July 6, 2014
10 am Holy Communion Service
Grace Evangelical Lutheran
Welcome to worship at
Grace!
Welcome
to long-time Lutherans, Christians from every tradition, and people new to
faith. Welcome to all who have no church home, want to follow Christ, have
doubts, or do not believe. Welcome to new visitors and old friends. Welcome to
people of every age and size, color and culture, every sexual orientation and
gender identity, socio-economic status, marital status, ability and challenge.
Welcome to believers and questioners, and to questioning believers. This is a
place where you are welcome to celebrate and sorrow, rejoice and recover. This is a place where lives are made new.
Special Welcome to
Newcomers
Welcome to our small community of faith.
While we are small in numbers, we have big hearts and a desire to
grow. In order to help you follow along,
we have included all the materials you need for worship in this bulletin.
Please join us for worship any Sunday at 10am that you are able. If you cannot join us in person, you can also
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If you have any questions about the service or about Grace, you can fill
out the form in pew to let our pastor know you’d like to chat. Or you can contact Pastor Megan Rohrer at
415-827-2587 or pastor@gracesf.com.
Prelude: "Now Thank We All Our God"
Johann Cruger arr.
C. Berry
Greeting:
Water is poured into the baptismal font.
P The Grace of Jesus Christ, the love of God
and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
C And
also with you.
Opening Hymn: Verse 1, 2 and 4
God, you are with us even when everything in our
lives falls apart. Help us to find your
comfort in our deepest pain and to support each other until we see the day when
your justice triumphs over everything that is painful.
Welcome
First Reading
34So
he said, “I am Abraham’s servant. 35The Lord has greatly blessed my master, and he has become wealthy;
he has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female slaves,
camels and donkeys. 36And Sarah my master’s wife bore a son to
my master when she was old; and he has given him all that he has. 37My master made me swear, saying, ‘You shall not take a
wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live; 38but you shall go to my father’s house, to my kindred, and
get a wife for my son.’
…
“I came today to the spring, and said, ‘O Lord,
the God of my master Abraham, if now you will only make successful the way I am
going! 43I am standing here by the spring of
water; let the young woman who comes out to draw, to whom I shall say, “Please
give me a little water from your jar to drink,” 44and who will say to me, “Drink, and I will draw for your
camels also” —let her be the woman whom the Lord has
appointed for my master’s son.’ 45“Before
I had finished speaking in my heart, there was Rebekah coming out with her
water jar on her shoulder; and she went down to the spring, and drew. I said to
her, ‘Please let me drink.’ 46She
quickly let down her jar from her shoulder, and said, ‘Drink, and I will also
water your camels.’ So I drank, and she also watered the camels. 47Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said,
‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the
ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her arms. 48Then I bowed my head and worshiped the Lord,
and blessed the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who
had led me by the right way to obtain the daughter of my master’s kinsman for
his son. 49Now then, if you will deal loyally and
truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, so that I may turn either
to the right hand or to the left.”
…
58And
they called Rebekah, and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I
will.” 59So they sent away their sister Rebekah
and her nurse along with Abraham’s servant and his men. 60And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “May you, our
sister, become thousands of myriads; may your offspring gain possession of the
gates of their foes.” 61Then Rebekah and her maids rose up,
mounted the camels, and followed the man; thus the servant took Rebekah, and
went his way.
62Now
Isaac had come from Beer-lahai-roi, and was settled in the Negeb. 63Isaac went out in the evening to walk in the field; and
looking up, he saw camels coming. 64And
Rebekah looked up, and when she saw Isaac, she slipped quickly from the camel, 65and said to the servant, “Who is the man over there,
walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” So she
took her veil and covered herself. 66And
the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. 67Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent. He
took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted
after his mother’s death.
L Word of hope, word of life. Thanks
be to God
Song of Songs 2:8-13 (read responsively)
8The
voice of my beloved! Look, he comes, leaping upon the mountains, bounding over
the hills.
9My
beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.
Look, there he stands behind our wall, gazing in at the windows,
looking through the lattice. 10My beloved speaks and says
to me: “Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away; 11for now the winter is past, the rain is
over and gone.
12The
flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the
turtledove is heard in our land.
13The
fig tree puts forth its figs, and the vines are in blossom; they give forth
fragrance.
Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Second Reading
9But
you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells
in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.
…
11If
the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised
Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his
Spirit that dwells in you.
L Word of hope, word of life. Thanks
be to God
Anthem: The Universe
& U KT Tunstall Pastor Megan Rohrer
A fire burns / Water comes /
You cool me down / When I'm cold inside / You are warm and bright / You know
you are so good for me
With your child's eyes / You
are more than you seem / You see into space / I see in your face / The places
you've been / The things you have learned / They sit with you so beautifully
You know there's no need to
hide away / You know I tell the truth / We are just the same / I can feel
everything you do / Hear everything you say / Even when you're miles away / Cause
I am me, the universe and you
Just like stars burning
bright / Making holes in the night / We are building bridges
You know when you're on your
own / I'll send you a sign / Just so you know / I am me, the universe and you
Gospel Reading
“But to what
will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces
and calling to one another, 17‘We
played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not
mourn.’ 18For John came neither eating nor
drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon’; 19I
came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a
friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”
…
25At that time Jesus said, “I thank you, Parent,
God most high, of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from
the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; 26yes, Parent, for such was your gracious will. 27All things have been handed over to me by my Parent; and
no one knows the Child except the Parent, and no one knows the Parent except
the Child and anyone to whom the Child chooses to reveal them. 28“Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying
heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29Take
my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and
you will find rest for your souls. 30For
my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
The gospel of the Lord. Praise
to you, O Christ.
Silence for reflection
follows the sermon. The assembly stands
to proclaim the word of God in song.
Hymn of the Day:
Prayers of Intercession
A During this season of Pentecost, we pray that
the Holy Spirit will bring understanding, inspiration and health to the church,
the world and all people in their need. A brief silence.
Creating
God, help us repair broken relationships, to clean up our messes and debts and
to ask for help when we need it. God in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Parent
God, bless all who are parents, the family and staff of the Grace Infant Care Center
God,
guide our civic leaders and enable them to be good stewards of public trust,
resources and properties. Be with our
bishops Elizabeth and Mark, our pastor Megan and all the staff and leaders of
our congregation. God in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We
give thanks for all who work in healing and caring professions. Support doctors, nurses, partners, parents
and friends who love and support others.
Provide healing and hope for those whose minds, bodies or spirits are in
need of care. Help us to live as fully
as we can as we await the day all pain and suffering will end. God in your mercy, hear our prayer.
For
whom and what else do the people of Grace pray?
(Please offer - silently or aloud- petitions
to God. End spoken petitions with “God
in your mercy.”)
P
Our prayers rise like incense and are held by a loving God who yearns for us to
be our best. May we sleep well, worry
less, and live convinced that God is on our side. Amen.
Peace
The presiding minister and the assembly greet each
other in the peace of the risen Christ.
P The peace of Christ be with you always. C
And also with you.
The people may greet one another with the sign of
Christ’s peace, and may say, “Peace be with you” or similar words. Then, the assembly is seated.
Offering
An offering is gathered for
the mission of the church, including the care of those in need.
Offertory: "Let All Things Now Living" Tune: Ashgrove arr. Gilbert Martin
Offering
Prayer:
After the offering is
gathered, the assembly stands.
A Let us
pray. God, bless all that we have to offer. May our financial support
match the generosity of our lives. Help
us to be good stewards of our financial and emotional investments. Amen.
P It is indeed right, our duty and our joy,
that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise . . . we
praise your name and join their unending hymn:
P On 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.
The Lord’s Prayer: (This version is from the New
Zealand Prayer Book)
Eternal Spirit,
Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver,
Source of all that is and that shall be,
Father and Mother of us all,
Loving God, in whom is heaven:
The hallowing of your name echo through the universe!
The way of your justice be followed by the peoples of the world!
Your heavenly will be done by all created beings!
Your commonwealth of peace and freedom
sustain our hope and come on earth.
With the bread we need for today, feed us.
In the hurts we absorb from one another, forgive us.
In times of temptation and testing, strengthen us.
From trials too great to endure, spare us.
From the grip of all that is evil, free us.
For you reign in the glory of the power that is love,
now and forever. Amen.
Eternal Spirit,
Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver,
Source of all that is and that shall be,
Father and Mother of us all,
Loving God, in whom is heaven:
The hallowing of your name echo through the universe!
The way of your justice be followed by the peoples of the world!
Your heavenly will be done by all created beings!
Your commonwealth of peace and freedom
sustain our hope and come on earth.
With the bread we need for today, feed us.
In the hurts we absorb from one another, forgive us.
In times of temptation and testing, strengthen us.
From trials too great to endure, spare us.
From the grip of all that is evil, free us.
For you reign in the glory of the power that is love,
now and forever. Amen.
Announcements
A: Go in peace and serve our God.
C: Thanks be to God.
Postlude: "O God, Our Help in Ages
Past" William Croft arr.
C. Berry
Scripture in
this service is adapted from The Inclusive Bible: The First Egalitarian
Translation, by Priests for Equality.
2009, Sheed & Ward. Kindle Edition. The
traditional Lutheran liturgy is from Sundays and Seasons.com. Copyright 2014
Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg
Announcements:
You can find more information and find archived
sermons and worship live streams at our website: www.gracesf.com or on our blog: www.sfgrace.blogspot.com
Upcoming Events and Dates:
·
Every Wednesday – June 11-September 24, 6:30-8pm – Summer Bible Movie Night: (@ St Paulus Lutheran 1541 Polk St) We will be
watching the 10 part Bible Series created by the History channel. You can come and join us or you can use our
study guide questions that are posted online and watch at home each week. The Bible series is available for streaming
on Netflix.
·
September 6 -
Beatles Mass, 7pm Eucharist
·
September 20 –
Neighborhood Block Party: I will work
with Sup. Katy Tang to see if we can get the street blocked off and invites
local business to come and join us. If
this isn’t possible, we’ll have a party in our fellowship hall for our
neighbors.
·
October 4 –
Night Ministry Fundraiser: We will
invite singing groups to come to grace to help us raise money for the Night
Ministry.
·
November 8 –
Welcome Fundraiser: An event to raise
money to serve the homeless and hungry in our Sunset neighborhood.
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