Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

June 24, 2018 8:00am Trinity Lutheran Church

Trinity is a member of the Prince of Peace Lutheran School Association and the Good Shepherd Community.

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Those Serving Today

Officiating Today 8:00am 10:30am Rev. David Hinz

Organist 8:00am Daniel Reineke

Musician 10:30am Gayle Gunnerson

Screen Team 8:00am Jon Fuchs

10:30am Eric Hansen

Lector 8:00am Jan Sorell

10:30am Sue Bastian

Acolyte 8:00am Andrew Kath, Nick Lindquist

10:30am Amelia Clark

Visuals Daniel Reineke

Altar Guild Evelyn Pingel, Delores Volkers

Information Desk 8:00am Zone –

10:30am Zone –

Greeters 8:00am Zone – 2 Diane Gooch, Donna Esselman

10:30am Zone – 3 Shirley Skuza, Lori Zipp

Ushers 8:00am Zone – 2 Dave & Bev Grose, John Sprengeler,

Ken Knafla, Jim & Carol Truenow

10:30am Zone – 3 Wayne Smolnik, Loren Tvrdik, Fred

Joesting, John Heintze, Jon Roesch,

Mark Thompson

Lay Minister 8:00am Jon Lentz

10:30am Bob Koroll, Jon Roesch

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The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost June 24, 2018 8:00am

Hymn of Invocation: “Evening and Morning” LSB 726

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Confession and Absolution

The sign of the cross may be made by all in remembrance of their baptism.

P In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit. C Amen.

P Our help is in the name of the Lord, C who made heaven and earth.

P If You, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? C But with You there is forgiveness; therefore You are feared.

P Since we are gathered to hear God’s Word, call upon Him in prayer and

praise, and receive the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ in the

fellowship of this altar, let us first consider our unworthiness and confess

before God and one another that we have sinned in thought, word, and deed,

and that we cannot free ourselves from our sinful condition. Together as His

people let us take refuge in the infinite mercy of God, our heavenly Father,

seeking His grace for the sake of Christ, and saying: God, be merciful to me,

a sinner.

C Almighty God, have mercy upon us, forgive us our sins, and lead us to

everlasting life. Amen.

P Almighty God, merciful Father, in Holy Baptism You declared us to be Your

children and gathered us into Your one, holy Church, in which You daily and

richly forgive us our sins and grant us new life through Your Spirit. Be in our

midst, enliven our faith, and graciously receive our prayer and praise; through

Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. C Amen.

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Service of the Word

Kyrie

Gloria in Excelsis

Salutation and Collect of the Day P The Lord be with you. C And also with you.

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P Let us pray.

Almighty God, in Your mercy guide the course of this world so that Your Church

may joyfully serve You in godly peace and quietness; through Jesus Christ, Your

Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now

and forever. C Amen.

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Old Testament Reading Job 38:1–11 1Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:

2“Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? 3Dress for action like a man;

I will question you, and you make it known to me.

4“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?

Tell me, if you have understanding. 5Who determined its measurements—surely you know!

Or who stretched the line upon it? 6On what were its bases sunk,

or who laid its cornerstone, 7when the morning stars sang together

and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

8“Or who shut in the sea with doors

when it burst out from the womb, 9when I made clouds its garment

and thick darkness its swaddling band,

10and prescribed limits for it

and set bars and doors, 11and said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther,

and here shall your proud waves be stayed’?

A This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God.

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Hymn: “I Leave All Things to God’s Direction” LSB 719 Psalm Psalm 124 (antiphon: v. 8)

P Our help is in the name of the LORD,

C who made heaven and earth.

P If it had not been the LORD who was on our side—

C let Israel now say—

P if it had not been the LORD who was on our side

C when people rose up against us,

P then they would have swallowed us up alive,

C when their anger was kindled against us;

P then the flood would have swept us away,

C the torrent would have gone over us;

P then over us would have gone

C the raging waters.

P Blessèd be the LORD,

C who has not given us as prey to their teeth!

P We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers;

C the snare is broken, and we have escaped!

P Our help is in the name of the LORD,

C who made heaven and earth.

ALL: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit;

as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

P Our help is in the name of the LORD,

C who made heaven and earth.

Epistle 2 Corinthians 6:1–13 1Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of

God in vain. 2For he says,

“In a favorable time I listened to you,

and in a day of salvation I have helped you.”

Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 3We put

no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, 4but

as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in

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afflictions, hardships, calamities, 5beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless

nights, hunger; 6by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit,

genuine love; 7by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of

righteousness for the right hand and for the left; 8through honor and dishonor,

through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; 9as

unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet

not killed; 10as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as

having nothing, yet possessing everything.

11We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians; our heart is wide open. 12You

are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your own affections. 13In return (I

speak as to children) widen your hearts also.

A This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God.

Stand

Alleluia and Verse

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Holy Gospel Mark 4:35–41

P The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the fourth chapter. C Glory to You, O Lord.

35On that day, when evening had come, [Jesus] said to them, “Let us go

across to the other side.” 36And leaving the crowd, they took him with them

in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. 37And a great

windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat

was already filling. 38But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they

woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” 39And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!”

And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40He said to them, “Why

are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?” 41And they were filled with great

fear and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even wind and sea obey

him?”

P This is the Gospel of the Lord. C Praise to You, O Christ.

Apostles' Creed C I believe in God, the Father Almighty,

maker of heaven and earth.

And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

born of the virgin Mary,

suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, died and was buried.

He descended into hell.

The third day He rose again from the dead.

He ascended into heaven

and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.

From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,

the holy Christian Church,

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the communion of saints,

the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body,

and the life T everlasting. Amen.

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Children’s Message Hymn of the Day: “Sing Praise to God, the Highest Good” LSB 819

Sermon

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Prayer of the Church

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Offering

Closing Prayer P Blessed Lord, You have caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning.

Grant that we may so hear them, read, mark, learn and take them to heart that, by the

patience and comfort of Your holy Word, we may embrace and ever hold fast the

blessed hope of everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and

reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, on God, now and forever.

C Amen.

Benedicamus and Benediction A Let us bless the Lord. C Thanks be to God. 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 T give you peace. C Amen.

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Hymn: “Jesus Savior, Pilot Me” LSB 715

Acknowledgments

Divine Service, Setting Four from Lutheran Service Book © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Reprinted with permission. Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House.

Thank you to Gayle Gunnerson for sharing her talents with us today at the

10:30 service!

The Genesis Solution Why is understanding and believing the book of Genesis so

foundational in recognizing the way our society is today? What happened to our

society’s morals, ethics and values? How can they be restored? Join us for our

Sunday Bible Studies during the month of July (9:15am in the fellowship hall_ as

Pastor Lynn Machula guides us through The Genesis Solution – a book by Ken Ham

and Paul Taylor, Baker Book House, 1988. This book is currently out of print. You

may obtain a copy for around $5.00 plus shipping from AbeBooks.com. Look for

one in “like new”/ “very good”/ or “good” condition. See you July 1st.

The LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind…

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Today’s Radio Broadcast is

sponsored by Delores Volkers, in

memory of her father, Fred. We

thank her for her generosity. We have

openings in July and August. If you

would like to sponsor a broadcast please

complete a form and turn it in. The cost

of a full broadcast is now $90. Forms are

available in the church office. The radio

transmission enables our shut-ins, as well

as others in our community to hear and

participate in our worship. The service

airs on WVAL 800 on the AM dial, at

8:00am, and live on the internet at

www.800wval.com.

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

8:00am Worship Z2 10:30am Worship Z3 (HC) 12:00pm Anyuak Worship

MONDAY

5:30am to 3:00pm Dine to Donate at Kay’s Kitchen

6:00pm Bev’s CC 7:00pm Properties Committee Mtg.

TUESDAY

9:00am Festival of the Nativities Mtg. 7:00pm Friends in Harmony

WEDNESDAY

7:00am Men’s Bible Study @ GS 6:00pm Women’s Bible Study

THURSDAY

6:00pm Worship Team Rehearsal 6:30pm Playhouse Training

7:30pm Benton Co. Jail Bible Study

FRIDAY 9:00am Parish Workers

7:30pm Narc. Anon.

SATURDAY 9:00am Altar Guild

1:00pm Private Event

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost 8:00am Worship Z4 (HC)

10:30am Worship Z5 12:00pm Anyuak Worship

Readings for next Sunday: Lamentations 3:22-33;

2 Corinthians 8:1-9, 13-15 Mark 5:21-43

Let’s be in the Word!

Summer Worship Schedule:

Sundays at 8:00am & 10:30am

(No Bible class or Sunday School)

Please watch next week’s

bulletin for attendance

and giving information

for June 17, 2018!

Sunday Morning Fellowship In July

our hosts are Virgil and Sue

Bragelman. Members who have

last names beginning with the letters “M”

are asked to bring treats for our fellowship

time. If you can help, please sign up on the

bulletin board.

Please remember in your prayers this

week: Rick Iees (son of Shirley), Betty

Winczewski, Judy Heintze, Joe Poepping

& Pam Hadley undergoing medical care.

Jim Bump, Janine Lutgen (sister of Mona

Hanson) and Sandy Duffy as they

continue their cancer treatment and care.

Prayer Shawls – Lifegiving Gifts Shawls are

provided to all who are physically,

spiritually or emotionally ill or for persons

undergoing life changing events. Need not

be a member to take one. You may pick up

one today at the information desk.

There are several cemetery plots for sale.

Please call Delores Volkers for details. 320-

252-2101

CEMETERY UPDATE Notice from Trinity

Lutheran Cemetery Assn. Due to increasing

maintenance costs and doing business in

general, the cemetery association will be

increasing the cost of burial plots. This

increase will take place on July 1, 2018.

NOTE: You must be an LCMS member to

purchase grave spaces at our cemetery in

Sauk Rapids. All single and multiple spaces

will be sold in chronological order.

Sincerely, Tom Machula - Chairman,

Trinity Lutheran Cemetery Assn. 320-252-

9904

The evening of July 4th Join

your Trinity family for a get-

together in the parking lot to

watch the fireworks.

ON Wednesday, July 11th – we will have an

evening of worship and fellowship! At

5:00 supper, 6:00 outdoor service and 7:30

bonfire. There are sign up sheets on the

kiosk for sharing food for the potluck!

GOOD SHEPHERD TOURS We invite you

to RELAX as Voigt’s charter bus service takes

us to the Minnesota State Fair. Tour

information and registration

contact: Janette, Good Shepherd Tours,

Sauk Rapids, MN 320-258-9365

Vacation Bible School! August 12-16, the

theme this year: Splash Canyon! Join us for

the fun. Registration forms available at the

Information desk.

Volunteer needed: Are you good with

money? Please volunteer to work with our

counters on Monday mornings. We meet

at 8:00am and are usually finished up by

9:30am.

Thank you to the men and women of

Trinity who recently helped me move and

organized things in my apartment. So much

appreciated! Jessica Raveling

Dine to Donate: Just a reminder that we

will be having a June Dine to Donate at

Kay's Kitchen tomorrow from 5:30 am to

3:00 pm. Just let your server know you are

there for Prince of Peace and POP will

receive 15% back in donation from your

bill!

Lutheran Night at the Minnesota

Twins! Join us for our annual Lutheran

Night at the Twins baseball outing on

Tuesday, July 31st, with the Twins playing

the Cleveland Indians! Based on feedback

from previous years, a little more expensive

tickets have been ordered for better

seating. Seats are in Section 128, just above

left field fence. Your $40 ticket includes

your ticket to the game, hot dogs and chips

served at the church at 4:45pm, along with

your bus ride leaving the church at 5:15pm

and dropping you off right at Target Field

and bringing you back to Holy Cross! A

sign-up sheet is in the narthex. Please

include your name and number of tickets

needed. Payment may be left in the office

by July 1st, please. Make your check out to

Holy Cross. Sign up now!!

Attention all involved in a group, ministry,

etc. at Trinity: Please email a synopsis of

your group to (office@trinitysr.org)

covering group name/title, who, what,

where, why, how and leader name(s),

email and phone number. We are wanting

to get this information archived and

available to all at Trinity. One of the results

of our THM was that we all really lacked

knowledge of several groups in our own

church. We want to know more about

them. One of the common themes is that

we have most of the same people

spearheading most of the activities, groups

and such at church.

WE NEED MORE INVOLVEMENT! We

also discussed how to get more

involvement as this develops a lot through

relationship-building. We are in need of

more relationship-building and/or social

activities through Trinity that involve

veryone (seniors, youth of all ages, parents,

singles, couples, empty-nesters,

grandparents...). Being that we have

already established a social foundation

through Wednesday nights with God's

Grub, Advent and Lenten suppers,

confirmation and music we've decided that

we need to build off of this in a bold way!

We are hoping to have these bloomed ideas

in motion by this-coming fall. With that

said, we (ALL of us) need to roll up our

sleeves and put in some elbow grease over

the summer.

In the meantime: Adults, please start

engaging with our youth. Strike up a

conversation... ask them what school they

attend, what grade they're in. Ask them

to join us for bible study, cooking in the

kitchen, cleaning, setting up, greeting,

handing out bulletins, etc.

Members, we need to engage more with

visitors, new members and those who

may be struggling. Please make a strong

effort each week by stepping a bit outside

your box to say "hi" and introduce

yourself to someone you don't know yet.

The new Church Properties Committee

met for the first time on May 29th.

Members of the committee are Russell

Kath, Arden Holzheimer, Connie

Mooney, Sandy Molitor, John Nack, Joe

Meierhofer and Randy Heyne. The

meeting included a devotion,

introductions and a review of the board

objectives. They are planning to meet

again on June 25th at 7:00pm to continue

their work of maintaining our church.

Thank the Lord for these willing servants

who stepped forward to serve on the

new committee.

WE WELCOME FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN

We are glad you are here! If there is a time during the Worship Service that you feel your

child (or you) needs a “time out,” please feel free to leave the service. If you leave the service you can go to the lobby or use the large conference room across from the church office. The conference room has speakers and one-way glass so you can still participate in Worship. During the 10:30am worship service the nursery is also

available for 0-3 years old. It is not staffed but you are welcome to stay in the room with your child. It is the first classroom on the left as you enter the Preschool parent lounge area. There are also speakers in the nursery so you can listen to the service.

Activity bags for young children to use are in the plastic tub outside the church office.

FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE, WE OFFER THESE AND OTHER SERVICES:

Large Print Editions of our bulletins are available from our ushers by request.

If you need further information, ask any usher or church member. Also be sure to stop by the Information Desk in the lobby. Your needs are important to us! Bible Study

for Adults on Sundays: we start at 9:15am in the fellowship hall. Coffee & Fellowship – after the 8:00am service, come by the kitchen, have a cookie, coffee and

time for fellowship. Come and meet old friends and make new friends!

Church Office 252-3670 E-mail & Website: office@trinitysr.org www.trinitysr.org Pastor David Hinz: 320-815-2779 Director of Christian Outreach – Craig Cooper: 237-5507 Pastor John Bakou: 249-1691 Administrative Assistants- Judy Rehwaldt: 252-3670 Traditional Music Director – Daniel Reineke: 656-0963 Contemporary Music Director – Ruth Immerfall: 291-9293 Prince of Peace Preschool: 230-3047 Playhouse ChildCare: 230-9116 Parish Nurse - Jennifer Machula: 267-1587 Prayer Chain – Delores Volkers: 252-2101

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