ST. JOHN’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
MAYTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
THE REV. ROBERT M. LESCALLETTE, PASTOR
KEITH SMITH, ORGANIST AND CHOIRMASTER
JANIE MOHR, JR. CHOIRMASTER
JONAN SHIRK, PARISH SECRETARY
SUE FRANK, DIRECTOR OF YOUTH MINISTRY
BECKY FLECKENSTEIN, PARISH SEXTON
EASTER IV MAY 7, 2006
(Today’s service will be a simple one, occasioned by our need to continue worshiping in the somewhat limited confines of the Social Hall. We shall use the Green Hymnal.)
THE PRELUDE MUSIC - “Sweet Hour Of Prayer” arr. H. Helvey
THE WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
THE OPENING HYMN #456 “The King Of Love My Shepherd Is”
THE PSALMODY #23 (See insert)
(Read responsively Men lead, Women repond.)
THE PRAYER OF THE DAY (see insert)
(All sit following the prayer.)
THE FIRST LESSON – ACTS 4:5-12
THE SECOND LESSON – I JOHN 3:16:24
THE CELTIC ALLELUIA (sung standing)
THE HOLY GOSPEL – JOHN 10:11-18
THE HYMN OF THE DAY #451 “The Lord’s My Shepherd”
THE SERMON
THE NICENE CREED pg. 84 (Confessed standing.)
THE PRAYERS (“God of new life…HEAR OUR PRAYER”)
THE PEACE
(All sit, following the exchange of the peace.)
THE PIANO OFFERTORY – “In The Garden” C. A. Miles
THE OFFERINGS (Regular and World Hunger)
THE OFFERTORY HYMN “Accept, O Lord, The Gifts We Bring”
THE PREFACE pg. 88
THE SANCTUS HYMN #165 (Verse 1 only)
THE PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
(Pastor prays a special prayer, not in your hymnal.)
THE LORD’S PRAYER
THE AGNUS DEI (“Lamb Of God”) pg. 72
THE DISTRIBUTION (continuous, standing, by intinction)
(Pastor and the Deacon will stand in front of the Altar at the central aisle. Come forward via the center aisle and return to your seat via the side aisle on your side of the room. The choir communes first, then the “kitchen” side, then the other side.)
(All who are baptized and receive communion in their home church are welcome to share in the Lord’s Supper. The un-baptized, very young children, and those who do not wish to commune may come forward for a blessing or stay seated.)
THE HYMNS SUNG DURING COMMUNION
“SHEPHERD OF SOULS”
(Sung to the tune of St. Agnes.)
1
SHEP-HERD OF SOULS, REFRESH AND BLESS
YOUR CHO-SEN PIL-GRIM FLOCK
WITH MAN-NA IN THE WIL-DER-NESS
WITH WA-TER FROM THE ROCK.
2
WE SHOULD NOT LIVE, BY BREAD A-LONE
BUT BY THE WORD OF GRACE
IN STRENGTH OF WHICH WE TRAV-EL ON
TO OUR A-BID-ING PLACE.
3
BE KNOWN TO US IN BREAK-ING BREAD,
BUT DO NOT THEN DE-PART;
SA-VIOR, A-BIDE WITH US, AND SPREAD
YOUR TA-BLE IN OUR HEART.
4
LORD, SUP WITH US IN LOVE DI-VINE;
YOUR BOD-Y AND YOUR BLOOD,
THAT LIV-ING BREAD, THAT HEAVENLY WINE,
BE OUR IM-MOR-TAL FOOD.
“THE LORD MY SHEPHERD IS”
“YOU SATISFY THE HUNGRY HEART”
Refrain
You satisfy the hungry heart
with gift of finest wheat.
Come give to us, O saving Lord,
the bread of life to eat.
1 As when the shepherd calls his sheep,
they know and heed his voice;
so when you call your fam'ly, Lord,
we follow and rejoice. Refrain
2 With joyful lips we sing to you
our praise and gratitude
that you should count us worthy, Lord,
to share this heav'nly food. Refrain
3 Is not the cup we bless and share
the blood of Christ outpoured?
Do not one cup, one loaf, declare
our oneness in the Lord? Refrain
4 The myst'ry of your presence, Lord,
no mortal tongue can tell:
whom all the world cannot contain
comes in our hearts to dwell. Refrain
5 You give yourself to us, O Lord;
then selfless let us be,
to serve each other in your name
in truth and charity. Refrain
Text: Omer Westendorf, 1916-1997
What a Fellowship, What a Joy Divine
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
1 What a fellowship, what a joy divine,
leaning on the everlasting arms;
what a blessedness, what a peace is mine,
leaning on the everlasting arms.
Refrain
Leaning, leaning,
safe and secure from all alarms;
leaning, leaning,
leaning on the everlasting arms.
2 Oh, how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way,
leaning on the everlasting arms;
oh, how bright the path grows from day to day,
leaning on the everlasting arms. Refrain
3 What have I to dread, what have I to fear,
leaning on the everlasting arms;
I have blessed peace with my Lord so near,
leaning on the everlasting arms. Refrain
Text: Elisha Hoffman, 1839-1929
THE PRAYER pg. 74
THE BENEDICTION
THE DISMISSAL pg. 74
THE CLOSING HYMN #481 “Savior Like A Shepherd Lead Us”
(Sung to the tune of Bradbury)
THE SILENT PRAYER
THE ORGAN PRELUDE – “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”
arr. H. Helvey
THE FLOWERS ON THE ALTAR…
…are given to the Glory of God and in remembrance of my grandparents, John and Emma McCurdy.
THE BULLETINS…
…are given to the Glory of God and in celebration of Bill & Pat Vogel’s 32nd wedding anniversary.
SERVING GOD’S PEOPLE TODAY
Lector – Mark Harnish
Evening Lector – Glenn Bachert
Acolyte – Amy Chapman, Gabrielle Thomas
Crucifer – David Hoffmann
Greeter – Alice & Rose Leas
Head Usher – Paul Purnell
Altar Care – Ginny Zimmerman
BOB BRINSER AND KEITH…
…will be playing their duets for church in June when the sanctuary is available.
THE FLOWERS ON THE PIANO…
…are given to Keith, from the Senior Choir, just to let him know how much we appreciate him.
THE FLOWERS ON THE SIDE TABLE…
…is presented as evidence of God’s bounty and in celebration of Vernetta and Ernest’s 57th Wedding Anniversary today!
NEXT SUNDAY…
…the youth will lead the morning Worship Service and Mothers will be honored with special gifts. Also, we will receive a special offering to support Amanda McConnell, who is the first Seminarian St. John’s has produced since 1926, when Luther Straley entered Gettysburg. Amanda will begin her pastoral studies at Wartburg Lutheran Seminary in Iowa in the Fall, and we want to show her how proud we are of her in choosing to respond to the Call of Word and Sacrament Ministry in the Lutheran Church.
HELP!!!
A large number of volunteers is needed to clean the sanctuary – including the chandeliers, this week. See Dick Baker if you will help. We want to be back in the church by next Sunday.
THANK YOU JO, THANKS DIANE
JoNan Shirk, who has been our Parish Secretary for almost 4 years, has resigned effective May 31, due to an increase in her working hours at Donegal Industries. Diane Leonard, who held the post in the 80’s (after Marcia Mullins and before Judy Wilson) will succeed Jo. We thank Jo for her faithful service and thank Diane for coming to our “rescue” and facilitating a smooth transition.
TODAY IS NEWSLETTER PICK-UP DAY!
Please don’t forget your copy.
SOAP COLLECTION…
…to date we have collected 806 bars of soap. We will continue to collect until May 15th, lets see if we can get to 1,000.
MAYTOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY EXHIBIT
Pastor and Jack Frank, aided by artists Diane Leonard and Mike Wolfe and helper Sheri Hafer, have mounted a new exhibit at the Maytown Museum called “Maytown Muses: Our Artistic Heritage”. Past members Rose Shuman and Doc Harter are among those featured in the display. Check it our any Sunday, from 2 – 4 pm.
CLOSE CALL
Job (aka Keith Smith) survived an auto accident on Wednesday afternoon that wrecked his car. We thank God that Keith was not injured.
SOCIAL MINISTRY…
…will sell chicken corn soup and ham and cheese sandwiches on May 29. See Louise Baker or Gladys Ney if you want to place and order.
THANKS…
…to all who helped collect, store, arrange sell, buy, and dispose of the stuff sold at yesterday’s Youth Flea Market. Thanks to Sue, Bob, Katie, and Spencer Frank, Jack and Ann Frank, Charlie Johns, Vicki, George, and Daniel McConnell, Glenn and Carol Bachert, Marilyn, Paul, and Harry Rehkugler, Sheri Hafer, Vernetta Wallander, and Katie Lehman.
…to Carol Bachert for helping me with the newsletter yesterday!
COUNCIL NOMINEES:
The following members have been nominated for 4 seats on church council:
Ryan Boccagno
Ruth Sweitzer
Pat Vogel
Phil Woodward
The election will occur on June 18. We thank all for their willingness to serve.
THE SYMPATHY OF THE CONGREGATION…
…is extended to Tina Nell and her family at the news of her father, Zack Emswiler’s death on Thursday. Zack was known to many as a mechanic at Arnold’s and long-time town and area resident. May Easter’s peace shine on all.
FOOD BANK
Please bring your donations of jelly, cereal, and Spam to our grocery cart inside our main door. We will not collect in our sanctuary – please however when shopping buy a few of these items for our bank. Thanks – Pat Vogel
PARKING
Police have requested that we do not park on Queen Street immediately outside the church’s front door and up to the house on the corner of cemetery – if you find the need to park there after checking both lots – please park as close to the curb as possible. Our cars are providing an extreme hazard to moving traffic.
THANKS…
…so much for your prayers, calls, cards, and thoughts before and during my heart surgery. Each and everyone has helped in my recovery.
…to Pastor Bob for being there for me and my family during this difficult time. God bless my family at St. John’s. – Bill Vogel.
YOUTH ANNOUNCEMENTS…
…Creation ’06 is June 28 – July 1.
…we will have an important meeting tonight to finalize plans for Youth Sunday next week. We need your presence!
SPAGHETTI DINNER…
…will be May 21st following the morning service. We are accepting donations of food items. If you will help out place items in the kitchen or let Sue Frank know of your intention. Thank you.
SERVING GOD’S PEOPLE ON 05/14/06
Morning Lector – Kelsey Hafer
Evening Lector – Mark Harnish
Acolyte – William Weller
Crucifer – David Hoffmann
Head Usher – Mark Harnish
Greeters – Dick & Esther Shirk
Flowers – The Wallander’s
Bulletins – John & Rose Leas
THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S:
Today Noon ACFLB
4:30 pm SYG meeting “Dating Game”
6:00 pm Contemporary Communion
7:00 pm Food n’ Fellowship
Monday 6:30 pm Praise Band Rehearsal
7:00 pm Property Committee
Tuesday 7:00 pm Fellowship Committee
(@ Bill & Connie’s)
Wednesday 10:00 am Bible Study at Longwood
7:30 pm Senior Choir Practice
Next Sunday 9:00am Sunday School/Catechetics
10:30 am Traditional Service
Youth/Mother’s Day
6:00 pm Contemporary Service
7:00 pm Food n’ Fellowship