Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
July 15, 2018 8:00am
Trinity Lutheran Church Trinity is a member of the Prince of Peace Lutheran School Association and the Good Shepherd Community.
Those Serving Today Officiating Today Organist Musician Screen Team
8:00am 8:00am
10:30am 10:30am
8:00am 10:30am
Lector
8:00am 10:30am
Acolyte
8:00am 10:30am
Rev. Dave Strohschein Daniel Reineke Ruth Immerfall Andy Freihammer Eric Hansen Rich Austin Joanne Walen Emily Kleman, Riley Prow Sydney Morin, Lacey Woodard
Visuals
Daniel Reineke
Altar Guild
Diane Haffner, Jennifer Schlangen
Information Desk Greeters
Ushers
Lay Minister
8:00am 10:30am 8:00am 10:30am
Zone – 3 Zone – 4 Zone – 3 Zone – 4
8:00am
Zone – 3
10:30am
Zone – 4
Sue Kulzer Sandy Austin Shirley Skuza, Lori Zipp Karen Petron-Broda Wayne Smolnik, Loren Tvrdik, Fred Joesting, John Heintze, Jon Roesch, Mark Thompson Marvin Neubert, Karen PetronBroda, Wayne & Sue Kulzer, Janet Renn, Josh Morey, Russ Hackett
8:00am
Jeff Snyder, Kyle Dusing
10:30am
Justin Hackett
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The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost July 15, 2018 8:00am Opening Hymn: “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” LSB 686 Stand
Confession and Absolution The sign of the cross may be made by all in remembrance of their Baptism. P In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit. C Amen. P If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. C But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Silence for reflection on God's Word and for self-examination. P Let us then confess our sins to God our Father. C Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen. P Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit. C Amen.
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Service of the Word Kyrie P In peace let us pray to the Lord.
P For the peace from above and for our salvation, let us pray to the Lord.
P For the peace of the whole world, for the well-being of the Church of God and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord.
P For this holy house and for all who offer here their worship and praise let us pray to the Lord.
P Help, save, comfort and defend us gracious Lord.
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Hymn of Praise This Is the Feast
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Salutation and Collect of the Day P: The Lord be with you.
P Let us pray. P O Lord, You granted Your prophets strength to resist the temptations of the devil and courage to proclaim repentance. Give us pure hearts and minds to follow Your Son faithfully even into suffering and death; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Sit Old Testament Reading Amos 7:7–15 7 This is what [the Lord GOD] showed me: behold, the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. 8And the LORD said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said, “Behold, I am setting a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel; I will never again pass by them; 9 the high places of Isaac shall be made desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste, and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.” 10
Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. 11For thus Amos has said, “‘Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel must go into exile 5
away from his land.’” And Amaziah said to Amos, “O seer, go, flee away to the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy there, 13but never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom.” 14 Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, “I was no prophet, nor a prophet’s son, but I was a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore figs. 15But the LORD took me from following the flock, and the LORD said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’ 12
A This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God. Psalm P C P C P C P C P C P C P C
Psalm 85:8–13 (antiphon: v. 7) Show us your steadfast love, O LORD, and grant us your salvation. Let me hear what God the LORD will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints; but let them not turn back to folly. Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land. Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other. Faithfulness springs up from the ground, and righteousness looks down from the sky. Yes, the LORD will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase. Righteousness will go before him and make his footsteps a way.
ALL: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. P Show us your steadfast love, O LORD, C and grant us your salvation. Epistle
Ephesians 1:3–14 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4even as he chose us in 3
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him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5he predestined us for adoption through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, 6to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. 7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, 8 which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight 9making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ 10as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. 11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. 13In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory. A This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God. Stand Alleluia and Verse
Holy Gospel P The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the sixth chapter.
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Mark 6:14-29
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Herod heard [about all this], for Jesus’ name had become known. Some said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.” 15But others said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.” 16But when Herod heard of it, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised.” 17For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because he had married her. 18For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” 19And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. But she could not, 20for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he heard him gladly. 21But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee. 22For when Herodias’s daughter came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. And the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.” 23And he vowed to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.” 24And she went out and said to her mother, “For what should I ask?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist.” 25And she came in immediately with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.” 26And the king was exceedingly sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he did not want to break his word to her. 27And immediately the king sent an executioner with orders to bring John’s head. He went and beheaded him in the prison 28and brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother. 29When his disciples heard of it, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb. P This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Sit Hymn of the Day: “Chief of Sinners Though I Be” LSB 611 8
Sermon: “Chief of Sinners Though I Be” Mark 6:26 Stand Nicene Creed C I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried. And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures and ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, whose kingdom will have no end. And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church, I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, and I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life T of the world to come. Amen. 9
Prayer of the Church Sit Offering Stand
Service of the Sacrament Preface P The Lord be with you.
P Lift up your hearts.
P Let us give thanks unto the Lord our God.
P It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord who having created all things, took on human flesh and was born of the virgin Mary. For our sake He died on the cross and rose from the dead to put an end to death, thus fulfilling Your will and gaining for you a holy people. Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying: 10
Sanctus
Prayer of Thanksgiving P Blessed are You, Lord of heaven and earth, for You have had mercy on those whom You created and sent Your only-begotten Son into our flesh to bear our sin and be our Savior. With repentant joy we receive the salvation accomplished for us by the all-availing sacrifice of His body and His blood on the cross. Gathered in the name and the remembrance of Jesus, we beg You, O Lord, to forgive, renew, and strengthen us with Your Word and Spirit. Grant us faithfully to eat His body and drink His blood as He bids us do in His own testament. Gather us together, we pray, from the ends of the earth to celebrate with all the faithful the marriage feast of the Lamb in His kingdom, which has no end. Graciously receive our prayers; deliver and preserve us. To You alone, O Father, be all glory, honor, and worship, with the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C Amen. The Words of Our Lord
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Proclamation of Christ P As often as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes. C Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. P O Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, in giving us Your body and blood to eat and to drink, You lead us to remember and confess Your holy cross and passion, Your blessed death, Your rest in the tomb, Your resurrection from the dead, Your ascension into heaven, and Your coming for the final judgment. So remember us in Your kingdom and teach us to pray: Lord's Prayer C
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Pax Domini P The peace of the Lord be with you always.
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Agnus Dei
Sit Distribution Distribution Hymn: “Jesus, Priceless Treasure” LSB 743 vs. 1-4 In dismissing the communicants, the following is said: P The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen and preserve you in body and soul to life everlasting. Depart T in peace. C Amen. Stand Post-Communion Canticle Thank the Lord
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Post-Communion Collect A Let us pray. A We give thanks to You, almighty God, that You have refreshed us through this salutary gift, and we implore You that of Your mercy You would strengthen us through the same in faith toward You and in fervent love toward one another; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Benediction P The Lord bless you and keep you, the Lord make His face to shine on you and be gracious unto you, the Lord look upon you with favor T and give you peace.
Hymn: “By All Your Saints in Warfare” LSB 518 vs. 1, 24 & 3 Acknowledgments Divine Service, Setting One from Lutheran Service Book © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Reprinted with permission. Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House.
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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost 8:00am Worship Z3 (HC) 9:15am Genesis Solution (FH) 10:30am Worship Z4 12:00pm Anyuak Worship
WEEK OF
TIME
ATTENDANCE
7/8/2018
8:00am
121
7/8/2018
10:30am
110
Total
231
OFFERINGS General Fund Offerings
$8,667.81
TUESDAY 7:00pm Friends in Harmony
Building Debt Offerings
$628.00
WEDNESDAY Men’s Bible Study at GS
Weekly Need:
THURSDAY 9:00am Sewing and Crafts 6:00pm Worship Team Rehearsal
Rec’d to-date
$10,389.37
Annual Funds Promised
$23,000.00
MONDAY
Missions
FRIDAY 9:00am Parish Workers 7:30pm Narc. Anon.
$11,745.05
$389.00
Readings for next Sunday: Jeremiah 23:1-6, Ephesians2:11-22 Mark 6:30-44 Let’s be in the Word!
SATURDAY 9:00am Altar Guild
Check out the book table in the narthex. Help yourself! Volunteers needed: If you have an hour On Friday mornings, please help assemble the bulletins for each Sunday service. Call Judy in the church office to volunteer.
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost 8:00am Worship Z5 9:15am Genesis Solution (FH) 10:30am Worship Z1 (HC) 12:00pm Anyuak Worship
$9,295.81
Total
More Times Open If you have not had a chance to visit with Pastor Hinz, call the office to make an appointment. 320-252-3670
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every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places” (Eph. 1:3–4). Through Baptism into Christ, you also “were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit” for life and
Baptized into God’s family of grace during our 10:30am service today is Althea Mae Swenson, infant daughter of Athena and Cody Swenson. Sponsors are Larry Lahr and Eileen Kieffer. We pray God’s blessing upon Althea and her family as they grow in faith.
salvation (Eph. 1:13).
Thank you, Pastor Strohschein, for sharing God’s Word with us Today! 😊 Today’s Radio Broadcast is sponsored by Don Zwick and family in memory of Irene Zwick. We thank them for her generosity. We have openings in July and August. If you would like to sponsor a broadcast please complete a form and turn it in. The cost of a full broadcast is now $90. Forms are available in the church office. The service airs on WVAL 800 on the AM dial, at 8:00am, and live on the internet at www.800wval.com.
The Lord Jesus Brings His People through Death into Life by the Preaching of Repentance Amos did not
choose to be a prophet, but the Lord took him “from following the flock” and said to him, “Go, prophesy to my people Israel” (Amos 7:15). It was a hard word given him to preach: King Jeroboam would “die by the sword,” and Israel would “go into exile away from his land” (Amos 7:10–11). For this word, Amos was hated and threatened. St. John the Baptist also suffered for his faithful preaching of repentance. King Herod “sent and seized John and bound him in prison,” even though he knew that John “was a righteous and holy man” (Mark 6:17, 20). Out of pride and fear, Herod “sent an executioner with orders to bring John’s head” (Mark 6:27). Yet in Christ, St. John the Baptist “has been raised from the dead” (Mark 6:14, 16). For Christ is the destruction of death itself “before the foundation of the world,” and even now by faith, “the
Sunday Morning Fellowship In July our hosts are Virgil and Sue Bragelman. Members who have last names beginning with the letters “M” are asked to bring treats for our fellowship time. If you can help, please sign up on the bulletin board. Please remember in your prayers this week: Rick Iees (son of Shirley), Betty Winczewski, Judy Heintze, Joe Poepping & Pam Hadley undergoing medical care. Jim Bump, Janine Lutgen (sister of Mona Hanson) and Sandy Duffy as they continue their cancer treatment and care. The family of Michelle Young who passed away.
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ” has blessed us in Christ “with
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Shawls
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Lifegiving
Gifts
“Wanted: Church Administrative Assistant With a recent retirement, Messiah Lutheran Church in Sartell has an opening for an administrative assistant. We are searching for someone to fill a part-time role in the church office. The main responsibilities will be to provide secretarial and administrative services and to assist the Pastor in addressing the spiritual needs of the church and the community. Interested candidates can contact Mitch Kuhl, Church Council President, at
[email protected].”
Shawls are provided to all who are physically, spiritually or emotionally ill or for persons undergoing life changing events. Need not be a member to take one. You may pick up one today at the information desk. There are several cemetery plots for sale. Please call Delores Volkers for details. 320-252-2101 GOOD SHEPHERD TOURS We invite you to RELAX as Voigt’s charter bus service takes us to the Minnesota State Fair. A trip is also planned for Sept. 26th to an apple orchard near Brainerd. Tour information and registration contact: Janette, Good Shepherd Tours, Sauk Rapids, MN 320-258-9365
We will have our Dine to Donate at Chipotle
(this location only: 3959 2nd Street S. Suite 205 St. Cloud) on July
Vacation Bible School! August 12-16, the theme this year: Splash Canyon! Join us for the fun. Registration forms available at the display in the narthex. Also, plan to help out. Volunteers needed!
30th between 4-8 pm. Pick up a flyer in the Narthex and bring with you when you go that day and 33% of the proceeds will be donated to Prince of Peace!
“Oh, give thanks unto the Lord for He is good, and His mercies endure forever!”
Volunteer needed: Are you good with money? Please volunteer to work with our counters on Monday mornings. We meet at 8:00am and are usually finished up by 9:30am.
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about each other's cooking and build relationships * CHALLENGE: how can I take ownership in my church?
Here are notes from the last Town Hall Meeting, June 13th:
* Youth (4th grade and up) involvement interest: Trevor Jevne, Jeff Cziok, Paul Mooney, Russ Hackett, John Alstrup (possibly have an intern assist with youth) - National Youth Gathering in summer of 2019 in Minneapolis - Possibly having a youth wall board with bios and a picture of each youth - Background checks on youth workers and helpers - Youth involved in ushering, greeting, Sunday School, VBS, music (possibly one Sunday each month) - Opening the youth room for students every Wednesday after school - Opening the youth room for students Sunday mornings during Sunday School and Bible study * Wall board for shut-ins, hospitalized, etc with bios and a picture of each: Daniel Reineke * More "outings" for youth, seniors, singles, families, parents, etc. * Saturday mornings: Brittany Homan, starting in the fall including families with small children, open gym at Prince Of Peace * Reaching out to shut-ins: Karen PetronBroda and Pastor Dave * Table games/card games during God's Grub: * Young kids activities during Wednesday Confirmation classes. * Designing, building, implementing family mailboxes in the narthex: new church properties committee * Assimilating more with our Anyuak congregation - Partner cooking (one on one) to learn
BARBERSHOP GROUP: On Sunday August 5th the St. Cloud singing Saints will sing at the beginning of the 8:00am service. Join us for that joyful sound!
PRINCE OF PEACE NEWS! SAVE THE DATE!! Sunday, August 26th will be a special day in the history of Prince of Peace Lutheran School as our new Principal/Administrator, Mrs. Anne Neilitz, will be installed at our Opening Service. The time for the service has not yet been set other than it will be either late afternoon or early evening. The service will be held at Prince of Peace in our Gym/Chapel. Our current staff will also be rededicated during the service. Please watch for details and plan now to attend. We want to fill up the gym that night with our praise and prayers to the Lord as we begin a new school year. Dehumidifier needed: The church office is looking for a dehumidifier. If you have one to donate, please call the church office: 252-3670
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Church Office E-mail & Website:
[email protected] Pastor David Hinz: Director of Christian Outreach – Craig Cooper: Pastor John Bakou: Administrative Assistants- Judy Rehwaldt: Traditional Music Director – Daniel Reineke: Contemporary Music Director – Ruth Immerfall: Prince of Peace Preschool: Playhouse ChildCare: Parish Nurse - Jennifer Machula: Prayer Chain – Delores Volkers:
252-3670 www.trinitysr.org 320-815-2779 237-5507 249-1691 252-3670 656-0963 291-9293 230-3047 230-9116 267-1587 252-2101
WE WELCOME FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN We are glad you are here! If there is a time during the Worship Service that you feel your child (or you) needs a “time out,” please feel free to leave the service. If you leave the service you can go to the lobby or use the large conference room across from the church office. The conference room has speakers and one-way glass so you can still participate in Worship. During the 10:30am worship service the nursery is also available for 0-3 years old. It is not staffed but you are welcome to stay in the room with your child. It is the first classroom on the left as you enter the Preschool parent lounge area. There are also speakers in the nursery so you can listen to the service. Activity bags for young children to use are in the plastic tub outside the church office. FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE, WE OFFER THESE AND OTHER SERVICES: Large Print Editions of our bulletins are available from our ushers by request. If you need further information, ask any usher or church member. Also be sure to stop by the Information Desk in the lobby. Your needs are important to us! Bible Study for Adults on Sundays: we start at 9:15am in the fellowship hall. Coffee & Fellowship – after the 8:00am service, come by the kitchen, have a cookie, coffee and time for fellowship. Come and meet old friends and make new friends!
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