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LAETARE

The Fourth Sunday in Lent

Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone;
but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.”  —John 12:24

St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church  †  Bingen

Missouri Synod

The Reverend John Dreyer, Pastor                      Worship  8:00 am & 10:30 am / Wed. 7:00 pm

Mrs. Leanne Busick, Director of Music                           Sunday School & Bible Class: 9:15 am

Mr. Keith Dicke, Youth Director                                          Pastor 701-0001/Church  639-6178

Wyneken Memorial Lutheran School                                                       Parish Hall  639-6244

Mr. Lowell Timm, Principal                                                                           School  639-6177

Laetare Sunday

22 March 2009

during Lent the Gloria in Excelsis and the Alleluias are omitted. We also use the Tract for the Season and the Benedictus is the Canticle for Matins.

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Regarding participation in the Blessed Sacrament of Christ’s True Body and Blood: Because oneness at the altar presupposes oneness in faith and doctrine, we expect that all who commune at the Lord’s altar are members in good standing of an LCMS congregation. We ask that all who commune register on a communion card. All visitors should state their home LCMS congregation. First time visitors please speak to Pastor Dreyer. Individual cups for those desiring them are available as you approach the altar.

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Welcome visitors   Please sign the guestbook in the narthex to acknowledge your presence.

Youth   will meet today at 7:00 pm.

Calendar of the Week

Today             8:00 am   Divine Service - 9:15 am  SS/BC - 10:30 am  Morning Worship

                          7:00 pm   Youth Group Meeting

TUESDAY         6:00 am   Early Bird Bible Class

                          6:30 pm   Discover Concordia at Concordia Lutheran High School

                          7:00 pm   Boxing Care Packages

WEDNESDAY  8:20 am   Chapel

                          9:00 am   Ladies Aid Quilting

                          1:00 pm   Lenten Service

                   4:00-5:00 pm   Public School Confirmation Class

                   5:00-5:30 pm   Private Absolution in Sanctuary

                   5:30-6:30 pm   Lenten Meal

                          7:00 pm   Lenten Divine Service

                          8:30 pm   Men’s Basketball

THURSDAY      7:20 pm   Bell Choir

Sunday          8:00 am   Morning Worship - 9:15 am  SS/BC - 10:30 am  Divine Service

                          4:00 pm   Passion Choral Vespers at the Seminary

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Attendance last WEEK:        8:00 am  (193)      10:30 am  (111)        Wed. 1:00 pm  (22)           7:00 pm  (83)

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hospitalization/  If you or someone in your family is scheduled to go into the hospital or
outpatient             outpatient for any reason or is being released from the hospital, please call
                                    Pastor Dreyer at church or 701-0001 (Decatur). Due to HIPPA Laws hospitals will not contact us-so you must.

Private Absolution is offered midweek in the sanctuary during Lent from 5:00-5:30 pm.

midweek lenten service   Pastor Daniel Dahling of Zion, Friedheim, will be our preacher.
                                                     Pastor Dreyer will be at St. Paul + Preble. The theme for our service is: My Life Crumbles Because Of Sin. Join us for supper prior to the service.

office hours  The secretary is in the church office 10:00 am-2:00 pm Tuesday-Friday, and is
                             available at 639-6178. Any changes to this will be noted in the bulletin and newsletter. Pastor can be reached at 701-0001.

NEWSLETTER ITEMS   April/May items were due last Monday. Information must be dropped
                                       off or called in by tomorrow.

lenten meals    Wednesday from 5:30 – 6:30 pm. Sponsored by: Ladies Guild. Free will
                                offering matched by Thrivent.

flowers for easter   Order a plant to grace our Easter service and plant it in your garden
                                            later. See order form in parish hallway or Evelyn Aumann to order.

Scrip   Certificates are available in the parish hall between services today.

care packages Our next date to pack and ship items to our service people will be Tuesday,
                                March 24, at 7:00 pm in the parish hall. This will be our Easter mailing. Please share with them the joy of our risen Savior. Also needed are the following items: individual packages of snacks, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, hand lotion, eye drops, beef jerky and candy all varieties. All your donations are so helpful and greatly appreciated.

Church clean-up  The Trustees have scheduled the outside clean up of the church for 8:30
                                      am Saturday, April 4 (raindate 4/18). All members are needed to help prepare our church grounds for the Easter Season.          Thank you, Trustees

LWML Retreat   On April 17-18 the LWML Indiana District Retreat will be held in Madison,
                                Indiana at Clifty Falls State Park.

LWML PRAISE SERVICE   Decatur Zone LWML Praise Service will be at 9:00 am on Saturday,
                                             April 25, at St. John + Flatrock with registration at 8:30 am. Ingathering is food items for the Fort Wayne Seminary Food Bank.

LLL/LWML    Decatur Zone Spring Rally is Sunday, April 26, at 3:00 pm at Immanuel + Union.

lwml convention  is June 25-28 in Portland, OR. Registration was in the winter quarterly.

Wyneken Yard Signs are available in the school office, pick one up and help to promote
                                            our school and open registration going on now.

no parking    reminder-DO NOT PARK along the entire sidewalk area along the south side
                           from 7:55-8:20 am and 2:35-3:00 pm Monday-Friday, and along the lower grade hallway doors where the Pre-School/Pre-K children are picked up from 11:20-11:40 am.

School lawn care  bids will be accepted by Wyneken or any school board member until
                                         Wednesday, March 31. Bids need to be split out between the following: mowing and trimming of property as required, one application of weed killer, one application of fertilizer to the soccer field and fall leaf disposal. The other bid will include: Trimming of shrubs/bushes and one replacement of existing mulch.

Concordia High school  Discover Concordia Evenings are designed to give prospective
                                                   parents (as well as students) an opportunity to come in and take a look around Concordia. Please join us on Tuesday, March 24 at 6:30 pm. The format of the evening includes small group tours, a look at some of our outstanding programs, and a chance to meet with administrators. The evening concludes with refreshments and everyone receives an informational CLHS DVD. Come discover Concordia!

CTS    4:00 pm on Sunday, March 29, the Schola Cantorum will hold its Passion Choral Service
           in Kramer Chapel at the Seminary.

Laetare Sunday

The Old Testament  +  Exodus 16:2-21

And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness, and the people of Israel said to them, “Would that we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots and ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.” Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not. On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather daily.” So Moses and Aaron said to all the people of Israel, “At evening you shall know that it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, and in the morning you shall see the⁾ glory of the LORD, because he has heard your grumbling against the LORD. For what are we, that you grumble against us?” And Moses said, “When the LORD gives you in the evening meat to eat and in the morning bread to the full, because the LORD has heard your grumbling that you grumble against him—what are we? Your grumbling is not against us but against the LORD.” Then Moses said to Aaron, “Say to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, ‘Come near before the LORD, for he has heard your grumbling.’” And as soon as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud. And the LORD said to Moses, “I have heard the grumbling of the people of Israel. Say to them, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you shall know that I am the LORD your God.’” In the evening quail came up and covered the camp, and in the morning dew lay around the camp. And when the dew had gone up, there was on the face of the wilderness a fine, flake-like thing, fine as frost on the ground. When the people of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat. This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Gather of it, each one of you, as much as he can eat. You shall each take an omer, according to the number of the persons that each of you has in his tent.’” And the people of Israel did so. They gathered, some more, some less. But when they measured it with an omer, whoever gathered much had nothing left over, and whoever gathered little had no lack. Each of them gathered as much as he could eat. And Moses said to them, “Let no one leave any of it over till the morning.” But they did not listen to Moses. Some left part of it till the morning, and it bred worms and stank. And Moses was angry with them. Morning by morning they gathered it, each as much as he could eat; but when the sun grew hot, it melted.

The Epistle  +  Galatians 4:21-31

The Holy Gospel  +  John 6:1-15

After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick. Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a large crowd was coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?” He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do. Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.” One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?” Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, about five thousand in number. Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted. And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost.” So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves left by those who had eaten. When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, “This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!” Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself.

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