JESUS IS THE TRUTH TEACHER 8:30 AM Peace Lutheran Church 2090 Commerce Drive North Mankato, MN 56003
PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Evangelical Lutheran Synod NOW THANK WE ALL OUR GOD CHURCH STAFF Pastor Hartwig: 507-382-6826 Email: pastorhartwig@gmail.com Pastor Moldstad: 507-382-0045 Email: pastormoldstad@gmail.com Church Office: 507-385-1386 Divine Service Sunday 8:30 & 10:45 AM JESUS LAMBS AT PEACE PRESCHOOL Teacher/Director: Joslyn Moldstad Phone: 507-385-7752 Email: joslynmoldstad@gmail.com Church website: Peacemankato.com Email: karen@peacemankato.com OCTOBER 7, 2018 TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 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. PARENT S ROOM A room is available if your little one needs a moment. It is the first room on the right as you walk into the church building. Sound and video are piped into the room to enable you to hear and see the service. Changing tables are in both restrooms. FACILITIES Restrooms are located down the hall and on the right side. An induction loop is provided for the benefit of hearing aid users. To use, please switch your hearing aid to T. 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 Almighty God, in Your bountiful goodness keep us safe from every evil of body and soul. Make us ready, with cheerful hearts, to do whatever pleases You; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. 2
THE DIVINE SERVICE Rite 2, p. 60 HYMN #246:1-2 GOD S OWN CHILD, I GLADLY SAY IT HOLY BAPTISM 1 P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you. C: And also with you. CONFESSION OF SINS P: Our Savior Jesus Christ commanded Baptism when he said: Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. All of us are born into this world with a deep need for Baptism. From our parents we inherit a sinful nature; we are without true fear of God and true faith in God and are condemned to eternal death. But Jesus took away our sin by giving his life on the cross. At our baptisms he clothes us with the robe of his righteousness and gives us a new life. Our sinful nature need not control us any longer. We recall what Baptism means for our daily lives as we speak these words: C: Baptism means that the sinful nature in us should be drowned by daily sorrow and repentance, and that all its evil deeds and desires be put to death. It also means that a new person should daily arise to live before God in righteousness and purity forever. P: As baptized children of God we confess our sins: C: Holy and merciful Father, I confess that I am by nature sinful, and that I have disobeyed you in my thoughts, words, and actions. I have done what is evil and failed to do what is good. For this I deserve your punishment both now and in eternity. But I am truly sorry for my sins, and trusting in my Savior Jesus Christ, I pray: Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner. P: God, our heavenly Father, has been merciful to us and has given his only Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Therefore, as a called servant of Christ and by his authority, I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen. 1 This order, from Christian Worship: A Lutheran Hymnal, incorporates Holy Baptism into congregational worship by combining the Sacrament of Baptism with the Confession of Sins. Martin Luther said that confessing sins and receiving forgiveness is nothing else than a reliving of Baptism. Thus this order provides opportunity not only to baptize but also to recall the lasting blessings of Baptism. 3
The Rite of Baptism continues at the font. AFFIRMATION OF BAPTISM P: Before the Lord and His Church, I ask you, was Greyson baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit? Witnesses of the Baptism: Yes, Greyson was baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. P: Receive the sign of the cross on the head and heart to mark you as a redeemed child of Christ. The Almighty God Father, Son, and Holy Spirit has forgiven all your sins. By your baptism, you are born again and made a dear child of your Father in heaven. May God strengthen you to live in your baptismal grace all the days of your life. Peace be with you. EXHORTATION TO SPONSORS P: Dear sponsor(s), Greyson has been baptized in the name of the triune God. It is your privilege and responsibility to remember him in your prayers, to remind him of his baptism, and, as far as possible, to give your counsel and aid that he may be brought up in the true knowledge of God according to the teachings of the Scriptures as confessed by our Lutheran Church. If you intend gladly and willingly to do this, then answer: Yes, and we ask God to help us. C: Yes, and we ask God to help us. EXHORTATION TO PARENTS AND CONGREGATION P: Brothers and sisters in Christ, our Lord commands that we teach his precious truths to all who are baptized. Christian love therefore urges all of us, especially parents, to assist in whatever manner possible so that Greyson may remain a child of God until death. If you are willing to carry out this responsibility, then answer: Yes, as God gives me strength. C: Yes, and we ask God to help us. P: Let us pray. Merciful Father in heaven, we thank you for the blessing of Baptism by which you offer and grant the forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation. Help us to regard our baptisms as the robe of righteousness we are to wear all the days of our lives. Look with special favor on Greyson and grant him a rich measure of your Spirit that he may grow in faith and godly living. Make us willing to carry out our responsibilities to those who have been baptized, so that all of us may finally come to the blessed joys of heaven, through Jesus our Lord. C: Amen. HYMN #246:3-5 GOD S OWN CHILD, I GLADLY SAY IT 4
THE SALUTATION THE COLLECT P: Let us pray one God, now and forever. THE LESSON GENESIS 2:18-24 18 The LORD God said, It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is a suitable partner for him. 19 Out of the soil the LORD God had formed every wild animal and every bird of the sky, and he brought them to the man to see what he would call them. Whatever the man called every living creature, that became its name. 20 The man gave names to all the livestock, and to the birds of the sky, and to every wild animal, but for Adam no helper was found who was a suitable partner for him. 21 The LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. As the man slept, the LORD God took a rib and closed up the flesh where it had been. 22 The LORD God built a woman from the rib that he had taken from the man and brought her to the man. 23 The man said, Now this one is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh. She will be called woman, because she was taken out of man. 24 For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and will remain united with his wife, and they will become one flesh. 5
THE EPISTLE HEBREWS 2:9-11 9 But we look to Jesus (the one who was made lower than the angels for a little while, so that by God s grace he might taste death for everyone), now crowned with glory and honor, because he suffered death. 10 Certainly it was fitting for God (the one for whom and through whom everything exists), in leading many sons to glory, to bring the author of their salvation to his goal through sufferings. 11 For he who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified all have one Father. For that reason, he is not ashamed to call them brothers. THE VERSE OF THE DAY P: Alleluia. I will proclaim your name to my people; in the midst of the congregation I will praise you. Alleluia. (Hebrews 2:12 cf. RSV) THE ALLELUIA THE HOLY GOSPEL P: The Holy Gospel for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost is written in the 10 th chapter of the Gospel according to St. Mark, beginning at the 2 nd verse. THE GOSPEL MARK 10:2-16 2 Some Pharisees came to test him and asked, Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife? 3 He replied, What did Moses command you? 6
4 They said, Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away. 5 But Jesus told them, He wrote this command for you because of your hard hearts. 6 But from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female. 7 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, 8 and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two but one flesh. 9 Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate. 10 In the house his disciples asked him about this again. 11 He said to them, Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. 12 If she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery. 13 Some people began bringing little children to Jesus so that he would touch them. But the disciples rebuked them. 14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said, Let the little children come to me! Do not hinder them, because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15 Amen I tell you: Whoever will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it. 16 And he took the little children in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them. P: This is the Holy Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. THE CREED P: Let us confess our holy faith in the words of the Apostles Creed: C: I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell; The third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven 7
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From there He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the Communion of Saints, the Forgiveness of sins, the Resurrection of the body, and the Life everlasting. Amen. THE CHIEF HYMN: #187 OUR FATHER, BY WHOSE NAME THE SERMON: MARK 10:2-16 THE OFFERTORY VERSE JESUS IS THE TRUTH TEACHER 8
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. Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. II Corinthians 9:10-11 Please fill out the Friendship Register. 9
THE PRAYER OF THE CHURCH P: O Lord, our God, You are wise and powerful, good and gracious. Your mercies are new every morning. Each day You open Your hand and provide for the needs of Your children on earth. C: We praise You for every grace and blessing. P: Strengthen Your Church in all the world, Let Your comforting message of salvation in Christ Jesus be proclaimed to troubled souls everywhere. C: Use our ministries and offerings to extend Your healing and Your hope. P: We bring You our requests for the various structures of our society. Bless our national, state, and local governments. C: Grant us civil servants who are worthy of honor and respect. P: Grant prosperity to our businesses and industries. Give employers a sense of fairness toward their workers, and employees a feeling of joy and pride in their workmanship. C: Help us find satisfaction in all work well done. P: Invigorate the schools of our land. Give success to every effort that helps students read, think, and communicate in ways that will promote an informed and responsible citizenry. Arouse curious minds to discover the wonders of Your created order. C: Give us teachers and students who pursue excellence. P: Strengthen the families of our country. Give fathers and mothers a renewed commitment to be good parents. Give children and young people the wisdom to regard their parents as Your representatives. C: Lead us to love one another as You have loved us. (Special prayers and intercessions may follow) P: Hear us, Lord, as we bring You our private petitions. Silent prayer. P: Gracious Father, we pray boldly as Jesus taught, with the confidence that You will hear and with the faith that You will respond for our welfare. C: Amen. THE LORD S PRAYER 10
HYMN #486 THE CHURCH S ONE FOUNDATION THE COLLECT P: Blessed Lord, since You have caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning, grant that we may so hear them, read, mark, learn and take them to heart, that by 11
the patience and comfort of Your holy Word we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. 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: #182:1-2 ONE THING NEEDFUL Thank you to those who served in our service today: Organist: Brittany Moldstad; The ushers; Cover artwork: Don Moldstad. To God be the Glory! The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV ) copyright 2017 The Wartburg Project. All rights reserved. www.wartburgproject.org 12
Announcements Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 AM Divine Service 9:45 AM Sunday School & Adult Bible Study After services Bake Sale for Missions, in the kitchen Monday: 7:00 PM Ladies Fellowship Flow Tuesday: 9:00 AM Solid Grounds Bible Study 6:30 PM Council Meeting 7:00 PM MOMs Bible Study in Mt. Olive School library Wednesday: 4:00 PM Catechism Class 7:00 PM Adult Choir Rehearsal Thursday: 8:15 AM MOMs Bible Study at Peace Saturday: 2:00 PM 1 st Annual Golf Tournament Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 AM Divine Service with Holy Communion 9:45 AM Sunday School & Adult Bible Study 1:00 PM Lutheran Pioneers @ Friedens Lutheran Church 3:00 PM Joint Founders Day Program, at Trinity Chapel Important upcoming events: October Group 6 Refreshments Affirmation of Baptism during the service today for Greyson William, son of Mark and Becca Zenk, who was born on August 10 th and baptized on August 11 th. Sponsors are William Schramm and Amy Arguello. May God strengthen Greyson to live in his baptismal grace all the days of his life. The annual Bake Sale for Missions is being held in the kitchen this morning. Please stop by and buy something or just make a donation. All funds raised will be donated to ELS Missions. Joint Founders Day Service on October 14 th at 3:00 PM Hosted by Peace and Mt. Olive, held at Trinity Chapel, Bethany Lutheran College. Come and celebrate the culmination of the 100 th anniversary of the ELS. Our service will feature the voices of Mt. Olive Lutheran School and Mt. Olive Youth Choir. The 4 th grade class will be having a bake sale to raise funds for their overnight trip to the MN Zoo. To honor your military service member On Veteran s Day 2018, Peace Lutheran Church wishes to honor members and friends who are currently or who formerly served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Information you submit about these individuals will be displayed on the flat screens at church on Sunday morning, November 11 th. Submission forms are available on the bulletin broad in the narthex. Please drop off completed forms with a picture of the service member on Karen s desk by Sunday, November 4 th. 13
Trunk 'R Treat - Our next fellowship and community event will be a Trunk or Treat on Saturday, October 27th from 4 to 6pm. If you would like to decorate the trunk of your car, please sign up at the table or on the bulletin board in the church narthex. We ask that each trunk provide their own candy and be in place and ready to go by 3:30pm the day of the event. There will be a prize for the top three best decorated trunks! Concessions will be available for purchase to help raise funds for CROSSED. Volunteers are also needed the day of the event. If interested, please sign up at the table in the church narthex. All are invited to attend this fun event! DONATIONS NEEDED - The Trunk or Treat planning committee is looking for donations. We are in need of pumpkins and apples for our event. If you know of someone who has a pumpkin patch or apple trees and is willing to donate, please contact Joni Moldstad at Joni.Moldstad@blc.edu. We'd also love to have a stash of emergency candy just in case cars run out during the event. Since this is our first trunk or treat, we don't know how many to expect! A box is on the table in the church narthex for those who are able to donate candy. The Art/Furnishings committee is looking for artists who want to ART display their religious art in the coffee area. We will be rotating the gallery Needed every three months. If you are interested in displaying your work you can reach out to Melissa Vandermause at missy@galleriavivid.com or speak with Denice Woller or Carol Wiechmann as well. Jesus Lambs at Peace Preschool proudly announces their Annual Harvest Festival scheduled for October 25 and 26. We are asking if you have an hour or two during these days to help us with face-painting, story-telling, games and the refreshment table. Sign-up sheets are on the preschool table in the fellowship hall and bulletin board near the kitchen. Just visiting with our preschool families is appreciated, too! To sign-up by phone call, 385-7752 or email Joslyn at joslynmoldstad@gmail.com. Want to meet other moms? Need a little encouragement? Eager to study and discuss Christian parenting and living? Join the Moms On a Mission (M.O.M.s) bible study! There are both morning and evening opportunities. The M.O.M.s group meets Thursday mornings from 8:30-10am at Peace AND Tuesday evenings from 7-8:30pm in Mt. Olive s school library. Childcare is provided for the morning study only. New moms welcome at any time. Contact Kristen Lukasek at mattlukasek@yahoo.com for more information. Available in the literature racks by both doors are the new editions of our newsletter, the synod President s Newsletter, the Lutheran Sentinel, and Meditations. Please stop and pick up what interests you. 14
Last week at Peace: Sunday 435 Offerings to the Lord s work here at Peace: $6,100.31 To watch our services live, go to: www.peacemankato.com/livestreaming or our Facebook page. The service will start automatically when it is live (Sundays 9:00AM). For recorded services, go to www.vimeo.com/peacemankato and you can choose which service you wish to watch. "T-Shirts to Support Peace Devotions!" This is your chance to help not only support our video outreach efforts, but also help spread awareness. By wearing your new Peace Devotion t-shirt in the community and beyond, you'll be letting people know about the videos and the awesome message of Jesus' love for us. BUT WAIT... We also have Peace Lutheran Church t-shirts as well. Let our community see our logo and website! Prices are $15 for ANY size. And if you buy 2 the price is $25! Cash or check is needed to order your shirts. Questions? Contact Stephanie at stephaniewentzlaff@gmail.com or (320) 905-4864. Proclaim the Wonders God Has Done: 1918 2018 A custom within the old Norwegian Synod was to regard October 14 as Founders Day. Over the years, many church dedications and special events took place on that day. The ELS which was reorganized in 1918 has carried on this tradition. We will yet observe that tradition next Sunday as a public testimony that the ELS, which was organized 100 years ago, is the spiritual successor to the doctrine and practice of the old Norwegian Synod. Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School Events Date Change --"Dad's Belgian Waffles" at MVL - Oct 14 - The MVL Booster Club is excited to serve the annual "Dad's Belgian Waffles" brunch. Join us Sunday, Oct 14 between 9am and 1pm for all you care to eat waffles, flavored syrups, sausages, and beverages. Advance tickets can be purchased at home volleyball games, or call the school office at 507.354.6851. 15
Bethany Lutheran College Events Guest Artist Concert, Mon., Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. in Trinity Chapel: Tulio Rondón (viola da gamba) and Tami Morse (harpsichord) perform the J. S. Bach gamba sonatas as part of their Minnesota tour. Hear the complete J. S. Bach sonatas for viola da gamba and obbligato harpsichord, their own arrangement of the d minor organ trio sonata, and selections from the French Suite No. 5 in G Major for solo harpsichord. Tami will perform on a 2018 Klinkhamer harpsichord, modeled after a harpsichord from 1624. It is the only instrument voiced in bird quill that can be heard publicly in the state of Minnesota. Join us for this guest artist concert in Trinity Chapel. $10 suggested donation at the door. The Way of the Martyrs: The Best of Italy. Travel with fellow Christians on a Study Tour to Italy May 12-23, 2019. For a brochure with all the information, go to this website: www.blcstudytour.com or look on the bulletin boards. For immediate questions about the tour, email Prof. Adie Harstad at: aharstad@blc.edu. 16
A Big Charger Challenge THANK-YOU! The 2018 Charger Challenge was a huge success! Our goal was to raise $20,000, and we exceeded this goal by raising over $25,000! Praise God from whom all blessings flow! The PTF wishes to thank the many people that made this fundraiser possible! *THANK YOU to all the school families that asked for sponsors and participated in the day s events! More than 250 students, teachers, and family members hiked the 4 mile trek, and around 325 joined us for the picnic lunch. *THANK YOU to all volunteers that helped before and during the Challenge! *THANK YOU to Culver s of North Mankato for welcoming us into their restaurant and donating all the ice cream! Even the money that was collected for sundaes was given back to our fundraiser! *THANK YOU to Chad and Sally Sorenson for making the pulled pork for our picnic, and to Mark Klammer for donating the hotdogs. Thank you to Welsh Heritage Farms for donating apples and to Johnny B s (Johnny Mueller) for donating the chips! Thank you to the 2 nd grade class for providing the cookies! *THANK YOU to the Mt. Olive and Peace congregation members that donated food items for the event, and to those members that generously sponsored our students and teachers with monetary donations! *THANK YOU to the school board members for serving at our picnic lunch! *THANK YOU to the North Mankato Police Reserves for directing traffic during the walk! *THANK YOU to Denice Woller for being our photographer for the day! *THANK YOU to Matt Wiechmann for providing us with outdoor music and sound system. *And most importantly, THANK YOU to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave us a beautiful fall day, blessing our school through this fundraiser! TO GOD BE THE GLORY! 17
1 st Annual Golf Tournament on Saturday, October 13 th, 2:00pm at Minneopa Golf Course. $35 includes 9 holes of golf, cart, and dinner at Peace. All proceeds will go to a new tuition assistance program for Peace MVL students. Tournament format is 4 Person Scramble / Best Ball. Prizes for 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd Place. Contact Phil Novak (507-317-9223) or Josh Ringen (507-676- 3663) if you have any questions. Sign-up sheet is on the bulletin board in the narthex. Please sign-up today! 36 th Annual ELS Women s Mission Society Fall Rally - will take place at Hope Lutheran Church in Farmington on Saturday, October 27 th at 9:00am. Features and Speakers for the day include: Rev. Larry Wentzlaff - Evangelical Counselor; Rev. Tom Heyn Board for World Outreach Administrator; Keynote Speaker: Karim Yagheleji; Silent Auction to Benefit World & Home Missions (Please Cash or Check for Silent Auction) 18