Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 8:15 am Worship Service ELW Setting 1 February 3, 2019 Fourth Sunday after Epiphany The glory of God is often revealed when and where it is least expected. God uses our lips to declare that glory, inexperienced and hesitant though they may be. God uses our love to demonstrate that glory and so urges us to exercise it. God uses Jesus of Nazareth, water and the word, bread and wine, to reveal God s glory where and when God chooses. Take heed, lest the glory of God slip through our midst unnoticed.
Welcome members and guests to our worship service today. If you are visiting, we encourage you to sign the guest register located in the narthex. Please include your home address, email address and phone number. In each pew, there is a card that you can fill out if you wish to have a consult with the pastor and/or leave us more information about you. A nursery is available for children up to five years of age during the service. The nursery is located off the hallway on the Huntington Avenue side of the church building. There are also quiet bags available for older children to enjoy during the service. Please ask an usher about borrowing one. Parents are invited to bring children from the nursery for Holy Communion to receive a blessing. If children become restless or noisy during worship, parents are encouraged to take them in to and out of the sanctuary as necessary. Trinity offers an induction loop for the benefit of hearing impaired worshippers. To use, please switch your hearing aid to T. If you are unsure if your hearing aid is compatible, please contact your audiologist. Enlarged print sermon copies are available for the benefit of sight or hearing impaired worshippers. They can be found in the bulletin rack just outside the sacristy kitchen, closest to the wheelchair ramp exit door. Enlarged print sermon copies are available for the benefit of sight or hearing impaired worshippers. They can be found in the bulletin rack just outside the sacristy kitchen, closes to the wheelchair ramp exit door. The Reverend Tina Melusky, Pastor Pastor Melusky s office hours: Monday: 9-2 ; Tuesday: 9-10:30, 11:30-12:15 Wednesday 9:30-12; Thursday 9-12 (Times are sometimes flexible with monthly meetings, but feel free to call for an appointment or drop in) Rob Keene, Organist and Director of Music Congregation of Trinity Lutheran, Ministers of the Word 6812 River Road, Newport News, VA 23607 Church office: (757) 245-7861; Pastor's cell: (734) 239-4013 www.trinitylutheran-nn.com Trinity Lutheran is a partner church with Peninsula Pastoral Counseling Center. Cover image by JoAnne Rawls.
Prelude Announcements Confession and Forgiveness Gathering The assembly stands. All may make the sign of the cross, the sign marked at baptism, as the presiding minister begins. Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God, who creates us and forms us, who redeems us and calls us and sends us. Amen. Gathered in God s presence, let us confess our sin. Mighty and loving God, Silence is kept for reflection. we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. We seek our own way. We divide the body of Christ. In your mercy, cleanse us and heal us. Let the words of our mouths, the thoughts of our hearts, and everything that we do be filled with faith, hope, and love. Amen. Hear the voice of Jesus: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me to proclaim release to the captives. In the name of + Jesus Christ, I proclaim to you that your sins are forgiven and you are released. The joy of the Lord is your strength, and the gifts of the Holy Spirit are yours forever. Amen. Gathering Hymn Son of God, Eternal Savior ELW 655 Greeting The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you. Prayer of the Day Almighty and ever-living God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and love; and that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what you command, through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. First Reading: Jeremiah 1:4-10 Pew Bible Old Testament pages 657-658 God calls Jeremiah to be a prophet and consecrates him in the womb. Jeremiah s task is to preach God s word in the midst of the difficult political realities of his time, before the Babylonian exile. He is to make God known not only to Judah, but also to the nations. Word of God, word of life. Thanks be to God. Psalm 171:1-6 (read responsively) In you, O Lord, have I taken refuge; let me never be put to shame. In your righteousness, deliver me and set me free;
incline your ear to me and save me. Be my strong rock, a castle to keep me safe; you are my crag and my stronghold. Deliver me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the clutches of the evildoer and the oppressor. For you are my hope, O Lord God, my confidence since I was young. I have been sustained by you ever since I was born; from my mother s womb you have been my strength; my praise shall be al- ways of you. Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Pew Bible New Testament page 153 Christians in Corinth prided themselves on their spiritual gifts. Paul reminds them that God gives us many gifts through the Holy Spirit, but the purpose behind all of them is love, the kind of love that God showed us in Jesus Christ. Word of God, word of life. Thanks be to God. Gospel Lesson: Luke 4:14-30 People in Jesus hometown are initially pleased when he says that God will free the oppressed. Their pleasure turns to rage when he reminds them that God s prophetic mission typically pushes beyond human boundaries so that mercy and healing are extended to those regarded as outsiders. The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the 4th chapter. Glory to you, O Lord. Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, to proclaim the year of the Lord s favor. And he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. Then Jesus began to say to all in the synagogue in Nazareth, Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing. All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They said, Is not this Joseph s son? He said to them, Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, Doctor, cure yourself! And you will say, Do here also in your hometown the things that we have heard you did at Capernaum. And he said, Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in the prophet s hometown. But the truth is, there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a severe famine over all the land; yet Elijah was sent to none of them except to a widow at Zarephath in Sidon. There were also many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian. When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with rage. They got up, drove him out of
the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they might hurl him off the cliff. But he passed through the midst of them and went on his way. The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. Time with the Children Sermon The assembly is seated. Silence is kept for reflection after the sermon. The assembly stands. Pastor Tina Pastor Tina Hymn of the Day He Comes to Us as One Unknown ELW 737 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 Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. Sharing of the Peace The peace, which enables people to live in unity and in the spirit of mutual forgiveness, comes from Christ whose word has been proclaimed. The peace of the Lord be with you always. And also with you. Receiving of Tithes and Offerings Offertory The assembly is seated.
Offertory Hymn ELW 184 Offertory Prayer God of all creation, all you have made is good, and your love endures forever. You bring forth bread from the earth and fruit from the vine. Nourish us with these gifts, that we might be for the world signs of your gracious presence in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. The Great Thanksgiving Meal Proper Preface It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise we praise your name and join their unending hymn: Sanctus
Thanksgiving at the Table ELW page 68 Holy God, you alone are holy, you alone are God. The universe declares your praise: beyond the stars; beneath the sea; within each cell; with every breath. We praise you, O God. Generations bless your faithfulness: through the water; by night and day; across the wilderness; out of exile; into the future. We bless you, O God. We give you thanks for your dear Son: at the heart of human life; near to those who suffer; beside the sinner; among the poor; with us now. We thank you, O God. 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. Remembering his love for us on the way, at the table, and to the end, we proclaim the mystery of faith: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. We pray for the gift of your Spirit: in our gathering; within this meal; among your people; throughout the world. Blessing, praise, and thanks to you, holy God, through Christ Jesus, by your Spirit, in your church, without end. Amen.
Lord s Prayer 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. The assembly is seated. Agnus Dei Communion As you receive the bread in your hand, you may commune by intinction (dipping your bread in the wine) using the silver chalice, or you may consume the bread and then drink from the pewter chalice. Glutenfree wafers and grape juice are available at your request. Music During the Distribution Although I Speak with Angel s Tongue ELW 644 Where Charity and Love Prevail ELW 359 The assembly stands.
Table Blessing Post Communion Prayer We thank you, O God, that you have fed us at your banqueting table with bread and wine beyond compare, the very life of Christ for us. Send your Spirit with us now, that we may set the captive free, use your gifts to build one another up, and in everything reflect your glory revealed in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. Blessing The God of glory dwell in you richly, name you beloved, and shine brightly on your path; and the blessing of almighty God, the Father, the + Son, and the Holy Spirit, be upon you and remain with you always. Amen. Sending Hymn How Firm a Foundation ELW 796 Dismissal Go in peace. Christ is your light. Thanks be to God. Postlude Sending Now may the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace. Amen.
Serving the Assembly Crucifer Communion Assistant Acolytes Lector Ushers/Greeters/Presenters Nursery Coordinator Nursery Supervisor Altar Guild Building Lock up Matthew Mynoymany Sounthone Mynoymany Louis Jean Carpenter Keegan Wise Phil Shook Steve Quist (Captain) Astrid Quist Jim and Shirley Fulton Laura Jay Charlotte Duff Steve and Astrid Quist Karoline Ardis Cliff Obara
Today s Music Prelude REPTON Robert J. Powell (b. 1932) Offertory Quis sicut Dominus Deus noster Gerald Near (b. 1942) Arise, O God, and Shine S. Drummond Wolff (1916-2004) Arise, O God, and shine In all thy saving might And prosper each design To spread thy glorious light; Let healing streams of mercy flow That all the earth thy truth may know. Put forth thy glorious power, That Gentiles all may see And earth present her store In converts born to thee. God, our own God, his Church will bless And fill the world with righteousness. Bring distant nations near To sing thy glorious praise; Let every people hear And learn thy holy ways. Reign, mighty God, assert thy cause And govern by thy righteous laws. To God, the only wise, The one immortal king, Let hallelujahs rise From every living thing; Let all that breathe, on every coast, Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Music During the Distribution O WALY WALY Emma Lou Diemer Postlude Prelude in G Major, Op. 37, No 2 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 1847)