HOLY COMMUNION First Sundy in Lent The tempttion of Jesus Februry 22, 2015 + 8:30 & 11:00.m. Centrl - in the hert of the city, welcomes ll people to celebrte, discover nd shre the love of Christ Christ is God s covennt with ll cretion On Ash Wednesdy the church begn its journey towrd bptisml immersion in the deth nd resurrection of Christ. This yer, the Sundys in Lent led us to focus on five covennts God mkes in the Hebrew Scriptures nd to use them s lenses through which to view bptism. First eter connects the wy God sved Noh s fmily in the flood with the wy God sves us through the wter of bptism. The bptisml covennt is mde with us individully, but the new life we re given in bptism is for the ske of the whole world. The Holy Spirit gthers us in unity on the first dy of the week, the dy of Christ s resurrection GATHERING RELUDE Sont in c minor Jen Bptiste Loeillet At the sound of the bell, the ssembly stnds nd fces the entrnce. ROCESSIONAL HYMN (hymn) 319 O Lord, Throughout These Forty Dys stnz 1 - unison; 2 - hrmony; 3 - cnon, women begin, men enter one mesure lter; 4 - unison GREETING The grce of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, nd the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you ll. And lso with you. KYRIE RAYER OF THE DAY one God, now nd forever. Amen.
God speks to us in scripture reding, preching, nd song Tody s reding is the conclusion to the flood story. Becuse of humn sin, the Lord destroys the erth by flood, sving only Noh, his fmily, nd the nimls on the rk. Yet divine destruction gives wy to divine commitment. od blesses humnity nd estblishes covennt with ll cretures. WORD CHILDREN S WORD Children re invited to come forwrd; prents re welcome to come with their children. FIRST READING The rinbow, sign of God s covennt Genesis 9:8 17 God sid to Noh nd to his sons with him, 9 As for me, I m estblishing my covennt with you nd your descendnts fter you, 10 nd with every living creture tht is with you, the birds, the domestic nimls, nd every niml of the erth with you, s mny s cme out of the rk. 11 I estblish my covennt with you, tht never gin shll ll flesh be cut off by the wters of flood, nd never gin shll there be flood to destroy the erth. 12 God sid, This is the sign of the covennt tht I mke between me nd you nd every living creture tht is with you, for ll future genertions: 13 I hve set my bow in the clouds, nd it shll be sign of the covennt between me nd the erth. 14 When I bring clouds over the erth nd the bow is seen in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covennt tht is between me nd you nd every living creture of ll flesh; nd the wters shll never gin become flood to destroy ll flesh. 16 When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it nd remember the everlsting covennt between God nd every living creture of ll flesh tht is on the erth. 17 God sid to Noh, This is the sign of the covennt tht I hve estblished between me nd ll flesh tht is on the erth. The word of the Lord. Thnks be to God. SALM (11:00) slm 25 c Refrin Refrin & # 8 6 j œ Re œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ -mem-ber, O Lord, your com - ps-sion nd love. c c To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. My God, I put my trust in you; let me not be put to shme, nor let my enemies triumph over me. Let none who look to you be put to shme; rther let those be put to shme who re trecherous. Show me your wys, O Lord, nd tech me your pths. Refrin Led me in your truth nd tech me, for you re the God of my slvtion; in you hve I trusted ll the dy long. Remember, O Lord, your compssion nd love, for they re from everlsting. Remember not the sins of my youth nd my trnsgressions; remember me ccording to your stedfst love nd for the ske of your goodness, O Lord. You re grcious nd upright, O Lord; therefore you tech sinners in your wy. Refrin 2
SECOND READING Sved through wter 1 eter 3:18 22 As God cted through Christ s suffering nd deth to bring us to God, so God cts through bptism to sve us from sinful existence. This spiritul clensing mrks our new life in Christ. Christ lso suffered for sins once for ll, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He ws put to deth in the flesh, but mde live in the spirit, 19 in which lso he went nd mde proclmtion to the spirits in prison, 20 who in former times did not obey, when God wited ptiently in the dys of Noh, during the building of the rk, in which few, tht is, eight persons, were sved through wter. 21 And bptism, which this prefigured, now sves you not s removl of dirt from the body, but s n ppel to God for good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who hs gone into heven nd is t the right hnd of God, with ngels, uthorities, nd powers mde subject to him. The word of the Lord. Thnks be to God. LENTEN GOSEL ACCLAMATION The ssembly welcomes the gospel, singing the TRISHAGION before nd fter the choir sings the verse. & # # # 4 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 4& # # # Ho - ly God, Ho -ly nd might -y, Ho - ly nd im - œ œ œ œ œ œ w mor - tl, hve mer - cy on us. lll One does not live by bred lone, but by every word tht comes from the mouth of God. The ssembly repets the TRISHAGION. GOSEL The tempttion of Jesus Mrk 1:9 15 The holy gospel ccording to Mrk. Glory to you, O Lord. The Spirit tht comes upon Jesus t his bptism sustins him when he is tested by Stn so tht he might proclim the good news of God s reign. Jesus cme from Nzreth of Glilee nd ws bptized by John in the Jordn. 10 And just s he ws coming up out of the wter, he sw the hevens torn prt nd the Spirit descending like dove on him. 11 And voice cme from heven, You re my Son, the Beloved; with you I m well plesed. 12 And the Spirit immeditely drove him out into the wilderness. 13 He ws in the wilderness forty dys, tempted by Stn; nd he ws with the wild bests; nd the ngels wited on him. 14 Now fter John ws rrested, Jesus cme to Glilee, procliming the good news of God, 15 nd sying, The time is fulfilled, nd the kingdom of God hs come ner, repent, nd believe in the good news. The gospel of the Lord. rise to you, O Christ. SERMON silence for reflection HYMN OF THE DAY (hymn) 334 Tree of Life nd Awesome Mystery (8:30) stnzs 1-3 nd Lent I (11:00) stnzs 1 & 2 - ll; 3 - choir; Lent I - ll 3
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Trusting in the word of life given in bptism, let us confess our sin in the presence of God nd of one nother. Silence is kept for reflection. Grcious God, we confess tht we hve sinned in thought, word, nd deed, by wht we hve done nd by wht we hve left undone. Forgive us nd give us strength to turn from sin nd to serve you in newness of life. Amen. By wter nd the Holy Spirit, God gives us new birth, nd through the deth nd resurrection of Jesus Christ, God forgives us ll our sins. Almighty God strengthen us in ll goodness nd keep us in eternl life. Amen. RAYERS OF INTERCESSION A As we journey to the renewing wters of Ester, let us pry for the church, the world, nd ll of God s cretion. Lord, in your mercy; her our pryer. Her our pryers, merciful God, nd trnsform our lives by your grce. Into your hnds, we commend ll for whom we pry, trusting in your bundnt mercy, through Jesus Christ, our Svior nd Lord. Amen. God feeds us with the presence of Jesus Christ MEAL EACE In Jesus Christ God hs mde his pece with us. The pece of Christ be with you lwys. And lso with you. The ssembly is invited to shre God s pece with one nother. GATHERING OF GIFTS An offering is gthered for the mission of the church, including the cre of those in need. During this time, the tble is set. After the offering is gthered, bred, wine, money, nd other gifts re brought forwrd. The ssembly stnds s the procession reches the chncel. Offering of music Lrgo (8:30) Frncesco Mri Vercini Kyrie from Messe solennelle (11:00) Kyrie eleison. Lord, hve mercy. Christe eleison. Christ, hve mercy. Kyrie eleison. Lord, hve mercy. Louis Vierne 4 Offertory ryer A Let us pry together: God our provider, you hve not fed us with bred lone, but with the words of grce nd life. Bless us nd these your gifts, which we receive from your bounty, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
GREAT THANKSGIVING The Lord be with you. And lso with you. Lift up your herts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thnks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thnks nd prise. It is indeed right, our duty nd our joy... join their unending hymn: Holy, Holy, Holy All re invited to receive these gifts of God. Children re welcome to receive communion or blessing. Communion t this service is served kneeling (s you re ble) by individul chlices. Grpe juice nd gluten-free bred re vilble upon request. The presider continues with the Gret Thnksgiving concluding: Lord s ryer (1975) Our Fther in heven, hllowed be your nme, your kingdom come, your will be done, on erth s in heven. Give us tody our dily bred. Forgive us our sins s we forgive those who sin ginst us. Sve us from the time of tril nd deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, nd the glory re yours, now nd forever. Amen. Breking of the Bred nd Invittion to the Tble Communion Lmb of God 5
Lrgo from the Sont in C J. S. Bch ryer fter Communion A Let us pry. God of mercy, we give you thnks for seting us t your tble nd serving us with the food of eternl life. We who once were ded re now living members of your Son. Accompny our journey through these forty dys. Renew us in the gift of bptism. Send us out to wken others to the mystery of your love, which is reveled to ll the world in the one who cme to give himself wy, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. God blesses nd sends us in mission to the world SENDING BLESSING Almighty God, Fther, + Son, nd Holy Spirit wtch over your going out nd your coming in, from this time forth nd forevermore. Amen. RECESSIONAL HYMN (hymn) 618 Guide Me Ever, Gret Redeemer stnzs 1 & 2 in hrmony, 3 in unison DISMISSAL lese fce the entrnce for the dismissl. A Go in pece. Return to the Lord. Thnks be to God. lese gther for fellowship following worship in fellowship hll or south commons. Brief snctury tours will be offered this morning following the postlude. Gther t the pulpit. OSTLUDE Allegro from the Concerto in g minor Krl Heinrich Grun ortions of the liturgy re from Sundys nd Sesons.com 2015 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress liturgies license #26515. 6
SERVING TODAY stor D. Foy Christopherson presiding stor eter Nycklemoe preching Allison Eger ssisting minister Dick Hilden intercessor Mrk Sedio cntor/orgnist Jne Lien ssocite cntor In Snyder violinist Centrl Choir choir, 11:00 Gene Montgomery choir ccompnist, 11:00 Dennie Moore reder, 8:30 Brb Hoernemnn reder, 11:00 Shirley Dhl crucifer, 8:30 Michel Dee crucifer, 11:00 Dve West, Richrd Stegll scristns Dvid Molvik, Mrk Brodin sound opertors Donld Moe, Susn & Tom Jorgensen Mrth Rsmussen, tti Brestrup, Jon Vn Wirt, Mry Oelke, Audrey Grote, Crney Bergeson-Meekins t Forse led ushers hosts nd greeters docent Digitl giving is vilble t Centrl. You cn esily donte t our Secure Give kiosk in the south commons using your credit crd, debit crd, or checking ccount. You cn give by using the free downlod of the Secure Give pp for your phone. Set up is simple for one time or recurring dontions or you cn donte nonymously. You cn lso go online through Centrl s website t www.centrlmpls.org nd click on Donte to our Mission. If you give electroniclly, use the green pew crd to drop in the offering plte insted of n envelope. Centrl Luthern is supported by givers like you. Questions? Contct the church office t 612-870-4416. Lrge print service folders, ssisted listening devices, nd ccess seting re vilble to id your prticiption in worship. lese inquire with n usher. 7
WELCOME! Everyone is welcome. As community of the people of God, the members of Centrl Luthern Church re clled to welcome ll people regrdless of ge, economic sttus, ethnic bckground, gender, physicl or mentl bility, rce or sexul orienttion. We ffirm tht in Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slve nor free, there is neither mle or femle (Gltins 3:28). Christ hs mde us one. Guests re welcome. We re plesed you re worshiping with us tody. We invite guests to complete the Welcome to Centrl crd found in the pew rcks nd leve it with n usher or plce it in the offering plte. If you would like more informtion bout Centrl, plese contct us t 612-870-4416, or emil info@centrlmpls.org. Children re welcome t ll services. Worship bulletins for children nd ctivity bgs re vilble t snctury entrnces. If you would prefer to use Centrl s nursery (vilble for children ges four nd younger), you will find it up the steps from the informtion desk t the south entrnce (cross from the fellowship hll). An usher or greeter will be gld to ssist you. Welcome to the Lord s Tble. All re welcome t the Lord s Tble. lese follow the guidnce of the ushers nd instructions in the order of service. During communion, ministers will bring bred nd wine to persons in designted ccess seting res. If you re not in designted ccess seting re nd desire to commune where you re seted, plese notify n usher who will direct communion ministers to come nd serve you. Communion my be received in one kind (only bred or only wine) from ny sttion if whet bred or lcohol presents helth concern. Gluten-free breds nd lcohol-free wine re vilble by request t most liturgies from most communion sttions. Welcome to Holy Bptism. All who come seeking Jesus re welcome to receive Holy Bptism. lese visit with ny worship leder, stff member, hospitlity volunteer, contct the church office, or complete n informtion crd, indicting tht you wish to be bptized. A pstor will contct you. Friends of Centrl Sty connected. Across the country nd beyond there re mny people who hve soft spot in their hert for Centrl Luthern Church people who feel connection both to the history nd the ongoing mission of this congregtion. If you re one of them, we invite you to join new network of Friends of Centrl. ick up brochure or visit our website for more informtion or to join. We envision becoming thriving, vibrnt model of urbn Luthern ministry for the 21 st century. This lofty vision requires us to sk ech dy if our gols for worship, lerning, nd service re clerly reching diverse neighborhood nd city in lnguge nd ction tht reflect the world s well s our heritge. CENTRAL LUTHERAN CHURCH in the hert of the city, welcomes ll people to celebrte, discover nd shre the love of Christ 333 South Twelfth Street Minnepolis, MN 55404 612.870-4416 www.centrlmpls.org COME & SEE