Lent Marsh Street Mankato, MN / (507) Pastors John J. Petersen & Luke Ulrich / Principal Larry Rude

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1 Lent Marsh Street Mankato, MN / (507) church@mtolivelutheran.org Pastors John J. Petersen & Luke Ulrich / Principal Larry Rude Welcome! In the name of our risen Savior we welcome you to Mt. Olive and thank you for worshipping with us this morning. If you are a guest please fill out a Guest Card (found in front of you in the hymnbook rack) or sign our guest book in the entry. We invite you to come and worship with us again soon. Large Print copies of the order of service from the ELS Hymnary are available from the usher stand in the back of the sanctuary. For the Hearing Impaired: Our facility is equipped with a hearing assistance system. Please ask an usher for a receiver. Explanation of the Week: In the temple Jesus said, "If anyone keeps My word he shall never see death." (Jn 8:42-59) For Jesus came to taste death for us, to drink the cup of suffering to the dregs in order that we might be released from its power. Clinging to His life-giving words, we are delivered from death's sting and its eternal judgment. Christ is our High Priest, who entered the Holy of Holies and with His own blood obtained everlasting redemption for His people. (Heb 9:11-15) He is the Timeless One, who was before Abraham and yet is his descendant. He is the promised Son who carries the wood up the mountain for the sacrifice, who is bound and laid upon the altar of the cross. He is the ram who is offered in our place, who is willingly caught in the thicket of our sin, who wears the crown of thorns upon His head. (Gen 22:1-14) Though Jesus is dishonored by the sons of the devil, He is vindicated by the Father through the cross. For, "In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided."

2 Order of Service, Rite One (p. 41) ~Opening Prayer (p. 41) P: O Lord, our Maker, Redeemer, and Comforter, we are assembled in Your presence to hear Your holy Word. We pray You to open our hearts by Your Holy Spirit, that through the preaching of Your Word we may be taught to repent of our sins, to believe on Jesus in life and death, and to grow day by day in grace and holiness. Hear us for Christ s sake. Amen. ~Hymn 289 vv. 1, 5, 7 Join All the Glorious Names ~Confession of Sin (p.41, form I) P: Let us bow before the Lord and confess our sins. Almighty God, our Maker and Redeemer, we poor sinners confess unto You that we are by nature sinful and unclean, and that we have sinned against You by thought, word and deed. Therefore we flee for refuge to Your infinite mercy, seeking and imploring Your grace, for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. C: O most merciful God, You have given Your only-begotten Son to die for us: have mercy upon us, and for His sake grant us remission of all our sins; and by Your Holy Spirit increase in us a true knowledge of You, and of Your will, and true obedience to Your Word, to the end that by Your grace we may come to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. ~Kyrie Hymn 34 Kyrie, God Father in Heav n Above ~Absolution (p. 43, form II) P: Hear the holy and comforting Word of our Lord: Come unto Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. For God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. Lift up your hearts! By the authority of God and of my holy office I forgive you all your sins, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. ~Salutation (p. 45) P: The Lord be with you. C: And with your spirit. 2

3 ~Collect P: Let us pray: We beseech You, almighty God, mercifully to look upon Your people, that by Your great goodness they may be governed and preserved evermore in both body and soul; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. C: Amen. ~Old Testament Lesson Genesis 12:1-3 Now the Lord had said to Abram: Get out of your country, From your family And from your father s house, To a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. ~Vocal: Four or More Jesus, Thy blood and righteousness My beauty are, my glorious dress; Midst flaming worlds, in these arrayed, With joy shall I lift up my head. Lord, I believe Thy precious blood, Which at the mercy seat of God Forever doth for sinners plead, For me e en for my soul was shed. Just as I am and waiting not To rid my soul of one dark blot, To Thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot, O Lamb of God, I come, I come. Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes, Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies; Heav n s morning breaks, and earth s vain shadows flee; In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me! 3

4 ~Epistle Lesson Hebrews 9:11-15 But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. ~Nicene Creed (p. 47) P: Let us confess our holy faith in the words of the Nicene Creed: C: I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very God of Very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by Whom all things were made; Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary and was made man and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead; Whose kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life, Who proceeds from the Father and the Son, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, Who spoke by the Prophets. And I believe one holy Christian and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, and I look for the Resurrection of the dead and the Life of the world to come. Amen. ~Hymn 336 vv 1-4 Of My Life the Life, O Jesus! 4

5 ~Holy Gospel & Sermon Text John 11:47-53 Then the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin. "What are we accomplishing?" they asked. "Here is this Man performing many miraculous signs. If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation." Then one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, spoke up, "You know nothing at all! You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish." He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation, and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one. So from that day on they plotted to take His life. ~Sermon Theme It s Better For You 1. It s better for you that God is in control of your life. 2. It s better for you that God s Son gave His life on the cross. ~Prayer of the Church (pp ) P: Everlasting and merciful God, we beseech You in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: C: To have mercy upon us and to hear our prayer. P: Look in mercy upon Your Church. Protect it and sanctify it by Your truth. May Your Word be taught in its purity and Your Sacraments be rightly administered. Grant unto Your Church faithful pastors who shall declare Your truth with power and shall live according to Your will. Send forth laborers into Your harvest and open the door of faith unto all unbelievers and unto the people of Israel. In mercy remember the enemies of Your Church and grant to them repentance unto life. C: O God, in the multitude of Your mercy, hear us in the truth of Your salvation. P: Let Your protecting hand be over our country and over all who travel. Prosper what is good among us and bring to naught every evil counsel and purpose. Protect and bless Your servants, the President of the United States, the Governor of this state, our judges and magistrates and all in authority. Fit them for their high calling by the gift of Your Spirit of wisdom and fear, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. C: Hear, O Lord, and have mercy! Lord be our helper. P: According to Your promise, O God, be the defender of the widow and the father of the orphan. Relieve and comfort the sick and the sorrowful (especially our 5

6 brother/sister who is ill/grieving). Graciously help those who are assaulted by the devil and who are in peril of death. Be the strength of those who are suffering for the sake of Christ s holy name. Grant that we may live together in peace and prosperity. Bestow upon us good and seasonable weather; and bless us with upright Christian counsel in all that we undertake. C: O Lord, be with all in trouble. Hear their prayers to the honor of Your Name. P: We especially commend to Your care and keeping this Your congregation which You have bought with a great price. Keep from us all offenses and bind us together in the unity of Your holy love. Grant that the little ones who are baptized in Your name may be brought up in Your fear. At Your table give to those who there commune with You peace and life everlasting. C: Let all rejoice who trust in You; let them shout for joy because You defend them. (Special petitions are included) P: In Your mercy look upon..in Christ s name we pray. C: Lord, in Your mercy hear our prayer. P: Be merciful, O God, to all, according to Your great love in Christ Jesus, our Lord. When our final hour shall come, grant us a blessed departure from this world, and on the last day, a resurrection to Your glory. C: Amen. Grant us Your peace, O Lord! ~Offering & Hymn 40 v 2 Now Let Us to the Lord Lift Up (Visitors: Please place guest cards in offering plate) * Holy Communion: This morning the confirmed, communicant members of our fellowship come to receive the true body and blood of Christ in the Holy Supper. Here Christ gives us this treasure for the remission of our sins. As we commune together we also outwardly demonstrate the unity of faith which we confess. If you are a guest and wish to commune with us, please speak to our pastor prior to the service. Thank you. ~Lord s Prayer (p. 53) C: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass 6

7 against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the pow r and the glory forever and ever. Amen. ~Words of Institution (p. 54) P: Our Lord Jesus Christ, the same night in which He was betrayed, took bread and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to His disciples saying: Take, eat; this is My body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me. In the same way also He took the cup after supper, gave thanks, and gave it to them saying: Drink of it all of you; this cup is the New Testament in My blood, which is shed for you and for many, for the remission of sins. This do as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me. ~Agnus Dei (p. 55) C: O Christ, the Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. O Christ, the Lamb of God. You take away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. O Christ, the Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world, grant us Your peace. Amen. ~Distribution Hymn 324 vv 1-3 O Jesus, at Your Altar Now Hymn 292 vv 9-12 For Vainly Doth Our Human Wisdom Ponder Hymn 297 vv 3-4 Ye Who Think of Sin But Lightly Hymn 292 vv Whate er of Earthly Good This Life May Grant Us Hymn 324 vv Your Table, Lord, Grants Me Great Pow r Hymn 327 O Lord, We Praise Thee ~Dismissal (p. 56) P: Our crucified and risen Lord Jesus Christ, who has now bestowed upon you His holy body and blood, whereby He has made full satisfaction for all your sins, strengthen and preserve you in the true faith unto everlasting life. Peace be with you. Amen. ~Collect of Thanksgiving (p. 56) P: Let us give thanks and pray: We thank You, Lord God Almighty, that You have refreshed us with these Your salutary gifts; and we beseech You of Your mercy, to strengthen us through the same in faith toward You, and in fervent love toward one another; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. C: Amen. 7

8 ~Benediction (pp ) P: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace. C: Amen, amen, amen. ~Closing Hymn 336 v 5 From the Heart, I Thank Thee, Jesus ~Closing Prayer (p. 57) P: O Lord, we render unto You our heartfelt thanks that You have taught us what You would have us believe and do. Help us, O God, by Your Holy Spirit, for the sake of Jesus Christ, to keep Your Word in pure hearts, that we thereby may be strengthened in faith, perfected in holiness, and comforted in life and death. Amen. Preacher: Pastor John Petersen / Liturgist: Luke Ulrich Organists: 1 st : Dennis Marzolf / 2 nd : John Baumann Four or More: Carl Bloedel, Peter Bloedel, Bob Fosburgh, Dean Kluge LAST WEEK S ATTENDANCE/LORD S SUPPER ATTENDANCE Sunday: 8:30am; :45am; 204 Lenten Wednesday: 170 GIVEN LAST WEEK FOR THE LORD S WORK: $15, NEEDED EACH WEEK TO MEET ANNUAL BUDGET: $15,760 Psalm 116:12 What shall I render to the Lord For all His benefits toward me? Mt. Olive Worship Services on TV: Mt. Olive services are being shown on local cable channel 181 (Charter) and 7 & 507 (Consolidated Communications) on Wednesdays at 10AM and Thursdays at 11:30AM. SERVING OUR LORD THIS WEEK Ushers: 1st Service: Bruce Gratz (captain), Alec Gratz, Seth Tweit, John Sehloff, Keith Anderson 2 nd Service: David Munsen (captain), Matthew Munsen, Dan Maas, Just Maas, Craig Christensen Greeters: 1 st Service: Ernie & Marge Lillo, Don & Beth Westphal 2 nd Service: Robert & Ruth Heidenreich, James & Carolyn Gates Offering Counters: Will Holt, Lance Schwartz Altar Guild: Carol Leiferman & Sharon Madson 8

9 Sunday April 2 Monday April 3 Tuesday April 4 Wednesday April 5 Thursday April 6 Friday April 7 Saturday April 8 Palm Sunday April 9 WEEK AT A GLANCE: April 2, 2017 April 9, :30AM 9:40AM 10:45AM 12:00PM 1:00PM 7:30PM Co-ed Recreational Volleyball 9:30AM 10AM 6:30PM 6:45PM 8AM 6:30PM 8:05AM 8AM 9AM 3:45PM 4PM 5-6:15PM 6:30PM 7:30PM 1PM 7PM 8:30AM 12:15PM 8:30AM 9:40AM 10:45AM 7:30PM Divine Service w/ Holy Communion Bible Class/Sunday School/Bible Information Class Divine Service w/ Holy Communion Special Voters Meeting Encourage One Another Area Pastors' Conference Veterans' Bible Study Board of Education Board of Deacons Women's Bible Study Book of Genesis Jesus Cares Ministry CDS Chapel MOM's Bibles Study Bible Study 8th Grade Confirmation 7th Grade Confirmation Walking Tacos served by the Junior Youth Lenten Service Choir 4th Grade Musical 4th Grade Musical Easter for Kids Pizza Lunch with Easter for Kids K-1 CDS Choir Sings Divine Service Bible Class/Sunday School/Bible Information Class Divine Service Co-ed Recreational Volleyball ANNOUNCEMENTS Flowers on the Altar: The flowers beautifying the altar today are given to God s glory by Don Lehne. Found: A girl s Hello Kitty item was left behind this past week. 9

10 Thank You! The Mt. Olive Building Committee would like to thank everyone who attended the information meetings following both services on March 19. The questions and comments were excellent and provided a wonderful opportunity for presenting the proposed project to the congregation. The voters' meeting today will determine ONLY whether or not the congregation approves progressing to the fundraising stage, NOTE: This phase of fundraising effort is the collection of pledges only, not the actual collection of funds that are pledged. During this phase the fundraising subcommittee will conduct small group "cottage meetings" to answer questions and further explain how members can consider how they might be able to financially support the project over the next three years. The pledge information will be gathered and compared to the existing funds and project costs. If that total amount does not cover the estimated costs, the amount that needs to be financed, along with other related budgetary items and final design plans then would be brought to the voters as a proposal to decide whether to proceed with the project. Before you leave Please take a look at the architectural renderings of the plan on display in the narthex. The slides from the informational meeting as well as a transcript of the questions and answers at that meeting are available on the Mt. Olive website. As you consider the plan and as voters consider their decision on April 2nd regarding the next step, please continue to pray that everything be done according to God's will and in a way that is pleasing to Him. Non-Digital Scrapbookers who use sheet protectors, if you saved any unused liners, the After School Care program could use them for an upcoming art project. Please leave the white liners in the Youth Room or with Annette Feistner in the front office. Call Meeting at Noon today. All congregation members are welcome to attend. Voting members of Mount Olive will extend a divine call for an upper-grade teacher in our CDS. BOGO BOOK FAIR is coming! As a thank you to everyone who made our book fairs so successful this year, there will be a Buy One, Get One Free Scholastic book fair Wed., April 5 through Sun., April 9. The book fair will be open Wed., April 5 from 2:40-5:30 p.m., Thurs., April 6 from 2:40 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Friday, April 7 from 2:40p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and 6:30-7:00 and after the 4th grade play. It will be open Sat., April 8 from 8:30 10

11 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. during Easter for Kids. It will be open Sunday, April 9 from 9:30-12:15. This is a wonderful time to stock up on books for summer reading! Lots of Easter basket stuffers too! Everything is Buy One Get One Free! Olive Press Calendar misnote: The 4 th Grade play Rescue in the Night is showing at 7PM, not the 6:30PM as indicated on the calendar. YOU ARE INVITED... to RESCUE IN THE NIGHT! The fourth grade students are putting on Rescue in the Night (The Story of Daniel in the Lions Den) on Friday, April 7 at 1:00 & 7:00 PM. Performances will be held in the gym (Make Your Own Ice Cream Sundaes after the 7:00 PM performance). Hope you can join us! Easter for Kids!- One-Day VBS will be held on April 8th, from 8:30am - 1pm. Please invite family and friends especially from outside of our congregation (and especially those without a church home) to attend. For more information and for signing up, please go to the Mt. Olive website: mtolivelutheran.org. We encourage our own youth to consider this a mission opportunity--bring along friends who may like to learn more about Jesus! Easter Breakfast will be served by the Senior Youth Group between services on April 16. Students from grades 8-12 and their parents are welcome to participate in setting up and serving for this event. We will be setting up after Good Friday service on April 14 and have shifts for helping on Sunday. Please be watching for sign up sheets in the narthex. Any questions please call Angela Merseth # Lutheran Youth Association: The registration fee for this year s Lutheran Youth Association (LYA) trip to Cincinnati, Ohio on July 27-30, 2017 is $250, due on or before May 1st. However, for first time registrants, $50 is refunded to your credit card after we verify that this is your first time attending. Registration fees increase by $50 beginning May 2. The convention s theme is Saved Through Water. Go to: to register. More information to come regarding the bus to get us there and fundraisers, etc. Any questions? Talk to or Jeremy or Angela Merseth: # or ammerseth@gmail.com 11

12 How does New2You benefit y u? (All students attending Mt. Olive) (New2You has provided $9, to date) How does New2You benefit y u? (All students attending MVL) (New2You has provided $146, to date) By signing up to volunteer just once a year y u benefit MVL and Mount Olive. Campbell's Labels for Education Update: Mount Olive can order one more football or kickball if we can find 400 more points. That reduces our banked points to zero! The Campbell s program ends with the end of school. If you've not looked in the back of the junk drawer this year, please consider doing just that. Or, while spring cleaning, keep your eyes peeled for those elusive critters: they're marked Labels for Education and have a UPC bar code attached. By the next big bonfire at Bethany, any labels not turned in will just be kindling. Are the labels out there? Do we get to have one last ball? The PTF will keep you posted. Mount Olive Spring Cleanup The annual Mount Olive Spring Cleanup will be scheduled for Saturday, April 22, from 8AM to 12PM and 1PM to 5PM. A sign-up sheet will be available in the Narthex for the following areas: Outdoor cleanup - Trucks with trailers welcome. Please bring rakes, shovels, and wheelbarrows if able. (Postponed to Saturday, April 29th if severe weather.) Sanctuary, Parish Hall, and hallways - (pew polishing, alter-area polishing, dusting, and cleaning) Basement/Storage cleanup and organization great workout opportunity! Any help would be greatly appreciated! Plenty to do before Confirmation the next weekend! Storage Cleanup The Mount Olive Trustees are clearing items from the basement and other storage areas. If you have items in storage, please label them promptly so we know who to contact to discuss their fate. Items that are damaged, under-utilized, or hazardous will be discarded or given away during the Spring Cleanup. Related to this clearing out...the following items are available to anyone interested: the old brown wood tables in the ball room by the gym (about 17 of them), a few smaller wood tables (about 2' x 8') in the basement, and multiple random school chairs in the Northeast corner of the basement that have not been moved in many years. If you would like any of these items, please contact one of the trustees or call the church office. We will set up a time for you to remove them. First come, first served. They will be donated to New-2-You or disposed of April 22nd if they are still around. Please do not return them once you take them. 12

13 For All You Softball Fans and Athletes: It is that time of the year again and we are forming softball teams! There is a signup sheet out in the narthex if you would like to join us for family and fun. Mens church league is on Monday nights and co-ed league is on Tuesday nights. Kitchen Changes Due to the need to comply with government regulations for the hot lunch program, we have had to make some changes to our current use of the kitchen. The large freezers, large refrigerator, food storage room, and at least one kitchen cabinet must be dedicated to the hot lunch program and will no longer be accessible to the church. A fridge/freezer has been added to the kitchen for church/non-hot lunch program use. If anyone would like to donate an additional larger fridge/freezer, please contact one of the Trustees. All kitchen dishes/utensils used outside of the hot lunch program must be washed and put away. The hot lunch employees cannot legally clean these since their time is paid by government program funds. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Save Your Pop Tabs! After School Care is saving pop tabs to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities - our service project for this school year! If you would like to help, leave your pop tabs in the youth room. Thank you! Our Monday Evening Services are postponed during the Lenten season. They will resume Monday, April 24. Kwik Trip Cards: Mt. Olive youth (grades 5-12) are selling Kwik Trip Cards as a fundraiser for our church youth activities. The groups currently receive 5% of the profits. Cards are sold between services on Communion Sundays year round. Contact Angie Younge: or Rebecca Strom: with questions. Mt. Olive School Scrip Program offers gift cards for purchase for a wide variety of retailers. A percentage of gift card purchases go towards Mt. Olive Tuition. Visit to view the 400+ participating retailers. If you have questions or need help getting started Tanya Norris scrip@mtolivelutheran.org or Tiffany Riesgraf triesgraf@yahoo.com. Save the Date! Camp VBS 2017 is June More information will be coming as summer nears. 13

14 Camp Indianhead is July 9-14: Parents who wish to receive information for camp and bus transportation can provide their on the sheet available on the Narthex table. More information to follow. Bethany Lutheran College Minnesota River Valley Wind Ensemble, a semi-professional group comprised of music educators, community members, music students and professional musicians, performs a spring concert in Trinity Chapel today at 3PM in Trinity Chapel. MRVWE is directed by Dr. Amy K. Roisum Foley. This concert is free and open to the public. Organ student Timothy Krause performs works by J.S. Bach, Buxtehude, Medelssohn and Handel in his senior organ recital. The recital is Monday, April 3 at 7PM in Trinity Chapel. It is free and open to the public. Bethany art majors Cora Mumme, Megan Sauer, Katie Sehloff, and Elisabeth Werre present their senior art show. On Thursday, April 6 at 7PM in the YFAC gallery, they will speak about their work, with a reception following. This first of two senior art exhibitions will be on display through April 7. The Bethany Concert Choir and Mary Martha Singers directed by Dennis Marzolf and Ann Fredrickson perform a choral concert on Palm Sunday, April 9 at 3PM in Trinity Chapel. Advance reservations are not required. A free will offering will be collected. Bethany World Club invites you to the annual international festival of food and music Palm Sunday, April 9 at 6:30 pm on the campus green and in Honsey Hall's lobby under the international flags. Mingle with Bethany's international students and sample delicious food and drinks from around the world in this cross-cultural event. The event is free and open to the public. Annual tea honoring the women graduating from Bethany Lutheran College in 2017 will be held in Honsey Hall on Monday, April 10, at 7 p.m. All women interested in meeting and congratulating these graduates are welcome to attend. The tea is sponsored each year by the Mankato chapter of the Bethany Auxiliary. Please join us! 14

15 Bethany String Band, directed by Prof. Adrian Lo, presents a spring concert of music for strings and guest instrumentalists Tuesday, April 11 at 7PM in Trinity Chapel. Free. Bethany theatre department presents Tell It to the Wind: Folk Tales of the World, a world premiere written and directed by Benji Inniger. Inspired by captivating tales from Russian, Chinese, South African, Venezuelan, Japanese, Indian, Mexican, and Native American cultures, Tell It To The Wind is a family-friendly exploration of storytelling throughout magical worlds, featuring memorable characters, live music, dance, and puppetry. Performance dates and times are Fridays and Saturdays, April 21-22, at 7:30PM, and a matinee at 2PM. on Sunday, April 23. The box office opens April 10, M-F from 1-5 PM at or at theatre.blc.edu. All tickets are $10. Bethany art majors Allison Norton, Tanya Sherrard, Kylie Ternes, and Jacob Walter present their senior art show Thursday, April 20 at 7PM in the YFAC gallery with a reception following. Senior art exhibition will be on display April Minnesota Valley Chorale performs a spring concert Saturday, April 22 at 7:30 PM in Trinity Chapel featuring Dan Forrest's "Requiem for the Living", and selections from "Carmina Burana". $10 tickets available at the door, from choir members, or from The Lighthouse bookstore. Bethany Music Department presents the Spring Semester Honors Recital in Trinity Chapel at 7:00PM Tuesday, April 25. There will be selections for voice, keyboard, and instruments. Free. Community Please note the poster on the bulletin board in the entrance regarding the benefit concert by Classic Brass Quintet from Rochester, Minnesota on Friday, April 7 in Trinity Chapel. The concert is free but donations will go toward spasmodic dysphonia research. Mount Olive member, Steve Jaeger, is coordinating the event. Steve has had spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological voice disorder that makes speaking difficult, since Check out the posters or contact Steve at sjaeger@blc.edu for more information and attend the concert it you are able. Bethany student Timothy Krause will also be performing selected organ music in the concert. 15

16 Join the Minnesota Valley Chorale for their Spring concert Requiem for the Living with selections from Carmina Burana on Friday, April 21 at 7:30 pm at Christ the King Lutheran, New Ulm, and on Saturday, April 22 at 7:30 pm at Bethany College, Trinity Chapel. Tickets are $10 per person and can be purchased thru any MVC member, at the door, or The Lighthouse Christian bookstore in Mankato. Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra is hosting a "Summer Pops" Program for established note readers who are looking for an extra boost of music fun. The sessions are Sundays from April 9 to May 28 from 2-4 PM with concerts on June 2 & 3. For more information, contact Carolyn Borgen at info@mayso.net or at Lenten Meal Schedule April 5 th Junior Youth (Walking Tacos) MIDWEEK LENTEN SERVICE APRIL 5 TH 2017 Repent: Turn to Jesus April 5 th Vicar Wolf Parsons Matthew 27:1-5 Repent: Turn to Jesus; Do Not Turn Away 16