Emanuel Lutheran Church, Napoleon, Ohio 419-592-2616 emanuel@bright.net www.emanuelnapoleon.org Missionary to Japan, Hanna Jensen-Reinke (Hanna.Jensen-Reinke@elca.org) Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 9, 2018 LBW-Lutheran Book of Worship * Please stand as you are able R A L L Y (Please turn to page 11 for the 10:30 a.m. service) ANNOUNCEMENTS RINGING OF THE BELL PRELUDE Children s Medley WOV-With One Voice D A Y 8:00 a.m. Service * CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS (please stand as you are able) P Blessed be the holy Trinity, the one who fashions us, the one who heals us, the one who reforms us again and again. P Let us confess our sin, calling for God's transforming power. Source of all life, C we confess that we have not allowed your grace to set us free. We fear that we are not good enough. We hear your word of love freely given to us, yet we expect others to earn it. We turn the church inward, rather than moving it outward. Forgive us. Stir us. Reform us to be a church powered by love, willing to speak for what is right, act for what is just, and seek the healing of your whole creation. Amen. P God hears our cry and sends the Spirit to change us and to empower our lives in the world. Our sins are forgiven, God's love is unconditional, and we are raised up as God's people who will always be made new, in the name of Jesus Christ. HYMN Jesus Loves Me Jesus loves me! This I know, for the Bible tells me so; Little ones to him belong; they are weak, but he is strong. Refrain: Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so. Jesus loves me! He who died, heaven s gates to open wide; He will wash away my sin, let his little child come in. Refrain: Jesus loves me! He will stay close beside me all the way; If I love him, when I die, he will take me home on high. Refrain: GREETING P The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. C And also with you. KYRIE 1 2
HYMN OF PRAISE SALUTATION AND RESPONSE PRAYER OF THE DAY P Gracious God, throughout the ages you transform sickness into health and death into life. Open us to the power of your presence, and make us a people ready to proclaim your promises to the whole world, through Jesus Christ, our healer and Lord. 3 4
FIRST LESSON: Isaiah 35:4-7a 4 Say to those who are of a fearful heart, "Be strong, do not fear! Here is your God. He will come with vengeance, with terrible recompense. He will come and save you." 5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; 6 then the lame shall leap like a deer, 7 and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy. For waters shall break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert; the burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water. A C The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. PSALM 146 1 Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul! 2 I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. 3 Put not your trust in rulers, in mortals in whom there is no help. 4 When they breathe their last, they return to earth, and in that day their thoughts perish. 5 Happy are they who have the God of Jacob for their help, whose hope is in the LORD their God; 6 who made heaven and earth, the seas, and all that is in them; who keeps promises forever; 7 who gives justice to those who are oppressed, and food to those who hunger. The LORD sets the captive free. 8 The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous. 9 The LORD cares for the stranger; the LORD sustains the orphan and widow, but frustrates the way of the wicked. 10 The LORD shall reign forever, your God, O Zion, throughout all generations. Hallelujah! 5 SECOND LESSON: James 2:1-10 [11-13] 14-17 1 My brothers and sisters, do you with and are convicted by the law as 10 your acts of favoritism really believe transgressors. For whoever keeps in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ? the whole law but fails in one point 2 For if a person with gold rings and in has become accountable for all of it. 11 fine clothes comes into your [ For the one who said, "You shall assembly, and if a poor person in not commit adultery," also said, "You 3 dirty clothes also comes in, and if shall not murder." Now if you do not you take notice of the one wearing commit adultery but if you murder, the fine clothes and say, "Have a you have become a transgressor of 12 seat here, please," while to the one the law. So speak and so act as who is poor you say, "Stand there," those who are to be judged by the 4 13 or, "Sit at my feet," have you not law of liberty. For judgment will be made distinctions among yourselves, without mercy to anyone who has and become judges with evil shown no mercy; mercy triumphs 5 14 thoughts? Listen, my beloved over judgment.] What good is it, my brothers and sisters. Has not God brothers and sisters, if you say you chosen the poor in the world to be have faith but do not have works? 15 rich in faith and to be heirs of the Can faith save you? If a brother or kingdom that he has promised to sister is naked and lacks daily food, 6 16 those who love him? But you have and one of you says to them, "Go in dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich peace; keep warm and eat your fill," who oppress you? Is it not they who and yet you do not supply their bodily 7 drag you into court? Is it not they who blaspheme the excellent name 8 that was invoked over you? You do well if you really fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, "You shall 9 love your neighbor as yourself." But if you show partiality, you commit sin 6 17 needs, what is the good of that? So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead. A C The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
* GOSPEL: Mark 7:24-37 (please stand as you are able) HYMN He s Got the Whole World in His Hands He s got the whole world in his hands, He s got the whole world in his hands, He s got the whole world in his hands, He s got the whole world in his hands. 24 [Jesus] set out and went away to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he was there. Yet he could not 25 escape notice, but a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him, and she came and bowed down at his 26 feet. Now the woman was a Gentile, of Syrophoenician origin. She begged him to cast the demon 27 out of her daughter. He said to her, "Let the children be fed first, for it is not fair to take the children's food 28 and throw it to the dogs." But she answered him, "Sir, even the dogs under the table eat the children's 29 crumbs." Then he said to her, "For saying that, you may go the demon 30 has left your daughter." So she went home, found the child lying on 31 the bed, and the demon gone. Then he returned from the region CHILDREN S SERMON of Tyre, and went by way of Sidon towards the Sea of Galilee, in the 32 region of the Decapolis. They brought to him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they begged him to lay his hand on 33 him. He took him aside in private, away from the crowd, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and 34 touched his tongue. Then looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, "Ephphatha," that is, "Be 35 opened." And immediately his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. 36 Then Jesus ordered them to tell no one; but the more he ordered them, the more zealously they proclaimed 37 it. They were astounded beyond measure, saying, "He has done everything well; he even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak." He s got the sun and the moon in his hands, (Sing three times) He s got the whole world in his hands. He s got the wind and the rain in his hands, (Sing three times) He s got the whole world in his hands. He s got the little bitty baby in his hands, (Sing three times) He s got the whole world in his hands. SERMON HYMN Kum-Ba-Yah (means Come by here ) (you may remain seated) Kum ba yah, my Lord, Kum ba yah! Kum ba yah, my Lord, Kum ba yah! Kum ba yah, my Lord, Kum ba yah! O Lord, Kum ba yah! Someone s crying, Lord... Someone s singing, Lord... Someone s praying, Lord... * APOSTLES' CREED C I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He 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, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again 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. 7 8
TITHES AND OFFERINGS Children s Medley -Rick Ford OFFERTORY (you may remain seated) PRAYERS (you may remain seated) A Freed by God in Christ to live and love and serve, we pray for the church, those in need, and all of God's beloved creation. A brief silence. A Gracious God, you call your church to proclaim the love of Christ to a needy world. Embolden us to be your risen body by welcoming strangers and serving our neighbors. Lord, in your mercy, A Creative God, small sprouts and tall trees proclaim your majesty. Give us clear eyes to see nature's beauty and wise minds to protect our home, this earth, from misuse and harm. Lord, in your mercy, A Sovereign God, you draw order from chaos. Watch over the nations of the world. Bless citizens and leaders who strive toward the beloved community for which you long. Lord, in your mercy, 9 A You bless us with throngs of saints who witness to your compassion. With gratitude, we recall the lives and deeds of those who proclaim lovingkindness to a needy world. Lord, in your mercy, A Welcoming God, you set a table for us. Embolden this congregation to seek new ways of inviting others to the feast of all creation. Lord, in your mercy, Here other intercessions may be offered. P Loving God, you give us all that we need. When your children suffer from hunger, poverty, loneliness, persecution, injury, or illness, send generous helpers and companions. We pray especially for.... Lord, in your mercy, P Into your wide embrace, gracious God, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in your boundless mercy through Jesus Christ, our Redeemer. * LORD S PRAYER (please stand as you are able) P Lord, remember us in your kingdom, and teach us to pray: C Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen BENEDICTION HYMN Peace Like a River I ve got peace like a river; I ve got peace like a river, I ve got peace like a river in my soul; I ve got peace like a river; I ve got peace like a river, I ve got peace like a river in my soul! I ve got love like an ocean... I ve got joy like a fountain... 10
I ve got peace like a river; I ve got love like an ocean; I ve got joy like a fountain in my soul; I ve got peace like a river; I ve got love like an ocean; I ve got joy like a fountain in my soul! POSTLUDE ANNOUNCEMENTS Sunday Joy RINGING OF THE BELL PRELUDE Children s Medley 10:30 a.m. Service * CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS (please stand as you are able) P Blessed be the holy Trinity, the one who fashions us, the one who heals us, the one who reforms us again and again. P Let us confess our sin, calling for God's transforming power. Source of all life, C we confess that we have not allowed your grace to set us free. We fear that we are not good enough. We hear your word of love freely given to us, yet we expect others to earn it. We turn the church inward, rather than moving it outward. Forgive us. Stir us. Reform us to be a church powered by love, willing to speak for what is right, act for what is just, and seek the healing of your whole creation. Amen. P God hears our cry and sends the Spirit to change us and to empower our lives in the world. Our sins are forgiven, God's love is unconditional, and we are raised up as God's people who will always be made new, in the name of Jesus Christ. HYMN Jesus Loves Me Jesus loves me! This I know, for the Bible tells me so; Little ones to him belong; they are weak, but he is strong. Refrain: Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so. Jesus loves me! He who died, heaven s gates to open wide; He will wash away my sin, let his little child come in. Refrain: Jesus loves me! He will stay close beside me all the way; If I love him, when I die, he will take me home on high. Refrain: GREETING P The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. C And also with you. KYRIE 11 12
HYMN OF PRAISE SALUTATION AND RESPONSE PRAYER OF THE DAY P Gracious God, throughout the ages you transform sickness into health and death into life. Open us to the power of your presence, and make us a people ready to proclaim your promises to the whole world, through Jesus Christ, our healer and Lord. FIRST LESSON: Isaiah 35:4-7a 4 Say to those who are of a fearful heart, "Be strong, do not fear! Here is your God. He will come with vengeance, with terrible recompense. He will come and save you." 5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf 6 7 unstopped; then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy. For waters shall break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert; the burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground 13 14
springs of water. A The Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God. PSALM 146 1 Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul! 2 I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. 3 Put not your trust in rulers, in mortals in whom there is no help. 4 When they breathe their last, they return to earth, and in that day their thoughts perish. 5 Happy are they who have the God of Jacob for their help, whose hope is in the LORD their God; 6 who made heaven and earth, the seas, and all that is in them; who keeps promises forever; 7 who gives justice to those who are oppressed, and food to those who hunger. The LORD sets the captive free. 8 The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous. 9 The LORD cares for the stranger; the LORD sustains the orphan and widow, but frustrates the way of the wicked. 10 The LORD shall reign forever, your God, O Zion, throughout all generations. Hallelujah! chosen the poor in the world to be rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to 6 those who love him? But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you? Is it not they who 7 drag you into court? Is it not they who blaspheme the excellent name 8 that was invoked over you? You do well if you really fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, "You shall 9 love your neighbor as yourself." But if you show partiality, you commit sin and are convicted by the law as 10 transgressors. For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become accountable for all of it. 11 [ For the one who said, "You shall not commit adultery," also said, "You shall not murder." Now if you do not commit adultery but if you murder, you have become a transgressor of 12 the law. So speak and so act as those who are to be judged by the 13 law of liberty. For judgment will be without mercy to anyone who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs 14 over judgment.] What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? 15 Can faith save you? If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, "Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill," and yet you do not supply their bodily 17 needs, what is the good of that? So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead. A C The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. SECOND LESSON: James 2:1-10 [11-13] 14-17 1 My brothers and sisters, do you with the fine clothes and say, "Have a your acts of favoritism really believe seat here, please," while to the one in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ? who is poor you say, "Stand there," 2 4 For if a person with gold rings and in or, "Sit at my feet," have you not fine clothes comes into your made distinctions among yourselves, assembly, and if a poor person in and become judges with evil 3 5 dirty clothes also comes in, and if thoughts? Listen, my beloved you take notice of the one wearing brothers and sisters. Has not God 15 * GOSPEL: Mark 7:24-37 (please stand as you are able) 16
24 [Jesus] set out and went away to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he was there. Yet he could not 25 escape notice, but a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him, and she came and bowed down at his 26 feet. Now the woman was a Gentile, of Syrophoenician origin. She begged him to cast the demon 27 out of her daughter. He said to her, "Let the children be fed first, for it is not fair to take the children's food 28 and throw it to the dogs." But she answered him, "Sir, even the dogs under the table eat the children's 29 crumbs." Then he said to her, "For saying that, you may go the demon 30 has left your daughter." So she went home, found the child lying on 31 the bed, and the demon gone. Then he returned from the region of Tyre, CHILDREN S SERMON and went by way of Sidon towards the Sea of Galilee, in the region of 32 the Decapolis. They brought to him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they begged him 33 to lay his hand on him. He took him aside in private, away from the crowd, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his 34 tongue. Then looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, "Ephphatha," that is, "Be opened." 35 And immediately his ears were opened, his tongue was released, 36 and he spoke plainly. Then Jesus ordered them to tell no one; but the more he ordered them, the more 37 zealously they proclaimed it. They were astounded beyond measure, saying, "He has done everything well; he even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak." HYMN He s Got the Whole World in His Hands He s got the whole world in his hands, He s got the whole world in his hands, He s got the whole world in his hands, He s got the whole world in his hands. He s got the sun and the moon in his hands, (Sing three times) He s got the whole world in his hands. 17 He s got the wind and the rain in his hands, (Sing three times) He s got the whole world in his hands. He s got the little bitty baby in his hands, (Sing three times) He s got the whole world in his hands. SERMON HYMN Kum-Ba-Yah (means Come by here ) (you may remain seated) Kum ba yah, my Lord, Kum ba yah! Kum ba yah, my Lord, Kum ba yah! Kum ba yah, my Lord, Kum ba yah! O Lord, Kum ba yah! Someone s crying, Lord... Someone s singing, Lord... Someone s praying, Lord... * NICENE CREED C We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven; by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen 18
PRAYERS (you may remain seated) A Freed by God in Christ to live and love and serve, we pray for the church, those in need, and all of God's beloved creation. A brief silence. A Gracious God, you call your church to proclaim the love of Christ to a needy world. Embolden us to be your risen body by welcoming strangers and serving our neighbors. Lord, in your mercy, A Creative God, small sprouts and tall trees proclaim your majesty. Give us clear eyes to see nature's beauty and wise minds to protect our home, this earth, from misuse and harm. Lord, in your mercy, A Sovereign God, you draw order from chaos. Watch over the nations of the world. Bless citizens and leaders who strive toward the beloved community for which you long. Lord, in your mercy, A You bless us with throngs of saints who witness to your compassion. With gratitude, we recall the lives and deeds of those who proclaim lovingkindness to a needy world. Lord, in your mercy, A Welcoming God, you set a table for us. Embolden this congregation to seek new ways of inviting others to the feast of all creation. Lord, in your mercy, Here other intercessions may be offered. P Loving God, you give us all that we need. When your children suffer from hunger, poverty, loneliness, persecution, injury, or illness, send generous helpers and companions. We pray especially for.... Lord, in your mercy, P Into your wide embrace, gracious God, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in your boundless mercy through Jesus Christ, our Redeemer. * PEACE P The peace of the Lord be with you always. C And also with you. WE SHARE THE PEACE TITHES AND OFFERINGS What Brings Us Together -Choir OFFERTORY (you may remain seated) OFFERING PRAYER A God of life, you give us these gifts of the earth, these resources of our life and our labor. Take them, offered in great thanksgiving, and use them to set a table that will heal the whole creation; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Light. 19 20
GREAT THANKSGIVING EUCHARISTIC PRAYER P It is indeed right and salutary... * LORD S PRAYER (please stand as you are able) P Lord, remember us in your kingdom, and teach us to pray: C Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen HOLY COMMUNION With All I Am -Choir BLESSING P The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace. C Amen POST-COMMUNION CANTICLE 21 22
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION A Holy and compassionate God, in bread and wine you give us gifts that form us to be humble and courageous. May your words come to life in our serving and in our witness, that we might speak a living voice of healing and justice to all the world, through Jesus Christ, our rock and our redeemer. BENEDICTION HYMN Peace Like a River I ve got peace like a river; I ve got peace like a river, I ve got peace like a river in my soul; I ve got peace like a river; I ve got peace like a river, I ve got peace like a river in my soul! I ve got love like an ocean... I ve got joy like a fountain... I ve got peace like a river; I ve got love like an ocean; I ve got joy like a fountain in my soul; I ve got peace like a river; I ve got love like an ocean; I ve got joy like a fountain in my soul! DISMISSAL A Go in peace. Sound the good news. C Thanks be to God. POSTLUDE Sunday Joy Reprinted from Words for Worship, copyright 2017 Augsburg Fortress. Used by permission. Scripture quotations (except psalms) from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA. All rights reserved. Used by permission. 23 Kum-Ba-Yah This song is an African-American spiritual that originated at an unknown date in the American South. There is a cylinder recording of the song in the American Folklife Center archives in the Library of Congress. The recording was collected in 1926 in Georgia by Robert Gordon and was sung by H. Wylie. Altar Flowers Flowers are given to the glory of God by Sonny Babcock & family in loving th memory of Bonnie and Bill & Sharon Panning in honor of their 36 wedding anniversary. Wedding Congratulations and God s blessings to Jeff & Julie (Houser) Mires who were rd married at Emanuel on Monday, September 3! Emanubells Needs You! If you have ever wondered what it would be like to ring bells, now is your chance. Emanubells is in need of at least 2 ringers. They practice on Wednesday nights at 5:30 and play at late service the first Sunday of the month and at early on the second Sunday of the month. If you are interested, Please contact Bill Panning at 419-966-6216. It s a lot of fun! It s mostly smoke and mirrors! Caring Corner for September We at Emanuel will be collecting diapers and pull-ups to be distributed at Together We Can Make a Difference Initiatives in recognition of Diaper Awareness Week. September 24-30, 2018. Lutheran World Relief On the Caring Corner table there are instructions for the different LWR kits (Personal Care, Baby, Fabric, School). We are also in need of drawstring backpacks to include with the School kits, and those instructions are on the Caring Corner table as well. Please return the finished kits to the Caring Corner table by October 1, 2018. If you have questions, please contact Betty Mowery 419-966-9027. 24
FAMILY FUN & GENEROSITY Join the Thrivent Member Network - Mid-America Region for a day of family fun and generosity at Leaders Farms, today, 1 to 5 p.m. Cruise-In Carnival Lutheran Home Auxiliary and Thrivent Action Team will be sponsoring a Cruise-In Carnival, today, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Napoleon Campus, 1036 S. Perry St. Redhead Run 5K th 4 Annual Kevin R. Schwiebert Memorial Fund, Redhead Run 5K. Saturday, th September 15, 9:00 a.m. (Registration begins at 7:45 a.m.) Start/Finish at St. Peter Lutheran Church, K980 County Road 17D, Florida. Register online at www.runsignup.com and search for Redhead Run or contact Jen Schwiebert at kjschwiebert@gmail.com or 419-777-5356 EVERYONE IS WELCOME! Harvest Home We d like to decorate the altar area of the church for Harvest Home - bring the fruits of your harvest to your church home! Fall begins September 22, 2018. If you can bring in some fall things to decorate with, it would be greatly appreciated. Please just bring in your fall items to the chapel by Sunday, September 16. We are looking for pumpkins, gourds, apples, fresh garden produce, HOME canned goods in glass jars, mums, baskets, SMALL bales of straw... anything that says fall to you! CROP Hunger Walk - October 7 th Mark your calendars now for th 14 annual Napoleon/Henry County CROP Hunger Walk on Sunday, October 7, beginning and ending here at Emanuel. The Walk will begin at 2 p.m., and you may walk either a 1-mile or a 3 mile route. We walk to be a part of ending hunger, one step at a time! You can even ask your family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers to walk WITH your OR to support your walk on-line. Just go to www.churchworldservice.org and click the tabs for CROP Hunger Walk, and it will step you through. Statistics 8/30 (45) 9/2 (83) communed (78) Simply Giving 8/31-9/4: $880 Gen Fd; $220 Bldg Fd 25 Activity Bags Activity/Busy/Church bags are available on the coat trees at each entryway and in the balcony. Please feel free to take one for your child to enjoy during the worship service, and then return it to the tree afterward. This Week Monday 9:00 a.m. Ruth Circle 6:30 p.m. Call Committee Meeting 7:30 p.m. Naomi Circle Wednesday 5:00 p.m. Soul Food 6:30 p.m. Choir 7:30 p.m. Living Spirit Thursday 9:00 a.m. Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Worship Serving Today Officiating - Pastor Ron Atkins Worship & Music Coordinator & Organist - Angela Tonjes Bell Choir Director - Bill Panning Lay Assistant - 8:00 Betty Mowery 10:30 Joan Collier Sound Board - 8:00 Maxine Eickhoff 10:30 Jeff Sharpe Acolytes - 8:00 Derek Miller & Cale Perdew 10:30 Preston Speaks & Cameron Burken Ushers - 8:00 Dave Schwab, Lenny Sonnenberg, Alan Storch, Ted Rohrs 10:30 Kurt Rohrs, Chris Peper, Terry Walther, Bob Ivansco Altar Guild - Jennifer Jenny & Beth Jenny Prayer Chain Co-ordinator - Phyllis Kloos (419-260-6582) or phyllis_kloos@yahoo.com Volunteers needed Readers, sound board operators, and ushers are always needed!!! You can sign up for one week or for a month. Please sign up on the bulletin board in the narthex or talk to Betty Mowery or Ronnie Rohrs to volunteer. Thanks! 26
Fall Retreat The Maumee Valley Conference Women of the ELCA Fall Retreat will be held at St. Martin s Lutheran Church, Archbold, on Saturday morning, October 6, with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m. A Bible study, The Parable of the Good Samaritan from Luke 10:25-37, will be led by Pastor Paul Reichert...bring your Bibles! Cost for the retreat is $8.00 with a deadline for registration of September 25. Registration forms are available on the bulletin board by Maxine s office. We can car pool from the church for anyone wishing to attend. Let s have a good representation from Emanuel! DOOR OFFERING We are having a door offering this morning for the Endowment Fund. This is to help reach our goal of $100,000 so that we may use these funds to further the mission work of the church. Soulful Stirrings from Soul Food Soul Food is a ministry of this congregation. It s not just a meal on Wednesday evenings; it s a time of fellowship. It s not just supper for strangers; it s an outreach. It s not just a duty ; it s a joy! Soul Food is NOT only a community meal; it s a gathering together to nourish bodies and souls. Join us! Get acquainted with someone you might not know! And help is needed with all that goes into these weekly meals. Helping hands are always welcomed, and you don t have to commit to every week; simply come when you can and help as you are able! We usually get together at 3 p.m. to start prepping ; the head cook for the week determines the menu and usually shops accordingly, but there are still ways you can help. Dishpan hands are ALWAYS in need, We serve from 5 to 6 p.m. if available, take-outs are allowed only after 6 p.m. Concentrating on healthier foods, we d like to have fewer desserts and MORE fresh fruit!! Salads and fresh vegetables are also welcomed every week. With vacations, work schedules, health issues, family needs, etc., our crew is fairly skeletal lately, and we welcome YOUR involvement! There is plenty of food, fun, fellowship, and we share prayer concerns each week. Come feed your body and your soul! Thank You!!! Thank you to all who have been donating their garden goodies to Soul Food. It is very much appreciated. Rally Day - 9:15-10:15 TODAY We will have inflatables and ice cream. Please join us for a fun day and a kick off to the Sunday School year! If you have any questions please text or call Amanda Dilbone at 419-377-0754. You re Invited! Miriam Circle has arranged for a viewing of the movie Spotlight and is inviting you! Marilyn Manahan will hostess the viewing at her home on Monday, September 17, 1:00 p.m. Please RSVP to Marilyn at 419-592-1592 if you plan to attend. BBQ Pulled Pork HOPE Services Foundation Annual Fundraiser, Friday, September 14, 4:00-6:30 p.m. Donation - $8.00 Pre-Sale Only. Meal includes: Pulled Pork Sandwich, Mac- N-Cheese, Baked beans and Dessert (drinks for dine-in only). Dine In/Carry Out/ Drive Thru. Location - HOPE Services 135 East Maumee. Tickets available until th Wednesday, September 12 @ HOPE Services. Please make checks payable to HOPE Services Foundation. th th th 6, 7 and 8 Grade Parents We will be having a catechism parent meeting in the sanctuary at 9:30 a.m. THIS MORNING. 27 28