Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023
Ash Wednesday
7:00 PM Livestream - (WATCH Online)
View and download the bulletin.
Welcome
Prelude
Greeting
We gather as we begin a Lenten journey to remember our failure to live and love as the people that God created us to be. We remember our humanity; that we are dust and to dust we shall return. And we pray that as we journey throughout these forty days that we would be sustained with the grace of Christ whose cross reminds us not only of mortality and death, but also hope in life eternal.
Confession
Sisters and brothers, I invite you to join me in confessing your sin and acknowledging our need for God’s mercy using the prayer of Psalm 51.
1Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love;
in your great compassion blot out my offenses.
2Wash me through and through from my wickedness,
and cleanse me from my sin.
3For I know my offenses,
and my sin is ever before me.
4Against you only have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight;
so you are justified when you speak and right in your judgment.
5Indeed, I was born steeped in wickedness,
a sinner from my mother’s womb.
6Indeed, you delight in truth deep within me,
and would have me know wisdom deep within.
7Remove my sins with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be purer than snow.
8Let me hear joy and gladness;
that the body you have broken may rejoice.
9Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out all my wickedness.
10Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
11Cast me not away from your presence,
and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
12Restore to me the joy of your salvation
and sustain me with your bountiful Spirit.
13Let me teach your ways to offenders,
and sinners shall be restored to you.
14Rescue me from bloodshed, O God of my salvation,
and my tongue shall sing of your righteousness.
15O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
16For you take no delight in sacrifice, or I would give it.
You are not pleased with burnt offering.
17The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit;
a troubled and broken heart, O God, you will not despise.
Absolution
The God who formed creation from dust embraces you with divine mercy,
and in the name of + Christ, your sins are forgiven.
Live in the promise of God’s grace, and the work of the Holy Spirit in you. Amen.
HYMN ELW 601 Savior, When in Dust to You
Prayer of the Day
Gracious God, out of your love and mercy you breathed into dust the breath of life, creating us to serve you and our neighbors. Call forth our prayers and acts of kindness, and strengthen us to face our mortality with confidence in the mercy of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
First Reading Joel 2: 1-2, 12-17
1Blow the trumpet in Zion;
sound the alarm on my holy mountain!
Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,
for the day of the Lord is coming, it is near--
2a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and thick darkness!
Like blackness spread upon the mountains
a great and powerful army comes;
their like has never been from of old,
nor will be again after them
in ages to come.
12Yet even now, says the Lord,
return to me with all your heart,
with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;
13rend your hearts and not your clothing.
Return to the Lord, your God,
for he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love,
and relents from punishing.
14Who knows whether he will not turn and relent,
and leave a blessing behind him,
a grain offering and a drink offering
for the Lord, your God?
15Blow the trumpet in Zion;
sanctify a fast;
call a solemn assembly;
16gather the people.
Sanctify the congregation;
assemble the aged;
gather the children,
even infants at the breast.
Let the bridegroom leave his room,
and the bride her canopy.
17Between the vestibule and the altar
let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep.
Let them say, “Spare your people, O Lord,
and do not make your heritage a mockery,
a byword among the nations.
Why should it be said among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?’ ”
Here ends the reading.
Anthem: Hands are Holding Rust
Gospel Acclamation ELW p.142 Return to the Lord your God
Matthew 8: 5-8
5 When [Jesus] entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, appealing to him 6 and saying, “Lord, my servant[a] is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible distress.” 7 And [Jesus] said to [the centurion], “I will come and cure him.” 8 The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only speak the word, and my servant[b] will be healed.
Homily
HYMN ELW 328 Restore in us, O God
Imposition of Ashes
During this time, all are invited forward to receive a blessing and ashes. If you are not able to come forward, but desire ashes we will bring them to you.
Apostles’ Creed
Prayers
The Lord’s Prayer
Benediction
HYMN ELW 319 O Lord, Throughout These Forty Days
Sending
For the next forty days and for all your days, may you walk in your dust knowing your need for God’s mercy. And remember that you are loved with the grace of Christ from death into life.
Thanks be to God.
Ash Wednesday
7:00 PM Livestream - (WATCH Online)
View and download the bulletin.
Welcome
Prelude
Greeting
We gather as we begin a Lenten journey to remember our failure to live and love as the people that God created us to be. We remember our humanity; that we are dust and to dust we shall return. And we pray that as we journey throughout these forty days that we would be sustained with the grace of Christ whose cross reminds us not only of mortality and death, but also hope in life eternal.
Confession
Sisters and brothers, I invite you to join me in confessing your sin and acknowledging our need for God’s mercy using the prayer of Psalm 51.
1Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love;
in your great compassion blot out my offenses.
2Wash me through and through from my wickedness,
and cleanse me from my sin.
3For I know my offenses,
and my sin is ever before me.
4Against you only have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight;
so you are justified when you speak and right in your judgment.
5Indeed, I was born steeped in wickedness,
a sinner from my mother’s womb.
6Indeed, you delight in truth deep within me,
and would have me know wisdom deep within.
7Remove my sins with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be purer than snow.
8Let me hear joy and gladness;
that the body you have broken may rejoice.
9Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out all my wickedness.
10Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
11Cast me not away from your presence,
and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
12Restore to me the joy of your salvation
and sustain me with your bountiful Spirit.
13Let me teach your ways to offenders,
and sinners shall be restored to you.
14Rescue me from bloodshed, O God of my salvation,
and my tongue shall sing of your righteousness.
15O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
16For you take no delight in sacrifice, or I would give it.
You are not pleased with burnt offering.
17The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit;
a troubled and broken heart, O God, you will not despise.
Absolution
The God who formed creation from dust embraces you with divine mercy,
and in the name of + Christ, your sins are forgiven.
Live in the promise of God’s grace, and the work of the Holy Spirit in you. Amen.
HYMN ELW 601 Savior, When in Dust to You
Prayer of the Day
Gracious God, out of your love and mercy you breathed into dust the breath of life, creating us to serve you and our neighbors. Call forth our prayers and acts of kindness, and strengthen us to face our mortality with confidence in the mercy of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
First Reading Joel 2: 1-2, 12-17
1Blow the trumpet in Zion;
sound the alarm on my holy mountain!
Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,
for the day of the Lord is coming, it is near--
2a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and thick darkness!
Like blackness spread upon the mountains
a great and powerful army comes;
their like has never been from of old,
nor will be again after them
in ages to come.
12Yet even now, says the Lord,
return to me with all your heart,
with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;
13rend your hearts and not your clothing.
Return to the Lord, your God,
for he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love,
and relents from punishing.
14Who knows whether he will not turn and relent,
and leave a blessing behind him,
a grain offering and a drink offering
for the Lord, your God?
15Blow the trumpet in Zion;
sanctify a fast;
call a solemn assembly;
16gather the people.
Sanctify the congregation;
assemble the aged;
gather the children,
even infants at the breast.
Let the bridegroom leave his room,
and the bride her canopy.
17Between the vestibule and the altar
let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep.
Let them say, “Spare your people, O Lord,
and do not make your heritage a mockery,
a byword among the nations.
Why should it be said among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?’ ”
Here ends the reading.
Anthem: Hands are Holding Rust
Gospel Acclamation ELW p.142 Return to the Lord your God
Matthew 8: 5-8
5 When [Jesus] entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, appealing to him 6 and saying, “Lord, my servant[a] is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible distress.” 7 And [Jesus] said to [the centurion], “I will come and cure him.” 8 The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only speak the word, and my servant[b] will be healed.
Homily
HYMN ELW 328 Restore in us, O God
Imposition of Ashes
During this time, all are invited forward to receive a blessing and ashes. If you are not able to come forward, but desire ashes we will bring them to you.
Apostles’ Creed
Prayers
The Lord’s Prayer
Benediction
HYMN ELW 319 O Lord, Throughout These Forty Days
Sending
For the next forty days and for all your days, may you walk in your dust knowing your need for God’s mercy. And remember that you are loved with the grace of Christ from death into life.
Thanks be to God.
