Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

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1 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost July 2, 2017 Area Churches Together ACT Parish Pennock Area Sunburg Area DeGraff/Murdock Area Mamrelund Lutheran Hope Lutheran Bethesda Lutheran St. John s Lutheran Monson Lake Lutheran Buffalo Lake Lutheran

2 Order of Service Gathering Song O Beautiful for Spacious Skies O beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain for purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain: O beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife, who more than self their country loved, and mercy more than life: O beautiful for patriot dream that sees beyond the years, thine alabaster cities gleam, undimmed by human tears: Greeting The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you. Prayer of the Day O God, you direct our lives by your grace, and your words of justice and mercy reshape the world. Mold us into a people who welcome your word and serve one another, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. First Reading Romans 6:12-23 The apostle and church-planter Paul tells the story of his ministry given to him by Jesus Christ. In the midst of grave tension in his church in Galatia, he assures his congregation that his work is centered in the pure gospel of Jesus Christ, unlike the other teachers among them. 12 Do not let sin exercise dominion in your mortal bodies, to make you obey their passions. 13 No longer present your members to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and present your members to God as instruments of righteousness. 14 For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. 15 What then? Should we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! 16 Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God that you, having once been slaves of sin, have become obedient from the heart to the form of teaching to which you were entrusted, 18 and

3 that you, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. 19 I am speaking in human terms because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to greater and greater iniquity, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness for sanctification. 20 When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 So what advantage did you then get from the things of which you now are ashamed? The end of those things is death. 22 But now that you have been freed from sin and enslaved to God, the advantage you get is sanctification. The end is eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Gospel Reading Matthew 10:40-42 When Jesus sends his disciples out as missionaries, he warns them of persecution and hardships they will face. He also promises to reward any who aid his followers and support their ministry. [Jesus said to the twelve:] 40 Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. 41 Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet s reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous; 42 and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward. The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you O Christ. Sermon Hymn of the Day LBW 566 My Country, Tis of Thee Apostles Creed I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

4 Prayers of Intercession Offering Offertory Let the vineyards be fruitful, Lord, and fill to the brim our cup of blessing. Gather a harvest from the seeds that were sown, that we may be fed with the bread of life. Gather the hopes and dreams of all; unite them with the prayers we offer now. Grace our table with your presence, and give us a foretaste of the feast to come. Words of Institution In the night in which he was betrayed... Lord s Prayer 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 power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen. Communion Distribution Post-Communion Blessing and Prayer Benediction Sending Song God Bless America God bless America, land that I Love, Stand beside her and guide her Through the night with a light from above; From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans white with foam, God bless America, my home, sweet home. God bless America, my home sweet home. Dismissal Go in peace. Serve the Lord. Thanks be to God.

5 Pastoral Staff Contact Information Pastor Daniel Croonquist Pastor Michelle Kleene Cell Phone: Cell Phone: If you would like a pastoral visit please contact Pastor Dan or Pastor Michelle Remember in Prayer Connie Peterson (B) Mary Rood (ML) Douglas Glesne (H) Camie Fernholz Jessica Stai Morine Hollen (H) Dale Hagen (ML) Sheldon Loven Cody Pederson Connie McCain Margie Olson (B) Carol Jeseritz Arlene Rudningen (H) Mary Jane Stredde (SJ) Marv Lindgren (M) Kevin Krieger (M) The Family of Carol Wehrer The Family of Teresa Kelly Dahl Tim Olson (H) Thursday, July 6 9:30am Bethesda s Quilting Esther Circle 7pm ACT Parish Kid s Event planning meeting at Bethesda Monday, July 10-Friday, July 14 Pastor Michelle's schooling at "Wartburg Theological Seminary", Dubuque, Iowa Tuesday, July 11 No C&C in July 8:30-10:30am Community Coffee at Hope Wednesday, July 12 Kerkhoven Lutheran Church invites the ACT Parish women and men to ride along on their bus trip to the cities for their Annual Mission Trip. They will be loading Rustad bus at Kerk Lutheran at 5:45am and arriving back home at 6:30pm. The cost is $31 per person, which includes the Arboretum admission, lunch & transportation payable to WELCA. For more information please contact Georgia Doering at , Phyllis Meyer at or Kerk Lutheran by July 1 st. Thursday, July 13-Sunday, July 16 Women of the ELCA 10 th Annual Triennial Gathering at the Mpls. Convention Center Tuesday, July 18 8:30-10:30am Community Coffee at Hope 6:30pm Pastor Michelle s Internship meeting at Mamrelund Wednesday, July 19-10am Miriam Manor Worship Service, Sunburg Friday, July pm - Green Lake Lutheran Ministries Bible Camp, Live Music & Supper! 5-8pm Green Lake Lutheran Ministries Bible Camp, Quilt Review. Cost is $3. Saturday, July :30am - Green Lake Lutheran Ministries Bible Camp, Quilt Review. Cost is $3. 10:45am-1pm - Green Lake Lutheran Ministries Bible Camp, Smoked Pork Lunch 11:30am - Green Lake Lutheran Ministries Bible Camp, Quilt Auction Begins! Monday, July 24 Sunday, July 30 - Pastor Michelle s vacation Monday, July pm - ACT Parish Kid s Event Ages: Incoming Kindergarten and under with parent, grandparent, guardian or babysitter; Incoming 1 st through 3 rd grade; Incoming 4 th and 5 th grade. Registration forms available in the ACT churches. Registration deadline is July 16 th. Cost is free for participants. We are looking for helpers (6 th grade on up) for this event. If you can help, please contact Andrea Hagen, Pastor Michelle, or Jan Bjorngjeld.

The Holy Trinity. June 11, Area Churches Together ACT Parish

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