THE ORDER OF WORSHIP

Time after Pentecost, Lectionary 28

October 12, and 13, 2019 PRELUDE
Holy Communion (Now the Feast) WELCOME

INTRODUCTION INVOCATION

It’s a miracle! Multiple miracles! The waters of holy baptism have healed In the name of the Father, and of the (+) Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
us. The body and blood of Jesus in holy communion have made us clean.
We have died with Christ and been raised with him. For all this we have GATHERING SONG:
returned to offer thanks. From this place we are sent on our way rejoicing Oh, That the Lord Would Guide My Ways (ELW 772)
to share the good news.
GREETING
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 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of
usher will gladly provide you with assistance. the Holy Spirit be with you all!
And also with you!
As a worship courtesy, we ask that you please turn off or set to vibrate all
cellular telephones and pagers during the worship service. CANTICLE OF PRAISE

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

Christ Has No Body

Christ has no body but yours,
No hands, no feet on earth but yours,
Yours are the eyes with which he looks
Compassion on this world,
Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good,
Yours are the hands, with which he blesses all the world.
Yours are the hands, yours are the feet,
Yours are the eyes, you are his body.
Christ has no body now but yours,
No hands, no feet on earth but yours,
Yours are the eyes with which he looks
compassion on this world.
Christ has no body now on earth but yours.

Teresa of Avila (1515–1582)

 Babylon: 5Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat what they
produce. 6Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your
sons, and give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and
daughters; multiply there, and do not decrease. 7But seek the welfare of the
city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf,
for in its welfare you will find your welfare.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

PSALM 66:1-12

Refrain:

PRAYER OF THE DAY

Tone:
Almighty and most merciful God, your bountiful goodness fills all creation.
Keep us safe from all that may hurt us, that, whole and well in body and
spirit, we may with grateful hearts accomplish all that you would have us
do, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. 1
Be joyful in God, | all you lands;
Amen.
be joyful, | all the earth.
2
Sing the glory | of God’s name;
Please be seated.
sing the glory | of God’s praise.
3
Say to God, “How awesome | are your deeds!
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
Because of your great strength your enemies | cringe before you.
4
All the earth bows | down before you,
FIRST READING: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 sings to you, sings | out your name.” R
Ten years before the destruction of Jerusalem, many leaders of Judah were 5
Come now and see the | works of God,
taken to Babylon. Jeremiah sends a letter to those exiles encouraging them, how awesome are God’s deeds | toward all people.
as they live in that strange place, to raise families and even to pray for the 6
God turned the sea into dry land, so that they went through the wa-
welfare of Babylon. God will restore them in due time. | ter on foot, and there we re- | joiced in God.
7
Ruling forever in might, God keeps watch o- | ver the nations;
1
These are the words of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from let no rebels ex- | alt themselves.
Jerusalem to the remaining elders among the exiles, and to the priests, the 8
Bless our | God, you peoples;
prophets, and all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken into exile let the sound of | praise be heard. R
from Jerusalem to Babylon. 4Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of
Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to
 9
Our God has kept us a- | mong the living GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
and has not allowed our | feet to slip.
10
For you, O God, have | tested us;
you have tried us just as sil- | ver is tried.
11
You brought us in- | to the net;
you laid heavy burdens up- | on our backs.
12
You let people ride over our heads; we went through | fire and
water, but you brought us out into a place | of refreshment. R

SECOND READING: 2 Timothy 2:8-15

Though Paul is chained as a prisoner, he reminds Timothy that the word of

God is never shackled or confined. He encourages his young friend to
proclaim that word of freedom in an honest and upright life as well as in
his teaching and preaching.
8
Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David—that
is my gospel, 9for which I suffer hardship, even to the point of being
chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained. 10Therefore I
endure everything for the sake of the elect, so that they may also obtain the
salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. 11The saying is sure:
If we have died with him, we will also live with him;
12
if we endure, we will also reign with him;
if we deny him, he will also deny us;
13
if we are faithless, he remains faithful—
for he cannot deny himself.
14
Remind them of this, and warn them before God that they are to avoid
wrangling over words, which does no good but only ruins those who are
listening. 15Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved by
him, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly explaining the word
of truth.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Verse: Give thanks in all | circumstances;*
or this is the will of God in Christ Je- | sus for you. (1 Thess. 5:18)
Please stand for the reading of the gospel.
The holy gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to Luke.
Glory to you, O Lord.
GOSPEL: LUKE 17:11-19
Jesus’ mission includes making the unclean clean again. Unexpectedly, a
cleansed Samaritan leper becomes a model for those who would praise and
worship God and give thanks for God’s mercy.
11
On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between
Samaria and Galilee. 12As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him.
Keeping their distance, 13they called out, saying, “Jesus, Master, have
mercy on us!” 14When he saw them, he said to them, “Go and show
yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were made clean. 15Then
one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God
with a loud voice. 16He prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him.
And he was a Samaritan. 17Then Jesus asked, “Were not ten made clean?
But the other nine, where are they? 18Was none of them found to return and
give praise to God except this foreigner?” 19Then he said to him, “Get up
and go on your way; your faith has made you well.”

The gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, O Christ.

Please be seated.
 CONFESSION OF SIN AND PROCLAMATION OF FORGIVENESS
SERMON Pastor Libby Buuck
If we have died with Christ, we will also live with Christ.
Please stand for the hymn. Let us confess our sin to the one who is faithful.

HYMN OF THE DAY: Come to Me, All Pilgrims’ Thirsty (ELW 777) Silence for reflection.
God our helper,
APOSTLES’ CREED we confess the many ways
we have failed to live as your disciples.
Let us affirm our faith in the words of the Apostles’ Creed: We have not finished what we began.
We have feasted with friends but ignored strangers.
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. We have been captivated by our possessions.
Lift our burdens, gracious God.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived Refresh our hearts and forgive our sin.
by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Raise us to the new life you have chosen for us
Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at Amen.
the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and
the dead. There is rejoicing in heaven when sinners repent.
Put your trust in these promises:
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of God will never leave you or forsake you.
saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life You who were lost have been found.
everlasting. Amen. For the sake of ☩ Jesus Christ, your sins are forgiven.
Rejoice with the angels at this good news.
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION Amen.
Knowing the one in whom we trust, and with the help of the Holy Spirit PEACE
living in us, we offer our prayers for the church, the world, and all in need.
Please kneel or sit as you are able. The peace of Christ be with you always.
And also with you.
Each petition ends with:
Lord, in your mercy, Please rise and greet one another in the peace of the risen Christ.
hear our prayer.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Trusting and delighting in you, we commend all our lives into your loving
hands. We offer these prayers in the name of Jesus Christ, our Savior and OFFERTORY His Eye is On the Sparrow arr. Wells
Lord.
Amen.
OFFERTORY HYMN: As the Grains of Wheat (ELW 465)

PREFACE

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

OFFERING PRAYER

Blessed are you, O God, for the greening earth given for all,
for the talents we are given to share, and for this bread and wine.
Transform us to be the body of Christ, that, feasting on this food and drink,
our lives may reflect your generosity; through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

DIALOGUE
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
Worshippers are invited to bow with the consecration of the Lord’s body
and blood, each time the words “Do this for the remembrance of me,” are
spoken.
Holy God,
our Bread of life, our Table, and our Food,
you created a world in which all might be satisfied by your
abundance.
You dined with Abraham and Sarah, promising them life,
and fed your people Israel with manna from heaven.
You sent your Son to eat with sinners
and to become food for the world.
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.
Remembering, therefore,
his life given for us
and his rising from the grave,
we await his coming again to share with us the everlasting feast.
By your Spirit nurture and sustain us with this meal:
strengthen us to serve all in hunger and want,
and by this bread and cup make of us the body of your Son.
Through him all glory and honor is yours,
Almighty Father, with the Holy Spirit,
in your holy Church,
both now and forever.
Amen.
LORD'S PRAYER
Risen Lord, remember us in your kingdom, and teach us to pray:
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
Jesus welcomes sinners and eats with them.
Come, take your place at the feast.
Lutherans believe, teach and confess that we receive the true Body
and Blood of Christ in Holy Communion. If you desire to pick up the
cross and live in Christ, we hope you will receive with us. Even if you
do not feel prepared to receive the sacrament today we hope you will
join us at the table. Simply hold your hands over your heart and the
pastor will give you a blessing. Pastor will be glad to discuss Holy
Communion and Holy Baptism with you!
COMMUNION
The body of Christ, given for you.
The blood of Christ, shed for you.
Amen.
LAMB OF GOD

SONG DURING DISTRIBUTION:
Just a Closer Walk with Thee
POST COMMUNION BLESSING
May the body and blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ bless you and
keep you in his grace.
Amen
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
God of blessing,
at this table we have seen you face to face,
and in the gift of Christ’s body and blood,
our hearts have been refreshed.
Send us now to shine with your goodness
and bear witness to the one we have received:
Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Amen.
COMMISSIONING OF WALKERS (see insert)
BLESSING
(ELW 697) Guard the good treasure entrusted to you,
with the help of the Holy Spirit living in you.
Almighty God ☩ bless you with grace, mercy, and peace,
now and forever.
Amen.
SENDING HYMN: The Spirit Sends Us Forth to Serve (ELW 551)
DISMISSAL
Go in peace. Live in love as Christ loved us.
Thanks be to God.
POSTLUDE
UPCOMING COMMEMORATIONS
Teresa of Ávila (Teresa de Jesús), teacher, renewer of the church, died
1582
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
A mystical writer and reformer of the monastic order (Carmelites) to which
she belonged, Teresa may also be commemorated with John of the Cross on
December 14. Latino Christians traditionally remember her on this date.
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TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH?
We receive members throughout the year by Baptism, Affirmation of
Faith, Confirmation, Letter of Transfer, and New Member
Instruction. Please contact the church office with any questions. 224-
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Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, martyr, died around 115
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Ignatius was the second bishop of Antioch in Syria, the city where the
name "Christians" originated. Ignatius is known to us from his letters,
which encouraged Christians to live in love, yet stand firm in true doctrine.
Please feel free to take your bulletin and happenings with you.
If you wish to discard your bulletin, a recycling box is located at the
exit. Thank you.

Luke, Evangelist
Friday, October 18, 2019
Identified as the author of both Luke and Acts, Luke was careful to place
the events of Jesus' life in their social and religious contexts. His gospel
gives us some of the most beloved parables, as well as the songs of
Zechariah, Mary, the angels, and Simeon.

The Altar flowers are administered by the worship committee. The

2019 Altar Flower chart is posted on the bulletin board in the lower
lobby and there is a nearby pocket containing an information
sheet for donors to complete and hand into the office or place in
the offering plate for proper publication in the bulletin.

If you would like to purchase flowers for worship in memory of or in

honor of someone, please sign up. The cost is $35 per arrangement,
and checks should be made out to Trinity Lutheran Church. The
contact person is Mary in the church office (614) 224.6818 or email:
office@oldtrinity.com. Please do not remove flowers unless you
purchased them or made arrangements.