Holy Communion Setting 8

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1 Hope Lutheran Church 4131 Lehigh Drive, Cherryville, PA (610) hopecherryville.org CORE PURPOSE STATEMENT: People of Hope: working together, with God, to love and serve others November 6, 2016 All Saints Sunday We worship on the first day of the week because our Savior was raised on that day. Every Sunday is a little Easter. This Sunday feels more like Easter than many as the appointed texts celebrate the reality of the resurrection. Live it up this Lord s day. Our God is the God of the living. CHURCH STAFF Pastor Rev. Jami Possinger ext. #12 Assistant Pastor Rev. Brian Rajcok ext. #13 Pastor Emeritus Rev. Clark W. Kuntz II Administrative Manager Jane Tretiak ext. #10 Director of Music David Ziegler ext. #11 Bell Choir Director Janet Filchner ext. #40 Treasurer Trudy Mertz Sexton Bonnie Zmyewski Financial Secretary Deb Gardner Communications Specialist Nina Weiss ext. #20 SERVICE PARTICIPANTS 8:00 AM 10:30 AM Acolytes Noah Wolfel Hunter Zehner Crucifers Ashley Patterson Kaitlyn Weiss Greeters John Zmyewski Judy Dieter Nursery Steph and Arianna Patterson Gina and Daedra VanLuvanee Ushers Kurinec Team Amey Team Communion Assistants Betty Rock Brian Schell Vicki Steiner November Trudy Mertz and Linda Romano Altar Guild Holy Communion Setting 8 8:00 AM Gathering The Holy Spirit calls us together as the people of God Prelude Announcements Gathering Rite and Remembrance of the Saints Duet For Good Stacey Ziegler, Soprano; Shelbey Ziegler, Alto Fanfare for the Common Man Orchestra Banner Processional * Gathering Song Lift High the Cross # 660 * Greeting/Kyrie p 184 * Canticle of Praise This is the Feast p 187 * Prayer of the Day Word God speaks to us in scripture reading, preaching, and song * Gospel Acclamation Alleluia p 188 * Gospel Reading Luke 6:20-31 Sermon * Hymn of the Day Blest Are They # 728 * Nicene Creed p 104 * Prayers of Intercession Leader: Hear us, O God. Cong.: Your mercy is great. * Peace Meal God feeds us with the presence of Jesus Christ Offering Offertory Anthem Praise God of All Creation Youth Choir * Offertory Response We Give Thee but Thine Own # 686 (vs. 1, 2) * Great Thanksgiving p 190 * Holy, Holy, Holy p 190 * The Lord s Prayer p 191 (Gluten-free wafers in the chalice in front of the baptismal font) Communion (intinctiion) Communion Anthem River Songs Orchestra * Post Communion Canticle Let Us Talents and # 674 * Prayer Sending God blesses us and sends us in mission to the world * Blessing * Sending Song Voices Raised to You # 845 * Dismissal * Postlude Saint-sational Orchestra *please stand if you are able Service of the Word 10:30 AM Gathered by the Holy Spirit, we hear and proclaim the saving word of God for the entire world. We give thanks for that saving word and all the gifts of God, who then sends us to share the good news and to care for those in need. Gathering The Holy Spirit calls us together as the people of God Prelude River Songs Orchestra Announcements Gathering Rite and Remembrance of the Saints Duet For Good Stacey Ziegler, Soprano; Shelbey Ziegler, Alto Fanfare for the Common Man Orchestra Banner Processional * Gathering Song "Lift High the Cross # 660 * Greeting/Kyrie p 213 * Canticle of Praise Glory to God p 213 * Prayer of the Day Word God speaks to us in scripture reading, preaching, and song * Gospel Acclamation Alleluia p 216 * Gospel Reading Luke 6:20-31 Children s Message Sermon * Hymn of the Day Blest Are They # 728 Holy Baptisms Hymn Borning Cry # 732 * Prayers of Intercession Leader: Hear us, O God. Cong.: Your mercy is great. * Peace Thanksgiving We give thanks for the saving word Offering Offertory Anthem Sing Your Praise to the Lord Senior Choir * Canticle of Thanksgiving p 219 * Thanksgiving for the Word p 220 * The Lord s Prayer p 221 Sending God blesses us and sends us in mission to the world * Blessing * Sending Song Voices Raised # 845 (Verse 4 = choir only) * Dismissal * Postlude Saint-sational Orchestra *please stand if you are able

2 HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH 4131 Lehigh Drive, Cherryville, PA ALL SAINTS SUNDAY November 6, hopecherryville.org CORE PURPOSE STATEMENT: People of Hope: working together, with God, to love and serve others TO THE GLORY OF GOD ALTAR FLOWERS: May peace surround you and memories be with you now and bless you ever more. From, Brenda Rice and Family. Also, Happy Birthday to Jason Rice, Love, Mom, Dad, Marie and Family. In Celebration of Jacob Gibson s 6 th Birthday, Love, from his Family. BULLETINS: In Celebration of Alexis McDonald s 15 th Birthday, Love, Nana and Grand Pa Xander. In Celebration of our Daughter, Addilyn Jean Maurer s Holy Baptism, Love, Justin and Steph and their families. PRESS: In Celebration of Erika Musser s 30 th Birthday, Love, her Family. IN PRAYER TODAY Good Shepherd, Kreidersville (Pastor Gary L. Walbert). THANK YOU to Antonio Franco, AnnaMarie Gaugler, Andrea Fritz and Ryleigh Hughes for serving as our banner bearers this morning! OUR SYMPATHY to the family and friends of Alverta Kern. Alverta entered eternal life on October 29 th. Please keep them in your prayers. HOLY BAPTISMS this morning the following children will be baptized. Hannah Rose Hanchick, daughter of Andrew and Kate (Steiner) Hanchick. Hannah was born on September 25, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, Allentown. Her sponsors are Nicholas Steiner and Kevin Hanchick. Addilyn Jean Maurer, daughter of Justin and Stephanie (Ziegler) Maurer. Addilyn was born on July 27, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, Cedar Crest, Allentown. Her sponsors are Stacey and Shelbey Ziegler. Aria Roslynn Silfies, daughter of Shawn Silfies and Rachel Snyder. Aria was born on June 27, 2015 at St. Luke s Hospital, Allentown. Her sponsors are Kim Dotter and James Snyder. Please welcome Hannah, Addilyn and Roslynn to Hope Church and pray for their growth in faith. Please no flash photography during the worship service. SHARING OF THE PEACE during the cold and flu season, we will be sharing the peace verbally without shaking hands. Thank you for understanding!

3 COMMITMENT CARDS if you have not already done so, please return your commitment card to the church as soon as possible. Please place them in the box located in the narthex. Thank you. ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING - our Annual Congregational Meeting will be held NEXT Sunday, November 13 th, between worship services 9:00 AM. The meeting will be held in Kuntz Hall. At least 50 members (in good standing) are needed for a quorum that morning. PROPOSED BUDGET is available on the table in the narthex. Please note this budget has not yet been reviewed by the church council. They will review it at their meeting tomorrow night. They will then submit the proposed budget to the congregation at the annual meeting NEXT Sunday, November 13 th. LAST CHANCE - VETERANS NAMES are needed for NEXT Sunday, November 13 th. If you have not previously given us your name(s) or are unsure; please call the church office by Wednesday, November 9 th at LAST CHANCE TO ORDER BOOKS - TODAY is the last day to order books from the Women of Faith s book fair. The order will be place this coming week and the books will arrive by the end of November. They make great gifts! We are also collecting gently used and new books for ages 0-5, please place your books in the boxes located in the narthex. Questions, please call Jane Tretiak at SENIOR FALL FEAST On Saturday, November 19 th the Social Ministry Committee invites any senior citizen or STAR (Seniors with Transportation or Accessibility Restrictions, formerly known as homebound) members in our congregation to our annual Fall Feast. We will begin with worship of Holy Communion at 11:30am, and then enjoy a dinner of turkey, filling, cranberry sauce and all the fixins. To conclude the day, there will be entertainment. The Feast will end at approximately 2:30pm. A sign-up sheet is posted on the bulletin board in the narthex. POINSETTIAS we will be selling poinsettias for Christmas Eve. Order forms will be available beginning next Sunday. The cost per plant is $8.50 and the deadline to order is Sunday, December 11 th. AUDIO VISUAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED if you are interested in learning how to use our Audio Visual system and help run the equipment on Sunday mornings or if you have questions; please call Jerry Mraz at We will work with your schedule and your preferred worship service times.

4 NORTHAMPTON AREA FOOD BANK WALK the total raised in last week s Halloween Walk was $1, They had 43 walkers and 1 dog; the youngest being 4 and the oldest 81. Linda Sidor represented Hope Church. She personally raised $ and she thanks everyone for their sponsorships. P. S. Linda says thank God for Aleve and her organic cherry juice! Also, the food bank is selling Pampered Chef items (catalog sales) or $20 tickets for their Vera Bradley/gift cards Bingo on February 5, see Linda Sidor or call her at INGATHERING Beginning TODAY, SUNDAY, November 6 th our collection of items for our yearly Ingathering begins. These items will be given to local organizations such as the Allentown Rescue Mission, Sayre Child Center, Gracedale, Hamburg Center and Kidspeace. Your NEW unwrapped gifts will need to be returned to the narthex by Sunday, November 27 th. Also the mitten tree is up and ready for your donations of knit or store bought hats, scarves, mittens and gloves can be placed right on the tree. A list of items that we are collecting is located on another page of this insert! SUNDAY SCHOOL the December superhero mission is to collect decorative knee socks. They will also be filling Christmas stockings and need the following items; pudding cups, fruit cups, power bars, candy bars, pretzels, goldfish, little flashlights, tissues, chapstick and packaged snacks. All of these items will be donated to the children at St. Stephens Outreach Center in Allentown. Please place these items in the box in the narthex. You can check out all of their monthly superhero missions by looking at their bulletin board in the narthex. ANNUAL NATIVITY DISPLAY - Though it seems early, the Nativity display and Christmas are approaching quickly. It was decided at a recent Evangelism meeting to continue this ministry/display. However, in order for it to continue, we need volunteers to make it a success. We definitely need someone to volunteer to do the electrical work, as well as volunteers (both adult, confirmands and scouts) to help with this event. Musicians are always a welcome part of the display and greatly enjoyed by our visitors. Anything you as a church family can do to help with this display will be greatly appreciated. This year's display will be held Saturday, November 26 th and Sunday, November 27 th. We will need volunteers on November 23 rd and November 25 th and throughout the display. Can you help? Call Sharyn Thank you. CENTERING PRAYER Pastor Brian s centering prayer sessions continue on the first and third Mondays at 6:00pm and the first and third Wednesdays at 2:00pm of each month. The classes are using the book, Everything Belongs by Richard Rohr ($10.00 each). All are welcome to join anytime. Speak to Pastor Brian with any questions.

5 WELCA MINUTES are available on the bulletin board in the narthex. PRAYERS FOR THE WEEK The Congregational Council is encouraging all our members to grow in their spirituality through a regular Prayer Life. One way of doing this is by lifting up in prayer one family from our church each day of the year. This week s families are: 11/06/16 Carol, Michael Peters and family 11/07/16 Chad, Christy, Ethan, Aubrey Rehrig and family 11/08/16 Ronald, Kim Roth, Lauren Verret and family 11/09/16 Patricia Schoch and family 11/10/16 Eric, Stacy, Chase Spadt and family 11/11/16 Loretta Weil and family 11/12/16 Floyd, Irene Williams and family PRAYER SCARVES FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS - Attention all parents of college students Hope s Prayer Shawl Ministry is currently knitting and crocheting scarves for all of our college students. It s a surprise! We plan to ship them out when the weather gets cold letting our students know that we continue to pray for them as they study. Here s how you can help please call or the church office office@hopecherryville.org and give us your child s address. We will be sending to all students in college, trade or technical schools and community colleges. If your child is living at home and commuting we need to know that as well. Please let us know as soon as possible so we make enough for everyone! ENJOY THE CONVENIENCE OF ELECTRONIC GIVING - As our congregation looks forward to a new year and prepares the 2017 financial budget, it is important to know what support we can depend on from our congregation members. By knowing what we are willing to commit financially, we are able to better plan for the future. Please consider setting up a recurring giving plan. Automating your financial commitments means your contributions will be received on a steady, uninterrupted basis. Visit the church website at and locate the Online Giving page. Simply scan this code with your device. *you may need to download a free QR reader app first!

6 DONATE NEW OR GENTLY USED CHILDREN S BOOKS (FOR AGES 0-5) AND STOCK YOUR SHELVES WITH SOME BRAND NEW STORIES! Sunday, October 23 Sunday, November 6 PLEASE SEE THE DISPLAY IN THE NARTHEX The WOMEN OF FAITH are hosting a SPARKHOUSE book fair and a book drive for Community Services for Children (CSC) and we need your help! CSC OF ALLENTOWN helps over 40,000 children every year by providing early education classrooms, tuition, classroom supplies, teacher and parent training and more! They also ensure that children in need receive at least 3 books a year. (Many of these children have no books in their homes at all)! SPARKHOUSE creates books, Bible and videos; striving to spark new life in today s Christian homes. Find out more by visiting cscinc.org (CSC) and wearesparkhouse.org (Sparkhouse)

7 INGATHERING WISH LIST LUTHERAN CONGREGATIONAL SERVICES Kitchen Box, Bedroom Box, Bathroom Box, Personal Care Box, Cleaning Box, School Kit we ll be packing items in the appropriate box, anything you can think of from these categories. SAYRE CHILD CENTER No stuffed animals. Bibs; toddler size forks and spoons; single fruit or vegetable foods - stage 2; Infant cereal - rice or oatmeal; wash cloths for classroom use; kitchen cloths and dish rags; art & craft supplies; tissues; sidewalk chalk and bubbles; playground balls; books - all ages up to age 10; puzzles pieces; computer software for ages 4-10; diapers and wipes; batteries - AA, C, D; pencils, pens, markers, crayons, notebooks; drink mixes. GRACEDALE Male: Socks, Search-A-Word Books, Small Combs, Talcum, Handkerchiefs, After Shave Lotion, Pens/Pencils, Writing Paper, Change Purses, Stamps, Playing Cards, Small Tablets Female: Perfume, Panty Hose, Socks, Baby Powder, Small change purse, Jewelry, Scarves, Hair Brushes, Handkerchiefs, Knee Highs. HAMBURG CENTER Male: Knee/ankle socks, diabetic socks, sweatpants, sweatshirts, rain ponchos, mittens Female: PJs, nonskid booties, nail polish and remover, chapstick, costume jewelry, stretchy rings and bracelets, barrettes, headbands, fashion hats, twin bedspreads and fitted sheets. For All: Posters, coloring books, puzzles 25 pieces, mild scents, toiletries and bags, jumbo crayons, balls, wooden toddler puzzles, body/hand lotion, anything to stimulate the senses. ALLENTOWN RESCUE MISSION Men s Items Only Sweatshirts, T-Shirts (colors and white), underwear and socks in sized L and XL, winter hats (beanies) and gloves of all sizes, razors (2-3 per pack); personal size shaving cream and Q-tips. KIDSPEACE Crayons, markers, coloring books, sketch pads, clay, paints, brushes, pajamas, socks, underwear, scarves, hats, mittens, red sweatshirts and pants (L, XL, XXL), shower gels, shampoo, deodorant, flavored lip balm, scented lotions, gift cards (all kinds book stores, tunes, movie theaters, Target, K-Mart, etc.), personal diaries (no wire bound).

8 STATISTICS Sunday s attendance; 8:00am service 160; 10:30am service 125. General offering = $ ; building fund = $ THANKSGIVING EVE WORSHIP - Please join us for Holy Communion at 11:00am or 7:00pm on Wednesday, November 23 rd. CALENDAR OF THE WEEK For complete rehearsal schedules, see the online calendar at calendar.hopecherryville.org All Saints Sunday Both services Today Monday Tuesday Wednesday Holy Baptisms Centering Prayer Finance Meeting Women of Faith Planning Meeting Council Meeting Story Weavers Alleluia Ringers Staff Meeting POW (pizza on Wednesday) Hope Fest Meeting Reformation Team Meeting 10:30am 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 10:00am 7:00pm 10:00am 5:30pm 6:00pm 7:00pm Thursday Pastor s Bible Study Prayer Shawl Ministry Bible Study 10:00am 10:00am 6:30pm Saturday Youth Group Bowling 1:30pm Sunday Blood Pressure Screening Recognize Veterans Holy Baptism Annual Congregational Meeting Youth Group Leaf Raking After services Both services 8:00am 9:00am 12:00Noon REMINDER TO WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS Sunday, Nov. 13 8:00am 10:30am Acolytes Arianna Patterson Holly Fasching Crucifers Ryleigh Hughes Andrea Fritz Greeters Ernie and Kris Doncsecz Doug and Leslie Daniel Lectors Katie Biechy Jerry Mraz Nursery Vicki and Brianna Weaver Audrey and Sarah Fritz Ushers Mohrey Team Lehr Team Communion Assistants Nov. Altar Guild Nov. Lock Up Nov. Sign Changer Trudy Mertz and Linda Romano John and Bonnie Zmyewski Chip Hunsicker Brenda Lehr Linda Mery Bob Small

9 In the Lutheran Church, we believe and teach that we enter eternal life through the waters of Baptism. We also believe and teach that "saints" are all those who have been baptized into Christ Jesus, as well as those special persons whose life remains somewhat exemplary for others to follow. All Saints Sunday provides us a wonderful occasion in the course of the liturgical year to celebrate the communion of saints those who are living and walking "as yet by faith" as well as those who, though dead, have joined the Lord in triumph. Today at Hope, we celebrate the adults and children who have joined the communion of saints this past year through baptism as well as those who have died and rest in the Lord. BAPTIZED Camryn Dawn Daniel Owen Timothy Dovico Ella Grace Fabel Aubrey Marie Green Matthew Joshua Hahn Hannah Rose Hanchick Kam Charles Lehr Raine Ivy Faye Lobach Addilyn Jean Maurer Charles Anthony Musser Caroline Sage O Brien Brooklyn Olivia Paniaqua Jacob Ryan Shelly Aria Roslynn Silfies Carmen Eva Silvenis Rosalie Gisela Silvenis Maia Elizabeth Wolfel ENTERED ETERNAL LIFE Marian M. Burkhardt Betty H. Dougherty Megan Duarte Garrett D. Edelman Alverta M. Kern Clarence Metzger Doris M. Metzger Elizabeth M. Mraz James E. Murphy Carl W. Nemeth Elaine H. Newhart Star L. Paly Darlene F. Pioli Fay A. Roberts Mary K. Rudelitsch