BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES: Members celebrating Birthdays from Nov. 3-Nov. 10 are Melvin Esselman, Gene Hermann, Mary Bohm, Natalie Stephens, Kurt Fornoff, Jenny Kachanuk, Carter Wilkey, Jim Bonnett, Caiden Friend. Happy Birthday to All!! WEEKLY CALENDAR How we worshipped the Lord on 10/28/18 Attendance: 128 Offering: $3880.00 Average/Person in Attendance: $ 30.32 Sunday, November 4, 2018 9:00a.m. Divine Service w/ Holy Communion 10:15 a.m. Bible Study Sunday School 3:00pm. Circuit Reformation Service Zion, Lincoln Monday, November 5, 2018 Tuesday, November 6, 6:00am Election Day Wednesday, November 7, 2018 10:30am Bible Study 6:00pm Confirmation Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018 Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018 5:00 p.m. Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Divine Service w/holy Communion Nov. 10, 2018 & Nov. 11, 2018 The 1 st Reading : 1 Kings 17:8-16 The Epistle Lesson: Heb. 9:24-28 The Gospel: Mark 12:38-44 Serving Us Next Week: ALTAR Committee Donna Stelter Pam Snider ELDER OF THE MONTH Randy Fornoff Nov. 10, 2018 6:00 p.m. Divine Service w/ Holy Communion ORGANIST: Randy Bell ACOLYTES: Abby Whitlow COMMUNION ASSISTANT: Andy Gilson Nov.11, 2018 9:00a.m. Divine Service w/ Holy Communion ORGANIST Randy Bell COMMUNION ASSISTANT: Harmon Snider ACOLYTES: Noah Blakeley Madison Tomko GREETERS: David & Sheryl Roos USHERS: Roger Harfst Kenny Trimpe SOUND BOOTH Mark Hackman Saturday Service 6:00 p.m. Sunday Service 9:00 AM Sunday School/Bible Class 10:15 a.m. ------------------- Office (309)543-4850 Pastor s Cell (309) 253-5089 Parish Hall & Fax (309)543-2125 Secretary s Office Email: stpaulsoffice@grics.net Pastor s Email: stpaul@grics.net Treasurer s Email: sptreasurer@grics.net Church Website: www.stpaulslutheranhav ana.com St. Paul s Lutheran Church Missouri Synod 121 N. Pearl St. P.O. Box 534 Havana November 4, 2018
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church " Church of the Lutheran Hour" Building Families in Jesus Christ Brothers and Sisters in Christ gathered together in God s household through God s Word and Sacraments being built on the loving foundation of Jesus Christ. Rev. Kevin Wendorf, Pastor November 4, 2018 WELCOME to Divine Service this morning! Let us join together in song and prayer and hearing the Word of the Lord that we may be refreshed in the Spirit and encouraged for the week ahead. Come again soon! You are always welcome here at St. Paul s! We ask that all guests and members sign the fellowship pads you will find in the pews. Please hand the page to the usher as you leave. Visitors please fill in your address and phone number. Members please fill in address and phone number changes if you have recently moved. PRAYER UPON ENTERING CHURCH Dear Lord God in heaven; Thou who didst give unto us the time and the place for worship; Bless us with the attitude of true worship from Thine abundant grace and mercy; So that we may worship Thee in Word and Sacraments, That we may grow and mature spiritually; Thru Jesus Christ, Thy Son our Lord, who with Thee and the Holy Ghost Are worshiped one God, now and forever. Amen. Serving Us Today: ALTAR COMMITTEE: Pam Snider Donna Stelter ELDER OF THE MONTH: Randy Fornoff ORGANIST: Marilyn Smith COMMUNION ASSISTANT Danny Houghton ACOLYTES: Allyson Brown Noah Blakeley GREETERS: Donna Stelter USHERS: Steve Fornoff & Ty Fornoff SOUND BOOTH: Mark Hackman CARD AND BAKE SALE Saturday evening November 3rd and Sunday Nov.4th the Ladies Aid will be selling Thanksgiving and Christmas cards and napkins. We will also have a bake sale. The Ladies Aid will not be having their soup supper this year, but we want to give the congregation the opportunity to purchase your Thanksgiving and Christmas cards and napkins. Chili Oyster Soup Supper: St. Paul s Lutheran Church,21819 NCR3300E, Manito, IL, will hold their annual Chili/Oyster Soup Supper, Wednesday, November 14 th from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Menu will include: Chili, Oyster Stew, Hot Dogs, Chicken Salad Sandwiches, Cakes and Pies, and drinks. There will also be a bazaar and bake sale. The proceeds from the soup supper will be donated to Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Pekin. Zion Lutheran Church, Chestnut would like to invite you to join in food and fellowship as we celebrate Germanfest on November 11, 2018 from 12:00pm-1:30pm. The meal is $5.00 (children 5 and under free) and consists of your choice of bratwurst or hotdog, German potato salad or chips, Sprecher Rootbeer, and a homemade dessert. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door, or at the Bank of Chestnut. PARENTS: we have KIDS Packs in the Parish Hall to help assist the children with sitting through service. THE LUTHERAN HOUR for Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 "The Problem of Heaven" Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeiger What if we get to heaven and we don t like it?. (Rev. 7:9-18) On WDUK or on the Web at www.lutheranhour.org. Hear the broadcast available to our military: www.lutheran.rog.afn. Listen The Lutheran Hour is also on XM s Family Talk Radio 170 every Sunday at 1:00 pm. FAMILY SHIELD MINISTRIES for Saturday, November 17, This week s topic: TBA This radio broadcast is aired Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. on WDUK
ALTAR FLOWERS: Altar flowers are given to the Glory of God in celebration of David & Rose Mary Mason 50th. Ann. from Ken Trimpe. The Family of Richard Fleige would like to express our appreciation for the many acts of kindness shown to him during his illness and funeral. Thank you to the Ladies Aid and everyone who provided a wonderful meal for our family and friends. A special thank you to Pastor Wendorf for his many visits and wonderful service. We are all so grateful for our church family. Volunteers Needed We are looking for volunteers to help set up and take down chairs and tables for funerals, weddings and other church events. If needed the Board of Trustees would call people on the volunteer list to help set up tables and chairs when needed. If you are interested please call the church office to be put on the list. Thank You. Trinity, Manito will host its Chili/Oyster Supper Wed. Nov. 7th from 4:30-6:30pm. Everyone is invited to attend. The Adult Choir The adult choir is rehearsing again on Wednesdays at 7:15P.M. The choir is open to anyone who likes to sing. You don t have to be a soloist to join. A choir is a blend of many different types of voices. We have lots of fun! Come join us as we begin another year. You are always welcome. Lincoln Circuit Reformation of Mission Service Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln: Sunday November 4 at 3:00pm -Speaker Rev. Dr. Ken Schurb: Theme: Men of all ages: Only 5 days left to register for the Men's Target Shooting Retreat at Camp CILCA November 9-10. Bring your own firearms and ammunition. Hear Rev Jonathan Fisk give permission for men to be men. Cost is $65 per person and includes overnight lodging in the Christian Growth Center and 3 meals on Saturday. Visit cilca.org or call 217-487-7497 for more information. November 4,2018 AS WE GATHER This Sunday we observe the feast of All Saints Day. While many congregations use this service to remember those saints who have departed this life in faith, we do well to remember that saint is simply another word for believer or follower of Jesus. All of those who gather to confess Jesus as Lord are indeed already saints. The Gospel for today is a section of the Sermon on the Mount known as the Beatitudes. Jesus begins this sermon by recounting the present reality of those who have faith: they are blessed. Even when it looks as though the faithful are the opposite of blessed, they are indeed blessed because theirs is the kingdom of heaven. They are a part of the reign and rule of God. All saints, including you, are a part of the reign and rule of God; therefore, you are blessed. OPENING HYMN: Children of the Heavenly Father #725 Baptism of Bailey Frances Kachanuk Divine Service # 3 #184 CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION Introit for All Saints' Day Pastor: These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. People: They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Pastor: In you, O LORD, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me.
People: For you are my rock and my fortress; and for your name s sake you lead me and guide me. Pastor: Into your hand I commit my spirit; you have redeemed me, O LORD, faithful God ALL: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. Pastor: These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. KYRIE GLORIA IN EXCELSIS SALUTATION Pastor: The Lord be with you. People: And with thy spirit. Collect for All Saints' Day Pastor: Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, You knit together Your faithful people of all times and places into one holy communion, the mystical body of Your Son, Jesus Christ. Grant us so to follow Your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living that, together with them, we may come to the unspeakable joys You have prepared for those who love You; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. People: Amen. How Firm A Foundation #728 Thine the Amen, Thine the Praise #680 Jerusalem, My Happy Home #673 BENEDICTION Pastor: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace. People: Amen HYMN: Holy, Holy, Holy # 507
Pastor: Grant to Your faithful people pardon and peace, that we may be cleansed from all our sins and serve You with a quiet mind. Lord, in Your mercy, Pastor: Grant to all who mourn a sure confidence in Your loving care that, casting all their sorrow on You, they may know the consolation of Your love. Lord, in Your mercy, Pastor: May we have strength to meet the days ahead in the joyful expectation of eternal life with those we love. Lord, in Your mercy, Pastor: We remember before You with thanks for the blessings of body and soul You gave those who have preceded us to glory. Likewise, our hearts are full, recalling the blessings You showered on us through these, our brothers and sisters in Christ. Hear us as we name them aloud in each other's hearing. Judy Yeager, Delbert Hackman, Harold Baker, Ray Merrill, Mary Rennecker, Margaret Peg France, Linda Behrends, Eldon Frey, Albert Smith, Bernice Hahn, Maxine Wallbaum, Richard Fliege. (Silence for personal reflection on those who have died in faith.) Pastor: Help us, we pray, in the midst of things we cannot understand, to believe and trust in the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, and the resurrection to life everlasting. Lord, in Your mercy, OFFERTORY OFFERING SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT I m But a Stranger Here #748 FIRST READING Revelation 7:9 17 9After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10and crying out with a loud voice, Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb! 11And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12saying, Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen. 13Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come? 14I said to him, Sir, you know. And he said to me, These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence. 16They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. 17For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Pastor: This is the Word of The Lord People: Thanks be to God GRADUAL Pastor: These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. People: They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Pastor: Blessèd are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion.
Choir Go Now IN Peace By: Nancy Price and don Besig Arrg. Organist: Marilyn Smith Director: Alice Emme 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12Rejoice and be glad, EPISTLE 1 John 3:1 3 1See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2Beloved, we are God s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. 3And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure. Pastor: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. HOLY GOSPEL Matthew 5:1 12 Pastor: The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the fifth chapter. People: Glory be to Thee, O Lord. 1Seeing the crowds, [Jesus] went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. Pastor: This is the Gospel of the Lord. People: Praise to Thee, O Christ NICENE CREED HYMN For All the Saints # 677 (1-3, 7-8) SERMON COMMEMORATION OF THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED Pastor: Almighty and everlasting God, You knit together Your faithful people of all times and places into one holy communion, the mystical body of Your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Give to Your whole Church in heaven and on earth Your light and Your peace. Lord, in Your mercy, Pastor: Grant that all who have been baptized into Christ's death and resurrection may daily die to sin and rise to newness of life, and that through the grave and gate of death we may pass with Him to our joyful resurrection. Lord, in Your mercy, Pastor: Grant to us who are still in our pilgrimage, and who walk as yet by faith, that Your Holy Spirit may lead us in holiness and righteousness all our days. Lord, in Your mercy,