IMMANUEL
LUTHERAN CHURCH
THE
LUTHERAN CHURCH - MISSOURI SYNOD
R.R. 1, Box 179
Shobonier, IL 62885-9739
Church
Office: 618-846-8383
Sunday School: 9:00am
Parsonage:
618-846-8282
Sunday Worship: 10:00am
Pastor: Rev. Bruce Milash
http://www.augsburgchurch.com/
augsburg@augsburgchurch.com
THE SERVICE OF INSTALLATION FOR
REV. BRUCE
MILASH
AS PASTOR OF
JULY 19, 2009,
5:00 P.M.
PROCESSIONAL HYMN - #549, VV.1,5,6,7
“All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name”
CALL TO WORSHIP:
P = Pastor;
C = Congregation
P: Christ is the Vine,
C:
We are His branches;
P: Christ is the
Shepherd,
C:
We are His flock;
P: Christ is the
Cornerstone,
C:
We are His living stones, built upon Him;
P: Christ is the Head,
C:
We are the members of His body.
P:
In the name of Christ, the Lord of the Church, we begin this
service of installation.
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS:
P: As we reflect upon our responsibilities as members of the Body of Christ, we can’t help but recognize the many times we have failed to be all that God desires us to be. Therefore, let us lay our sins before His throne of grace and seek His forgiveness.
C: Lord of the Church, we have not always remembered that our pastors are Your servants; rather we have at times looked on them solely as our servants…to this we do confess.
We have allowed strife and party spirit within Your Church to divide us at times and have forgotten Your purposes for us…to this we do confess.
We have not always been mindful of Your will for us as members of the Body of Christ and we have often failed to follow that will…to this we do confess.
For these and all other sins that we are guilty of we take shelter in Your amazing grace and say: God, be merciful to me, a sinner.
P:
Our Father in heaven knows of our sins even before we confess
them. But this is His grace,
that though we were sinners, Christ died for us and was raised again so
that we might enjoy God’s full and complete forgiveness.
Be at peace with the Lord then!
Your sins are forgiven and remembered no more.
Amen.
HYMN OF RESPONSE: #744, v.1
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind but now I see!
SCRIPTURE
2 Timothy 4:1-5
John 21:15-17
CONFESSION
OF FAITH: Apostles’
Creed
I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by
the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell.
The third day He rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the
Father Almighty. From thence
He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Christian Church, the
communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the
body, and the life everlasting.
Amen.
THE SERMON – Rev. John Prohl,
THE OFFERING
THE RITE OF INSTALLATION BY CENTRAL ILLINOIS DISTRICT PRESIDENT DAVID BUELTMANN
THE LAYING ON OF HANDS BY FELLOW PASTORS
HYMN OF WELCOME – #681 “Send, O Lord, Your Holy Spirit”
COLLECT FOR THE WORD – Rev. Bruce Milash, Pastor of
Blessed Lord, since
You have caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning,
grant that we may so hear them, read, mark, learn, and take them to
heart that by patience and comfort of Your Holy Word we may embrace and
ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life; through Jesus
Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy
Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Amen.
THE BENEDICTION – Rev. Bruce Milash
CLOSING HYMN - #895 “Now Thank We All Our God”
SILENT PRAYER
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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PARTICIPANTS:
Installer:
The Reverend David
Bueltmann
President of the Central Illinois District
The
Preacher:
Rev. John Prohl,
Liturgist:
Pastor Douglas E. Meyer
Organist:
Pastor Alan Holtz (retired)
Laying on of hands:
Area Lutheran pastors
Bruce Paul Milash is
the son of Albin and Rita Milash. Born and raised in