OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH October 15, 2017 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. Consider participating in one of our weekly offerings: Sunday, October 15 10 am Worship with Holy Communion Sunday School Monday, Wednesday & Friday 9.15 10.30am Seniors' Exercise Class Monday October 16 10 am Mellow Monday (in Pastor s office) Tuesday, October 17 9 12 pm office open Wednesday, October 18 12 2pm Bible Study (in Board Room) Thursday, October 19 9 12 pm office open 7 pm Choir practice Friday, October 20 7.30 pm Tracy Fehr & Ensemble in Concert: Songs for Autumn Sunday, October 22 10 am Worship with Holy Communion & Sunday School
19 th Sunday after Pentecost Abbreviations used in the order of service: LBW: The green Lutheran Book of Worship. NTFB: The Now the Feast Booklets found on the inside of the front cover of the LBW WOV: The blue With One Voice 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. WE GATHER TO WORSHIP (Quiet reflection to prepare for worship) An Order of Confession & Forgiveness based on Romans and Luther s 95 Theses P: In the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ, C: Amen. P: All are under the power of sin. As it is written, There is no one who is righteous, not even one; there is no one who seeks God. All have turned aside. C: When Our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, Repent, he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance. P: Let us then confess our sins before God, for, since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, we are now justified by God s grace as a gift through the redemption that is in Jesus Christ. (Silence for reflection and self-examination) P: Most merciful God, C: have mercy on us. All: We confess to you that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, both by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not trusted you with our whole heart; we have not loved one another in deed and in truth. In your compassion forgive our sin and so uphold us by your Spirit that we may live and serve you in newness of life through Jesus Christ our light and our truth. Amen P: The true treasure of the church is the most holy gospel of the glory and grace of God, for we hold that a person is justified by faith in Christ apart from the works prescribed by the law. So it is with joy that I proclaim to you that Almighty God, rich in mercy, abundant in love, forgives you all your sin and grants you newness of life in Jesus Christ! C: Thanks be to God! Gathering Hymn: "Blessed Be the God of Israel WOV 725
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 NTFB p. 3) Cantor: In peace, in peace, let us pray to the... C: Lord, have mercy, Christ, have mercy, Lord, have mercy. Cantor: For the Reign of God, and for Peace throughout the world, for the unity of all, let us pray to the C: Lord, have mercy, Christ, have mercy, Lord, have mercy. Cantor: For your people here, who have come to give you praise, for the strength to live your Word, let us pray to the C: Lord, have mercy, Christ, have mercy, Lord, have mercy. Cantor: Help, save and defend us, O God. C: Amen. Hymn of Praise - Now the Feast (music for this can be found in NTFB pp. 4-5) Refrain: Now the feast and celebration, all of creation sings for joy to the God of life and love and freedom: praise and glory for evermore! 1. Now is the feast of the Lamb once slain, whose blood has freed and united us to be one great people of God. (Refrain) 2. Power and riches, wisdom and might, all honour and glory to Christ forever. (Refrain) 3. For God has come to dwell with us, to make us people of God; to make all things new. (Refrain) 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) C: Amen. Choir: Take Now My Voice Words & Music by Douglas Nolan Children s Time Children's Song: "Go Now in Peace" Words Y Music by Natalie Sleeth; Source: Songs for a Gospel People Go now in peace, go now in peace. May the love of God surround you Everywhere, everywhere you may go. (Repeat) WE HEAR THE WORD Exodus 32:1-14 When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered around Aaron, and said to him, "Come, make gods for us, who shall go before us; as for this
Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him." Aaron said to them, "Take off the gold rings that are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me." So all the people took off the gold rings from their ears, and brought them to Aaron. He took the gold from them, formed it in a mould, and cast an image of a calf; and they said, "These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!" When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation and said, "Tomorrow shall be a festival to the LORD." They rose early the next day, and offered burnt offerings and brought sacrifices of well-being; and the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to revel. The LORD said to Moses, "Go down at once! Your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have acted perversely; they have been quick to turn aside from the way that I commanded them; they have cast for themselves an image of a calf, and have worshiped it and sacrificed to it, and said, 'These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!'" The LORD said to Moses, "I have seen this people, how stiff-necked they are. Now let me alone, so that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them; and of you I will make a great nation." But Moses implored the LORD his God, and said, "O LORD, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, whom you brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? Why should the Egyptians say, 'It was with evil intent that he brought them out to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth'? Turn from your fierce wrath; change your mind and do not bring disaster on your people. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, how you swore to them by your own self, saying to them, 'I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.'" And the LORD changed his mind about the disaster that he planned to bring on his people. R: Holy word, holy wisdom C: Thanks be to God Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23 Praise the LORD! O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever. Who can utter the mighty doings of the LORD, or declare all his praise? Happy are those who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times. Remember me, O LORD, when you show favour to your people; help me when you deliver them; that I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory in your heritage. Both we and our ancestors have sinned; we have committed iniquity, have done wickedly. They made a calf at Horeb and worshiped a cast image. They exchanged the glory of God for the image of an ox that eats grass. They forgot God, their Saviour, who had done great things in Egypt, wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea. Therefore he said he would destroy them-- had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to turn away his wrath from destroying them. Philippians 4:1-9 Therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved. I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. Yes, and I ask you also, my loyal companion, help these women, for they have struggled
beside me in the work of the gospel, together with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are in the book of life. Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Keep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you. R: Holy word, holy wisdom C: Thanks be to God Gospel Verse (music for this can be found in NTFB p. 6): Alleluia, Alleluia. Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Alleluia! Matthew 22:1-14 R: The Gospel according to Matthew, the 22 nd Chapter C: Glory to you, O Lord Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying: "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would not come. Again he sent other slaves, saying, 'Tell those who have been invited: Look, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready; come to the wedding banquet.' But they made light of it and went away, one to his farm, another to his business, while the rest seized his slaves, mistreated them, and killed them. The king was enraged. He sent his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. Then he said to his slaves, 'The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy. Go therefore into the main streets, and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.' Those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both good and bad; so the wedding hall was filled with guests. But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing a wedding robe, and he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding robe?' And he was speechless. Then the king said to the attendants, 'Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' For many are called, but few are chosen." P: This is the Gospel of the Lord C: Praise to you, O Christ Sermon - Reformation 500, Sermon I The 95 Theses: Sweeping Away the Idols (Silence for reflection follows) Hymn of the Day: "God of Grace and God of Glory" LBW 415 Prayers of Intercession (responsive form) Hear us, O God, Your mercy is great. Sharing the Peace of God
WE SHARE THE MEAL The gifts of the people are gathered up. As the gifts are brought forward all stand and sing the Offertory (music for this can be found on NTFB p. 9): Refrain: As the grains of wheat once scattered on the hill were gathered into one to become our bread; so may all your people from all the ends of earth be gathered into one in you. 1. As this cup of blessing is shared within our midst, may we share the presence of your love. (Refrain) 2. Let this be a foretaste of all that is to come when all creation shares this feast with you. (Refrain) Assisting Minister: Let us pray. Merciful God, All: Everything in heaven and earth belongs to you. We joyfully release what you have entrusted to us. May these gifts be signs of our whole lives returned to you, dedicated to the healing and unity of all creation, through Jesus Christ. Amen The Great Thanksgiving (music for this can be found on NTFB pp. 11 & 13) 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 God thanks and praise. P: It is our duty and delight (seasonal prayer inserted here) We praise your name and join their unending hymn: All: Holy, holy, holy are you, God of power and might; Heaven and earth are filled with your glory. Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is the One who comes in your name. 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, etc. ) P: Lord, remember us in your kingdom as we sing the prayer you taught: All: 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 and 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
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. For Lamb of God please turn to the Now the Feast booklet pages 16-17. For verse 2 use the option for Sundays after Pentecost. Communion Hymns: WOV 784, 737, 778 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 Thanks Be to You (music for this can be found on NTFB p. 18) 1. Praise to you, O God of mercy: Thanks be to you for ever! Raising high the weak and lowly: Thanks be to you forever! 2. From of old you loved and sought us: Thanks be to you for ever! Truth and justice you have taught us: Thanks be to you forever! Bridge: Strong is your faithfulness, strong is your love, rememb ring your covenant of life with us. 3. Praise to you O God of mercy: Thanks be to you for ever! Raising high the weak and lowly: Thanks be to you for ever. Thanks be to you forever! The Assisting Minister offers the Post-Communion Prayer WE ARE SENT TO SERVE Benediction P (chants): The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord s face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord look upon you with favour and grant you peace (+). C (sings): Amen. Thank you to all those who served today to make this Sunday morning a positive and uplifting experience: Presiding/Preaching: Pastor Curtis Aguirre Organist Roswitha Masson Violinist Fred von Heyking Choir: Shayla Sipilä Willmot (director), Gail Dodds (accompanist) Greeters Ruthie Stewart
Ushers Cantor Lector Assistant Minister: 2nd Assistant Counters Coffee Hosts Sunday Goodies Altar Guild Flowers Debbie & Darryl Jones Fred von Heyking Ruthie Stewart Linda Wilson Christine Lister Iris Bergman & Margaret Munro Elaine Thompson Ruthie Stewart Cathy Sterna & helper A reminder to those who will be serving next week: Presiding/Preaching: Pastor Curtis Aguirre Organist Dorothy Odegard-Larson Violinist Fred von Heyking Greeters Nola Reid Ushers Jim Polvi Cantor Bernie Burger Lector Maureen Downey Assistant Minister: Elizabeth Hromada 2nd Assistant Cathy Sterna & Shirley Gillison Counters Iris Bergman & Margaret Munro Coffee Hosts Phyllis Merth & Sheila Bravo Sunday Goodies Phyllis Merth & Sheila Bravo Altar Guild Nadia Wish & Margaret Munro Flowers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Carnations for All Saints' Sunday Everybody is invited to purchase a carnation @ $2/ea. to remember a deceased loved one. To make the purchase there will be special envelopes on which you will be asked to name the person in whose memory you are buying the flower. All of these flowers will be the altar flowers for Nov. 5 (All Saints Sunday), and the names of all those being commemorated will be listed in the bulletin. The proceeds of the flower purchases will go to ORLC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please contact Anette in the office if you want to start or renew your subscription to the magazine! There are also handouts for it in the narthex. Sign up before November 5, please!