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1 Trinity Marsh Street Mankato, MN (507) mtolive@mtolivelutheran.org Pastors John J. Petersen & Luke Ulrich Principal Larry Rude Evangelical Lutheran Synod Welcome! In the name of our risen Savior we welcome you to Mt. Olive and thank you for worshipping with us. 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: When the beggar Lazarus died, he was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom, for he was truly Abraham's seed. He believed in the Lord, and the Lord "accounted it to him for righteousness" (Gen 15:1-6). The name Lazarus means "God is my help." The unnamed rich man, on the other hand, did not love and trust in God, for he evidently cared little for the beggar at his gate; and, "he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?" (1 John 4:16-21). He who loved and trusted in possessions and prestige died and was in torment in Hades (Luke 16:19-31). Repentance and faith are worked only through Moses and the prophets, (that is, the Word of God), for it points us to Christ. Through His death and resurrection, we are brought to the comfort of life everlasting.

2 Order of Worship: Rite One I. The Service of Preparation (We prepare ourselves for worshiping God by acknowledging our unworthiness to stand before Him, and by receiving His forgiveness through absolution (forgiveness). We respond with joy.) ~ Prelude Preservice music & opportunity for prayer (See Prayers for Worship ELH p. 40) ~ Opening Prayer (ELH 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. ~ Entrance Hymn 13 Dearest Jesus, Draw Thou Near Me ~ Confession of Sin Admitting our sinfulness to God (ELH p , 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 Lord, Have Mercy (ELH p ) 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 God s declaration of forgiveness (ELH p. 43, II; Mk 16:16) 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. 2

3 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. ~Gloria in Excelsis Deo (ELH p ; Luke 2:14; John 1:29) 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 The people s blessing for the Pastor s work (ELH p. 45) P: The Lord be with you. C: And with your spirit. ~Collect The congregation s prayer of the day (ELH p. 45, p. 158 #82) P: Let us pray: O God, the Strength of all who put their trust in You: Mercifully accept our prayers; and because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do nothing good without You, grant us Your Holy Spirit, that we may please You both in will and deed; 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. II. The Service of the Word (After receiving the forgiveness of sins, we thanked God by singing His praises and praying to Him. He now increases our faith through His holy Word which we hear through the Lessons and especially through the Sermon where God s Word is applied to our lives today.) ~Old Testament Lesson Deuteronomy 6:4-13 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. So it shall be, when the Lord your God brings you into the land of which He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give you large and beautiful cities which you did not build, houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, hewn-out wells which you 3

4 did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant when you have eaten and are full then beware, lest you forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. You shall fear the Lord your God and serve Him, and shall take oaths in His name. ~Epistle Lesson I John 4:16-21 We also have come to know and trust the love that God has for us. God is love. Whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him. In this way his love has been brought to its goal among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are just like Jesus. There is no fear in love, but complete love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who continues to be afraid has not been brought to the goal in love. We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, I love God, but hates his brother, he is a liar. For how can anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, love God, whom he has not seen? This then is the command we have from him: The one who loves God should also love his brother. ~Apostles Creed Confession of faith (1 st Service) (ELH p. 68) P: Let us confess our holy faith in the words of the Apostles Creed: C: I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from there He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the Communion of Saints, the Forgiveness of sins, the Resurrection of the body, and the Life everlasting. Amen. The Order of Holy Baptism (2 nd Service) (Holy Baptism has the power to work the new life of faith in the hearts of sinners. This regenerative washing with water through the Word is intended for all people, since all including infants and children are members of a sinful human race and are in need of God s grace and forgiveness. Jesus has also commanded that all nations be baptized. Confession of sins and Absolution are a return to, and a renewal of, one s Baptism. Matt. 28:19, John 3:5, Eph. 5:26, Titus 3:5, Acts 2:38-39) 4

5 ~Baptismal Hymn 241 He That Believes and Is Baptized ~Baptism of Leah Grace Gullixson (ELH p. 133ff) ~Chief Hymn 409, vv. 1-3, 6 Thee Will I Love, My Strength, My Tower ~Holy Gospel Lesson & Sermon Text (ELH p. 46) Luke 16:19-31 There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day. A beggar named Lazarus had been laid at his gate. Lazarus was covered with sores and longed to be fed with what fell from the rich man s table. Besides this, the dogs also came and licked his sores. Eventually the beggar died, and the angels carried him to Abraham s side. The rich man also died and was buried. In hell, where he was in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus at his side. He called out and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me! Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in misery in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, and you are in misery. Besides all this, a great chasm has been set in place between us and you, so that those who want to cross from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us. He said, Then I beg you, father, send him to my father s home, because I have five brothers to warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment. Abraham said, They have Moses and the Prophets. Let them listen to them. No, father Abraham, he said, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent. Abraham replied to him, If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead. ~Sermon Message A Snapshot of Two Lives 1. It shows a terrible problem. 2. It presents a saving solution. ~ Offering and Hymn 411 Christians, Come, in Sweetest Measures (The members of Mt. Olive give offerings as a joyful response to what God has given them. These offerings support the work of Gospel ministry in our community and around the world. Visitors: Please do not feel obligated to participate in this offering. We ask you to fill out a Welcome Card and place that in the offering plate.) ~Prayers & Lord s Prayer 5

6 Collect In appreciation of God s gift (ELH p II) P: Let us give thanks and pray: We thank You, Almighty God, that You have built Your Church upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the Head Cornerstone. Grant that we may be joined together in unity of spirit by their doctrine, that we may be made a holy temple acceptable unto You, 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. ~ Benediction Final blessing for God s people (ELH p. 59; Num 6:24-26) 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 410 Glory Be to God the Father ~ Closing Prayer (ELH p. 59) 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. ~ Postlude Opportunity for prayer & to greet one another! (See Prayers for Worship ELH p. 40) Liturgist/Preacher: Pastor John Petersen Organists: 1 st : Cassie Johnson / 2 nd : Mark DeGarmeaux 6

7 LAST WEEK S ATTENDANCE Sunday: 8:30am, 229/156; 10am, 190/143; Monday: 26/19 GIVEN LAST WEEK FOR THE LORD S WORK: $17, NEEDED EACH WEEK TO MEET ANNUAL BUDGET: $16,790 Romans 12: 1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice holy and pleasing to God which is your appropriate worship. Did you know you can give your offering online? Just go to and click on the link, "donate on line." If you would like to continue using your assigned envelope, just write the word "online" on the envelope and drop it in the plate during the offering. 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 10:00 AM and Thursdays at 11:30 AM. SERVING OUR LORD THIS WEEK Greeters: 1 st Service: Paul & Mary Jane Tweit, Mark & Michelle Graham 2 nd Service: Paul & Mary Jane Tweit, Connie Long, Keith Anderson Ushers: 1st Service: Steve Jaeger (captain), John Bungum, Rich Hultgren, Rich Andreasen, Craig Zibrowski, Michael Zibrowski 2 nd Service: Dave Sulzle (captain), Joe Meyer, Herman Harstad, Jeremy Jacob, Sam Barbosa Offering Counters: John Schauer, Jim Gullixson Altar Guild: Elyse Haugen, Carol Leiferman 7

8 Sunday June 10 Monday June 11 WEEK AT A GLANCE: June 10, 2018 June 17, 2018 Camp VBS Registration Deadline Divine Service Divine Service Mr. Rude s Retirement Reception Artemis Video Gaming Co-ed Recreational Volleyball 8:30AM 10AM 11AM 6PM 7:30PM 6:30PM 6:30PM 7PM 8:15PM 9:15PM 8AM 7PM Divine Service Church Council Delegates Meeting at MVL Softball, Caswell 3 Softball, Caswell 3 Tuesday Women's Bible Study Philemon June 12 Men s Chorus Wed. June 13 9AM Playdate in Alexander Park Thurs. June 14 Fri. June 15 Sat. June 16 Sunday June PM 7PM 9AM 1PM-9PM 8:30AM 10AM 1PM 4:30PM 7:30PM Pioneer Day Camp Registration Deadline Red Cross Blood Drive Church Newsletter Deadline LYA Bus Sign-up Deadline MOMs Bible Study, Fireside Ambassadors ELS Historical Society Trip to Lime Creek Father s Day, Synod Sunday Divine Service w/holy Communion Divine Service w/holy Communion Encourage One Another Festival Service, Trinity Chapel, BLC Co-ed Recreational Volleyball ANNOUNCEMENTS Flowers on the altar today are given to God s glory by Dean and Cathy Kluge in memory of their beloved moms, Ellen Kjenslee and Marlene Trebesch. On the narthex table are copies of the Building On Our Mission packets; forms for Pioneer Day Camp registration; sign-up sheets for volunteering at New 2 You and the Mt. Olive Golf Tournament; the Synodical Convention edition of The Cross-stitch Corner; June editions of the ELS President s Newsletter and The Olive Press newsletter & 8

9 calendar; the June 3-September 1 edition of Meditations Daily Devotional; and giving envelopes for MVL memorials. Pastor Luke Ulrich has received a divine call to serve as the Pastor at St. Timothy's Lutheran Church, in Lombard, Illinois. Please keep him and his family in your prayers, asking that God's will may be done. Baptized today during 2nd service: Leah Grace Gullixson, infant daughter of David & Briana Gullixson, was born on May 16, 2018 in Mankato. Her sponsors are Sarah Gullixson, Blake Bode, and Matt & Christy Holt. May she ever grow in Christ and be blessed through this Sacrament. Retirement Reception: Please join us for a retirement reception honoring Principal Larry Rude today, June 10, at 11:00 AM in the social hall. In lieu of flowers or gifts, please consider a cash donation towards a special trip to Norway in October being planned by the family. Artemis: tonight, from 6 to 9PM. Artemis is a spaceship bridge simulator video game. Crews of six or more players (ages 11 and up) work together to fly, navigate, and defend the universe. We will have some ipads provided for gaming, but feel free to bring your PC or tablets. Pizza is provided. Mt. Olive will host a blood drive on Thursday, June 14, from 1 to 6PM. To make an appointment to donate, please call or visit their web page at and enter sponsor code MTOLIVEKATO. Ambassadors meet on the third Saturday of each month to encourage, train, and have fun together in proclaiming the Gospel. Join us on Saturday, June 16, at 9AM in the Fireside Room; we will have a discussion on helping parents. If you have questions, call or text Jon Basel at ELS Centennial Convention Festival Choral Union: Sunday, June 17, at 4:30PM. Rehearsal begins at 2:00PM at YFAC. All singers are welcome. Contact Dennis Marzolf for more information (dennis.marzolf@blc.edu). Pizza Ranch Junior Youth Fundraiser: Come to Pizza Ranch on Monday, June 18, between 5 to 9PM, and be served by Mt. Olive s Jr. Youth Group as they work for the evening as bussers and wait staff. See the June edition of the Olive Press for more details. Your tips, as well as a percentage of the evening s sales, will go toward travel expenses to Camp. 9

10 Pioneer Day Camp: Youth currently in Kindergarten through 2 nd grade and preschoolers starting kindergarten next fall can attend a day camp at St. Peter Lutheran Church in St. Peter on Thursday, June 21. Registration is due June 14; forms are on the narthex table. For more information, contact Lana Sander ( or at lrsander@hotmail.com). Canvassing Event: Our next canvassing event is Saturday, June 23, at noon. Lunch will be provided. After a quick warm-up and prep, we will go out together and have fun sharing the Gospel. Please RSVP (jbasel@mtolivelutheran.org or text at ) if you are able to attend so we can get an estimate for food and other materials. Invite your children, friends, and family who can tag along! Mt. Olive Annual Golf Tourney: Sunday, June 24, at Minneopa Golf Course, starting at 2:30PM. A sign-up sheet on the narthex table. Come and enjoy a relaxing, noncompetitive afternoon; see the June edition of the Olive Press for more details. Annual Voters Meeting: Sunday, June 24, at 11AM. This meeting includes extending a call for a second kindergarten teacher. All Church Boards, Committees and Groups: please submit reports for 2018 to the church office (church@mtolivelutheran.org) as soon as possible for the June 24 annual meeting. Reports are still needed from the Board of Stewardship, Board of Budget & Finance, Board of Trustees, Evangelism Committee, Membership Committee, Booster Club, and Lutheran Girl Pioneers. Camp VBS Craft Planner: One person is needed as soon as possible to help with planning the craft project (and possibly lead it the week of VBS if you re available). If you are interested in serving this way, please contact Sally Sorensen (sallyksorensen@gmail.com) or at (507) Volunteer at Camp VBS! Individuals entering 7 th grade and older are needed to help with Camp VBS (June 25-29). Sign up on-line: Please contact Sally Sorensen with any questions (see contact information above). Camp VBS snack donations are also needed; a list/sign-up sheet is on the narthex table. If you have any questions, contact Kristin Lehne at Thank you! 10

11 A hot lunch coordinator/supervisor and a teachers aide are needed for the school year at Mt. Olive CDS. Contact Principal Rude at or by at school.mtolivelutheran.org if you are interested. M.O.M.s study group summer park playdates: All are welcome to join us for our summer park playdates. Park playdates are come and go, from 9AM to noon on Wednesday mornings in June at Alexander Park. On Wednesdays in July, we will be at Sibley Park. If it s raining, the playdate is cancelled. We hope to see you there! Summer Moms On a Mission (M.O.M.s) Bible Study meets each Thursday at 7PM for the months of June and July in the Fireside Room, with the study topic of Families Under God. The materials have already been purchased by the group, so there is no cost to participants. For more information, contact Shaylene Scheele (scheele.shaylene@yahoo.com). Attention Youth: Summer is here! North Mankato's Fun Days parade is Saturday, July 7. Kids who participate in the parade will be given 5 free ride tickets and 1 free duck game at Fun Days. Remember to wear your Mt. Olive shirt! Sign up by contacting Michelle Graham at or at mmka71490@gmail.com. Mount Olive would like to have a float with music for the Fun Days Parade on July 7 and the Tater Days Parade on July 21. Grade school, high school & college students, and adults are hereby encouraged to find their horns and get ready for some parade fun! Contact Dan Neubauer at if you are interested. LYA 2018: Confirmed youth through college age are encouraged to attend LYA 2018 in Tacoma, WA, July For more information, or to register online, go to els.org/lya18. Buses will be leaving Wednesday morning, July 25 and probably returning late Monday, July 30; cost is estimated to be $ /rider. If you would like to use the busing, please contact Chaplain Moldstad at donm@blc.edu or Angela Merseth at ammerseth@gmail.com. Update: the deadline for the busing sign-up is June 15; you will still need to register for the conference itself. 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, contact Tiffany Riesgraf at triesgraf@yahoo.com. 11

12 Pick up your copy of the June edition of The Olive Press today from the narthex table. Going On At Bethany Lutheran College Summer Music Camp, June 16-21: Vocal and instrumental music study, performance, and recreation for current 9-12 graders, directed by Bethany music professors Dennis Marzolf, Mark DeGarmeaux, and Benjamin Faugstad. Cost: $275 or $175. Visit blc.edu for more info and for the application. Resident Hall Coordinator Openings: Two resident hall coordinator positions are available; please see the June issue of the Olive Press for more details. In Our Synod One hundred years ago, over two-hundred pastors and representatives from congregations were preparing to make their journey to Lime Creek Lutheran Church near Lake Mills, Iowa for the synod s reorganizing convention which was to meet Friday, June 14 through Wednesday, June 19, At Our Sister Churches MN District (WELS) Convention Opening Service Choir: A choir made up of area singers has been asked to sing in the opening service of the district convention at MLC on Tuesday, June 12 at 9:00AM in Chapel of the Christ. Rehearsals are Sunday, June 10, at 7PM and Tuesday, June 12, at 7:30AM at Chapel of the Christ. Contact Bethel Boeder (boederbj@mlc-wels.edu; ) if you have questions. From Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School Bus Driver and Manager Openings: Palmer Bus Service is looking for a full-time bus driver and a manager for the school year. See the June edition of the Olive Press for more details or contact Shane Johnson at Part-time Food Service Opening: MVL is looking for a food service assistant for about 6 to 6 1/2 hours per day for the school year. See the June issue of the Olive Press for more details or contact Principal Tim Plath at or tplath@mvlhs.org. Host families are needed for four Chinese boys and one Honduran boy for the next school year. If you are interested in being a host family, contact Principal Plath ( or tplath@mvlhs.org as soon as possible. 12

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15 Note: Copies of the Centennial Convention Program that contain more information about each day s events are available on the Narthex table. 15