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We celebrate Holy Communion in worship each Sunday at 9:00 AM. Visitors are welcome for Communion—read the "Invitation to Holy Communion section to learn more.
We have weekly education programs for all ages after worship, including Sunday School (age 3+), Confirmation (7th & 8th grade), Youth Group (middle/high school), and Adult Forum.
Restrooms (all handicapped-accessible):
- Located down the hall from the church office (women’s first, then men’s).
Child and Family Needs—in Fireside Room (entry area):
- Children are welcome in worship! The small table has crayons and coloring books if your little ones need to keep their hands busy!
- Our Family Room (next to the TV) offers a baby changing table and space for nursing or other family needs during the service!
Hearing Assistance:
- You can your set hearing aid to “T” to use our T-coil hearing loop.
- Other hearing assistance devices are available as well—please ask an usher if you would like to use one.
God’s Mission for Trinity: Welcome. Nurture. Serve.
- In order to put Christ first, we WELCOME people into the church, inviting them to receive the love and grace of Jesus so they may know themselves as children of God.
- We NURTURE people in faith to support their learning and growth as followers of Jesus.
- We send people out to SERVE people in emotional, spiritual, and physical need in the congregation, the community, and the world.
Prelude
Welcome & Announcements
- Click/tap here for this week's announcements!
- NEW for Kids: Learn about the Bible with interactive games, word searches, and puzzles you can play on a phone through Bible Activities Zone! (Please be polite and turn off the sound if you are sitting in church, though!)
- Mission Fuel-Up Moment: Trinity’s Stewardship of Ministry
- Reflection on Veterans’ Day and Armistice Day (1918)
Please stand as you are able.
Gathering Hymn “This Is My Song” ELW 887
Confession and Forgiveness (1 John 3:18; John 20:23; Revelation 1:8)
P: In the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
P: Almighty God, prepare the way of our Lord Jesus Christ in our hearts; in our lives; in our homes; and in the calling we share together to be the church, Christ’s body in the world. Open us to the guidance of your Holy Spirit, that we may increasingly love you and our neighbors in truth and action, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
C: Amen.
P: Let us confess our sin in the presence of the gracious God who is, who was, and who is to come. (A brief silence.) Almighty God,
C: we confess that we have not prepared for your merciful reign among us. We ignore our neighbors in need and fail in the labor of justice and peace. In your mercy, forgive us. Grant us wisdom to welcome your light and to seek the things that will endure until Christ comes again in glory. Amen.
P: In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake, God forgives us all our sins. As a called and ordained minister of the church of Christ, and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
Apostolic Greeting (2 Corinthians 13:13)
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.
Hymn of Praise (Luke 2:14) “This Is the Feast”
Prayer of the Day
P: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
P: Let us pray together. O God,
C: you show forth your almighty power chiefly by reaching out to us in mercy. Grant us the fullness of your grace, strengthen our trust in your promises, and bring all the world to share in the treasures that come through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen
First Reading: 1 Kings 17:8-16
A: Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “Go now to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and live there; for I have commanded a widow there to feed you.” So he set out and went to Zarephath. When he came to the gate of the town, a widow was there gathering sticks; he called to her and said, “Bring me a little water in a vessel, so that I may drink.” As she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, “Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.” But she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of meal in a jar, and a little oil in a jug; I am now gathering a couple of sticks, so that I may go home and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die.” Elijah said to her, “Do not be afraid; go and do as you have said; but first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterwards make something for yourself and your son. For thus says the Lord the God of Israel: The jar of meal will not be emptied and the jug of oil will not fail until the day that the Lord sends rain on the earth.” She went and did as Elijah said, so that she as well as he and her household ate for many days. The jar of meal was not emptied, neither did the jug of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by Elijah.
A: The word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
Psalm: Psalm 146 (sung to the tune below)
L: Hal- | lelujah!
Praise the LORD, | O my soul!
C: I will praise the LORD as long | as I live;
I will sing praises to my God while I | have my being.
L: Put not your | trust in rulers,
in mortals in whom there | is no help.
C: When they breathe their last, they re- | turn to earth,
and in that day | their thoughts perish.
L: Happy are they who have the God of Jacob | for their help,
whose hope is in the | LORD their God;
C: who made heaven and earth, the seas, and all that | is in them;
who keeps promis- | es forever;
L: who gives justice to those who are oppressed, and food to | those who hunger.
The LORD sets the | captive free.
C: The LORD opens the eyes of the blind;
the LORD lifts up those who | are bowed down;
the LORD | loves the righteous.
L: The LORD cares | for the stranger;
the LORD sustains the orphan and widow,
but frustrates the way | of the wicked.
C: The LORD shall | reign forever,
your God, O Zion, throughout all generations. | Hallelujah!
Second Reading: Hebrews 9:24-28
A: For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made by human hands, a mere copy of the true one, but he entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. Nor was it to offer himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Holy Place year after year with blood that is not his own; for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the age to remove sin by the sacrifice of himself. And just as it is appointed for mortals to die once, and after that the judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.
A: The word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
Please stand as you are able.
Gospel Acclamation (John 6:68)
GOSPEL: Mark 12:38-44
P: This is the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the 12th chapter.
C: Glory to you, O Lord.
P: As he taught, [Jesus] said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets!They devour widows’ houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”
He sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny. Then he called his disciples and said to them, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. For all of them have contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”
P: The Gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise to you, O Christ.
Please sit.
Children's Time & Sermon
Please stand as you are able.
Hymn of the Day “Let Streams of Living Justice” ELW 710
Profession of Faith (Apostles’ Creed)
C: 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 power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again 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 Church (1 Timothy 2:1-2)
Each section of the prayers ends:
A: Lord, in your mercy,
C: Hear our prayer.
When we get to this part, please join in reading the names in bold:
A: Today, we pray especially for...these friends on our Prayer List:
C: Dave, JoAnne, Lois, Cecil, Andrea, Tom, Ron, Carolyn, Eleanor, Florence, Karen, Ian, Kirk, Dawn, Lois, Lynette, Carole, Paul, Sandy, Brian, Easton, Angela, Brenda, Richard, Mallerie, Eric, Vicki, Jeff, Diane, Eric, Jenny, Lucas, Cindy, Vickie., and Adrienne.
At the conclusion of the prayers:
P: Into your hands…through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
C: Amen.
Sharing of the Peace (John 14:27, 20:19-21; Matthew 5:23-24)
P: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
C: And also with you.
Please sit.
Please sit.
Offering “Lord, I Want to be a Christian” Chime Choir
Please stand as you are able.
Sung Offertory “Take My Life, That I May Be” (v. 1 & 4) ELW 685
Take my life, that I may be consecrated, Lord, to thee;
take my moments and my days; let them flow in ceaseless praise.
Take my silver and my gold, not a mite would I with-hold;
take my intellect, and use ev’ry pow’r as thou shalt choose.
Offertory Prayer
A: Let us pray. Let us pray. Savior of the nations, come. Make your home here in us. Feed us with your love, that our faith shine ever new and our lives reveal your light.
C: Amen.
Great Thanksgiving
P: It is indeed right...we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
Holy, Holy, Holy (Isaiah 6:3, Psalm 118:26, Mark 11:9-10)
Eucharistic Prayer (1 Corinthians 11:23-26)
P: Holy, mighty, and merciful Lord...
In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread...
Again, after supper, he took the cup...
Pour out upon us...now and forever.
C: Amen.
Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13, Luke 11:2-4)
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 today our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
Please sit.
Lamb of God (John 1:29)
If you are visiting today, you are welcome to receive Holy Communion.
- Please come forward when the usher comes to your row. (If you are unable to come forward, please tell the usher, and the servers will come to you.)
- Pastor will give you the bread, and then you can choose to either drink wine from the first cup station or to dip your bread in wine (red) or grape juice (white) at the second cup station.
- If you prefer not to receive Holy Communion, you are invited to come forward with your arms folded across your chest to receive a blessing.
All are invited to sing the following hymns while Communion is distributed:
- ELW 694 “Sing to the Lord of Harvest”
- ELW 695 “As Saints of Old”
- ELW 582 “Holy Spirit, Ever Dwelling”
- ELW 471 “Let Us Break Bread Together”
Please stand as you are able.
Prayer after Communion
A: Let us pray. God for whom we wait, you come to us in the broken bread and the cup we share. Make us ready always to welcome Christ into our hearts, and send us forth to be your people in the world, announcing your coming among us in Jesus Christ our Lord.
C: Amen.
Benediction (Numbers 6:24-25, sung)
P: The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you.
The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace,
in the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
C: (sung response below)
Sending Hymn “Abide with Me” ELW 629
Dismissal
A: Go in peace. Serve the Lord!
C: Thanks be to God!
Postlude
Service words & music reproduced and streamed under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies License #SBL-14744.
Other hymns streamed under OneLicense #A-715015.
