Service February 26, 2020 Holy Communion

February 26, 2020 ● 12:00 & 5:30 p.m. Service

WELCOME TO EMMANUEL LUTHERAN INTRODUCTION On Ash Wednesday we begin our forty-day journey toward Easter with a day of and repentance. Marking our foreheads with dust, we acknowledge that we die and return to the earth. At the same time, the dust traces the life-giving cross indelibly marked on our foreheads at baptism. While we journey through to return to God, we have already been reconciled to God through Christ. We humbly pray for God to make our hearts clean while we rejoice that “now is the day of salvation.” Returning to our baptismal call, we more intentionally bear the fruits of mercy and justice in the world.

GATHERING

The assembly stands. PSALM 51:1–17

1Have mercy on me, O God, according to your | steadfast love; in your great compassion blot out | my offenses. 2Wash me through and through | from my wickedness, and cleanse me | from my sin. 3For I know | my offenses, and my sin is ev- | er before me. 4Against you only have I sinned and done what is evil | in your sight; so you are justified when you speak and right | in your judgment. R 5Indeed, I was born | steeped in wickedness, a sinner from my | mother's womb. 6Indeed, you delight in truth | deep within me, and would have me know wisdom | deep within. 7Remove my sins with hyssop, and I | shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be pur- | er than snow. 8Let me hear | joy and gladness; that the body you have broken | may rejoice. R 9Hide your face | from my sins, and blot out | all my wickedness.

10Create in me a clean | heart, O God, and renew a right spir- | it within me. 11Cast me not away | from your presence, and take not your Holy Spir- | it from me. 12Restore to me the joy of | your salvation and sustain me with your boun- | tiful Spirit. R 13Let me teach your ways | to offenders, and sinners shall be re- | stored to you. 14Rescue me from bloodshed, O God of | my salvation, and my tongue shall sing | of your righteousness. 15O Lord, o- | pen my lips, and my mouth shall de- | clare your praise. 16For you take no delight in sacrifice, or | I would give it. You are not pleased | with burnt offering. 17The sacrifice of God is a | troubled spirit; a troubled and broken heart, O God, you will | not despise. R

GREETING The Lord be with you. And also with you.

PRAYER OF THE DAY Let us pray. Almighty and ever-living God, you hate nothing you have made, and you forgive the sins of all who are penitent. Create in us new and honest hearts, so that, truly repenting of our sins, we may receive from you, the God of all mercy, full pardon and forgiveness through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

The assembly is seated. FIRST READING: Joel 2:1–2, 12–17 (Please turn in the Old Testament to page 943 in your pew Bible).

Because of the coming Day of the Lord, the prophet Joel calls the people to a community lament. The repentant community reminds God of his gracious character and asks God to spare the people, lest the nations doubt God’s power to save.

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

2 SECOND READING: 2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10 (Please turn in the New Testament to page 191 in your pew Bible).

The ministry of the gospel endures many challenges and hardships. Through this ministry, God’s reconciling activity in the death of Christ reaches into the depths of our lives to bring us into a right relationship with God. In this way, God accepts us into the reality of divine salvation.

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

The assembly stands to welcome the gospel. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL: Matthew 6:1–6, 16–21 (Please turn in the New Testament to page 5 in your pew Bible). In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus commends almsgiving, prayer, and fasting, but emphasizes that spiritual devotion must not be done for show.

The holy gospel according to Matthew, the sixth chapter.

Glory to you, O Lord.

The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.

The assembly is seated. SERMON Resident Pastor Karole Langset

The assembly stands. HYMN OF THE DAY The Glory of These Forty Days ELW 320

The assembly is seated.

3 INVITATION TO LENT Friends in Christ, today with the whole church we enter the time of remembering Jesus' passover from death to life, and our life in Christ is renewed.

We begin this holy season by acknowledging our need for repentance and for God's mercy. We are created to experience joy in communion with God, to love one another, and to live in harmony with creation. But our sinful rebellion separates us from God, our neighbors, and creation, so that we do not enjoy the life our creator intended.

As disciples of Jesus, we are called to a discipline that contends against evil and resists whatever leads us away from love of God and neighbor. I invite you, therefore, to the discipline of Lent—self-examination and repentance, prayer and fasting, sacrificial giving and works of love—strengthened by the gifts of word and sacrament. Let us continue our journey through these forty days to the great Three Days of Jesus' death and resurrection.

CONFESSION OF SIN Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.

The assembly kneels or sits. Silence is kept for reflection and self-examination. Most holy and merciful God, we confess to you and to one another, and before the whole company of heaven, that we have sinned by our fault, by our own fault, by our own most grievous fault, in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone.

We have not loved you with our whole heart, and mind, and strength. We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We have not forgiven others as we have been forgiven. Have mercy on us, O God.

We have shut our ears to your call to serve as Christ served us. We have not been true to the mind of Christ. We have grieved your Holy Spirit. Have mercy on us, O God.

Our past unfaithfulness, the pride, envy, hypocrisy, and apathy that have infected our lives, we confess to you. Have mercy on us, O God.

Our self-indulgent appetites and ways, and our exploitation of other people, we confess to you. Have mercy on us, O God.

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Our negligence in prayer and worship, and our failure to share the faith that is in us, we confess to you. Have mercy on us, O God.

Our neglect of human need and suffering, and our indifference to injustice and cruelty, we confess to you. Have mercy on us, O God.

Our false judgments, our uncharitable thoughts toward our neighbors, and our prejudice and contempt toward those who differ from us, we confess to you. Have mercy on us, O God.

Our waste and pollution of your creation, and our lack of concern for those who come after us, we confess to you. Have mercy on us, O God.

Restore us, O God, and let your anger depart from us. Hear us, O God, for your mercy is great.

IMPOSITION OF ASHES People may come forward to receive the ashes. Ministers mark the forehead of each person with a cross of ashes, saying: Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.

(During the imposition of ashes, meditative music will be played).

Accomplish in us, O God, the work of your salvation, that we may show forth your glory in the world. By the cross and passion of your Son, our Savior, bring us with all your saints to the joy of his resurrection. Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. Amen.

(5:30 p.m.) COMMISSIONING PRAYER FOR CONFIRMANDS

PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION Renewed in the promises of baptism, let us pray for the church, the world, and all who are in need. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

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Congregational refrain: “Bless the Lord, My Soul”

Taizé Community, Jacques Berthier, Copyright, GIA Publications, 1984 We bring to you, Christ, members and friends of Emmanuel who need your healing touch.

(Names from our congregation…)

Into your loving hands, gracious God, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in your abundant mercy; through Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen.

Congregational refrain: “Bless the Lord, My Soul”

PEACE The presiding minister and the assembly greet each other in the peace of the risen Christ. The peace of Christ be with you always. And also with you.

The people may greet one another with a sign of Christ's peace, and may say, "Peace be with you," or similar words.

The assembly is seated. OFFERING

An offering is gathered for the mission of the church, including the care of those in need. During this time, the table is set.

(12:00) Pie Jesu John Rutter Jan Gazdic, soloist Latin: Pie Jesu Domine, dona eis requiem, requiem aeternam. (Blessed Jesu, Lord, I pray, in thy mercy grant them rest, grant them everlasting rest).

6 (5:30) There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy Farber Emmanuel Choir Karla Lauro, soloist There’s a wideness in God’s mercy, like the wideness of the sea; There’s a kindness in his justice, which is more than liberty. There is no place where earth’s sorrows are more felt than up in heaven; There is no place where earth’s failings have such kindly judgment given. There is welcome for the sinner, and more graces for the good. There is mercy with the Savior; There is healing in his Blood. There is grace enough for thousands of new worlds as great at this. There is room for fresh creations in that upper home of bliss. For the love of God is broader than the measures of man’s mind, and the heart of the Eternal is most wonderfully kind. There is plentiful redemption in the Blood that has been shed; There is joy for all the members in the sorrows of the Head.

The assembly stands.

OFFERING PRAYER Let us pray. God our provider, you have not fed us with bread alone, but with words of grace and life. Bless us and these your gifts, which we receive from your bounty, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING DIALOGUE

PREFACE It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise to you, almighty and merciful God, through our Savior Jesus Christ. You call your people to cleanse their hearts and prepare with joy for the paschal feast, that, renewed in the gift of baptism, we may come to the fullness of your grace. And so, with all the choirs of angels, with the church on earth and the hosts of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn:

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SANCTUS: HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

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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.

LORD'S PRAYER 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 Come to the table prepared for you. Taste the overflowing grace of God.

The assembly may be seated. COMMUNION When giving the bread and cup, the communion ministers say The body of Christ, given for you. The blood of Christ, shed for you. and each person may respond Amen.

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COMMUNION MUSIC Pie Jesu Jan Gazdic, soloist (lyrics on page 6 of the bulletin) ASSEMBLY HYMNS: God Loved the World ELW 323 Just As I Am, without One Plea ELW 592

The assembly stands. POST-COMMUNION BLESSING The body and blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in God’s grace. Amen.

CONCLUDING PRAYER

Merciful God, accompany our journey through these forty days. Renew us in the gift of baptism, that we may provide for those who are poor, pray for those in need, fast from self-indulgence, and above all that we may find our treasure in the life of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

BLESSING

God the Father, + Son, and Holy Spirit watch over your going out and your coming in, from this time forth and forevermore. Amen.

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SENDING HYMN Bless Now, O God, the Journey ELW 326

DISMISSAL Go in peace. Remember the poor. Thanks be to God. (The assembly leaves in silence).

12:00 noon Service Greeters: Marilyn Thomack, Rosy Myers Assisting Minister: Jim Klinke Lector: Melissa Schrader Acolyte: Ray Schrader Ushers: Gary & Marcia Piipponen, Keith & Beth McCullen Altar Guild: Diedre Milligan

5:30 p.m. Service Greeters: Confirmands Assisting Minister: Jim Cooper Lector: Confirmand Acolyte: Confirmand Ushers: Bruce & Cheryl Carlson, Peter & Pat Shaulis Altar Guild: Diedre Milligan

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Wednesday Evening Lenten Services Throughout Lent we will hold a series of Wednesday Evening Services with the theme, “PRAYER: ALL WAYS & ALWAYS.” Every week Resident Pastor Lois will help us explore the various types of corporate prayer, enriching our Lenten journey with new insights on how we can pray together. The final Wednesday will culminate in a Healing Service, with music from the Emmanuel Choir.

A Lenten soup/salad supper will be held at 4:45 p.m. in the Family Life Center, preceding each service.

Here is our schedule:

Wednesday, March 4: 4:45 Lenten supper, FLC; 5:30 Lenten service, sanctuary Wednesday, March 11: 4:45 Lenten supper, FLC; 5:30 Lenten service, sanctuary Wednesday, March 18: 4:45 Lenten supper, FLC; 5:30 Lenten service, sanctuary Wednesday, March 25: 4:45 Lenten supper, FLC; 5:30 Lenten service, sanctuary Wednesday, April 1: 4:45 Lenten supper, FLC; 5:30 Lenten service, sanctuary

PLEASE JOIN US!

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