Sunday, November 15th

Children’s Message

Word

Matthew 25:14-30

“For it is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them; to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. The one who had received the five talents went off at once and traded with them, and made five more talents. In the same way, the one who had the two talents made two more talents. But the one who had received the one talent went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money. After a long time the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with them. Then the one who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you handed over to me five talents; see, I have made five more talents.’ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’ And the one with the two talents also came forward, saying, ‘Master, you handed over to me two talents; see, I have made two more talents.’ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’ Then the one who had received the one talent also came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew that you were a harsh man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed; so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.’ But his master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy slave! You knew, did you, that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter? Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received what was my own with interest. So take the talent from him, and give it to the one with the ten talents. For to all those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance; but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away. As for this worthless slave, throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

Listen to what the Spirit is saying. 

Thanks be to God. 

Creed, Prayers, Passing of the Peace

The Creed

We have faith in God who lives among us. We are not alone, we live in God’s world:

We believe in God: who has created and is creating, who has come in Jesus,

the Word made flesh, to reconcile and make new, who works in us and others by the Spirit.

We trust in God. We are called to be the Church:

to celebrate God’s presence, to live with respect in creation,

to love and serve others, to seek peace and resist evil,

to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen, our judge and our hope.

In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us. We are not alone. Thanks be to God!

The Offering

We have a number of ways to participate and contribute when you are unable to attend worship in person. You can make a one-time donation, or manage ongoing giving. You may also chose to use the GivePlus App. Simply download the GivePlus app, and then search for “Holy Spirit Lutheran Church” using our zip code: 98034 (there are two other Holy Spirit Lutheran Churches in the country). Through that app you can also set up one-time or ongoing giving from your phone.

The Meal & Sending

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PERMISSIONS INFORMATION for Worship November 15th

Gathering Song

Come and Gather Beneath the Tree of Life.  Text and music by Marty Haugen, b. 1950.  Text and music © 2000, 2001 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used and streamed by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.  Art: quilted Tree of Life paraments designed for the 50th anniversary of Holy Spirit Lutheran church in 2017 by a team of congregational artists and quilters including Lyla J, Sharon C, Marilyn N, Marian P, Nancy S, and others.

Gospel Acclamation

Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia.  Words: Traditional.  Music by Marty Haugen, b. 1950.  Text and music © 2000, 2001 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used and streamed by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.  Art, The Tree of Life, Stoclet Frieze(French: L'Arbre de Vie, Stoclet Frieze), Gustav Klimt, 1909, Austria.

Sermon Hymn

Lord of All Hopefulness.  Text:  SLANE, old Irish tune.  Text: Jan Struther, 1931.  Text © Hope Publishing Company, All rights reserved. Used and streamed by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.  Original audio and video available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-D_aT8CXyc.

Offertory

Be Thou My Vision.  Arrangement by Joel Raney. Offered by Quarantones Lisa H & John S.

Offertory Song

Come, Let us Bring.  Text:  Susan Briehl. Music: Billema Kwilla, arranged by Marty Haugen; © Lutheran World Federation; arr. © 2001, GIA Publications, Inc. Text and music © 2000, 2001,  GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used and streamed by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353. 

Holy, Holy, Holy

Holy, Holy,  Holy.  Text: Traditional, public domain.  Music: Marty Haugen, b. 1950.  Text and music © 2000, 2001 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used and streamed by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353. Art: Tree of Life, circa 1305-10 by Pacino di Bonaguida, panel painting, Florence, Italy.

Lamb of God

Lamb of God. Text and music by Marty Haugen, b. 1950.  Text and music © 2000,  2001. GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used and streamed by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353. Art:  The Lamb of God, tree carving by Stephen Carvill, Bridlington Priory Church grounds,  Bridlington, East Yorkshire, UK. 

Text above the carving: "There is no saint without a past and no sinner without a future" - St Augustine of Hippo, founder of the Augustinian Order.

Text below the carving: "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world" - John 1 - 29

Sending Song

By Your Hand You Feed Your People.  Text: Susan Briehl, Marty Haugen. Music: Marty Hagen © 2002, GIA Publications, Inc. Text: © 2002, GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used and streamed by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.

Postlude

Gardens in the Rain.  Music by Claude Debussy.  Offered by Qtone Arief A.

Spoken Liturgy

Spoken liturgy from SundaysandSeasons.com, alt., used by permission under Augsburg Fortress License #14006-LIT.  Addition spoken liturgy written by the local community, used by permission of the authors.

Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible © 1989 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA.  Used by permission.

Additional scripture quotations may be taken from THE MESSAGE, copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. Used by permission of NavPress. All rights reserved. Represented by Tyndale House Publishers, a Division of Tyndale House Ministries.

Additional scripture quotations may be taken from the Spark Story Bible, a paraphrase with contributions by Patti Thisted Arthur, et. al.  © 2009 Augsburg Fortress.  All Rights Reserved.  Used by permission.  

Quarantone Participation

Many people combined musical skills, joyful noise, and even lip syncing to the creation of today’s congregational songs and hymns! You can add your voice, skills and pictures to worship during this Pentecost season in a number of ways.  Please visit https://www.hslckirkland.org/worship-helpers-wanted to learn ways we could use your service!