St. Paul Lutheran Church

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH

Welcomes you to worship

Pastor Mindy Ehrke

Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

January 28, 2018

Welcome

Video Moment

Opening Hymn –Rise, Shine, You People!665 ELW

Invocation and Kyriep. 203

Glory be to Godp. 204

Prayer of the Day: Compassionate God, you gather the whole universe into your radiant presence and continually reveal your Son as our Savior. Bring wholeness to all that is broken and speak truth to us in our confusion, that all creation will see and know your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

First Reading –Deuteronomy18:15-20

Psalm 111

Second Reading–1 Corinthians8:1-13

Gospel Acclamation p. 205

Alleluia! Lord and Savior: open now your saving word.

Let it burn like fire within us; speak until our heart are stirred.

Alleluia! Lord, we sing for the good news that you bring.

Gospel–Mark1:21-28

Gospel Hymn– We Are Called720 ELW

Children’s Message

Sermon– Bring us wholeness

Hymn of the Day–Healer of Our Every Ill612 ELW

Apostle’s Creed

Prayer of the Church–Lord, Listen to Your Children752 ELW

Exchange of Peace

Offering

Offertory Hymn– Create in Me186 ELW

Offertory Prayer: Blessed are you, O God, maker of all things. Through your goodness you have blessed us with these gifts: ourselves, our time, and our possessions. Use us, and what we have gathered, in feeding the world with your love, through the one who gave himself for us, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

Lord’s Prayer

Closing Hymn –God, Whose Almighty Word673 ELW

Announcements
Call to Service - Go in peace, serve the Lord. R: Thanks be to God.

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Large print bulletins are available by asking the ushers.

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Gospel theme: In DeuteronomyGod promises to raise up a prophet like Moses, who will speak for God; in Psalm 111God shows the people the power of God’s works. For the church these are ways of pointing to the unique authority people sensed in Jesus’ actions and words. We encounter that authority in God’s word, around which we gather, the word that trumps any lesser spirit that would claim power over us, freeing us to follow Jesus.

We are glad you have joined us for worship:

SUNDAY:9:30 am – Sunday School and fellowship

10:30 am – Worship

11:30 am – Lunch served by the Youth Group with the Annual Meeting to follow

MONDAY:6:00 pm – Clark Community Fellowship Meal at city hall

WEDNESDAY:9:00 am – Sewing Day

4:30 pm – Wednesday (Sunday) School

5:00 pm – Confirmation

6:00 pm – Youth group at St. Paul

FRIDAY9:00 am – Bible study

SATURDAY:9:00-2:00 – Gift Committee Workshop at St. Paul

SUNDAY:9:30 am – Sunday School and fellowship

10:30 am – Worship with communion

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USHERS: Bernd Scheller and Todd Warkenthien

GREETERS: Gayle Scheller

READER: Tina Warkenthien

ORGANIST/PIANIST: Wendy Christman

ACOLYTES: Cole and Gunnar

VISUAL VOLUNTEER: Kathy McHenry, Sherray Hurlbert or Ruth Haugerud

COFFEE FELLOWSHIP: Bernd and Gayle Scheller, Todd and Tina Warkenthien and Becky Myrvold

Thank you to everyone who helped with the worship service.

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LAST SUNDAY

WORSHIP: ATTENDANCE: 110 OFFERING: $1631.00

KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS: LeRoy Temple, Ann Foster,Janene Gehrke, Mike Fuller, those in the military and their families, shut-ins, those is the assisted living and the care center.*******************************************************************************************************

GROWING IN FAITH TOGETHER prayer point: We pray for those who work outside.

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Youth News

YOUTH GROUPwill meet Wednesdays at 6:00 –

*January 31 at St. Paul to tie quilts

*February 14 at St. Paul

*February 28 at UCC

CONFIRMATION

*January 31 at 5:00 pm with Logan serving

*There is no scheduled confirmation for the month of February due to Lenten service.

Acolytes:

*TODAY - Cole and Gunnar

*Feb. 4 – Tate and Teagan*Feb. 11 – Preston and Cole

*Feb. 18 – Emmah and Hunter*Feb. 25 – Ashleigh and Jordyn

SUNDAY SCHOOL every Sunday starting at 9:30 am

*Wednesday (Sunday) School at 4:30 pm on Wednesday

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* If you would like a YEAR-END GIVING STATEMENT, please contact Eileen at 532-3994.

*Please pick up your FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER in the narthex and on the end tables.

*There will be a GIFT COMMITTEE WORKSHOP at St. Paul from 9:00-2:00 pm on Saturday, February 3. (Not on Feb. 10 as listed on the newsletter calendar.)

*CHOCOLATE FEST AT NESODAK: All ages are invited to NeSoDak for an early Valentine's Celebration onFebruary 2 &3, 2018! Come enjoy a three course meal including prime rib and a chocolate themed dessert buffet. Please arrive between6:00-6:30pmwith the meal served at6:30pm.Tickets are $30 dollars and can be purchased by calling NeSoDak at(605) 947-4440or emailing

*The congregation WILL NOT BE USHERED OUT at the end of worship for the month of January. This is an experiment allowing for a more relaxed way to exit the church.

*Please notify the church office if you have an address, phone number or cell phone carrier, or email CHANGE so we can keep our records current.

*The ANNUAL MEETING will be after church TODAY. Pick up your Annual Meeting report book. They are in the narthex and on the end

tables. The Youth Group will be serving lunch before the meeting with a free will offering taken. The offering will be given to the Lions Club who are having a pancake feed today also. The Lions are raising funds to help Pearl Vision send a team of volunteers to Jamaica in June to screen those who need eye glasses. Also please bring eye glasses to donate.

A SEASON OF HOPE

This Lent, we’re joining Lutheran World Relief in A SEASON OF HOPE to announce to the world the HOPE of Christ. Each week, we’ll collect an item that we’ll use to assemble Personal Care Kits that give people around the world tools to stay healthy in life’s most challenging situations.

Our goal is to assemble 50 LWR Personal Care Kits during Lent.

Here’s our collection schedule:

February 18 – Bars of soap (4 to 5 oz., any brand, in original wrapping)

February 25 – Bath towels (light-weight, maximum 52” x 27”, dark color recommended)

March 4 – Toothbrushes (adult size in individual original packaging)

March 11 – Bath towels (light-weight, maximum 52” x 27”, dark color recommended)

March 18 – Toothbrushes (adult size in individual original packaging)

March 25 (Palm Sunday) - Bars of soap (4 to 5 oz., any brand, in original wrapping)

By making LWR Personal Care Kits, we can help create a lasting SEASON OF HOPE. Please join us on this Lenten journey!

For more information contact the church office.

?? GUESS WHAT??
Something new is happening in Clark!

WHAT: Men’s Group
WHEN:Every Thursday Night from 7:15 – 8:30 pm
WHERE:Clark American Legion

113 N. Commercial St.

WHO:You! (Remember, it’s non-denominational.)
WHY:Because men need to connect on a Spiritual level.
HOW:We’ll leave that up to you to find a way.

Coffee (regular and decaf) will be served
along with something to chew on
(both with your teeth and minds!)

Please consider joining us.

We’d love to have you!

NEED MORE INFO?
CALL BRIAN @ 868-0472