St. Paul Lutheran Church

“In Jesus’ name, Do justice, Love kindness, Walk humbly with God.” St. Paul is an open, affirming, and inclusive church, welcoming all who seek God.

515 South Wheaton Avenue - Wheaton, Illinois - 630-668-5953

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 10, 2017

Creation by the Word

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Please write your name and other information on the yellow welcome card.

There are multiple areas and resources designed for children to experience and participate in wor-

ship according to their needs. Please see information for parents and "Children at St. Paul,

Wheaton" on the laminated page posted at the outside end of your pew.

Assisted listening headphones are available for those having difficulty hearing.

Members, please wear your name tag. Extras are located in the pew racks.

About Worship

We follow an ancient pattern through the liturgy (which literally means “the work of the people”). Some

parts of the service may change each week, but there is a consistent flow: praising God, hearing God’s

word, offering our prayers and gifts, celebrating communion, and being sent into the world for service.

The format remains fairly constant, but the style will vary widely. Sometimes we sing with the pipe or-

gan, and the ministers chant. Sometimes we worship accompanied by piano, guitars, drums, violins,

flutes—or whatever our folk play. We range from Bach to blues, because we know that different styles

connect to different people. So we all worship together, and change the style every few weeks. It’s one

of the ways we minister to and with each other and build community. Thank you for being part of our

worship and community today!

*At the asterisk, stand as you are able.

P: Presiding Minister A: Assisting Minister L: Lector C: Congregation ELW (Evangelical Lutheran Worship) page numbers are printed in the lower corners in the front portion of the hymnal. Hymn numbers are large numbers printed beside hymn titles in the rest of the book.

Serving Today

Presiding Minister Pastor Jared Olson Assisting Minister Tom Toftey Director of Music Carl Heine Lectors 8:30 Cathy Godfrey 11:00 Chris Panttila Communion Deacons 8:30 Patty Fess 11:00 Lori Bateman

Bread Hosts 8:30 John & Diane Campbell 11:00 Mary Cox Crucifer/Acolytes 8:30 Teresa Keys, Jack & Will Morrissey 11:00 Jean Siegel, John & Vic-toria Tarpeh Greeters 8:30 Nancy Carlson, Kim Holla-han 11:00 Bob & Diane Marsh, Beth Baumgardner

Ushers 8:30 Betty Bradshaw, Ed, Su-san & Ben Mullinger 11:00 John Campbell, Mike Michalak, Terry Kohn, Anthony Tarpeh Altar Care Carolyn Lukens, Meg Cook, Birgit Lindgren Welcome Center 8:30 Lorraine Taylor 11:00 Marilyn Sodergren Counters Ann Holmstrom, Dan Marsh

Preparing to Worship

Prelude St. Paul Choir (11:00) “Psalm 100” C. Heine

Welcome Pastor Jared

Children’s Message Pastor Jared

*Entrance Hymn: “This Little Light of Mine” ELW, #677

Gathering Together in Worship

*Confession and Forgiveness P: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen. P: God of all mercy and consolation, come to the help of your people, turning us from our sin to live for you alone. Give us the power of your Holy Spirit that we may confess our sin, receive your forgiveness, and grow into the fullness of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. C: Amen. P: Most merciful God, C: we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. 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.

*Hymn of Praise “Glory to God” C. Heine

*Prayer of the Day P: Beloved Creator, everything in heaven and earth bears your signature. May we ever rejoice that you have made us, and that you have made us your own, through the lovingkindness of Jesus our Savior. C: Amen.

Responding to the Word of God Lesson Genesis 1:1-2; 4a The Word of God as written in Genesis: 1In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth,

2the earth was

a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters.

3Then God said, “Let there be light”; and

there was light. 4And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the

light from the darkness. 5God called the light Day, and the darkness he called

Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. 6And God said, “Let there be a dome in the midst of the waters, and let it sepa-

rate the waters from the waters.” 7So God made the dome and separated the

waters that were under the dome from the waters that were above the dome. And it was so.

8God called the dome Sky. And there was evening and there was

morning, the second day. 9And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together into one

place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. 10

God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

11Then God said, “Let the earth put forth vegetation: plants

yielding seed, and fruit trees of every kind on earth that bear fruit with the seed in it.” And it was so.

12The earth brought forth vegetation: plants yielding seed of

every kind, and trees of every kind bearing fruit with the seed in it. And God saw that it was good.

13And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.

14

And God said, “Let there be lights in the dome of the sky to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years,

15and let them be lights in the dome of the sky to give light upon the

earth.” And it was so. 16

God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars.

17God set them in

the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth, 18

to rule over the day and over

the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

19And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.

20

And God said, “Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky.”

21So God created the

great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, of every kind, with which the waters swarm, and every winged bird of every kind. And God saw that it was good.

22God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill

the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” 23

And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day. 24

And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures of every kind: cattle and creeping things and wild animals of the earth of every kind.” And it was so. 25

God made the wild animals of the earth of every kind, and the cattle of every kind, and everything that creeps upon the ground of every kind. And God saw that it was good. 26

Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our like-ness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.” 27

So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. 28

God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.”

29God

said, “See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food. 30

And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given eve-ry green plant for food.” And it was so.

31God saw everything that he had made,

and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. 2Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their multitude.

2And on

the seventh day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done.

3So God blessed the seventh

day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all the work that he had done in creation. 4These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were creat-

ed. In the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

L: Word of God, Word of life. C: Thanks be to God

*Gospel Acclamation

*The Gospel John 1:1-5 L: The Holy Gospel according to John.

C: Glory to you, O Lord.

1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2He was in the beginning with God.

3All things came into being

through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being

4in him was life, and the life was the light of all people.

5The light

shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.

L: The Gospel of the Lord.

C: Praise to you, O Christ.

Sermon Pastor Jared

*Hymn of the Day “All Creatures, Worship God Most High!” ELW, #835

*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.

Blessing of Faith Formation Leaders

*Prayers of the People After each petition of the prayers:

A: Creator God,

C: Hear our prayer. *Passing the Peace P: The peace of the Lord be with you always.

C: And also with you.

P: Let us share the peace. Offering St. Paul Choir “Psalm 100” arr. C. Heine

*Offertory Response “Create in Me”

*Offertory Prayer A: What could we possibly offer the Maker of the universe? Our prayers, our gratitude, ourselves. We bring these gifts before you in humble thanks for all that you are, and all that you have given us, to the glory of Jesus’ name.

C: Amen.

Sharing the Eucharistic Meal *The Great Thanksgiving

P: The Lord be with you. C: And also with you. P: Lift up your hearts. C: We lift them to the Lord. P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. C: It is right to give our thanks and praise. P: It is indeed right . . . join their unending hymn.

*Sanctus

*Eucharistic Prayer

*The Lord’s Prayer

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 king-dom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen.

The Distribution of Communion

The body and blood of Christ are present in this sacrament, for the forgiveness of sin and the strengthening of faith. All people are welcome to share in this meal with us. Parents, if you have a young child who receives communion, please indicate that when the minister comes to you. Those who do not receive communion are welcome to come forward for a blessing; simply keep your hands folded.

Come forward and receive the bread from the minister. Gluten-free wafers are availa-ble. The gold chalice contains wine; you may drink directly from the cup or dip your bread into the wine. The pottery chalice contains non-alcoholic grape juice, which you may receive by dipping your bread into the juice. Return to your seat by the side aisles.

If you would like communion brought to you, simply let an usher know.

Agnus Dei “Lamb of God”

Music During Communion Hymn: “Jesus Loves Me!” ELW, #595

*Post-Communion Prayer

A: Gracious God, in this meal you have drawn us to your heart, and nourished us at your table with food and drink, the body and blood of Christ. Now send us forth to be your people in the world, and to proclaim your truth this day and evermore, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.

C: Amen.

*Post Communion Canticle

Going Out into the World Sent by God Announcements *Benediction P: Almighty and merciful God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, bless you now and forever.

C: Amen.

*Sending Hymn: “Earth and All Stars!” (v. 1, 2, 4, 5) ELW, #731

*Dismissal

A: Go in peace. Christ has made you free.

C: Thanks be to God.

Postlude “Earth and All Stars” M. Burkhardt