OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH February 10, 2019 We love, because God first loved us 1 John 4:19 1370 Church Street, Penticton, BC, V2A 4R8 (see the calendar for office hours) Contact us at: 250.492.6861 or orlc@shaw.ca or visit www.orlc.shawbiz.ca Pastor Curtis Aguirre after-hours contact: 250.490.9330 or orlcpastor@shaw.ca Council Chair: Maureen Downey Office Administration: Anette Engel Welcome to Worship! Thank you for choosing to spend your morning with us. Whoever you are and wherever you are on your journey of faith, you are welcome in this place. Sunday, February 10 10 am Worship with Holy Communion AGM after the service Monday, Wednesday & Friday 9.15 10.30 am Seniors' Exercise Class (in Hall) Monday & Wednesday 7 8 pm Hall in use, John Windcliff Monday, February 11 10 am - noon Mellow Monday (in Pastor s office) Wednesday, February 13 Noon 2 pm Bible Study (in Boardroom) Tuesday & Thursday 9 12 noon office open Thursday, February 14 6.30 8.30 pm dance classes (in Hall) 7 pm Choir practice (in Sanctuary) Sunday, February 17 10 am Worship with Holy Communion
5 th Sunday after Epiphany Abbreviations used in the order of service: ELW: The red Evangelical Lutheran Worship books. Page numbers (p.) refer to the numbered pages in the front 1/3 of the ELW. Hymn or song numbers (#) refer to the hymns and songs in the middle and back 2/3 of the ELW. SGP: The green Songs for a Gospel People books. P: Presiding Minister or Presider C: Congregation (congregational parts are in bold.) At various points in the service the Presiding Minister will ask you to stand or sit. If standing is too difficult please feel free to remain seated. GATHERING (Quiet reflection to prepare for worship) Gathering Song: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty ELW #413 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 (the music for this can be found in ELW p. 203) Cantor: Have mercy on us, Lord, and hear our solemn prayer, C: We come to hear your living word; it saves us from despair. Cantor: Have mercy on us, Christ, and wash away our sin; C: Pour out your grace and make us whole that new life may begin. Cantor: Have mercy on us, Lord, make sin and shame depart; C: Renew us with your saving pow r; create in us new hearts! In place of the Gloria: Isaiah in a Vision Did of Old ELW #868 The Prayer of the Day P: The Lord be with you. C: And also with you. P: Let us pray (the Presider offers the Prayer of the Day) Choir: 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) Words and Music by Jonas Myrrin and Matt Redman; Arranged by Heather Sorenson Children s Time Children's Song: "Go Now in Peace" SGP #67
WORD Isaiah 6:1-13 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. And one called to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory." The pivots on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who called, and the house filled with smoke. And I said: "Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!" Then one of the seraphs flew to me, holding a live coal that had been taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. The seraph touched my mouth with it and said: "Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out." Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I; send me!" And he said, "Go and say to this people: 'Keep listening, but do not comprehend; keep looking, but do not understand.' Make the mind of this people dull, and stop their ears, and shut their eyes, so that they may not look with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and comprehend with their minds, and turn and be healed." Then I said, "How long, O Lord?" And he said: "Until cities lie waste without inhabitant, and houses without people, and the land is utterly desolate; until the LORD sends everyone far away, and vast is the emptiness in the midst of the land. Even if a tenth part remain in it, it will be burned again, like a terebinth or an oak whose stump remains standing when it is felled." The holy seed is its stump. R: Holy word, holy wisdom! C: Thanks be to God Psalm 138 I give you thanks, O LORD, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing your praise; I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness; for you have exalted your name and your word above everything. On the day I called, you answered me, you increased my strength of soul. All the kings of the earth shall praise you, O LORD, for they have heard the words of your mouth. They shall sing of the ways of the LORD, for great is the glory of the LORD. For though the LORD is high, he regards the lowly; but the haughty he perceives from far away. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve me against the wrath of my enemies; you stretch out your hand, and your right hand delivers me. The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Now I would remind you, brothers and sisters, of the good news that I proclaimed to you, which you in turn received, in which also you stand, through which also you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message that I proclaimed to you--unless you have come to believe in vain. For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that Christ died for
our sins in accordance with the scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. For I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me has not been in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them--though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. Whether then it was I or they, so we proclaim and so you have come to believe. R: Holy word, holy wisdom, C: Thanks be to God! Gospel Acclamation (music for this can be found in ELW p. 205): Alleluia! Lord and Saviour; open now your saving word. Let it burn like fire within us; speak until our hearts are stirred. Alleluia! Lord we sing for the good news that you bring. Luke 5:1-11 P: The Gospel according to Luke, the 5 th Chapter C: Glory to you, O Lord Once while Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he saw two boats there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch." Simon answered, "Master, we have worked all night long but have caught nothing. Yet if you say so, I will let down the nets." When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets were beginning to break. So, they signalled their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!" For he and all who were with him were amazed at the catch of fish that they had taken; and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who are partners with Simon. Then Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people." When they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him. P: The Gospel of the Lord C: Praise to you, O Christ Sermon (Silence for reflection follows) Hymn of the Day: What Is this Place SGP #70 Prayers of Intercession (responsive form) Lord in your mercy,...hear our prayer. Sharing the Peace of God P: The peace of the Lord be with you.
C: And also with you. (You may share the peace of God with others by offering your hand or a hug or some other sign of goodwill accompanied by the words, "Peace be with you," or "The peace of the Lord be with you," etc.} MEAL The Offering The gifts of the people are gathered up. As the gifts are brought forward all stand and sing the Offertory Song Let the Vineyards Be Fruitful (music for this can be found in ELW #182): Let the vineyards be fruitful, Lord, and fill to the brim our cup of blessing. Gather a harvest from the seeds that were sown, that we may be fed with the bread of life. Gather the hopes and the dreams of all, unite them with the prayers we offer now. Grace our table with your blessing, and give us a foretaste of the feast to come. Assisting Minister: Let us pray. All: Blessed are you, O God, maker of all things. Through your goodness you have blessed us with these gifts: our selves, our time, and our possessions. Use us, and what we have gathered, in feeding the world with your love, through the one who gave himself for us, Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Lord. Amen The Great Thanksgiving (spoken) 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 our God. C: It is right to give our thanks and praise. 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, through our Saviour Jesus Christ [seasonal propers inserted here] And so, with all the choirs of angels, with the church on earth and the hosts of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn: Sanctus (sung; the music for this can be found on ELW p.207) Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heav n and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest, hosanna in the highest.
The presider proclaims the Good News in the Words of Institution ( In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread. ) At the end of the Words of Institution, the Presider introduces the Lord s Prayer with Lord, remember us in your kingdom and hear us as we sing the prayer you taught. The Lord s Prayer (sung; the music for this can be found in SGP #12) C: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen. A note on Sharing in the Holy Communion Meal You are welcome to participate in the Holy Communion meal. We are all part of the Body of Christ gathered around Christ s table: it is Jesus who invites. Wine and grape juice are available in the small glasses. Please indicate your preference to the Assistant. The common cup has wine. Indicate your preference for the common cup by raising an index finger. When you receive the bread, please cup your hands one in the other, palms up, so the Presider can place the bread in your palm. Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) As the Presider breaks the bread, the congregation sings Lamb of God (music for this can be found on ELW p. 208) 1. O Lamb of God, you bear the sin of all the world away; You suffered death our lives to save; have mercy now we pray. 2. O Lamb of God, you bear the sin of all the world away; You set us free from guilt and grave; have mercy now we pray 3. O Lamb of God, you bear the sin of all the world away; Eternal peace with God you made; give us your peace we pray. Communion Hymns: ELW #596, #608, #676 After all have communed: P: The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace. C: Amen. Post-Communion Canticle (music for this can be found in ELW #207) Thankful hearts and voices raise, tell everyone what God has done. Let everyone who seeks the Lord rejoice and bear the name of Christ. Send us with your promises and lead your people forth in joy, With shouts of thanksgiving. Alleluia, alleluia.
The Assisting Minister offers the Post-Communion Prayer SENDING Benediction (chanted) P The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord s face shine on you with grace and mercy; the Lord look upon you with favour and (+) give you peace. C Amen. Dismissal Assisting Minster: Go in peace. Serve the Lord. C: Thanks be to God! The Annual General Meeting will take place today right after the service. The bulletin of reports is available in the narthex. Ecumenical Event at Our Redeemer, Saturday March 9 ORLC will host an all day (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) presentation sponsored by Wide Elders, a cooperative endeavour of Penticton & Oasis United Churches, St. Andrew s Presbyterian, St. Saviour s Anglican, and ORLC. The presenter will be Rev. Ross Lockhart of Vancouver School of Theology, speaking on our challenges in being the church today in a talk he is calling, Beyond Snakes & Shamrocks: St. Patrick s Missional Leadership Lessons for Today. All are invited to attend the event free of charge. In order to host this event, we will need volunteers to provide and host the lunch portion of the day, as well as set up and clean up. Please sign up on the sheet for this event in the signup sheet book.
Thank you to all those who served today to make this Sunday morning a positive and uplifting experience: Presiding/Preaching: Pastor Curtis Aguirre Organist Lorraine Cameron Violinist Fred von Heyking Greeters Gladys Olson & Evelyn Ryll Ushers Brita Park & helper Cantor Fred von Heyking Lector Brita Park Assistant needed 2 nd Assistant Nola Reid Counters Iris Bergman & helper Coffee Hosts Lynne Marand Sunday Goodies Lynne & Iris Altar Guild Sheila Bravo & Phyllis Merth Flowers A reminder to those who will be serving next week on February 17: Presiding/Preaching: Pastor Curtis Aguirre Organist Lorraine Cameron Violinist Fred von Heyking Greeters Nola Reid Ushers Debbie & Darryl Jones Cantor Darryl Jones Lector Heather Hacock Assistant needed 2 nd Assistant Cathy Sterna Counters Iris Bergman & helper Coffee Hosts Nola Reid Sunday Goodies Altar Guild Cathy Sterna & Heather Hacock Flowers Klaus Neumann If you are unable to serve on the date assigned, please exchange with someone and notify the office of your changes! 250-492-6861 Would you like to offer your skills, gifts, and talents? -- Please contact us!