Zion Lutheran Church Sunday worship 9am Abby Leese, Pastor Sunday School 10:30am Thad Malone, Organist

470 Yocumtown Rd. Etters PA 17319 Helen Hoover, Archivist 717.938.0651 (church) www.zionetters.com 717.521.2167 (pastor) pastor.abby.leese@gmail.com

Order of Worship for August 3, 2014 – the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

+ indicates please stand as you are able

Prelude Announcements

+Confession and Forgiveness __________________________________p. 94-96 In the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

God of all mercy and consolation, come to the help of your people, turning us from our sin to live for you alone. Give us the power of your Holy Spirit that we may confess our sin, receive your forgiveness, and grow

into the fullness of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.

Silence is kept for reflection.

Most merciful God,

we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves.

We have sinned against you 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; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. For

the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may

delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. Amen. In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake God forgives us all our sins. As a called 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.

+Gathering Song_____Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness_____Hymn 843

+Greeting____________________________________________________p. 203 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

And also with you.

+Kyrie______________________________________________________p. 203

+Canticle of Praise_____________Come let us join___________________p.204

+Prayer of the Day

Glorious God, your generosity waters the world with goodness, and you cover creation with abundance.

Awaken in us a hunger for the food that satisfies both body and spirit, and with this food fill all the

starving world;

through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

First Reading: Isaiah 55:1–5

Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters;

and you that have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk

without money and without price.

2Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread,

and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food.

3Incline your ear, and come to me;

listen, so that you may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant,

my steadfast, sure love for David.

4See, I made him a witness to the peoples,

a leader and commander for the peoples.

5See, you shall call nations that you do not know,

and nations that do not know you shall run to you,

because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Psalm 145:8–9, 14–21 8The LORD is gracious and full

| of compassion,

slow to anger and abounding in | steadfast love.

9LORD, you are

| good to all,

and your compassion is over | all your works.

14The Lord upholds all

| those who fall

and lifts up those who | are bowed down.

15The eyes of all wait upon

| you, O LORD,

and you give them their food | in due season.

16You open

| wide your hand

and satisfy the desire of every | living thing.

17You are righteous in

| all your ways

and loving in | all your works.

18You are near to all who

| call upon you,

to all who call up- | on you faithfully.

19You fulfill the desire of

| those who fear you;

you hear their | cry and save them.

20You watch over all

| those who love you,

but all the wicked you | shall destroy.

21My mouth shall speak the praise

| of the LORD;

let all flesh bless God's holy name forev- | er and ever.

Second Reading: Romans 9:1–5

I am speaking the truth in Christ — I am not lying; my conscience confirms it by the Holy Spirit — 2I have

great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off

from Christ for the sake of my own people, my kindred according to the flesh. 4They are Israelites, and to

them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises; 5to

them belong the patriarchs, and from them, according to the flesh, comes the Messiah, who is over all, God

blessed forever. Amen. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

+Gospel Acclamation__________________________________________p. 205

+Gospel: Matthew 14:13–21

The Holy Gospel according to St Matthew, the fourteenth chapter

Glory to you O Lord

13Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the

crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14

When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and

he had compassion for them and cured their sick. 15

When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a deserted place, and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves."

16Jesus said to them, "They need not go away; you give them something to eat."

17They replied, "We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish."

18And he said, "Bring them here to me."

19Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to

heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the

crowds. 20

And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.

21And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

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

Children’s Sermon Sermon

+Hymn_______________Praise and Thanksgiving______________Hymn 689

+Creed_____________________________________________________p 104

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and

earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,

the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father,

God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God,

begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father;

through him all things were made.

For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven,

was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary

and became truly human.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;

he suffered death and was buried.

On the third day he rose again in accordance with the scriptures;

he ascended into heaven

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,

who proceeds from the Father and the Son,

who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified,

who has spoken through the prophets.

We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church.

We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

We look for the resurrection of the dead,

and the life of the world to come. Amen. Time of Silence

This time can be used to write prayers to be prayed during the prayers of the people. Prayers of the People

Filled by the Spirit, let us join the whole people of God in Christ Jesus in praying for the church, those in need, and all of God's creation.

Following each petition that a member of this congregation has written:

Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

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

Amen. +Peace

The peace of Christ be with you always. And also with you.

Offering

+Offertory Prayer

+Thanksgiving at the Table____________________________________p. 108-9 The thanksgiving at the table includes: …we proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again… …be all honor and glory in your holy church, now and forever. Amen.

+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

We are currently serving communion weekly, please do not feel obligated to come forward for communion every week if you do not wish to receive it weekly.

You are invited to come forward as you wish. There will not be an usher for communion.

Adults or children wanting to receive a blessing may come forward with their hands folded.

If you are unable to take either the bread or the wine please know that Jesus is fully present in either the bread or the wine.

+Table Blessing

+Prayer after Communion

+Sending of Homebound Communion

+Blessing +Sending Song__________O Living Bread from Heaven__________Hymn 542

+Dismissal

Go in peace. Serve the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Postlude

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Announcements/Upcoming Events

Friday August 8th

– Vacation Bible School Set-Up & Decorating (Times TBA) Saturday August 9

th – 9-3pm Vacation Bible School

Thursdays 6-8pm Knitting and Crocheting group

Vacation Bible School will be held on Saturday, August 9th from 9am – 3pm at Zion. Lunch will be

provided. Please help spread the word to your friends and family.

Thank you to Pastor Michael Fischer for supplying this morning while Pastor Abby is on vacation.

Pastoral care needs until August 16th can be directed to Pastor Barb Barry at 717-357-3150.

Welcome to Thad Malone our new organist! Please introduce yourself to him. Thad will be with us all but two Sundays in August and then will begin playing every Sunday in September.

Food = Fellowship. Fellowship time after worship is going strong! If you have a baked good or other snack to share please drop it off in the kitchen & label it Fellowship. Thanks for helping keep our kitchen well

stocked with goodies.

Next Week’s Readings

Kings 19:9-18, Psalm 85:8-13, Romans 10:5-15, Matthew 14:22-33

Offering YTD (As of 5/31/14): YTD Income: $40,398.32 YTD Expense: $40,122.37 *Based on the 2014 budget $1846.00 is needed weekly in current.

Offering from Last Week Current - $1423, Altar Flowers - $57, Pastor’s Fund - $20, Coffee - $27,

Building Maintenance - $118, Food Bank - $5, Aluminum Cans - $6.50, Giant Gift Card - $100

Flowers and Bulletins The flowers are given to the Glory of God by Elizabeth Wolf & Family in memory of her parents, George &

Helen Roller

The Bulletins are presented to the Glory of God by: Harold & Tiffany Lightner in memory of Ciara.

Welcome to our Guests Please feel free to sign guest book by the entrance to the office.

Restrooms are to the right as you leave the sanctuary. We have an area in the front by the organ for children ages 0-2 to worship with their care givers. We also

have children’s bags are available by the entrance. Our ushers are happy to assist you if you have any needs. Also please feel free to ask others around you if

you have questions.

We gather downstairs following worship for fellowship and snacks. Please join us. We look forward to getting to know you better!

Worship Assistants Please sign up in the lobby.

Usher Lector Altar Guild

Acolyte Comm. Assist Offering Counter

8/3 Kauffman

Family

Becky Gloria &

Deanna

Ken B. & Gail C.

8/10 Russ C. &

Taylor

Rose Kim & Terry

Seitz

Prayer List Add or delete from this on the bulletin board in the lobby.

Friends: Mary Rider, Kathy Bittner, Daniel Thrush, Donna Martin, Pete Brown, Shayna Steinhauer, Pam

Schoen, Dave Scheibel, Barb Nearhood, Charles Shenck, David Davies, Gwen Dunchock, Judy Treaster,

Jacqueline Bahr, Donna Winterburn, Trey Fry, Andy Helsley

Members: Ella Barton, Janie Baum, Betty Kohr, Dottie Roller, Margaret Price, Don Snelbaker, Denise

Staats, Brandon Neifert, Brianna Rehm, Genevieve Miller, George Cizauskas, Becky Collins

Military: Matthew Biesecker, Evan Hoke, Daniel Oestrich, Amy Plante, Adam Anderson, Kyle Buss

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