Mt. Zion St. Luke Lutheran Church Sunday, January 31, 2016 Installation of Rev. Barbara Koch
Mt Zion-St Luke Lutheran Church Oglethorpe, GA Founded 1838 Ministers: PresidingMinister: Presiding Minister Presiding Minister: Organist: Lectors: Ushers: Altar Guild: Coogle Communion Assistant: Acolyte: The People of Mt. Zion-St. Luke Michelle Angalet, Assistant to the Bishop Rev. John Barichivich, Conference Dean Pastor Barbara Koch Harold McManus Jon Coogle & Debra Coogle Brenden Fitzgerald & Ted Robinson Nancy McCarty & Debra Rev. John Barichvivch Laney Martin Sunday School 10:00AM Sunday Worship 11:00AM Holy Communion Every Sunday. All are Welcome! Church 472-6173 Email: wepray@windstream.net Website: www.mzsl.org Please Pray for Zach Martin, Matthew Anderson, Langdon Harp, Lou Riccardi, Allison Greene, Bess Edwards, Kim Sangster, Trey Chappell, Charlene Oliver, Betty Jo McCloud, Wayne Dunmon, Karen Drysdale, Chic Cole, Freddie & Linda Hartley, Serena Weaver, Virginia Taylor, Brian Deitz, Sonny Raburn, Evelyn Tanner, Lauren Hobby, Olivia Glenn, Annette Coogle, Ron Ricklefs, Nancy Joyce, Al Coogle, Brendan Fitzgerald, Jr., Betty Mayo Eichhorn, Linda Rodgers, Sara Cromer, Jenny Joiner, Angela Trussell, Glenn Brannan, Harold McManus, Janice Culpepper, Bonnie Hauesler, Jeanie Peterson, Alexander Grace Spain, Harris Lott, Randy Childs, Mary Lamberth, Etta Bryant, Callie Coogle, John Arnold, George Fowler, Jim Arnold, Alan Adair, Joann Edwards, All Ministries of Our Church and Our Military. Children ages 3 8 are invited to attend Children s Church following the Children s Sermon. Parents are advised the nursery is available during the worship hour. Flowers today were given to the Glory of God and In Honor of Pastor Barb s Installation by Mike and Doris Koch. Pastor Barb Koch s Contact information: Cell Phone: 912-677-7011 We welcome to our worship today Michelle Angalet, AIM, Assistant to the Bishop of the Southeastern Synod and The Rev. John Barichivich, Conference Dean and pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Warner Robbins, who are here today to install Pastor Barb as our pastor. We also welcome the clergy and congregation members of our neighboring churches who have joined us as well. Thank you for helping us celebrate this joyous occasion! Please join us immediately after the service for a reception as we welcome Pastor Barb and her husband, Bob, to the community.
ANNOUNCEMENTS ENTRANCE HYMN: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing LBW 499
GREETING P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. C: And also with you. KYRIE
PRAYER OF THE DAY P: Let us pray. C: Almighty God, through your Son Jesus Christ you gave the holy apostles many gifts and commanded them to feed your flock. Inspire all pastors to proclaim your word diligently and your people to receive it willingly, that finally we may receive the crown of eternal glory; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. FIRST READING: Isaiah 42:5-9 L: A reading from Isaiah: Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it: 6 I am the LORD, I have called you in righteousness, I have taken you by the hand and kept you; I have given you as a covenant to the people, a light to the nations, 7 to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness. 8 I am the LORD, that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to idols. 9 See, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth, I tell you of them. L: The word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. PSALM: Psalm 16:5-11 5 The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. 6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; I have a goodly heritage. 7 I bless the LORD who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. 8 I keep the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices; my body also rests secure. 10 For you do not give me up to Sheol, or let your faithful one see the Pit. 11 You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
SECOND READING: 2 Corinthians 4:5-7 L: A reading from 2 Corinthians: 5 Therefore, since it is by God's mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, we do not lose heart. For we do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus' sake. 6 For it is the God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 7 But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us. L: The Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. Stand GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet And a light unto my path Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet And a light unto my path Writer(s): Amy Grant Copyright: Word Music LLC GOSPEL: Mark 4:1-9 Again he began to teach beside the sea. Such a very large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the sea and sat there, while the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. 2 He began to teach them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them: 3 "Listen! A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up quickly, since it had no depth of soil. 6 And when the sun rose, it was scorched; and since it had no root, it withered away. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. 8 Other seed fell into good soil and brought forth grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirty and sixty and a hundredfold." 9 And he said, "Let anyone with ears to hear listen!" `
P: The Gospel of the Lord. Sit SERMON Michelle Angalet SPECIAL MUSIC HOLY GROUND TOMMY MARTIN INSTALLATION OF A PASTOR PRESENTATION The assembly stands. The pastor to be installed and a representative of the calling body come before the presiding minister and the assembly. The presiding minister addresses the assembly. Having been authorized by the church to install The Rev. Barbara Ann Koch, our co-worker in the gospel, as pastor, I now ask for certification of this call. A representative of the calling body addresses the presiding minister. David Haigler, Congregation President) After prayerful deliberation, we, of Mt. Zion St. Luke Lutheran Church, have called The Rev. Barbara Ann Koch as pastor. I present her and this letter certifying the call. The representative gives the presiding minister the letter certifying that the call has been received and accepted. The representative moves aside, and the assembly is seated. Address and Questions The presiding minister addresses the pastor being installed.
A reading from John: Jesus said, Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you. Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained. (John 20:21-23) A reading from Matthew: Jesus said, All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age. (Matthew 28:18-20) A reading from First Timothy: Set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. Attend to the public reading of scripture, to exhorting, to teaching. Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you through prophecy with the laying on of hands by the council of elders. Put these things into practice, devote yourself to them, so that all may see your progress. Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and your hearers. (1 Timothy 4:12-16) The presiding minister questions the pastor being installed. Barbara, in the presence of this assembly, will you commit yourself to this new trust and responsibility, in the confidence that it comes from God through the call of the church? Response: I will, and I ask God to help me. Will you preach and teach in accordance with the holy scriptures and with the confessions of the Lutheran church? Will you carry out this ministry in harmony with the constitutions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America? Response: I will, and I ask God to help me. Will you be diligent in your study of the holy scriptures and in your use of the means of grace? Will you love, serve, and pray for God s people, nourish them with the word and sacraments, and lead them by your own example in faithful service and holy living?
Response: I will, and I ask God to help me. Will you give faithful witness in the world, that God s love may be known in all that you do? Response: I will, and I ask God to help me. Almighty God, who has given you the will to do these things, graciously give you the strength and compassion to perform them. The assembly responds: Amen. The assembly stands. The conference dean addresses the assembly. People of God, will you receive Barbara as a messenger of Jesus Christ sent to serve all people with the gospel of hope and salvation? Will you regard her as a servant of Christ and a steward of the mysteries of God? We will, and we ask God to help us. Will you pray for her, help and honor her for her work s sake, and in all things strive to live together in the peace and unity of Christ? We will, and we ask God to help us. The presiding minister addresses the pastor being installed. Pastor Barb, the office of pastor is now committed to you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Blessing
The newly installed pastor stands before the presiding minister and dean who lay one hand each on her head. The presiding minister proclaims God s blessing. The God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, make you complete in everything good so that you may do God s will, working in you that which is pleasing in God s sight; through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. The following procession to the places of the word and sacraments us used. The presiding minister escorts the pastor to the place of baptism. A representative of the congregation says: You have been called to be among us to baptize, to teach, and to forgive sins. They proceed to the place of the word. A representative of the congregation says: You have been called to be among us to proclaim the good news. They proceed to the place of the meal. A representative of the congregation says: You have been called to be among us to preside at the Lord s supper. Receive these signs of your calling to serve God and the people of God in the ministry of word and sacrament. The presiding minister may address the assembly with these or similar words. People of God, I present to you Pastor Barb, your pastor. Let us welcome her in the name of Christ. The assembly offers acclamation with applause.
APOSTLE S CREED 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 PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION After each petition: P: Lord in your mercy. C: Hear our prayer. P: Into your hands, O Lord, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in your mercy; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. C: Amen. PEACE P: The Peace of the Lord be with you always C: And also with you. OFFERING Stand Offertory Canticle
OFFERTORY PRAYER P Let us pray. C: 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. Amen.
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING DIALOGUE P The Lord be with you. C And also with you. P Lift up your hearts. C: We lift them to the Lord. P Let us give thanks to the Lord the God. C: It is right to give our thanks and praise. PREFACE P: 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, for the glorious resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ, who after his resurrection sent forth the apostles to preach the gospel and teach all nations, and promised to be with them, even to the end of the age. And so, with the glorious company of the apostles, with the choirs of angels and the hosts of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
WORDS OF INSTITUTION P 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. C Amen THE LORD'S PRAYER C 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. Amen. DISTRIBUTION OF HOLY COMMUNION What Wondrous Love Is This LBW 385 Let Us Break Bread Together on Our Knees LBW 212
BLESSING P The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace. C Amen. PRAYER P: Lord God, we give you thanks that you have fed us even now with the banquet that is yet to come. Keep us alert for signs of your presence in the world around us. Send us as healing oil and sheltering comfort to those in need, and make us bold in testifying to the light of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. C Amen P The blessing of almighty God, Father, + Son and Holy Spirit be with you always SENDING HYMN: Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ WOV 754 DISMISSAL P: Go in peace! Serve the Lord! C: Thanks be to God! From Sundays and Seasons.com. Copyright 2014 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #44258. 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. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted under One License.net A-717968