**Join us at Good Shepherd for a joint First Communion & All Saints Day Service at 9 am.**
PRELUDE
WELCOME TO THOSE IN PERSON AND ONLINE & ANNOUNCEMENTS
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
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 in the fullness of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and 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. I therefore declare to us the entire forgiveness of all our sins, in the name of the Father, and of the ☩ Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
OPENING HYMN: A Mighty Fortress is Our God # 504 (in hymnal)
GREETING (Please stand if able.)
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
In peace, let us pray to the Lord. Lord have mercy.
For the peace from above, and for our salvation, let us pray to the Lord. Lord have mercy.
For the peace of the whole world, for the wellbeing of the church of God, and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord. Lord have mercy.
For this holy house, and for all who offer here their worship and praise, let us pray to the Lord. Lord have mercy.
Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord. Amen.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Let us pray. A brief silence is kept before the prayer.
Holy God, our righteous judge, daily your mercy surprises us with everlasting forgiveness. Strengthen our hope in you, and grant that all the peoples of the earth may find their glory in you, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
FIRST READING: Jeremiah 14: 7-10, 19-22
PSALM: Psalm 84 1-7
1 How dear to me is your dwelling, O Lord of hosts!
2 My soul has a desire and longing for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God.
3 Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young, by the side of your altars, O Lord of hosts, my king and my God.
4 Happy are they who dwell in your house! They will always be praising you.
5 Happy are the people whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on the pilgrims’ way.
6 Those who go through the balsam valley will find it a place of springs, for the early rains have covered it with pools of water.
7 They will climb from height to height, and the God of gods will be seen in Zion.
SECOND READING: 2 Timothy 4: 6-8, 16-18
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION – ALLELUIA VERSE (Please stand if able.)
GOSPEL: Luke 18: 9-14
Response to the Gospel announcement: Glory to you, O Lord.
The Word of the Lord: Praise to you, O Christ.
CHILDREN’S TIME
SERMON – Pastor Dale Chesley
HYMN OF THE DAY – Built on a Rock #652 (in hymnal)
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, 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 INTERCESSION
PEACE
The peace of Christ be with you always. And also with you.(Please share the peace sign if you prefer not to shake hands.)
OFFERING HYMN – Let the Vineyards be Fruitful
OFFERING PRAYER
Blessed are you, O God, maker of all things. Through your goodness you have blessed us with these gifts: our selves, our time, and our possessions. Use us, and what we have gathered, in feeding the world with your love, through the one who gave himself for us, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
GREAT THANKSGIVING (Please stand if able.)
PREFACE
The Lord be with you. And also with you.
Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise.
It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise… … … we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Gathered into one by the Holy Spirit, let us pray as Jesus taught us:
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sin as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen.
INVITATION TO COMMUNION
Jesus invites you to this table. Come, eat and live.
LAMB OF GOD
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION (Please stand if able.)
God of abundance, with this bread of life and cup of salvation you have united us with Christ, making us one with all your people. Now send us forth in the power of your Spirit, that we may proclaim your redeeming love to the world and continue forever in the risen life of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
BENEDICTION (Please stand if able.)
The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord’s face shine on you with grace and mercy.
The Lord look upon you with favor and ☩ give you peace. Amen.
SENDING SONG – We Are Called #720 (in hymnal)
DISMISSAL
Go in peace. Serve the Lord. Thanks be to God.