All Saints Sunday
November 2, 2014
10 am Holy Communion Service
Grace Evangelical Lutheran
Today’s Worship
Participants:
Pastor: Rev. Megan
Rohrer
Music Director:
Dorothy Clazie
Assisting Minister: Alita
Reader: Anna
Marie
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 join us online via live stream or by watching
the archives of our worship and Bible Study that Doesn’t Suck anytime during
the week at our website (www.gracesf.com), or on our mobile phone app, Bible Study that Doesn’t Suck, is
available on Google Play and ITunes.
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 pastor@gracesf.com.
About Today’s Special Service
All Saints
celebrates the baptized people of God, living and dead, who are the body of
Christ. As November heralds the dying of the landscape in many northern
regions, the readings and liturgy call us to remember all who have died in
Christ and whose baptism is complete. At the Lord's table we gather with the
faithful of every time and place, trusting that the promises of God will be
fulfilled and that all tears will be wiped away in the new Jerusalem.
Confession
and Forgiveness
|
All
may make the sign of the cross, the sign that is marked at baptism, as the
presiding minister begins.
Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God, the Sovereign over all the earth, the Wisdom from on high, our merciful Judge and Savior. Amen.
Let us boldly approach the throne of grace, trusting in God's mercy and love.
Silence
is kept for reflection.
Generous and faithful God,
we confess to you all the ways,
known and unknown,
that we reject and undermine your steadfast love.
Though you made us your people,
we treat strangers with suspicion.
Though you forgave our debts,
we collect without mercy.
Yet we are quick to pass judgment on others.
Have mercy on us, O God,
and remember your promise to us,
for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
Water is poured into the
baptismal font.
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. Through the living Word, + Jesus Christ, God forgives your every debt, your every sin, and gives you a new heart and a new spirit. Amen.
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. Through the living Word, + Jesus Christ, God forgives your every debt, your every sin, and gives you a new heart and a new spirit. Amen.
Greeting:
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:
Welcome
Prayer of
the Day:
Communal God,
grant us grace to follow your blessed saints in lives of faith and commitment,
and to know the inexpressible joys you have prepared for those who love you. Amen.
First Reading: Revelation 7:9-17
After this I looked,
and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation,
from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and
before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. 10They
cried out in a loud voice, saying, "Salvation belongs to our God who is
seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!" 11And all the angels
stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures,
and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12singing,
"Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power
and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen."
13Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, "Who
are these, robed in white, and where have they come from?" 14I
said to him, "Sir, you are the one that knows." Then he said to me,
"These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed
their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15For this reason they are before
the throne of God, and worship him day and night within his temple, and the one
who is seated on the throne will shelter them. 16They will hunger no
more, and thirst no more; the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat;
17for the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd,
and he will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away
every tear from their eyes."
L Word of hope, word of life. Thanks
be to God
Psalm 99 (read responsively)
I will bless the God the most high at all times;
the praise
of God shall ever be in my mouth.
2I will glory in the LORD; let the lowly hear and rejoice.
3Proclaim with me the greatness of God the most high;
let us exalt
God's name together.
4I sought God the most high,
who answered me and delivered me from all my terrors.
5Look upon
God the most high and be radiant, and let not your faces be
ashamed. 6I called in my
affliction, and God the most high heard me and saved me from all my troubles. 7The
angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear the LORD and delivers them.
8Taste
and see that God the most high is good; happy are they who take refuge in God!
9Fear God
the most high, you saints of the LORD, for those who fear God the most high lack
nothing. 10The lions are in
want and | suffer hunger, but those who seek the LORD lack nothing |
that is good.
22O God the
most high, you redeem the life of
your servants, and those who put their trust in you will not be punished.
Second Reading: 1 John 3:1-3
See what love the Holy
Parent has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what
we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know God. 2Beloved,
we are God's children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we
do know is this: when God is revealed, we will be like God, for we will see God
as God is. 3And all who have this hope in God purify themselves,
just as God is pure.
L Word of hope, word of life. Thanks
be to God
Artist of the Month: Laurel Kapros Rohrer
Special
Music: The Magnificat from Holden Evening Prayer Marty Haugen Grace Choir
Gospel Reading: Matthew 5:1-12
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: 3"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. 6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. 7Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. 8Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. 9Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. 10Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account 12Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: 3"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. 6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. 7Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. 8Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. 9Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. 10Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account 12Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
The gospel of the Lord. Praise
to you, O Christ.
Sermon: Silence for reflection follows the sermon. The assembly stands to proclaim the word of
God in song.
Hymn of the Day:
Prayers of Intercession
Remembering the saints who have gone
before us and giving thanks for God's blessings, we pray for the church, all in
need, and God's good creation.
A brief silence.
We pray for the whole church, gathered in word and sacrament, in prayer, praise, and thanksgiving, to continue to bring care and blessing to all. God, in your mercy,
hear our prayer.
We pray for wisdom, courage, and commitment to help restore your good creation, that clean water, air, and the fruits of the earth are available for future generations. God, in your mercy,
hear our prayer.
We pray for nations suffering from oppression, war, and economic uncertainty. Raise up leaders who will work for peace. God, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We pray for our sisters and brothers who are hungry and thirsty, who need peace, who are persecuted, and all who need your healing touch through our hands (especially). God, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We pray for the Grace Infant Care Center, Welcome, SF CARES and all the activities of our church as we continue reaching out to our neighborhood and community to share the goodness you offer through Christ. God, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We give thanks for all our faithful departed, including…
participants may speak or remember in your heart the names of those who have died
God, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
For
what else to do the people of Grace pray?
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: Wonder, Natalie Merchant
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.
Communion:
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.
Blessing
Announcements
Sending Hymn
Dismissal
A: Go in peace and serve our God.
C:
Thanks be to God.
Please join us for coffee
and refreshments downstairs in the Fellowship Hall.
To get to the Fellowship
Hall, exit to the right of the communion railing at the front of the church.
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
Join us at these special events in November through
December
Book Club:
Mondays @ 6pm
- We'll be reading Bishop Desmund Tutu's The Book of Forgiving.
Just Worship:
Mondays @ 7pm -
Casual worship & communion using multimedia to explore a theme.
Brown Bag Bible Study:
Tuesdays @ 12pm - Casual
worship & communion using multimedia to explore a theme.
Learn
more or participate online at www.gracesf.com
·
November 8 – Welcome
Fundraiser: We will have a Musical
Events featuring the movie RENT.
·
November 27 –
Thanksgiving: A meal served for 300 individuals (mostly homeless or
seniors) by Welcome at St. Francis Lutheran Church.
·
December 4 –
18 - Holden Evening Prayer, 6:30pm: Each Thursday night in Advent.
·
December 11-13 – West Coast LGBTQ Conference for
Christian College Students
·
December 24 – Christmas Eve Service of Carols, 9:30pm
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 Fortress Liturgies
Annual License #28429. Hymns used with permission for worship and
podcast under OneLicense.net #A-723548.
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