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Worship for Pentecost 17 - 2011

Wednesday after Pentecost 16
October 5, 2011

The Lord be with you

I will not have the time to do my regular post for this coming Sunday so I thought I’d post the bare bones.

Sunday, October 9
Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost, Paraments: Green
Commemoration of Abraham (Remembered in prayers)
Lections: Ezekiel 33:7-9; Romans 13:1-10; Matthew 18:1-20
Liturgy: Setting 3, page 184 (a communion service)
Hymns:
Opening Hymn: LSB 790, “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”
Sermon Hymn: LSB 965, “God Bless Our Native Land”
Distribution Hymns: LSB 966, “Before You, Lord, We Bow”
LSB 620, “Jesus Comes Today with Healing”
LSB 644, “The Church’s One Foundation”
Closing Hymn: LSB 462, “All the Earth with Joy Is Sounding”
Text: Romans 13:1
Sermon: “Government” (Theme: The Vocation of Government and our obedience to it.)

Blessings in Christ,
Pastor Rickert

Supporting Lutheran Orphanages in Haiti

As some of you know, our youth group voted this past Sunday (LWML Sunday) to support the Lutheran orphanages in Haiti this year. The congregation is asked to encourage our youth in this effort by supporting things they might do this year, such as a: car wash; bake sale; slave for Jesus auction, etc. Help them fill their mason jars with coins and dollars to give to the homeless and parentless children of Haiti. This money will be used to provide housing, food, medical care and educational services to these children, and perhaps keep them from being sold into slavery - a worthy cause indeed!
We pray together...
Dear Heavenly Father, the earthquake
devastation in Haiti has left many of
Your children homeless and parentless.
Bless the two Haitian Lutheran church
bodies and LCMS World Relief and
Human Care as they reach out to serve
the physical and spiritual needs of the
children being served by Lutheran
orphanages in Haiti. Through this LWML
grant bring many more children to
know and trust You as Lord and Savior,
in Whose name we pray. Amen.