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FIRST ENGLISH EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH800 Vernier Road, Grosse Pointe \iloods, MI 48236-1350

(313) 88,1-5040 Fax: (313) 88+4460 www.feetc.orgRev. christina veres I)r. Walter A. Schmidt Rev. paur F. Keppler

PwtotEmeritas

Christina JudsonDircctor of Bell Choirs

Silent MeditationPrelude "How Firm a Foundation" G. Young

Welcome and Announcements

Confession and ForgivenessP: Inthe name of the Father, and ofthe Son, and of the Holy Spirit. C: AmenP: God of all mercy and consolation, come to the help of your people, turning us fromour sin to live for you alone. Give us the power of your Holy Spirit that we may confessour sin, receive your forgiveness, and grow into the fullness of Jesus Christ, our Saviorand Lord.C: AmenP: You may koeel for confession. Most mercifiil God,C: we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. \Me have sinnedagainst you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we haveleft undone. We have not loved you with ourwhole heart; we haye not loyed ourneighbors as ourselves. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have merey on us.f,'orgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk inyour ways, to the glory of your holy name. AmenP: In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sakeGod forgives us all our sins. As a called and ordained minister of the church of Christ,and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, inthe name ofthe Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen

Hymn #796 ooHow Firm s Foundation" (EWPagel4T The Salutation and KyriePage 14S ooGlory to God"Insert Prayer of the Day

Chiidren's Time - Children's Song: " 1, 2, 3 Jesus Loves Me"(on back of program)

Associate Pastor

Renata CongerEdttculiofl/Yonth Coordinator

Senior PastorRobertH. FosterCoordinator af Music

Insert First R"eading; Isaiah 58:9b-14 R.esponse: Thanks be to God!

Insert Psalm 103:1-8

Insert Second Reading: Hebrewsl2:18-29 Response: Thanks be to God!

Page151 GospelAcclamation'oAlleluia"

Insert GospelReading-Luke13:10-17

Sermon "Peaple't Dr. Walter A. Schmidt

Sermon Hymn #574 "Here I Am, Lord" (ELW)

INSTALLATION SERYICE - RENATA SIMONE CONGER (Please see inse$

THE APOSTLES' CREED - Page 105

I believe in God, the X'ather almighty, creator of heaven and earth.I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the HolySpirit, born of the virgin Mnry, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, diedand was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; heascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will cometo judge the living and the dead.I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, theforgiveness of sin, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen

OfferingOffertory uBless This House'o

Dr. Walter A. Schmidt, soloist

Hymn #186 Congregation affertory "Create In Me" (ELYICreate in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Castme not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me.Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with your free Spirit.

Prayers of IntercessionP: Lord in your mercy. C: llear our prayer.

Page 154 Lord's PrayerPage 155 Benediction and DismissaltrIymn #858 "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty" @Lry)

Silence for ReflectionSharing of the Peace

Postlude "Proise to the Lord, the Almighty" G. Young

SPEAKER SYSTEM for the hearing impaired is available. Please speak to one of theushers.

OUR IIYMN BOARIIS show the hymn numbers being sung today. They are found inthe back portion of the Evangelical Lutheran Worship red book. The hymns in ELWfollow the liturgies and resources in the front portion of the book and are noted by largenumbers on the top of the pages. The front portion of the book containing the liturgiesand resources are noted by page numbers at the bottom of each page. We use WorshipSetting 4 today beginning on page 147.

PLEASE FILL OUT a visitor or member card found in the pews and place the card inthe offering plate. We are blessed to have Christian friends from other places andcongregations visiting at worship today.

CFILDREN'S SOIYG

1.2" 3 Jesus Loves Me

\-z-SrJesus love me, 1-2, Jesus loves you!2-3-4, He loves you more, than you ever been loved before!

5 -6-7rwe're going to heaven,8 -9, won't that be fine.

8 -9-10, this is the end; I think we'll try to sing it again!1-2-3, Jesus loves me, L-2, Jesus loves you!

OUR MISSION: 'GO MAKE DISCIPLES'

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Today's ReadingsSunday, August 25,201314th Sunday after Pentecost

Prayer of the Day

O God, mighty and immortal, you know that as fragile creatures surrounded by greatdangers, we cannot by ourselves stand upright. Give us strength of mind and body, sothat even when we suffer because of human sin, we may rise victorious through your Son,

Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

First Reading lsaiah 58:9b-14

If you remove the yoke from among you,the pointing of the finger, the speaking

of evil,10if you offer your food to the hungry

and satisfy the needs of the afflicted,then your light shall rise in the darkness

and your gloom be like the noonday.1lThe Lono will guide you continually,

and satisfy your needs in parchedplaces,

and make your bones strong;and you shall be like a watered garden,

like a spring of water,whose waters never fail.

lzYour ancient ruins shall be rebuilt;you shall raise up the foundations of

many generations;you shall be called the repairer ofthe

breach,the restorer ofstreets to live in.

Psalm

13If you refrain from trampling thesabbath,

from pursuing your own interests onmy holy day;

if you call the sabbath a delightand the holy day of the Lono

honorable;if you honor it, not going your own ways,

serving your own interests, or pursuingyour own affairs;

lathen you shall take delight in the Lonp,and I will make you ride upon the

heights ofthe earth;I will feed you with the heritage of your

ancestorJacob,for the mouth of the Lono has spoken.

Psalm 1O3:'l-8; tone 1

Bless the Lono, I O my soul,and all that is within me,bless God'sl holy name.

zBless the Lonn, I O my soul,and forget not I all God's benefits-

3who forgives I all your sinsand heals all lyour diseases;

awho redeems your life I from the graveand crowns youwith steadfast I love and mercy;

swho satisfies your desireslwith good things

so that your youth is renewedI like an eagle's.

60 Lonn, you provide I vindicationand justice for all wholare oppressed.

continued

Psalm, continued

TYou made known yourlways to Mosesand your worksto the chil-ldren of Israel.

Second Reading

SLoRo, you are full of compas- | sionand mercy,

slow to anger- and abounding in I steadfast love.

Hebrews 12:18-29

You have not come to something that canbe touched, a blazing fire, and darkness,and gloom, and a tempest, leand the soundof a trumpet, and a voice whose wordsmade the hearers beg that not anotherword be spoken to them. 20(For they couldnot endure the order that was given, "Ifeven an animal touches the mountain, itshall be stoned to death." 21lndeed, so ter-rifying was the sight that Moses said, "Itremble with fear.") 22But you have cometo Mount Zion and to the city of the livingGod, the heavenlyJerusalem, and to innu-merable angels in festal gathering, 23and tothe assembly of the firstborn who are en-rolled in heaven, and to God the judge ofall, and to the spirits of the righteous madeperfect, zaand to Jesus, the mediator of anew covenant, and to the sprinkled blood

Gospel

that speaks a better word than the bloodof Abel.

25See that you do not refuse the one whois speaking; for if they did not escape whenthey refused the one who warned themon earth, how much less will we escape ifwe reject the one who warns from heaven!26At that time his voice shook the earth;but now he has promised, "Yet once moreI will shake not only the earth but also theheaven." z7This phrase, "Yet once more,"indicates the removal of what is shaken-that is, created things-so that what can-not be shaken may remain. 28Therefore,

since we are receiving a kingdom that can-not be shaken, let us give thanks, by whichwe offer to God an acceptable worship withreverence and awe; 2efor indeed our God isa consuming fire.

Luke 13:1O-17

Now [Jesus] was teaching in one of thesynagogues on the sabbath. ilAnd justthen there appeared a woman with a spiritthat had crippled her for eighteen years.She was bent over and was quite unable tostand up straight. l2WhenJesus saw her, hecalled her over and said, "Woman, you areset free from your ailment." l3When he laidhis hands on her, immediately she stoodup straight and began praising God. laBut

the leader of the synagogue, indignant be-causeJesus had cured on the sabbath, keptsaying to the crowd, "There are six dayson which work ought to be done; come

on those days and be cured, and not onthe sabbath day." tsgrr, the Lord answeredhim and said, "You hypocrites! Does noteach of you on the sabbath untie his oxor his donkey from the manger, and leadit away to give it water? r6And ought notthis woman, a daughter of Abraham whomSatan bound for eighteen long years, beset free from this bondage on the sabbathday?" l?When he said this, all his oppo-nents were put to shame; and the entirecrowd was rejoicing at all the wonderfulthings that he was doing.

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Sunday Summer Worship Schedule9:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship with Holy Communion

I 0:30a.m. Traditional Worshipwith Holy Communion the first and third Sundays

7:00 p.m. Thursday evening Worship Service

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m.- l2:30a.m. ** I :30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

News and Notes Concerning the Ministry of Firct English Lutheran Church

GOOD MORNING! Welcome to First English! If you are interested in learning more aboutthe ministry of First English or would like to join our family, please fill out the "Visitor Card" inthe pew rack, check the appropriate response, and place in the offering plate. We will gladlycontact you and attempt to answer your questions. Thank you!

WE WELCOME CHILDREN at worship. If you need the cry room it is located off the backnafthex. A nursery for children 4 & under is located next to the office. We ask that thenursery be used for children in this age group only. Thank you for your cooperation.

FLOWERS ON THE ALTAR have been placed by the Altar Guild in memory ofL. Jean Sutton and Doris Moore.

MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS have been made to First English Church in memory ofBlossom Begeman by Mary L. Brown.

INSTATLATION SERVICE - RENATA CONGER. EDUCATION/YOUTH COORDINATORToday, Sunday, August 25,20L3 at both worship seruices, we will have a formalinstallation for Renata Conger, our new Parish Education/Youth Ministry Coordinator.

UPCOMING WORSHIP SCHEDULE - P/ease nofe crlaraeslWith our upcoming Rally Day activities we will have a few changes in our schedule. Ourlast Thursday worship service will be this Thursday, August 29,2OL3. On Sunday,September 8, 2013, we will continue our Summer Schedule, 9:O0 a.m. ContemporalyWorship and 10:30 a.m. Traditional Worchip. On Sunday, September, 15, 2OL3,RALTY DAY we will have one seruie at 1O:OO a.m. and following worship we will haveour Church Picnic and Rally Day activities, here on the church grounds (if rain, in theLuther Center). Sunday, September 22,2OL3 begins our regular Fall Schedule withContemporary Worship and Sunday School at 9:3O ?.El.r and Traditional Worshipat 11:0O a.m.

THIS WEEK AT FIRST ENGLISH - August 25 - September 1. 2O13

SUN 25

MON 26

WED 28

THURS 29

SUN 1

9:00 Contemporary Worship Service

10:30 Traditional Worship Seruice

6:30 Youth Group Painting Pafi

6:00 Princeton Review

6:00 Princeton Review

7:00 Last Thursday Summer Worship Service

9:00 Contemporary Worship Service

10:30 Traditional Worship Seruice

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

Youth Room

Classroom

Classroom

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

HOLY IAND AND JORDAN TOUR -Brochures and reseruation forms are available on thetable in the hallway describing our tour to Israel and Jordan. The dates are February 26 -March 8,20L4. A tour to the Holy Land is more than simply a vacation - it is a spiritual, faithstrengthening pilgrimage which truly makes the Bible come alive. Any questions, please speakto Pastor Schmidt.

SERVING THIS WEEK: Auoust 25, 20139:O0 a.m. 10:3O a.m

GREETERS Shirley Lamar Marion McClendon

ACOTYTES Emily Conn Emily Dalian

USHER Team #2 Team #3Mark Berkesch Mark Fett

COUNTERS Team #1 Waynette Hostetler

COMMUNION Mike GarrisiDeb Sloss

LAY READERS Deb Sloss Mark Berkesch

ALTAR GUILD Anna Unit: Audrey Johnson/Kim JevonsLydia Unit: Pat Palm/Pat Thomas

COFFEE HOUR Claudette Momenee

FRIENDLY CALLER Waynette Hostetler

GARDENS Virg Dittypudy Leo

GONE WEEKENDS???? If you are out of town this weekend, please remember that this week isthe last seryice that will be on Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. So, join us for worship before youleave for this Labor Day weekend!

UPCOMING ADULT LEARNING OPPORTUNffiES - Make your plans now to join with usthis fall for our Adult Learning opportunities. THE IIFE OF CHRIST will be our AdultSunday School offering with classes beginning Sunday, September 22,9=3O -10t30 a.m,in the Lounge. loin with us as we review the life and ministry of Jesus who is certainly at thecenter of our faith. Pastor Chris and Pastor Schmidt will be leading these sessions.

Our Thursday Morning Bible Study will be MARTIN LUTHER AND THE LUTHERANREFORMATION, Classes meet Thursday mornings, 9:30-11:O0 a.m. beginningThursday, September L2,2OL3, Pastor Schmidt leads these sessions as we review Luther'sIife and the Protestant Reformation. Please join us as we together learn and grow in the faith!

SERVING NEXT WEEK: September 1, 2O139:O0 a.m. 10:3O a.m

GREETERS Sue & Mafi Bay Matt Nyquist

ACOLYTES Andrew Bezel Evan Nyquist

USHER Team #4 Team #5Marc Simone Joe Warnez

COUNTERS Team #4 Pat Milne

COMMUNION Shirley Lamar Nanry McCafthyPam Southard Nicole McCarthy

LAY READERS Mike Garrisi Diann Ohman

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Anna Unit: Jan Jevons/Kim JevonsLydia Unit: Kay Butler/Kristen LaMagno

COFFEE HOUR Marti Miller

FRIENDLY CALLER Patty Foster

GARDENS Yvonne Winston/Diane Teshta

BULLETIN DEADLINE: Please submit any information to be published in the Sundaybulletin before 12:00 p.m. the prceding Tueday. Thank you.

BE SILENT, BE REVERENT; for this is the House of God. BEFORE the seruice, speakto the Lord: DURING the seruice; Iet the Lord speak to you: AFTER theserice, speak to one another.

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OUR MISSION: "GO MAKE DISCIPLES"