JAZZ VESPERS Christ the King Lutheran Church September 24, 2017 5 pm Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 am 11305 SW Bull Mountain Rd. Tigard, Oregon 97224 Phone: 503-639-2789 ctkoffice@tigardlutherans.com Website: www.tigardlutherans.com
OPENING Evening prayer, or Vespers, from the Latin word Vespera meaning evening is a worship service at the close of the day that has its roots in the Jewish daily hours of prayer. In its transfer to the early Christian church and to Vespers services today, it has kept its contemplative character, offering thanks for the mercies of the day, and prayers for divine protection and the gift of inner peace. Vespers traditionally included the singing of psalms, hymns and the canticle of Mary s song Magnificat, as well as readings from scripture and the offering of prayers. Gathering Music I ve Never Been in Love Before by Frank Loesser Ceora by Lee Morgan A Child is Born Processional Verses
Hymn of Light
Thanksgiving for Light PSALMODY Psalm Prayer Leader: Let the incense of our repentant prayer ascend before you, O God, and let your loving kindness descend upon us, that with purified hearts we may sing your praise with the church on earth and the whole heavenly host, and may glorify you forever and ever. All: Amen
Psalm 145:1-8 People sing verses in bold print. 1 I will exalt you, my God and king, and bless your name forev- er and ever. 2 Every day will I bless you and praise your name forev- er and ever. 3 Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised! There is no end to your greatness. 4 One generation shall praise your works to another and shall de- clare your power. R 5 I will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty and all your marvelous works. 6 They shall tell of the might of your wondrous acts, and I will re- count your greatness. 7 They shall publish the remembrance of your great goodness; they shall sing joyfully of your righteousness. 8 The LORD is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. R Psalm Prayer Leader: Loving God, you are faithful in your promises and tender in your compassion. Listen to our hymn of joy, and continue to satisfy the needs of every living thing, that all your creatures may bless your name, O God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, both now and forever. All: Amen WORD Reading: Matthew 20:1-16 (The Message Translation) 20 1-2 God s kingdom is like an estate manager who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. They agreed on a wage of a dollar a day, and went to work. 3-5 Later, about nine o clock, the manager saw some other men hanging around the town square unemployed. He told them to go to work in his vineyard and he would pay them a fair wage. They went. 5-6 He did the same thing at noon, and again at three o clock. At five o clock he went back and found still others standing around. He said, Why are you standing around all day doing nothing? 7 They said, Because no one hired us. He told them to go to work in his vineyard.
8 When the day s work was over, the owner of the vineyard instructed his foreman, Call the workers in and pay them their wages. Start with the last hired and go on to the first. 9-12 Those hired at five o clock came up and were each given a dollar. When those who were hired first saw that, they assumed they would get far more. But they got the same, each of them one dollar. Taking the dollar, they groused angrily to the manager, These last workers put in only one easy hour, and you just made them equal to us, who slaved all day under a scorching sun. 13-15 He replied to the one speaking for the rest, Friend, I haven t been unfair. We agreed on the wage of a dollar, didn t we? So take it and go. I decided to give to the one who came last the same as you. Can t I do what I want with my own money? Are you going to get stingy because I am generous? 16 Here it is again, the Great Reversal: many of the first ending up last, and the last first. Leader: Word of God. Word of life. All: Thanks be to God. Reflection (sit) Following the Reflection and some silence: Leader: Jesus said, I am the light of the world. All: Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness. Gospel Canticle (stand)
Announcements (Sit) Musical Offering A Quiet Place by Ralph Carmichael Prayers (stand) People respond after each petition: Leader: Lord, in your mercy, All: Hear our prayer. PRAYERS Lord s Prayer Blessing SENDING
Sending Hymn ELW No.674 Sending Music (sit) On the Sunny Side of the Street by Dorothy Fields Perdido by Juan Tizol Worship Participants Liturgist: Pastor Dorothy Cottingham Greeters: Dan & Martha Morgan Candle Bearer: Susan Gohlke Musicians Craig Jones, piano Tim Paxton, drums Valarie Brown, cantor Dennis Caiazza, bass Jazz Vesper musical setting of Evening Prayer, Hymn of Light, My Soul Proclaims, and Psalm tones 2010, 2012, Marguerite Luc. Some items covered by Sundays and Season.com Copyright 2017 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #23348. Scriptures from The Message 1993 by Eugene H. Peterson.