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Welcome to worship at Northminster!
Thank you for worshipping with us today. If you are visiting with
us this morning we hope you feel the presence of God and the
hospitality of this congregation. If you have any questions about our
church please ask one of the pastors or a greeting host wearing a red
“Ask Me” badge.
SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY
TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
August 18, 2019
* = Those who are able, please stand.
Congregation responds in bold.
CENTERING THOUGHT
The Waking
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I feel my fate in what I cannot fear.
I learn by going where I have to go.
We think by feeling. What is there to know?
I hear my being dance from ear to ear.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Of those so close beside me, which are you?
God bless the Ground! I shall walk softly there,
And learn by going where I have to go.
1660 Kessler Boulevard, East Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46220
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Light takes the Tree; but who can tell us how?
The lowly worm climbs up a winding stair;
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Great Nature has another thing to do
To you and me; so take the lively air,
And, lovely, learn by going where to go.
This shaking keeps me steady. I should know.
What falls away is always. And is near.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I learn by going where I have to go.
Theodore Roethke, "The Waking"
from Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke.
APPROACHING GOD
WELCOME Teri Thomas
PRELUDE Daybreak Nicola Ferro
(born 1974)
Blake Schlabach, Trombone
* CALL TO WORSHIP
Sing praise to God, O faithful ones.
Give thanks to God’s holy name.
Hear us, O God; be gracious to us.
Our souls praise you, O Lord.
Let us worship the Triune God.
* HYMN NO. 39 Great Is Thy Faithfulness FAITHFULNESS
* PRAYER OF CONFESSION Ruth Chadwick Moore
O Lord of the harvest, you have called us to work for the
good of all,
to not grow weary in doing what is right,
and to pray for laborers to be sent into your harvest.
We confess, however, that we have allowed self-concern to
impede our service.
Forgive us, O God, and grant us grace to bear the cross of
Christ with courage,
to sow seeds for the Spirit, and reap a harvest for eternal
life.
* SILENCE FOR PERSONAL PRAYER AND
REFLECTION
* DECLARATION OF FORGIVENESS
Friends, God’s unconditional love does not seek appearances or
conditions,
but loves in such a way that we are restored to health and to
wholeness.
Peace is what we receive from God when we know we are
forgiven.
Peace is what we have when we know that the destruction of
sin cannot harm us,
because we are not alone in our journey of life.
Therefore, peace my sisters and brothers.
I declare to you – in Jesus Christ, we are forgiven.
We have been restored! We can be at peace.
* RESPONSE, HYMN NO. 447 We Are Forgiven FORGIVEN
*SHARING THE PEACE
The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
And also with you.
(Worshippers may greet one another with words of Christ’s peace.)
LISTENING FOR GOD’S WORD
CHILDREN’S TIME Backpack Blessing Teri Thomas
Preschool children may be excused for Church School at this time.
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
PSALM 66: 1-12 plainsong
John Wright, Cantor
GOSPEL LESSON Luke 10: 1-12 (Pg. 71)
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
SERMON Out You Go! Teri Thomas
SILENCE FOR REFLECTION
RESPONDING TO GOD’S WORD
* HYMN NO. 644 Give Thanks, O Christian People
ES FLOG EIN KLEINS WALDVÖGELEIN
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER
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
debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
MEMORY Jim Mann
OFFERING
(Please sign the pew pad and pass it to your neighbor.)
OFFERTORY Aria Henry Purcell
(1659-1695)
* DOXOLOGY LASST UNS ERFREUEN
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below. Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit, Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
* PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
GOING FORTH
*HYMN NO. 719 Come, Labor On ORA LABORA
* BLESSING AND CHARGE
POSTLUDE Fugue in C Major J. S. Bach
(1685-1750)
⸎
MUSIC IN WORSHIP
Today’s Psalm, Psalm 66: 1 – 12, is a song of thanksgiving. In the
first 4 verses, we praise God for his “awesome deeds.” Beginning in
verse 5, the Psalm writer is eager to tell about what God has done.
The focus moves to the exodus from Egypt. Since the congregation
knows the story well, it is not necessary to retell it in detail (“He
turned the sea into dry land, so that they went through the water on
foot”). This story of events that happened long ago and far away
becomes a story in which the listeners are involved – our story.
Verses 9 – 12 are presumably referring to God watching over Israel
after the exodus for forty years in the wilderness, in the midst of
various difficulties (“You brought us into the snare; you laid heavy
burdens on our backs…but you brought us out into a place of
refreshment.”). This psalm follows the typical pattern of a psalm of
thanksgiving: we praise God, we recall troubles and prayers, we
recognize God heard and answered those prayers, we rejoice.
Choirs resume rehearsals Wednesday, August 21st
Do you like to sing? Maybe you’ve sung in a choir before and are
looking to dust off those vocal cords? Or maybe being part of a
choir is a new idea. Choir is a great place for spiritual formation and
artistic expression, and fall is a great time to start! Northminster has
options for all ages. Children and youth rehearse weekly and sing in
worship once a month. Chancel Choir rehearses weekly and sings
each Sunday in worship. There is no registration process – simply
show up to the first rehearsal.
Wednesday evening rehearsal schedule
Celebration Choir (K – 2nd grade) 6:15 – 7:00 p.m. Room 203
Peace Choir (3rd – 5th grade) 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Choir Room
Bel Canto (6th – 11th grade) 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Sanctuary
Chancel Choir (Age 15 and up) 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Choir Room
TODAY at NOON
Community
Jug’s Delicious
Fried Chicken and Trimmings,
Bounce House,
Kahuna Slide,
Games, Face Painting,
Music by The Porchmen.
What’s Next?
Sunday Worship
August 25 – Colossians 1 is about joy and growing and how we
do that.
Mission and Outreach
Days of Caring – Saturday, September 21 and Sunday,
September 22
Food Pantry volunteers needed on the second Tuesday of the
month at Second Presbyterian. Contact: John Reed
Events and Education
3B Chair Yoga – August 19, 2:45pm
Wednesday Night Dinners resume – August 21, 5:30pm. Make
a reservation by Noon on Monday
Choirs resume rehearsals – August 21
Electronics Recycle Event – August 24, 9am-Noon; August 25,
Noon-2pm
2020 Kenya Trip Information Meeting – Sunday, August 25,
Noon
Youth Group – August 25, 5:30pm
Caregiver Support – September 4, 1pm
3B Chair Yoga – September 9 and 23, 2:45pm
Tuesday Morning Bible Study – resumes September 10, 11am
Health Support Group – September 16, 7pm
Youth Group – September 15; September 22; September 29,
5:30pm
3B Chair Yoga – September 23, 2:45pm
3B Exercise – Mondays 2:30pm (when no Chair Yoga)
Men’s Prayer Breakfast – Wednesdays at 8:15am
For more information, check out our website
(northminster-indy.org).
To give by text message on a smartphone, text the amount you
would like to give to 317-316-3009. Our online giving system,
ShelbyNext, will then prompt you through a one-time set up for
giving.
Please note: the building will be CLOSED Monday, September 2
MINISTRY
Teri L. Thomas
Pastor
Ruth Chadwick Moore
Associate Pastor
Maureen Wilson
Director, Education and Youth
Ministries
John M. Wright
Director, Music Ministries
Marko Petričić
Music Associate/Organist
Denise Harrington
Senior Ministry Consultant
Carol McDonald
Parish Associate
Carol Campbell
John Reed
Tony Dzwonar
Stephen Ministry Leaders
Donald R. Durrett
Associate Pastor Emeritus
Lori Schlabach,
Church Business Adminstrator
Susan Glant
Nancy J. Sala
Adminstrative Assistants
Tim McElroy
Head Custodian
Jonathan Petersen
Sunday Custodian
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