Vistas Update for September 25

We are here!!
We'd love to hear from you. Please call or email with your questions or comments.

Phone: 805-544-2133
Email: info@mtcarmelslo.org
or on Facebook at facebook.com/mtcarmelslo

Prayer requests may be sent to the church office by email or phone

OUR MISSION
Celebrating God’s grace through worship, learning and service.

Online giving is now available from the comfort of you home or when you're on the road. Click the Give Online button above, or download the Give Plus Mobile App on you phone or tablet, to make a one-time offering or to set up a recurring donation. You decide how much to give and when.

Please use the links listed here to join any of our worship services and Bible studies. We look forward to seeing you!

Link to SUNDAY morning Zoom worship
Sundays at 9:30 AM
For telephone: +1 669 900 9128 (San Jose)
Meeting ID: 849 4786 1947

- Link to WEDNESDAY Evening Zoom Service
Wednesdays at 7:00 PM
For telephone: +1 669 900 9128 (San Jose)
Meeting ID: 867 5095 6162

- Link to FRIDAY morning Bible study,
Fridays at 10:30 AM
For telephone: +1 669 900 6833 (San Jose)
Meeting ID: 552 129 433

- Link to SATURDAY morning Bible study,
Saturdays at 8:30 AM
For telephone: +1 669 900 6833 (San Jose)

Meeting ID: 839 9161 5112

- Mt. Carmel YouTube channel, in case you missed a service.

Sunday Morning Schedule

In order to enhance our time together and our worship experience online we will follow a schedule for Sunday morning that includes an extended time before and after worship for conversation with microphones unmuted. During worship microphones will be muted by the host (except for the Sharing the Peace and Lord's Prayer).

9:00-9:25; Bring Your Own Coffee (BYOC) Fellowship with microphones unmuted
9:25: Announcements (microphones muted)
9:30: Worship
10:30 Post Service (PS) Fellowship with microphones unmuted
10:45: Adult Forum

Click the picture above for a full version of the Order of Worship

Prelude
Words of Welcome
Gathering Song - As We Gather
Confession and Forgiveness
Greeting
Hymn of Praise - God of Wonders
Prayer of the Day
Children’s Time

First Reading: Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32
Ezekiel challenges those who think they cannot change because of what their parents were and did, or who think they cannot reverse their own previous behavior. God insistently invites people to turn and live.

Psalm 25

Second Reading: Philippians 2:1-13
As part of a call for harmony rather than self-seeking, Paul uses a very early Christian hymn that extols the selflessness of Christ in his obedient death on the cross. Christ’s selfless perspective is to be the essential perspective we share as the foundation for Christian accord.

Alleluia Verse
Holy Gospel: Matthew 21:23-32
Sermon - Pastor Richard Rollefson
Song of the Day - O Master Let Me Walk with You - ELW 81
Affirmation of Faith
We belong to the Creator in whose image we are all made.
In God we are breathing, in God we are living, in God we share the life of all creation.

We belong to Jesus Christ, the true icon of God and of humanity.
In him God is breathing, in him God is living, through him we are reconciled.

We belong to the Holy Spirit, who gives us new life and strengthens our faith.
In the Spirit love is breathing, in the Spirit truth is living, the breath of God always moves us.

We belong to the Holy Trinity, who is one in all and Three-in-One.
In God we are all made, in Christ we are all saved, in the Spirit we are all united.

Prayers of the People:
Prayer requests: Sid Bennett
Prayers for our church family: Jean Hohenstein; Monica, Ariana & Caleb Holman; Sheryl, Tony, Lauren & Fiona Huffaker
Birthdays & Anniversaries
The Peace

Offering
Thanksgiving for the Word
The Lord’s Prayer

Sending Song - Lord I Lift Your Name on High
Benediction
Dismissal

Thanks to:
Lector: Carlyn & Lily Hinds
Musicians, Singers: Paul Woodring / Dave Becker / Joan Pedersen / Sue Haas-Clark / Patti Frey / Richard Rollefson

Adult Forum
Sunday, following worship

This Sunday, September 27: Our series on Luther’s Small Catechism concludes with Luther’s comments on Holy Communion. Sherri Parkinson will lead the discussion.

Coming In October
A God’s Eye View of Government and Our Part in It

The ELCA Church Council has drafted a new Social Statement “Government and Civic Engagement in the United States: Discipleship in a Democracy” and is asking all congregations to read and discuss it before the November elections. It will be the subject of our Adult Forums for the first three Sundays in October. Since we are in a Zoom setting, it will be important to read the statement before the Adult Forums—just like doing on-line classes in schools these days. Click on the links below to view and/or download the schedule and the reading material.

Volunteers from Mt. Carmel prepare and serve a hot lunch for The People's Kitchen program at 40 Prado on the first Friday of each month. Here is a list of our volunteers for Friday, October 2:

Entree - Pat Forrest; Dave Lonsway; Rebecca Keisler; Janis Sexton; Kathy Towle; Jan Uder; Carol Winger
Salad - Karen Colombo; Kathy Meyer; Walt & Judy Bremer
Canned Fruit - Wende Dong; Jennifer Bobell
Milk - Julie Martin

Please contact Jan Uder, or the church office at info@mtcarmelslo.org if you are unable to serve this month, or if you would like information on volunteering in the future.