The Seventh Sunday After Pentecost Holy Communion: July 2 and 3, 2016 Lectionary 14
The Seventh Sunday After Pentecost Holy Communion: July 2 and 3, 2016 Lectionary 14
The Seventh Sunday After Pentecost Holy Communion: July 2 and 3, 2016 Lectionary 14
Lectionary 14
Felix Mendelssohn
In the name of the Father, and of the (+) Son, and of the Holy Spirit.Amen.
INTRODUCTION
God is the source of our nourishment. Our Lords invitation to take and
eat . . . take and drink is a repeated one. In the holy eucharist, in the word
read and proclaimed, in the assembly of the people of God, the dominion of
God has come near. Rejoice! Your name is written in heaven.
CHILDREN are always welcome to our Worship Service. Rainbow bags
and a cry room are available. A staffed nursery is also available if needed.
An usher will gladly provide you with assistance.
As a worship courtesy, we ask that you please turn off or set to vibrate
all cellular telephones and pagers during the worship service.
We ask that all present today please fill out the Attendance and Communion
registration card found in your bulletin and place it in the offering plate so
that we may record your presence with us.
PRAYER UPON ENTERING THE PEW
O God, increase the faith and energy of your Church to desire and work for
the salvation of all people, that they might be freed from sin and that hope
be renewed in many hearts, to the increase of the kingdom of your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord Amen.
Let us pray.
Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from
whom no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the
inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily
magnify your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Let us confess our sins.
Silence for reflection and self-examination.
Gracious God,
We confess that we have turned in toward ourselves and have turned
away from you and from our neighbors. We are truly sorry and
humbly repent. In your compassion forgive us our sins, known and
unknown, things we have done and things we have failed to do. Turn us
again to you and uphold us by your Spirit, so that we may live and
serve you in newness of life through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Amen.
God, who is rich in mercy, loved us even when we were dead in sin, and
made us alive together with Christ. In the name of Jesus Christ, your sins
are forgiven. By grace you have been saved. Almighty God give you faith
through the Holy Spirit that Christ may live in your hearts and that his love
may show forth in your lives.
Amen.
GATHERING SONG I Love to Tell the Story (ELW 661)
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!
SONG OF PRAISE: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory (ELW 890)
Let us pray.
O God, the Father of our Lord Jesus, you are the city that shelters us, the
mother who comforts us. With your Spirit accompany us on our lifes
journey, that we may spread your peace in all the world, through your Son,
Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
Please be seated.
something difficult, would you not have done it? How much more, when all
he said to you was, Wash, and be clean? 14So he went down and
immersed himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the
man of God; his flesh was restored like the flesh of a young boy, and he
was clean.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
PSALM 30
FIRST READING:
Refrain:
2 Kings 5:1-14
SECOND READING:
Galatians 6:1-16
Those who are taught the word must share in all good things with
their teacher.]
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GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on
ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to
go. 2He said to them, The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;
therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his
harvest. 3Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lambs into the
midst of wolves. 4Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and greet no one on
the road.5Whatever house you enter, first say, Peace to this house! 6And if
anyone is there who shares in peace, your peace will rest on that person; but
if not, it will return to you.7Remain in the same house, eating and drinking
whatever they provide, for the laborer deserves to be paid. Do not move
about from house to house. 8Whenever you enter a town and its people
welcome you, eat what is set before you; 9cure the sick who are there, and
say to them, The kingdom of God has come near to you. 10But whenever
you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and
say, 11Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off in
protest against you. Yet know this: the kingdom of God has come near.
16Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects
me, and whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.
17The seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, in your name even the
demons submit to us! 18He said to them, I watched Satan fall from heaven
like a flash of lightning. 19See, I have given you authority to tread on snakes
and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing will hurt
you. 20Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits submit to you, but
rejoice that your names are written in heaven.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please be seated.
ANTHEM AT THE OFFERING
Steal Away
PEACE
OFFERING PRAYER
Let us pray.
Blessed are you, O God, maker of all things. Through your goodness you
have blessed us with these gifts: ourselves, our time, and our wealth. Use
us, and what we have gathered, in feeding the world with your love,
through the one who gave himself for us, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Amen.
DIALOGUE
O God of tender compassion, as you healed the sick and welcomed the
stranger, bless those who leave this assembly to share the gifts of this table
with our sisters and brothers who are sick/homebound/imprisoned. May
they be sustained by the love and prayers of this community, and by the
Bread of Life that satisfies all hunger, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
BLESSING
Almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, bless you now and forever.
Amen.
SENDING HYMN:
DISMISSAL
Go in peace. Share the good news.
Thanks be to God.
POSTLUDE
Toccata in e-minor
Johann Pachelbel
Todays bulletin cover is given to the Glory of God and in honor of the
birthdays of Marcus, Danielle, Melody and Sharon.
Presented by Sharon Thacker
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Let us pray. We give you thanks, almighty God, that you have refreshed us
through the healing power of this gift of life. In your mercy, strengthen us
through this gift, in faith toward you and in fervent love toward one
another; for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
SENDING OF COMMUNION