St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church † Bingen
11555 N. US Highway 27
Decatur, IN 46733
Website: www.stjohnbingen.com
Worship: 8:00 am & 10:30 am / Wednesday 6:30 pm
Phone: 260-639-6178 churchoffice@stjohnbingen.com
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The Reverend John Dreyer, Pastor pastor@stjohnbingen.com
Study: 260-639-6585 cell: 260-301-2131
The Reverend Peter Brock, Pastor pastorbrock@stjohnbingen.com
cell: 260-301-1640
Emergency Pastoral Line (rings both Pastors) 260-301-2118
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WELCOME TO WORSHIP at St. John Ev. Lutheran Church! We are glad that you have come to the Lord's house today to be fed and strengthened by God's holy Word. The Order of Service for today is found in the Lutheran Service Book located in the seatback in front of you. Pages and hymn numbers are noted on the half-sheet in this worship folder and briefly on the overhanging flap. Guests, we extend a special welcome to you this morning and pray that your hearing of God's Word may be a blessing to your life and salvation. If you are visiting with us, please include your name and address in our guest book located in the entry of the church. We are privileged to have you as our guest today and encourage you to worship with us again soon.
OUR NURSERY AND RESTROOMS are located through the south doors (on the left as you leave the sanctuary) and to your left. The service can be heard and seen in the nursery through a live, closed-circuit television broadcast.
ASSISTED HEARING DEVICES are available for your use during the service. Please ask a Deacon to assist you if you would like to make use of one.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
All classes begin together in the Parish Hall at 9:15am
For Children
Sunday School classes for children ages Pre-K through 8th Grade in Wyneken Classrooms
High School Bible Class in Wyneken Cafetorium
For Adults
Luther's Small Catechism led by Pr. Brock in the Parish Hall
In our prayers Family of Evelyn Oetting, Arnold Scheumann, Kathy Hormann, Camron Livensparger, Ann McDougal, Jim Dreyer, Marie Bradtmueller, Carol Gresley and Betty Schroeder.
Shut-ins: Evelyn Aumann, Tom Aumann, Fred Berning, Geraldine Buuck, Donna Conrad, Marie Hobrock, Deanie Holle, Willadine Melcher, Margaret Scherer, Velma Zelt
Our soldiers: Ethan Boyle, Deb Chappel, David German, Christopher Knowlton, Garry Murdock, Jr., Matthew Owen, Katie Tedeschi, Daniel Ulman
Attendance last week (12/19) 8:00 am (186)
10:30 am (152)
This week at St. John:
TOdaY 8:00 am Divine Service
9:15 am Christmas Fellowship Hour -
Gather in Parish Hall
10:30 am Lessons and Carols Service
TUESDAY 11:00 am Funeral for Evelyn Oetting
FRIDAY 7:00 pm New Years Eve Service
NEXT SUNDAY 8:00 am Lessons and Carols Service
9:15 am Sunday School/Bible Class - Gather in Parish Hall
10:30 am Divine Service
Installation of Officers
Note: There will be no Wednesday Midweek services held during those weeks we have additional special evening services. Those Wednesday dates are Dec. 29th and Jan. 5th. Wednesday Midweek will resume on January 12th @ 6:30pm.
Note: There will be no Early Bird Bible Class this coming week on December 28th. Class will resume on January 4th.
St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church † Bingen
First Sunday after Christmas
December 26, 2010
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8 am Divine Service
Setting Three pg. 184
HYMNS:
Opening Hymn #387
"Joy to the World"
Hymn of the Day #374
"Gentle Mary Laid Her Child"
Communion: #379, #370, #376
Closing Hymn #364
"Away in a Manger"
10:30 am Lessons and Carols
HYMNS:
Opening Hymn #375
"Come, Your Hearts and Voices Raising"
Psalm 98
Hymn of Praise #393
"Infant Holy, Infant Lowly"
Lessons and Carols
#361 stz.1&4, #366 stz.1,3,4,
#359 stz.1&3, #376 stz.1-3,
#368, #370
Sermon Hymn #374
"Gentle Mary Laid Her Child"
Closing Hymn #388
"Go Tell It on the Mountain"
Readings from Holy Scripture
Isaiah 63:7-14
Galatians 4:4-7
Matthew 2:13-23
FIRST Sunday AFTER CHRISTMAS
26 December 2010
8:00 am Divine Service
OPENING Hymn - #387 "Joy to the World"
Confession and absolution - 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 - #374 "Gentle Mary Laid Her Child"
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 #379, Choir - "Oh Rejoice, Ye
Christians Loudly"
#370, #376
Nunc Dimittis - page 199
Closing Liturgy - page 200-202
Closing hymn - #364 "Away in a Manger"
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 Brock or Pastor Dreyer. Individual cups are available as you approach the altar for those desiring them.
AT REST: On Wednesday December 22, the Lord called to Himself in heaven the
soul of EVELYN OETTING. Services will be held on Tuesday, December 28th
at St. John Lutheran Church, with visitation on Monday, 2-5 and 6-8pm at Zwick
& Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, Indiana.
FIRST Sunday AFTER CHRISTMAS
26 December 2010
10:30 am Lessons and Carols
Order of Service - Responsive Prayer 2 (LSB 285)
Opening Hymn Come, Your Hearts and Voices Raising LSB 375
Opening Versicles - LSB 285
Psalm 98 (prayed responsively by whole verse)
Antiphon: Isaiah 9:6 (by Pastor)
Hymn of Praise Infant Holy, Infant Lowly LSB 393
+Lessons and Carols+
Reading Isaiah 7:10-14 "The virgin shall conceive and bear a son...Immanuel"
Hymn O Little Town of Bethlehem LSB 361, stz. 1 & 4
Reading Isaiah 9:2-7 "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given"
Hymn It Came upon the Midnight Clear LSB 366, stz. 1, 3, 4
Reading Hebrews 1:1-6 "In these last days he has spoken to us by his Son"
Hymn Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming LSB 359, stz. 1 & 3
Reading Luke 2:1-7 The Birth of Jesus Christ (please stand)
Hymn Once in Royal David's City LSB 376, stz. 1-3
Reading Luke 2:8-14 "Unto you is born this day...a Savior, who is Christ the Lord"
Hymn Angels We Have Heard on High LSB 368
Reading Luke 2:15-20 "Mary treasured up all these things"
Hymn What Child is This LSB 370
Reading Matthew 2:13-23 "Out of Egypt I called my son"
Sermon Hymn Gentle Mary Laid Her Child LSB 374
Sermon
Offering
Prayer LSB 285-287
Closing Hymn Go Tell It on the Mountain LSB 388
The Lutherans For Life chapter here in the Decatur area is sponsoring an essay contest for any student who will be enrolled in college in the fall of 2011. The award for the best essay will be $500 in scholarship money.
The parameters for this contest are:
1. An essayist must be a member of one of the LC-MS congregations in the Decatur Circuit, and may submit only one essay.
2. The essayist must be entering a full-time quarter/semester of college in fall, 2011, no matter what year of college.
3. The essay should be double spaced, not exceeding three pages.
4. This year's essay theme is: How does the life of Jesus reinforce pro-life values?
5. The essays are to be given to the essayist's pastor by January 22. 2011.
6. Submitted essays become the property of the Decatur Area Lutherans for Life chapter and may be slightly edited and published.
7. If at all possible, the essayist should remain anonymous to the judging pastors.
The Decatur area pastors will judge the essays; a pastor will be ineligible to judge if he has a relative who submits an essay. Judgment will be based upon clarity of thought and expression pertaining to the given theme. May we by this effort magnify the gift of life. Blessings to all involved.
February Newsletter/Your address/Phone Info/Etc........
We would like to include any updates to our membership directory in the February newsletter mailing. If your contact and mailing info has changed, please forward that to the church office. Thanks!
General Info.........
Church Office - Administrative (New) Hours - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday from 10:00am - 2:00pm. The deadline for info in the church bulletin/news page will still remain as Thursday - Prior to 12 Noon. This will provide more flexibility for work that may need to be completed on a Monday or during longer hours in the earlier days of the week.
Hospitalization/Outpatient: If you or someone in your family is scheduled to go into the hospital or outpatient services for any reason or is being released from the hospital, please call or text Pastor Dreyer @ 301-2131 or call Pastor Brock @301-1640. (cell). In case of emergency, call 301-2118. Due to HIPPA Laws, hospitals will not contact us - so you must initiate the call. Thank You!
Our special service schedule:
New Year's Eve Divine Service - 7pm
Lesson and Carols - Sunday 1/2/11 - 8:00 am Service
Epiphany of our Lord Divine Service - Jan.6th - 7pm
There will be no Wednesday Midweek services held during those weeks we have additional special evening services. Those Wednesday dates are Dec. 29th and Jan. 5th. Wednesday Midweek will resume on January 12th @ 6:30pm.
Christmas Fellowship Hour.....today!!!
The Elders would like to invite all to a Christian fellowship hour this morning between services. Coffee, punch and assorted Christmas cookies will be furnished, please join us!
Contribution Labels.........
For those who had not picked up their labels at their recent pictorial session, please stop in the back of church today and Jay or Delin will have them for you. If you have questions or are missing something, please relay that info as well. Thank You!
Thank You.........
A special thanks to Pat Buuck, Gary & Barb Comer, Phil & Evie DeBolt, Marceil Kleine and Les & Jan Zelt for helping assemble the Christmas Service bulletins. Your help is greatly appreciated!
Wednesday Night - Men's Basketball.........
There will be open gym on Wednesday evenings @ 8:30pm starting this Wednesday, December 29th through January.
Wyneken Christmas Parties Rescheduled.........
The classroom Christmas parties that were scheduled for Wednesday, December 22nd at 1:30 p.m. have been postponed until Tuesday, January 4th, at 1:30 p.m. Parents, who were planning these classroom parties, are asked to contact the teacher to confirm the details of the parties. Thank you! Merry Christmas, Lowell Timm
First Sunday Brunch.........
Ring in the New Year with brunch on January 2nd from 11am - 1:30PM at the Katherine Luther Dining Hall @ Concordia Theological Seminary.
Social Committee Tidbits.........
Family Movie Night - January 16th - @2pm - St. John Parish Hall. No cost, there will be popcorn and lemonade for all. Chairs will be set up, but if you would rather bring a blanket and sit on the floor, you are welcome to!
Wine Tasting Event - February 18th @ Parsonage 1 (Pastor Dreyer's Home).
There will be limited seats available for this social event. You must be 21 years young and the cost is $15/per person. You can reserve your seat by dropping off payment to the church office. This will be an evening of fun and fellowship, you won't want to miss it. Get your reservations in early.
Social Events.........
If there is a particular event that sounds like something our church might consider for a future social event, please pass your idea along to any of those on the social committee. You may also give this info to Pastor Dreyer.
Garrison Keillor Event.........
Lutheran Social Services and The Lutheran Foundation are bringing Garrison Keillor to the Embassy Theatre on Tuesday March 8th, 2011. This will be a Pastor Appreciation night to honor our Lutheran Pastors in Fort Wayne. Tickets are being sold to the area Lutheran congregations at a discounted rate. For more info, contact Annie Miller @ 260-426-3347.
CLHS Thrift Shop News.........
Thrift Shop on North Anthony - Coats and Sweaters Half Off Sale. January 21-29th. Shopping Hours are: Monday 10am - 6:30pm and Tuesday - Friday 10am -5pm. Saturday 9:30am - 3:30pm.
CLHS Cadet Scholarship.........
A new scholarship for incoming freshman beginning fall of 2011 is now available. The Cadet Scholarship - Based on leadership and character, minimum GPA of 2.0 are invited to fill out an application. Students must maintain a 2.0 or higher GPS at the end of the academic year, remain in good standing with tuition payments and maintain a record of positive behavior.
CLHS Newsletter.........
The Cadet Gazette is now published exclusively on line. Visit cadetgazette.org to see what's going on at Concordia. You can also stay current by visiting their website www.clhscadets.com.
LBI.....
For your calendar - Lutheran Bible Institute dates are February 8th, 15th, 22nd and March 1st. It will be held at Zion in Decatur.
Thanks to the Children's Choir and Handbells .......
We thank the Children's choir members for beautifying the service this morning.
Installation of 2011 Officers - Next Sunday
10:30am Service:
President: Lynn Selking
VICE President: Roger Koenemann
ELDER: Phil DeBolt
RECORDING SECRETARY: Jeff Kiess
FINANCIAL SECRETARY: Delin Kleine
Chairman of Deacons: Chris Mahlan
Deacons: Jon Yoquelet, Jim Zelt
Chairman of trustees: Luke Lepper
trustees: Thomas DeBolt, Mark Schieferstein
board of evangelism: Royce Bradbury
board of parish education: Brad Melcher
board of stewardship: Keith Macke
board of planning: Greg Bultemeier
wyneken school board: Aaron Scheumann
Pictorial Photos (personal submissions).........
We have had a few personal photos brought into the church office and submitted to the evangelism committee members without the $10 fee. If you haven't turned in the $10 fee, please do so as soon as possible. We are charged from Lifetouch to include your photo. Thanks for your understanding.
From Mark Muehl, TLSP Lutheran Schools Partnership (TLSP) Director:
Advancement Coordinator: The Lutheran Schools Partnership (TLSP) in northeast Indiana seeks a qualified and passionate person to lead the organization's advancement efforts. The person selected for this full-time position will be responsible to the TLSP director. The position entails developing and implementing the TLSP advancement strategy, which includes congregational-education programming, fundraising, and the partnership's Tuition Assistance Program. The advancement coordinator will also provide training and resources for school advancement (e.g., the annual food drive and alumni associations) and support and implement other TLSP advancement causes. Interested person should send their resumes by January 3, 2011 to:
The Lutheran Schools Partnership
1601 St. Joe River Drive
Fort Wayne, IN 46805
Or to: markm@tlspartnership.org