Welcome to Worship. Order of Worship for Sunday, March 31, 8:00 am and 10:45 am, Rhonda Christensen, Organist

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1 St. Paul Lutheran Church & Preschool Pastor Duncan McLellan, Associate Pastor Andrew Coop, Amy Schmidt, Director of Christian Education, Kathy Olson, Office Manager, Alissa McLellan, Preschool Director, Welcome to Worship Jesus feeds 5,000 people on a lunchbox worth of bread and fish. He demonstrates an ability to indefinitely provide for their needs. The men that had followed Jesus want gave up going down to Jerusalem for the celebration of the Passover. They followed him to the point of exhaustion and want to make him king. They are committed. Until, that is, Jesus teaches them what he teaches them next: he is the bread of life; he will raise them up on the last day. For no less than 4 times Jesus says, and I will raise him up on the last day. The people find this teaching so unbelievable that only 12 remain. These are the 12 Apostles, defined in the Gospel of John as those who believe they will be raised by Jesus. So what does this mean for us? That s what we are going to look at today in worship! God bless your time here at St. Paul! Pastor Duncan McLellan Order of Worship for Sunday, March 31, 8:00 am and 10:45 am, Rhonda Christensen, Organist Prelude: Gethsemane Setting by Joseph Herl Opening Hymn: 436 Go to Dark Gethsemane Old Testament Reading: Exodus 16:2-21 Epistle Reading: Acts 2:41-47 Gospel Reading: John 6:1-15 Sermon: Rev. Duncan McLellan Offering: I Offer My Life with Take My Life and Let It Be Consecrated Arranged by Carol Tornquist Distribution: Selections from the LSB We believe the body and blood of Christ are present in the bread and wine of the Lord s Supper. Therefore, those who share in the Sacrament of the Altar should examine themselves, recognize their sin and need for a Savior, and that their Savior comes to them in his meal. They should also be in agreement (fellowship) with those with whom they break bread. Therefore, we encourage those who share our faith (as expressed in the creeds of the church) and beliefs about the Lord s Supper to receive what Christ here gives. Because the reception of the Lord s Supper is not a matter of salvation, we ask that those of a different confession of faith respect the practice of our congregation and either come to the rail to receive a blessing or remain in their pew to prayerfully contemplate the words of Christ as they relate to this Sacrament. Closing Hymn: 813 Rejoice, O Pilgrim Throng Postlude: Praise is Rising with To God Be the Glory Arranged by Carol Tornquist

2 ALTAR FLOWERS are given to the Glory of God by Dan and Wendy Deppe in honor of their Wedding Anniversary. SCRIP There will be a SCRIP store and an order placed this weekend. See Dorothy Marvin in the FLC to purchase your gift cards. NURSERY AVAILABLE The nursery is available for parents with children ages 3 months to 3 years old. It is staffed with volunteers from 9:30 am to 11:45 am this morning. GRIEFSHARE GriefShare meets Monday, April 1 from 6:30-8:00 pm. LECTIONARY AT LUNCH Tuesday, April 2, Pastors Duncan and Andrew host a Bible study at Noon. Bring your lunch and join in a study on the coming Divine Service (Saturday and Sunday). LADY DINERS Single and widowed ladies of St. Paul are welcome to attend the Lady Diners on Tuesday, April 2 at 6:00 pm at Yanni s in Ankeny. LADIES BIBLE STUDY Join the ladies as they examine the Bible study I Surrender by Donna Pyle. They meet at 9:00 am on Thursday, April 4 in the Youth Room. All ages of ladies are invited to attend! MEN S FELLOWSHIP invites all men of St. Paul to join them on Thursday nights at 7:00 pm. JR. YOUTH BIBLE STUDIES Junior Youth in grades 6-8 are invited to Bible study, conversation, and refreshments at Café Diem on Wednesday, April 3 from 7:55-8:55 am and on Friday, April 5 from 4:15-5:00 pm. You can choose the day that works best for you! See Amy Schmidt with any questions. CHILDREN SINGING PALM SUNDAY The children have begun preparing two songs for Palm Sunday, April 14. Lyrics of both songs will be provided for practice at home. The children will process through the church singing and waving their palms before they assemble up front for their second song. This will happen at the beginning of the 8:00 and 10:45 am services, and children are welcome to sing at one or both services! Please have your child meet in the Fellowship Hall five minutes before the services begin that morning. After singing, children may go find their parents for the remainder of the service. 71ST ANNIVERSARY Happy Anniversary to Lois and Phil Eshelman, who are celebrating their 71st year of being married on April 2. Congratulations! ATTENDANCE CARDS Please complete an attendance card. Write only the names of members who are attending this worship service. Circle the worship time. Hand it to the usher as they walk down the outside aisle after the offering.

3 ATTENDANCE 3/23/19-3/24/19: 8:00 am 189, 10:45 am 156, Journey 55, Chapel 69, Lenten Service 153 LAST DAY TO ORDER! Today is the last day to order your St. Paul t-shirt with the new logo. Order form is in the Resurrection Window Hallway. Pay Kathy in the church office. Men s Mission Group Saturday, April 13 8:00 am Easter Lilies April 3 last day to order $10 each. Order forms are on the LWML table. Place orders and checks made out to St. Paul LWML in Sue Stoll s mailbox. Take the lilies home after the 10:45 am Easter Sunday service. Lenten Meals Date Serving April 3 Youth April 10 Meal begins at 5:30 pm Lenten Service begins at 6:15 pm Sunday, April 14 During this event, you will journey through stations and participate in activities as you: Travel to Jerusalem for Palm Sunday Sit down for the Last Supper Pray in the Garden of Gethsemane Discover the sacrifice of Good Friday Celebrate that first Easter morning Sign up in the Resurrection Window Hallway. Volunteers still needed! See Amy Schmidt if you have questions.

4 ENJOY THE CONVENIENCE OF ELEC- TRONIC GIVING St. Paul wants to remind you that we offer electronic giving as a way to automate your regular weekly offering. Electronic giving offers convenience for individual congregation members and provides much-needed donation consistency for our congregation. Online Giving allows you to go to at any time to set up an automatic donation plan, change your donation plan, make a onetime donation or view your online donation history. LOOKING FOR PROJECTS Men s Mission Group is looking for projects. If you know of someone in need that could use a helping hand with home repairs/maintenance or light construction, St. Paul Men's Mission Group may be able to assist. Contact Jim Anderson, Bob Peters, or Greg Stokke. NEBRASKA FLOOD RELIEF DONATIONS Our neighbors in Nebraska and western Iowa need our help. Seeing the devastated towns, homes, farms and roads is heart breaking. Even worse, some of our St. Paul members have family in Nebraska that are affected by the flooding. How can you help? Number one: prayers. Second: monetary donations. Please place your cash or check in the box in the Narthex. Write checks to St. Paul Lutheran Church and write NE Flood Relief in the memo line. We will be taking donations until April 7. Donations will be gathered and sent to Iowa District West. IDW has been in contact with the Nebraska District office and with the leaders of disaster response within our LCMS. Once the waters have receded and needs are assessed, IDW will coordinate efforts with the Nebraska District and LCMS Disaster Response. Thank you for your generosity! If you have any questions, you can always contact Ellie Menz, IDW Disaster Response Coordinator at the IDW office. Want to know what s going on at St. Paul? Like us on Facebook!

5 Questions: If you have questions based on this morning s message or topic, write them in the space below. Put this sheet in the offering plate. The answer to your question will be in next week s bulletin. Answer: Please explain: Luke 11: Did the mute demon return to the man in vs 14? This seems cruel. We don t have time to get into this here, but it is interesting (to me, at least) how this passage is used differently in Matthew and here in Luke. (Feel free to ask about this in a follow-up question J) Here in Luke, Jesus is following-up in what he said in verse 23: Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. People are either aligned with Jesus or against him. In 24-26, Jesus is teaching that those who were aligned with him, who fall away, will experience a worse condition than they had before they aligned themselves with him. The author of Hebrews puts it this way: For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt (6:4-6). Jesus is not talking in Luke 11 about the mute demon returning to the man, but about the consequences of backsliding, or outright denying him.

6 ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH & PRESCHOOL 1100 SE Sharon Drive, Ankeny, IA Church: Preschool: Web Site: This Week at St. Paul TODAY 8:00 & 10:45 am Worship Service 9:30 am SS/Bible Class Noon Stephen Ministry Training MONDAY 9:00-9:20 am Daily Chapel 6:30-8:00 pm GriefShare TUESDAY 9:00-9:20 am Daily Chapel 9:30 am Staff Meeting Noon Lectionary at Lunch 6:00 pm Lady Diners 6:30 pm Elders Meeting WEDNESDAY 7:55-8:55 am Youth Bible Study 9:00-9:20 Daily Chapel 3:30-5:30 pm Midweek/Confirmation 5:30 pm Lenten Meal 6:15 pm Lenten Worship 7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal 7:45 pm Alleluia Ringers Rehearsal THURSDAY 8:30-8:50 am Daily Chapel 9:00 am Ladies Bible Study 7:00 pm Men s Fellowship FRIDAY 9:00-9:20 Daily Chapel 4:15-5:00 pm Youth Bible Study SATURDAY 5:30 pm Journey Worship Service You can also find an updated monthly calendar on the St. Paul website. SERVING TODAY Ray Marvin, Randy Sunderman, Rich Wood, Curt Hora.....USHERS (8:00 AM) Dewayne McGohan, Joe Gardyasz, Lucas Juhl, Jeff Fahrmann USHERS (10:45 AM) Jon Jero ELDER & READER Tanner Twedt (8:00), Sean Meissner (10:45) ACOLYTES Dave Thompson (8:00), Kathy Olson (10:45) WORSHIP SLIDES Dave & Kristen Brunelle (8:00), Jason & Jill Juhl (10:45) GREETERS Dan & Wendy Deppe ALTAR FLOWERS Nancy Harvey, Jane Thompson & Rachel Kruse ALTAR COMMITTEE Jennifer Dorfler, Tim Davies OFFERING COUNTERS NEXT SUNDAY (April 7) Mike Hayden, Matt Hayden, Michael Hayden, Dave & Jane Thompson.....USHERS (8:00 AM) Kelly Hinrichsen, Rod Silvey, Ken Wehmas, Dan Pottratz, Jeff Strothcamp....USHERS (10:45 AM) Ryan Down ELDER & READER Kelsey Fornoff (8:00), Clara Jero (10:45) ACOLYTES Sam Forde (8:00), (10:45) WORSHIP SLIDES Rod & Audrey Rieken (8:00), Ryan & April Bracelin (10:45) GREETERS Bible Study Fellowship ALTAR FLOWERS Nancy Harvey, Jane Thompson & Alise Sunderman......ALTAR COMMITTEE Jennifer Dorfler, Tim Davies OFFERING COUNTERS