6:30 pm March 2, 2022 - Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
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March 2, 2022
6:30 pm
1PRELUDE: Air and Chorale on “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence” Jack Noble White
WELCOME AND INVOCATION
CALL TO WORSHIP
P: We are dust and ashes,
bone and breath,
full of frailty and limitation.
Lent calls us into reflection and repentance,
drawing closer to God.
C: Lent calls us to see ourselves as dust and ash,
alive only with God’s breath.
P: Lent invites us to be pilgrims,
moving with Jesus toward the truth.
C: In Lent, we travel with Jesus,
moving toward an end and a beginning.
P: Let us worship the God of glory,
with all that is within us.
CALL TO CONFESSION
Keeping up appearances is exhausting. Pretending to be something we are not takes a toll
on our spirits. The illusion of perfection makes us weary. Lent invites us into a place of
freedom. Let us speak the truth about ourselves, and know the truth about God. Trusting in
God’s abundant, living mercy, let us pray. (time for silent reflection)…Amen
CONFESSION
God who breathes life into dust,
and fills ash with glory,
we come to you knowing that we are broken,
not by your doing,
but by our own.
Forgive us for chasing shiny gods,
instead of turning to you.
2Forgive us for trusting our own abilities
more than your goodness.
Forgive us for seeing other people as stepping stones,
instead of as your beloved ones.
Breathe life into our dust again, we pray,
and claim us once more as your own.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
DECLARATION OF FORGIVENESS
Who are we, that God is mindful of us? God’s fingers have shaped us, and God’s breath
gives us life. God’s abundant mercy follows us with each step. In the life of Jesus Christ, we
see a new way to live. In following him, our lives are redeemed. Through Jesus Christ, we
are all forgiven. Be at peace in God’s grace.
OPENING HYMN: “Tree of Life and Awesome Mystery” ELW 334
1 Tree of Life and awesome mystery, in your death we are reborn;
though you die in all of hist'ry, still you rise with every morn, still you rise with every morn.
2 We remember truth once spoken, love passed on through act and word;
every person lost and broken wears the body of our Lord, wears the body of our Lord.
3 Christ, you lead and we shall follow, stumbling though our steps may be;
one with you in joy and sorrow, we the river, you the sea, we the river, you the sea.
L5 God of all our fear and sorrow, God who lives beyond our death
Hold us close through each tomorrow, Love as near as ev’ry breath
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Pastor: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you
Pastor: Let us pray,
People: Loving God, Your son came, and like a good shepherd, gave his life for your
sheep. Receive our humble gratitude for this act of sacrifice and courage. Amen.
3CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
LENTEN VERSE ELW page 125
People: Let your steadfast love come to us, O Lord. Save us as you promised; we will
trust your word. Save us as you promised; we will trust your word.
GOSPEL John 10:1-18
10‘Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in
by another way is a thief and a bandit. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of
the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls
his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes
ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 They will not follow
a stranger, but they will run from him because they do not know the voice of strangers.’ 6
Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what he was saying
to them.
7 So again Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8 All who
came before me are thieves and bandits; but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the
gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. 10
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it
abundantly.
11 ‘I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The
hired hand, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and
leaves the sheep and runs away—and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 The
hired hand runs away because a hired hand does not care for the sheep. 14 I am the good
shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, 15 just as the Father knows me and I know
the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep that do not belong to
this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock,
one shepherd. 17 For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to
take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have
power to lay it down, and I have power to take it up again. I have received this command
from my Father.’
Response after the reading:
Pastor: The Word of our Lord. People: Thanks be to God.
4THE MESSAGE Pastor Sherri Otto
HYMN OF THE DAY “Abide with Me” ELW 629
1 Abide with me: fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens: Lord with me abide!
When other helpers fail, and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me!
2 Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day;
Earth’s joys grow dim, its glories pass away;
Change and decay in all around I see;
O thou who changes not, abide with me!
3 I need thy presence ev’ry passing hour:
What but thy grace can foil the tempter’s pow’r?
Who like thyself my guide and stay can be?
Thro’ cloud and sunshine, O abide with me!
4 I fear no foe with thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness;
Where is death’s sting? Where grave, thy victory?
I triumph still if thou abide with me!
5 Hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes;
Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies;
Heav’n’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.
IMPOSITION OF ASHES “Dust and Ashes” Piano
We invite everyone who desires to come forward to be marked by the sign of the cross with
the ashes. The ashes remind us of our mortality and complete dependence on God and the
grace we have been given in the crucified and risen Christ. The mark of the cross is a sign of
our identity in Christ and our commitment to him. If you prefer to receive the ashes on the
back of your hand instead of your forehead, please present your hand to the pastor.
5Blessing for Ash Wednesday
So let the ashes come the life that rises and returns
as beginning and finds its way again.
and not as end; See what shimmers
the first sign amid their darkness,
but not the final. what endures
Let them rest upon you within their dust.
as invocation and invitation, See how they draw us
and let them take you toward the mystery
the way that ashes know that will consume
to go. but not destroy,
May they mark you that will blossom
with the memory of fire from the blazing,
and of the life that will scorch us
that came before the burning: with its joy.
~Jan Richardson
OFFERING: “Lord Jesus, Think on Me” arr. Iteke Prins
OFFERTORY RESPONSE: “Create in Me a Clean Heart” ELW 188
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from your presence and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore
unto me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with your free Spirit.
WORDS OF INSTITUTION
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.
COMMUNION DISTRIBUTION
Communion Hymn: “We Come to Your Feast: (Michael Joncas), One Voice Choir
6POST-COMMUNION BLESSING
L: The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep
you in his grace.
C: Amen.
BENEDICTION
And now as you go from this place, go knowing that you are saved by grace; you are
justified, you are forgiven, you are sought out, you are beloved, you are hidden in Christ
and made for the glory of God. You are known, you are never forsaken, you are held in the
palm of God’s hand, you are loved. May God's peace and power go with us until we gather
again, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
CLOSING HYMN: “What Wondrous Love is This?” ELW 666 (v. 1-3)
1 What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul! What
wondrous love is this, O my soul! What wondrous love is this
that caused the Lord of bliss to bear the dreadful curse for my
soul, for my soul, to bear the dreadful curse for my soul?
2 When I was sinking down, sinking down, sinking down, when
I was sinking down, sinking down, when I was sinking down
beneath God’s righteous frown, Christ laid aside his crown for my
soul, for my soul, Christ laid aside his crown for my soul.
3 To God and to the Lamb I will sing, I will sing; to
God and to the Lamb I will sing; to God and to the Lamb,
who is the great I Am, while millions join the theme I will
sing, I will sing, while millions join the theme, I will sing.
DISMISSAL
Pastor: Go in Peace. Serve the Lord. People: Thanks be to God!
POSTLUDE: Toccata on “Picardy” arr. Michael Helman
(“Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence”)
Liturgy is from “Invitation to Lent” by Rev. Mary Austin. Used with permission.
7Our sanctuary is equipped with a hearing assistance system. Ask an usher for assistance.
Large print bulletins are also available. You can request one from an usher.
Persons unfamiliar with our Service may find the following explanation of abbreviations
helpful. indicates “Stand as able.”
ELW refers to the EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN WORSHIP with the
cranberry cover. Hymn selections are listed as “ELW ###.”
Liturgy selections are listed as ELW page ###.
GATHER refers to the GATHER hymnbook with the teal blue cover.
Hymn selections are listed as “Gather ###.”
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
500 Blake Road South • Edina, MN 55343
Phone: (952) 935-3457 • Fax: (952) 935-6127
Web Site: www.sothchurch.com
PASTORS: Scott Searl & Sherri Otto
INTERN PASTOR: Anne Schaefer
ASSISTANT/VISITATION PASTOR: Fred Jensen
ORGANIST: Carolyn Diamond
MUSIC DIRECTOR: Emily Koski
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: Shawn Wacholz
BUILDING MANAGER: Blair Prax
PARISH NURSE: Kaye Wothe
MISSION PARTNERSHIP: Tapestry Ministries
Rev. Melissa Melnick Gonzales
Reprinted from Evangelical Lutheran Worship © 2006
Used by permission of Augsburg Fortress License #3513-L
Words to songs used by permission of CCLI License No. 811865
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