Sunday, February 8, 2015, The Fifth Sunday After EPIPHANY

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“Christ Healing the Mother of Simon Peter’s Wife” (1839) by John BridgesBirmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama

The Fifth Sunday after EpiphanySunday, February 8, 2015



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Welcome to Worship at St. Paul’s!!

The community of believers at St. Paul Lutheran Church takes delight in having guests inits worship. Our congregation strives to present a witness to Christ that is faithful to the Word ofHoly Scripture and to the confessional heritage of the Lutheran tradition.

GUESTS: We encourage you to sign a “visitor” card located in the pews and our Guest Booklocated in the hall outside the worship space.

HOLY COMMUNION IS OFFERED by invitation of the Lord himself. All baptized believers whotrust that Christ is presented in the celebration of the Holy Eucharist are invited to come forward

and receive Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. Communion is distributed by coming up the centeraisle at the direction of the usher and returning along the side aisle. Those who do not wish toreceive the Sacrament may come forward with their arms crossed and receive a blessing. Those who, for any reason, cannot receive the wine may receive the Sacrament under the form of breadalone. In doing so, a communicant still receives the whole Christ.

TO THE PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN —Relax! God put the wiggle in children; don’t feel

you have to suppress it in God’s house. All are welcome!Sit toward the front where it is easier for your little ones to see and hear what’s going on in worship. They tire of seeing the backs of others’ heads.

Quietly and kindly explain the parts of the Liturgy and actions of the worship leaders. Share the worship folder with them at eye level.

Sing the hymns, pray and voice the responses. Children learn liturgical behavior by copying you.

If you have to leave worship with your child, feel free to do so, but please come back. Jesus said“Let the children come to me.”

Remember that the way we welcome children in church directly affects the way they respond to theChurch, to God, and to one another. Let them know that they are at home in this house of worship.

Please let your child use this worship folder to draw and doodle.

The presence of children is a gift to the Church. Please welcome children and give a smile ofencouragement to their families.



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H OLY COMMUNION THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY

Sunday, February 8, 2015 + 9:30 a.m.

HEALER OF OUR EVERY ILL In Isaiah it is the one God who sits above the earth and numbers the stars—it is that God whostrengthens the powerless. So in Jesus' healing work we see the hand of the creator God, lifting up thesick woman to health and service (diakonia). Like Simon's mother-in-law, we are lifted up to healthand diakonia. Following Jesus, we strengthen the powerless; like Jesus, we seek to renew our ownstrength in quiet times of prayer.

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The Liturgy (which means “the work of the people”) involves participation. The texts marked in plaintext are spoken by the worship leaders while the assembly responds with bold text.

ENTRANCE R ITE The GATHERING MUSIC

The WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTSThe READING OF THE MISSION STATEMENT

Let us join together and say our Mission Statement.Come and see, Follow me, The gift of God, Jesus Christ, Has set us free.

The THANKSGIVING FOR BAPTISM

The Thanksgiving for Baptism is celebrated during Time after EpiphanyThe sign of the cross may be made by all in remembrance of Holy Baptism as the presiding ministerbegins.

In the Name of the Father, and of the +Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

The presiding minister addresses the assembly. 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.




Water may be poured into the font as the presiding minister gives thanks. We give you thanks, O God,for in the beginning your Spirit moved over the watersand 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 praisethrough Jesus Christ our Lordin the unity of the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen.

The assembly faces the Cross as it enters the Nave. As a reminder of the gift of baptism, the assemblymay be sprinkled with water.The GATHERING HYMN Praise to the Lord, the Almighty




The GREETINGThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of theHoly Spirit be with you all. And also with you.

The HYMN OF PRAISE Glory to God in the Highest




The PRAYER OF THE DAYLet us pray…the prayer concludes…one God, now and forever. Amen.

The assembly is seated.

LITURGY OF THE W ORD The FIRST READING Isaiah 40:21–31The Judeans in exile have a good reason to be hopeful: the one who will bring them to freedom is theGod who created the world, the God who subdues the rulers of the earth and gives strength to thosewho are weary.

21Have you not known? Have you not heard?Has it not been told you from the beginning?Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?22It is he who sits above the circle of the earth,and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers;

who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,and spreads them like a tent to live in;23 who brings princes to naught,and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing.24Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown,scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth,




when he blows upon them, and they wither,and the tempest carries them off like stubble.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.27 Why 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,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.

The reading concludes:The Word of the Lord.Thanks be to God.




The PSALMODY Psalm 147 After introduction, the choir or cantor will sing the refrain once, then repeated by all. The assemblysings the refrain after each verse.

Praise the Lord, for he is good;sing praise to our God, for he is gracious; it is fitting to praise him.The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem;

the dispersed of Israel he gathers. Refrain He heals the brokenheartedand binds up their wounds.He tells the number of the stars;he calls each by name. Refrain

Great is our Lord and mighty and in power;to his wisdom there is no limit.The Lord sustains the lowly;the wicked he casts to the ground. Refrain

The SECOND READING 1 Corinthians 9:16–23God entrusted Paul with the responsibility of bringing the gospel to diverse people. Hence the focus ofPaul's ministry is not his own rights or privileges as an apostle but the privilege of serving God by freely sharing the good news of Christ with others.

16If I proclaim the gospel, this gives me no ground for boasting, for an obligation islaid on me, and woe to me if I do not proclaim the gospel! 17For if I do this of myown will, I have a reward; but if not of my own will, I am entrusted with acommission. 18 What then is my reward? Just this: that in my proclamation I maymake the gospel free of charge, so as not to make full use of my rights in the

gospel.19For though I am free with respect to all, I have made myself a slave to all, so that Imight win more of them. 20To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. Tothose under the law I became as one under the law (though I myself am not underthe law) so that I might win those under the law. 21To those outside the law Ibecame as one outside the law (though I am not free from God's law but am underChrist's law) so that I might win those outside the law. 22To the weak I became




weak, so that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that Imight by all means save some. 23I do it all for the sake of the gospel, so that I mayshare in its blessings.

The reading concludes:The Word of the Lord.Thanks be to God.

The assembly stands to welcome the Gospel.The GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

The HOLY GOSPEL Mark 1:29–39Everywhere Jesus goes, many people expect him to set them free from oppression. Everywhere he goes,he heals them and sets them free. Disease, devils, and death are running for their lives. The forces thatdiminish human life are rendered powerless by Jesus. Mark's Gospel reports the story of Jesus' Baptismwith some irony: the one on whom the Spirit descends is himself the one who will baptize others withthe Holy Spirit.

The Lord be with you. And also with you. The Holy + 1 Gospel according to Mark.Glory to you, O Lord.29 As soon as they left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew,

with James and John. 30Now Simon's mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and

they told him about her at once.31

He came and took her by the hand and lifted herup. Then the fever left her, and she began to serve them.32That evening, at sundown, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed

with demons. 33 And the whole city was gathered around the door. 34 And he curedmany who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he

would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.35In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted

1 Using the thumb, the people may make three small signs of the cross, one on the forehead, one on the lips, and one on the breast whilesilently using the traditional prayer, “May the Good News of Jesus Christ be in my mind, and on my lips, and in my heart. Amen”




place, and there he prayed. 36 And Simon and his companions hunted for him.37 When they found him, they said to him, "Everyone is searching for you." 38Heanswered, "Let us go on to the neighboring towns, so that I may proclaim themessage there also; for that is what I came out to do." 39 And he went throughoutGalilee, proclaiming the message in their synagogues and casting out demons.

The reading concludes:The Gospel of the Lord.Praise to you, O Christ.

The CHILDREN’S MESSAGE

The SERMON

Silence for reflection.

The assembly stands to proclaim the Word of God in song.The HYMN OF THE DAY On Eagle’s Wings









LITURGY OF THE EUCHARISTIC M EAL The PEACE

The peace of the Lord be with you always.

And also with you.The worship leaders and the assembly greet each other in the peace of the risen Christ.The assembly is seated.

The OFFERING

The assembly stands as the gifts are brought forward .The OFFERTORY Now the Silence




The GREAT THANKGIVING

Preface for SundaysIt is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all placesgive thanks and praise to you, almighty and merciful God, through our Savior JesusChrist; who on this day overcame death and the grave, and by his gloriousresurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life. And so, with all the choirs ofangels, with the church on earth and the hosts of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn:




The EUCHARISTIC PRAYER (Epiphany)Blessed are you, O holy God:

you are the Life and Light of all.By your powerful word you created all things.Through the prophets you called your peopleto be a light to the nations… the prayer continues, concluding…

Through him all glory and honor is yours, Almighty Father, with the Holy Spirit,in your holy Church,both now and forever.

Amen.

The LORD”S PRAYER (1789)Gathered into one by the Holy Spirit, let us pray as Jesus taught us: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.

The BREAKING OF THE BREADCome to the table of mercy, where the feast of life is spread.Thanks be to God.

The assembly is seated

The DISTRIBUTION OF THE HOLY SACRAMENT




The MUSIC DURING DISTRIBUTION




After all have returned to their places, the assembly stands.The POST-COMMUNION BLESSING

The Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his

grace. Amen.

The POST-COMMUNION PRAYER Let us pray… Everlasting God, we praise youthat you have brought us to the mountaintopand fed us with the life and light of your Son.

Send us in his name from this placeto bring light into dark corners,healing where lives are torn,and nourishment to every hungry heart,in the name of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.




LITURGY OF SENDING The BLESSING

Almighty God, Father, + Son, and Holy Spirit, bless you now and forever. Amen.

The SENDING HYMN Arise, Your Light Has Come!

The DISMISSALGo in peace. Proclaim the Good News.

Thanks be to God.The SENDING MUSIC

Acknowledgements Unless indicated all hymns and liturgical music from Sundays and Seasons.com. Copyright © 2015 by Augsburg Fortress. All rightsreserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #42251. Scripture texts from the New RevisedStandard Version Bible, Copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Church of Christ inthe USA . Used by permission. All rights reserved. The English translation of the psalm response from the Lectionary for Mass,©1969, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Music ©2001, John Schiavone. Published by OCP Publications. Reprinted by permission under OneLicense.netA-720226. All rights reserved.




WORSHIP LEADERS FOR TODAY

Assisting Minister Dick SwallenLector Dick SwallenCommunion Assistants: Brad Hooser & Kathy Kull Acolyte: Avery HooserUshers Larry Pottorf, Robert Yeagley, Brad Hooser, Dave Porter,

Rosemary McLaughlin, Jim McLaughlin, Roger Brotherton Altar Guild Jeanne Hunston, Monica Kinsey, Vickie Ramsier & Lisa Ray

WORSHIP LEADERS FOR FEBRUARY 15 th

Assisting Minister Kathie Roberts

Lector Gary ProweCommunion Assistants: Rob & Pat Yeagley Acolyte: Mason McLaughlinUshers Larry Pottorf, Robert Yeagley, Brad Hooser, Dave Porter,

Rosemary McLaughlin, Jim McLaughlin, Roger Brotherton Altar Guild Jeanne Hunston, Monica Kinsey, Vickie Ramsier & Lisa Ray



Come and see. Follow me. The gift of God, J esus Christ, has set us free

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