10:30 A.M. WORSHIP SERVICETWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 2018

ORGAN (ZION) EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA

ORGAN (ZION) EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH1515 Organ Church Road, Salisbury, North Carolina 28146

Rev. Carlin Ours, Pastor & Vicar Jordan Davis

August 12, 201810:30 A.M.

HOMECOMING DAY WORSHIP SERVICE

Welcome and Announcements

(Congregation will please stand.) (Congregation responses are in bold.)GATHERING

Invocation

P: In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, C: Amen

The Confession and Forgiveness

P: Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. C:

Amen

P: Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.P: Gracious God,C: have mercy on us. We confess that we have turned from you and

given ourselves into the power of sin. We are truly sorry and humbly repent. In your compassion forgive us our sins, known and unknown, things we have done and things we have failed to do. Turn us again to you, and uphold us by your Spirit, so that we may live and serve you in newness of life through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

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P: God, who is rich in mercy, loved us even when we were dead in sin, and made us alive together with Christ. By grace you have been saved. In the name of + Jesus Christ, your sins are forgiven. Almighty God strengthen you with power through the Holy Spirit, that Christ may live in your hearts through faith.

C: Amen

Hymn: “When in Our Music God is Glorified" Insert/# 851

Dedication of New Sanctuary Table

Children'sSermon

Apostolic Greeting(pg. 138)

P: 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.......

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Canticle of Praise: “Glory to God” Prayer of the DayAlmighty and merciful God, only by your gift of grace can the faithful offer service that is worthy of you and deserving of praise. Keep us from stumbling as we run to receive your promises; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen

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OFFERING

ANTHEM: “The Lord is Our Refuge” by J.S. Bach

Offertory Hymn: “Create in Me” # 186WORD

FIRST READING: 1 KINGS 19: 1–81Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by this time tomorrow.” 3Then he was afraid, and he arose and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there. 4But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.” 5And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, “Arise and eat.” 6And he looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on hot stones and a jar of water. And he ate and drank and lay down again. 7And the angel of the Lord came again a second time and touched him and said, “Arise and eat, for the journey is too great for you.” 8And he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mount of God.

PSALM 34: 1–81I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall ever be in my mouth.2I will glory in the Lord; let the humble hear and rejoice.3Proclaim with me the greatness of the Lord;

let us exalt his name together.4I sought the Lord, and he answered me

and delivered me out of all my terror.5Look upon him and be radiant,

and let not your faces be ashamed.6I called in my affliction and the Lord heard me

and saved me from all my troubles.7The angel of the Lord encompasses those who fear him,

and he will deliver them.5

8Taste and see that the Lord is good;happy are they who trust in him!

SECOND READING: EPHESIANS 4: 17––5: 217Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. 18They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. 19They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. 20But that is not the way you learned Christ! — 21assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, 22to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, 23and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. 25Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. 26Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27and give no opportunity to the devil. 28Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. 29Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. 30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. 1Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. 2And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.P: GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

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P: The Holy Gospel according to ST. JOHN 6TH CHAPTER C: Glory to you, O Lord

GOSPEL: JOHN 6: 35–5135Jesus said to {the crowd}, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. 36But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. 37All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. 38For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. 39And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. 40For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” 41So the Jews grumbled about him, because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” 42They said, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?” 43Jesus answered them, “Do not grumble among yourselves. 44No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day. 45It is written in the Prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me — 46not that anyone has seen the Father except he who is from God; he has seen the Father. 47Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. 48I am the bread of life. 49Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. 50This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. 51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”P: This is the Gospel of the Lord. C: Praise to you, O Christ.

Mediation Lessons Matthew 13:44(44) “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys the field.”

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(16) “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.”

Message: “Organ Lutheran…A Serendipity” Rev. Bruce Sheeks

Hymn: "God’s Word is our Great Heritage” Insert/# 509

THANKSGIVING

Prayer of the ChurchAfter each portion of the prayers:P: Lord, in your mercy, C: hear our prayer.The prayers conclude:P: …through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. C: AmenTHE 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.

SENDING Benediction

Hymn: “I Love Your Kingdom Lord” Insert

Dismissal/Doxology # 884

Postlude

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LESSONS FOR NEXT WEEK:Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18; Ephesians 5:6-21; John 6:51-69

Our thanks to Mrs. Sharon Sapp for playing the organ today for Jana Thomas while on vacation.ANNOUNCEMENTS

THIS WEEK AT ORGAN TODAY: Sunday, August 12, 2018 Homecoming Day!

9:00 am Chat–N–Chew9:30 am Sunday School

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10:30 am Worship Service Lunch in the Picnic Shelter

Tuesday, August 14, 2018 7:00 pm OWINGS Group II (2)7:00 pm OWINGS Group III (3)

Wednesday, August 15, 20188:30 am Sr. Group Bus Trip6:30 pm Bible Study (Vicar Jordan)7:30 pm Choir Practice

Thursday, August 16, 2018 9-10:00 am Food Pantry/Clothing Closet OpenNext Sunday, August 19, 2018

8:30 am Worship Service/Old Church9:00 am Chat-N-Chew9:30 am Sunday School

10:30 am Worship Service Shuping Reunion

SPECIAL PRAYERS NEEDED:(Others are listed in the Organ Chimes Newsletter Prayer List.)Fred BasingerFrank BradyCarolyn BostLuAnne CressAnn DonahueRay FryerLaura Brooks

Cherry FunderburkMack GoodmanFloyd GoodmanCleo HaynesKaye HirstSandy MoldovanDot Honeycutt

Sis RosemanCoy ShiveLouann ShiveKaren StirewaltDavid WilsonRenee Wright

THE ALTAR FLOWERS are given to the Glory of God and in honor of our guest preacher, Rev. Bruce Sheeks from the Organ congregation.

THE NEW SANCTUARY TABLE is dedicated today in memory of the late Edward Alan Hirst, Sr. It is given by Kaye Hirst and family. The table, built by Alvin Park, will be used during services and Celebration of Life Services to hold ashes of the deceased.

The LOOSE OFFERING collected on August 19, 2018

goes to Rowan Helping Ministries.

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THE FLOWERS ON THE SANCTUARY TABLE are given to the Glory of God in memory of Ed Hirst, Ben and Carrie Brown and Paul and Ethel Bost.

HOMECOMING DAY--AUGUST 12, 2018!TODAY we celebrate our 95th HOMECOMING DAY! Welcome our guest preacher, Rev. Bruce C. Sheeks. Rev. Sheeks is pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Rockwell. He began there June 8, 1981.There is no Early Service on Homecoming Day. Early Services at 8:30 in the Old Church will continue August 19 and 26. Chat-N-Chew follows the Early Service in the shelter area. Sunday School begins at 9:30 a.m. and the regular service at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday.

THE SENIOR CITIZENS will visit the Apple Orchard Farm in Stanley, Wednesday, August 15, 2018. The bus will leave at 8:30 a.m.

ROWAN HELPING MINISTRIES’ DONATIONS for AUGUST is TOOTHBRUSHES. Place them in the breezeway bins.

CHILDREN’S CHOIR––(grades 2-5) contact Jana Thomas at thomasjs7393@gmail.com or 704-239-1263 for more information. This year our choir theme is “Walking with God”.

WE NEED PINT SIZE CANNING JARS for canning! We will sell all our canned foods at the Bazaar November 3, 2018. (Contract Kathi Lingle or Le-Nea Goble.)THE CHAPELEERS FAREWELL CONCERT is Sunday, August 19 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church at 6:00 p.m.

GERMANFEST is Saturday, September 15 at the Old Stone House, 770 Stone House Rd, Salisbury (11:00 am–4:00 pm). (Admission: $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for students)

PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE TO DONATE ALTAR FLOWERS FOR September, October, November and December.

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The O-WINGS are collecting school supplies for children at Shive Elementary School for this fall.  Here is a list of the items the children need: pencils boxespencil pouchespink block eraserscolored pencilsstylusKleenex1 & 2 in. bindersZiploc bags (gal & sandwich)

dry-erase markers (4-pack)large sturdy bookbagscopy paper (white or colored)headphones-$4.88 Wal-Martwide ruled marble composition bookswide-ruled comp. books (70 ct.)plastic sleeves for notebooksFiskars children’s scissorstwistable crayons-18 or 24ct.

Please place your donations in the Wagon of Love in the Narthex.  If you have any questions, please contact Cindy Miller at (704) 213-1046.  Thank you!

REMEMBER TO GET ALL INFORMATION INTO THE OFFICE THIS WEEK TO BE PRINTED IN THE SEPTEMBER ORGAN CHIMES NEWSLETTER!

VOLUNTEERS FOR AUGUST 2018

Head Usher: Jonathan McCulloughDate Ushers Tellers Greeters12 10:30 Dale & Cherry

Funderburk, Ken & James Nance

Clarence MillerNiki CastorSalena Poston

Larry & Claudine

19 8:30 Kenny & Linda A Clarence MillerNiki CastorSalena Poston

10:30 Dale & Cherry F, Ken & James N

Larry & Claudine

26 8:30 Kenny & Linda A Clarence MillerNiki CastorSalena Poston

10:30 Dale & Cherry F, Ken & James N

Larry & Claudine

Homecoming Day

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Date Acolytes Crucifer Lector12 10:30 Camrie & Celia S Jacob Poston Kaye Hirst19 8:30 Kellin Ours Jerry Lambert

10:30 Hunter & Zeke Bill Shive26 8:30 Jordan Cress Heather Coleman

10:30 Mallory & Riley Jonathan McC

UPCOMING EVENTS & FELLOWSHIP HALL RESERVATIONS08/15/18 08:30 am Sr. Group Trip/Stowe Dairy Farm, Gastonia0818/18 02:00 pm FH/Reserved: Buckwell/Hirst0819/18 09:30 am Adult Sunday School Classes/Donnie Hill

10:00 am FH/Reserved: Shuping Reunion08/20/18 06:30 am Sr. Group to Helen, Georgia08/25/18 10:00 am Shelter: Tour De’ Saints Bicycle Stop

10:30 am FH/Reserved: Rinehardt Reunion10:30 am FH/Reserved: Brown

08/26/18 10:30 am Special Guest: Rockie Lynne10:30 am Congregational Meeting11:30 am Lunch Fundraiser for Jesse’s Ride02:00 pm FH/Reserved: Goble

09/02/18 11:30 am FH/Reserved: Youth & OKFC09/04/18 10:30 am FH/Sr. Citizens Meeting09/08/18 01:00 pm FH/Reserved: Phelps09/09/18 2:00-4:00 FH/Celebration of Life for Terry Ketner Emry

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AUGUST 5, 2018 TELLER REPORTNeeded for weekly 2018 BUDGET: ($5,737.88)8:30 General Fund $ 1,817.0010:30 General Fund $ 3,878.00Building & Repair $ 100.00Direct Deposit $ 225.00Agape $ 35.00Shirley Misenheimer Memorials $ 80.00Sunday School Attendance 83 $ 57.008:30 Early Service 5210:30 Worship Service 136

09/15/18 09:00 am FH/Reserved: OWINGS Retreat11:00 am German Fest at Old Stone House GQ

09/16/18 09:15 am Children’s Choir Practice10:30 am Outdoor Church Service

09/22/18 ALLDAY JESSE’S RIDE09/23/18 10:30 am YOUTH SUNDAY/Vicar Davis09/29/18 11:00 am FH/Reserved: Rockwell School Reunion

ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 26 we will have one service at 10:30 a.m. A CONGREGATIONAL MEETING will be held at the beginning of the service to consider replacing 2 heat pumps in the Educational Building. Also, on this day we have a special guest coming to the morning service. His name is Rockie Lynne. Rockie is well known as a world-class entertainer, singer-songwriter, guitar whiz. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army with a very special love for America! We welcome him today!

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