Trinity 17/Anniversary Offering Sunday

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1 Trinity 17/Anniversary Offering Sunday 1123 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: PROCLAIM THE WONDERS GOD HAS DONE! Two major celebrations are coming! 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation commemorates the 100th anniversary of our Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Congregations within our Evangelical Lutheran Synod are celebrating these anniversaries by joining together over the course of the next three years to give a special "Anniversary Offering" that will go solely to fund the work of our Home Missions. In this way we can share in "Proclaiming the Wonders God has Done!" Our service today focuses us on the many blessings that God has placed in our hands and upon our management and stewardship of these blessings. We are encouraged to use what God has given us by investing it in His kingdom.

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 63 vv. 1, 2 Now Thank We All Our God ~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 Eleison (pp ) C: O God the Father in heaven, have mercy upon us. O God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy upon us. O God the Holy Ghost, true Comforter, have mercy upon us. ~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. 2

3 ~Gloria in Excelsis Deo (pp ) P: Glory be to God in the highest C: And on earth peace, good will toward men. All glory be to God on high Who hath our race befriended! To us no harm shall now come nigh, The strife at last is ended; God showeth His good will to men, And peace shall dwell on earth again; O thank Him for His goodness! ~Salutation (p. 45) P: The Lord be with you. C: And with your spirit. ~Collect (p. 45) P: Let us pray: Lord God, heavenly Father, You have bountifully given us Your blessing and our daily bread: We beseech You, preserve us from covetousness, and so enliven our hearts that we willingly share Your blessed gifts with our needy brethren; that we may be found faithful stewards of Your gifts, and abide in Your grace when we shall be removed from our stewardship, and shall come before Your judgment, through our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. C: Amen. ~Old Testament Lesson 1 Chronicles 29:10-13 Therefore David blessed the LORD before all the assembly; and David said: Blessed are You, LORD God of Israel, our Father, forever and ever. Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, the power and the glory, the victory and the majesty; for all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and You are exalted as head over all. Both riches and honor come from You, and You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might; in Your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all. Now therefore, our God, we thank You and praise Your glorious name. ~Men s Choir, O Christians, Haste Thompson/Vick, Jr. O Christians haste, thy mission high fulfilling, To tell to all the world that God is Light, That He who made all nations is not willing One soul should perish lost in shades of night. 3

4 Behold how many thousands still are lying, Bound in the dark-some prison house of sin, With none to tell them of the Savior s dying, Or of the life He died for them to win. Proclaim to ev ry people, tongue, and nation That God, in whom they live and move, is Love: Tell how He stooped to save His lost creation, And died on earth that we might live above. Send heralds forth to bear the message glorious. Give of your wealth to speed them on their way. Pour out your soul for them in prayer victorious. O Christians, haste to bring a brighter day. ~Epistle Lesson 1 Thessalonians 5:4-18 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night. But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him. Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing. And we urge you, brethren, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love for their work s sake. Be at peace among yourselves. Now we exhort you, brethren, warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all. See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. ~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. 4

5 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. ~Chief Hymn 447 Almighty Father, Heaven and Earth ~Gospel Lesson & Sermon Text Luke 16:1-13 He also said to His disciples: There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and an accusation was brought to him that this man was wasting his goods. So he called him and said to him, What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward. Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? For my master is taking the stewardship away from me. I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg. I have resolved what to do, that when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. So he called every one of his master s debtors to him, and said to the first, How much do you owe my master? And he said, A hundred measures of oil. So he said to him, Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty. Then he said to another, And how much do you owe? So he said, A hundred measures of wheat. And he said to him, Take your bill, and write eighty. So the master commended the unjust steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than the sons of light. And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by unrighteous mammon, that when you fail, they may receive you into an everlasting home. He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much. Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will 5

6 commit to your trust the true riches? And if you have not been faithful in what is another man s, who will give you what is your own? No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. ~Sermon Theme Investing in God s Kingdom ~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 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 6

7 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! ~Apostolic Benediction (p. 49) P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. ~Offering & Voluntary (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. ~Preface (p. 50) P: The Lord be with you. C: And with your spirit. P: Lift up your hearts unto the Lord. C: We lift up our hearts unto the Lord. P: Let us give thanks unto the Lord our God. C: It is good and right so to do. ~General Preface (p. 51) P: It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who on this day overcame death and the grave and by His glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life. Therefore with angels and archangels and all 7

8 the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying: ~Sanctus (pp ) C: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth; heav n and earth are full of Your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. ~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 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 328 vv. 7-9 Jesus, Son of Life, My Splendor Hymn 327 O Lord, We Praise Thee Hymn 312 Bread of the World Hymn 325 O Jesus, Blessed Lord, to Thee 8

9 ~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. ~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 63 v. 3 All Praise and Thanks to God ~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/Liturgist: Pr. Luke Ulrich Organists: 1 st : Cassie Johnson / 2 nd : John Baumann Men s Choir: 4 or More /Accompanist: Kristin Matzke 9

10 LAST WEEK S ATTENDANCE/LORD S SUPPER ATTENDANCE Sunday: 8:30am; :45am; 177 Monday: 24 GIVEN LAST WEEK FOR THE LORD S WORK: $14, NEEDED EACH WEEK TO MEET ANNUAL BUDGET: $15,760 Psalm 116:12, 13 What shall I render to the LORD for all His benefits toward me? I will take up the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD. 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: 1 st Service: Steve Jaeger (captain), John Bungum, Rich Hultgren, Rich Andreason, Craig Zibrowski, Michael Zibrowski 2 nd Service: Dave Sulzle (captain), Joe Meyer, Herman Harstad, Jeremy Jacob, Sam Barbosa Greeters: 1 st Service: Ron & Mary Younge, Eldon Sting, Keith Anderson 2 nd Service: Connie Long, Peggy Harstad, Mark & Vivian Smith Offering Counters: Mark Graham, Andy Overn Altar Guild: Krista Petzel, Lynette Merseth 10

11 WEEK AT A GLANCE: September 18, 2016 September 25, 2016 Sunday September 18 8:30AM 9:40AM 10:45AM 1PM 1:30PM 2PM 7:30PM Divine Service w/holy Communion Bible Class/Sunday School Divine Service w/holy Communion Encourage One Another Jr. Youth at Bethany YFAC Theatre Physics at BLC in the Sigurd Lee Theater NO Co-ed Recreational Volleyball Monday 6:30PM Divine Service w/holy Communion September 19 Tuesday 8AM Women s Bible Study Book of Acts September 20 Wednesday September 21 Thursday September 22 Friday September 23 Saturday September 24 Sunday September 25 St. Michael & All Angels Sunday 6PM 8-10AM 8:05AM 9AM 3:45PM 5:30PM 7PM 10:15AM 7PM 8:30AM 9:40AM 10:45AM 7:30PM Jesus Cares Ministry M.O.M. s Bible Study CDS Chapel Service NO Bible Study Confirmation Scripture of the Month & Pot Luck Choir Service at Pathstone MVL Homecoming Game Mission Support Bake Sale Divine Service Bible Class/Sunday School/BIC Divine Service Co-ed Recreational Volleyball ANNOUNCEMENTS Flowers on the Altar: The flowers on the altar are given to God s glory by Nathaniel and Heidi Graham in memory of Nathaniel s father, Gordy. As a Member of our ELS Board for World Outreach, Pastor Petersen is now visiting our associate churches in Latvia, Ukraine, and the Czech Republic. He is scheduled to 11

12 return September 20. During this time Pastor Ulrich will be assisted by Seminary professor Dr. Michael Smith and seminary students Patrick Ernst and Noah Thompson. Fall is in the Air! Mt. Olive's 2nd Grade Class is hosting the Annual Fall Festival at Jack McGowan's Farm TODAY from 2-4PM. Come join the fun! Coffee & Donut Volunteers: We are looking for more volunteers who are willing to make coffee before our services and pick up donuts/treats and bring them for our Bible Study time. If you would like to volunteer in this way or have any questions, please contact Sam Barbosa. or call: (507) We also extend our thanks to the Barbosas and to the Waltzes for providing coffee and treats in the past years! Mission Support Bake Sale: Next Sunday is Mt. Olive s annual Mission Support Bake Sale. Proceeds from this sale are given as Mt. Olive s contribution to the Women s Mission Rally held in October. As we do not have any official women s groups in our congregation, this is our only opportunity to support this group. Please sign on the clipboard in the narthex if you would be willing to make/bake something. (Or just bring something next Sunday.) Please be generous when you purchase something next Sunday. All monies collected go to our foreign and home missions. You may write checks payable to Mt. Olive with mission support in the memo. Mission Support Bake Sale: If you would be willing to make or bake something for the Mission Support Bake Sale next Sunday, September 25, please have any items wrapped, labeled, and at church by 9AM. Thank you for your willingness to help make our sale one truly beneficial for MISSIONS! Scripture of the Month Resumes! Join Us THIS Wednesday, September 21 at 5:30PM for a Pot Luck & Bible Study! Bring a dish to share and stay for a study of Matthew 9:9-13. The Annual Fall Picnic & Bonfire will take place on Saturday, October 1 beginning at 5:30PM at the Bethany athletic field fire pit. All the food will be provided thanks to a Thrivent Action Team grant. Please join us and just bring roasting sticks (if you have them), lawn chairs and games (if you wish), and a generous food donation for the ECHO food shelf. 12

13 The Mt. Olive First Lego League is in need of a second coach for one of the teams. A minimum of two coaches are needed for teams to participate in team competitions. No technical experience is necessary - only a willingness to learn with the team! Practices are Tuesday evenings from 6-8 pm at Mt. Olive. Please call Stacy Tomhave at (218) or sjtomhave@gmail.com if able to help coach. After School Care is in need of donations for crafts and play: 1. Legos - if you have Legos that aren't being played with, the After School Care kids would definitely enjoy them. 2. Craft supplies: buttons, tissue paper, pipe cleaners, yarn, and pom poms all in various colors and sizes, Styrofoam peanuts, toilet paper rolls and paper towel tubes. Please leave all donations in the youth room. Thank you from the After School Care staff! Planned Giving Committee update and announcement of new brochure: Mt Olive Lutheran Church and School has established an Endowment Fund and a Trust Fund with the purpose of providing a vehicle for members to gift assets of various kinds to Mount Olive to support and supplement on a long-term basis the mission of the church and school. A committee was formed to oversee the administration of the two funds and they report to the Stewardship Committee. Members of the Planned Giving Committee are as follows: Jake Krier, John Bungum, Harlan Mehlhop, Vivian Smith and Beth Marzolf. The gifts received for both funds are invested with the WELS Investment Funds. The committee recently created a Planned Giving brochure and it is available on the table in the narthex, or by contacting the church office. On Sunday, September 25 the Planned Giving Committee will have a table set up after each service to distribute brochures and answer basic questions. New2You Benefits You: Proceeds from New2You benefit students at MVL and Mt. Olive. In return Mt. Olive is responsible for working in the store on the first Saturday of each month. There will always be an experienced volunteer working with you. Students and/or parents consider helping once a year. Sign up on the narthex table. Kwik Trip Cards: Mt. Olive youth (grades 5-12) are selling Kwik Trip Cards as a fundraiser for our church Youth Groups. 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. 13

14 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. Special Fund Raiser: Mt. Olive s K-8 th grade students are doing a new kind of fundraiser this fall: The Charger Challenge! It is the ONLY fundraiser this year! Students are seeking donors to sponsor them to walk a four mile trek, from Lower North Mankato (starting at Spring Lake Park) to Upper North Mankato (Culver s) and back again! Any monetary amount is acceptable and 100% of the money collected goes to our goal of raising $15,000. Receipts for tax purposes are also available! The collected money will be used to purchase new playground equipment, classroom furniture, and math/science materials to be used by all students. We invite YOU to be a part of the Charger Challenge! You are welcome to come and walk with us, Friday, September 30 rain date of Oct. 14 (we will begin at 9:45am from Shelter #1 off of Webster Ave), come cheer us on at a water station, or join us for a picnic lunch (bring your own) at 11:45 at Shelter #1. Would you like to sponsor our students but no one has asked you yet? A table will be set up between church services in the hallway by the church office on the 11 th, 18 th, and 25 th to collect your donations. Thank you for your generous support of our Christian day school! Contact Kristin Lehne at or dnlehne@hickorytech.net to ask questions, make a donation, or to volunteer to help the day of the Charger Challenge. 14

15 Bethany Lutheran College Bethany's Theatre Physics 23 The final performance is TODAY, Sept. 18 at 2PM in the YFAC Lee Theater. Call to book remaining tickets. General admission tickets are available online at theatre.blc.edu using the tickets tab. Don't miss it!! Friday, Sept. 30: Tjärnblom guest artist concert at 7PM in Trinity Chapel. Swedish for "woodland lake flower, Tjärnblom is a Scandinavian-style string band featuring a beautiful blend of nyckelharpa (Swedish keyed fiddle), octave mandolin and harmonium. Tjärnblom has performed on the Prairie Home Companion radio show and at numerous festivals and venues in Minnesota. $10 tickets are available at the door an hour before the concert. Community Events/Happenings Job Openings: We are now taking applications for teachers and teacher assistants for staffing at Jesus Loves Me Learning Center! JLMLC has six rooms and the purpose of our center is to share the message of Jesus our Savior with all. All six rooms have a child centered environment where children learn and thrive in all developmental areas. We offer competitive wages and fun filled days! Please lingjlm@hickorytech.net for more information or call

16 A way YOU can help! Please help support foreign and home missions by generously purchasing items at the Annual Bake Sale Sunday September 25 Through your generosity more WILL hear the GOOD NEWS. Plan ahead for next Sunday - bring your checkbook along. Checks made out to Mt. Olive Lutheran Church (Mission Support in the memo) are a tax-deductible contribution. 16