Risen Savior Lutheran. Church. Art in the Lord s House Pastor. Key Events. Oct. 7 Oktoberfest. Oct. 13 Highway Clean-up. Oct.

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1 Risen Savior Lutheran Church 2018 Key Events Oct. 7 Oktoberfest Oct. 13 Highway Clean-up Oct. 15 Blood Drive Oct. 28 Festival of the Reformation Oct. 31 Reformation Day Church Pastor Weinkauf pastor@risensaviorlcms.org Vicar Antonetti christopher.antonetti@ ctsfw.edu Art in the Lord s House Pastor Our last stained-glass windows and additional wood carvings perhaps will be coming soon The Lutheran Reformation did not simply destroy what came before it. The Confessions make it clear that we retain and preserve what we can according to the Gospel, as in these examples, which our congregations and Synod are still bound: We keep traditional liturgical forms, such as the order of the lessons, prayers, vestments, etc. (Apology XXIV). Those ancient customs should be kept which can be kept without sin or without great disadvantage. This is what we teach.we gladly keep the old traditions set up in the church because they are useful and promote tranquility the children chant the Psalms in order to learn. (Apology XV). The [Service] is retained among us and is celebrated with the greatest reverence. Almost all the customary ceremonies are also retained. (Augsburg Confession XXIV) In many cases this applied to the visual arts as well. While Great Britain and Switzerland bear the scars of Reformed iconoclasm, many churches in Lutheran Germany still display the beauty of medieval Christianity. Art is like worship. In a practical, utilitarian world it seems rather useless and perhaps even foolish, even a waste of money. Art is just pretty stuff, the things we hang up in our homes to decorate the plain wall. It has meaning only so long as we choose it to and it is something we discard when we are over it or when our interests or tastes change. At least that is the estimation of the world. We see in Scripture the Lord going to great lengths in cost, materials, craftsmen, design, to build a place where He comes to His people. Art in the church is not just pretty stuff we put in the church to decorate. Instead this art connects with the faith. Every symbol, carving, stained glass window or painting is a teacher and a voice that addresses us through our eyes in the same way words of the creed engage our mind. We see the faith with those eyes and we are instructed in that faith just as words teach our minds. But the goal here is not simply knowing for the sake of knowing but knowing so that we might believe and believing so that we might live the new life God has bestowed upon us in the living water that connects us to the death and resurrection of Christ. Faith sees not simply one dimensional but a message, a word, a voice that addresses us with the eternal Gospel and bids us to enter its mystery. Art is not sacrament but it might be said to be sacramental. It leads us past ourselves and our likes or preferences and into God's gracious actions that reveal His grace and favor. The art around the Church not only instructs but directs the wayward and wandering mind back to what is happening within the liturgy. What we offer the world is not beauty for the sake of beauty but beauty that befits the Word and serves its noble purpose of engaging us with the saving work of Christ. In fact, paintings and images can be fitting servants to the proclamation of God s Word, presenting the doctrine of Christ to the worshiper s eyes and further impressing it upon their heart. In preserving and upholding historic liturgical art, we sing with the Psalmist, One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in His temple (Psalm 27:4).

2 Oktoberfest Sunday Oct. 7 First Sunday in October, our annual festival with German food and beverages, live German music, bounce houses, pumpkin decorating, face painting, entertainment, and more!!!. Ticket: Adults $12, Ages 5-11 $6, or Family rate $40. Biergarten, donation for a bottle of Oktoberfest Bier, Hard Cider $3. We will once again have pork schnitzel with gravy, brats, kraut, bierocks, red cabbage, German potato salad, strudel, and so much more! Put your dirndl or lederhosen on and join us. Last year almost 400 enjoyed this day at Risen Savior. Invite your family and friends. Reformation Day Oct. 31 Cookout 5:00 pm Vespers 6:00 pm Fireworks 6:40 pm German meal. The Youth Group is hosting this event. There is no cost for this meal. Also, after the Service, you are invited to stay for fireworks, beverages around our firepits to enjoy the night here! Plenty of desserts and left-overs too. If your children desire to trick or treat there is still plenty of time and a great nearby neighborhoods. Cookout 5:00 pm Worship 6:00 pm The Board of Elders presents the ballot at the November Quarterly Voter s Assembly. Terms are for 2 years. We have elections for the following: - Vice-President -No Incumbent - Board of Elders (4 of the 7 positions) - Secretary -No Incumbent - Treasurer -No Incumbent - Board of Trustees (2 positions) -No Incumbents - Board of Fellowship -No Incumbent - Board of Outreach - Cemetery Board (2 of the 3 positions) If anyone is interested in serving, please consult the Church Constitution for duties. Please contact: pastor@risensaviorlcms.org or any Elder. Thank you for your prayerful discernment in serving.

3 The Silesian Job Vicar Antonetti Johann Heermann ( ) was one of the great Lutheran pastors, hymn writers of the time right after the Reformation, commonly called the Age of Orthodoxy. Living in Silesia (now southwest Poland and part of Czechia), he experienced so much sorrow and anguish that one of his contemporaries called Heermann The Silesian Job, in reference to the righteous suffering Job of the Bible. At seventeen, Heermann began his pastoral training in Fraustadt under famous pastor, theologian Valerius Herberger, serving as a writing assistant. Heermann was known for his poetry and crowned Latin poet laureate of the Holy Roman Empire at the age of 23. Ordained in 1612, he became a popular preacher in Koeben, but within five years he would have to weather a plague in the region, a great fire in the city, and the death of his first wife. He remarried and had four children, but during the Thirty Years War ( ) Koeben was plundered four times by armed forces and hit again with plague in By 1634 Heermann was too sick to even read his own sermons and he retired in In 1640, his son, Samuel, converted to Roman Catholicism. Heermann wrote his son a heartfelt letter to return, and his son eventually did become Lutheran again in 1643, dying shortly thereafter. Heermann died in Heermann has six hymns in translation in our Lutheran Service Book. Jesus, Grant that Balm and Healing (LSB 421) is a Lenten hymn that focuses on the healing given by Jesus not only for pains of body and of mind, but to fight sin and temptation, and give comfort found in life and light and resurrection. Another Good Friday-type hymn O Dearest Jesus, What Law Hast Thou Broken (LSB 439) examines how the sinless Son of God must die in sadness; the sinful child of man may live in gladness, ultimately that despite our great weakness and sin Christ Surely has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. (Isaiah 53:4). If Your Beloved Son, O God (LSB 568) also focuses on Christ s atoning work, without which this poor wretched soul of mine in hell eternally would pine but true righteousness by faith I gain; Christ s work is my salvation. In O God, My Faithful God (LSB 696) Heerman, even in his sickness, confessed that God gives a healthy frame and strength to do what ever You command, my calling here fulfilling, but still the ultimately focuses on that final day when all the dead are waking. Feed Thy Children, God Most Holy (LSB 774) is a short hymn that confesses the Bread of Life (John 6) in Word and Sacrament sustains us in our afflictions. Finally, in O Christ, Our True and Only Light (LSB 839), we pray for those outside of the true doctrine that they all may be united with us again like Heermann s son, Samuel. Johann Heermann wrote more hymns than these six, but even these demonstrate how the Christian finds strength in affliction by trusting in Christ s death and resurrection. These treasures of the church are perfect to use in daily prayer and devotion. Sorrow in this life is temporary, For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth (Job 19:25). Sunday School Kim Dunn, Board of Education Sunday School is off to a wonderful start this Fall! Parents, thank you for making this educational hour a priority. Singing! October 28 at 10:30 Service, Festival of the Reformation. Then we will be practicing Christmas Songs starting November 18. We have 22 children in our Home School Cooperative for Pre-K - High School. If you have questions, please see Pastor, Susan Muntzel, or Amy Maurer. Youth Group High School Youth Oct week later due to Oktoberfest, 6:00-8:00 pm Invite any friends. See you at 9:15 Sunday! higherthings.org Dare to be Lutheran

4 Women In Mission Chyleen Pauesick, President Next Event: October 11, 5:30 p.m., at the church. Deb Glaum will lead a Bible Study. All women of Risen Savior are invited to join us. Veterans Breakfast: On Nov. 11th, we will be serving a special breakfast at 9:00 a.m., the beginning of the Sunday School Class. All veterans are invited to join us, including anyone who has served in the military. Please join us. We are beginning to plan next year s programs. If you have an interest, career, or any ideas to share with us, please call Chyleen, , pauesick@aol.com. Men s GameNight Oct. 26, 7 pm Usually 4 th Friday of the month. All men (and any friends), over 18, are welcome to come to our monthly Men s GameNight. A collegial time for men to gather and enjoy a time of gregarious, godly behavior. Sometimes we ve gone outside, usually play cards, usually enjoy smoked meats, always have snacks, fine beverages. Outreach Susan Eubanks, Outreach K-7 Highway Clean-up Oct. 13 Takes ONLY 2 HOURS, Oct. 13, 8 am. In service to our neighbors, we have a 2 mile stretch along K-7 between Parallel and Donahue. Perhaps you have noticed the signs. Thank you for helping. Lutheran Heritage Mission work. Our annual October gathering to help provide Lutheran resources in foreign outreach will bring Luther s Small Catechism. See the display table. $5 provides a book! Blood Drive Oct. 15 Monday, 3-6:30 pm. Sign-up or you can just stop by. Upcoming Services Oct th Sunday aft Pentecost Genesis 2:18 25; Hebrews 2:1 13 Mark 10:2 16 Marriage Is a Sign that Manifests the Gospel of Christ and His Church Hymns: Oct st Sunday aft Pentecost Amos 5:6 7, 10 15; Hebrews 3:12 19 Mark 10:17 22 Christ Jesus Is the One and Only Good by Whom You Inherit Eternal Life Hymn: Oct nd Sunday aft Pentecost Ecclesiastes 5:10 20; Hebrews 4:1 13 Mark 10:23 31 By the Voluntary Poverty of Christ, We Enter the Kingdom of God Hymns: Oct. 28 Festival of the Reformation Revelation 14:6 7; Romans 3:19 28 John 8:31 36 The Son of God Has Set Us Free from Sin and Death by His Grace Hymns: Oct. 31 Reformation Day Vespers at 6:00 pm with hymns of Luther Weekly Bible Classes for all Sunday 9:15 am Pastoral Epistles 1,2 Timothy; Titus Wednesday 1:00 pm Jeremiah

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6 Book of Concord Study Sunday, October 28, 6 pm All welcome to join in any time for an evening of enrichment in our Lutheran doctrine and Scriptural truth, and fine beverages and foods. Child care provided. Usually every 4 th Sunday of the month. TrailLifeUSA Erick Bohndorf A American special thank you! Heritage Girls [Sidebars are great for calling out important points from your text or adding additional info for quick reference, such as a schedule. They are typically placed on the left, right, top or bottom of the page. Leyla Reinhard But you can easily drag them to any position you prefer. When you re ready to add your content, just click here and start typing.] 2 nd & 4 th Thursday, 6:30 pm LutheransForLife.org God justifies sinners by grace through faith for Jesus sake. Salvation comes as a gift and not because of one s own works. This truth stands at the heart of all Christians say and do God s graciousness governs how we engage life issues. Not only are human beings forgiven, redeemed, and resurrected by grace, but every human life is valued and beloved by grace age, appearance, and ability notwithstanding. Even after 500 years, we rejoice to proclaim and perform this Gospel. We are a sponsoring congregation issuesetc.org 24/7 internet radio Special thanks! To those cleaning in August! To our lawn mowers. To our Altar Guild. To our Lord for Confirmation Class began Sept. 5 with 19 students. Risen Savior Academy began Aug. 20 with 22 students. Finances Through August Full report posted in Church Office. Actual Budget Offerings: $204,541 $213,333 Expenses: $199,105 $195,285 Risen Savior Lutheran Church Leavenworth Rd. Basehor, KS risensaviorlcms.org