ST. JOHN’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Maytown, Pennsylvania
Keith Smith, Organist And Choirmaster
Vicki McConnell And Charlie Johns, Junior Youth Ministry
Diane Leonard, Parish Secretary
Becky Fleckenstein, Parish Sexton
John Mason Neale (1866) and 10:30 AM
Catherine Winkworth (1878)
Hymn Translators
This
Service Honoring Two of the Church’s Greatest Hymn Translators, employs the
GREEN Hymnal
THE ORGAN PRELUDE – “O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing” F. Ritter
THE OPENING HYMN - #250 “Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty”
A Winkworth Hymn Sung standing.
THE PSALMODY - #95:1-7a
PASTOR: Come, let us sing to the Lord;
PEOPLE: Let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation.
PASTOR: Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving
PEOPLE: And raise a loud shout to him with psalms.
PASTOR: For the Lord is a great God,
PEOPLE: And a great king above all gods.
PASTOR: In his hand are the caverns of the earth
PEOPLE: and the heights of the hills are his also.
PASTOR: The sea is his, for he made it,
PEOPLE: And his hands have molded the dry land.
PASTOR: Come, let us bow down and bend the knee,
PEOPLE: And kneel before the Lord our maker.
PASTOR: For he is our God,
PEOPLE: And we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
PASTOR: Glory be the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
PEOPLE: As it was in the beginning, is now, and evermore shall be.
ALL: Amen.
THE HYMN OF PRAISE - #267 “Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation”
A Neale Hymn Sung to the tune of “Regent Square”
Verse 1 – All Sing Verse 2 – Women Sing
Verse 3 – Men Sing Verse 4 – All Sing
THE PRAYER OF THE DAY See insert.
And
PASTOR: God our father,
Beautiful in majesty,
Majestic in holiness,
You have shown us the
Splendor of creation in
The work of your servants,
John Mason Neale and
Catherine Winkworth, teach
Us to drive form the world
The ugliness of chaos and
Disorder that our eyes may
Not be blind to your glory,
And that at length everyone
May know, and sing of, the
Inexhaustible richness of
Your new creation in Jesus
Christ our Lord.
ALL: Amen. All sit, following the Prayer.
THE FIRST LESSON – I Kings 19:15-16, 19-21
THE SECOND LESSON – Galatians 5:1, 13-25
THE ALLELUIA – p.62 Sung standing.
HOLY GOSPEL – Luke 9:51-62 All sit, following the Gospel.
THE SERMON
THE INSTALLATION OF NEW DEACONS AND REAFFIRMATION OF VOWS BY DEACONS CONTINUING IN OFFICE
Deacons come forward at Pastor’s invitation, carrying their hymnals, and array themselves along the communion rail.
THE APOSTLES’ CREED p. 65 Confessed standing.
THE ADDRESS
THE COVENANTAL VOWS
THE DECLAMATION OF INSTALLATION
At the conclusion of the rite, the deacons remain at the rail, but move toward the sides of the church, so as to create a space for the four “retiring” deacons.
THE RECOGNITION OF RETIRING DEACONS
Come forward and stand at the gate in the communion rail.
THE HYMN - #494 “Jesus Calls Us”
All Deacons return to their pews during the singing of verse 5.
THE APPEAL FOR VBS WORKERS
THE ORGAN OFFERTORY – “A Summer Morning” H. Macklin
THE OFFERING Regular and World Hunger
THE OFFERTORY – HYMN #66 “Let The Vineyards” Sung standing.
THE PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS – p. 68 top
THE GREAT THANIKSGIVING
The Preface – p. 68
The Sanctus – p. 69 “Holy, Holy, Holy”
The Prayer of Thanksgiving – p. 70 - #33
. The Lord’s Prayer
The Agnus Dei – p. 72 “Lamb of God”
The Distribution – Standing, continuous by intinction.
Come forward via the center aisle in two lines. The “Luther window” side of the church, commune moving right, and return to their pews via the side aisle; the “Christ window” side of the church move left to commune and return via the side aisle. The balcony may use either line, whichever is shortest. Take the host from the Pastor or Deacon and dip it into the chalice held by an acolyte.
All who are baptized and who believe that the Risen Christ is present in this communion, bestowing upon the faithful His strength, salvation, and forgiveness, are welcome to our altar. The unbaptized and those who do not wish to commune may come forward for a blessing or remain in their pews.
The Hymns Sung During Communion
#226 “Draw Near and Take” by Neale
#457 “Jesus, Priceless Treasure” by Winkworth
#543 “Praise to the Lord” by Winkworth
#552 “In Thee Is Gladness” by Winkworth
The Blessing All rise.
The Canticle – pp. 72-73 “Thank The Lord”
The Prayer – p.74
the Benediction – p. 74
the Dismissal – p. 74
THE RECESSIONAL HYMN - #332 “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”
THE SILENT PRAYER
THE ORGAN POSTLUDE – “The Soldier of the Lord” R. Hughes
THE FLOWERS
…are given in honor of Jan’s 70th birthday, which she is spending on the beach and in memory of her and Richard’s parents. Jan and Dick Shelly By Betty Henny
THE BULLETINS
…are given in honor of Corey Sine’s 27th birthday on the 4th of July.
Happy Birthday, love Mom and Dad
THE CHURCH HONORS THIS DAY
…two nineteenth century hymn writers who taught the English-speaking part of Christendom how to sing God’s praises using words that had been sung at other times and in other tongues.
John Mason Neale (1818-1866) was a Priest in the Church of England who served the poor and translated Greek and Latin hymns for the early church into modern English. Twenty-one of his hymns are in our LBW and two are in the Blue hymnal. Among them are such favorites as “O Come, O Come Emanuel”, Good Christian Men Rejoice”, All Glory, Laud, and Honor”, “Come You Faithful, Raise the Strain”, “That Easter Day With Joy Was Bright”, and “Christ is Made the Sure Foundation”.
Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878) was a worker for the rights of women and a great admirer of Luther and the deaconess movement in Germany (as was her fellow Englishwomen, Florence Nightingale). She contributed no less than 30 hymn translations, from German to English, in our LBW – among them, favorites such as “Wake, Awake, for Night is Flying”, “Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Thy Word”, “Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty”, Jesus Christ, My Sure Defense”, “If You But Trust in God To Guide You”, “Jesus, Priceless Treasure”, “Now Thank We All Our God”, and “Praise To the Lord, and Almighty”.
Imagine if the church had never been blessed by the work of these two people! How poorer our worship life would be. We thank God for them, and sing their songs with joy! Happy Commemoration Day, John and Catherine.
THANKS
…to Connie Longenecker, Bill Earhart, and Paul and Judy Purnell for leading our wonderful trip to Asheville. We had a great time, saw beautiful things, and enjoyed one another’s company with virtually no problems…read all about the trip in the newsletter. If you weren’t there, you really missed something!
THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S
Today 10:30 Am Traditional Communion Service
with installation/recognition of
deacons
Noon After Church for Lunch Bunch
Afternoon Return of SYG from “Creation Fest”
Monday 7:00 Pm Council meeting with election of
officers
Tuesday 6:30 PM Praise Band Practice
Friday &
Saturday 8 AM – 1 PM Rummage Sale in Social Hall
Next Sunday 10:30 Am Traditional Service of the Word
Noon After Church For Lunch Bunch
SERVING GOD’S PEOPLE TODAY
Lector – Mark Harnish
Head Usher – Ryan Boccagno
Ushers – Dick and Esther Shirk, and JoNan Shirk
Altar Care – Ginny Zimmerman
Greeter – The Vogels
Flowers – Jan and Dick Shelly
Bulletins – Michael and Jamie Sine
Offering Counters – Shirl Reich, Ruth Sweitzer and Pat Vogel
TODAY IS NEWSLETTER DISTRIBUTION DAY!
Check your mail boxes in the elevator lobby after the church service and pick-up an absent friend's as well.
ALL NEW AND CONTINUING DEACONS
…are reminded of our meeting tomorrow night at 7:00 PM. We must elect new officers and attend to the business of the church.
WE WELCOME TO COUNCIL
…newly elected deacons Carol Bachert, Cliff Hafer, Jamey Shirk, Jamie Sine, and Linda Sipling.
WE THANK OUR “RETIRING” DEACONS
…Sheri Hafer, Dick Shirk, V.P. Paul Purnell and Secretary Diane Leonard.
THANKS ALSO
…to those who remain on Council: Mark Harnish, Vicki McConnell, Denny Weller, Pat Vogel, Ryan Boccagno, Ruth Sweitzer and Jan Shelly.
VERY LAST APPEAL!
The time has arrived to decide if St. John’s can again offer a Vacation Bible School to our children and those in the wider community. We must know by noon today if at least eight more volunteers will step forward and agree to help with the school. If people don’t volunteer, the school will have to be cancelled. That would be a shame because VBS is the only chance that many of our neighbors ever get to learn about Jesus and his Gospel, and it would be the first time in about 50 or more years that St. John’s hasn’t had the ability to host a school.
Here are the jobs that need volunteers:
1. Craft Leader – picks age-appropriate, lesson coordinated, nice crafts from provided resources, make prototypes for display, teach crafts to adult and teen helpers, buys supplies - using church money.
2. Five Guides – leads groups of children from one workshop to another and watches over them. Helps to care, discipline, and co-teach children.
3. One or two more Registrars – registers arriving children from 6:00 to 6:40 PM Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
4. Artists/Decorators – helps create artistic environment for learning.
Talk to Pastor if you will help, or sign-up on the narthex sheet. Thanks for caring about our church and our children.
RUMMAGE SALE ’07!
Our youth are still receiving “stuff” for the annual rummage sale which will be held on Friday and Saturday of this week. Support our Youth Ministry by donating material to the sale and buying what others have donated. Thank you.
Friday hours for sale are – 8 AM until Noon
Saturday hours for sale are – 8 AM until 1 PM
PASTOR’S FATHER
…is in the process of moving to a new apartment. Pastor is helping with the move and will likely be in Harrisburg some of the time on Monday and Tuesday.
SERVING GOD’S PEOPLE NEXT WEEK – JULY 8, 2007
Lector – Karen Sweitzer
ACOLYTE - Kristen Sipling
Head Usher – Ryan Boccagno
Altar Care – Ginny Zimmerman
Greeters – The Zimmermans
Flowers – The Bacherts
Bulletins – Connie Simmons
Offering Counters – Shirl Reich, Ruth Sweitzer, Pat Vogel
THE FAMILY OF NORMAN LEAS
…would like to extend a sincere thank you to the congregation for all their prayers, cards and prepared food that was sent to the house. Your kindness and concern has been greatly appreciated by the entire family and the good people of St. John’s have once again shown what wonderful and caring people they are. As Pastor stated at Norm’s funeral how much he loved to cook, we know he is up there making “chicken corn soup” and looking down wanting to say “it is the best I ever made”. The Norman Leas Family