The Greater Feast. 9 th Sunday after Pentecost

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1 The Greater Feast 9 th Sunday after Pentecost July 16 & 17, 2016

2 Ebenezer Lutheran Church Port Hudson The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod 9100 Highway YY Leslie, Missouri Parsonage Church Rev. William F. Zastrow, Pastor Mary Sprick, Secretary ebenezerlutheranchurch.wordpress.com AS WE GATHER: Much like He did for Abraham and Sarah, announcing to them that they would have a son, and much like He did for Martha and Mary, teaching them what is ultimately necessary, the Lord enters into your midst today! Jesus is here! Your Savior is in this place, in this service of worship, in this house to feed you with the gifts of His mercy and to serve you with His forgiveness. As we gather together by His Word and Spirit, His service to us will change us as together we receive Him. His saving work will inspire us, once again, to depart in His peace and to serve others in His love. PRAYER BEFORE WORSHIP: Lord God, knowing You is the one thing needful for life and salvation. Grant us willing hearts to receive what You have to give that we may serve others as You have first served us; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. THE DIVINE SERVICE DIVINE SERVICE I, page 136 HYMNS: 507, 279, 241, 239, 242 2

3 OUR MISSION AND MINISTRY We welcome our members and guests who are here with us today. May the Lord refresh you with peace and love during our worship service on this Ninth Sunday after Pentecost. Please join us here at Ebenezer again soon! Please sign the guest register near the front entrance with your name, address, and Church affiliation. Picnic Report People working with people made our Church picnic another success this year. A profit of $5,000 was given to our Church from the picnic funds. Approximately 1/3 came from Silent Auction items. We still have a plus balance in the picnic checking account plus chicken for sale in the freezer. We are asking members to pick up some chicken and leave a donation if you want. Thank you, Donald Kappelmann Food Bank Collection This month of July we will be collecting food for Otis Corner Peace Park. Needed are men s and women s personal products. Meals in a can, macaroni and cheese, cereal, canned meat and other food supplies. These items are desperately needed. Otis children are now operating Otis corner. We are also collecting school supplies and backpacks for Otis kids in north St. Louis along with our local schools. Otis family will be partaking in our Evening Closing service on July 29 th at 7:00 PM. T-Shirts are Coming: Ebenezer Lutheran Ladies Aid have ordered T Shirts that are personalized with our church s name with a cross and a logo I Love My Church. A picture is on the back bulletin board. We will be taking orders after our initial order is received. The prices will be between $8.00 and 3

4 $12.00 depending on the sizes: child through adult 5x. They are navy blue. RADA Cutlery: Our Ladies Aid has received a number of RADA Cutlery catalogs for you to look at. If you would like to look at the catalog please take one. You can place your order using the forms in the catalogue and then give it to Nancy Quinn or Margaret Zastrow. These make excellent gifts. Bible Study of the 10 Commandments - We have concluded the very interesting Bible Study of the Ten Commandments this past Wednesday. There will not be a Bible Study until sometime after Vacation Bible School. Please read the Newsletter and Bulletin for further studies. Vacation Bible School Information The theme for this year s Vacation Bible School is Barnyard Roundup. Vacation Bible School will be held July 25 29, 9:00 to 11:30 AM. Mission projects for this year are: Kids Against Hunger, Shoeman Water Projects, and a collection of basic new school supplies. During the week we will be collectin old shoes for the Shoeman Water Project, one day we will pack meals for Kids Against Hunger, and throughout the week we will be collecting new school supplies to be distributed to the area schools. The following is a list of items that we are collecting for distributing to the local public schools in our area. There is a poster board at the back of Church with cards identifying the items we would like to collect. Please check the supply list before purchasing the following items: Pencil sharpeners #2 Pencils (Pack of 12) Dixon or Ticonderoga Brand 4

5 Pens Black or Blue ink Pentel RSVP or Papermate Brand Tissues Rectangular box Dry Erase Markers Expo Brand Small pencil case or pouch Back Packs Elementary School size Crayola Brand Crayons 24 count box Wet Wipes Crayola Brand Wide Tip Markers Packs of 8 Crayola Brand Fine Tip Markers Packs of 10 Wooden Rulers Spiral Notebooks Wide lined Child Scissors Beveled Erasers Glue Sticks Elmers or Scotch Brand You may choose a school supply or supplies from the list and return it at any time. The children will be putting together the school supplies into individual bags during Bible School. The bags will then be distributed to area schools. We also have on-line registration for those that prefer to register in that manner. The on-line registration can be done at: Paper registration forms are also available on the table at the back of Church. A Note of Appreciation We have received the following Thank You note from Grace s Place Crisis Nursery. Thank you so much for your generous contribution of food and clothing that was so kind of you! We appreciate your support of our mission to keep the children of our community safe. Volunteer Jane 5

6 Please pick up a copy of the June newsletter from Robin McCoy and the latest newsletter from Light of Christ Lutheran Chinese Mission. These newsletters are on the table at the back of Church. We welcome back Tom Anderson from our LCMS SYNODICAL Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that concluded this past week. Many resolutions and elections took place that will affect our Synod in the years to come. We look forward to hear Tom give a report of the convention in the weeks ahead. To learn more of the happenings of our Milwaukee convention please go to our synodical website lcms.org. Many pictures of the convention are posted and you might be able to see Tom or Pastor Jacob Ehrhard waving at the camera. VBS IS COMING UP NEXT WEEK! 6

7 Those Serving Today Organist Saturday Organist Sunday Head Usher Saturday Head Usher Sunday Altar Guild Acolytes Bell Ringer Jennifer Huellinghoff Ruth Marschel Tracey Bade Marvin Kassebaum Joan Menke and Margaret Zastrow Danielle Gerding Trent Huellinghoff Ava Monzyk Tyler Kasmann Offerings and Attendance Weekly Contributions $1, Plate Sunday School $1, Attendance: Saturday Worship 14 Sunday Worship 87 Sunday School Attendance: Children 9 Adults 17 This Week at Ebenezer Tuesday Wednesday Saturday Adult Class 5:00 PM There is no Bible Study Class on Wednesday Worship 5:00 PM 7

8 You Are Invited Vacation Bible School July 25-29, :00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Ages 3 Grade 8 No Charge Free Will Offering Accepted Online Registration PortHudson 8