The Good Shepherd Cares

The Good Shepherd Cares Peace Lutheran Church 2090 Commerce Drive North Mankato, MN 56003

Peace Lutheran Church Evangelical Lutheran Synod Serving Christ with united hearts and hands and voices Pastor Timothy Hartwig Church Office: 507-385-1386 Cell Phone: 507-382-6826 Email: pastorhartwig@gmail.com Jesus Lambs at Peace Preschool Teacher/Director: Joslyn Moldstad Phone: 507-385-7752 Email: joslynm@chartermi.net Divine Service Sunday 8:30 & 10:45 AM April 26, 2015 Fourth Sunday of Easter - Good Shepherd Sunday Welcome to Peace! The purpose of our congregation is to worship God, who gives life through Word and Sacrament; to serve one another in love and fellowship; and to proclaim forgiveness and salvation to all through Jesus Christ alone. Before Worship As you prepare to worship your Lord today, spend a few quiet minutes in prayer before the service. Review the lessons, the service notes, and pray this prayer: Prayer of the Day O Lord Jesus Christ, You are the Good Shepherd who laid down Your life for the sheep. Lead us now to the still waters of Your life-giving Word that we may abide in Your Father s house forevermore; for You live and reign with Him and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. For the Children A Cry-Room is available if your little ones need a moment. It is the first room on the left as you walk into the church building. Sound and video are piped into the room to enable you to hear and see the service. Facilities Restrooms are located down the hall and on the right side. 2

The Divine Service with Holy Communion Rite 2, p. 60 Opening Hymn: #73, Thine Is the Glory The Invocation P: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. The Confession of Sin P: Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins to God, our Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness. P: I said, I will confess my transgressions to the Lord; 3

P: Let us bow before the Lord and confess our sins. C: O almighty God, merciful Father, I a poor, miserable sinner, confess to You all my sins and iniquities with which I have ever offended You and justly deserved Your temporal and eternal punishment. But I am heartily sorry for them, and sincerely repent of them, and I pray You of Your boundless mercy and for the sake of the holy, innocent, bitter sufferings and death of Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, to be gracious and merciful to me, a poor, sinful being. P: I ask each of you, in the presence of God who searches the heart: Do you confess that you have sinned, and do you repent of your sins? C: I do. P: Do you believe that Jesus Christ has redeemed you from all your sins, and do you desire forgiveness in His name? C: I do. P: Upon this your confession, I, by virtue of my office as a called and ordained servant of the word, announce the grace of God to all of you, and in the stead and by the command of our Lord Jesus Christ I forgive you all your sins, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. May He comfort your heart by His holy Absolution, and strengthen you by His Sacraments, that your joy may be full. Peace be with you! C: Amen. The Introit P: Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth! Sing out the honor of His name, make His praise glorious. Alleluia! Say to God, How awesome are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power Your enemies shall submit themselves to You. All the earth shall worship You and sing praises to You. The Gloria Patri 4

The Kyrie Eleison (Lord, have mercy) 5

The Gloria in Excelsis Deo (Glory to God in the Highest) 6

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The Salutation The Collect P: Let us pray one God, now and forever. 8

The Lesson Acts 4:23-33 23 On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. 24 When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. "Sovereign Lord," they said, "you made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything in them. 25 You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David: "'Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? 26 The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against his Anointed One. ' 27 Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed. 28 They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen. 29 Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. 30 Stretch out your hand to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus." 31 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. 32 All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they had. 33 With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and much grace was upon them all. The Epistle 1 John 3:1-2 1 How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. The Verse of the Day P: Alleluia. Alleluia. Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia. I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me. Alleluia. John 10:14 9

The Alleluia The Holy Gospel P: The Holy Gospel for the Fourth Sunday of Easter is written in the Tenth chapter of the Gospel according to St. John, beginning at the 11 th verse. The Gospel John 10:11-18 11 "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13 The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. 14 "I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me-- 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father-- and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. 17 The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life-- only to take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father." P: This is the Holy Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 10

The Creed P: Let us confess our holy faith in the words of the Nicene Creed: C: I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, Begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very God of Very God, Begotten, not made, Being of one substance with the Father, By Whom all things were made; Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father; And He shall come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead; Whose kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life, Who proceeds from the Father and the Son, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, Who spoke by the Prophets. 11

And I believe one holy Christian and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, And I look for the Resurrection of the dead and the Life of the world to come. Amen. The Chief Hymn: #370, The King of Love My Shepherd Is The Sermon: John 10:11-18 The Good Shepherd Cares P: The peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus unto everlasting life. Amen. The Offertory Verse 12

The Offering The members of Peace Lutheran Congregation have joined together to do the Lord s work in this community and around the world. Visitors need not feel obligated to participate in this offering which supports our ministry. Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops. Proverbs 3:9 Please fill out the Friendship Register. Offertory: Sheep May Safely Graze The Prayer of the Church Flute Trio 13

The Service of Holy Communion Peace Lutheran Church practices close communion. We ask that only members of the ELS and WELS partake of the Sacrament today. Visitors, please speak to the Pastor about receiving the Sacrament in the future. The Preface P: The Lord be with you. P: Lift up your hearts. P: Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God. 14

The Proper Preface and Sanctus P: It is truly good, right and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God; but chiefly are we bound to praise You for the glorious resurrection of Your Son Jesus Christ, our Lord; for He is the very Paschal Lamb, which was offered for us and has taken away the sins of the world. By His death He has destroyed death, and by His rising to life again He has restored to us everlasting life. Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying: Holy, Holy, Holy 15

The Lord s Prayer P: 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. 16

The Words of Institution P: Our Lord Jesus Christ, the same night in which He was betrayed, took bread and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to His disciples saying: Take, eat; this is My body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me. In the same way also He took the cup after supper, gave thanks, and gave it to them saying: Drink of it all of you; this cup is the New Testament in My blood, which is shed for you and for many, for the remission of sins. This do as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me. P: The peace of the Lord be with you always. The Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) 17

The Distribution Distribution Hymn #368, The Lord My Faithful Shepherd Is Distribution Hymn #377, Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me Distribution Hymn #367, Gracious Savior, Gentle Shepherd 18

The Nunc Dimittis 19

The Collect of Thanksgiving P: O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good. 20

P: Let us pray: We give thanks to You, almighty God, that You have refreshed us through these salutary gifts, and we implore You that of Your mercy You would strengthen us through them in faith toward You and in fervent love toward one another; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. The Salutation P: The Lord be with you. The Benedicamus P: Let us bless the Lord. 21

The Benediction P: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace. Closing Hymn #371, The Lord s My Shepherd, I ll Not Want Thank you to those who served in our service today: Communion Assistants: Jason DeWitt, David Ring; Flute Trio: Samantha Ely, Lauren Farquhar, Rachel Olsen; Organist: Laura Harstad; The ushers; Cover Artwork: Don Moldstad. To God be the Glory! 22

Announcements The Moms On a Mission Bible study group will be having a bake sale between services TODAY, April 26 th. MOMs now has over 30 members. We have been meeting at Peace for our spring session and average about 20 moms each week for Bible study and 25 or so children. For one session of MOMS (11 weekly Bible studies) we spend over $500 in childcare. Your free will donation at our bake sale today will help us raise funds for the childcare costs for our fall session, which will begin September 16 th. MOMs meets on Wednesday mornings from 8:15-10:00AM Fellowship is first, followed by Bible study at 8:45. Childcare is provided. All moms and children welcome at any time. The current spring session runs through this Wednesday. CROSSED is meeting tonight from 6:15 to 8:30. We hope you ll use this time to connect with God and connect with others. Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to join in the faith, fun, and fellowship time. We will be outdoors weather permitting - get ready for games that were at your leaders childhood parties. The flowers by the cross are from the funeral of Jim Holte s mother, Violet Holte. Violet transferred from the church militant to the church triumphant on 4/17. Please keep Jim and his family in your prayers. FREE The Free Press Sunday papers are on the table in the entryway. If you would like to have one, please pick one up as you leave. Softball season opener is tomorrow evening at Caswell Park, N. Mankato, on field 2 @ 6:15pm. Please come and cheer on our team! There are copies of this season s softball schedule on the bulletin board if you would like to have one. There is also be a schedule included in the May Newsletter. Solid Grounds Bible Study meets Tuesdays at 9:00AM. Everyone is invited to attend! MOMs last meeting of the spring is this Wednesday, from 8:15-10:00AM. Fellowship begins at 8:15, followed by Bible study from 8:45-10:00AM. Childcare is provided. All moms and their children are welcome! Come meet other moms who face the same parenting challenges you do. Questions? Contact Kristen Lukasek at mattlukasek@yahoo.com or Emily Peters at emmykf@hotmail.com. Wednesday evening services will not resume until May 20 th, at 6:30PM. The Adult Choir will rehearse this Wednesday at 7:00PM. For information contact Susan Lepak: 386-0853; salepak@hotmail.com. 23

CAN YOU HELP? At Music and More on May 31 st, we plan to serve refreshments after the event to provide opportunity for attendees to socialize and speak with the performers. We are looking for a coordinator to oversee this effort, and we also will need volunteers to provide refreshments, help with set-up, serving and clean-up. If you can fill any of these roles, please contact Susan Lepak (386-0853; salepak@hotmail.com) or Amanda Madson (345-5912). Thank you. PIANO BENCH FOR SALE Recently, Peace acquired a new bench for the sanctuary piano, one that is adjustable, sturdier and larger, and therefore more adaptable to a wider range of use. The bench was purchased with extra monies from the new piano fundraiser of a few years ago.. The bench that came with the piano is now for sale. If you re interested, contact Susan Lepak at 386-8853 or salepak@hotmail.com for details. Save the Date for VBS at Peace!!!!! June 17-19 (Wednesday through Friday) from 9AM-2PM, children ages 4 through those going into sixth grade are invited to participate in Camp Discovery at Peace. Continue to watch the bulletin for more information and details on how you can be a part of VBS 2015. Jesus' Lambs at Peace Preschoolers are enjoying the Resurrection Bible Stories. Our Bible story this week was Doubting Thomas. St. Augustine said, Thomas doubted so we could believe. Spring is an enjoyable time in the classroom. We will be planting our seeds soon and learning how God enables plants to grow. With our special Grocery Area of the classroom, we are talking about the different kinds of foods God gives us for our bodies, eating at a table with family, good manners and praying for our food. If you would like to register your child for preschool, where Jesus is the center of our day, please call Joslyn at 385-7752. Mrs. Anita Smith, Christian Family Counselor, will be at the preschool to talk to parents about How to talk to your child about..... and about children starting Kindergarten. Join us for a vigorous discussion right before our field trip to the Children s Museum on Wednesday, May 6 th, from 8:00-9:15AM or 12:15-1:15PM. Camp Indianhead, July 5-10. Cost is $270. The forms are available on the bulletin board in the narthex. Registration deadline is June 7 th. LYA 2015 Register online at www.els.org/youth. Cost $250 if registered before May 1 st, $300 after May 1 st ; Registration closes on June 30 th. To watch our services, go to: www.peacemankato.com/live-streaming. The service will start automatically when it is live (Sunday s at 8:30AM). For recorded services, go to www.vimeo.com/peacemankato and you can choose which service you want to watch. Last week at Peace: Divine Worship 227 24

Summer Job Al and Karina (Harstad) Clennon are looking to hire a nanny for the summer (June 1- August 14) for their 1.5 year old. Expected hours vary, but approximately 8 AM 4:30 PM, 3 days a week. Daily pay negotiable and lunch provided Please submit letter of interest to KarinaElyseClennon@gmail.com by May 1 st. Please pick up the May Newsletter & Calendar. They are on the stand by the office door. Mt. Olive Head Cook Position Open: This is a part-time position, 25-30 hours per week that offers a competitive hourly wage, free lunches and summers off. Although not required, the ideal candidate would possess some experience in the food industry. Organizational and multi-tasking skills, patience with children and a willingness to train are a must. The position will start in mid-april, with training provided by the current head cook. Also seeking an assistant to the head cook, which is 15-20 hours per week and a start date of late August. If interested in either of these opportunities, please contact Mt. Olive at 345-7927, or email Principal Larry Rude at lrude@mtolivelutheran.org. Mt. Olive Lutheran School is seeking an After-School Care Coordinator to oversee the K-8 program from approximately 2:15-5:15 on school days. This part-time position involves minimal administrative duties, which would include scheduling and over-seeing all After School Care staff, with the primary focus on keeping the children safe, calm and occupied. If interested, please contact Mt. Olive at 345-7927 or email Principal Rude at lrude@mtolivelutheran.org. Bethany Lutheran College Events 25

What: Luthapalooza When: TODAY, April 26th, 2:30-6pm Where: Sibley Park Band Shell Why? To hear some great music from Bethany Lutheran College students and faculty! Luthapalooza is a Bethany Activity Committee sponsored event where musical acts perform their talents! Bring your family for a fun day of music and enjoying spring! Food will be served for the dinner hour for $3 a plate. Hope to see you there! Tuesday, April 28 at 7 p.m. in Trinity Chapel - You are welcome to attend the Spring Honors Recital. Bethany students enrolled in private music lessons audition for the honor of performing at this recital. Free. Thursday, April 30 at 7 p.m. in YFAC gallery BLC art students will display their best work of the semester. Also, the annual Purchase Award and Merit Awards will be announced. The evening includes a reception and opportunity to meet all the artists. Please join us! Monday, May 4 at 7 p.m. in Trinity Chapel - August Jeske presents his senior voice recital. Summer Honor Choir Camp applications for current 9-12 th graders are on the bulletin board in the narthex. Camp is June 20-25 th at Bethany Lutheran College and is directed by Dennis Marzolf. Early applications are encouraged. Application deadline is June 5 th. 26