Worship Leader s

Day of Pentecost

May 31, 2020 9:30 a.m.

St. John’s Lutheran Church 2190 Jackson Highway, Chehalis, WA

360-748-4741 ● office@stjohnschehalis.net

Ministers: ALL Worshippers

Pastor Matthew March

Welcome . . . Bible Study

June 4 7:00 p.m.

Online Sunday Worship June 7, 9:30 a.m. Sunday

http://stjohnschehalis.net/

Online Sunday School https://tinyurl.com/sjcschool

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*GREETING

(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.

*THE KYRIE ELWP147

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*PRAYER OF THE DAY

(L) O God,

(C) on this day you open the hearts of your faithful people by sending into

us your Holy Spirit. Direct us by the light of that Spirit, that we may have

a right judgment in all things and rejoice at all times in your peace,

through Jesus Christ, your Son and our Lord, who lives and reigns with

you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever

Amen.

We Hear God’s Word

SCRIPTURE READING John 20:19-23

(Following the reading . . .) The Gospel of the Lord: (C) Thanks be to God.

SERMON

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*HYMN OF THE DAY* ELW#396

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*APOSTLE’S CREED

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

I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord. He 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

Uplifted by the promised hope of healing and resurrection, we join the people of God in all

times and places in praying for the church, the world, and all who are in need..

Giving to Support St. John’s

As a church we encourage those who are part of the St. John’s family to be giving to the work of our

congregation. We believe you should not feel burdened by the issue of giving but in fact, find it a joy!

Mobile Phone: Scan the QR code provided here to access our mobile giving site and follow the

prompts.

Our Website – on your computer, go to www.stjohnschehalis.net and click on the “donate” button

Checks—mailed to St John’s Lutheran Church, 2190 Jackson Hwy, Chehalis, WA 98532

Online Banking – Arrange to give through bill-pay at your own bank’s website. You will be asked

for the following information: St. John’s Lutheran Church 2190 Jackson Hwy, Chehalis, WA 98532 360-748-4741

Questions? Contact Pastor Matt—pastor@stjohnschehalis.net

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A brief silence.

We call on your spirit of unity, giving thanks for our different vocations. Activate and utilize

the diverse gifts present in your church, that they reveal your love for all

Lord, in your mercy. Hear our prayer.

We call on your spirit of life, present in air, wind, humidity, storms, and oxygen in our

atmosphere, breathing energy into all things. Heal with your breath the whole creation,

especially those who struggle to breathe due to air pollution

.Lord, in your mercy. Hear our prayer.

We call on your spirit of righteousness. Wherever we as a people are divided, unite us.

Wherever we are prideful, humble us. Give each one of us a heart for justice and empathy. Lord, in your mercy. Hear our prayer.

We call on your spirit of healing. Bless nurses, doctors, midwives, chaplains, counselors, and

hospice workers as they care for those in need. We pray for all who long for comfort We pray

especially for all those we name before you silently and aloud

Lord, in your mercy. Hear our prayer.

We call on your spirit of friendship. As Elizabeth welcomed Mary to her home, give us a spirit

of welcome to those whom we meet in this congregation and outside these doors. Surprise us

daily with unexpected grace, that we rejoice in every blessing you send.. Lord, in your mercy. Hear our prayer.

We call on your spirit of hope. As you have led your saints in all times and places, stir in us the

desire to follow their example, leading us from death to new life in you. Lord, in your mercy. Hear our prayer.

With bold confidence in your love, almighty God, we place all for whom we pray into your

eternal care; through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

*SHARING OF THE PEACE (We reconcile our relationships before Communion)

(P) The Peace of the Lord be with you: (C) And also with you

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We Taste the Grace of Jesus Christ *THE GREAT THANKSGIVING ELW P 152

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*WORDS OF INSTITUTION

(P)Today as we celebrate communion, we join with millions around the world, and

millions who, down through the ages have joined in this feast. When we do this, we

take part in a story that tells us that we are loved completely and unconditionally by

God. When we do this, we remember that Jesus invites us to this ancient but

always-new meal, to share the feast and remember God’s love. You are all welcome

to share in this celebration.

In the Bible we read that Jesus often enjoyed a meal with his friends.

On the night he was arrested, the night before he died, he had a meal with his

closest friends.

As they ate and drank together, they had no idea what was going to happen when

they left the room they were in.

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 all people for the forgiveness of sin.

Do this for the remembrance of me.

Loving God, we praise you

You are the One who brings hope and the promise of peace in your Son, Jesus

Christ.

You open wide your arms in welcome to us, so that we might be drawn into Jesus’

life and in doing so, know life in its fullness.

Thank you for what he has taught us about your love, which is spacious and freely

offered to all.

Make these everyday things of bread and wine special for us by the presence of

your Holy Spirit, that they may become for us the gift of your body, healing,

forgiving, making us whole…so that we in turn may become for you, your body,

loving and caring in the world, in Jesus’ name. Amen

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*The Lord’s Prayer

(C) 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

As we celebrate communion together in our homes we are connected with the larger

Church—that is the Communion of Saints. This is not our private meal but a meal shared

with believers throughout the ages. Even in our distancing, we are brought close together

in the sharing of the presence of our savior Jesus Christ in the sharing of this food and

drink.

As you share the “bread”: The Body of Christ Given For You

As you share the “cup”: The Blood of Christ Shed For You

*BLESSING ~

(P)May the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his

grace.

*POST-COMMUNION PRAYER

(P): Jesus, our bright Morning Star, we give you thanks that you have fed us

well through the bread and wine of your Supper. May it enable us to shine

brightly in all the dark places of our world with your love, justice and peace.

We ask this in your holy name. C: Amen.

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God Sends Us Out to Make God’s Love Known

SENDING SONG ELW # 398

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*BENEDICTION

(P)Guard the good treasure entrusted to you,

with the help of the Holy Spirit living in us.

Almighty God ☩ bless you with grace, mercy, and peace,

now and forever. Amen

ANNOUNCEMENTS

DISMISSAL (A) Go in peace. Share the Good News

(C) Thanks be to God.

Question for Breakout Group:WHAT IS IT LIKE TO LEAD A PROJECT? HOW DID GOD PREPARE YOU

FOR THAT TASK?

(Portions of Liturgy from Evangelical Lutheran Worship, copyright 2006

Used by permission of Augsburg Fortress license # 12514-L.) St. John’s CCLI #1587090

Thank you to the following people who have and will continue to contribute to the Music

for our online worship

Paul Brassey

Joan and Jim Jahnsen

Rachel March

April Michal

Tim Touhey

Lizzy March for managing the Zoom implementation for the Music

Chehalis Food Bank is in need of non-perishable food items, canned goods, cereal, etc.

They also will accept monetary donations. If you would like to make a donation you can

mail a check to St John's made out to Chehalis Food Bank and we will make sure it gets

there. If you have items to donate please call the church office 360-748-4741 and we will

arrange someone to pick them up and deliver to the Food Bank. They are serving 80-90

families at this time

Church Camping trip has been cancelled due to COVID-19

Mobile Meals Ministry: Gather Lunches Yes! St. John’s Mobile Meals Ministry has been able to continue our service to the

Please continue to pray for: (Prayer shawls and lap robes are available in the library.)

Gwen March (6/6)

Family and Friends of Charles Brassey (6/29)

Deb Lane (6/26)

Date to Resubmit in parentheses

Sonny Mettler (6/9)

Bill Hulse (6/10)

Chuck Rudorfer (6/21)

Rachel Ho (6/29)

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homeless during this Corona Virus time. We thought you might be interested in the

innovative way we have changed our service, keeping sanitation and safety foremost in

our efforts. St. Johns is always on the calendar for serving two Saturdays a month, and

often we take up the changes in other’s schedules to do three. With all of the new

protocols in place for group safety/gathering, here are the changes to our service. The

Gather Atrium building is not open to any of the guests, only for the cooks and servers.

Each team cleans the kitchen area where we will be working, and glove up. We prepare

the hot meal in a square clamshell to go box, with a main dish, side dish, salad and

dessert. Instead of having a bulk/bin area where guests can choose items for a take out

sack lunch, we pre prepare the sack lunches in the church kitchen. Our sack lunches

typically include a bottle of water, a package of juice, a peanut butter jelly sandwich,

chicken or tuna salad when available, a fresh piece of fruit, and several items of cookies,

chips, granola bars, a package of Kleenex or hand warmers etc. We then put the sack

lunch on top of the hot meal, and bag together in a plastic handled grocery bag. We have

a walk up window, much like a fast food establishment – where we have put a cart

outside under the window. Our server places two completed bagged meals on the cart,

along with two disposable cups of coffee, and a baggy containing individually packed

cream/sugar and stirrer. We then close the window, and guests can come up one at a time

to take our meal. Then when they have walked away, we open the window and replenish

the cart. We typically start serving coffee, and either a muffin, donut or yogurt from 9:00

– 10:00, then we start putting the meal bags and additional coffee out. We have been

averaging between 40 & 50 guests per Saturday. We feel with this protocol, we are

minimizing our volunteer contact with our guests, but are still able to provide a couple of

nutritious meals to them. If we are aware of additional food services in the area for them,

we drop a flyer in their bag to make them aware of those locations. Our current “team”

consists of Sue Edwards & sister Serene, Donna Moir, Rebecca Rose, Susan Russell and

Shari Blackwell. We have a new young man, Caleb, who has a food service permit, and

has been joining us more regularly since he is laid off his job. We shop frugally and

spend wisely – it is amazing how creative our use of what’s available can be. As always,

any monetary contribution or contributions of juice boxes, granola bars or home made

cookies, or cakes that can be left in the freezer are appreciated. We look forward to the

day when we can once again welcome guests into the building for warmth, conversation

and social communion. Respectfully submitted, Shari Blackwell

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Please help us congratulate our graduating Class of 2020

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES

Name Address Graduating

From…

PlansFor Future

Angela

March

233

Macomber Rd

Chehalis, Wa

98532

W. F. West Angela will be spending the next year

serving her community as Miss Lewis

County 2020, and will be competing for

Miss Washington in June of 2021. In the

fall she will be attending Centralia College

pursuing her Associates. Angela will

continue to dance through these next few

years, and will be performing in multiple

performances with the Southwest

Washington Dance Center.

Kristin

Jendryka

216 Whitney

Blvd

Chehalis, Wa

98532

W. F. West Kristin will be attending Centralia College

in the Fall to obtain her Associates.

Nathan

Suhrbier

694 S Military

Rd. Winlock,

WA 98596

Winlock HS Nathan will be attending PLU in the fall,

possibly majoring in criminal justice. He

has an ROTC scholarship, and will be

playing football for the Lutes.

Luke

Amrine

1095 SE

Evergreen Dr

Chehalis, Wa

98532

W.F. West Luke will be attending the University of

Washington in the fall majoring in

international relations.

Lauren

Nies

4508 Segovia

Dr Pasco, Wa

99301

Tri Cities Prep Lauren will be attending Washington State

University in Pullman. Bob and Judy Utter

are the proud grandparents.

Ashley

Nies

4508 Segovia

Dr Pasco, Wa

99301

Tri Cities Prep Ashley will be attending the United States

Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs

Bob and Judy Utter are the proud

grandparents.

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COLLEGE GRADUATES

Name Address Plans for Future Lizzy March 233 Macomber Rd

Chehalis, Wa 98532

Lizzy is graduating from Centralia College with her

Associates. Lizzy hopes to work at a school as a para-

educator in the fall, then attend Centralia College’s teacher

bachelor program in fall 2021.

Nate Birchard 109 Shorey Lane Chehalis,

Wa 98532

Nate is graduating from Seattle University this June with a

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. His senior design project

involved designing a floodlight mounting system for

Kenworth trucks. He has applying for some jobs, and has

applied to the master’s degree program’s at Arizona State,

University of New Hampshire, UW, and a couple other

places.

Ethan Lund 181 Walace Rd Chehalis,

WA 98532

Ethan is graduating from PLU as a Distinguished Military

Graduate (DMG). On May 21, Ethan will take his oath and

commission as an Infantry Officer – a lieutenant in the

United States Army. He will then proceed at the end of June

to Fort Benning, Georgia for training and follow on

assignments.

Serving Us In Worship This Sunday May 31

Assisting Minister: Donna Moir

Lectors: Rick Michal

Serving Us In Worship Next Sunday June 7

Assisting Minister: Donna Moir

Lectors: Sue Edwards

Counters: Cheryl Vance and Lorna Johnson