ST. PETER EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH (The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod) 1033 E 1100 N, Decatur, IN 46733 E-mail: spl1845@centurylink.net Website: www.stpeterdecatur.org The Rev. Martin K. Moehring, Pastor (cell phone: 223-0310) Church & Pastor s Study: 724-7533 Parsonage: 724-7552 (Pastor s e-mail: mjmoehring@centurylink.net) Seminary Field Workers: Bill Maggard, Jr., Nathan Bienz Jen Fuelling, Church Secretary Cell Phone: 815-216-8516 E-mail: splchurchsec@gmail.com The mission of St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church is to: Teach the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ to all; Reach the lost with the same Word by the witness of our words and actions; Care for all in need as we live in Christ s love through the same Word.
THE DIVINE SERVICE THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER, APRIL 24 th, 2016, 9:00 am [The baptismal candle that also serves as the Christ (Paschal) Candle remains on the Gospel side of the altar throughout the Easter season, in token of the Actual Presence of our Risen Savior, Christ, the Light of the world.] PRE-SERVICE MUSIC CALL TO WORSHIP: RINGING THE BELL PRELUDE HYMN: LSB 480, He's Risen, He's Risen, Christ Jesus, the Lord LITURGY: Morning Order of Matins, hymnal p. 219 and following (Stand) (Sit, following the singing of the Venite in the liturgy) OFFICE HYMN: LSB 566, By Grace I'm Saved, Grace Free and Boundless First Reading Acts 11:1 18 1 Now the apostles and the brothers who What God has made clean, do not call were throughout Judea heard that the common. 10 This happened three times, Gentiles also had received the word of and all was drawn up again into heaven. God. 2 So when Peter went up to 11 And behold, at that very moment three Jerusalem, the circumcision party men arrived at the house in which we criticized him, saying, 3 You went to were, sent to me from Caesarea. 12 And uncircumcised men and ate with them. the Spirit told me to go with them, 4 But Peter began and explained it to making no distinction. These six them in order: 5 I was in the city of brothers also accompanied me, and we Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a entered the man s house. 13 And he told vision, something like a great sheet us how he had seen the angel stand in descending, being let down from heaven his house and say, Send to Joppa and by its four corners, and it came down to bring Simon who is called Peter; 14 he will me. 6 Looking at it closely, I observed declare to you a message by which you animals and beasts of prey and reptiles will be saved, you and all your and birds of the air. 7 And I heard a voice household. 15 As I began to speak, the saying to me, Rise, Peter; kill and eat. Holy Spirit fell on them just as on us at 8 But I said, By no means, Lord; for the beginning. 16 And I remembered the nothing common or unclean has ever word of the Lord, how he said, John entered my mouth. 9 But the voice baptized with water, but you will be answered a second time from heaven, baptized with the Holy Spirit. 17 If then
God gave the same gift to them as he gave to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God s way? 18 When they heard these things they fell silent. And they glorified God, saying, Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance that leads to life. A O Lord, have mercy on us: Thanks be to God. Choir (SPI Grades 5-8; Stephanie Klinker, director) Epistle Revelation 21:1 7 1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new mourning nor crying nor pain anymore, earth, for the first heaven and the first for the former things have passed away. earth had passed away, and the sea was 5 And he who was seated on the throne no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new said, Behold, I am making all things Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven new. Also he said, Write this down, for from God, prepared as a bride adorned these words are trustworthy and true. for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud 6 And he said to me, It is done! I am the voice from the throne saying, Behold, Alpha and the Omega, the beginning the dwelling place of God is with man. and the end. To the thirsty I will give He will dwell with them, and they will be from the spring of the water of life his people, and God himself will be with without payment. them as their God. 4 He will wipe away 7 The one who conquers will have this every tear from their eyes, and death heritage, and I will be his God and he shall be no more, neither shall there be will be my son. A O Lord, have mercy on us: Thanks be to God. Holy Gospel 12 I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 14 He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. John 16:12 22 (Stand) 15 All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 16 A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me. 17 So some of his disciples said to one another, What is this that he says to us, A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you
will see me ; and, because I am going to the Father? 18 So they were saying, What does he mean by a little while? We do not know what he is talking about. 19 Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me? 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy. 21 When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22 So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. A O Lord, have mercy on us: Thanks be to God. EASTER RESPONSORY, p. 222 (Sit) CHILDREN'S MESSAGE HYMN OF THE DAY: LSB 756, Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me SERMON (Based on the Holy Gospel of the Day) OFFERING CANTICLE, We Praise You, O God, p. 223-225 PRAYER, p. 227-228 Kyrie, Lord's Prayer, Salutation, p. 227 Collect of the Day; Additional Collects (including our shut-ins, and the following) Louanne Wolfe (receiving therapy) Herb Banning (receiving therapy) Howie Fuelling (Woodcrest Extended Care) Debby Momenee (receiving therapy; stepmother of Lisa Howard) Kay Brown (sister of David and Lynn Matthews; at home in GA, receiving therapy) Dr. Cynthia Matthews (home) Julaine Hockemeyer (mother of Lori Conrad) Frank Crosby (Charlie's brother; at home)
Collect for Grace, Benedicamus, Benediction, p. 228 HYMN TO DEPART: LSB 722, Lord, Take My Hand and Lead Me Organist: Stephanie Klinker Deacons: Matt Bischoff, Dan DeLong (Head), Joe Werling, Andy Wolf Elders: Allen Franz, Ron Franz, Lynn Matthews, Bill Werling (Head) ANNOUNCEMENTS ***THE VOTERS' ASSEMBLY WILL MEET TODAY*** OFFERINGS: Home Purpose- $5,369.00; Missions- $400.00; Total Offerings- $5,769.00. God is not concerned about the size of your gift, but the motive behind it. Regular, first-fruits, percentage offerings is giving God a portion of your best, not your leftovers. ATTENTION: St Peter needs YOU to take over the coordination of the annual church dinner. If there are any questions please contact Pat & Matt Braun or Rich & Sheryl Howard. Please keep this tradition alive. SPI SPRING MUSICAL: Join us on Friday, April 29 th at 10:00AM or 7:00PM. CALLING ALL GRILL MASTERS: The last day of school is Tuesday, May 24 th and as a final celebration we will be having a cook out for lunch. Hot dogs, chips, sides, and dessert. Bring your grill and fire it up! If you are available, please contact Ms. Kowalke. CUSTODIAL BIDS: St. Peter Immanuel Lutheran School is now accepting custodial bids for the 2016-2017 school year. Please contact Ms. Kowalke at 260.623.6115 or email at principal@spilutheran.org for more information or to submit your bid. PART TIME TEACHER NEEDED: SPI is looking for a part time 5-8 grade Social Studies and Science teacher. Candidates must be LCMS and have an Indiana teaching license or be eligible to obtain one. If interested, contact Principal Julie Kowalke at principal@spilutheran.org or call (260).623.6115. 8 th ANNUAL CROSS CONNECTIONS GOLF OUTING: Friday June 10 th at Brookwood Golf Club, 10304 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne. This will be a scramble format with all funds raised going directly to support His ministry at Cross Connections. Registration deadline is June 4 th and cost is $75 per golfer/$300 per foursome. Special Offer for those
that register before May 15 th : you will receive $5 off per golfer! The day of the event, registration starts at 7am with an 8am shotgun start. Please call Jen or Matt at 260.373.0213 for sponsorship and registration information. We hope to see you there!! UPDATED AND CURRENT MISSION NEWS IS AVAILABLE from these sources: The Missouri Synod website, www.lcms.org The November issue of The Lutheran Witness,under the theme, State of the Synod ; The quarterly publication from Synod, Lutherans Engage the World, which is available by subscription; there is one copy available for reading on one of the tables in the narthex. EASTER CHORAL VESPERS at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne; today, April 24, 4:00 pm. Join the Seminary community in Kramer Chapel for this special service featuring Bach Cantata #24, Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands. The Seminary Schola Cantorum is directed by Kantor Matthew Machemer. SPECIAL SEMINARY SERVICES THIS WEEK: Vicarage Assignment Service, this Tuesday, April 26, 7:00 pm, in Kramer Chapel on the Seminary campus. Our field worker, Bill Maggard, Jr., will receive his one-year assignment at this service. Call Candidates Placement Service, this Wednesday, April 27, 7:00 pm, in Kramer Chapel. Former field worker here, Jonathan Durkopp, will receive the placement for call into the Office of the Holy Ministry. CROSS CONNECTIONS is continuing the Support Group called Shadowlands: Grief Recovery on Thursdays from 5:30-8:00 at the Main Office on E. State. This group is open to all adults who are experiencing grief from ANY loss death, divorce, job loss, relocation, etc. Covenant Partner, Carole Nelson is the facilitator. There is a $20 fee to cover materials. For more information or to register, call Jen Robb at Cross Connections Counseling: 260.373.0213 ext 101. THE LUTHERAN HOUR can be heard on the following radio stations: WZBD-FM 92.7, Sundays, 8:05 am WOWO-AM 1190, Sundays, 11:30 am WFCV-AM 1090, Sundays, 3:30 pm WORSHIP FOR SHUT-INS can be viewed on the following stations: Sunday, 6:30 a.m., WPTA-TV 21.1, Fort Wayne Sunday, 8:00 a.m., WISE-TV 33.2, Fort Wayne; FiOS Cable 9
Sunday, 11:30 a.m., DIRECTV 377 & DISH 7442 Sunday & Monday, 4:00 p.m., Comcast 55 & FiOS 25 Monday, 10:00 a.m., Comcast 55 and FiOS 25 Sermon text for next Sunday, May 1: John 16:33; preacher: Rev. Dr. Walter A. Maier III, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne LUTHERAN INTERNET PROGRAMMING 1) THY STRONG WORD... on your Lutheran Radio Station, Worldwide KFUO.org. Join us as we look at the Book of Hosea in the Old Testament: Mon., Apr. 25 Hosea 3 Hosea Redeems His Wife Tues., Apr. 26 Hosea 4 The Lord Accuses Israel Wed., Apr. 27 Hosea 5 Punishment Coming for Israel and Judah Thur., Apr. 28 Hosea 6 Israel and Judah Are Unrepentant Part 1 Fri., Apr. 29 Hosea 7 Israel and Judah are Unrepentant Part 2 Weekdays @ 12 Noon; archived at KFUO.org. Find us at kfuo.org and follow us at Facebook.com/KFUOradio. This program is available only on the Internet! 2) EXPERT GUESTS, EXPANSIVE TOPICS, EXTOLLING CHRIST Issues, Etc. is a radio talk show produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL; and is hosted by Missouri Synod Pastor Todd Wilken. This week's topics include: The American Prosperity Gospel; Christ's Descent into Hell; The Movie The Jungle Book ; Jesus Teaches Us to Pray; and more. You can listen to what you want, when you want, at www.issuesetc.org This program is available only on the Internet! 3) LUTHERAN PUBLIC RADIO Sacred Music for the World ; listen to the music of the Church anytime, at LutheranPublicRadio.org, available only on the Internet. 4) CONCORDIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, FORT WAYNE, live streaming of daily chapel service and special services; go to the Seminary's home page at www.ctsfw.edu, and click on the proper link on the right side of the home page. CHURCH CALENDAR FOR WEEK OF APRIL 24 th, 2016 TODAY 9:00 am Divine Service 10:15 am Sunday School; Voters' Assembly 3:00 pm Ladies Bible Study WEDNESDAY 8:00 am SPI Weekly Chapel Service THURSDAY 9:00 am Ladies' Aid Quilting 9:30 am Pastors' Study Group, at St. John, Bingen FRIDAY 7:00 pm SPI Musical