| June 8, 2025
9:00am Day of Pentecost Whether this is your first time with us or your one thousand and first, we are glad that the Spirit has drawn you here today! Visitors are invited to sign the Guest Book near the front doors of the church and take home a welcome brochure to learn more about us. |
Friend of a Bird by Rinaldo Klas |
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GATHERING |
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PRELUDE Children of the Heavenly Father setting by A. Hobby
Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord Andreas Armsdorf
Yeon Soh, organ
WELCOME
SPECIAL MUSIC This Is the Day arr. Mark Patterson
Joyful Noise & Liam Grant, Nolan Grant & Elizabeth Fontes, Chimes
CALL TO WORSHIP Nick Henderson
Let us rejoice and call upon God’s name.
Holy God, your people have gathered in this space.
God, pour out your Spirit:
Upon all people, young and old, near and far, friend and stranger—all neighbors.
God, pour out your Spirit:
Empower us to speak for justice.
God, pour out your Spirit:
Grant us visions of peace.
God, pour out your Spirit:
Inspire us with dreams for the future.
God, pour out your Spirit:
Renew the face of the earth.
God, pour out your Spirit:
Let us worship and praise!
GATHERING HYMN God of Tempest, God of Whirlwind ELW 400
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.
Prayer of the Day Zachary Henderson
Let us pray. God of wind and fire, you send forth your Spirit and gather all people into your wide embrace. By your Word, inspire us to dismantle barriers that divide us, especially barriers of fear and ignorance. Teach us to listen to one another, to be humble in our learning and growth, and to pursue love and inclusion, following the way of Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
SPECIAL MUSIC Fanfare and Alleluia Douglas E. Wagner
Allegro Chimes
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WORD God speaks to us in scripture reading, preaching, and song |
FIRST READING Genesis 11:1-9
The builders of the tower of Babel try to make a name for themselves by building their tower to the heavens. God scatters them, confusing their language so that they cannot understand one another. The miracle at Pentecost is a reversal of sorts, drawing many people with many languages together into the new people of God.
A reading from Genesis.
1Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. 2And as they migrated from the east, they came upon a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. 3And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar. 4Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves; otherwise we shall be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.” 5The Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which mortals had built.
6And the Lord said, “Look, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is only the beginning of what they will do; nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. 7Come, let us go down, and confuse their language there, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”
8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city. 9Therefore it was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.
Word of God, Word of Life. Thanks be to God.
REVERSE CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
SECOND READING Acts 2:1-21
The children will lead us in a dramatic presentation of the reading. The congregation will speak the bolded lines!
A reading from Acts…
… Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each. Amazed and astonished, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language?”
… And I will show portents in the heaven above and signs on the earth below,
blood, and fire, and smoky mist.
The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood,
before the coming of the Lord’s great and glorious day.
Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Word of God, word of life. Thanks be to God.
SERMON Pastor Cassie
HYMN OF THE DAY Every Time I Feel the Spirit ACS942
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
We believe in God the Creator:
hovering as the creative Spirit before the worlds were made,
speaking the cosmos into being,
flinging stars across the sky,
singing the seas to their limits,
drawing up the dry land,
greening the earth,
animating creatures great and small,
and breathing into us the very spirit of life.
We believe in Jesus Christ, the living Word:
the teacher, healer, the boundary-crosser,
the model of forgiveness and mercy,
the caller of disciples,
the embodiment of humility and service,
the bringer of peace,
and the bestower of the Spirit of comfort, advocacy, and truth.
We believe in the Holy Spirit:
who disrupts the tired patterns of the world,
who crashes through barriers,
who seeks out disciples from every corner of the earth,
who inspires hearts to do justice and to love kindness,
who gathers the Church,
and who unites us across all time and space into one body,
with the communion of saints,
across all time and space,
for the eternal glory of God.
Amen.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Paddy Rose Grady + Lillian Fontes
God of resurrection and new life,
we come before you in prayer for the church, the world, and all who are in need.
Have Mercy on Me arr. Mark Patterson
Sunday School Singers & Liam Grant, Chimes
We pray for the church. Continue to inspire our sharing of the gospel and equip us to tear down the barriers we have erected. Make our welcome expansive, intentional, and open to loving challenge.
Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great.
We pray for creation. Allow fire to burn safely in habitats where it’s needed and quench flames when they threaten to run wild. Protect forests, prairies, and grasslands from destruction by natural forces or human misdeeds. Safeguard firefighters and rescuers in their dangerous work.
Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great.
We pray for courts and legislatures. Write your commandments on our hearts, and inspire all who govern to lead with love over retribution. Unite judges, lawyers, and systems of justice in a desire for equity, repair, and reconciliation.
Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great.
We pray for the sick in body, mind, or spirit especially Sue, Shirley, Darlene, Michael, Jim, Bill, Gretchen, Julia, Cheryl, Joanne, Maddie, Lloyd & Sue, all those affected by addiction or mental illness, all military personnel and first responders. Lift up all who have been bowed low by circumstances or internal strife. Bring to wholeness those who cry out to you in need.
Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great.
We pray for this congregation. Raise up in us a deep desire to live out our baptismal promises and to support those of all ages in our shared journey of faith.
Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great.
Here other intercessions may be offered.
We offer thanks for the faithful departed who now rest in you. Let their lives encourage our own daily living. Console us with the promise of eternal life.
Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great.
We commend these and all our prayers to you, O God, trusting that you are always with us; in the name of Jesus Christ, our risen Savior. Amen.
Have Mercy on Me arr. Mark Patterson
Sunday School Singers & Liam Grant, Chimes
PEACE
The peace of Christ be with you always. And also with you.
OFFERING INVITATION (Gifts may be made online via debit or credit card using the QR code on the back of the bulletin)
ANTHEM Oh, Sing to the Lord arr. Shirley W. McRae
Joyful Noise
PRESENTATION OF GIFTS
Thank you, Lord ACS 1092
Sing verses one and two
OFFERING PRAYER Jax Dibbert
Let us pray. Pentecost God, take our hearts and set them on fire.
Take our lives and transform them.
Take our church and resurrect it with your life-giving Spirit.
Take our gifts and use them to fulfill your vision of peace and unity. Amen.
DIALOGUE
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.
PREFACE
It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise to you, almighty and merciful God, through our Savior Jesus Christ. Fulfilling the promise of the resurrection, you pour out the fire of your Spirit, uniting in one body people of every nation and tongue. And so, with Mary Magdalene and Peter and all the witnesses of the resurrection, with earth and sea and all their creatures, and with angels and archangels, cherubim and seraphim, we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
Sanctus
THANKSGIVING AT THE TABLE
Holy are you, and blessed is your name, O God—
you created the earth and called it good,
you sent the Holy Spirit to guide and teach us,
you showed us how to welcome the stranger and love our neighbor.
We remember the night you gathered your friends to eat together,
setting the table for us to share this feast of love.
In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks;
broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying:
Take and eat; this is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.
Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink, saying:
This cup is the new covenant in my blood,
shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Do this in remembrance of me.
Because of these simple acts of communion,
we offer ourselves to be your hands and feet,
and we proclaim the mystery of our faith:
Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again!
Risen Christ, as we eat this bread and drink this cup,
we commit ourselves to the liberation you bring
to every person, every place, and every corner of creation.
Your Spirit sets us free to release others from captivity,
to bring healing to ourselves and our neighbors,
and to seek love and justice for all your people.
Come Holy Spirit! Make us one body in Jesus Christ,
alive with you, now and for all time!
Amen.
LORD’S PRAYER
Let us pray as Jesus taught us, each in the words or language of our choice.
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.
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done, on earth
as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those
who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and forever. Amen.
INVITATION TO COMMUNION
The Holy Spirit unites us at this table. Come, taste, and see God’s love poured out for you!
COMMUNION
At this table, Christ is both host and meal, and offers himself to all who hunger and thirst for his presence.
We believe that he is truly present in this sacrament.
Come to the front, where bread is placed in your hand (you can request a gluten-free wafer), and where you receive wine by taking a cup from the tray (the cups in the center contain white grape juice).
If you do not wish to commune, you are welcome to come forward and receive a blessing.
If you need to receive communion in your seat, simply notify an usher.
No one is too young to receive this sacrament, though some families wish to give their children some instruction before they take their first communion. If a young child accompanies you, please indicate to the pastor whether they should receive bread or a blessing.
AGNUS DEI
COMMUNION HYMNS As the Wind Song ACS 943
COMMUNION SONG Come Vertical Worship
CCL#7065021
TABLE BLESSING
The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in God’s grace. Amen.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION PJ Dibbert
Let us pray. Holy Spirit of God, you have brought us together, with all our differences, to realize our unity at the table of Christ. You have fed us with the bread that sustains our life. Thank you for your grace that created us in diversity and gathers us in common love. Amen.
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SENDING |
ANNOUNCEMENTS
BLESSING A Blessing of Grace arr. Mark Patterson
Sunday School Singers & Liam Grant, Chimes
The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord’s face shine on you with grace and mercy.
The Lord look upon you with favor and ☩ give you peace. Amen.
SENDING SONG Awesome God/They’ll Know
Verse 1:
We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord
We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord
And we pray that all unity may one day be restored
And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love
Yes they’ll know we are Christians by our love
Chorus:
Our God is an awesome God, He reigns from heaven above
With wisdom power and love, our God is an awesome God
Verse 2:
We will walk with each other, we will walk hand in hand;
We will walk with each other we will walk hand in hand
And together we’ll spread the news that God is in our land
And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love
Yes they’ll know we are Christians by our love
(chorus)
Verse 3
We will work with each other, we will work side by side
We will work with each other, we will work side by side
And we’ll guard each one’s dignity and save each one’s pride
And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love
Yes they’ll know we are Christians by our love
(chorus)
Verse 4:
All praise to the Father from whom all things come,
And all praise to Christ Jesus His only Son
And all praise to the Spirit which makes us one
And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love
Yes they’ll know we are Christians by our love
(chorus X2)
DISMISSal Sunday School Children
Go in peace. Serve the Lord! Thanks be to God!
POSTLUDE This is Our God Phil Wickham
CCL#7211413
Thank you to those who helped with worship today…
Worship Assistants All the children of Good Shepherd!
Lector Elizabeth Fontes
Communion Presenters The Pappacena/Kotowski Family
Ushers Reed Wilson, Liam Grant, John Moran
Altar Care Katie Zimmermann & Trudy Roybal
Livestream Operator Bill Whalen
Upcoming Commemorations
Columba, died 597; Aidan, died 651; Bede, died 735; renewers of the church
Monday, June 9, 2025
These three monks from the British Isles helped keep the light of learning alive during the Middle Ages. Columba founded three monasteries off the coast of Scotland. Aidan was a pastor who led people to works of charity. The Venerable Bede was a Bible translator, historian, and hymnwriter.
Barnabas, Apostle
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Barnabas was not numbered among the twelve apostles, but the book of Acts gives him that title. After Paul was converted to Christianity, Barnabas welcomed him to Jerusalem, and later the two traveled together on missionary journeys.
Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea, died 379; Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, died around 385; Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishop of Constantinople, died around 389; Macrina, teacher, died around 379
Saturday, June 14, 2025
The Cappadocian fathers, as the three men in this group are known, explored the mystery of the Holy Trinity. Basil’s monastic rule forms the basis for Eastern monastic life. Gregory of Nazianzus defended orthodox Christianity in Constantinople. Gregory of Nyssa, Basil’s younger brother, wrote on the spiritual life. Macrina, older sister of Basil and Gregory of Nyssa, was the leader of a community dedicated to asceticism, meditation, and prayer.
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