9:00 am Quilting at the church
2:00 pm WELCA meeting ~ Installation of Officers
** note change of date
6:30 pm Quilting at the church
7:00 pm Boy Scout Troop
9:00 am Quilting at the church
10:30 am Text Study @ Cavalier
7:00 pm Annual Corporate Assembly of PRBC
9:00 am Knit/Crochet Group @ OSLC
3:45 pm Children’s Choir
5:30 pm Chimes Choir
6:30 pm Confirmation
9:00 am Sunday School/Adult Study/Coffee Fellowship
10:00 am Worship
11:00 am F/C #3 meets for February
11:00 am OSLC Annual Meeting & Potluck to follow
** Please pick up Offering Envelopes for 2016 . Help by delivering others. Thank You!
devotionals for January thru March are available for everyone on a table in the foyer.
after worship service.
Potluck to follow the Annual Meeting.
Please bring food according to the schedule (last name):
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129 Harris Ave. South ~ PO Box L ~ Park River, ND
PASTOR Paul Trenne (interim)
Second Sunday after Epiphany
January 17, 2016 10:00 am
Worship Service broadcast over KNDK Radio – 1080
Welcome to worship, Christian education and fellowship this morning. May God bless you here.
Prelude
Greeting
INTRODUCTION and Announcements
The Sundays after Epiphany continue to celebrate the revelation of the glory of God to us as it was made known to the magi and to those on Jordan’s banks at the baptism of
Jesus—today using wedding imagery. Our God rejoices over God’s people
“as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride.” By the power of the Spirit there are gifts galore for everyone. In Christ Jesus the best wine is saved for last.
Taste and see.
The radio broadcast is sponsored in Honor of all WELCA Officers ~ Thank You for your service.
Thank You for supporting Our Saviour’s Radio Ministry!
O God, “as you gladdened the wedding at Cana by the presence of your
Son,” so gladden our hearts during this worship service. Amen.
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
Blessed be the holy Trinity, one God, who creates us and forms us, who redeems us and calls us, who unites us and sends us.
Amen.
Gathered in God’s presence, let us confess our sin.

Mighty and loving God, we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves.
We seek our own way.
We divide the body of Christ.
In your mercy, cleanse us and heal us.
Let the words of our mouths, the thoughts of our hearts, and everything that we do be filled with faith, hope, and love.
Amen.
Hear the voice of Jesus:
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me to proclaim release to the captives.”
In the name of Jesus Christ,
I proclaim to you that your sins are forgiven and you are released.
The joy of the Lord is your strength, and the gifts of the Holy Spirit are yours forever.
Amen.
Opening Song Brightest and Best of the Stars ELW 303
The Kyrie
Hymn of Praise p 147 p 149
ELW
ELW
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Lord God, source of every blessing, you showed forth your glory and led many to faith by the works of your Son, who brought gladness and salvation to his people. Transform us by the Spirit of his love, that we may find our life together in him, Jesus
Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
READER Shelle Berg
Second Sunday after Epiphany
In today’s First Reading we hear:
The people’s return to Judah after the exile was marred by economic and political troubles. Nevertheless, the prophet declares, Jerusalem and
Judah will be restored. God will rejoice over Jerusalem as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride; and the people are called to the celebration.
FIRST READING
1 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,
Isaiah 62:1-5 and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her vindication shines out like the dawn, and her salvation like a burning torch.
2 The nations shall see your vindication, and all the kings your glory; and you shall be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will give.
3 You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
4 You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate; but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married.
5 For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your builder marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.
In the Second Reading today:
The congregation at Corinth experienced division as people were comparing one another’s spiritual gifts, thinking some to be superior to others. Paul invites this fractured community to trust that God’s
Holy Spirit has gifted them all perfectly for their mission together.
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SECOND READING 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed and led astray to idols that could not speak. 3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says “Let Jesus be cursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit.
4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5 and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; 6 and there are

varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. 7 To each is given the manifestation of the
Spirit for the common good. 8 To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 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. 11 All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses.
p 151 ELW Gospel Acclamation
In today’s Gospel
Turning water to wine at the wedding at Cana is described as the first of Jesus’ signs. Through many such epiphanies, Jesus reveals that he bears God’s creative power and joyful presence into the world.
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GOSPEL John 2:1-11
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 4 And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” 6 Now standing there were six stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. 7 Jesus said to them, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8 He said to them, “Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward.” So they took it.
9 When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom 10 and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now.” 11 Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
Children’s Sermon
Sermon
Pastor Paul
Pastor Paul Trenne
Hymn of the Day Songs of Thankfulness and Praise ELW 310
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
Giving thanks for God’s great gifts, we pray for the church, the world, and all those in need.
You enliven your church. Inspire the body of Christ to rejoice in and make good use of the various gifts and vocations with which you have entrusted it. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
You are the fountain that brings forth life. Guide us to be good stewards of all plant and animal life entrusted to our care. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
In your light we see light. Shine on the path for all nations to seek peace, justice, and the well-being of all your children. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
You are a refuge to those in peril. Grant help, healing, and wholeness to all who are in need of your care. We pray especially for Shelly Budish, Heidi Collins, Daniel Gonzales, Lorna
Holand, Dean Meberg, Ron Nelson and Lavelda Waslaski. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Bless the leaders of this assembly. Help them to use their gifts in this community to the glory of your holy name. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We give thanks for the faithful departed who have gone to join the marriage feast that has no end. May their lives inspire us to trust always in your promise of eternal life.

Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Trusting your love and healing, O God, we commend to you all for whom we pray, knowing you will hear and answer, through
Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Offering
Offertory
“Noisy Offering”
“Let the Vineyards . . .” ELW 184
Words of Institution – Holy Communion
The Great Thanksgiving p 152 ELW
All who are baptized in Christ and believe in Jesus as their Redeeming Lord and Savior, are welcome to come forward this morning and commune.
Distribution Songs
P&W 218, 219, 220, 221, 230, 243
Benediction
Sending Hymn Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee ELW 836
Postlude
From Sundays and Seasons.com. Copyright 2016 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved.
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New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved
th Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10
Psalm 19 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a Luke 4:14-21
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Join the ladies for a day of fellowship and quilting. Bring your sack lunch at noon.
There will also be quilting @
6:30 pm on Monday night.
The WELCA meeting will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, with installation of officers.
If you would like to receive your end of the year 2015 offering contribution statement, please contact the church office.
Park River Bible Camp
Tuesday, January 19 th at 7:00 pm, in the Fireside Room
** Congregation ~ all members are welcome as guests at this meeting.
Friday-Sunday, February 5-7, 2016
7 th -12 th Grade Ski Retreat
8 th Annual Groundhog Day Supper
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
5:00-7:00 pm
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church
Park River Blood Drive
Tuesday, February 2 nd from 11:30 am – 6:00 pm
Park River American Legion main room.
To register, contact Dena Larson @ 701-360-1157 or go to www.bloodhero.com
. Sponsor Code: parkriver
Sponsored by St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
Songs for Support
Concert for Haiti Mission
Sunday, January 24 th @ 3:00 pm
United Lutheran Church in Langdon
$10 admission ~ Refreshments following
(check the bulletin board for details)
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
--- Martin Luther King Jr.