4.3.16 TRAD service - Faith Lutheran Church

Faith Lutheran Church - ELCA
People of God, Empowered by Word and Sacrament, Reaching out in Love.
2116 Mineral Point Avenue, Janesville, WI 53548
Web Page: www.faithlutheranjanesville.org
Email: faithlutheran2116@gmail.com
Office: 608.754.0261
Pastor Jeff Tomberlin
Worship Services: Sunday at 8:00 and 10:30 am
Wednesday Family Faith Night: 5:30 to 7:00 pm
Office Hours: Monday thru Thursday 8:30 am to 3:30 pm,
Friday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
2nd Sunday after Easter
April 3, 2016 8:00 am
Holy Communion Practice: All baptized believers are welcome at the table. Children who
have not yet received instruction for Holy Communion are asked to fold their hands to receive a
blessing from the pastor. Often we receive communion by intinction: receive the wafer from the pastor,
then dip (intinct) it in the chalice of wine or grape juice, and consume it. Gluten-free communion wafers
with individual cups of wine ar e available fr om the pastor ; please ask the pastor when it is your
turn. Welcome to the table of the Lord where we receive forgiveness of sin, life, and salvation.
We Welcome children in our worship service. There are activity bags on a stand in the
Gathering Space that can be used during worship. If your child(ren) needs to leave, please use the
Gathering Space area. The Worship Service can be heard from this area. The children’s area has a table
and chairs with toys in the far right cabinet on the south wall. Return to the sanctuary at any time. We
don’t expect children to be perfect and we are glad that you and your child(ren) have come today to
worship.
Ongoing Prayers for Healing: John Spoden, Colleen Schroeder, John Tollefson,
Carole Draheim, Laura Polzin, Delores Pagel, Verneta Anderson, Ron Brown, Jean Arnold, Gene
Valentine, Gary Johnson, Irene Tomberlin, Carol Tomten, Kristabelle (Linda Worth’s grand-daughter),
Wayne Moody, Gary Bersell, Marciel Schuman, Bill Bohn, Gerd Kanter, and Bill Koch.
Hospitalized: Caryl Flodeen and Donald Ripley
Hospice: Vern Bartelt and Doris Anderson
Our Sympathy: is extended to Nancy Wilson, and her children, Mike (Lynn) Wilson, Daryl Wilson
and foster children, Robyn Pososke and Kelly Brusoe and their families on the loss of her husband and
their father, Terrance (Terry) Wilson. The funeral will be at Faith, Thursday, April 7th at 11 am with
visitation on Wednesday, April 6th at Schneider Funeral Home. The family of Faith also reaches out to
the family and friends of Glenn Kipfer. Our prayers go to comfort his children Stephen (Karolyn) Kipfer,
Greg Kipfer and Karen (Todd) Rathburn and their families. Glenn’s funeral will be at Faith Lutheran on
Friday, April 8th at 10:30 am. May they all draw comfort knowing the promised hope of resurrection to
eternal life through our Lord Jesus Christ.
We Welcome: Today we welcome Dominic Gordon Demrow through baptism as the newest
member of Faith Lutheran Church. His parents are Melissa and Nick Demrow along with his brothers Eli
and Camden. His sponsors are Bec Demrow and Kevin McCann.
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH
Pastor Jeff Tomberlin
People of God, Empowered by Word and Sacrament, Reaching out in Love.
2nd Sunday of Easter
April 3, 2016 at 8:00 am
PRELUDE
P: The Lord Has risen.
C: He has risen indeed!
P: All honor and glory be to God
C: now and forever.
P: As we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead, we remember that
through the paschal mystery
C: we have died and been buried with Jesus in holy baptism.
P: so that we may rise with Him to a new life.
C: Dying You destroyed our death, rising You have given us new life
Lord Jesus, come in glory.
GATHERING HYMN
Now A ll the Vault of Heaven Resounds
ELW # 367
HOLY BAPTISM
Dominic Demrow, son of Nick and Melissa Demrow
P: God, who is rich in mercy and love, gives us a new birth into a living hope through the
sacrament of baptism. By water and the Word God delivers us from sin and death…
[Please stand as you are able]
P: Nick and Melissa, Kevin and Bec, and all of you who have gathered here in worship, I now
invite you to profess your faith in Christ Jesus, reject sin, and confess the faith of the church.
P: Do you renounce the devil and all the forces that defy God?
C: We renounce them.
P: Do you renounce the powers of this world that rebel against God?
C: We renounce them.
P: Do you renounce the ways of sin that draw you away from God?
C: We renounce them.
P: Do you believe in God the Father?
C: I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
P:Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God?
C: I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.*
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
P: Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit?
C: I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
P: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
C: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
P: We give you thanks, O God, for in the beginning ….. To you be given honor and praise through
Jesus Christ our Lord, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, now and forever.
C: Amen.
P: Dominic, I baptize you in the name of the Father,*and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
C: Dominic, You belong to Christ, in whom you have been baptized. Alleluia.
P: Let us pray. We give you thanks, O God, that through water and the Holy Spirit you give your
daughters and sons new birth, cleanse them from sin, and raise them to eternal life. Sustain
Dominic with the gift of your Holy Spirit: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of
counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord, the spirit of joy in your
presence, both now and forever.
C: Amen.
P: Dominic, child of God, you have been sealed by the Holy Spirit and marked with the cross of
Christ forever. C: Amen.
P: Let your light so shine before others that they may see your good works and glorify your Father
in heaven.
C: Dominic, we welcome you into the body of Christ and into the mission we share:
join us in giving thanks and praise to God and bearing God's creative and redeeming word
to all the world.
HYMN
I Was There To Hear Your Borning Cry
ELW #732
PRAYER OF THE DAY
P: O God of life, you reach out to us amid our fears with the wounded hands of your risen Son. By
your Spirit’s breath revive our faith in your mercy, and strengthen us to be the body of your Son,
Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now
and forever.
C: Amen.
ANTHEM
The Love Behind the Cross
FIRST LESSON
Acts 5:27-32
Sanctuary Choir
27 When they had brought [the apostles,] they had them stand before the council. The high priest
questioned them, 28 saying, “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name, yet here you have
filled Jerusalem with your teaching and you are determined to bring this man’s blood on us.” 29
But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than any human authority. 30 The
God of our ancestors raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging him on a tree. 31 God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior that he might give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. 32 And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has
given to those who obey him.”
L: The Word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
PSALM 118:14-17, 22-23,28-29 (We pray responsively)
L: The Lord is my strength | and my song,
and has become | my salvation.
C: Shouts of rejoicing and salvation echo in the tents | of the righteous:
“The right hand of the | Lord acts valiantly!
16 The right hand of the Lord| is exalted!
The right hand of the | Lord acts valiantly!”
17 I shall not | die, but live,
and declare the works | of the Lord.
22 The stone that the build- | ers rejected
has become the chief | cornerstone.
23 By the Lord has | this been done;
it is marvelous | in our eyes.
28 You are my God, and | I will thank you;
you are my God, and I | will exalt you.
29 Give thanks to the Lord, for the | Lord is good;
God’s mercy en- | dures forever. Amen.
[Please stand as you are able]
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION The Strife is O’er, the Battle Done
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
The strife is o'er, the battle done;
now is the victor's triumph won!
Now be the song of praise begun. Alleluia!
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
ELW #366
P: The Holy Gospel according to John chapter 20.
C: Glory to you, O Lord.
19 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the
disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said,
“Peace be with you.” 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” 22 When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them,
“Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the
sins of any, they are retained.” 24 But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was
not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But
he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of
the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.” 26 A week later his disciples were again in
the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among
them and said, “Peace be with you.” 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my
hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.” 28 Thomas answered
him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen
me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.” 30 Now Jesus did many
other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. 31 But these are
written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that
through believing you may have life in his name.
John 20:19-31 (NRSV)
P: The Gospel of the Lord
C: Praise to you, O Christ.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION The Strife is O’er, the Battle Done
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
The strife is o'er, the battle done;
now is the victor's triumph won!
Now be the song of praise begun. Alleluia!
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
SERMON
HYMN
ELW #366
Jeffrey Tomberlin, Interim Pastor
That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright
ELW #384
PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH
After each portion of the prayers:
P: … Hear us, O God
C: Your mercy is great.
The prayers conclude:
P: ….. C: Amen.
[Please be seated]
THE OFFERING OF TITHES AND GIFTS
OFFERING MUSIC
P: Let us pray: O God, ruler of heaven and earth. Day by day you shower us with blessings. As
you have raised us to new life in Christ, give us glad and generous hearts, ready to praise you
and to respond to those in need, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
C: Amen.
HOLY MEAL
P: In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread,
and gave thanks; broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying:
Take and eat; this is my body, given for you.
Do this for the remembrance of me.
Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks,
and gave it for all to drink, saying:
This cup is the new covenant in my blood,
shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin.
Do this for the remembrance of me.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come,
thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive
us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
C: Lamb of God you take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God you take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God you take away the sin of the world, grant us peace, grant
us peace. Amen.
P: Come to the table. Feast on the new life God offers us this day.
DISTRIBUTION OF HOLY COMMUNION
[Please follow the direction of the ushers]
DISTRIBUTION MUSIC
[Please stand as you are able]
P: The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep
you in his grace.
C: Amen
P: We give you thanks, O God, that you make your home with us, bringing heaven to earth in
this holy meal. Fill us with your Spirit as we go from here, that we may wipe away tears, tend to
those in mourning and pain, seek the healing of the nations, and bring to earth the presence of
your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
C: Amen.
P: Eternal God, whose glory is revealed in the crucified and risen Lord, bless those who go forth
to share your word and sacrament with our sisters and brothers who are sick/homebound/
imprisoned. In your love and care, nourish and strengthen those to whom we bring this communion in the body and blood of your Son, that we may all feast upon your abundant love made
known in Jesus Christ our Lord.
C: Amen.
SENDING HYMN
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing!
P: Alleluia. Go and share the good news.
C: Thanks be to God. Alleluia.
Please be seated.
ANNOUNCEMENTS by the Church Council
ELW #385
ADULT FORUMS: Mark these dates on your calendar!
Adult Forums take place between services, starting at 9:15 am
and are typically located in the Fellowship Hall.
TODAY– Join Linda Worth, Evon Mitchell and Donna Herzfeldt as they share their experiences with
Bible Color Journaling. They will explain how to get started, share examples of their work, and give you a
chance to try your hand at this new way to use your Bible. Adults and children are welcome! Supplies will
be provided.
April10– Praying in Color– Linda Worth and Donna Herzfeldt will share ideas from the book,
Praying in Color by Sybil MacBeth. Learn how to get started with this different form of prayer using icons,
doodling, calendars and even the computer. Positively no art skills are required! Children and adults will
enjoy this form of prayer.
April 17 – More fun and inspiration with Praying in Color. Come and join us!
April 24-Dementia Caregivers...Mat Haeger has invited back Cori Marsh to lead a
discussion on Dementia and the people who are the caregivers. Learn more about the topic and the help
available for assistance.
May 1-Green Team......Faith’s Green Team returns to further discuss the ways that as a
responsible congregation we can make our surroundings “greener”. This includes how to create a compost.
Christy Marsden, from the UW-Extension will be the guest speaker. This information is just in time for
Spring.
This Week’s Missionary Sponsors: Ron and Delores Pagel, for all God’s work!
MISSIONARIES...What an opportunity
we have had this past year to help support
Curtis and Katie Kline as ELCA missionaries
in Bogota, Colombia! As we move into
our second year of sponsorship a huge
thank you goes out to the many who
contributed.
If you would like to participate, use the
missionary sponsorship envelope
located in the pews and place it in the
offering plate, or mail to the church
office. If you would like a specific date
to sponsor use the sign-up sheet on the
kiosk in the Gathering Space.
A suggested weekly sponsorship is $20.
To follow their work via their blog simply
“Google” 8000 Feet and Counting. Curtis and
Katie continue to update their blog regularly
with stories and photos.
THANK YOU!
During 2015 members of Faith Lutheran contributed
to our local community by giving over $2500 to our
neighbors through ECHO...this does not include the
countless dollars given through the food donations.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE
APRIL ECHO NEEDS
Soup and Crackers
Thank you for helping.
Collection basket is in lower
Gathering Space.
PLEASE TAKE YOUR BULLETIN HOME WITH
YOU TODAY! It is stuffed with information
that will help you plan your week, and the
weeks ahead!
CIRCLE MUSIC JAMS RETURN!
Mark your calendar for
APRIL 8 and MAY 13
6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall
Everyone is welcome to stop by and enjoy the music….bring
your instrument and join in if you want, or simply sit back,
relax and enjoy!
Did you ever wonder what those burgundy books are used for in the pews each week?
Welcome to Our Worship Friendship Forms…Members and Guests are asked to
fill out the Friendship Form found in the burgundy booklets at the end of each pew. Once
you have completed the form, please pass it on to the next person in your pew. If the page is
full, go to the next sheet! When it reaches the end of the pew pass it back. Upon its return
note the other names; you may meet a new friend in Christ today. After the service greet
your neighbors and welcome our visitors! These sheets are turned in weekly after
service and reviewed for visitors and guests who attended. Welcome notes are then mailed
out to these individuals thanking them for joining us in worship.
ECO-TIPS: For the techy ones
among us...or maybe the not-so-techy.
Change your screensaver.
“Complex screensavers, such as photos,
take your computer longer to go into
‘sleep mode’ or prevent it from happening entirely,” says Kim Knowlton, of the
NRDC. Choose a more neutral
screensaver and configure your computer to “hibernate” automatically after
30 minutes of inactivity
CAN COLLECTION APRIL 10
Next Sunday bring your aluminum cans
to the lower level parking lot and drop
them off. All monies
collected from this effort
goes to the Building
Fund. Thank you.
Summer Worship
Schedule begins
Sunday, May 29th
ONE service at 9:00 am
In the Fellowship Hall
PROJECT 16:49
16 Hours and 49 Minutes…
The time between school ending one day and starting the next.
Please bring your contribution to the Gathering Space and place in the basket
identified for Project 16:49; or the lower level bin marked Health Kits.
The Women of Faith will be collecting through April.
The Women of Faith are reaching out to the congregation in an attempt to
make a difference to the children (ages 12-20) who need the services of
Project 16:49. These children ARE in Janesville and surrounding Rock County.
By your contribution you can make a difference.
Items requested will be used to assemble
HEALTH-HYGIENE KITS
They will be given out to both male and female. A simple donation of one or more of
the following will be greatly appreciated.
Items needed are:
Shampoo Body Wash
Deodorant
Razor
Wash Cloth
Hand Lotion
Combs/Brushes
Hand or Bath towel
Toothpaste
Toothbrushes
Nail clippers
Shaving Cream
Other personal care items
Annual Rummage Sale Date Change…
CHURCH RUMMAGE SALE
FRI, APRIL 22 from 4-8 pm and
SAT, APRIL 23 from 8 am-4 pm.
Donations will be collected the full week prior to the sale. Sign-Up sheets will be in the Gathering Space
next week. Help is needed April 21, 22 and 23rd to help with set-up, pricing, working and tearing down the
sale. Please contact the office, or speak to Carol Zimney with questions. Thank you Carol for taking this on!
A fall training is being scheduled starting on September 24.
Please prayerfully consider becoming a BeFriender at Faith. It will
be one of the best experiences you have in 2016 and the person
you visit will really be thankful for your help. Call the church office
and Vicki will get you in contact with Evon Mitchell, Lynn Husen, or
Mat Haeger to discus this service.
CCLI License #11102697
PERFORMmusic License #8321
One License # A-713577
APRIL WORSHIP VOLUNTEERS
DATE
April 3
SERVICE
GREETERS
8:00 am
10:30 am
April 10
8:00 am
Colleen Wallis
10:30 am
April 17
8:00 am
10:30 am Joan & David
Soderberg
April 24
8:00 am
10:30 am
LECTORS
COMMUNION SERVERS
Marcia Ahlgren
Marcia Ahlgren and
Karen Bohn
Vicki Trudell
Deb Jacobson
Sue Green
Sue Green and
Jennifer Sheiffer
Barb Becker
Duane Becker
Karla Lathers
Karla Lathers and
Beverly Miller
Brandon Pederson Joan & David
Soderberg
Jenny Summers
Jenny Summers
Sandy Kaub
Sandy & Lowell Kaub
Please find the schedule for April Worship Participants listed above. If you are unable to participate during
the time you are scheduled, please make arrangements to cover your position and let Vicki in the office
know. (608-754-0261). Thank you for assisting with worship! If you would like to make yourself available to
help at anytime, please contact the office by phone or email and let us know.
Walk. Give. Change the World
The CROP walk is Sunday, April 24. Please consider
walking in this important event and/or making a
pledge. Pledge forms will be in the narthex to pick
up. You can also make a pledge to support the
efforts of the CROP walk. Let’s have 20 plus people
from Faith Lutheran walking this year!
Jim and Deb Tollefson give thanks for the prayers and support
received during son, Jeff Tollefson’s illness and death.
Participants in Worship Today:
Altar Care/Team 1
Monica Spoden, Alice Clar k
Sandy Dregne, Michelle Nelson,
Nancy Wilson, Lucie Graumann
Usher/Team 3 (8:00)
Pat Hall, Betty Miller
Lonnie Greenland, Karla Lathers
(10:30)
Donald Krueger
Acolytes
Brooke Pehl & Naleah Boys
Readers
8:00
10:30
Marcia Ahlgren
Vicki Trudell
Communion Servers
8:00
10:30
Counters
Mar cia Algr en
Karen Bohn
Deb Jacobson
Ray & Alice Freiwald
Hospital Visitor
Evon Mitchell
Minister of Music & Worship Arts Cher ie Nor quay
Sanctuary Choir Accompanist
Faith Ringers Director
Parish Nurse
Linda Worth
Diana J ewson
Mat Haeger
ELCA Missionaries in Bogota, Colombia
Curtis and Katie Kline
Faith Lutheran, “a place
where everybody knows
your name…”
To emphasize "community” here at Faith for visitors,
new members and seasoned members, the Council is
asking members to once again begin wearing their
name tags.
They are located on the counter
in the Gathering Space.
Last week’s attendance for Easter:
8:00 am service = 170
10:30 service = 75
Total for last week =245
Last year’s attendance for Easter= 295
This Week at Faith
Today (April 3))
8:00 am Traditional Worship
Baptism-Dominic Demrow
9:15 am Adult Forum-Bible Color Journal
10:30 am Contemporary Worship
7:00 pm AA/Alanon
Monday (April 4)
8:30-12:30 pm Parish Nurse office hours
9:00 am Strong Women, Strong Bones
10:30 am Devotional: Drawn from the
Heart
6:00-8:00 pm GED Tutoring
6:15 pm Faith Ringers
Tuesday (April 5)
9:00 am GED Tutoring
1:00 pm Yoga Instruction-Fellowship Hall
6:00 pm Executive Team meeting
Wednesday (April 6)
9:00 am Strong Women, Strong Bones
9:00 am Faith Housing Board meeting
12:00 pm Lenten Service
2:00 pm Staff Meeting
4:30 pm Sanctuary Choir
5:30-7:00 pm Family Faith Night
6:00 pm Confirmation
7:00 pm FLY!
8:00 pm Praise Team
Thursday (April 7)
8:30-12:30 pm Parish Nurse office hours
10:00 am Book Group
7:00 pm AA
Friday (April 8)
6:30 pm CIRCLE MUSIC JAM in
Fellowship Hall
Saturday (April 9)
Sunday (April 10)
8:00 am Traditional Worship
9:15 am Adult Forum-Praying in Color
10:30 am Contemporary Worship
Baptism-Jaxson Slater
7:00 pm AA/Alanon