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ST. JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH
246 Benjamin Street Romeo, Michigan 48065
13th Sunday after Pentecost August 30, 2009
Church Office……586-752-4588
Hotline............................586-752-1067
Pastor Mark Evans… 586-752-2498
Email
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Website.....www.stjohnromeo.org
WORSHIP 9:30 AM
WE GATHER TO WORSHIP
P=Presiding, A=Assisting, C=Congregation
Prelude Jan Evans
Congregational Greeting and Theme of the Day:
“Be Love”
ENTRANCE HYMN (stand): “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” LBW No. 315
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
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: You have called us in love, O God, to be your children. May we remember this love when we feel unloved. May we practice this love when others rely on us. You, O God, are love. So may we be love in you. Amen.
BAPTISM: (No photographs, please until after worship. The Service of Baptism is an opportunity for all of us to remember our Baptisms.)
P: Dear Parents and Sponsors, you have brought Ava Simmone Drwencke to this place because God wants her to be washed and cleansed. Through sin, we live in a broken world, but in baptism, by water and the spirit, we are reborn children of God and made members of Christ’s Body.
S: We present Ava Simmone Drwencke to be washed in God’s Baptismal water.
P: As parents and sponsors, you are now asked to see that this child grows up in the
Christian Faith; that she learns the stories of our Faith. See to it that through your lives she understands the meaning of the Creeds, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Ten Commandments. Make sure that she experiences the love of Christ through your love, for it is Christ’s love which shall sustain her throughout her life. Will you keep these promises?
Parents & Sponsors: We will.
P: Together, with this Congregation of Believers, will you affirm your faith and the Faith into which Ava is baptized?
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH: (congregation together)
God is love, and in God is the source of all goodness and truth. God is the creator of the universe and continues to recreate with us a kingdom of compassion for all humankind. Jesus is God’s Son. Jesus was born of Mary, lived a life of kindness and concern, died a cruel death on an executioner’s cross, and was raised on the third day to a new life. Jesus’ life is our life. We can now
live a life of kindness and concern; we can die and be raised to new life; we can live as forgiven sinners, confident of our place in eternity. We can respond to the call of Christ to follow him. The Holy Spirit is the spirit of God, alive and at work, establishing and building the realm of God on this earth. The Spirit of God leads us into the true faith, guides us through the difficult choices of life, and comforts us when we feel as if we cannot go on. God is with us, living inside of us, through the Holy Spirit. Amen.
THE BAPTISM: Ava Simmone Drwencke, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
BAPTISMAL PRAYER
P: Ava, child of God, you have been sealed by the Holy Spirit and marked with the Cross of Christ forever.
A: Let your light so shine before others that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
CONGREGATIONAL WELCOME: We welcome you into the Lord’s family. We receive you as a fellow member of the body of Christ, child of the same heavenly Father, and a worker with us in the kingdom of God.
Today we welcome Ava Simmone Drwencke into our family of Christ. Ava is the daughter of Robert and Jamie (Box) Drwencke of Washington. Ava’s sponsors are Ty and Lynn Kelly of Servierville, Tennessee.
THE WORD OF GOD:
First Reading: James 1:17-27
17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. 18He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of all he created.
19My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. 21Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you. 22Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror 24and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it--he will be blessed in what he does. 26If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless. 27Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9
1 My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
2 You are the most excellent of men and your lips have been anointed with grace, since God has blessed you forever.
6 Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.
8 All your robes are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces adorned with ivory the music of the strings makes you glad.
9 Daughters of kings are among your honored women; at your right hand is the royal bride in gold of Ophir.
Second Lesson: 2nd Corinthians 5:17-21
17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 18All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. 21God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (stand): WOV No. 613
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. Mark, the 7th Chapter.
C: Glory to you, O Lord.
The Holy Gospel: Mark 7:14-23
14Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, "Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. 15Nothing outside a man can make him 'unclean' by going into him. Rather, it is what comes out of a man that makes him 'unclean.'" 16Let anyone with ears to hear, listen. 17After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about this parable. 18"Are you so dull?" he asked. "Don't you see that nothing that enters a man from the outside can make him 'unclean'? 19For it doesn't go into his heart but into his stomach, and then out of his body." (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods "clean.") 20He went on: "What comes out of a man is what makes him 'unclean.'21For from within, out of men's hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, 22greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. 23All these evils come from inside and make a man 'unclean.'"
P: The Gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON Nick Billardello
PRAISE HYMN: Jesus Loves Me
Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to Him belong. They are weak but He is strong.
Refrain Yes, Jesus loves me. Yes, Jesus loves me.
Yes, Jesus loves me. The Bible tells me so.
Jesus loves me, He who died, heaven’s gate to open wide.
He will wash away my sin, let His little child come in.
Refrain
Jesus loves me, this I know, as he loved so long ago,
Taking children on His knee, saying, “Let them come to Me.”
Refrain
OFFERING/OFFERTORY: (Stand, if you are able, and sing)…………. LBW 565
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.
After the updates of the People Concerns, the Congregation will stand and sing together:
“In Moments Like These”
In moments like these I sing out a song,
I sing out a love song to Jesus.
In moments like these I lift up my hands,
I lift up my hands to the Lord.
Singing, ‘I love you, Lord.’ Singing, ‘I love you, Lord.’
Singing, ‘I love you, Lord, I love you.’
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 LORD’S PRAYER: (Stand if you are able) WOV Page 39
P: Lord, remember us in your kingdom, and teach us to pray:
C: Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come,
thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
forever and ever. Amen.
THE BENEDICTION:
P: The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you.
The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace.
C: Amen.
CLOSING HYMN: “Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee” LBW No. 551
DISMISSAL:
A: Go in peace. Serve the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God
Postlude Jan Evans
All songs are reprinted with permission according to copyright laws under CCLI License #1297012.
To Our Visitors and Guests: Thank You for joining us for worship 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!
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THE WEEKLY BULLETIN AUGUST 29/30, 2009
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
September 6, 2009 LABOR DAY WEEKEND
Assisting Minister:
TBA
Acolyte:
Volunteers Please!
Greeters:
Joanne Banghart
Reader:
Joanne Banghart
Nursery:
Volunteers Please!
Ushers:
Volunteers Please!
Counters:
Volunteers Please!
Or DROP BAG
Coffee Hour
No Coffee Hour
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Weekly Attendance:
Saturday, 8/22......................53
Sunday, 8/23........................97
Total = 150
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Member Service Directory
Seamstress – Deb Aude
786-9189
E.P. Collision – Bumping, Painting, Glass - 752-4452
Mary Kay Consultant – Chelsea Colbert–248-765-6095
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Summer Office Hours are Monday through Thursday, 8am-4pm, and closed on Fridays. Fall schedule begins the week after Labor Day.
May the Lord richly bless Ava Simmone Drwencke who is baptized this Sunday. Ava’s parents are Robert and Jamie (Box) Drwencke of Washington. Her sponsors are Ty and Lynn Kelly of Tennessee.
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MCREST is coming and we need your help! There are still opportunities to help in many ways. The tree will stay up one more week, so don’t be shy, take a tag or two.
Also, the sign up sheet in the Gathering area is awaiting your signature. If you could help for even one hour, it would be greatly appreciated.
In addition, we need gently used men’s clothing, shoes and outerwear. No dress clothes please. Also, duffle bags and new athletic socks.
We thank all of you who have already helped with this very special ministry.
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Beginning Sunday, September 13th, we will return to 2 services at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.
Attention all youth of the church (7th-12th graders): There will be a concert taking place the Friday Evening of the Peach Festival (September 4) by the group Wayward Wind in the Fellowship Hall right here at St. John. The youth group has been given the opportunity to raise money for camp and other activities by selling concessions at this concert. Don’t miss out on the fun! Please see Jim or Jennifer Stark for more info or you can call us at 586-336-4707.
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Are you a gardener who occasionally grows more than you can use? If so, we have a solution! We will have a table set up in the hallway during weekend worship where you can leave your extras for someone else to enjoy. If there are leftovers on Monday, we will donate them to Samaritan House. We hope that you will participate in this fun and yummy proposition!
Come join us on September 19th immediately following the Saturday Worship Service for a Church Picnic.
Hot Dogs will be provided but please bring a dish to pass, your own drinks, table settings, and an outdoor chair. There will be games and prizes for children of all ages.
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Attention All Youth
Grades 5 -12!
Interested in singing and having fun? Join Youth Choir on our new time and day. Practices on Wednesdays from 7:30-8:15pm after catechism. Practices held in the sanctuary beginning Wednesday, September 9th. For more info, please contact Darcy Mackenzie at 586-784-4238.
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Habitat for Humanity
We are getting ready for another out-of-state volunteer project with Habitat in Valley, Alabama. If you’d like to see photos from our trip, send your email address to
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. We thank you for your thoughts and prayers while we continue building with Habitat for Humanity outside the state of Michigan.
Blessings,
Ed and Ness Proctor
Samaritan House is very busy preparing for their Grand Opening Event which will be held on:
Thursday, September 10th
3:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Light refreshments will be served.
Don’t miss this long-awaited important event!
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Tuesday Night Euchre
Sponsored by the
St. John Men’s Club
Begins September 15th and continues on the 2nd Tuesday each month after that (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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SEPTEMBER WELCA PROJECT
Veterans at Saginaw Hospital
Disposable razors, shaving cream, toothbrush, toothpaste, note paper, writing paper, playing cards, envelopes, stamps, small games, magazines, paperback books, and other toiletries.
Thank You and God Bless America!
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‘BE THE CHURCH’ SUNDAY – OCT. 11TH
ITEMS NEEDED:
We need approximately 700 brown paper grocery bags for the confirmation/youth group food drive for ‘Be the Church’ Sunday, October 11th. Please drop your bags off at the church office.
We will also need about 1000 hangers for the coat store that will happen on that day. Please drop off your hangers in the box by the coat racks in the entry hall.
Your used coats are needed. Please save your gently-used coats for the coat drive that will be taking place beginning in September. Your used coats will be given out at the “coat store” on “Be the Church” Sunday.
FLU SHOT CLINIC:
A Flu Shot Clinic will be available on Sunday, October 11th in the Conference Room on “Be the Church” Sunday. Flu shots will be $25 and Medicaid will be accepted. You MUST register for this shot – please call the church office at 752-4588.
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NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE RECYCLING
Thank you for the tremendous response with this! In July we recycled 4.19 tons and received $68.39. Year to date – $287.68. Landfill space saved – 14.23 cubic yards. The total collected since the program began in 2005 is $3,787.00. Thank you!
PLEASE, NO CARDBOARD or PHONE BOOKS
SEPTEMBER PANTRY NEEDS
FOR SAMARITAN HOUSE
Peanut Butter * Pancake Mix & Syrup * Fruit * Hamburger Helper * Ramen Noodles * Bar Soap * Toilet Paper * Toothpaste * Jam/Jelly * Soup * Green Beans, Corn, Carrots * Rice * Juice * Deodorant * Laundry Soap * Diapers size 4 thru 6 *
NOTE: We need low-sodium and sugar-free foods in our pantry for clients with health problems. Samaritan House will be closed Sept. 4-9 for Labor Day.
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
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Meijer Community Rewards for July
$24.45
YTD for 2009: $155.56
Thank you, Shoppers!
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THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN, AUGUST 29-SEPTEMBER 6, 2009
Saturday -Worship, 5pm
Sunday -Worship, 9:30 am
-MCREST team leader meeting, 10:30am
Tuesday -Weight Watchers, 7pm
Wednesday -Tai Chi, 10:30am
-WELCA, 12:30pm
Thursday -AA/Alanon, 8pm
Friday -Wayward Wind Concert, 7-11pm
Saturday -Worship with communion, 5pm
-Wayward Wind Concert, 7-11pm
Sunday -Worship, 9:30 am
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VOLUNTEER MINISTERS FOR AUGUST 30, 2009
Assisting Minister:
David Hudson
Acolytes:
Hannah & Harrison Hunt
Greeters:
Dave & Shirley Kidle
Reader:
Ryan Schmidt
Nursery:
Amber Bryce
Ushers:
Glen Douglas, Trudie Seablom, Earl Proctor, Jr.
Counters:
Scott & Pam Colbert
Coffee Hour:
Steve Hunt Family
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St. John Lutheran is a Stephen Ministry Congregation.
WE CARE...BUT ONLY GOD CURES!
Jan Gallagher -752-5329
Bob or Jan Gallardo - 586-781-5803
Jan Alling 586 -752-7016
Jerry Foor 586 -752-9227
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is coming soon!
Shakin it up and changing it around.........Cut for this week
E-Care Needs from Samaritan House
If you are able to meet any of these needs, please feel free to drop them off anytime during our hours of operation: Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10 am until 6 pm and Fridays from 10 am until 4 pm. If you have any questions, we can be reached either by email (
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) or phone at 586-336-9956. We are located on the east side of Van Dyke between 28 Mile and 29 Mile Roads at 62324 Van Dyke in Washington, MI.
E-Care #50
We have a 13 year old male in need of tennis shoes size 10, summer clothes size 28-30 (waist) or small shirts, underwear size 28-30, and socks size 9-11.
Also a 2 year old female in need of summer clothes size 18 month.
E-Care #51
We have a 52 year old male in need of tennis shoes size 11.
E-Care #52
We have a 20 year old male in need of pants size 36(w)X32(l), shirts size L, underwear size L, shoes size 11, sweat shirts and sweat pants size L.
E-Care # 53
We have an 8 year old male in need of pants & shorts size 8 slim, PJ's & shirts size 8, shoes size 1, socks, and underwear size 6-8, and a spring coat size 8; we also have a 5 year old female in need of pants and shorts size 5 slim, shirts and PJ's size 5, socks, shoes size 9, underwear size 4 and a spring coat size 5.
Extra stuff to keep!:
Debra Circle – Meets at 9:30am on the first Tuesday of the month at a member’s home.
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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(Put back in WB in Jan. 2010)
Interested in using your gift of music for worship? Saturday service is looking for just a wee bit of your time to sing or play one song at the beginning of our 5pm Saturday service. Contact Cathy Vestrand at 586-752-2262 even if you just want to do it one time!
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Please save your pop can tabs and turn them in at the church for the purchase of kidney machines. Over 124 & ¾ lbs. have been collected since February 2007! This fundraiser is for the purchase of kidney machines.
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More ways you can save!
1. Box Tops for Education
2. Campbell’s Soup Labels
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In our continuing efforts to “Go Green” and save money too, we would appreciate you using one communion card per family. Simply note the names on that card of the people who took communion. Thank you kindly.
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JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE
There are about 200 giving units in our church and if each unit gave an extra $10 each month at the end of the year we would have an additional $24,000. Please consider a slight increase in your commitment to the ministry here at St. John and help solve our financial problem.
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UPCOMING SERMON SERIES
Do you have any suggestions for Pastor Mark? Are there any subjects you would like to see turned into a Sermon Series? Do you have any questions or concerns that you would like to see PM
develop into a Sermon Series for this fall? If you do then tell Pastor or call the church office.
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If you have an extra vehicle you have been considering donating, please call Charity Motors Car Donation Program and tell them you want to donate your vehicle and designate the proceeds to St. John Lutheran Church. You will receive a tax donation while helping our church!
Call 313-933-4000.
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The Macomb County Community Services Agency is looking for volunteers to deliver ‘Meals on Wheels’ to homebound seniors twice a month at lunchtime. Routes can be close to your home or work. Please call 586-469-5228 or visit www.macombcountymi.gov/mccsa to volunteer.
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The Sharing Tree in July?
Yes, the Sharing Tree is up! This is to help us “stock the church” for MCREST. Some tags are for food items, some for the Health Care kits that each guest receives from us, and some are for Birthday gifts and Bingo prizes. The white envelopes are for donations for perishable items. Please consider taking a tag or two. We ask that you place items under the tree by August 23rd. Please place the envelope in the collection basket by August 23rd. Thank you!
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You can recycle:
+Magazines
+Mail
+Shopping Catalogs
+Newspaper
+Office & School Papers
You can recycle anything listed here from your business as well. The Bin is located in the back lot next to the garage.
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