East St. Olaf Lutheran Church

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1 East St. Olaf Lutheran Church 6200 County Road 3 SW - Byron, MN Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Holy Communion Sunday, September 16,, 2018 Pastor Paul Thompson Organist: Pat Nelson INTRODUCTION Three weeks ago we heard John s gospel s version of Peter s confession of faith. This week we hear Mark s version, when Peter says, You are the Messiah. In John, the stumbling block is Jesus invitation to eat his flesh, given for the life of the world. In Mark too the scandal has to do with Jesus words about his own coming death, and here Peter himself stumbles over Jesus words. But Jesus is anointed (the meaning of messiah ) in Mark only on the way to the cross (14:3); so we are anointed in baptism with the sign of the cross. ANNOUNCEMENTS CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. 1 God of all mercy and consolation, come to the help of your people, turning us from our sin to live for you alone. Give us the power of your Holy Spirit that we may confess our sin, receive your forgiveness, and grow into the fullness of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Most merciful God, we confess that we are captive 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. 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 Lift High the Cross (ELW 660) 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. 184) CANTICLE OF PRAISE (ELW p. 185) PRAYER OF THE DAY Let us pray. O God, through suffering and rejection you bring forth our salvation, and by the glory of the cross you transform our lives. Grant that for the sake of the gospel we may turn from the lure of evil, take up our cross, and follow your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. 2

2 FIRST READING: Proverbs 1:20-33 A reading from Proverbs. In these verses Wisdom is personified as a woman who invites all who will listen to follow her. Though Wisdom offers her hand to those who scoff at her, they spurn all such counsel. That they come to ruin is predictable. Those who find Wisdom, however, find life. 20Wisdom cries out in the street; in the squares she raises her voice. 21At the busiest corner she cries out; at the entrance of the city gates she speaks: 22 How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge? 23Give heed to my reproof; I will pour out my thoughts to you; I will make my words known to you. 24Because I have called and you refused, have stretched out my hand and no one heeded, 25and because you have ignored all my counsel and would have none of my reproof, 26I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when panic strikes you, 27when panic strikes you like a storm, and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you. 28Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently, but will not find me. 29Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD, 30would have none of my counsel, and despised all my reproof, 31therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way and be sated with their own devices. 32For waywardness kills the simple, and the complacency of fools destroys them; 33but those who listen to me will be secure and will live at ease, without dread of disaster. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. PSALM: Psalm 19 1The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky proclaims its maker s handiwork. 2One day tells its tale to another, and one night imparts knowledge to another. 3Although they have no words or language, and their voices are not heard, 4their sound has gone out into all lands, and their message to the ends of the world, where God has pitched a tent for the sun. 5It comes forth like a bridegroom out of his chamber; it rejoices like a champion to run its course. 6It goes forth from the uttermost edge of the heavens and runs about to the end of it again; nothing is hidden from its burning heat. 7The teaching of the LORD is perfect and revives the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure and gives wisdom to the simple. 8The statutes of the LORD are just and rejoice the heart; the commandment of the LORD is clear and gives light to the eyes. 9The fear of the LORD is clean and endures forever; the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. 10More to be desired are they than gold, more than much fine gold, sweeter far than honey, than honey in the comb. 11By them also is your servant enlightened, and in keeping them there is great reward. 12Who can detect one s own offenses? Cleanse me from my secret faults. 13Above all, keep your servant from presumptuous sins; let them not get dominion over me; then shall I be whole and sound, and innocent of a great offense. 14Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my strength and my redeemer. SECOND READING: James 3:1-12 A reading from James. 1Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, for you know that we who teach will be judged with 3 4

3 greater strictness. 2 For all of us make many mistakes. Anyone who makes no mistakes in speaking is perfect, able to keep the whole body in check with a bridle. 3 If we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we guide their whole bodies. 4 Or look at ships: though they are so large that it takes strong winds to drive them, yet they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. 5 So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great exploits. How great a forest is set ablaze by a small fire! 6 And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is placed among our members as a world of iniquity; it stains the whole body, sets on fire the cycle of nature, and is itself set on fire by hell. 7 For every species of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by the human species, 8 but no one can tame the tongue a restless evil, full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse those who are made in the likeness of God. 10From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this ought not to be so. 11 Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and brackish water? 12 Can a fig tree, my brothers and sisters, yield olives, or a grapevine figs? No more can salt water yield fresh. Word of God, word of life. Thanks be to God. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (ELW p. 188) GOSPEL: Mark 8:27-38 The holy gospel according to Mark. Glory to you, O Lord. 27Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, Who do people say that I am? 28 And they answered him, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets. 29 He asked them, But who do you say that I am? Peter answered him, You are the Messiah. 30 And he sternly ordered them not to tell anyone about him. 31Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside 5 and began to rebuke him. 33 But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things. 34He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35 For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. 36 For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? 37 Indeed, what can they give in return for their life? 38 Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels. The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. SERMON HYMN OF THE DAY Built on a Rock (ELW 652) 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 6

4 The peace of Christ be with you always. And also with you. OFFERING OFFERTORY SONG Let the Vineyards Be Fruitful (ELW 184) OFFERING PRAYER Let us pray. God of all creation, all you have made is good, and your love endures forever. You bring forth bread from the earth and fruit from the vine. Nourish us with these gifts, that we might be for the world signs of your gracious presence in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. DIALOGUE PREFACE HOLY, HOLY, HOLY (ELW p. 190) THANKSGIVING AT THE TABLE LORD S PRAYER (ELW p. 191) INVITATION TO COMMUNION COMMUNION SONG Lamb of God (ELW p. 191) DISTRIBUTION HYMNS Beautiful Savior (ELW 838) How Great Thou Art (ELW 856) PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Let us pray. Gracious God, in this meal you have drawn us to your heart, and nourished us at your table with food and drink, the body and blood of Christ. Now send us forth to be your people in the world, and to proclaim your truth this day and evermore, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. BLESSING The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. 7 The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace. Amen SENDING SONG O Savior, Precious Savior (ELW 820) DISMISSAL Go in peace. Serve the Lord. Thanks be to God. 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. 8 WELCOME TO THOSE VISITING If you re visiting, we re glad you chose to worship with us. Please sign our guestbook in the narthex. Times for services rotate monthly between East & West churches. SEPTEMBER 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 THANK YOU TO THOSE SERVING US Altar Guild: Anyone interested may join Altar Guild September: Amanda Pyfferoen & Deanna Bakken October: Amanda Pyfferoen & Gena Cahill TODAY S HIGHLIGHTED ANNOUNCEMENTS EMERGENCY CONTACTS FOR PASTORAL NEEDS Pastor Paul will be on vacation from Sept. 15 Oct. 5: FOR EMERGENCY PASTORAL NEEDS please call your council members numbers listed at end of bulletin. Fall Bazaar & Luncheon: West St. Olaf Sept. 29 (9:30 am-noon) For purchase: Baked Goods, Quilts, Crafts & Boxed Cards. MENU: Biscuits & Sausage Gravy, Fresh Fruit, & Pumpkin Dessert. Chapel opens at 9:30 am, Serving luncheon from 10:00 am-noon. Cost: Adult $7.00, School Age Children $2.50, 5 & under Free. Hope to see you on the 29 th!

5 This Day Forward When faith and fear collide. ~ Sept. 18 Join us for a powerful faith-based feature film you ll not soon forget! A story of courage. A story of family. A story of faith. Thrivent will buy the movie ticket, small drink and popcorn. Tues., Sept. 18 6:30-9:00 pm at Hollywood 12 Theater 2171 Superior Drive NW, Rochester, MN Call theater for online reservation details: Focused Conversations Regarding Electing New Bishop As the SEMN Synod prepares to elect a new bishop next year, all members of synod congregations are invited to participate in events called Focused Conversations, to help us decide what sort of person we want to lead our synod going forward. The closest to us will be at Bethel Lutheran Church in Rochester, on Sunday September 23 at 7:00 pm. There are four more scheduled if you want to participate but are unavailable on Sept. 23. Contact Pastor Paul for more information. Next Week s Readings: Sept. 23: Proverbs 31:10-31, Psalm 1, James 3:13--4:3, 7-8a, and Mark 9:30-37 HAPPENING TODAY & THIS WEEK >>> Pastor Paul will be on vacation through Oct. 5, so please call council members with any pastoral emergencies numbers are listed in bulletin under section for Church Contact Info. 9/16 9:00 am West worship Rev. Ann Siverling 10:00 am BOTH: JAM/East Sunday school & TLC East coffee hour (by College Fund) 11:00 am East worship & comm. Rev. Ann Siverling East WELCA provides cookies to Season s Hospice Tue. 10:00 am East Circle 4 meeting/quilt/sack lunch Wed. 7:00 pm Thur. Noon BOTH - Confirmation class at West (Amy Jorgenson leading class-due to pastor s vacation) Deadline to submit info for next newsletter 9/23 9:00 am West worship & comm. Rev. Ann Siverling 10:00 am BOTH: JAM/East Sunday school & TLC East coffee hour (by Circle 4) :00 am East worship-rev. Ann Siverling 7:00 pm Synod Event: Focused Conversation at Bethel Lutheran Church, Rochester COMING UP AT EAST & WEST Sept. 25 (Tue.): 9:00 am West quilting/sack lunch 10:00 am East/quilting/sack lunch Sept. 26 (Wed.): 9:00 am West quilting/sack lunch 7:00 pm BOTH - Confirmation class at West (Amy Jorgenson is leading class-pastor Paul on vacation) Sept. 27 (Thur.): NEWSLETTER VOLUNTEER DAY at office (9:10-print, 9:30-fold, 10:00 collate) Sept. 28 (Fri.): 6-7:00 pm West chapel open to drop off items for the Bazaar Sept. 29 (Sat.): WEST FALL BAZAAR & LUNCHEON - Everyone welcome! Bazaar begins 9:30 am, lunch served 10:00 am-noon Sept. 30 (Sun.): Worship for BOTH with Rev. Ann Siverling LIST OF LOCAL & SYNOD EVENTS **See bulletin boards for any posters about these events** Sept. 23 (Sun.): 11:00am-1:00 pm 26 th Annual Turkey Dinner at St. John Baptist de la Salle Catholic Church Dodge Center. Sept. 26 (Wed.): 4-7:00 pm Annual Fall Swedish Meatball Supper at Hegre Lutheran of Kenyon. TO REMEMBER IN PRAYER East Prayers: Prayers for the Harberts family of Dodge Center (members of Gina Moser s church), Emily Nagel (girlfriend of Shultz s grandson), Braxton Raymond (nephew of Shannon Meier), Brenda Exe, Les Severson (son of Carol Severson), Vicki Lawrence, Maryann Schultz, 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), Vern Exe (father of Pete), Kevin Kubly (friend of Yvette), Bill

6 Fritts, David Distad, Patricia Lee, Sally Iverson, Roland Rivera, Carol Severson, and John Heydt (Pat Nelson s brother). West Prayers: Prayers for the Harberts family of Dodge Center (members of Gina Moser s church), Ann Marie Luker (mom of Susie Thoe), Vicki Lawrence, Loretta Himle, Christine Krause (sister of Susie Thoe), Boyd Pew, 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: on vacation Sept. 15 Oct. 5: Please call council members listed below, if you have emergency pastoral needs. 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: