Saints Sunday November 5, 2017

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November 2017 5, November

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Immanuel Lutheran Church Church Lutheran Immanuel Center Student University & Parkway Billings Bob 2104 66049 Kansas Lawrence, 843 (785) [email protected] immanuellawrence.org website:

Pastor: Rev. Randall L. Weinkauf Worship Services at 8:30AM & 11:00AM Sunday School & Bible Classes (all ages) at 9:45AM 5th Sundays: 9:30 AM service/11 AM Potluck

Our Mission: To share God’s love in Jesus Christ by word and deed.

We Warmly Welcome You to Our Worship Services: We welcome all visitors and pray that our worship will provide an opportunity for you to experience God’s love. We invite you to return and share in our mission and ministry for our Savior. Attendance Registration Books: Please fill out the attendance registration book found in the hymnal holders on the backs of the pews and chairs. Print neatly using complete name and address. Pass it down your row; after everyone has filled it out, return it to the center isle to be collected by the ushers. Holy Communion: We proclaim that the body and blood of Christ are present with the bread and wine in the Sacrament for the forgiveness of sins and recommitment of our lives. Those able to exam- ine themselves, accept Jesus as their Savior, confess their sins, and acknowledge his true presence in the Sacrament are welcome to partake. Holy Communion is offered with both common and individual cups. If you desire the common cup, wait for the server to bring it. The common cup is filled with wine. The individual cups also have wine, except for the inner ring of cups in the serving tray, which hold white grape juice. Gluten-free wafers are available. If you have questions, please speak to the Pastor. If you would like assistance to the altar during communion, speak to an usher. Nursery and Infant Care Rooms: Nursery care is available for children under four years of age from 8:15am – 12:15pm on first floor; take south elevator from narthex to first floor. The Infant Care Room with a changing table and rocker is located in Classroom 213 on the sanctuary level (second floor). Additional changing tables are available on the sanctuary level in the family and men’s restrooms, in the women’s restroom located across the hall from the Nursery in the lower level, and women’s restroom on the same floor as the Activity Center. Sunday School: Visitors: If you are visiting today and your child would like to attend Sunday school, please bring the child to Rooms 214 and 215, east of the sanctuary where they will be directed to the appro- priate classroom. Fellowship Between Services: Please join us for refreshments and socializing in the Activity Center. Thank you! Special Needs: Visual: Large print service folders services are available. Hearing: Hand-held amplification receivers with ear pieces are available at the usher's table. Deaf and Hard of Hearing attendees of the early service are encouraged to follow the American Sign Language (ASL) translation of the liturgy as provided by volunteers of the parish's Deaf Min- istry. Mobility: Spaces in the center aisle next to the short pews in the sanctuary are reserved for wheelchairs, scooters and seated walkers. In addition, two wheelchairs are available for use in the building. One is located on first floor of the west accessible entrance near the elevator; the second is located in the coat rack of the narthex near the sanctuary. Please ask an usher to assist you if needed.

INTRODUCTION All Saints celebrates the baptized people of God, living and dead, who are the body of Christ. As November heralds the dying of the landscape in many northern regions, the readings and liturgy call us to remember all who have died in Christ and whose baptism is complete. At the Lord’s table we gather with the faithful of every time and place, trusting that the promises of God will be fulfilled and that all tears will be wiped away in the new Jerusalem.

PRELUDE Partita on For All the Saints—David M. Cherwien

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE

GATHERING HYMN “For All Your Saints, O Lord”

Words: Richard Mant, 1776-1848, alt. Public domain. Music: William H. Walter, 1825-1893. Public domain.

 GATHERING 

Stand, as you are able.

INVOCATION P: In the name of the Father, and of the ☩ Son, and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen.

(We begin our worship around the word “ACTS”) Adoration Confession Thanksgiving Supplication

ADORATION—Psalm 34:1-10, 22 P: I will bless the Lord at all times; C: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. P: My soul makes its boast in the Lord; C: let the humble hear and be glad. P: O magnify the Lord with me, C: and let us exalt his name together.

P: I sought the Lord, and he answered me, C: and delivered me from all my fears. P: Look to him, and be radiant; C: so your faces shall never be ashamed. P: This poor soul cried, and was heard by the Lord, C: and was saved from every trouble. P: The angel of the Lord encamps C: around those who fear him, and delivers them. P: O taste and see that the Lord is good; C: happy are those who take refuge in him. P: O fear the Lord, you his holy ones, C: for those who fear him have no want. P: The young lions suffer want and hunger, C: but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

P: The Lord redeems the life of his servants; C: none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.

CONFESSION P: God of all mercy and consolation, come to the aid of your people, turning us from our sin to live for you alone. Give us the power of your Holy Spirit

that we may confess our sins, receive your forgiveness, and grow into the fullness of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. C: Amen.

P: One with the communion of saints in all times and places, let us confess our sin against God and one another.

Silence for reflection and self-examination.

P: O God, our merciful redeemer, C: we confess the ways we live only for ourselves. We fail to see you in our neighbor’s face. We turn our ears from voices that cry out. We pass by the hungry and the oppressed. In your great mercy, forgive our sin and strengthen us for service to all in need; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

P: In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake God forgives us all our sins. As a called and ordained minister of the Church of Christ, and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the ☩ Son, and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen.

THANKSGIVING [Tune: Festal Song, ELW 427]

To God, the Father, Son, and Spirit, ever blest, the One in Three, the Three in One, be endless praise addressed.

SUPPLICATION P: Let us pray. Almighty God, you have knit your people together in one communion in the mystical body of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Grant us grace to follow your blessed saints in lives of faith and commitment, and to know the inexpressible joys you have pre- pared for those who love you, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen.

Sit

 WORD 

FIRST READING—Revelation 7:9-17 (Please see the back page of this worship folder.) The book of Revelation is written to seven churches in western Asia Minor during a time of great oppression. Today’s reading provides a response to the question asked in 6:17: “Who is able to stand?” The writer responds to the faithful with the assurance of God’s protection and a vision of eventual victory.

After the reading: A: The word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God.

CHORAL ANTHEM (8:30 a.m. worship service only)

SECOND READING—1 John 3:1-3 (Please see the back page of this worship folder.) A saint is one who has been set apart by God for God’s purposes. God, out of divine love, set us apart to be the children of God. Our holy hope is that we shall see God as God really is.

After the reading: A: The word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God.

Stand, as you are able.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION P: Alleluia. They are before the throne of God, C: and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them. Alleluia. (Revelation 7:15)

GOSPEL—Matthew 5:1-12 (Please see the back page of this worship folder.) In the beatitudes, Jesus provides a unique description of those who are blessed with God’s favor. His teaching is surprising and shocking to those who seek wealth, fame, and control over others.

Before the reading: After the reading: P: The holy gospel according to Matthew. P: The gospel of the Lord. C: Glory to you, O Lord. C: Praise to you, O Christ.

Sit

SERMON

HYMN OF THE DAY “Blest Are They”

Stand, as you are able.

APOSTLES’ CREED P: God has made us God’s people through our baptism into Christ. Living together in trust and hope, we confess our faith. C: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.

And in Jesus Christ, his 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 into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life ☩ everlasting. Amen.

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH P: Welcoming God’s reign of righteousness and mercy, let us pray with people of every time and place.

After each petition: P: Lord, in your mercy, C: hear our prayer.

The prayers conclude:

P: Receive these prayers and the hopes and concerns of our hearts, O God, as we entrust into your loving care all for whom we pray, through Jesus Christ our Lord. C: Amen.

Sit

GATHERING OF OFFERINGS

OFFERTORY “Partita on For All the Saints’”—David M. Cherwien

RECEIVING OF OFFERINGS

GATHERING OF ATTENDANCE SHEETS (All members, visitors, and guests are asked to sign the red Record of Fellowship and return it to the end of the row.)

Stand, as you are able.

OFFERTORY PRAYER P: Let us pray. Creator God, you made everything, and you provide for every need. The bread we break and the wine we pour come from you. As we eat and drink with thanksgiving, fill us with your love; let that love flow through us to others; and join us to the saints before us in a holy and boundless communion; through Jesus Christ our Lord. C: Amen.

 MEAL 

PREFACE P: The Lord be with you. C: And also with you. P: Lift up your hearts. C: We lift them to the Lord. P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. C: It is right to give our thanks and praise.

PROPER PREFACE P: It is truly right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise to you, almighty and merciful God, through our Savior Jesus Christ. By the witness of your saints you show us the hope of our calling and strengthen us to run the race set before us, that we may delight in your mercy and rejoice with them in glory And so, with all the saints, with the choirs of angels and all the hosts of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn:

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

WORDS OF INSTITUTION 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.

LORD’S PRAYER C: 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.

INVITATION P: Hunger no more. Thirst no more. Come to the banquet of life.

LAMB OF GOD

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DISTRIBUTION OF THE SACRAMENT

DISTRIBUTION HYMNS Hymn 621 “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence” Hymn 677 “For All the Saints” Hymn 670 “Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones”

Stand, as you are able.

POST-COMMUNION PRAYER P: Let us pray. Sovereign God, in this meal you give us a foretaste of the great feast to come. Keep us faithful to you, that we, with all your saints, may at length celebrate the marriage feast of the Lamb, Jesus Christ our Lord. C: Amen.

 SENDING 

BENEDICTION P: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and ☩ give you peace. C: Amen.

DISMISSAL P: Led on by the saints before us, go in peace to serve the Lord. C: Thanks be to God.

POSTLUDE “Partita on For All the Saints’”—David M. Cherwien

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COMMEMORATIONS FOR THE WEEK

November 7—John Christian Frederick Heyer, died 1873; Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg, died 1710; Ludwig Nommensen, died 1918; missionaries Three missionaries are commemorated on this date. Heyer was the first missionary sent out by American Lutherans. Ordained in 1820, he established Sunday schools and taught at Gettysburg College and Seminary. Heyer became a missionary in the Andhra region of In- dia. During a break in his mission work he received the M.D. degree from what would later be Johns Hopkins University. Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg (ZEEG-en-balg) was a missionary to the Tamils of Tran- quebar on the southeast coast of India. The first convert to Christianity was baptized about ten months after Ziegenbalg began preaching. His missionary work was opposed by the lo- cal Hindus and also by Danish authorities in that area. Ziegenbalg was imprisoned for his work on a charge of converting the natives. Today, the Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church carries on his work. Ludwig Ingwer Nommensen was born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. In the early 1860s he went to Sumatra to serve as a Lutheran missionary. His work was among the Ba- tak people, who had previously not seen Christian missionaries. Though he encountered some initial difficulties, the missions began to succeed following the conversion of several tribal chiefs. Nommensen translated the scriptures into Batak while honoring much of the native culture.

Heyer Ziegenbalg Nommensen

November 11—Martin, Bishop of Tours, died 397 Martin’s pagan father enlisted him in the army at age fifteen. One winter day, a beggar approached Martin for aid, and he cut his cloak in half and gave a portion to the beggar. Later, Martin understood that he had seen the presence of Christ in that beggar, and this ended his uncertainty about Christianity. He soon asked for his release from his military duties, but he was imprisoned instead. After his release from prison he began preaching, particularly against the Arians. In 371 he was elected bishop of Tours. As bishop he developed a reputation for intervening on behalf of prisoners and heretics who had been sentenced to death.

November 11— Søren Aabye Kierkegaard, teacher, died 1855 Kierkegaard (KEER-keh-gore), a nineteenth-century Danish theologian whose writings reflect his Lutheran heritage, was the founder of modern existentialism. Though he was engaged to a woman he deeply loved, he ended the relationship because he believed he was called to search the hidden side of life. Many of his works were published under a variety of names, so that he could reply to arguments from his own previous works. Kierkegaard’s work attacked the established church of his day—its com- placency, its tendency to intellectualize faith, and its desire to be accepted by polite society.

Please Join a Bible Study Group: Tuesdays: + 4th Tues., 7:00 PM LWML Women’s Bible Study— Rm 205 Thursdays: + 9:30 AM Bible Study— Rm 205 Saturdays— +8:00 AM—Men’s Bible Study—Rm 205 Sunday Morning (10:00AM) - Adults/Students/Youth: + Adults- “A Man Named Martin,” a video study of Martin Luther --AC + Youth - IFLY Bible Studies — Rm 105 + iROCC - Middle Schoolers’ Class — Rm 205

ATTENDANCE AND OFFERING

Sunday, October 29 157

Offering $6,106.20 Needed Each Week $7,135.68

OPPORTUNITIES THIS WEEK: Nov. 5-Nov. 12, 2017 S=Sanctuary LL= lower level LIB=library (Rm 203) AC= Activity Center Youth/Campus Room=Rm 105 North Classroom= Rm 205

Today 5 All Saint’s Day Red Wagon Sunday Family Promise Week Starts 8:30 AM Worship Service with Communion—S

9:35 AM Sign-Language Mini-Lessons—LIB 9:45 AM Sunday School & Adult Bible Study

11:00 AM Worship Service with Communion—S

12:15 PM Handbell Choir-S 5:00 PM Family Promise--AC

5:30 PM Junior Confirmation Class—Rm 205 Monday 6 11:00 AM Faithfully Fit Forever—AC

5:00 PM Family Promise--AC 6:00 PM Board of Outreach—Rm 205

Tuesday 7 5:00 PM Family Promise--LL Wednesday 8 11:00 AM Faithfully Fit Forever—AC

5:00 PM Family Promise--LL

7:45 PM Choir Rehearsal—Music Room Thursday 9 9:30 AM Bible Study—Rm 205

Noon Quilting for LWR--LL 5:00 PM Outreach to the Blind Thanksgiving Dinner--LL

5:00 PM Family Promise--AC 6:00 PM Deaf Ministry—Rm 207

Friday 10 11:00 AM Faithfully Fit Forever—AC 5:00 PM Family Promise--AC

Saturday 11 8:00 AM Men’s Bible Study—Rm 205

9:00 AM LWML Bazaar--AC 5:00 PM Family Promise--AC

rd Sunday 12 23 Sunday after Pentecost 8:30 AM Worship Service with Communion—S

9:35 AM Sign-Language Mini-Lessons—LIB 9:45 AM Sunday School & Adult Bible Study

11:00 AM Worship Service with Communion—S 12:15 PM Handbell Choir-S

5:30 PM Junior Confirmation Class—Rm 205

Prayer Requests “A Praying Church Is a Growing Church”

Members/friends in retirement centers/nursing homes/at home: Shirley Bivens – Richmond Healthcare Center, Richmond, KS Jo Lutz – Brandon Woods Don Chapin—at home Special Prayer Requests: Boldness in our mission for Jesus to our community and world. Families to attend worship and Bible Study, and faithfully bring children to Sunday School. Our ministry to students, faculty, and staff of Kansas, Baker, and Haskell Universities.

For Those in the Military: For SSgt Ross Kinsey, USAF Medic in South Korea, son-in-law of Garry and Jennifer Fister Protection and care for those in the military, especially in Iraq and Afghanistan.

For Healing: For Mildred Weinkauf, Pastor Randy’s mother For Brian Kubota For Juanita Gerhardt For Sandy Flachsbarth For Cel Muff, friend of Lee and Sandy Flachsbarth For Lori Anderson, Linda Lucas’ niece For Kelly Smith For Ron Miller, June Floyd’s brother-in-law For John Bond, Jane Hoyt’s nephew. For Rob Simons, Sharon Hettinger’s brother For June Floyd For Nancy Weinkauf For Julie Crowe For Karyn Bredehoft For Karl Capps For Lee Flachsbarth For Dick Bivens

For Comfort: For John Whitehead and family at the of his mother, Linda Killough. . For Russ and Beth Dwyer and family at the death of their foster child, Christian.

*Prayer requests will be listed for only one month, but may be renewed monthly.

CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS Welcome all students! Worship with us regularly and participate in ministries of our campus group and congregation. Speak with Pastor Weinkauf about the opportunities.

Please be sure to put your Lawrence address and telephone number on attendance sheet. PARISH NOTES AND NEWS TODAY’S ALTAR FLOWERS are given to the glory of God and in memory of the members of Immanuel Lutheran Church and University Student Center who have passed away since All Saints Day, 2016. This past year only one member of Immanuel entered into the fullness of eternal life, Wiley Scott.

PRINTED COPIES of Pastor Randy’s sermons for the past month are available for your taking. They are located in the plastic rack on the front corner of the table in the church entryway. Today’s sermon is printed on salmon-colored paper. RED WAGON: It is the first Sunday of the month, which means it is Red Wagon Sunday! Thanks to your generosity, our wagons are overflowing again this month. As you know, our Red Wagon food items continue to help stock the shelves at the Ballard Community Cen- ter, and your recent cash donations have gone to Trinity Interfaith Food Pantry. Last week we all received a letter of thanks from one of the pantry’s volunteers. He wrote, in part: “Thank you for your continued support and donation. . .. The food pantry has been open 78 days from January through September 2017 and has served 6,269 people--2,610 families, so far this year. . .. Your generous donations have helped us buy food for people who have a real need for food assistance for families for different reasons.” May God continue to bless you and to use your donations, whether cash or food stuffs, to His honor and glory. FAMILY PROMISE: Immanuel is hosting four Family Promise families this week, Novem- ber 5-12. Please keep our guests in your prayers and sign up to help. “Carry each other’s burdens,” wrote the apostle Paul to the Galatians (6:2), “and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” If you, your family, and/or your church committee can prepare a meal, stay overnight, or host for an evening we still have opportunities available. Please contact Ann Hossler (305-205-3136) or Virgil Dean (785-424-5115). THE BLIND OUTREACH MINISTRY will be celebrating Thanksgiving this Thursday, No- vember 9. We will be in the lower level area from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. Come and join us for an early Thanksgiving dinner. SAVE THE DATE: The Men of Immanuel will host a Medicare and Chili event Monday, November 13 at 7:00 p.m. An informational program will be presented about Medicare by Janet Ikenberry of the Douglas County Senior Resource Center and Duane Stohs, a repre- sentative of Thrivent Financial. The congregation is invited to attend. Bring your spouses or others involved in your healthcare decisions. Please sign up in the volunteer book in the narthex. THE TOPEKA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS joins Arts@First to present Isabelle Demers, organist, on Sunday, November 12, 2017, 3 p.m., at First Pres- byterian Church, in downtown Topeka. Continually in demand in the U.S. and globally, Isa- belle Demers has transcribed two special works for the organ that will be featured in her program: an arrangement of John Williams' Harry Potter Suite and Felix Mendels- sohn's Reformation Symphony. Bach and Widor are also on the menu. The recital is free; a free-will offering will be collected. NEW STAFF FUND UPDATE The balance on the New Staff Fund stands at $64,650. Our original goal was $70,000 but due to the time which has passed the cost of a new graduate is now $80,000 when benefits are included. When a person is called or hired we will be making a long term commitment to that person. If we were to spread the money from the New Staff Fund over a 3 or 4 year period, the 2018 proposed budget income would need to be increased by $39,000. The salary will increase each year as the person gains experience. If we call or hire a person with experience, the beginning salary and benefits will be even higher. Thank you to everyone who has been contributing to the New Staff Fund. We need to prayerfully consider how we can commit to long term offerings which will allow Immanuel to hire a second Commissioned church worker.

WE ARE DISCONTINUING IMMANUEL'S MOBILE APP. We have decided that it does not make sense to continue with the "app" launched 4 years ago. In it's place, we will be enhancing our website to make it more mobile friendly. We know there are individuals that use the app and we apologize to you. Please visit: ImmanualLawrence.org or facebook.com/ImmanuelLutheranChurchLawrenceKS for your online needs. If you have any difficulties accessing the website, please contact either Dudley Karstensen or Mark Crabtree. We gladly accept suggestions for the website and facebook and would like to hear from you. FLU SEASON: Influenza season is here. The Health and Wellness Committee highly rec- ommends anyone age 6 months or older (who is eligible) get their flu vaccines. If you are in need of financial assistance, please notify a member of the Health and Wellness Commit- tee for a pharmacy gift card. GENEROSITY THOUGHT—“Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy” (Matthew 5:7). This is one of many Bible passages that remind us that we reap what we sow. Likewise, what God puts into us (God’s own love, mercy, kindness, and generosity) flows back out of us. For it all starts with God’s self-giving! ARE YOU STRESSED? DISCOURAGED? FEELING DOWN? You don’t have to go through difficult times alone. Our Stephen Ministers are ready to provide you with confidential, one-to-one, Christian care and support to help you get through a tough time. So don’t keep it all inside and struggle alone through the holiday season. Our Stephen Ministers are “there to care.” To find out more about Stephen Ministry, talk with Pastor Randy, Immanuel- University’s Stephen Leader. THE LUTHERAN HOUR Not so long ago over 370 million tickets were sold for a Powerball drawing. Each person who made a purchase had hope that they might become rich. Most were disappointed. In 1 Thessalonians 4, St. Paul ex- plains how the resurrection hope of Christians is better than the hopelessness of the world and far more solid than groundless wishful thinking. Listen to “The Lutheran Hour” next Sunday at 7:30 a.m. on radio station WIBW 580 AM (Topeka), at 8:00 a.m. on KCMO 710 AM (Mission), or at 8:30 a.m. on KLWN 1320 AM (Lawrence), as Speaker Emeritus of The Lutheran Hour Rev. Ken Klaus preaches on the theme, “More Than a Wish,” based on 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14. Or you can listen to “The Lutheran Hour” on streaming MP3 at http://www.lutheranhour.org/default.asp.

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Haskell LIGHT House: [email protected] – (785) 841-4809 website: haskelllight.org

SERVING IN THE HOUSE TODAY

Preaching: Rev. Randy Weinkauf

Organist: Sharon Hettinger Elders: 8:30 Sandra Studley & (assistant) 11:00 Tim Hetzler & Martha Preboth (assistant) Ushers: 8:30 Pat McCandless; Jake, Lisa, & Ethan Lahm 11:00 June Floyd Greeters: 8:30 Seth & Sandra Studley 11:00 Lynn Krusemark

Deaf Ministry: 8:30 Sunnie Planthold & Christine Mennicke- assistant

Lay Reader: 8:30 Jack Landgrebe 11:00 Michael Grear

Lay Caller: Virgil Dean

Communion Care: Amy Wilson ; Jackie & Kelly Rector Counters: Julia Rose-Weston, Stephanie Stapleton Acolyte: Luke Lewis Nursery Attendant: 8:15-12:15 Samantha Landgrebe

ALL SAINTS’ SUNDAY - Matthew 5:1–12 (November 5) “I will do everything and suffer everything for the sake of Him whose promises are so generous and who says: ‘Through Christ you already have all the treasure in heaven, and more than enough. Yet I will give you even more, as a bonus. You will have the kingdom of heaven revealed to you, and the Christ whom you now have in faith you will have in sight as well.’” LW 21:292 Quotation from Luther’s Works, American Edition (56 vols.; St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House and Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1955 –1986).

ON QUESTION #3 for affordable housing

Justice Matters is working at full speed to get out the vote for the upcoming election, November 7, 2017. Lawrence voters will be asked whether a piece of the city's existing sales tax should be renewed and re-assigned for affordable housing. Justice Matters believes the answer is an emphatic "YES!"

This tax, which represents one penny for every $20 spent, will put over $1 million per year into the city's affordable housing trust fund and put the city on track to solve our affordable housing crisis in 15 years. The crisis is that 1 in 5 Doug- las County residents currently pays 50 percent or more of their income for housing, leaving them to choose between other necessities such as food or medi- cine. This is our community's best opportunity to reduce that burden on working families, retirees, and women fleeing domestic violence.

Election day is TUESDAY, November 7. Justice Matters prayerfully encourages its faithful friends at Immanuel Lutheran to VOTE YES to make Lawrence a more just community.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Book of Concord

A poll was taken of over 2,000 Lutheran pastors several years ago, asking them to list the questions they most frequently are asked about the Lutheran Confessions as contained in the Book of Concord. Here are the questions, in the order of frequency. Following the questions, answers are provided.

19. Do all Lutheran churches have the same view of the Book of Concord?

No. Many Lutheran churches in the world today have been thor- oughly influenced by the liberal theology that has taken over most so-called “mainline” Protestant denominations in North America and the large Protestant state churches in Europe, Scandinavia, and elsewhere. The foundation of much of modern theology is the view that the words of the Bible are not actually God’s words but merely human opinions and reflections of the personal feelings of those who wrote the words. Consequently, confessions that claim to be true explanations of God’s Word are now regarded more as historically conditioned human opinions, rather than as objective statements of truth. This would explain why some Lutheran churches enter into fellowship arrangements with non-Lutheran churches teaching things in direct conflict with the Holy Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions.

20. Do other churches have confessions like the Lutheran Church?

Yes, they do. Most other churches have confessions scattered throughout various books. The Book of Concord is unique among all churches in the world, since it gathers together the Lutheran Church’s most normative ex- pressions of the Christian faith into a single book that has been used for nearly five hundred years as a fixed point of reference for the Lutheran Church. Other churches have various cate- chisms and confessions they can point to, but few have as complete a collection of confessions that has received as much widespread use and support, for so long a time, as the Lutheran Confessions contained in the Book of Concord of 1580.

https://lutheranreformation.org/theology/the-lutheran-confessions/book-of-concord-faqs (accessed September 19, 2017).