A Light of God s Love for All People April 7, 2019 A m e r i c a n L u t h e ra n C h u r c h 401 South Flynn Drive, P.O. Box 287 Milbank, SD 57252 (605) 432-5566 alcoffice@itcmilbank.com Pastor Justin Neugebauer alcpastor@itcmilbank.com
Order of Service P: Presiding Minister L: Lector C: Congregation Acolytes light the candles. PRELUDE (special music) WELCOME and ANNOUNCEMENTS Sophia Schuchard Pastor Justin Neugebauer CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Acolytes pour water into Baptismal Font during confession P: Blessed be the holy Trinity, one God, who gathers us in the wilderness to redeem us, anoint us, and make us new. C: Amen. P: In these forty days, let us be honest, confess our sin, and receive God s promise of mercy. Silence is kept for reflection. God at the margins, C: We have wandered far from your home; again and again, we lose our way. We turn inward, afraid of the world around us. We forget that you have saved your people before and promise to do so again. Do not remember the deeds of our past, but turn our faces toward the future, where your forgiveness is sure, your welcome is clear, and your love overflows. Amen. P: Like a hen who gathers her chicks, God embraces you in tender care. Like manna in the desert, God feeds you with surprising mercy. Like a loving parent, God runs to meet you again this day, forgiving your sins for the sake of Christ, leading you from death into life. C: Amen. 2
GATHERING HYMN Be Thou My Vision ELW #793 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 Now the Feast of Celebration ELW #157 3
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PRAYER OF THE DAY P: Creator God, you prepare a new way in the wilderness, and your grace waters our desert. C: Open our hearts to be transformed by the new thing you are doing, that our lives may ` proclaim the extravagance of your love given to all through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. FIRST READING: Isaiah 43:16-21 L: A reading from Isaiah, the 43 rd chapter. 16 Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, 17 who brings out chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are extinguished, quenched like a wick: 18 Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. 19 I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. 20 The wild animals will honor me, the jackals and the ostriches; for I give water in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give drink to my chosen people, 21 the people whom I formed for myself so that they might declare my praise. L: Word of God, word of life, C: Thanks be to God. PSALM: Psalm 126 L: We read Psalm 126 responsively by full verse. 1 When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, then were we like those who dream. C: 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy. Then they said among the nations, The Lord has done great things for them. L: 3 The Lord has done great things for us, and we are glad indeed. 5
C: L: C: 4 Restore our fortunes, O Lord, like the watercourses of the Negeb. 5 Those who sowed with tears will reap with songs of joy. 6 Those who go out weeping, carrying the seed, will come again with joy, shouldering their sheaves. SECOND READING: Philippians 3:4b-14 L: A reading from Paul s letter to the Philippians the 3 rd chapter. [Paul writes:] 4b If anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more: 5 circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; 6 as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless. 7 Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ. 8 More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but one that comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God based on faith. 10 I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, 11 if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead. 12 Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. 13 Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus. L: Word of God, word of life, C: Thanks be to God. SPECIAL MUSIC In Christ Alone Note-A-Bells GOSPEL: John 12:1-8 P: The Gospel according to John, the 12 th chapter. C: Glory to you, O Lord. 1 Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 2 There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. 3 Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. 4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said, 5 Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor? 6 (He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he 6
kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.) 7 Jesus said, Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial. 8 You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me. P: The Gospel of our Lord. C: Praise to you, O Christ. CHILDREN S MESSAGE Pastor Justin Neugebauer SERMON Pastor Justin Neugebauer SONG OF THE DAY When I Survey the Wondrous Cross ELW #803 APOSTLES CREED P: Living together in trust and hope we confess our faith. 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. 7
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 PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE (response is... ) P: Lord, in your mercy, C: hear our prayer. SHARING THE PEACE P: The peace of the Lord be with you all. C: And also with you. P: Let us share God s peace with one another. OFFERING Acolytes take plates from ushers and the pail to the altar. OFFERTORY We Give Thee But Thine Own ELW #686 vs. 1-2 OFFERING PRAYER P: Generous God, you feed us with the harvest of the land, and you provide for our every need. C: Receive our gifts of money, imagination, and labor, and transform them into a feast that welcomes all, in Jesus Christ, our host and our guest. Amen. 8
GREAT THANKSGIVING P: The Lord be with you. C: And also with you. P: Lift up your hearts. C: We lift them to the Lord. P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. C: It is right to give our thanks and praise. P: It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise to you, almighty and merciful God, through our Savior Jesus Christ. You call your people to cleanse their hearts and prepare with joy for the paschal feast, that, renewed in the gift of baptism, we may come to the fullness of your grace. And so, with all the choirs of angels, with the church on earth and the hosts of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn: 9
WORDS OF INSTITUTION P: In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks; broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take and eat; this is my body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me. Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sins. Do this for the remembrance of me. For as often as we eat of this bread and drink of this cup, we proclaim the Lord s death until he comes. C: Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. LORD S PRAYER 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. INVITATION TO COMMUNION P: Christ has prepared the feast. C: Come to the table where all are welcomed home. LAMB OF GOD 10
COMMUNION DISTRIBUTION PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION P: Tender and merciful one, at your feast, you fed us who brought nothing, turning our emptiness into joy. C: Filled with your abundant grace, send us now to be ministers of reconciliation, mending broken hearts, working for justice, and striving for peace among all people, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. BLESSING P: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord s face shine upon you with grace and mercy. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. C: Amen. Acolytes take flame from the Christ candle and recess with Pastor Justin. SENDING SONG God Be With You Till We Meet Again ELW #536 11
CHALLENGE P: Go in peace. Christ is with you. C: Thanks be to God. Happy Birthday to: 4/7 LaRon Unzen 4/8 Joel Foster 4/9 Mackenzie Foss 4/10 Drake Wellnitz 4/10 Debra Homan 4/10 Brianna Kirchberg 4/11 Craig Barlund 4/11 Larry Thompson 4/12 Ralph Stinson 4/15 Fischer Hawley 4/15 Sara Koepke 4/15 Renee Neuharth Happy Anniversary to: 4/8 Bruce & Janet Granquist 4/12 Scott & Lisa Torness 4/16 Jack & Linda Stengel 12
Welcome to American Lutheran Church We are glad you are here! If you are visiting with us this morning, we are honored by your presence. Please sign the guest register in the Narthex on the Kiosk. American Lutheran celebrates the Lord s Supper at each worship service. No matter where you are in your faith journey, come to the Lord s Table. Following worship, please join us for coffee and conversation in the Fellowship Hall. Restrooms are located on both sides of the entry area. Please contact one of the ushers for any assistance. Quiet activity bags are available for the children. A nursery is available with a closed-circuit TV streaming the service. Hearing Assisted Receivers are available at the AV booth. This morning s service can be viewed on-line at www.americanlutheran.com March 31, 2019 Attendance: 169 Giving $3,785 Prayer Concerns: Cheryl Pauli, Wayde Fraasch, Ron Bjerke, Ken Hallquist, Ben Walford, Tye Schaffer, Jody Welberg, Arlene Schleuter, Dave Wagner, Shorty Anderson Thank You to all who are helping with today s worship. Presiding Minister: Pastor Justin Neugebauer Lector: Janet Zemlicka Acolytes: Jackson Bohlen, Carter Boerger AV Booth: Kay O Farrell Accompanist: Gail Selgeby Welcome Center: Greeters: Gail Barlund, Arla Mae Petersen Ushers: Galen Zemlicka, Tom Schuneman, Doug Barlund Communion Servers: Janet Zemlicka, Melissa Schuneman, Gail Barlund Goldfish Servers: Lucas Johnson< Harley Zemlicka Coffee Fellowship Servers: Nancy Hansen, Janet Zemlicka Altar Guild: Laura Foss, Tammy Schuelke 13
This Week at American Lutheran Church SUNDAY 04-07 09:00 am Worship 10:00 am Sunday School 10:00 am Fellowship MONDAY 04-08 07:00 pm Scouts TUESDAY 04-09 09:15 am Staff Meeting 09:00 am Piece Corps Quilting WEDNESDAY 04-10 10:00 am Bible Study 03:30 pm Confirmation (GC Food Giveaway Lake Farley) 05:15 pm Bell Practice 05:15 pm Supper 06:30 pm Worship Thud of the Hammer 07:15 pm Choir Practice 07:30 pm Manna Praise Band Practice THURSDAY 04-11 08:00 am Bible Study SUNDAY 04-14 09:00 am Worship 10:00 am Sunday School (Easter Party) 10:00 am Palm Sunday Breakfast Announcements, Service and Worship Opportunities Flowers for Easter Sunday: Sign up at Welcome Center by April 14. Please list if you are providing flowers in memory of, in honor of..., in thanksgiving for. Have the flowers to the church by 9am Saturday, April 20. Prairie Coteau Spring Gathering is at Our Savior s Lutheran Church in Veblen Saturday, April 27. The theme for the day is COM-FOR-Tea: Praise to God of All Comfort. There will be a sign-up sheet on the welcome center. Visit with Kathy Mathiason for more information. A choir is being formed for Easter. Practice is Wednesday, April 10, at 7:15. All are welcome! WELCA and the ALC Youth gathered over 1000 recipes for the new ALC Cookbook! Everything is now at the printers. Delivery is expected on or before May 10. Pre-Sales start today in the entry. The cookooks are $15 each. Proceeds will support the ALC Youth Program, including funds towards the ELCA National Youth Gathering which will be held in Minneapolis in 2021. Wednesday, April 10 5:15-6:15 Menu: Lasagna, Salads, Desserts 6:30-7:00 Worship Service Thud of the Hammer 7:15 Choir Practice for Easter Sunday 14