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All Saints’ Sunday
November 2, 2014
Moorhead, Minnesota
www.trinitymhd.org
218-236-1333
“Welcoming the community to worship and grow in serving God.”
Welcome to Trinity!
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The people and pastors of Trinity are committed to meeting you wherever you are on your
journey in faith. Thank you for worshiping with us today. If you are visiting, please fill out the
pink slip on the front of this Order of Service and place it in the offering.
We would love the opportunity to get to know you better. YOU are welcome at Trinity!
Today at Trinity
Electronic Devices: Please check to assure your electronic devices are turned off or set to vibrate.
Your cooperation is sincerely appreciated.
If you have a prayer request, contact the office or use the back side of the pink slip.The request
will appear in the bulletin and on the prayer chain unless otherwise requested. We must have
permission before printing names. Requests will be shared for three weeks unless otherwise directed.
Offerings: Trinity Lutheran is a tithing church. We dedicate a percentage of our offerings to the mission
of the wider church through the NW MN Synod of ELCA. In addition, Trinity also supports many
other mission partners. We are able to support these ministries because of your offerings and tithes.
Large print bulletins and hearing aids are available for Sanctuary services. Please ask an usher.
Children of all ages are encouraged to attend worship. However, Noah’s Ark Nursery is staffed
and available for children 3 and under from 8:25-11:35 a.m. Ask an Usher/Host to direct you.
Worship Bags for young children (3-6) are available in the Narthex and the back of the CLC.
Coffee is served between the services (9:35-10:25 a.m.) in the Christian Life Center (CLC). Stay
late or come early and join in this opportunity for making or visiting friends.
This week’s sponsor: Trinity Friends in Faith
All Saints’ Tea & Remembrances - 9:35 a.m. in the Lounge.
Men’s Choir rehearsal - 9:35 a.m. in Room 46. All men are welcome and invited to attend!
Blood Pressure Checks - 9:35 a.m. in the Caring Center.
Christmas Service practice for all children begins today during the Sunday school hour.
Sunday Morning Live - For youth in grades 9-12, in Room 238.
65+ Turkey Dinner - 12 p.m. in the Christian Life Center.
Order of Service
The congregation is invited to participate at the places marked with bold type.
Prelude
“Jerusalem, My Happy Home” -Sherman
Trinity Handbells
Welcome
Invocation
We gather as we live in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Thanksgiving for Baptism
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.
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Opening Hymn
“For All the Saints”
#422
vs. 1, 3, 4, 7
Apostolic 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.
Canticle of Praise
Ye watchers and ye holy ones, bright seraphs, cherubim, and thrones,
Raise the glad strain: Alleluia!
Cry out, dominions, princedoms, powr’s, arch angels, virtues, angel choirs:
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Prayer of the Day
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray together:
Almighty God, you have knit your people together in one communion in the mystical body of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Grant us grace to follow your blessed saints
in lives of faith and commitment, and to know the inexpressible joys you have prepared for those who love you, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who
lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
First Reading
Revelations 7:9-17
(8:30) Becky Grothe
(10:30) Larry Vigen
9 After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. 10 They cried out in a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!” 11 And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12 singing, Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving “and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.” 13 Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come from?” 14 I said to him, “Sir, you
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are the one that knows.” Then he said to me, “These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
15 For this reason they are before the throne of God, and worship him day and night within his temple, and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them. 16 They will hunger no more, and thirst no more; the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat; 17 for the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Anthem
(8:30) “Saints Society” -Moore
(10:30) “Blest Are They” -Haas
Blest are they, the poor in spirit, theirs is the kingdom of God.
Blest are they, full or sorrow, they shall be consoled.
Rejoice and be glad! Blessed are you, holy are you!
Rejoice and be glad! Yours is the kingdom of God!
Blest are they, the lowly ones, they shall inherit the earth.
Blest are they who hunger and thirst, they shall have their fill.
Blest are they who show mercy, mercy shall be theirs.
Blest are they, the pure of heart, they shall see God!
Blest are they who seek peace, they are the children of God.
Blest are they who suffer in faith, the glory of God is theirs.
Blest are you who suffer hate, all because of me.
Rejoice and be glad, your is the kingdom; shine for all to see.
Second Reading
Joyful Noise
Cathedral Choir
I John 3:1-3
See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is
what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. 3 And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
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Children’s Time
Gospel Acclamation
O higher than the cherubim, more glorious than the seraphim,
Lead their praises: Alleluia!
Thou bearer of the eternal Word, most gracious, magnify the Lord.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Gospel
Matthew 5:1-12
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2 Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying:
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”
5 “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.”
6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”
7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.”
8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.”
9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”
10 “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
11 “Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
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Sermon
Pastor Matt Peterson
Offering Hymn
“Shall We Gather at the River”
#423
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.
Remembering the Saints
Claire Hendrickson
Edna Strandlien
LeRoyce Hagen
Lorraine Beckman
Berdelle Kragnes
Orville Holsen
Antoinette Beedy
Ronald Hoffman
Julie Mathiason
Keith Hillstrom
Karien Zimmerman
Robert Chrissis
Robert Pender
Alta Brokke
Alice Braniff
Alan Bosman
Kenneth Masterson
Larrel Clefisch
Don Krause
Milton Nelson
Roger Aafedt
Ruth Storvick
John Wambheim
Shanna Mjelde
Doris Hitchen
Jeffrey Weber
June Dewerff
Phyllis Onsgard
Vincent Anderson
Marion Kolstad
Martin Holsen
Irene Dahl
Cindy Steen
Velma Carlson
Lorrayne Bohm
Mavis Barth
Dorothy Teigen
Jan Hillier
Mildred Gobernatz
“If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation.
Everything old has passed away; behold, everything has become new.”
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“Blessed are They” -Fleming
All
Women
Men
All
All
Prayers of the Church
Lord in your mercy.
Hear our prayer.
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Sharing the Peace
The peace of Christ be with you always.
And also with you.
In this season of colds and flu, please feel free to share the peace, and not the germs by “rubbing elbows” instead of shaking hands.
Offertory
O friends, in gladness let us sing, supernal anthems echoing:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
To God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit, Three in One:
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
The offering and electronic giving cards will be brought forward to the altar.
Offertory Prayer
God of all creation, all you have made is good, and your love endures forever. You bring forth bread from the earth and fruit from the vine. Nourish us with these gifts, that we might be for the world signs of your gracious presence in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
Great Thanksgiving
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.
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Sanctus
Respond, ye souls in endless rest, ye patriarch and prophets blest:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Ye holy twelve, ye martyrs strong, all saints triumphant, raise the song:
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Words of Institution
On the night in which he was betrayed...
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
All are welcome at the table of the Lord. Those not communing may come forward for a blessing. If you prefer to receive communion at your seat, please inform an usher.
Gluten free wafers and grape juice are available.
Distribution Music
“Give Thanks for Saints”
“Jerusalem My Happy Home”
“Behold the Host Arrayed in White”
#428
#628
#425
Blessing
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Prayer After Communion
Let us pray together,
We give you thanks, almighty God, that you have refreshed us through the healing power of this gift of life. In your mercy, strengthen us through this gift, in faith toward you and in fervent love toward one another, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Benediction
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.
Announcements
Sending Hymn
“For All Your Saints, O Lord”
#427
Dismissal
Go in Peace. Serve the Lord!
Thanks be to God!
Postlude
Andrew Steinberg, Organ
“The worship has ended, now the service begins.”
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Order of Worship
The congregation is invited to participate at the places marked with bold type.
Pre-service Music
CLC Worship Band
Welcome
Call to Worship
(8:30) “Blest Are They” -Haas
(10:30) “Saints Society” -Moore
Cathedral Choir
Joyful Noise
Invocation
Thanksgiving for
Baptism
Gathering Song
“For All the Saints”
Greeting
Prayer of the Day
Let us pray:
Almighty God, you have knit your people together in one communion
in the mystical body of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Grant us
grace to follow your blessed saints in lives of faith and commitment,
and to know the inexpressible joys you have prepared for those who
love you, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and
reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
First Lesson
Revelations 7:9-17
Second Lesson
1 John 3:1-3
(8:30) Terri Walker
(10:30) Lana Gunderson
Children’s Time
Verse
“Alleluia Give the Glory”
Gospel
Matthew 5:1-12
Sermon
Apostles’ Creed
Pastor Simon Fensom
Remembering the
Saints
Claire Hendrickson
Edna Strandlien
LeRoyce Hagen
Lorraine Beckman
Berdelle Kragnes
Orville Holsen
Antoinette Beedy
Ronald Hoffman
Julie Mathiason
Keith Hillstrom
Karien Zimmerman
Robert Chrissis
Robert Pender
Alta Brokke
Alice Braniff
Alan Bosman
Kenneth Masterson
Larrel Clefisch
Don Krause
Milton Nelson
Roger Aafedt
Ruth Storvick
John Wambheim
Shanna Mjelde
Doris Hitchen
Jeffrey Weber
June Dewerff
Phyllis Onsgard
Vincent Anderson
Marion Kolstad
Martin Holsen
Irene Dahl
Cindy Steen
Velma Carlson
Lorrayne Bohm
Mavis Barth
Dorothy Teigen
Jan Hillier
Mildred Gobernatz
“If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation.
Everything old has passed away; behold, everything has become new.”
“Blessed Are They” -Fleming
All
Women
Men
All
All
Prayers
Lord, in your mercy.
Hear our prayer.
Sharing of the Peace
The peace of Christ be with you always.
And also with you.
In this season of colds and flu, please feel free to share the peace, and not
the germs by “rubbing elbows” instead of shaking hands.
Offering
“Goodbye, World, Goodbye”
Sanctus
“You are Holy”
Words of Institution
All are welcome at the table of the Lord. Those not communing may come forward
for a blessing. If you prefer to receive communion at your seat, please inform a
pastor. Gluten free wafers and grape juice are available.
CLC Ensemble
Lord’s Prayer
Distribution Songs
“Taste and See” (Psalm 34)
“I Will Raise You Up”
Blessing
Benediction
Announcements
Sending Song
“When the Saints/Swing Low”
Dismissal
Post-service Music
CLC Worship Band
“The worship has ended, now the service begins”
Please return this bulletin to the usher stand for recycling,
or take it home to reference during the week. Thank you.
News and Notes
Next Sunday, Nov. 9:
• We will receive a special offering for World Hunger in worship. Please use the envelope provided and thank you for your support.
• Trinity Brass will be providing music for worship at the 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Sanctuary
services. All congregation members are invited
to play. A rehearsal will take place in the balcony at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5.
• The annual Men’s Choir will be singing for the 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. services in the Sanctuary.
Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner
• Thursday, Nov. 27 from 11:30-1:30 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Moorhead.
• Plan to attend, or sign up to help today!
Charitable Gift Planning Seminar
• Thursday, Nov. 13 from 3- 4:30 p.m. in the CLC Classrooms.
You are Invited!
• Pastor Lew & Karen Hermann’s wedding reception and open house.
• Saturday, Nov. 8 from 1-3 p.m. at their house:
1608 52nd Ave. N, Moorhead. No gifts, please.
Prayer Concerns
Paul Nicholas Hanson at his baptism.
Wayne Zitzow at his brother’s death.
Jean Backlund at her father’s death.
Ruth Siegle, Robert Jacobson, Tammy Peterson,
David Kennedy, Jeffrey Gellner, Glenn Brown,
Ethan Mjolsness, Ryan Hanson, Ben Stein,
Darlene Hallstrom, Gordon Shafer, Vince Gregor,
Anita Anderson.
Radio Sponsorship
The broadcast is being sponsored in memory of
Darold Frantsvog and his birthday on November
1st by his wife, Valorayne, and his family.
Listen to 9 a.m. Sanctuary Worship live on
Operation Christmas Child
KVOX (740 AM).
• Friends in Faith will be assembling gift boxes These dates are available for sponsorship:
to send to youth in developing countries.
Nov. 30; Dec. 28; Jan. 4, 11, 25
• The youth are collecting items like: wrapped Please help us continue this important outreach
hard candy that won’t melt, stocking caps, ministry. Call Char at 218-236-1333 to sign up.
children’s socks, children/youth shirts, soap, washcloths, paper/notebooks, pencils and sharpeners, pens, crayons, markers, colored October 26, 2014
pencils, small toys: balls, jump ropes, marbles, Sanctuary
CLC
puzzles, cars, small stuffed animals, and monetary donations (a box costs $7 to mail).
8:30 a.m. - 212
8:30 a.m. - 79
• Donated items can be brought to the main 10:30 a.m. - 167
10:30 a.m. - 234
office before Nov. 16.
Attendance
Wednesday Night Family Suppers
• Wednesdays, from 5-6 p.m. in the CLC.
• $6 for adults and $3 for children.
• Menu: Stuffed pork chops, potatoes, corn.
Waiting on Wednesday
•5-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays in CLC classroom 2.
•Come in, relax, read a book, or socialize with other Trinity parents while your kids are at Wednesday evening activities. Toys and
activities are available for younger children too.
Total: 692
Next Sunday
Twenty second Sunday after Pentecost
November 9, 2014
First Lesson - Amos 5:18-24
Psalm - 70
Second Lesson - 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13
Gospel - Matthew 23:1-12
This Week at Trinity
For complete schedule go to www.trinitymhd.org
7:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
1:30 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
2:00 p.m.
4:45 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
5:15 p.m.
5:15 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
5:45 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
Monday, November 3
6:45 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
7:15 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 4
Thursday, November 6
9:00 a.m. PPTV organ recording - Sanctuary
5:30 p.m. Acapella Xpress - Room 46
Men’s Bible Study - Fryn’ Pan East
Senior Bible Study - CLC classrooms
Bodacious Beaders - CLC classrooms
PPTV organ recording - Sanctuary
Boy Scouts - Fellowship Hall
Faithfully Fit - CLC
Mission Workshop Preparations - Fellowship Hall
Knit Wits - Room 225
AA and Al-Anon - Rooms 213, 214 and 216
Wednesday, November 5
Mission Workshop - Fellowship Hall
Rise and Shine Lectionary - Library
Healing and Hope - Caring Center
Trinity Chimes - Room 42
Family Supper - CLC
Waiting on Wednesday - CLC classrooms
GIFTS Pizza - Fellowship Hall
Pizza N’ More - Room 238
Trinity Brass - Balcony
GIFTS - Fellowship Hall
7th and 8th grade Confirmation
Cathedral Choir - Balcony
Celebration Singers - Room 38
Joyful Noise Choir - Room 46
Minims Choir - Lounge
9th grade Confirmation
Worship Ensemble Rehearsal - CLC
Trinity Handbells - Room 42
Senior High Youth - Room 238
Friday, November 7
8:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
9:35 a.m.
9:35 a.m.
9:35 a.m.
9:35 a.m.
9:35 a.m. 10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
World Hunger offering
Communion worship - Sanctuary
Communion worship - CLC
Christmas Service practice
Sunday school - classrooms
Sunday Morning Live - Room 238
Coffee & Conversation - CLC
School of Discipleship - Lounge
Communion worship - Sanctuary
Baptism of Noah Alexander
Jorgensen
Communion worship - CLC
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Faithfully Fit - CLC
Reading the Gospels - Lounge
Flu Shot Clinic - Lounge
Friday Fellowship - CLC
Sunday, November 9
Moorhead Center Mall Bazaar
Nov. 14-15
Moorhead Center Mall
Thursday, Nov. 13
9 a.m.- 2 p.m. or 5-7:30 p.m.
Help make and package lefse, krumkaka, etc.
in church kitchen. All levels of help needed.
Friday & Saturday Nov. 15 & 16
Moorhead Center Mall
Bring items between 7:30-9 a.m.
Come and BUY: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Bring craft and baked items:
4-6 p.m. to CLC entrance
6-8 p.m. to Moorhead Center Mall
Sign-up sheets for helping will be available
today or the coming week in the church office.
All money goes to our Mission Projects.
Annual Thanksgiving Dinner
Our tradition of hosting a Thanksgiving dinner with St. Joseph’s Catholic Church continues
Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in St. Joseph’s Gathering Room.
The dinner is offered to:
* All who would be alone or hungry on Thanksgiving
* Senior citizens
* The homeless
* Those with no family nearby
* Anyone desiring social fellowship and a good meal
Transportation to the dinner, and meal delivery are available by contacting the church office
between Nov. 17 and 3 p.m. on Nov. 25.
Do not wait until Thanksgiving Day to call, or we will not be able to fulfill your request.
Leftovers can be picked up at 1:30 p.m.
This is your chance to volunteer!
Many generous volunteers have helped make this dinner a success each year and it is appreciated
by those who attend. We will need volunteers for:
* Providing food
* Workers on Thanksgiving
* Drivers for delivery of meals or those who need a ride to the dinner
* Monetary donations
If you can lend a hand, sign up today by:
1. Stopping at the sign-up table in the Narthex or CLC lobby on Sundays,
Nov. 2, 9 and 16.
2. Calling the church at 236-1333
3. Filling out the form on the back and send it to the church:
Trinity Lutheran Church
210 7th St. S
Moorhead, MN 56560
Thank you for your help and support.
Thanksgiving Volunteer and Food Donation Opportunities
Wednesday, Nov. 26
* Advance food preparation - 8:30 a.m. at St. Joseph’s.
* St. Joseph’s setup - 6 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 27
* Turkey carvers - 7:45 a.m.
* Food preparation - 8:30 a.m.
* Pack take-out meals - 10:30 a.m.
* Drivers/take-out - 11:00 a.m.
2 shifts 10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. OR 12:00-1:30 p.m. (approximately) for the following:
* Drivers/rides
* Host/hostess shifts
* Table server shifts
* Kitchen worker shifts
* Dish Washer shifts
* Post cleanup - 2-3 p.m.
Food/Donation Needs:
Cranberry jelly - 4 small or 1 large can
Fruit salads
Vegetable salads
Pies - any kind
Dinner rolls - 4 doz. white or wheat
$20 donations for turkeys which will be cooked for us
General donations of money where most needed (make checks to Trinity)
Thanksgiving Dinner: I Can Help!
Name(s)__________________________ __________________________
__________________________ __________________________
Phone__________________ E-mail_______________________________
I can help with food preparations. Day____________________ Time_______
I can help with food donation. I will bring__________________
I can deliver food or guests. Time_______
I can work in the kitchen. Time_______
I will donate money. How much? ________