CHRIST THE KING SUNDAY November 26, 2017 Christ Lutheran Church 29 S. George Street York, Pa. 17401 Our Mission: Reflect God s love in the heart of York Our Vision: To be a vibrant congregation in the heart of York praising God, connecting people to Christ, and serving the people of York and the world Companions with the Itete Hospital of the Konde Diocese, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania
Prelude Lead On, O King Eternal! Davis Hymn LBW #245 All People That on Earth Do Dwell Apostolic Greeting 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. Prayer of the Day P Let us pray...o God, our true life, to serve you is freedom, and to know you is unending joy. We worship you, we glorify you, we give thanks to you for your great glory. Abide with us, reign in us, and make this world into a fit habitation for your divine majesty, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C Amen. Announcements The Entrance Rite The Liturgy of the Word First Reading: Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 11Thus says the Lord GOD: I myself will search for my sheep, and will seek them out. 12 As shepherds seek out their flocks when they are among their scattered sheep, so I will seek out my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places to which they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness. 13 I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land; and I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the watercourses, and in all the inhabited parts of the land. 14 I will feed them with good pasture, and the mountain heights of Israel shall be their pasture; there they shall lie down in good grazing land, and they shall feed on rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. 15 I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will make them lie down, says the Lord GOD. 16 I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured,
and I will strengthen the weak, but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them with justice. 20Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD to them: I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep. 21 Because you pushed with flank and shoulder, and butted at all the weak animals with your horns until you scattered them far and wide, 22 I will save my flock, and they shall no longer be ravaged; and I will judge between sheep and sheep. 23I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd. 24 And I, the LORD, will be their God, and my servant David shall be prince among them; I, the LORD, have spoken. A The word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God. Psalm 95:1-7a (Sung in unison) 1Come, let us sing to the LORD; let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation. 2Let us come before God s presence with thanksgiving and raise a loud shout to the LORD with psalms. 3For you, LORD, are a great God, and a great ruler a- bove all gods. 4In your hand are the caverns of the earth; the heights of the hills are also yours. 5The sea is yours, for you made it, and your hands have molded the dry land. 6Come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the LORD our maker. 7aFor the LORD is our God, and we are the people of God s pasture and the sheep of God s hand.
Second Reading: Ephesians 1:15-23 15I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, and for this reason 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers. 17 I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him, 18 so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his great power. 20 God put this power to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come. 22 And he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. A The word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God. Gradual Hymn LBW #316 Jesus, the Very Thought of You The Holy Gospel: Matthew 25:31-46 P A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew, the twentyfifth chapter. C Glory to you, O Lord. [Jesus said to the disciples:] 31 When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, 33 and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at the left. 34 Then the king will say to those at his right hand, Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
35for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me. 37 Then the righteous will answer him, Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? 38 And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? 39And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you? 40And the king will answer them, Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family you did it to me. 41 Then he will say to those at his left hand, You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not give me clothing, sick and in prison and you did not visit me. 44 Then they also will answer, Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not take care of you? 45 Then he will answer them, Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me. 46 And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life. P The Gospel of the Lord. C Praise to you, O Christ. Sermon Hymn of the Day LBW #173 The Head That Once Was Crowned
Nicene Creed C We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven; by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. Prayers A Lord, in your mercy, C hear our prayer. P Into your hands, O Lord, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in your mercy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. C Amen.
Peace P The peace of the Lord be with you always. C And also with you. Offertory Offertory Hymn LBW #518 Beautiful Savior Offertory Prayer A Let us pray...we offer with joy and thanksgiving what you have first given us our selves, our time, and our possessions, signs of your gracious love. Receive them for the sake of the one who offered himself for us, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. The Great Thanksgiving The Eucharistic Meal Preface and Sanctus P It is indeed right and salutary... We praise your name and join their unending hymn:
Eucharistic Prayer P Holy God, mighty Lord, gracious Father: Endless is your mercy and eternal your reign. You have filled all creation with light and life; heaven and earth are full of your glory. Through Abraham and Sarah you promised to bless all nations. You rescued Israel, your chosen people. Through the prophets you renewed your promise; and, at this end of all the ages, you sent your Son, who in words and deeds proclaimed your kingdom and was obedient to your will, even to giving his life. 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. For as often as we eat of this bread and drink from this cup, we proclaim the Lord s death, until he comes. C Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
P Therefore, gracious Father, with this bread and cup we remember the life our Lord offered for us. And, believing the witness of his resurrection, we await his coming in power to share with us the great and promised feast. C Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. P Send now, we pray, your Holy Spirit, the spirit of our Lord and of his resurrection, that we who receive the Lord s body and blood may live to the praise of your glory and receive our inheritance with all your saints in light. C Amen. Come, Holy Spirit. P Join our prayers with those of your servants of every time and every place, and unite them with the ceaseless petitions of our great high priest until he comes as victorious Lord of all. C Through him, with him, in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and forever. Amen. Lord s Prayer P Lord, remember us in your kingdom and teach us to pray: C 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 as 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. Fraction and Agnus Dei P They will come from east and west and from north and south to sit at the table in the kingdom of God: C Blessed are those who are called to the banquet of the Lamb.
Music during the Distribution Piano: Praise the Lord, Rise Up Rejoicing (10:45) Anthem: The Lord s My Shepherd - Adult Choir LBW #456 The King of Love My Shepherd Is Post-Communion Prayer A Let us pray...lord, in this Most Holy Sacrament you have given Christ, the King of all creation, as food for eternal life. Give us the grace to live by His Gospel, and bring us to the joy of His Kingdom, where He lives and reigns forever and ever. C Amen. Benediction Recessional Hymn LBW#196 Praise the Lord, Rise Up Rejoicing Dismissal A Go in peace. Serve the Lord. C Thanks be to God. The Dismissal Postlude Love Divine, All Loves Excelling Callahan
Serving in worship Acolytes Assisting Ministers Readers Greeters/ Presenters Nursery 8:00 am Quinn Granholm Vicki Craun, Paul Schendel Bill Cooley Bill and Sandy Cooley 10:45 am Ben Thornsberry, Andrew Ports, Nakayla Knight Tom Gross, Hank Steinhilber Tom Gross Bob and Wanda Stibitz Abbey Anderson, Kelly Weaver Back Door Door Monitors Ushers Clark Thomas Marlene Coval Richard Kurz, Bob Heidelbaugh Kenny Weaver John Ports Beverly Bowers, Carlton Gross, Matthew March, Phyllis March, John Ports, Ray Sistek Altar Guild Ursula Gross, Ch., Terry Hoover, Deb King, Linda Kenee, Phyllis March Hospital Visitors Richard Kurz Coffee table Glenda Dellinger, Suzan Striebig Care of Albs Marlene Coval Pew Care Beverly Bowers, Sandy Cooley
Christ Lutheran Church 717-854-5589, Fax: 717-845-4213, Christ Lutheran Church Staff The Reverend Alan Watt, Pastor pastor@christlutheranyork.com Child Care Center: 717-854-2239 www.christlutheranyork.com E-mail: office@christlutheranyork.com www.facebook.com/christlutheranyork Todd B. Davis, Director of Music and Administrative Assistant associate@christlutheranyork.com Terry Hoover, Director of Education, Youth, and Family Ministries christianed@christlutheranyork.com Welcome! So we can know you better, please complete an attendance Carol Krouse, Parish Secretary card found in the pew and place it in an offering plate. If office@christlutheranyork.com you have no church home, we invite you to membership at Christ Lutheran Church. We hope you return to worship BethAnn Barbato, Director of Child Care and participate in our life in Christ! beth@christlutheranyork.com The Liturgy Our worship is the historic liturgy of the Christian Church - a celebration of Word and Sacrament, the means through which God gives forgiveness, life and salvation. The Sacrament of Holy Communion is celebrated in accordance with the understanding of the Lutheran Confessions that Christ is truly present in the bread and wine. All baptized Christians are welcome to receive the Blessed Sacrament. Approach the chancel rail by the center aisle as a place becomes vacant. Dip the bread in the first cup or drink from the common chalice. Mary Jo Vlazny, Bookkeeper bookkeeper@christlutheranyork.com Robin Reed, Property Manager property@christlutheranyork.com Scott Albright, Maintenance Eric R. D. Patches, Custodian Council Members Betsy Buckingham - President John Krueger - Vice President Tom Olson - Treasurer Cynthia Ryan - Secretary Ed Garber Carlton Gross Judy Leece Scott McClure Children are always welcome at worship! Barbara Nixon We value the participation of our children in worship! Jennifer Risser As members of the church, children participate in the Paul Schendel worship service. They listen to God s Word, gather at the Lord s table, serve as readers, acolytes, choir members, and more. Feel free to take children in and out as necessary. Nursery care is available for children who are infants through pre-school age. Please ask an usher. Worship resources are found in the pews. The Lutheran Book of Worship (noted LBW inside the bulletin) is the green hardback hymnal. The With One Voice (noted WOV inside the bulletin) is the blue softback hymnal. A hand-held hearing aid system is available and can be used anywhere in the church. Founded in 1733 with the baptism of Maria Catharina Beyer, Christ Church was the first Lutheran congregation west of the Susquehanna River. Christ Church remains an active and vibrant congregation carrying on the mission of Christ and approaches the future with confidence and hope. Christ Church strives to minister in faithfulness to Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions. Its ministry centers in the weekly liturgy of Word and Sacrament and pursues particular Lutheran emphases in art and music, fellowship, education, and pastoral care. Three buildings have been used for worship. A log building was erected in 1744; a stone building replaced it in 1760. Two bells from the 1760 stone building still call people to worship in the present building, built in 1812. Three Lutheran congregations in York are descendants of Christ Church.