S T. ANDREW S Lutheran Church 1416 Broad River Road, Columbia, SC 29210 Seventh Sunday of Easter May 13, 2018 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. The Evangelical Lutheran Worship (ELW) is the red worship book found in your pew racks. Service music, indicated with a page number, can be found in the front portion of the book. Hymns, indicated by number, are found in the back portion of the book. Congregational responses are printed in bold type. b GATHERING b PRELUDE CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS All may make the sign of the cross, the sign marked at baptism, as the presiding minister begins. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen He is Risen. He is risen indeed. Christ is alive. He lives so that we too might dwell in newness of life. He lives to grant forgiveness and mercy to all. However, if we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Oh, God of the empty tomb: You have called us to honest confession and truth. Yet, we pretend that we are not in need of correction or repentance. We sometimes doubt that your mercy is enough to wash us and all people clean. Your first disciples shared generously with others, yet, we hold onto what you have given us out of fear and anxiety. You have called us to forgive others, but we hold onto animosity, anger, or resentment. We often love in word and speech, but fail in truth and in actions. Forgive us, Good Shepherd. Gather us into the arms of your mercy. We remain kneeling as the pastor offers God s absolution and forgiveness. Following absolution we stand for the hymn, facing the processional cross as we begin.
GATHERING SONG: Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation ELW Hymn 645 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 page 147 HYMN OF PRAISE: This is the Feast ELW page 149 PRAYER OF THE DAY The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray. Gracious and glorious God, you have chosen us as your own, and by the powerful name of Christ you protect us from evil. By your Spirit transform us and your beloved world, that we may find our joy in your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. We sit. CHILDREN S SERMON (11:00 a.m.) b WORD b FIRST READING: ACTS 1:15-17, 21-26 15 In those days Peter stood up among the believers (together the crowd numbered about one hundred twenty persons) and said, 16 Friends, the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through David foretold concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus 17 for he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry. 21 So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22 beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us one of these must become a witness with us to his resurrection. 23 So they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also known as Justus, and Matthias. 24 Then they prayed and said, Lord, you know everyone s heart. Show us which one of these two you have chosen 25 to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place. 26 And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was added to the eleven apostles.. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
PSALM 1: The following refrain will be sung first by the cantor and then by the congregation each time thereafter. Happy indeed are those who follow not the counsel of the wicked, nor linger in the way of sinners nor sit in the company of scorners, but whose delight is the law of the Lord and who ponder God s law day and night. REFRAIN They are like a tree that is planted beside the flowing waters, that yields its fruit in due season and whose leaves shall never fade; and all that they do shall prosper. Not so are the wicked, not so! REFRAIN For they like winnowed chaff shall be driven away by the wind. For the Lord guards the way of the just but the way of the wicked leads to doom. REFRAIN SECOND READING: 1 JOHN 5:9-13 9If we receive human testimony, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God that he has testified to his Son. 10 Those who believe in the Son of God have the testimony in their hearts. Those who do not believe in God have made him a liar by not believing in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son. 11And this is the testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. We stand.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: Alleluia! Sing to Jesus ELW Hymn 392 The Holy Gospel according to John. Glory to you, O Lord. GOSPEL: JOHN 17:6-19 [Jesus prayed:] 6 I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. 7Now they know that everything you have given me is from you; 8 for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. 9 I am asking on their behalf; I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you gave me, because they are yours. 10 All mine are yours, and yours are mine; and I have been glorified in them. 11 And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one. 12 While I was with them, I protected them in your name that you have given me. I guarded them, and not one of them was lost except the one destined to be lost, so that the scripture might be fulfilled. 13 But now I am coming to you, and I speak these things in the world so that they may have my joy made complete in themselves. 14 I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. 15 I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but I ask you to protect them from the evil one. 16 They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. 17 Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. 18 As you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. 19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, so that they also may be sanctified in truth. The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
We sit. SERMON We stand and sing. HYMN OF THE DAY: God Loved the World ELW Hymn 323 NICENE CREED: Please turn to the back inside cover of your hymnal. PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION Each intercession will end with Lord in your mercy, to which we respond: Hear our prayer. b MEAL b PEACE The peace of the Lord be with you always. And also with you. We greet one another with a gesture of peace using these or similar words: Peace be with you. We sit. OFFERTORY ANTHEM: Blessings I will not leave you comfortless I will come to you yet again: Alleluia. And your heart shall be joyful. Alleluia! Laura Story
We stand as the gifts are presented. OFFERTORY SONG: Be Thou My Vision ELW Hymn 793 OFFERTORY PRAYER THE GREAT THANKSGIVING ELW page 152 8:30 a.m. Spoken 11:00 a.m. Sung THE LORD S PRAYER ELW page 154 We sit. HOLY COMMUNION All are welcome to commune. Communion will be received at the altar rail by intinction; we receive the consecrated bread and dip it into the chalice. Those unable to partake of wine or wheaten bread are assured that the Church affirms our Lord s presence in, with, and under each element alone; however, gluten free wafers and grape juice are available. Please let the Pastor or Lay Assistant know of your need.
COMMUNION ANTHEM: Come, Draw Near The following refrain will be sung first by the choir, and then by the congregation each time thereafter. COMMUNION HYMN: In the Singing ELW Hymn 466 We stand. POST-COMMUNION BLESSING AND PRAYER BENEDICTION b SENDING b SENDING SONG: Son of God, Eternal Savior ELW Hymn 655 Go in Peace. Serve the Lord. Thanks be to God. COPYRIGHT PERMISSIONS: Prayer of the Day and other liturgical from Sundays & Seasons, copyright 2006, Augsburg Fortress. Used by permission. Psalmody from Psalms for the Revised Common Lectionary by Michel Guimont, GIA Publications, Inc. Used by permission, onelicense.net A-717852. Alleluia, Sing to Jesus, text by William C. Dix, Music by Rowland H. Pritchard; public domain. Be Thou My Vision text; Irish 8 th cent.; verse. Eleanor H. Hull, alt. ; tr. Mary E Byrne. Music Irish traditional; public domain. Come, Draw Near, text and music by Jeremy Young. Copyright 2010 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Printed in the USA. Permission is hereby granted for reproduction for local use, but not for sale, provided each copy carries this copyright notice.
DEEPEST SYMPATHY Our prayers are with the Teusink family, upon the death of Barb s mother, Judy Jungers, on Friday, May 11. 1416 Broad River Road, Columbia, South Carolina, 29210 Tel: (803) 772-6034 Website: www.salutheran.com E-Mail: officemgr@salutheran.com Pastor: The Rev. John P. Trump Deacon: Sandra Holland Director of Music Ministries: Jenny Walrath Choir Director: Nicholas Shumate Office Manager: Lina Gann
S T. ANDREW S Lutheran Church May 13, 2018 IN OUR PRAYERS Marjorie Fulmer, undergoing cancer treatments Rachel Potts, undergoing cancer treatments Keenan Shealy FLOWERS The flowers on the altar are given to the glory of God by Justin and Deb Varco and in honor of their daughter Caroline s 5th birthday on May 16, and in honor of their mothers, Marilyn Schumaker and Elizabeth Varco, for Mother s Day. NEW CHURCH PICTORIAL DIRECTORY 2018 It's time again to publish a new church pictorial directory and we'd like to repeat the process used for the last one by having members send in their favorite family photo for inclusion. Many of you were spotted smiling for cameras by the flowered Easter cross earlier this month. It would be so easy get those pictures off your phones and into the directory by emailing officemgr@salutheran.com! An even easier means would be to have your family's photo taken by one of the Communications Team after worship services during the month of May. We'll be in the narthex and gathering area ready to capture you in your Sunday best. We want all of our members to be included and will be making visits to our shut-ins so they too can continue to be recognized as a beautiful part of our community. If anyone would like to volunteer to help with this service, please let Beth Mullins or Paul Osmundson know. DONATION BOX IN THE GATHERING AREA Our 2018 WELCA Convention Project is for Lutheran Services of the Carolinas Love One Another Campaign. A box for donations will be placed in the Gathering Area for all who would like to help. Items needed: combs, toothbrushes, pens and pencils, socks (all sizes), sponges, Walmart and Target gift cards. Items will be delivered to the WELCA Convention, to be held at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Columbia on June 8-9. LUTHERAN MEN IN MISSION Please join us on May 15, 2018 @ 6 p.m. in the fellowship hall for dinner. Miller and Trent Shealy are cooking and we are doing a Bible study with our Lutheran Men Builders Bible. First time coming to Lutheran Men? Let us buy you dinner. Please contact Joe Casey @ 803-556-8263 for any questions or concerns. THRESHOLD SINGERS Volunteers needed to sing with hospice patients A local hospice house is interested in forming small groups of singers who would be available to sing occasionally, either at the Hospices Houses or at the homes of individual s under hospice care. These groups of two or three volunteers would sing to bring ease and comfort to those at the thresholds of living and dying. If you are interested in becoming a part of this ministry, please contact Jenny Walrath at 803-553-4994 or jwalrath@salutheran.com and she can give you more information. She potentially envisions St. Andrew s having two or three teams of volunteers that would rotate, and sing several times a year. God s Spirit Covers the World On Pentecost, the Holy Spirit was poured out on all nations. The disciples spoke in many languages. Quilts, because of their varied colors and patterns, are a wonderful image of the diversity of God's word and of the many peoples on whom the spirit was bestowed. The quilt will be our Pentecost image this year, and there will be some very creative, fun, exciting elements of worship, with a special guest choir along with our own at the 11:00 service. We hope you JOIN US on Sunday, May 20!
Ministry Assignments May 13 Counters: Pat Dubose, Anita Murphy Flowers: Varco Greeters: 8:30 a.m. Sandra Ringer 11:00 a.m. Shirley Sanders Reader: 8:30 a.m. Hal Ray 11:00 a.m. Youth Communion Assistant: 8:30 a.m. Mary DeHihns 11:00 a.m. Youth Lay Assistant: Jay Folk Acolyte: Jake Semones Crucifer: Alyssa Gagliano Nursery: Trisha and Tim Grambow Grounds: (May 12) John Mackenzie, Bryan Potts Council Collections: Joe Casey, Claire Birdsong, Sybil Long Recycling: Chris and Jessica Daly May 20 Counters: Bobbie Bell, Susan Beeler Flowers: Keith Marsh Greeters: 8:30 a.m. Sharon Berger 11:00 a.m. Sybil Long Reader: 8:30 a.m. Becca Kelly 11:00 a.m. Sybil Long Communion Assistant: 8:30 a.m. Hal Ray 11:00 a.m. Buddy Lewis Lay Assistant: Ron Walrath Acolyte: Ben Godfrey Crucifer: Christa LaSalle Nursery: Deb and Justin Varco Grounds: (May 19) Chris Daly, Jay Montgomery Council Collections: Joe Casey, Claire Birdsong, Sybil Long Recycling: Mari Frye Weekly Schedule Sunday, May 13 7:30 a.m.... Break down Family Promise 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.... Worship 9:45 a.m.... Sunday School Tuesday, May 15 6:00 p.m.... Lutheran Men Wednesday, May 16 5:30 p.m.... Disciples Bible Study 7:00 p.m.... Adult Choir Rehearsal Thursday, May 17 9:30 a.m.... WELCA Quilters 11:00 a.m.... Disciples Bible Study 12:00 p.m.... Young at Heart 7:00 p.m.... Council Meeting Friday, May 18 9:45 a.m.... Soup Kitchen 7:00 p.m.... Book Club Sunday, May 20 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.... Worship 9:45 a.m.... Sunday School 11:00 a.m.... WELCA Quilt Sunday 12:00 p.m.... Youth Lunch and... Nerf War Games 12:00 p.m.... Team Meetings 5:30 p.m.... In the Meantime Outside Groups using the Building: AA Meetings: Monday-Friday at 5:30 p.m., Saturday at 10:30 a.m. AL Anon: Monday & Thursday at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. & Saturday at 10:30 a.m. SA Meetings: Sunday & Monday at 7 p.m. Karen Baptist Church: Sundays at 2:30 p.m. 1416 Broad River Road, Columbia, South Carolina, 29210 Tel: (803) 772-6034 Website: www.salutheran.com E-Mail: officemgr@salutheran.com Pastor: The Rev. John P. Trump, 803-920-2722 Deacon: Sandra Holland Director of Music Ministries: Jenny Walrath Choir Director: Nicholas Shumate Office Manager: Lina Gann