Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church All Saints Day November 5, :00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

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1 Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church All Saints Day November 5, :00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

2 ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH Firelands Lutherans Active in Mission (FLAMe) 503 Columbus Avenue, Sandusky, OH (419) website: Pastor Eric L. Bodenstab All Saints Day Carolyn Steinfeldt, ELCA Deacon November 5, :00 & 10:30 a.m. Worship INTRODUCTION TO THE DAY All Saints celebrates the baptized people of God, living and dead, who are the body of Christ. As November heralds the dying of the landscape in many northern regions, the readings and liturgy call us to remember all who have died in Christ and whose baptism is complete. At the Lord s table we gather with the faithful of every time and place, trusting that the promises of God will be fulfilled and that all tears will be wiped away in the new Jerusalem. GATHERING WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE: For All the Saints John Innes Please stand. GATHERING SONG: For All The Saints (ELW 422) 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. THANKSGIVING FOR SAINTS OF THE CONGREGATION O God of the pilgrim s way, we give thanks for those in generations past who have been examples for us of God s love at work in the world. As we pray, we know that we are surrounded by this great, rejoicing cloud of witnesses. Yet even as we name these holy ancestors, we thank God for others whose names we never knew or have forgotten, who showed us the meaning of life in Christ. For each member of Zion who has died since last All Saint s Sunday, we give thanks, light a candle, and ring the bell. For. We give thanks. Holy God, we honor these, our ancestors in faith and members of our family. We, too, seek to do your will: guide us. We, too, desire to be your servants: strengthen us. We, too, long to know you clearly: teach us. And in time, bring us to our eternal home of peace and joy. Amen 2

3 PRAYER OF THE DAY Let us pray. Almighty God, you have knit your people together in one communion in the mystical body of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Grant us grace to follow your blessed saints in lives of faith and commitment, and to know the inexpressible joys you have prepared for those who love you, 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 CHILDREN S MESSAGE (10:30 a.m.) SENIOR CHOIR: Saints of God, Wake the Earth Robert Leaf FIRST READING: Revelation 7:9-17 Page 1122 in the NRSV pew Bible The book of Revelation is written to seven churches in western Asia Minor during a time of great oppression. Today s reading provides a response to the question asked in 6:17: Who is able to stand? The writer responds to the faithful with the assurance of God s protection and a vision of eventual victory. A reading from Revelation. 9 After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. 10 They cried out in a loud voice, saying, Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb! 11 And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12 singing, Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen. 13 Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come from? 14 I said to him, Sir, you are the one that knows. Then he said to me, These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 For this reason they are before the throne of God, and worship him day and night within his temple, and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them. 16 They will hunger no more, and thirst no more; the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat; 17 for the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. The reading may be concluded: Word of God, word of life. Thanks be to God. 3

4 PSALM 34:1-10, 22 I will bless the LORD at all times; the praise of God shall ever be in my mouth. 2 I will glory in the LORD; let the lowly hear and rejoice. R 3 Proclaim with me the greatness of the LORD; let us exalt God's name together. 4 I sought the LORD, who answered me and delivered me from all my terrors. R 5 Look upon the LORD and be radiant, and let not your faces be ashamed. 6 I called in my affliction, and the LORD heard me and saved me from all my troubles. R 7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear the LORD and delivers them. 8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; happy are they who take refuge in God! R 9 Fear the LORD, you saints of the LORD, for those who fear the LORD lack nothing. 10 The lions are in want and suffer hunger, but those who seek the LORD lack nothing that is good. R 22 O LORD, you redeem the life of your servants, and those who put their trust in you will not be punished. SECOND READING: 1 John 3:1-3 Page 1110 in the NRSV pew Bible A saint is one who has been set apart by God for God s purposes. God, out of divine love, set us apart to be the children of God. Our holy hope is that we shall see God as God really is. A reading from 1 John: 1 See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Beloved, we are God s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he\ is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. 3 And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure. 4

5 The reading may be concluded: Word of God, word of life. Thanks be to God. Please stand to welcome the gospel. GOSPEL ACCLAIMATION: God's Word Is Our Great Heritage (ELW 509) GOSPEL: Matthew 5:1-12 Page 880 in the NRSV pew Bible In the beatitudes, Jesus provides a unique description of those who are blessed with God s favor. His teaching is surprising and shocking to those who seek wealth, fame, and control over others. The holy gospel according to Matthew. Glory to you, O Lord. 1 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2 Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. 5

6 8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. The gospel concludes: The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. Please be seated. SERMON Silence for reflection follows the sermon. The assembly stands to proclaim the word of God in song. HYMN OF THE DAY: Rejoice In God's Saints (ELW 418) NICENE CREED We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary and became truly human. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. 6

7 PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION Each petition ends: Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. The prayers conclude: through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. PEACE The peace of Christ be with you always. And also with you. After sharing the peace with those around you, please be seated. MEAL OFFERING: For All Your Saints, O Lord (ELW 427) OFFERING PRAYER Creator God, you made everything, and you provide for every need. The bread we break and the wine we pour come from you. As we eat and drink with thanksgiving, fill us with your love; let that love flow through us to others; and join us to the saints before us in a holy and boundless communion; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. GREAT THANKSGIVING DIALOGUE 7

8 PREFACE HOLY, HOLY, HOLY: Holy, Holy, Holy (Schubert) (ELW 190) THANKSGIVING AT THE TABLE Blessed are you, O God of the universe as we proclaim the mystery of faith: O God of resurrection and new life: Pour out your Holy Spirit on us and on these gifts of bread and wine. Bless this feast. Grace our table with your presence. Come, Holy Spirit. Reveal yourself to us in the breaking of the bread. Raise us up as the body of Christ for the world. Breathe new life into us. Send us forth, burning with justice, peace, and love. Come, Holy Spirit. With your holy ones of all times and places, with the earth and all its creatures, with sun and moon and stars, we praise you, O God, blessed and holy Trinity, now and forever. 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. COMMUNION BY TABLE 8

9 LAMB OF GOD: Jesus, Lamb Of God (Schubert) (ELW 199) DISTRIBUTION HYMN: Shall We Gather at the River (ELW 423) SONG AFTER COMMUNION: Praise and Thanks and Adoration (ELW 783 verse 1 only) PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Let us pray. Sovereign God, in this meal you give us a foretaste of the great feast to come. Keep us faithful to you, that we, with all your saints, may at length celebrate the marriage feast of the Lamb, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. BLESSING SENDING The love of God surround you; the grace of Christ release you; and the Holy Spirit be your guide and strength, now and forevermore. Amen. SENDING SONG: The Church's One Foundation (ELW 654) DISMISSAL Led on by the saints before us, go in peace to serve the Lord. Thanks be to God. POSTLUDE: The Church s One Foundation Samuel Wesley From sundaysandseasons.com. Copyright 2017 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Worship leaders today are: Presiding Minister: Rev. Dr. Eric Bodenstab Organist: Judy Burrows Senior Choir Director: Jean Bossetti Acolyte: (8:00) Evan Pearston (10:30) Hayley Schimmel & Trey Schimmel Lector: (8:00)Chris Hamilton (10:30) Linda Reichenbach Children s Message: Connie Castello Prayers of the People: Judy Mears Serving Bread: (8:00) Dick Long (10:30) Carla Mitchell Communion Assistants: (8:00) Tom & Cindy Patterson (10:30) John & Judy Mears Sound Board: (8:00) Dean Meyers (10:30) Bob Butler Ushers: (8:00) Jim & Jeanette Toft, Bruce Bravard, Cooter Patterson, Abbey Lazzara, and Tom & Cindy Patterson (10:30) Alan & Juanita Mitchell, Miguel Tackett, Antonyio Tackett, and Jaydn Tackett Gathering Hosts: (8:00) Andy & Melissa Gundlach (10:30) Greg & Tami Schultz Greeter: Bill Bossetti Altar Guild: Carole Crouch 9

10 One side vase is given in honor of the birthday of Andy Gundlach by Roger & Deb Gundlach. One side vase is given in memory of Forrest McElroy by Michael & Chris Antel. One center vase is given by Gisela Ohly in loving memory of my husband, Karl. The extra center vase is given in memory of Ruth & Harold Holzhauser by Carol, Karen, & Bob. Attendance/Offering October 28 th & 29th (267) General Fund Offering received $4, Midweek General Fund Offering received $2, Weekly budgeted amount $7, Total General Fund amount received $ 6, EVENTS TODAY! Pastor s Sunday Morning Adult Forum 9:15 a.m. Sunday Mornings in the Library By heart Conversations with Martin Luther s Small Catechism No Class on November 5 th Nov. 12 th the final discussion, Daily Prayer and the Household Charts 3:00 p.m. Confirmation Class in the Gathering Room Readings for November 12 th Matthew 25:1-13. : Amos 5:18-24, Psalm 70, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, and Common Lectionary Text Study with Pastor Eric and Pastor Katie Suggitt. We meet every Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. at Mr. Smith s coffee House to discuss the lectionary readings for the coming Sunday worship. Bring your Bible, grab a cup of coffee (or lunch), and be prepared to dig deeper in God s Word. The deeper you are rooted the stronger you will be! Care & Share Volunteers - Friday, November 10, 2017 Ron & Carol Albert and Tom & Nancy Kinsel re do you see God at work in your daily life? God is always nearby and active in our world, but we often are too busy to notice. Pay attention to your surroundings and your interactions with others. When you experience God s presence in your life or someone else s, jot it down or take a photo. Then bring it to Zion and place it on the God Sightings board that is located on the kiosk in the gathering room. Let s see if we can fill the entire board by Christmas. We have so much to be thankful for and we want to share it! 10

11 Flags at OVH - All FLAMe congregations are asked to please join the members of St. John s Lutheran Church in placing flags on the graves for Veteran s Day at the Ohio Veterans Home. We will meet at the cemetery on Thursday, November 9 th, at 2:00 p.m. Do you have a smartphone? Do you have a Facebook account? Do you show up for worship? If you answered yes to all those questions, you qualify for helping us create content for our Facebook page! We re looking for a group of people who can take turns live-streaming parts of our Sunday services. If you re able and willing, please let Pastor Eric know. Congregational Meeting is being moved from November 5 th to November 12 th following the 10:30 worship service for the purpose of electing members for council and nominating committee. Thank you to all who contributed to the shipping of kits and quilts. A total of $ was collected with $109. being contributed by Trinity ELC. Thank you for giving so that others may receive. Benevolence Offering: Just a reminder to bring your Benevolence offerings on Nov. 12 th and 26 th. Whatever you give for benevolence the Foundation will match, dollar for dollar, up to $15,000. To date, $ has been sent to the Synod office. Benevolence Fund Distribution 7% 6% 4% 2% 32% Coordination and Support of Ministries 33% Supporing Conregations and Evangelical Outreach 31% Bringing Forth and Supporting Leaders 18% 18% Global and Ecumenical Relationships 7% Stewardship and Mission Funding 6% 31% Stepping Forward as a Church Serving Others 4% Governance 2% 11

12 F.L.Y. (Firelands Lutheran Youth) Announcements: Confirmation Classes: We will meet TODAY from 3-4:15 p.m. in room 203. National Youth Gathering Fundraiser: Look for the gas can located in the Gathering Room and consider placing your spare change in them. This money is to help us fly down to Houston and we are calling this Gas-to-Go! There is a board that will be updated weekly to show if we are getting any closer to Houston. Cardboard City On November 11 th join all the area Lutheran churches at St. Paul Lutheran Church for Cardboard City. This annual event raises money for Crossroads Homeless Shelter and raises awareness of the difficult situation faced by the homeless in our area. For those who aren t aware of what Cardboard City is, it is an event where the teens experience a homeless situation for a brief period of time by sleeping in a cardboard box outside, having an opportunity to purchase a meal, a drink, and a chance to get warm inside the church. The money raised by this event as well as the blankets collected will be donated to Crossroads Homeless Shelter. Please, make sure you have your signed consent form as well as your emergency contact information form if you want to participate. Dress warm, bring a flashlight, your own duct tape, and a pack of toilet paper. Leaf Raking and Bonfire: We have rescheduled this event for November 19 th. We will be raking leaves for the shut-ins then burning them at the home of Allison Young, 5707 Hayes Ave. Parents, please drop off your leaf rakers, with a rake if they have one, at St. Paul Lutheran Church by 4:00 p.m. Pickup is after 7 p.m. at the bonfire location. Those attending confirmation class will be transported to St. Paul from Zion. 12

13 Children s Announcements: Today is All Saints Sunday. On All Saints Sunday, we remember saints who have died. We also celebrate saints who are living and still doing God's work! Saints are people who do God's work and share God's word. Saints are people who live faithful lives serving God. Think of a way to serve God and others in each of these different places: at the family dinner table, in the classroom, riding the bus, on the playground, and shopping at the mall. Draw a flame for the candles that we light for worship time today. Join us for Children of Zion, every Sunday morning at 9:15 in the basement. We are learning about the women of the Bible. Through November we will learn about Queen Esther. She is an important person in history because of her devotion to God, God was able to use her to save the Jewish people at that time. Cherub Choir rehearsals: Come and make a joyful noise with us! We meet every Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. This month we will be singing on November 12 th at 10:30 and November 26 th at 8:00. Confirmation Classes: We will meet TODAY from 3-4:15 p.m. in room 203. Thank God for your family and the people who love you! 13

14 It s easy to join our mailing list! Get your Zionews, updates, announcements such as funerals, etc. Just send your address by text message. Text ZIONLUTHERAN to to get started. (message and data rates may apply.) Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church This week in Ministry: Sunday, November 5 8:00 a.m. Worship 9:15 a.m. Children of Zion Basement No Adult Forum with Pastor this week 10:30 a.m. Worship 3:00 p.m. Confirmation Class Room 203 Monday, November 6 5:30 p.m. Temple Care Takers Library 6:30 p.m. Quilters Basement 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts Basement 7:00 p.m. Firelands Chorus Sanctuary 7:30 p.m. Dartball Gathering Room Tuesday, November 7 1:00 p.m. Lectionary Mr. Smith s Coffee House. No Quilters due to Elections Wednesday, November 8 7:30 a.m. Men s Bible Study Library 7:00 p.m. Council - Library Thursday, November 9 5:30 p.m. Cherub Choir Sanctuary 6:00 p.m. St. Paul Lutheran 6:15 p.m. Bell Choir Bell Choir Loft 7:00 p.m. Sr. Choir Practice Basement Friday, November 10 6:00 p.m. Wedding Rehearsal Saturday, November 11 3:00 p.m. Wedding 6:00 p.m. Worship 8:00 p.m. F.L.Y. Tent City St. Paul Lutheran Church. If you, a family member, or a friend is in need of Pastoral care, or is hospitalized, please call Pastor Eric or the church office at The full church calendar for the month can be viewed on the church website: Zionsandusky.org In the sacrament of Holy Communion the crucified and risen Christ is present, giving his true body and blood as food and drink. All are invited to the table. Children are welcome to come forward for a blessing as well. Holy Communion is offered at all services. Our 10:30 a.m. service is broadcast each Sunday over station WLEC, 1450 AM. Adult Forum Bible Study at 9:15 a.m. in the Stellhorn Library. Children of Zion at 9:15 a.m. in the Basement. 14

15 All Saints 2017 Helen M. Geasan Jana K. Foust Joan D. Feltner James D. McMahon, Jr. Lorelei Allen Howard G. Kearney James L. Mears Lois Ardner Muriel C. Lieb Ramona J. Kawell Tammy Lippert DeEtt A. Wiley Karl W. Ohly Margaret E. Kessler Nicholas C. Baker Karen S. Fox Mabel A. Pendleton John Thomas Pascoe Gloria R. Brackney Betty J. Leech Thomas A. Green Jean D. Snelling Ernest P. Gast Shirley M. Stuckey Arthur A. Sudbrink You are encouraged to pray for the family and friends of the highlighted name above. 15