Trinity Lutheran Church WELCOME! 46448 263 rd Street ~ Hartford, SD 57033 Pastor Karl Yahr Church Office: (605) 526-3571 Email: pastor@trinitylutheran-hartfordsd.org Website: www.trinitylutheran-hartfordsd.org 19th Sunday after Pentecost September 29 th, 2013 A special welcome to our guests worshiping with us this morning, we are glad you are here and pray that Jesus Word will touch your heart in some special way. Please sign in the Record of Fellowship as it is passed down your pew during the service. Please include your name and address, so we can thank you for joining us this week. If we can be of service to you, please let us know. OFFERINGS AND TITHES Offerings are our special gifts given to the Lord on special days or occasions or whenever we are moved to do so, for any reason. Tithes are those monetary gifts we return to the Lord on a regular basis as first fruits. We do this in response to His love, and for all the blessings that He gives to us each day. If you are a visitor today, feel free to give an offering to the Lord, but do not feel you need to do so. We pray that the Lord will continue to lead you to give your offerings and tithes in your home congregation. PRAYER BEFORE WORSHIP (LUTHER S MORNING PRAYER) I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen. ~ 2 ~
DIVINE SERVICE Opening Hymn: We All Believe in One True God........#252 The Order of the Morning Service...... pg. 5 INTROIT P Bless the Lord, O my soul, C and all that is within me, bless his holy name! P Bless the Lord, O you his angels, C you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word! P Bless the Lord, all his hosts, C his ministers, who do his will! P Bless the Lord all his works, in all places of his dominion. C Bless the Lord, O my soul! P Bless the Lord, O my soul, C and all that is within me, bless his holy name! COLLECT OF THE DAY P Everlasting God, You have ordained and constituted the service of angels and men in a wonderful order. Mercifully grant that, as Your holy angels always serve and worship You in heaven, so by Your appointment they may also help and defend us here on earth; through Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Hymn: Lord God, We All to Thee Give Praise......#254 ~ 3 ~
THE READINGS First Reading Daniel 10:10-14; 12:1-3 And behold, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees. And he said to me, O Daniel, man greatly loved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright, for now I have been sent to you. And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up trembling. Then he said to me, Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and humbled yourself before your God, your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words. The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days, but Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I was left there with the kings of Persia, and came to make you understand what is to happen to your people in the latter days. For the vision is for days yet to come. At that time shall arise Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered,everyone whose name shall be found written in the book. And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. Epistle Reading Revelation 12:7-12 Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothershas been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the ~ 4 ~
word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death. Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short! GRADUAL C He will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Gospel Reading Matthew 18:1-11 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes! And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire. And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire. See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven. The Apostles Creed.......... pg. 12 Sermon Hymn: Seek Where Ye May to Find a Way......... #383 Sermon: ~ 5 ~ Hoist the Banner
The Offertory...........pg. 12 Prayers The Benediction Closing Hymn: Jesus, Brightness of the Father.......# 257 PRAYER REQUESTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Contact your Elder if you have any prayer requests and they will forward your request to Pastor Yahr. Any upcoming events or announcements you would like included in the bulletin should be sent to Andrea Yahr no later than Thursday each week. WE HONOR TLC S US SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN Dan & Angela Carsrud, Brandon Fedeler, Shawn Hafele, Curtis Hanson, Jason MacFarlane, Marty Muchow, Sandy Muchow, Jack O Neill, Steve Roberts, Myron Semrau, Nathan Semrau, Tyler Semrau, Bryce Snyder, Chance Snyder, Jerrad Snyder, Jordan Snyder, Brock Thompson, and John Ross. PRAYERS FOR WORSHIP TODAY & AT HOME In Our Prayers this week we offer thanks for God s grace and mercy in Christ Jesus. We thank Him for daily blessings of spiritual grace, and for those who serve us. Let us seek His favor to bless our church, daycare, and preschool. Let us intercede for those suffering trials, with illness or pain, including Dwayne Anderson, Mary Anderson, Alice Klos, Audrey Matthies, Wilbur Mielke, Bob Moore, LaRaye Rehfeldt, Harvey Rehfeldt, Lloyd Rueter, Kenny Schartz, Meta Storgaard, Mary Waybright, Clarice Wixen and those in nursing homes. We ask God to grant each of us wisdom to know Him and courage to follow Him, as we serve Him in daily life. We also express our gratitude to God for our nation and those who serve beneath its banner. ~ 6 ~
WHO IS MY ELDER HERE AT TLC? ANNOUNCEMENTS Week of September 29 th, 2013 If the first letters of your last name fall within: AA-HI: Mr. Bobby Potter (605) 941-6708 HO-MAC: Mr. James Kunkel (605) 363-3160 MAT-PU: Mr. Karl Fedeler (605) 759-2756 RE-WO: Mr. Mark Ullerich (605) 881-8866 These men welcome your questions or concerns when needs arise, and are available to talk with you or your family. Also, they will check in on you occasionally. WHEN SHOULD I CALL MY PASTOR? When you would like a pastoral visit When a member of your family is hospitalized When your address or phone changes When you are planning to move out of town When a new baby arrives in your family When a member of your family enters college or the military, marries, or makes a new home When planning a wedding which will be conducted at Trinity When a new family moves to your neighborhood When you feel the church can assist you Office: (605) 526-3571 Parsonage: (605) 526-3572 (Pastor s Day off is Saturday) Your Elder: see list above MEN S CLUB MEETING Men s Club will be having a short meeting after worship services today instead of their meeting on Sunday, Oct. 6 th. ~ 7 ~
JR. YOUTH GROUP J.A.M. is in need of one or two adult leaders for the 2013-2014 year. Due to a miscommunication, we are currently without leaders. We do not want to see the J.A.M. Group suffer from lack of leaders or opportunities for Camp Fundraising, so please think about volunteering to help the kids. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Yahr or Kathy Totton. TRUNK OR TREAT! We will be hosting a Trunk or Treat event on Thursday, Oct. 31 st from 4:30 7:00 p.m. This joint effort with TLC Daycare is intended to encourage the Hartford Community to join us in a safe environment for trick o treating. We will need your help too! Myra and Andrea will have sign-up sheets and ideas available to everyone. CANS FOR CAMP ENCLOSURE PROJECT If there is anyone in the congregation that would like to donate or sell a trailer to help us complete the Cans for Camp Enclosure, please contact Tyler Rueter. ANNOUNCEMENTS, EVENTS, MEETINGS Please send all information that needs to be added to the weekly bulletin (no later than Thursday), monthly newsletter or monthly calendar (no later than the 25 th ) to Andrea Yahr ~ andrea.yahr@gmail.com ~ 8 ~
Sunday, Sept. 29 th : Monday, Sept. 30 th : Wednesday, Oct. 2 nd : Thursday, Oct. 3 rd : Friday, Oct. 4 th : Sunday, Oct. 6 th : THIS WEEK AT TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH Worship w/ Holy Communion: 9:00 a.m. Fellowship: 10:15 a.m. Men s Club: Short Meeting After Church Education Hour: 10:30 a.m. Men s Bible Study: 6:00 a.m. TLC Chapel: 8:30 a.m. Bible Study: 9:00 a.m. 7 th /8 th Gr. Confirmation Class: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Choir Practice: 6:30 p.m. TLC Chapel: 8:30 a.m. TLC Board Meeting: 5:30 p.m. Hartford Homecoming Parade: 2:00 p.m. Elders Meeting: 8:00 a.m. Worship: 9:00 a.m. (LWML Sunday) Fellowship: 10:15 a.m. Education Hour: 10:30 a.m. Readings for Sept. 29 th : Daniel 10:10-14; 12:1-3 Revelation 12:7-12 Matthew 18:1-11 LWML Fall Rally: 1:30-4:30 p.m. at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. LAST WEEK S WORSHIP ATTENDANCE: 90 Preacher & Liturgist: Organist: Elder: Head Ushers: Acolyte: Cleaners: Next Week s Cleaners: Pastor Yahr Allison Jones Bobby Potter Tyler Rueter & Travis Eggebraaten Melissa Yahr Monte Muchow Mulder Family Last Week s Giving Current $1,621.00 Building $820.00 Mission $105.00 Other $0.00 This Week s Total $2,546.00 Weekly Goal $2500.00 ~ 9 ~
TRUNK OR TREAT Thursday, October 31 st, 2013 4:30 PM 7:00 PM You can help by: Decorating your vehicle trunk and bringing candy to hand out (We will need quite a few trunks to make it fun!) Donate candy or supplies for games/activities Help with set-up on Wednesday, Oct. 30 th at 5:30 pm Help with an activity or food during the event Help with clean-up after Trunk or Treat Please sign up on the sheet located on the bulletin board. Donations of bottled water, apple cider and individually wrapped candy can be placed in the cart outside of the fellowship hall. All donations needed no later than Sunday, Oct. 27 th. Questions? Contact Myra or Andrea.
LWML Fall Rally Sunday, October 6 Resurrection Lutheran Church 1:30 4:30 p.m. Bible Study: Water Flow led by Pastor Aaron Asmus Mites ~ LWML information ~ Elections ~ Goodies Speaker: Lil Spilde on Haiti Lil takes yearly trips to Haiti. This past school year, the Madeline School (just outside Cap Haitien, Haiti) completed the school year with 170 students. During the 2012-13 school year, the government of Haiti promised to pay for the education of students in grades 1-6. Many new schools popped up, some barely legitimate. But during the school year, the government quit paying, and the kids were without a school. Now our school in Madeline has received applications for 500 new students! So the need for school supplies is great. In-gathering for Madeline School in Haiti Rulers (be sure they include metric measurements) Spiral Bound Tablets Boxes of 8 Color Crayons Pencils Erasers Children s Scissors ~ 11 ~
Thank you for worshipping with us today. Please join us after the service for refreshments, fellowship, & education hour! ~ 12 ~