09272009

st. michael and all angels sunday

St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church † Bingen

Missouri Synod

The Reverend John Dreyer, Pastor Mrs. Leanne Busick, Director of Music

pastor@stjohnbingen.com Pastor 701-0001/Church 639-6178

Worship 8:00 am & 10:30 am / Wed. 6:30 pm Sunday School/Bible Class 9:15 am

Website - www.stjohnbingen.com Wed. Evening Bible Class 7:30 pm

churchoffice@stjohnbingen.com Mr. Keith Dicke, Youth Director

Wyneken Memorial Lutheran School Mr. Lowell Timm, Principal

School 639-6177

service of the Sacrament - page 208
Chimes “Draw Near and Take the Body of the Lord”
Distribution Hymns #621, 941, 940
Nunc Dimittis - page 211

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.

READINGS FOR TODAY Daniel 10:10-14, Revelations 12:7-12 and Matthew 18:1-11 (lectionary readings can be found in the front of the hymnal on page Lectionaries xxi)

In our prayers Wilbert Reinking (Woodcrest), Eileen Zwick, Verlin Bultemeier, Brooke Conrad, Esther Selking, Fred Berning (New Haven Care and Rehabilitation), Xavior Palacios, Marie Hobrock, Steve Friend (brother-in-law of David and Joyce Smock), Sherrill Peters (sister-in-law of Bob and Jeanette Peters) and Betty Schroeder (sister-in-law of Jean Uffelman and Jeanette Peters). We celebrate with Herman and Ruth Linnemeier on the occasion of their 68^th wedding anniversary. We also pray for Richard Hoffman and Rhonda Hoch who will be married this Thursday. Our soldiers: in Iraq – Andy Sauer, Nathan Shelton (grandson of Bob and Ann Thorn); Katie Tedeschi in Japan; Casey Holt in San Diego, CA; Garry Murdock, Jr. at Harrogate, England; Derek Scheumann at Sheppard Base, Wichita Falls, TX; Deb Chappel (daughter of Phil and Evie DeBolt) at Fort Sam Houston, TX; Jason Groce (Son-in-law of Kent and Audrey Strahm) at Fort Sills, 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: Evelyn Aumann, Tom Aumann, Gert Deister (Woodview),Velma Zelt (Regency), Deanie Holle (Concord Village), Donna Conrad (Huntington), Margaret Scherer (Village of Heritage) and Geraldine Buuck.

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.

WEDNESDAY BIBLE CLASS is now held after services each Wednesday evening at 7:30 pm. Bring your family and friends. All ages are welcome and encouraged to attend.

HELP NEEDED Volunteers are still needed for a Sunday School Superintendent as well as substitute teachers. Anyone interested in helping should contact the church office or Jim Butler (724-7025). Sunday School and Bible Class opening is today between services.

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 handout and newsletter. Pastor can be reached at 701-0001.

BINGEN THRIVENT MEMBERS If you are a Thrivent member and are eligible to participate in the Giving Plus program, please give your contribution as soon as possible. Thrivent cut the amount of funding for this program down to $22.3 million for 2009. As of August 31, almost $15 million has been given away in matching funds. With the current economic downturn, we need to get our forms in as soon as possible in order to improve our chances for receiving the matching funds. To be eligible, you must be at least 16 years old and you can contribute $600 per person, so a husband and wife could contribute $1,200 total. Thrivent matches $1 for every $2 given, so a $600 contribution will get a $300 match. To those who have already contributed – Thank You. If you have any questions, please contact Delin Kleine or Jay Witte.

SPECIAL REQUEST If anyone has any knowledge of any tiling or underground structure in the church grove, please let someone on council know. This is part of planning for the possible future relocation of the school’s well.

October 10th, 2009: Fall Festival at St. John, 3:00 pm. Outdoor games, mush ball, corn hole, hillbilly golf, and other things. Hay ride, fire pit, dunking for apples Bring your own meat (grills provided), snacks and chairs.

November 8th, 2009: Come to the parsonage for the 1:00 pm Colts game. Adults only.

ST. JOHN + BINGEN’S ANNUAL CHURCH DINNER Sunday, October 25, 2009 serving from 10:30 am-1:00 pm. Menu: Swiss Steak and Chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy, salad, pie, rolls and drink. Cost is adults $7.50, children ages 6-12 $3.50, children 5 and under are free. Come and support the woman of the church on this Sunday meal October 25. The committee is Cindy Berning, Kathy Krey, Ruth Scheumann and Alicia Kneuss.

YOUTH GROUP The youth will meet today at 7:00 pm then next on Sunday, October 11. Watch for details about upcoming newspaper drive and lock-in. Invite and encourage each other to attend.

HANDBELLS Handbell ringers wanted. Some knowledge of music is helpful. We welcome anyone ages 7th grade and older, and especially Wyneken School hand chime ringers. Please call Leanne Busick at (home) 724-7871 or (cell) 701-7800 by Wednesday, October 7, if interested.

LUTHERAN WITNESS Anyone who wishes to receive the Lutheran Witness in 2010 must contact the church office. If you currently are receiving it, you will continue to receive it unless you the contact the church office and ask to be removed. Although you can still place your check for your subscription in the offering plate, you must still contact the church office to get on the mailing list.

SCRIP “Aeropostale” has just been added to our list of Scrip vendors in a $25 denomination with a 7% profit for our school. Scrip is always available in the parish hall between services. If anyone interested in getting to know more about Wyneken PTL’s Scrip program, or are interested in volunteering their time, we need your help! Contact either Jane Kleine or Sarah Butler or call in to the school office.

SPECIAL INVITATION St. John Lutheran Church + Flatrock, will celebrate its 160th anniversary, along with the 25th anniversary of the ordination of the Reverend Douglas Christian, on Sunday, October 11. Guest preacher will be Dr. Dean O. Wenthe, president of the Fort Wayne Seminary. A banquet will follow the 10:30 am service. If you are interested in attending the dinner, please contact the church office at 639-6404 or email flatrockoffice@eawifi.com.

THIS ‘N THAT Decatur Zone LWML Workshop-is today at St. Peter Lutheran Church + Fuelling at 3:00 pm. Ingathering: Gas and Food gift cards for veterans. A light supper will be served. Immanuel Lutheran Church + Union-Hog Roast and Crafts/Bake Sale today from 11:00 am-1:00 pm. Tickets at the door are $7 adults, $4.50 children (3-10) and carryouts available. Trinity Lutheran Church + Decatur Road-Fall Sale and Bake Sale on Thursday, October 1-Saturday, October 3. Thursday and Friday, 8:00 am-5:00 pm and Saturday, 9:00 am-Noon ($2 bag and 50% off selected items). Friends of Wyneken-Extended Barn Sale on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 1-3, from 8:00 am-6:00 pm each day. This fund raiser is being supplemented by Adams and Allen county Thrivent chapters. The little red barn is east of the site of the Reverend Wyneken home located at 11694 NW Winchester Road, approximately 2.5 miles southeast of Poe or ¼ mile east of the Adams/Allen county line road. Hoagland Volunteer Fire Department-Longaberger Basket Bingo on Sunday, October 11, at the Hoagland Pavilion with doors opening at noon. Pre-sale tickets are $20 at the door $25. For more information call 639-6164. New Hope Lutheran Church + Ossian-Chicken BBQ on Sunday, October 18, from 11:00 am-1:30 pm. Dine in and Carryout Adults/$6.50 and children dine in only $3.50. Presale tickets available by calling 438-4340 or 622-4635. Lutheran World Relief-Collection items (see flyer on board) will be accepted Saturday, October 17, from 8:00 am-Noon at St. John Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne.

Today 8:00 am Divine Service IV - 9:15 am Sunday School/Bible Class - 10:30 am Matins

Sunday 8:00 am Matins - 9:15 am Sunday School/Bible Class - 10:30 am Divine Service IV

“Worship for Shut-Ins” can be seen every Sunday on Comcast Cable Channel 19 (MY TV) at 8:00 am, Total Christian Television (TCT) channel 377 on DIRECTV at 11:30am, on WPTA-TV21 at 6:30 am and repeated on Comcast Cable Channel 55 on Sundays and Mondays at 4:00 pm.

Psalm 91 antiphon 11 (English Standard Version)

¹He who dwells in the shelter of the | Most High
will abide in the shadow of the Al- | mighty.

²I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my | fortress,
my God, in | whom I trust.”

³For he will deliver you from the snare of the | fowler
and from the deadly | pestilence.

⁴He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find | refuge;
his faithfulness is a shield and | buckler.

⁵You will not fear the terror | of the night,
nor the arrow that | flies by day,

⁶nor the pestilence that stalks in | darkness,
nor the destruction that wastes at | noonday.

⁷A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your | right hand,
but it will not come | near you.

⁹Because you have made the LORD your | dwelling place—
the Most High, who is my | refuge—

¹⁰ no evil shall be allowed to be- | fall you,
no plague come | near your tent.

¹¹For he will command his angels con- | cerning you
to guard you in | all your ways.

¹²On their hands they will | bear you up,
lest you strike your foot a- | gainst a stone.

¹³You will tread on the lion and the | adder;
the young lion and the serpent you will trample | underfoot.

^14“Because he holds fast to me in love, I will de- | liver him;
I will protect him, because he | knows my name.

¹⁵When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in | trouble;
I will rescue him and | honor him.

And behold, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees. And he said to me, “O Daniel, man greatly loved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright, for now I have been sent to you.” And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up trembling. Then he said to me, “Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and humbled yourself before your God, your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words. The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days, but Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I was left there with the kings of Persia, and came to make you understand what is to happen to your people in the latter days. For the vision is for days yet to come.”

Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world— he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death. Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!”

At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes! And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire. And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire. See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.”

9/27/2009	Psalm 104:33	“Keep Praising God”	The power source of your faith is not in you or your situation, but in God. Praise connects us with the power source!	Rev. Richard Koehneke Holy Cross Fort Wayne, IN
10/4/2009	Hebrews 2:8-9	“Are We There Yet?”	The Christian life is a cove of simultaneously living in heaven while still traveling there. We can travel through a difficult life situation knowing Jesus both travels with us and awaits us in heaven.	Dr. Thomas R. Ahlersmeyer Concordia University Ann Arbor, MI
10/11/2009	Mark 10:17-22	“Priorities”	What is important to you? What should be important to you? The story of the rich man is about His priorities. The life of Jesus tells us His priorities; which are to love His people and bring salvation.	Rev. Paul E. Shoemaker Emanuel New Haven, IN
10/18/2009	Mark 10:23-31	“The Kingdom Is Yours”	The sinfulness of the earth makes us think we must do something to inherit the kingdom. Instead, God has taken all of that off of our shoulders and freely gives us that inheritance through Jesus Christ alone.	Rev. Richard A. Mau Immanuel Des Plaines, IL
10/25/2009	Romans 3:28	“The Lutheran Holiday . . . for All Christians”	What does it mean to be Lutheran? The three “Sola’s” of the Reformation describe our faith and life together as God's people in Jesus Christ.	Rev. James L. Elsner Prince of Peace Hudson, IN