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Rite of Installation of A Pastor

The document outlines the rite of installation for Pastor Rosemary Elaine Peek at Shepherd of the Hills, with the presiding pastor and council president affirming her call and the congregation pledging their support; the installing pastor examines Peek and she promises to faithfully carry out her pastoral duties according to the Scriptures and Lutheran teachings.

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Rite of Installation of A Pastor

The document outlines the rite of installation for Pastor Rosemary Elaine Peek at Shepherd of the Hills, with the presiding pastor and council president affirming her call and the congregation pledging their support; the installing pastor examines Peek and she promises to faithfully carry out her pastoral duties according to the Scriptures and Lutheran teachings.

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Rite of Installation of a Pastor Pr Peek: I will and I ask God to help me.

Pr Fitzsimmons: Having been authorized by the Church to install Rosemary Pr Fitzsimmons: Will you love, serve, and pray for God’s people? Will you
Elaine Peek, our co-worker in the Gospel, as Pastor, I now ask for nourish them with the Word and Holy Sacraments, leading them by your
certification of this call. own example in the use of the means of grace, in faithful service and holy
living?
Council President brings forward the Pastor to be installed
Council President: We of Shepherd of the Hills, after prayerful deliberation, Pr Peek: I will and I ask God to help me.
have elected Rosemary Elaine Peek to be Pastor. I present her for
Pr Fitzsimmons: Will you give faithful witness in the world, that God’s love
installation with the letter of call as certification.
may be known in all that you do?
Addressing the Pastor to be installed
Pr Fitzsimmons: Our Lord Jesus Christ says: “Peace be with you. As the Pr Peek: I will and I ask God to help me.
father has sent me, even so send I you. Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive Pr Fitzsimmons: Almighty God, who has given you the will to do these
the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are things, graciously give you the strength and compassion to perform them.
retained.” Amen
And again, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go Addressing the Congregation
therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of Pr Fitzsimmons: And you, people of God, will you receive this messenger of
the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all Jesus Christ, sent by God to serve God’s people with the Gospel of hope and
that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of Salvation? Will you regard her as a servant of Christ and a steward of the
the age.” mysteries of God?
Hear the words addressed to Timothy “Set the believers an example in Congregation: We Will
speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. Till I come, attend to the
public reading of Scripture, to preaching, to teaching. Do not neglect the gift Pr Fitzsimmons: Will you pray for her, help and honor her for her work’s
you have, which was given you by prophetic utterance when the council of sake, and in all things strive to live together in the peace and unity of
elders laid their hands upon you. Practice these duties, devote yourself to Christ?
them, so that all may see your progress. Take heed to yourself and to your
Congregation: We Will.
teaching; hold to that, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your
hearers.” Pr Fitzsimmons: The office of Pastor is now committed to you in the name of
Questioning the Pastor to be installed
the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit
Pr Fitzsimmons: Pastor Rosemary Peek, in the presence of this congregation Amen
will you commit yourself to this new trust and responsibility, and promise to Pr Fitzsimmons: The God of peace who brought again from the dead our
discharge your duties in harmony with the constitutions of the church? Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, buy the blood of the eternal
Pr Peek: I will and I ask God to help me. covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working
in you that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be
Pr Fitzsimmons: Will you preach and teach in accordance with the Holy glory forever and ever.
Scriptures and the Confessions of the Lutheran Church? Amen
Prayers of the Church
Assisting Minister: Let us pray for the whole people of God in Christ Jesus,
and for all people according to their needs.
From the font: You have been called to be among us to baptize, to teach and
to forgive sins.
From the pulpit: You have been called to be among us to proclaim the good
news.
From the altar: You have been called to be among us to lead worship and
preside at the Holy Communion.
From the center isle: You have been called to be a pastor to the Lutheran
Campus Ministry program at Western Carolina University and
Southwestern Community College.
The congregation may off acclamation with applause

Pr Peek: The peace of the Lord be with you always.

The worship service continues in the bulletin

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