02 Oct BULLETIN – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2022
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES
The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor
Greta Wright, Music Director
Sunday, October 2, 2022
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
GREETINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRELUDE
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, who is eager to forgive and who loves us beyond our days. Amen.
Dear friends, together let us acknowledge our failure to love this world as Jesus does. Silence is kept for reflection.
God of mercy and forgiveness, we confess that sin still has a hold on us. We have harmed your good creation. We have failed to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with you. Turn us in a new direction. Show us the path that leads to life. Be our refuge and strength on the journey, through Jesus Christ, our redeemer and friend. Amen.
Beloved of God: your sins are forgiven ☩ and you are made whole. God points the way to new life in Christ, who meets us on the road. Journey now in God’s abiding love through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
ENTRANCE HYMN God of Our Life, All-Glorious Lord #270
1 God of our life, all-glorious Lord,
be now and evermore adored!
Into the op’ning of this day
bring grace and love and peace, we pray.
2 Make clear our path, that we may see
where we must walk to be with thee
and ever listen for thy voice,
that we may make thy way our choice.
3 Give us thy help in ev’ry task,
nor let us fail of thee to ask
for grace in speech, for love in deed,
from wrongful actions to be freed.
4 At eventide then will we raise
a grateful heart in songs of praise,
and worship thee and thy dear Son
with God the Spirit, ever one.
KYRIE and HYMN OF PRAISE Pages 57-58
This Is the Feast… Page 60
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Benevolent, merciful God: When we are empty, fill us. When we are weak in faith, strengthen us. When we are cold in love, warm us, that with fervor we may love our neighbors and serve them for the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
FIRST READING Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4
The oracle that the prophet Habakkuk saw. O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not listen? Or cry to you “Violence!” and you will not save? Why do you make me see wrongdoing and look at trouble? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. So the law becomes slack and justice never prevails. The wicked surround the righteous—therefore judgment comes forth perverted. I will stand at my watch post, and station myself on the rampart; I will keep watch to see what he will say to me, and what he will answer concerning my complaint. Then the Lord answered me and said: Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so that a runner may read it. For there is still a vision for the appointed time; it speaks of the end, and does not lie. If it seems to tarry, wait for it; it will surely come, it will not delay. Look at the proud! Their spirit is not right in them, but the righteous live by their faith.
PSALM 37:1-9
Do not be provoked by evildoers; do not be jealous of those who do wrong.
For they shall soon wither like the grass, and like the green grass fade away.
Put your trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and find safe pasture.
Take delight in the Lord, who shall give you your heart’s desire.
Commit your way to the Lord; put your trust in the Lord.
Commit your way to the Lord; put your trust in the Lord, and see what God will do.
The Lord will make your vindication as clear as the light and the justice of your case like the noonday sun.
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently. Do not be provoked by the one who prospers, the one who succeeds in evil schemes.
Refrain from anger, leave rage alone; do not be provoked; it leads only to evil.
For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who hope in the Lord shall possess the land.
Commit your way to the Lord; put your trust in the Lord.
SECOND READING 2 Timothy 1:1-14
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, for the sake of the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus, To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. I am grateful to God—whom I worship with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did—when I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy. I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, lives in you. For this reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands; for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline. Do not be ashamed, then, of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God, who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace. This grace was given to us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. For this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher, and for this reason I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know the one in whom I have put my trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard until that day what I have entrusted to him. Hold to the standard of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. Guard the good treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit living in us.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Page 62
GOSPEL Luke 17:5-10
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” The Lord replied, “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. “Who among you would say to your slave who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, ‘Come here at once and take your place at the table’? Would you not rather say to him, ‘Prepare supper for me, put on your apron and serve me while I eat and drink; later you may eat and drink’? Do you thank the slave for doing what was commanded? So you also, when you have done all that you were ordered to do, say, ‘We are worthless slaves; we have done only what we ought to have done!’ ”
SERMON
HYMN of the DAY The Church’s One Foundation #369
1 The church’s one foundation
is Jesus Christ, her Lord;
she is his new creation
by water and the word.
From heav’n he came and sought her
to be his holy bride;
with his own blood he bought her,
and for her life he died.
2 Elect from ev’ry nation,
yet one o’er all the earth,
her charter of salvation
one Lord, one faith, one birth:
one holy name she blesses,
partakes one holy food,
and to one hope she presses,
with ev’ry grace endued.
3 Though with a scornful wonder
this world sees her oppressed,
by schisms rent asunder,
by heresies distressed,
yet saints their watch are keeping;
their cry goes up: “How long?”
And soon the night of weeping
shall be the morn of song.
4 Through toil and tribulation
and tumult of her war,
she waits the consummation
of peace forevermore;
till with the vision glorious
her longing eyes are blest,
and the great church victorious
shall be the church at rest.
5 Yet she on earth has union
with God, the Three in One,
and mystic sweet communion
with those whose rest is won.
Oh, blessed heav’nly chorus!
Lord, save us by your grace,
that we, like saints before us,
may see you face to face.
PROFESSION of FAITH/APOSTLE’S CREED Page 65
PRAYERS of INTERCESSION
Let us gather our prayers for the church, those in need, and all of God’s good creation. A brief silence.
We pray for your holy church in every place and for those who serve following the example of Christ. Help them live by faith and walk by the light of your gospel. God of grace, hear our prayer.
For parts of the world ravaged by natural disaster. Relieve those affected by floods, wildfires, droughts, earthquakes, tornadoes, and hurricanes. God of grace, hear our prayer.
For every nation and for those entrusted with authority: grant our leaders self-discipline in all things, and inspire them with love for your people. God of grace, hear our prayer.
For victims of violence, abuse, and neglect: heal those who have been harmed and protect those who are vulnerable. For all who are sick especially those on our prayer list. God of grace, hear our prayer.
For this and every congregation: rekindle your gifts within your people, and inspire councils, committees, and individuals to plan and work together that all may know your love. God of grace, hear our prayer.
With thanks that you have abolished death, and for the saints who have died, bring us all to eternal life with you. God of grace, hear our prayer.
Gathered together in the sweet communion of the Holy Spirit, gracious God, we offer these and all our prayers to you; through Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen.
PEACE
OFFERING
OFFERTORY “Let the vineyards…” Page 66
Prayer “Blessed are You…” Page 68
LITURGY of HOLY COMMUNION Pages 68-72
THE LORD’S PRAYER Page 71
POST COMMUNION CANTICLE Pages 72-73
POST COMMUNION PRAYER Page 74
BENEDICTION Page 74
CLOSING HYMN Faith of our Fathers #500
1 Faith of our fathers, living still
in spite of dungeon, fire, and sword.
Oh, how our hearts beat high with joy
whene’er we hear that glorious word.
Refrain
Faith of our fathers, holy faith,
we will be true to thee till death.
2 The martyrs, chained in prisons dark,
were still in heart and conscience free;
and blest would be their children’s fate
if they, like them, should die for thee. Refrain
3 Faith of our fathers! We will love
both friend and foe in all our strife;
proclaim thee too, as love knows how,
by saving word and faithful life. Refrain
DISMISSAL
Go in peace. Love your neighbor.
Thanks be to God.
POSTLUDE
Revised Common Lectionary copyright © 1992 Consultation on Common Texts. Used by permission. Prayers adapted from Sundays and Seasons, copyright © 2019, Augsburg Fortress. Used with permission. Psalm readings from Lutheran Book of Worship, copyright © 1978. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual Subscription #SB160715 Other quotations from Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989, National Council of Churches in Christ in the United States of America. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Altar flowers at St Peter have been presented by Jean Patton in memory of Leroy Patton.
Altar flowers at Messiah have been presented by Lisa Kaufman.
BOSCOV’S FRIENDS HELPING FRIENDS DAY—WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19!
On Wednesday, October 19th Messiah will participate in the Boscov’s “Friends Helping Friends Day.” Boscov’s shoppers can purchase a $5.00 shopping pass and receive a 25% discount off the following departments: Ladies Apparel and Accessories, Maternity, Handbags, Ladies, Men’s and Children’s Shoes, Men’s Apparel and Accessories, Ladies and Men’s Coats, Lingerie, Robes, Sleepwear, Bras and Panties, Children’s Apparel, Juniors Apparel, Young Men’s Apparel, Candy and Cards, Trim-A-Home, Bridge Jewelry and Fashion Jewelry.
A 15% discount off of the following departments: Cosmetics and Fragrances, Fine Jewelry, Watches, Domestics, Luggage, Housewares, Flatware, Dinnerware, Glassware, Curtains and Drapes, Lamps, Home Décor, Pet Gifts, As Seen On TV, Furniture, Recliners, Men’s and Ladies Athletic Footwear, Halloween, Large Area Rugs, Mattresses, Boscov’s Optical, Boscov’s Hearing Aid Center and Boscov’s Salon Products.
A 10% discount off of the following departments: Small Appliances, Vacuum Cleaners, Personal Care, Heaters, Ready-to-Assemble Furniture and Toys.
Discounts are not offered on the following: Travelcenter, Beauty Express Salons, Eye Exams, Tempur-Pedic, Steams and Foster, Nectar, Beautyrest Black, adidas, Champion, Levi’s, Puma, Vionic, Hey Dude, Sperry, Fine Jewelry Clearance, Boscov’s Salon Services, Gift cards, layaway payments, and payments on your account. Cannot be combined with any other discount, certificate or redeemed for prior sales. No adjustments to prior purchases. Not eligible for exchanges or refunds. Not eligible for online or phone orders. Valid October 19, 2022 only.
All proceeds from the sale of the cards will benefit Messiah Lutheran Church. The cards can be used for in-store purchases only. The stub of the ticket can be completed and placed in a Friends Helping Friends Ballot Box at any Boscov’s store on October 19th to be eligible to win a $100 Boscov’s Gift Card. To purchase a “Friends Helping Friends Day” card, contact Dianna Reed at 717-692-5317.
MORE INFORMATION
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We give thanks and feel blessed that you have chosen to worship with us today.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR OCTOBER
6 – SUB & SANDWICH PICK-UP after 3 PM @ St Peter’s pavilion
9 – 18th Sunday after Pentecost
Welcome, Pastor Anderson
8:30 AM Worship @ St. Peter
10 AM Worship @ Messiah