October 20th - Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost

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This season, which really is a continuation of Ordinary Time (1), lasts twenty to twentyfour Sundays and focuses on the Christian life of faith. The Liturgical color is green. It is

the color of life, growth, and nourishment; the basic color of nature.

October 20th, 2013Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost

Welcome in the Name of Christ!We pray that you enjoy your time with us and that your spirit is enriched as we together sit

at the feet of our Savior. God’s richest blessings be on you!

Bathrooms are located in the north and south side of the entryway as you go down into thebasement. The men’s is on the north side and the women’s on the south side.

A small Nursery with a changing table and rocking chair is in the back of church on thesouth side; a carpeted play area is found in the basement; and black activity bags are available

in the entryway.

If you would like talk to Pastor about anything, catch him after worship or give him a call at507-648-3601 (Cell: 507-276-5225).

Order of Service Service on the Word on Page 38Sermon Text Luke 18:1-8

Sermon Theme Don’t Give Up on Prayer!Hymns TLH 533, 411, 408, 478Psalm 121 on 12

Service NotesThis week is our regular week for the WELS Connection. It will be shown at the beginningof the service before the Opening Hymn.

Our Opening Hymn, Nearer My God to Thee , is from The Lutheran Hymnal and is print-ed on the Goldenrod Insert found in your bulletin.

The Lord’s Supper at ZionThe Lord’s Supper is truly a most high and intimate expression of unity. Paul writesin I Corinthians 10:16-17: “Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a

participation in the Blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the Body of Christ? Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.” Those who celebrate the Sacrament together are ex-pressing unity with both each another and Christ Jesus their Savior. When the faith

publically confessed by the participants is unified, what God gives us in the Sacramentis pure Gospel and a truly a blessed communion and union with one another and ourGod. But if there is disagreement concerning God’s Word underlying a celebration of the Sacrament, its intended purpose is spoiled and those involved are improperly de-

claring unity where unity does not fully exist.

Our practice as it involves the Lord’s Supper is based on a deep reverence for God andHis Word; it is based on our profound respect for the purpose of the Sacrament; andit is based on a deep desire to in every way honestly, accurately, and clearly confess allof God’s Word to the world. Therefore, those who are not yet fully united to us arecordially invited and encouraged to speak with Pastor or an Elder “so that we may

work together for the truth” (III John 8) ; for when spiritual unity is achieved on thebasis of God’s Word, outward unity can and will be joyfully celebrated. Those whohave declared their unity with us, either by their membership here or by their member-ship in another congregation with which we are unified, are cordially invited to express

that unity at the Lord’s Table.



First Lesson: Genesis 32:22-30 That night Jacob got up and took his

two wives, his two maidservants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. After hehad sent them across the stream, he sent over all his possessions. So Jacob was left alone, and aman wrestled with him till daybreak. When the man saw that he could not overpower him, hetouched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man.Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go un-less you bless me.” The man asked him, “What is your name?” “Jacob,” he answered. Then theman said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with Godand with men and have overcome.” Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied,

“Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed him there. So Jacob called the place Peniel, say-ing, “It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”

Second Lesson: II Timothy 3:14-4:5 But as for you, continue in

what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom youlearned it, and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to makeyou wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is usefulfor teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may bethoroughly equipped for every good work. In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who willjudge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you thischarge: Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encour-age—with great patience and careful instruction. For the time will come when men will not put

up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a greatnumber of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears awayfrom the truth and turn aside to myths. But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hard-ship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.

Gospel Lesson: Luke 18:1-8 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to

show them that they should always pray and not give up. He said: “In a certain town there was ajudge who neither feared God nor cared about men. And there was a widow in that town whokept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’ For some time herefused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care about men, yetbecause this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventual-ly wear me out with her coming!’” And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says.

And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night?Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly.”

Sunday—October 20thGreeters Cal & Gloria Butenhoff Youth Andrew Vogel8:45 am Morning Bible Class—Love Speaks8:45 am Sunday School in the School Building

10:00 am Sunday Morning Worship ServiceAfter Church Open Forum in the Back of Church

2:00 pm Quarterly Meeting in the Church Basement

7:00 pm Evening Bible Class—Romans 1-8

Tuesday10:30 am Worship Service at Cottonwood Ridge in Springfield

Wednesday4:00 pm Televised Worship Service (Springfield Channel 8)6:00 pm Part II of Catechism DVD Presentation—All Welcome!

7:00 pm Regular Midweek Worship Service

Thursday10:00 am Valley View Worship Service in Lamberton4:00 pm Televised Worship Service—Lamberton Channel 6

Friday4:00 pm Televised Worship Service—Springfield Channel 8

Saturday9:00 am Choir Practice in the School Building

Sunday—October 27thGreeters Cary & Deb FredricksonYouth Andrew Vogel8:45 am Morning Bible Class—Love Speaks8:45 am Sunday School in the School Building10:00 am Sunday Morning Worship ServiceAfter Church Ladies’ Aid Bake Sale in the Basement

7:00 pm Evening Bible Class—Romans 1-8

Opportunities to Grow and Serve

Altar Guild —Deb Fredrickson & Sharon Leopold

Councilman on Duty —Don Steffen

Ushers —John Rogotzke, Jim Rogotzke, David Friedrich, Justin Reese, JimZimmerman



New Congregational Facebook Page: The Council has approved the posting of a con-gregational Facebook Page. The plan for the Page is to use it as an online communica-tions platform for members and friends of the congregation. Sermons, Bulletins, themonthly Newsletter, events, and more can be found there! We are looking for contin-ued feedback on how to make the Page better, so “like” us and check it out! The webaddress can be found on separate insert in the bulletin.

Ladies’ Aid Bake Sale: The Ladies’ Aid will be hosting a Bake Sale in the church base-ment following the worship service on October 27th. Families and individuals interest-ed in donating toward the Bake Sale are asked to get in contact with Nancy Kosel oranother member of the Aid. There will be no set cost on items on the day of the sale,funds will be gathered via freewill offering. Proceeds will go toward congregational pro-jects.

St. Matthew’s Butterfield Closing Service: On November 3rd, at 3:00pm, St. Matthew'sin Butterfield will be holding its final worship service as a congregation, and the peopleof St. Matthew’s would like to extend an invitation to join them on that day. St. Mat-thew’s was began nearly 110 years ago, and for that time has served the Lord faithfullyin the community of Butterfield. In recent years, they have cooperated in ministry withSt. John’s in Darfur and St. Paul’s in St. James. It is with a thankful heart that the peo-ple of St. Matthew’s come before the Lord to remember their past and look forward totheir future, even if it must be in a different setting. Please come and join the people of St. Matthew’s in Butterfield to give thanks to God for his wonderful grace and to prayfor his continued blessings in the years to come. Our District President, Pastor CharlesDegner, will be preaching, and Pastor Matthew Natsis will conduct the liturgy. Follow-ing the service, there will be a meal hosted in the church basement.

Open Forum: Preceding the Quarterly Meeting on October 20th, there will be an OpenForum after worship in the back of church. It is a Q & A session, it is not a voter’s as-

sembly where decisions are made. It is an opportunity for anyone in attendance to askquestions about the Agenda for the Voter’s Meeting or about things going on in churchin general. Pastor and congregational leadership will answer individual questions to the

Announcements

Weekly Attendance in WorshipWednesday 7:00 pm on October 2nd: 12 Sunday 10:00 am on October 6th: 65

Wednesday 7:00 pm on October 9th: 14 Sunday 10:00 am on October 13th: 80

Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourageone another. Hebrews 10:25

I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.” Psalm 122:1

best of their ability.

October Voter’s Meeting: Sunday, October 20th, at 2:00 pm we will be having the Oc-tober Quarterly Meeting. Agenda items for the meeting include: Setting of Tuition Commitment for St. John Lutheran School in Redwood Falls for

the 2013-2014 School Year. A lighting recommendation for the Sanctuary from the Church Improvement Com-

mittee. The Committee will have 2-3 fixture options along with prices and pic-tures.

Updates on work for 2014 including the following options: 1) South Side win-dows, siding & insulation; 2) East Entry window, roof, insulation, lighting & vari-ous other minor interior repairs; 3) Both the South Side and the East Entryway

Kingdom Workers Annual Meeting: Please join Kingdom Workers for their annualmeeting and mission update on Sunday, October 27th, at Martin Luther College. It willbe held in the cafeteria following the 3:00 pm Reformation Service in the Chapel of theChrist. A complimentary meal will be provided following the meeting.

New Sunday Evening Bible Class: Beginning October 6th, we started a new series in theSunday Evening Bible Class. Over a number of weeks we will be covering the first eightchapters of St. Paul’s letter to the Romans. A unique aspect of this class is that we willhave a guest lecturer of sorts, Pastor Paul Wendland, who currently serves as Presidentand classroom teacher at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary.

DVD Presentation and Invitation: On the Wednesdays of October 9th and 23rd ourCatechism students will view of the DVD God of Wonders. This DVD defends theCreation account as contained in Scripture and lays out evidence for the historicity of Genesis. The parents of our confirmation students and any other interested individualsare cordially invited to come watch this movie at the church. Both Wednesday evenings

we will begin at 6:00 pm and go until 6:45 pm. The Regular Midweek Service (whicheveryone is invited to stay for) will begin at 7:00 pm.

Hospital Visits: If you or a loved one is going to be in the hospital for surgery, tests,etc., please call Pastor Prell and let him know. He will add you to the Prayer Chain (if you wish) so that others can join in prayers for you. This also helps Pastor know whohe needs to visit; due to health care regulations concerning privacy, hospitals no longerpublish who is in the hospital. Thanks in advance for your help!

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