FIFTH SUNDAY
after the epiphany
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
Worship 8:00 am & 10:30 am / Wed. 6:30 pm Ben Schimm, Seminarian
Sunday School/Bible Class 9:15 am Mark Resner, Seminarian
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY
7 February 2010
8:00 am Worship
Catechism - Commandment 10 - page 322
Opening Hymn - #907 "God Himself Is Present"
The Order of Matins - page 219-221
Psalmody, Venite
The Psalm - Psalm 138 (Antiphon verse 5 by Pastor)
Office Hymn - #398 "Hail to the Lord's Anointed"
The Holy Scriptures
Response to readings, Common Responsory (sung) - page 221
Choir...."Hear I Am Lord"
The Sermon
Canticle HYMN - #941 "We Praise You and Acknowledge You, O God"
The Offering
The prayers
Kyrie (sung by congregation) - page 227
The Lord’s Prayer; Collects
With each petition Pastor will end...... “Lord, in Your mercy”
Congregational response: “hear our prayer”
Collect for Grace, Benedicamus, Benediction – page 228
Closing hymn - #805 "Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow"
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In our prayers Richard Scheumann, Tom Aumann, Marie Bradtmueller, Ed Bultemeyer, Carol Gresley, Bob Peters, Don Buuck, Xavior Palacios, Sherrill Peters and Betty Schroeder.
Shut-ins: Marie Hobrock, Evelyn Aumann, Tom Aumann, Velma Zelt, Deanie Holle, Donna Conrad, Margaret Scherer, Geraldine Buuck, Fred Berning
Our soldiers: Nathan Shelton, Katie Tedeschi, Casey Holt, Garry Murdock, Jr., Deb Chappel, Jason Groce, Matthew Owen, Ethan Boyle, Daniel Ulman
10:30 am Worship
Catechism - Commandment 10 - page 322
Opening Hymn - #907 " God Himself Is Present "
The Order of Confession - page 184-185
service of the Word - page 186-189
Introit, Kyrie, Gloria in Excelsis
Salutation and collect - page 189
The Holy
Scriptures
Response to readings – page 190-191
the Nicene creed - page 191
Hymn of the Day - #398 "Hail to the Lord's Anointed"
The Sermon
THE OFFERTORY
The Offering
the prayer of the church - page 193
With each petition Pastor will end...... “Lord, in Your mercy”
Congregational response: “hear our prayer”
service of the
Sacrament - page 194-198
Distribution Hymns #609, #688, #621
Nunc Dimittis - page 199
Closing Liturgy - page 200-202
Closing hymn - #805 "Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow"
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.
GUEST PREACHER today is Dr. Charles Gieschen from Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft. Wayne. We "thank" him for filling in for Pastor Dreyer this and next Sunday.
GUEST ORGANIST today is Mrs. Carol Bittner. "Thanks" for stepping in and sharing your time and talents with us.
So with yourselves, since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church. Therefore, one who speaks in a tongue should pray for the power to interpret. For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unfruitful. What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind also. Otherwise, if you give thanks with your spirit, how can anyone in the position of an outsider say "Amen" to your thanksgiving when he does not know what you are saying? For you may be giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not being built up. I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you. Nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue. Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.
On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch." And Simon answered, "Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets." And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking. They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord." For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken, and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men." And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.
Attendance last week: 8:00 am (164) 10:30 am (83) Wed. Eve (13)
This week at St. John:
TODAY 8:00 am Matins - 10:30 am Divine Service
9:15 am Sunday School/ Bible Class
9:15 am Public School Confirmation Class
10:30 am - 1:00 pm Youth Chili Dinner
10:30 am - 12:30 pm Youth Super Bowl Sub Pick-Up
MONDAY 7:00 pm Wyneken PTL
TUESDAY 6:00 am Early Bird Bible Class
7:00 pm Lutheran Bible Institute
WEDNESDAY 8:20 am Chapel
9:00 am Ladies Aid Quilting
6:30 pm Midweek Divine Service
7:00 pm Choir
8:30 pm Men's Basketball
THURSDAY 7:00 pm Wyneken School Board Meeting
SundaY 8:00 am Divine Service - 10:30 am Matins
9:15 am Sunday School/ Bible Class
9:15 am Public School Confirmation Class
TODAY!!! youth CHILI DINNER is from 10:30 am - 1:00 pm in our Parish Hall. Menu includes: chili soup, chicken noodle soup, peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, cheese sandwiches, hot dogs w/chili sauce and desserts.
youth - SUPER BOWL SUB PICK-UP Pick up is any time this morning from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm in our Parish Hall. We have made a few extras that are for sale. First come basis. Cost is $3.50/sub.
FIrst SUnday Brunch at the seminary: is today in the Katherine Luther Dining Hall, from 11:30 am-1:30 pm
WYNEKEN PTL: meets this Monday evening with a special program and guest speaker, our very own Fritz
Bultemeyer. He will share his life's experiences while in harm's way and how his faith helped him get through some of these
difficult times. If you, or someone you know, is scheduled to be deployed or is currently protecting our freedoms at this time,
this would be an excellent time to talk with Fritz to learn what to expect. He is a very highly decorated officer (with too many
credentials to list) that has served in tours to Vietnam and Afghanistan and has been responsible for many highly regarded
projects within our military stateside. Anyone is welcome to attend. If you know someone outside of the Wyneken family
that this program would be of interest, please invite them to Wyneken this Monday night, at 7:00 pm.
Well I arrived safely around midnight Wednesday evening which was 7am Thursday your time..........Pastor Dahling will be on call for visitations as well as conduct Wednesday evening services, thru February 16th. In case of an emergency or if you need to reach him; his contact info is: 547-4534 (home) or 547-4248 (office). The elders are also available in the event there is a need; Gary Comer (639-3211) and Fritz Bultemeyer (724-9428).
Dr. Gieschen from Ft Wayne Concordia Seminary will be preaching with the assistance of Seminarians Ben Schimm and Mark Resner for Sunday Worship and Bible Class.
special "thanks" to: a few helpers from the congregation (Phil & Evie DeBolt, Faith Witte, Jan Zelt, and Donna Scheumann) for assisting with collating, folding and mailing the monthly newsletter. If you have a couple hours to spare and are interested in joining in on the fun, please let the church office know. Our next mailing with be late in the week of February 22nd.
CHURCH
SERVICE - RECORDINGS:
DEADLINE is this WEDNESDAY - Feb. 10th: Currently we are recording our services on DVD
as well as on VHS tapes. For those of you who do utilize the recordings, are you using the VHS
tapes? Please contact any of the deacons or elders prior to Wednesday February 10th if you do. If we don't hear from you, this method of recording will discontinue & future recordings will only be available on DVD.
ANNUAL FISH & TENDERLOIN DINNER: Mark your calendars for March 21st. St. John's
annual dinner will be held at Wyneken Lutheran School from 10:30am - 1:00 pm.
THRIVENT NEWS:
GIVING PLUS CHALLENGE GRANT: Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has announced a one-time GivingPlus
phase-out challenge grant and Wyneken is eligible to receive a grant of $12,450. In order to receive this, Wyneken
must receive $24,900 in donations from any donor(s). Each of the 3 Wyneken congregations has the opportunity to
raise $8,300 in donations. You don't have to be a Thrivent member to donate. Donations need to me made in 2010 and
before June 15th. There are no forms to fill out, just make checks payable to Wyneken Lutheran School and place
them in your contribution envelope.
LUTHERAN FOUNDATION NEWS:
MATCHING GRANT FUNDS for HAITI RELIEF: Lutheran Foundation approved $250,000 matching grant
funds for earthquake relief in Haiti. 1 to 1 matching for our congregations, schools and individuals. This match is
"RETROACTIVE" to January 12, 2010. Match will continue until $250,000 is reached, but no later than March 1,
2010. Your donations may be tax-deductible for the 2009 tax year. Please pick up the Lutheran Foundation handout for
details and contact info for questions.
HAITI DISASTER RELIEF:
The Orphan Grain Train is cooperating with Lutheran Church World Relief and Human Care in regard to the Haiti disaster. This organization is actively involved in the acceptance of donations, and shipping items to Haiti. In cooperation with LCMS World Relief and Human Care we are collecting medications and bandages and related items. These items will be accumulated and sent to the location to be designated in Haiti. St. John Flatrock or St. Paul, Preble are the drop sites through February 14, 2010. Please pick up a flyer on your way out of church for the complete listing of items needed at this time. "Thank You" for your support in this world relief effort.
WYNEKEN NEWS:
LUNCH COORDINATOR: Kim Tinsley is stepping down from her position as Lunch Coordinator at the end of this
school year. If this is a position you are interested in, please contact the school at 639-6177. There will be considerable
training time required during this last semester to be ready to take over for the upcoming school year.
COMMUNITY upcoming events:
51st annual fish fry & bake sale: is February 13th at Suburban Bethlehem from 4 - 7:30pm. Carry outs will be available. $8/Adults, $4/Children (5-12) and FREE for Children 4 and under.
church communications:
NEWSLETTER via E-MAIL: If you would like to consider receiving an electronic newsletter, please send an e-mail to churchoffice@stjohnbingen.com. "Thanks"