GRACE MERCY PEACE. August 28 & 31, 2016 Volume 79, No. 46

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1 GRACE MERCY PEACE 14TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY August 28 & 31, 2016 Volume 79, No. 46 Deacon: Charles Olmanson; Organist: Bonnie Cornish Sound: Brent Schreyer; Video: Mike Schweim; Screen: Russ Schmitt/Rachael Hanel Head Usher: Joseph Friedrichs; Asst. Usher: Kevin Moeri WELCOME to all! Visitors: please sign the guest register in the narthex. Visitors and members: feel free to speak with the Pastor after the service, or call Pastor Nolting or Pastor Naumann PRE-SERVICE DEVOTION: Psalm 30 (p.129, red hymnal) PRE-SERVICE PRAYER: Lord Jesus Christ, true God and true man, thank You for bringing me into Your house this day to worship You. As I consider my own unworthiness, I cannot help but stand in awe of Your awesome love that compelled You to come into the world to save a miserable sinner like me. Help me to share this gift of the knowledge of salvation with as many friends, neighbors, and family members as I can. In Your saving name I pray. Amen.

2 ORDER OF SERVICE [Worship Supplement 2000, pp. 12ff] PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP ENTRANCE HYMN: TLH 279 ~ Today Thy Mercy Calls Us When the congregation is asked to stand, please do so only if you are able. You may remain seated if standing is difficult. WELCOME to the house of the true, triune, saving God, who has offered up in richest measure the forgiving grace of His Son Jesus Christ. INVOCATION (Pastor): In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Congregation: CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION Text: from Christian Worship: A Lutheran Hymnal 1993 Northwestern Publishing House. All rights reserved. OneLicense.net License #A Pastor: We have come into the presence of God, who created us to love and serve Him as His dear children. But we have disobeyed Him and deserve only His wrath and punishment. Therefore, let us confess our sins to Him and plead for His mercy. Congregation: Merciful Father in heaven, I am altogether sinful from birth. In countless ways I have sinned against You and do not deserve to be called Your child. But trusting in Jesus, my Savior, I pray: Have mercy on me according to Your unfailing love. Cleanse me from my sin, and take away my guilt. Pastor: God, our heavenly Father, has forgiven all your sins. By the perfect life and innocent death of our Lord Jesus Christ, He has removed your guilt forever. You are His own dear child. May God give you strength to live according to His will. Congregation: 2

3 THE SERVICE OF THE WORD Congregation (sings): Lord, have mercy on us, Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. GLORY TO GOD, WE GIVE YOU THANKS 1. Glory to God, we give You thanks and praise; Of heav'nly joy and peace on earth we sing. We worship You, to You our hearts we raise, Lord God, almighty Father, heav'nly King. 2. Lord Jesus Christ, the Father's only Son, You bore for us the load of this world's sin. O Lamb of God, Your glorious vict'ry won, Receive our prayer, grant us Your peace within. 3. Alone, O Christ, You only are the Lord, At God's right hand in majesty most high: Who, with the Spirit worshiped and adored, With all the heav'nly host we glorify. Text: Edwin LeGrice 1991 Kevin Mayhew Ltd. All rights reserved. OneLicense.net License #A PRAYER OF THE DAY P: Let us pray through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Congregation: FIRST LESSON: Psalm 50:14-23 Our God here offers a strong warning to those who recite His statutes with their lips on Sunday, but cast His words aside the rest of the week. Let us be found as ones who offer thanksgiving to the Lord every day of the week and be shown the salvation of God. PSALM OF THE DAY: Psalm 51:1-3,7-9 (as printed on next bulletin page) (Congregation sings the whole psalm.) 3

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5 SECOND LESSON: 1 Timothy 1:12-17 The apostle Paul is here using himself as the ultimate example of God s mercy. If even he, the pinnacle of opposition to Christianity, could receive mercy, surely the grace of God is sufficient enough to save anyone. Pastor: Blessed are they who hear the Word of God and keep it. Congregation (sings): Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! These words are written that we may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Tune: Kermit G. Moldenhauer 1993 Northwester Publishing House All rights reserved. OneLicense.net License #A APOSTOLIC CREED I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth. I believe 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 will 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. CHILDREN'S SERMON: (Sun. a.m.) Children (pre-school-2nd grade) are invited to come forward and gather around the pastor in the front of the church. 5

6 HYMN OF THE DAY: TLH 269 ~ O Lord, Our Father, Shall We Be Confounded SERMON: Text - John 5:1-15 (ESV) After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. 3 In these lay a multitude of invalids- blind, lame, and paralyzed. 5 One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, "Do you want to be healed?" 7 The sick man answered him, "Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, and while I am going another steps down before me." 8 Jesus said to him, "Get up, take up your bed, and walk." 9 And at once the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked. Now that day was the Sabbath. 10 So the Jews said to the man who had been healed, "It is the Sabbath, and it is not lawful for you to take up your bed." 11 But he answered them, "The man who healed me, that man said to me, 'Take up your bed, and walk.'" 12 They asked him, "Who is the man who said to you, 'Take up your bed and walk'?" 13 Now the man who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, as there was a crowd in the place. 14 Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, "See, you are well! Sin no more, that nothing worse may happen to you." 15 The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him. JESUS CHRIST: HELPER OF THE HELPLESS I. He Gives More Than We Can Ask II. He Fulfilled the Law That We Cannot III. He Reveals Himself to Us Pastor Joe Naumann OFFERTORY Congregation (sings): Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Your presence. Take not Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation. Uphold with Your Spirit free. 6

7 OFFERING OF THANKSGIVING [Wed. service offering may be left in narthex basket.] PRAYER OF THE CHURCH John Purrington died this past Tuesday LORD'S PRAYER BENEDICTION Congregation: HYMN: TLH 341 ~ Crown Him with Many Crowns Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved. When applicable permission to Podcast the music in this service obtained from OneLicense.net. Unless otherwise noted, the text, tune, and/or setting of service elements are in public domain. Immanuel s WEEKLY Activities TODAY: Last Sunday of EACH month = Food Shelf Sunday: please place dry/canned food items by the conference room coat rack or designate your monetary gift to Food Shelf and place in collection plate Tues. Aug. 30 ILS Picture Day 3:00-5:00 P.M. Pastor s Office Hours (JN) 5:30-8:30 P.M. Night to Unite: Washington Park Neighborhood Association (WPNA) gathering at Washington Park (music by Immanuel member Ron Affolter, bounce house, face painting by Immanuel member Karen Hoffman, public safety personnel, etc.). In case of rain this event will be moved to Immanuel s gym. Wed. Aug :45 P.M. Immanuel Church Service on KTV Charter Ch.181 or Consolidated Communications Ch. 7 1:00 P.M. Ladies Auxiliary meeting women of Immanuel are invited to attend! (Serving: J. Becker) 7:00 P.M. WORSHIP Service (repeats previous Sunday s service) 7

8 Thurs. Sept. 1 10:00 A.M. Walnut Towers Bible Study 1:00 P.M. Old Main Bible Study 3:15 P.M. 7-8 Gr. VB vs. Cambridge 4:00 P.M. V Soccer vs. Cambridge 4:15 P.M. JV VB vs. Cambridge 5:30 P.M. V VB vs. Cambridge 5:45 P.M. Immanuel Church Service on KTV Charter Ch. 181 or Consolidated Communications Ch. 7 Fri. Sept. 2 6:30 A.M. Men s Breakfast/Bible Study 8:00-10:00 A.M. Pastor s Office Hours (JN) Sun. Sept. 4 8:15-8:20 A.M. Immanuel Meditations KTOE 1420 AM or FM radio sermon 8:30-9:15 A.M. Fellowship & Doughnuts (Serving volunteer needed = ) gathers in the church basement. No Sunday School classes nor Bible class are held. We encourage our members and visitors to attend and enjoy a cup of coffee while visiting with one another. Women s Study Guild provides coffee and juice. Please bring doughnuts, fruit, and/or muffins to share. Come join this informal gathering! 9:30 A.M. WORSHIP [PDN] Altar Flowers: Trudy Dackins; Deacon: Mark Stelter; Sound: Nathan Clobes; Video: Tony Harris; Screen: Russell Schmitt Ushers: First Sunday of the Month: Head Usher: Karl Friedrichs ( ); Asst. Usher: Kyle Hulke ( ); Aaron Busse; Matt Hagen; Allen Hansen; Andrew Lentz; Richard Lueck; Alan Olmanson; Brent Schreyer HOLY COMMUNION will be celebrated in next Sunday's worship service. Communicants who plan to attend are asked to register their intent--registration sheets are located in the narthex and back entry. CLC Proceedings: a library copy of the June Convention proceedings may be borrowed from the narthex table. Please sign the Checkout Sheet. 8

9 For pictures and information on the CLC Convention, take home a Lutheran Spokesman September issue. Pick up a copy from the narthex table. IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH SPECIAL MEETING SUMMARY August 21, 2016 In membership matters, the membership of DaMaris Amundson was terminated per her request. It was reported that Phil Matzke has been granted a leave of absence for the first semester of the 2016 school year. The school board will be filling in with existing staff and has made one additional part-time call. The Benevolent Fund will be receiving $2,000 of the regular distribution from the reserve fund to the general fund. Joe Casto has resigned from the Board of Education. The Council will appoint a replacement to fill the remainder of his term. The meeting was recessed to the call of the chairman. Respectfully submitted, Alan Olmanson, Congregational Secretary Pilgrims Rest Cemetery board meeting will be on September 6th at 6:00 p.m. at Karl's office. For you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. (Gal. 3:26-27) NKJV The daughter of Aaron and Emily Olmanson was baptized on July 2, 2016 in the Windom Hospital by Pastor James Albrecht (St. John s, Okabena). A baptism affirmation service was held at Immanuel Lutheran Church on August 20, 2016 by Pastor Paul D. Nolting. The baptism was witnessed by Evan Olmanson and parents. Sponsors are Evan Olmanson, Samuel & Alicia Howley. Last Chance to Submit Recipes for Immanuel s 150 th Anniversary Cookbook: please submit recipes to anniversary@immanuelmankato.org or pick up a recipe form from the table in the narthex. Please submit by August 31st! Special choir opportunities to celebrate Immanuel's 150th anniversary! Choral music, in several forms, is a significant part of our history and heritage. The church choir invites congregation members who wish to help enhance our celebration of "150 Years of God with Us" to join 9

10 us, or to indicate your interest in one of these possible projects: Re-record the Call to Worship and Benediction used for Sunday radio message (the present recording has been used for over 50 years) Convene a Male Chorus to present music for services throughout the year of celebration (male chorus has existed at various times in Immanuel's past) Convene Ensemble groups to prepare and present music intermittently throughout the year (a chance to contribute if you can't meet the choir schedule, or you sing a less traditional style of music) Please indicate your interest in any or all of these opportunities by calling ( ) or ing (church@immanuelmankato.org) Sara Nolting at the church; by speaking with Grace Schreyer (choir director); or by joining us at the first Church Choir rehearsal of the season on Thursday, September 8, at 6 p.m. in the church sanctuary. The door off the alley parking area near the Conference Room/Office will be unlocked for access. Our Response of Faith Attendance: 8/19 Men s Bible Study = 29 / Pathstone = 27 / Autumn Grace = 14 8/19 BEC Jail Ministry for Men = 18 / BEC Jail Ministry for Women = 7 8/21 Summer Sunday School = 12 / Bible Study = 61 8/21 Sunday Worship = 310 8/24 Wed. Worship = 24 8/25 Walnut Towers = 7 / Old Main = 11 Immanuel Sunday Current NEED $10,865 Sunday Current = $8,339 Missions = $920 Endowment = $95 ILC Building = $0 10 CLC Weekly Missions NEED $1,077 Expansion / Relocation = $50 ILC Student Aid = $10 Major Improvement = $500 MDF: Mission Develop. Fund = $155 OTHER: Benevolent Fund = $30 OTHER: Church Library = $50 Imm. Student Aid = $$61 + $8* *from pop cans Tuition Aid = $50

11 Church of the Lutheran Confession FINANCIAL REPORT July 2016 The following summarizes the operating funds of the Church of the Lutheran Confession (CLC) and six significant auxiliary funds. Balance Year to Date Year to Date FY 2017 Budget Balance Operating Funds 7/1/2016 Revenue Disbursed 1 Month 7/31/2016 General Fund 0 60,917 82,925 $75,000 (22,008) ILC Operations 0 46,033 84,348 $108,458 (38,314) Total $0 $106,950 $167,272 $183,458 ($60,322) Auxiliary Funds ILC Improvement Fund (IIF) 15, ,838 9,475 ILC Building Fund 12,683 42,863 7,984 47,562 Mission Development Fund (MDF) 46,243 4,315 6,925 43,633 Kinship 56,626 6,513 12,530 50,609 Church Extension Fund (CEF) 1,291,661 60,038 18,369 1,333,330 Student Aid Fund (SAF) 10,103 7,488 3,758 13,833 CEF Loan (ILC Academic Center) Beginning Balance (February 1, 2010) $1,751,804 Current Balance (July 31, 2016) $1,282,012 Change in Principal $469,792 Comments: The General Fund offerings were $60,917 which was $14,083 short of budget General Fund expenditures were over budget because of larger than normal Missions expenditures July ILC operations receipts are normally low pending the start of the fall semester MDF expenditures included $4,216 for foreign Exploratory/Outreach IIF expenditures included $6,838 for professorage repairs A $40,000 special gift was received for the ILC Building account The Reserve Account has a balance of $146,111 which was corrected for the FY16 year-end totals. 11 James E. Sandeen, CLC Treasurer Thomas J. Lentz, Chairman, CLC Board of Trustees

12 Food Fun Fellowship Date: September 11 th Time: Following service Location: Church/School Grass Area Please join us! 2016 Congregation Picnic Meal provided. Free will donation. Bring a dessert to pass! Matthew 18:20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them. Bring family and friends! 12