T HIS W EEK AT P ILGRIM : N OVEMBER 23 – 29
Missionary support is given today by Dick & Julie Ford
in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary. CONGRATULATIONS!!
Today
8:45 am Worship
10:00 am Worship
4:00 pm NA
Monday
9:30 am
12:00 pm
2:30 pm
5:00 pm
5:30 pm
6:00 pm
November 23, 2014
10:00 a.m.
ATTENDANCE LAST WEEK
Wednesday, November 12th
6:30 pm ~ 32
Progress Articles Due
Morning Prayer
Al Anon
St. Francis
Power Walk and Tone
PCS Committee
Fit Ball
Sunday, November 16th
8:00 am ~ 30
10:00 am ~ 61
Tuesday
9:00 am Quilters
5:30 pm Pilgrim Choir
6:45 pm Metabolic Conditioning
Wednesday Office Closed at 1:00 pm
11:30 am Assemble Bulletins
NO Bible Study, AAL, or WOW
Thursday
Happy Thanksgiving
Friday
Office Closed
SERVING TODAY
Ushers:
Asst. Minister:
Lector:
Sound:
Driver:
Altar Guild:
Hospitality:
Team 3: Tanya Haugland, Capt.
Matt Dietsche
Jean Miller
Don Miller
Kristin Cochran
April, Laura, Marlys, & Robin
Laura & Marlys Swanson
SERVING NEXT SUNDAY
Ushers:
Asst. Minister:
Lector:
Sound:
Driver:
Altar Guild:
Hospitality:
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Team 4: Dale Johnson, Capt.
Jenny Carey
Jim Peck
Jack Notenberg
Nick Pristash
Rachel & Shirley
Jean Sellers
Todd Sletten, Organist
Cedric Johnson, Custodian
Curt Hanson, Choir Director/Office Manager
Laura Swanson, Lay Ministry Coordinator
Rev. Will Mowchan, Pastor
Rev. Donald Berg, Pastor Emeritus
Dr. Steven & Bethany Friberg, Missionaries in Tanzania
Pilgrim Lutheran Church
820 Belknap St.
Superior, WI 54880 ~ (715) 392-4731
www.plcsuperior.org
P ILGRIM L UTHERAN
C HURCH
We are lovingly Lutheran.
We worship, learn, serve, and support.
Welcome to Pilgrim! We are glad that you are with us today. If you are seeking a church
home or would like the pastor to call, please fill out one of the information cards in the pew
back in front of you and place it in the offering plate. We also invite you to sign our guest
book located in the narthex near the elevator.
Holy Communion is offered for everyone. This morning, communion will be served by
intinction. As the ushers invite you, please walk down the center aisle, receive a wafer, and
dip it into the chalice of either red wine or white grape juice. Gluten-free wafers are
available. Please indicate to the Pastor if you need one. You may then return to your pew
by the side aisle.
For Our Visitors — Using the Hymnal: Nearly all congregational responses are printed in
the bulletin. If you wish to follow along in the hymnal, page numbers are indicated as “p.”
and are at the front of the hymnal. Hymn numbers are indicated as “#” and begin following
the Psalms about 1/3 into the hymnal.
Refreshments are available before and after worship. Please enjoy in the narthex.
ORDER OF WORSHIP FOR THE SEASON OF PENTECOST
ELW SETTING 1
* Please stand as you are able. Congregation responses in bold print.
P — Pastor
L — Leader
C — Congregation
Prelude
Welcome & Announcements
GATHERING
* Confession and Forgiveness
P: Blessed be the Holy Trinity, one God, the Sovereign over all the earth, the
Wisdom from on high, our merciful Judge and Savior. C: Amen.
P: Let us boldly approach the throne of grace, trusting in God’s mercy and
love. Generous and faithful God,...
C: ...we confess to you all the ways, known and unknown, that we reject
and undermine your steadfast love. Though you made us your people, we treat strangers with suspicion. Though you forgave our debts,
we collect without mercy. Yet we are quick to pass judgment on oth2
SENDING
* Benediction
* Dismissal
L: Go in peace. Christ is with you. C: Thanks be to God.
* Closing Hymn
Postlude
Jesus Shall Reign (v. 1-3, 5)
# 434
ANNOUNCEMENTS
2015 PLEDGE DRIVE ~ Please prayerfully consider your giving pledge for 2015 and
help us to plan next year’s budget. Even if you do not wish to make a pledge, your
estimate of giving helps in preparing next year’s budget.
SERVICE OF LESSONS AND CAROLS / SANTA LUCIA VESPER TEA ~ Sunday, December 14th at 4:00 pm here at Pilgrim. Don’t miss this cherished annual holiday event.
THANKSGIVING BUFFET ~ Thanksgiving Day from 11:00 am—4:00 pm at the DECC.
Event is FREE. If interested, see the flyer on the kiosk for more information and
transportation schedule.
FEATHERLESS TURKEY?? ~ There is a featherless turkey on the bulletin board who
needs your help in filling out his colorful plumage. Give thanks to the Lord by writing
out your message on a feather and stapling it to our poor naked bird. Hopefully by
Thanksgiving he will be so full of feathers and too pretty to eat that everyone will be
having ham for dinner on the 27th.
CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL ~ Pilgrim will host a Christmas Carnival on Sunday afternoon,
December 7th from 2:00—4:00 pm for people of all ages. Everyone is invited!
GAMES, FOOD, CRAFTS, AND SILENT AUCTION
Come join us for an afternoon of fun. Play games,
make Christmas presents, enjoy some cotton candy
and win prizes. Silent auction basket winners will be
announced at 3:30. Bids taken until 3:00. Admission
$5 for child, $10 for adult to help cover costs.
UWS ORCHESTRA CONCERT ~ Thursday, December 11th at 7:30 pm here at Pilgrim.
2015 ENVELOPES ~ Your 2015 offering envelopes
are in the hallway leading to the office. Please pick
yours up as soon as possible but do not use until
January. Thank you.
Happy Thanksgiving to All!!
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# 870
ers. Have mercy on us, O God, and remember your promise to us, for
the sake of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
P: The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. Through the living Word, Jesus Christ, God forgives your every debt,
your every sin, and gives you a new heart and a new spirit. C: Amen.
* Offertory Prayer (spoken together)
Merciful God, as grains of wheat scattered upon the hills were gathered
together to become one bread, so let your church be gathered together
from the ends of the earth into your kingdom, for yours is the glory
through Jesus Christ, now and forever. Amen.
* Opening Hymn
All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name (v. 1-2, 5-6)
# 634
* Greeting
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
Blessing and Honor (v. 1-2, 4)
# 854
* Offertory Hymn
We Praise You, O God (v. 3)
With voices united our praises we offer
And gladly our songs of thanksgiving we raise.
With you, Lord, beside us, your strong arm will guide us.
To you, our great redeemer, forever be praise!
* Great Thanksgiving (sung responsively)
p. 107
L: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
L: Lift up your hearts.
C: We lift them to the Lord.
L: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
C: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
P: (spoken) It is indeed right, our duty and our joy,…..we praise your name
and join their unending hymn:
C: (sung) Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
p. 108
Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
* Words of Institution
“In the night in which he was betrayed…”
* Lord’s Prayer (spoken together)
p. 112
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.
Holy Communion
Distribution Hymns: # 431, 820
* Prayer
L: O God, the host at every meal, at this table you spread out a feast for all
peoples, the bread of life and the cup of salvation. Send us from this banquet to invite others into these good things, to let justice roll down like waters, and to care for the least of our sisters and brothers; through Jesus
Christ, our Sovereign and our Savior. C: Amen.
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* Prayer of the Day
WORD
First Lesson: Ezekiel 34: 11-16, 20-24 (The Message translation)
“‘God, the Master, says: From now on, I myself am the shepherd. I’m going
looking for them. As shepherds go after their flocks when they get scattered, I’m
going after my sheep. I’ll rescue them from all the places they’ve been scattered
to in the storms. I’ll bring them back from foreign peoples, gather them from
foreign countries, and bring them back to their home country. I’ll feed them on
the mountains of Israel, along the streams, among their own people. I’ll lead
them into lush pasture so they can roam the mountain pastures of Israel, graze
at leisure, feed in the rich pastures on the mountains of Israel. And I myself will
be the shepherd of my sheep. I myself will make sure they get plenty of rest. I’ll
go after the lost, I’ll collect the strays, I’ll doctor the injured, I’ll build up the weak
ones and oversee the strong ones so they’re not exploited.
“‘Therefore, God, the Master, says: I myself am stepping in and making things
right between the plump sheep and the skinny sheep. Because you forced your
way with shoulder and rump and butted at all the weaker animals with your
horns till you scattered them all over the hills, I’ll come in and save my dear
flock, no longer let them be pushed around. I’ll step in and set things right between one sheep and another.
“‘I’ll appoint one shepherd over them all: my servant David. He’ll feed them.
He’ll be their shepherd. And I, God, will be their God. My servant David will be
their prince. I, God, have spoken.’”
The Word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
Psalm 95: 1-7a (sung responsively)
L: O come, let us sing / to the Lord; *
let us make a joyful noise to the rock of / our salvation!
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C: Let us come into his presence / with thanksgiving; *
let us make a joyful noise to him with / songs of praise!
L: For the Lord is / a great God, *
and a great King a- / bove all gods.
C: In his hand are the depths / of the earth; *
the heights of the mountains / are his also.
L: The sea is his, / for he made it, *
and the dry land, which his / hands have formed.
C: O come, let us worship / and bow down, *
let us kneel before the / Lord, our Maker!
L: For he / is our God, *
and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep / of his hand.
L: Glory to the Father, and / to the Son, *
and to the / Holy Spirit;
C: as it was in the begin- / ning, is now, *
and will be forev- / er. Amen.
Second Lesson: Ephesians 1: 15-23
I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the
saints, and for this reason I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember
you in my prayers. I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of
glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know
him, so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the
hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance
among the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power for us
who believe, according to the working of his great power. God put this power to
work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right
hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and
dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in
the age to come. And he has put all things under his feet and has made him the
head over all things for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who
fills all in all
The Word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
* Gospel Acclamation (sung)
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia
p. 102
* Holy Gospel: Matthew 25: 31-46
C: Glory to you, O Lord
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then
he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him,
and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the
sheep from the goats, and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats
at the left. Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are
blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation
of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave
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me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked
and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison
and you visited me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when was it that
we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to
drink? And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison
and visited you?’ And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did
it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to
me.’ Then he will say to those at his left hand, ‘You that are accursed, depart
from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I
was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not give me
clothing, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ Then they also will answer,
‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or
sick or in prison, and did not take care of you?’ Then he will answer them, ‘Truly
I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to
me.’ And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise to you, O Christ.
Scripture Hymn
Crown Him with Many Crowns (v. 1, 3-5)
Sermon
* Hymn of the Day
Canticle of the Turning
# 855
Rev. Will Mowchan
# 723
* Apostles Creed (spoken together)
p. 105
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
* Sharing the Peace
MEAL
Offering
Musical Offering
We Gather Together
Pilgrim Choir
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Dutch, arr. Hanson