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3rd Sunday after Pentecost June 21, 2020

Gathering PRELUDE GREETING The presiding minister and those gathered greet each other.

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. ANNOUNCEMENTS The presiding minister shares announcements from the Trinity community.

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GATHERING SONG For the Beauty of the Earth (ELW 879) Those gathered are invited to sing.

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PRAYER OF THE DAY The presiding minister leads the prayer of the day.

God of unchangeable power, when you fashioned the world the morning stars sang together and the host of heaven shouted for joy; Open our eyes to the wonders of creation and teach us to use all things for good, to the honour of your glorious name; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Word READING: Isaiah 40:25-31 The assisting minister reads the lesson.

A reading from Isaiah.

25To whom then will you compare me,

or who is my equal? says the Holy One.

26Lift up your eyes on high and see:

Who created these?

He who brings out their host and numbers them,

calling them all by name;

because he is great in strength,

mighty in power,

not one is missing.

27Why do you say, O Jacob,

and speak, O Israel,

"My way is hidden from the LORD,

and my right is disregarded by my God"?

28Have you not known? Have you not heard?

The LORD is the everlasting God,

the Creator of the ends of the earth.

He does not faint or grow weary;

his understanding is unsearchable.

29He gives power to the faint,

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and strengthens the powerless.

30Even youths will faint and be weary,

and the young will fall exhausted;

31but those who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength,

they shall mount up with wings like eagles,

they shall run and not be weary,

they shall walk and not faint. Word of God, word of life. Thanks be to God. PSALM 19 The assisting minister leads the psalm.

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky proclaims its maker’s handiwork.

One day tells its tale to another, and one night imparts knowledge to another.

Although they have no words or language, and their voices are not heard,

their sound has gone out into all lands, and their message to the ends of the world,

where God has pitched a tent for the sun. It comes forth like a bridegroom out of his chamber;

it rejoices like a champion to run its course. It goes forth from the uttermost edge of the heavens and runs about to the end of it again;

nothing is hidden from its burning heat. The teaching of the LORD is perfect and revives the soul;

the testimony of the LORD is sure and gives wisdom to the simple. The statutes of the LORD are just and rejoice the heart;

the commandment of the LORD is clear and gives light to the eyes. The fear of the LORD is clean and endures forever;

the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, more than much fine gold,

sweeter far than honey, than honey in the comb. By them also is your servant enlightened,

and in keeping them there is great reward.

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Who can detect one’s own offenses? Cleanse me from my secret faults.

Above all, keep your servant from presumptuous sins; let them not get dominion over me;

then shall I be whole and sound, and innocent of a great offense. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight,

O LORD, my strength and my redeemer. GOSPEL: Matthew 10:24-39 The presiding minister reads the gospel.

The holy gospel according to Matthew. Glory to you, O Lord. [Jesus said to the twelve:] 24“A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above the master; 25it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher, and the slave like the master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household! 26“So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. 27What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops. 28Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30And even the hairs of your head are all counted. 31So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows. 32“Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven; 33but whoever denies me before others, I also will deny before my Father in heaven. 34“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother,

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and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; 36and one’s foes will be members of one’s own household. 37Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; 38and whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.” The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. SERMON The preacher delivers the sermon. Silence for reflection follows the sermon.

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HYMN OF THE DAY Children of the Heavenly Father (ELW 781) Those gathered are invited to sing.

PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION The assisting minister leads the prayers.

Creator and Redeemer, as we approach you in prayer, make us walk in beauty and balance, make us open our hearts and minds, make us speak the truth. We pray for your Community, the Church, the Body of Christ. We pray for all our relatives in the circle of life throughout all Creation; for those chosen to be our leaders and teachers. A brief silence.

We call upon the earth, our Mother and home, with its beautiful depths, soaring heights and deep waters, its vitality and abundance of life.

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Together, we ask that it teach us and show us the way. We call upon the mountains and tundra, the high green valleys and prairies filled with wild flowers, the snows, the summits of intense silence. Together, we ask that they teach us and show us the way. We call upon upon the land which grows our food, the nurturing soil, the fertile fields, the abundant gardens and orchards. Together, we ask that they teach us and show us the way. We call upon the forests, the great trees reaching strongly to the sky with earth in their roots and the heavens in their branches, the fir and the pine, the cedar and the maple. Together, we ask they teach us and show us the way. We call upon the creatures of the fields and forests and the waters, our brothers and sisters the wolves and deer, the eagle and bear, the great whales and the fish. Together, we ask that they teach us and show us the way. We call upon all those who have lived on this earth, our ancestors and our friends, who dreamed the best for future generations, and upon whose lives our lives are built, and with thanksgiving. Together, we ask that they teach us and show us the way. Creator, you made the world and declared it to be good: the beauty of the trees, the softness of the air, the fragrance of the grass speaks to us; the summit of the mountains, the thunder of the sky, the rhythm of the waters speak to us; the faintness of the stars, the freshness of the morning, the dewdrops on the flower speak to us. But above all, our heart soars, for you speak to us in Jesus the Christ, in whose name we offer these prayers. Amen. PEACE The presiding minister and those gathered greet each other in the peace of the risen Christ.

The peace of Christ be with you always. And also with you.

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Meal DIALOGUE The presiding minister greets those gathered.

God the Creator is here. God’s Spirit is with us. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to God the Creator. Let us give thanks to God. It is right to offer our thanks and praise. THANKSGIVING AT THE TABLE The presiding minister continues.

O Great Spirit, our Creator from whom all holiness comes, we come before you again today. Just as in generations past, like our grandmothers and grandfathers, we come to worship you and acknowledge your greatness. We marvel at your creation. You sent Jesus into creation because people had turned away from you and no longer loved each other, bringing death and destruction. Sharing our living and dying, Jesus opened our eyes and our hearts to understand that we are all relatives and that you are our Great Spirit the Creator. Stretching out his arms upon the cross, he became a perfect offering for all, uniting in beauty all that is, with all that has been, and with all that ever will be. On the night Jesus was handed over to suffering and death, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread, gave thanks to you, broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take eat, this is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.” After supper Jesus took the cup of wine; gave thanks, gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you. This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you

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and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.” In this meal which Jesus gave us, we celebrate our salvation. In our offering of praise and thanks, we stand in the memory, strength, and love of Jesus’ death, resurrection, and ascension. Remembering, we make our offering. By your Holy Spirit, make our gifts holy, so that they may be spiritual food and drink. Make us holy servants of love, that we may we live in unity and live as relatives to all. Amen. LORD’S PRAYER The presiding minister introduces the Lord’s Prayer.

Gathered into one by the Holy Spirit, let us pray as Jesus taught us. Eternal Spirit, Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver, Source of all that is and that shall be, Father and Mother of us all, Loving God, in whom is heaven: The hallowing of your name echo through the universe! The way of your justice be followed by the peoples of the world! Your heavenly will be done by all created beings! Your commonwealth of peace and freedom sustain our hope and come on earth. With the bread we need for today, feed us. In the hurts we absorb from one another, forgive us. In times of temptation and testing, strengthen us. From trials too great to endure, spare us. From the grip of all that is evil, free us. For you reign in the glory of the power that is love, now and forever. Amen.

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COMMUNION PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION The assisting minister leads the prayer after communion.

Let us pray. God of the welcome table, in this meal we have feasted on your goodness and have been united by your presence among us. Empower us to go forth sustained by these gifts so that we may share your neighborly love with all, through Jesus Christ, the giver of abundant life.

Amen.

Sending BLESSING The presiding minister proclaims God’s blessing.

May you greet the goodness of God in everyone you meet in every place you go this day. Amen. DISMISSAL The assisting minister sends us into mission.

Go in peace. Christ is with you. Thanks be to God.

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New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Liturgical texts and music copyright © 2020 Augsburg Fortress. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #SAS103461. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Liturgical texts also adapted from The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia; All Saints’ Church, Minneapolis; and Earth Gospel © 2009 Upper Room Books. Hymn texts and music are in public domain, except the following, reprinted by permission under OneLicense, license #A-724555. Children of the Heavenly Father Text © 1925 Board of Publications, Lutheran Church in America, admin. Augsburg Fortress Permission to stream copyrighted music in this service is obtained from OneLicense, license #A-724555.

Lynn Thompson, president ▪ Tanya Ramer, pastor Jamie Courtney, parish administrator & minister of music

Helen Toman, visitation pastor ▪ Heidi Van Schaik, youth worker ▪ Brian Racho, sexton Ron Leonard, honourary assistant pastor ▪ Gywin Murray, emerita director of music

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church ▪ 23 Church Street ▪ New Hamburg, Ontario ▪ N3A 1J1

Phone (519) 662-1810 ▪ E-mail mail@telc.ca ▪ Web www.telc.ca