St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Madrid, Iowa
Sunday, June 3, 2007
The Holy Trinity
Welcome
Early Christians began to speak of the one God in three persons in order to describe more fully the wonder of salvation. God is above us, beside us, within us. God is our loving Father, our savior Jesus, our companion Spirit. To be baptized in this name is to enter into God's community.
PRELUDE Elinor Gilbert
Confession and Forgiveness
Entrance Hymn Baptized in Water WOV 693
Sacrament of Baptism
First Article of the Creed
P: I believe in God, the Father Almighty.
C: Creator of heaven and earth.
P: What does this mean?
C: I believe that God has created me and all that exists. God has given me and still preserves my body and soul with all their powers.
P: God provides me with food and clothing, home and family, daily work, and all I need from day to day.
C: God also protects me in time of danger and guards me from every evil.
P: All this God does out of Fatherly and divine goodness and mercy, though I do not deserve it.
C: Therefore I surely ought to thank and praise, serve and obey him. This
is most certainly true!
First Reading Proverbs 8:1–4, 22–31
Comment
Second Article of the Creed
P: I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord.
C: He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.
P: He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell.
C: On the third day He rose again. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to Judge the living and the dead.
P: What does this mean?
C: I believe that Jesus Christ, true God, Son of the Father from eternity, and true man, born of the Virgin Mary, is my Lord.
P: At great cost He has saved and redeemed me, a lost and condemned person.
C: He has freed me from sin, death, and the power of the devil, not with silver or gold, but with His holy and precious blood and His innocent suffering and death
P: All this He has done that I may be His own
C: All this He has done that I may be His own, live under Him in His kingdom, and serve Him In everlasting righteousness, innocence, and blessedness.
P: Just as He has risen from the dead and lives and rules eternally.
C: This is most certainly true!
Hymn of the Day Jesus Loves Me!
Gospel John 16:12–15
Comment
Presentation of the Gifts
Thanksgiving
Lord's Prayer
Communion Distribution
Third Article of the Creed
P: I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church,
C: The communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
P: What does this mean?
C: I believe that I cannot by my own understanding or effort believe in Jesus Christ my Lord, or come to Him.
P: Indeed I cannot on my own, but the Holy Spirit has done it for me.
C: The Holy Spirit has called me through the Gospel, enlightened me with his gifts, and sanctified and kept me In true faith.
P: in the same way the Holy Spirit calls, gathers, enlightens, and sanctities the whole Christian church on earth and keeps it united with Jesus Christ in one true faith.
C: In this Christian church day after day he fully forgives my sins and the sins of all believers.
P: On the last day he will raise me and all the dead and give me and all believers in Christ eternal life.
C: This is most certainly true!
COMMENT
Prayers
Second Reading Romans 5:1–5
Benediction
Threefold Amen
Closing Hymn Thy Holy Wings WOV 741
Announcements
Dismissal
Postlude Elinor Gilbert
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Madrid, Iowa
A congregation of the Southeastern Iowa Synod of the ELCA
515-795-3463; 515-795-3132
Marcus Badgley, Pastor
Heather Simpson, Missionary to Japan
Serving in Worship Today
Ushers: Earl Check, Kenneth Anderson, Roy Kendall
Flowers: Jan & Roger Peterson
This morning, St. John’s welcomes Maxwell Dean Morgan to our congregation and the family of God. Max’s parents are Jaimie and Miranda Morgan; his big brother is Alexavier. Max’s sponsors are Nathan and Linda Schneider and Steve and Sadie Fuson.
This Week at St. John’s
Today: 3:00 p.m. Installation of Rev. Kenneth Reiter
4:00 p.m. Habitat for Humanity groundbreaking
Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. St. John’s Women of the ELCA
Next Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Worship
10:00 a.m. Coffee Fellowship
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Madrid, invites you to the installation service of the Reverend Kenneth Reiter on June 3 at 3:00 p.m. Reception and meal will follow in the Fellowship Room. See invitation on the events bulletin board.
Habitat for Humanity invites you to a groundbreaking Sunday, June 3, 4:00 p.m. at 220 W. Cherry, Ogden. See postcard on events bulletin board.
St. John’s is making plans, anticipating the outdoor worship Wednesday, June 20, 7:00 p.m. This year the worship features Frankie Valens, a pop star in the 60’s and 70’s. Frankie and his wife Phyllis, an accomplished concert pianist, traveled full time in their gospel music ministry for seven years before coming off the road in 1997. Their ministry is totally a faith ministry. Please spread the word, bring your lawn chairs or blankets and join in this exciting worship experience. (If the weather doesn’t cooperate, we will be in the sanctuary.) There will be a Love Offering received for the Valens’ ministry.
PARISH RELATIONS COMMITTEE
The Congregational Council has approved the formation of a Parish Relations Committee. This committee will serve in helping develop a vision for the congregation and the staff. They will serve in facilitating communication toward maintaining positive community and helping the staff evaluate and maintain an effective ministry. The committee has met and is working on their first goal of writing job descriptions for all paid staff. Members serving on the committee are Ron Sundberg, Gary DeWall, Donna Walter, Roger Peterson, Bonnie Swanson and Chelsea Truckenmiller. Alma Shell and Pastor Badgley are participating on an as need basis.
Joyce Carlson will represent St. John’s at the Southeastern Iowa Synodical Women’s Organization Gathering in Cedar Rapids June 15th & 16th. Amanda Walter also plans to attend the Gathering, and possibly Carol Wilcox.
Each woman attending is asked to bring at least one AIDS/ Hospice Health Kit. Still needed to complete 3 kits: three each of the following – 1 tube tooth paste, medium or large (or two small sample sizes) - any kind; 1 "pick" comb (see illustration); 6 Band-Aids; 1 pair heavy duty household gloves (kitchen type) size: medium. If you would care to donate any of the other items, please bring them to the church office. Thank you.
Everyone is invited to Lutheran Day at the Iowa Cubs on Sunday, June 24th, sponsored by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Tickets are only $2. ALL proceeds from ticket sales will go to Kids Against Hunger, which uses volunteer groups to package food and prepare it for distribution to areas of the world where people are starving. The baseball game starts at 1:05 and pre-game activities begin at 10:00. Pre-game festivities include donuts and coffee for early birds, worship, kids’ activities, free musical performance by Stan Dahl and Tropical Steel, free baseball caps and a free picnic of hot dogs and soda. For tickets, contact the church office.
