T HIS W EEK AT P ILGRIM : J UNE 11 – 17
Missionary support is given today by Elaine Arnovich in memory of Dwaine Erickson. Altar flowers are given by Dale & Lucy Johnson in honor of their 59th wedding
anniversary.
Today
8:45 am Worship
10:00 am Worship
4:00 pm NA
Monday
9:30 am Morning Prayer
10:00 am Villa Marina
12:00 pm Al Anon
Tuesday
6:00 pm Nar Anon
Thursday
11:30 am Assemble Bulletins
6:30 pm Overeaters Anonymous
SERVING TODAY
Ushers:
Sound:
Driver:
Altar Guild:
Hospitality:
Team 4: Dale Johnson, Capt.
Don Miller
Kent Bergum
Robin & Julia
Tanya Haugland
The 1st Sunday after Pentecost
June 11, 2017
10:00 a.m.
SERVING NEXT SUNDAY
Ushers:
Sound:
Driver:
Altar Guild:
Hospitality:
Team 1: Ted Nelson, Capt.
Jack Notenberg
Greg Elonen
Rachel, Shirley, & Diana
Bonnie Pauna
Friday
8:00 am Upward Bound
LAST WEEK’S STATISTICS
Attendance
Sunday, June 4th
8:45 am ~ 38
10:00 am ~ 50
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phone to connect
with the PLC
online giving site.
Offering Received (gen. fund)
Envelope:
Electronic:
Total Rcvd:
$ 2,967.00
$ 1,138.00
$ 4,105.00
Weekly Average Required to
Meet Budget: $ 3,650.00
Weekly Average Through
May 31:
$ 3,552.52
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Todd Sletten, Organist
Curt Hanson,
Choir Director/Office Manager
Rev. Will Mowchan,
Pastor
Cedric Johnson, Custodian
Laura
Swanson,
Lay Ministry Coordinator
Rev. Donald Berg, Pastor Emeritus
Dr. Steven & Bethany
Missionaries
Rev. WillFriberg,
Mowchan,
Pastor in Tanzania
Rev.
Donald
Berg,
Pastor
David Tryggestad, Organist
Curt Hanson,Emeritus
Choir Director/Office Manager
Dr.
Steven
&
Bethany
Friberg,
Missionaries
Tanzania
Cedric Johnson, Custodian
Laura Swanson,
LayinMinistry
Coordinator
Pilgrim
Lutheran
Church
Pilgrim Lutheran Church
820
820 Belknap
Belknap St.
St.
Superior, WI
WI 54880
54880 ~~ (715)
(715) 392-4731
392-4731
Superior,
www.plcsuperior.org
www.plcsuperior.org
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We are lovingly Lutheran.
We worship, learn, serve, and support.
Welcome to Pilgrim! We are glad that you are with us today. If you are seeking a church
home or would like the pastor to call, please fill out one of the information cards in the pew
back in front of you and place it in the offering plate. We also invite you to sign our guest
book located in the narthex near the elevator.
Holy Communion is offered for everyone. This morning, communion will be served by
intinction. As the ushers invite you, please walk down the center aisle, receive a wafer, and
dip it into the chalice of either red wine or white grape juice. Gluten-free wafers are
available. Please indicate to the Pastor if you need one. You may then return to your pew
by the side aisle.
For Our Visitors — Using the Hymnal: Nearly all congregational responses are printed in
the bulletin. If you wish to follow along in the hymnal, page numbers are indicated as “p.”
and are at the front of the hymnal. Hymn numbers are indicated as “#” and begin following
the Psalms about 1/3 into the hymnal.
Refreshments are available before and after worship. Please enjoy in the narthex.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
TO ALL VOLUNTEERS ~ It’s that time of year when we refresh our team lists. Thanks
to all who have given of their time and efforts for ushering, driving, altar guild, hospitality, lectors, assistant ministers, and funeral helpers. Your willingness to serve your
congregation in this way is greatly appreciated. We are continuing to build up our
volunteer ranks and are now asking for your continued support. If you are unwilling
or unable to continue to help out, please let us know in the office so your name can
be removed from our team lists. We will continue to try to add new members and
look forward to another successful year. There are also sign-up sheets on the kiosk
in the narthex. Thank you. Laura, Lay Ministry Coordinator
SUMMER MUSIC ~ The choir is now off for the summer. If you would like to offer your
musical talents to enhance our summer worship, please sign up on the kiosk.
WHAT’S IN YOUR PACKAGE? ~ Superior Christian Women’s Gathering, Tuesday,
June 20th, 11:30 am—1:00 pm at Barker’s Island Inn, Michigan/Ontario Room.
Main Speaker, Ruth Motter, Pengilly, MN: “What’s in Your Package?”. Music: Kami
Scott, Superior. Reservations to Lois at 715-398-3175 by June 16th.
SHOE DRIVE ~ A Shoe Drive (shoes of any condition) is being held as a fundraiser
for Corner of Kindness, Animal Rescue. The shoes will be sent to a third world country. Shoes can be brought to church and will be collected until August 1st. Any questions, please contact Anna Hansen or Carolyn Amys.
* Please stand as you are able.
Congregation responses in bold print.
P — Pastor
Prelude
L — Leader
C — Congregation
Variations on “Holy, Holy, Holy”
Piet Post
Welcome and Announcements
GATHERING
* Prayer of Confession
We confess that we are in need of forgiveness and correction. We have
sinned against you, Creator God, by exploiting and wounding your creation, even when our carelessness and greed put our own children and
grandchildren at risk. We have sinned against Christ who loved and
served all people, by withholding care and forgiveness from people we
don’t know or don’t like. We have sinned against the Spirit of God by ignoring situations that call us to speak up and act for the truth, even when
we have heard God’s promise to empower our witness. Amen.
Have a wonderful summer everyone, but don’t forget your
offering commitments as you’re
basking in the sun. Pilgrim’s
bills must be paid during the
summer as well.
* Words of Forgiveness
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* Offertory Hymn
Eternal Spirit of the Living Christ (v. 1)
# 402
* Hymn of Praise
Merciful God, you open wide your hand and satisfy the need of every living thing. You have set this feast before us. Open our hands to receive it.
Open our hearts to embrace it. Open our lives to live it. We pray this
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
“In the night in which he was betrayed…”
p. 112
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.
Holy Communion
Distribution Hymns:
Eternal Spirit of the Living Christ (v. 2-3)
Holy God, We Praise Your Name
# 402
# 414
* Blessing
* Prayer
P: Jesus Christ, host of this meal, you have given us not only this bread and
cup, but your very self, that we may feast on your great love. Filled again
by these signs of your grace, may we hunger for your reign of justice, may
we thirst for your way of peace, for you are Lord forevermore. C: Amen.
SENDING
* Benediction
* Closing Hymn
Go, Make Disciples
(sung first by leader, repeated by congregation)
# 540
* Dismissal
P: Go in peace. The Spirit sends us forth to serve. C: Thanks be to God.
Postlude
Finale on “Holy, Holy, Holy”
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# 413
P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of
the Holy Spirit be with you all.
C: And also with you.
* Offertory Prayer (spoken together)
* Lord’s Prayer (spoken together)
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty!
* Greeting
Eternal Spirit of the living Christ,
I know not how to ask or what to say;
I only know my need, as deep as life,
And only you can teach me how to pray.
* Words of Institution
* Opening Hymn
Post
All Glory Be to God on High
# 410
* Prayer of the Day
WORD
First Lesson: Genesis 1: 1 — 2: 4a
In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was
a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from
God swept over the face of the waters.
Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw that
the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. God called
the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and
there was morning, the first day.
And God said, “Let there be a dome in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” So God made the dome and separated the
waters that were under the dome from the waters that were above the dome.
And it was so. God called the dome Sky. And there was evening and there was
morning, the second day.
And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together into one
place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. God called the dry land Earth,
and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it
was good. Then God said, “Let the earth put forth vegetation: plants yielding
seed, and fruit trees of every kind on earth that bear fruit with the seed in it.” And
it was so. The earth brought forth vegetation: plants yielding seed of every kind,
and trees of every kind bearing fruit with the seed in it. And God saw that it was
good. And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.
And God said, “Let there be lights in the dome of the sky to separate the day
from the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and
years, and let them be lights in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth.”
And it was so. God made the two great lights — the greater light to rule the day
and the lesser light to rule the night — and the stars. God set them in the dome
of the sky to give light upon the earth, to rule over the day and over the night,
and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. And
there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.
And God said, “Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let
birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky.” So God created the great
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sea monsters and every living creature that moves, of every kind, with which
the waters swarm, and every winged bird of every kind. And God saw that it
was good. God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters
in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” And there was evening and
there was morning, the fifth day.
And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures of every kind: cattle
and creeping things and wild animals of the earth of every kind.” And it was
so. God made the wild animals of the earth of every kind, and the cattle of every kind, and everything that creeps upon the ground of every kind. And God
saw that it was good.
Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds
of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and
over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.” So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he
created them. God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea
and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the
earth.”
God said, “See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the
face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for
food. And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.
God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. And
there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their multitude. And on
the seventh day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the
seventh day from all the work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh
day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all the work that he had
done in creation.
These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created.
The word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God.
Psalm 8 (see insert)
you fail the test, do something about it. I hope the test won’t show that we have
failed. But if it comes to that, we’d rather the test showed our failure than yours.
We’re rooting for the truth to win out in you. We couldn’t possibly do otherwise.
The word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God.
* Gospel Acclamation
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# 509
* Holy Gospel: Matthew 28: 16-20 (the Message) C: Glory to you, O Lord.
Meanwhile, the eleven disciples were on their way to Galilee, headed for the
mountain Jesus had set for their reunion. The moment they saw him they worshiped him. Some, though, held back, not sure about worship, about risking
themselves totally.
Jesus, undeterred, went right ahead and gave his charge: “God authorized
and commanded me to commission you: Go out and train everyone you meet,
far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name:
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Then instruct them in the practice of all I have
commanded you. I’ll be with you as you do this, day after day after day, right up
to the end of the age.”
The Gospel of the Lord. C: Praise to you, O Christ.
Scripture Hymn
Father Most Holy
# 415
Sermon
* Hymn of the Day
Come, Join the Dance of Trinity
# 412
* Affirmation of Faith (spoken together)
I believe in God who creates and recreates all that exists.
I believe in Jesus, the only Son of God. Jesus lived as one of us in a life
of teaching and example. He gave himself so that his promise of new
life comes true for us, in many ways.
I believe the Holy Spirit is the presence and power of God within us and
working through us.
I believe I can experience the love and strength of God through the Word,
the sacraments, prayers, and the community of believers. Amen.
* Prayers
* Sharing the Peace
MEAL
Second Lesson: 2 Corinthians 13: 5-9 (the Message)
Test yourselves to make sure you are solid in the faith. Don’t drift along taking everything for granted. Give yourselves regular checkups. You need
firsthand evidence, not mere hearsay, that Jesus Christ is in you. Test it out. If
God’s Word Is Our Great Heritage
Offering
Musical Offering
Holy, Holy, Holy
David Tryggestad
settings by Anne Krentz Organ and John Helgen
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