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Saint James Evangelical Lutheran Church460 West Annapolis Street - West Saint Paul, MN 55118
Church Office: (651) 457-9232 Fax: (651) 457-1893 E-mail: [email protected]
Visit our web site: www.saintjameslutheran.com
Pastor Michael Albrecht651-457-6796
Pastor Ralph Rokke651-457-3955
[email protected] Dale Critchley
Cell: [email protected]
Pastor Richard StadlerCell: 651-338-8621
Terese Thune – Youth DirectorCell: 651-336-2117
Shirley Hess – Parish Nurse651-210-3380
Fourth Sunday of Easter April 26, 2015WELCOME TO WORSHIP AT SAINT JAMES!
If this is your first visit to Saint James, please fill out a “Welcome to our Church” card (available in the pew rack) and put it in the offering. Stop by the Visitor Welcome Center as you leave and pick up a small gift. Thank you for coming, and please come back soon. You are always welcome here at Saint James.
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Today is both Good Shepherd Sunday and Mission Sunday here at Saint James.
We are delighted to have Missionary Dan Schmelzer as our guest preacher. Together with his wife Patty, Dan founded Capstone Ministries in Kisumu, Kenya in 2005.
They work to reconcile street children with God and with their families. So far they have reconciled 308 boys with their families.
THE NURSERY is not staffed, but it is open during the service. As a courtesy to others, if you keep your child with you, and your child becomes restless during the service, please take him or her temporarily to the narthex or the nursery. (The service is broadcast on the TV in both locations.)
SPECIAL POCKET HEARING SYSTEMS are available from the ushers for anyone desiring an amplified broadcast of the service.
LARGE PRINT COPIES OF THE SERVICE ARE AVAILABLE IN THE NARTHEX.
Pastor Albrecht’s Bible Class meets on Tuesday at 10:00 AM in the Fireside Room to continue discussing The Remarkable Gospel of Mark. This week we consider Jesus’ miracle of calming the storm. How could Jesus sleep through a storm that scared His disciples to death? When the disciples woke Jesus up, what did they expect Him to do? What does Jesus imply that His disciples should have done? Do we listen to Jesus the same way the wind and the waves did? As usual, your questions and comments are
encouraged. All are welcome. Audio CDs will be available at the Welcome Center, or you can listen to the recording on our web site or download it and listen to it at your convenience.
PASTOR STADLER’S CHAPEL BIBLE CLASS ON THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS meets on Thursday, April 30, at 6:30-7:45 p.m. in the Fireside Room. Last Thursday we read through the “Model Prayer of the Instructor” which expressed some unexpected
thoughts about repentance and justification that almost sounded Christian, even though the document was probably written over a 150 years before the time of Jesus. This Thursday, we examine 4QMMT which is hotly debated among Dead Sea Scroll scholars. We examine whether it is talking about the same “works of the law” that Paul argues
against in Romans and Galatians. You are welcome to participate even if you have not attended any of the previous sessions. We are discovering that as we study what these Jews believed about certain issues, it gives us a chance to ask: “So, what do we believe, and why?” Your questions and suggestions are encouraged, or you can feel free to just
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sit and listen. Audio recordings are posted on our Website: www.saintjameslutheran.com.
AS A PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP you are invited to read Psalm 23, which is found on page 415 of the pew Bible.
THE ORDER OF SERVICEORGAN PRELUDE: What a Friend We Have in Jesus ... Dale Wood
SAINT JAMES CHOIR: The Lord Is in His Holy Temple … Carl F. Bolle
OPENING HYMN: Christian Worship #567 Please stand for stanza 4Awake, O Spirit, Who Inspired
PASTORAL GREETING AND INVOCATION: Pastor Albrecht
THE COMMON SERVICE: Christian Worship, pages 15-17
PRAYER OF THE DAY
PSALM OF THE DAY: Christian Worship #375 The King of Love My Shepherd Is
EPISTLE READING: I John 3:16-24 See back coverJohn the son of Zebedee came to be called “the apostle of love.” According to the tradition of the early church, toward the end of his long life, John would be carried into church on Sunday, and he would simply say, “Little children, love one another.” Today we hear John explain what this means.
READER: This is the Word of the Lord.CONG: Thanks be to God!
SAINT JAMES CHOIR: Shine Like the Sun … John Ylvisaker/Karen Black
THE GOSPEL READING: John 10:11-18 Please standOn this Good Shepherd Sunday, Jesus says we are the sheep who belong to His flock. Jesus loves us so much that He laid down His life to protect us from the wolf. Now we spend the rest of our lives living for Him who died and rose again for us.
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READER: This is the Word of the Lord.CONG: Thanks be to God!
THE APOSTLES CREED: Christian Worship, page 41
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Refrain: Congregation
Verses 1-4: Saint James
Choir
Verse 4:O little flock, do not be frightened; Yours is the kingdom of the Lord.Give your possessions to the needy; Obtain a treasure in God’s heaven safely stored.
Marty Haugen © 2000 GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission. OneLicense.net #A-724499
Children are invited to come forward.
SERMON: TEXT: Jeremiah 17:5-8 THEME: “A Tale of Two Trees”
OFFERTORY: Christian Worship, page 20
OFFERING: We gladly bring our firstfruits to God.
OFFERING VOLUNTARY: Lord of Glory, You Have Bought Us ... Paul Manz
HYMN OF REDEDICATION: Christian Worship #481 stanzas 1 & 2 Please stand O God, Your Hand the Heavens Made
PRAYER FOR OURSELVES AND OTHERS
THE LORD’S PRAYER
BENEDICTION
CLOSING HYMN: Christian Worship #576 stanzas 1-4 Spread, Oh, Spread the Mighty Word
ORGAN POSTLUDE: Thy Strong Word ...Paul Manz
SERVING IN OUR WORSHIP TODAYPastor Daniel Schmelzer (preaching)
Pastor Michael Albrecht Pastor Dale Critchley
Organist: Tom RowlandSaint James Choir and Tom Rowland, Director
Ushers: (8:00) Bill Grabuski and Team #1(10:30) Steve Lehmann and Team #2
Audio Video Team: Sharon Ferrara, Glenn & Wendy Gatzke, Norm Goetzke, Jerry Hinz,Len & Diane Munson, Jerry Peterson, Lorna Redding, Michael Schroeder, Leif Thune, and Gil Ude
Screen Slide Production: Ami Heesch
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THE ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL ELECTION MEETING will be held on Monday evening, May 11, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Fireside Room. Voters are encouraged to attend. There will be three topics on the agenda:
1. Election of Officers
2. Vote on the recommendation of the Sanctuary Interior Committee for replacement of the Dossal Curtain
3. The Advisory Call Committee and the Vestry will recommend a few changes to our Constitution and By Laws. You may pick up a copy of the current articles and the proposed amendments at the Welcome Center. These changes will be formally announced to the congregation at this meeting, and then we will vote on them at our next congregational meeting.
REMEMBER THE SAINT JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH FOUNDATION IN YOUR WILL. Your gift can make a difference for generations to come.
Suggested wording: In thanks to God for the gift of His Son Jesus, and for all His blessings to me in my lifetime, I gift and bequeath to Saint James Lutheran Church Foundation at 460 West Annapolis Street, West Saint Paul, MN 55118 the amount of $ _______________ or ___(specify the asset)___.
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PEOPLE TO PRAY FORLet us remember to pray for some of our veteran members:
Bill Rahn, Lorraine Schofield, Laverne Smith, Irene Steenberg, Don Stephan
MISSIONS TO PRAY FORThis week please pray for Pastor Alex Krongolm, senior pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit in Petrozavodsk, and his wife, Nadia, as they work with the young
people in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia.
FLOWERSThe flowers in the chancel vases are given in loving memory of Howard Adams,
provided by his family.
If you would like to order FLOWERS to be placed in the chancel, please contact Altar Guild Flower Chairwoman Shirley Grabuski at 651-457-2529.
LIVING AS A LOCAL MISSIONARY: When volunteering somewhere, invite a neighbor to come with you.
TODAY IN SUNDAY SCHOOL students learn the story of “Paul’s First Missionary Journey.” Just as God sent Paul and Barnabas to spread the Gospel, so today He sends pastors to preach the Gospel, baptize, and to administer the Lord’s Supper. Consider discussing, “Who gave Paul directions on where to travel? What was Paul’s message?”
HONORING OUR YOUNG ADULTS: Please take a moment to write a message to one of our High School seniors who are about to embark on their next stage of life. These youth are from the 2011 Confirmation Class, some of them have been lifelong members of Saint James. We will be saying special prayers for these individuals during the services on Sunday, May 10th and Monday night, May 11th. Please pray for these important members of our Saint James Family in all of their future endeavors!
SAINT JAMES PHOTO DIRECTORY: The photo directory is in the final stages! We are accepting family pictures through TOMORROW, April 27. You can email a copy to [email protected] or drop one off at the office and we’ll scan it for you. If you don’t want your contact information (address, phone number, email) included in the directory, please call the church office at 651-457-9232 as soon as possible.
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THE LADIES GUILD is collecting coupons from newspapers, magazines and packages, with expiration dates of June 1 st and later. The coupons should be cut leaving a margin without damaging the coupon, and clipped together by month when deposited in the box.
THE COUPON GROUP will meet on Wednesday, April 29 at 9:30 am in the Fellowship Room.
SAINT JAMES LADIES GUILD BIRTHDAY LUNCHEON: Reservations may be made today in the Narthex after both services for the annual Ladies Guild Birthday Luncheon to be held Tuesday, May 5 at 12:00 pm in the Fellowship Room. The catered menu will include Saint James Chicken Salad, Bette’s marinated pears on romaine lettuce with her special dressing, Salmon Bow Tie Salad, Tuna Salad, Fresh Fruit Plate, Meat and Cheese Tray, Bread and Rolls, Dessert, Punch and Coffee. The cost is $12. All members of the congregation – including men – are invited to attend. Following the pastor’s devotion, the GRACE NOTES – a trio – will entertain with music from the 30’s and 60’s. FOLLOWING THE LUNCHEON, A PICTURE WILL BE TAKEN OF ALL GUILD MEMBERS FOR THE NEW PICTORIAL DIRECTORY.
THE SANCTUARY INTERIOR COMMITTEE wants to thank everyone who came to the Town Hall Meeting. Your opinions and input are important to us, whether you were able to attend the meeting or not. Please contact any member of the SIC with your comments.
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Susan [email protected]
Kathy [email protected]
Gene [email protected]
Pastor [email protected]
Donna [email protected]
Christine [email protected]
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE: Saint James offers financial assistance to families who enroll their children at parochial schools. The scholarship fund is available for pre-school, K-8, and high school. Students planning on entering college for the preaching or teaching ministry are also eligible. If you plan on sending a child to a Lutheran school for the 2015-16 school year, please inform Ron Ecker from the Education Committee by May 17th at (651) 457-3177 or [email protected].
Bethesda Lutheran Communities is accepting scholarship applications for the 2015-16 academic year for Lutheran high school, college and seminary students with a career objective in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities. Bethesda will award five Lutheran student scholastic and service scholarships: two $3,000 awards for current college students; one $3,000 award for a seminary student; and two $500 awards for high school seniors. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average. Other application requirements include documentation of volunteer or paid service to people with developmental disabilities, an essay and letters of recommendation. The application deadline is Friday, May 1, 2015. For more information:Phone: 800-383-8743, ext. 4428, Email: [email protected], Website: BethesdaLutheranCommunities.org/scholarships.
AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN WOULD LIKE TO GO TO BASEBALL OR SOFTBALL GAMES. He’s a member of Saint James and can’t drive anymore. He needs someone to see that he gets safely to the game and safely home again. He is interested in the Twins, the Saint Paul Saints, or any local league games. If you could take him to a ball game, call Pastor Rokke, 651-457-3955.
COMING IN MAYSunday, May 3 Confirmation Sunday for the Eighth Graders
Sunday, May 10 Honoring High School Seniors
Monday, May 11 Congregational Meeting to Elect Officers and Vestry Vote on the recommendation for replacement of the Dossal CurtainHear proposed amendments to the Constitution and By Laws
Sunday, May 24 Summer Schedule Begins – One service at 9:00 AM, followed by our traditional Memorial Service
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T H I S W E E K A T S A I N T J A M E S
TODAY, APRIL 26, 2015 Guest Preacher: Missionary Dan Schmelzer from Kenya
8:00 a.m. … Worship Service9:15 a.m. ... Sunday School
9:15 a.m. ... Dan Schmelzer Presentation10:30 a.m. … Worship Service
MONDAY, APRIL 27 1:15 p.m. ... CommComm Meeting
6:30 p.m. … Evening SonRise Worship ServiceSermon: “He Shepherds the Wolf & the Lamb in Each of Us.”
7:30 p.m. … Sr. Handbells7:30 p.m. ... Vestry
TUESDAY, APRIL 28 10:00 a.m. ... Bible Class
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 299:30 a.m. ... Coupon Group
5:00 p.m. … Confirmation Classes & Supper6:00 p.m. ... 8th graders meet with Vestry
6:15 p.m. ... Kantorei Choir Rehearsal6:30 p.m. … Adult Children of Alcoholics
6:30 p.m. ... Gsus3 Choir Rehearsal7:00 p.m. … Saint James Choir Rehearsal
THURSDAY, APRIL 30 12:00 p.m. ... Opportunity Partners Music Therapy
6:30 p.m. ... Pastor Stadler Bible Class: 4QMMT & “works of the law”6:30 p.m. ... Puppet Practice
SATURDAY, MAY 28:00 a.m. ... Men’s Bible Study
9:30 a.m. ... Confirmation Pictures & Rehearsal
SUNDAY, MAY 38:00 a.m. … Divine Service with Holy Communion
Ushers: Len Bohrer and Team #39:15 a.m. ... Sunday School and Bible Class
10:30 a.m. … Confirmation Service with Holy CommunionUshers: Dave Miller and Team #4
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