Zion Lutheran Church 411 3 rd Avenue NE Little Falls, MN 56345 (320) 632-5792 www.zionlf.com 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, please make yourself at home; you are among the family of Christ. Service Notes... 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.
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Divine Service Setting Four page 203. (Complete your preparation for the Lord s Supper using pp. 329f. in L.S.B) We invite and encourage all communicant members of Zion, or one of our sister LCMS churches, to commune with us later in the service. Invocation Opening Hymn 697 Awake, O Sleeper, Rise from Death Confession and Absolution p. 203 (please kneel as you are able) Psalm 34: 12-22 (in front of hymnal) Spoken responsively, Even Verses) All Say: Glory be to the Father Kyrie p. 204 Gloria In Excelsis p. 204 Salutation and Collect of the Day p. 205 Scripture Readings Proverbs 9:1-10 Ephesians 5:6-21 Response: Thanks be to God. (Alleluia) p. 205 John 6:51-69 Gospel response p. 206 Nicene Creed p. 206 (Ushers collect Prayer Requests and bring them to Pastor) Hymn of the Day 914 Light of Light, O Sole-Begotten Sermon Here to Stay Proverbs 9:1-10 (ESV) Our Prayers: Pastor: Lord, in Your mercy, People: hear our prayer. Reception of Offering [Please sign the black Friendship book, pass it on to the next person in the pew, and return it to the end of the pew when finished.] Offering Preface to Holy Communion p. 208ff **Distribution Hymns 641 & 631 Nunc Dimittis p. 211 Post-Communion Collect p. 212 Benedicamus and Benediction p. 212 Closing Hymn 696 O God, My Faithful God [Verses 1-2] Announcements Door Offering: Lutheran Heritage- Pastor Hendrickson speaking **Please join us in the Fellowship Hall at the end of the Sunday service ** Sunday Only 2
Proverbs 9:1-10(ESV) 1 Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars. 2 She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table. 3 She has sent out her young women to call from the highest places in the town, 4 Whoever is simple, let him turn in here! To him who lacks sense she says, 5 Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed. 6 Leave your simple ways, and live, and walk in the way of insight. 7 Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse, and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury. 8 Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you. 9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. Ephesians 5:6-21(ESV) 6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. 7 Therefore do not associate with them; 8 for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9 (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), 10 and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. 13 But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, 14 for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore, it says, Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you. 15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart, 20 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. John 6:51-69(ESV) 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh. 52 The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? 53 So Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54 Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. 56 Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. 57 As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven, not as the fathers ate and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever. 59 Jesus said these things in the synagogue, as he taught at Capernaum. 60 When many of his disciples heard it, they said, This is a hard saying; who can listen to it? 61 But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, Do you take offense at this? 62 Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before? 63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is of no avail. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. 64 But there are some of you who do not believe. (For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were who did not 3
believe, and who it was who would betray him.) 65 And he said, This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father. 66 After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. 67 So Jesus said to the Twelve, Do you want to go away as well? 68 Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, 69 and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God. 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 new Fellowship Hall. 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. THE LUTHERAN HOUR Topic for today is, In Your Light We See Light" "What is Best" Next week, (Sermons are posted on our church website (worship/music page) Sermons can be heard on Sunday at: 6:05am @ WCCO 830AM 6:10am @ KLTF 960AM 6:30am @ KEYL 1400AM 7:05am @ KFML 94.1FM 5:00pm @ KCFB 91.5FM ALTAR FLOWERS PROVIDED THIS MONTH BY: 8/5 Bev Messinger - "In memory of Robert Messinger from Bev Messinger, Amanda Dawson family, Ben Messinger family, and Courtney Messinger" 8/19 Sue Prozinski 8/26 Keith & Katie Schumann PRAYER CHAIN contact person is Gloria Irwin. Call her at 632-8044 or Lydia Posch @ 632-6228 for any prayer concerns or questions. KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS THIS WEEK: David Baggenstoss, Stacy Ganz 4
CHICKS FOR BRICKS It was another successful Chicks for Bricks dinner on August 15 th. Approximately 120 attended. We raised $1,691 for the fellowship hall. Thank you to everyone who came for food and fellowship. A special thank you to those who baked bars, helped setup, serve, and clean up! EVENTS AT ZION THIS WEEK MON Office closed 9:00am LWQ Bible Study 10:00am ZLW Meeting 11:00am Women s Day Out @ Jordie s Café in Bowlus TUES 5:00 pm Adult Bible Study with Dan Hughes 6:30pm Board of Education FRI 7:00pm Wedding Rehearsal SAT 3:00pm Mike & Kyrstin Wedding 6:30pm Worship SUN 9:00am Blended Worship 11:15am Farewell to Carlyle & Kristin in Fellowship Hall SATURDAY/SUNDAY ~ August 11 & 12, 2018 (113) Current... $2,497.09 Building Fund... $687.00 Loose... $45.00 Memorial Building Fund... $500.00 Mission... $37.00... TOTAL OPERATING:... $2,579.09 TOTAL ADDITIONAL GIFTS:... $1,187.00 NEEDED FOR EXPENSES:... $3,185.00 The Memorial -Building Fund is in memory of Gerlyn Nuehring STEWARDSHIP CORNER Through His prophet Malachi, God invites us to put Him to the test. He says to us, Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this.' says the Lord Almighty, 'and see it I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it' (Malachi 3:10). God wants us to give generously, and His promises to bless us graciously and abundantly in return. We will be blessed spiritually, and, in His sovereignty, God may even choose to bless some of us materially. As we put Him to the test through our giving, we express our gratitude, faith, and obedience which pleases God. THRIVENT MEMBERS Please sign the Thrivent Choice forms in your mailbox and return to Carlyle Olsen. Thanks!! 5
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN AUGUST *The Lutheran Woman s Quarterly Bible study will meet on Monday, August 20 at 9:00 a.m. in the Fireside Room. The study can be found on page 20 of the LWQ Summer 2018 issue and is titled, Finding Balance in Our Identity. Join us! *The ZLW will meet on Monday, August 20 at 10:00 a.m. in the Fireside Room. We will be making plans for the remainder of the year, including the November bazaar. We d love to hear your ideas! *Women s Day Out will be on Monday, August 20 at Jordie s Café in Bowlus. We will meet at church at 11:00 a.m. to carpool, so we can be at Jordie s by 11:30 a.m. If you plan to attend, please call Nancy Peterson at 632-5759. Bring a friend and help us celebrate August birthdays! *Women s Weekly Bible study will complete this study of Proverbs: God s Gift of Wisdom on Monday, August 27 (Lesson #10) at 9:00 a.m. in the Fireside Room. PARENTS OF POTENTIAL JUNIOR CONFIRMATION STUDENTS: Junior Confirmation classes will begin at Zion on Wednesday, September 5th, at 6:30 p.m. for 1 st and 2 nd year students. There will be a meeting with the parents at the first class session to review what will be covered in class for this year and the expectations of the students. This meeting should take no more than about ten minutes of the class. Parents will then be excused, and the regular class will continue with the confirmation students. If you desire your child to attend these classes, please call Barb at 632-5792 to register your child. Early registration is necessary so that adequate instructional materials may be ordered. Any questions concerning the class, instructional materials, or general requirements should be directed to me. IT S TIME TO CLEAN HOUSE! Now that the fellowship hall construction is complete, it s time to clean up the construction dust and years of accumulation. Cleaning, sorting, and organizing, will be done in the church starting at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays each week until the task is complete. We want to have everything looking good for the dedication of the new fellowship hall on September 16 th. Each week we will have a plan on what is to be done. We need a good crew each day as many hands make light work. Already done: Youth room furniture moved to basement, old youth room is cleaned and quilters have moved into it. August 21: SE, SW and NE Basement Storerooms August 22: Janitor Closet(s) 6
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Saturday August 18, 6:30 p.m. August 18 & 19, 2018 August 19, 9:00 a.m. Pastor Gary Hendrickson... Pastor...Pastor Gary Hendrickson Peter Keyes... DCO... Peter Keyes Mike Gohl... Elders... Craig Bohnsack Carol Prozinski... Organist... Carol Prozinski Mike Beseman & Julie Dancer... Ushers... Ben Messinger & Bailey Dawson Colleen Duncan... Readers... Amanda Dawson Mike Beseman... Visitor Hosts... Karen Dickmann Acolyte... unassigned Choir Director... Jerry Knafla Handbell Directors... Peggy Dolney & Carol Prozinski Saturday August 25, 6:30 p.m. 8 August 26, 9:00 a.m. Pastor Gary Hendrickson... Pastor...Pastor Gary Hendrickson Peter Keyes... DCO... Peter Keyes Herman Johannes... Elders... Jerry Knafla Peggy Dolney... Organist... Peggy Dolney Duane Schmidt... Ushers... Wayne Ganz & Keith Schumann Duane Schmidt... Readers... Dan Gilder Judy Drewlow... Visitor Hosts... Caroline Ganz Acolyte... unassigned Choir Director... Jerry Knafla Handbell Directors... Peggy Dolney & Carol Prozinski ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS) 411 3 rd Ave N.E. Little Falls, MN 56345 Phone: (320) 632-5792 EMAILADDRESS: zionlf@yahoo.com WEBSITEADDRESS: www.zionlf.com CAMPUS AFFILIATION Lutheran Student Fellowship, DCE Barb Hertling 320-333-2706 PASTOR: Rev. Gary Hendrickson 320-360-9617 DCO: Peter Keyes: 320-232-3108