8-13-23 Tucson Worship Folder by gracelutheransaz

Welcome to Grace!

Our mission at Grace is to teach the inspired and inerrant Word of God, to proclaim that Jesus Christ is the cruciﬁed and risen Savior of the world, and to nurture believers for lives of Christian service.

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WORSHIP NOTES

We are very pleased that you have joined us for worship today! We pray that this time will be a blessing for you as God comes to you with his Word and promises, and as you oﬀer him your thanks and praise.

The order of worship we will follow is printed in this worship folder for you to follow along and participate. You’ll notice that the service is a dialogue between God and us, his people. The pastor speaks to God along with the congregation and also speaks the Word of God to the people. LARGE PRINT worship folders are available at the entrances for those who desire them.

Today we are using elements from the Christian Worship (2021) hymnal. You will ﬁnd these blue worship books in the hymnal racks in each pew. You will be asked to open the hymnal to participate in parts of the service today. A vocalist will aid in our singing and will be recorded for our audio disks and video live-streaming.

There is no cost to park in our parking lot during Sunday morning worship services. If you receive a citation by mistake, please let our oﬃce staﬀ know so it can be cleared.

OUR WORSHIP SERIES DEFINE CHRISTIAN

Ask ten different people to define the word Christian and you may get ten different answers. One might say, “A Christian is someone who believes in Jesus.” Okay. But the demons believe that Jesus exists and is the Son of God. So is that definition adequate? Another person might have a more negative view. He says, “A Christian is someone who believes he is better than others.” Is that completely false? And if you aren’t humble, does that mean you

aren’t Christian?

In this worship series Christ himself defines the term Christian and describes what Christians do. We are struck by how often we do not do all those things. There likely are times when people could look at our behavior and assume we were unbelievers. Yet throughout this series Jesus demonstrates that ultimately a Christian is one who runs to Christ for forgiveness precisely because he has failed to live like what he is a Christian. As we receive the mercy of Christ, it moves us to strive with all our being to better fit Christ’s beautiful definition, doing all the things Jesus says that Christians do. Our worship series has followed this path:

The Christian Loves God above All

The Christian Finds Rest in Jesus

The Christian Is Planted by the Word

The Christian Lives as Wheat among Weeds

The Christian Seeks Spiritual Wealth

The Christian Trusts God to Provide

The Christian Answers Doubt with Faith

Please join us next week as we begin a new series, “The Church God Wants.” In this ﬁve-week series, we will examine what God wants in a church what that church looks like, what its priorities are, and what that church does.

WELCOME

OPENING HYMN Be Still My Soul Christian Worship 847 stanzas 1-2

Please stand

INVOCATION

Minister: In the name of the Father and of the Son (+) and of the Holy Spirit.

Congregation: Amen.

SPOKEN RESPONSES

I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”

How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty!

Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you.

The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

Teach me, Lord, the way of your decrees, that I may follow it to the end.

Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.

Faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.

PRESERVICE MUSIC: Be Still My Soul with Jesus Loves Me Anne Krentz Organ

Christ Be My Leader Matthew Corl

Still, My Soul, Be Still with Be Still My Soul arr. James Koerts

Psalm 122:1

Psalm 84:1

Psalm 84:4

Psalm 145:18

Psalm 119:33

Psalm 119:105

Romans 10:17

+ ORDER OF WORSHIP +

Lord, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness, come to my relief.

Spare us, Lord, from the lies of the devil and the attacks of our conscience. Comfort and save us in your patient compassion.

Have mercy on us, Jesus.

Guide us, Lord, to the wisdom of your Word and the power of your promises. Take away our confusion and doubt.

Have mercy on us, Jesus.

Hear us, Lord, when we come to you in prayer. Make us conﬁdent to take you at your word and to follow you in faith.

Have mercy on us, Jesus.

Empower us, Lord, to walk in your ways and live in your truth. Fill us with your love, that we may love you and one another.

Have mercy on us, Jesus.

Lord, we confess our sins to you and plead for your mercy. We acknowledge that sin runs too deep in our nature for us ever to rid ourselves of it, but we thank you that Jesus has done what we could not do, washing us clean of every stain. We plead that your Spirit would give us the strength to live a new life; through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

PRAYER

Psalm 143:1

+ THE WORD +

PRAYER OF THE DAY

The Lord be with you. And also with you.

Let us pray.

Almighty and most merciful God, preserve us from all harm and danger that we, being ready in both body and soul, may cheerfully accomplish what you want done; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Amen.

4 HYMN OF PRAISE Christ Be My Leader Christian Worship 518 Text: Timothy Dudley-Smith, b. 1926 © 1964, ren. 1992 Hope Publishing Co. Used by permission: OneLicense no. 710199. Tune: Irish Public domain.

The Lord answers Elijah’s doubt not with a great show of power but with the gentle whisper of God’s gracious promise.

FIRST READING

9 He came to a cave and spent the night there. Then the word of the L suddenly came to him, saying, “Why are you here, Elijah?”

10 He said, “I have been very zealous for the L , the God of Armies, but the people of Israel have abandoned your covenant. They have torn down your altars and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they are seeking to take my life.”

11 Then the L said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the L , for the L is passing by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains and shattered rocks before the L , but the L was not in the wind. After the wind came an earthquake, but the L was not in the earthquake.

12 After the earthquake there was a fire, but the L was not in the fire. After the fire there was a soft, whispering voice.

13 When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak, and he went out and stood at the entrance to the cave. Then a voice came to him and said, “Why are you here, Elijah?”

14 He said, “I have been very zealous for the L , the God of Armies, but the people of Israel have abandoned your covenant. They have torn down your altars and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they are seeking to take my life.”

15 Then the L said to him, “Go back the way you came and go to the Wilderness of Damascus. When you get there, you are to anoint Hazael as king over Aram. 16 You will also anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah as prophet in your place. 17 Whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, Jehu will kill, and whoever escapes the sword of Jehu, Elisha will kill. 18 But I have preserved in Israel seven thousand whose knees have not bent to Baal and whose lips have not kissed him.”

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Please be seated

19:9-18

Kings

PSALM OF THE DAY—Surely It Is God Who Saves Me

Please join in singing the entire Psalm together.

CW Psalter 73B

This Psalm was not included in the blue hymnal. Rather, it was included in the Christian Worship Psalter which was released in connection with the blue hymnal in 2021.

I am always / with you; you hold me by my / right hand. You guide me with your / counsel, and afterward you will take me into / glory.

Whom have I in / heav’n but you? And earth has nothing I desire be- / sides you. My ﬂesh and my / heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion for- / ever. Glory be to the Father and / to the Son and to the Holy / Spirit, as it was in the be- / ginning, is now, and will be forever. / Amen. Refrain

Paul teaches that in all things, in good times and bad, we can trust that God is carrying out his perfect plan for his glory and our salvation.

28 We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose, 29 because those God foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he would be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those he predestined, he also called. Those he called, he also justified. And those he justified, he also glorified.

31 What then will we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 Indeed, he who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all how will he not also graciously give us all things along with him?

Psalm 44:22

33 Who will bring an accusation against God’s elect? God is the one who justiﬁes! 34 Who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus, who died and, more than that, was raised to life, is the one who is at God’s right hand and who is also interceding for us! 35 What will separate us from the love of Christ? Will trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 Just as it is written: For your sake we are being put to death all day long. We are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.

37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor rulers, neither things present nor things to come, nor powerful forces, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Please stand

SECOND READING Romans 8:28-39

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Refrain (ALL):

Hebrews 11:1

The Gospel Acclamation points toward the words of the Gospel.

Vocalist: Now faith is conﬁdence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

Refrain (ALL)

GOSPEL Matthew 14:22-33

22 Immediately Jesus urged the disciples to get into the boat and to go ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed the crowd, he went up onto the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone. 24 By then the boat was quite a distance from shore, being pounded by the waves because the wind was against it. 25 In the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came toward them, walking on the sea. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terriﬁed and cried out in fear, “It’s a ghost!” 27 But Jesus spoke to them at once, saying, “Take heart! It is I! Do not be afraid.”

28 Peter answered him and said, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.”

29 Jesus said, “Come!”

Peter stepped down from the boat, walked on the water, and went toward Jesus. 30 But when he saw the strong wind, he was afraid. As he began to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!”

31 Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?” 32 When they got into the boat, the wind stopped. 33 Those who were in the boat worshipped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God!”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise be to you, O Christ.

In the account of Peter walking on the water, we see how quickly doubt challenges faith. And we see how graciously Jesus responds to our doubt.

The fourth watch of the night would be between 3:00 AM and 6:00 AM.

This hymn was not included in the pew edition of the blue Christian Worship hymnal. Rather, it was made available in the supplementary materials. The ﬁfth stanza is in italics as an optional stanza for use when the Gospel reading for today is included in the service. Please join in singing all stanzas of the hymn today.

HYMN OF THE DAY—A Vicious Storm, a Raging Sea Christian Worship 984

SERMON Matthew 14:22-33

A Christian Answers Doubt with Faith

be seated

Please

CONFESSION OF FAITH Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suﬀered under Pontius Pilate, was cruciﬁed, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

Please be seated

The Apostles’ Creed developed in the Early Christian Church as a personal confession of faith. It is so named because it confesses the faith taught by the Apostles of Jesus.

10 Please stand

We thank those who are being installed as teachers of our Children’s and Youth Programs for this school-year:

Early Childhood

Lori Cole

Missy Wiechmann

Elementary

Phil Holden

Peter Hollins

Music and Children’s Bible Hour Coordinator

Beth Kassulke

Lifeliners (High-school)

Bryan Guenther

Substitutes

Jenn Miller

Emma Rautenberg

Amy Rudd

Cora Stuhr

Pastor Patoka teaches Youth Catechism Class to our Middle School (6th-8th grade) students on Sunday mornings.

+ INSTALLATION OF YOUTH BIBLE STUDY TEACHERS +

Teachers present themselves before the altar.

Dear friends in Christ, you have been called as teachers for the Children’s Bible Hour and youth education programs of this congregation. You are doing the work the Lord has committed to his Church: to teach the gospel of Jesus Christ, to make disciples of all nations, and to feed the lambs of the Lord Jesus. You do this work on behalf of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church and in association with the parents who entrust their children to your instruction and care.

Your work is both a great privilege and a serious responsibility. To equip yourselves for this blessed work, it is necessary that you faithfully study God’s Word, devote yourselves to prayer for those entrusted to your care, and carefully prepare for the lessons you will teach. It is also of great importance in the teaching of the Savior’s little ones that you set an example by leading Christian lives.

PROMISE

I now ask you in the presence of God and this congregation: Are you willing to accept this responsibility and to do your work faithfully, according to the ability God has given you? If so, answer: Yes, and I ask God to help me. Yes, and I ask God to help me.

INSTALLATION

I now install you as Youth Bible Study teachers of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, in the name of the Father, and of the Son (+), and of the Holy Spirit. The minister shakes the hands of those being installed, addressing each by name.

May God grant you his Holy Spirit and give you wisdom and strength to carry out your duties to his glory and for the good of his children.

EXHORTATION TO THE CONGREGATION

Members of Grace, I urge you to regard these teachers as servants of Jesus Christ, teachers of the gospel, and God’s gifts to his Church. Support them in their work, pray for them, and bring your children to Children’s Bible Hour and Youth Bible Studies so that you and your families may receive the eternal blessings the Lord promises to those who hear and learn his Word.

PRAYER

Let us pray.

Gracious Savior, you bless every eﬀort to bring children up in the Christian faith. We ask you to give wisdom, kindness, and perseverance to teachers who feed your lambs. Teach them your truth so that they may teach others. Cause the children entrusted to their care to be eager to learn about their Savior. May your goodness go out into all the earth so that people in this community and everywhere may hear it and believe it, for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Amen.

BLESSING

May the almighty God Father, Son, and Holy Spirit bless and keep you. Go in the peace of the Lord.

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

Loving God and Lord, you created the universe that surrounds us and the globe on which we live. You control all things through your Son, who sits at your right hand in glory.

Comfort us with the promise of your eternal presence.

Give your Word power as it works in our hearts and minds. Clear away our confusion, and demolish our doubts. Send your Spirit to strengthen both our conﬁdence in your promises and our desire to live according to your will.

Take away our love of sinning, and restore us each day by your grace.

The signs of the times warn us that the end of time is near. Protect us from scoﬀers who sneer at your truth. Spare us and Christians around the world from all forms of hate and persecution.

Give us courage to carry the cross with patience and joy.

Instill in the hearts of our children a desire to follow you as they prepare for future days. Help them distinguish between what is passing and what is eternal, between instant thrills and lasting joy. Encourage more young people to prepare for service in the public ministry of the gospel.

Mold us and move us to be good examples for our youth.

Hold in your care, Lord, those who are experiencing physical or emotional pain and all who are aﬄicted by disease or facing death. Pour out your compassion on the grieving, and comfort the mourners who miss someone they loved.

Move us to pray for these brothers and sisters and to help when we can.

Brief intercessory prayers may be added in a ﬁtting place.

Hear us, Lord, as we pray in silence.

Silent prayer

Whether we pray together or alone, you have promised to hear and answer us. Give us patience to accept your blessings in whatever way you send them. In your love and wisdom, prepare us for the day when you will take us to be with you forever. Hear us for Jesus’ sake. Amen.

OFFERTORY:

Vicious

OFFERING

Members of Grace respond to their Savior’s love with oﬀerings that are given joyfully, generously, regularly, and in a way that is proportionate to how the Lord has blessed them. Their cheerful gifts support the mission and ministry of our congregation. If you are a guest today, please know that we do not expect you to contribute to our congregation’s work. However, if you would like to give an oﬀering to the Lord in response to his love to you, we are happy to receive it and put it to work in God’s kingdom. If you prefer, use your smart phone to give online by scanning this QR code:

Please ﬁll out the Friendship Register located in the red folder at the end of the row and pass it along. Thank you!

HYMN Entrust Your Fear and Doubting Christian Worship 841

The vocalist will sing stanza 1. Please join in singing the rest of the hymn.

Please stand

CLOSING PRAYER

Almighty God, we thank you for teaching us the things you want us to believe and do. Help us by your Holy Spirit to keep your Word in pure hearts that we may be strengthened in faith, guided in holiness, and comforted in life and in death, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Amen.

A Storm, a Raging Sea Valerie A. Floeter

LORD’S PRAYER

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.

BLESSING

The almighty and merciful Lord the Father, the (+) Son, and the Holy Spirit bless us and keep us.

Amen.

Please be seated

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Matthew 6 and Luke 11 record how Jesus taught his disciples to pray. We use his example prayer as part of our public worship, trusting that he will hear and answer our prayers.

CLOSING HYMN—Lord, Take My Hand and Lead Me Christian Worship 849

POSTLUDE MUSIC: Christ Be My Leader Greg Bottomley

THOSE ASSISTING IN WORSHIP THIS MORNING

Preacher..............................................................................................Pastor Ron Koehler

Worship Leader .................................................................................. Pastor Tim Patoka

Accompanist............................................................................................... Beth Kassulke

Vocalist..................................................................................................... Naomi Kassulke

Greeters................................................................................ Jenn & DJ Miller (10:00 AM)

Ushers..........................................Stanley Mead, Vic Thornton, Gary Warner (7:45 AM)

Jon Dongoske, Justin Harris, Ferdie Kramm, Rick Street (10:00 AM)

Sound and Recording Techs...............Jeremy Snavely, Danny Koehler, Sam Kassulke

Banner Committee....................... Nadine Rentschler, Jeanette O’Donald, Sandy Weir

Acknowledgements: Scripture readings are taken from The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version® (EHV®) © 2018 The Wartburg Project. All rights reserved. wartburgproject.org. Created by Christian Worship: Service Builder © 2022 Concordia Publishing House. Software distributed in partnership with Northwestern Publishing House.

Altar Flowers

The flowers beautifying our altar today have been given by Tom and Deb Sloyan with thanks to God for all their blessings and Tom’s 71 trips around the sun!

If you would like to provide flowers for the altar, please call (520-623-6633) or email (office@gracelutheransaz.org) the Grace Central Office to reserve a Sunday. Upcoming available Sundays are August 20 & 27 and September 3, 17, & 24. The cost for the 2 bouquets is $32.50. After the 10:00 AM service you may take the flowers home or leave them to be dropped off to one of our homebound members if a visit is being made.

Fellowship

Following the service this morning, you are invited to join us in the courtyard and Fellowship Hall for drinks and snacks. We thank Jeanette O’Donald, Nadine Rentschler, and Sandy Weir for hosting this week. Upcoming available dates to host include all the Sundays in September. Please sign up on the sheet in the Fellowship Hall.

Sunday Morning Bible Study

Grow In Grace is the name of our Bible Information Class, an overview of what the Bible teaches that we use as a course for adults who may be interested in membership at Grace. The young people in our Confirmation Classes learn the same material in a slightly different way. Is it time for a review? Do you have questions that you have been waiting to ask? Join us on Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM in the Fellowship Hall as we consider portions of our Grow In Grace Class and look at why we teach what we do. We are currently studying the Ten Commandments.

Children’s Bible Hour

All children, ages 3 8th grade, are invited to attend Children’s Bible Hour on Sunday mornings. The children will begin all together in the main area of our Education Building at 8:45 AM for music and an opening devotion and from there will be divided into age-based classrooms. Parents can meet their children after class at their classrooms or in the courtyard. If you have any questions about Children’s Bible Hour, please contact Pastor Patoka.

CLC Teacher Installation Today

This morning our two new Child Learning Center (CLC) teachers, Christine Leathers and Theresa Pratt, are being installed during our worship service at Grace-Sahuarita. A lunch is being provided after worship. Please keep them and all of the CLC staff in your prayers as they teach little children about Jesus! May God bless their ministry.

Daily Devotions

Grace Moments and Meditations daily devotional books are at either door to church and in the Fellowship Hall. A new Meditations books with devotions beginning August 27 is now available. These are great tools to use for your daily Bible study!

TODAY

Church History Bible Study

Our Wednesday Church History study is still off this week but will be resuming next Wednesday, August 23. We will be studying Lutheranism in America. If you haven’t attended this class before, this is an excellent time to join. We study together in the Grace-Tucson Fellowship Hall at 10:00 AM and repeat the same material at 7:00 PM. Join us for whichever time fits your schedule best!

Women’s Bible Study: Thursday

“There are things I’ll never be able to forgive.” “With so many interpretations and denominations, who can say who is right?” “I’ll let my kids decide for themselves.” “Whatever happened to tolerance?” “Religion is a crutch for the weak.” We hear these kinds of things and may even wonder about them ourselves. These and more are addressed in Pastor Mark Paustian’s book, “Prepared to Answer.” The book is provided at no cost for everyone in the class, and each question is handled in just a handful of pages, so it is easy to jump into the study at any time, even if you can’t make it each week. Invite a friend and join Pastor Koehler for this study which is helpful for us and for those we have discussions with about such things. This class meets on Thursdays at 9:00 AM in the Grace-Tucson Fellowship Hall.

Ladies’ Fellowship Group: Thursday

The Ladies’ Fellowship Group will meet in the Grace-Tucson Fellowship Hall this Thursday, August 17, at 10:15 AM. Ladies should bring games they would enjoy playing and a sack lunch. Please contact Lois Thornton at (520)323-8772 or vthornto2@gmail.com with any questions. Ladies from all Grace sites are welcome to join in the fun!

Campus Ministry Presentation: August 20

God has blessed Grace-Tucson to be steps away from the University of Arizona. For generations, Grace has done campus ministry in some form. But what exactly is it? Why is it needed in the college student community? How can you support campus ministry here and across the country? Come to Campus Pastor Tim's presentation during our regular Sunday morning Bible study on August 20 at 9:00 AM in the Fellowship Hall to find out.

Foodie Club at Esmond Station School

Last year, teachers at Esmond Station School (our worship location in Vail) started an after-school “Foodie Club” for the students to teach them about different cultural meals. We would like to continue to help out and sponsor this group! Items needed this year include: small cutting boards, small knives, disinfecting wipes, paper plates, paper bowls, and plastic spoons. Food supplies such as sugar, flour, and seasonings are always helpful. The big-ticket item they hope to purchase is an air fryer. VISA or grocery store gift cards are always welcome. Items can be dropped off in the Grace Central office. If you have any questions, please contact Laura Hodgson at irish_mom@live.com or call/text her at (520)780-1743.

Time Out for Moms: August 26

Our Child Learning Center (CLC) at Grace-Sahuarita is hosting a “Time Out for Moms” on Saturday, August 26, from 9:00 to 11:00 AM in the CLC gym. We’ll begin this Self-Care Saturday with coffee and breakfast followed by a craft and a presentation about Pilates. Pastor Heiman will also lead a devotion on parenting followed by fellowship time. Moms from all sites are welcome to attend but please RSVP so we can plan accordingly. You may contact Jen Rickling, CLC Assistant Director, at (520)848-4630 or jrickling@GraceLutheranSAZ.org.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

WELS Tucson Campus Ministry

WELS Tucson Campus Ministry (TCM) invites all college-aged adults to grow closer to God and their peers in the fall semester through a number of ways. These include Sunday evening Bible studies, special events, Student Center access, and parking privileges. Visit WELSTCM.com to register and learn more.

Stop by TCM’s table at UArizona’s “Bash at the REC” next Sunday, August 20, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Pick up some awesome swag, meet Campus Pastor Tim, and learn how to find your Christcentered community during the school year. Then join us again on Sunday, August 27, at 7:00 PM for our Kickoff Party in the Student Center located in the basement at Grace-Tucson.

Service Opportunity: English Classes

Grace-Tucson’s English Classes will begin on Tuesday, September 5, and could use your help! Show Christ’s love to those learning and improving their English skills by teaching classes (training provided), playing with children, partnering in conversation, or serving snacks. An informational meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 29 at 6:30 PM in the Grace-Tucson Fellowship Hall. Classes are held in that same location on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. If you are interested, contact Pastor Patoka at (520)623-6633 or RevTLP@GraceLutheranSAZ.org.

Workday: September 2

We will be holding a workday on Saturday, September 2, from 7:00 to 11:00 AM. We will be working in the Fellowship Hall cleaning the fresh air intake covers and all the plastic light covers as well as cleaning all the windows. If you’d like, please bring paper towels or lint-free rags and glass cleaner. Everything else will be provided. If you have questions, please contact Facilities Coordinator, Rick Street at (520)909-2126 or ri1012ck@yahoo.com.

Everyone Outreach 1 Year Later!

The 46 Grace members from Grace-Tucson who participated in the Everyone Outreach workshop last year are invited to a lunch after church on Sunday, September 10. A Discussion of “What We Did Last Year. What Have We Done Since Then? What Will We Do Going Forward?” will start at 11:30 AM and finish by 1:30 PM. Please RSVP on the sheets in the Fellowship Hall or by calling the Grace Central Office at (520)623-6633.

MttC Outreach Event - Independence Day Fiesta: September 16

Mission to the Children (MttC) invites you to help share Christ's love with bilingual families in southern Tucson. MttC is hosting an Independence Day Fiesta on Saturday, September 16, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Kennedy Park in Ramada #5 (Mission and Ajo). If you are interested in canvassing, decorating, setting up, taking down, serving food, face painting, making new friends, running carnival-style games, playing with children, or making a donation, contact MttC Office Manager Nicole Scheuerlein at (520)934-2512 or info@missiontothechildren.org.

Grow in Grace Class

Would you like to learn more about our risen Savior, about the Bible that tells us about him, and about what Grace Lutheran Church believes and teaches? Our congregation offers a series of Biblebased lessons called Grow in Grace. Grow in Grace also serves as our membership class for those who may be interested in joining the church. If you would be interested in scheduling a Grow in Grace Class, please speak to one of the Pastors, or register your interest at GraceLutheranSAZ.org/ GIG

This schedule is subject to change. Please watch your email for the most up-to-date information or call the Grace Central Office at (520)623-6633 if you have questions.

This Week at Grace August 13 - August 20

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OFF-SITE EVENT Next Sunday, August 20 TCM table at UA’s Bash at the REC...............................6:00p TUCSON Today Worship Services 7:45a & 10:00a Children’s Bible Hour 8:45a Adult Bible Study: Grow in Grace ...................................9:00a Fellowship following worship Tuesday Weekly Pastors’ Meeting................................................9:00a Wednesday NO Midweek Bible Study (resumes August 23) Thursday Women’s Bible Study: Prepared to Answer 9:00a Ladies’ Fellowship Group 10:15a Saturday Ministry Board Meeting...................................................9:00a Next Sunday, August 20 Worship Services with communion 7:45a & 10:00a Children’s Bible Hour......................................................8:45a Adult Bible Study: Campus Ministry Presentation 9:00a Fellowship following worship ONLINE Today Adult Bible Study (Tucson).............................................9:00a Worship Services (Tucson and Sahuarita) 10:00a Next Sunday, August 20 Adult Bible Study (Tucson) 9:00a Worship Services (Tucson and Sahuarita)...................10:00a BENSON Today Worship Service 7:30a Adult Bible Study: 1 Corinthians 8:45a Wednesday Midweek Bible Study: The Large Catechism 10:00a Next Sunday, August 20 Worship Service with communion...................................7:30a Adult Bible Study: 1 Corinthians 8:45a SAHUARITA Today Adult Bible Study: Favorite Hymns 9:00a Children’s Sunday School...............................................9:00a Worship Service with CLC Teacher Installation............10:00a Lunch following worship Wednesday Midweek Bible Study: The Bible Project .......................10:00a Next Sunday, August 20 Adult Bible Study: Favorite Hymns 9:00a Children’s Sunday School...............................................9:00a Worship Service with communion 10:00a VAIL Today Adult Bible Study: Lifestyle Witnessing 9:00a Youth Bible Study............................................................9:00a Worship Service 10:00a Thursday Midweek Bible Study: The Triumph of Grace 6:30p Next Sunday, August 20 Adult Bible Study: Lifestyle Witnessing 9:00a Youth Bible Study 9:00a Worship Service with communion.................................10:00a

8-13-23 Tucson Worship Folder

THE ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

Welcome to Grace!

WORSHIP NOTES

OUR WORSHIP SERIES DEFINE CHRISTIAN

aren’t Christian?

WELCOME

INVOCATION

SPOKEN RESPONSES

+ THE WORD +

PRAYER OF THE DAY

FIRST READING

PSALM OF THE DAY—Surely It Is God Who Saves Me

CW Psalter 73B

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL Matthew 14:22-33

CONFESSION OF FAITH Apostles’ Creed

+ INSTALLATION OF YOUTH BIBLE STUDY TEACHERS +

PROMISE

INSTALLATION

EXHORTATION TO THE CONGREGATION

PRAYER

BLESSING

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

Silent prayer

OFFERTORY:

OFFERING

HYMN Entrust Your Fear and Doubting Christian Worship 841

CLOSING PRAYER

LORD’S PRAYER

BLESSING

ANNOUNCEMENTS

THOSE ASSISTING IN WORSHIP THIS MORNING

Altar Flowers

Fellowship

Sunday Morning Bible Study

Children’s Bible Hour

CLC Teacher Installation Today

Daily Devotions

Church History Bible Study

Women’s Bible Study: Thursday

Ladies’ Fellowship Group: Thursday

Campus Ministry Presentation: August 20

Foodie Club at Esmond Station School

Time Out for Moms: August 26

ANNOUNCEMENTS

WELS Tucson Campus Ministry

Service Opportunity: English Classes

Workday: September 2

Everyone Outreach 1 Year Later!

MttC Outreach Event - Independence Day Fiesta: September 16

Grow in Grace Class

This Week at Grace  August 13 - August 20

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This Week at Grace August 13 - August 20