seventeenth sunday after trinity
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
seventeenth sunday after trinity
4 October 2009
ORDERS OF SERVICE
8:00 am
catechism Commandments 1-3 - page 321
Opening Hymn #644
The Order of Matins - page 219
The Psalmody Psalm 2 antiphon 11
Office Hymn #557
The Holy Scriptures
Choir “Seek, and You Will Find”
The Sermon
the Canticle HYMN #941
The Offering
Choir “One Faith, One Hope, One Lord”
The prayers Kyrie - page 227
Closing hymn #805
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, 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 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.
READINGS FOR TODAY Proverbs 25:6-14, Ephesians 4:1-6 and Luke 14:1-11 (lectionary readings can be found in the front of the hymnal on page Lectionaries xxi)
10:30 am
catechism Commandments 1-3 - page 321
Opening Hymn #644
The Order of Confession - page 203
The service of the
Word - page 204
Introit, Kyrie, Gloria in Excelsis
Salutation and collect - page 205
The Holy Scriptures
the Nicene creed - page 206
The Hymn of the Day #557
The Sermon
the prayer of the church - page 207
The Offering
service of the
Sacrament - page 208
Distribution Hymns #700, 622
Nunc Dimittis - page 211
Closing Liturgy - page 212
Closing hymn #805
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.
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY - 10/4/2009 EVENTS
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.
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.
VOTERS AGENDA for the Monday, October 12, meeting includes Pastor’s report, Board reports, discussion regarding an Assistant Pastor, organ repair, scrap drive and discussion on the possible future relocation of the school’s well. The congregation is encouraged to attend. (8:00 pm)
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 Wyneken school well.
CHURCH SOCIAL EVENTS
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. The Bazaar will also run at the same time in the library. 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 next meet at 7:00 pm 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.
LLL/LWML FALL RALLY
will be held on Sunday, October 11, at 3:00 pm at St. Paul + Preble. Pastor
Dreyer will
speak on Islam and a light supper will follow. Everyone is welcome.
SCRIP “Buffalo Wild Wings” has just been added to our list of Scrip vendors in a $10 denomination with a 8% profit for our school! New order sheets are available at the Scrip table 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.
WYNEKEN ANNUAL BAND FISH FRY will be on Friday, October 9, from 4:30-7:30 pm. Serving Dan’s fish, tenderloin, Norm’s cheesy potatoes, applesauce, cole slaw, roll, drinks and homemade desserts. Carryout available, 12 and older/$7.75, ages 5-11/$4.75, and 4 and under are free. Due to the lack of band students, the 8th grade class will be serving and proceeds will go to their Washington, DC trip.
WYNEKEN CARNIVAL AND SILENT AUCTION “Down on the Farm” is the theme this year. Sunday, October 18, from 4:00-7:00 pm. Food will be served and the silent auction will run the same time as the carnival.
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 Zion Lutheran Church + Schumm-Hamloaf or Minute Steak Dinner on Saturday, October 10,, from 4:30-7:00 pm. Carryout available, Adults/$6.00 and children 12 and under/$3.00. Zion Lutheran Church + Fort Wayne-Organ Recital by Michael Hollman celebrating his 25th anniversary of service at Zion on Sunday, October 11, at 3:00 pm at Zion Lutheran Church at 2313 Hanna Street. 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. Zion Lutheran Church + Fort Wayne-Annual Sausage and Sauerkraut Dinner and Craft Sale on Sunday, October 17, from 5:00-7:00 pm. Serving sausage, sauerkraut or green beans, mashed potatoes, dessert and drinks. Carryout available, 11 and older/$7.00. Hot dogs, chips, dessert and drink for ages 5-10/$3.00, and under 5 free 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. 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.
Attendance last week: 8:00 am (193) 9:30 am (114) Wed. (21)
Today 8:00 am Matins - 9:15 am Sunday School/Bible Class - 10:30 am Divine Service
11:00 am-1:30 pm First Sunday Brunch at the Seminary
MONDAY 11:30 am-5:30 pm Bloodmobile at Decatur Riverside
4:30 pm Webpage Meeting
TUESDAY 6:00 am Early Bird Bible Class
6:00-8:00 pm Adult Catechesis Class
WEDNESDAY 8:20 am Chapel
9:00 am Ladies Aid Quilting
4:00-5:30 pm Public School Confirmation
6:30 pm Midweek Divine Service
7:15 pm Choir
7:30 pm Bible Class
THURSDAY 8:00 am Thrivent
7:00 pm Wyneken School Board Meeting
FRIDAY 4:30-7:30 pm Wyneken Band Fish Fry
7:00 pm Future Cadet Night for Grades 5-8 at Zollner Stadium
SATURDAY 3:00 pm Bingen Church Fall Festival
Sunday 8:00 am Divine Service - 9:15 am Sunday School/Bible Class - 10:30 am Matins
SPECIAL OFFERING: STUDENT FUND
3:00 pm LLL/LWML Fall Rally at St. Paul + Preble
7:00 pm Youth Group Meeting
WORSHIP FOR SHUT-INS
“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.
AIR DATE SERMON SERMON SERMON PASTOR
WEEK OF TEXT TITLE THEME
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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 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 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 Des Plaines, IL |
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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 Hudson, IN |
1Why
do the | nations rage
and the peoples | plot in vain?
2The
kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel to- | gether,
against the LORD and against his Anointed, | saying,
3“Let
us burst their | bonds apart
and cast away their | cords from us.”
4He who sits in the | heavens
laughs;
the Lord holds them in de- | rision.
5Then he will speak to them | in his
wrath,
and terrify them in his fury, | saying,
6“As for me, I have | set my King
on Zion, my | holy hill.”
7I will tell of | the decree:
The LORD said to me, “You are my Son; today I have be- | gotten you.
8Ask of me, and I will make the
nations your | heritage,
and the ends of the earth your pos- | session.
9You shall break them with a | rod
of iron
and dash them in pieces like a potter’s | vessel.”
10Now
therefore, O | kings, be wise;
be warned, O rulers | of the earth.
11Serve
the | LORD with fear,
and rejoice with | trembling.
12Kiss
the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly |
kindled.
Blessed are all who take re- | fuge in him.
seventeenth sunday after trinity
The Old Testament + Proverbs 25:6-14
Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence or stand in the place of the great, for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be put lower in the presence of a noble. What your eyes have seen do not hastily bring into court, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbor puts you to shame? Argue your case with your neighbor himself, and do not reveal another’s secret, lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, and your ill repute have no end. A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear. Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a faithful messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters. Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give.
The Epistle + Ephesians 4:1-6
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call—one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
The Holy Gospel + Luke 14:1-11
One Sabbath, when he went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were watching him carefully. And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy. And Jesus responded to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?” But they remained silent. Then he took him and healed him and sent him away. And he said to them, “Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?” And they could not reply to these things. Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them, “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest someone more distinguished than you be invited by him, and he who invited you both will come and say to you, ‘Give your place to this person,’ and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place. But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”