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1 YOUTH MINISTRY (Grades 6-12) 2019 LCMS National Youth Gathering July in Minneapolis MN If your child is in 7th Grade this year they can go to this once in a life time event. There will be 20,000 to 25,000 Lutheran students from around the world for this event in Minneapolis Minnesota. Registration will open this summer, usually in August. Questions? Contact Greg at Future Youth Event Hiking - a day in God s creation We are thinking about going to a local park and spending an afternoon enjoying God s creation and close out the event with a meal around a fire. Please let us know what you think about this. Contact Greg at or any member of the Youth & Education Committee. Garage Sale Begin Sunday June 10 This is our largest fund raiser of the year and we need everyone s help. Both parents and students are needed, Sunday, June 10-3:00 to 5:00pm Drop Off. Monday, June 11 - People usually work shifts in the morning, afternoon, (contact Greg for details), or evenings 6:30-8:30pm. Tuesday, June 12 - People usually work shifts in the morning, afternoon, (contact Greg for details), or evenings 6:30-8:30pm. Wednesday, June 13 - People usually work shifts in the morning, afternoon, (contact Greg for details), or evenings 6:30-8:30pm. Thursday, June 14 - SALE 7:30-6:00pm. Friday June 15 - SALE 7:30-6:00pm. Saturday, June 16 - SALE 7:30-11:00am Saturday, Clean up - 10:00-1:?? EVERYONE IS NEEDED VBS June If you would like to help at VBS talk to Greg, Linda Tobin or Chris Chapman. We can use help in all areas; music, crafts, refreshments or in a classroom. If you need a large print bulletin or would like to use a hearing impaired device, please speak with an Usher or Lay Assistant. ATTENDANCE LAST WEEKEND Saturday 5:30 62 Sunday 11:00 90 Sunday School 8 Bible Study 12 St. Matthew Lutheran Church 115 West 12th Avenue, Milan IL Phone ~ Fax ~ ~ stmatthewmilan@gmail.com Web ~ The Rev. Leonard A. Astrowski, Jr. (Vacancy) Mr. Gregory G. Mueller, DCE pastrowski@gmail.com dcehog@derbyworks.net (cell) (cell) Mr. Joel Chapman, RN, Parish Nurse joelchapman1955@yahoo.com (cell) The Day of Pentecost May 19 & 20, 2018 WELCOME TO THE LORD S HOUSE We pray that you are blessed through God s service today. We invite everyone to sign the Record of Fellowship in each pew. Our guests are also invited to sign the guest book on the Welcome Table in the entryway. TODAY WE CELEBRATE THE LORD S SUPPER At St. Matthew we believe that the Lord s Supper (Holy Communion) is a ministry of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and an expression of our unity in belief and teaching. Therefore, in Christian love we extend this ministry to baptized Christians who Have been properly instructed and confess the teachings of the Bible as taught in The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS); Acknowledge their sins and repent of their sins; Confess Jesus Christ alone as Savior from all sin; Believe with us that Christ s body and blood are truly present in, with, and under the bread and wine; Intend, with the help of the Holy Spirit, to amend their sinful lives and forgive others as Christ has forgiven them. Guests who do not hold membership in a congregation of the LCMS are respectfully asked to visit with the pastor before or after the worship service regarding their desire to commune. Martin Luther s Christian Questions with Their Answers on pages in Lutheran Service Book is a good resource to use to prepare oneself to receive the Lord s Supper. NOTES FOR COMMUNION DISTRIBUTION Receive the bread the body of Christ in your hand. You may receive the wine the blood of Christ with either the individual cup or the common cup. Please assist with the common cup. The individual cups in the center of the tray contain reduced alcohol wine for those that need to receive Christ s blood this way. Those not receiving the Sacrament but wish to receive a blessing (including non-confirmed children) are asked to take a wooden cross from the basket next to the baptismal font. Hold the cross in front of you as the communion elements are distributed. As you then return to your pew, please place the cross in the basket next to the collection tray for individual cups.

2 Altar Guild: Flowers: SERVANTS IN THE LORD S HOUSE 5:30 p.m. Lay Assistant Al Nordstrom Jim Barrows Ushers Jerry & Mary Donegan James Bennett and Mary Donegan Jill & Randy Tharp Organist Dawn Swanson Shirley Smith The Dodd Family Celebrating Hanna s 19 Birthday THIS WEEK THE LORD WILLING Office Hours Mon. Fri. 9:00am-12:00pm LWML NEWS Creative Crafters will meet on the 3 rd Thursday, and the LWML Bible Study and LWML meetings will combine on the 1 st Thursday together at 9:30am. The next LWML Bible Study gathering will be June 7 at 9:30am. Creative Crafters will not meet in June, July, or August. All are welcome. LIFE THOUGHT FROM THIS WEEK S READINGS I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh (Acts 2:17a). The Lord embraces sons and daughters, young and old. Every human being, whatever her shape and size, exists to reflect the goodness of God s will that made her. Every human being, no matter his faculties or functions, witnesses to the authority of God s Word that brought him forth. May this incontrovertible truth issue also from our lips and our lives! Lord and Giver of Life, breathe Your Spirit into us. Amen. Saturday, May 19 Sunday, May 20 The Day of Pentecost Monday, May 21 Tuesday, May 22 Wednesday, May 23 Thursday, May 24 Friday, May 25 Saturday, May 26 Sunday, May 27 The Holy Trinity 5:30 p.m. 9:45 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School/Adult Bible Study Pastor s Bible Immanuel Ladies Bible Study 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pastor Astrowski in office 6:30 p.m. Council 8:30 a.m. Bulletin Assembled 12:30-5:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 9:45 a.m. Karlene Campbell-gym Sunday School/Adult Bible Study LIFE QUOTE FOR THIS WEEK We celebrate when a mother has second thoughts concerning abortion and keeps her baby. We sing Alleluia when an orphaned child once abandoned is adopted and lives in a home filled with the presence of Christ s love reflected through a mother and father. Chaplain (Lt. Colonel) Steven Hokana, Assistant Director of Ministry to the Armed Forces (MAF) (LCMS) A Life Quote from Lutherans For Life OUR CHRISTIAN CALLING Acts 2:1 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. Pentecost was the Old Testament harvest festival: a time of thanksgiving, bounty, and the giving of gifts. How appropriate that in the New Testament it takes on the meaning of a new harvest: the ripe fields of the nations, bringing in the elect of every tribe and tongue to sing the Lord s praise. Every farmer knows that it is God who gives the increase and that the harvest calls for thanksgiving. MILAN CHRISTIAN FOOD PANTRY April showers bring St. Matthew s May collection of personal care items for the Milan Christian Food Pantry. Items needed: shampoo, toothpaste and brushes, dis soap, deodorant, shave crème, razors, feminine hygiene items and laundry soap. A table will be set up in the entryway to collect these items all of May. These items are greatly appreciated and needed by our clients. Thank you for all your support, St. Matthew. You are showing the love!

3 VBS 2011 JUNE Has God put on your heart the desire to help with VBS this summer? If so, then give Greg Mueller-DCE a call and let him know that you would like to join the great staff and be part of this exciting ministry at St. Matthew. If you have any questions give Greg a call at or dcehog@derbyworks.net. Please start praying about this important opportunity we have to share the Good News of Jesus with so many young people and then ask God if He wants you to join the staff. VBS June :00am 12:00 Do you have the dates on your calendar yet?? Why not go over to the calendar and write them it? Then give Greg Mueller-DCE a call and let him know that you would like to join the great staff and be part of this exciting ministry at St. Matthew. If you have any questions give Greg a call at or dcehog@derbyworks.net. Please start praying about this important opportunity we get to share the Good News of Jesus with so many young people and asking God if He wants you to join the staff. I would like to help this year at VBS Teacher, grade Craft Refreshments Office support Work on Closing program Co-Director Music Classroom helper, grade: Child care Recreation Work on materials/crafts before VBS to get them ready for the students Donate cookies/food Donate money for craft Materials Pray for VBS asking God to send the students and bless the teachers in sharing the Gospel Name Phone: Return this to Greg Mueller-DCE or place in the offering plate. SUNDAY SCHOOL AND ADULT BIBLE STUDY Sunday School Jacob s Family Genesis 29:1-30:24 High School Bible Study TBA Adult Bible Study: The book of Mark GARAGE SALE UPDATE Plans are underway for the Youth s Garage sale on June Drop off will be Sunday June 10, 3:00-5:00 and Monday 6:00-8:00 and Tuesday 6:00-8:00. PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGES FOR THIS YEAR: 1. NO OLDER TUBE TVs 2. NO DESK TOP COMPUTER AND/OR MONITORS 3. PLEASE BAG ALL CLOTHS BY MALE OR FEMALE AND MARK SIZES. If you have any questions please contact Greg Mueller-DCE or a Youth Committee member. LAY ASSISTANT SURVEY The Lay Assistants are conducting a survey to discuss whether the congregation wants to continue to have one Sunday Worship service after the vacancy ends; or whether we want to return to two Sunday services. If you haven t already taken the survey, you can find an explanation and a link to the survey at - Thanks Sunday, June 3 Voter s Meeting We will gather after worship and will have a light lunch (around 12:00pm). We will then proceed to call a Pastor. THANK YOU We want to thank Al and Kerry Nordstrom for the donation of 2 mowers and 1 snow blower. Thank you very much for your generosity. WELSER SCHOLARSHIP We have a memorial fund known as the Welser Scholarship. This is a scholarship given once a year to any student who applies for it and is going into the Education field. You need to write a letter to the Finance Committee requesting the scholarship, addressed to the attention of Vicki Lude c/o St. Matthew Lutheran Church 115 W. 12th Avenue, Milan, IL You must have your request in by June 1. The money will be divided among all applicants. If you have any questions, please call the church office at

4 ST. MATTHEW AT PRAYER NEW/UPDATED requests this week Kerry Nordstrom (recovering) John Wilson, Father of Veronica Schroeder (hospice care) Baby Lane friend of Janet Meeks (recovering from emergency surgery still waiting for hear transplant) Henry Jennings friend of Vicki Lude (cancer) Other continuing request Joan Aldrian (undergoing cancer treatment) Alyssa Anders, (missionary at St. Petersburg Russia) Phyllis Brown (recovering at Hope Creek) Andy Cortez, father of student of Linda Tobin (recovering) Audrey Gale (health issues) Jack Heppler, friend of Karlene Campbell (health issues) Ilse Koeppel (recovering from surgery) Lynnette, daughter-in-law of Don & Nancy Mueller (cancer) Ruth Lesch, friend of the Chapmans (cancer) Verna Oetting Tom Reed, brother of Char Gress (Hospice) Randy Viager, son of Sally Riddell (preparing for surgery) Ken Williams (recovering) PRAYER LIST GUIDELINES Below are the prayer list guidelines that the Board of Lay Assistants adopted some time ago. New entries for the prayer list in the weekly bulletin will appear in the bulletin and be mentioned in the Prayer of the Church in s for 4 consecutive weeks. Please inform Karen if you wish to have a name appear for a shorter period of time. Also, some entries, by their nature (e.g. births, deaths, anniversaries, etc.), will appear for a shorter period of time. Please note that the first of these 4 weeks will be the week that the entry EITHER first appears in the bulletin OR is announced verbally by Pastor in the worship service. Existing entries may be placed in the weekly bulletin for up to an additional 4 weeks by contacting Karen. Everyone s invited to Vacation Bible School at St. Matthew Lutheran Church. The five-day program will be held June 25-29, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Children who are three years old through 8th grade graduates are invited along for the journey. Call Greg Mueller-DCE at or the church at with questions. You may register online at VBS Registration Student s name Age Age: 3yrs 4/5yrs OR School grade completed K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8 Allergies or other medical problems Parents Address Zip code Home telephone Work telephone Emergency telephone Brothers and sisters (names and ages) Family church Special Needs (Additional forms are available by the VBS Poster in the hallway) Please initial: you have my permission to use my child s picture on St. Matthew s Web page or Facebook page.

5 THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I would like to thank everyone who attended my open house and to everyone for the wonderful, beautiful cards! I can t thank you enough for making my 90 birthday a day I will not forget. God has truly blessed me. Thanks again. Tommy Tucker THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I would like to thank everyone who attended my open house and to everyone for the wonderful, beautiful cards! I can t thank you enough for making my 90 birthday a day I will not forget. God has truly blessed me. Thanks again. Tommy Tucker 2018 CHRISTMAS SHOE BOXES (OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD) The plan is to catch things on sale. Soooo be on the lookout for socks, hats, gloves and t-shirts. Start bringing your items in and there will be a box out in the hall. We packed close to 200 boxes last year let s start now and see what God and St. Matthew can accomplish for the kids this year! Think of all the lives that were changed because of the shoe boxes! This exciting ministry is possible because of God s blessings and your involvement Thanks again Congregational Life and Outreach Committees. USHERING The Lay Assistants would like to set up a family ushering schedule for the year starting in May thru December for the Saturday and Sunday services. The following will be needed when you sign up to serve:. Family Name Number of person serving Dates you will serve Phone number. See signup sheets on Bulletin board CHRISTMAS SHOE BOXES (OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD) The plan is to catch things on sale. Soooo be on the lookout for socks, hats, gloves and t-shirts. Start bringing your items in and there will be a box out in the hall. We packed close to 200 boxes last year let s start now and see what God and St. Matthew can accomplish for the kids this year! Think of all the lives that were changed because of the shoe boxes! This exciting ministry is possible because of God s blessings and your involvement Thanks again Congregational Life and Outreach Committees. USHERING The Lay Assistants would like to set up a family ushering schedule for the year starting in May thru December for the Saturday and Sunday services. The following will be needed when you sign up to serve:. Family Name Number of person serving Dates you will serve Phone number. See signup sheets on Bulletin board. PASTOR S TUESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY Pastor Astrowski s has a Tuesday morning Bible Study from 9:30am to 10:30am at Immanuel Lutheran, Rock Island. All are welcome to attend. Come join in and study God s Word. PASTOR S TUESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY Pastor Astrowski s has a Tuesday morning Bible Study from 9:30am to 10:30am at Immanuel Lutheran, Rock Island. All are welcome to attend. Come join in and study God s Word. WOMEN S TUESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY Espionage. Fraud. Identity theft. Why are these stories of bad-to-the-bone crimes in the Bible? And what do they have to do with your life today? This criminally good Bible study, explores Bible stories that are often excluded from other studies. Every story points back to Christ and His ultimate heist stealing our sin and giving us His righteousness instead! Tuesday lesson: A Stone s Throw Away John 8:1-11. Come join us on Tuesday Mornings at 11:00am. See you there! WOMEN S TUESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY Espionage. Fraud. Identity theft. Why are these stories of bad-to-the-bone crimes in the Bible? And what do they have to do with your life today? This criminally good Bible study, explores Bible stories that are often excluded from other studies. Every story points back to Christ and His ultimate heist stealing our sin and giving us His righteousness instead! Tuesday lesson: A Stone s Throw Away John 8:1-11. Come join us on Tuesday Mornings at 11:00am. See you there!