Bulletin for January 17/18, 2026

Bulletin for January 17/18, 2026

Order of Service for 5:30PM, 8:30AM and 11AM

Prelude/Gathering Music

5:30PM
Steve Hale

8:30AM
Lead, Kindly Light
Dale Wood
Robert Lewis

11AM
Meditation On A Folk Song
arr. Joseph M. Martin
Alvin Johnson

 

Welcome and Announcements

 

Installation of Church Council

 

Gathering Song/Opening Hymn

(5:30PM; 8:30AM) ELW 314 Arise, Your Light Has Come
(11AM) Hosanna (Praise is Rising)

 

Confession and Forgiveness 

(8:30AM; 11AM)

 

Greeting

 

Prayer of the Day

 

Anthem

(8:30AM) 
Sine On Me
arr. Rollo Dillworth
Alleluia Choir

 

 Children’s Message (8:30AM; 11AM)

 

Reading:

Isaiah 49:1-7

1 Listen to me, O coastlands;
pay attention, you peoples from far away!
The Lord called me before I was born;
while I was in my mother’s womb he named me.
2 He made my mouth like a sharp sword;
in the shadow of his hand he hid me;
he made me a polished arrow;
in his quiver he hid me away.
3 And he said to me, “You are my servant,
Israel, in whom I will be glorified.”
4 But I said, “I have labored in vain;
I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity;
yet surely my cause is with the Lord
and my reward with my God.”

5 And now the Lord says,
who formed me in the womb to be his servant,
to bring Jacob back to him,
and that Israel might be gathered to him,
for I am honored in the sight of the Lord,
and my God has become my strength—
6 he says,
“It is too light a thing that you should be my servant
to raise up the tribes of Jacob
and to restore the survivors of Israel;
I will give you as a light to the nations,
that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”

7 Thus says the Lord,
the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One,
to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nations,
the slave of rulers,
“Kings shall see and stand up;
princes, and they shall prostrate themselves,
because of the Lord, who is faithful,
the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”

 

Gospel Acclamation

(5:30PM; 8:30AM) ELW p. 205
(11AM) Shine on Us v.1

 

Gospel:

John 1:29-42

29 [John the Baptist] saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!30 This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me because he was before me.’ 31 I myself did not know him, but I came baptizing with water for this reason, that he might be revealed to Israel.” 32 And John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. 33 I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And I myself have seen and have testified that this is the Chosen One.”

 35 The next day John again was standing with two of his disciples, 36 and as he watched Jesus walk by he exclaimed, “Look, here is the Lamb of God!” 37 The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. 38 When Jesus turned and saw them following, he said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which translated means Teacher), “where are you staying?” 39 He said to them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where he was staying, and they remained with him that day. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon. 40 One of the two who heard John speak and followed him was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 41 He first found his brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated Anointed). 42 He brought Simon to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You are to be called Cephas” (which is translated Peter).

 
Message

“Following the Light”
Arthur Murphy

 

Hymn of the Day/Song of the Day

(5:30PM; 8:30 AM) ELW 696 v. 1, 2, 4, 5 Jesus Calls Us; O’er the Tumult
(11AM) Build My Life

 

Apostles’ Creed ELW p. 105

(5:30PM; 8:30AM)

 

Prayers of the Church

Merciful God, receive our prayer.

 

Peace

 

Offering

 

Offering Music

(5:30PM)
Steve Hale

(8:30AM)
O God of Light
Robert J. Powell
Robert Lewis

(11 AM)
Christ Be Our Light
Bernadette Farrell
Alvin Johnson

 

Offertory Prayer

 

 The Great Thanksgiving

  • Dialogue; Preface; Holy, Holy, Holy (8:30AM)
  • Words of Institution
  • Lord’s Prayer

 

Communion

 

Communion Music

(8:30AM)
ELW p. 208 Lamb of God
ELW 312 Jesus, Come! For We Invite You

(11AM)
Behold the Lamb

 

Sending of Lay Eucharistic Ministers

 

Blessing

 

Closing Hymn/Sending Song

(5:30PM; 8:30AM) ELW 665 Rise, Shine, You People 
(11AM) I Will Follow

 

Dismissal

 

Postlude

8:30AM
Postlude in B-flat
Caleb Simper, arr. Michael Ryan
Robert Lewis

Scripture quotations are from New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

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