Trinity Lutheran Church

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2 Trinity Lutheran Church WELCOME! rd Street ~ Hartford, SD Pastor Karl Yahr Church Office: (605) pastor@trinitylutheran-hartfordsd.org Website: 15th Sunday after Pentecost September 1 st, 2013 A special welcome to our guests worshiping with us this morning, we are glad you are here and pray that Jesus Word will touch your heart in some special way. Please sign in the Record of Fellowship as it is passed down your pew during the service. Please include your name and address, so we can thank you for joining us this week. If we can be of service to you, please let us know. OFFERINGS AND TITHES Offerings are our special gifts given to the Lord on special days or occasions or whenever we are moved to do so, for any reason. Tithes are those monetary gifts we return to the Lord on a regular basis as first fruits. We do this in response to His love, and for all the blessings that He gives to us each day. If you are a visitor today, feel free to give an offering to the Lord, but do not feel you need to do so. We pray that the Lord will continue to lead you to give your offerings and tithes in your home congregation. TO OUR GUESTS AND VISITORS Trinity s congregation confesses that the Sacrament of the Altar is the true Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ under the bread and wine, instituted by Christ himself for us to eat and drink, as a means of receiving the gift of salvation that He won for us on the cross. Participation in the Sacrament is a declaration of fellowship that is evidence of oneness in faith and doctrine; for this reason Trinity practices close communion. In faithfulness to our Lord s Word and in Christian love, only members of Trinity or of a sister congregation in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod ~ 2 ~

3 may commune this day. All first time LCMS visitors are requested to announce your intention to commune prior to the service with Pastor or an elder. Let us pray that our Lord would, through His Holy Word, bring about unity in doctrine, faith and life. PRAYER BEFORE WORSHIP (LUTHER S MORNING PRAYER) I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen. Divine Service Opening Hymn: Oh, Bless the Lord, My Soul.....#27 The Order of the Holy Communion.....pg. 15 Introit. P It is God who executes judgment, C putting down one and lifting up another. P We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. C We recount your wondrous deeds. P At the set time that I appoint C I will judge with equity. P For not from the east or from the west C and not from the wilderness comes lifting up. P But I will declare it forever, C I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. P It is God who executes judgement, ~ 3 ~

4 C putting down one and lifting up another. Collect of the Day P O Lord of grace and mercy, teach us by Your Holy Spirit to follow the example of Your Son in true humility, that we may withstand the temptations of the devil and with pure hearts and minds avoid ungodly pride; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. The Readings (printed on the back of the bulletin) Gradual C Fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him lack nothing! Many are the afflictions of the righteous but the LORD delivers him out of them all. The Nicene Creed..... pg. 22 Sermon Hymn: All Glory, Laud, and Honor #160 Sermon: No Strings Attached The Offertory pg. 22 Prayers of the Church The Order of Holy Communion Continues... pg. 24 Communion Hymns: Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness...#371 O Lord, We Praise Thee..... #313 Closing Liturgy.. pg.29 The Benediction Closing Hymn: Now Thank We All Our God #36 ~ 4 ~

5 PRAYER REQUESTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Contact your Elder if you have any prayer requests and they will forward your request to Pastor Yahr. Any upcoming events or announcements you would like to be included in the bulletin should be sent to Andrea Yahr no later than Thursday each week. WE HONOR TLC S US SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN Dan & Angela Carsrud, Brandon Fedeler, Shawn Hafele, Curtis Hanson, Jason MacFarlane, Marty Muchow, Sandy Muchow, Jack O Neill, Steve Roberts, Myron Semrau, Nathan Semrau, Tyler Semrau, Bryce Snyder, Chance Snyder, Jerrad Snyder, Jordan Snyder, Brock Thompson, and John Ross. PRAYERS FOR WORSHIP TODAY & AT HOME In Our Prayers this week we offer thanks for God s grace and mercy in Christ Jesus. We thank Him for daily blessings of spiritual grace, and for those who serve us. Let us seek His favor to bless our church, daycare, and preschool. Let us intercede for those suffering trials, with illness or pain, including Dwayne Anderson, Mary Anderson, Greg Behlmann, Finnley Boyle, Kay Ekeren, Earle Giede, Jim Jorgenson, Shirley Kelley, Alice Klos, Kathy Kraemer, Sharon Lyons, Audrey Matthies, Dwane Matthies, Wilbur Mielke, Bob Moore, Joe Piechowski, LaRaye Rehfeldt, Harvey Rehfeldt, Roy Ruud, Kenny Schartz, Meta Storgaard, Mary Waybright, Clarice Wixen and those in nursing homes. We ask God to grant each of us wisdom to know Him and courage to follow Him, as we serve Him in daily life. We also express our gratitude to God for our nation and those who serve beneath its banner, especially: Bryce Snyder and Jordan Snyder as they serve in the Middle East. ~ 5 ~

6 Announcements Week of September 1 st, 2013 WHO IS MY ELDER HERE AT TLC? If the first letters of your last name fall within: AA-HI: Mr. Bobby Potter (605) HO-MAC: Mr. James Kunkel (605) MAT-PU: Mr. Karl Fedeler (605) RE-WO: Mr. Mark Ullerich (605) These men welcome your questions or concerns when needs arise, and are available to talk with you or your family. Also, they will check in on you occasionally. WHEN SHOULD I CALL MY PASTOR? When you would like a pastoral visit When a member of your family is hospitalized When your address or phone changes When you are planning to move out of town When a new baby arrives in your family When a member of your family enters college or the military, marries, or makes a new home When planning a wedding which will be conducted at Trinity When a new family moves to your neighborhood When you feel the church can assist you Office: (605) Parsonage: (605) Your Elder: see list above ~ 6 ~

7 BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION FOR RUTH ARENDS The family of Ruth Arends will be hosting a 90 th Birthday Celebration Open House for Ruth on Saturday, Sept. 7 th from 2-4pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in the church fellowship hall. All are welcome to attend. The family has requested that only cards be given. 7 TH & 8 TH GRADE CONFIRMATION CLASS Confirmation classes will be starting Wednesday, September 4 th. Classes will be held from 5:30-6:30pm. SUNDAY SCHOOL Sunday School will be starting Sept. 15 th! We are still in need of a preschool teacher. If you haven t filled out the sign-up sheet yet, please do it after church today. The sign-up sheets are located on the table at the front entrance of the fellowship hall. Even if your children were signed up last year, you will still need to fill out a new form this year. COMMUNITY PICNIC/ HYMNAL FUNDRAISER One week to go and our Thrivent sponsored community picnic is looking good but we still need help. We need help from everyone to get the word out in order to make this a success. Here are the things you will need to know: Sunday, Sept. 8 th we will begin our day with an outdoor worship service at 9:00am. The picnic, music and games will begin at 11:00am and end at 4:00pm. Rose will be located at a table in the fellowship hall following our worship service today to answer questions and sign-up volunteers to help (organizing, advertising, posters, supplies for the picnic: roasters, crockpots, large drink containers, prizes games, set-up & clean-up, supplies for activities, prizes for games). Congregation members should bring a dessert to share for the picnic. We also will be having a Bake Sale that is separate from the dessert you bring to pass. If you would like to participate in the Bake Sale, just sign up. We will be setting up on ~ 7 ~

8 Saturday, September 7 th at 5:00pm. Any suggestions or volunteers should contact Rose Kunkel. CHURCH PHOTO DIRECTORY Get your family photo taken for the new church directory! Digital or Hard copies of the photos will be available by request. Kathy Totton will be taking photos after worship services through Sept. 15 th. If you are interested in purchasing a directory the cost will be approximately $ If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Totton. FUND DRIVE FOR THE LUTHERAN SERVICE BOOK Pledges are still filtering in. Checks should be made out to Trinity Lutheran Church. We are still taking contributions to make our goal of $4,000 to cover the hymnals, 3 year lectionary, alter book and shipping costs. Thank you to everyone who has made pledges towards the new hymnals. CANS FOR CAMP ENCLOSURE PROJECT At the last Quarterly Voter s Meeting, it was agreed that Tyler Rueter would head the project for a new enclosure for the Cans for Camp as his Eagle Scout Project. Tyler would like to make the enclosure similar to the can enclosure found at the Sunshine Grocery Store parking lot. If there is anyone in the congregation that would like to donate or sell a trailer to help us complete this project, please contact Tyler Rueter. OCTOBER CALENDAR INFORMATION Please get any October information to Pastor Yahr, an Elder or Andrea Yahr. ~ 8 ~

9 THIS WEEK AT TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH Sunday, Sept. 1 st : Worship: 9:00 a.m. Fellowship: 10:15 a.m. Men s Club: 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 2 nd : Men s Bible Study: 6:00 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4 th : TLC Chapel: 8:30 a.m. Bible Study: 9:00 a.m. 7 th /8 th Gr. Confirmation Class: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5 th : TLC Chapel: 9:00 a.m. TLC Board Meeting: 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7 th : Ruth Arends 90 th Birthday Open House: 2:00-4:00 p.m. (All are Welcome) Picnic Set-up: 5:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8 th : Council Meeting: 8:00 a.m. Outdoor Worship/ Communion: 9:00 a.m. Final Picnic Set-up: 10:15 a.m. Trinity Lutheran Church Community Picnic: 11:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Readings for Sept. 1 st : Proverbs 25:2-10 Hebrews 13:1-17 Luke 14:1-14 LAST WEEK S WORSHIP ATTENDANCE: Preacher & Liturgist Organist Elder Head Ushers Acolyte Cleaners Next Week s Cleaners Pastor Yahr Andrea Yahr Karl Fedeler Tyler Rueter & Travis Eggebraaten Theresa Yahr Steve Mielke Jim Mielke Last Week s Giving Current $ Building $ Mission $5.00 Other $0.00 This Week s Total $ Weekly Goal $ ~ 9 ~

10 Please Join Us Trinity Lutheran Church Community Picnic Members from the Minnehaha West Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans invite you to join them at the Trinity Lutheran Church Community Picnic. All are invited for a day of worship, food, games & music. Come on out and meet our new pastor and his family. Food & games are free! A voluntary donation is appreciated to assist the church in funding our new hymnals. All are welcome to attend whether or not you choose to make a donation. - Sunday, September 8 th, 2013; Outside Worship service begins at 9:00am Picnic, games & music will follow at 11:00am-4:00pm - Trinity Lutheran Church is located at rd Street, Hartford, SD We are located 3 miles south of Hartford - For information, please feel free to contact Rose at rose.kunkel@aol.com or (605) Pastor Yahr at pastor@trinitylutheran-hartfordsd.org or (605) Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a faith-based, not-for-profit financial services organization with approximately 2.6 million members. Thrivent Financial and its subsidiaries offer a broad range of financial products and services including life insurance, annuities, mutual funds, disability income insurance, bank products and more. As a not-for-profit organization, Thrivent Financial brings members together to give back to their communities, congregations and causes they care about through charitable activities, and to participate in educational and social events. ~ 10 ~

11 Thank you for worshipping with us today. Please join us after the service in the fellowship hall for coffee & treats. ~ 11 ~