Service outline for Sunday, February 28, 2021

Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!

 

PRELUDE      O God, My Faithful God         Hildebrand     

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God, who brings us safely through the sea, who gives us water from the rock, who leads us into the land of milk and honey.

Amen.

 

Silence is kept for reflection.

Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal,

have mercy on us.

 

For self-centered living, and for failing to walk with humility and gentleness:

Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us.

 

For longing to have what is not ours, and for hearts that are not at rest with ourselves:

Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us.

 

For misuse of human relationships, and for unwillingness to see the image of God in others:

Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us.

 

For jealousies that divide families and nations, and for rivalries that create strife and warfare:

Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us.

 

For reluctance in sharing the gifts of God, and for carelessness with the fruits of creation:

Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us.

 

For hurtful words that condemn, and for angry deeds that harm:

Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us.

 

For idleness in witnessing to Jesus Christ, and for squandering the gifts of love and grace:

Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us.

 

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.

 

In the mercy of almighty God, our Lord Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake, God forgives us all our sin.  As a call and ordained minister of the church of Christ and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

 

HYMN        How Firm a Foundation      #796 v. 1,3

 

GREETING

The grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the love of God, and communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

And also with you.

 

 PRAYER OF THE DAY

Children's message

FIRST READING: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16

 ¹When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said to him, "I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless. ²And I will make my covenant between me and you, and will make you exceedingly numerous." ³Then Abram fell on his face; and God said to him, ⁴"As for me, this is my covenant with you: You shall be the ancestor of a multitude of nations. ⁵No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the ancestor of a multitude of nations. ⁶I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. ⁷I will establish my covenant between me and you, and your offspring after you throughout their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you. ¹⁵God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. ¹⁶I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall give rise to nations; kings of peoples shall come from her."

 

PSALM: Psalm 22:23-31

 ²³You who fear the LORD, give praise! All you of Jacob's ^| line, give glory.

            Stand in awe of the LORD, all you off- ^| spring of Israel.

²⁴For the LORD does not despise nor abhor the poor in their poverty;

neither is the LORD's face ^| hidden from them;

            but when they cry out, ^| the LORD hears them.

²⁵From you comes my praise in the ^| great assembly;

            I will perform my vows in the sight of those who ^| fear the LORD.

²⁶The poor shall eat ^| and be satisfied,

            Let those who seek the LORD give praise!

            May your hearts ^| live forever!  R

²⁷All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn ^| to the LORD;

            all the families of nations shall bow ^| before God.

²⁸For dominion belongs ^| to the LORD,

            who rules o- ^| ver the nations.

²⁹Indeed, all who sleep in the earth shall bow ^| down in worship;

            all who go down to the dust, though they be dead,

            shall kneel be- ^| fore the LORD.

³⁰Their descendants shall ^| serve the LORD,

            whom they shall proclaim to genera- ^| tions to come.

³¹They shall proclaim God's deliverance to a people ^| yet unborn,

            saying to them, "The ^| LORD has acted!"  R

 

SECOND READING: Romans 4:13-25

 ¹³For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith. ¹⁴If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. ¹⁵For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there violation.

            ¹⁶For this reason it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us, ¹⁷as it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations")—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. ¹⁸Hoping against hope, he believed that he would become "the father of many nations," according to what was said, "So numerous shall your descendants be." ¹⁹He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was already as good as dead (for he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb. ²⁰No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, ²¹being fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. ²²Therefore his faith "was reckoned to him as righteousness." ²³Now the words, "it was reckoned to him," were written not for his sake alone, ²⁴but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, ²⁵who was handed over to death for our trespasses and was raised for our justification.

 

GOSPEL: Mark 8:31-38

 ³¹[Jesus] began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. ³²He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. ³³But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things."

            ³⁴He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. ³⁵For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. ³⁶For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? ³⁷Indeed, what can they give in return for their life? ³⁸Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."

      The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, O Christ.

 

SERMON

HYMN       My Faith Looks Up to Thee         #759 v. 1,2,3

APOSTLES CREED

 

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

 

I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead.

 

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.   Amen

 

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

PEACE

OFFERING

COMMUNION PRAYER 

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

DISTRIBUTION OF COMMUNION

BLESSING

HYMN            When I Survey the Wondrous Cross       #803 v. 1,2,4

DISMISSAL

POSTLUDE       Come, Follow Me, the Savior Spake        Haase

 

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Service outline for the Lenten Mid-weeks 2021

Pandemic Community

A Lenten Journey in a Covid-19 Reality

 

 

INTRODUCTION

 

SILENCE FOR REFLECTION

 

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 keeper of the covenant,

the source of steadfast love,

our rock and our redeemer.

Amen.

 

God hears us when we cry, and draws us close in Jesus Christ. Let us return to the one who is full of compassion.

 

Silence is kept for reflection.

 

Fountain of living water,

pour out your mercy over us.

Our sin is heavy, and we long to be free.

Rebuild what we have ruined

and mend what we have torn.

Wash us in your cleansing flood.

Make us alive in the Spirit

to follow in the way of Jesus,

as healers and restorers of the world you so love.

Amen.

 

Beloved, God's word never fails.

The promise rests on grace:

by the saving love of Jesus Christ,

the wisdom and power of God,

your sins are + forgiven, and God remembers them no more.

Journey in the way of Jesus.

Amen.

 

PRAYER OF THE DAY

 

READINGS

 

MEDITATION ON THE LESSONS

 

APOSTLES CREED

 

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

 

I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead.

 

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.   Amen

 

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

 

PEACE

 

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

 

BLESSING

 

DISMISSAL

 

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Service outline for Sunday, February 21, 2021

                                     Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!

 

PRELUDE    On My Heart Imprint Your Image        Powell     

     

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God,

who brings us safely through the sea,

who gives us water from the rock,

who leads us into the land of milk and honey.

Amen.

 

Silence is kept for reflection.

Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal,

have mercy on us.

For self-centered living, and for failing to walk with humility and gentleness:

Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal,

have mercy on us.

For longing to have what is not ours, and for hearts that are not at rest with ourselves:

Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal,

have mercy on us.

For misuse of human relationships, and for unwillingness to see the image of God in others:

Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal,

have mercy on us.

For jealousies that divide families and nations, and for rivalries that create strife and warfare:

Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal,

have mercy on us.

For reluctance in sharing the gifts of God, and for carelessness with the fruits of creation:

Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal,

have mercy on us.

For hurtful words that condemn, and for angry deeds that harm:

Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal,

have mercy on us.

For idleness in witnessing to Jesus Christ, and for squandering the gifts of love and grace:

Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal,

have mercy on us.

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.

 

In the mercy of almighty God, our Lord Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake, God forgives us all our sin.  As a call and ordained minister of the church of Christ and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

HYMN       The Glory of These Forty Days      #320 v. 1,4

GREETING

The grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the love of God, and communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

And also with you.

 

PRAYER OF THE DAY

Children's message

FIRST READING: Genesis 9:8-17

⁸Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, ⁹"As for me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, ¹⁰and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the domestic animals, and every animal of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark. ¹¹I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth." ¹²God said, "This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: ¹³I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. ¹⁴When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, ¹⁵I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. ¹⁶When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth." ¹⁷God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth."

 PSALM: Psalm 25:1-10

¹To ^| you, O LORD,

            I lift ^| up my soul.

²My God, I put my trust in you; let me not be ^| put to shame,

            nor let my enemies triumph ^| over me.

³Let none who look to you be ^| put to shame;

            rather let those be put to shame ^| who are treacherous.

⁴Show me your ^| ways, O LORD,

            and teach ^| me your paths.

⁵Lead me in your ^| truth and teach me,

            for you are the God of my salvation;

            in you have I trusted all ^| the day long.

⁶Remember, O LORD, your compas- ^| sion and love,

            for they are from ^| everlasting.

⁷Remember not the sins of my youth and ^| my transgressions;

            remember me according to your steadfast love

            and for the sake of your good- ^| ness, O LORD.

⁸You are gracious and up- ^| right, O LORD;

            therefore you teach sinners ^| in your way.

⁹You lead the low- ^| ly in justice

            and teach the low- ^| ly your way.

¹⁰All your paths, O LORD, are steadfast ^| love and faithfulness

            to those who keep your covenant and your ^| testimonies.

 

SECOND READING: 1 Peter 3:18-22

¹⁸For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, ¹⁹in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison, ²⁰who in former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water. ²¹And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you—not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, ²²who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him.

 

GOSPEL: Mark 1:9-15

⁹In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. ¹⁰And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. ¹¹And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased."

            ¹²And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. ¹³He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.

            ¹⁴Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, ¹⁵and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near, repent, and believe in the good news."

 

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, O Christ.

 

SERMON

 

HYMN       Lord Jesus, Think on Me      #599 v. 1,2,4

APOSTLES CREED

 

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

 

I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead.

 

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.   Amen

 

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

PEACE

OFFERING

COMMUNION PRAYER

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

DISTRIBUTION OF COMMUNION

BLESSING

HYMN  Bless Now O God the Journey   #326 v. 1,2

DISMISSAL

POSTLUDE    Bless, Now, O God, the Journey       Childs

 

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Service Outline for Ash Wednesday, February 17, 2021

                         Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!

 

PRELUDE    I Had a Great Heaviness of Heart            J.S. Bach     

     

FIRST READING: Joel 2:1-2, 12-17

¹Blow the trumpet in Zion;

            sound the alarm on my holy mountain!

Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,

            for the day of the LORD is coming, it is near—

²a day of darkness and gloom,

            a day of clouds and thick darkness!

Like blackness spread upon the mountains

            a great and powerful army comes;

their like has never been from of old,

            nor will be again after them

            in ages to come.

¹²Yet even now, says the LORD,

            return to me with all your heart,

with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;

                ¹³rend your hearts and not your clothing.

Return to the LORD, your God,

            for he is gracious and merciful,

slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love,

            and relents from punishing.

¹⁴Who knows whether he will not turn and relent,

            and leave a blessing behind him,

a grain offering and a drink offering

            for the LORD, your God?

¹⁵Blow the trumpet in Zion;

            sanctify a fast;

call a solemn assembly;

                ¹⁶gather the people.

Sanctify the congregation;

            assemble the aged;

gather the children,

            even infants at the breast.

Let the bridegroom leave his room,

            and the bride her canopy.

¹⁷Between the vestibule and the altar

            let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep.

Let them say, "Spare your people, O LORD,

            and do not make your heritage a mockery,

            a byword among the nations.

Why should it be said among the peoples,

            'Where is their God?'"

 

PSALM: 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. 

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. 

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. 

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 pro- ^| claim 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.

 

SECOND READING: 2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10

^20bWe entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. ²¹For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

 ^6:1As we work together with him, we urge you also not to accept the grace of God in vain. ²For he says,

            "At an acceptable time I have listened to you,

                        and on a day of salvation I have helped you."

See, now is the acceptable time; see, now is the day of salvation! ³We are putting no obstacle in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, ⁴but as servants of God we have commended ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, ⁵beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; ⁶by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, holiness of spirit, genuine love, ⁷truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; ⁸in honor and dishonor, in ill repute and good repute. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; ⁹as unknown, and yet are well known; as dying, and see—we are alive; as punished, and yet not killed; ¹⁰as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

 

GOSPEL: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

[Jesus said to the disciples:] ¹"Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven.

            ²"So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. ³But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, ⁴so that your alms may be done in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

            ⁵"And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. ⁶But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

            ¹⁶"And whenever you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so as to show others that they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. ¹⁷But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, ¹⁸so that your fasting may be seen not by others but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

            ¹⁹"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; ²⁰but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. ²¹For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

 

SERMON                                             Pastor Muse

Hymn:      O Lord, Throughout These Forty Days     # 319 v. 1,3,4

+ Kneel or sit (The minister leads the confession.)

 

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.

 

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.

 

     Sit                                     Imposition of Ashes

 

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, of 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.

                                   

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

PEACE

OFFERING

COMMUNION PRAYER

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

DISTRIBUTION OF COMMUNION

BLESSING

Hymn:    Be Though My Vision                           # 793

 

 

Dismissal     

Postlude   Eternal Lord of Love, Behold Your Church        Childs                                               

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