Welcome to Worship at IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH STORY CITY, IOWA June 5, 2016 Mission Statement Building Strong Relationships in Christ, And Making Him Known to All Ministers All Members Stephen Anenson, Senior Pastor Kurt Jensen, Associate Pastor Zachary Bauknecht, Youth & Education Ministry Coordinator The Third Sunday after Pentecost June 5, 2016 We Prepare to Meet God Prelude Opening Hymn All People That on Earth Do Dwell (vv.1-4) No. 245 LBW Prayer Time for Greeting Announcements Holy Communion Faith Stepping Stone Blessing We Confess Our Sin and Receive God s Forgiveness We Confess Our Sin (together) God above us, God around us, God within us, help us to distinguish between your law and the traditions of our society. We are prone to make decisions on opinions that "everyone is doing it" or that polls show us that we have a lot of company. Forgive our neglect of the inner life and save us from all our sins, divine Redeemer. Amen We Hear the Good News (Pastor) Friends, hear the good news! The Spirit will give us inner strength to resist all evil. Friends, believe the good news! In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. 604 Lafayette Avenue Story City, Iowa 515.733.4972 Website - www.immanuelstorycity.org E-mail - immanuel@iowatelecom.net We Hear God s Word Gospel - John 6:47-51 Jesus declares to the Jewish leaders that he is the "Bread of Life" 47 Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life. 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. 50 But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. We Witness God s Saving Grace through Holy Baptism Baptism Song We Were Baptized in Christ Jesus Pastor Kurt Sacrament of Holy Baptism (see bulletin insert)
We Respond to God s Blessings Offering Offertory We Are An Offering (on screen) We Hear God s Word Proclaimed Sermon Gifts that Enhance our Christian Heritage Pastor Anenson Hymn O Living Bread From Heaven (vv. 1-2) No. 197 LBW We Receive God s Grace in the Sacrament Words of Institution The Lord s Prayer Distribution We Receive God s Promise to Go with us into Daily Life Blessing Benediction Closing Hymn Sent Forth by God's Blessing No. 221 LBW Postlude Organist: Milianna Carlson Greeters: Rod & Beth Bunn Ushers: Steve Skartvedt, Al Hermanson, Denny Bauman Reader: Gloria Oberender Communion Assistants: Gloria Oberender, Brad Skaar Communion Helpers: Jillian Lykins, Leila Seaton Sound Engineer: Brad Waline Welcome to Visitors on this Scandinavian Days Weekend! We welcome you to worship today! We are glad that you are here and pray that you will find Immanuel Lutheran Church a welcome place. Thank you for filling out the white information card in front of you. You may put it in the offering plate or give it to an usher as you come forward for communion. Thank you to Milianna Carlson for serving as our organist today and to Pastor Kurt for providing special music. There will be a time of fellowship and coffee in the Social Hall following the worship service today. The Youth Board is serving. Everyone is invited. Holy Communion. Today, we celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Communion. In prayerful preparation for the Table, please read and fill out the Information Card in front of you and give to an usher as you are directed forward. Today we will have continuous communion. Receive the bread and wine and deposit the empty cup in the basket. Those receiving the Lord's Supper may prepare by asking themselves: - Do I believe in Jesus as my Savior and Lord? - Am I sorry for my sins? - Have I asked Jesus to forgive me? - Do I believe Jesus is present in the sacrament? Children who have not been prepared to receive the Sacrament are invited to come with their family for a blessing. If you are unable to come to the front to receive the sacrament, let an usher know and the elements will be brought to you. We also offer gluten free wafers and white grape juice for those who prefer those options. If you desire either of them, simply point to the center of the tray where they are available. This morning we celebrate the Lord's Supper for the first time with our youth who have attended with their parents the Holy Communion Faith Stepping Stone classes. They have completed their training and are ready to celebrate the sacrament of Holy Communion. The youth who took the classes include Will Bunn, Jillian Concannon, Dylan Gray, Colin Hansen, Logan Ihle, Jana Isebrands, Tyler Isebrands, Jaxon McCoy, and Paige Seaton. Attendance last Sunday: 159 Baptized today during the worship service is Bella Grace Hanson, daughter of Justin & Katie Hanson. Her sponsors are Craig & Annie Fink and Jeremy & Sally Haack. Please remember this new child of God and her family in your prayers. Baptized today following the worship service is Lincoln Belle Blackburn, daughter of Dustin & Jennifer Blackburn. Her sponsors are Tyler Blackburn and Krista Danielson. Also remember this new child of God and her family in your prayers. Food Pantry. Place your items for the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry in the grocery cart in the narthex today. Cash donations are also always welcome. Checks can be made out to Immanuel with a notation for the Food Pantry and placed in the offering plate any Sunday.
Next Sunday will be our monthly Improvement Fund offering. This fund is used for capital expenditures to maintain and improve our church buildings. Immanuel Day Camp will be Monday June 13 through Thursday June 16. Released is the theme! Come be a part of a fun filled week of friends and faith. See you there! Enrollment is open to any children in the area. Registration forms can be found on the table in the narthex or on our church website. Parents are encouraged to complete the registration forms early and turn them in prior to the start of day camp so we can have an accurate head count for our day camp team. Fundraiser to keep the Scandinavian Days Tradition Alive. Today at the Fairview Lodge from 9:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M. there will be a fundraiser with the proceeds going to the Scandinavian Days Fund to help keep the tradition alive. Cost is $5 for all you can eat pancakes, a couple of sausage links and a drink. Tim Oelschlager, from our congregation, will be playing in the Regional Amputee Golf Tournament, June 11-12 in Rock Island, Illinois. This is sponsored by the Rock Island Amputee Association. All proceeds go for scholarships to the amputees or their families. If you would like to donate so that Tim can be a part of this tournament, please see him by the tables in the Narthex following the worship service. A big thank you to all our "Core" organizational committee and to all those who helped make our beefburger luncheon such a success yesterday. We appreciate all those who served in such a variety of ways. Thanks also to those who helped with the Immanuel float! Immanuel is responsible for providing volunteers during the month of June to serve at the Senior Center dinners held each Wednesday. Please call Ruby Olson at 733.9278 or 515.290.6253 to volunteer. Please join us for worship on Sunday, June 19 at the Riverside Bible Camp Chapel. This will be followed by a potluck dinner at the camp, with the deacons providing the meat. Each family is asked to bring a dish to share and your own table service. Drinks will be provided. Hope to see you there for worship and dinner. Reminders A nursery/playroom is available across from the restrooms on the main floor of the educational wing. Parents are able to view a broadcast of the worship service on the TV in the nursery. The Children's Activity Bulletins are available from the ushers for young children. The next issue of the "Our Daily Bread" devotional book is on the shelf in the narthex. The latest edition of the "Connections" magazine is available there also. Tune in to the Immanuel Lutheran Radio Broadcast each Sunday morning at 8 A.M. on KASI Radio (AM 1430). You can also listen to messages anytime on our website: www.immanuelstorycity.org. All the change in the offering each week goes to help those who are suffering from hunger. Why not put an extra quarter in the plate each week? A Handicap Accessible Restroom is located in the northwest corner of the lower level of the education wing. Additional restrooms are available on the lower level of the educational wing and in the social hall. As a congregation, let s be in prayer for: our newly baptized little ones and their families. our 6th graders as they experience Christ's presence for the first time in the sacrament of Holy Communion. We praise God for: the opportunity to celebrate our town's heritage this weekend. the gifts our Lord provides through the sacraments of baptism and communion.
June 5-12, 2016 Worship & Study Opportunities at Immanuel Middle and High School Youth Activities Summer Youth Group Schedule - Youth Group meeting times will be from 6:00-7:10 PM for Middle School and 7:15-8:30 PM for High School during these dates for our Wednesday Summer Youth Group Meetings; June: 8th and 22nd, July: 6th and 20th, August: 3rd and 17th Scandinavian Days Parade - Thank you to all who participated in this year's parade! Iowa Cubs Game - On June 11th, we will be going to the Iowa Cubs Game! They have a Pre-Game Catch on the field we can participate in at 5:45PM. Tickets are $9. We will meet at Immanuel at 4:30 PM. We should return to Story City by 10:30-11:00 PM. Please sign up by TODAY if you want to go. Local Summer Mission Trip - Please sign up by this Wednesday if you want to participate in one or more of our dates. Contact Zachary if you need more information. Youth Group Volunteering - Please check out our sign-up at: http://vols.pt/uydwzs We have just a couple open spots that need to be filled. We are so close! Thank You so much! We can't do it without you. Sunday, June 5 - Communion Sunday 8:00 A.M. Radio Broadcast on KASI (1430 AM) 9:00 A.M. Coffee Fellowship (Narthex) 9:30 A.M. Worship 10:30 A.M. Coffee Fellowship served by Youth Board (Social Hall) Monday, June 6 Tuesday, June 7 9:30 A.M. Staff Meeting 5:30 P.M. Youth Board Meeting Wednesday, June 8 6:00 P.M. Middle School Youth Group 7:15 P.M. High School Youth Group Thursday, June 9 7:00 P.M. Trustees Board Meeting 7:00 P.M. Deacon Board Meeting 7:45 P.M. Board of Education Meeting 8:15 P.M. Church Council Meeting Friday, June 10 Saturday, June 11 4:30 P.M. MS/HS Iowa Cubs Game Sunday, June 12 8:00 A.M. Radio Broadcast on KASI (1430 AM) 9:00 A.M. Coffee Fellowship (Narthex) 9:30 A.M. Worship 10:30 A.M. Coffee Fellowship served by Trustees (Social Hall)
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM FOR BELLA GRACE HANSON, DAUGHTER OF JUSTIN & KATIE HANSON Dear Friends in Christ, In Matthew's Gospel, Jesus commands us to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. In the waters of Baptism, we are joined to the death and resurrection of our Lord and made members of the Body of Christ. Living in fellowship with Him and His people, we grow in faith, love and obedience to the will of God. The Gospel of Mark tells us that once some people brought children to Jesus for Him to touch them, but the disciples scolded those people. When Jesus noticed it, He was angry and said to the disciples, "Let the children come to Me and do not hinder them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." Then He took the children in his arms, placed His hands on them and blessed them. Justin and Katie, you have presented Bella for Holy Baptism. By doing so, you are accepting the responsibility of raising her in the Christian faith. Before God and this congregation I ask you then, do you promise to faithfully bring her to worship, read Scripture and pray together, teach her the Ten Commandments, the Creed, and the Lord's Prayer, and help her grow in Christian faith? If so, answer: "We will with the help of God." You who are sponsors of this child are to be witnesses of Bella's baptism. You are also to remember her in your prayers and encourage her as she grows in Christian faith. If this is your intention, please answer: "We will with the help of God." Dear Congregation, Are you as Christ's community, ready to support these persons in their duties as parents and sponsors and to remember Bella and her family in your prayers? If so, answer: We are. (Please stand for the confession of faith.) Pastor: I address you now as parents, sponsors, and congregation. Do you renounce all the forces of evil, the devil, and all his empty promises? Congregation: We do. P: Do you believe in God the Father? C: I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. P: Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God? C: 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. P: Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit? C: I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. God, the giver of all life, look with kindness upon Bella's father and mother. Make them teachers and examples of righteousness for their children. Strengthen them in their own commitment so that they may live out the salvation you have given them, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Bella Grace Hanson, I baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Receive the sign of the cross, on your head and on your heart, as a sign that you will know the Lord and the grace that came through His death and resurrection. Let your light so shine before others that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in Heaven. Almighty and merciful God and Father, we give you thanks for freeing your sons and daughters from the power of sin and for raising them up to a new life through water and your Word. Pour out your Holy Spirit upon Bella. Defend and keep her in your grace, that she may never depart from you, but may always live according to your will, finally receiving the fullness of your promise in your eternal kingdom, through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. Amen. Pastor: This congregation has a new daughter in Christ. Congregation: We welcome Bella into the Lord s family. We receive her as a fellow member of the body of Christ, a child of the same heavenly Father, and a worker with us in the Kingdom of God. Pastor: The blessing of almighty God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit be with you all. Peace be with you. Amen.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM FOR LINCOLN BELLE BLACKBURN, DAUGHTER OF DUSTIN & JENNIFER BLACKBURN Dear Friends in Christ, In Matthew's Gospel, Jesus commands us to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. In the waters of Baptism, we are joined to the death and resurrection of our Lord and made members of the Body of Christ. Living in fellowship with Him and His people, we grow in faith, love and obedience to the will of God. The Gospel of Mark tells us that once some people brought children to Jesus for Him to touch them, but the disciples scolded those people. When Jesus noticed it, He was angry and said to the disciples, "Let the children come to Me and do not hinder them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." Then He took the children in his arms, placed His hands on them and blessed them. Dustin and Jennifer, you have presented Lincoln for Holy Baptism. By doing so, you are accepting the responsibility of raising her in the Christian faith. Before God and those gathered here, I ask you then, do you promise to faithfully bring her to worship, read Scripture and pray together, teach her the Ten Commandments, the Creed, and the Lord's Prayer, and help her grow in the Christian faith? If so, answer: "We will with the help of God." You who are sponsors of this child are to be witnesses of her baptism. You are also to remember her in your prayers and encourage her as she grows in the Christian faith. If this is your intention, please answer: "We will with the help of God." To others gathered here: Are you ready to support these persons in their duties as parents and sponsors and to remember Lincoln in your prayers? If so, answer: We are. (Please stand for the confession of faith.) Pastor: I address you now as parents, sponsors, and others gathered here. Do you renounce all the forces of evil, the devil, and all his empty promises? All: We do. P: Do you believe in God the Father? All: I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. P: Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God? All: 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. P: Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit? All: I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. God, the giver of all life, look with kindness upon Lincoln s father and mother. Make them teachers and examples of righteousness for their children. Strengthen them in their own commitment so that they may live out the salvation you have given them, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Lincoln Belle Blackburn, I baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Receive the sign of the cross, on your head and on your heart, as a sign that you will know the Lord, the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his suffering. Let your light so shine before others that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in Heaven. Almighty and merciful God and Father, we give you thanks for freeing your sons and daughters from the power of sin and for raising them up to a new life through water and your Word. Pour out your Holy Spirit upon Lincoln. Defend and keep her in your grace, that she may never depart from you, but may always live according to your will, finally receiving the fullness of your promise in your eternal kingdom, through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. Amen. Pastor: The Lord's Family has a new daughter in Christ. All: We receive Lincoln as a fellow member of the body of Christ, a child of the same heavenly Father, and a worker with us in the Kingdom of God. Pastor: The blessing of almighty God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit be with you all. Peace be with you. Amen.