Seventeen Sunday after Trinity GLORY OF CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH Lutheran Church Missouri Synod 4040 Hwy 101 No. Plymouth, MN 55446 Church Office 763-478-6031 Pastor Preus Cell 763-438-2375 Pastor Fehrmann Cell 612-940-1927 Pastor Rev. Klemet Preus Assistant Pastors for Missions: Rev. John Fehrmann Visitation Pastor: Rev. Dean Weibel Organist: Carla Claussen, Zelda Malo, Maddie Marshall & Sarah Miller Adult Choir Director: Carla Claussen Bell Choir Director: Brenda Richards Music Coordinator: Zelda Malo Children s Bell Choir Director: Ellie Leimer www.gloryofchrist.org October 15-16, 2011 Welcome all in the name of Jesus, especially those who are worshiping for the first time with us. Please sign our guest book (make sure to indicate if you would like the Pastor to visit) and pick up a white visitor packet located under the visitor guest book in the Narthex and accept our invitation to worship with us again. Who should commune at the Altar of Glory of Christ Lutheran Church? According to the Scriptures and the Confessional statements of the church only those should commune who have been examined and absolved by the pastor. If you wish to commune for the first time at
Glory of Christ please talk to the pastor before doing so. Holy Communion is the most intimate expression of Christian fellowship and it is important to the members of Glory of Christ Lutheran Church that all who commune have a common understanding and commitment to the Gospel teachings of the Bible. Altar Flower Chart: The cost of the flowers is $30 per Sunday and you will be able to take your flowers home with you after services. Please clearly label your payment for flowers so it gets applied correctly. Janice Hartness is our flower coordinator. If you have any special requests please contact her at 763-355-5427 by the Wednesday prior. Garry and Cheryl McCreary gave Altar flowers this morning in celebration of their wedding anniversary and Cheryl s birthday. God Bless them on these special occasion! Sunday Schedule: Divine Service at 9:00 am followed by Bible class and Sunday school at 10:20. Saturday night services at 5:00 pm. Wednesday morning 10:00 am Bible Class: Pastor Weibel will be leading the Bible class next week. 2011/2012 Acolyte and Crucifer: The signup sheet is now available in the Narthex. Please sign up today. SAVE THE DATE: Silent Auction, Saturday, April 28, 2012 5:00 10:00 p.m. Elders meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 17 th at 7:00 pm. Remember in our Prayers: Diane Grothem (mother of Kelly Dorweiler), Ken Schweigher (step father of Becky Johnson), DaniJo Johnson (niece of Roger and Jana Hargreaves), Christopher Esget, Camryn Handberg (niece of Becky Johnson), Nathan Rudeen, Arlin Hitchcock, Idena Hagen, Loren Myhre (Julie Anderson s father), Tom Haar (uncle of Lisa Paradis), Eldon Reinke (brother of LeRoy Reinke), Jane Eichstadt (friend of Brenda Richards), Sarah Miller, Kelly Klukken (niece of Donna Niemi), Al Heeren (Andrea Heeren s father in law), Harold Burmeister (father of Charlotte Smith), Eddie Walter, Romona Hjelle (sister of Pauline Hemingway), June Bulau, Nancy Wagner (aunt of Jay Petersen), Cecil Arnold (brother of Ellie Leimer), Taylor Theiste (great granddaughter of Norm and Sue Theiste) and Sean Breininger. Thank you to President Harrison for preaching and leading Bible class today. 24 th Annual Lutheran Free Conference What Does this Mean The 2010 Synodical Restructuring? Saturday, October 29, 2011 from 9:30 3:00 pm at Redeemer Lutheran Church, St. Cloud MN. You can pick up more information on the table in the Narthex. Chili Cook-off is scheduled for Sunday, October 30 th at 5:30 pm. Please sign up in the Narthex. Hollywood and Christianity Three weeks of Movie Clips and Bible Verses. November 6, 13, & 20 th, 7:00-8:30 pm. Please pick up a couple of announcement sheets and give them to your friends and neighbors. They are located on the table in the Narthex.
GoC Book Selection : Christ's Church: Her Biblical Roots, Her Dramatic History, Her Saving Presence, Her Glorious Future Bo Giertz (Author), Hans Andr (Translator) Meeting: November 5th, 8:00 am Dunn Brothers, On Vicksburg Ln just south of Highway 55 near Lowe's. This is the third Giertz book we have been privileged to read and discuss. Don t miss this gem. On the Narthex Table for $23.00 Serving this morning: Coffee: Leo & Eileen Esget Acolyte: Sam Olson Elders: Garry McCreary & Bruce Paradis Ushers: Roger Hargreaves & Tim Hargreaves Altar Guild: Chad & Denae Kuenzel Offering Counters: Craig & Charlotte Smith Bread Baker: Eileen Esget Bread Deliverer: Eileen Esget Serving next week: (October 23rd) Coffee: Pauline Hemingway and Kaylene Steig Acolyte: Austin Corey Elders: Garry McCreary & Bruce Paradis Ushers: Hal Braun & Mark Swenson Altar Guild: Susan Karius & Kevin Skau Offering Counters: Chad & Denae Kuenzel Bread Baker: Eunice McBroom Bread Deliverer: Ruth Decker Last Week s Attendance: Sunday 9:00 AM 136 Saturday Night 17 TOTAL 153 Bible Class 50 At Glory of Christ the pastor typically makes announcements after the service. So the service just starts at the appropriate time without a specific welcome. (The welcome actually occurs in the service itself when the pastor says The Lord be with you and the congregation responds.) To follow the service you should turn to the page indicated at the top of your bulletin insert. This week the page is 167. Usually we simply work through the service interrupting the process for the singing of hymns, certain prayers and the scripture readings. The prayers are usually printed in the service folder as are the Scripture readings. Hymns are found in the latter half of the Service book. If you are having trouble following the service you can ask someone nearby and they will help you. You can also comfort yourself with the knowledge that almost everyone has a little trouble following the service the first time through. It gets easier. Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity Divine Service, Setting Two (page 167) October 16, 2011
Entrance Hymn #594 - God s Own Child, I Gladly Say It Vs 1 Sunday school children Vs 2-5 - Congregation Baptism of Aiden Richard Johnson Confession and Absolution page 167 Introit O Bread of Life From Heaven Choir Kyrie page 168 SERVICE OF THE WORD (page 168) Hymn of Praise: Gloria in Excelsis page 170 Collect: Lord, we implore You, grant Your people grace to withstand the temptations of the devil and with pure hearts and minds to follow You, the only God; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. The Old Testament Reading: Proverbs 25:6 14 6 Do not put yourself forward in the king s presence or stand in the place of the great, 7 for it is better to be told, Come up here, than to be put lower in the presence of a noble. What your eyes have seen 8 do not hastily bring into court, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbor puts you to shame? 9 Argue your case with your neighbor himself, and do not reveal another s secret, 10 lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, and your ill repute have no end. 11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. 12 Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear. 13 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a faithful messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters. 14 Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give.
Epistle Reading: Ephesians 4:1 6 1 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. Holy Gospel: Luke 14:1 11 1 One Sabbath, when [Jesus] went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were watching him carefully. 2 And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy. 3 And Jesus responded to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not? 4 But they remained silent. Then he took him and healed him and sent him away. 5 And he said to them, Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out? 6 And they could not reply to these things. 7 Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them, 8 When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest someone more distinguished than you be invited by him, 9 and he who invited you both will come and say to you, Give your place to this person, and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place. 10 But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, Friend, move up higher. Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you. 11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. The Sermon Hymn #557 Seek Where You May to Find a Way The Sermon Apostles Creed page 175 Prayers of the Church Offering SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT (page 177) The Distribution Hymns: Hymn #703 How Can I Thank You, Lord Hymn #619 Thy Body, Given for Me, O Savior Hymn #700 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Individual Prayer for after Communion: (It is suggested that you pray this in your pew after returning from the altar.) 1 O Jesus, blessèd Lord, to Thee My heartfelt thanks forever be, Who hast so lovingly bestowed On me Thy body and Thy blood. 2 Break forth, my soul, for joy and say: What wealth is come to me this day! My Savior dwells within my heart: How blessed am I! How good Thou art! Post Communion Canticle Thank the Lord page 181 BENEDICTION page 183 The Closing Hymn #683 Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me