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Sunday, September 5, 2021 15th Sunday after Pentecost Lectionary 23, Year B
Worship Service for Sunday, September 5, 2021
Congregation responses are bold
Prelude "Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist" Carl Heine
J. G. Walther (1684-1748)
Announcements Pastor Kathy Nolte
Confession & Forgiveness Pastor Kathy Nolte
Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God,
whose teaching is life, whose presence is sure,
and whose love is endless. Amen.
Let us confess our sins to the one who welcomes us with an open heart.
Silence is kept for reflection.
God our comforter:
like lost sheep, we have gone astray.
We gaze upon abundance and see scarcity.
We turn our faces away from injustice and oppression.
We exploit the earth with our apathy and greed.
Free us from our sin, gracious God.
Listen when we call out to you for help.
Lead us by your love to love our neighbors as ourselves. Amen.
All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
By the gift of grace in ☩ Christ Jesus,
God makes you righteous.
Receive with glad hearts the forgiveness of all your sins. Amen.
Sharing of the Peace Pastor Kathy Nolte
The peace of Christ be with you always. And also with you.
(Please ask before touching or shaking hands – some just need a word of peace.)Gathering Hymn Open Our Eyes Lord (Sung Gently into Masks)
Opening Prayer Pastor Kathy Nolte
Reading Isaiah 35:4-7a Dean Ennes
4
Say to those who are of a fearful heart,
“Be strong, do not fear!
Here is your God. He will come with vengeance,
with terrible recompense.
He will come and save you.”
5
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
and the ears of the deaf unstopped;
6
then the lame shall leap like a deer,
and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy.
For waters shall break forth in the wilderness,
and streams in the desert;
7a
the burning sand shall become a pool,
and the thirsty ground springs of water.
Word of God, Word of Life. Thanks be to God!Reading Seeking God’s Purpose by Alice Munro Dean Ennes
My mother prayed on her knees at midday,
at night, and first thing in the morning.
Every day opened up to her
to have God’s will done in it.
Every night she totted up
what she’d done and said and thought,
to see how it squared with Him.
That kind of life is dreary, people think,
but they’re missing the point.
For one thing, such a life can never be boring.
And nothing can happen to you that you can’t make use of.
Even if you’re racked by troubles
and sick and poor and ugly,
you’ve got your soul to carry through life
like a treasure on a platter.
Going upstairs to pray after the noon meal,
my mother would be full of energy and expectation,
seriously smiling.
Gospel Mark 7:24-37 Pastor Kathy Nolte
The Holy Gospel according to Mark, the 7th Chapter. Glory to you, O Lord.
24
Jesus left and went to the region near the city of Tyre, where he stayed in
someone’s home. He did not want people to know he was there, but they found out
anyway. 25 A woman whose daughter had an evil spirit in her heard where Jesus was.
And right away she came and knelt down at his feet. 26 The woman was Greek and
had been born in the part of Syria known as Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to force
the demon out of her daughter. 27 But Jesus said, “The children must first be fed! It
isn’t right to take away their food and feed it to dogs.”28
The woman replied, “Lord, even dogs eat the crumbs that children drop from the
table.” 29 Jesus answered, “That’s true! You may go now. The demon has left your
daughter.” 30 When the woman got back home, she found her child lying on the bed.
The demon had gone.
31
Jesus left the region around Tyre and went by way of Sidon toward Lake Galilee.
He went through the land near the ten cities known as Decapolis. 32 Some people
brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk. They begged Jesus just to
touch him.
33
After Jesus had taken him aside from the crowd, he stuck his fingers in the man’s
ears. Then he spit and put it on the man’s tongue. 34 Jesus looked up toward heaven,
and with a groan he said, “Effatha!” which means “Open up!” 35 At once the man
could hear, and he had no more trouble talking clearly. 36 Jesus told the people not
to say anything about what he had done. But the more he told them, the more they
talked about it. 37 They were completely amazed and said, “Everything he does is
good! He even heals people who cannot hear or talk.”
The Gospel of our Lord, Praise to you, O Christ.
Children’s Message Pastor Kathy Nolte
Sermon Pastor Kathy Nolte
(Sung Gently into Masks)
Hymn of the Day Spirit Open My Heart ACS 1043Prayers of Intercession Darlene Matthews
Communion
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 God thanks and praise.O God triune, how majestic is your name in all the earth. Over the eons your merciful might evolved our home, a fragile tree of life. O God triune, you took on our flesh in Jesus our healer. In Christ you bring life from death; we remember his cross, we laud his resurrection. Broken like bread, he enlivens our body. Outpoured like wine, he fills the earth with goodness. We praise you for the heart of Jesus, so filled with your love for this earth. 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 for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me. O God triune, you create the worlds, you uphold the living, you embrace the dead. Send forth your Spirit and renew the face of the earth. Strengthen us for our journey with this meal, the body and blood of Christ. Give us a future that trusts in you and cares for your earth. Empowered by your promises, we rise from our deaths to praise you again: The earth is full of your glory, God in Community, Holy in One. Amen.
Lord’s Prayer Pastor Kathy Nolte
Gathered into one, let us pray as Jesus taught us according to our own language or custom.
Abba Imma/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 sins
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.
Meditation "Farewell Waltz" F. Chopin Carl Heine & Evan Campbell
Benediction & Sending Pastor Kathy Nolte
Pastor Kathy will gather people outside in small circles for communion after the benediction
and sending. Grab a communion cup and take it outside.
Go in peace. You are the body of Christ.
Thanks be to God. Amen.
Postlude Carl HeineNotes as you go…
• Pastor Kathy will gather people outside in small circles for communion. Grab a
communion cup and take it outside.
• Follow the QR code to “Prayers and More” for to sign-up for
events, add your prayers or make an online donation. To do those
in-person look for the sheets and offering plate near the usher.
• Put on your hat of curiosity before getting up and greeting people.
Some want a hug while others will just smile with their eyes.
• Worship Hours will change in September:
o September 12th – Worship at 10am
o September 19th – Worship at 8am and 10:30am with Christian Ed at 9:15am
o September 26th– Worship at 8am and 10:30am with Christian Ed at 9:15am
• Jazz Prayer: Kicks-off on Friday, September
17 at 7:30pm. It begins with the theme
Resilience – that internal ability to pick ourselves
up after disasters and challenges, making conscious choices to
adapt, learn new skills, and rebuild what was broken to be better than it originally was.
Both in-person and livestreamed. Just follow the link on our website under the EVENTS
tab. Sign up to distribute posters.
• Follow this QR Code to be added to
our mailchimp weekly news and
monthly newsletter and Jazz Prayer:
• Are you glad that a large crew of people are bringing worship to people in the sanctuary
AND at home? Let them know in person. Do you have a suggestion for what can
change? Let Pastor Kathy know.
• Good Shepherd needs a professional Bookkeeper for the payroll, accounts payable and
various monthly reports. Know someone who meets those qualifications, contact the
office for a job description.Homecoming
September 9th, 2018 we
sang our building “Shalom”
and moved our ministry away
for 611 Randolph.
September 12th, 2021 we
sing our greetings back to
• Worship will begin at 10am on September 12 when the building and formally
we will meet outside and sing our way back into claim it as “Home Base”.
the building.
• During worship we will recall what we have Why “Home Base”? In our
learned in our 3 years since the fire, honoring three-year journey we’ve
those who are gone and those who are new. come to understand that
• Not comfortable meeting inside? We will have a buildings aren’t our ministry,
station where you can watch the livestream but rather a location which
outside. Bring a blanket or lawn chair if you wish. provides the tools for
ministry. Like climbers of
Everest, home base is where
you rest. It’s where you
• Saturday, September 11 at 1pm to set up the regroup. It isn’t the
chairs and worship space. destination.
• Sunday, September 12 at 8am to set up the
outdoor space
• Sunday, September 12 to carry items in the worship service
• The US evacuated 100,000 refugees, some of whom are on
their way to our area. Collect “Welcome to America” items
for refugees & a visit from an Exodus Representative. Visit
www.tinyurl.com/GLSCExodus or follow the Prayers and More QR code to see the list
of needs.• Photographer taking “Homecoming” pictures outside. Can’t be present OR know
someone who only worships online – send a digital family picture to the church office
for our “Family Album”
• Find out how to say “Welcome Home” to asylum Seekers and new neighbors at 801 Oak
Park.
• Backpack Blessing & Outdoor Family Gathering
• Sunday School RegistrationOffice Hours:
Monday – Wednesday: 9:00a – 3:30p
Thursday - Friday 9:00a – noon
Pastor is available on Monday and
Wednesday from 9:00a – 3:00pm or
by appointment
A Congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
611 Randolph Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302
708-848-4741 ⬧ churchoffice@goodshepherdlc.org ⬧ goodshepherdlc.org
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