Zion Lutheran Church

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1 Zion Lutheran Church rd Avenue NE Little Falls, MN (320) Service Notes... As We Gather A warm and hearty welcome to you! It s a privilege and honor to worship the Crucified, Risen, and Ascended Jesus with you today! The believers of Zion are a caring community, and we re glad to have you here! As always, make yourself at home; you are among the family of Christ. In Preparation for Worship: Please take some time to greet the people you are worshipping with! The order of worship for today is on the back of this page. You may want to take a few minutes to look it over and place a ribbon on the Psalm assigned for today as well as the Divine Service Liturgy we ll be following in the Lutheran Service Book (LSB) as you prepare to receive the gifts of God and sing His praises. May God seriously bless your worship with us this day a new day of salvation! To Stand or Sit: There are certain parts of the service where you will be invited to kneel or stand. Sometimes, wrestling with kids, or a personal health condition makes kneeling or standing uncomfortable please know: It is okay to kneel, stand, or sit. All are appropriate! So please, make yourself comfortable, receive the gifts God loves to give and BOLDLY sing His praises! THE OFFERING: If you are our guest today, you are not expected to contribute monetarily to God s work at Zion you are our guest! Please remember to fill out the Friendship Book (located at the end of the Pew) and sign our Guest Book in the narthex so we can thank you for your visit and come soon to see us again! If you choose to give an offering, know this: The gifts we give back to God are used by His church to transform lives.

2 Welcome Rise for Invocation: P:. In the name of God the Father C: Praise to our creating God. P: In the name of His Son, Jesus C: Praise to our redeeming God! P: In the name of God the Holy Spirit C: Praise to our renewing God P: Let us join our thankful voices C: Amen! Amen! Praise the Lord! Call to Worship in song: October 22, 2017 Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Step By Step Oh God, You are my God, and I will ever praise You. O God, You are my God, and I will ever praise You. I will seek You in the morning, and I will learn to walk in Your ways, and step by step You'll lead me, and I will follow You all of my days. (repeat) Confession and Forgiveness (Please kneel and quietly pause to consider your sins) P: O God, our Father, since you have revealed the way of life for us in Your Son, Jesus, we confess with shame our slowness to learn of Him, our failure to follow Him, and our reluctance to bear the cross. C: Have mercy on us and forgive us, O Lord. P: Forgive us the poverty of our worship, our neglect of fellowship and of the means of grace, our hesitating witness for Christ, our avoiding of service to You, and our poor management of Your gifts. C: Have mercy on us and forgive us, O Lord. P: Forgive us that so little of Your love has reached others through us, that we have been thoughtless in our judgments, hasty in condemnation, grudging in forgiveness, slow to seek reconciliation, and unwilling to help our neighbors as we should. ALL: Almighty God, merciful Father, I call to You in the midst of my many trials and struggles, confessing my sins and my lack of trust in Your Word. Give me endurance, strength, and hope to live joyfully in the safety of Your everlasting arms. P: In the saving work of Christ Jesus, His life, suffering, death, and resurrection, you have forgiveness of sin, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! All: Amen (Be seated) (Psalm 96:1-9 (In front of Hymnal) (Spoken responsively by half verse) 2

3 Song: Abba Father Abba, Abba, Father, you are the potter; we are the clay, the work of Your hands. Mold us, mold us and fashion us into the image of Jesus, Your son, of Jesus, your son. Abba, Abba, Father, you are the potter; we are the clay, the work of Your hands. Father, may we be one in You. May we be one in You, as He is in You and You are in Him. Abba, Abba, Father, you are the potter; we are the clay, the work of Your hands. Glory, glory and praise to you. Glory and praise to you forever, amen, forever, amen. Abba, Abba, Father, you are the potter; we are the clay, the work of Your hands. Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 45:1-7 Epistle Reading:1 Thessalonians 1:1-10(ESV R: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. Song: Allelu! Chorus Allelu! Allelu! Everybody sing Allelu, for the Lord is risen, it is true; Everybody sing Allelu! Verse 1 God said He would send His Son, Allelu! Allelu! And salvation would be won. Alleluia! Chorus Verse 2 On the hard wood of the cross, Allelu! Allelu! suffered and He died for us, Alleluia! Chorus Verse 3 Now we too can live anew, Allelu! Allelu! Live in Him need all we do, Alleluia! Chorus Rise for the Gospel reading: Matthew 22:15-22(ESV) P: This is the Gospel of the Lord C: Praise to You, O Christ. (sit) Children s message: Whose MONEY is it? Ushers collect Prayer Requests and bring them to the Pastor 3

4 Song: As The Deer As the deer panteth for the water, so my soul longeth after Thee. You alone are my heart's desire, and I long to worship Thee. You alone are my strength, my shield; To You alone may my spirit yield. You alone are my heart's desire, and I long to worship Thee. You're my friend and You are my brother even though You are a King. I love You more than any other, so much more than anything. You alone are my strength, my shield; To You alone may my spirit yield. You alone are my heart's desire, and I long to worship Thee. I want You more than gold or silver, only You can satisfy. You alone are the real joy giver and the apple of my eye. You alone are my strength, my shield; To You alone may my spirit yield. You alone are my heart's desire, and I long to worship Thee. As The Deer. CCLI Song # Martin Nystrom.1984 Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publ. (ASCAP) (adm. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com) All rights reserved. Used by permission. CCLI License # Pastor's Message: Getting Untangled Matthew 22:15-22(ESV) (rise) We confess our faith in song Apostles Creed 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. I believe He was born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate. He was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into Hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead, ascended into Heaven and is seated at the right hand of God. From thence 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, and the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting. Amen! (sit) Opportunity for offering: (Rise) 4

5 Offering response in song: Give Thanks October 22, 2017 Give thanks with a grateful heart, give thanks to the Holy One; Give thanks because He's given Jesus Christ, His Son. And now, let the weak say, "I am strong," Let the poor say, "I am rich" because of what the Lord has done for us; And now, let the weak say, "I am strong," Let the poor say, "I am rich" because of what the Lord has done for us. Give thanks. Song for Prayer Whisper a Prayer Whisper a pray'r in the morning, Whisper a pray'r at noon; Whisper a pray'r in the evening, He'll keep your heart in tune. God answers pray'r in the morning, God answers pray'r at noon; God answers pray'r in the evening, He'll keep your heart in tune. Prayers Song The Lord's Prayer Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come Thy will be done, hallowed be Thy name. Done on earth as it is in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Give us this day our daily bread, hallowed be Thy name. And forgive all our debts, hallowed be Thy name. As we forgive our debtors, hallowed be Thy name. Lead us not into temptation, hallowed be Thy name. But deliver us from evil, hallowed be Thy name. Thine is the kingdom, power, and glory, hallowed be Thy name. Forever and ever, hallowed be Thy name. Amen, amen, amen, hallowed be Thy name. Amen, amen, amen, amen, hallowed be Thy name. Benediction (sit) 5

6 Closing Song: October 22, 2017 Shine, Jesus Shine Lord, the light of Your love is shining, in the midst of the darkness Shining; Jesus, Light of the world, shine upon us, set us free by the Truth You now bring us; Shine on me, Shine on me. Chorus Shine, Jesus shine, fill this land with the Father's glory. Blaze, Spirit blaze, set our hearts on fire. Flow, river flow, flood the nations with grace and mercy. Send forth Your word, Lord, and let there be light. Lord, I come to Your awesome presence, from the shadows Into Your radiance, by the blood I may enter Your brightness; Search me, try me, consume all my darkness; Shine on me, shine on me. Chorus Announcements 6

7 Isaiah 45:1-7(ESV) 1 Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped, to subdue nations before him and to loose the belts of kings, to open doors before him that gates may not be closed: 2 I will go before you and level the exalted places, I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron, 3 I will give you the treasures of darkness and the hoards in secret places, that you may know that it is I, the Lord, the God of Israel, who call you by your name. 4 For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen, I call you by your name, I name you, though you do not know me. 5 I am the Lord, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me, 6 that people may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides me; I am the Lord, and there is no other. 7 I form light and create darkness, I make well-being and create calamity, I am the Lord, who does all these things. 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10(ESV) 1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. 2 We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, 3 remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 4 For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, 5 because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. 6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit, 7 so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. 8 For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything. 9 For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, 10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come. Matthew 22:15-22(ESV) 15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his talk. 16 And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone s opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances. 17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? 18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, Why put me to the test, you hypocrites? 19 Show me the coin for the tax. And they brought him a denarius. 20 And Jesus said to them, Whose likeness and inscription is this? 21 They said, Caesar s. Then he said to them, Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar s, and to God the things that are God s. 22 When they heard it, they marveled. And they left him and went away. 7

8 WELCOME VISITORS! We wish to welcome all visitors and guests to worship the Triune God with us. May He go with you during the week, and we invite you to worship with us again. Our restrooms are located near the East entrance door across from the church mail boxes. OUR PURPOSE IN ZION is to be a growing, caring, community of believers in Christ who help strengthen one another through prayer and fellowship in Word and Sacrament to bring others to Christ A NURSERY is provided on the lower level of the education unit for families with infants and small children; a television is available in the nursery, so you may listen and watch the worship service. There is a Changing Table located there. CHILDREN S ACTIVITY BAGS are available in the narthex. We ask that the activity bags be returned after the worship service. Thank you! PERSONAL SOUND RECEIVERS: If you have a hearing problem you may use Zion s Personal Sound Receivers that can be found on the bulletin stand in the Narthex. KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS THIS WEEK: Melvin Zimmerman, Ardus Newman, Ellen Domine, Ethel Kuhl, Susie Greene, Loren Mielke, Lloyd Fritz, Gerlyn Nuehring, & Millie Rebischke. PRAYER CHAIN contact person is Gloria Irwin. Call her at or Lydia for any prayer concerns or questions. EVENTS AT ZION THIS WEEK MON 9:00am Women s Bible Study TUES 8:30am LWML Fall Joyshop 5:00pm Adult Bible Study led by Dan Hughes WED 9:00am Quilting-everyone welcomed to join us! 6:00pm Hand Bell Choir Practice 6:30pm Junior Confirmation 6:30pm Adult Choir Practice SAT 6:30pm Worship - Reformation Observance SATURDAY/SUNDAY ~ OCT 14 &15, 2017 (132) Current... $2, Building Fund... $ Loose... $ Memorial... $50.00 Mission... $92.00 Door Offering... $ TOTAL OPERATING:... $3, TOTAL ADDITIONAL GIFTS:... $1, NEEDED FOR EXPENSES:... $3, Sunday School Offering... $4.00 Memorial in memory of Ronald Niewohner Door Offering for Uganda Missions 8

9 ALTAR FLOWERS PROVIDED THIS MONTH BY: 10/8 Steve & Marvanna Pederson 10/15 Marlyn Poppen THE LUTHERAN HOUR topic for today is, The Enduring Reformation Moment and Message of Grace. Next week, The Reformation Invitation-the Just Live by Faith. Sermons can be heard at WCCO 830AM KFML 94.1FM KLTF 960AM KCFB 91.5FM KEYL 1400AM (Sermons also posted on our church website) SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS... October 22 In Sunday School today, the students learn the story of Naaman and Elisha. The Word of God spoken by the prophet was in and with the water of the Jordan to restore the flesh of Naaman. The Word of God spoken by the pastor is in and with the water of Baptism to cleanse us of our sins and restore us as children of the heavenly Father. What was Elisha s unusual prescription for Naaman s condition? How have you been healed by water? ***Sunday School students will sing at 9:00 a.m. worship on October 29. ***Sunday School family hayride/lunch at the Brutscher farm on October 29. Please sign up on the sheet in the narthex if you plan to join us! FELLOWSHIP HALL UPDATE Last week the Duke house was demolished, and the under-floor plumbing was installed and inspected. This coming week we will see the structural steel of the Fellowship Hall assembled. You will notice that the Fellowship Hall will be quite tall. We are doing this so that the full height of the stain glass windows can be appreciated from within the Fellowship Hall. 9

10 OCTOBER VOTERS ASSEMBLY The Third Quarter Voters Assembly will be on today, October 22, at approximately 10:30 a.m. All confirmed members of Zion, who have reached their 18th birthday, are eligible to vote at the Voters Assembly. *The October meeting will include electing our 2018 board and council positions. The following positions are open for election: Recording Secretary (two-year term), Financial Secretary (twoyear term), Youth & Education (3-year term), Youth Representative on Board of Youth & Education, Trustee (3-year term), Evangelism Committee (3-year term), Stewardship Committee (3-year term). If you are willing and interested in filling any of these positions, please contact President Carol Prozinski. Thank you for your prayerful consideration to serve Zion on the board and council. *The October meeting will include voting on a motion from the Council to move our continuing operating account net gain to the LCEF Building Fund to help cover construction loan interest payments, current building loan payments, line of credit (Duke property acquisition) interest payments, and LCEF construction loan escrow requirements. MOTION approved and brought from the Church Council that the Voters Assembly approve transferring $8,000 net gain from the church operating budget to the church LCEF Building Fund. *The October meeting will include third quarter financial reports, building construction update, and board/committee reports. OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN OCTOBER *Women s weekly Bible study resumes this month and will meet on Mondays, October 23& 30 at 9:00 a.m. We will meet in the Fireside Room to explore God s Word in 1 and 2 Samuel. These books record not only how God saved His chosen people from self-destruction, but also how God established a powerful kingly dynasty. All women are invited to join us! *The LWML Little Falls Zone Fall Joyshop will be held on Tuesday, October 24, with 8:30 a.m. registration, at Trinity Lutheran in Sauk Rapids. Registration fee is $6.00, with a Bible study and lunch. The carpool from Zion leaves at 8:00 a.m. 10

11 THE LWML LITTLE FALLS ZONE IN-GATHERING We are collecting items to take to our LWML Little Falls Zone meeting on Tuesday, October 24 at Trinity Lutheran, Sauk Rapids. The ingathering is for Place of Hope of St. Cloud. The collection includes: Large, clear garbage bags to store bedding Copy paper Pens, pencils, Spiral notebooks, & other office supplies Powdered laundry soap New batteries (button cell, AAA, AA, C, D, etc.) All-purpose cleaners: Bleach cleaners (i.e. Clorox), toilet bowl, bleach, and glass cleaners. Place your donations in the collection bin in the coat room area. Thank you for your donations! Place of Hope Ministries, St. Cloud. Many people and family s lives have been broken and fragmented. Drug and Alcohol addiction, abuse, homelessness, and life controlling problems have taken their toll. Jesus Christ can bring hope to rebuild, repair, and restore lives. Place of Hope Ministries provides hope in the form of a Hospitality Center with food, free medical care, clothing, personal care items, and provide off-site shelter for those who cannot get into the other shelters in town.. Zion Fall Bazaar! Saturday, November 4 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Bakery Crafts - Grandma s Attic Grandma's Attic: You may bring items for Grandma s Attic beginning Saturday or Sunday, October 28 & 29 (before or after worship), or Monday through Thursday, October 30 through November 2, during church office hours (8:30 a.m. to Noon). Do not bring any items for sale before October 28. Take the items to the upper classroom hallway no clothing, shoes, electronics or large furniture please! Contact Lois Johannes, Marie Holey or Sue Vosen with questions. Crafts and Bakery Donations: Please have your items, marked with prices, brought to church on the Thursday or Friday before the Bazaar between 8:30 a.m. and Noon, or that Saturday morning before 8:30a.m. Thank you in advance for contributing to the ZLW annual fundraiser! HELP NEEDED FOR THE BAZAAR Sign-up sheets for food items needed for the soups is posted in the Narthex. Cash donations are always welcomed! Please have meat at the church by 8am the Thursday before the Bazaar. Other items for the soup should be at the church on Friday by 8am. Pies, desserts and bread should be at the church Saturday, by 9:30am. We will be preparing the veggies on Friday at 8am. We would love to have lots of helpers. If you would like to help in the dining room/kitchen on that Saturday, it would be great! We are in need of glass quart jars, rings, and lids. THANK YOU!!! Please call Cindy at or Lynnae at with any questions or concerns. 11

12 MEDIA ITEMS NEEDED The youth will be having a media sale at the Fall Bazaar on November 4. If you have any books, movies, CD s, tapes, or any media-type items that you would like to donate for this sale, please bring them to church beginning Saturday, October 28 (before or after worship). Items will be collected through November 2 (during church hours). Thank you for your donations! JOIN OUR QUILTING GROUP Do you know how or do you want to learn how to make a quilt? We have a group of ladies who meet regularly during the school year (typically on Wednesday mornings for a couple of hours) to work their personal magic on assembling quilts. The making of quilts is a byproduct of a lot of visiting time among the ladies. If interested, contact Marlyn or Judy HANDICAP PARKING Due to the fellowship hall construction project and for the safety and easier access to the church of our handicapped members, handicap parking spaces have been moved to the street directly in front of the church along Third Avenue NE. Please keep these spaces open for our handicapped members only. There are lots of parking spaces in the parking lot behind the parsonage and the gravel lot at the corner of 5th Street and 3rd Avenue. Thank you! BOOKKEEPER BEGINS IN CHURCH OFFICE We welcome Rachel Czech to our church staff as our Bookkeeper. Rachel will be in the church office in the afternoons, without set hours. She will be assuming a large portion of the treasurer s duties, including posting deposits, paying bills, payroll and financial reports. Rachel has education and experience in accounting and computer systems. We are excited to have her onboard! 12

13 Family Ministry / Outreach Announcements October 23, 2017 CHILDREN S MINISTRY Children s Message for today Whose MONEY Is It? HAY RIDE & INDOOR PICNIC: October 29 is Reformation Day! To celebrate we are planning a hay ride and picnic on the Pete & June Brutscher farm located at th Avenue, Little Falls following Sunday School. We will get the hay ride rolling around Noon and have the picnic afterward. REMINDER: The format for Sunday School has changed slightly from prior years as we will gather in the church sanctuary for closing devotions at the end of the Sunday School hour. *****If you have friends (or the children of friends) who might be interested in attending Sunday School invite them to come with your family this year. Extra enrollment forms are available by contacting Barb Jelinski. YOUTH MINISTRY The YOUTH will be having a book and media sale during the Fall Bazaar. Look for more information in the Women s Ministry pages of the bulletin. ADULT / FAMILY LIFE MINISTRY SUNDAY MORNING ADULT BIBLE CLASS AT 10:30 A.M. In celebration of the 500 th anniversary of the Reformation our study will focus on Martin Luther. LHM has produced a three part study series called A Man named MARTIN. These studies include video interviews of several prominent Lutheran historians. Be sure to join us TODAY. TUESDAY EVENING ADULT BIBLE CLASS will resume this week at 5:00 p.m. The topic of discussion will be BAPTISM. TRACT OF THE MONTH OCTOBER Where s God in All of This? Suffering happens all around us. Sometimes it comes in the form of a natural disaster; other times it s a form of terror brought on by humans. Suffering comes in so many different forms, but they all drive us back to that age-old question, WHERE IS GOD IN ALL OF THIS? This booklet is in the Project Connect display. Pick up a booklet today and share it with a friend. REFORMATION 500 WORSHIP SERVICE A special Reformation Service will be held at Concordia University, St. Paul in the Gangelhoff Center at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 29, The service will include a sermon by Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison, president of the LCMS and also special music by mass youth and adult choirs and instrumental ensembles and much more. LUTHERAN SHIRT FOR SALE We have an opportunity to purchase LUTHERAN t-shirts with Zion Lutheran Church, Little Falls printed on the back. The sale of these shirts with help raise money for the building project. $15 each. Adult sizes are Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, (2X would cost additional). Limited time to place order (must be placed by November 1). See DCO Peter for details. WEBSITE MINISTRY DID YOU MISS WORSHIP THIS WEEK? Go to FOLLOW THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT: Go to DCO PETER KEYES CONTACT INFORMATION: Phone call / text or mrpjkeyes@yahoo.com 13

14 Saturday October 21, 6:30 p.m. October 22, 2017 Sunday October 22, 9:00 a.m. Rev. Gary Hendrickson... Pastor... Rev. Gary Hendrickson Peter Keyes... DCO...Peter Keyes Herman Johannes... Elders... Jerry Knafla Peggy Dolney... Organist... Peggy Dolney Mike Beseman & Julie Dancer... Ushers... Dennis & David Dickmann James Rebischke... Readers... Don Stover Mike Beseman... Visitor Hosts... Karen Dickmann Acolyte... Madison Bates Choir Director... Jerry Knafla SERVING NEXT WEEK Saturday October 28, 6:30 p.m. Sunday October 29, 9:00 a.m. Rev. Gary Hendrickson... Pastor... Rev. Gary Hendrickson Peter Keyes... DCO...Peter Keyes Greg Rausch... Elders... Mike Gohl Carol Prozinski... Organist Carol Prozinski Duane & Shirley Schmidt... Ushers... Alan & Nick Prozinski James Rebischke... Readers... Melisa Prozinski Shirley Schmidt... Visitor Hosts... Sue Prozinski Acolyte... McKenzie Bates Choir Director... Jerry Knafla ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS) rd Ave N.E. Little Falls, MN Phone: (320) Kitchen Phone: PASTOR: Rev. Gary Hendrickson DCO: Peter Keyes: ADDRESS: zionlf@yahoo.com WEBSITEADDRESS: Campus Affiliation Lutheran Student Fellowship 14