Our Calendar for
March 22 - 29,
29 2015
Sunday March 22
8:00 am Divine Service
9:30 am Education Hour
10:45 am Divine Service
12:15 pm CHILI Cook-off/Pot Luck &
THE AMAZING (G)RACE
Monday March 23
6:30 pm Divine Service
Morning Meditations
WHBL 1330am
7:26 & 10:50 am
Bethlehem
Tuesday March 24
6:30 pm Parenting Class, Dr. Darlene Mech
Wednesday March 25
8:15 am Adult Bible Study (MC)
9:00 -9:45 am Individual Confession/Absolution
10:00 am Lenten Service - Soup Luncheon to follow
11:00 am Trinity Divine Service (Charter 990 & U-verse 99)
2:30 pm Midweek Confirmation Classes
5:30-6:15 pm Individual Confession/Absolution
5:30 pm Light Supper before evening Service
6:30 pm Lenten Service
Thursday March 26
8:45 am Women's Bible Study (MC)
12:00 pm Pastor's Table Talk (Pier 17)
1:30 pm Altar Guild (FH)
6:30 pm Handbells
7:35 pm Mixed Choir
Friday March 27
7:00 am Men's Bible Study (MC)
9:30 am Women's Bible Study
Sunday March 29 - Palm Sunday
8:00 am Divine Service
9:30 am Education Hour
10:45 am Divine Service
The Lutheran Hour
Broadcast Sundays at:
6:30 am WTMJ 620AM
5:00 pm WJUB 1420AM
$1,500,000
Cost of
Renovation
$830,000
Money Collected
$699,758
$500,000
Budgeted
Amount
$1,354,186
$1,000,000
$500,000
$0
$0
Work Program
2015
Organ Fund
Received to
date: $211,444
THE SERVICE PARTICIPANTS
THE PRESIDING MINISTER: Rev. Timothy J. Mech
THE ASSISTING MINISTER: Rev. John M. Berg
THE ORGANIST: Brian Heinlein
THE CHOIR: (10:45) Joy Choir & Trinity Singers
THE SERVER: (8:00) Zach Schmitz, (10:45) Carly Lederer,
Lederer (6:30) Drake Wilcox
THE COMMUNION ASSISTANTS: (8:00) Jeff Roethel,
Roethel Tony Hess, Hans Otten, Tim Herrmann,
(10:45) Tony Smith, Tim Muth, Chad Hamilton, Eric Nimmer (6:30) Art Froemming, Tony Hess
VIDEOTAPING: (Sunday) Luiz Cordeiro
ATTENDANCE LAST SUNDAY: 571
“What's in the Cup?”
† The Fifth Sunday in Lent †
March 22/23, 2015
Trinity Lutheran Church
824 Wisconsin Ave.
SHEBOYGAN, WI 53081
www.trinitysheboygan.org, 920-458-8246
March 22/23, 2015
PRAYER UPON ENTERING: O Lord God, You led Your ancient people
through the wilderness and brought them to the promised land. Guide the
people of Your Church that following our Savior we may walk through the
wilderness of this world toward the glory of the world to come; through
Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy
Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
WELCOME: We cordially welcome you to the Lord's Service. If you are
worshipping with us for the first time, the following suggestions may be
helpful to you:
Put your bulletin in the back of the hymnal. A panel will stick out on the
right side with the Order of Service. By doing this, both hands are free to
find the liturgy and hymns.
Large print bulletins and hearing devices are available. Please ask an usher
for assistance.
The Music Room, the room to your right before entering the sanctuary,
is available for parents with small children who need to step out during
the service. The service is televised in the Music Room.
The time before the service is a time of prayer and preparation to receive
the Lord’s gifts of salvation. In addition to prayer, look over the readings
and the words to the hymns during this preparation time.
Please turn off all cell phones and refrain from taking pictures during the
service. Thank you.
GUESTS AND THE LORD'S SUPPER: If you desire to commune, please speak
to one of the pastors before the service. Our altar is open to those who
confess oneness with us in doctrine, are members of our congregation or
sister congregations of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, and are not
under church discipline in another congregation.
Stewardship Thought for the week...
Mark 10:45 “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve,
and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Jesus gives everything He has: He
gives Himself. That self-giving is the model for our giving in all aspects of
our lives. In our family, in our church, and in the world at large, Jesus calls us
to follow His example in self-giving. We can only do this if we are connected
to His self-giving in faith.
BAPTISMS:
Tyler James, son of Scott & Jessica Sampolinski (10:45)
David Molina-Alor Jr., son of David & Katti Molina (6:30)
FLOWERS & GIFTS GIVEN THIS SUNDAY TO THE GLORY OF GOD:
A gift has been given to the organ fund by Roger & Alice Buck in
thanksgiving for 20 years of ministry at Trinity
In loving memory of her son, Jack Pankratz, by Viktoriya Dornfeldt
For mercy, grace and many blessings beyond comprehension
A BIG, BIG THANK YOU to everyone who help in so many ways with the
visiting high school choir. We are grateful to those who unselfishly opened
their homes, made phone calls, prepared and served meals, grilled brats and
hamburgers, made potato salad, baked sweets and helped furnish our guests
with lunches to go.
LENTEN SERVICES: Please join us for midweek Lenten Services on
Wednesdays at 10 am or 6:30 pm. A soup luncheon will follow the morning
service in the gym and a lighter supper will be held before the evening service
beginning at 5:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall.
HOLY WEEK SERVICES: Maundy Thursday Services are April 2 at 10 am and
6:30 pm. Good Friday Services are April 3 at 1 pm and 7 pm. Easter Sunday
Service are April 5 at 6:30 am, 8:30 am and 10:30 am. The 6:30 am Sunrise
Service begins in the gym. The church office will be closed Good Friday and
Easter Monday.
INDIVIDUAL CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION: Individual Confession and
Absolution times for Lent are 9am – 9:45am Wednesday mornings and 5:30pm
– 6:15pm in the Evening at the communion rail in the church. Individual
Confession and Absolution may also be scheduled by appointment with the
pastors. To learn more about it and how it works look on pages 292-293 in the
hymnal. As preparation you may find the publication “Self-Examination and
Reflection: The Ten Commandments preach Repentance; that is, by them God
shows us our sin and how much we need a Savior,"" helpful. This publication
can be found at the various entrances to the sanctuary. May God bless this
holy season of prayerful and penitential reflection!
DIVINE SERVICE - Setting Two
March 22, 2015 - 8:00 am & 10:45 am
March 23, 2015 – 6:30 pm
INVOCATION, CONFESSION,
ABSOLUTION: #167 (8:00)
BAPTISM: #268 (10:45 & 6:30)
HYMN: #597
KYRIE: #168
SALUTATION AND COLLECT: #172
OLD TESTAMENT READING: (insert)
C Thanks be to God.
GRADUAL
EPISTLE READING: (insert)
C Thanks be to God.
VERSE: #173 (Lent)
HOLY GOSPEL: (insert)
C Glory to You, O Lord.
C Praise to You, O Christ
APOSTLES’ CREED: #175
HYMN OF THE DAY: #430
(vs. 4-women, vs. 5 men)
SERMON
Text: Mark 10:35-45
Theme: "What's in the Cup?"
PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
P through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
C Amen.
OFFERING/FRIENDSHIP REGISTER
OFFERTORY: #176
USHERS NEEDED for Lent midweek and Easter services. Signup sheets are in
the usher's room. New ushers are always welcome!
SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT: #177
ALTAR GUILD meets on Thurs., March 26, 1:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE SACRAMENT:
#857, #756, #435, #688
PASTOR’S TABLE TALK is at noon on March 26 at Pier 17 located at 539
Riverfront Drive.
POST-COMMUNION CANTICLE: #182
“Nunc Dimittis”
LHS BLOOD DRIVE is Tuesday, March 24, 10 am- 2pm at LHS. Every donation
is an opportunity to save three lives. Appointments may be made by emailing
Senora Hahn ([email protected]). Walk-ins are also welcome!
POST-COMMUNION COLLECT: #183
BENEDICTION: #183
CLOSING HYMN: #847
CONGREGATION AT PRAYER & DEVOTIONS FOR THE
HE WEEK
INVOCATION
INTROIT (front page)
LEARN BY HEART: Bible Verse and Catechism (front page)
MEDITATION: Portals of Prayer /Devotion
DAILY READINGS:
Sun: Ex 1:1-22, Mark 14:12-31
Mon: Ex 2:1-22, 38, Mark 14:32-52
Tues: Ex 2:23-3:22, Mark 14:53-72
Wed: Ex 4:1-18,, Mark 15:1-15
Thur: Ex 4:19-31,, Mark 15;16-32
Fri: Ex 5:1-6:1, Mark 15:33
15:33-47
Sat: Ex 7:1-25, 14-26,, Mark 16:1-20
IN OUR PRAYERS THIS WEEK:
Steve Heronemus, ALS
Bruce DeWit, relative of Christine Frawley, treatment for a brain tumor
Joel Pape, in treatment for leukemia
Brianna Brunner, cancer treatment
Corinne Thompson, chemotherapy treatment for a blood disorder
Jim Schuette, father of Andy Schuette, cancer treatment
Ramona Rucks, mother of Mike Winters, diagnosed with cancer
Betty (Johnson) Skvarce, ongoing cancer treatment
Serving in the military: Timothy Schwanke,
wanke, Rev. Brian Banke, Robert
Badtke, Joey Henning, Robert Swanson, Andrew Kelm, Elyse Slimmer,
Austin Griesbach, Max Konetzki, Kyle Cady,, Adam Robinson
Duane Wenig, afflicted with Parkinson's disease
Steve & Cindy (Mueller) Johnson, in rehabilitation after an accident
Neil Kirst, continued issues with his lungs
Will Olsen, homebound
Carrie Kearney, niece of Denise Dreifuerst, brain tumor
Elliot McNulty, infant friend of Leda Carlson, recovering after heart
surgery
Donna Winters, hospitalized
Chad Hamilton, hospitalized
Kalee Muth, recovering after foot surgery
Luke Lee, recovering after a tonsillectomy
In thanksgiving at the birth of Cade, newborn
born son of Adam &
Cassandra Mallow
The Fifth Sunday in Lent
March 22, 2015
Introit
Vindicate me, O God, and defend my
y cause against an ungodly | people,*
from the deceitful and unjust man dede | liver me!
I love the LORD, because | he has heard*
my voice and my pleas for | mercy.
Because he inclined his | ear to me,*
therefore I will call on him as long | as I live.
The snares of death encompassed
ed me; the pangs of Sheol laid | hold
on me;*
I suffered distress and | anguish.
Then I called on the name | of the LORD:*
“O LORD, I pray, deliv- | er my soul!”
For you have delivered my | soul from death,*
my eyes from tears, my feet from | stumbling.
Glory be to the Father and | to the Son*
Son
and to the Holy | Spirit;
as it was in the be- | ginning,*
is now, and will be forever. | Amen.
Vindicate me, O God, and defend my
y cause against an ungodly | people,*
from the deceitful and unjust man dede | liver me!
Collect of the Day
Almighty God, by Your great goodness mercifully look upon Your people
that we may be governed and pres
reserved evermore in body and soul;
through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our
ur Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Gradual
[O come, let us fix our eyes on] | Jesus,*
Jesus,
the founder and perfecter | of our faith,
who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despisdespis | ing
the shame,*
and is seated at the right hand of the | throne of God.
Learn By Heart: (Confession) Which are these?
these LSB#326
Next Sunday Readings: Zech.9:9-12,
12, Phil. 2:5-11,
2:5
John 12:20–43
HYMN OF THE WEEK "Christ, the Life of All the Living" LSB #
#420 (vs. 1-5)
APOSTLES’ CREED
LORD’S PRAYER
COLLECT (front page)
BENEDICTION
SWD Missions Prayer for Week of March 22: As we anticipate spring in
Wisconsin we can also expect a var
ariety of bad weather that at times
brings disaster and great loss. Please
se ask the Lord to spare us from these
and other critical incidents of stress
s in
i our lives and to bless the work of
our District’s Disaster Relief Team,
Team trained to assist our members,
congregations and communities to cope
co in these situations, remembering
that God is in complete control of everything.
Jeremiah 31:31–34 31“Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD,
when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house
of Judah, 32not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the
day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of
Egypt, my covenant that they broke, though I was their husband,
declares the LORD. 33But this is the covenant that I will make with the
house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put my law
within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God,
and they shall be my people. 34And no longer shall each one teach his
neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ for they shall all
know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I
will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”
Hebrews 5:1–10 1For every high priest chosen from among men is
appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and
sacrifices for sins. 2He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward,
since he himself is beset with weakness. 3Because of this he is obligated
to offer sacrifice for his own sins just as he does for those of the people.
4
And no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God,
just as Aaron was. 5So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high
priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, “You are my Son,
today I have begotten you”; 6as he says also in another place, “You are a
priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.” 7In the days of his flesh,
Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to
him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of
his reverence. 8Although he was a son, he learned obedience through
what he suffered. 9And being made perfect, he became the source of
eternal salvation to all who obey him, 10being designated by God a high
priest after the order of Melchizedek.
Mark 10:35–45 35And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to
[Jesus] and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we
ask of you.” 36And he said to them, “What do you want me to do for
you?” 37And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and
one at your left, in your glory.” 38Jesus said to them, “You do not know
what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be
baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” 39And they said to
him, “We are able.” And Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink you
will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be
baptized, 40but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant,
but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.” 41And when the ten
heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. 42And Jesus
called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are
considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones
exercise authority over them. 43But it shall not be so among you. But
whoever would be great among you must be your servant, 44and whoever
would be first among you must be slave of all. 45For even the Son of Man
came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for
many.”
Notes on Today’s Divine Service
Treasures from the Church: “St. James was indeed to have his glory. He
was to be at the top of the heap, at the front of the line, at the head of the
table, the very first of the twelve, in fact, to die as a martyr in the service of
the Lord Jesus. What a change in priority! No more was James selfishly
seeking the praise of men, rather in praising His Lord, he was willing to be
arrested, humiliated, and put to death. Truly, he did drink the Lord’s cup
and was baptized with the Lord’s baptism. By God’s grace, he was able.” Rev. Larry Beane
Readings: Jesus catechizes His disciples in the way of the cross, revealing
that He will be condemned and put to death “and after three days he will
rise” (Mark 10:33–34). But the Twelve do not understand. Instead, they argue
among themselves about who will be the greatest, with James and John
requesting the places of honor on either side of Jesus in His glory. However,
Jesus has come to make Himself the “slave of all” and “to give his life as a
ransom for many” (Mark 10:43–45). He shares the true glory of His cross
with all who are baptized with His Baptism and with those who drink His
cup of salvation, the New Testament in His blood (Mark 10:39). By these Holy
Sacraments, the Lord makes Himself known to all His people, forgiving their
sins “from the least of them to the greatest” (Jer. 31:33–34). Though He is the
very Son of God, “he learned obedience through what he suffered” and so
became our great High Priest, that we may enter His glory by the way of His
sacrifice (Heb. 5:8–10).
The Divine Service – Table fellowship at the Lord’s Supper: The Lord’s
Supper is celebrated at this congregation in the confession and glad
confidence that, as he says, our Lord gives into our mouths not only bread
and wine but his very body and blood to eat and to drink for the forgiveness
of sins and to strengthen our union with him and with one another. Our
Lord invites to his table those who trust his words, repent of all sin, and set
aside any refusal to forgive and love as he forgives and loves us, that they
may show forth his death until he comes. Because those who eat and drink
our Lord’s body and blood unworthily do so to their great harm and because
Holy Communion is a confession of the faith which is confessed at this altar,
any who are not yet instructed, in doubt, or who hold a confession differing
from that of this congregation and The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod,
and yet desire to receive the sacrament, are asked first to speak with the
pastor or an usher. For further study, see Matthew 5:23f.; 10:32f.; 18:15-35;
26:26-29; 1 Cor. 11:17- 34.
Sermon: What’s in the cup? More than you see or realize. James and John
thought that they could drink from the same cup as Jesus as a way of
gaining glory for themselves. But the cup from which Jesus’ drank was
something quite different. It was filled with the vinegar of suffering and
death. Jesus drank from it on the cross to gain glory not for Himself, but
for a fallen humanity. The cup that Jesus drinks, James and John and you
and me do also now drink - only now it has been transformed by the glory of
the cross, that it be now for us a cup no longer filled with wrath and
condemnation and death, but now filled with the life-giving blood of Christ,
that we may live in His forgiveness and salvation.
NEAT REPEATS UPCOMING SALES:
3/23 - 3/28 Dishes, Glasses & Utensils 50% off
3/30 - 4/4 Easter Decorations & baskets 50% off
4/6-4/11 Books 50% off
4/13-4/18 Toys, Games & Puzzles 50% off
Clothing50% off
4/20-4/25 White Tag Clothing 30% off & Yellow Tag Cloth
4/27-5/2 Purses, Tote Bags & Duffels 50% off
**Neat Repeats will close on Good Friday at noon.
ALZHEIMER INFORMATION PRESENTATION: St. Mark Lutheran Church
located at 1019 N 7th St. in Sheboygan invites us to join them on Sunday,
April 19, for an informative presentation on the keys to successful day
dayto-day
day interaction with someone with Alzheimer’s disease or related
dementia. Information will be shared how dementia affects the brain
and discuss tips and techniques to help days go by more smoothly.
Please join them for dinner at 5:30 pm with the presentation beginning
at 6:15 pm and ending at 8:00 pm. Please RSVP to St. Mark's church
office (458-4343).
CONGRATULATIONS to the newest members of the Trinity National
Junior Honor Society who were
ere inducted on Wednesday, March 18,
2015. These new members include eighth grader Grant Quasius, and
seventh graders Matthew Berg, Nayomi Koepke, Fletcher Pernat
Pernat,
Catherine Peters, Abigail Puksich, Zachary Schmitz, Katarina Schneider
Schneider,
Katie Shelby, Drake Wilcox They joined the existing members Naomi
Gruben, Abby Janke, Levi Koepke, Carly Lederer, Luke Lee, Devin
Madson, Olivia McTrusty, Kalee Muth, and Andrew Mueller. Members of
the National Junior Honor Society excel in the areas of scholarship,
character, service, leadership, and citizenship!
Order your 2015 EASTER LILIES
Please complete this form and return it to the church
office with payment. Make checks payable to “Trinity
Altar Guild”. Cost of each lily is $10.00.
Food, Fun, Fellowship, and a little Competition
CHILI Cook-off/Pot
off/Pot Luck &
THE AMAZING (G)RACE
(A mix of Minute-to-Win--it & Trivia type challenges)
Date: TODAY
Time: Following 10:45 Service (12:15-3:15)
(12:15
Donation: $15 Bottom
omless Bowl ($30/Family)
12:15 - 1:15 - Lunch and Fellowship (NCAA Game Viewing)
Winner of Best Chili determined by YOUR Votes via Cash Donations
1:15 - 2:15 - AMAZING RACE - Teams complete as many
challenges in the 1 hour time. (Challenges for all ages
and abilities – it’s a Congregational mixer).
2:15 - 3:15 - “Sweet 16” Ice Cream Social and Desserts
Join us today!!!!!
Play cards while watching the games.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF:______________________________________________
______________________________________________
IN HONOR OF:________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
FOR BLESSINGS
RECEIVED:____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
YOUR NAME:_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
Deadline is Monday, March 23!
One lily per form please.
This event is being supported by
Thrivent Financial
Action Team Dollars.