SECOND SUNDAY
IN ADVENT
St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church † Bingen
Missouri Synod
The Reverend John Dreyer, Pastor Mrs. Leanne Busick, Director of Music
pastor@stjohnbingen.com Mr. Keith Dicke, Youth Director
churchoffice@stjohnbingen.com Wyneken Memorial Lutheran School
Pastor (Home/study) 701-0001/ Church 639-6178 School 639-6177
Website - www.stjohnbingen.com Mr. Lowell Timm, Principal
Church Blog - http://stjohnbingen.blogspot.com Ben Shimm, Seminarian
Worship 8:00 am & 10:30 am / Wed. 6:30 pm Mark Resner, Seminarian
Sunday School/Bible Class 9:15 am Wed. Evening Bible Class 7:30pm
SECOND sunday
in Advent
6 December 2009
8:00 am Worship
Catechism - Commandment 6 - page 321
Opening Hymn - #349 "Hark The Glad Sound"
The Order of worship - Service of Prayer and Preaching Opening Versicles: page 260 - Advent
Old Testament Canticle: page 261-262
(refrain by All and verses by Choir)
The Holy Scriptures
Response to readings –
page 263
Old Testament Reading - Malachi 3:1-7
Choir: "Lo, He Comes With Clouds Descending"
Epistle READING - Philippians 1:2-11
GOspel reading - Luke 3:1-14
Advent Responsory - spoken - page 263
catechism - page 264
apostle's creed - page 264
the lord's prayer - page 264
The Sermon
Hymn of the Day - #344 "On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry"
The Offering
prayers and responses - page 265
morning prayer - page 266
new testament canticle - page 266-267
(refrain by All and verses by Choir)
blessing - page 267
Closing hymn - #359 v 1 "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming"
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We would like to "Thank" everyone for the many visits, phone calls, prayers and cards you shared with Dad these many years. Thank you also to Pastor Dreyer for his many visits and prayers. Thanks to the ladies for the delicious lunch served after the service. Everything is appreciated!
The family of Wilbert (Whip) Reinking
10:30 am Worship
Catechism - Commandment 6 - page 321
Opening Hymn - #349 "Hark The Glad Sound"
The Order of Confession - page 184-185
service of the Word - page 186
Introit, Kyrie (Gloria in Excelsis is omitted)
Salutation and collect - page 189
The Holy
Scriptures
Response to readings – page 190-191
the Nicene creed - page 191
Hymn of the Day - #344 "On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry"
The Sermon
THE OFFERTORY
The Offering
the prayer of the church - page 193
With each petition Pastor will end......” Restore us, O God.”
Congregational response: “let your face shine, that we may be saved!”
service of the
Sacrament - page 194-198
Distribution Hymns #354, #346
Nunc Dimittis - page 199
Closing Liturgy - page 200-202
Closing hymn - #359 v 1 "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming"
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 are available as you approach the altar for those desiring them.
In our prayers Brooke Conrad, Bob Peters, Barb Scheumann, Don Buuck, Xavior Palacios, Marie Hobrock, Sherrill Peters and Betty Schroeder.
Our soldiers: in Iraq –Nathan Shelton , Katie Tedeschi in Japan; Casey Holt in San Diego, CA; Garry Murdock, Jr. at Harrogate, England; Derek Scheumann at Luke AFB, Phoenix, AZ; Deb Chappel at Fort Sam Houston, TX; Jason Groce at Fort Sill, OK; Matthew Owen at Camp Legune, NC; Ethan Boyle at Elgin AFB, FL and Daniel Ulman at Bremerton, WA.
Shut-ins: Evelyn Aumann, Tom Aumann, Gert Deister, Velma Zelt, Deanie Holle, Donna Conrad, Margaret Scherer, Geraldine Buuck, Fred Berning
Attendance last week: 8:00 am (187) 10:30 am (163) Wed. (35) 9:00 am - Thanksgiving (211)
This week at St. John:
Today 8:00 am Prayer & Preaching - 9:15 am Bible Class - 10:30 am Divine Service
9:15 am Sunday School/Christmas Children's Program Practice
Quarterly Mite Collections
11:00 am - 1:30 pm First Sunday Brunch @ Seminary
4:00 pm Advent Candlelight Vespers - CTS Kramer Chapel
MONDAY 6:30 pm Pack Care Packages
8:00 pm Voter's Meeting
TUESDAY 6:00 am Early Bird Bible Class
9:45 am Circuit Pastor's Meet
7:00-8:00 pm What Matters Most – Mini-Series #4
WEDNESDAY 8:20 am Chapel
11:30 am Ladies Aid Christmas Dinner @ Marge Tingen's
4:00-5:30 pm Public School Confirmation
6:30 pm Midweek Divine Service
7:15 pm Choir
THURSDAY 8:00 am Thrivent @ Norm's Preble Gardens
7:00 pm Wyneken Board
7:30 pm Bell Choir
FRIDAY 7:00 pm Wyneken Lower Grades - Christmas Around the World Program
SATURDAY 9:00 am Youth - Baskets for Shut-Ins, Lunch & Movie
SundaY 8:00 am Divine Service - 9:15 am Bible Class - 10:30 am Prayer & Preaching
9:15 am Sunday School/Christmas Children's Program Practice
2:00 pm Wyneken Chimes & Choir Christmas Concert
mite boxes: Today will be our quarterly collection date for mites. A collection box is available for you to empty your mite boxes in the back of church. "Thank You"
2010 church budget: Next year's proposed budget will be handed out after services today. Please review and bring your copy to the Voters meeting on Monday, December 7th. If you have any questions concerning the proposed figure, please feel free to contact any member of Council.
HOLIDAY CARE packages: We will be packing cookie boxes tomorrow evening, December 7th at 6:30pm.
We are sending cookie care packages to all of our soldiers (abroad and in state). We are in need of a lot of cookies.
They can be brought to church anytime today or tomorrow and placed in the kitchen. We “thank you” for your
generous gifts and baked goods in the past. If you are unable to make cookies and would like to make a
monetary donation towards a purchase, please contact Mrs.Rae Fuhrmann at 639-3441 today if possible. Thanks!
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FINANCIAL NEWS: In review of our current financial situation our receipts fall behind actual expenses, averaging a shortfall of $4,200 per month. For the ten months ending October 31, 2009 our YTD deficit totals $41,877 with YTD expenses under budget by nearly 10%. Estimating remaining expenses for the remainder of the 2009 budget will require approximately $90,000 in contributions for the last count in November through year end.
WHAT’s new:
THRIVENT OPEN HOUSE: Donna Fosdick-Baumann and Agnes Schock of Decatur Financial Group of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans invite you to an Open House, Friday December 11th from 11 am to 7pm at their office located at 1737 Morningstar Blvd in Decatur. It's our way of thanking you for your continued business and welcoming those who are interested in working with us. Hor'doeuvres will be provided by Preble Gardens and door prizes will be given away every half hour with the grand prize at 7 p.m. Hope to see you there.
GLORY TO THE NEWBORN KING: The Concordia Lutheran High School Music Department presents their annual Christmas Concert at the Embassy on Sunday December 13th at 4pm. Tickets are available at the high school office for $12/Adults and $6/students and seniors purchased in advance. $12/each the day of the performance at the Embassy.
UPCOMING ST. JOHN EVENTS:
UPCOMING WYNEKEN RELAted EVENTS:
Keep the orders coming!! We're making great progress in our Holiday Scrip Contest. The last day for orders to go toward the contest is today, December 6th. Profits will be put toward the acoustics and sound system in the school cafetorium. Thanks for everyone's participation!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
THRIVENT MEETING and BREAKFAST: will be held on Thursday December 10th at Norm's Preble Gardens at 8:00am.
INDIANA GERMAN HERITAGE SOCIETY: Annual meeting of 2011 will be hosted by the Friends of Wyneken and 4 local northeastern Indiana Lutheran churches (St. Paul - Ft. Wayne, Zion Friedheim, Emmanuel Soest and St. John Bingen). This event will be held March 25th and 26th of 2011. The annual meeting, dinner, program and entertainment will be held in Ft. Wayne (at St. Paul's) on the 25th and the 26th will include a local tour and progressive meals that start at Zion Friedheim and conclude at Emmanuel Soest. There will be a stop for the lunch main course at St. John Bingen. We realize this meeting is a long way off, but those interested in our local German heritage may want to participate in the upcoming April 2010 tour to learn more about it and enjoy a great historic trip.
2010 NOMINATIONS for the upcoming voter's meeting:
Nominated Officers ARE:
President: Lynn Selking & Randy Lepper
VICE President: Leroy Hartman & Roger Koenemann
ELDER: Ron Fuhrmann & Fritz Bultemeyer
Treasurer: Jay Witte & TBD
Chairman of Deacons: Rick Johnson & Nathan Selking
Deacons: Chris Mahlan, Roger Hormann, Chris Hoffman, Trent Kleine
Chairman of trustees: Tyrone Boenker & Lee Bradtmueller
trustees: Aaron Selking, Brian Berning, Luke Lepper, Dan Peters
board of evangelism: Dick Rice & Harold Schieferstein
board of parish education: Roger Schwartz & Jeff Schroeder
board of stewardship: Verlin Bulmahn & Myron Hoffman
board of planning: Fred Sauer & Don Gresley
wyneken school board: Aaron Scheumann & Kenton Kleine
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness. And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough places shall become level ways, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.' He said therefore to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire." And the crowds asked him, "What then shall we do?" And he answered them, "Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise." Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?" And he said to them, "Collect no more than you are authorized to do." Soldiers also asked him, "And we, what shall we do?" And he said to them, "Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your wages."