JUNE 3, 2018 REV. MELODI HAGEN Linell Hertenstein Dallas Smith Shirley Ann Engel Kathy Moellenkamp Jeff Hertenstein
Welcome & Announcements Prayers of Praise, Pain, & Protest Prelude Near to The Heart of God Cleland B. McAfee Gathering Song Gather Us In # 532 Confession & Forgiveness In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. God of all mercy and consolation, come to the help of your people, turning us from our sin to live for you alone. Give us the power of your Holy Spirit that we may confess our sin, receive your forgiveness, and grow into the fullness of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Silence for reflection and self-examination Most merciful God, we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. Amen. In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake God forgives us all our sins. As a called and ordained minister of the church of Christ, and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Greeting The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you.
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Prayer of the Day Let us pray. Almighty and ever-living God, throughout time you free the oppressed, heal the sick, and make whole all that you have made. Look with compassion on the world wounded by sin, and by your power restore us to wholeness of life, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen Children s Sermon First Reading Deuteronomy 5:12-15 Part of the Ten Commandments, these verses instruct the Israelites to keep the Sabbath. The Israelites are to rest and they are to allow their slaves, their livestock, and the foreigners living among them to do the same. They were once slaves, and so they are to treat their own slaves justly. 12 Observe the sabbath day and keep it holy, as the LORD your God commanded you. 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work. 14 But the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God; you shall not do any work you, or your son or your daughter, or your male or female slave, or your ox or your donkey, or any of your livestock, or the resident alien in your towns, so that your male and female slave may rest as well as you. 15 Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm; therefore the LORD your God commanded you to keep the sabbath day. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Responsive Reading Psalm 81:1-10 1 Sing with joy to God our strength and raise a loud shout to the God of Jacob.
2 Raise a song and sound the timbrel, the merry harp, and the lyre. 3 Blow the ram s horn at the new moon, and at the full moon, the day of our feast; 4 for this is a statute for Israel, a law of the God of Jacob. 5 God laid it as a solemn charge upon Joseph, going out over the land of Egypt, where I heard a voice I did not know: 6 I eased your shoulder from the burden; your hands were set free from the gravedigger s basket. 7 You called on me in trouble, and I delivered you; I answered you from the secret place of thunder and tested you at the waters of Meribah. 8 Hear, O my people, and I will admonish you: O Israel, if you would but listen to me! 9 There shall be no strange god among you; you shall not worship a foreign god. 10 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. Second Reading 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 When we carry out God s ministry we do so not for our glory but for the sake of Jesus Christ whom we proclaim as Lord. The power for ministry comes from God, not us, so that we persevere no matter what, trusting in God s power and promises at work through us. 5 We do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus sake. 6 For it is the God who said, Let light shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 7 But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us. 8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 10 always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our bodies. 11 For while
we live, we are always being given up to death for Jesus sake, so that the life of Jesus may be made visible in our mortal flesh. 12 So death is at work in us, but life in you. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Gospel Acclamation Announcement of the Gospel The Gospel according to Mark the 2 nd and 3 rd chapter. Glory to you, O Lord Gospel Lesson Mark 2:23-3:6 Jesus challenges the prevailing interpretation of what is lawful on the sabbath and tells his critics that the sabbath was made for humankind, not the other way around. Healing the man with the withered hand is work that cannot wait until the next day. 23 One sabbath [Jesus] was going through the grainfields; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. 24 The Pharisees said to him, Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbath? 25 And he said to them, Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need of food? 26 He entered the house of God, when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and he gave some to his companions. 27 Then he said to them, The sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind for the sabbath; 28 so the Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath.
3:1 Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand. 2 They watched him to see whether he would cure him on the sabbath, so that they might accuse him. 3 And he said to the man who had the withered hand, Come forward. 4 Then he said to them, Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the sabbath, to save life or to kill? But they were silent. 5 He looked around at them with anger; he was grieved at their hardness of heart and said to the man, Stretch out your hand. He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. 6 The Pharisees went out and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him. This is the good news for you today. Praise to you, O Christ. Sermon Song O Day of Rest and Gladness # 521 Apostle s Creed I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, God's 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. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. Prayers of Intercession L: Let us pray for the whole people of God in Christ Jesus, and all people according to their needs. C: We seek joy in hope, patience in suffering, and faith through prayer. (Romans 12:12) Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. Peace The peace of Christ be with you always. And also with you. Tithes and Offerings (Kid s offering to support VBS) Offertory Pass it On Kurt Kaiser
Offertory Response Offering Prayer Let us pray. Holy God, gracious and merciful, you bring forth food from the earth and nourish your whole creation. Turn our hearts toward those who hunger in any way, that all may know your care; and prepare us now to feast on the bread of life, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. The Great Thanksgiving The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise. It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places
give thanks and praise to you, almighty and merciful God, through our Savior Jesus Christ; who on this day overcame death and the grave, and by his glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life. And so, with all the choirs of angels, with the church on earth and the hosts of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn: In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks; broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take and eat; this is my body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me. Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me.
Lord s Prayer (Contemporary) Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen. Invitation to Communion Taste and see that the Lord is good. Continuous Holy Communion Song O Lamb of God Communion Song during Distribution We Come to the Hungry Feast # 479 Prayer after Communion Let us pray. We give you thanks, almighty God, that you have refreshed us through the healing power of this gift of life. In your mercy, strengthen us through this gift, in faith toward you and in fervent love toward one another; for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Sending God blesses us and sends us in mission to the world.
Blessing The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord s face shine on you with grace and mercy. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace. Amen. Sending Song O Living Bread from Heaven # 542 Dismissal Go in peace. Christ is with you. Thanks be to God. Postlude An Irish Benediction Kevin McChesny From Sundays and Seasons.com Copyright 2018 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #SAS006368. New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Music permission by OneLicense #A-712601. CCLI #11172672 Worship Has Ended The Service Begins You are invited to sign the register each week. People in each pew nearest the black book are asked to sign it & pass it down the pew. Today we are celebrating Holy Communion. We invite all baptized Christians who believe that Christ is truly present in this meal to join us. We offer both wheat or gluten free wafers and red wine or white grape juice. If you prefer gluten free wafers or grape juice, simply ask. All children who do not receive Holy Communion in their own churches are invited to come forward for a blessing. The altar flowers this morning are given to the Glory of God by Tim Hemleben & Teri Hirschfeld in honor of their 2 nd anniversary. Prayer Concerns: David Blackburn, Corey Crawford, Terry Tangeman, Becca Poynter, Amber Shively, and our shut-ins. {Persons will remain on the Prayer List for 3 weeks unless otherwise requested.} Birthdays this week: Calista Casebolt, Samantha Ferguson, Lewis Wibbeler, Ted Kuhns, Melanie Hobler, Jared Kentner, Karen Lee, Eric Myers Anniversaries this week: Jeff & Twila Hobler Youth Activity Bags are located in the cry room. These bags include activities for the youth to be used during worship and a snack. Please return the bags at the end of the service.
We have various collection boxes under the coat rack at the main entrance. It you have items for Redeemer, the Crisis Center, Agape, and other special collections you will find the appropriate box in our collection corner. Hands in Mission donations requested: Fabrics, sewing thread, monetary donations to purchase these items for the World Relief Quilt Project. Fabrics must not have any religious symbols, holiday references or military related prints/patterns. June Prayer Practice: Examine Prayer Practice. How is God bringing you life? What is causing you distress? Anyone is welcome to pray with us at Trinity every week on Wednesdays at noon. If you can t join us face to face, we still encourage you to practice prayer where you are at noon on Wednesdays. You are also welcome to text Pastor Melodi at 701-331-9412 by noon Wednesday and we will lift up your prayer concerns with you. The Auglaize County Historical Society will host a Gravestone Restoration workshop on Saturday, June 16, at St. John s Lutheran Church, 15321 Pusheta Road. The cost is $28 for historical society members, and $36 for non-members, which includes breakfast, lunch, and all workshop supplies. Contact the historical society, auglaizecountyhistory@bright.net, for more information or a registration form. On Friday evening (June 15) at 7 pm at the church noted genealogist Karen Bennett will provide a powerpoint presentation about Gravestone Symbolism; the Friday program is free and open to the public. Repairing tombstones is a great way to understand and honor our family, church, and community history! We are creating an informal pictorial directory of members in conjunction with the 150th Anniversary celebration. It can be any kind of picture: studio pictures, Christmas together, or a fun one off Facebook- just tell us which one! This will also help our new members put names to smiling faces! We can scan snapshots and return them or get them by email. President.trinity.moulton@gmail.com See Tracey if you have any questions. Please submit pictures by June 20. Synod Assembly will be this Friday and Saturday June 8-9th at Bowling Green State University. Anyone is welcome to attend as a guest. Our voting delegates Tammy and Kyle Frishe and Pastor Melodi will representing Trinity in worship, prayer, and voting on the concerns of the church. Please keep our delegates in prayer this weekend and Pastor Melodi as she leads a breakout session on Prayer practices. Thank you for your support.
Directories available: There are member directories available in the Narthex. Please feel free to take one for yourself as well as for your family members. Haiti Mission Picnic Sunday, June 10 th 2-5pm. For anyone interested in meeting the past team members who have traveled to Haiti and to receive information about the next Haiti Mission Trip in February 2019. Families are invited to come with to Pastor Melodi s family pond for fishing, swimming, and a picnic where information will be shared about Haiti. Please bring a lawn chair and a donation for beans and rice for Haiti. Drinks and Food will be provided. Please talk to Pastor Melodi if you are able to attend and for directions! Adult Affirmation of Baptism Classes offered in June on Sundays at 9am. Did you just take confirmation because your parents made you? As an adult, what questions do you wish you could ask the Pastor now? Please join our discussion group this month and bring your bibles and your questions! June 10 th : What do Lutherans believe? June 17 th : What do other religions believe? June 24 th : Stump the Pastors: What questions have you wanted to ask but afraid to ask? *Sunday, June 24 th members of the class will be invited to publicly affirm their faith during worship if they choose. Thank you for your generous support of our youth offering this year. Since January 2018 we have received over $1,600 to support our youth partners at Redeemer Lutheran. From June-August our youth offering will support our local kids to go to VBS here at Trinity.
Agape will be offering their Summer Feeding Program bags again this year. Hard to believe that this will be our twelfth year. Since we provide these bags to all the students who were enrolled in their respective schools free and reduced breakfast and/or lunch feeding programs, we potentially could offer these bags to 1057 students each month. While this is a staggering number of students who are enrolled, we provide for an average of 910 to 965 bags each month. Each student will receive a total of 41 shelf stable items, 6 cold and frozen items and 5 soft and squishy items. These are packed into a total of 3 bags. The shelf stable items can be pre-packed but the cold and frozen and the soft and squishy must to be packed as needed. This requires a substantial amount of work. This is why we require volunteer groups to assist in these packing parties. If you have adults and children that have time during the day, evenings or Saturdays, please let us know so we can make arrangements to have them pack bags for us. Only an hour or so is needed and we can accommodate anywhere from 5 to 35 or so at a time. Give us a call at (419)394-8700 or send an e-mail at agape@bright.net. We can certainly use the help and it really is a great time for everyone. Children can decorate the small snack bags and pack with goodies and the adults can pack the bags. Please help us help our communities. May 27, 2018 Attendance 65 Current Offering received: $1629.00 Budget Needed: $3,672.00 Next Sunday Daniel Lengerich, Acolyte Pat Smith, Altar Flower Care Van Wright, Lay Reader
This Week s Schedule Wednesday 12:00 pm Prayer Friday & Saturday Synod Assembly in Bowling Green Next Sunday 9:00 am Adult Catechism 10:15 am Worship 2: 00 pm Haiti Mission picnic at Pastor Melodi s home 6:00 pm Moulton 4H Deadline for information for the bulletin is Thursday at 11 am. The deadline for the newsletter is the 15 th of the month. Pastor Melodi s contact information: Office: 419-738-6547 Cell: 701-331-9412 Email: mhagen001@luthersem.edu Office Hours: Monday-Wednesday, 9am Noon, or by appointment Check out the website each week for announcements and information. trinity-moulton.com Or Follow Trinity on Facebook at Trinity Lutheran-Moulton or on Instagram at trinity.lutheran.moulton Response Form Information 1. Please join us for Family Night, Wednesday, June 13 at 5 pm. We will have a meal, with meat provided. You are welcome to bring cookies or chips to share. Please indicate how many will attend on the Response Form. 2. The Kids Against Hunger packaging event will be June 23 at First English. Set up will begin at 8 am, with packaging beginning at 9 am. Please let us know if you can help by signing up on the Yellow Response Form or by calling the office.