Gathering. CHRIST THE KING & CONSECRATION SUNDAY November 20, :30 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.

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1 CHRIST THE KING & CONSECRATION SUNDAY November 20, :30 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. Bible Verse of the Month: O Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things. Psalm 98:1a (NRSV) Gathering Become a Bethany Facebook Friend - Share the Good News! Please join in sharing the good news about Bethany by "liking" the Bethany Lutheran site on your Facebook account. It is a simple way to share our outreach efforts and Be the Blessing activities. You may also invite current Facebook friends to "like" Bethany. If you d like to like the ELCA Facebook page, visit Bethany Lutheran Church 4500 East Hampden Avenue Cherry Hills Village, CO PRELUDE Coronation March Giacomo Meyerbeer WELCOME Please use the prelude as a quiet time to prepare yourself for worship. CONFESSION/FORGIVENESS Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God, who forgives all our sin, whose mercy endures forever. Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. You may kneel as you are able or remain standing. Silence is kept for reflection. Gracious God, have mercy on us. We confess that we have turned from you and given ourselves into the power of sin. We are truly sorry and humbly repent. In your compassion forgive us our sins, known and unknown, things we have done and things we have failed to do. Turn us again to you by your Spirit, so that we may live and serve you in newness of life through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. God, who is rich in mercy, loved us even when we were dead in sin, and made us alive together with Christ. By grace you have been saved. In the name of + Jesus Christ, your sins are forgiven. Almighty God strengthen you with power through the Holy Spirit, that Christ may live in your hearts through faith. Amen. You are invited to stand and face the processional cross. 12

2 GATHERING HYMN Christ Is the King! Hymn #662 GREETING 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 the 10:00 a.m. service, but new volunteers for either service are welcome and training is provided. Please contact Karen Tennien (8:30 a.m. coordinator) at or Alison Betts (10:00 a.m. coordinator) at for more info. Ushers Needed! We need lots more ushers for both the 8:30 a.m. and the 10:00 a.m. services. Flexible schedule, training provided, good benefits a great way to PLUG-IN! For more information or to help us out: 8:30 a.m. service, contact Dave Okes at or Daveokes@allstate.com. For the 10:00 a.m. service, contact Andy Gift at or Andy@andygift.com. Thanksgiving Dinner Bethany will be helping to cook and serve Thanksgiving Day dinner at Urban Peak Shelter for homeless teens. To volunteer food, time or gift bag items, contact Colleen Johnson at Christmas Service participants are needed! Please sign up to help out with Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services. See the sign up sheets at the Welcome Center or go to LFS Angel Tree We are again providing Christmas gifts to refugee families and seniors that Lutheran Family Services supports. Please stop by the Welcome Center and take a gift! They re due back to church by Friday, Dec. 2. Contact Sarah at sarah@bethany-denver.org with any questions. The first annual Advent Festival will be on Saturday, Dec. 3rd from 10:00 a.m. to noon in the Great Hall and Chapel. This is an event for all ages that will include creating a home advent wreath, cookie decorating, crafts for all, a Hanging of the Greens brief Advent celebration in the Chapel and a chili cook-off! Bring a crockpot of your best chili recipe to share. Drinks and sides will be provided. Lunch will begin at noon. The Advent Festival is in place of the typical Sunday Advent Fair for Sunday School students. Invite a friend and/or neighbor! If you can help set-up please contact Pastor Brigette at Brigette@bethany-denver.org Shoppers alert! The annual Christmas Bazaar will be held in the Fellowship Hall on Dec. 4 featuring gift items from India, Kenya, Palestine, Zimbabwe, Fair Trade Coffee & Chocolate, and items from 10,000 Villages. Give the gift that gives twice since proceeds support ministries in all these countries! Accounting Assistant Needed Bethany is looking for a part time (4-6 hours on Mondays) Accounting Assistant to assisting with processing weekly offerings. The position description can be found at the Bethany website. Please submit resumes or questions to Sarah at sarah@bethany-denver.org. Bethany Fund Update Received Give Now! Nov. 6 $ 31,062 Nov. MTD $ 81,662 Fiscal YTD $ 582,599 Hearing Assistance Please see the Sound Tech in the sound booth at the rear of the Sanctuary if you need a hearing assistant device. Large print bulletins are available from the ushers. Emergency 911 calls - In case of an emergency, always dial 911 from a land line if possible. When calling from Bethany, be sure to identify the address (4500 E. Hampden Ave.) as being in Cherry Hills Village, Arapahoe County. 2 11

3 THIS WEEK... God s Word for the Week Bible Study, Room 2l0. Mondays at 9:00 a.m. & Tuesdays at 7:00 a.m. Centering Prayer Join in on Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. in Room 404 or the Bethany library (current study: Eager to Love by Richard Rohr) or Thursdays at 2:00 p.m. in the Bethany Library (Current study is The Good and Beautiful Community by James Bryan Smith: following the spirit, extending grace, demonstrating love ). XYZ stands for Xtra Years of Zip and is for the seniors at Bethany. Please join in on Tuesday, Nov. 21 in Fellowship Hall any time after 9:30 a.m. We enjoy a hot lunch prepared by Bethany chef, Chris. The cost is $5 per person. We finish around 1:15 p.m. There is no need to sign up to attend. Deborah Circle meets on Wednesdays from 4:45-6:00 p.m. in the Bethany library. We will be using the Bible study from Gather, the magazine of the Women of the ELCA. Contact Gail Scott at with any questions. Thanksgiving Pie Festival! Plan to attend Thanksgiving Eve services on Wednesday, Nov. 23 at 7:00 p.m. Enjoy a pie festival after the service. If you could bring a pie, please sign up in the Fellowship Hall. Meditative Yoga Wednesdays in the Great Hall at 7:30 pm. Plan to attend! No meeting this week! Women s Study Group meets on Thursdays at 1:00 p.m. in Room 208. No meeting this week - Happy Thanksgiving! Our study this fall is Having a Mary Spirit by Joanna Weaver. Please contact Ginny Miller for more information at NEXT SUNDAY, November 27 First Sunday of Advent Scripture Readings Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24: Lutheran World Relief quilts The Patchers will bring their quilts to the Sanctuary for a blessing before they are sent off to LWR. ELCA World Hunger Christmas Ornaments Have you ever selected a gift for someone in need from a Christmas tree in a store or shopping mall? Now you can do the same thing at Bethany to support ELCA World Hunger. Pick up and pay for an ornament at the tree by the Welcome Center. LOOKING AHEAD Want to sing in the Messiah? The Denver Interfaith Messiah Sing-along is at Hope United Methodist Church this December 16 at 7:00 p.m. Singers can participate in the interfaith choir (rehearsals begin next Sunday) or just come and sing in the audience that evening. Find more info regarding the choir and the soloists at denverinterfaithmessiah.weebly.com. Summer Trips 2017 Deadline for registration and payment is December 5! HOW TO HELP Flowers Today s flowers were given by the Thorsen/Flippen and Hunter families in memory of our loving wife & mother Jeanette Thorsen. Sign up for flowers at the Welcome Center. $35 donation. Courtyard You have probably noticed construction activity in the courtyard. The purpose is to add 50 additional crypts and will be completed this year. The cost to obtain a crypt is $2,500 until January 1, 2017 when the price will increase to $3,000. Please contact Sarah at sarah@bethany-denver.org or if you have any questions. Children s Worship Bags are an important ministry on Sunday Mornings at Bethany. But they are in need of some sprucing up. We need donations! We could use: Bible based board books, Bible based small early readers, small notebooks, crayons, travel sized magna doodle, travel sized Etch-a-Sketch, small building manipulatives, finger puppets, hand puppets, foam puzzles, stress balls, silly putty, over the ear head phones, electric tea lights and palm prayer crosses. Please bring them to the Welcome Desk or the main office. Thank you for caring for our young worshippers! Contact Pastor Brigette at Brigette@bethanydenver.org for more information. Altar Guild At each wor ship ser vice Bethany welcomes all to the Lord's Supper. But, help is needed to prepare the Supper. Men, women, couples, friends, teens and especially, families, including children are needed. This task takes a few minutes on Sunday mornings for one service. The spiritual satisfaction received is enormous. Please thoughtfully consider this wonderful opportunity. Please contact Linda Sather at or at LindyG@aol.com. Communion Assistants needed! Interested in an easy but vital opportunity to get more involved at Bethany? We are looking for new communion assistants to ensure that Holy Communion is available to all during worship. Assistants are particularly needed for HYMN OF PRAISE 10 3

4 4 First Lesson: Today s reading builds on the common ancient Near Eastern metaphor of the king as shepherd. Judah s unjust rulers have caused their people, their flock, to be scattered. Nevertheless, the Lord will raise up a new and righteous shepherd who will rule a restored Judah. Gospel: Amid scoffing and slander from those who sarcastically call him Messiah and king, Jesus reveals that to be Messiah and king is to give one s life for others. Here he uses his power to welcome a despised sinner to paradise but puts his own death into God s hands. PRAYER OF THE DAY O God, our true life, to serve you is freedom, and to know you is unending joy. We worship you, we glorify you, we give thanks to you for your great glory. Abide with us, reign in us, and make this world into a fit habitation for your divine majesty, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Please be seated. Word FIRST LESSON Jeremiah 23:1-6 Holy Bible pg. 806 (OT) The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. SECOND LESSON Psalm 46 Holy Bible pg (OT) The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (sing twice) The Holy Gospel according to Luke. Glory to you, O Lord. GOSPEL Luke 23:33-43 Holy Bible pg. 91 (NT) The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. Please be seated. SERMON CONSECRATION OF PLEDGES ANTHEM Jubilation Fanfare Sandra Eithun Sunday Morning Events TODAY AT BETHANY Bible Verse of the Month See the front of the bulletin for the verse. Consecration Sunday We will bring our commitment cards forward after the sermon with our pledges to support our church community. Sunday School opening - 10:00 a.m. - Preschool meets in the Chapel, all others go directly to their classroom. Confirmation sessions meet at 10:00 a.m. in Room 412. High School Youth Small Groups meet at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel. Worship Schedule Sundays: 8:30 & 10:00 a.m. ~ Wednesdays: 6:30 p.m. Also available: Watch Sunday and Wednesday services at We welcome our new worshipers today! Please fill out a Connection Card found in the pew rack and join in fellowship in the courtyard. To learn more about Bethany s Bible studies and various ministries, pick up a Life Together at Bethany booklet at the Welcome Center or download it from our website - Bethany hosts New Worshiper Information Sessions quarterly and then receives new members. The next session is Sunday, January 22 at 11:30 a.m. Schedule a home visit with a pastor to discuss how Bethany s ministries might connect with your faith journey and interests. Contact Sarah at sarah@bethanydenver.org. Adult Faith Formation Opportunities Do you have a passion for sharing insights on the Bible, faith and current events, faith topics or other areas of spiritual growth with adults? TODAY join Pastor Brigette in the Chapel at 11:30 a.m. as we plan Sunday morning adult faith formation for We will be offering equipping for anyone willing to facilitate a class, as well. We hope to offer courses during the 10:00 a.m. education time. Contact Pastor Brigette at Brigette@bethany-denver.org for more information. King Soopers, Whole Foods, Starbucks, Sprouts, Tony's, and Safeway Gift Cards are available in the Fellowship Hall. Your purchase helps support our own Bethany Early Childhood Center! You receive the dollar amount on the gift card and BECC receives 5%. Thanks for your support! Good Coffee for a Good Cause The Global Mission Ministry Team is selling fair trade coffee, tea, and chocolate in the Narthex. Proceeds help small farmer growers in Latin America, Africa and Asia through Lutheran World Relief, Equal Exchange and SERRV International. MOPS Bake Sale TODAY! Forget about Thanksgiving baking and let us do it for you! MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) has its annual bake sale TODAY, with all kinds of delectable homemade pies, breads and confections for sale. Thanks in advance for your support! Planning For Life s What Ifs : Educational Opportunity TODAY at 10:00 a.m. in Room 210. Natalie DeVille, LCSW, from Lutheran Family Services will be here to present Planning for Life s What Ifs : Understanding Advanced Care Planning and Advanced Directives. She will discuss how to move through the process, what the different documents are and provide guidance on Medical Power of Attorney selection. If you have questions, please contact Janet Mortinsen at janet@bethanydenver.org or Christmas Acolyte Training TODAY at 11:20am in the Sanctuary. Refuge TODAY, from 2:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m is our super Refuge day. The theme is "I Am Who I Am, and I Am...". We will talk with our presenter Antonio Lucero from DOOR about systematic racism, privilege, and some very current events. We encourage everyone to come for this! Bring a friend! Dinner will be provided. 9

5 PREACHER PRESIDER/PASTOR IN COMMUNITY WORSHIP LEADERS Pastor Gary Sandberg Pastor Brigette Weier, Pastor Russ Britton APOSTLES CREED 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. ASSISTING MINISTER (Coordinator: Garth Englund III) ORGANIST Marie Friedemann (8:30 a.m.) Pastor Laurie Jeddeloh (10:00 a.m.) Rick Seaton PEACE The peace of the Lord be with you always. And also with you. MUSICIANS Chancel Choir, James Kim, Director Carillons, Jeffrey Harms, Director After sharing the Peace, please be seated. LECTOR (Coordinator: Ron Gusé) Michelle Stone Kraus (8:30 a.m.) Elton Winters (10:00 a.m.) COMMUNION ASSISTANTS (Coordinators: Karen Tennien, 8:30 a.m. Alison Betts, 10:00 a.m.) Deborah Bayles, Diane Herrmann, Koren Holden, Jeanette Manos (8:30 a.m.) Larry Daub, Vicky Daub, Carol Ann Watson (10:00 a.m.) Offering SACRISTAN (Coordinator: Dave Malucky) ACOLYTES USHERS (Coordinators: Dave Okes, 8:30 a.m. Andy Gift, 10:00 a.m.) SOUND TECHNICIANS (Coordinators: Forrest Guittar, Laura Romig) ALTAR GUILD (Coordinator: Linda Sather) Dave Malucky Sydney Collins, Piper Landon (8:30 a.m.) Ashley Buck, Sophie Dempsey (10:00 a.m.) Sylvia Boedeker, Curt Boell, Ed Cleaver, Rene Crothers, Marie Friedemann, Colleen Johnson, Bill Taylor, Brian Tennien, James Thompson (8:30 a.m) Clayton Aldrich, John Beck, Mary Beck, Jim Cramer, Lucy Gray, Martha Gray, Olga Hellweg, Cheryl Katschke, Jim Katschke, Danielle Ludwig, Angela Tanner, Grace Tanner (10:00 a.m.) Rob Kelly, Richard Romig Sharon Boell, Joyce Beabout, Carol Rankin, Gail Mullin, Jean Lindsey Stewardship Thought: Do we give more or take more? Following Jesus means giving more than we receive, and producing more than we consume, that all may have life and have it abundantly. MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES MOPS Bake Sale, Thanksgiving Day Service & Pie Festival Advent Festival, Adult Faith Formation Opportunities OFFERING Festival Te Deum Benjamin Britten PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION Response: Lord in your mercy Hear our prayer. NURSERY ATTENDANTS Kathy Shearer, Lori Braden Meal WELCOME TO THE LORD S TABLE Liturgical Text, Worship Notes and Music: From Sundays and Seasons.com (c) 2016 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #SAS

6 The Great Thanksgiving is a meal prayer. Eucharist is the Greek word for thanksgiving. Before we come forward to eat as a congregation and family of God, we give thanks to God. GREAT THANKSGIVING The prayer that Jesus taught the disciples to pray found in Matthew 6:9-13 and Luke 11:2-4. Please be seated. THE DISTRIBUTION Bethany welcomes all to receive the body and blood of Christ in Holy Communion. An usher will direct you when to come forward for the distribution. You will receive a piece of bread in your hand which you may then dip in the wine. A communion station with alcohol free wine and gluten free bread is available in the center. Those who would like to come forward but do not wish to commune may ask the server for a blessing. LAMB OF GOD The Preface is a prayer which reminds us that, in Christ, we are united with all the Saints who have gone before us. We are a part of the Communion of Saints through all time and space. PREFACE It is indeed right, our duty and our joy......we praise your name and join their unending hymn: SANCTUS COMMUNION MUSIC Beautiful Savior Robert A. Hobby COMMUNION HYMN Beautiful Savior Hymn #838 BLESSING WORDS OF INSTITUTION...For as often as we eat of this bread and drink from this cup, we proclaim the mystery of our faith. Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. BENEDICTION Please face the cross as it recesses. Sending 6 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 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. SENDING HYMN The Head that Once Was Crowned Hymn #432 DISMISSAL Go in peace. Serve the Lord. Thanks be to God! POSTLUDE We Know That Christ Is Raised Dale Wood 7