THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY February 9 & February 10, 2019 Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer exists to: Welcome people to faith in Jesus Christ; Equip His followers with a maturing faith through Word and Sacrament; and Serve in the world as Jesus served us. Welcome. As God called the prophets and as Jesus called the disciples, the Holy Spirit has called us to this time of worship and to life in God s love always. Please introduce yourself to and Pastor Akers, and complete the information in the Rite of Fellowship pad located on the pew. Large print services and bulletins are available from the ushers. For Pastoral Care please call or Pastor Akers at the church or at home. A Sitting Room [in the east wing] and a Nursery [in the west wing] are available for infants through age three during each worship service. If little ones become restless during the service and are disturbing other worshipers, please take them out of the service until they have settled down. Thank you! The Lutheran Hour can be heard every Sunday at 8:00 AM on WIOU 1350 AM, sponsored by Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer. Please note that the deadline for bulletin announcements is Wednesdays by noon. Thank you. LUTHERAN CHURCH OF OUR REDEEMER / REDEEMER LUTHERAN SCHOOL 705 SOUTHWAY BOULEVARD EAST, KOKOMO, INDIANA 46902 Church Phone: 453-0969 School Phone: 864-6466 Church Fax Number: 864-6470 E-Mail: LCOR@Redeemerkokomo.org Rev. William Allison, Pastor Home Phone: 457-0346 Rev. Barry Akers, Associate Pastor Home Phone: 457-5539 Ruth Lavrenz, RLS Principal Church: http://lcorkokomo.org/ RLS: http://redeemerlutheranschoolkokomo.org/ SATURDAY EVENING WORSHIP SERVICE: 5:30 PM SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES: 8:15 & 10:45 AM CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP: 10:45 AM [1 ST & 3 RD SUNDAYS] SUNDAY SCHOOL AND BIBLE CLASS: 9:30 AM WORSHIP SERVICE PARTICIPANTS Preacher Liturgist Organist Acolytes Sanctuary Stewards Nursery SAT. 5:30 Juanita Martin-Davis Volunteer Needed SUN. 8:15 Pastor Akers Florence Moeller Volunteer Needed SUN. 10:45 Pastor Akers Florence Moeller Volunteer Needed Marietta Adelsen Caroline Howard Cora LAST WEEK S ATTENDANCE BUDGET INFORMATION - MUSIC Sat. 5:30 PM 95/ 8:15 AM 104 / 10:45 AM 151 = 350 Prelude The Heaven s Declare Marcello / Choir Fisherman Peter & I See the Lord Offertory Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent G. Young / Postlude Triumphal March G.F. Handel RLS SCHOOL PRINCIPAL CALL ISSUED Please continue to pray for Eric & Alexandra Frisco and their 2 children as they prayerfully consider the call to serve as principal of Redeemer Lutheran School. Mr. Frisco is currently principal at Immanuel Lutheran School in Alpena, Michigan. PRAYERS FOR HEALING, STRENGTH, PEACE AND COMFORT We remember Hope S, William Young, Lois Grotrian, Mike Bridegroom, Samantha Creason, Janet Matyas, Sharon & David McPike, Steve Olson, Delia Overia, Bob Braswell, Al Sparling, Betty Pohlman, Mary Harper, Michel Peterson, Carl & Joan Swift, Heather Portman, and Sharon Lecher. THANKS TO YOUR GENEROSITY - $664.00 WAS RECEIVED DURING SOUPER BOWL SUNDAY TO BENEFIT KOKOMO RESCUE MISSION. BLESS YOU!
REDEEMER REPORTER DEADLINE IS THIS THURSDAY! CHRISTIAN LOVE, SYMPATHY & PRAYER Our Christian love, sympathy & prayer go to Paul Schini & Family at the death of Wilma Schini. Schinis were long-time members of Our Redeemer before moving to Texas. ALTAR FLOWERS This weekend s altar flowers are given in memory of Art Hartman s February 7 th birthday from his wife, Opal, and daughters Marge Bunn and Linda Alley. THANK YOU!!! - FROM THE YOUTH The high school youth send a very grateful thank you to the congregation for your outpouring of generosity at our sub sandwich sale! Thanks to your purchases and donations, we raised $684 toward our expenses for the National Youth Gathering. The blessing of your continued support is truly appreciated! SHUT-INS OF THE WEEK JOHN & PHYLLIS SCHUMACHER This week s honored shut-ins are John & Phyllis Schumacher. TUESDAY EVENING BIBLE CLASS s Tuesday Evening Bible Class meets this Tuesday, February 12, 2019 from 6 7 PM in Mission Hall. God s Word for Today Job, class discussion is continuation of Lesson 6, With Friends Like These. Next up is Lesson 7, Where is God When I Need Him? LADIES BIBLE CLASS GOD S WORD FOR TODAY JOSHUA Ladies Bible Study meets this Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 10:00 AM in Mission Hall. Coffee and fellowship are at 9:30. This week and the ladies are discussing Lesson 8 Allotment at Gilgal from God s Word for Today Joshua. SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES FEBRUARY 10, 2019-9:30 AM Welcome to all! Let us help you keep your resolution to get FIT SPIRITUALLY FIT, that is! CLASS LOCATION TEACHER[S] Pre-School, Pre-K, Kdg. RLS Kindergarten Room Ashley Schneider 1 st 2 nd Grades RLS 3 rd Grade Room Mindy Conner 3 rd 4 th Grades RLS 4 th Grade Room Erin Jorgensen Today, the Sunday School classes learned the Bible Story Jesus Feeds Five Thousand. They learned that in His love, God promises to care for all our physical and spiritual needs and gives us the greatest treasure His Son and the gifts of forgiveness, life, and salvation. As a family discuss, In what ways has God provided for both your physical and spiritual needs? 5 th 7 th Grades RLS 5 th /6 th Grade Room Steve & Cindy Sewell God s Crime Scene for Kids: Investigate Creation With a Real Detective. 8 th Gr.-Confirmation RLS 7 th /8 th Grade Room The Blessing and Power of Baptism; What Baptism Indicates. High School Youth Room (top of stairs) Steve Gaunt & Jerry Hartman Francis Chan Greater Than Chapter 2. Adult Bible Class 1 Mission Hall Pastor Akers Christian Vocation the Lutheran Difference. This week we ll continue the discussion of Vocation. Next up is Redeemed into Service. Adult Bible class 2 Adult Education Room Renee Young "Discerning the Voice of God" by Pricilla Shirer. This week is DVD 3 The Holy Spirit s Voice. FELLOWSHIP GATHERING A fellowship gathering sponsored by the WATCH and RENEW groups is planned for TODAY, Sunday, February 10, at 5:30 PM in Fellowship Hall. Please bring a covered dish to share. Table service will be provided.
SPEAK UP! But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. ALWAYS be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you for the reason for the hope that you have 1 Peter 3:15 ENROLLMENT: We are now accepting new students. Currently we have 68 students enrolled for next school year. If you know of anyone looking for a school, please encourage them to check Redeemer out. SGO: As we begin the re-enrollment and enrollment for next school year, we remind you that once again, we are seeking any financial assistance we can through our SGO program. If you have donated before, the school thanks you, but especially our students thank you. If you are interested in making a donation, please contact Mrs. Tucker in our admissions office. TRASH BAGS: Redeemer Lutheran will be selling trash bags at the end of each service beginning NEXT Saturday, February 16. The cost will still be $10.00. Orders will be taken in the Extended care room after each service. Orders must be paid in advance. We will not have change, so you will need to pay with the exact amount or write a check to RLS. STEWARDSHIP MOMENT Luke 5:5 And Simon answered, Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at Your word I will let down the nets. Peter s words show both exasperation and trust. He s tired. He tried his best and failed. But he is still ready to trust the Lord s word and act on it. Our stewardship is also a matter of trusting the Lord s word and acting on it. NYG NEWS SCRIP Fundraising- Need to order SCRIP cards? Orders can now be placed with proceeds benefitting our youth trip this summer! Specify when ordering that you would like your funds donated to the NYG trip, or to a specific youth that is going. SCRIP sales happen every Sunday during the Sunday School hour in the Extended Care room (next to the Narthex). WOODEN SIGN PAINTING PARTY SATURDAY FEB. 23 AT 2:00 PM **Stephanie & Erin will be staying after both services on Sunday to assist anyone who needs help ordering. All orders are due by THIS Wednesday at 10 AM!** NYG SIGN PAINTING FUND-RAISER On Saturday, February 23 at 2:00 PM, the NYG participants will be hosting a wood painting party in Fellowship Hall. Creative Gatherings offers over 700 design options for people to choose from. No artistic ability is needed as we use a stencil; it s a very simple process that we will guide you through to paint a beautiful sign to take home with you that day. $10 from every sign ordered will be donated back to the youth to help fund their trip. Please take a flyer from the Welcome Center for more information or contact Erin Jorgensen. All are welcome to attend! PATHWAYS / GROUNDS Listed below are the scheduled times we will be meeting. All youth 5 th -12 grade are welcome to attend these events; friends are always welcome! Call/text Erin Jorgensen or Stephanie Gross for more information. SUNDAY, FEB. 10 Tonight is the TobyMac concert! Those who have purchased tickets to this event will meet here at Redeemer this evening. We will leave at 5 PM. SUNDAY, FEB. 17 Join us on Feb. 27 from 2-4 PM in Fellowship Hall as we continue construction on a wheelchair ramp. Waivers must be filled out before / upon arrival. SUNDAY, FEB. 24 Ramp Construction 2-4 in Fellowship Hall.
THIS WEEK AT REDEEMER DATE TIME TITLE / EVENT LOCATION Sat. 10 3 Member Function Mission Hall 5:30 PM Traditional Communion Sanctuary Sun. 8:15 AM Traditional Communion Sanctuary 9:30 AM Sunday School Bible Class MH / AER / RLS / Youth Room 10:45 AM Traditional Communion Sanctuary 5:00 PM Youth Toby Mac Departure Time 5:30 PM WATCH RENEW Fellowship Fellowship Hall Mon. 9:00 AM Room Occupied Church Library 10:00 AM Wilma Schini Viewing / Funeral / Dinner Sanctuary Mission Hall 1:00 PM Hands of Love Turner s Home 6:30 PM Quilt Class Mission Hall Tues. 7:30 AM Men s Bible Study Mission Hall 9 12 Church Library Staff Church Library 10:00 AM Ladies Bible Class Mission Hall 5:45 PM Bell Choir Choir Room 6:00 PM Cub Boy Scouts Fellowship Hall 6 7 PM Tuesday Evening Bible Class Mission Hall 7:00 PM Choir Choir Room Wed. 8:45 AM RLS Chapel Sanctuary 4:30 PM Board of RLS School Conference Room 7:00 PM Boy Scout Committee Church Library Thurs. 9:30 AM Quilting Choir Room 9:30 AM Ladies Koinonia Mission Hall Sat. 5:30 PM Traditional Worship Sanctuary Visit the church web site at www.lcorkokomo.org and select the On-line Giving link in the left column to set up your account. Once set up, you can also use a smart phone and the QR code image here to go directly to the giving page.
KOKOMO HANDBELL FESTIVAL The congregation is invited to the Kokomo Handbell Festival on Saturday March 2, 2019 at Bible Baptist Church, [corner of Dixon Rd. & Lincoln Rd]. Guest Director Rebecca Holt of Indianapolis will be leading handbell choirs from six area churches. The choirs will spend the day practicing as a mass choir in preparation for the evening Vesper Service. The choirs range from beginning to advanced ringers, our church has ringers participating in Group I and Group II. Ms. Holt is the handbell director for both St. Lukes United Methodist of Indianapolis and Second Presbyterian. Please come join us at 5:30 PM for the Vesper Service where we will ring to the Glory of God. HARTMAN MEMORIAL EUCHRE CARD PARTY - MARCH 16, 2019-2 4 PM Save the date March 16 th for the Hartman Memorial Euchre Card Party. See you in the Mission Hall from 2-4 PM to raise money for Worship Anew. Last year we raised $900.00 and had almost thirty card players present. We hope to see you this year. LOOKING AHEAD TO LENT On Wednesday, March 6, we begin the Season of Lent with our Ash Wednesday service. Two services will be held on Ash Wednesday, 12 noon and 7:00 PM. Both services will offer Holy Communion, and the imposition of ashes. The other remaining Lenten services will be held at 12 noon and 7:00 PM. Our theme this year is the A Lent to Remember. The key word will be remember. Each week we ll focus on something God remembers or something God causes us to remember. There s a big difference between God s remembering and our remembering. When we remember something, too often it s like one person saying, You forgot my birthday and another replying, No. I remembered your birthday. I just didn t do anything about it. When God remembers, He does something about it. God remembers and acts graciously toward us. When God causes us to remember something, He also causes us to do something. He causes us to believe. He causes us to receive, by faith, His gracious gifts. By the time this Lenten season is over, our prayer is that the power of God s Word will cause us to remember the way God remembers, with action. THE WEEKLY THEMES AND TEXTS ARE: Ash Wednesday, March 6 Remember Dust Psalm 103:13-14 Lent 2 March 13 Remember Wondrous Works Psalm 111:4 Lent 3 March 20 Remember Jesus Words Luke 22:61-62 Lent 4 March 27 Remember the Covenant Psalm 105:8 Lent 5 April 3 Remember Sins No More Jeremiah 31:34 Lent 6 April 10 Remember Steadfast Love Psalm 98:3 Maundy Thursday April 18 Remembrance of Me 1Corinthians 11:23-26 Good Friday April 19-12 PM Remember Me Luke 23:39-43 Good Friday April 19 7 PM Tenebrae Service Easter April 20 & April 21 Remember Jesus Risen 2Timothy 2:8, 11
LENTEN DINNERS 2019 Lenten Dinners will be served each Wednesday during Lent, from 5:45-6:30 PM in Fellowship Hall. The cost of the meals is $3.00 (age 13 adults), Free (age 12 - under). DATE CO-CHAIRPERSON DEACON AREAS MENU Ash Wed. Youth Mark Dunkin - #1 Pulled Pork March 6 Tami Brooks Roger Davis - #14 Chips Robert Martin - #10 Relish Tray Cookies March 13 RLS 7/8 Grade Todd Waggoner - #7 Chicken & Noodles Anna Gaunt Richard Harrison - #8 Green Beans Mashed Potatoes Rolls Cookies March 20 Kitchen Terry Gotshall - #3 Baked Pasta Sarah Klepfer John Hubbert - #16 Tossed Salad Bob Hoch - #9 Bread Brownies or Cake March 27 LWIS Larry Sullivan - #2 Vegetable Soup Vivian Heronemus Steve Sewell - #15 Sandwich Fruit Salad Cake April 3 WATCH Gene Miller - #13 Breakfast Casseroles Jill Lowden Mark Pearson - #6 Fruit Robert Frey - #12 Potatoes Pastries April 10 RLS PTL Bob Hingst - #4 Chili Randy McPike - #11 Tom Manship - #5 PB & J Fruit Tray Cookies Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches will be available at all the dinners. Vivian Heronemus, Lenten Dinner Chairperson.