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PALMARUM

The Sixth Sunday in Lent

 

“He shall divide the spoil with the strong because He hath poured out His soul unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors, and He bare the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.” –Isaiah 53:12

 

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                                                                            stjohnbingen.org/Parish Hall  639-6244

Mr. Lowell Timm, Principal                                                                                                                         School  639-6177

Palm Sunday

5 April 2009

8:00 am

Opening Hymn   #442

The Order of Matins  -  page 219

The Psalmody  Psalm 118:19-29 antiphon 26

Office Hymn   #488

The Holy Scriptures
Choir   “Let Your Glad Hosannas Ring”

lenten responsory  -  page 222

The Sermon

the Canticle  “The Benedictus”  -  page 226

The Offering

The prayers

Closing Hymn   #440

Seminarian     Tab Ottmers, Lance Klamer,
                     Ben Shimm

10:30 am

Please see insert for beginning of service

The Holy Scriptures  -  page 190
Choir   “Let Your Glad Hosannas Ring”

the nicene creed  -  page 191

The Hymn of the Day   #488

The Sermon

The offertory  -  page 192

The Offering

service of the Sacrament  -  pg. 194
Distribution Hymns   #443, 441

Closing Liturgy  -  page 199

Closing Hymn   #440

Guest Organist   Carol Bittner

Passiontide   Today we enter Passiontide with its intense focus on the death of our Savior.
In Passiontide we omit the Gloria Patri. The veiled crosses bring to mind the suffering of our Lord, to whom be thanks forever.

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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.

In our prayers  Fred Berning (Harborside), Herb Mailand (Woodcrest), Gert Deister and Mary Scheumann (Woodview), Amanda Bultemeier, Xavior Palacios, Marie Hobrock, Sherrill Peters (sister-in-law of Bob and Jeanette Peters) and Betty Schroeder (sister-in-law of Jean Uffelman and Jeanette Peters. Our soldiers: in Afghanistan - Erich Roberts (brother of seminarian’s wife Emily Ottmers); Katie Tedeschi in Japan; Casey Holt in San Diego, CA, Garry Murdock, Jr. at Harrogate, England, Deb Chappel (daughter of Phil and Evie DeBolt) at Fort Sill, OK; Matthew Owen (nephew of Kevin Selking) at Camp Legune, NC; Daniel Ulman (grandson of Roger and Fay Koenemann) at Bremerton, WA and Chaplain Daniel Gard, in Louisiana. Shut-ins: Erna Scheiman, Evelyn Aumann, Tom Aumann (Woodcrest), Velma Zelt (Regency), Deanie Holle (Concord Village), Donna Conrad (Huntington), Margaret Scherer (Village of Heritage) and Geraldine Buuck.

office hours  The secretary will be in the church office 10:00 am-2:00 pm Tuesday-Thursday this week, and is available at 639-6178. Pastor can be reached at 701-0001.

Calendar of the Week

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

                     11:00 am-1:30 pm   First Sunday Brunch at the Seminary

TUESDAY                  6:00 am   Early Bird Bible Class

                                   7:00 pm   Wyneken Band Spring Solo and Ensemble Recital

WEDNESDAY    4:00-5:30 pm   Public School Confirmation

                                   7:00 pm   Choir

THURSDAY               8:00 am   Thrivent Meeting

                                   8:20 am   Chapel

                                   1:00 pm   Maundy Thursday Divine Service

                                   7:00 pm   Maundy Thursday Divine Service

                                   8:00 pm   Bell Choir

FRIDAY                     1:00 pm   Good Friday Divine Service

                                   7:00 pm   Good Friday Vespers

SATURDAY               9:00 am   Youth Easter Breakfast Set-up

                                   8:00 pm   Easter Vigil Service

Sunday                   6:30 am   Sunrise Divine Service

                       8:00 – 10:00 am   Easter Breakfast in Gym

                                 10:30 am   Easter Day Divine Service

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Attendance last week:  8:00 am  (140)            10:30 am  (117)          Wed. 1:00 pm  (22)         7:00 pm  (77)

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hospitalization/outpatient If you or someone in your family is scheduled to go into the hospital or       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.

Many thanks to all who helped move me into the parsonage and those who helped me put things away and arrange my new home. It is greatly appreciated!                                                                      Pastor Dreyer

Worship this holy week Services at St. John include Wyneken Chapel on Thursday morning at 8:20 am. Parents and all members are invited to attend this service of Corporate Confession and Absolution (LSB page 290). Maundy Thursday Divine Services will be at 1:00 and 7:00 pm. Good Friday Divine Service is at 1:00 pm. Good Friday Vespers is at 7:00 pm.

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

easter sunday There will be no Sunday School or Bible Class on Easter morning.

easter breakfast We will serve right away after the Sunrise Service until 10:00 am. Our thanks goes to Mr. Dicke, Doug and Dawn Schieferstein and Tammy and Chris Hoffman for all their help with the Youth.

Adult Choir The choir is being featured on Worship for Shut-Ins today. They are singing “Abide with Me.”

Adult choir will meet at 7:00 pm on Wednesday.

10:30 service only

GREETING

P       The grace of our Lord X Jesus Christ and the love of God and the communion of
         the Holy Spirit be with you all.

C      Amen.

COLLECT

P       Let us pray….

C      Amen.

holy gospel

P       The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the twelfth chapter.

C      Glory to You, O Lord.

P       This is the Gospel of the Lord.

C      Praise to You, O Christ.

P       Let us go forth in peace,

C      in the name of the Lord.

processional hymn                                        “All Glory, Laud, and Honor” (Hymn 442)

P       Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.

C      Hosanna in the highest.

collect of the day

P       Let us pray….

C      Amen.                          The service continues with the OT reading  -  page 190

Summer Class Offered  Since I found out that Adult Bible Class will end soon because of the change of times of worship services, I am considering to teach a formal class during Sunday evenings throughout most of the summer. Perhaps we will have a potluck of sorts and then have class. The class will be "How does the Lutheran faith survive in a growing secular society?" Lately I have heard many concerning issues that are confronting our members and former members of St. John regarding their Christian faith. If I do offer this course, I encourage the entire congregation to participate especially the younger members of our church including high school age. Please give me your thoughts regarding this idea and times in which to offer the class. Please refer to Pastor’s Blog at www.ologos.me.                       Pastor Dreyer

One of my four goals   for this year is to have every member own their own hymnal and bring it to church and Bible Class. Since in the past so many years the Church went to putting the hymnal in the pews (which is a very good thing) the hymnal became a Sunday morning book and not, in good Lutheran tradition, part of the prayer life during the week. I encourage young and old to purchase their own hymnal and each Sunday I will explain a little bit about the rich material found in this new hymnal. The leather bound is a lighter hymnal but obviously costs a little more. I will be happy to take orders and pick up the hymnals for you. Just make the check out to St. John.                                                  Pr. Dreyer

 

Youth please be at church at 9:00 am on Saturday, working from 9:00 am-12:00 pm on preparing for the Easter Breakfast. Please be at Wyneken at 6:00 am on Sunday morning and bring a breakfast dessert. The youth will serve from 8:00-10:00 am and then clean up from 10:00-11:30 am.

LWML Retreat On April 17-18 the LWML Indiana District Retreat will be at Madison, Indiana at Clifty Falls State Park. They are in need of plus size clothing and coats.

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.

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

25th teaching anniversary On Sunday, April 19, we will celebrate the 25th Teaching Anniversary of Mr. Drier at Wyneken school cafetorium from 12:00-2:00 pm. Fellowship will begin at 12:00 pm with lunch being served at 12:30 pm and guest speakers will follow.

spring flowers Gift certificates from the 2010 Wyneken 8th grade class are available at the scrip table between services and from any 7th grader. Gift Certificates only for The Grainery and McNamara (Sand Point) are being offered until Thursday, April 30. Please see the following Bingen 7th graders to order your certificates: Audra Butler, Abby Hoffman, Emily Kleine, and Madison Schieferstein (This is their Washington, DC fundraiser).

red cross blood drive at Wyneken on Thursday, April 16, from 2:00-7:00 pm by appointment only. See any Wyneken student or the school office for an appointment card.

8th-12th grade students CLHS will offer two summer school sessions. All area students currently in grades 8-12 are eligible to register and earn high school credit for classes. Cost is $260 per course. Session 1 will be June 11-July 1 with Session 2 from July 6-24. Each session will be held Monday-Friday from 7:30 am-12:30 pm. For more information contact Mrs. Diane Lewis, assistant principal at 483-1102 ext. 239.

Lutherfest at Concordia Lutheran Seminary will be held on Friday, April 17. A German Meal will be served from 5:00-6:45 pm and an auction will be held at 7:00 pm.

CTS Sunday, April 19, at 4:00 pm, the Seminary Kantorei will hold its Easter Choral Vespers in Kramer Chapel at the Seminary.

this ‘n that St. Paul Lutheran Church-Preble-Gently Used Sale (also Homemade Noodles and Bake Sale) on Friday, April 17, from 8:00 am-4:00 pm and $2 Bag Sale on Saturday, April 18, from 8:00 am-Noon. St. John Lutheran Church-Flatrock-Rummage Sale on Friday, April 17, from 8:00 am-4:00 pm and $2 Sack Sale on Saturday, April 18, from 8:00 am-Noon. Trinity Lutheran Church-Decatur Road-Nelson’s Port-O-Pit Chicken on Saturday, April 18, at the Southtown Walmart parking lot from 10:00 am-2:00 pm. Cost $6 for ½ chicken. Matching funds provided by Thrivent and benefit the Men’s Club Ministry. Emmanuel Lutheran Church-Soest-Rummage and Bake Sale on Thursday, April 23, from 8:00 am-4:00 pm and Sack Sale on Friday, April 24, from 8:00 am-Noon. Emmanuel Lutheran Church-Soest-Pancake and Sausage Brunch on Sunday, April 26, from 9:00 am-1:00 pm with Free-will offering.

 

Palm Sunday

The Holy Gospel  +  John 12:12-19

The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written, “Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt!” His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him. The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness. The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign. So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the world has gone after him.”

The Old Testament  +  Zechariah 9:9-12

“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off, and he shall speak peace to the nations; his rule shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double.”

The Epistle  +  Philippians 2:5-11

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

 

 

 

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