1 Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost September 29, 2019 Welcome to Emmanuel ! It is wonderful to worship with you today! All are welcome regardless of your faith affiliation. If you are a visitor worshiping today, we are blessed by your presence. Please sign the guest book in the Gathering Space, so we can keep in touch. All parts of today’s worship service are printed in this bulletin. Words to all songs are provided. If you would like to use the hymnals to sing with music, most songs are noted with the hymnal color and song number for easy look up. Music is provided for songs not in one of the hymn books. This is a service of Holy Communion. All God's people are invited to the table by our Lord Jesus Christ. You will find instructions for Holy Communion later in the bulletin. Assistive hearing devices are available in the Gathering Space. Restrooms are located in the hall off the Gathering Space immediately to the left. Parents with children are welcome to use the children’s activity bags, located by the entrance to the Sanctuary. If needed, our nursery room is at the end of the hall off the Gathering Space. Please silence your phones, but feel free to post pictures, videos, tweets or texts to social media. Join us to share the Word of God! Service of Healing Today, we offer a service of healing during the Distribution of Communion. If you would like to receive anointing and or a special healing prayer, please see Deacon Marlene Natali who will be available at the rear of the sanctuary to assist you. Introduction to the Day Consideration of and care for those in need (especially those “at our gate,” visible to us, of whom we are aware) is an essential component of good stewardship. It is in the sharing of wealth that we avoid the snare of wealth. Jesus is the one whom death could not hold; the one who comes to us risen from the dead; the one who can free us from the death grip of greed. ____________________________________ Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, bless his name. (Psalm 100:4) _____________________________________ THE SERVICE PRELUDE “Come Thou Almighty King" - (Richard Proulx) WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Please stand as you are able.
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1
Sixteenth
Sunday
After
Pentecost
September
29, 2019
Welcome to Emmanuel !
It is wonderful to worship with you today!
All are welcome regardless of your faith affiliation.
If you are a visitor worshiping today, we are blessed
by your presence. Please sign the guest book in the
Gathering Space, so we can keep in touch.
All parts of today’s worship service are printed in
this bulletin. Words to all songs are provided.
If you would like to use the hymnals to sing with
music, most songs are noted with the hymnal color
and song number for easy look up. Music is
provided for songs not in one of the hymn books.
This is a service of Holy Communion. All God's
people are invited to the table by our Lord Jesus
Christ. You will find instructions for Holy
Communion later in the bulletin.
Assistive hearing devices are available in the
Gathering Space.
Restrooms are located in the hall off the Gathering
Space immediately to the left.
Parents with children are welcome to use the
children’s activity bags, located by the entrance to
the Sanctuary. If needed, our nursery room is at the
end of the hall off the Gathering Space.
Please silence your phones, but feel free to post
pictures, videos, tweets or texts to social media.
Join us to share the Word of God!
Service of Healing
Today, we offer a service of healing during the
Distribution of Communion. If you would like to
receive anointing and or a special healing prayer,
please see Deacon Marlene Natali who will be
available at the rear of the sanctuary to assist you.
Introduction to the Day
Consideration of and care for those in need
(especially those “at our gate,” visible to us,
of whom we are aware) is an essential
component of good stewardship.
It is in the sharing of wealth that we avoid
the snare of wealth. Jesus is the one whom
death could not hold; the one who comes to
us risen from the dead; the one who can free
us from the death grip of greed.
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Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his
courts with praise.
Give thanks to him, bless his name.
(Psalm 100:4)
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THE SERVICE
PRELUDE
“Come Thou Almighty King" - (Richard Proulx)
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please stand as you are able.
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THANKSGIVING FOR BAPTISM
Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God,
the fountain of living water,
the rock who gave us birth,
our light and our salvation.
Amen.
Joined to Christ in the waters of baptism, we are
clothed with God's mercy and forgiveness.
Let us give thanks for the gift of baptism.
We give you thanks, O God, for in the beginning
your Spirit moved over the waters and by your Word
you created the world, calling forth life in which you
took delight. Through the waters of the flood you
delivered Noah and his family.
Through the sea you led your people Israel
from slavery into freedom. At the river
your Son was baptized by John
and anointed with the Holy Spirit.
By water and your Word you claim us as daughters
and sons, making us heirs of your promise and
servants of all.
We praise you for the gift of water that
sustains life, and above all we praise you
for the gift of new life in Jesus Christ.
Shower us with your Spirit,
and renew our lives
with your forgiveness, grace, and love.
To you be given honor and praise through Jesus
Christ our Lord in the unity of the Holy Spirit, now
and forever.
Amen.
GATHERING SONG Crown Him with Many Crowns (Green 170)
1 Crown him with many crowns,
the Lamb upon his throne;
hark, how the heav'nly anthem drowns
all music but its own.
Awake, my soul, and sing
of him who died for thee,
and hail him as thy matchless king
through all eternity.
2 Crown him the virgin's Son,
the God incarnate born,
whose arm those crimson trophies won
which now his brow adorn;
fruit of the mystic rose,
yet of that rose the stem,
the root whence mercy ever flows,
the babe of Bethlehem.
3 Crown him the Lord of love.
Behold his hands and side,
rich wounds, yet visible above,
in beauty glorified.
No angels in the sky
can fully bear that sight,
but downward bend their burning eyes
at mysteries so bright.
4 Crown him the Lord of life,
who triumphed o'er the grave
and rose victorious in the strife
for those he came to save.
His glories now we sing,
who died and rose on high,
who died, eternal life to bring,
and lives that death may die.
5 Crown him the Lord of peace,
whose pow'r a scepter sways
from pole to pole, that wars may cease,
absorbed in prayer and praise.
His reign shall know no end,
and round his pierced feet
fair flow'rs of paradise extend
their fragrance ever sweet.
6 Crown him the Lord of years,
the potentate of time,
creator of the rolling spheres,
ineffably sublime.
All hail, Redeemer, hail!
For thou hast died for me;
thy praise and glory shall not fail
throughout eternity.
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GREETING
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.
SONG OF PRAISE
Come, All You People (Blue 717)
PRAYER OF THE DAY
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray.
O God, rich in mercy, you look with compassion on
this troubled world. Feed us with your grace, and
grant us the treasure that comes only from you,
through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Amen.
Please be seated.
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FIRST READING: Amos 6:1a, 4-7
A reading from Amos.
Alas for those who are at ease in Zion,
and for those who feel secure
on Mount Samaria,
Alas for those who lie on beds of ivory,
and lounge on their couches,
and eat lambs from the flock,
and calves from the stall;
who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp,
and like David improvise on instruments
of music; who drink wine from bowls,
and anoint themselves with the finest oils,
but are not grieved
over the ruin of Joseph!
Therefore they shall now be the first to go into
exile, and the revelry of the loungers
shall pass away.
Word of God, word of life.
Thanks be to God.
PSALM: Psalm 146
(Read responsively)
Hallelujah!
Praise the LORD, O my soul!
I will praise the LORD as long as I live;
I will sing praises to my God
while I have my being.
Put not your trust in rulers,
in mortals in whom there is no help.
When they breathe their last, they return to
earth, and in that day
their thoughts perish.
Happy are they who have the God of Jacob for their
help, whose hope is in the LORD their God;
who made heaven and earth, the seas,
and all that is in them;
who keeps promises forever;
who gives justice to those who are oppressed, and
food to those who hunger.
The LORD sets the captive free.
The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; the
LORD lifts up those who are bowed down;
the LORD loves the righteous.
The LORD cares for the stranger; the LORD sustains
the orphan and widow,
but frustrates the way of the wicked.
The LORD shall reign forever, your God,
O Zion, throughout all generations.
Hallelujah!
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SECOND READING: 1 Timothy 6:6-19
A Reading from 1 Timothy.
Of course, there is great gain in godliness combined
with contentment; for we brought nothing into the
world, so that we can take nothing out of it; but if we
have food and clothing, we will be content with
these. But those who want to be rich fall into
temptation and are trapped by many senseless and
harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and
destruction.
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil,
and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered
away from the faith and pierced themselves with
many pains.
But as for you, man of God, shun all this; pursue
righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance,
gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith; take
hold of the eternal life, to which you were called
and for which you made the good confession in
the presence of many witnesses. In the presence
of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ
Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate
made the good confession, I charge you to keep
the commandment without spot or blame until
the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ, which
he will bring about at the right time—he who is
the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of
kings and Lord of lords. It is he alone who has
immortality and dwells in unapproachable light,
whom no one has ever seen or can see; to him be
honor and eternal dominion. Amen.
As for those who in the present age are rich,
command them not to be haughty, or to set their
hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on
God who richly provides us with everything for
our enjoyment. They are to do good, to be rich in
good works, generous, and ready to share, thus
storing up for themselves the treasure of a good
foundation for the future, so that they may take
hold of the life that really is life.
Word of God, word of life.
Thanks be to God.
Please stand as you are able
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Lord, Let My Heart Be Good Soil
Please sing once before, and once following the
reading of the Gospel.
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GOSPEL: Luke 16: 19-31
The holy gospel according to Luke.
Glory to you, O Lord.
[Jesus said:] “There was a rich man who was dressed
in purple and fine linen; who feasted sumptuously
every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named
Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed to satisfy
his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table;
even the dogs would come and lick his sores.
The poor man died and was carried away by the
angels to be with Abraham. The rich man also died
and was buried. In Hades, where he was being
tormented, he looked up and saw Abraham far away
with Lazarus by his side. He called out, ‘Father
Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to
dip the tip of his finger in water and
cool my tongue; for I am in agony in
these flames.’ But Abraham said,
‘Child, remember that during your
lifetime you received your good things,
and Lazarus in like manner evil things;
but now he is comforted here, and you
are in agony. Besides all this, between
you and us a great chasm has been
fixed, so that those who might want to
pass from here to you cannot do so, and
no one can cross from there to us.’
He said, ‘Then, father, I beg you to
send him to my father’s house—for I
have five brothers—that he may warn
them, so that they will not also come
into this place of torment.’ Abraham
replied, ‘They have Moses and the
prophets; they should listen to them.’
He said, ‘No, father Abraham; but if
someone goes to them from the dead,
they will repent.’
He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to
Moses and the prophets, neither will
they be convinced even if someone
rises from the dead.’”
The gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Lord, Let My Heart Be Good Soil
(words on previous page)
SERMON
The Rev. John T. Heidgerd
At conclusion of the sermon, please stand as you are
able for the Hymn of the Day
HYMN OF THE DAY
Let Streams of Living Justice Flow
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THE APOSTLES CREED
Let us profess our faith in the words of the Apostles
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
At the end of each petition, the minister will say
"Let us pray."
The congregation responds:
"Have mercy, O God."
SHARING OF THE PEACE
May the peace of the Lord be with you always.
And also with you.
Let us now share a sign of God’s peace with each
other.
OFFERING
Please be seated as we gather our offerings and
present them to God.
OFFERTORY
“When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” – (Hopson)
Please stand as you are able.
OFFERING SONG
As the Grains of Wheat (Blue 705)
Refrain
As the grains of wheat once scattered on the hill
were gathered into one to become our bread;
so may all your people from all the ends of earth
be gathered into one in you.
1 As this cup of blessing is shared within our
midst, may we share the presence of your love.
Refrain
2 Let this be a foretaste of all that is to come
when all creation shares this feast with you.
Refrain
OFFERING PRAYER
Together, let us pray.
Blessed are you, O God, maker of all things.
Through your goodness you have blessed us
with these gifts: ourselves, 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.
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GREAT THANKSGIVING
(Spoken by pastor)
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.
PREFACE
It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we
should at all times and in all places give thanks and
praise to you, almighty and merciful God through
our Savior Jesus Christ; who on this day overcame
death and the grave, and by his glorious resurrection
opened to us the way of everlasting life.
And so, with all the choirs of angels, with the church
on earth and the hosts of heaven, we praise your
name and join their unending hymn:
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY (please sing)
THANKSGIVING AT THE TABLE
We give you thanks, Father, through Jesus Christ,
your beloved Son, whom you sent to us to save and
redeem us and to proclaim to us your will.
He is your Word, inseparable from you, through
whom you created all things, and in whom
you take delight.
He took on our nature and our lot and was shown
forth as your Son, born of the Holy Spirit
and of the virgin Mary.
He is the one who, handed over to a death he freely
accepted, in order to destroy death, to break the
bonds of the evil one, to crush hell underfoot, to give
light to the righteous, to establish his covenant, and
to show forth the resurrection, taking bread and
giving thanks to you, said:
Take and eat; this is my body, given for you.
Do this for the remembrance of me.
In the same way 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 for all people for the forgiveness of sin.
Do this for the remembrance of me.
Remembering, then, his death and resurrection,
we take this bread and cup, giving you thanks that
you have made us worthy to stand before you and
to serve you as your priestly people.
Send your Spirit upon these gifts of your church;
gather into one all who share this bread and wine;
fill us with your Holy Spirit to establish our faith
in truth, that we may praise and glorify you
through your Son Jesus Christ; through whom all
glory and honor are yours, almighty Father, with
the Holy Spirit, in your holy church, both now
and forever.
Amen.
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LORD’S PRAYER
Lord, remember us in your kingdom and teach us to
pray.
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.
INVITATION TO COMMUNION
Come to the banquet. The feast is now ready.
Thanks be to God.
LAMB OF GOD (Please sing)
Please be seated.
DISTRIBUTION OF COMMUNION
All God's people are invited by our Lord Jesus
Christ to receive Holy Communion. We receive
these gifts of bread and wine, of Christ's body and
blood in faith, trusting that in this meal our Lord
comes to us, forgives our sins, renews us in faith and
leads us into new life.
Emmanuel’s tradition is that communion is
distributed continuously. After the sacraments are
consecrated, the ushers will direct those in the
congregation by row to proceed down the center
aisle toward the pastor or assisting minister who will
distribute the bread.
If you prefer gluten-free bread, please signal to the
pastor or assisting minister as you approach.
As you walk down the aisle on the left or right side,
there are tables on which there are trays holding
individual cups. If you wish to receive wine,
please take an empty cup with you prior to receiving
the bread. If you prefer grape juice, please take a
pre-filled cup as you pass.
After receiving the bread turn to the left or right
where an assistant will pour wine into the empty
cup. After you have consumed the bread and
wine (or juice), please return to your seat via the
side aisle, placing the empty cup in the receptacle
provided on your way to your seat.
If you do not wish to receive Holy Communion,
you are invited to come forward and receive a
blessing. Please come forward with your arms
folded across your chest in the form of the St.
Andrew's cross. (X)
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SONGS DURING COMMUNION
We Come to the Hungry Feast (Blue 766)
1 We come to the hungry feast
hungry for a word of peace.
To hungry hearts unsatisfied
the love of God is not denied.
We come, we come to the hungry feast.
2 We come to the hungry feast
hungry for a world released
from hungry people of ev'ry kind,
the poor in body, poor in mind.
We come, we come to the hungry feast.
3 We come to the hungry feast
hungry that the hunger cease,
and knowing, though we eat our fill,
the hunger will stay with us; still
we come, we come to the hungry feast.
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One Bread, One Body (Blue 710)
Refrain
One bread, one body, one Lord of all;
one cup of blessing which we bless,
and we, though many throughout the earth,
we are one body in this one Lord.
1 Gentile or Jew, servant or free,
woman or man, no more.
Refrain
2 Many the gifts, many the works,
one in the Lord of all.
Refrain
3 Grain for the fields, scattered and grown,
gathered to one for all.
Refrain
Please stand as you are able.
TABLE BLESSING
The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ
strengthen you and keep you in his grace.
Amen.
POST-COMMUNION PRAYER
Together, let us pray.
O God, our life, our strength, our food, we
give you thanks for sustaining us with the
body and blood of your Son.
By your Holy Spirit, enliven us to be his
body in the world, that more and more we
will give you praise and serve your earth
and its many peoples, through Jesus
Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Amen.
BLESSING
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.
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SENDING HYMN
My Life Flows On in Endless Song (Blue 781)
1 My life flows on in endless song;
above earth's lamentation,
I catch the sweet, though far-off hymn
that hails a new creation.
Refrain
No storm can shake my inmost calm
while to that Rock I'm clinging.
Since Christ is Lord of heaven and earth,
how can I keep from singing?
2 Through all the tumult and the strife,
I hear that music ringing.
It finds an echo in my soul.
How can I keep from singing?
Refrain
3 What though my joys and comforts die?
The Lord my Savior liveth.
What though the darkness gather round?
Songs in the night he giveth.
Refrain
4 The peace of Christ makes fresh my heart,
a fountain ever springing!
All things are mine since I am his!
How can I keep from singing?
Refrain
DISMISSAL
Go in peace and thanksgiving to love and serve the
Lord.
Thanks be to God.
POSTLUDE
“For the Beauty of the Earth” – (Hobby)
Today – Sept. 29
Ministers: All God’s people gathered
Acolytes: Lily Pifer, Dylan Drissel
Assisting Minister: Jen Casta
Altar Guild: Fran Hunsicker, Gerry Blaich,
Liesl Stroup, Kathleen Coll
CD Delivery: Pat Frankenfield
Communion Assts: Chris Harubin, Jane Vogel
Counters: Team 3: Bill Morral, Cheryl Starke,
Co-captains.
Greeters: Dave & Marlene Natali
Lector: Cory Gilbert
Ushers: Team 1, Daniel Vogel, Capt.
Next Week – Oct. 6
Ministers: All God’s people gathered
Acolytes: Cole Pifer, Krieg Pierce
Assisting Minister: Julie Freed
Altar Guild: Becky Hartman, Melinda Ferrara,
Blythe Bealer
CD Delivery: Rich Landis
Communion Assts: Harry Seeley, Cindy Crouthamel
Counters: Team 4: Carole Darragh, Michelle Gilbert,
This week I was asked a question I’ve never been asked before: Why do you have 3 keyboards on the organ? You only have 2 hands!
What a good question! I invite you to come up to see and listen. Each keyboard connects to pipes that function differently in how the organ plays.
Since the time of the most famous organist of all time, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 to 1750) most organs have been built with multiple keyboards. Emmanuel’s organ has three such keyboards. The top keyboard is called “The Swell Manual”. The middle keyboard is known as “The Great Manual” and the lowest keyboard we call “The Choir Manual”.
Each of the three manuals controls a different set of pips and can be used in different ways to give us the many sounds that an organ can create. For example, it is possible to play a melody on one keyboard and its harmony on another one that is set to play more softly.
This week, I’m writing about the work horse of the organ which is the middle keyboard or “Great Manual”. This keyboard is connected to the pipes that are built to create a strong, firm sound. The “Great” pipes usually generate more sound than similar pipes in other divisions.
The “Great Manual” is the group of pipes that lead the congregation in singing. When pressing one key, you will often hear 5 different pitches simultaneously, ranging from quite low to very high. On most instruments, the loudness of these pipes is established when the organ is built. The organist makes the sound louder or softer by adding or taking away “stops” (smaller groups of pipes. Stops are controlled by white tabs above the keyboards are the sets of stops that connect the organist to any or all of the three keyboards.
Next week I’ll give you some information about the other two keyboards and sets of pipes!