Turn to Christ and Live 17 th Sunday after Pentecost September 30 & October 1, 2017
Ebenezer Lutheran Church Port Hudson The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod 9100 Highway YY Leslie, Missouri Parsonage 573-459-6432 Church 573-459-6431 Rev. William F. Zastrow, Pastor Mary Sprick, Secretary ebenezerlutheran@hotmail.com ebenezerlutheranchurch.wordpress.com AS WE GATHER: Sometimes it feels as though this time in which we live is the very first time that people directly challenge God. Yet this feeling is inaccurate. We are reminded by Ezekiel that God s people were going around saying, God is not just already at the time of the prophets. Distrust of God has been around even longer, since Adam and Eve questioned the goodness of God. In the Gospel, chief priests and elders question the authority of Jesus. Nothing new. But Jesus doesn t react angrily. Instead, He lets His actions speak louder than words. With very few words, Jesus would go on trial, be wrongly convicted, suffer beatings, be mercilessly crucified, and be raised from the grave. In Christ, we need not fear scoffers. We don t need to respond by being snarky. We don t need to try to silence anyone. We simply trust the authority of Jesus death and resurrection and follow His way of loving our enemies and praying for those who persecute us. Rather than return evil for evil, we turn to the crucified and risen Jesus and live. PRAYER BEFORE WORSHIP: Gracious God, You demonstrate Your authority most clearly in Your mercy toward sinners. Guide us by Your Spirit both to recognize and to submit to Your authority, so that, following our Lord Jesus Christ, our lives are marked with humility and looking to the needs of others above our own; 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 ORDER OF WORSHIP DIVINE SERVICE I page 136 HYMNS: 279, 378, 242, 239, 249 OUR MISSION AND MINISTRY We welcome our members and guests who are here with us today. May the Lord refresh you with peace and love during our worship service on this Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost. Please join us here at Ebenezer again soon! Please sign the guest register near the front entrance with your name, address and Church affiliation. Thank you! In Our Prayers In our prayers we want to remember Cooper Schroeder, infant son of Kelsey and Andrew Schroeder who is at home but still has some health issues; Jeff Bopp, who is still hospitalized at the University Hospital in Columbia with a serious injury to his arm. We also continue to pray for Gail Meyer who is at Grandview in Washington, Wanda Kassebaum who has been hospitalized with some health issues. We also extend our sympathy to the family of John Edwards. John and his wife Darlene are former members of our congregation. John passed away this past Monday evening. Funeral services were held Saturday, September 30 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in O Fallon, Missouri with burial at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in St. Charles. Darlene s Address: 6 Piepers Glen Ct, O'Fallon, MO 63366. Pastor Zastrow participated in this service. 3
We pray for safe travels for Pastor and Margaret who will be taking some time off beginning this coming Wednesday to travel to Minnesota to spend some time with his family. They will return on October 13 th. In case of Pastoral Emergency please call Pastor Mark Bangert at Immanuel Lutheran Church 636-239-4705, or his cell phone 636-399-0828 or Elders, Warren Bauche 573-239-2230, Dave Summers 573-459-2005, or Tom Anderson - 573-308-5880. Ebenezer Sausage Dinner The 2017 Sausage Supper on October 22 nd is fast approaching. Please sign the sheet in the back of Church indicating your preferred job and shift. For those unable to work for any reason, there is also a place for you to sign so that we know not to assign a job to you. There are also places to sign for those willing to perform any job as needed. Thank you in advance for your needed help. If you have any questions, please call Mark Kassebaum @ 636-221- 3163. Please take along some Sausage Dinner flyers, that are on the table at the back of Church, for the places you frequent. Do you like to sew? There are backpack patterns on the table that Rev. Rudy and Dorothy Schaser, Directors of With God s Little Ones, will take to the children in a small village in Cambodia. Please have these completed by November 5 th. Thank you for your help with this project also!! FROM RUDY AND DOROTHY SCHASER September 25, 2017 Ebenezer Mission Society 9100 Highway YY Leslie, MO 63056 Dear Friends: 4
Please accept our thanks for your gift of $200.00 to With God s Little Ones and for all the beautiful yarn, crochet thread, needles and hooks, and much more, from all the Ebenezer ladies. It was exciting to see all those new supplies you ladies so lovingly picked out and packed in your suitcases and to know how much it will be appreciated. And your financial gifts will cover the Delta excess luggage fees. We see caring Ebenezer fingerprints on almost everything we do. God bless your generous, compassionate hearts. Yours truly, Rudolf C. Schaser Executive Director It s Not Too Late It s not too late to come to our Bible Study, A Man Named Martin Part 3: The Movement. Our first Bible Study session was this past Thursday. The next sessions will be October 19, October 26, November 2 and November 9 at 10:00 AM. Viewers will see how the Reformation transformed European society and eventually, left a profound impression around the globe. Please come to this interesting Bible Study. We will be meeting in the Church Fellowship Hall downstairs. Coffee will be served. Check out the New Luther Book This new book is published by Concordia Publishing House, sign up for the discount price of $22.49. The orders must be made by October 15 th. There is a sample of the book on the small table at the back of Church right next to the book sign-up sheet. Some important dates to keep in mind (This week) St. John s Beaufort will be having their Pork Sausage Dinner this Sunday. TODAY 5
Immanuel Lutheran Church in Washington is having Martin Luther in Person on Friday, October 6 th at 7:00 PM. This is part of the Concert and Speaker Series events at Immanuel and is free and open to the public. Faith Lutheran Church, 1008 Bieker Rd., Washington is having a Country and Gospel Music event this coming Saturday, October 7 at 6:00 PM in support of Hurricane Relief. A free-will offering will be taken. Weather permitting, they hope to be outside so feel free to bring a lawn chair or blanket. Refreshments and entertainment will be free. Next Sunday, October 8 th, Christ Lutheran Church, 123 Church Road, Augusta, Mo will have their Annual Whole Hog Sausage and Sauerkraut Dinner. Serving is from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Adult tickets are $11.00, Children ages 6-12 are $4.00, Under age 6 are Free. Please see the flyers on the bulletin board at the back of Church. Support your local Police, Firefighters and EMS Personnel The Franklin County Backstoppers is having a Dinner, Dance and Auction on Saturday, October 14 th at St. Gertrude s Parish Center in Krakow, Mo. beginning at 5:00 PM. Proceeds provide financial assistance to families of local personnel killed in the line of duty. Tickets are available for $50 each or $380 for a table of 8. Dinner, full bar, and live music is included in the cost of the ticket. There will also be over 100 silent and oral auction items. For ticket/table reservations, please call Pat Eckelkamp 636-262-4636 or Tim Frankenberg 636-221-4671 by October 7 th. An Invitation from Dr. Dale Meyer, President of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis: Concordia Seminary invites 6
you to an area-wide Reformation Service at 7:00 PM, Tuesday, October 31. The festive service will include area choirs, with many of our Lutheran school choirs participating. This special service will highlight the Reformation Solas sola gratia, sola fide, sola sriptura. How timely! Surveys show most Americans and many practicing Christians believe the best way to find yourself is by looking within yourself and people can believe whatever they want as long as those beliefs don t affect society. Surveys also show woeful ignorance about Jesus, especially about His divinity and sinlessness (Barna Trends 2017;53,178-179). This Oct. 31 service invites us to celebrate, reaffirm and witness to God s unmerited grace to us through faith in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Luther said, No one will be saved by the faith of righteousness of another, but only by his own Everyone must believe for himself. What we celebrate this 500 th anniversary year is eternally decisive. Caring for Yourself When Someone Else is Struggling, Wednesday, October 11 th, 7:00 8:00 PM at Immanuel Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 214 West 5 th Street, Washington, MO. Join us for a special presentation by Licensed Professional Counselor, Katie Walker. Learn healthy strategies for self-care when you are dealing with any number of circumstances including having a loved one who is struggling with depression, bipolar, anxiety, or a chronic physical illness or when you are dealing with a young, needy child. The event is free and open to the public. Child care will be provided. If you have any questions, please call Immanuel Lutheran Church at 636-239-4705 Our Quarterly Voter s Meeting will be held Monday, October 16 th at 7:30 PM. The Officers Meeting will be Thursday, October 12 th at 7:00 PM. Please come!!! 7
We will be setting up for our Annual Pork Sausage Dinner on Thursday evening, October 19 th. The Annual Dinner will be held October 22 nd at 11:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Those Serving Today Organist Saturday Laura Nichols Organist Sunday Jenny Huellinghoff Choir Director Kathy Scheer Head Usher Saturday Tracey Bade Head Usher Sunday Marvin Kassebaum Altar Guild Denise & Kate Walkenhorst Bell Ringer Trent Huellinghoff Offerings and Attendance - September 23 & 24, 2017 Weekly Contributions $1,882.00 Plate 686.88 Sunday School 41.35 $2,610.23 Attendance: Saturday Worship 29 Sunday Worship 62 Sunday School Attendance: Children 9 Adults 17 This Week at Ebenezer Tuesday Wednesday Saturday Elders Meeting 7:00 PM Pastor to Minnesota Choir Practice 7:00 PM Worship 5:00 PM Pastor Stanish Stanley, guest preacher 8