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Jubilate

The Fourth Sunday of Easter

Jesus raising up Adam and Eve

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

Jubilate, Fourth Sunday of Easter

3 May 2009

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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), Xavior Palacios, Marie Hobrock, Beverly Cook (sister of Roger Scherer), 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; Nathan Shelton (grandson of Bob and Ann Thorn) at Camp Pendleton, CA and Chaplain Daniel Gard, in Louisiana. Shut-ins: Evelyn Aumann, Tom Aumann (Woodcrest), Velma Zelt (Regency), Deanie Holle (Concord Village), Donna Conrad (Huntington), Margaret Scherer (Village of Heritage) and Geraldine Buuck.

Calendar of the Week

Today                   8:00 am     Matins

                              10:30 am     Divine Service with the Rite of Confirmation

               11:00 am – 1:30 pm     1^st Sunday Brunch at the Seminary

                                7:00 pm     Couples Club Meeting in the Parish Hall

TUESDAY               6:00 am     Early Bird Bible Class

WEDNESDAY        8:20 am     Chapel

                                9:00 am     Ladies Aid Quilting

                                6:30 pm     Midweek Divine Service

Thursday            1:00 pm     Pastor Dreyer at Woodcrest

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

                10:30 am-12:30 pm     Wyneken Chicken/Rib BBQ Drive Through

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Attendance last week:                8:00 am  (200)                        10:30 am  (147)                              Wed.  (13)

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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.

AT REST   On Thursday, April 30, the Lord called to Himself in heaven the soul of Erna Scheiman. Final rites will be conducted from the church on Monday, May 4, at 11:00 am with burial at St. John Cemetery.

thank you  to Shelly Bradbury for helping out in the office while the secretary is out this week.

OFFICE HOURS  A substitute will be in the church office 10:00 am-2:00 pm Tuesday-Friday this week, and is available at 639-6178. Pastor can be reached at 701-0001.

adult catechisis     will be starting soon. Please watch the bulletin for starting date and
classes                         time.  All members wanting a refresher course are also welcome to attend.

LUTHERAN STUDY BIBLE The new Lutheran Study Bible is available to preorder from CPH. A sample booklet with selections from the new bible and the pricing for all styles is available to preview in the church office. Stop by and check it out.

COUPLES CLUB  will meet today at 7:00 pm in the parish hall. Please bring an ice cream topping.

DOGS AND SUDS  Ladies Guild is again having “Dogs & Suds” at Hoagland Days June 18-20.
DONATIONS          Donations needed are Eckrich hot dogs, cans of regular A&W root beer,
monetary donations and volunteers to help at the booth are needed. If you can donate items or help at the booth please call Jean Lepper (639-3170), Evelyn Aumann (724-4431), Virginia McIntosh (639-3221) or Fay Koenemann (724-7207). Place donated items in the Ladies Guild Room.

HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS  If you are graduating from high school, you should have received an information form regarding your future plans. If you did not receive a form contact the church office. Please return forms to the church office this week. Thank you.

BINGEN MENS FASTPITCH SOFTBALL   The Bingen softball team will start playing at the end of May. Please call Mark Scheumann (639-6067) or Ron Bultemeier (639-6438) if interested. The Lutheran Fastpitch Golf Outing is on May 16, at The Grey Goose. Call Mark or Ron to register ($50/person).

CARE PACKAGES  Next date to ship is Tuesday, May 12. Items needed or that we are running low on are toothbrushes, toothpaste, chap stick, puzzle books, pens, playing cards, combs, shampoo, hard candies, snack crackers, treats, sweet treats, gum, baked goodies, notes and cards of encouragement. Monetary donations to help cover shipping are always appreciated. Thank you for your donations.

LWML CONVENTION  is June 25-28 in Portland, OR. Registration was in the winter quarterly.

LWML TREATSHOP    This year’s Treatshop will be held at Carmel Lutheran Church, Carmel, IN, on August 15, 2009. All ladies of the church are invited.

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

WYNEKEN MISSING CHAIRS Many folding chairs appear to have been borrowed and not returned. The school board requests that anyone having borrowed some please return them right away. They will all be needed for the Wyneken 40^th Anniversary Joint Church Service and Dinner on Sunday, May 17.

SPRING PTL DANCE Mark your calendars now for this fun family event to be held on Friday, May 15, at The Hoagland Hayloft. Join us for music, dancing, great food and fellowship. The doors open at 6:00 pm. The evening will begin with food being served from 6:30-7:30 pm with music and dancing by Breakaway from 8:00-11:00 pm. $30/Family Pass (all members in your household), $7/individual available from school office or Sean MacDowell. We hope that you will all join us and support our Wyneken PTL and school.

WYNEKEN CHICKEN  The 2010 Wyneken 8^th grade class is having a Chicken BBQ on Mother's Day, May 10, from 10:30 am-12:30 pm across the street from church. Today is the last day to get tickets at $5.00/½ chicken. They are available at the scrip table and all 7^th graders between services.

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.

THANK YOU   Members of St. John Lutheran Church, Thank you so very much for the many ways in which you made my 25^th anniversary celebration so special. I find it very hard to put into words how very touched I was by all that you did. It was a very humbling experience for me to read and hear all your warm, generous and special words. The Lord really does work in mysterious ways and that He has found a way to work through me to do a small portion of His work here on earth is overwhelming. As Pastor Brege said on Sunday, SDG or “To God alone give the glory.” It has been a privilege to have been able to work with you, your children and your grandchildren. God bless you all.           Marv Drier

THRIVENT  will have a table in the parish hallway with information on upcoming events including: Adams Wells Crisis Center 5K Run, Walk or Stroll (May 9); Relay for Life Chicken Fundraiser (May 31); Relay for Life donations and Luminaries (Relay for Life is June 26-27 at Adams Central School); Confirmation/New Member Recognition Congregational Dinner (June 14); and Volunteers to help package meals before the Tin Caps Baseball Thrivent Day (August 15)

FREE SUPPER   Zion Lutheran Church is sponsoring “A Helping Hand and Free Supper” every Thursday from 5:30-6:30 pm now through June 4. The meal will be followed by bible study for all ages.

THIS 'N THAT   New Hope Lutheran Church-Ossian-Senior’s Dinner on Thursday, May 7, from 11:30 am-1:00 pm. RSVP to 622-7954 by Monday, May 4. Entertainment by the Mossburg Strings, free-will offering. Thrivent-Adams Wells Crisis Center 5K Run, Walk, Stroll on Saturday, May 9, at River Greenway starting behind Adams Memorial Hospital. See Thrivent table for more information. Decatur Zone Lutheran Laymen’s League-Collecting items for the Orphan Grain Train on Friday, May 15, from Noon-8:00 pm and on Saturday, May 16, from 8:00 am-2:00 pm in the parking lot of Zion Lutheran Church, Decatur. Small appliances, furniture , bicycles and clothing are needed.

Jubilate Sunday

Confirmation

The Old Testament  +  Isaiah 40:25-31

To whom then will you compare me, that I should be like him? says the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He who brings out their host by number, calling them all by name, by the greatness of his might, and because he is strong in power not one is missing. Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD, and my right is disregarded by my God?” Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

The Epistle  +  1 Peter 2:11-20

Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation. Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor. Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God.

The Holy Gospel  +  John 16:16-22

“A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me.” 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?’” So they were saying, “What does he mean by ‘a little while?’ We do not know what he is talking about.” 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?’ 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. 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. 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.”

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