2.27.22 Bulletins & Announcements

Prayer Requests;

Please lift up in prayer- family and friends of Maxine Torgerson, Shirley Jermstad, Bonnie Plath, Marlys Grindberg, Arlene Haux, Garret Fenner & family, Trudy Torgerson, Tanya Ausk, Shirley Berg, Wesley Nelson, Carol Malone.

Our thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of Maxine Torgerson. Maxine passed away Saturday, February 19th. Funeral service for Maxine will be at Boulger Funeral Home in Fargo on Monday, February 28th at 10:00am with visitation from 9:00am-10:00am. Maxine has been a member of Norman Lutheran Church for over 65 years. God Bless You Maxine.

Announcements

March 2022 Worship Times

Sunday Davenport 9:00am Norman 11:00am *Wednesday Lent Service 7pm at Norman (Livestream Parish Facebook page)

Sunday School 11:15 at Norman Wednesday Kids Club 4:15-5pm at Davenport

Confirmation Wednesday 6:15-7pm at Norman

*Ash Wednesday Parish Worship Service this Wednesday March 2nd 2022 7:00pm at Norman Lutheran. All are welcome as we enter this Lenten season. (No meal served on Ash Wednesday)

*Parish Lenten Worship Services will be Wednesday evenings at Norman Lutheran 7:00pm. There will be a meal served at 6:00pm before services (except Ash Wednesday, no meal.) You may also watch Wednesday Lent Services livestreamed on our Parish Facebook page.

*Our Parish Council has chosen to designate this years Lent offering to help & continue to show our love & support to our local family with medical and travel expenses as their son Garrett Fenner, a 9th grader at KHS, continues his journey with the kidney disease, having both kidneys removed, finding a donor match & going through a kidney transplant and the healing process and life changes that he is going through. Will post an update on Garrett soon.

*Worship Service with Installation of Officers will be Sunday, March 6th at both services.

*New member Sunday at Norman Sunday, March 13th.

*RESCHEDULED Parish Skating at The Lights! Sunday March 13th 4:00—5:30 pm. Join us for pizza and ice skating at The Lights! 300 32nd Ave W, West Fargo, ND 58078 All are welcome!!

*Norman Members please stop by the website--ndparish.net and sign up for ushering, greeting, reading and acolyting. Many opportunities are available for March. Or contact Eric Berg (701) 799-6338 or Pastor Katie

*NOTE CHANGE OF DATE Davenport Lutheran sponsored BINGO Thursday, March 10th 2022 Davenport Supper Club. Kids are welcome if accompanied by an adult. All proceeds will go toward new audio/video equipment for the sanctuary. Come and join the fun! Bring your friends and neighbors!

*KAAP- Join us for an Artist Reception at Wild Roots Venue in Kindred on Tuesday, March 22 from 5:00pm-7:00pm. Featuring local artists Roxanne Westman, Robin Wichman, Jessica Haugen, Jeffrey Miller, Stephanie Kalinowski, K-Town Nutrition, music by Sean Maddock and more.

* Red Willow Bible Camp...Now Hiring Summer Staff - Counselors/Jr. Counselors - Lead Staff - Support Staff - VBS/Day Camp Staff Visit www.redwillowministries.com for application and additional information.

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Norman Davenport Lutheran Worship

Eighth Sunday after Epiphany February 27th 2022

Pastor Katie Kringstad

PRELUDE/BELLS

GATHERING This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.

The Holy Spirit calls us together as the people of God.

WELCOME/ANNOUNCEMENTS

GATHERING PRAYER - Dear Lord, I thank you for this day, these people, this church, and community. I pray that you would be with us this hour and that you would open our hearts to your word. In Jesus name, we pray. Amen.

GATHERING SONG: Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise (ELW 834) vs 1-2

PEACE (ELW p. 152)

CONFESSION & FORGIVENESS

PRAYER OF THE DAY (ELW p. 150)

Let us pray. A brief silence is kept before the prayer.

Holy God, mighty and immortal, you are beyond our knowing, yet we see your glory in the face of Jesus Christ. Transform us into the likeness of your Son, who renewed our humanity so that we may share in his divinity, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Amen.

CHILDREN’S MOMENT

HOLY COMMUNION LORD’S PRAYER

FIRST READING: Exodus 34:29-35

PSALM: Psalm 99

SECOND READING: 2 Corinthians 3:12--4:2

HYMN OF THE DAY Beautiful Savior (ELW 838) verses 1-2

GOSPEL: Luke 9:28-36 [37-43a]

SERMON

HYMN OF THE DAY Beautiful Savior (ELW 838) verses 3-4

Let us profess our faith through the words of the Apostles Creed:

CREED (ELW p. 152)

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

The Spirit of the Lord is poured out upon us in abundance; so we are bold to pray for the church, the world, and all that God has made. A brief silence.

Transform us by your greatness, O God. Send us down the mountain to share joy with all people. Make us agents of change, confident that your hope will vanquish despair and your goodness will conquer evil. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

The mountains and valleys sing your praise. Dazzle us with your presence in every landscape: bluffs built by ancient glaciers, canyons carved by flowing rivers, flat horizons with uninterrupted views, and sands shaped by ocean tides. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

You love justice and establish equity. Strengthen leaders of local governments, community nonprofits, and grassroots campaigns. Bless them with gifts of integrity, creativity, and sound conscience. Build up safe and joyful communities where all people may thrive. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Heal those who are in distress. Give patience to those waiting for answers. Grant hope to those who have reached the limits of treatment. Give compassionate hearts to those who accompany loved ones through illness and uncertainty. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Today we shout alleluia from the mountaintop; this week we enter the wilderness of Lent. Bless all who prepare and lead us in worship during this change of season: pastors, deacons, musicians, and all who contribute to our worship life. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Blessed are they who listened to Christ’s voice in this life and now rest with him. Transform us from glory into glory, and give us your peace, that we do not lose heart. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Since we have such great hope in your promises, O God, we lift these and all of our prayers to you in confidence and faith; through Jesus Christ our Savior.

Amen.

OFFERING SONG: Songs of Thankfulness and Praise (ELW 310)

OFFERING PRAYER:

Blessed are you, O God, maker of all things. Through your goodness you have blessed us with these gifts: ourselves, our time, and our possessions. Use us, and what we have gathered, in feeding the world with your love, through the one who gave himself for us, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.

Amen.

SENDING

God blesses us and sends us in mission to the world.

BLESSING (ELW p. 155)

The Lord bless you and keep you.

The Lord’s face shine upon you and be gracious to you.

The Lord look upon you with favor and ☩ give you peace.

Amen.

SENDING SONG: Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise (ELW 834) vs 3-4

DISMISSAL (ELW p. 155)

Go in peace. Serve the Lord. Thanks be to God.