Thy Word is a Lamp unto My Feet Psalm 119:105 Justine Erin Huellinghoff Fifth Sunday of Easter April 27 & 28, 2013
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: This Sunday Pastor Zastrow will be having a conversation during the sermon with our Cathechuman, Justine Erin Huellinghoff. Justine will be entering next Sunday, May 5 th, into communicant membership of our congregation through the Rite of Confirmation. This Sunday Pastor reviews Luther s Small Catechism with Justine, giving everyone again an opportunity to review the Small Catechism with her. PRAYER BEFORE WORSHIP: Lord God, heavenly Father, in Holy Baptism You began Your good work in Justine, forgiving her all sin and giving Justine the gift the Holy Spirit and faith in Your Son. You have also blessed her instruction in the Word of God. Be with us now in our conversation together, that she may faithfully confess her Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. SATURDAY EVENING Evening Prayer HS 98, page 17 HYMNS: 828, 893, 895 2
Sunday Order of Matins (based on TLH page 32) HYMN Shepherd of Tender Youth LW 471 All: O Lord, open Thou my lips. And my mouth shall show forth Thy praise. Make haste O God, to deliver me. Make haste to help me, O God. Glory be to the Father and to the Son And to the Holy Ghost As it was in the beginning, is now, And ever shall be; world without end. Amen. Hallelujah! THE INVITATORY O come, let us worship the Lord; For he is our Maker. THE VENITE O come let us sing unto the Lord Let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; And make a joyful noise unto Him with psalms. For the Lord is a great God And a great King above all gods. In His hand are the deep places of the earth; The strength of the hills is His also The sea is His, and He made it; And His hands formed the dry land. Oh, come let us worship and bow down; 3
Let us kneel before the Lord our maker For He is our God And we are the people of His pasture And the sheep of His hand. Glory be to the Father and to the Son And to the Holy Ghost As it was in the beginning, is now, And ever shall be; world without end. Amen. HYMN Lord Jesus Christ, the Children s Friend LW 470 THE PSALMADY Psalm 119:105-112 All: Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. I have taken an oath and confirmed it, that I will follow your righteous laws. I have suffered much; preserve my life, Lord, according to your word. Accept, Lord, the willing praise of my mouth, and teach me your laws. Though I constantly take my life in my hands, I will not forget your law. The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from your precepts. Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart. My heart is set on keeping your decrees to the very end. Glory be to the Father and to the Son And to the Holy Ghost As it was in the beginning, is now, And ever shall be; world without end. Amen. 4
THE LECTION John 16:12-22 (The Spirit of truth will glorify Jesus) But Thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us. Thanks be to Thee, O Lord. HYMN Feed Your Children, God Most Holy LW 468 REVIEW OF LUTHER S SMALL CATECHISM with Justine Erin Huellinghoff and Pastor Zastrow THE TE DEUM LAUDAMUS We praise Thee O God, we acknowledge Thee to be the Lord. All the earth doth worship Thee, the Father Everlasting. To Thee all the angels cry aloud, the heavens and all the powers therein; To Thee cherubim and seraphim continually do cry; Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth; Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of Thy glory. The glorious company of the Apostles praise Thee The goodly fellowship of the prophets praise Thee; The noble army of martyrs praise Thee; The holy Church though all the world doth acknowledge Thee; The Father of an infinite majesty; Thine adorable true and only Son, Also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter. Thou art the King of Glory, O Christ. Thou are the everlasting Son of the Father. When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver man; Thou didst humble Thyself to be born of a virgin. When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, Thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers. 5
Thou sittest at the right hand of God In the glory of the Father. We believe that thou shalt come To be our judge. We therefore pray Thee to help Thy servants, Whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious blood. Make them to be numbered with Thy saints In glory everlasting. O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine heritage. Govern them and lift them up forever. Day by day we magnify Thee, And we worship Thy name ever, world without end. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin, O Lord have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us, O Lord, let Thy mercy be upon us, as our trust is in Thee. O Lord, in Thee have I trusted; let me never be confounded. THE PRAYERS THE KYRIE ALL: Lord have mercy upon us, Christ have mercy upon us, Lord have mercy upon us. THE LORD S PRAYER THE SALUTATION The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit. 6
O Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God, Who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day, Defend us in the same with Thy mighty power And grant that all our doings, being ordered by Thy governance May be righteous in Thy sight; Through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost Ever one God, world without end. Amen. THE BENEDICAMUS Bless we the Lord Thanks be to God THE BENEDICTION The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ The love of God and the communion of the Holy Ghost Be with you all. Amen. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Lord, we thank you that You have taught us what You would have us believe and do. Help us by Your Holy Spirit, for the sake of Jesus Christ to hold fast thereby we may be made strong in faith and perfect in holiness, and be comforted in life and death. Great Physician, we pray for the sick, the injured, and those who suffer in any way, especially, Shirley Hoemann, Esther Hoemann, Lawrence Pelster, and Albert Bade. We also remember our many shut-ins in our congregation Adeline Keune, Lucille Brune, Beth Pelster, 7
Eric Hohlt, Edna Deppermann, Ed Gardner, Delores Roehrs, Hulda Althage, Ardell Wagner, Wilma Helling, Mathilde Ohse Yvonne Gleitz and all those we remember in our hearts. Oh faithful Lord, bless Your Church and all the servants of Your Church, that Your good and gracious will may be done among us and through us and that many would be called to life in Your Son, Jesus Christ. We especially want to remember our Missionaries Robin McCoy in Thailand, John Strasen and Mike and Cindy Rodewald in Africa. Oh faithful Lord, raise up good and faithful leaders in this nation and all over the world, that people may live without fear or violence and know the comfort of peace between all nations. We also pray for the many men and women of our Armed Forces stationed around the world and here at home; and the people who respond to emergencies our law enforcement people and the firefighters who help keep us safe. +++++++++++++++++++++ To our members and guests who are here with us today. We are very glad you are here for worship services on this Fifth Sunday of Easter. May the Lord refresh you with peace and love during our service. Please join us here at Ebenezer again soon. Please sign the guest register near the front door with your name, address and Church affiliation. Have Lunch with Robin McCoy! Please come to the Ladies Aid Luncheon this Friday, May 3 rd. Joining us via Skype will be Robin McCoy from Thailand. She will be telling us from a live broadcast about her past year as a teacher in Bangkok teaching English as a second language. You will also be able to talk to Robin in a one on one conversation. 8
Come join us for Youth Outdoor Day, Saturday, May 4 th, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM here at Ebenezer Please see the back page today for more information! Don t forget the sign-up-board for jobs the day of the Picnic as well as for set up and clean up. The sign-up board is at the back of the church. Please choose what you would like to do and sign up!! Anyone willing to serve on the Picnic Committee, please contact Donna Pohlmann or let Pastor know. We will have a Picnic Committee meeting during the first week in May. Everyone s support is much needed and very appreciated!! Donna Pohlmann Picnic Chairman 573-237-3315 cell: 573-280-8599 email: billpohll@aol.com Ascension Day Worship Service will be held here at our lake on Thursday, May 9 th, 2013, 7:00 PM. A picnic supper will be held under the pavilion also at 5:30 PM. Meat (brats and hot dogs) will be provided. Please bring a dish or two to share. The congregations of our Circuit are invited to join us in this worship and meal. The Mission Society Project Night has been moved to tomorrow evening (April 29 th ) at 6:00 PM. Vacation Bible School Note We will be doing T-shirts again this year. If anyone would like to donate T-shirts, we would appreciate it. Larger sizes would be good. If parents would like to donate the shirts for their family, that would be good also. Thank you for the donations!! Church Picnic Update The Donation Give-Away Tickets are in and are at the back of Church on the table. They are bundled in packets of 60. There is a sign-out sheet to be filled out with your name and ticket numbers you are 9
checking out. Please see Donna Pohlmann, Susan Hoemann, Margaret Zastrow or Mary Sprick if you need help. We need lots of help selling tickets for the wonderful prizes: 1 st Prize 55 INSIGNIA HDTV LED/1080/120HZ, 2 nd Prize KINDLE FIRE HD 32 GB, 3 RD Prize CONDO GET A WAY @ LAKE OF THE OZARKS 2 days/2 nights. We have some donations for the Silent Auction but we need many more. The letters and a copy of the poster are also on the table at the back of the Church to give to businesses/individuals to verify what they are donating to. Anyone donating items from themselves or the businesses they frequent may bring them to the Church and put them in the old basement or the old quilting room with a label containing their name, price of the item and name of the item. If someone is planning to make a food item or perhaps a plant or some item that can not be brought until late, please write on a piece of paper the item, its value and the name of the donor and put it on the table in the back of Church. Those Serving Today Organist Saturday Laura Nichols Organist Sunday Ruth Marschel Head Usher Saturday Tracey Bade Head Usher Sunday Marvin Kassebaum Altar Guild Joan Menke and Margaret Zastrow Acolytes Andrew Inman and Kennedy Siefken Bell Ringer Corey Adams 10
Our Offerings and Attendance Weekly Offerings $ 1,325.00 Plate 47.75 Sunday School 28.07 $1,400.82 Attendance: Sunday School Saturday 20 Children 12 Sunday 68 Adults 25 88 37 This Week at Ebenezer Monday - Mission Society Project Night 6:00 PM Wednesday - Confirmation 6:30 PM Friday Ladies Aid Noon Luncheon 12:00 Noon Saturday Youth Outdoor Day 11:00AM 3:00 PM Worship with Holy Communion 5:00 PM Please pick up a copy of the latest newsletter from Mike and Cindy Rodewald 11