Faithful Love 21 st Sunday after Pentecost October 8 th & 9 th, 2016
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: When given the chance to return to her own people, the widow Ruth pledged faithful love not just to her mother-in-law, Naomi, but to Naomi s God. Paul urges his apprentice Timothy to respond with faithful love assuring him of the strength that is received through knowing Jesus. This strength produces the fruit of enduring hardships, running the race, and working in the Lord s harvest. Yet even when we are weak and falter in our faithfulness, God is ever faithful to keep His promises. This faithful, loving God is the healer of all who suffer. Just as with His almighty Word, Jesus spoke healing to the ten lepers, so with His powerful Gospel promises He continues to speak healing from sin and death for us today. PRAYER BEFORE WORSHIP: Almighty God, Your favor is shown to Your people through the grace that is in Christ Jesus. Strengthen us to endure hardship, to run the race in the manner of pilgrims, and to labor in Your harvest until You call us home; for You are always faithful, and You always keep Your promises; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. 2
THE DIVINE SERVICE DIVINE SERVICE II, page 158 HYMNS: 276, 399, 381 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 Twenty-first 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. We welcome back this weekend, Pastor Ed Engelbrecht, who is here at Ebenezer for our services. We congratulate Mary Beth Zastrow and Nathan Patrick Hiatt who were married here at Ebenezer yesterday, October 8 th. We pray that God may bless this happy couple. Mary Beth and Nate, Pastor and Margaret would like to thank all the members who made this special weekend possible! Please keep these dates in mind Our Pork Sausage Supper will be here very soon October 23 rd!!! Serving will be from 11:30 AM to 5:00 PM. We will set-up for the Supper on Thursday, October 20 th after 5:00 PM. We will peel potatoes on Saturday, October 22 nd after 8:00 AM. We will finish cleanup on Monday, October 24 th after 9:00 AM. The Sausage Supper Committee would certainly appreciate your help!!! 3
Christ Lutheran Church at Route 94 123 Church Road in Augusta will have their 66 th Annual Whole Hog Sausage & Sauerkraut Dinner TODAY. The dinner is served cafeteria style all you can eat! Serving is from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Adult tickets are $11.00, Children 6 12, $4.00; under 6 are free. Faith Lutheran Church in Washington will offer a special presentation on the religion of Islam by Professor John Loum of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. The presentation will be on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13 th at 7:00 PM in the church sanctuary at 1008 Bieker Rd. in Washington (top of the hill behind Dairy Queen on Hwy. 47). Please consider this a special invitation to our members here at Ebenezer. A time for questions will be offered. Light refreshments will be served in the church basement following the presentation. Dr. Loum is a former Muslim and will offer excellent insight into the religion of Islam and how we as Christians can relate with care and concern with the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ. A free-will offering will be gathered to defray costs and support outreach efforts of Synod to Muslims. Faith Lutheran Church is looking forward to having interested members of our congregation join in this interesting presentation. Please check the shelves in our Church kitchen to see if any of the dishes or pans that are there belong to you. We will need the space for our bread and pies for the sausage supper. We have received this very important request from Mercy Hospice Mercy Hospice is currently seeking volunteers to offer support and comfort to patients and families in our community. Volunteers are matched with opportunities to serve according to their schedules, skills, comfort levels and 4
geographic area. Volunteer opportunities include: caregiver relief, emotional support, Alzheimer s program, life review videos, bereavement support, Mercy Companions, administrative assistance, etc. The next free three week training will be Tuesdays, October 18, 25 and November 1 from 1:00 5:00 PM. For more information, please contact Stephanie Marquart, Volunteer Coordinator at 636-239-8862 or stephanie.marquart@mercy.net. Stephanie is also available to answer any questions or to speak about Mercy Hospice services. There are several copies of the October Bird Seed newsletter from Robin McCoy on the table near our Church entrance. There are still a few Large Print Luther s Small Catechisms on the table near the entrance. Help yourself if you would like one or give it to someone who enjoys the larger print. We still have some Blessings From The Table cookbooks and RADA Cutlery catalogs available to look at on the table at the back of Church. Please consider that these items would make a very nice Christmas gift!! Please keep in mind that the Church Officer s meeting will be October 13 th at 7:00 PM in preparation of the Quarterly Voter s Meeting, on Monday October 17 th at 7:30 PM. Ladies Please Note - Our Ladies Aid will meet on Friday, October 14 th at 1:30 PM. 5
Those Serving Today Organist Saturday Laura Nichols Organist Sunday Ruth Marschel Head Usher Saturday Tracey Bade Head Usher Sunday Marvin Kassebaum Altar Guild Marilyn Bade and Bonnie Gardner Acolytes 7 th Grade Confirmation Class Bell Ringer Jeff Hohlt Offerings and Attendance Weekly Contributions $1,911.00 Plate 38.00 Sunday School 41.31 $1,990.31 YTD Thrivent Choice income $5,142.00 Attendance: Saturday Worship 28 Sunday Worship 60 Sunday School Attendance: Children 8 Adults 20 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday This Week at Ebenezer Confirmation 6:30 PM Congregational Officer s Meeting 7:00 PM Ladies Aid 1:30 PM Worship with Holy Communion 5:00 PM 6