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Serving Today
Officiant: Pastor Paul Winterstein
First Reading: Ron Stephens
Second Reading: Maria Roy
Assisting Minister: Clato Barnes
Musician: Anita Tucker
January 16, 2022
Second Sunday after Epiphany
WELCOME! We continue in the new year with the understanding that our God journeys with us into the future.
Scripture Theme: What message do we receive today? The First Reading, Psalm, and Gospelcombine to talk about the grandeur of God’s grace in the image of feasting, especially at weddings. In the Second Reading, St. Paul notes that we have all been given qualities from God’s grace that are used to build up each other.
The Eucharist: All baptized Christians who believe that Jesus Christ is truly present in the bread and wine of the Holy Communion are welcome at the Lord’s Table. Those at home may use bread or cracker and some wine.
In the Name of Jesus
Directions: P – Pastor, C – Congregation, AM – Assisting Minister, R − Reader
Gathering
Welcome
Confession and Forgiveness
P: Blessed be the Holy Trinity, ✝ one God, who creates us, redeems us, and calls us by name.
C: Amen.
P: Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.
Silence for reflection
Most merciful God,
C: we confess that we have sinned against you and your children. We have turned away from your glory when it did not appear in a way we wanted it. We have rejected your word when it made us uncomfortable. We have failed to show hospitality to those you have called us to welcome. Accept our repentance for those things we have done which we ought not to have done, and for the things we have left undone that we ought to have done. For the sake of Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us and lead us, that we may bathe in the glory of your Son born among us, and reflect your love for all creation.
Amen.
P: Rejoice in this good news: In✝Christ your sins are forgiven. You are descendants of the Most High, adopted into the household of Christ, and inheritors of eternal life. Live as freed and forgiven children of God.
C: Amen.
Hymn: Shine, Jesus, Shine TFF 64
Words and music: Shine, Jesus, Shine, Graham Kendrick
Refrain:
Shine, Jesus, shine, fill this land with the Father’s glory;
blaze, Spirit, blaze, set our hearts on fire.
Flow, river, flow, flood the nations with grace and mercy;
send forth your Word, Lord, and let there be light.
Lord, the light of your love is shining, in the midst of the darkness, shining;
Jesus, light of the world, shine upon us,
set us free by the truth you now bring us. Shine on me, shine on me:
Refrain
As we gaze on your kingly brightness, so our faces display your likeness,
ever changing from glory to glory,
mirrored here, may our lives tell your story.
Refrain
Greeting
P: The grace that comes from the promise of God, carried out through the incarnation of the Word, being sealed by the power of the Spirit in baptism, be with you all.
C: And also with you.
Prayer of the Day
P: Let us pray. Lord God,
C: source of every blessing, you showed forth your glory and led many to faith by the works of your Son, who brought gladness and salvation to his people. Transform us by the Spirit of his love, that we may find our life together in him, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Amen.
Word
First Reading Isaiah 62:1-5
For Zion's sake I will not keep silent,
and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest,
until her vindication shines out like the dawn,
and her salvation like a burning torch.
2 The nations shall see your vindication, and all the kings your glory;
and you shall be called by a new name
that the mouth of the Lord will give.
3 You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord,
and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
4 You shall no more be termed Forsaken,
and your land shall no more be termed Desolate;
but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married;
for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married.
5 For as a young man marries a young woman,
so shall your builder marry you,
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
so shall your God rejoice over you.
R: The Word of the Lord
C: Thanks be to God
Pause to contemplate the Word.
Psalm of Response Psalm 36:5-10
P: Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the clouds.
C: Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
your judgments are like the great deep;
you save humans and animals alike, O Lord.
P: How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
C: They feast on the abundance of your house,
and you give them drink from the river of your delights.
P: For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
C: O continue your steadfast love to those who know you,
and your salvation to the upright of heart!
Second Reading 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed and led astray to idols that could not speak. 3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says "Let Jesus be cursed!" and no one can say "Jesus is Lord" except by the Holy Spirit.
4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5 and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. 7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses.
R: The Word of the Lord
C: Thanks be to God
Pause to contemplate the Word.
In preparation for the Gospel we sing:
Gospel Acclamation TFF, p. 32
Alleluia. Lord to whom shall we go?
You have the words of eternal life. Alleluia.
Gospel Introduced as follows:
P: The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the 2nd chapter.
C: Glory to you, O Lord!
John 2:1-11
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine." 4 And Jesus said to her, "Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come." 5 His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you." 6 Now standing there were six stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. 7 Jesus said to them, "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them up to the brim. 8 He said to them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward." So they took it. 9 When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom 10 and said to him, "Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now." 11 Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
P: The Gospel of our Lord
C: Praise to you, O Christ!
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Pause for reflection.
Hymn: Lift Every Voice and Sing TFF 296
Words: James Weldon Johnson, 1871-1938
Music: lift every voice, J. Rosamund Johnson, 1873-1954
Lift every voice and sing till earth and heaven ring,
ring with the harmonies of liberty.
Let our rejoicing rise high as the list’ning skies,
let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us;
sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
let us march on till victory is won.
Stony the road we trod, bitter the chast’ning rod,
felt in the days when hope unborn had died;
yet with a steady beat have not our weary feet
come to the place for which our parents sighed?
We have come over a way that with tears has been watered;
we have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered,
out of the gloomy past, till now we stand at last
where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.
God of our weary years, God of our silent tears,
thou who hast brought us thus far on the way;
thou who hast by thy might led us into the light,
keep us forever in the path, we pray.
Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met thee;
lest, our hearts drunk with the wine of the world, we forget thee;
shadowed beneath thy hand, may we forever stand,
true to our God, true to our native land.
Nicene Creed
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary, and became truly human. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Prayers of the Congregation
P: Drawn to the light of Christ, made bold in the waters of baptism, and filled with the Spirit, we lift up our prayers in confidence that God loves and listens to us.
A brief silence.
We give you thanks for the gift of your church, where we are fed and hear your word.
C: Strengthen us with your Spirit so that we might be gifts to others.
P: We give you thanks for the world around us.
C: Equip us to care for our environment, to add to its beauty and wonder, especially in those places marred by war and abuse.
P: We give you thanks for all those who, like Martin Luther King, Jr., have worked for equality among the races, justice in our laws, and end to war.
C: Use the work of such people to inspire us to continue to work for justice and equality.
P: We give you thanks for Martin Luther King and all prophets who have dreamed of a world better than that which exists, and were willing to take the risks necessary to work for the dream.
C: Move us to keep such dreams alive and to work for making them reality.
P: We give you thanks for our homes and the communities in which we live.
C: Bind us to our neighbors in this place and throughout the world.
P: We give you thanks that you came among us and at places like the wedding at Cana, showed yourself as one who cares – not just about big issues of faith and God – but about all the problems in our lives and world.
C: Hold us and all our problems of mind or body in your gentle care so that we may find hope for our lives.
P: Give relief to all healthcare workers dealing with the stress of mounting COVID -19 cases. Preserve them from being overwhelmed.
C: In addition we pray for those in our church family: Wanda, Jerelene, Joy, Caryee, Ruby, Sharee, Orelia, Rosa, Nike, and Ella. Give them the care and medication they need to provide ease of pain and restoration to health.
P: For what else do the people of God pray?
After the petitions:
Lord, in your mercy,
C: hear our prayer.
P: We give you thanks for the great feast you have prepared for us to share with all the saints.
C: As you gave yourself for all who receive your body and blood, so may we treat all with your same generous grace.
P: Good and gracious God, we ask all these things and whatever else you see that we need with the sure and certain hope in your goodness and mercy, through Jesus Christ, our Savior.
C: Amen.
Meal
Peace
P: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
C: And also with you.
(If there are others with you, greet one another with: Peace be with you.)
Great Thanksgiving
P: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
P: Lift up your hearts.
C: We lift them to the Lord.
P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
C: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
P: 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, O Lord, holy Father, through Christ our Lord. Sharing our life, he lived among us to reveal your glory and love, that our darkness should give way to his own brilliant light. And so, with the church on earth and the hosts of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
Holy, Holy, Holy TFF, p.38
Holy, holy, holy Lord, Lord God of power and might.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
P: Blessed are you, O holy God: you are the Life and Light of all. By your powerful word you created all things. Through the prophets you called your people to be a light to the nations.
C: Blessed are you for Jesus, your Son. He is your Light, shining in our darkness and revealing to us your mercy and might.
P: 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 for the 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 for the remembrance of me.
Remembering, therefore, his preaching and healing, his dying and rising, and his promise to come again, we await that day when all the universe will rejoice in your holy and life-giving light.
C: By your Spirit bless us and this meal, that, refreshed with this heavenly food, we may be light for the world, revealing the brilliance of your Son.
P: Through him all glory and honor is yours, Almighty Father, with the Holy Spirit, in your holy Church, both now and forever.
C: Amen.
Lord’s Prayer
P: Let us pray with confidence in the words our Savior gave us:
C: 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.
Communion Hymn Lamb of God TFF, p. 39
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of world;
have mercy on us, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of world;
have mercy on us, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of world;
grant us peace, grant us peace.
Communion
P: Eat and drink. God is revealed through the body and blood, the bread and wine of this meal.
(We share the body and blood of Christ.)
After all have communed. . .
P: The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace.
C: Amen.
Prayer
P: Let us pray. We give you thanks, gracious God,
C: for we have feasted on the abundance of your house. Send us to bring good news and to proclaim your favor to all, strengthened with the richness of your grace in your Son, Jesus Christ.
Amen.
Sending
Blessing
P: God, who leads you in pathways of righteousness, who rejoices over you, and who calls you by name, ✝bless your going out and your coming in, today and forever.
C: Amen.
Hymn: We Are Marching in the Light of God TFF 63
Words: South African
Music: Siyahamba, South African
We are marching in the light of God, we are marching in the light of God.
We are marching in the light of God, we are marching in the light of God.
We are marching, marching, we are marching, marching,
we are marching in the light of God.
We are marching, marching, we are marching, marching,
we are marching in the light of God.
We are dancing. . .
We are praying. . .
We are singing. . .
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Dismissal
P: Go with Christ into a weary world. Share the good news.
C: Thanks be to God!
To God Alone Be Glory
Acknowledgements: The Confession and Forgiveness (adapted), Prayer after Communion, Blessing, and Dismissal are from p. 78, Sundays & Seasons copyright © 2021 Augsburg Fortress. The Preface in the Great Thanksgiving is from p. 82, of This Far by Fatih, copyright © 1999, Augsburg Fortress. The Eucharistic Prayer is from p. 67, With One Voice, Leaders Edition, copyright © 1995 Augsburg Fortress. The hymns, Shine, Jesus, Shine, copyright © 1987 Make Way Music; and We Are Marching in the Light of God, copyright ©1984 Walton Music Corp.; are reprinted with permission under One License.net number A-738102. All Scripture passages are from New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989, Division of Christian Education. the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States.
Announcements
To help us prepare for worship, the Readings for next Sunday, are:
Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 36:5-10; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; John 2:1-11.
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God’s continued blessings to you all as you celebrate your special day and always.
Support to Refugees and Asylum Seekers. It was decided at the October 31st Voters’ Assembly that Good Shepherd would give financial support to the refugees and asylumseekers by collecting donations from members November through January. Checks can bemailed to the church, be sure and note on your check that it is for the refugees. Good Shepherd will match the donations amount which will be forwarded to Lutheran Community Services Northwest.
Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML) Mite boxes are being collected. The money collected through mite boxes are used to support missions. Donations can be made through the month of January. You can mail your donation to the church noting it is for LWML mites. Contact Martha or Anita for more information.
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Wanda Allen 222 25th Ave. 98122
Joy Bauer 1061 Shelton Ave. NE Renton 98056
Orelia Jarrow 3621 33rd S. #335 98144
Rosa McFollie 1103 Tacoma Ave. NE Renton 98056
Ella Smith 4831 35th Ave. SW 98126
Ruby Buxton 315 31st Ave. 98122
Sharee Daniels 6731 N 17th Street Tacoma 98406
Jerelene Armstead 5145 S. Fountain 98178
Caryee Bryant 3621 33rd Ave. S. #433 98144
Nike Slaughter 6415 46th Ave. S. 98118
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Led by the Holy Spirit,
the mission of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd is to give glory to God
for the building of His Kingdom by proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ,
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