Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost August 7, 2016 Moorhead, Minnesota www.trinitymhd.org 218-236-1333 Welcoming the community to worship and grow in serving God.
Welcome to Trinity! q The people and pastors of Trinity are committed to meeting you wherever you are on your journey in faith. Thank you for worshiping with us today. If you are visiting, please fill out the pink slip on the front of this Order of Service and place it in the offering. We would love the opportunity to get to know you better. YOU are welcome at Trinity! Scripture texts for today: First Lesson - Genesis 15:1-6; Second Lesson - Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16; Gospel - Luke 12:32-40. Children of all ages are encouraged to attend worship. Noah s Ark Nursery is available, un-staffed, for children 3 and under from 8:25-11:35 a.m. Ask an Usher/Host to direct you. Worship Bags for young children (3-6) are available in the Narthex and the back of the CLC. Large print bulletins and hearing aids are available for Sanctuary services. Please ask an usher. If you have a prayer request, contact the office or use the back side of the pink slip. Offerings: Trinity Lutheran is a tithing church. We dedicate a percentage of our offerings to the mission of the wider church through the NW MN Synod of the ELCA. In addition, Trinity also supports many other mission partners. We are able to support these ministries because of your offerings and tithes. Electronic Devices: Please check to assure your electronic devices are turned off or set to vibrate. Your cooperation is sincerely appreciated. Coffee is served between the services (9:35-10:25 a.m.) in the Christian Life Center (CLC). Stay late or come early and join in this opportunity for making or visiting friends. This week s sponsor: Trinity Blood Pressure Checks - 9:35 a.m. in the Caring Center. Support Fair Trade - Items are being sold today from 9:30-10:30 a.m. in the CLC Lobby. VBS music CDs will be for sale for $7 today and next Sunday. You may pick them up at the office and make checks out to Trinity. Council Person on Duty: Jeremy Blake Today at Trinity Wednesday worship coming this fall!
Thank you to those who donated hammers for VBS. We have plenty now! Moorhead All-City Bible Study to meet August 16 at Christ the King, 9:30 a.m. News and Notes Prayer Concerns Kathleen Brewer, Frances Hogenson, Geri Bakken, Suzon Ellenson, Debra Regstad, Gwen Johanson, David Kennedy. NWMN Synodical Women s Convention Sept. 16 & 17 at Calvary Lutheran Church in Perham, MN. Sign up in the church office. Visit www.nwmnsynod.org for more information. Sign up for Eventide tour Our Senior Ministry will tour Eventide s New Senior Living Campus on Monday, Aug. 8. Meet at the church at 11:30 a.m. have lunch, then a tour. Sign up in the church office. Friday Fellowship Friday, Sept. 16 at 2 p.m. in the CLC. With our Back to School theme in mind, we will be collecting school supplies for Trinity Preschool. Please bring donations of Crayola washable markers, glue sticks, glue bottles, chubby crayons, pipe cleaners, Kleenex and colored pencils to Friday Fellowship this day. YWCA s Chocolate Fantasy and Chili, too! Thursday, Sept. 8 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at the Ramada in Fargo. A special way to support the YWCA emergency shelter, which each year helps over 1,400 women and children. Enjoy local chocolate delicacies, bid on silent auction items, rub elbows with celebrity servers and listen to live music. For tickets, call 701-232-2547. Radio Sponsorship The broadcast is being sponsored in honor of Carol Kennedy s 85th birthday, today by her husband, Bob Kennedy. Listen to 9 a.m. Sanctuary Worship live on KVOX (740 AM). These dates are available for sponsorship: Aug. 14, 28; Sept. 25; Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23 Please help us continue this important outreach ministry. Call Char at 218-236-1333 to sign up. Sanctuary 8:30 a.m. - 146 Attendance Sunday, July 31 Total - 350 Next Sunday CLC 10:30 a.m. - 204 August 14 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Preaching: Matt Peterson 8:30 a.m. - Sanctuary service 10:30 a.m. - VBS Celebration Texts First Reading - Jeremiah 23:23-29 Second Reading - Hebrews 11:29 12:2 Gospel - Luke 12:49-56
Monday, August 8 7:30 a.m. Men s Bible Study - Fryn Pan East 10:00 a.m. Senior Bible Study - CLC classrooms 6:00 p.m. Vacation Bible School 6:45 p.m. Boy Scouts - Off Site Tuesday, August 9 5:30 p.m. Thrivent Night Picnic - Newman Outdoor Field 6:00 p.m. Facility Dream Team - Conference Room 6:00 p.m. Vacation Bible School 7:02 p.m. Thrivent Night at the RedHawks - Newman Outdoor Field 8:00 p.m. AA & Al-Anon - Rooms 209, 211, 213, 215, 216 Wednesday, August 10 1:00 p.m. Prayer Shawls - Room 232 This Week at Trinity For complete schedule go to www.trinitymhd.org 6:00 p.m. Vacation Bible School Thursday, August 11 10:00 a.m. Care Givers Support Group - Lounge 1:00 p.m. Senior Ministry meeting - Lounge 6:00 p.m. Vacation Bible School 8:00 p.m. AA & Al-Anon One Page at a Time - Rooms 207, 209, 211, 213, 215, 216 Saturday, August 13 8:30 a.m. Preschool Staff Training - CLC classrooms Sunday, August 14 8:30 a.m. Communion Worship - Sanctuary 9:35 a.m. Coffee & Conversation - CLC 10:30 a.m. VBS Celebration - CLC Cave Quest Vacation Bible School! When: 6:00-8:30 p.m. August 7-11 Where: Trinity Lutheran Church Who: Kids age 4 (by September 1, 2016) through entering sixth grade. Bring your friends! Cost: $13 per child ($30 max per family) Scholarships are available. Contact Sandra Anderson at: sandra@trinitymhd.org Register now! You may pick up registration forms at the Trinity office, or online at www.groupvbspro. com/vbs/ez/trinitymhd God's work. Our Hands. Sunday, Sept. 11 This year, we need help getting some supplies for some of the projects. Can you help? We need: 72 X 60 fleece (2 pieces per blanket) Light-weight bath-size towels Bath-size bars of soap Sturdy combs Metal nail clippers (please bring supplies to the church office). Sign up for your project online at http://signup.com/go/ ishnkd. Don t forget to wear your shirt!
Order of Service The congregation is invited to participate at the places marked with bold type. Prelude Rachel Horan, organist Welcome Gathering Hymn O God, Our Help in Ages Past #632 Invocation We gather as we live in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Confession & Forgiveness Blessed be the holy Trinity, one God, abounding in steadfast love toward us, healing the sick and raising the dead, showering us with every good gift. Amen. Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Just and gracious God, we confess to you our sinfulness and come to you for healing and life. Our sins hurt others and diminish us. Our lives bear the scars of sin. Show us your mercy, O God. Bind up our wounds, forgive us our sins, and free us to love, for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen. The apostle Paul assures us: When we were dead in our trespasses, God made us alive together with Christ, nailing the record of our sins to the cross. Jesus says to you, Your sins are forgiven. Be at peace, and tell everyone how much God has done for you. Amen. 1
Apostolic Greeting Kyrie 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. 2
Hymn of Praise 3
Prayer of the Day The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray together: Almighty God, you sent your Holy Spirit to be the life and light of your church. Open our hearts to the riches of your grace, that we may be ready to receive you wherever you appear, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. First Reading Genesis 15:1-6 Ken Tangen 1 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great. 2 But Abram said, O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus? 3 And Abram said, You have given me no offspring, and so a slave born in my house is to be my heir. 4 But the word of the Lord came to him, This man shall not be your heir; no one but your very own issue shall be your heir. 5 He brought him outside and said, Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them. Then he said to him, So shall your descendants be. 6 And he believed the Lord; and the Lord reckoned it to him as righteousness. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. 4
Special Music Amazing Grace Forté Quartet Second Reading Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval. 3 By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible. 8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to set out for a place that he was to receive as an inheritance; and he set out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he stayed for a time in the land he had been promised, as in a foreign land, living in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he looked forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God. 11 By faith he received power of procreation, even though he was too old and Sarah herself was barren because he considered him faithful who had promised. 12 Therefore from one person, and this one as good as dead, descendants were born, as many as the stars of heaven and as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore. 13 All of these died in faith without having received the promises, but from a distance they saw and greeted them. They confessed that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth, 14 for people who speak in this way make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. 15 If they had been thinking of the land that they had left behind, they would have had opportunity to return. 16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; indeed, he has prepared a city for them. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Gospel Acclamation 5
Gospel Luke 12:32-40 The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the 12th chapter. Glory to you, O Lord. [Jesus said:] 32 Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell your possessions, and give alms. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 35 Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit; 36 be like those who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that they may open the door for him as soon as he comes and knocks. 37 Blessed are those slaves whom the master finds alert when he comes; truly I tell you, he will fasten his belt and have them sit down to eat, and he will come and serve them. 38 If he comes during the middle of the night, or near dawn, and finds them so, blessed are those slaves. 39 But know this: if the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. 40 You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour. The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. Sermon Pastor Tessa Hansen Offering Hymn Be Thou My Vision #793 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 decended 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. 6
Prayers of Intercession Lord in your mercy, Hear our prayer. Sharing the Peace The peace of Christ be with you always. And also with you. Offertory 7
Offering Prayer God of mercy and grace, the eyes of all wait upon you, and you open your hand in blessing. Fill us with good things at your table, that we may come to the help of all in need, through Jesus Christ, our redeemer and Lord. Amen. Great Thanksgiving The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise. It is indeed right and salutary...join their unending hymn: Sanctus 8
Words of Institution On the night in which he was betrayed... 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. Communion Distribution All are welcome at the table of the Lord. Those not communing may come forward for a blessing. If you prefer to receive communion at your seat, please inform an usher. Gluten free wafers and grape juice are available. Distribution Music Blessing The Lord s Prayer Forté Quartet Great Is Thy Faithfulness #733 Have No Fear, Little Flock #764 Blessed Assurance #638 9
Prayer After Communion Let us pray together, O God, as a mother comforts her child, so you comfort your people, carrying us in your arms and satisfying us with this food and drink, the body and blood of Christ. Send us now as your disciples, announcing peace and proclaiming that the reign of God has come near; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. Benediction The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord s face shine on you with grace and mercy. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace. Amen. Announcements Sending Hymn Awake, O Sleeper, Rise from Death #452 Dismissal Go in Peace. Serve the Lord! Thanks be to God! Postlude Organ The worship has ended, now the service begins. 10
Order of Worship Christian Life Center Sunday, August 7, 2016 The congregation is invited to participate at the places marked with bold type. Pre-service Music CLC Worship Band Welcome Invocation Gathering Song Confession & Forgiveness Save Us Lord Blessed be the holy Trinity, one God, abounding in steadfast love toward us, healing the sick and raising the dead, showering us with every good gift. Amen. Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Greeting Song of Praise Prayer of the Day Just and gracious God, we confess to you our sinfulness and come to you for healing and life. Our sins hurt others and diminish us. Our lives bear the scars of sin. Show us your mercy, O God. Bind up our wounds, forgive us our sins, and free us to love, for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen. The apostle Paul assures us: When we were dead in our trespasses, God made us alive together with Christ, nailing the record of our sins to the cross. Jesus says to you, Your sins are forgiven. Be at peace, and tell everyone how much God has done for you. Amen. God Is Alive Let us pray: Almighty God, you sent your Holy Spirit to be the life and light of your church. Open our hearts to the riches of your grace, that we may be ready to receive you wherever you appear, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. First Lesson Second Lesson Children s Sermon Alleluia Verse Genesis 15:1-6 Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 Alleluia! We Are Listening Dee Pretty
Gospel Luke 12:32-40 Sermon Pastor Tessa Hansen Offering Song Holy Baptism Sharing of the Peace Offertory Offering Prayer Words of Institution Lord s Prayer Be Thou My Vision Owen Paul Scheevel, child of Ryan & Christine Scheevel Sponsors: Aaron & Ashley Hystead; Amy Neis The peace of Christ be with you always. And also with you. A Fragrant Offering God of mercy and grace, the eyes of all wait upon you, and you open your hand in blessing. Fill us with good things at your table, that we may come to the help of all in need, through Jesus Christ, our redeemer and Lord. Amen. All are welcome at the table of the Lord. Those not communing may come forward for a blessing. If you prefer to receive communion at your seat, please inform a pastor. Distribution Music Blessing Where Your Treasure Is As the Deer Glory to the Lamb CLC Ensemble Prayer after Communion O God, as a mother comforts her child, so you comfort your people, carrying us in your arms and satisfying us with this food and drink, the body and blood of Christ. Send us now as your disciples, announcing peace and proclaiming that the reign of God has come near; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. Benediction Sending Song Post-service Music Your Grace Is Enough CLC Worship Band The worship has ended, now the service begins