WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, our refuge, our delight, our beginning and our end
Amen. Let us come in truth before the one who loves us and has freed us from our sin.
(Silence for reflection)
Eternal One, robed in majesty and mercy, we confess that sin has taken hold of us and we are complicit in its power. We are disturbed in spirit and our hearts cannot rest. Unbind us and set us free. Lead us again to the waters of rebirth, that we may live just and generous lives for the good of your world and the care of our neighbors, following in the servant way of Jesus. Amen.
These words are trustworthy and true: Christ bore our sins once, for all, on the cross,
swallowing up death forever. For his sake, you are ☩ forgiven and God remembers your sin no more. Let your heart be glad again, and rejoice in your salvation. Amen.
OPENING HYMN: #800 SPIRIT OF GOD, DESCEND UPON MY HEART (V. 1-3)
APOSTOLIC GREETING
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.
BLESSING OF THE QUILTS
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Let us pray. Almighty God, you have knit your people together in one communion in the mystical body of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Grant us grace to follow your blessed saints in lives of faith and commitment, and to know the inexpressible joys you have prepared for those who love you, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Amen.
FIRST READING: ISAIAH 25:6-9
6 On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wines, of rich food filled with marrow, of well-aged wines strained clear. 7 And he will destroy on this mountain the shroud that is cast over all peoples, the sheet that is spread over all nations; 8 he will swallow up death forever. Then the Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces, and the disgrace of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken. 9 It will be said on that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, so that he might save us. This is the Lord for whom we have waited; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation. Word of God, Word of Life. Thanks be to God.
PSALM 24 (please read responsively)
1 The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world and those who dwell therein.
2 For the Lord has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers.
3 Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord, and who may stand in God’s holy place?
4 Those of innocent hands and purity of heart, who do not swear on God’s being, nor do they pledge by what is false.
5 They shall receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God of their salvation.
6 Such is the generation of those who seek you, O Lord, of those who seek your face, O God of Jacob.
7 Lift up your heads, O gates; and be lifted up, O everlasting doors, that the King of glory may come in.
8 Who is this King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle!
9 Lift up your heads, O gates; and be lifted up, O everlasting doors, that the King of glory may come in.
10 Who is this King of glory? Truly, the Lord of hosts is the King of glory.
SECOND READING: REVELATION 21:1-6a
1 I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; 4 he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.” 5 And the one who was seated on the throne said, “See, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.” 6a Then he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. Word of God, Word of Life. Thanks be to God.
GOSPEL: JOHN 11:32-44
The Holy Gospel according John the 11TH Chapter. Glory to you, O Lord.
32 When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. 34 He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus began to weep. 36 So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” 37 But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?” 38 Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days.” 40 Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” 41 So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, “Father, I thank you for having heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.” 43 When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.” The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
HYMN OF THE DAY: #422 FOR ALL THE SAINTS
SERMON Pastor Kurt Bockoven
LITURGY OF REMBERANCE – ALL SAINTS INSERT
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.
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION (please answer “Hear Our Prayer”)
PASSING OF THE PEACE
OFFERATORY
Please be seated Offering plates will be passed during this time.
OFFERING PRAYER
Let us pray: Lord Jesus, our portion and our cup, you offered yourself in love for the world, and in this meal you nourish us with your life. Fill us with your abundance, that we may feed the hungry and welcome the stranger, trusting in your name.
Amen.
HOLY COMMUNION / LORD’S PRAYER
The Lord be with you. And also with you.
Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise.
It is indeed right, our duty and our joy… and join their unending hymn: (Please sing:153)
Holy, holy, holy Lord, Lord God of power and might, 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.
In the night he was betrayed…. Do this for the remembrance of me. Our Father who art in heaven….
INVITATION TO COMMUNION
Behold, God is making all things new. Take your place in the new creation
(All who hunger for God’s grace are welcome at this meal. White grape juice and gluten free wafers are available for those who need them. Children who have not had first communion training are welcome to come for a blessing.)
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Let us pray: Faithful God, you have spread before us a feast of rich food and drink
in the body and blood of your Son. Now send us out to labor with you, in service to the world you have made, and among the people you have made your home, in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Amen.
BLESSING
The Ancient One, enthroned, the Crucified One, now risen, the Indwelling One, poured out, ☩ bless you now and forever. Amen
CLOSING HYMN: #692 WE ARE AN OFFERING (REPEAT ONCE)
DISMISSAL
Go in peace. Encourage one another in Christ. Thanks be to God.
Welcome guests, we’re glad you’re here!
Greenfield Youth are taking on the Mitten Tree ministry. Please bring mittens, hats, scarves and decorate the tree in the back of the sanctuary. Items go to those in need in Fillmore County. – A BIG thank you to the Rachel Circle for doing the Mitten tree for so many years.
Bible Study with Pastor Kurt Wednesdays at 8:15 am at Gabby Lou’s! Join us! Confirmation Classes on Wednesdays – Meal at 6 and Class at 6:30 pm.
Quilters Meet Nov 4 and 18 – Blessing of the Quilts today!
Knitted Knockers charity Meets 2ND & 4TH Tuesdays 9:30-11 am
Thank You to Our Assistants: Michel family and Whalen Family Helpers/Acolytes, Cliff Johannessen Reader, Ross Kiehne Video; Reagan Rose Piano, Paul Hemenway and Janet Ewalt Offering Counters, Linda Snyder Altar Guild. Today’s Sunday School Teachers are Owen Schoepski and Clayton Schoepski
Please Remember Our Homebound and Senior Care Residents: Merle Roelofs, Carla Erickson, Lee Fishbaugher, Walt Ward, Mel Mikkelson.
Please Keep in Prayers: Carole Engen, Bernie Hurley, Lu Ommen, Marlin Easler, Sondra Taubert.
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