ORGAN (ZION) EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH1515 Organ Church Road, Salisbury, North Carolina 28146 Rev. Carlin Ours, Pastor

Vicar: Jordan Davis, Mark Brown, Choir Director; Jana Thomas, Organist

SIXTEENTH SUNDAY OF PENTECOSTSeptember 9, 2018

10:30 a.m.

WORSHIP SERVICE

Welcome and Announcements (Congregation will please stand.) (Congregation responses are in bold.)

GATHERING Invocation

P: In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit,C: Amen

The Confession and Forgiveness

P: Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

C: Amen

P: Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.P: Gracious God,C: have mercy on us. We confess that we have turned from you and

given ourselves into the power of sin. We are truly sorry and humbly repent. In your compassion forgive us our sins, known and unknown, things we have done and things we have failed to do. Turn us again to you, and uphold us by your Spirit, so that we may live and serve you in newness of life through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

P: God, who is rich in mercy, loved us even when we were dead in sin, and made us alive together with Christ. By grace you have been saved. In the name of + Jesus Christ, your sins are forgiven. Almighty

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God strengthen you with power through the Holy Spirit, that Christ may live in your hearts through faith. C: Amen

Note: Hymns are from the “Red” (ELW) Hymnal unless specified.

Hymn: “How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds” # 620

Children's Sermon (3 yr. to 5th grade) dismissed to attend Children’s Church.

Apostolic Greeting(pg. 138)

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.

Kyrie.......

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Canticle of Praise: “Glory to God”

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Prayer of the DayO Lord, always lead and follow us with your grace, that we may be still more intent on doing good. Grant this, we pray, through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen

OFFERING

ANTHEM:

Offertory Hymn: “Create in Me” # 186

WORD

FIRST READING: ISAIAH 35: 4–7a4Say to those who have an anxious heart, “Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you.” 5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; 6then shall the lame man leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute sing for joy. For waters break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert; 7a the burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water.

PSALM 1461Hallelujah! Praise the Lord, O my soul! I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.2Put not your trust in rulers, nor in any child of earth,

for there is no help in them.3When they breathe their last, they return to earth,

and in that day their thoughts perish.4Happy are they who have the God of Jacob for their help!

whose hope is in the Lord their God;5Who made heaven and earth, the seas, and all that is in them;

who keeps his promise forever;6Who gives justice to those who are oppressed,

and food to those who hunger.7The Lord sets the prisoners free; the Lord opens the eyes of the blind;5

the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;8The Lord loves the righteous; the Lord cares for the stranger; he sustains the orphan and widow, but frustrates the way of the wicked.9The Lord shall reign forever,

your God, O Zion, throughout all generations. Hallelujah!

SECOND READING: JAMES 2: 1–10, 14–181My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. 2For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, 3and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, “You sit here in a good place,” while you say to the poor man, “You stand over there,” or, “Sit down at my feet,” 4have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? 5Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him? 6But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court? 7Are they not the ones who blaspheme the honorable name by which you were called? 8If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. 9But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it. 14What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? 17So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. 18But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

P: GOSPELACCLA-MATION

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P: The Holy Gospel according to ST. MARK 7TH CHAPTER C: Glory to you, O Lord

GOSPEL: MARK 7: 24–3724From there {Jesus} arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house and did not want anyone to know, yet he could not be hidden. 25But immediately a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and came and fell down at his feet. 26Now the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27And he said to her, “Let the children be fed first, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” 28But she answered him, “Yes, Lord; yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” 29And he said to her, “For this statement you may go your way; the demon has left your daughter.” 30And she went home and found the child lying in bed and the demon gone.] 31Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. 32And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment, and they begged him to lay his hand on him. 33And taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and after spitting touched his tongue. 34And looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” 35And his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. 36And Jesus charged them to tell no one. But the more he charged them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. 37And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”

P: This is the Gospel of the Lord. C: Praise to you, O Christ.

THE SERMON Pastor Ours

Hymn: "We Come to You for Healing, Lord” # 617

THANKSGIVING

APOSTLES’CREEDI believe in God, the Father almighty, 7

creator of heaven and earth.I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.

He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spiritand 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

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

(After each portion of the prayers)P: Lord, in your mercy.C: Hear our prayer.

(The prayers conclude)P: …through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.C: Amen.

THE LORDS 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.

SENDING Benediction

Hymn: “In Christ there is No East or West” #650

Dismissal /Doxology # 884

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PostludeANNOUNCEMENTS

THIS WEEK AT ORGAN TODAY: Sunday, September 9, 2018

8:00 am Council Meeting9:00 am Chat-N-Chew9:30 am Sunday School

10:30 am Worship Service 2–4:00pm Celebration of Life for Terry Ketner Emry

Tuesday, September 11, 20187:00 pm O-WINGS Group II 7:00 pm O-WINGS Group III in the Fellowship Hall

Wednesday, September 12, 201810:30 am O-WINGS Group IV in the FH

6:30 pm Bible Study (Vicar Jordan)7:30 pm Choir Practice

Thursday, September 13, 2018 9-10:00 am Food Pantry/Clothing Closet OpenSaturday, September 15, 2018

9:00 am Women’s Retreat/FHNext Sunday, September 16, 2018

9:00 am Chat-N-Chew9:30 am Sunday School

10:30 am OUTDOOR Worship Service/Picnic Shelter11:45 am Lunch/Picnic Shelter/ “Pie in the Face Contest”

4:00 pm FH Reserved/Culp

SPECIAL PRAYERS NEEDED:(Others are listed in the Organ Chimes Newsletter Prayer List.)Fred BasingerFrank BradyCarolyn BostLuAnne CressAnn DonahueRay Fryer

Laura BrooksCherry FunderburkFloyd GoodmanCleo HaynesKaye HirstSandy Moldovan

Dot HoneycuttSis RosemanCoy ShiveLouann ShiveKaren StirewaltDavid Wilson

The LOOSE OFFERING collected 9/16 (3rd Sunday)

goes to Rowan Helping Ministries.

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Renee Wright Lisa Davis Marshall CulpTHE ALTAR FLOWERS are given today to the Glory of God and in loving memory of my sister, Terry Ketner Emry from Janice Ketner Murray.

A MEMORIAL SERVICE “CELEBRATION OF LIFE” for Mrs. Terry Ketner Emry will be held today from 2:00–4:00 in the Fellowship Hall.

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE will meet Monday, September 10, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.

O-WINGS GROUP II (2) will meet Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. Hostess is Salena Poston and Tonia Faye Culp is the leader.

O-WINGS GROUP III (3) will meet Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Libby Honeycutt is leader.

O-WINGS GROUP IV (4) will meet at 10:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall Tuesday, September 12. Carol Shuping is the leader.

THE WOMEN’S RETREAT will be on September 15 in the Fellowship Hall from 9:00–12:00. Everyone attending is asked to bring an item for the Food Pantry.

O-WINGS Group III (3) will have their family outing September 30 after worship service in the Fellowship Hall.

GERMANFEST is Saturday, September 15 at the Old Stone House, 770 Stone House Rd, Salisbury (11:00 am–4:00 pm). (Admission: $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for students)

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018 IS OUR OUTDOOR WORSHIP SERVICE & LUNCH in the picnic shelter. Lunch (stew beef, rice, peas & carrots, rolls, dessert, tea) will follow the service. Sign-up on the insert if you plan to eat lunch. Organ’s Luther League Youth Group will have a “Pie in the Face” contest after lunch.

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INSTALLATION OF NEW AIR CONDITION/HEAT PUMP UNITS in the Sunday School Building was approved. Work should begin sometime in October. If you would like to donate to this fund, mark it “A/C FUND.”

BIBLE STUDY WITH PASTOR OURS (with Communion & Prayer) begins Monday, September 17 at 10:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

THE ORGAN COMMUNITY SENIOR CITIZENS GROUP is traveling to Fort Bragg September 19. Please sign up!

PLEASE notice, if you are getting a key: The Key Box in the office has been renumbered and changed.

BIBLE STUDY with Vicar Davis is Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.

DESSERTS ARE NEEDED for Jesse’s Ride (September 22, 2018) sign-up today on the insert to bring a dessert. Desserts (brownies, cookies, cake-no icing) must be individually wrapped or ziplock bag.

PASTOR OURS IS STARTING A STUDY GROUP beginning Tuesday, October 8, 2018. This class in called Healthy Families/Healthy Church. We will be looking at the family system and then move on to the church system. This class is a once-a-month class. Start time is 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. If you want to understand yourself and those in your family and church better, this is the class for you. By understanding ourselves and others better we can cultivate strategies to help in relationships.

ROWAN HELPING MINISTRIES’ DONATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER are mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup.

Please place the items in the bins in the breezeway

LESSONS FOR NEXT WEEK:Isaiah 50:4-10; Psalm 116:1-9; James 3:1-12; Mark 9:14-29

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For Jesse’s Ride 9/22/18 ⎕ Cookies! ⎕ Brownies! ⎕ Cake slices! No icing! Other⎕⎕---Check box(s) & write name:______________________________________________

DESSERTS DESSERTS DESSERTSFor Jesse’s Ride 9/22/18 ⎕ Cookies! ⎕ Brownies! ⎕ Cake slices! No icing! Other⎕

⎕---Check box(s) & write name:______________________________________

Must be individually

Must be individually

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