Concordia Lutheran Church

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1 Saturday & Sunday, February 16 & 17, 2019 Concordia Lutheran Church Highway C Frohna, MO concordiafrohna@att.net Website: concordiafrohna.org Rev. Steven Theiss, Vacancy Pastor steven.c.theiss@hotmail.com Phone Welcome to Concordia A Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Congregation If you are our guest, please fill out a visitor card (in the pew rack behind the Communion cards) and either place it in the offering plate or hand it to an usher after the service. If you worship regularly with us and have a new address, a prayer request or a message for the pastor or the church office, you are welcome to use the visitor card to share that with us. Thank you! The back pews are reserved for families with small children. A nursery is available in our multi-purpose room on the side of the Narthex. Large-print bulletins are available from the usher.

2 The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany Saturday & Sunday, February 16 & 17, 2019 DIVINE SERVICE, SETTING THREE Opening Hymn: The Lord, My God, Be Praised LSB 794 Invocation, Confession & Absolution LSB 184 Introit Ps. 119:1 2, 4 5; antiphon: Ps. 119:7 P: I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your just and righteous decrees. C: Blessèd are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD! P: Blessèd are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart. C: You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently. P: Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes! 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: I will praise you with an upright heart, C: when I learn your just and righteous decrees. Kyrie LSB 186 Gloria in Excelsis LSB 187 Salutation and Collect of the Day P: The Lord be with you. C: And with thy spirit. P: Let us pray. P: O Lord, graciously hear the prayers of Your people that we who justly suffer the consequence of our sin may be mercifully delivered by Your goodness to the glory of Your name; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen. Old Testament Reading Jeremiah 17:5 8 5 Thus says the LORD: Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the LORD. 6 He is like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see any good come. He shall dwell in the parched places of the wilderness, in an uninhabited salt land. 7 Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose trust is the LORD. 8 He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit. Gradual P: Praise the LORD, all nations! C: Extol him, all peoples! P: For great is his steadfast love toward us, C: and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. P: Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; C: bring an offering, and come into his courts! 2

3 Epistle Reading 1 Corinthians 15: Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. 15 We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. 20 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. Alleluia LSB 190 Holy Gospel Luke 6: And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, 18 who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. 19 And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all. 20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh. 22 Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man! 23 Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets. 24 But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. 25 Woe to you who are full now, for you shall be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep. 26 Woe to you, when all people speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets. Nicene Creed LSB 191 Children s Message Sermon Hymn: He s Risen, He s Risen LSB 480 Sermon Offertory: Create in Me LSB 192 Offering Prayers of the Church (Congregational response: Hear our prayer ) (Saturday Evening)******************************************************* Service of the Sacrament LSB 194 Distribution Hymns Your Table I Approach LSB 628 Thine Forever, God of Love LSB 687 Lord Jesus Christ, Life-Giving Bread LSB 625 3

4 Nunc Dimittis LSB Thanksgiving LSB 200 Prayer LSB 201 **************************************************************************** Salutation and Benedicamus LSB Benediction LSB 202 Closing Hymn: Lord, Dismiss Us with Your Blessing LSB 924 Announcements Postlude Participants in Saturday Evening s Service Worship Leader: Pianist: Elder: Ushers: Audio/Visual Team: Rev. Virgil Kelm Debbie Lichtenegger Alan Grebing Rick Scholl, Zachary Word, Dustin Roth, Earl Petzoldt Jeff Leible, Beth Leible Participants in Sunday Morning s Service Worship Leader: Greeters: Organist: Acolyte: Elder: Ushers: Audio/Visual Team: Seminarian Caleb Weigh Rick and Patty Lorenz Barb Burroughs Joe Koenig Doug Hemman Mike Barich, Jason Klaus, Jerry Schroeter, Tyler Schmidt Troy Petzoldt, Donna Hecht Worship Leaders Sunday, February 24, 2019 Rev. Steven Theiss Sunday, March 3, 2019 Rev. Steven Theiss 4

5 Hymn of the Week LSB 728 How Firm a Foundation How firm a foundation, O saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word! What more can He say than to you He has said Who unto the Savior for refuge have fled? Bible Stories 02/18 -- M: No School 02/19 -- Tu: Matthew 18: /20 -- W: Matthew 19:1-9 02/21 -- Th: Matthew 19: /22 -- F: Matthew 19:16-30 Weekly Devotions (Epiphany 7) Bible Verse 15 In your hearts regard Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you 1 Peter 3:15 (ESV) Catechism The Lord s Prayer The Seventh Petition and Meaning But deliver us from evil. What does this mean? We pray in this petition, in summary, that our Father in heaven would rescue us from every evil of body and soul, possessions and reputation, and finally, when our last hour comes, give us a blessed end, and graciously take us from this valley of sorrow to Himself in heaven. Mon., Feb. 18 Tues., Feb. 19 Wed., Feb. 20 This Week s Schedule 5:45 p.m. 5:45 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. School in Session Make-Up Day EPC Wildcats Girls Basketball vs. IC, Jackson (C, B, A Teams) (Away) EPC Wildcats Girls Basketball vs. St. Mary, Cape (C, B, A Teams) (Parents Night) (Home at APS) Quilt Tacking at Cindy Barich s Home Dartball Tournament at Frohna NO Bible Study March Calendar Items Due Thurs., Feb p.m. UCLS Board of Education Sat., Feb. 23 5:30 p.m. Worship/Holy Communion at Immanuel, Altenburg Sun., Feb a.m. 9 a.m. Bible Class Worship/Holy Communion Announcements A Word of God to chew on this week: 15 In your hearts regard Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you 1 Peter 3:15 (ESV) Think about it. Talk about it. Memorize it. Take this wonderful food from God, and let it strengthen you. Church Attendance: Worship 88, one year ago (Worship Cancelled-Ice); Adult Bible Class 15, one year ago (Cancelled Ice) While Pastor Theiss is on vacation (now through this Saturday, February 23), please contact Rev. Roger Abernathy ( church office or cell) for urgent pastoral care situations. Please pick up your copy of The Lutheran Witness today! The February issue is available on the north buffet. 5

6 Concordia Members: In an effort to update contact information for each Concordia member, please check your information on the list on the south buffet in the church narthex. Please verify your address and phone number(s). Please indicate any corrections to this information, and add a cell phone number and address that you would like added to your contact information. If the information is correct, and no changes or additions need to be made, please place a check mark next to your name indicating that the information has been verified. Thank you for your help in updating the church records. Concordia Members: Concordia has a Facebook page. Thank you to Shannon Martin who is working on updating and adding information to the page. Please visit and Like Concordia Lutheran Church on Facebook. Quilt Tacking continues this Tuesday, February 19, and Tuesday, February 26, at 6:30 p.m. at Cindy Barich s home. Please join us as we tie quilts for Lutheran World Relief. January Contributions: 6 th $3,352.00, 13 th $9,160.25, 20 th (Service Cancelled), 27 th $6, A Note from the Treasurer Looking at the budget report can be overwhelming trying to see where your contributions each week are going, so I thought I would give you a quick breakdown. 58% of our yearly operating budget pays the tuition for the children of our congregation to attend UCLS, followed by 25% towards salaries, 12% for operating expenses, and 5% goes toward the Missouri District and Synod. We have closed out the books for 2018 in the red with an ending balance of negative ($17,746.22). Please keep this in mind when making your contributions, in proportion to God s giving to you, and thank you for your continued support. A Door Offering for The Lutheran Witness will be taken on Sunday, March 3. Lutheran Youth Fellowship (LYF) Notes Baked Goods Table The LYF will have baked goods available at the table each Sunday. (If you wish to donate something, please drop off your donation on Sunday morning before church. Thanks!) The LYF is collecting aluminum cans. If you have any cans you would like to donate, please place them in garbage bags (tied/closed) in the storage shed on the picnic grounds. Thank you for your help with this fundraiser. Are you having an auction, or do you have a family member or friend having an auction? Concordia s youth are looking to do concession stands for auctions in the area. Please contact Gina Wunderlich at if you would like the youth to do a concession stand. Got too much stuff? The youth group is accepting donations for a future yard sale. Please contact Gina Wunderlich at if you have donations. Donations may be placed in the youth building. Arrangements can be made for pick-up of items if needed. United in Christ Lutheran School (UCLS) Notes Mark Your Calendars The 2019 APS/UCLS Dinner Auction, Music Through the Ages, will be Saturday, March 23, at United in Christ Lutheran School. The doors will open at 4 p.m., dinner will be at 6 p.m., and the oral auction will be at 8 p.m. Tickets will be $35 each, and will go on sale this Saturday, February 23. Tickets will be available at UCLS, APS, and West End. 6

7 Saxony Lutheran High School Notes Denim and Diamonds, the Saxony Lutheran High School Dinner Auction, will be this Saturday, February 23, at the Bavarian Halle in Jackson. Doors will open at 4 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6:15 p.m. Tickets are $40 each, and may be purchased from the school office (in person or over the phone). Come for an evening of fellowship, and help support Saxony Lutheran High School. New Student Enrollment Calling all 8 th graders who are looking for a Christian education for the high school years! Enrollment for the school year will take place on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, March 4, 5, and 7, at 7 p.m. at Saxony. If you have questions, or want to schedule an appointment, please contact Saxony at Lutheran Family & Children s Services (LFCS) Notes LFCS is in need of coats and jackets (newborn to 24 months), foot pajamas (up to 24 months), and formula (all varieties). Donations may be taken to the LFCS Office, 3178 Blattner Dr, Cape Girardeau. If you have any questions, please call LFCS at Neighboring Church & Community Notes The Lions Pancake Breakfast is today, February 17, with serving until 12 p.m. at the East Perry County Senior Center in Altenburg. Free-will donations will be accepted. A Chili and Chicken Noodle Dinner will be held tomorrow, February 18 (Presidents Day), with serving from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at Eisleben Lutheran Church, 432 Lutheran Lane, Scott City. The meal will include all-you-can-eat chili and chicken noodle soup, along with a piece of homemade dessert, and drink. The cost of the meal will be $8 for adults and $4.50 for children ages Carry-outs will be available. A Buffet-Style Breakfast will be held next Sunday, February 24, from 7:30 a.m.- 12 p.m. at St. Maurus, Biehle. The menu will include pancakes, ham, sausage patties, scrambled eggs, German fried potatoes, biscuits, milk gravy, homemade coffeecake, and orange juice and coffee. The cost of the meal will be $8 for adults and $4 for children ages Carry-outs will be available. A Whole-Hog Sausage and Pancake Breakfast will be held next Sunday, February 24, from 8-11:30 a.m. in the Altenburg Public School Gym, Altenburg. A free-will donation will be taken for the meal with proceeds going to the APS Student Activities Fund. The East Perry County Rural Fire Department Smorgasbord Breakfast will be Sunday, March 3, from 7 a.m.-12 p.m. at the East Perry County Senior Center, Altenburg. The menu will include bacon, sausage, pancakes, scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, hash browns, and drinks. A free-will donation will be taken for the meal. Tell the Next Generation: A Family Ministry Conference, primarily for Missouri church workers and volunteers engaged in children s and family ministry and early childhood ministry, will be held on Saturday, March 9, beginning at 9 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 3866 Old Hwy 94 S, St. Charles. A small number of sessions will be geared toward families at large in congregations. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Kim Marxhausen, a Lutheran educator for more than 30 years. The Bible Study Leader will be Rev. Dr. W. Mart Thompson, a theology professor at Concordia Seminary. The cost is $10 per person (lunch included). For more information, or to register, please visit 7

8 A Branson-Style Fundraiser Show will be held on Sunday, March 10, in the Immanuel Lutheran School Gym, Perryville. Doors will open at 1 p.m., and the show will be from 2-3:30 p.m. The Backstreet Cruisers will treat you to the music that was played on your AM car radio back-in-the-day. The cost is $25 per ticket. To purchase a ticket(s), please mail a check payable to: Immanuel Lutheran School, C/O Joan Layton, 1701 Old St Mary s Rd, Perryville, MO For more information, please call Seats are limited. Tickets will be mailed when the check is received. (No refunds, as this is a fundraiser for Immanuel Lutheran School. No admission without a ticket. No tickets sold at the door.) Concessions will be available. Mark Your Calendars The Saga of the Golden Horseshoe is coming on Friday and Saturday, March 15 and 16, and March 22 and 23, at 7 p.m. to Salem Lutheran School Gym, Farrar. Admission is $8 for adults and $5 for children ages Practice is underway. Come see the play in March, and join in the laughter! Information about upcoming trips with Trinity Travel (Cape Girardeau) is posted on Concordia s bulletin board. Or, for more information, please contact Joan Layton ( ), Judy Peetz ( ), or Betty Voss ( ). KFUO Notes This week on KFUO.org, we continue in the book of Ezekiel on Thy Strong Word with Rev. William Weedon and guest pastors (weekdays at 11 a.m.). Ward off theological boredom with curious topics and questions on Cross Defense with Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller and his guest tomorrow, February 18, at 2 p.m., and hear God's Word preached in Daily Chapel weekdays at 10 a.m. Find your favorite programs on demand at kfuo.org or wherever you get your podcasts! Church Vocations Scholarship Available Concordia University, Irvine, California, is offering qualified LCMS church work students institutional aid and an on-campus housing grant. To learn more about the church vocations scholarship, go to To start the application process, visit Scholarship Available A scholarship is available to a Lutheran male freshman who will be attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the Fall of An application can be found at Applications are due by Saturday, March 2. Information about additional scholarship and grant opportunities for members of the Lutheran community may be found at scholarships-grants/high-school-scholarships/. 8