We welcome once again
The Rev. Yvonne Jones Lembo,
of the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) Foundation,
and currently a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Philadelphia.
The Lord’s Day
“Fear is the great enemy of intimacy. Fear makes us run away from each other or cling to each other but does not create true intimacy.” – Henri Nouwen
November 22, 2020
9:45 am—Communion
10:30 am—Online Service
Beverly Hills United Presbyterian Church, Upper Darby
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lansdowne
This week’s Scripture: Ezekiel 34:11-16 and St. Matthew 25:31-46
Music: “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee,” “Good Good Father,” “Come, Christians Join to Sing”
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Today’s Scripture
Ezekiel 34:11-16
The Lord God Will Seek Them Out
11 “For thus says the Lord God: Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out. 12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness. 13 And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land. And I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the ravines, and in all the inhabited places of the country. 14 I will feed them with good pasture, and on the mountain heights of Israel shall be their grazing land. There they shall lie down in good grazing land, and on rich pasture they shall feed on the mountains of Israel. 15 I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord God. 16 I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and the fat and the strong I will destroy.[a] I will feed them in justice.
Matthew 25:31-46
The Final Judgment
31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers,[a] you did it to me.’
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ 45 Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ 46 And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Announcements
Please note we will celebrate Holy Communion at our 10:30 a.m. Zoom service next Sunday. Please prepare your communion elements at home!
Brief In-person Service of the Eucharist – every Sunday at 9:45 at St. Paul’s, 50 East Plumstead Avenue, Lansdowne. The service is socially-distanced, masked, and screened.
Evangelism/Discipleship Group – Wednesday, December 2 at 7:00 on Zoom – “We Are the Light of the World.”
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86589493548 — Meeting ID: 865 8949 3548
One tap mobile – +19292056099,,87488697749# US (New York)
Telephone – +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) or +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)
We’d like to display your pictures during some of our holiday online gatherings. (We’d also like the gifts/talents of anyone with experience at creating slideshows.) E-mail Art Tung
For Food Assistance Information, see the church websites at www.stpaulslansdowne.org or https://www.bhpcud.com/loving-our-neighbors .
You are welcome to contact Pastor Tung directly for pastoral needs. Tel. 610.246.8240 • Email – arttung@gmail.com
Pastors Nancy Haigh Ross and LoisAnn Furgess-Oler are also assisting in visitation. Pastor Ross: 267.254.0187 pastor.nancy@yahoo.com • Pastor Furgess-Oler: 410.239.1515 lafodav@aol.com
Prayer List(Recent congregational requests have been combined.)
Roberta Neill Dave Lewis
Hollie Law, Muirin Todd Dieter
Brian Callaghan Kyle and Family in Colorado
Phyllis Van Arsdale Don Van Krieken
Beverly Riley Linda Wisham
John Boohar Ann & Tom Shiffer
Bill Polymenakos Jeff and Toni Kathan
Family of Bob Geller Jim Demir
St. Paul’s Congregation Council – BHPC Session
The Opioid Crisis The COVID-19 Pandemic
The Unemployed and Underemployed Nursing Homes
Borough of Lansdowne William Penn School District
Upper Darby Township Upper Darby School District
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, SE Pennsylvania Synod
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Presbytery of Philadelphia
Community of Believers in Christ Pentecostal Church
Week 47 Prayer Guide –Children and young people; Thailand, Turkey
THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT – NOVEMBER 29
9:45 a.m. – Brief In-person Eucharist (at St. Paul’s)
10:30 a.m. – Service of Holy Communion
“Let’s Be Real: The ‘True Meaning of Christmas’”
Pastor Tung preaching
St. Matthew 6.18-23