January 27, 2019 Third Sunday after the Epiphany

Trinity Lutheran Church The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod W2776 STH 32 Howards Grove, WI 53083 Phone (920) 565-3669 Fax (920) 565-4592 January 27, 2019 Third Sunday after the Epiphany Rev. Darrel L. Bergelin Administrative Pastor (920) 565-3349 pastorbergelin@trinityhowardsgrove.org Vicar Jonathon Rusche 1-812-483-6663 vicar@trinityhowardsgrove.org Toni Post Secretary secretary@trinityhowardsgrove.org Mary Ann Grunewald Choir Director Sandy Marthenze Organist Custodians Gary and Dawn Hopf Marilyn Heinemann Preschool Teacher preschool@trinityhowardsgrove.org Website www.trinityhowardsgrove.org Facebook facebook.com/trinityhowards Twitter twitter.com/trinityhowards Prayer Chain e-mail prayer.chain4u@yahoo.com

Welcome to Trinity Lutheran Church Trinity Lutheran Church Worship Services are aired on Cable TV, Channel 14, Sunday at 5:30 p.m. & Mondays at 10:30 a.m. Services are also aired on Digital Channel 990 Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m. Sunday Worship Times: 8:00 & 10:30am Sunday School and Bible Class: 9:15am OPENING HYMN: Please rise INVOCATION CONFESSION OF SINS All: 839 O Christ, Our True and Only Light In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, God who is faithful and just will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Let us kneel and confess our sins to God our Father. Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. 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. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. 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. ABSOLUTION: Please rise INTROIT: (ALL) KYRIE: Almighty God in his mercy has given his Son to die for you and for his sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of the word, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. You will arise and have pity on Zion; it is the time to favor her; the appointed time has come. Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet to be created may praise the Lord: that he looked down from his holy height; from heaven the Lord looked at the earth, to hear the groans of the prisoners, to set free those who were doomed to die, that they may declare in Zion the name of the Lord, and in Jerusalem his praise, when peoples gather together, and Kingdoms, to worship the Lord. You will arise and have pity on Zion; it is the time to favor her; the appointed time has come. In peace let us pray to the Lord. Lord have mercy. For the peace from above, and for our salvation, let us pray to the Lord. Lord have mercy. For the peace of the whole world, for the well-being of the Church of God and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord. Lord have mercy. For this holy house and for all who offer here their worship and praise, let us pray to the Lord. Lord have mercy. Help, save, comfort and defend us gracious Lord. 2

SONG: THE COLLECT Please be seated Feast of Victory This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! Worthy is Christ, the Lamb who was slain, whose blood set us free to be people of God. This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! Power, riches, wisdom and strength, and honor, blessing and glory are His. This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! Sing with all the people of God, and join in the hymn of all creation. Blessing, honor, glory and might be to God and the Lamb forever. This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! For the Lamb who was slain has begun His reign. Alleluia! This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! The Lord be with you. And also with you. Almighty and everlasting God, mercifully look upon our infirmities and stretch forth the hand of Your majesty to heal and defend us, through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. OLD TESTAMENT: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 1 All the people came together as one in the square before the Water Gate. They told Ezra the teacher of the Law to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel. 2 So on the first day of the seventh month Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, which was made up of men and women and all who were able to understand. 3 He read it aloud from daybreak till noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate in the presence of the men, women and others who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law. 5 Ezra opened the book. All the people could see him because he was standing above them; and as he opened it, the people all stood up. 6 Ezra praised the LORD, the great God; and all the people lifted their hands and responded, Amen! Amen! Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground. 8 They read from the Book of the Law of God, making it clear and giving the meaning so that the people understood what was being read. 9 Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and teacher of the Law, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to them all, This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep. For all the people had been weeping as they listened to the words of the Law. 10 Nehemiah said, Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength. This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. 3

EPISTLE: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body Jews or Greeks, slaves or free and all were made to drink of one Spirit. 14 For the body does not consist of one member but of many. 15 If the foot should say, Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body, that would not make it any less a part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say, Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body, that would not make it any less a part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell? 18 But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. 19 If all were a single member, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts, yet one body. 21 The eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you, nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. 22 On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we be stow the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty, 24 which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it, 25 that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. 26 If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together. 27 Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. 28 And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? 30 Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? 31 But earnestly desire the higher gifts. This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. 8:00am CWF: Family of God 10:30pm SR. CHOIR: God Calling Yet Please rise HOLY GOSPEL: Luke 4:16-30 The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke the 4th chapter beginning at verse 16. Glory to you, O Lord. 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. 17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. 20 And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. 21 And he began to say to them, Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing. 22 And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son? 23 And he said to them, Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, Physician, heal yourself. What we have heard you did at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well. 24 And he said, Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. 25 But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land, 26 and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. 27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian. 28 When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. 29 And they rose up and drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff. 30 But passing through their midst, he went away. This is the Gospel of the Lord. 4 Praise be to Thee, O Christ.

THE APOSTLES CREED: (We confess together) 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 and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He will 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. Please be seated SERMON HYMN: SERMON Rise 701 Draw Us to Thee THE OFFERTORY: Congregation Sings (LSB Page 192) Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation, and uphold me with Thy free Spirit. Please be seated THE OFFERING: Please fill out a worship card. We rise as the offering is brought forward to the altar. 8:00AM THE PRAYERS THE LORD S PRAYER Please be seated HYMN: Please rise THE BENEDICTION ALL: ADULT CONFIRMATION Devon Lallensack 398 Hail to the Lord s Anointed 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. HYMN: 706 Love in Christ Is Strong and Living 5

The Trinity Messenger January 27, 2019 ADULT CONFIRMATION We welcome Devon Lallensack this morning by way of Adult Confirmation. We are happy to have Devon as part of our church family and look forward to growing in our faith together. THANK YOU Thank you to Paulette Krueger for playing the organ for our worship services today. CHRISTIAN FUNERAL A Christian Funeral was held here at Trinity at on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 for Dorothy Herrmann. Pastor Bergelin officiated. Dorothy passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. May God give strength and comfort to the Herrmann family. VOTERS MEETING There is a voters meeting today following the late worship service. There are minutes on the table in the narthex. The minutes were also e-mailed. ANNUAL REPORT AND DIRECTORY The 2018 Annual Reports and our Church Directory will be at the Voter s Meeting. They are also on the table in the narthex. Please help yourself to a copy. BRUNCH We will be eating out at Breaking Bread in Sheboygan on Sunday, February 10th at 12:15pm. We would love for you to join us. There is a sign up sheet on the table in the narthex YOUTH ICE SKATING We are planning an ice skating event for Saturday, February 16th at Blue Line Ice Center from 8-10pm. We will meet at church and have a devotion with Vicar Rusche before we leave. SCRIP We can order hundreds of scrip cards for you. We also we carry many in stock- BP Gas, Kwik Trip, Festival Foods, Piggly Wiggly, Pick n Save, Miesfeld, Walmart, Kohl's, Bath and Body, Target, Fleet Farm, Menards, Chilis, Log Cabin, Culver's, and Marcus Theater, and more. Gift cards are a great and easy way to do your shopping. Just stop at the table in the narthex. Each card that is bought is the full amount for you but the church gets a percentage for each card sold. SPECIAL OFFERING January The special offering for January is WJUB Radio Station for Lutheran Hour Broadcasts. Lutheran Hour is aired on 1420 am each Sunday morning from 8:00-8:30am. SPECIAL OFFERING February The February special offering is for Lutheran High School. LHS is Located in Sheboygan. Our congregation is an association member. MORNING MEDITATIONS Morning Meditations is a devotion by area LCMS Pastors each morning, Monday through Friday, on WHBL-1330AM at 7:26am and at 10:45am. Meditations for the week of January 28-February 1 are given by Trinity Sheboygan. You may also listen to Morning Meditations at http://www.morning-meditations.com 6

OBERAMMERGAU PASSION PLAY AND BEST OF THE HOLY LAND Rev. Tim Fraker, husband of Darci Bergelin Fraker of Trinity Lutheran Church in Weatherford, Texas is taking a trip to the Holy Land and the Passion Play in Oberammergau, Germany, June of 2020, and has invited our congregation to join them. The first part of the trip is spent in the Holy Land where we will walk through the Garden of Gethsemane, sail on the Sea of Galilee, journey to Nazareth, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and so much more. The last week of the trip we fly to Munich and are transferred to Alpine Village. We will tour many places, but the main attraction is the Passion play. The Passion Play is a reenactment of the suffering, death and resurrection of Christ and is performed every 10 years. Performers were born in Oberammergau or have lived there for at least 20 years. Over 2000 Oberammergau villagers will participate in the 2020 Passion Play. The trip is June 15-June 27, 2020. There are brochures located on the table in the narthex describing the entire trip. MARK YOUR CALENDARS Vacation Bible School here at Trinity will be June 17-21, 2019. School gets out a week later this year so Vacation Bible School is a week later. CONGRATULATIONS We would like to congratulate Beth Cassity for being on High Honor Roll for the first semester at Lutheran High School. We would also like to congratulate Tanner and Devon Lallensack who have made High Honor Roll at North High School. We invite parents from all schools to let us know when your child made the honor roll so we can recognize them as well. THE FOLLOWING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM OUR CHURCH were chosen by their high school directors to be a part of the Big East Conference 2019 High School Honors Music Experience on January 3 rd at the Capitol Civic Center in Manitowoc. It was a beautiful night of music. CONGRATULATIONS! Honors Choir Beth Cassity Zachary Parnitzke Emily Horness Honors Band Natalie Englebert THANK YOU We would like to thank you for your kindness and generosity during this holiday season. Through your thoughtful donations we were able to provide a merry and joyous Christmas to children, families, and individuals throughout Sheboygan County. This year we were blessed with an abundant quantity and quality of items. There were tears, smiles, and at times a lack of words to express sincere appreciation for all you have done. Thank you and Happy New Year from Sheboygan County Health and Human Services and all the recipients. January 28 Jill Pelnar January 29 Dylan Elias Jennifer Erdmann January 30 Emily Allen John Gessler February 1 Duane Lau Brandon Zipperer February 2 Donna Bramstedt Lizabeth Kroll Toni Post Marc Winter 7

Acolyte Altar Guild Greeters Channel 990 Rocky Knoll Video Operators January 27-8:00am Nicole Schobert Trent Grunewald 10:30am Hannah Cassity Mikena Grunewald January 21-February 3 Donna Held Ann Parnitzke January 27-8:00am Richard Boje and Connie Schmitt Linda Drexler, JoAnne Bramstedt January 27-10:30am Tania and Kevin Kolb Wayne and Kay Schorer January 28 Lucy Roediger February 4 Char Baumann January 27 Toni Post February 3 Marvin Barts January 27 Lance Liermann February 3 Jim Post February 3-8:00am Alyssa Lallensack Jameson Schmidt February 3 10:30am Gretchen Winter Aaron Schorer February 3 8:00am Allan and Donna Bramstedt Dale and Donna Bitter February 3 10:30am Richard and Lee Schoessow Jon and Donna Held January Ushers 8:00am Team 5 10:30am Team 2 January Elders 8:00am Aaron Kuhlow 10:30am Brian Andrews February Ushers 8:00am Team 1 10:30am Team 4 February Elders 8:00am Dale Hopf 10:30am Jon Held Attendance and Financials for January 20, 2019 Sunday School Attendance 33 Sunday School Offering $19.90 Attendance 8:00am 133 Attendance 10:30am 115 Total Attendance 248 Description of Offering Amount Given Description of Offering Amount Given General Offering $4,421.00 Endowment Fund $100.00 WJUB Radio Station $25.00 Parking Lot Blacktop Fund $100.00 Memorial Carolyn Grunewald Organ Fund $20.00 Church Improvement Fund $240.00 The black top loan balance as of December 1, 2018 is $12,887.00. If you would like to contribute to the black top loan, please put your donation in an envelope and mark it Black Top and put in the offering plate. Thank you. 28 Monday 10:00am Bible Class 1:00pm Quilters 29-Tuesday 8:30-11:30am Pre-school 9:30am Preschool Chapel 30 Wednesday 7:30am LHS Bible Study 4:30-6:00pm Confirmation 31 Thursday 8:30-11:30am Pre-school 6:30pm Bible Class 7:00pm Bombers @ Tigers 1-Friday 2 Saturday 3 Sunday 8:00 & 10:30am Family Worship with Holy Communion 9:15am Bible Class and Sunday School 8