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 St. Paul s Lutheran Church Missouri Synod 121 N. Pearl St. P.O. Box 534 Havana 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 March 25, 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 March 25, 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: Brenda Davenport-Fornoff, Jan Hackman, Linda Walker ELDER OF THE MONTH: Steve Fornoff ORGANIST Randy Bell COMMUNION ASSISTANT ACOLYTES: Bella Blakeley Noah Blakely GREETERS: Ken & Linda Walker USHERS: Jim Brown Mike Hurley SOUND BOOTH Jeff Hackman
March 25, 2018 AS WE GATHER Palms and passion hardly seem to fit together but in Jesus they do. The palms welcomed Jesus to the triumph of suffering that paid the full price of our sin, and the hosannas cried out to Him who exchanged His life for death that we might live. There are no palms and hosannas that do not end in the cross, and there is no passion that does not lead us to faith and to rejoice in what His suffering accomplished. Our Lord came to the cross not as an unwilling victim but as the One who alone surrendered His life into death. We do not come to the Lord under coercion or as people compelled but at the bidding of the Gospel and by the power of the Holy Spirit! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. DIVINE SERVICE: 3 LSB #184 OPENING HYMN All Glory, Laud, and Honor #442 CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION Introit for The Sunday of the Passion P. Blessèd is he who comes in the name of the LORD! C. We bless you from the house of the LORD. P. Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. C. Who is this King of glory?
P. The LORD, strong and mighty, the LORD, mighty in battle! Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. C. Who is this King of glory?* P. The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory! C. Blessèd is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We bless you from the house of the LORD. KYRIE SALUTATION Pastor: The Lord be with you. People: And with thy spirit PRAYER OF THE DAY Pastor: Let us pray, Almighty and everlasting God, You sent Your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, to take upon Himself our flesh and to suffer death upon the cross. Mercifully grant that we may follow the example of His great humility and patience and be made partakers of His resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. People: Amen.
FIRST READING Zechariah 9:9 12 9Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 10I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off, and he shall speak peace to the nations; his rule shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. 11As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. 12Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double. P. This is the Word of the Lord People: Thanks be to God. Gradual for The Sunday of the Passion P. [Christ] entered once for all into the holy places, by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. C. Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance. P. He sent redemption to his people; he has commanded his covenant forever.
Choir The Palms By J. Faure Arrg. Bryceson Treharne Organist: Marilyn Smith Directed by: Alice Emme EPISTLE Philippians 2:5 11 5Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Pastor: This is the Word of the Lord People: Thanks be to God HOLY GOSPEL JOHN 12:12-19 Pastor: The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the twelfth chapter People: Glory to You, O Lord. 12the next day the great crowd that had come for the Feast heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, Hosanna!
Blessed is he who come in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the King of Israel! 14Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it, as it is written, 15 Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion: see you king is coming, seated on a donkey s colt. 16At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that they had done these thing to him. 17Now the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word. 18Many people, because they had heard that he had given this miraculous sign, went out to meet him. 19So the Pharisees said to one another, See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him! Pastor: This is the Gospel of the Lord. People: Praise to You, O Christ Nicene CREED HYMN: No Tramp of Soldiers Marching Feet # 444 SERMON OFFERTORY: LSB 192 OFFERING Prayer Of The Church
SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT Ride On, Ride On in Majesty #441 Drawn to the Cross, Which thou Hast Blessed #560 Lamb of God #550 Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus # 685 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. HYMN: Hosanna, Loud Hosanna # 443
This week we ask that you keep in your thoughts and prayers the names of those who are in need of prayers. We especially remember those who are sick, shut in, or have been recently hospitalized Marilyn Oest 719 S. McKinley Havana, Il. Jack Bradley 719 S. McKinley Havana, Il. Bernice Hahn 520 N. Price St. Mason City, Il. Betty Baker 520 N. Price St. Mason City, Il. Arlis Bell 609 N. Harpham Havana, Il. Gene Hermann 609 N. Harpham Havana,Il. Maxine Wallbaum 1303 South East Ave. Manito, Il. 61546-8913 Beverly Hohenshell 1303 South East Ave. Manito, Il. Virginia Barrett 721 N. Pearl Havana,Il. Doris Garlish 116 Washington, Havana, Il. Carol Elliott 714 S. Promenade Havana, Il. Mary Roos 13809 E. Emion Rd. Havana, Il.
ALTAR FLOWERS: Altar flowers are given to the Glory of God and in memory of Norma Sebade from Pam, Paula & Steve and families. Thanks to all who helped with the Lenten Meals, with food, helped serve, or came and ate. Youth Group to serve Easter Breakfast on Easter Morning April 1, at around 7:45am. They are in the need of donations of breakfast pastries or rolls for the breakfast. YOU RE INVITED - They say it takes a village to raise a child. We re inviting the village to take part in our celebration. We are having a potluck meal to celebrate the Confirmation of our children and we d like to invite you to come be a part of it. Whether as the pastor, teacher, a fellow member of the church, you ve all played an important part in getting to this day in their lives. Come help us celebrate the Confirmation of Arabella Blakeley and Elijah Perkins. We will provide turkey, pulled pork & buns, drinks, table service and cake. Please feel free to bring a side dish to share and come help us celebrate. We plan to eat after Sunday School on April 8th, Confirmation Sunday. Please consider joining us. - The Blakeley, Lusk & Perkins Families Anonymous Benefactor has donated money for anyone wishing to go to Camp CILCA this year. If interested in going, please talk to Beckie in the Church office.
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BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES: Members celebrating Birthdays from March 24 March 30 are Mary Howerter, Amanda Marshall-Lucas, Ethan Treebs, Jack Gilson and Koert Brown, Anniversaries Ken & Sandy Ringhouse Happy Birthday and Anniversary to All!! WEEKLY CALENDAR How we worshipped the Lord on 3/18/18 Attendance: 133 Offering: $ 3424 Average/Person in Attendance: $25.75 Sunday, March 25, 2018 Palm Sunday 9:00a.m. Divine Service w/ Holy Communion 10:15 a.m. Bible Study/Sunday School Monday March 26 Tuesday March 27 Wednesday, March 28 10:30am Bible Study 5:30pm Confirmation 7:00pm Choir Practice Thursday March 29 Maundy Thursday 7:00pm Divine Service Friday March 30 Good Friday 7:00pm Divine Service Saturday, March 31 5:00 p.m. Bible Study w/ Holy Communion 6:00 p.m. Divine Service Sunday, April 1, Easter Sunday 6:30 Sun rise Service w/ Holy Communion 7:45 Easter Breakfast 10: 00 Divine Service w/holy Communion March 31, 2018 &April 1,, 2018 The 1 st Reading : Ex. 15:1-11 The Epistle Lesson: 1Cor. 5:6b-8 The Gospel: John12:12-19 Serving Us Next Week: ALTAR Committee: LaVeta Gathman Leah Gaye Houghton ELDER OF THE MONTH Harmon Snider March 31, 2018 6:00 p.m. Saturday Divine Service w/ Holy Communion COMMUNION ASSISTANT: Harmon Snider ORGANIST: Marilyn Smith ACOLYTES: Mia Specketer April 1, 2018 6:30 a.m. Divine Service w/ Holy Communion EASTER Sunday COMMUNION ASSISTANT: 1. Steve Fornoff 2.John Clark ORGANIST:1. Marilyn Smith 2. Randy Bell ACOLYTES: 1. Bella Blakeley Ryan Emme 2. Noah Blakeley Elijah Perkins GREETERS: 1 Gary & LaVeta Gathman 2. David & Sherly Roos USHERS: 1. Gary Gatham Andy Gathman 2. Jay Frye Logan Frye SOUND BOOTH 1. Matthew Clark 2. Jeff Hackman