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Thursday, July 30, 2020

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Glimpses of Glendale
Glendale Lutheran Church Newsletter
July 30, 2020
As I said last Sunday, 1/3 of our regular worshippers are at home on Sunday mornings. Our viewership has been consistently around 30 over the last month. I want to thank them for being faithful. In some ways it is harder to stay consistent when you are worshipping online. You are missed and you are with us. Here are some tips on getting the most out of worship at home:

1.  Get dressed up or at least dressed. (Hat Tip to my mom)
This helps the experience to feel special and unlike the other days of the week.

2.  Go out on your porch. (Hat Tip to the Cosbys)
It’s always a joy to worship God in the midst of nature.

3.  Drink Coffee
You might as well enjoy the benefits of things you can't do in the sanctuary.

4. Have your Bible Open during the service.
This is also something I recommend for those in the sanctuary.

5. Don’t worry about the little ones being still.
Get them to focus on the children’s message and a few other parts.

6. Read out loud.
The Bible does something to you when you read out loud.

7. Have the broadcast on one device and the bulletin on another.
Or just print out the bulletin.

8. Text me your prayer requests.
You also can vocalize your prayers during that time in the service.

9. Watch the Bible class
This can be done anytime during the week.

Just remember that you are loved and cherished at Glendale Lutheran. The forgiveness you received at your baptism continues through all of this separation and crises. We will see you soon. If you need anything call me on my cell at 805-345-6658.
Please wear a mask during worship services.
Daily Bible Reading
A Note from our New Choir Director
Friends, are you interested in music, even a little bit? This might be a good year for you to get involved. Because of COVID-19 safety measures, the choir program will need to look different than it ever has before. I’ve been putting together some thoughts about options and welcome your input. Please email or call me to let me know you’re interested in any of the options below if I haven’t already reached out to you. I’m hoping we’ll have enough interest that we can schedule "shifts" of rehearsals on Wednesday evenings so that we can maintain social distancing. We will wear masks whenever possible (see below). I’m planning for special music at least twice a month and weekly Wednesday evening rehearsals. However, if committing to weekly rehearsals for the whole year doesn’t work well for you, don’t let that keep you from contacting me. I can be flexible. I’m planning to start rehearsing in late August and start music in services in September.

  • Handbells (We can use anywhere from 4 to 10 people; if you can count to 4 and want to play, you’re welcome! We’ll wear masks the whole time, and we can use enough tables to be socially distanced.)

  • Solo singing, duet singing

  • Mini choir

  • If you’d rather wait and sing with the whole choir once it is safer to do so, please still take the time to contact me so that I have your information.

I’m looking forward to hearing from you! 

Jane Robinson
robinsonjane@me.com
314-602-7368
Next Sunday's Bible Readings
Job 38:4-18; Romans 10:5-17; Matthew 14:22-33
Worship Leaders 8/2
Lector: Phyllis Phelps
Communion: Steve Phelps
S/V: Ken Clark
Bible Class S/V: Mike Murphy
Worship Leaders 8/9
Lector: Marcia Hempel
Communion: John Steele
S/V: Mike Toney
Bible Class S/V: Jerry Nicolaus
The Word Within the Word

Worship Bulletin - July 19, 2020


Welcome to Glendale Lutheran!

Pastor Scott Jonas would love to talk to you. You can contact him via cell 805-345-6658 or email scottjonas314@gmail.com.
Adult Bible Class today is on the book of Acts with Pastor Scott.

Glendale Chrysler donated $25,000 to our church, so thank them if you get the chance.
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
9:15am
Prelude – Come, Christians, Join to Sing

Greeting and Welcome

Lighting of the Candles                                                                                                       

Hymn of InvocationI Know My Faith Is Founded (LSB 587)
 
I know my faith is founded on Jesus Christ, my God and Lord;
And this my faith confessing, unmoved I stand on His sure Word.
Our reason cannot fathom the truth of God profound;
Who trusts in human wisdom relies on shifting ground.
God’s Word is all-sufficient, it makes divinely sure;
And trusting in its wisdom, my faith shall rest secure.

In faith, Lord, let me serve You; though persecution, grief, and pain
Should seek to overwhelm me, let me a steadfast trust retain;
And then at my departure, Lord, take me home to You,
Your riches to inherit as all You said holds true.
In life and death, Lord, keep me until Your heav’n I gain,
Where I by Your great mercy the end of faith attain.

+ Preparation +

Invocation
P:  In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C:  Amen.
 
Confession and Absolution
P:  If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
C:  But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
 
Silence for self-examination

P:  Let us then confess our sins to God our Father.
C:  Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen.
P:  Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C:  Amen.
P:  The Lord remembered us in our low estate,
C:  His steadfast love endures forever;
P:  He rescued us from our foes,
C:  His steadfast love endures forever;
P:  He gives food to all flesh,
C:  His steadfast love endures forever;
P:  give thanks to the God of heaven,
C:  His steadfast love endures forever.
P:  May the God who began this good work within you bring it to completion on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. The peace of the Lord be with you.
C:  And also with you.
 
+ Word +
 
Salutation and Collect of the Day            
P:  The Lord be with you.
C:  And also with you.
P:  Let us pray. Heavenly Father, though we do not deserve Your goodness, still You provide for all our needs of body and soul. Grant us Your Holy Spirit that we may acknowledge Your gifts, give thanks for all Your benefits, and serve You in willing obedience; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C:  Amen.

First Reading – Acts 27:27-44
When the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land. So they took a sounding and found twenty fathoms. A little farther on they took a sounding again and found fifteen fathoms. And fearing that we might run on the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come. And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, and had lowered the ship's boat into the sea under pretense of laying out anchors from the bow, Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.” Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship's boat and let it go.
As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you have continued in suspense and without food, having taken nothing. Therefore I urge you to take some food. For it will give you strength, for not a hair is to perish from the head of any of you. And when he had said these things, he took bread, and giving thanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat. Then they all were encouraged and ate some food themselves. (We were in all 276 persons in the ship.) And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
Now when it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, on which they planned if possible to run the ship ashoreSo they cast off the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that tied the rudders. Then hoisting the foresail to the wind they made for the beach. But striking a reef, they ran the vessel aground. The bow stuck and remained immovable, and the stern was being broken up by the surf. The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape. But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for the land, and the rest on planks or on pieces of the ship. And so it was that all were brought safely to land.
P:  This is the Word of the Lord.
C:  Thanks be to God.

Epistle - Romans 9:1-5      
I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit—that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh. They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises. To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.
P:  This is the Word of the Lord.
C:  Thanks be to God.
 
Holy Gospel – Matthew 14:13–21
P: The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the fourteenth chapter.
C: Glory to You, O Lord.
 
Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” But Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.” They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.” And he said, “Bring them here to me.” Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
P: This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise to You, O Christ.                                                                                                 

Children’s SongHe’s Got the Whole World in His Hands (AGPS 117)
 
He’s got the whole world in His hands,
He’s got the whole wide world in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands.

He’s got the wind and the rain in His hands,
He’s got the wind and the rain in His hands,
He’s got the wind and the rain in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands.

Children’s Message

Hymn of the Day – Eternal Father, Strong to Save (LSB 717) 

Eternal Father, strong to save
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
Who bidd’st the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep:
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea.

O Trinity of love and pow’r
Our people shield in danger’s hour;
From rock and tempest, fire and foe,
Protect them wheresoe’er they go;
Thus evermore shall rise to Thee
Glad praise from air and land and see.

Sermon
Apostles' Creed
C: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.
 And in Jesus Christ, His 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 into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.
  I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

Prayer of the Church

+ Celebrating birthdays this week: 2 – Ken Kight; 3 – Theresa Canania, Breanna Ladd; 6 – Ben Lee; 7 – Alan Schultz; 8 – Andy Ortstadt
+ Wedding anniversaries: 6 – Dan & Susan DeFosset; 8 – John & Kathy Brugere
Special Celebrations and Needs:
+ Church family members: Tim DeFosset, who will marry his fiancée Liz in Utah on August 7; Pat Price, recovering from knee surgery; Sally Dobrunz, who is in hospice.
+ Friends of our congregation: Prayer of thanksgiving for the generosity of 
   Glendale Chrysler
+ Those who are homebound or in nursing facilities: Mary Guion, Corinne Gutzler, Anne Hammann, Vivian Kattentidt, Lucille Massie, Bettie Welch, Joan Winkler, Ruth Wussler
Offering
We are excited to announce a new option for electronic giving using your mobile device. Please scan the following QR code or visit https://tithe.ly/give?c=815174 to make a donation.
Offertory – As The Deer

+ Sacrament +

The Words of Our Lord
P:  Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said: “Take, eat; this is My + body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me.” In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying: “Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My + blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

Lord’s Prayer
C: 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.

Pax Domini              
P:  The peace of the Lord be with you always.
C:  Amen.
 
Distribution

Blessing

Benediction 
P:  The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and + give you peace.
C:  Amen.

Closing Hymn – Now Thank We All Our God (LSB 895)

Now thank we all our God
With hearts and hands and voices,
Who wondrous things has done,
In whom His world rejoices;
Who from our mothers’ arms
Has blest us on our way
With countless gifts of love
And still is ours today.

Oh, may this bounteous God
Through all our life be near us,
With ever joyful hearts
And blessed peace to cheer us
And keep us in His grace
And guide us when perplexed
And free us from all ills
In this world and the next!

Postlude Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee

+ + +

+ WORSHIP LEADERS +
Preacher/Liturgist/Celebrant – Pastor Scott Jonas
Pianist/Organist – Jim Thielker
​Communion – Steve Phelps
Sound/Video – Ken Clark
Lector – Phyllis Phelps
Bible Class Sound/Video – Mike Murphy

+ + +

Altar Flowers this morning are given by Kelly Climer
in celebration of Landon's baptismal birthday
Acknowledgments
Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.