The Feast of Pentecost Alleluia! Christ Is Risen!

The Feast of Pentecost May 23, 2021

Crown of Life Lutheran Church 19291 Stone Oak Parkway San Antonio, Texas 78258 PASTORS: Mark D. Barz Christopher K. Nuttelman DIVINE SERVICES: 8:00 & 10:45 am LIVE STREAMING: 8:00 am BIBLE CLASSES & SUNDAY SCHOOL: 9:30 am CHURCH OFFICE: (210) 490-6886 WEBSITE: www.crownoflifesa.org

WE WELCOME ALL WHO WORSHIP HERE AT CROWN OF LIFE AND THOSE WHO WATCH AND WORSHIP IN YOUR HOMES ASSISTED BY OUR WEBCAST.

WELCOME IN THE NAME OF CHRIST THE ASCENDED & EXALTED LORD! The Crown of Life family greets you with the hope that God’s blessing will rest upon you and your participation in worship this Pentecost Festival. May the Holy Spirit bless us with the breath of renewed spiritual life, leading us all to serve Christ faithfully and joyfully throughout the new week. Please use the Worship Guide in your hands or posted on our website to participate in our Divine Service.

CHILDREN ARE WELCOME IN OUR WORSHIP! Infants, too, are adopted into God’s family by Baptism. And these youngest disciples have a place in the gathering of the visible Body of Christ. Some sit with you in your homes. Some are among us here at Crown of Life. Our Nursery is not staffed at this time. However, the Nursery and the Cry Room are available for separate families.

A PRAYER BEFORE WORSHIP: O Holy Spirit, make me – with all the others in this Crown of Life family – a witness of the Good News of Jesus Christ that, by Your power working in the Gospel, everyone everywhere may unite in an eternal song of praise. Amen.

We invite you to worship in our Sanctuary!

Please see the information on our website www.crownoflifesa.org

Today’s 8:00 Divine Service is live-streamed via Facebook Live.

Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! THIS WEEK’S MISSION & MINISTRY This Sunday ...... 8:00 am ...... Divine Services with the Lord’s Supper (May 23) & 10:45 am The Festival of Pentecost 9:00 am ...... Fellowship Time 9:30 am ...... Education Hour Opening: Sunday School, Youth & Adult Bible Studies 12:15 pm ...... The CROSSING (2nd Year) Tuesday ...... 10:00 am ...... Women’s Bible Study Wednesday ...... 10:00 am ...... Women’s Bible Study Next Sunday ...... 8:00 am ...... Divine Services with the Lord’s Supper (May 30) & 10:45 am Holy Trinity 9:00 am ...... Fellowship Time 9:30 am ...... Education Hour Opening: Sunday School, Youth & Adult Bible Studies

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The MISSION STATEMENT of Crown of Life Evangelical Lutheran Church:

We are a Christ-centered family called to spread the Gospel by serving, inviting, and teaching God’s Word so that all will celebrate His free gift of salvation.

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CREATION HONORING THE CREATOR TODAY’S FLOWERS are placed to the glory of God by Bill & Bobbi Mouser in celebration of their 45th Wedding Anniversary. Honor our Lord with your placement of flowers as you give thanks for special times such as birthdays, anniversaries, Baptisms, or other significant events or remembrances. The chart for 2021 is posted in the Main Hallway. You may also call or e-mail the Church Office to make a designation. Flower arrangements are $30 each. You may choose to place one or both. Arrangements may be taken home following the 10:45 Divine Service. WORD OF THE WEEK PENTECOST – The Old Testament Feast of Pentecost – a spring harvest festival – was fifty days after Passover, the culmination of the feast of weeks [Exodus 34:22,23]. The Christian Church adopted this term when – ten days after our Lord’s Ascension – the apostles received the fulfillment of Jesus’ promises [Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4,5,8] and became bold witnesses of the Gospel.

THE WORD PROCLAIMED & PONDERED THE LUTHERAN HOUR – The person who excels in his work will be noticed by kings. Rev. Michael Zeigler talks about the King who took note of us before we did any work (Proverbs 22:29). Listen to “Before Kings” with Lutheran Hour Speaker Michael Zeigler on WOAI 1200 at 6:00 am on Sunday, May 30. SPEAKING OF LIFE – The only ways embryos differ from adults are age, location, appearance, and ability. These qualities present no obstacle to the Lord and Giver of life. He easily and eagerly overcomes helplessness (Ezekiel 37:9-10) and distances (Acts 2:9-11) to bestow sanctity on the youngest and the oldest of us (Acts 2:17-18). Will it not delight us just as much to declare it? MISSIONARY OF THE WEEK REV. CARLOS WINTERLE, with his wife Lídia, serves our Lord Jesus and His Church in southeast Africa where he is the coordinator of theological education for the Igreja Luterana da Concórdia em Moçambique (Concordia Lutheran Church in Mozambique). This small church body is working toward a partner church relationship with the LCMS. See more information about the Winterles on page 7. SPECIAL DATES IN THE FAMILY BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK May 24 Allan McVicker 26 Danica Garcia 25 Jake Harle Janet Peppers 26 Jon Barnes 28 Kyle Porter 29 Glenn Shook

ANNIVERSARIES THIS WEEK May 22 Bill & Bobbi Mouser 28 Willie & Maureen Koops 23 Chad & Stacy Bird 29 Mike & Michelle Gansler 24 Mike & Cindie Anthony

CROWN OF LIFE PRESCHOOL & MDO OUR PRESCHOOL AND MOTHER'S DAY OUT are heading into our last week of school. Closing Chapel services will be Tuesday and Wednesday, May 25 & 26, and PreK graduations will be on Thursday and Friday, May 27 & 28. It has been a different kind of year, but no less fun and exciting. We are also getting ready for Summer Fun Camps to begin Monday, June 7. Call the Education Office at 210-490-9860 for more details. Many thanks to everyone who prayed for the children and their families throughout the school year. Keep those prayers coming for a wonderful summer for all!

WORSHIP & OFFERINGS OUR FIRSTFRUIT offerings and special gifts demonstrate the glad and generous faith of living disciples, supporting Mission and ministries here at Crown of Life and in many places. We thank God for faithful disciples who are responding to the Gospel and have mailed or brought their offerings to church, who are using “Simply Giving” or “GivePlus,” or who are using bank transfers. (Please call the Church Office if you have questions about your giving via other means.) Worship Attendance for Sunday, May 16 8:00 Divine Service 53 Sunday School 11 10:45 Divine Service 87 Youth Bible Class 7 Adult Bible Class 38 Mission & Ministry Together In Christ Sunday, May 16 $7,549 Debt / Mission / Seminary $1,830 GROWING IN OUR DISCIPLESHIP SUNDAY BIBLE STUDY – All adult disciples in the Crown of Life family as we are gathering again, are encouraged to make Sunday Bible Study a priority. This happens on Sundays at 9:30 am. In our assembly hall. GOOD NEWS GROUP – Are you ready to explore faith and discipleship as a Lutheran – Christian? This is a journey of discovery and discussion in God’s Word. Contact Pastor Barz in person, with a text or phone call if you’re curious! WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDIES – Our Tuesday group continues their study titled “Jesus – A Study on the Words of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John” by David R. Steele and Diane L. Bahn. The Wednesday group continues their study “Upside-Down Spirituality” by Chad Bird. Both groups meet in the Adult Classroom – with physical distancing in place – from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. MEN’S BREAKFAST BIBLE STUDY is the first and third Saturday of the month. Our next study will be Saturday, June 5. Be here at 7:30 am (for breakfast!) or 8:00 am (if you participate by Zoom). YOUNG ADULT BIBLE STUDY will meet again on Saturday, June 5. On the first Saturday of each month (usually!), we start with an early dinner at 4:00 pm. Our study begins at 5:00, and we aim to close at 6:00 pm. Children are welcome! VOTERS ASSEMBLY JOIN YOUR FELLOW-MEMBERS on Sunday, June 6, in the Community Life Center at 12:10 pm. Our Voters Assemblies present an opportunity to affirm the work of witness and mission we share. A proposed Bylaw amendment will be considered (see insert for more details) and news about the upcoming District Convention will be offered.

CROWN OF LIFE SERVANTS & EVENTS SILVER SERVERS – We are hoping many of you are ready to resume some activities. It’s been too long! We are planning to meet for lunch on Wednesday, June 9, at 11:30 am at Milano’s Italian Grill (19239 Stone Oak Parkway). More details to come as we approach the date. If you are interested in attending, please email Jim Willis at [email protected] or contact Meg Ware at 210-394- 5634. CANS FOR CHRIST gathers your aluminum cans here at church (on the west side of the CLC), takes them to a recycling center, and sends the proceeds to support Lutheran Bible Translators. This month an amount of $58.31 was collected. Thank you to all who are contributing to support this mission. PENTECOST READERS IN FOREIGN LANGAGES WHAT WILL YOU READ? Many of you know this tradition here at Crown of Life: echoing the multitude of languages given to the first disciples on that great Pentecost described in Acts 2. Perhaps it was a language you spoke at home when young. Perhaps it was a language you learned in school or as part of your military duty or employment. Perhaps it was a language which your ancestors spoke, and which you can read. As part of the Second Reading in the Divine Service for the Pentecost Festival on Sunday, May 23, as the Reader (in English) comes to the right point in his lection (Acts 2:17 and 21), many will read aloud in other languages. Please speak with Pastor Barz about being one of these readers in the 8:00 am, the

10:45 am, or both Divine Services.

LANDS OF LUTHER TOUR with The Passion Play of Oberammergau

11 DAYS OF TRAVEL & DISCOVERY, WORSHIP & FRIENDSHIP SEPTEMBER 6-16, 2022 Hosted by Pastor Mark & Connie Barz

We will visit sites and cities significant in the life of Martin Luther and of the Reformation, including Mainz, Worms, Eisenach, Erfurt, Eisleben, Wittenberg, Leipzig, Nuremberg, and Augsburg. We will also spend time in Rothenburg, Berlin, Munich, and – of course – Oberammergau.

Daily devotions and reflections will be part of this journey of history and beauty, faith and discipleship.

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION for Children, Youth & Adults Bible Verse for Children, Youth & Adults “And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Acts 2:21

Sunday School Sunday School meets right after our Opening in the CLC Assembly Hall. Grades 5-8 are with Mr. Pfitz and Mrs. Hanson in the Gathering Space. Grades 4 and under will meet outside on the Plaza under the cross to hear a Bible lesson, learn a hymn, and then move to the playground. The CROSSING for Middle Schoolers The Second-Year youth – our Confirmands – will gather today, Sunday, May 23, from 12:15 to 1:30 pm. The OASIS for High Schoolers The OASIS usually meets on the first and third Sundays of the month. Because Pastor Nuttelman is away for family matters, our next gathering will be on Sunday, June 6. High School Bible Class High Schoolers will meet in the Youth Room after Sunday School Opening. We are back to normal! We dive into our normal schedule of Bible classes – starting in the Book of Acts. This is the story of how the Church was formed through persecution and faithfulness ever more into the image of her Lord Christ. Adult Bible Class Our single Adult Bible Class now gathers (after the All-Ages Opening) in the Assembly Hall of the Community Life Center. Our theme this Sunday is “The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament.”

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The Rev. Dr. Carlos Walter Winterle

Serving in Mozambique Rev. Carlos Winterle – with his wife Lídia – serves our Lord Jesus and His Church in southeast Africa where he is the coordinator of theological education for the Igreja Luterana da Concórdia em Moçambique (Concordia Lutheran Church in Mozambique). This small church body is working toward a partner church relationship with The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Winterle was born and raised in Brasil, where he was ordained as a pastor in 1973. He was elected President of the Igreja Luterana do Brasil in 1998, serving in that role until 2006. He then moved to Kenya, serving there until 2010. He was pastor of St. Thomas Lutheran Church of Cape Town, South Africa beginning in 2011, also taking the role of Rector at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Pretoria. While at Pretoria – and because of his fluency in Portuguese – he began work in Mozambique, teaching and encouraging this small Lutheran church body. In 2015, the first eight indigenous pastors of this young church body were ordained. A number of other Mozambique men are being prepared for the pastoral office. Pray for this servant of Christ and for these under- shepherds of our Lord’s flock that they be faithful stewards. Pastor Winterle shared this from one of his visits to the Lutheran congregations of Mozambique: “In one of the churches, when I was addressing the candidates for Holy Baptism and I asked them: “Do you renounce the devil, all his works and all his ways” and, knowing the big role the evil spirits play in the traditional African religions, I added: “And do you renounce all the evil spirits?” And all the people answered, “Yes!” and one old woman shouted, “Never more! Never more!” A very important step for the ILCM was the publication (also in 2015) of Luther’s Small Catechism in the local Chisena language. Pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ in Mozambique and for strength and health for our Lord’s servant, Carlos Winterle.

May 30 – The Holy Trinity

Divine Services will be at 8:00 am & 10:45 am with space for more than 100 worshipers in our Sanctuary for each Service. We continue to live-stream the 8:00 Divine Service on Facebook Live. This Service is archived for viewing at any time.

May 30 8:00 am 10:45 am Brett Conrad Andy Deurmier Elders Ralph Ellis Ken Lopez-Maddox Lay Readers Mike Weis Randy McConnell Altar Care Rosalie Nichelson

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