ALL SAINTS SUNDAY November 6 & 7, 2021 - Our Savior's Lutheran Church-Beloit
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ALL SAINTS SUNDAY
November 6 & 7, 2021
MISSION STATEMENT
To reflect God’s love through service to the family of God.
WELCOME STATEMENT
We welcome and encourage the full participation of all
people, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, age,
ability, appearance, or anything else that threatens to divide
us. We have all been claimed as God’s children, and all are
welcome here.
“There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is
no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.”
-Galatians 3:28
WORSHIP LEADERSHIP
Presiding Minister—Pastor Jason Poole-Xiong
Preaching Minister—Pastor Tony Dusso
Organist—Cheryl Licary
5:00 pm Cantor—Lynette Rust
service Lector—Nancy Nelson
Usher—Nancy Schmidt
8:30 am Acolyte—Cacee Carl
service Cantor—Nancy Ribbeck
Lector—Pat Brogan
Ushers—Terry Amundson and Bob Pederson
10:30 am Acolyte—Dawson Van Fleet
service Cantor—Nancy Ribbeck
Lector—Skip Rath
Ushers—Skip Rath and Gary Chilson
INTRODUCTION
Of all three years of the lectionary cycle, this year’s All Saints readings
have the most tears. Isaiah and Revelation look forward to the day
when God will wipe away all tears; in John’s gospel, Jesus weeps
along with Mary and all the gathered mourners before he
demonstrates his power over death. On All Saints Sunday we
celebrate the victory won for all the faithful dead, but we grieve for
our beloved dead as well, knowing that God honors our tears. We
bring our grief to the table and find there a foretaste of Isaiah’s feast
to come.
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GATHERING_______________________________
PRELUDE
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TEMPLE TALK Jean Lincoln
STEWARDSHIP SONG Bind Us Together
Please rise.
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
P Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God,
whose teaching is life,
whose presence is sure,
and whose love is endless.
C Amen.
P Let us confess our sins to the one who welcomes
us with an open heart.
P God, our comforter,
C like lost sheep, we have gone astray.
We gaze upon abundance and see scarcity.
We turn our faces away from injustice and oppression.
We exploit the earth with our apathy and greed.
Free us from our sin, gracious God.
Listen when we call out to you for help.
Lead us by your love to love our neighbors as ourselves.
Amen.
P All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
By the gift of grace in ☩ Christ Jesus, God makes you righteous.
Receive with glad hearts the forgiveness of all your sins.
C Amen.
Please be seated.
3GATHERING SONG For All the Saints
Cantor
For all the saints who from their labors rest,
who thee by faith before the world confessed,
thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might;
thou, Lord, their captain in the well-fought fight;
thou, in the darkness drear, their one true light.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Oh, blest communion, fellowship divine,
we feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one in thee, for all are thine.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Text: William W. How, Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Public domain
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.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
P The Lord be with you.
C And also with you.
P Let us pray… Almighty God, you have knit your people together in
one communion in the mystical body of your Son, Jesus Christ
our Lord. Grant us grace to follow your blessed saints in lives of
faith and commitment, and to know the inexpressible joys you
have prepared for those who love you, through Jesus Christ, our
Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy
Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C Amen
4WORD_____________________________________
FIRST LESSON: Isaiah 25:6-9
L A reading from Isaiah.
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On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples
a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wines,
of rich food filled with marrow, of well-aged wines strained clear.
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And he will destroy on this mountain
the shroud that is cast over all peoples,
the sheet that is spread over all nations;
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he will swallow up death forever.
Then the Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces,
and the disgrace of his people he will take away from all the
earth, for the Lord has spoken.
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It will be said on that day,
Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, so that he might
save us.
This is the Lord for whom we have waited;
let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
L The word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
PSALM: Psalm 24
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The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it,
the world and those who dwell therein.
2
For the Lord has founded it upon the seas
and established it upon the rivers.
3
Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord,
and who may stand in God’s holy place?
4
Those of innocent hands and purity of heart,
who do not swear on God’s being, nor do they pledge by
what is false.
5
They shall receive blessing from the Lord
and righteousness from the God of their salvation.
6
Such is the generation of those who seek you, O Lord,
of those who seek your face, O God of Jacob.
7
Lift up your heads, O gates; and be lifted up, O everlasting doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
8
Who is this King of glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle!
9
Lift up your heads, O gates; and be lifted up, O everlasting doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
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Who is this King of glory?
Truly, the Lord of hosts is the King of glory.
5SECOND LESSON: Revelation 21:1-6a
L A reading from Revelation.
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I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first
earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2And I saw the holy
city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3And I heard a loud
voice from the throne saying,
“See, the home of God is among mortals.
He will dwell with them;
they will be his peoples,
and God himself will be with them;
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he will wipe every tear from their eyes.
Death will be no more;
mourning and crying and pain will be no more,
for the first things have passed away.”
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And the one who was seated on the throne said, “See, I am making
all things new.” Also he said, “Write this, for these words are
trustworthy and true.” 6aThen he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha
and the Omega, the beginning and the end.”
L The word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
Please rise.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Cantor Alleluia, alleluia, Lord, to whom shall we go?
You have the words of eternal life. Alleluia!
6GOSPEL: John 11:32-44
P The holy gospel, according to John, the 11th chapter.
C Glory to you, O Lord.
32
When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet
and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not
have died.” 33When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came
with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply
moved. 34He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord,
come and see.” 35Jesus began to weep. 36So the Jews said, “See how
he loved him!” 37But some of them said, “Could not he who opened
the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?”
38
Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a
cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39Jesus said, “Take away the
stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, already
there is a stench because he has been dead four days.” 40Jesus said to
her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of
God?” 41So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and
said, “Father, I thank you for having heard me. 42I knew that you
always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd
standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.” 43When he
had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44The
dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth,
and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and
let him go.”
P The gospel of the Lord.
C Praise to you, O Christ.
Please be seated.
SERMON Pastor Tony Dusso
7SONG OF THE DAY Come Join the Dance of Trinity
Cantor Come, join the dance of Trinity,
before all worlds begun—
the interweaving of the Three,
the Father, Spirit, Son.
The universe of space and time
did not arise by chance,
but as the Three, in love and hope,
made room within their dance.
Come, see the face of Trinity,
newborn in Bethlehem;
then bloodied by a crown of thorns
outside Jerusalem.
The dance of Trinity is meant
for human flesh and bone;
when fear confines the dance in death,
God rolls away the stone.
Come, speak aloud of Trinity,
as wind and tongues of flame
set people free at Pentecost
to tell the Savior's name.
We know the yoke of sin and death,
our necks have worn it smooth;
go tell the world of weight and woe
that we are free to move!
Within the dance of Trinity,
before all worlds begun,
we sing the praises of the Three,
the Father, Spirit, Son.
Let voices rise and interweave,
by love and hope set free,
to shape in song this joy, this life:
the dance of Trinity.
Text: Richard Leach, b. 1953
Text © 2001 Selah Publishing Co., Inc
Used by permission of OneLicense #A-703661
8REMEMBRANCE AND THANKSGIVING FOR SAINTS
P: O God of the pilgrim’s way, we give thanks for those in
generations past who have been examples for us of God’s love at
work in the world. As we pray, we know that we are surrounded by
this great, rejoicing cloud of witnesses. Yet even as we name these
holy ancestors, we thank God for others whose names we never
knew or have forgotten, who showed us the meaning of life in
Christ.
Names of those who have died this past year are read, a bell tolls after
each name.
Richard Brenum Judy Buchs Allen Carley
Sollie Carter Charlene Castle Eric Conley, Jr.
Anthony Daniels Lucinda Daniels Rheta Dwyer
Alvin Ewing Dorinda Fay Ewing Mary Ewing
Mary Hanaman Margaret Hansen Shawn Harris
Leon Holschback Clyde Johnson Goldie Johnson
Stan Mafie Grant Mullen Clara Nottestad
Jorgen Olsen, Sr. Marcy Olsen Dorothy Owing
Martha Punker Rose Ann Rogers Danny Ray Scott
Marilyn Sorenson Leroy Stuhr Lorraine Sugden
Mertie Swangstu Jason Walker
P: Holy God, we honor these, our ancestors in faith
and members of our family.
We, too, seek to do your will: guide us.
We, too, desire to be your servants: strengthen us.
We, too, long to know you clearly: teach us.
And in time, bring us to our eternal home of peace and joy.
C: We give thanks for our brothers and sisters in Christ who now
rest from their labors in you. Console us in our grief and
comfort us in the promise of eternal we all have received in
name of our Lord. Amen.
CANDLE LIGHTING
The assembly is now invited to light a candle at one of the stations that
has been setup in the front of the sanctuary. Afterwards we will
continue with the prayers.
9THE PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
P Eternal God, you hold firm amid the changes of this world. Hear
us now as we pray for the church, the world, and everyone in
need.
A brief silence.
P Merciful God, we give thanks for the great cloud of witnesses
who in love embodied the gospel message of hope. Wipe our
tears as we remember all the saints who have impacted our lives
and now rest in you. Hear us, O God.
C Your mercy is great.
P Creating God, we praise you for abundant harvests and the
goodness of creation. Create communities of care for your earth
so that all land, water, and soil will be celebrated and cherished
by future generations of saints. Hear us, O God.
C Your mercy is great.
P God of healing, we give you thanks for health care workers who
labor around the clock to answer cries for help. Bring wholeness
to all who struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety,
depression, addiction, and all who long for healing in any way.
Hear us, O God.
C Your mercy is great.
P God of justice, we praise you for the serving ministries of this
church and especially WELCA. Thank you for blessing us with a
successful Harvest Fest. Bless the chefs, bakers, servers,
dishwashers, organizers, and workers who participated and the
organizations that will now be helped. Hear us, O God.
C Your mercy is great.
P God our protection and strength, we entrust to you all for whom
we pray. Remain with us always, through Jesus Christ, our Savior.
C Amen.
10OFFERTORY As the Grains of Wheat
Cantor As the grains of wheat once scattered on the hill
were gathered into one to become our bread;
so may all your people from all the ends of earth be
gathered into one in you.
As this cup of blessing is shared within our midst,
may we share the presence of your love.
Let this be a foretaste of all that is to come
when all creation shares this feast with you.
MEAL______________________________________
RECONCILIATION AND OFFERING PRAYER
P God of abundance, you cause streams to break forth in the desert
and manna to rain from the heavens. Mend our broken
relationships and produce the fruits of love among your children.
Accept the gifts you have first given us and unite them with the
offering of our lives to nourish the world you love so dearly;
through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
C Amen.
Your offerings can be placed in the plate at the sanctuary entrance,
mailed to the church or given online on our website.
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
11THE LORD’S PRAYER
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.
INVITATION TO COMMUNION
P A feast of love is offered here for you and for all the saints.
C Thanks be to God.
DISTRIBUTION OF COMMUNION
As directed by an usher, you may proceed forward to receive a
sealed package that contains both a wafer and grape juice. You
are welcome to consume the sacrament when you return to
your pew. Please dispose of the waste in a garbage can after
worship.
Children may come forward for a blessing.
MUSIC DURING DISTRIBUTION
12Please rise.
POST-COMMUNION BLESSING
POST-COMMUNION PRAYER
P Let us pray. Lord of life, in the gift of your body and blood you
turn the crumbs of our faith into a feast of salvation. Send us
forth into the world with shouts of joy, bearing witness to the
abundance of your love in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
C Amen.
13SENDING__________________________________
BENEDICTION
Congregation is invited to sing the Sending Hymn.
SENDING HYMN Soon and Very Soon
14DISMISSAL
P: Go in peace. The living Word dwells in you.
C: Thanks be to God.
POSTLUDE
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15ANNOUNCEMENTS
I LIFT UP MY EYES TO THE HILLS
Pastor Tony’s Autumn Bible Study continues this month in the
Chapel. Looking at Psalms 120-134, the “Songs of Ascents,” the
group is discovering together how these Psalms speak to the
journeys we all are on through life, helping us to face the many
obstacles on the road. Class meets Sunday, November 7 at
9:40 am.
OUTDOOR FAMILY WORSHIP
Songs, Children’s messages, Communion, Bible stories, Blessings
and more - join us at Sunday morning at 9:30 am! While this
service will be aimed towards families, everyone is welcome!
Bring your own chairs, or a blanket.
BIND US TOGETHER
This year we celebrate God’s work through our stewardship
focus. God does “Bind Us Together” through his love, helping
us to do ministry in so many ways as one people of God. Over
the next few weeks we will have Temple Talks and e-mails that
reflect the theme of “Bind Us Together.” The 2022
“Commitment to Financial Giving” cards have been mailed.
We will be receiving commitments in worship during Bind Us
Together Weekend, November 20/21. Thank you for
supporting your church financially through your offerings and
commitments.
MASKS REQUIRED FOR 10:30 AM SERVICE
Following the recommendations of the Safe Church Task
Force, the OSLC Board am voted to make face coverings
required for the 10:30 am worship service. We want families
with unvaccinated children to know they are welcome to
worship inside our sanctuary.
16SOCK DRIVE
Let’s team up with Robbie Buchanan and Cub Scout Pack
#322 to help the teens at 16:49 House keep warm this season!
We are collecting any type of NEW men’s and women’s socks.
STORY WITH SANTA!!!
Join us on Saturday, November 20 (rain date December 4) at
10:00 am-11:00 am for Story Time with Santa!!! Take your
Picture with Santa, bring your letter to Santa, and join us for a
Christmas Activity with Santa. All we ask you to bring is DIAPER
CREAM to put under the tree to donate to Caritas in Beloit.
JOINT THANKSGIVING SERVICE AT ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH
We are returning to our tradition of holding a joint Thanksgiving
worship service with our sisters and brothers at St. Paul Lutheran
Church on Wednesday, November 24 at 7:00 pm. They will
host this year, while our Pastor Tony provides the message for
the evening. St. Paul is located at 617 St. Lawrence Ave, Beloit.
ADVENT BY CANDLELIGHT
Join us on Wed., December 1 at 6:00 pm as we begin the
Advent season. We will gather outside around a campfire for a
brief candlelight worship and then you will have the
opportunity to stay and make your own candles and an
Advent wreath. All ages welcome (we will have battery
operated candles for the little ones)! Oh, and did someone
say cookies? We will have cookies and hot chocolate
available as well. Sponsored by the Fellowship and Children &
Youth Ministry Teams. Free-will offering will be accepted.
WORSHIP SERVICES ARE LIVESTREAMED
The Saturday 5:00 pm service and the Sunday 8:30 am service
are livestreamed. Bulletins for the services can be found online
at oursaviorsbeloitwi.org/worship/.
LISTEN TO WORSHIP ON YOUR PHONE
Call 855-216-7749. No computer is necessary. Please contact
the church office if you have any questions.
17Thank you to everyone who helped make
Trunk-or-Treat and our Outside Family
Worship a great success last Sunday!
18Weekly Calendar
Saturday November 6 9:00 am Fall Harvest Festival
5:00 pm Worship
Sunday November 7 2:00 am Daylight Savings Time ends
All SAINTS 8:30 am Worship
SUNDAY 9:15 am Coffee Hour
9:30 am Outdoor Family Worship
9:40 am Bible Study
10:00 am Acolyte Training
10:30 am Worship
1:00 pm Televised Worship (Ch. 992)
Monday November 8 8:30 am Sewing Bee
5:30 pm Naomi Circle
Tuesday November 9 9:30 am Staff Meeting
11:00 am Pastors Text Study
12:00 pm FLC Staff
Wednesday November 10 10:00 pm Pastor Tony’s Weekly Devotion
2:00 pm Knit Wits
5:00 pm Televised Worship (Ch. 992)
7:00 pm Confirmation Class
Thursday November 11 10:00 am Al-Anon (Chapel)
5:30 pm Personnel Meeting
6:00 pm OA
6:30 pm Board Meeting
Friday November 12 9:30 am Mom’s of Faith
Saturday November 13 9:00 am First Communion Class
5:00 pm Worship
Sunday November 14 8:30 am Worship
9:15 am Coffee Hour
9:30 am Outdoor Family Worship
9:40 am Bible Study
10:30 am Worship
1:00 pm Televised Worship (Ch. 992)
6:30 pm j-crew (HS Youth Group)
Altar Flowers are given today in memory of all the saints from
Our Savior’s who have passed away this year.
19WELCOME TO WORSHIP AT OUR SAVIOR’S
It is a joy to have you join us for worship this morning. Wherever you are
from, wherever you are in life or on your faith journey, we are glad you
are here. Please fill out a Yellow Slip for attendance and prayer requests.
FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE STAY CONNECTED
We have large print bulletins and 749 Bluff Street, Beloit, WI 53511
hearing enhancers for anyone who (608) 362-0716
may need them, please see an office@oursaviorsbeloitwi.org
usher for assistance. Senior Pastor: Tony Dusso
Assoc. Pastor: Jason Poole-Xiong
SCRIPTURE
You may want to prepare for next
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week by studying the scriptures.
• Daniel 12:1-2
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• Psalm 16
• Hebrews 10:11-14, 19-25
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• Mark 13:1-8
DWELL IN THE WORD AND NOTICE
HOW IT CONNECTS WITH YOUR LIFE
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Consider the ways people are moved to tears. What is purpose of tears?
How do tears address pain and anxiety? When has God comforted you
through tears?
Look that the story of Jesus raising Lazarus (John 11:32-44), imagining that
you are present. What do you see, hear, feel, smell, taste? Describe Jesus.
Why do you suppose he began to weep? What do you notice after “the
dead man came out?”
How does God deal with our sadness through Jesus? Revelation 21:1-6 is
helpful here. As we remember those who have died, we may continue to
shed tears. Some cry in grief, others cry with a sense of hope… sometimes
some cry with overwhelming gratitude. Ponder the holy ground you have
walked in seasons when you’ve lost loved ones. How was God faithful to
your loved one? To you? Describe the tears that are produced as you now
remember this holy ground.
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