the Bible with fresh eyes and an expanded understanding of God s intention and relationship to His Beloved; humanity and all of creation. The sign-up sheet for Christmas Eve ushers is on the What s Happening Wall. Please sign up as soon as you can. Thanks to everyone who can help! *** Visit our website for more information. ***

3 Introduction to Communion class TODAY!! Sunday, November 11, 2018 For third grade and up. Anyone who is interested in having First Communion needs to take this class. 9:15am Children only will meet with Pastor Dave for Part One. 11:15am Part Two begins with children and parents. Thank you from Lottie Jaehn to Connie Moore and the Seniors group for the delicious soup and cookies. Lottie is enjoying her new home at the Heritage in East Troy. She welcomes you all to come visit sometime. Please call first; the schedule is busy at the Heritage. The Mt. Meru Coffee Project is happy to announce that our Christmas special is our new 12 oz. bag of Peaberry. Only 5% of all Tanzanian coffee beans picked are Peaberry. These are single beans that have grown within the coffee "cherry" where two beans normally grow and are lovingly sorted by hand. It has a rich flavor and less acidity. It is available only in "regular." Look for the red bag at the coffee display. Each bag is $15. Our coffee makes a great hostess gift for a holiday party. Our farmers in the Diocese of Meru are grateful for your support. They say asante sana!! VERNON EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH Annual Thanksgiving Dinner Community invited! 12:00noon, WED. NOVEMBER 14, 2018 MUSIC BY FAITH/SANTA FE BAND FREE WILL OFFERING!!! Bring a non-perishable food item. (Benefits the Mukwonago Food Pantry) Call for reservations no later than November 8, 2018 Vernon Lutheran Church S90W27550 National Ave. Mukwonago (262) Sign up on the What s Happening wall! Daily Grace From our thankfulness, we pray. Thankfulness grows from our prayers. Prayer is not restricted to Sunday mornings or just before bed. Nor does prayer need to be formal. Talk with God about the earth; pray for the healing of the earth; pray for your strength as a steward. Pray for a miracle. Do this everywhere, especially in the grocery store when you re about to choose between the cheapest item and the fair-trade item. Pray for your fellow stewards of the earth. Pray that each one of us does what we can to use creation fairly, faithfully. ~written by Amy Waelchli

4 A Moment with Longfellow Dave Smith In high school, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow seemed sometimes long on worthless words and, at best, clearly obscure. What really caused the strain in reading came in the attachment of homework to the study. A very good Literature teacher brought clarity after a few classes and soon, the writers became painters, at least the ones I enjoyed most. With the onset of November comes the holidays. Turkey-basted kitchens leaking hunger throughout the home and Christmas Carols accompany Really? Already? And all too quickly, thanks and Christ-mas become thankless bustle and gift driven hollyday. Gotta gotta, money money will they come oh not them is the gift good enough did we spend the same on all the kids wish mom was still alive ringing bells then caroling and oh my gosh I m exhausted! When that invasion occurs, I thank God for some Longfellow lines, lines included in Poems That Will Change Your Life produced by Fall River Press: Holidays Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The holiest of all holidays are those Kept by ourselves in silence and apart; The secret anniversaries of the heart, When the full river of feeling overflows,-- The happy days unclouded til their close; The sudden joys that out of darkness start As the flames from ashes; swift desires that dart Like swallows singing down each wind that blows! White as the gleam of a receding sail, White as a cloud that floats and fades in air, White as the whitest lily on a stream, These tender memories are;--a Fairy Tale Of some enchanted land we know not where, But lovely as a landscape in a dream (191). I try at least once a day to live this lyric, to step aside and see God s work on land, in sky. A former pastor talked about taking time to chat with God, to hear the Holy Spirit, and to revel in the assurance of forgiveness in Jesus. In Rose Thorpe s Song of a Thankful Time, she alludes to the harvest of field and vine/and granaries full at Thanksgiving time. She speaks of hands filled with fruit, grain, and sweets with hope as a truth. Then our hearts make room for the thankful time (192). She concludes by thinking of a resting time, when we have harvested the toil of our years and wait at the gate of the King s highway,/for the dawn of our soul s Thanksgiving day (192). In all the thousands of words I have penned and typed, will pen and will type, none come in the hubbub and clamor. Stepping aside truly has become a wondrous thing for me, a lean on a crabapple tree, leaves strewing in sharp, rain filled wind, the cold bite stinging my cheeks. A look skyward in first snow, a snitched chunk of turkey thigh just to make sure it s good to serve, and knowing the tear-oncheek joy of the burst of light on the kids decorated Christmas tree. Those moments in the heart, shared with a loving God. Each not long on words, each clear each an arm-around-my-shoulder, I ve got the homework squeeze of Happy Thanksgiving and true Christmas joy. Next week Congregational meeting November 18 10:30am After our 9:15am worship service All are invited to our dedication and ribbon cutting for my Eagle Scout project, immediately following the congregational meeting on November 18th. Cake and refreshments will be provided. Thank you for all the support. Josh Simonson

5 SERVING US IN WORSHIP Nov 11 8:15am Nov 11 10:15am Nov 18 9:15am Nov 18 10:30am GREETERS Barb Jerich Heather Jerich Becky Zank USHERS Penny Grant Randy Giuliani Jackie Schmitter Ted Bachhuber Becky Bachhuber Glenn Berndt Mark Weber COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Heather Jerich Debby Plehn Bob Sockrider Ruth Peters ALTAR GUILD Becky Zank Becky Zank Tammy Strerath TECH TEAM Patti Ptasinski Lucas Henning Lucas Henning BREAD MAKERS Gloria Woida Gloria Woida Jackie Tuler Congregation meeting today following the 9:15am worship service. Please stay for the ribboncutting ceremony. COUNTERS After 10:15 service Sue Winiarski Donna Madison Ann Morrow Sue Winiarski Donna Madison Ann Morrow HOSPITALITY MINISTRY Deb Teresinski Deb Teresinski Trust team We have a nursery area for parents to take your children to if needed. Down the hall on the right-hand side. We do not have it staffed at this time. If you feel you would like childcare please call the office to let us know. Thank you, Vernon s Leadership Team OUR CORE VALUES: Caring Relationships Meaningful Worship Mission Focus Faith Formation Week at a Glance EVENT CALENDAR THIS WEEK! Nov 11 QUILT SUNDAY 8:15 & 10:15 worship services Sunday education Blood pressure screening 9:15 & 11:15 Intro to Communion Nov 12 Hebron meal 3:15pm Trust committee Nov 13 Quilters Nov 14 Community Thanksgiving dinner at noon 3:00pm Confirmation class Plan Ahead! Nov 18 9:15am worship service with First Communion 10:15am Congregational meeting Ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov 22 Thanksgiving holiday Office is closed GOD S LOVE; RECEIVE, BE CHANGED AND SHARE November 4, 2018 Attendance Offering- $ 4, If you would like to provide flowers for the altar in memory of or in honor of your loved one, please add your name to the sign-up poster on the What s Happening wall. If you would like to meet with Pastor Dave Patterson, please call the church office at or him at pastordave@vernon-elca.org to set up a convenient time. Please let us know your prayer needs. We are ready to pray for you. Fill out a green card in worship, to office@vernon-elca.org or call during office hours. After 2pm and on Fri/weekends, call Shari Higgins at