In Church be Thoughtful, be Silent, be Reverent, for this is the house of God.Before the Service, speak to the Lord; During the Service, let the Lord speak to you;

After the Service, speak to one another.

THE GATHERINGSetting IV

Pre-Service Music

The Brief Order of Confession and ForgivenessP. In the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.C. Amen.P. Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secretsare 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 JesusChrist our Lord.C. Amen.

P. Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.

The assembly kneels or stands. Silence is kept for reflection.

P. Most merciful God,C. we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned againstyou 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 asourselves. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renewus, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory ofyour holy name.C. Amen.

P. In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake Godforgives 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.

The Congregation faces the Processional Cross

PENTECOST 20 OCTOBER 18, 2020

The Entrance Hymn Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise ELW 834

The Apostolic Greeting 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.

The Hymn of Praise

THE WORD

The Prayer of the Day Celebrate

The First Lesson (Celebrate) Isaiah 45:1–7

The Psalm Psalm 96:1–13 C e lebrate

The Second Lesson (Celebrate) 1 Thessalonians 1:1–10

The Verse

The Holy Gospel (Celebrate) Matthew 22:15–22P. The holy gospel according to St. MatthewC. Glory to you, O Lord.

The gospel is proclaimed.P. The gospel of the Lord.C. Praise to you, O Christ.

The Sermon The Rev. Judith VanOsdol

The Hymn of the Day God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending EL W 678

The Apostles’ Creed

C. I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe inJesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, bornof the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and wasburied; he descended to the dead.* On the third day he rose again; he ascended intoheaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge theliving and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, thecommunion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the lifeeverlasting. Amen.

The Prayers Celebrate

The Greeting of PeaceP. The peace of Christ be with you always.C. And also with you.

The Offering

The Offertory

The Offertory Prayer C. Amen

THE EUCHARISTIC MEAL The Great Thanksgiving

The Proper PrefaceP. It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all placesgive thanks and praise.....we praise your name and join their unending hymn:

The Sanctus

Eucharist Prayer #1P. You are indeed holy, almighty and merciful God. You are most holy, and great is the majesty of your glory.You so loved the world that you gave your only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but have eternal life. In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks; ....We proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

Remembering, therefore, his salutary command, his life-giving passion and death, his glorious resurrection and ascension, and the promise of his coming again, we give thanks to you, O Lord God Almighty, not as we ought but as we are able; we ask you mercifully to accept our praise and thanksgiving.....To you, O God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,

be all honor and glory in your holy church, now and forever.

The Lord’s Prayer Communion P. The Gifts of God, for the children of God.

C. Thanks be to God.

The assembly may be seated. The bread may be broken for the communion.The Agnus Dei

The Communion Hymns ELW 673, 480The Post Communion Prayer

P. Let us pray. We give you thanks, almighty God, that you have refreshed us through thehealing power of this gift of life. In your mercy, strengthen us through this gift, in faith towardyou and in fervent love toward one another; for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord.C. Amen.

The Post Communion Canticle

THE SENDING

The Benediction

The Recessional Hymn God of Grace and God of Glory ELW 705

The Dismissal

Post-Service MusicÈ È È È È È È È È È È

Please welcome The Rev. Judith VanOsdol as our guest pastor today.

The Rev. Judith VanOsdol, is originally from Upstate NY. Most recently, she comes from Geneva,Switzerland, after serving at the Lutheran World Federation, LWF, as Program Executive forGender Justice and Women's Empowerment. Her work included teaching and creating teams toempower leaders, promote Human Rights and overcome violence. The Lutheran World Federationis a communion of 148-member Churches in 99 countries around the world. The ELCA is amember church of the LWF.

Pastor VanOsdol has served as the Mission Director and Bishop's Assistant in both the RockyMountain and in the Upstate NY Synods. In this role, she developed and coached leadershipteams, and worked with congregations in renewal and new mission starts. She co-developed andled a Synod-wide congregational renewal process with over 100 congregations. She has alsomentored and coached leaders including young adults, led workshops, and has done extensiveteaching and speaking.

Pastor Judith's Parish ministry includes serving in ELCA congregations in Minneapolis, Chicago,and Upstate NY. She has also served in parishes as a Missionary Pastor in Argentina. PastorVanOsdol has a passion for God's mission, creating community and healthy congregations,teaching and coaching leadership development. She holds a Master of Divinity (MDiv) from theLutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia and a Bachelor of Arts (AB) from CornellUniversity. She has two grown children, Daniel and Lia, who are very happy to have their Momback in the United States.

WELCOME! Our Redeemer’s parish family extends a warm welcome toall guests worshiping with us today. Pleaseintroduce yourself to our Pastor andGreeters and sign our Guest Book as youleave the Service. If you are interested inmembership, or have any concerns withwhich we could be helpful, please speakwith the Pastor after the Service.

HOLY COMMUNIONis celebrated on Sundays and Saturdays inour parish. We are happy to share thefellowship of the Lord’s Table with

a Baptized Christians whoa Share our confession that Christ’s

Body and Blood are truly present.During this time of COVID 19 infection,we will only have the wafers - no wine -due to the regulations from the CDC.

HOLY COMMUNIONSUNDAY 9:30 AM

NO SATURDAY WORSHIP

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Bulletins Courtesy ofCHARLES G. SCHMITT FUNERAL HOME, INC

Ushers W. Duggan, R. FittingCommunion

AssistantsAssistingMinister R. Meyer

GreetersLector C. Aarseth

Counters

Recorder

Altar Guild S. Palumbo, C. Aarseth

Coffee Hour N/A

Last Week 31

FLOWERS ON THE

ALTARTo the Glory of God

for all our blessings!

THANKSGIVING FOODCOLLECTION - bring your donations

any day or any Sunday. See insert. LCSwould like the food delivered by the end ofOctober, so the sooner the better! Thankyou. ALL DONATIONS WILL GO TO

LUTHERAN COMMUNITY SERVICES.

JACKET & COATCOLLECTION We will be collecting

warm jackets and coats again this year. Therewill be a box in the hallway. Please be sure tocheck all pockets before dropping off yourdonation. Bring donations in by November30th . Lutheran Community Services inUniondale.

CALENDARWeek of Oct. 18, 2020

Tuesday 7:30 pm School Board20th Mtg

Wednesday 9:00 am Work Crew21st 6:45 pm Confirmation Classes

Saturday NO Holy24th Communion

Sunday 9:30 am Holy25th CommunionPentecost 21

COUNCIL POSITIONS OPENING ASOF DECEMBER 2020 - PRESIDENT,

SEC/TREASURER, EVANGELISM, FINANCIAL

MANAGEMENT, STEWARDSHIP AND PROPERTY.If you are interested in one of these positions,please contact the church office or one of thecurrent council members. Terms are for 2 yearsmeet once a month. Please consider this importantwork for our - your church. Thank you.

WEDNESDAY WORK CREW NEEDSHELP!!! Do you need something to do onWednesday mornings? We have a job for you! We need volunteers to help do small repairsaround the church and school. Men/Women areinvited to come on down! We meet at 9 am. Come and see what we do! Coffee and cake willbe available when you finish! Thank you forvolunteering!

HYMNS FOR SUNDAY, OCT. 18, 2020ELW #834 - IMMORTAL, INVISIBLE, GOD ONLY WISE OPENING HYMN

Immortal, invisible, God only wise, in light inaccessible hid from our eyes,most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days, almighty, victorious, thy great name we praise!

Thou reignest in glory; thou dwellest in light;thine angels adore thee, all veiling their sight;all laud we would render, oh, help us to see‘tis only the splendor of light hideth thee!

ELW # 678 - GOD, WHOSE GIVING KNOWS NO ENDING HYMN OF THE DAY God, whose giving knows no ending, from your rich and endless store:nature’s wonder, Jesus’ wisdom, costly cross, grave’s shattered door,gifted by you, we turn to you, off’ring up ourselves in praise;thankful song shall rise forever, gracious donor of our days.

Con’t

Treasure, too, you have entrusted, gain through pow’rs your grace conferred;ours to use for home and kindred, and to spread the gospel word.Open wide our hands in sharing, as we heed Christ’s ageless call, healing, teaching, and reclaiming, serving you by loving all.

ELW #673 - GOD, WHOSE ALMIGHTY WORD C O M M U NION HYMN

God, who almighty word chaos and darkness heard,and took their flight: hear us, we humbly pray, and where thegospel day sheds not it’s glorious ray, let there be light.

Holy and blessed three, glorious Trinity, Wisdom, Love, Might: boundless as ocean’s tide, rolling infullest pride, through the earth, far and wide, let there be light.

ELW # 480 - O BREAD OF LIFE FROM HEAVEN C O MMUNION HYMN

O bread of life from heaven, O food to pilgrimsgiven, O manna from above: feedwith the blessed sweetness of your divine completenessthe souls that want and need your love.

We love you, Jesus, tender, in all your hiddensplendor within these means of grace. Oh,let the veil be riven, and our clear eye in heaven behold your glory face to face.

ELW #705 - GOD OF GRACE AND GOD OF GLORY RECESSIONAL HYMN

God of grace and God of glory, on your peoplepour your pow’r; crown your ancient church’s story;bring its bud to glorious flow’r. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage for the facing of this hour, for the facing of this hour.

Save us from weak resignation to the evils we deplore; let the gift of your salvationbe our glory evermore. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, serving you whom we adore, servicing you whom we adore.