Saturday Service 6:00 p.m. Sunday Service 9:00 AM Sunday School/Bible Class 10:15 a.m. ------------------- Office (309)543-4850 Pastor s Cell (309) 253-5089 Parish Hall & Fax (309)543-2125 St. Paul s Lutheran Church Missouri Synod 121 N. Pearl St. P.O. Box 534 Havana Secretary s Office Email: stpaulsoffice@grics.net Pastor s Email: stpaul@grics.net Treasurer s Email: sptreasurer@grics.net Church Website: www.stpaulslutheranhav ana.com April 1, 2018
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church "Church of the Lutheran Hour" Building Families in Jesus Christ Brothers and Sisters in Christ gathered together in God s household through God s Word and Sacraments being built on the loving foundation of Jesus Christ. Rev. Kevin Wendorf, Pastor April 1, 2018 WELCOME to Divine Service this morning! Let us join together in song and prayer and hearing the Word of the Lord that we may be refreshed in the Spirit and encouraged for the week ahead. Come again soon! You are always welcome here at St. Paul s! We ask that all guests and members sign the fellowship pads you will find in the pews. Please hand the page to the usher as you leave. Visitors please fill in your address and phone number. Members please fill in address and phone number changes if you have recently moved. PRAYER UPON ENTERING CHURCH Dear Lord God in heaven; Thou who didst give unto us the time and the place for worship; Bless us with the attitude of true worship from Thine abundant grace and mercy; So that we may worship Thee in Word and Sacraments, That we may grow and mature spiritually; Thru Jesus Christ, Thy Son our Lord, who with Thee and the Holy Ghost Are worshiped one God, now and forever. Amen. Serving Us Today: ALTAR COMMITTEE: LaVeta Gathman Leah Gaye Houghton ELDER OF THE MONTH: Harmon Snider ORGANIST 1. Marilyn Smith 2. Randy Bell COMMUNION ASSISTANT 1. Steve Fornoff 2. John Clark ACOLYTES: 1Bella Blakeley, Ryan Emme 2. TBA GREETERS: 1Gary & LaVeta Gathman, 2 David & Sheryl Roos USHERS: 1. Gary & Andy Gathman, Jay & Lucas Frye 2 John Kachanuk, Jacob Roos SOUND BOOTH 1. Matthew Clark 2 Jeff Hackman.
April 1, 2018 EASTER Sunday AS WE GATHER Christ is risen! It s hard to imagine someone who was killed on Friday rising to live again on Sunday. It has happened only once and is what we celebrate today: Jesus resurrection. Jesus didn t keep His resurrection a secret. He appeared to many people. He appeared to Mary, to the disciples on the road to Emmaus, to Peter and the apostles, to His brother James, to more than five hundred people, and lastly to the apostle Paul. We believe Jesus rose from the dead because He said He would, because the Scriptures said He would, and because He appeared to many. Today we celebrate Jesus resurrection, His appearance. OPENING SENTENCES Pastor: Alleluia! Christ is risen! People: He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Pastor: He died for our sins, People: according to the Scriptures. Pastor: He was buried in the tomb, People: according to the definite plan of God. Pastor: He rose from the dead People: and appeared to many.
Pastor: Alleluia! Christ is risen! People: He is risen indeed! Alleluia! OPENING HYMN Jesus Christ Is Risen Today #457 INVOCATION Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. People: Amen. CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION Pastor: If Christ had not been raised from the dead, we would still be dead in our trespasses and sins. Let us consider our sinfulness and God s great mercy in Christ. Pastor: Heavenly Father, People: we have sinned against You in our thoughts, words, and actions. We confess our shameful thoughts about our leaders, enemies, and strangers. We confess our inappropriate words spoken to our families, friends, and colleagues. We confess our inappropriate actions toward our neighbors. For the sake of the risen Christ, forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we follow in His footsteps both now and when He returns in glory. Amen. Pastor: If Christ had not been raised from the dead, we would still be dead in our trespasses and sins, but Christ rose from the
grave, and death no longer has dominion over Him! God did this in accordance with the Scriptures to forgive our sins. As a called and ordained servant of the risen Christ and by His authority, I forgive your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. People: Amen. We look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen. Introit for The Resurrection of our Lord P. I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea. C. The LORD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; P. Your right hand, O LORD, glorious in power, your right hand, O LORD, shatters the enemy. C. You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you have redeemed; you have guided them by your strength to your holy abode. P. You will bring them in and plant them on your own mountain, the place, O LORD, which you have made for your abode, the sanctuary, O Lord, which your hands have established. C. The LORD will reign forever and ever. ALL. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning is now, and will be forever. Amen. P. I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.
HYMN OF PRAISE: THIS IS THE FEAST (LSB 155) SALUTATION Pastor: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. PRAYER OF THE DAY Pastor: Let us pray. Almighty God the Father, through Your only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, You have overcome death and opened the gate of everlasting life to us. Grant that we, who celebrate with joy the day of our Lord s resurrection, may be raised from the death of sin by Your life-giving Spirit; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. People: Amen FIRST READING Isaiah 25:6 9 6On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine, of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined. 7And he will swallow up on this mountain the covering that is cast over all peoples, the veil that is spread over all nations. 8He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the LORD has spoken.
9It will be said on that day, Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the LORD; we have waited for him; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation. P. This is the Word of the Lord People: Thanks be to God. Choir Awake! Arise! Go Forth! By Nancy Price, Don Besig Trumpet: Mike Emme Organist: Marilyn Smith Directed by: Alice Emme EPISTLE 1 Corinthians 15:1 11 1Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you unless you believed in vain. 3For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 5and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. 7Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. 8Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. 9For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
11Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed Pastor: This is the Word of the Lord People: Thanks be to God Choir: Halleluiah Chorus by G.F. Handel Arr. Clair W. Johnson Organist: Marilyn Smith Trumpets: Mike Emme, Trombones Evan Fliege, Matthew Myers, Bill Knake Directed by: Alice Emme HOLY GOSPEL Mark 16:1 8 Pastor: The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the sixteenth chapter. People: Glory to You, O Lord. 1When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. 2And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. 3And they were saying to one another, Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb? 4And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back it was very large. 5And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. 6And he said to them, Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him. 7But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he
is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you. 8And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. Pastor: This is the Gospel of the Lord. People: Praise to You, O Christ NICENE CREED CHILDREN S MESSAGE HYMN OF THE DAY: He s Risen, He s Risen #480 SERMON PRAYER OF THE CHURCH OFFERING SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT Christ the Lord Is Risen Today: Alleluia #463 I Know that My Redeemer Lives #461 Christ the Lord Is Risen Today #469 Awake, My Heart, with Gladness # 467 BENEDICTION Pastor: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace. HYMN: Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds # 465 Creative Worship for the Lutheran Parish, Series B, Quarter 2. Copyright 2017 Concordia Publishing House. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
ALTAR FLOWERS: Altar flowers are given to the Glory of God by the Altar Guild Please pick up your lilies after second service on Easter Sunday thanks to all who donated! YOU RE INVITED - They say it takes a village to raise a child. We re inviting the village to take part in our celebration. We are having a potluck meal to celebrate the Confirmation of our children and we d like to invite you to come be a part of it. Whether as the pastor, teacher, a fellow member of the church, you ve all played an important part in getting to this day in their lives. Come help us celebrate the Confirmation of Arabella Blakeley and Elijah Perkins. We will provide turkey, pulled pork & buns, drinks, table service and cake. Please feel free to bring a side dish to share and come help us celebrate. We plan to eat after Sunday School on April 8th, Confirmation Sunday. Please consider joining us. - The Blakeley, Lusk & Perkins Families The Camp CILCA Work Day is Saturday, April 7, from 8:30-1:30. Lunch will be provided. Come help get the campgrounds up and running for the 2018 season, opening cabins, landscaping, chopping wood, and more. See you there! Sunday FunDay April Activity: Sunday FunDay April 8 th, Mario Kart Tournament/Ping Pong/ Taco Bar. Time 4-6:30p.m., Place Opperman farm 1716 100 th St. Lincoln, Il. Question call Dave 217-792- 5421 check out the Facebook page (Sunday FunDay) See you there! Anonymous Benefactor has donated money for anyone wishing to go to Camp CILCA this year. If interested in going, please talk to Beckie in the Church office.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR for Sunday, April 1sr. "They Were Afraid, You Know?" Guest Speaker: Rev. Dr. Dale A. Meyer It takes a lot to overcome fear, a lot of words, in fact a lifetime of words. Let this Easter Day be a new beginning of trusting Jesus' words of resurrection and life!(mark 16:1-8) is on WDUK or on the Web at www.lutheranhour.org. Hear the broadcast available to our military: www.lutheran.rog.afn. Listen The Lutheran Hour is also on XM s Family Talk Radio 170 every Sunday at 1:00 pm. FAMILY SHIELD MINISTRIES for Saturday, April 7th. This week s topic: TBA This radio broadcast is aired Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. on WDUK. This week we ask that you keep in your thoughts and prayers the names of those who are in need of prayers. We especially remember those who are sick, shut in, or have been recently hospitalized Betty Baker Norma Behrends Arlis Bell Virginia Barrett Jack Bradley Carol Elliott Doris Garlish Bernice Hahn Gene Hermann Beverly Hohenshell Marilyn Oest Mary Roos Maxine Wallbaum
BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES: Members celebrating Birthdays from March 31 April 6 are Linda Blessman, Wilma Dierker, Mike Specketer, Byron Keith, Jimmie Barrett, Shirley DeMotte, Janis Hurley, Logan Frye, Emmalee Hitchcock, John Pilkington, Susan Reuschel Anniversaries: Jared & Katie Sank Happy Birthday and Anniversary to All!! WEEKLY CALENDAR How we worshipped the Lord on 3/25/18 Attendance:149 Offering: $ 4391.00 Average/Person in Attendance: $29.47 Sunday, April 1, 2018 Easter Sunday 6:30a.m. Divine Service w/ Holy Communion 7:45 Easter Breakfast 10:00 Divine Service w/holy Communion Monday April 2 Tuesday April 3 Wednesday April 4 10:30am Bible Study 5:30pm Confirmation Thursday April 5 6:pm Confirmation 7:00 pm Elders Meeting Friday April 6 Saturday, April 7 5:00 p.m. Bible Study w/ Holy Communion 6:00 p.m. Divine Service Sunday, April 8, Confirmation Day 9:00 A. M. Service w/ Holy Communion 10: 15 Bible Study/Sunday School 11:30 Conformation Lunch April 7, 2018 &April 8,, 2018 The 1 st Reading : Acts4:32-35 The Epistle Lesson: 1 John 1:1-2:2 The Gospel: John 20:19-31 Serving Us Next Week: ALTAR Committee: LaVeta Gathman Leah Gaye Houghton ELDER OF THE MONTH Harmon Snider April 7, 2018 6:00 p.m. Saturday Divine Service w/ Holy Communion COMMUNION ASSISTANT: Harmon Snider ORGANIST: Marilyn Smith ACOLYTES: Abby Whitlow April 8, 2018 6:30 a.m. Divine Service w/ Holy Communion Confirmation Sunday COMMUNION ASSISTANT: Danny Houghton ORGANIST: Marilyn Smith ACOLYTES: GREETERS: Larry & Priscilla Ginglen USHERS: Larry Ginglen Doug Fornoff SOUND BOOTH Jeff Hackman