Welcome! The Choral Eucharist On The Fourth Sunday After The Epiphany

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1 104 Union Street South Concord, North Carolina Office Phone: Web Site: February 3, :00 a.m. in the The Choral Eucharist On The Fourth Sunday After The Epiphany Welcome! Saint James is a house of prayer where all people can come to know the compassionate heart of Jesus. We are a diverse community of progressive Christians where you can belong before you believe. At Saint James the beauty of ancient worship and traditional spiritual practices transform contemporary lives. Join us as together we discover the sacred in the heart of the city. Our worship includes ancient and contemporary symbols and practices along with preaching and music to inspire you to follow Jesus in your daily life. We welcome both the spiritual seeker and seasoned disciple to find their home in God with us. If you are looking for a spiritual home or just exploring the life of faith, we hope you will walk with us on that journey of discovery. The Introduction To Today s Liturgy... The glory of God is often revealed when and where it is least expected. God uses our lips to declare that glory, inexperienced and hesitant though they may be. God uses our love to demonstrate that glory and so urges us to exercise it. God uses Jesus of Nazareth, water and the word, bread and wine, to reveal God s glory where and when God chooses. Take heed, lest the glory of God slip through our midst unnoticed. THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Page 1 SAINT JAMES CHURCH, ELCA

2 Welcome! We welcome everyone on this Lord s Day to the liturgy of Holy Eucharist. To all who are spiritually weary and seek rest; to all who mourn and long for comfort; to all who struggle and desire victory; to all who sin and need a Savior; to all who are strangers and want fellowship; to all who hunger and thirst after righteousness; and to all who will come, this parish opens wide her doors and offers welcome in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ! Newcomers and visitors, we hope that you will feel at home in this place and in this liturgy. Ushers are available in the narthex during the liturgy should you have any questions or concerns. If you are a visitor or guest, please be sure and sign the guestbook located in the Narthex and introduce yourself to the Pastor or to an usher so that we can extend to you a warm welcome. Although there are customary postures (such as standing and kneeling) in Lutheran worship, you are invited to be seated at any point, according to your needs and comfort. This Service Leaflet contains all of today s hymns and liturgy. Children are most welcome in worship at Saint James Church. Special age-appropriate bulletins are available from the ushers. For those who desire it, nursery care is provided on the first floor of the Education Building. Invitation to Communion: All baptized Christians who seek God and desire a deeper, stronger life in Christ are invited to receive the Sacrament of Holy Communion. The Pastor will bring the sacrament to persons in the pews who are unable to come forward. Please advise an usher if you wish the pastor to do so. The First Aid Kit and the Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) are located outside the church office door, immediately behind the sanctuary. Fire Extinguishers are located in the Sacristy and in the Narthex. If you are interested in membership to this parish or desire a call from the Pastor, please indicate this to an usher or to the Pastor. Restrooms are available on the first and second floors of the Education Building. About the Liturgy During Christmas and Epiphany T he celebration of Jesus birth and his manifestation as the Son of God comes in a pair of seasons with common characteristics. These seasons have been particularly popular in western Christendom and were, in the past, times of such levity and rejoicing that puritans in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries sought to do away with them. In the last century, when the puritan influence had waned, Christmas became popular in this country again, but by then the churches had all but lost their memory of the old feast. As a result, Epiphany season and the intervening Twelve Days of Christmas were not part of the secular celebration. A host of new secular customs and legends developed during Advent primarily as a means of supporting business. We need to recover our own special heritage if we are to make Christmas and Epiphany central to our faith and life. U nderlying these two feasts, then, is the central proclamation of Christianity: the dying and rising of Jesus. Recovery of this earliest level of meaning can help us rescue Christmas from a limited emphasis on the birth of a baby; for that birth is of ultimate importance only because of the saving event of his death and resurrection. T he period of Christmas and Epiphany has three primary days and themes: Christmas, or the Nativity of Christ (December 25th); Epiphany, or the Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles (January 6th); and the First Sunday after Epiphany: the Baptism of Christ. Other celebrations came to be associated with this time as well. I n the weeks after Epiphany, other events in Jesus ministry are celebrated, events such as his first miracle, changing water into wine; his first healing; his calling of the disciples; his first preaching. These events reveal him as God s Son and help us explore more deeply the unlimited extent of his love and our role as the members of his Body in revealing him to the world. THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Page 2 SAINT JAMES CHURCH, ELCA

3 The Preparation for Worship All worshipers are invited to remain reverently silent before the service, and to join fervently in prayer, enthusiastically in praise, and heartily in song during the service. We gather together for worship on this first day of the week, the day Christ Jesus rose from the dead, for an intimate communion with our Lord. He comes to us, speaks to us, and blesses us through his Word and Sacrament. We come to him and speak to him in prayer and praise and thanksgiving. This liturgy is the recurring moment of high splendor in our earthly lives, a God-given foretaste of the heavenly life to come. Out of respect for the liturgy we are about to celebrate and those sitting around you, help us create sacred space by powering down your cell phones and electronic devices. THE RINGING OF THE TOWER BELLS THE PARISH NOTICES/COLLECT FOR BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK THE OPENING VOLUNTARY The stand The kneel or sit as able THE CONFESSION OF SIN AND ABSOLUTION All may make the sign of the cross in remembrance of baptism as the begins: In the name of the Father, and of the (+) Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 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. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, God who is faithful and just will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Silence is held for reflection and self-examination Most merciful God, we confess that we are in bondage to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. Amen. Almighty God, in his mercy, has given his Son to die for us and, for his sake, 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. Amen. THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Page 3 SAINT JAMES CHURCH, ELCA

4 The Entrance Rite The Holy Spirit gathers us in unity on the first day of the week, the day of Christ s resurrection The stand The service begins with the Entrance Rite. We sing and process toward the altar as a cross leads the way. The Hymn at the Procession is a hymn of praise and sets the tone of the liturgy. THE HYMN AT THE PROCESSION THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Page 4 SAINT JAMES CHURCH, ELCA

5 The Opening Versicles (exchanges between and ) are chosen according to the season. The words of Saint Paul, The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ (from 2 Corinthians 13-14) form the Apostolic Greeting because they come from the Apostle Paul himself, who gave a similar greeting in his correspondence with churches. In this way we recognize ourselves as fellow apostles and are reminded that God, the Holy Trinity, forms us and shapes us into disciples and unites us in baptism. THE OPENING VERSICLES AND APOSTOLIC GREETING Arise, shine; for your light has come. The glory of the Lord has risen upon us. 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. The Canticle is a song of praise that focuses our thoughts toward the broader picture of the current liturgical season of the church year. We acknowledge God s presence and invoke God s Spirit to move among us during worship to equip us for more faithful service. THE EPIPHANY CANTICLE The sit The Collect is a short prayer which gathers or collects the thoughts and prayers of the entire Church as they apply to the theme of the day and prepares us for the lessons and Gospel. THE SALUTATION AND COLLECT OF THE DAY The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray. Almighty and ever-living God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and love; and that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what you command, through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. THE MESSAGE FOR YOUNG DISCIPLES THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Page 5 SAINT JAMES CHURCH, ELCA

6 The Liturgy of the Word God speaks to us in scripture reading, preaching, and song THE OLD TESTAMENT READING Jeremiah 1:4-10 God calls Jeremiah to be a prophet and consecrates him in the womb. Jeremiah s task is to preach God s word in the midst of the difficult political realities of his time, before the Babylonian exile. He is to make God known not only to Judah, but also to the nations. Lector Lector A reading from Jeremiah, the first chapter. N ow the word of the LORD came to me saying, 5 Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations. 6 Then I said, Ah, Lord GOD! Truly I do not know how to speak, for I am only a boy. 7 But the LORD said to me, Do not say, I am only a boy ; for you shall go to all to whom I send you, and you shall speak whatever I command you. 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, says the LORD. 9 Then the LORD put out his hand and touched my mouth; and the LORD said to me, Now I have put my words in your mouth. 10 See, today I appoint you over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to pull down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. THE EPISTLE READING First Corinthians 13:1-13 Christians in Corinth prided themselves on their spiritual gifts. Paul reminds them that God gives us many gifts through the Holy Spirit, but the purpose behind all of them is love, the kind of love that God showed us in Jesus Christ. Lector Lector A reading from First Corinthians, the thirteenth chapter. I f I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give away all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. 4Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. 7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never ends. But as for prophecies, they will come to an end; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will come to an end. 9 For we know only in part, and we prophesy only in part; 10 but when the complete comes, the partial will come to an end. 11 When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways. 12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known. 13 And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Page 6 SAINT JAMES CHURCH, ELCA

7 The stand Every hymn in the liturgy is chosen carefully and thematically to reflect all the readings of the day by providing theology, prayer, and praise through poetry and music. In particular, the Sequence Hymn focuses our attention toward the Gospel text, the text that provides the theme for the day. THE SEQUENCE HYMN THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Page 7 SAINT JAMES CHURCH, ELCA

8 The Gospel reading centers on the life and works of Jesus and is the theme for the day. We stand during the reading from the Gospel as a sign of respect for the words of Jesus and to manifest an eagerness and attentiveness to hear the good news. It is here that we see God in the flesh among us. The Gospels are the story of our Lord s time on Earth, and the foundation of our faith. THE HOLY GOSPEL Saint Luke 4:21-30 in Jesus hometown are initially pleased when he says that God will free the oppressed. Their pleasure turns to rage when he reminds them that God s prophetic mission typically pushes beyond human boundaries so that mercy and healing are extended to those regarded as outsiders. Gospeller Gospeller The Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke, the fourth chapter. Glory to you, O Lord. T hen Jesus began to say to all in the synagogue in Nazareth, Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing. 22 All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They said, Is not this Joseph s son? 23 He said to them, Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, Doctor, cure yourself! And you will say, Do here also in your hometown the things that we have heard you did at Capernaum. 24 And he said, Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in the prophet s hometown. 25 But the truth is, there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a severe famine over all the land; 26 yet Elijah was sent to none of them except to a widow at Zarephath in Sidon. 27 There were also many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian. 28 When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with rage. 29 They got up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they might hurl him off the cliff. 30 But he passed through the midst of them and went on his way. The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. The sit THE SERMON Rev. Tony Bradshaw, Senior Pastor The stand We have heard God s Word to us. Now we respond by confessing what we believe. The Apostles Creed is the oldest of the creeds we use in worship and is based upon the teachings of the apostles. The word Creed comes from the Latin Credo which means, I believe! THE APOSTLES CREED God has made us his people through our Baptism into Christ. Living together in trust and hope, we profess our faith. I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again 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. THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Page 8 SAINT JAMES CHURCH, ELCA

9 The kneel or sit as able The Prayers of the are another response to the Word of God. They are intercessions (prayers) for the whole state of Christ s Church and the world. In obedience to Christ s commands, we offer intercessions for the universal Church, the nations and all in authority, the welfare of the world, the concerns of our local parish, those who suffer or are in any need, and for the faithful departed. THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE With all our heart and with all our mind, let us pray for the church, those in need, and all of God's creation. The sing the following refrain two times. Intercessor Intercessor Intercessor Intercessor Intercessor Intercessor The stand We pray for the church. Inspire us by your Spirit as we respond to your call. When we are reluctant, strengthen us; when we are doubtful, encourage us. Above all, let your love shine through us. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. For the earth. For mountains and prairies, cities and farms, rain forests and deserts. Awaken us to the mystery and diversity of your creation. Nurture all living things and protect your creation from harm. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer For the nations. Kindle within us a spirit of respect for one another. Protect those fleeing their homes to escape danger or oppression. Bring peace to communities torn apart by warfare and violence. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. For those in need. Protect those who suffer abuse and encourage those who lack hope. Guide all who provide medical care. Comfort those who grieve and bring healing to the sick. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. For this assembly. Bless our children and our elders. Gather us into a community guided by your love. Inspire in us a spirit of hospitality and kindness. Teach us to bear one another s burdens with compassion. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. We give thanks for those who have gone before us in faith, and who now see you faceto-face. Inspire us by their example and bring us into your everlasting presence. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. Into your hands, gracious God, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in your mercy; through Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen. The peace that passes all understanding is Christ s gift to us. As brothers and sisters in Christ, we share a gesture of God s peace with one another as a sign that we are united as one family with God at the table of the Lord. THE PEACE The peace of the Lord be with you always. And also with you. THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Page 9 SAINT JAMES CHURCH, ELCA

10 The Liturgy of the Eucharist God feeds us with the presence of Jesus Christ The sit We have listened to God s Word both read and preached. God has spoken to us in mercy and blessing. Now we offer to God our hearts and lives that we might be eager and strong to do his will in thought, word, and deed. THE PREPARATION OF THE ALTAR AND COLLECTION OF ALMS An offering of money is collected. Your generous contribution, together with the gifts of many others, makes possible the community of welcome, Reconciliation, and service that is Saint James Church. During this time, the table is set. After the offering is gathered, the gifts are brought forward. THE ANTHEM AT THE OFFERTORY The Parish Choir The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord, to give unto them that mourn a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord that he might be glorified. For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth, so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before the nations, and praise to spring forth before the nations. The Spirit of the Lord. Words: Isaiah 61 Music: Philip W. J. Stopford (b.1977) The stand THE OFFERTORY HYMN AT THE PRESENTATION OF THE GIFTS THE COLLECT AT THE PREPARATION OF THE ALTAR Let us pray. Merciful God, Receive the gifts we bring, our selves, our time, and our possessions. Through this meal unite us as your body, shining with the light of your justice and mercy; for the sake of him who gave himself for us, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Page 10 SAINT JAMES CHURCH, ELCA

11 The words Sursum Corda come from the Latin and mean Lift up your hearts. This Preface (a reciprocal prayer between the and ) serves to remind us of God s action coming to us, our thoughts ascending to God, and that the Lord is truly present with us in this service of thanksgiving. THE SURSUM CORDA The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give God thanks and praise. The Proper Preface directs our attention to different occasions in the life of our Lord and the Church. THE PROPER PREFACE OF THE LORD S DAY It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise to you, almighty and merciful God, through our Savior Jesus Christ. By the leading of a star he has shown forth to all nations; in the waters of the Jordan you proclaimed him your beloved Son, and in the miracle of water turned to wine he revealed your glory. And so, with all the choirs of angels, with the church on earth and the hosts of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn: The word Sanctus comes from the Latin and means Holy. In the Sanctus we are reminded of Holy Week and the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem with the multitude who sang, Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the Highest! The Sanctus is especially appropriate at this point in the liturgy, as Jesus is about to make his entrance among us in his very Body and Blood. THE SANCTUS AND BENEDICTUS The Eucharistic Prayer gives thanks and praise to God for God s many acts of mercy. This prayer originated in the ancient Jewish meal prayer which was customary at the time of Jesus. THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER Holy One, the beginning and the end, the giver of life: Blessed are you for the birth of creation. Blessed are you in the darkness and in the light. Blessed are you for your promise to your people. Blessed are you in the prophets hopes and dreams. Blessed are you for Mary s openness to your will. Blessed are you for your Son Jesus, the Word made flesh. THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Page 11 SAINT JAMES CHURCH, ELCA

12 The Words of Institution, Jesus words from the Last Supper, are the words which he spoke when he instituted the Supper with his disciples in the Upper Room. With these words the bread and wine are consecrated, that is, set apart for God's use in this special meal. THE WORDS OF INSTITUTION In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks; broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take and eat; this is my body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me. Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me. We affirm through the Memorial Acclamation that the risen Christ is with us now and that he will be coming again. We believe this because Jesus promised us. THE MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION For as often as we eat of this bread and drink from this cup, we proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. The Lord s Prayer is a distinctive prayer of Christians. We are reminded that we are together in the family of God, that at this Communion table we are not many individuals, but one body brothers and sisters in the faith. Placed in our liturgy at this point, the Lord s Prayer becomes the summation of our prayers to God in blessing the Bread and Wine. THE LORD S PRAYER And now as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to pray, THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Page 12 SAINT JAMES CHURCH, ELCA

13 The sit THE INVITATION TO HOLY COMMUNION This is the Table, not of the church, but of the Lord. It is made ready for those who love him, and for those who want to love him more. So come, you who have much faith, and you who have little; you who have been here often, and you who have not been here long; you who have tried to follow, and you who have failed. Come because it is the Lord who invites you. It is his will that those who seek him should meet him here. These are the gifts of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God! The words Agnus Dei come from the Latin and mean Lamb of God. The Agnus Dei is the invocation to the Lamb of God and is sung during the fraction (the ceremonial act of breaking the consecrated bread during the Eucharist) of the Host. The Breaking of the Bread calls to mind the great account of the Road to Emmaus in which the disciples recognized our Lord in the breaking of the bread (Luke 24:13-35). The words of the Agnus Dei are based upon John the Baptist s reference in Saint John 1:29 to Jesus ( Behold the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world ) and have been a part of the Mass since the seventh century. If the Agnus Dei isn t sung, a Eucharistic Canticle is sung in its place. THE AGNUS DEI Reverently we come and kneel before the altar of God, humbly to receive Christ into our lives. As he once gave himself for us on the altar of the cross, so he now gives himself to us on the altar of the Sacrament. In this way he assures us all that the blessings he won for all sinners on the cross (forgiveness, life, and salvation) belong to everyone. THE MINISTRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION All baptized Christians are welcome to Holy Communion at Saint James Church. If you desire to receive the Sacrament at the High Altar, please proceed through the Choir to approach the High Altar and kneel at the communion rail for the reception of the Blessed Sacrament. If you desire to receive the Sacrament at the Communion Station located below the pulpit in the Nave, please proceed toward the Chancel steps for the reception of the Blessed Sacrament from the Communion Assistant on the Nave level. The Sacrament is administered by the method of Intinction. Take the wafer from the Assistant then dip it in the wine. The Pastor will bring the sacrament to persons in the pews who are unable to come forward. Please advise an usher if you wish the pastor to do so. THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Page 13 SAINT JAMES CHURCH, ELCA

14 THE HYMN AT THE COMMUNION After the choir has communed and returned to their places, verse 1 will be repeated. THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Page 14 SAINT JAMES CHURCH, ELCA

15 The Sending God blesses us and sends us in mission to the world The stand After all have communed, we offer our joyous and prayerful thanks to God. THE EUCHARISTIC BLESSING The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace. Amen. This concluding collect (prayer) thanks God for the gift of communion and recognizes that it inspires and empowers us to live out our Christian mission in the world. We give thanks as we go out in to the world to do the work that God has called us to do. THE POSTCOMMUNION COLLECT Let us pray. God of abundance, you have fed us with the presence of Christ. Use us as beacons of light and bearers of Christ s love for the sake of the whole world. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. With the assurance of the Lord s blessing resting upon us and his strengthening presence accompanying us, we are ready to depart in peace. We move out of the church into the larger liturgy of our daily life, sent on our way with God s blessing to be a blessing to others and to do God s will. THE BLESSING The blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the (+) Son, and the Holy Spirit, be upon you and remain with you for ever. Amen. The Liturgy concludes overleaf. Please feel free to take your Service Leaflet with you. However, if you would prefer to discard your leaflet, please recycle it by placing it in one of the recycling bins which are located by the doors outside the Chapel, by the front doors in the Narthex, outside the Parish Office, or by the back door at the portico entrance. THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Page 15 SAINT JAMES CHURCH, ELCA

16 THE HYMN AT THE PROCESSION THE DISMISSAL Go in peace. Remember the poor. Thanks be to God! THE CLOSING VOLUNTARY THE RINGING OF THE TOWER BELLS THE LITURGY HAS ENDED; THE SERVICE BEGINS! Finally, brethren, farewell. Be complete. Be of good comfort. Be of one mind. Live in peace and the God of love and peace will be with you. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Corinthians 13:11-14 THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Page 16 SAINT JAMES CHURCH, ELCA