5.29.22 Bulletin & Announcements

PRAYER REQUESTS:

Please lift up in prayer- Carolyn Thoen, family & friends of Marlys Grindberg, family & friends of Shirley Jermstad, Aleta Johnson, Bonnie Plath, Arlene Haux, Garret Fenner & family, Tanya Ausk, Judy Ausk, Shirley Berg, Carol Malone.

Congratulations today to our graduates! Abby, Ashley, Thomas, Anna, Molly, Jacob and Sean! God’s Blessings to you through your next journey! We are very proud of you!

Congratulations to the State Championship Boys Track Team! And the State Runner-ups Girls Track Team! Great job everyone!!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Summer Worship Times Begin!

*Davenport will begin their 7:00pm summer Wednesday Worship Schedule on June 1st.

Norman 9:00am summer worship time begins Sunday June 5th

*Parish Council Meeting Wednesday, June 1st at Davenport following Worship Service (approx. 7:30pm)

*Norman members there are many opportunities for you to volunteer for ushering.

please sign up at ndparish.net for ushering, reading and acolyting for June!

*Please check out the ndparish.net website and see all the activities coming for the 150th celebration! Sign up for 5K, BBQ Bootcamp, tshirts, and answers to any questions you might have.

**A Message from Red Willow: We are gearing up for camp this summer and urging everyone who is interested to sign up for camp as soon as they can! www.redwillowministries.com

All of the weeks still have some openings, but we have been advertising a lot, so the plan is for camps to start filling up! We have placed a bag/basket in the entry way of each church if you would like to help with a monetary donation to sponsor a youth with a scholarship to attend camp.

*The World Relief personal care kits have been mailed to the World Relief office. If you would like to make a monetary donation to help with the cost of mailing expense (over $300) please let Pastor Katie, Steve Haux or Joan know. Thank you!

Remembering Our Fallen on Memorial Day, May 30th, 2022 We remember those that made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom for our country. God Bless them all!

*(I will send out in an email the times for ceremonies at local cemeteries for honoring our hero’s).

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Norman Lutheran Sunday Worship May 29th 2022

Davenport Lutheran Wednesday Worship June 1st, 2022

Seventh Sunday of Easter

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: Blest Be the Tie That Binds (ELW 656) 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.

O God, form the minds of your faithful people into your one will. Make us love what you command and desire what you promise, that, amid all the changes of this world, our hearts may be fixed where true joy is found, your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Amen.

CHILDREN’S MOMENT

Teachers Norman: Rachel Mitchell, Stacy Swenson, Sarah Baumgarten, Alicia Howes, MaryJane Nipstad, Jolene Sauvageau, Ashley Bosh, Stephanie Mitchell, Jen Swenson, Erin Westby, Kris Lindemann, Callie Schlieman.

Teachers Davenport: Marty Schmit, Carol Johnson, Becki Christianson, Linda Haugen, Amity Johnson, Jessica Kujala, Noel Balderas, Pat Andvik.

FIRST READING: Acts 16:16-34

PSALM: Psalm 97 SECOND READING: Revelation 21:10, 22--22:5

HYMN OF THE DAY Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying (ELW 752)

GOSPEL: John 17:20-26

SERMON

HYMN OF THE DAY Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying (ELW 752)

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

Set free from captivity to sin and death, we pray to the God of resurrection for the church, people in need, and all of creation.

A brief silence.

Holy God, make your people one as you and your Son are one. Extend the gifts we have been given by your Spirit to all people, especially those experiencing division or questioning your love. God, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Make worthy the work of scientists who look to the stars and planets, as well as scientists who look to atoms and molecules. Bring innovation and well-being to humanity through their discoveries. God, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Keep in our minds those who have died in war, both military and civilians. May we honor them by seeking peaceful solutions to the conflicts that arise among nations and peoples. God, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Grant freedom to all who are overwhelmed by chronic illness, depression, or constant worry. Open them to receive health and salvation in Christ Jesus through the Spirit’s gift of faith. God, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Stir imagination and understanding throughout the church in the work of poets, theologians, and hymn-writers. Lead us into new visions and fresh expressions of your presence. God, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Unite us with the saints who have died and been raised in Jesus. Train us to wait with eager longing for Christ to come again, even as we sense his presence with us now. God, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

In your mercy, O God, respond to these prayers and renew us by your life-giving Spirit; through Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen.

OFFERING SONG: The Church’s One Foundation (#654) vs 1-3

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: Blest Be the Tie That Binds (ELW 656) vs 3-4

DISMISSAL (ELW p. 155)

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