Pentecost Sunday Salem Lutheran Church in Fontanelle, NE

May 31, 2020, 10:30am

Live-streamed from and hosted by Saint Timothy Lutheran Church

Fremont, NE

Pentecost by Rabbula Gospel

Joint Service of: Saint Timothy Lutheran Church, Fremont, NE

Salem Lutheran Church, Fremont, NE Salem Lutheran Church, Fontanelle, NE

Bethany Lutheran Church, Lyons, NE First Presbyterian Church, Lyons, NE

Saint John’s Lutheran Church, Schuyler, NE Sinai Lutheran Church, Fremont, NE

Faith Ambassadors and Redeemer Lutheran Church, Hooper, NE Midland University Camp Ministry, Fremont, NE

PRELUDE Improvisation on “O Day Full of Grace” GATHERING L: The Holy Spirit calls us together as the people of God.

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS L: Good Morning. Welcome to St. Timothy Lutheran Church. We welcome all of you to worship today,

especially those of you who are worshiping with us on Facebook Live. Today’s service is a joint worship bringing together worship leaders from St. Timothy and

Salem Fremont, Sinai Lutheran, Midland University, Salem Fontanelle, Faith Ambassadors and Redeemer Lutheran, St. John’s Schuyler, Bethany Lutheran Lyons, and First Presbyterian in Lyons. What a beautiful way to celebrate Pentecost as the people of God! Thank you all for being here and joining us for this worship service.

There are several places where you can find a copy of our bulletin to follow along with today’s service. Each of your home congregations have sent out materials for you to follow along. A bulletin is also posted on our Facebook page.

During this season of Pentecost, we celebrate the inbreaking of the Holy Spirit into the world so long ago, and we pause to give witness to work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. We hope and pray that your time here this morning fills you with new breath for your week to come.

CHIMES PROCESSIONAL HYMN O Holy Spirit, Enter In

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CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

L: In the name of the Father, and of the ☩ Son, and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen. L: Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid:

cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

C: Amen. L: Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. L: Most merciful God, C: we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. 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. 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.

L: In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake God 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, in the name of the Father, and of the ☩ Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen. GREETING L: 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. KYRIE

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CANTICLE OF PRAISE

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PRAYER OF THE DAY L: Let us pray. C: O God, on this day you open the hearts of your faithful people by sending into us your Holy Spirit.

Direct us by the light of that Spirit, that we may have a right judgment in all things and rejoice at all times in your peace, through Jesus Christ, your Son and our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

WORD L: God speaks to us in scripture reading, preaching, and song.

FIRST READING: Acts 2:1-21 Just as the Holy Spirit gave the disciples the gift of speaking in their different native languages

on Pentecost, we receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit. We will hear the First Reading in English, including verses 5 & 6 in Spanish, German, and Greek, one at a time.

Pentecost was a Jewish harvest festival that marked the fiftieth day after Passover. Luke portrays the Holy Spirit being poured out upon the disciples before the gathered and astonished people assembled in Jerusalem for the festival. Filled with the Spirit, the disciples were able to witness to the power of Christ’s resurrection.

When the day of Pentecost had come, [the apostles] were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each. 4

Amazed and astonished, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power.” All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” But others sneered and said, “They are filled with new wine.” But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, “Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning. No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel: ‘In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. Even upon my slaves, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shall prophesy. And I will show portents in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and smoky mist. The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the Lord’s great and glorious day. Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.’ ” L: The word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God.

PSALM: Psalm 104:24-34, 35b (Tone 4) - Day

24 How manifold are your | works, O LORD! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full | of your creatures. 25 Yonder is the sea, great and wide, with its swarms too man- | y to number, living things both | small and great. 26 There go the ships | to and fro, and Leviathan, which you made for the | sport of it. 27 All of them | look to you to give them their food | in due season. 28 You give it to them; they | gather it; you open your hand, and they are filled | with good things. 29 When you hide your face, | they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return | to their dust. 30 You send forth your Spirit, and they | are created; and so you renew the face | of the earth. 31 May the glory of the LORD en- | dure forever; O LORD, rejoice in | all your works. 32 You look at the earth | and it trembles; you touch the mountains | and they smoke. 33 I will sing to the LORD as long | as I live; I will praise my God while I | have my being. 34 May these words of | mine please God. I will rejoice | in the LORD. 35b Bless the LORD, | O my soul. Hal- | lelujah!

SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 Paul is helping the Corinthians understand the relationship between our God-given unity and Spirit-

created diversity. The Spirit creates the unity of faith and gives all Christians diverse gifts for the common benefit of all. We need one another’s diverse spiritual gifts because the same Spirit has given them to each person for the common good.

No one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit. Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of

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activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 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. All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses. For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. L: The word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL: John 20:19-23 L: The holy gospel according to John. C: Glory to you, O Lord.

The risen Jesus appears to his disciples, offering them a benediction, a commission, and the gift of the Holy Spirit.

When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” L: The gospel of the Lord. C: Praise to you, O Christ. CHILDREN'S MESSAGE HYMN OF THE DAY Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness

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SERMON Bishop Brian Maas NICENE CREED

Creemos en un solo Dios Padre todopoderoso, creador de cielo y tierra, de todo lo visible y lo invisible.

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

Creemos en un solo Señor, Jesucristo, Hijo único de Dios, nacido del Padre antes de todos los siglos: Dios de Dios,

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God,

Luz de Luz, Dios verdadero de Dios verdadero, engendrado, no creado, de la misma naturaleza que el Padre, por quien todo fue hecho;

Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made.

que por nosotros y por nuestra salvación bajó del cielo, y por obra del Espíritu Santo se encarnó de María, la Virgen, y se hizo hombre;

For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary and became truly human.

y por nuestra causa fue crucificado en tiempos de Poncio Pilato; padeció y fue sepultado,

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried.

y resucitó al tercer día, según las escrituras, y subió al cielo, y está sentado a la derecha del Padre;

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.

y de nuevo vendrá con gloria para juzgar a vivos y muertos, y su reino no tendrá fin.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

Creemos en el Espíritu Santo, Señor y dador de vida, que procede del Padre y del Hijo, que con el Padre y el Hijo recibe una misma adoración y gloria y que habló por los profetas.

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.

Creemos en la iglesia, que es una, santa, católica y apostólica.

We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church.

Reconocemos un solo bautismo para el perdón de los pecados.

We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

Esperamos la resurrecció de los muertos y la vida del mundo venidero. Amén.

We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION L: Uplifted by the promised hope of healing and resurrection, we join the people of God in all times

and places in praying for the church, the world, and all who are in need. We call on your spirit of unity, giving thanks for our different vocations. Activate and utilize the

diverse gifts present in your church, that they reveal your love for all. Lord, in your mercy, C: hear our prayer.

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L: We call on your spirit of life, present in air, wind, humidity, storms, and oxygen in our atmosphere, breathing energy into all things. Heal with your breath the whole creation, especially those who struggle to breathe due to air pollution. Lord, in your mercy,

C: hear our prayer. L: We call on your spirit of righteousness. Wherever we as a people are divided, unite us. Wherever

we are prideful, humble us. Give each one of us a heart for justice and empathy. Lord, in your mercy,

C: hear our prayer. L: We call on your spirit of healing. Bless nurses, doctors, midwives, chaplains, counselors, and

hospice workers as they care for those in need. We pray for all who long for comfort (especially). Lord, in your mercy,

C: hear our prayer. L: We call on your spirit of friendship. As Elizabeth welcomed Mary to her home, give us a spirit of

welcome to those whom we meet in this congregation and outside these doors. Surprise us daily with unexpected grace, that we rejoice in every blessing you send. Lord, in your mercy,

C: hear our prayer. L: We call on your spirit of hope. As you have led your saints in all times and places, stir in us the

desire to follow their example, leading us from death to new life in you. Lord, in your mercy, C: hear our prayer. L: With bold confidence in your love, almighty God, we place all for whom we pray into your eternal

care; through Christ our Lord. C: Amen. PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING L: For your many blessings Lord, C: we give you thanks and praise. L: For all these things and those unspoken, we are thankful Lord. C: Amen. LORD’S PRAYER In English and German L: Gathered into one by the Holy Spirit, let us pray as Jesus taught us.

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. PEACE L: The peace of Christ be with you always. C: And also with you. CALL FOR OFFERING

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OFFERING Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

THANKSGIVING FOR OFFERING THANKSGIVING FOR THE WORD L: Let us pray. Praise and thanks to you, holy God, for by your Word you made all things: you spoke light into

darkness, called forth beauty from chaos, and brought life into being. For your Word of life, O God, C: we give you thanks and praise. L: By your Word you called your people Israel to tell of your wonderful gifts: freedom from captivity,

water on the desert journey, a pathway home from exile, wisdom for life with you. For your Word of life, O God,

C: we give you thanks and praise. L: Through Jesus, your Word made flesh, you speak to us and call us to witness forgiveness through

the cross, life to those entombed by death, the way of your self-giving love. For your Word of life, O God,

C: we give you thanks and praise. L: Send your Spirit of truth, O God; rekindle your gifts within us: renew our faith, increase our hope,

and deepen our love, for the sake of a world in need. Faithful to your Word, O God, draw near to all who call on you; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory forever.

C: Amen.

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SENDING L: God blesses us and sends us in mission to the world.

BLESSING L: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord’s face shine on you with grace and mercy. The Lord

look upon you with favor and ☩ give you peace. C: Amen.

DISMISSAL L: (In many languages) Go in peace. Serve the Lord. C: (in English) Thanks be to God.

SENDING SONG God of Tempest, God of Whirlwind

THREEFOLD AMEN AND CHIMES

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POSTLUDE “Every Time I Feel the Spirit” THIS WEEK AT SALEM: No in-person activities are scheduled for this week.

HAPPENINGS AT SALEM: Sundays at 9:30am - High School Gathering on Zoom, last one of the year Sundays at 10:30am - Worship and Service of the Word on Facebook live Sundays at 11:30am - Virtual Fellowship on Zoom Video link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84938430603?pwd=Sk1xVDI2N2F1cnJtZWdHckluUVZrdz09 Password: 066925; Call in number by phone: +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 849 3843 0603 Mondays - In the office - Jody, 9-5 & Pastor, 9-12, BYOCC (bring your own camping chair) Tuesdays at 10:00am - Children's Message with the Woods family on Facebook Wednesdays at 6:00pm - Faith is Together (FIT) on Zoom - Video link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86208808385?pwd=YmhhZmg2Um5zclRCMWYxVk0wcmNQUT09 Meeting ID: 862 0880 8385; Password: 103720 Wednesdays at 7:00pm - W.E.W. Wednesday Evening Worship on Facebook live Wednesdays - In the office - Jody, 9-5 & Pastor 2-7:30, BYOCC Thursdays - In the office - Jody, 9-1 & Pastor, 9-12, BYOCC Pastor Allison is available anytime to provide pastoral care. You can reach her at (425) 301-9122. How else can we support you in your faith life right now? Please don't hesitate to contact Pastor Allison (425) 301-9122, Council President Koni Shallberg (402) 720-2847 or our secretary Jody Meier (402) 533-3175 . Your church family is here for you! God's blessings. THE CONE FAMILY appreciates your prayers as Kenny recovers at home after his by-pass surgery. Also, please continue to keep the Ruwe family in your prayers as Aaron's step-dad Glen Spears passed away last Monday. 10:30 AM SUNDAY WORSHIP - "See" you on Facebook live for Pentecost Sunday this Sunday! It's a joint service between Salem-Fontanelle and local congregations - you'll see a different sanctuary & background, live-streamed from St. Timothy Lutheran in Fremont at 10:30am, but you'll see Pastor Allison, Deacon Timothy, and local pastors working together to provide a fun & faithful service on this festival day! PENTECOST PACKS - Sunday School kids! Before this Sunday, come by church & pick up a Pentecost Pack (5th grade and under). They are on the front entryway bench at church. This is a gift, one per child (thank you neighbor church Bethany Lutheran in Lyons!). This activity bag has items in it for kids to have fun with before *and* during the Pentecost Sunday children's sermon. NEXT SUNDAY - *NEW 9:30 AM SUMMER WORSHIP TIME* - On Sunday, June 7 we worship at 9:30am, and will for June, July & August! Keep updated to Facebook, the website, and our emails to what format, what time(s), in person, online, all those factors, as council meets over Zoom in a few days to consider how we might safely and faithfully gather in person in the weeks and months to come. FAITH IS TOGETHER (FIT) - The confirmands are opening up their Zoom video meeting time on Wednesdays 6:00-6:30 to K-12 kids and their confirmation mentors. ALL kids and confirmation mentors and confirmands are invited! We will do a fun activity, pray, and meet no more than 30 minutes. We'll try this for the June Wednesdays then see how we might continue for the rest of the summer. BYOCC - Visit with Pastor and Bring Your Own Camping Chair to church - As long as the weather is good, we'll visit outside in Fontanelle (socially distanced 6 feet apart). BYOCC! Pastor will bring her's. She loves the outdoors and she bets you do too, so let's catch up! Swing by church to visit with her during her office hours or another time you arrange (text or call 425-301-9122).

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FOLLOWING THE CHURCH COUNCIL MEETING it was decided we will continue on-line service through May 31, at which time the Governor's current health directive runs out. After May 31 it is our plan to phase back into in person worship while still taking into account the Governor's next health directive and the Synod recommendations. On June 7 we are hoping to do an in person worship outside, weather permitting, at our new summer worship time of 9:30. We think this could happen with pastor standing on the top of the South church steps with congregation members spreading out in lawn chairs. We will continue the on-line Facebook service option moving forward so anyone who still feels like that is a better option for them can watch from home. This would allow for social distancing outside while testing the waters of how in person service could look moving forward. We will update everyone after May 31 about our June 7 plans. Thank you for your continued patience and prayers as we are entering unchartered waters moving forward. Your health and safety is our biggest concern. Salem Church Council 160TH ANNIVERSARY UPDATE – The 160th Anniversary Committee met and have recommended that the anniversary be postponed until sometime in the fall due to COVID19. With all the uncertainty out there, they thought it was best to wait until fall and see what happens. Updates will be shared as they become available. PASTOR ALLISON AND DEACON TIMOTHY will continue with Wednesday Evening Worship (WEW) beginning at 7:00 pm on our Facebook page – there will be a reading, a daily lectionary reflection and bring your prayers for Prayers of the People. THE MOWING SIGNUP SHEET is posted at Salem and also available on Signup Genius – if you need any assistance, please feel free to call the church. IF YOU FEEL so inclined and would like to do some clean up items at Salem – posted on the bulletin board is a list of items to be done. Please add your name after each item if it has been completed. DIGITAL PHOTO ALBUM - Send in your pictures at home of worshipping online together! Full cups of coffee and bedheads are fully acceptable!! Join in the fun and email Jody a picture or two (salemfontanelle@yahoo.com) of you and/or your family during this time of COVID-10 as we are enriching our faith at home. We are the body of Christ, at church & when we need to worship at home on Facebook during this season! Thanks to those who have already sent in some great pictures. You can see them here at: https://salemfontanelle.org/digital-photo-album

Copyright © 2020. Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Streaming services are offered by and reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #SB128703, CCLI license #2336422/20465891; One License #A-725880. O Holy Spirit, Enter In – Michael Schirmer/Catherine Winkworth/Philipp Nicolai/Public Domain; Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness – 1978 James Manley; Praise to the Lord, the Almighty – Joachim Neander/Catherine Winkworth/ Stralsund/Public Domain; God of Tempest, God Whirlwind – Herman Stuempfle, Jr./John Hughes/2000 GIA Publications, Inc./Public Domain. Scripture readings come from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible. The words and liturgy used for our service are copyright 2020 by Sundays and Seasons and are being used and broadcast with permission. Caption from cover art “Pentecost” by Rabbula Gospel: “Emotion in early Christian art is conveyed not through the action of the figures, but through their eyes. In the large eyes of Mary and the disciples can be seen the emotional impact of their Spirit-filled experience. The Virgin Mary and many of the disciples look directly at the viewers, confronting us with their experience and perhaps inquiring about ours.” – Imagining the Word, Volume 2, United Church press in Cleveland, Ohio, 1995

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