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Gloria
Dei Lutheran Church
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
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For meditation before worship, please read
Psalm 65:1-13
in the Psalter section of the ELW.
Prelude
“Give
Me Jesus” Richard Billingham
*Entrance Hymn 533
“Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty” Unser Herrscher
*Confession and Forgiveness................................ Pages 116-118
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*Apostolic Greeting and Kyrie.............................. Pages 120-121
*Hymn of Praise “Glory
to God” Pages 121-122
*Prayer of the Day
Almighty God, we thank you
for planting in us the seed of your Word.
By your Holy Spirit, help us to receive it with joy, live according to
it, and grow in faith and hope and love, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and
Lord. Amen.
First Lesson Isaiah
55:10-13
Congregational Response.......................................... Page
124
“Thanks be to God.”
Second Lesson Romans
8:1-11
Congregational Response.......................................... Page
124
“Thanks be to God.”
Children’s
Sermon
*Gospel Acclamation............................................ Pages
124-125
*Holy Gospel Matthew
13:1-9, 18-23
Sermon
Silence for Reflection
*Hymn of the Day 508 “As Rain from the Clouds”
*Apostles’ Creed......................................................... Page
127
Offering
Bell Duet “Great is Thy Faithfulness” Douglas Wagner
Mark and Laura Ann Madott
*Offertory Hymn 186 “Create
in Me”
*The Prayers..................................................... Pages
127-128
*The Lord’s Prayer.................................................... Page
134
*Blessing and Dismissal...................................... Pages
136-137
*Hymn
551 “The Spirit Sends Us Forth to
Serve”
*Silent Prayer
Postlude “When
Morning Gilds the Skies” Robert
Lind
*All
who are able may stand. + +
+ Interval for Seating
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ELCOME
GUESTS! Thank you for your partnership
in worship today. Please help us get to
know you by indicating your name, address, and phone number on a visitor
information card located in the pew racks.
Place your completed card in the offering plate. “May the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy
Spirit.” Romans
15:13
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ORSHIP
NOTE: The red Evangelical Lutheran
Worship book is divided into four main sections—Church Year and Patterns for
Worship, which are denoted by page numbers,
followed by the Psalter Section.
The Hymns are located in the back half of the book.
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NDIVIDUAL
HEARING AIDS are available from the ushers.
Please return them to an usher after the service. SUPERVISED CARE for young children through
age five is available in Room 115.
RESTROOMS are located in the Koinonia Atrium. PARENTS:
If your children need to write or draw, please use the “For Little
Lutherans” papers located in the pew racks.
Thank you!
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HE FLOWERS TODAY are given to the Glory of God by Dale
Green in celebration of Jason Green’s birthday.
Last Sunday’s
Attendance...226
U Building FAITH
U Building COMMUNITY
U Building LIVES
GLORIA DEI STAFF
The Reverend L. Douglas Stowe ............................................... Senior Pastor
The Reverend Edmund T. Freeborn, III............... Executive Associate
Pastor
The Reverend Garrett B. Bugg............................................. Associate Pastor
The Reverend Wayne C. Harrison.............. Pastoral Director,
The Reverend Dr. Clyde J. Christmas..................... Senior Living
Consultant
Mrs. Linda K. Robinson................................................................... Principal
Dr. Martin R. Sunderland........................................ Director of Parish
Music
Mr. Richard C. Graves................................................... Senior
Administrator
Mrs. Laura Ann Madott........................................ Associate
Music Director
Gloria Dei
Lutheran Church
Telephone
(757) 851-2838 FAX (757) 850-3935
www.gloriadei.net