Christ the Conqueror 1 st Sunday in Lent March 4 & 5, 2017
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: We are sinful people surrounded by sinfulness and destined for destruction. The Reformation-era hymn writer Lazarus Spengler sums up the reality very directly: All mankind fell in Adam s fall; One common sin infects us all. On our own, we cannot remedy the dreadful situation. But God can. And God has in Christ Jesus. We are debtors to the exceeding grace of God. PRAYER BEFORE WORSHIP: Almighty and eternal God, Your kingdom is everlasting and Your house is forever. Grant us grace to live with unfailing confidence, knowing that You have delivered us from sin and the power of death and Satan, and have built for us an everlasting house, where we shall rejoice in Your eternal presence. This we ask for the sake of Jesus, the almighty Conqueror and our gracious Savior. Amen. THE ORDER OF WORSHIP DIVINE SERVICE HS98 page 6 HYMNS 860, 873, 856, 855, 850 2
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 First Sunday in Lent. Please join us here at Ebenezer again soon! Please sign the guest register near the front entrance with your name, address and Church affiliation. Thank you! In our Prayers: We remember in our prayers Lorry Warren, the wife of Don Warren of our congregation. Herbert Lamb, Lorry's father he passed 03/01 from congestive heart failure. Over the past week he had been in the Hospital twice for viral flu. At this time arrangements are pending in care of Stackhouse-Moore Funeral Services Galva IL.. Chili Dinner We hope you will join us for the Chili Dinner TODAY after Church. The menu includes not only chili, but turkey noodle soup, split pea soup and ham and bean soup along with hot dogs. Desserts will be available also! Hope you can stop by and join us. If not, carryouts will be available. The free willing offering will go to Lutheran Family and Children s Services in Union, Mo. We thank Emily Thoenen of Lutheran Family Services in Union in joining us today. Lenten Midweek Services Please join us for a special series of services called Christ on Trial. In this 10 service series we will listen each week as court is in session to determine who Christ is. Examine evidence in this series that demands a verdict: Who is this Jesus for you? Next Wednesday and Thursday Services: In this service for Week 1 Matthew speaks of Jesus' scandalous association with the seedier side of society. Examine evidence in this service that demands a verdict: Who is this Jesus... for you? 3
Services will be on Wednesdays at 7:00 PM and on Thursday mornings at 10:00 AM in the Church fellowship hall This year on Easter Sunday, lilies will again beautify our Church. They will be displayed in our Easter Service on April 16 th. If you would like to place a lily here at Church to the glory of God in memory of a loved one, or to honor someone, please fill out the form (insert) found in the bulletin today. Please return the completed form and return it to the office or place it in the offering plate or give Mary Sprick a call. The cost of each plant is $8.00. All orders must be in the Church office by March 13 th as we have to let Paul at Seitter s Flower Market know by March 14 th so she can get this special price. Prayer Service Invitation The ladies of our congregation are invited to the LWML Prayer Service at St. John s Lutheran Church at Beaufort, Mo on this coming Thursday, March 9 th at 11:00 AM. A salad luncheon will be provided following the service in the fellowship hall. Please call Dorothy Segelhorst at 573-484-3752 if you would like to attend or if you have questions. You may invite a friend. The theme: Commending Christ from One Generation to Another. Psalm 145. We thank the LWML of St. John s Beaufort for their invitation, even though our congregation is not affiliated with the international LWML. Lenten Devotions from Lutheran Hour Ministries From the Cradle to the Empty Grave. We still have a few of these booklets left, so if you haven t gotten one, please pick one up from the table at the back of Church. Lent is when we turn our eyes to the cross. It is there where Jesus, the sinless Son of God, suffered the indignity and shame of dying for our sins. And it is there where God s wrath was satisfied by His 4
Beloved Son s supreme sacrifice, winning salvation for all who call Him their Savior. Thrivent Information Remember to check and direct your Choice Dollars for Thrivent. Call the 800 number or go on line. You can direct your 2016 dollars until March 31 st. If you have any fund-raising project and would like to have $250 for seed money to buy supplies, it is available to any Thrivent member just by applying for an Action Team card. It can be done by going to Thrivent.com and click on Action Team. This money is available and relatively easy to get as long as a service is done for some church, some community organization, charity or raising funds for an individual. A Dinner to Benefit the American Cancer Society On April 2 nd we will have a baked ham and pulled pork dinner with delicious sides and homemade desserts. Serving will be from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. A free will offering will be donated to the American Cancer Society. Please remember our on-going collections for the Leslie Food Pantry, Shoeman Water Project and Best Choice labels! New Martin Luther Film Don t miss this special event: a one-time showing of the new Martin Luther film at the Cinema 1 Plus, in Washington on Monday, March 20 th from 6:30 8:48 PM $10.00 per ticket. This special screening is the perfect outreach opportunity a chance to invite friends and neighbors to an event in a community setting. After the showing of the movie, Rev. Dr. Erik Herrmann, Chairman of Historical Theology, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis will lead a thirty minute presentation and question and answer time. IMPORTANT: All tickets must be purchased in advance. Tickets can be purchased at a special website set up for the screening: http://washington,new Luther Movie.com 5
If you do not have on-line access, you can purchase tickets through the Immanuel Church office 636-239-4705, but we must have payment at the time you order the tickets. Please see the March Newsletter for more information. Appreciate Quilts? Quilting?- You are invited to enjoy an informative presentation with entertaining anecdotes CARE AND REPAIR OF YOUR QUILTED HEIRLOOMS. Presented by nationally renowned quilt expert Hallye Bone on Saturday, March 25 th at 10:00 AM 11:30 AM. The presentation will be followed by a salad luncheon and quilt display. This event will be held at Ebenezer UCC Stone Church Dining Hall, 6162 Stone Church Rd., Gerald, Mo. You are encouraged to bring 1 or 2 quilts just to share or for questions to Hallye. RSVP: 573-301-0256 by March 13 th. No admission. A free-will donation will be appreciated. Please see the invitation in the March Newsletter for more information. Robin McCoy Newsletters There are copies of Robin s Newsletters on the table at the back of Church. Please feel free to take one home to read. Ebenezer Mission Society 96 rice warming bags were made at our meeting Tuesday evening for the Mercy Hospital Labor and Delivery floor in Washington. They are always much appreciated. Something To Keep In Mind Greeting Card Make and Take Saturday, April 29 th 2017 at Ebenezer Lutheran Church Dining Hall 9:00 AM. This is a fundraiser for Alec Ingram and his family. Alec is now undergoing chemo for lung cancer. We would like to help the family in a small way, by giving them a small donation toward their mounting medical bills. 6
The donation for the Make and Take will be $25. For that, you will make 6 cards and have lunch. The planned lunch is soup, sandwich, salad, dessert and drinks. In addition, there will be lots of fun for all attending! We do need to know the number of people attending so adequate materials will be ready. Please sign the sheet at the back of Church, call Karen at 636-239-5098 or email at kas2005@sbcglobal.net or call Margaret at 314-623-3676 before April 1 st. Check the table in back of church for the sign up sheet and the samples of the cards you will be making. Anyone can do them!! If you are unable to come on April 29, and would like to donate and receive the cards, let us know and we will be able to make the cards for you. Hope to see you there! Please come and join us for fun, food and fellowship and help out a family in need! Meeting the needs of Missouri kids... All across the state, kids are facing unimaginable trauma through domestic violence, sexual abuse, violence within their communities, bullying at school and so much more. Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri is here to help. We provide foster care services, adoption, counseling, youth mentoring, disaster relief, and advocacy on behalf of Missouri children and families. Through these important services we are saving the lives of thousands across the state. Know someone who needs help? Share our contact information or visit lfcsmo.org or call 866-326-LFCS to learn more. This Sunday s Stewardship Thought: Matthew 4:7 Jesus said to him, "Again it is written... Jesus defeats Satan in our place not by using His power as God, but by His perfect obedience in His perfect humanity. Jesus defeats Satan not by miracles, but by quoting the Scriptures and living according to it. This should cause us great joy for two reasons. First, because we see Jesus win the victory for us. 7
Second, because here Jesus shows us how to stand in that victory: on the Word of God alone. Those Serving Today Organist Saturday Laura Nichols Organist Sunday Ruth Marschel Head Usher Saturday Tracey Bade Head Usher Sunday Wilbert Baumann Altar Guild Jane Redhage and Dianne Luechtefeld Acolytes Confirmation Class Bell Ringer Cody Adams Offerings and Attendance Weekly Contributions $1,282.00 Plate 260.13 Sunday School 29.50 Portals of Prayer 6.00 Easter Lilies 32.00 $1,609.63 Year-to-date Thrivent Choice income: $1,785. Attendance: Saturday Evening Worship 27 Sunday Morning Worship 74 Sunday School Attendance: Children: 8 Adults: 18 Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Saturday This Week at Ebenezer Elders Meeting 7:00 PM Choir 6:30 PM Confirmation 6:30 PM Worship 7:00 PM Worship 10:00 AM Worship 3:00 PM 8