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ST. JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH
246 Benjamin Street
Romeo, Michigan 48065
Palm Sunday
March 28, 2010
Church Office....………………………........586-752-4588
Pastor Mark Evans……586-752-2498
Hotline.........................586-752-1067
Website: www.stjohnromeo.org
Email Address.
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8:30 A.M.
WE GATHER TO WORSHIP P=Presiding, A=Assisting, C=Congregation
Prelude Karen Palmer
CAN DO RINGERS “Palm Sunday Majesty” arranged by Barbara Baltzer Kinyon
Congregational Greeting and Theme of the Day:
“Into Jerusalem”
ENTRANCE HYMN (stand, if you are able):
“All Glory, Laud, and Honor” LBW No. 108
GREETING:
P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God,
and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
C: And also with you.
KYRIE: .WOV Page 28
P: Kyrie eleison;
C: Lord, have mercy.
P: Christe eleison:
C: Christ, have mercy.
P: Kyrie eleison:
C: Lord, have mercy.
HYMN OF PRAISE: WOV Page 29
Glory to God, glory to God, glory to God in the highest;
glory to God, glory to God, and peace to God’s people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly king, almighty God and Father,
we worship You, we give You thanks, we praise you for your glory.
Glory to God, glory to God, glory to God in the highest;
glory to God, glory to God, and peace to God’s people on earth.
PRAYER OF THE DAY: WOV Page 30
P: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
P: Let us pray…
C: Blessed are you, Holy One, for your coming among us in Jesus as one humble in power, as one gentle in strength. Loosen our praise this day. And remind us such praise cries out for your saving ways that beckon us to follow Jesus into this week. Amen.
PRAISE HYMN: Lord I Lift Your Name on High
Lord, I lift Your name on high. Lord, I love to sing Your praises.
I’m so glad You’re in my life. I’m so glad You came to save us.
You came from heaven to earth to show the way,
From the earth to the cross, my debt to pay.
From the cross to the grave, from the grave to the sky,
Lord, I lift Your name on high.
THE WORD OF GOD: Isaiah 50:4-9a
4The Sovereign LORD has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught. 5The Sovereign LORD has opened my ears, and I have not been rebellious; I have not drawn back. 6I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting. 7Because the Sovereign LORD helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore have I set my face like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame. 8He who vindicates me is near. Who then will bring charges against me? Let us face each other! Who is my accuser? Let him confront me! 9It is the Sovereign LORD who helps me. Who is he that will condemn me?
Psalm 31:9-16
9 Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and my body with grief.
10 My life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction, and my bones grow weak.
11 Because of all my enemies, I am the utter contempt of my neighbors; I am a dread to my friends-- those who see me on the street flee from me.
12 I am forgotten by them as though I were dead; I have become like broken pottery.
13 For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side; they conspire against me and plot to take my life.
14 But I trust in you, O LORD; I say, "You are my God."
15 My times are in your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.
16 Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.
SECOND LESSON: Philippians 2:5-11
5Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: 6Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death-- even death on a cross! 9Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (stand, if you are able): WOV No. 612
C: Celtic Alleluia
Al – le – lu – ia, al – le – lu – ia!
Al – le – lu – ia, al – le – lu – ia!
P: The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the 19th Chapter
C: Glory to you, O Lord.
THE HOLY GOSPEL: Luke 19:28-40
28After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, 30"Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 31If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' tell him, 'The Lord needs it.'" 32Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them. 33As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying the colt?" 34They replied, "The Lord needs it." 35They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. 36As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road. 37When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: 38"Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!" 39Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!" 40"I tell you," he replied, "if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out."
P: The Gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON: “Into Jerusalem” Pastor Mark Evans
OFFERING/OFFERTORY (stand and sing): WOV Page 35
C: Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
A: Let us pray. Merciful God
C: we offer with joy and thanksgiving what you have first given us--
ourselves, our time, and our possessions, signs of your gracious love.
Receive them for the sake of him who offered himself for us, Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
Announcements and Recognition of Visitors
People Concerns for the Week Pastor Mark Evans
After the updates of the People Concerns, the Congregation will stand and sing together,
“Healer”
You are my healer; You are my Shelter from myself.
You’re my deliverer. You love me back to life each time I fail.
You’re my desire. You’re all that fills my hungry need.
You draw me higher. You know my heart and yet you still love me.
THE PRAYERS (stand): WOV Page 34
A: Let us pray for the whole people of God in Christ Jesus,
and for all people according to their needs.
Each portion of the prayers concludes with these words:
A: Lord, in your mercy,
C: hear our prayer.
The prayers conclude with these words:
P: Into your hands, O Lord, we commend all for whom we pray,
trusting in your mercy; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
C: Amen
THE ORDER OF CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS:
P: Gracious God,
C: Our sins are too heavy to carry, too real to hide, and too deep to undo.
Forgive what our lips tremble to name; what our hearts can no longer bear,
and what has become for us a consuming fire of judgment. Set us free from a
past that we cannot change; open to us a future in which we can be changed;
and grant us grace to grow more and more in Your likeness and image;
through Jesus Christ, the light of the world. Amen.
PARDON:
P: Jesus Christ our Savior gave himself for us, redeeming us from all sin and cleansing us to be people who are eager to do what is good. Through the water of rebirth and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, God saves us, renews us in grace and bestows on us eternal life.
C: Amen.
GREAT THANKSGIVING: WOV Page 36
P: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
P: Lift up your hearts.
C: We lift them to the Lord.
P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
C: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
P: It is indeed right and salutary that we should at all times and in all places
offer thanks . . . (Here the minister continues with the proper preface, concluding:) we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
Congregation sings
C: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna. Hosanna. Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
P: In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks;
broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take and eat; this is my body, given for
you. Do this for the remembrance of me.
Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me.
THE LORD’S PRAYER: (stand if you are able)
COMMUNION (sit)
HYMNS DURING DISTRIBUTION ........................LBW Nos. 95, 104, 223, 214
(All baptized Christians are welcomed to the Lord’s Table today. Children who have not yet been instructed for Holy Communion will be given a blessing. Please fill out one communion card per family and follow the direction of the ushers. White grape juice is available for anyone who would prefer to not drink wine. There are also gluten free wafers for those people allergic to wheat.)
(Stand, if you are able)
P: The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace.
C: Amen
POST-COMMUNION HYMN (congregation sings): LBW Page 72
C: Thank the Lord and sing his praise; tell ev’ry-one what he has done. Let all who seek the Lord rejoice and proudly bear his name. He recalls his promises and leads his people forth in joy with shouts of thanksgiving. Alleluia. Alleluia.
A: Let us pray. (The Assisting Minister says a short prayer.)
C: Amen
THE BENEDICTION:
P: Go into God’s world knowing that you are loved more than you can imagine. Show your love for God with all your heart, soul, and mind. Share God’s love with all you encounter. Care for them as God has cared for you and you will find and share the blessing of God Almighty.
C: Amen.
CLOSING HYMN: “Ride On, Ride On in Majesty” LBW No. 121
DISMISSAL:
A: Go in peace. Serve the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
Postlude.......................................................................................................Karen Palmer
To our visitors and guests, thank you for joining us for worship service today. Please fill out a visitor card and give to the usher, or sign our guest register book in the front entrance when you leave. Please come and join us again!
VOLUNTEER MINISTERS FOR MARCH 28, 2010
Assisting Minister: Rod Rohloff
Acolyte: 1) Volunteers Please
2) First Communion Recipients
Greeters: 1) Jurg & Leslie Hauptli
2) First Communion Recipients
Reader: 1) Shirley Wilburn
2) Contemporary
Nursery: 1) Volunteers Please
2) Hilary Beyerlein
Comm. Care: 1) Karen Palmer
2) Mary Kuhn
Comm. Bread: 1) Karen Palmer
2) First Communion Recipients
Ushers: 1) Craig & Bev Nyeholt, Volunteers please
2) Ron Weyersberg Family, Volunteers Please
Counters: Drop Bag
Coffee Hour: Karen Joyce
THE WEEKLY BULLETIN MARCH 27/28, 2010
GUESTS & VISITORS:
The members of St. John Lutheran Church and their Pastor extend to you a most cordial welcome and wish you a blessed worship hour with us. A staffed nursery is available for children 4 and under in the back of the church on Sundays.
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Volunteer Ministers for
April 4, 2010-Easter Sunday
Assisting Minister:
Mike Palmer
Acolyte:
1) Volunteer Please
2) Volunteer Please
Greeters:
1) Volunteer Please
2) Volunteer Please
Reader:
1) Volunteer Please
2) Volunteer Please
Nursery:
1) Volunteer Please
2) Volunteer Please
Communion Care:
1) Volunteer Please
2) Volunteer Please
Communion Bread:
1) Volunteer Please
2) Volunteer Please
Ushers:
1) Petzold Team
2) Volunteer Please
Counters:
Volunteer Please
Coffee Hour
April 4 - NO Coffee Hour – Come to Easter Breakfast!
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Weekly Attendance:
Wednesday, 3/17.............. 58
Wednesday, 3/24...............59
Saturday, 3/20................60
Sunday, 3/21
8:30am..............................62
10:30am............................87
Total = 209
Sunday School..................33
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May God bless these young people on their First Communion today!
Dryden Calcaterra
Casey Curtis
Harrison Hunt
Zachary Palmer
Miles Riddell
Jennifer Stofflet
Brendan Sturmer
Please join us for cake and punch as we congratulate our First Communion recipients.
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On Maundy Thursday, April 1st, we will be hosting a potluck in the Fellowship Hall prior to the 7pm service.
You can sign up to bring dishes in the following categories: Entrée, Side Dish, Salad, Bread or Dessert. Beverages will be provided by the church. We will need set-up and clean-up help. There is no charge and you don’t have to bring a dish to attend. The potluck will take place from 5:30 to 7:00pm with the service directly following.
Your Easter offering envelope will go to Ministries beyond our Congregation, such as Tanzania or Living Waters Ministries, unless you designate it directly for St. John Lutheran Church.
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EASTER BREAKFAST
The confirmation classes will once again host the Easter Breakfast this year on Easter morning, April 4th. Breakfast will be served from 7:30-10:30. Everyone is welcome. There will be a free-will donation taken that morning that helps the confirmation students defer the cost of camp and the rafting/service project this summer. There is a sign up sheet in the gathering area for anyone who would like to donate items we will need for the breakfast. Your donations are greatly appreciated! Hope to see you Easter Sunday!
ATTENTION CONFIRMATION STUDENTS AND PARENTS!
Confirmation Class will take place this week on Thursday, April 1st (Maundy Thursday) instead of Wednesday. Same time at 6:30pm with church service at 7pm.
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BLUM SCHOLARSHIPS
This year the application period will begin March 1, 2010 and the final date for application is April 30, 2010. As in past years the following individuals are eligible for consideration: recent high school graduates, students currently attending college, and people who may be enrolled in career-enhancing studies or vocational enrichment programs.
Applications and instructions for scholarships and grants are available through the church office or in the Gathering Area. Again, all completed paperwork must be submitted to the church office no later than April 30, 2010.
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Your Bible Adventure Continues
Thursday Nights
All adults are invited to join our study group as we explore God’s Word regarding the “Fruits of the Spirit.” Our next meeting is April 8th, 7:00 p.m. Look for a schedule, handouts and reading assignments on the table in the Gathering Area. The more we know the more different we become!
MARCH/APRIL WELCA PROJECT
Requesting the following items for Sewing Kits:
3 Yards Cotton material
Needles
Any Color Thread
Card of Buttons
Box of Bandaids
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INTERESTED IN READING THE BIBLE?
HAVE YOU EVER READ THROUGH THE BIBLE FROM BEGINNING TO END? THIS MAY BE THEYEAR YOU CHOOSE TO BEGIN. THE ONE YEAR BIBLE (NIV)) WILL BE GIVEN TO MEMBERS ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH. TO RECEIVE A BIBLE YOU MUST SIGN UP. LARGE PRINT BIBLES ARE AVAILABLE BUT YOU MUST ASK FOR ONE WHEN YOU SIGN UP (PLEASE PUT AN LP AFTER YOUR NAME). THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THE BIBLE AS THEY WERE DONATED TO THE CHURCH.
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NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE RECYCLING
Thank you for the tremendous response with this! In December we recycled 5.42 tons and received $81.29. Year to date for 2009 – $478.67. Landfill space saved – 16.91 cubic yards. The total collected since the program began in 2005 is $4,040.67. Thank you!
PLEASE, NO CARDBOARD or PHONE BOOKS
APRIL PANTRY NEEDS
FOR SAMARITAN HOUSE
Flour * Hamburger Helper * Spaghetti Sauce * Juice * Vegetable Soup * Toothbrushes * Jelly/Jam * Diabetic items * Dish Detergent * Laundry Detergent * Diapers Size 4-6 *
We appreciate any non-perishable food items and toiletries that you can donate. Drop off your food donations during our normal business hours: Tuesday and Wednesday, 10-6 and Friday 10 – 4. We are located at: 62324 Van Dyke, Washington, MI 48094, (586) 336-9956
Beginning in February and through early April, Samaritan House will offer income tax preparation. For more info, call 586-336-9956.
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Tuesday Night Euchre
Sponsored by the
St. John Men’s Club
Tuesday, April 13th,
and continues on the 2nd Tuesday each month (off during summer months.)
6:00 pm Registration
6:30 pm Start time
$10 Fee includes snacks
COME JOIN IN THE FUN!
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If you need a Stephen Minister, call -
Jan Alling at 586-752-7016
Or Jan or Bob Gallardo at:
586-781-5803
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Meijer Community Rewards for
FEBRUARY 2010
$11.86
YTD for 2010: $33.57
NOTE: Purchases made at meijer.com, Meijer gas stations and convenience stores will now be included (must pay inside gas station.)
Thank you, Shoppers!
WELCA GET-TOGETHERS
Church Group – Meets at 12:30 on the first Wednesday of the month at the church.
Love Day – Meets 2nd Tuesday of the month from 9am to 3pm at the church.
Love Day 2 – Meets the 1st Wednesday of the month from 9-12am at the church.
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Please save your pop can tabs and turn them in at the church for the purchase of kidney machines. Over 171 lbs. have been collected since February 2007! This fundraiser is for the purchase of kidney machines.
A BIG Thank You to all who have donated tabs!
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Michigan Coordinator Lutheran Volunteer Corps Position available - Applications due April 1, 2010. For a complete job description go to: www.LutheranVolunteerCorps.org
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THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN, MARCH 27-APRIL 4, 2010
Saturday -Worship, 5pm
Sunday -Worship w/communion, 8:30 & 10:30am
-Sunday School, 10:15am
-First Communion, 10:30am
-Contemporary Service, 10:30am
Monday -Can-Do Ringers, 6:30pm
Tuesday -Symphonia Chorale, 7pm
-Weight Watchers, 7pm
Wednesday -Tai Chi, 10:30am
-NO Confirmation (See Thursday)
-Praise Ringers, 6pm
-Praise Singers, 7:30pm
Thursday -Potluck Dinner, 5:30pm
-Open Basketball, 6-8:30pm
-Confirmation, 6:30pm
-Maundy Thursday Worship, 7pm
-Youth Choir, 7:30pm
-AA/Alanon, 8pm
Friday -Good Friday Worship, 1pm
-Good Friday Worship, 7pm
Saturday -Holy Saturday Worship w/Communion, 5pm
Easter Sunday -Worship w/Communion, 8:30 & 10:30am
-NO Sunday School
Volunteer Ministers for March 28, 2010
Assisting Minister: Rod Rohloff
Acolyte: 1) Volunteer Please 2) 5th Graders
Greeter: 1) Jurg & Leslie Hauptli 2) 5th Graders
Reader: 1) Shirley Wilburn 2) Jan Evans
Nursery: 1) Volunteer Please 2) Hilary Beyerlein
Ushers: 1) Craig & Bev Nyeholt, Volunteers Please
2) Ron Weyersberg Family, Volunteers Please
Counters: Drop Bag
Coffee Hour: Karen Joyce
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