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1 Sunday, July 8, :00am The East Koshkonong Lutheran Church 454 East Church Rd., Cambridge, WI Church Office: Phone ~ Fax eklc@bminet.com Pastor Margo Martens: Phone margomartens24@gmail.com

2 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Liturgy Setting: ELW page 138 Thanks for joining us as we worship! Come again: soon and often! Please take time to fill out a communion card. Prayer requests may be written on the back. We pray that our time of worship is a blessing for you as surely as your presence is a blessing for us. Join us at the table of Holy Communion where Christ is our host, inviting us to 'come and eat!' (Grape juice is in the center ring of the tray.) Please speak with Pastor Margo if you desire more information about our congregation or desire a visit. Hymn... In Christ Called to Baptize...#575 Greeting. Page 138 Kyrie..Page 140 Hymn of Praise This is the Feast Page 140 The Prayer of the Day. Assistant Minister: God of the covenant, in our baptism you call us to proclaim the coming of your kingdom. Give us the courage you gave the apostles, that we may faithfully witness to your love and peace in every circumstance of life, in the name of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Congregation: Amen. Time for Children..Pastor Margo Martens The Gospel.... Mark 6:1 13 At home and abroad, Jesus and his disciples encounter resistance as they seek to proclaim God's word and relieve affliction. He left that place and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. 2 On the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded. They said, "Where did this man get all this? What is this wisdom that has been given to him? What deeds of power are being done by his hands! 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon, and are not his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him. 4 Then Jesus said to them, "Prophets are not without honor, except in their hometown, and among their own kin, and in their own house." 5 And he could do no deed of power there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and cured them. 6 And he was amazed at their unbelief.

3 Then he went about among the villages teaching. 7 He called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. 8 He ordered them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts; 9 but to wear sandals and not to put on two tunics. 10 He said to them, "Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave the place. 11 If any place will not welcome you and they refuse to hear you, as you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them." 12 So they went out and proclaimed that all should repent. 13 They cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them. Lector: Word of God, Word of Life Congregational Response: Thanks be to God. Psalm..... Psalm Assistant Minister = A: ~ Congregation = C: A:. 1 Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised, in the city of our God, on the LORD's holy mountain. C: 2 Beautiful and lofty, the joy of all the earth, is Mount Zion, the summit of the north and city of the great king. A: 3 God is in the citadels of Jerusalem; revealed to be the sure refuge of the city. C: 4 Behold, the kings assembled and marched for- ward together. A: 5 As they looked, they were astounded; dismayed, they fled in terror. C: 6 Trembling seized them there; they writhed like a wo- man in childbirth; A: 7 with an east wind you shattered them like the ships of Tarshish. C: 8 As we have heard, so have we seen, in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God may God establish it forever! A: 9 In the midst of your tem- ple, O God, we meditate on your steadfast love. C: 10 Your praise, like your name, O God, reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is full of righteousness. A: 11 Let Mount Zion be glad and the towns of Ju- dah rejoice, because of your judgments. C: 12 Make the circuit of Zion; walk round about it; count the number of the city's towers. A: 13 Consider well its ramparts; exam- ine its strongholds; that you may tell those who come after. C: 14 Mark this God is our God forev- er and ever, guiding us even to the end.

4 The Sermon Text/The Sermon... Pastor Margo Martens Job 4-14, Pew Bible Pages Hymn.... O God of Light...#507 The Apostles Creed...Page 105 The Prayers of the Church Assistant Minister: Lord, in your mercy, Congregation: hear our prayer. Sharing of the peace The Offering/Prayer The Great Thanksgiving Page 144 The Lord s Prayer Page 145 Communion The Lamb of God Page 146 You are invited to sing the following hymn during the distribution of Communion: We Come to the Hungry Feast #479 For the Bread Which You Have Broken #494 Prayer after Communion Assistant Minister : Generous God, we thank you that at Wisdom's holy table you have fed us again with her bread and wine, the food of everlasting life. Send us, your servants, into all the land, that we may act wisely, seek the good of our neighbor, and call others to come to the feast; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord Congregation: Amen. Prayer.. All: Lord, you call your servants to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by paths as yet untrodden, through perils unknown. Give us faith to go out with good courage, not knowing where we go, but only that your hand is leading us and your love supporting us, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

5 The Ark Mission.. The Hymn Benediction. We Are Called... #720 Pastor: Go in peace. Live in love, as Christ loved us. Congregation: Thanks be to God. ~ Worship Assistants~ Pastor ~ Pastor Margo Martens Assistant Minister ~ Gloria Fruit Lector ~ Lyle Walheim Acolytes ~ Matthew Kaare & Steven DeForest Greeter ~ Bonnie Ehrke Ushers ~ Carol Wibralski, Dennis Ehle, Carole Kenseth, Joan Kaare Communion Set-up/Take-down ~ Peace Circle Communion Assistants ~ Bobbie Rawinski & Kathy Bergholz Organist ~ Judy Rusch Hosta Garden Tour TODAY! At Carroll & Bonnie Ehrke s Home 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Bonnie and Carroll have over 200 varieties of hostas in their yard and welcome everyone to come see them all. Walk through the yard at your own pace and enjoy the beautiful plants. When a donation is made to the Traveling Rack Pack (local participants in the Susan G. Komen 3-day for the Cure cancer walk), the Ehrkes have a variety of plants for supporters to take home with them. The Ehrkes live at N2240 Rude Road, Cambridge.

6 ~ Prayer Requests ~ Thanksgiving to God for -East Koshkonong Lutheran Church's mission and ministry. -Prayers for the ministries of Arden and Jana Haug, John and Amy Lindstrom, Lindsay Stolen, and Jens Notstad. God's guidance and direction for -Please keep the family Imogene Bailey in your thoughts and prayers as we express sympathy for their loss.* -For peace in Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and among all the nations of the world. God's protection and safety for those being deployed - Please remember all our veterans. Give them all God s comfort in their memories of war and service to their country. Healing and health concerns... -Therese Farberg -Florence Mathison -Hazel Tellefson -Phil Gullickson -Dennis Zahn* -Jeri Bailey* -Joy Borchardt* Please note: If you have a prayer request and want it put in the bulletin, please write it down on the back of the communion/welcome card or notify the office before noon on Wednesday. Prayer requests will remain for 3 weeks unless otherwise requested. Prayer requests week July 1, 2012 *Denotes new/changed request ~ Calendar of Events~ Sunday, July 8, :00am Worship 11:00am Hosta Garden Tour at Carroll & Bonnie Ehrke s Home Monday, July 9, :30pm Sunday School Teachers Meeting Tuesday, July 10, :30pm Worship Committee Meeting Sunday, July 15, :00am Worship

7 ~ Announcements~ Pastor Margo Martens serves as our pastor at EKLC until September 30th. Please note her contact information on the front of this bulletin and know that you can call her at any time. We continue to focus on the story of Job for these Sundays in July. You are encouraged to read this bible story as part of your own devotions during the week. Today we focus on chapters For next Sunday read chapters Parsonage Friendly Reminder. Thank you for your contributions to the Parsonage Repairs. Donations may be placed in the little church in the narthex. Please see your July newsletter for more details regarding the parsonage. Lutherdale VBS Day Camp: Mark your calendars! The EKLC Sunday School is once again hosting a VBS Day Camp at Lutherdale this year on Monday, August 6th. Registration is still open for all K-5 graders. The cost is $30 per camper with a $65 family maximum. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE for those who need financial assistance. Download the registration form on the EKLC website: or pick one up in the church narthex. Contact Ann Nottestad (608) or Jaime Lewellin (608) for more information. What is ARK? Alive n Koshkonong. What does this mean? The Cambridge Food Pantry: A few items needed at the pantry are: peanut butter, jelly, cereal, ramen noodles and toilet paper. The pantry is open for shopping every Monday night from 5:30-7:00 p.m. Guests are invited to shop every other Monday. The food pantry is located at 211 South Street in Cambridge. For additional information, please contact Wanda at or foodpantry@cambridge.k12.wi.us. Summer Office Hours May 4th - Sept.7th the church office will be closed on Fridays Office hours will remain Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 2:00pm

8 NOISY CAN MALARIA OFFERING: SUNDAY, JULY 29, 2012 On Sunday, July 29, we will receive two offerings at our 9 a.m. worship. In addition to our regular offering, we ask you to bring CASH-of-all-KINDS (and/or checks) that will go toward the ELCA mission that will work to end the devastating effects of malaria in the world. The United Nations declared a millennial goal of eradicating malaria, worldwide, as the 21 st century dawned. The money raised will be used to purchase netting-tents for beds, to prevent mosquito bites, to purchase medicine to treat malaria victims as well as educational programs so that health teams can prevent the spread of malaria. What does your money do? $10 ---buys 1 insecticide treated mosquito net $50 enough medicine to treat 25 malaria victims $100 trains a village health team $250 medicine to prevent 125 women and their babies from contracting malaria during pregnancy. BRING CASH N COINS! THANKS! Meet Maya: Maya Lulanga is less than a year old. Her father, Mike, couldn t have been more thrilled when Maya was born. But he was also scared. Mike knew of many little children who never made it to their fifth birthday. Two years ago, close to where I live in Chinsapo, Malawi, a baby girl was born. So beautiful and charming was this little angel with her babyish smile and pink cheeks, Mike remembers. One day the mother noticed something strange. The baby was shivering and the body temperature was rising. The baby would not stop crying. The little girl had malaria. A preventable, treatable disease caused by the bite of an infected mosquito. When she passed away she was only three months old. To most of us in the United States, mosquitoes are nothing more than a nuisance. But in Malawi and many parts of Africa, just one bite from a mosquito could transmit malaria and lead to death. By providing mosquito nets, medication and comprehensive health education, the ELCA Malaria Campaign is working to eliminate deaths from this disease for good. By sleeping under an insecticide-treated mosquito net, Mike, baby Maya and the rest of the family have stayed healthy for almost a year. And so have many other families in the community. But that s not all. The money which could have been used for medical bills [to treat malaria] is now used for other things. It helps me and my family save money. With savings and good health, the future looks bright for baby Maya.