Zion Lutheran Church 411 – 3rd Avenue NE Little Falls, MN 56345 (320) 632-5792 (320) 632-5792 – www.zionlf.com 2014 Nov 1 ~ 6:30PM Rev. Gary Hendrickson Peter Keyes Jerry Knafla Carol Prozinski Bruce & Marie Holey Aaron Hanson Marie Holey Nov 2 ~ 9AM Pastor DCO Elders Organist Ushers Readers Visitor Hosts Acolyte Choir Director Rev. Gary Hendrickson Peter Kayes Herman Johannes Carol Prozinski Don Stover & Dennis Hollermann David Baggenstoss Nancy Christensen Isabella Czeck Jerry Knafla All Saints’ Day~ November 2, 2014 Divine Service Setting Three page 184. (Complete your Preparation for the Lord’s Supper using L.S.B. p. 329f.) Welcome Opening Hymn 725 “Children of the Heavenly Father” Confession and Absolution (please kneel as you are able) Psalm 149 (in front of Hymnal) p.184 (Use left side) Said responsively, (Even Verses) p.186 *All Sing: “Glory be to the Father… Kyrie p.186 Gloria In Excelsis p.187 Salutation and Collect p.189 Scripture Readings Revelation 7:9-17 1 John 3:1-3 Alleluia p.190 Matthew 5:1-12 Nicene Creed p.191  Children Message “All God’s Children Are Saints.” (All children are invited to come forward) Ushers collect Prayer Requests and bring them to Pastor Hymn of the Day 659 “Lord of Our Life” Sermon “Blessing after Blessing” – Matthew 5:1-12 p.192 “Create in me…’ Offertory Reception of Offering [Please sign the black Friendship book, pass it on to the next person in the pew, and return it to the end of the pew when finished.] Our Prayers Pastor: Lord, in Your mercy, People: hear our prayer. Preface to Holy Communion Distribution Hymn p.194ff 677 & 618 Nunc Dimittis p.199 Closing Collect, Bendicamus p. 201 Benediction & Amen p. 202 Closing Hymn 486 “If Christ Had Not Been Raised from Death” Announcements  Sunday Only 2 Revelation 7:9 - 17 9After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” 11And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.” 13Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?” 14I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 “Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence. 16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. 17 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” 1 John 3:1 - 3 1See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. 3And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure. Matthew 5:1 - 12 1Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 5“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. 6“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. 7“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. 8“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. 9“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. 10“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. 3 WELCOME VISITORS! We wish to welcome all visitors and guests to worship the Triune God with us. May He go with you during the week, and we invite you to worship with us again. Our restrooms are located near the East entrance door – across from the church mail boxes. “OUR PURPOSE IN ZION is to be a growing, caring, community of believers in Christ who help strengthen one another through prayer and fellowship in Word and Sacrament to bring others to Christ” A NURSERY is provided on the lower level of the education unit for families with infants and small children, the speaker is on in the nursery so you will hear the worship service. CHILDREN’S ACTIVITY BAGS are available in the narthex. We ask that the activity bags be returned after the worship service. Thank you! ABOUT HOLY COMMUNION/THE LORD’S SUPPER Here at Zion Lutheran we believe that Christ’s true body and blood are received by everyone in the Lord’s Supper (Real Presence). All that participate here believe the same Biblical truths noted on the top cover of the Friendship booklet (Closed Communion). Visitors, please consult with Pastor Hendrickson or the Elder before receiving the Lord’s Supper. Complete your preparation for Holy Communion by completing the Friendship book by checking, “Communion”. Only communicant members of Zion or one of our sister LCMS churches are invited to receive the Communion elements. If you don't meet this criterion, you are invited to come forward for a blessing by our pastor. Simply fold your hands across your chest when the bread and the wine are distributed and our pastor will speak a blessing over you. All children are invited to come forward for a blessing. Our Communion practices are to have four adults (with children standing in front of the adults) on each side of area in front of the chancel (Altar area) as our Pastor and Elder are serving the elements. The Ushers are instructed to limit the communicants to four. Inform the Usher if you desire NOT to be separated from someone and he'll adjust the groupings of four accordingly. PERSONAL SOUND RECEIVERS: If you have a hearing problem you may use Zion’s Personal Sound Receivers that can be found on the bulletin stand. KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS THIS WEEK: Budget Planning for the 2015 year. 4 THE “PRAYER CHAIN” contact person is Gloria Irwin. Call her at 632-8044 or Lydia Posch @ 632-6228 for any prayer concerns or questions. THE LUTHERAN HOUR topic “Blessed in Hard Times” Nov 9 Topic “God is Not Against You” It can be heard at 6:05am @ WCCO 830AM 6:10am @ KLTF 960AM 6:30am @ KEYL 1400AM 7:05am @ KFML 94.1FM 5:00pm @ KCFB 91.5FM EVENTS AT ZION THIS WEEK MON 9:00AM Women’s Wkly Bible Study, Joshua 22-24, “God’s Heirs Respond” 4:00PM Board of Evangelism 5:00PM Board of Elders TUES 3:00PM Board of Stewardship 6:30PM Board of Education & Adult Bible Study WED 9:00AM Prayer Group & Quilters 6:30PM Confirmation & Joyful Ringers 7:30PM Adult Choir SAT 9-1PM ZLW Bazaar 6:30PM Worship MON-FRI 8:30am-Noon: Bring items for Grandma’s Attic, place in upper hallway. SAT 9:00am – 1:00pm Zion Fall Bazaar SAT 10:30am – 1:00pm Zion Soup & Pie Luncheon, $6.00 “God Alone is Our Rock” . . . “For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken” (Psalm 62:1-2 ESV). Hanging in our sanctuary is the LWML Little Falls Zone 2014 Minnesota North District Convention banner made by Trinity Lutheran society, Sauk Rapids. are placed in memory of Miriam Knutson SUNDAY SCHOOL TODAY This week in Sunday School, students will study “Abraham’s Visitors from Heaven.” While Abraham received his visitors graciously, they brought more grace to him than he and Sarah could imagine. As a family, discuss, “How does God brings us more grace than we can imagine or expect?” 5 SAT OCT 25 [24] SUN OCT 26 [99] Current Loose Mission Debt Reduction $2,084.00 360.00 65.00 5.00 Building Fund Memorial Sunday School 10/19 Sunday School 10/26 Door Offering TOTAL OPERATING: $2,514.00 TOTAL ADD’L GIFTS: $628.15 NEEDED FOR EXPENSES: $3,668.00 TOTAL OFFERING WAS: $3,142.15 Memorial of $70 for Vernon Kurtzahn included in Building Fund and Memorial for Norma Swanson is undesignated Door Offering is for the Morrison County Chaplaincy Program Sunday School Attendance 10-26-14 [14] $414.00 10.00 9.00 6.00 189.15 SENIOR FRIENDSHIP CLUB Meets Friday, Nov., 14th at 1p.m. Speaker, refreshments and game you wish to play. STEWARDSHIP CORNER It is true that God “sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous” without distinction (Matthew 5:45), but He tells us that blessings come to those who share with others (Acts20:35). He asks us to share our material blessings, our time, and our gifts. Most importantly, God asks us to share His Word. “Feed my sheep” (John 21:17) LITTLE FALLS ZONE LUTHERAN WOMEN’S MISSIONARY LEAGUE It is time to renew our subscriptions for the Lutheran Quarterlies and also for the annual dues. The amount due in 2015 for the Quarterly is $5.50 and the 2015 LMML dues are $6.00, for a total of $11.50 We will be in the Narthex the weekends of November 1st/2nd and November 8th/9th with sign-up sheets. Thank you for supporting LWML! COFFEE-COOKIES-FELLOWSHIP I do not have anyone to serve on the following Sundays, Dec 28 th. If you would be willing to serve please call LaVonne Rausch @ 632-3712. Pipe Organ Repair: We have received $9,784 towards our goal of $20,000 make repairs to the pipe organ. We will not proceed with the work until we have the funds to undertake the repairs. It is difficult to get on the schedule for major work. We are on the schedule for January, however if by the end of October, the balance of the funds are not received, we will notify the organ repair company and lose our opportunity for repairing the instrument this year. A brief summary of the needed work includes reconfiguring the layout to enable access for tuning and maintenance, repair chests, regulate wind pressures, install properly sized blower motor, re-leather wind regulator and all tuning stoppers, reconfigure winding of the organ, and completely clean and tune. 6 Free Thrivent Financial Social Security Workshop Little Falls, MN (October 28, 2014) – Thrivent Financial is hosting a free educational workshop on Social Security. It is designed for people trying to decide when, and how, to start taking their Social Security benefit. Called “Social Security: Strategize to Maximize,” this one hour workshop will be held at the Little Falls Senior Center at 510 7th St NE, Little Falls, MN. It will take place Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at 3:00 pm. The workshop is being presented by Carlyle Olsen, Financial Associate with Thrivent Financial. The workshop will help in navigating the overwhelming Social Security retirement choices, such as: When should you apply? How much is taxable? What option is right for me and my spouse? What will I lose, or gain, by taking my Social Security now vs. later? As a result of this workshop, you will be better prepared to make a decision that you will live with the rest of your life. Pre-registration is not required. For more information, contact Carlyle Olsen at 320-632-1655. SERVING NEXT WEEK November 8 Rev. Gary Hendrickson Peter Keyes Jerry Knafla Peggy Dolney Duane & Shirley Schmidt Shirley Schmidt Duane & Shirley Schmidt November 9 Pastor DCO Elders Organist Ushers Readers Visitor Hosts Acolyte Choir Director Rev. Gary Hendrickson Peter Kayes Herman Johannes Peggy Dolney Wayne & Christian Ganz Nancy Peterson Carolyn Ganz Kaycee Vilinski Jerry Knafla ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS) 411 3rd Ave N.E. Little Falls, MN 56345 Phone: (320) 632-5792 Kitchen Phone: 632-2517 PASTOR: Rev. Gary Hendrickson 320-360-9617 EMAILADDRESS: [email protected] WEBSITEADDRESS: www.zionlf.com Campus Affiliation–Lutheran Student Fellowship, St Cloud State University– DCE Barb Hertling – 320-259-1577 7 8 Bulletin Announcements for DCO Ministries: Youth, Family Life, and Outreach  Children’s Message o The title for today’s children’s message is “All God’s Children Are Saints.”  Youth Group - Servant Event o Our next youth group meeting is on Wednesday, November 12 at 6:00pm.  Pizza will be provided.  Sunday - Adult Bible Study o DCO Peter is leading a Bible study series on Spiritual Gifts on Sunday mornings at 10:30 in the Fireside Conference Room. All adults are welcome to attend.  Men’s Ministry Revival † What is the role of a man in the structure of the family? The LHM Men’s Network has produced a four week Bible Study series titled FATHERHOOD. It tackles current issues facing men in their role as a father in our liberalized society.  We have decided to begin this class on Sunday, November 9 at 6pm.  Please sign up for the class on the sheet next to the church office.  See DCO Peter if you have questions.  Outreach – “How To…” classes † “How to… make Egg Rolls” by Bing Ganz 5pm Will be held in Zion’s kitchen. TONIGHT, November 2 @ Class is full!  National Rural & Small Town Mission Conference † DCO Peter and his wife, Marci, will be attending the National Rural & Small Town Mission Conference in Kansas City – November 6-8. Pray for safe travels.  Sunday School Activities † We would like to thank June, Pete and Tom Brutscher for hosting the Sunday school hay ride and fall fest at their farm. The kids and adults had a great time. † Sunday School Servant Event Project: Operation Christmas Child  Fill a shoe box with new gifts & useful items to be given to a child for Christmas. Follow instructions and gift suggestions on handout.  Must return the boxes no later than next week Sunday, November 9.  Cash donations may also be made to help fill the shoe boxes or cover the cost of shipping. (Cost to ship one box is $7.)  Do you do Facebook? Check out Zion’s new Facebook page. † https://www.facebook.com/zionlf † I have posted a few pictures from the hay ride at Brutscher farm. † Post a comment or click LIKE to follow. Be sure to invite others to LIKE our page.  Contact Peter at [email protected] or call/text 320-232-3108. 9 10