BETHANY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA You have a place here! Joyfully we profess our faith through God s unconditional love. Here and now God dwells in all of our lives, bears our sins on the cross, and forgives us all. TODAY WE CELEBRATE THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 8:30 am on Sunday, June 3, 2018 Holy Communion Worship Pr. Dave Johnson, presiding Deuteronomy makes clear that sabbathkeeping is meant for the welfare of all. God delivered the Israelites out of slavery, so they should not ever work anyone else seven days a week. Even slaves should be able to rest; even resident aliens. Yet human beings can turn even the most liberating religious practice into a life-destroying rule. Jesus does not reject sabbath-keeping, but defends its original life-enhancing meaning. Our worship and our religious way of life are to lead to the hungry being fed and the sick being healed. ALL ARE WELCOME The family of Bethany hopes that your worship experience is spiritually fulfilling and your day begins with our Lord s gifts of peace and joy. If you are visiting today, you are invited to the Communion Table. As Christians of the Reformation tradition, we believe that the Sacrament of the Altar is the Real Presence of Christ s body and blood, instituted by Christ Himself as a sign of unity. All baptized and confessing believers are welcome to receive the Sacrament of Holy Communion by intinction the dipping of the wafer into the wine when the chalice is offered. Gluten-free wafers and grape juice are available. The assembly is to line up down center aisle and return to seats by side aisles.
2 ORDER OF WORSHIP FOR THE SEASON OF PENTECOST Minister/Leaders speak regular print Congregation speaks bold print Arrow directives indicate the following: stand if able be seated THE GATHERING The Holy Spirit calls us together as the people of God Prelude Reflections for Meditation Welcome and Greeting Prayers and Praises Invocation We gather together in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Hymn of Gathering Gather Us In (page 15 ) Confession and Forgiveness Blessed be the holy Trinity, one God, full of compassion and mercy, abounding in steadfast love. Amen. Trusting God s promise of forgiveness, let us confess our sin against God and one another. (Silence is kept for reflection) Eternal God our creator, in you we live and move and have our being. Look upon us, your children, the work of your hands. Forgive us all our offenses, and cleanse us from proud thoughts and empty desires. By your grace draw us near to you, our refuge and our strength; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. God s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit given to us.
In the mercy of almighty God, Christ died for us while we still were sinners; and for his sake, God forgives you all your sins. Amen. 3 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. Kyrie
4 Canticle of Praise This is the Feast
5 Prayer of the Day Almighty and ever-living God, throughout time you free the oppressed, heal the sick, and make whole all that you have made. Look with compassion on the world wounded by sin, and by your power restore us to wholeness of life, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
6 THE WORD God speaks to us in scripture reading, preaching and song God s Word from the Scriptures (NRSV) A reading from Deuteronomy, Chapter 5, verses 12-15 Observe the sabbath day and keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work you, or your son or your daughter, or your male or female slave, or your ox or your donkey, or any of your livestock, or the resident alien in your towns, so that your male and female slave may rest as well as you. Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the sabbath day. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. God s Word from the Psalms (NRSV) Let us read responsively Psalm 81:1-10 Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob. Raise a song, sound the tambourine, the sweet lyre with the harp. Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our festal day. For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. He made it a decree in Joseph, when he went out over the land of Egypt. I hear a voice I had not known: I relieved your shoulder of the burden; your hands were freed from the basket. In distress you called, and I rescued you; I answered you in the secret place of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah.
Hear, O my people, while I admonish you; O Israel, if you would but listen to me! There shall be no strange god among you; you shall not bow down to a foreign god. I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide and I will fill it. 7 God s Word from the Scriptures (NRSV) A reading from 2 Corinthians, Chapter 4, verses 5-12 For we do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus sake. For it is the God who said, Let light shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our bodies. For while we live, we are always being given up to death for Jesus sake, so that the life of Jesus may be made visible in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life in you. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Children s Message Gospel Acclamation
8 God s Word from the Gospel (NRSV) The Holy Gospel according to Mark, Chapter 2, verses 23 3:6 Glory to you, O Lord. One sabbath he was going through the grainfields; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. The Pharisees said to him, Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbath? And he said to them, Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need of food? He entered the house of God, when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and he gave some to his companions. Then he said to them, The sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind for the sabbath; so the Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath. Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand. They watched him to see whether he would cure him on the sabbath, so that they might accuse him. And he said to the man who had the withered hand, Come forward. Then he said to them, Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the sabbath, to save life or to kill? But they were silent. He looked around at them with anger; he was grieved at their hardness of heart and said to the man, Stretch out your hand. He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. The Pharisees went out and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him. The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. Sermon God s Word Applied to Life Hymn of the Day God Is Here (page 16) (Please stand for the last verse) Apostles Creed I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again 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. 9 Prayers of Intercession Filled with the Holy Spirit, we join with the church in every place, praying for the world that God so loves. (A brief silence) God our strength, you command your people to keep sabbath. Coax your church away from the busyness of the world and give us holy rest, so that, refreshed, we will give vibrant witness to your world-healing love. Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great. God our strength, you restore what is withered. As all creation stretches forth in hunger and thirst for you, revive what has ceased to flourish and repair what has fallen into decay. Make us partners in your holy healing. Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great. God our strength, we ache for peace. Teach nations that you carry our burdens, you free human hands, and you rescue us in distress. Raise up leaders in the world who listen to your voice and walk in your ways. Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great. God our strength, people are afflicted and perplexed, persecuted and struck down. Shine the light of your glory into the hearts of your suffering ones so that they will not be crushed, driven to despair, or forsaken.
10 We ask your special blessings for... Rosella Walsingham, Mike, Theresa, Erick Schultz, Tony Solda, Ron Arnold, Terry, Kierstin, Jen, Rosie Buteyn, Arlene Coulter, Debi Phelps, Dan Gyselinck, Diane Bellmore, Paula Conery, Ryan Dedo, Blake Sternhagen, Jean Guldswog, Rodney Walter, Paula Reynolds, Danielle Kitz, Sandy Verbos, those who have received prayer shawls and are in need of comfort, those who have requested special prayers through our website, and others that we now name silently or aloud (brief silence) In every situation help them to know you are with them always. Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great. God our strength, you grieve our hardness of heart whenever we turn your holy counsel into rules to control others. Open our hearts to your loving will for these times, for our neighbors, and for this community of faith. Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great. We offer our own prayers to You, either silently or aloud. (other intercessions may be offered) God our strength, death is at work in us, but life is in you. Free us now to live into your promise of indestructible life and, in the end, restore us with all the saints. Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great. By the sure guidance of your Holy Spirit, O God, we lift up our prayers in trust and thanksgiving; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE MEAL Sharing of the Peace The peace of Christ be with you always. And also with you. Greet those seated near you with love and the sign of Christ s peace. God feeds us with the presence of Jesus Christ Offering and Presentation of the Gifts June August Mission ~ Fortune Lake Camp Special envelopes available (make checks to Bethany Lutheran Church)
Offertory Prayer Merciful God, you open wide your hand and satisfy the need of every living thing. You have set this feast before us. Open our hands to receive it. Open our hearts to embrace it. Open our lives to live it. We pray this through Christ our Lord. Amen. 11 The Great Thanksgiving and Words of Institution 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, 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 Savior Jesus Christ. Fulfilling the promise of the resurrection, you pour out the fire of your Spirit, uniting in one body people of ev ry nation and tongue. And so, with Mary Magdalene and Peter and all the witnesses of the resurrection with earth and sea and all their creatures, and with angels and archangels, cherubim and seraphim, we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
12 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, 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. The 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. Invitation To Communion Come, let us eat, for now the feast is spread. Distribution of Communion and Canticle
13 Post Communion Blessing The body and blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in His grace until He comes again. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Post Communion Prayer Jesus Christ, host of this meal, you have given us not only this bread and cup, but your very self, that we may feast on your great love. Filled again by these signs of your grace, may we hunger for your reign of justice, may we thirst for your way of peace, for you are Lord forevermore. Amen. THE SENDING God blesses us and sends us in mission to the world Hymn of Sending Christ Is Alive! Let Christians Sing! (page 17)
14 Blessing The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Announcements Anyone is welcome to announce any upcoming events or share thoughts of interest Dismissal Go in peace. The Spirit sends us forth to serve. Thanks be to God.
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18 ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS PUB THEOLOGY We will meet at the Big 10 on Thursday nights, beginning at 6:30 pm and will discuss thoughts, questions, and theories about God. WORSHIP ASSISTANTS FOR JUNE 10 Lector John Aune Prayer Assistant Peggy Gattra Communion Assistant John Aune WOMEN S SYNOD CONVENTION & FALL RETREAT Registration forms are available in the church office for both the Women s Synod Convention and the Fall Retreat. If you are interested, please check with the office, or contact Vicki Underhill. NORWAY BLOOD DRIVE The Norway Blood Drive will be held Tuesday, June 12th from 9 am to 2 pm here at Crossroads Alliance. SUMMER SACK LUNCH PROGRAM On Wednesday, June 13th, 20th and 27th, sack lunches will be provided at the Band Shell between 11:30 12:30 pm. Bethany and Grace will be packing up the lunches on Wednesday mornings between 9:30 10 am. The lunches will be delivered to the Band Shell (or inside City Hall if raining) at 11:30 am. Anyone wishing to help, please see Pr. Dave. (Check bulletin/newsletter for July) Sign up sheet available. 5TH SUNDAY OFFERING Beginning with June of 2018, a month with four Sundays, the Council has authorized the beginning of a program of Fifth Sunday Offerings, an opportunity for members to make a fifth contribution during each month which has four Sundays. A special envelope will be provided for this purpose in the bulletin for the first Sunday of each such month. Any extra contribution can be made anytime during the month. Your support is greatly appreciated! Bethany Lutheran Church Financial Summary April 2018 Monthly Income Monthly Expenses +/- YTD Income YTD Expenses +/- Balance Sheet $9,715.17 $9,006.10 $709.07 $32,115.27 $32,927.41 -$812.14 $57,489.70
BETHANY CALENDAR OF SERVICES AND EVENTS Bethany meetings and events are posted on the homepage of www.norwaybethany.org 19 Sun, June 3 Mon, June 4 Tues, June 5 Wed, June 6 Thu, June 7 Fri, June 8 Sun, June 10 Mon, June 11 Tue, June 12 Wed, June 13 Thu, June 14 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, Pr. Dave presiding 8:30 am Worship 9:30 am Coffee Social 10:30 am Prayer Shawl Sisters 5:15 pm Partnership Meeting 6:30 pm Crossroads Board Meeting 9:00 am Community Coffee 9:00 am Cover Girls 10:00 am Women s Bible Study 7:00 am Men s Breakfast and Bible Study 6:30 pm Pub Theology at Big 10 6:30 pm Youth Group 3rd Sunday after Pentecost, Pr. Dave presiding 8:30 am Worship 9:30 am Coffee Social 10:30 am Prayer Shawl Sisters 6:00 pm Ladies Guild 9:00 am Norway Blood Drive 9:00 am Community Coffee 9:00 am Cover Girls 9:30 am Packing for Summer Sack Lunches 10:00 am Women s Bible Study 7:00 am Men s Breakfast and Bible Study 6:30 pm Pub Theology at Big 10
20 BETHANY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA Ministers Church Address Pastor Pastor s Hours Emergency Phone Pastor s Email Office Secretaries Office Hours Office Phone Office Email Website All the members of this Body of Christ 130 O Dill Dr., Norway, MI 49870 Pr. David Johnson Mon & Thurs 9:30 am 12 pm and by appointment 651-769-3365 ftp565@yahoo.com Linda Hawkinson; Assistant Secretary-Andrea Anderson Mon & Thurs-9am-12pm; Tue & Wed flex time, call first 906-563-8472 bethanyoffice@norwaymi.com www.norwaybethany.org THANK YOU TO ALL WHO SERVE AS WORSHIP ASSISTANTS TODAY... Leader Greeters/Ushers Lector Prayer Assistant Communion Assistant Music Altar Guild ALTAR FLOWERS To The Glory of God Pr. Dave Johnson Orice Walters Orice Walters Bill Rice Christina Anderson Andrea Anderson Altar flower sign up forms at front entry - $15 per bouquet (checks: Bethany Ladies Guild) Copyright Permissions: From Sundays and Seasons.com. Copyright 2005 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #46211 OneLicense.net License #A-722709 CCLI Christian Copyright Licensing #11270064 New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.