The Chancel Choir has begun rehearsing An Invitation to a Miracle, by Joseph Martin. The cantata is open to anyone in the community who enjoys singing the spectacular songs of the season You do not have to be a member of the Chancel Choir to participate in this gorgeous Christmas cantata. If you know of others who would like to join this singing group, please give me their name and number and I would be happy to contact them. Everyone is welcome! If you are between the ages of 10 and 95, we welcome you! HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH October 23, 2016 Worship at 10:30 a.m. HOLY TRINITY S LUTHERAN S CHRISTMAS BAZAAR will be December 10th from 9:00-5:00 p.m. Vendors are needed for this event. Do you make crafts or other handmade items? Sign up! Could your church group use a fundraiser for your projects? Sign up! There are registration forms available and online registration can be made at www.eventbrite.com/e/holy-trinitylutherans-christmas-bazaar-registration-28396122567 Registrations need to be made by November 4th. A Holy Trinity Lutheran booth will be set up with proceeds going to the Salvation Army. If you d like to donate handmade items or baked goods to this booth, please see Margo Poore or Gina Jones. Many volunteers will be needed for this event to be made a success. Contact an Evangelism team member about how you can help. Reformation Sunday is Sunday, October 30th! October 31st, 1517, was one of the turning-points in the history of the world. On that day Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenburg Church, and with that deed the Protestant Reformation was born. Please join us for this special service to reflect and recognize the importance of this day. We will also have a special coffee hour following the service. 535 S. 14th Street New Castle, Indiana 765-529-2421 htlc2421@sbcglobal.net Find us on Facebook The Rev. Dr. Clark E. Hobby, Pastor Emeritus Angela Rodgers, Music Director, (angela@holytrinitync.org) 20 The month of October brings us to our semi-annual Wernle drive. Personal care items are always in demand as well as underwear and jeans for both women and men. We should have an idea of what is needed most in a week or two. Thanks for your help.
WEEKLY CALENDAR Welcome to Worship on this Twenty-third Sunday after pentecost Sunday, 10/23 9:15 a.m. Faith Formation 10:30 a.m. Worship 1:30-2:00 Choir at Glen Oaks Monday, 10/24 6:30 p.m. Women s Bible Study 6:30 7:30 Cantata Rehearsal- Men Only Wednesday, 10/26 7:02 p.m. Chancel Choir Our Mission Statement: Marked with the cross of Christ forever, we are claimed, gathered, and sent for the sake of the world. Welcome Guests! Please introduce yourself to an usher if you are visiting with us today. We are anxious to get to know you better! Stop past the Welcome Center and receive a gift. LARGE PRINT Bulletins are available if needed. Please complete the Grace Notes and put them in the offering plate. Cell Phone Suggestions: Check-in with Facebook, Twitter, whatever to let others know you re here then silence your phone so you can listen for what God is up to in worship. Friday, 10/28 1:30 p.m. Women of Holy Trinity Saturday, 10/29 10:30 a.m. Cantata Rehearsal Sunday, 10/30 9:15 a.m. Faith Formation 10:30 a.m. Worship w/ Holy Communion Attendance Last Week: 56 Jeremiah 31:31-34, Psalm 46, Romans 3:19-28, John 8:31-36 Prelude Welcome and Announcements WORSHIP MEDITATION TRUNK OR TREAT is com ing on October 31 from 5:00-7:00 p.m.! Rain or shine, HTLC will provide safe trick or treating, games and food for our neighborhood s families. There are many ways to participate in this annual HTLC event. Please contribute candy, plan to create a trunk, volunteer to supervise games, or plan to serve hot dogs to our guests. Many volunteers are needed! Hundreds of guests come to this event! Let s all help make it a fun evening and show our community God s love through our efforts. Sign ups are in the narthex. Thanks in advance! ~Your Evangelism Team. 2 ~Patty Wenning Your Prayers for my healing have been greatly appreciated and have helped! I have also appreciated receiving your get well cards! I am blessed to be feeling much better. Thank you so much! 19
18 Dismissal P Go in peace. Remember the poor. C Thanks be to God. Postlude Ushers Music Director Teller Building Steward Welcome Center Altar Guild Cantor Coffee Fellowship SERVING TODAY Ron Kaufman, Jim Wenning, Todd Hiday, Dan Helms Angela Rodgers Mark Wenning David McAlister Gary Rodgers Lindsey Wilkey, Jessica Wenning, Linda Raines Marti Allen David McAlister Next week s greeter is Eric and Allison Burgeson. We are delighted to welcome back to Pastor Chad Adamik to Holy Trinity as our Presiding Minister for worship this morning. We give thanks to God for his leadership and partnership in ministry. Next week Pastor Chad Adamik will be presiding over worship. GRACE NOTES: In an effort to improve communication with each other, we began using Grace Notes to get all the latest news and opportunities to all of you. During this time of transition we would also like to know who is attending each week. So please, each Sunday, complete the top of Grace Notes (one per family) and then place in the offering plate. Please Stand Order of Confession and Forgiveness P Blessed be the holy Trinity, one God, the only Sovereign, who dwells in light; Christ Jesus, who came to save sinners; the Holy Spirit, who lives within us. P Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Silence is kept for reflection. P God of overflowing grace, C we come to you with repentant hearts. Forgive us for shallow thankfulness. Forgive us for passing by the ones in need. Forgive us for setting our hopes on fleeting treasures. Forgive us our neglect and thoughtlessness. Bring us home from the wilderness of sin, and strengthen us to serve you in all that we do and say; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. P There is joy in heaven over every sinner who repents. By the grace of God in Christ Jesus, who gave himself up for us all, your sins are forgiven and you are made free. Rejoice with the angels and with one another! We are home in God s mercy, now and forever. 3
Sending Hymn ELW 758 GATHERING HYMN elw 636 4 17
GREETING P The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God from which nothing can separate us, and the life-giving Holy Spirit be with you all. Lord s Prayer We join hands and pray the prayer our Savior taught us to pray: KYRIE 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. Blessing P God Almighty send you light and truth to keep you all the days of your life. The hand of God protect you; the holy angels accompany you; and the blessing of almighty God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be with you now and forever. 16 5
Hymn of Praise Offertory Response 6 Offertory Prayer P Merciful God, as grains of wheat scattered upon the hills were gathered together to become one bread, so let your church be gathered together from the ends of the earth into your kingdom, for yours is the glory through Jesus Christ, now and forever. 15
The Peace P The peace of the Lord be with you always. C And also with you. Hymn of Praise (continued) The ministers and congregation may greet one another in the name of the Lord. Please remain standing as the assembly sings: Let There Be Peace on Earth Let There Be Peace On Earth Let there be peace on Earth And let it begin with me Let there be peace on Earth, The peace that was meant to be. With God as our Father Brothers all are we. Let me walk with my brother In perfect harmony. Let peace begin with me, Let this be the moment now. With every step I take, Let this be my solemn vow: To take each moment and live each moment in peace eternally. Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me. Please be seated. Offertory 14 Carry Me Chancel Choir (Kyle Hill) 7
8 Prayer of the Day P Holy God, our righteous judge, daily your mercy surprises us with everlasting forgiveness. Strengthen our hope in you, and grant that all the peoples of the earth may find their glory in you, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. The congregation may be seated. First Reading: Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22 L 7 Although our iniquities testify against us, act, O Lord, for your name s sake; our apostasies indeed are many, and we have sinned against you. 8 O hope of Israel, its savior in time of trouble, why should you be like a stranger in the land, like a traveler turning aside for the night? 9Why should you be like someone confused, like a mighty warrior who cannot give help? Yet you, O Lord, are in the midst of us, and we are called by your name; do not forsake us! 10Thus says the Lord concerning this people: Truly they have loved to wander, they have not restrained their feet; therefore the Lord does not accept them, now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins. 19 Have you completely rejected Judah? Does your heart loathe Zion? Why have you struck us down so that there is no healing for us? We look for peace, but find no good; for a time of healing, but there is terror instead. Apostles 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. Amen. Prayers of Intercession P Set free by the truth of God s gracious love, we pray for the church, the world, and all of God s good creation. A brief silence. Only you are righteous, O God. Lead your church to true repentance so that we reflect your light and truth to the world. Hear us, O God. C Your mercy is great P Into your hands, faithful God, we place ourselves and our prayers, spoken and unspoken, trusting in your mercy; through Jesus Christ, our Savior. 13
Hymn of the Day ELW 581 20We acknowledge our wickedness, O Lord, the iniquity of our ancestors, for we have sinned against you. 21 Do not spurn us, for your name s sake; do not dishonor your glorious throne; remember and do not break your covenant with us. 22Can any idols of the nations bring rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Is it not you, O Lord our God? We set our hope on you, for it is you who do all this. L Word of God, word of life. C Thanks be to God. Psalm 84:1-7 Cantor Marti Allen 1How dear to me is your dwelling, O Lord of hosts! 2My soul has a desire and longing for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God. 3Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young, by the side of your altars, O Lord of hosts, my king and my God. 4Happy are they who dwell in your house! They will always be praising you. 5Happy are the people whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on the pilgrims way. 6Those who go through the balsam valley will find it a place of springs, for the early rains have covered it with pools of water. 7They will climb from height to height, and the God of gods will be seen in Zion. 12 Children s Message 9
Second Reading: 2 timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 L 6 As for me, I am already being poured out as a libation, and the time of my departure has come. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 From now on there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing. 16At my first defense no one came to my support, but all deserted me. May it not be counted against them! 17 But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion s mouth. 18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and save me for his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. L Word of God, word of life. C Thanks be to God. Gospel Acclamation Please Stand GOSPEL: Luke 18-9-14 P The Holy Gospel according to Luke the 18th chapter. C Glory to you, O Lord. 9[Jesus] also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: 10 Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all my income. 13 But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even look up to heaven, but was beating his breast and saying, God, be merciful to me, a sinner! 14 I tell you, this man went down to his home justified rather than the other; for all who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted. P The Gospel of the Lord. C Praise to you, O Christ. The congregation may be seated. Sermon 10 11