SAVE US NOW! The Sixth Sunday in Lent: Palm Sunday

SAVE US NOW! The Sixth Sunday in Lent: Palm Sunday April 13-14, 2019

N84 W15252 Menomonee Ave. Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 N108 W14290 Bel Aire Lane Germantown, WI 53022 WELCOME TO WORSHIP! We are pleased that you have chosen to worship the Lord with us today. If you are a guest visiting with us, know that we are thankful you have joined us, and please take a moment to sign the guest register in the entryway. Large print hymnals (both locations) are available upon request from an usher. Hearing assist devices (Falls only) are available upon request from an usher. Restrooms at the Falls: In the lower level of the church and also down the school hallway. Restrooms at Germantown: In the north and south halls of the building. If you need a place to quiet a restless child, the service is streamed to a TV in the lower level of the Falls and in the Alpha Room at Germantown. NOTES FOR WORSHIP The order of service for today is printed in this folder. The hymns are found in Christian Worship: A Lutheran Hymnal, the red hymnal, or are printed in the folder. Communion We are celebrating the Lord s Supper today. What is this Sacrament? It is the receiving of Christ s body and blood, together with the bread and wine, for the assurance of the forgiveness of our sins (Mt. 26:17-29; 1 Cor. 11:23-29). It is an expression of unity among us when it comes to the teachings of Jesus (Jn. 8:31,32). If you are visiting with us today, please speak with one of our Pastors about receiving this Sacrament. SERVING IN WORSHIP Preaching Minister Organists Children s Choir Musicians Pastor Russell Schmidt Amy Noon (M), Kim Streff (G) Rebecca Thiesfeldt, Amelia McKillip, flute, Julie Liebner, vocalist (M) Nathaniel Meyer, saxophone, Amanda Meitner, vocalist (G) 2

THE SIXTH SUNDAY IN LENT: PALM SUNDAY INVOCATION AND OPENING SENTENCES P: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you. C: And also with you. P: Dear friends in Christ, for five weeks of Lent we have been preparing for the celebration of our Lord s paschal mystery. Today we come together to begin the solemn celebration of Holy Week. Christ entered in triumph into his own city to complete his work as our Messiah: to suffer, to die, and to rise again. Let us remember with devotion his entry that culminated at the empty tomb and follow him with a lively faith. United with him by Baptism, we share in his resurrection and new life. P: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. C: Hosanna in the highest! PSALM 118 Men will sing the first half of each verse, women the second. All join to sing refrains and Glory be Give thanks to the LORD, for / he is good; his love endures for- / ever. Open for me the gates of / righteousness; I will enter and give thanks / to the LORD. 3

This is the gate / of the LORD through which the righteous may / enter. Refrain O LORD / save us; O LORD, grant / us success. Blessed is he who comes in the name / of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we / bless you. The LORD / Is God, and he has made his light / shine on us. With boughs in hand, join in the festal pro- / cession up to the horns of the / altar. Refrain You are my God, and I will / give you thanks; you are my God, and I will ex- / alt you. Give thanks to the LORD, for / he is good; his love endures for- / ever. Glory be to the Father and / to the Son and to the Holy / Spirit, as it was in the be- / ginning, is now, and will be forever. / Amen. Refrain P: Let us pray. God our Father, we remember how Jesus entered Jerusalem and was welcomed as a king by those who shouted Hosanna and spread their clothing and palm branches in his path. Accept our praise, and listen to our prayers as we rejoice in our triumphant King, Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord. C: Amen. P: Let us go forth in peace, C: In the name of the Lord. The children will begin their procession (Sunday only). 4

PROCESSION HYMN All Glory, Laud, and Honor 131 CHILDREN S ANTHEM (Sunday only) Prepare the Way for the Lord Joanne Brown LeDoux Chorus: Prepare the way. The King is coming here today, Prepare the way for the Lord. He comes in glorious majesty, displaying power and love. Prepare the way. Prepare the way for the Lord. We ve waited long to see the one who makes the blind to see. With healing in His ev ry word, He sets the people free. So, make glad your mind, sing out your song, make haste with no delay. The King completely requires your heart, prepare, prepare the way. Chorus PRAYER OF THE DAY P: Let us pray. We praise you, O God, for the great acts of love by which you redeemed us through your Son, Jesus Christ. As he was acclaimed by those who scattered their garments and branches of palm in his path, so may we always hail him as our King and follow him with perfect confidence; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen. 5

THE WORD FIRST LESSON Isaiah 45:22-25 22 Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. 23 By myself I have sworn, my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked: Before me every knee will bow; by me every tongue will swear. 24 They will say of me, In the Lord alone are deliverance and strength. All who have raged against him will come to him and be put to shame. 25 But all the descendants of Israel will find deliverance in the Lord and will make their boast in him. PSALM OF THE DAY (5:00, 9:15) Psalm 24 P: The earth is the LORD S, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; Men: for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters. Women: Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place? P: He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear by what is false. M: He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from God his Savior. W: Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek your face, O God of Jacob. All: Lift up your heads, O you gates; be lifted up you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. P: Who is this King of glory? M: The Lord strong and mighty, W: The Lord might in battle. All: Lift up your heads, O you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. P: Who is he, this King of glory? M: The LORD almighty W: he is the King of glory. 6

PSALM OF THE DAY (8:00, 10:30) Psalm 24 The cantor will sing the verses of the Psalm. The congregation is welcome to join in singing the refrains. Refrain: Cantor Refrain: Congregation The Lord s is the earth and its fullness, the world, and those who dwell in it. It is he who set it on the seas; on the rivers he made it firm. Refrain Who shall climb the mountain of the LORD? Who shall stand in his holy place? The clean of hands and pure of heart, whose soul is not set on vain things. Refrain Blessings from the LORD shall he receive, and right reward from the God who saves him. Such are the people who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Refrain SECOND LESSON Hebrews 12:1-3 12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. VERSE OF THE DAY John 12:23 P: The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 7

Worship services center around the Gospel Reading; we rise to highlight its function. P: The Gospel according to Luke chapter 19. C: Glory be to you, O Lord. GOSPEL Luke 19:28-40 28 After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, 30 Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks you, Why are you untying it? say, The Lord needs it. 32 Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them. 33 As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, Why are you untying the colt? 34 They replied, The Lord needs it. 35 They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. 36 As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road. 37 When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: 38 Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest! 39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, Teacher, rebuke your disciples! 40 I tell you, he replied, if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out. P: This is the Gospel of the Lord. C: Praise be to you, O Christ. HYMN OF THE DAY Ride On, Ride On in Majesty 133 SERMON Matthew 21:1-11 Save Us Now! 8

NICENE CREED We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation, he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary, and became fully human. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate. He suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who in unity with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen. THANK OFFERING Moved by God s love in Christ, we offer him our first and best gifts, purely out of thanks to him. PRAYER OF THE CHURCH P: Lord Jesus, you are the King of heaven and earth. We join the first Palm Sunday worshipers in praising and glorifying you for coming to this earth to be our Savior. Though you are one with God the Father and Lord of all, you humbled yourself and became one with us. Thanks be to you for living a life of perfect conformity to God s holy law in our place. Praise be to you for being obedient to death, even death on a cross, to redeem us from sin. Cause our voices to blend with those who sang your praises as you rode into Jerusalem. Move us to confess you before others as our Lord. Help us proclaim the message of peace and forgiveness to people of all nations. Use us to assure all people that your blood has cleansed them from sin and set them free from slavery to sin, death, and the devil. Move us to dedicate all we are and have to your glory. 9

Lord Jesus, you are King over all the earth. Bless the nations of this world with wise rulers and good government. Let peace prevail. Grant success to the businesses and industries of our land to serve for the common good. Cause all employers to be honest and fair-minded and all employees to be diligent and faithful. Look with favor on our nation s schools. Be with those who teach and those who learn. Comfort the sick and the afflicted with the assurance of your care and protection. Strengthen the faith of the dying. Special prayers and intercessions may follow. Hear us, Lord, as we bring you our private petitions. Silent prayer. Dear Savior, as we walk with you this week toward Calvary, keep us focused on your purpose for coming into this world and on our calling to spread this wonderful message of salvation. Hear us for your mercy s sake. Amen. THE SACRAMENT P: The Lord be with you. C: And also with you. P: Lift up your hearts. C: We lift them up to the Lord. P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. C: It is good and right so to do. P: It is truly good and right that we should at all times and in all places give you thanks, O Lord, holy Father, almighty and everlasting God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who willingly died under the curse of this world s sin so that we may live forever in the light of God s blessing. Therefore with all the saints on earth and hosts of heaven, we praise your holy name and join their glorious song: 10

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY Sanctus 120 PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING P: Blessed are you, O Lord of heaven and earth. We praise and thank you for sending your Son, Jesus Christ, and we remember the great acts of love through which he has ransomed us from sin, death, and the devil s power. By his incarnation, he became one with us. By his perfect life, he fulfilled your holy will. By his innocent death, he overcame hell. By his rising from the grave, he opened heaven. Invited by your grace and instructed by your Word, we approach your table with repentant and joyful hearts. Strengthen us through Christ s body and blood, and preserve us in the true faith until we feast with him and all his ransomed people in glory everlasting. C: Amen. 11

LORD S PRAYER Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen. WORDS OF INSTITUTION P: Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night he was betrayed, took bread; and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, Take and eat; this is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me. Then he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink from it, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for you for the forgiveness of sins. Do this whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me. The peace of the Lord be with you always. C: Amen. LAMB OF GOD Agnus Dei 120 12

DISTRIBUTION DISTRIBUTION HYMNS Draw Near and Take the Body of the Lord 309 Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me 389 (5:00) Rock of Ages Cleft for Me arr. Sarah Lambrecht (all other services) This hymn is printed on p. 15 of the worship folder. SONG OF SIMEON Nunc Dimittis 120 13

P: We give you thanks, O Lord, for the foretaste of the heavenly banquet that you have given us to eat and to drink in this sacrament. Through this gift you have fed our faith, nourished our hope, and strengthened our love. By your Spirit help us to live as your holy people until that day when you will receive us as your guests at the wedding supper of the Lamb, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen. BLESSING P: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look on you with favor and give you peace. C: Amen. CLOSING HYMN Jesus, Grant that Balm and Healing 121:1, 5 COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Text of Divine Service II 2008 Northwestern Publishing House. Reprinted under OneLicnese.net #A-716490 Bulletin artwork by Ian M. Welch. 2013 Ian M. Welch. All Rights Reserved. www.paramentics.com All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide Psalm 24 2013 GIA Publishing. Reprinted under OneLicense.net #A-716490 Rock of Ages tune 1999 Sarah Lambrecht. Used by permission.

The congregation is invited to sing as they are comfortable. Rock of Ages arr. Sarah Lambrecht 15

WEEKLY NEWS AND NOTES The flowers beautifying worship at Menomonee Falls are in honor of Leroy and Margaret Buelow s 64 th Anniversary celebration. God s richest blessings to you! GRADE 2&3 TEACHER CALLED The Lord has led our congregation to Call Mrs. Monica Schultz to teach in Bethlehem s Gr. 2&3 classroom beginning next school year. Mrs. Schultz is currently serving as a teacher at Bloomington Lutheran School in Minnesota. Her husband, Dan, recently accepted the Call to serve as principal of Good Shepherd Lutheran School in West Bend. We pray for the Lord to guide her as she begins deliberation of this Call into the ministry. CALL MEETING A call meeting to call a teacher for Grade 6 for the 2019-2020 School Year will be held on April 14 th at 11:30 am at the Menomonee Falls campus. BIBLE INFORMATION CLASS Do you know someone who is interested in joining our church? Do you have questions about God and the Bible? Would you like to grow in your faith? Then join us for a next Bible Information Class starting Monday, April 29! This free class meets on Monday evenings from 7:00-8:15 PM in the Alpha Room at the Germantown Campus. If you have any questions or would like to register, simply send an email to Pastor Arnold (parnold@bethlehem-wels.org) or give him a call (262-2250-0580) to let me know you're coming! EASTER BREAKFAST SIGN UP Please join us for breakfast on Easter Sunday! Breakfast will be served on Sunday, April 21 ST in the Menomonee Falls Gym, beginning at 7:00 AM, following the sunrise service, through 10:00 AM. There will be a selection of tasty treats, pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, bagels, and much more! To help us plan, we ask that you sign-up if you'll be joining us. You can either do this at our website (under the "Events" tab) or by using the sign-up sheets at either campus. Please let Pastor Arnold know if you have any questions. EASTER BREAKFAST VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Looking for a way to help? We're looking for volunteers to serve at this year's Easter Breakfast! If you'd like to volunteer, you can 16

either sign-up on the website (under the "Events" tab) or by speaking with Pastor Arnold. Please prayerfully consider using your time and talents to help make this year's Easter Breakfast a blessing to everyone! EASTER VIGIL Crown of Life Lutheran Church in Hubertus invites the members of the WELS and ELS congregations in our area to attend its first Easter Vigil service on Holy Saturday, April 20, at 7:30 p.m. The Vigil begins at sunset on Easter Eve, and anticipates the resurrection of Jesus through Scripture, song, silence, and prayer. The joyful announcement of Jesus resurrection occurs near the end of the service, marking the transition from Lent to Easter, and the service concludes with the Lord s Supper. You are cordially invited to attend this unique Holy Saturday service at Crown of Life Lutheran Church, located at 1292 Tally Ho Trail in Hubertus. BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN CHILD CARE is hiring full and part time WELS staff for both summer and fall 2019. Training, support, and encouragement is provided - just bring your love for Jesus and his little ones. Free child care benefits are available to staff, as well as many other benefits. Please contact the child care office for questions: (262)257-0408 or childcareoffice@bethlehem-wels.org, ZOO OUTING Parents, caregivers, and young children, please join Bethlehem's Seedlings Group at the Milwaukee County Zoo on Friday, April 26th beginning at 9am. We will meet at the Penguin Exhibit and meander through the zoo until at least 11am. Don't have a zoo pass? No problem. Carpooling with zoo pass members will be available. Head over to our Facebook page (Seedlings Bethlehem Lutheran Church s Parent Group) for more details or to coordinate carpooling. Hopefully spring-like weather will be here by then! DONATIONS APPRECIATED! Bethlehem Lutheran Child Care is gearing up for another fun summer and could use some items to spruce up their supplies! Items of need are: Outside riding toys Watering cans Kiddie pools Chalk Gently used board books Sprinklers Water toys Plastic pots 17

Also if you are doing any spring cleaning and putting away winter items, child care will always be grateful for winter clothes items for their little ones, such as snow pants, snow boots, hats, mitts (for next winter, of course!). Items can be dropped off at the Germantown campus, at the preschool/child care office. For any questions, please contact Kevin Walker, ECM Director, kwalker@bethlehemwels.org. Thank you! LWMS 2019 SPRING RALLY will be held Saturday, April 27 at Christ Alone in Mequon from 8 am to 12 noon. Breakfast starts at 8 am. Nursing Students from Wisconsin Lutheran College will speak about their experiences in Zambia at the Medical Mission. Any questions? Call Marlene at 262-255-2874. FOOD PANTRY We have the opportunity to show our Christian love by bringing donations for Northside Ministry Food Pantry. Please bring your non-perishable food donations to either campus by 8 A.M. Friday, April 26 th. TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK is May 6-10. The Staff Appreciation Committee has a lot of wonderful things planned to show our teachers and staff our thankfulness. We will be collecting cash or checks (payable to Bethlehem Lutheran) for these events and gifts. Please consider contributing by placing contributions in boxes located at either of the campus offices. Thank you so much for helping us show our amazing teachers and staff that they are valued and appreciated!!! Contact Michelle at Michellewierschem@yahoo.com with any questions or ideas! PROVIDE A BIBLE FOR A CHILD Students within the KML Federation have access to Bibles to support Christian education. Some students do not have that blessing! The KML chapter of the National Honor Society is raising funds to provide students in Milwaukee urban schools with their very own Bibles. To accomplish this, we are partnering with Chaplains in Schools, a group of pastors and other Christians who are working to connect children in Milwaukee schools with Jesus and a faith community. You can provide a Bible to a child that needs one! One Bible costs $6.00. Please send your donations to Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School, Attention: NHS Bibles 18

Serving in Worship Ushers: Saturday, April 13 th 5:00 PM Team 20 Zimmermann Sunday, April 14 th 8:00 AM Team 1 Wirkkula 9:15 AM Team 19 Schulz 10:30 AM Team 18 Gruber Maundy Thursday, April 18 th 6:45 PM Team 1 Wirkkula Good Friday, April 19 th 6:45 PM Team 5 De Vor Easter Sunday, April 21 st 6:00 AM Team 2 Siwy 8:00 AM Team 3 Kasten 9:15 AM Team 11 Liebner 10:30 AM Team 19 Schulz Set Up Teams (Germantown): Sunday, April 14 th Team 4 Mark Ignatowski Sunday, April 21 st Team 5 Daryl Weber Communion Assistants: Saturday, April 13 th 5:00 PM Ronn Eigenfeld Pete Gerbitz Sunday, April 14 th 8:00 AM Joel Kieckhaefer 10:30 AM Keith Lauersdorf Service Overseer Sunday, April 14 th Menomonee Falls Erich Schmandt Germantown Jeff Mitchell Sunday, April 21 st Menomonee Falls Jon Wirkkula Germantown Jim Affeldt Greeters: Saturday, April 13 th 5:00 PM Steve & Wendy Zimmermann Sunday, April 14 th 8:00 AM Myles & Marie Weishoff 9:15 AM Chuck & Michelle Wierschem 10:30 AM OPEN Church Attendance Last Week: 677 Unified Offerings Last Week $35,104 Building Relationships Offerings Last Week: $2385 19

The Week Ahead Sunday, April 14 th Communion Sunday 8:00 AM Worship Service M 9:15 AM Worship Service G 9:15 AM Bible Hour M 10:30 AM Worship Service M 10:30 AM Family Bible Hour G 11:30 AM Call Meeting M 7:00 PM Live Stream Bible Study Monday, April 15 th 5:30 PM PSC Class G 6:00 PM Handbells M 6:00 PM Quilters M 7:00 PM Choir M Tuesday, April 16 th 10:15 AM Bible Study M 6:00 PM LBP & LGP (1-8) M Wednesday, April 17 th Maundy Thursday, April 18 th 3:30 PM Worship Service M 6:45PM Worship Service M Good Friday, April 19 th 1:00 PM Worship Service M 6:45 PM Worship Service M Saturday, April 20 th Holy Saturday NO Worship Service Easter Sunday, April 21 st 6:00 AM Sunrise Worship M 7:00-10 :00 AM Easter Breakfast M 8:00 AM Worship Service M 9:15 AM Worship Service G 10:30 AM Worship Service M Contact Information Pastors: Phil Arnold 262-225-0580 parnold@bethlehem-wels.org Peter Schmidt 262-409-5656 pschmidt@bethlehem-wels.org Russell Schmidt 910-381-6759 my67mustang1@gmail.com Church Office: 262-251-3555 Office Staff E-mail Address: churchoffice@bethlehem-wels.org School Office: 262-251-3120 Child Care Office: 262-257-0408 Website: bethlehem-wels.org 20