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May 2020 Newsletter ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH 420 1st Street SE PO Box 118 Gwinner, ND 701.678.2401 www.ziongwinner.org Pastor Aaron M. Filipek May 2020 Newsletter Blessed Saints of Zion, We continue with our year long series of newsletter articles highlighting some saints In This Issue… of the Christian Church. For more information, please see the following LCMS website explaining a few things concerning saints, among other things: (https://www.lcms.org/worship/church-year/commemorations) Saints of the Church May 2 Congregation at Athanasius of Alexandria Prayer Athanasius was born in Alexandria in Egypt in A.D. 295. He served as a church leader in a time of great controversy and ecclesiastical disagreements. At the Council of Mission of the Month Nicaea in 325, he defended Christian orthodoxy against the proponents of the Arian heresy, which denied the full divinity of Jesus Christ. During his 45-year tenure as bishop of Alexandria, Athanasius wrote numerous works that defended the May Birthdays orthodox teaching. His enemies had him exiled five times; on two occasions he was almost murdered. Yet Athanasius remained steadfast and ended his days restored Service Lists fully to his church responsibilities. The Athanasian Creed, though not composed by Athanasius, is named in his honor because it confesses the doctrinal orthodoxy he championed throughout his life. May 4 Friedrich Wyneken, Pastor & Missionary Friedrich Wyneken is one of the founding fathers of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, along with C.F.W. Walther and Wilhelm Sihler. Born in 1810 in Germany, he came to Baltimore in 1838 and shortly thereafter accepted a call to be the pastor of congregations in Friedheim and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Supported by Wilhelm Loehe's mission society, Wyneken served as an itinerant missionary in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan, particularly among Native Americans. Together with Loehe and Sihler, he founded Concordia Theological Seminary in 1846 in Fort Wayne, Ind. He later served as the second president of the LCMS during a period of significant growth (1850-64). His leadership strongly influenced the confessional character of the LCMS and its commitment to an authentic Lutheran witness. Continued on pg 5 2 The Congregation at Prayer The Order of Meditation and Prayer Hymn of the Month: LSB 633 Invocation: “At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing” In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Prayers: Apostles’ Creed: In our Prayers this week at Zion: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of Use your weekly bulletin and include the prayer requests heaven and earth. listed in each week’s bulletin. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was The Lord’s Prayer: conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. against us; and lead us not into temptation, but From thence He will come to judge the living and the deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the dead. power and the glory forever and ever. Amen. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the Morning Prayer: resurrection of the body, and the life + everlasting. I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Amen. Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep The Small Catechism: 10 Commandments & Meanings me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my May 10-16 Ninth Commandment doings and life may please You. For into Your hands I May 17-23 Tenth Commandment commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. May 24-30 Close of the Commandments Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may May 31-June 6 Creed – First Article have no power over me. Amen. Readings: Evening Prayer: Easter 5 (May 10-16) I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Psalm 66:1-8 Your dear Son, that You have graciously kept me this Old Testament: Isaiah 12:1-6 day; and I pray that You would forgive me all my sins Epistle: James 1:16-21 where I have done wrong, and graciously keep me this Gospel: John 16:5-15 night. For into Your hands I commend myself, my Easter 6 (May 17-23) body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be Psalm 107:1-9 with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Old Testament: Numbers 21:4-9 Amen. Epistle: James 1:22-27 Gospel: John 16:23-30 Blessing: Easter 7 (May 24-30) Let us bless the Lord. Psalm 51:1-12 Thanks be to God. Old Testament: Ezekiel 36:22-28 Epistle: 1 Peter 4:7-11 Word of the Month Gospel: John 15:26-16:4 Terms Relating to Worship and God’s House Pentecost (May 31-June 6) Gloria in Excelsis Psalm 143 Old Testament: Genesis 11:1-9 Latin meaning “glory in the highest” (Luke 2:14). Epistle: Acts 2:1-13 The traditional Hymn of Praise in the Divine Service. Gospel: John 14:23-31 Hymn of the Month: 633 At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing 5 Mighty Victim from the sky, 7 Easter triumph, Easter joy! Hell’s fierce pow’rs beneath You lie; This alone can sin destroy; You have conquered in the fight, From sin’s pow’r, Lord, set us free, You have brought us life and light. Newborn souls in You to be. Alleluia! Alleluia! 6 Now no more can death appall, D 8 Father, who the crown shall give, Now no more the grave enthrall; Savior, by whose death we live, You have opened paradise, Spirit, guide through all our days: And Your saints in You shall rise. Three in One, Your name we praise. Alleluia! Alleluia! “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.” This is our focus now more than ever! If we keep our eyes focused on Jesus, who has already conquered sin, death, and the devil, what is there to be anxious about? Mission of the Month Sargent County Food Pantry The Food Pantry provides food and personal products to those in need and is an opportunity for Zion to serve our 2 – David Nelson neighbors in our local communities. Both cash donations 8 – Jax Greenley and items are appreciated. 14 – Ashley Brockman Please place donated items in the box near the kitchen in 15 – Donna Olson Zion's fellowship hall. Thank you for your continual generosity and support! 25 – Zach Drevlow 29 – Delores Johnson Cindy Linderkamp Food Pantry Needs List Lennon Swanson 31 – Reed Nelson Juice Peanut Butter Baked Beans Mac-n-cheese Canned fruits/veggies Pastor’s Study Hours Parish Assistant Office Hours Friday is Pastor’s Day Off Monday-Friday 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Email: [email protected] Generally, Pastor is in his study Monday – Thursday. However, he will be in and out for visitations, meetings, etc. Please call or email either Pastor or the Church Office if you need spiritual care, know of If you would like to meet with him, somebody in the hospital needing a visit, have please contact him directly. prayer submissions for the divine service, or for any other church related circumstance. Saints of the Christian Church May 5 May 9 Frederick the Wise Job, Patriarch Frederick the Wise, elector of Saxony from 1486 to Job was a blameless and upright man who came from 1525, was Martin Luther's sovereign in the early years Uz (Job 1:1), a land northeast of Canaan. The Book of of the Reformation. Were it not for Frederick, there Job examines the depths of his faith, which was might not have been a Lutheran Reformation. Born in severely tested through the sufferings God Torgau in 1463, he became so well known for his skill permitted. Despite the sudden death of his ten in political diplomacy and his sense of justice and children and the loss of all his wealth and his health, fairness that he was called "the Wise" by his subjects. Job refused to curse God: "Naked I came from my Though he never met Luther, Frederick repeatedly mother's womb, and naked shall I return; the LORD protected and provided for him. In all likelihood he gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the saved the reformer from a martyr's fate. Frederick name of the LORD" (1:21). Still, in the midst of his refused the pope's demand to extradite Luther to tribulations Job questioned the meaning and purpose Rome for a heresy trial in 1518. When Emperor of suffering to the point of asserting his own Charles V declared Luther an outlaw in 1521 at the righteousness (34:5- 6). Finally, the Lord revealed Diet of Worms, Frederick provided sanctuary for that a man cannot know the mysteries of God Luther at the Wartburg castle. On his deathbed, (chapters 38-41). Job's faith in his Redeemer and the Frederick received the Lord's Supper in resurrection prevailed (19:25-27).
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