ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH
June 5, 2016
Phone: 693-3207 www.zionchurch.net
Prelude
Welcome
* Brief Order of Confession and Forgiveness p. 2
* Entrance Hymn: “Gather Us In” 532
* Greeting
L: The Grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the Communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
C: And also with you.
Kyrie p. 3
“Now the Feast” p. 4-5
Prayer of the Day
L: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
Let us Pray: Compassionate God, you have assured the human family of eternal life through Jesus Christ. Deliver us from the death of sin, and raise us to new life in your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen
Reading: Galatians 1:11-24 Noah Hoffman
Special Music “My Grateful Spirit Sings” Hannah Banks
Psalm 30 read responsively Ben Haugo
* Gospel Verse p. 8
L: The Holy Gospel according to Luke the 7th Chapter
L: The Gospel of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
Sermons “Doing” Blaine Gamst, Anna Haugo
Hymn of the Day: “Will You Come and Follow Me” 798
Blessing of Graduates
L: Today we celebrate a milestone in the lives of our high school graduates. At this time, I invite all graduates and their parents to come forward.
L: In Christian love you were presented for Holy Baptism. In your baptism, sacred promises were made. For bringing you to the services of God’s house;
C: Thanks be to God
L: For teaching you the Lord’s Prayer, the Creed, and the Ten Commandments;
C: Thanks be to God
L: For placing in your hands the Holy Scriptures;
C: Thanks be to God
L: For providing for your instruction in the Christian faith;
C: Thanks be to God
L: For all the ways they have supported you in your faith journey;
C: Thanks be to God. Amen.
L: Parents, will you continue in your baptismal promise, trusting in the Holy Spirit to work in your child’s life? Will you continue to hold them in prayer, and work to equip them for their continued faith journey?
Parents: We will, and we ask God to help and guide us.
L: People of God, as these graduates begin a new phase of their lives, do you intend to support and pray for them through all their joys and sorrows?
C: We do, and we ask God to help and guide us.
Let us pray. God of creation, pour out your Holy Spirit on these students as they enter a new period of life and faith. Bless them as they discover new ways of hearing your Word, respond in thankfulness by proclaiming your love and grace through words and deeds, and serve all people by doing justice, loving mercy, and walking humbly with you, O God.
C: Amen
Parents may return to their seats.
Graduate Introductions and sharing
*Prayers Kate Schumann
L: Lord, in your mercy C: hear our prayer
* Peace
L: The peace of the Lord be with you always!
C: And also with you
* Offering, Announcements
* Offertory “As the Grains of Wheat” p. 10
* Offering Prayer p. 11
* The Great Thanksgiving p. 11
* Preface p. 11
* Holy p. 11-12
* Words of Institution
* The Lord’s Prayer p. 13
Communion
Lamb of God p. 14
Communion Hymns 697, 539, 471
* Post Communion Blessing
*“Thanks Be to You” p. 15
* Post Communion Prayer
* Benediction
Sending Hymn “Here I Am, Lord” 574
Dismissal
L: Go in peace. Serve the Lord C: Thanks be to God!
Postlude
* Stand as you are able.
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WELCOME TO OUR WORSHIP! We pray that your faith will be strengthened. Visitors are invited to sign our guest book or a yellow card in the pew and stop at our kiosk for a welcome bag.
IN OUR PRAYERS: Don Brock, Carolyn Draxten, our high school graduates: Hannah Banks, Shelbie Behnke, Benjamin Haugo, Noah Hoffman, Austin Maurer, Nicholas Nivaud, Jared Pedersen, Dylan Penk, Alexis Peterson, John Pflibsen, Kate Schumann, Logan Smith, Brylee Stenmark, Claudia Treml, Razan Wattad, Sydney Weires, Pia Wullenweber; and Karen Anderson working with EPES in Chile.
THANK YOU to the graduates and Joe Langemo for their worship leadership today.
TODAY’S RADIO BROADCAST is given by Jim and Judy Nelson in honor of their 63rd wedding anniversary.
Day Camp will be held from August 1-5, 9 am - 2pm, What fun for those who have finished kindergarten through sixth grade, and for only $25! (Zion will be paying the other $25 of the $50 registration fee.) Registration forms are in the church office and due back by June 12th.
SIGN UP to reserve your spot for family camp August 18-21. The costs this year: Adults $152.75, Youth $76.50, Preschool free. The Sign-Up sheet is on the counter in the office.
GARDEN PLOT available in Litchfield. Call the church office to claim, 693-3207.
HELP YOURSELF to a Tim Hansen Project Concert DVD and/or a With One Voice song book in Fellowship Court.
Thank you to “Routes” for leading us in music last Sunday.
Thank you to Lois Yungk, Marilyn Meline, Mary Koch, Marion Rasmussen, Mission Sewing, Liz Nelson, and Beth Hoeg for the quilts and needle work items for the GLLM Quilt Auction.
ELDERFEST June 30, 11 am – 1 pm. Worship, lunch, entertainment – all are welcome. RSVP by June 26 in office.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO SAVE Econofood receipts, Our Family bar codes, box tops for education, Campbell bar codes, pop tabs. They can be placed in the storage containers in the SW corner of Fellowship Court. We also recyling plastic bags, but no longer recycle batteries.
A collection jar for QUARTERS FOR CLEANING is in the church office. Quarters are used to launder linens and for essentials for the homeless families who use the Meeker Area Ministries apartments.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TREAT our congregation by sponsoring a Sunday to serve fair trade coffee during coffee time after worship, contact the church office.
THIS SERVICE is broadcast on KLFD radio and Cable TV today at 11 a.m. and again on TV Mondays at 10:30 am and Wednesdays at 8 pm.
If you would like to sponsor a radio broadcast on a Sunday please sign the radio chart in the narthex. Sponsor the Sunday bus by signing up in the church office. The flower chart is located by the office door.
A NURSERY IS PROVIDED for small children. Also, quiet bags and children’s bulletins are available in the narthex.
THIS WEEK
Monday: 10 am AA, 6:30 pm 4H, 7:30 pm AA;
Tuesday: 9:30 am Elizabeth Circle at Carol Dammann’s home, Esther – Liz Nelson, Rebekah – Sylvia Kittelson (carpool 9:15), 11 am Text Study, 2 pm Hannah Circle, 6:30 pm Mary Circle, 7 pm Conference South Africa Circuit Meeting, 7:30 pm AA Step Study;
Wednesday: 9 am Staff Meeting, 1-7 pm Bloodmobile;
Thursday: 9:30 am Cover to Cover, 9:45 am OWLS, 11 am DOVES, 4 pm Cover to Cover, 7 pm Rainbow Singers, 7:30 AA;
Next Sunday: 9:15 am Worship, Confirmation Camp Begins