East St. Olaf Lutheran Church

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1 East St. Olaf Lutheran Church 6200 County Road 3 SW - Byron, MN Reformation Sunday Sunday, October 28, 2018 Pastor Paul Thompson Organist: Pat Nelson INTRODUCTION Can we pray the way Bartimaeus prays? People try to hush him up because by addressing Jesus as Son of David he is making a politically dangerous claim that Jesus is the rightful king. Could our prayers ever be heard as a threat to unjust powers-that-be? Bartimaeus won t give up or go away quietly, but repeats his call for help more loudly. Do we ask so boldly? And are our prayers an honest answer to Jesus question, What do you want me to do for you? ANNOUNCEMENTS CONFESSION AND 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 1 perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. 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, and uphold us by your Spirit, so that we may live and serve you in newness of life through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake God forgives us all our sins. As a called and ordained minister of the church of Christ, and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. GATHERING SONG A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (ELW 504) 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 (ELW p. 203) CANTICLE OF PRAISE (ELW p. 204) PRAYER OF THE DAY Let us pray. Eternal light, shine in our hearts. Eternal wisdom, scatter the darkness of our ignorance. Eternal compassion, have mercy on us. Turn us to seek your face, and enable us to reflect your goodness, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. FIRST READING: Job 42:1-6, A reading from Job. After the glorious vision of creation contained in God s speeches at the end of Job, the righteous sufferer proclaims that he has seen God and is 2

2 humbled. The Lord restores Job s fortunes, and Job dares to live again, fathering more children and giving his daughters an inheritance along with their brothers. 1Job answered the LORD: 2 I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted. 3 Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge? Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know. 4 Hear, and I will speak; I will question you, and you declare to me. 5I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you; 6therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes. 10And the LORD restored the fortunes of Job when he had prayed for his friends; and the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. 11 Then there came to him all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and they ate bread with him in his house; they showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him; and each of them gave him a piece of money and a gold ring. 12 The LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; and he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand donkeys. 13 He also had seven sons and three daughters. 14 He named the first Jemimah, the second Keziah, and the third Keren-happuch. 15 In all the land there were no women so beautiful as Job s daughters; and their father gave them an inheritance along with their brothers. 16 After this Job lived one hundred and forty years, and saw his children, and his children s children, four generations. 17 And Job died, old and full of days. The word of the Lord. PSALM: Psalm 34:1-8 1I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall ever be in my mouth. 2I will glory in the LORD; let the humble hear and rejoice. 3Proclaim with me the greatness of the LORD; let us exalt his name together. 4I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me out of all my terror. 5Look upon him and be radiant, and let not your faces be ashamed. 6I called in my affliction, and the LORD heard me and saved me from all my troubles. 7The angel of the LORD encompasses those who fear him, and he will deliver them. 8Taste and see that the LORD is good; happy are they who trust in him! SECOND READING: Hebrews 7:23-28 A reading from Hebrews. Human priests of old offered sacrifice for their own sins and served only until their death. In contrast, Jesus is God s Son, the holy, sinless, resurrected high priest. Death did not terminate his priestly service, but through his death he has interceded for our sins. 23The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office; 24 but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. 25Consequently he is able for all time to save those who approach God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. 26For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. 27 Unlike the other high priests, he has no need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for those of the people; this he did once for all when he offered himself. 28 For the law appoints as high priests those who are subject to weakness, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever. The word of the Lord. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (ELW p. 205) GOSPEL: Mark 10:46-52 The holy gospel according to Mark. Glory to you, O Lord. 3 4

3 46As [Jesus] and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. 47 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me! 48 Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, Son of David, have mercy on me! 49 Jesus stood still and said, Call him here. And they called the blind man, saying to him, Take heart; get up, he is calling you. 50 So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. 51 Then Jesus said to him, What do you want me to do for you? The blind man said to him, My teacher, let me see again. 52 Jesus said to him, Go; your faith has made you well. Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way. The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. SERMON HYMN OF THE DAY My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less (ELW 597) 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. *Or, he descended into hell, another translation of this text in widespread use. PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION Each petition of the prayer will end: Lord in your mercy, Please respond with: Hear our prayer. [At ending: ] PEACE OFFERING OFFERTORY Create in Me (ELW 186) OFFERING PRAYER Let us pray. Blessed are you, O God, ruler of heaven and earth. Day by day you shower us with blessings. As you have raised us to new life in Christ, give us glad and generous hearts, ready to praise you and to respond to those in need, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. LORD S PRAYER Lord, remember us in your kingdom and teach us to pray. 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. BLESSING SENDING SONG The Church's One Foundation (ELW 654) DISMISSAL Go in peace. Share the good news. Copyright 2018 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #SAS New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. WELCOME TO THOSE VISITING If you re visiting, we re glad you chose to worship with us. Please sign our guestbook in the narthex. NOVEMBER WORSHIP SCHEDULE WEST: has early service at 9:00 am BOTH: 10:00 am West JAM / East SS & TLC EAST: has late service at 11:00 am 5 6

4 THANK YOU TO THOSE SERVING US Altar Guild: Anyone interested may join Altar Guild November: Rita Distad & Yvette Dulohery TODAY S HIGHLIGHTED ANNOUNCEMENTS EAST ST. OLAF LUTEFISK & MEATBALLS ~ NOVEMBER 2 Everyone is invited to come enjoy a wonderful meal and great fellowship Fri., November 2, 2018 at East St. Olaf s Lutefisk & Meatball lunch or supper! Menu, cost, and meal times for supper are the same as last year. Lunch is served on a walk-in basis but RESERVATIONS REQUIRED for the supper hour (take-out meals also available all day). Baked goods and beautifully sewn or quilted items available to purchase. CALL DIANE SEVERSON to make your SUPPER RESERVATIONS at See poster on our website Parish Bulletin Board or on our church bulletin boards. Next Week s Readings: Nov. 4: -- Ruth 1:1-18, Psalm 146, Hebrews 9:11-14, and Mark 12:28-34 HAPPENING TODAY & THIS WEEK 10/28 9:00 am East worship then after church - setup kitchen for Lutefisk/Meatball Supper 10:00 am BOTH: JAM/East Sunday school & TLC East coffee hour (Circle 4) 11:00 am West worship & communion Mon. 9:00-noon Pastor Paul at office Tue: NEWSLETTER VOLUNTEER DAY at office (9:10-print, 9:30-fold, 10:00 collate) 10:00 am East quilting/sack lunch Wed. 9:00 am East peel rutabagas & fish comes at noon potluck dinner at noon 7:00 pm BOTH - Confirmation class at East Thur. 9:00-noon Pastor Paul at office 9:00 am East potato peeling day noon potluck Fri Pastor Paul s day off-work 7 EAST LUTEFISK & MEATBALL Lunch or Supper!! (workers please arrive early for shifts) Sat East church cleanup day helpers needed Theological Conference Set clocks BACK 1 hour before bed (DST ends) 11/ Daylight Saving Time Ends Pastor Paul at anniversary-former church 9:00 am West worship & communion-rev. Siverling 10:00 am BOTH: JAM/East Sunday school & TLC East coffee hour (Sarah Circle) 11:00 am East worship & communion-rev. Siverling 1:30 pm West WELCA supplies 5 doz. cookies for Field Crest 8 COMING UP AT EAST & WEST NOVEMBER: West-9am, Both SS-10am, East-11:00am Nov. 6 (Tue.): 10:00 am East quilting/sack lunch 6:00 pm East church council meeting Nov. 7 (Wed.): 7:00 pm BOTH - Confirmation class at West Nov. 10 (Sat.): BOTH 9:30 am First Communion class at West Nov. 13 (Tues.): 10:00 am East Circle 4 meeting/quilting/sack lunch Nov. 14 (Wed.): 7:00 pm BOTH Confirmation at West Nov. 17 (Sat.): BOTH 9:30 am First Communion class at West Noon DEADLINE to submit info for newsletter Nov. 18 (Sun.): East has communion East supplies cookies to Season s Hospice 10:30 am West members have luncheon for Gloria Pew Nov. 20 (Tue.): NO quilting at East Nov. 21 (Wed.): NO class for confirmation Nov. 22 (Thur.): OFFICE CLOSED Happy Thanksgiving Nov. 25 (Sun.): West has communion East has baptism Nov. 27 (Tue.): 10:00 am East quilting/sack lunch

5 Nov. 28 (Wed.): 7:00 pm BOTH - Confirmation class at West Nov. 29 (Thur.): NEWSLETTER VOLUNTEER DAY at office (9:10- print, 9:30-fold, 10:00 collate) DECEMBER: East-9am, Both SS-10am, West-11:00am Dec. 2 (Sun.): First Holy Communion date at both churches LIST OF LOCAL & SYNOD EVENTS **See bulletin boards for any posters about these events** Nov. 3 (Sat.): 9:30 am Resounding Voices Choir at Our Savior s Lutheran Church of Rochester Benefits those with dementia 4:30-7:30 pm Liver & Onion Supper at Hayfield American Legion (put on by Sons of the American Legion) Nov. 6 (Tue.): 5 7:00 pm Hayfield Area Library s Spaghetti Supper at Hayfield American Legion. Nov. 7 (Wed.): Lutefisk & Meatball OR Meatball Only Buffet at Little Cedar Lutheran Church of Adams, MN TO REMEMBER IN PRAYER East Prayers: Emily Nagel (girlfriend of Shultz s grandson), Braxton Raymond (nephew of Shannon Meier), Brenda Exe, Maryann Schultz, Les Severson (son of Carol Severson), Vicki Lawrence, Viola Olson, Steve Jensen, Julie Andreason, Kelly Anderson (friend of Peterson s daughter), Heidi Guenius (cousin of Becky Brakke), Sharon Boelter, Dale Boelter, Cecelia Miller (cousin of Yvette), Kevin Kubly (friend of Yvette), Bill Fritts, David Distad, Patricia Lee, Sally Iverson, Roland Rivera, Carol Severson, and John Heydt (Pat Nelson s brother). West Prayers: Christine Krause (sister of Susie Thoe), Boyd Pew, Vicki Lawrence, Bill Tietje (brother of Carma Bjornson), Joanne Larsen (mother of Dan Larsen), Joann Tiegen, Gene Hyland, Robert Beaver, Danny Linbo, Veronica Riniker (mother of Donna Larsen), Philip Senjem, and Matt Miller (nephew of Carma Bjornson and Julie Boyum). CHURCH CONTACT INFORMATION PASTOR Paul Thompson: (Please call before driving to the office.) Cell Phone: pthomp821@gmail.com Office hours: Monday and Thursday 9:00 am Noon OR by appointment (Day off-work is Friday) SECRETARY Gina Moser: (Please call before driving to the office.) Office Phone: Cell Phone: s: eastwest@kmtel.com AND certainty@kmtel.com Please send all s for Gina to both of her addresses. Office Hours: Tues. & Thursdays 10:00 am-noon OUR WEBSITES: eaststolaf.org OR weststolaf.org OUR JANITORIAL SERVICE: Becky Wilbourne COUNCIL CONTACT INFORMATION: President: Mike Senjem - Home: , Cell: Gary Kearns - Home: , Cell: Bryan DeCook - Cell: VISITS FOR OUR MEMBERS If you know of anyone who may like a call or visit from the pastor or another member, please contact an East deacon: Rhonda Leighty: , Sonya Mansfield: or Glenda Mueller: