Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 5333 Clyde Park SW, Wyoming, MI 49509 (616) 538-0900 [email protected] www.HolyTrinityWyoming.org

INVITATION TO INVITE - One of the most effective tools for growth in congregations is the simple invitation by a member to another, whether that other be family, friend, colleague or someone we meet in passing. You are therefore invited to invite. Now is good . . .

STAFF Rector Emeritus, The Rev. D. Edward Emenheiser Melissa Puzan, Sr. Warden 616-532-6871

Deacon, The Rev. Brad Allard 231-557-1388

With God’s help, we will . . .Seek Christ in all persons; Serve others; and Office Administrator 616-538-0900 Strive to be a vibrant, growing and visible Episcopal community of faith.

OUR MISSION:

We seek to be . . .

 a melting pot of believers in Jesus Christ whose hearts are open The Second Sunday in Lent to embrace the world around us;  a place of healing, comfort and safety for all God’s children;  a house of worship faithful to the traditions of the Episcopal Sunday, March 12th, 2017 Church and open to the joyful action of the Holy Spirit

Holy Eucharist You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor. Amen. Lord have mercy. The Second Sunday in Lent Sunday, March 12, 2017 The Celebrant continues… Liturgy of the Word The Confession and Absolution BCP p. 352 Hymn Gather Us In SANC 8

Celebrant Bless the Lord who forgives all our sins; BCP p. 351

People His mercy endures for ever.

The Decalogue

Hear the commandments of God to his people: I am the Lord your God who brought you out of bondage. You shall have no other gods but me. Amen. Lord have mercy.

You shall not make for yourself any idol. Amen. Lord have mercy.

You shall not invoke with malice the Name of the Lord your God.

Amen. Lord have mercy.

Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. Amen. Lord have mercy.

Honor your father and your mother. Amen. Lord have mercy.

You shall not commit murder. Amen. Lord have mercy.

You shall not commit adultery. Collect of the Day Amen. Lord have mercy. Celebrant The Lord be with you. You shall not steal. People And also with you. Amen. Lord have mercy. Celebrant Let us pray.

You shall not be a false witness. O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: Be gracious Amen. Lord have mercy. to all who have gone astray from your ways, and bring 1 them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to 2 embrace and hold fast the unchangeable truth of your Second Reading Romans 4:1-5,13-17 Word, Jesus Christ your Son; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. A Reading from the Letter of Paul to the Romans

First Reading Genesis 12:1-4 What then are we to say was gained by Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he A Reading from the Book of Genesis has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to The LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred him as righteousness.” Now to one who works, wages are not and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will reckoned as a gift but as something due. But to one who without make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your works trusts him who justifies the ungodly, such faith is reckoned name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who as righteousness. For the promise that he would inherit the world bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law the families of the earth shall be blessed.” So Abram went, as the but through the righteousness of faith. If it is the adherents of the LORD had told him. law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is Reader The Word of the Lord. there violation. For this reason it depends on faith, in order that People Thanks be to God. the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to Psalm 121 those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us, as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations” 1 I lift up my eyes to the hills; * )—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life from where is my help to come? to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. 2 My help comes from the LORD, * the maker of heaven and earth. Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God. 3 He will not let your foot be moved * and he who watches over you will not fall asleep. Sequence Hymn Thy Word SANC 86

4 Behold, he who keeps watch over Israel * Holy Gospel John 3:1-17 shall neither slumber nor sleep; Deacon The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according 5 The LORD himself watches over you; * to John. the LORD is your shade at your right hand, People Glory to you, Lord Christ. 6 So that the sun shall not strike you by day, * nor the moon by night. Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know 7 The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; * that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do it is he who shall keep you safe. these signs that you do apart from the presence of God." Jesus

8 The LORD shall watch over your going out and answered him, "Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above." Nicodemus said to him, your coming in, * "How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter from this time forth for evermore. a second time into the mother's womb and be born?" Jesus answered, "Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of 3 4 God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of the Brent Carey – our Celebrant today flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be St. Barnabas’ Church, Portage – Sharon Marzolf, Sr. Warden astonished that I said to you, 'You must be born from above.' The St. Philip’s Church, Beulah – Jodi Baron, Christian Baron Co-Rectors; wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but Marilou Schlotterbeck, Deacon you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is PRAYERS FOR THOSE IN DISCERNMENT with everyone who is born of the Spirit." Nicodemus said to him, -We pray for all those in our diocese who are discerning calls to ministry, both "How can these things be?" Jesus answered him, "Are you a lay and ordained. In particular, we pray for those in our diocese who are teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things? preparing for the Sacred Order of Priests, including the following: Radha, "Very truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to Nicolas, Pete, Sister Diane, Mike, Deacon Lily, John, Kellan what we have seen; yet you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how -We pray also for those in our diocese who are preparing for the Sacred Order of can you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? No one has Deacons, including: Brother Francis, Janet, Pat ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in HOLY TRINITY CALENDAR OF PRAYER the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever Allen, Jennifer, & Madison Gradnigo; Eric & Anne Gray; Vern Herring believes in him may have eternal life. "For God so loved the world Sergeant Austin Vincent (Marines), grandson of Angie Vincent. Austin is stationed at Camp Pendleton, CA. that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him st may not perish but may have eternal life. "Indeed, God did not Airman 1 Class Roger Anderson (Air Force), son of Chip & Kelley Anderson. Roger is stationed in North Carolina. send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order LTJG Sean Newman (Navy), grandson of Ron Newman. Sean is stationed in that the world might be saved through him. Jacksonville Beach, FL. Deacon The Gospel of the Lord. All men & women of our armed forces. Mary Kamara, mother of Wata Akoi People Praise to you, Lord Christ. All those seeking employment.

To bless and strengthen the members of our prayer chain as they pray Sermon The Rev. Brent Carey for special needs. We give Thanksgiving for the visitors in our midst. Help us to show them Nicene Creed BCP p. 358 your love.

Prayers of the People: Form III BCP p. 387 FOR THOSE WHO SEEK OUR PRAYERS – HOLY TRINITY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wata A. Emily A. Kelley A. Betty B. Robert B. ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER Aleeyah B. Alivia B. Nan C. Rick C. Cienna D. PRAY for the Diocese of Maseno South and Maseno West (Kenya) Judy D. Jasper F. Olivia H. Debbie H. Karen J. Tom K. Kirk M. Sally T. Bettiann T. Angie V. DIOCESAN CALENDAR OF PRAYER Lillian B. Brenym Michael B. Curry – Presiding Whayne Hougland – Bishop of Western FOR THOSE WHO SEEK OUR PRAYERS FROM: Wendell Gibbs – Bishop of Michigan Holy Spirit Todd Ousley – Bishop of Eastern Michigan Soldiers of Christ Apostolic Church Rayford Ray – Bishop of Northern Michigan Iglesia Cordero De Dios Julio Holguin – Bishop of the Dominican Republic Sudanese Grace Episcopal Congregation Justin Welby – Archbishop of Canterbury Blessed and Enduring Ministry Craig Satterlee – Bishop of the North/West Lower Michigan Synod of the ELCA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Church in America Peace Ed Emenheiser – Our Rector Emeritus Brad Allard – Our Deacon 5 Announcements 6 Holy Communion Thank you for signing up and hosting a coffee hour! Offertory Hymn Shine on Me SANC 51

Great Thanksgiving NEED THE NURSERY? Please ask the Ushers/Greeters for assistance.

***MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE TOWN HALL MEETING 3/19/2017*** Eucharistic Prayer C BCP p. 369

Sanctus Family Network of Wyoming Non-perishable food items are always needed as well as personal care The Lord’s Prayer BCP p. 364 items (toiletries) and paper products (paper towel and toilet paper). Please put any donations in the bins under the table in the Narthex. Thank you!

Breaking of the Bread HAVE A STITCH OF A GOOD TIME! All persons are welcome to receive Holy Communion. Please contact Lynda Adams if you’re interested in knitting or crocheting hats

for chemo patients. LYNDA HAS PATTERNS! Communion Hymn Spirit Song SANC 212

Communion Hymn The Servant Song SANC 277 EASTER BRUNCH IS ON! Sunday, April 16 @ 8:30am we’ll gather together in the Fellowship Hall for a breakfast of omelets to order. Invite your family Postcommunion Prayer BCP p. 365 and friends to share in a wonderful meal before a time of wonderful worship. Please sign up in the Narthex! Blessing

ARE YOU VISITING TODAY? Recessional Hymn Shine, Jesus, Shine SANC 128 Thank you for joining us! Please sign our guest book out in the Narthex, next to the church office door. We hope you enjoyed our service. We enjoyed having you Dismissal here and hope to see you again. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Becky Wells would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to those who have ANNOUNCEMENTS! donated bags. This is an ongoing, forever thing for Becky and is near and dear to her heart. She will continue to collect them for as long as she volunteers at the Altar Flowers Lent Community Food Club. So once again THANK YOU for your help! (you may leave Birthdays this week donations on the shelf above the coat rack). Owen Smith 3/13 Allen Gradnigo 3/13 The people of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church cordially invite the congregation of Anniversaries this week Holy Trinity to join them at their Lenten Events. See the bulletin board for Cesar & Anita Gonzalez 3/15 Anthony & Diane Farage 3/18 details.

Coffee Hour Schedule Lenten Soup Suppers…Tuesday from 6pm to 8pm, please bring a soup or a side Brad Allard & Scott Morton 3/12 of fruit, bread, or cheese. Bring your own drinks. We’ll be discussing the 5 Marks Atkinson/Beerthuis 3/19 of Love study. 7 8 LAY MINISTRY SCHEDULE The Haps This Week!

Date Ushers Greeters Acolytes Altar Guild Counters Sunday 10:00am Holy Eucharist – The Rev. Brent Carey, 3/12/2017 Celebrant 3/12/2017 Mary & Barb & Parker, 3/11 – 3/17 Mark & 10:00am Sunday School Dan Tim Brady & Beth Barb & 11:30am Coffee Hour – Brad Allard & Scott Morton Lily 11:30 am Discussion with Lynda Adams on Debbie Romans 3/19/2017 Patti & Meg & Lisa, 3/18 – 3/24 Melissa & 1:00pm Soldiers Of Christ Apostolic Church Dave Ron Becky, & Barb 5:00pm Iglesia Cordero De Dios Beth & Monday 7:00pm SAA Meeting Mady Carolyn Tuesday 6:00pm Lenten Soup Supper Wednesday 7:00pm NA Meeting 3/26/2017 Mary Courtney Beth, 3/25 – 3/31 Allen & Friday 3/17 5-7pm Fish Fry – St. Philip’s Katherine & Scott Magnus, Tim Sunday 10:00am Holy Eucharist – The Rev. Brent Carey, Lisa & Troy & Todd Nolan, & 3/19/2017 Celebrant Grayson 10:00am Sunday School 11:30am Coffee Hour – Atkinson & Beerthuis 4/2/2017 Wata & Lisa & Brendan, 4/1 – 4/7 Debbie & 11:30 am TOWNHALL MEETING Gabriel Troy Morgan, Arend **NO Discussion with Lynda Adams on Barb K & & Romans TODAY Lynda 1:00pm Soldiers Of Christ Apostolic Church Christian 5:00pm Iglesia Cordero De Dios 4/9/2017 Barb & Lora Lee Parker, 4/8 – 4/14 Lisa & Monday 7:00pm SAA Meeting Keith & Bill Brady, & Melissa Tuesday 6:00pm Lenten Soup Supper Meredith & Wednesday 7:00pm NA Meeting Lily Courtney Friday 3/24 5-7pm Fish Fry – St. Philip’s Sunday 10:00am Holy Eucharist – The Rev. Brent Carey, 4/16/2017 Barb & Mary & Lisa, 4/15 – 4/21 Beth & 3/26/2017 Celebrant Tim Dan Becky, & Barb 10:00am Sunday School ALL Mady 11:30am Coffee Hour – Atkinson & Beerthuis TEAMS! 11:30 am Discussion with Lynda Adams on Romans Old Testament Prayers of the Chalice 1:00pm Soldiers Of Christ Apostolic Church Date /Epistle People 5:00pm Iglesia Cordero De Dios 3/12/2017 Evan – O.T. Lily & Brady Morgan Monday 7:00pm SAA Meeting Tuesday 6:00pm Lenten Soup Supper Brendan - N.T. Parker Wednesday 7:00pm NA Meeting

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3/19/2017 Bill A. Lynda Lynda

Owen Beth

3/26/2017 Kevin M. Dennis Lisa

Genia Troy

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