IMMANUEL EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 1000 Wisconsin Ave Kewaunee, WI 54216 www.immanuellutherankewaunee.org Sunday Worship 9:00am Monday Worship 7:00pm N O V E M B E R 30, 2 0 1 4 Advent 1 Pastor Michael P. Sullivan 388-2592 388-6009 (H) pastor.sullivan@me.com
OUR MISSION IS TO SHARE THE TIMELESS MESSAGE OF SALVATION IN LOVE AND TO SHOW OUR FAITH IN WORDS AND ACTIONS. Welcome We welcome you to this hour of worship and pray that this time together might be a blessing for all of us. Large print hymnals and hearing impaired receiver units are available in the Narthex by the bulletin board. Just ask an usher. We are also equipped with a Hearing Loop System that can be used with hearing aids featuring a t-coil. We ask that everyone in attendance please take the time to sign our Friendship Register. These red folders can be found in each pew. Thanks! If you are a resident of this area and have no church home, we invite you to give consideration to Immanuel. Please worship with us again! Service Theme: SERVANTS OF CHRIST: KEEP WATCH. As Christ s servants on earth, we look forward to the day our master will return to deliver us from this wicked world. Until that day comes, let us be busy doing the works he has given us to do keeping watch for his return. Lighting of the Advent Candles M: We light one Advent candle, remembering Jesus, who is coming again. He will come to gather his people from everywhere, both the living and the dead. C: We remember Jesus, who will come at the end of time. None of us know what day that will be. M: We hear his call to watch. C: We light one Advent candle as a sign of our watchfulness and waiting. M: Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest. C: Through your Word and Spirit may our souls be blessed. (One Advent candle is lit during the opening hymn) Opening Hymn: CW 22 O Savior, Rend The Heavens Wide Order of Service: Service of Word and Sacrament (p. 26)
Prayer of the Day Stir up your power, O Lord, and come. Protect us by your strength and save us from the threatening dangers of our sins; for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. First Lesson: Isaiah 64:1-8 (NIV84) Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains would tremble before you! 2 As when fire sets twigs ablaze and causes water to boil, come down to make your name known to your enemies and cause the nations to quake before you! 3 For when you did awesome things that we did not expect, you came down, and the mountains trembled before you. 4 Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him. 5 You come to the help of those who gladly do right, who remember your ways. But when we continued to sin against them, you were angry. How then can we be saved? 6 All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away. 7 No one calls on your name or strives to lay hold of you; for you have hidden your face from us and made us waste away because of our sins. 8 Yet, O LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand. Verse of the Day Alleluia. He who testifies to these things says, "Yes, I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. Alleluia. (Revelation 22:20 NIV84) Gospel: Mark 13:32-37 (NIV84) 32 "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 33 Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come. 34 It's like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with his assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch. 35 "Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back-- whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. 36 If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. 37 What I say to you, I say to everyone: 'Watch!'" Sermon Hymn: CW 7 Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers Sermon: Mark 13:32-37 Theme: Servants of Christ: Keep Watch. Offering Prayer of the Church: Advent (p. 123) The Sacrament (pg. 33) A Special Note for our Visitors Concerning Communion For two very important reasons we ask that only those who are members of Immanuel Lutheran Church, or members of a Congregation affiliated with us, join us for the Lord s Supper. The first is love for our visitors.
1 Corinthians 11:27-29 tells us that those who partake of the Lord s Supper without proper instruction and preparation bring serious spiritual harm upon themselves. The second is love for our Lord s instruction concerning the fellowship that is expressed by those at the altar. 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 explains the intimate oneness of faith all who come to the Lord s Supper share. Those wanting to partake of the Lord s Supper with us for the first time are asked to speak with our pastor ahead of time. We thank you for your understanding. Communion Hymn CW 5 As Angels Joyed With One Accord Final Hymn: CW 15 Hark! A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding Children s Bulletins Available! Children s Worship Bulletins are available in the Narthex. Worship Service DVD s The A/V committee makes DVD copies of each service and they are available in the Narthex. Please take one and share it with a family member or friend. Cable TV Broadcast Our Sunday Morning Worship Service is broadcast on Charter Channel 984 at 7:00pm on Wednesday evenings and 5:00pm on Friday afternoons. Forward in Christ The DECEMBER Forward in Christ has arrived. This monthly publication by the WELS is paid for by the congregation for you to enjoy free of charge. Little Lambs Little Lambs meets next on December 2 nd at 10:00am in the Gym. Stewardships Attendance Last Week: Sunday 106; Monday - 12 Received for Budget Last Week: $3,311.00 or 70% Needed Weekly for Budget: $4,712.00 November ALMS FINAL: $246.37 Organ Fund Drive ($35,000): $7,690 or 22% December ALMS Recipient WELS Ministerial Education Endowment Fund The WELS endowment funds were created to safeguard missions and ministerial education during times of economic instability by providing predictable support year after year. The 2005 synod convention authorized the development of these funds with a goal of gathering $300 million in endowment gifts by 2018. Our WELS Ministerial Education Endowment Fund with its sub-fund for each school Luther Preparatory School, Watertown, Wis.; Michigan Lutheran Seminary, Saginaw, Mich.; Martin Luther College, New Ulm, Minn.; and Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Mequon, Wis. began in 2006. The way an endowment fund works is a portion of the fund is distributed each year while the remainder continues to grow. The four ministerial education schools can use the distributions for student assistance and other programs. Advent by Candlelight The women of the congregation are invited to Immanuel's Advent By Candlelight on Sunday, December 7 th at 2:00 pm. This special event will help all of us get ready for the busy Christmas season through fellowship, food, song, and Word. Invite your family and friends to attend with you! Contact Laura Sullivan at 388-6009 to register. Meditations The next volume of Meditations is available in the Narthex by the Window dividers.
Ladies Aid Christmas Cards The Ladies Aid will be selling scripture based Christmas cards starting on Nov. 30th. Thank you for your support! 150 th Anniversary Committee Meeting The 150th Anniversary Committee will meet on Monday night, Dec. 1 st at 8 p.m. after church. For those who can't meet then, another meeting will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 6 p.m. Anyone interested in helping with the upcoming events, is welcome to attend these planning meetings. OWLS Christmas Party The OWLS Christmas Party will be held on Tuesday, December 2 nd at Noon in the Fellowship Hall. Hostesses are Char Hackman, Eunice Siebert, Carol Krueger and Mari Fager. Ladies Aid Christmas Party The Ladies Aid invites ALL members of the congregation to their Potluck Christmas Party on Saturday, December 13 th at Noon. Hostesses are Connie Karnitz, Sharon Jerabek, Rachel Christian, Greta Bloniarz and Kathy Gerdmann. Let Your Light Shine Wish Tree The Christmas Wish Tree is available for anyone to take an ornament and purchase a needed item for church. Example of some items needed: Batteries, Windex, White paper toweling, hand sanitizers, communion wine, gift certificates which can be purchased through scrip, etc. Check out the items on the tree in the back of church. Thank You and to God be the glory. Seminary Chorus Christmas Concert Join the Seminary Chorus for its Christmas concert on December 14 at 3 & 7 p.m. in Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary s Auditorium. Besides anthems for the choir and hymns for the congregation, the program features The Story of Christmas Night by Fritz Reuter. The 3 p.m. service will be streamed live at www.wels.net/streams. Scrip Update Be sure to turn in your orders to Kristen as soon as possible to ensure that all the cards you need will be available in time for your gift giving or purchasing needs. If you would like to purchase Scrip or have any questions, contact Kristen Richard 255-1147. Sunday School Christmas Service Practice A reminder to Sunday School students and parents that Saturday morning practice sessions will be held on December 6, 13, and 20 to help the students prepare for the Christmas Eve Service on December 24 th at 5pm. The Lakeshore Lutheran Chorale will hold its annual Christmas Concerts on: Saturday, December 13, 2014 @ 6:30 PM at St. Paul s Lutheran, Howards Grove Sunday, December 14, 2014 @ 4:00 PM at St. John s Lutheran, Newtonburg WIIINNNGGGZZZ DAY, Monday, 12/8 The Friends of the Lancers are sponsoring a Wiiinnngggzzz fundraiser at Buffalo Wild Wings in Manitowoc. All day, any time, dine-in or carry-out, BWs will donate 10% of all purchases to MLHS! Just present the special coupon (available on the MLHS website or on the Narthex Bulletin Board) at the time of your purchase. Thank you for your Support. Birthdays: (3) Hazel Kittell, Abigail Purzner, Karen Schneider; (5) Greg Habeck. Anniversaries: (4) Wayne & Eileen Heuer.
IMMANUEL S CALENDAR November S (30) 7:45am Sunday School 8:00 & 10:15am Bible Class 9:00am Worship Service w/communion December M (1) 6:00pm Choir Practice 7:00pm Worship Service w/communion T (2) 9:00am Bible Class 10:00am Little Lambs W (3) 10:30am Kewaunee Care Center Devotion 6:00pm Confirmation Class SA (6) 9-10:30am Sunday School Christmas Practice S (7) 7:45am Sunday School 8:00 & 10:15am Bible Class 9:00am Worship Service 2:00pm Advent by Candlelight M (8) 6:00pm Choir Practice 7:00pm Worship Service T (9) 9:00am Bible Class 10:00am Little Lambs W (10) 10:30am Kewaunee Care Center Devotion 6:00pm Confirmation Class TR (11) 9:30am Elder s Meeting SA (13) 9-11am Sunday School Christmas Practice Noon Ladies Aid Christmas Party S (14) 7:45am Sunday School 8:00 & 10:15am Bible Class 9:00am Worship Service w/communion Greeters (Today): Next Week: Carl Pelnar & Karen Karnopp Scott & Sue Kieckbusch Pianist (Sunday): Ms. Lacy Siegmund Organist (Monday): Mrs. Tonya Fenendael Altar Guild: Church Secretary Sue Kieckbusch, Jan Tess, Lewis Siegmund Julie Siegmund (388-4541 or juliesiegmund@charter.net)