Holy Communion Setting Four

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1 Hope Lutheran Church 4131 Lehigh Drive, Cherryville, PA (610) hopecherryville.org March 17, 2013 Fifth Sunday in Lent The Lord our God makes all things new. In the first reading God promises it. In the gospel Mary anticipates it, anointing Jesus feet with costly perfume in preparation for the day of his burial. In the second reading we recall the transformation of Saul, the persecutor, into Paul, the apostle. In baptism, God s new person (you!) rises daily from the deadly mire of trespasses and sins. CHURCH STAFF Pastor Rev. Jami Possinger ext. #12 Assistant Pastor Rev. Paulette Obrecht ext. #13 Pastor Emeritus Visitation Pastor Rev. Clark W. Kuntz II Rev. Jerry Mraz Administrative Manager Jane Tretiak ext. #10 Director of Music David Ziegler ext. #11 Bell Choir Director Janet Filchner ext. #40 Treasurer Sexton Financial Secretary Trudy Mertz Bonnie Zmyewski Deb Gardner Communications Specialist Steven Shermetta ext. #20 SERVICE PARTICIPANTS 8:00 AM 10:30 AM Acolytes Maya Costanzo Lauren Haggerty Crucifers Noah Roth Logan Christman Greeters Robin Zamadics Jack Wolfe Lectors Jennifer Ventura Girl Scouts Nursery Gregg and Megan Kim and Katelyn Lahr Beers Ushers Patterson Team Lehr Team Communion Assistants Sharyn Kratzer Brian Schell Altar Guild March Vicki Steiner Vicki Steiner, Carla Green, Barb Burns, Kim Kurinec, Cory Ninos, Kasey Frey Holy Communion Setting Four 8:00 AM Gathering The Holy Spirit calls us together as the people of God Prelude/Announcements * Confession and Forgiveness p 94 * Gathering Song Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed # 337 * Greeting/Kyrie p 147 * Prayer of the Day Word God speaks to us in scripture reading, preaching, and song First Reading Isaiah 43:16-21 Second Reading Philippians 3:4b-14 * Gospel Acclamation Return to the Lord p 151 * Gospel Reading John 12:1-8 Sermon * Hymn of the Day Take My Life, That I May Be # 685 * Apostles Creed p 105 * Prayers of Intercession Leader: Hear us, O God. Cong.: Your mercy is great. * Peace Meal God feeds us with the presence of Jesus Christ Offering/Offertory That Priceless Grace * Offertory Response Create in Me a Clean Heart # 186 * Great Thanksgiving p 152 * Holy, Holy, Holy p 153 * The Lord s Prayer Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your Kingdom come: your will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil. For the Kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen. Communion (intinction) (PLEASE NOTE: gluten free wafers are available in the chalice in front of the baptismal font) Lamb of God p 154 * Post Communion Canticle Now, Lord # 202 * Prayer Sending God blesses us and sends us in mission to the world * Blessing * Sending Song In the Cross of Christ I Glory # 324 * Dismissal *please stand if you are able Service of the Word 10:30 AM Gathered by the Holy Spirit, we hear and proclaim the saving word of God for the entire world. We give thanks for that saving word and all the gifts of God, who then sends us to share the good news and to care for those in need. Gathering The Holy Spirit calls us together as the people of God Prelude/Announcements * Confession and Forgiveness p 211 * Gathering Song Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed # 337 * Greeting/Kyrie p 213 * Prayer of the Day Word God speaks to us in scripture reading, preaching, and song First Reading Isaiah 43:16-21 Anthem That Priceless Grace Second Reading Philippians 3:4b-14 * Gospel Acclamation Return to the Lord p 216 * Gospel Reading John 12:1-8 Children s Message Sermon * Hymn of the Day Take My Life, That I May Be # 685 * Apostles Creed p 217 * Prayers of Intercession (led by Girl Scouts) Leader: Hear us, O God. Cong.: Your mercy is great. * Peace Thanksgiving We give thanks for the saving word Offering/Offertory Lookin Out For Number One * Canticle of Thanksgiving p 219 * Thanksgiving for the Word p 220 * The Lord s Prayer p 221 Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your Kingdom come: your will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil. For the Kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen. Sending God blesses us and sends us in mission to the world * Blessing * Sending Song In the Cross of Christ I Glory # 324 * Dismissal *please stand if you are able

2 HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT March 17, 2013 hopecherryville.org Welcome! We are happy to have you worship with us! Visitors and members don t forget to sign the Hope Hospitality pads located in each pew. Thank you! TO THE GLORY OF GOD: FLOWER SPONSORS: In Celebration of the 13 th Birthday of Hannah Flaven, by Pastor Paulette and John. In Celebration of Janet Small s Birthday, by her Family. BULLETIN SPONSOR: In Loving Memory of Ruth Kuehner, by Larry, Karen, Samuel and Emily Koplin. PRESS SPONSOR: In Loving Memory of Daughter, Linda Diane Petch, by Helene Mery. IN PRAYER TODAY Shepherd of the Hills, Whitehall (Pastor James Schlegel). OUR SYMPATHY to the following families. To the family and friends of Helen Romano. Helen entered eternal life on March 11 th. Also, to the family and friends of Donald Saunders who also entered eternal life on March 11 th. Please keep them in your prayers. GIRL SCOUT SUNDAY we welcome all of the scouts to our worship this morning. Thank you to the scouts and their leaders for their participation today and their service and dedication all year. NEW LIFE In conjunction with our Buck-A-Chick program, the Worship Arts team are hatching our own chicks for Easter. Each egg is named for one of the twelve disciples. Check them out in the narthex, and please remember to not touch the incubator because the chicks are sleeping (for now!!) A BUCK-A-CHICK Look for the display near the bulletin board in the Narthex area to name a chick and contribute to ELCA World Hunger as part of your Lenten discipline. ALTAR GUILD MEETING will be held THIS MORNING, Sunday, March 17 th at 9:15am in Kuntz Hall. Altar Guild members and anyone interested in joining an Altar Guild team should please plan to attend.

3 THE LORD S PRAYER during the season of Lent we will be using the contemporary version of the Lord s Prayer. Please read the prayer as it is printed in the weekly bulletins. MID-WEEK LENTEN SERVICES worship at 11:00am or 7:00pm each Wednesday in Lent. Come join your friends at Hope this Lenten Season, a powerful, life-changing journey that calls to prayerful and honest repentance. One Wednesday remains in Lent March 20. BROWN BAG BIBLE STUDY Please join us in Kuntz Hall on Wednesdays in Lent from 11:45am 12:45am for our Bible Study series Sharing the Road to the Cross with Songs from the Psalms, led by Pastor Paulette. Bring your own brown bag lunch, and Hope Church will provide the drinks. AN IN-DEPTH BIBLE STUDY Please join Pastor Jami on Thursday mornings from 10:00 11:15 in the adult Sunday School room behind Kuntz Hall. This Bible study is called Discovering the Bible. It is a study for those who might be brand-new to Bible study, and those who have had long familiarity with Scripture. It is an exciting course of study for adults ready to reflect deeply on the Scriptures, faith and life. Questions, please speak to Pastor Jami. PLEASE SIGN UP TODAY! VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED - Hope Lutheran Church is responsible for providing volunteers to work at the Northampton Area Food Bank during the month of March. VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES AND TIMES: Wednesday, March 20 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (2 persons needed) Packing of food orders Saturday, 16 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (2 persons needed) Distribution of food orders A sign up list is located on church bulletin board. The Northampton Area Food Bank is located at 1601 Canal Street, Northampton. For additional information or to sign up to volunteer, contact Leslie Daniel at FOOD PANTRY ITEMS NEEDED our church s food pantry is low on the following items; canned meat, cereal, peanut butter, pancake mix, jelly and macaroni and cheese. Please help by placing your items in the food bank wagon located in the narthex. LASER TAG - The youth group will be playing laser tag on Saturday, March 23 rd. We will meet at the church at 6:00 and return between 8 and 8:30pm. Cost is $17 for three games. Sign up on the youth group board!

4 SYMBOLIC FOOT WASHING - Twelve persons are needed to volunteer for foot washing on Maundy Thursday, March 28 th at 7:00pm. Sign-up sheet is located in the back of the church. PRAYER VIGIL - Again this year, we will have a prayer vigil from 11:00pm on Good Friday until 5:00am on Easter Sunday morning. This means we need volunteers to spend an hour in the church sanctuary during these hours in prayer and reflection. A sign-up sheet is posted on the rear wall of the nave. Any questions, please call the church office at SHARING THE PEACE during the flu season, we will stop shaking hands for the sharing of the peace. Please greet your neighbor with words of peace and a smile. GRACEDALE EASTER VISIT - On Saturday, March 23 rd a group from Hope Church will travel to Gracedale to deliver Easter baskets. Donations of the following would be greatly appreciated to fill the Easter baskets for the residents of Gracedale. Small individual packets of crackers, pretzels, cookies. Also, individual servings of Jell-O and pudding. All are invited to go along. We will meet at Hope Church at 10:30am. We should return to the church about 2:30pm. Catechetical students this is a great outreach opportunity. SPLITTING OF PALMS Volunteers are needed to split the palms for Palm Sunday on Saturday, March 23 rd at 10:00am. If you can help, please call the church office at Some of the group going to Gracedale that morning will also be helping with the palms. BIBLE STUDY - Evangelism is sponsoring a new Bible study, which began on March 7. This study is "CHRISTIAN BELIEFS" by Stephen Eyre. It is a 12-week study guide/and discussion study. We meet in the second grade class room on Thursday evenings at 6:30 Please join us for our new study. Cost is $6.80 for the study guide booklet. After Lent our Bible study group returns to Wednesday evenings at 6:30 PM. For further information, please call Sharyn HOPE LUTHERAN NURSERY SCHOOL is accepting applications for an aid position beginning in September, Applications can be found in the Nursery School mail slot in the hallway by the church office or by calling Nancy Biechy at Deadline to submit an application is Friday, April 5 th.

5 FAMILY FAITH CHALLENGE The theme of the family faith challenges for March 2013 is the Lord s Prayer. We challenge you to think about our relationship with God as we say the Lord s Prayer. Select a special place in your house to pray every day. Select a special time to pray every day. March 17-23: Read the second petition of the Lord s Prayer in Luther s Small Catechism, Your Kingdom come. What is God s kingdom and what does it look like to you? Build a wall and have fun knocking the wall down! In God s kingdom there are no walls of division. God s kingdom is God s rule in our heart. PRAYERS FOR THE WEEK The Congregational Council is encouraging all of our members to grow in their spirituality through a regular Prayer Life. One way of doing this is by lifting up in prayer one family from our church each day of the year. This week s families are: 03/17/13 Natalie, Jacob Savage and family 03/18/13 Irene Oplinger and family 03/19/13 Brian, Tracy, Ryan, Brady Rimple and family 03/20/13 David, Kathy, Stacey, Shelbey Ziegler and family 03/21/13 Laurie Weidner, Sue Horn and family 03/22/13 Barbara Gerlach and family 03/23/13 Bruce, Darlene Mack and family STATISTICS Last Sunday s attendance; 8:00am service 96; 10:30am service 321; Sunday School Total offering - $ (includes $ for the building fund and $ for Sunday School). Wednesday s attendance; 11:00am service 35; 7:00pm service 69. Total offering - $ KNOEBELS TRIP Saturday, August 3 rd. A sign-up sheet and more information can be found on the bulletin board in the narthex. We need 50 people to hold the pavilion, so please sign up as soon as possible THRIVENT CHOICE DOLLARS need to be designated by March 31, This can be done online at Thrivent.com or by calling for help. Your grant dollars will expire so please distribute these charitable grant dollars. Thank you to all of Hope s members who designate Hope Church as their recipient of their Choice dollars. IRON PIGS GAME a group from Hope Church will be going to the Iron Pigs game on Sunday, May 5, Game time is 1:35pm (Gates open at 12:00pm). Cost is $40.00 per person and includes the game ticket and the Penteledata Party Porch Buffet. A sign-up sheet is located on the bulletin board in the narthex. Payment is due by Easter Sunday (March 31 st ). Make checks payable to Wayne Weidner.

6 CALENDAR OF THE WEEK For complete rehearsal schedules, see the on-line calendar at calendar.hopecherryville.org Today Altar Guild Meeting Girl Scout Sunday Kuntz Hall Rental 9:15am 10:30am 1:00pm Monday Worship Arts Team 7:00pm Tuesday Hinkle Family Singers (ALL INVITED) Alleluia Ringers 12:00Noon 6:30pm Wednesday Mid-Week Lenten Services 11:00am & 7:00pm Brown Bag Bible Study 12:00pm Thursday Pastor s Bible Study 10:00am Bible Study 6:30pm Saturday Youth Group Laser Tag 6:00pm Next Sunday Palm Sunday Children s Parade Daffodil Sunday Youth Group Meeting Youth Group Leader s Meeting Both services 10:30am Both services 11:30am 11:45am REMINDER TO WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS Wednesday March 20 7:00pm Acolyte Kaitlynn Ebert Crucifer Madison Heffelfinger Greeters Chip and Sandy Hunsicker Ushers Benninger Team Sunday, March 24 8:00am 10:30am Acolytes Alison Steuer Kyle McLaughlin Crucifers Becca Ventura Mercy Melo Communion Assistants Jeff Barber Linda Derr Brenda Lehr Greeters Adam Holencik Jerry and Betty Mraz Lectors Katie Biechy Jerry Mraz Nursery Gail Richards and Michelle and Donna Neetz Casey Borzuku Ushers Rock Team Daniel Team March Altar Guild Vicki Steiner, Carla Green, Barb Burns, Kim Kurinec, Cory Ninos, Kasey Frey March Lock Up David Filchner March Sign Changer Felicia Mullen