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Thursday, July 29, 2021

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Glimpses of Glendale
Glendale Lutheran Church Newsletter
July 29, 2021
We’ve been through a lot over the last year plus and we continue to have to adjust to Covid. This Sunday I will be wearing a mask as I greet people. Mike Toney and I will also wear one during communion. I know most of our congregation is vaccinated. I will let you decide if you wish to wear a mask or not. Everyone has the choice to spread out in the pews and at the communion rail. I’ve been in communication with the elders and the district office.

Tomorrow I will be getting a Covid test. I’m showing no symptoms, but Ann has Covid. Last Sunday, she didn’t come to church because she wasn’t feeling well. She started confining herself to the basement. Tuesday morning a test confirmed that she had it even though our whole household has been vaccinated. Grace and Faith feel healthy with no symptoms. About 50% of the time, household members do not get Covid from infected family. Keep us in your prayers. If I test positive, the elders and I will make arrangements for Sunday. God is good and in control.
Daily Bible Reading
July Food Drive Update

Thanks to all who have participated in the GLC Food Drive - you have been generous as usual.  Larry Watson from Kirk Care told me this is perfect timing for our food drive. As usually happens, Kirk Care has to to buy some food in the summer because people are preoccupied with vacations, visitors, outdoor activities, etc. They filled empty spaces early in July. Our contributions will be the filler for August.

There is a little time if anyone still wants to make a contribution. We will move the food Monday, August 2 .
The Friendly Church with the Six O'Clock Chimes

That was a tag line on our church literature from many years ago. You may or may not have noticed that we have not had bells ringing for our Sunday call to worship. Those that live nearby may have noticed that bells have not sounded from our church rooftop for several months--bells that had been ringing there on a regular basis since 1982. Our current system served us well but is now beyond repair. The leadership council, in consensus with the elders, has agreed that this method of identification and outreach for our church is a worthwhile project to restore.

Just as we have been blessed most recently with a large number of bequest monies from the estates of several long-time members now in heaven, we have also been blessed with monies given by our current members and friends in memorial for those who have passed. By combining monies given in memorial over the past few years, we are able to fully fund a new electronic carillon and restore this long tradition. These monies had been given to honor: Jim Peterson, Eunice Zimmermann, Dale Griffin, LaVerne Eifert, Lucille Massie, Jack Rutter, Mary Ann Faeth, Charlotte Moret, Sally Dobrunz, Vivian Kattentidt, Betty Welch, Nancy Allen, David Thielker, Vivian Scott, and Alton Scott. This acquisition is a fitting remembrance of these faithful members and loved ones.
Position Available

Gene Smith is looking for a weekday companion for his wife, Cindy, who has dementia. This would be a paid position and would be for five hours a day, Monday through Friday. If interested, please contact Pastor Scott.
Rummage Sale Organizer

Interested in heading up the GLC rummage sale? Please contact Pastor Scott.
Financial Update
Next Sunday's Bible Readings
1 Kings 19:1-8; Ephesians 4:17—5:2; John 6:35-51
Worship Leaders
This Sunday - 8/1
Lector: Lisa Grossenheider
Communion: Mike Toney
S/V: Tony Petzoldt
Ushers: Becci Sasser, Jack Hurley, Rodger Lubben
Children's Message: Pastor Scott
Next Sunday - 8/8
Lector: Laurel Don
Communion: John Steele
S/V: Paul Barbercheck
Ushers: Ken Clark, Terry Buchholz, Ron Froesel
Children's Message: Janet Leet
The Word Within the Word

Worship Bulletin


Welcome to Glendale Lutheran!

Pastor Scott Jonas would love to talk to you. You can contact him via cell 805-345-6658 or email scottjonas314@gmail.com.
Save the Date: Thursday, August 12 at 6:00pm, join us for dinner along with a presentation from our missionary David Baker.

Deacon List…If you need to talk to a fellow believer, email or call Pastor Scott or one of these deacons: Cathie Albers (cathleenalbers@charter.net), Joel Hempel (jhempel411@gmail.com), Marcia Hempel (mshempel11@att.net), Bob Jacobson (rjacobson@hy-c.com), or Tony Petzoldt (tonypetzoldt@sbcglobal.net).
 
We need more worship volunteers. If you can help with ushering, greeting, reading, communion or audio visual, please contact the church office or sign up on the kiosk.
The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
9:15am
Divine Service III
Prelude – Be Thou My Vision
 
Greeting and Welcome
 
Lighting of the Candles
 
Hymn of Invocation – All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name (LSB 549, verses 1-3, 7)

All hail the pow’r of Jesus’ name!
Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem
And crown Him Lord of all.
Bring forth the royal diadem
And crown Him Lord of all.
 
Crown Him, ye martyrs of our God,
Who from His altar call;
Extol the stem of Jesse’s rod
And crown Him Lord of all.
Extol the stem of Jesse’s rod
And crown Him Lord of all.
 
Ye seed of Israel’s chosen race,
Ye ransomed from the fall,
Hail Him who saves you by His grace
And crown Him Lord of all.
Hail Him who saves you by His grace
And crown Him Lord of all.
 
Oh, that with yonder sacred throng
We at His feet may fall!
We’ll join the everlasting song
And crown Him Lord of all.
We’ll join the everlasting song
And crown Him Lord of all.

+ Preparation +
 
P:  In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C:  Amen.
 
P:  Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins unto God our Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness.
 
P:  Our help is in the name of the Lord,
C:  who made heaven and earth.
P:  I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord,
C:  and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.
 
Silence for reflection on God's Word and for self-examination.
 
P:  O almighty God, merciful Father,
C:  I, a poor, miserable sinner, confess unto You all my sins and iniquities with which I have ever offended You and justly deserved Your temporal and eternal punishment. But I am heartily sorry for them and sincerely repent of them, and I pray You of Your boundless mercy and for the sake of the holy, innocent, bitter sufferings and death of Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, to be gracious and merciful to me, a poor, sinful being.
 
P:  Upon this your confession, I, by virtue of my office, as a called and ordained servant of the Word, announce the grace of God unto all of you, and in the stead and by the command of my Lord Jesus Christ I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C:  Amen.
 
+ Word +
 
Introit
P:  With upright heart he shepherded them
        and guided them with his skillful hand.
C:  He commanded the skies above
        and opened the doors of heaven,
P:  and he rained down on them manna to eat
        and gave them the grain of heaven.
C:  Man ate of the bread of the angels;
        he sent them food in abundance.
 
All: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen
 
P:  With upright heart he shepherded them
        and guided them with his skillful hand.
 
Kyrie
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
 
Gloria in Excelsis
Glory be to God on High,
and on earth peace, goodwill toward men.
We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we worship Thee.
we glorify Thee, we give thanks to Thee, for Thy great glory.
O Lord God, heav'nly King, God the Father Almighty.
O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ;
O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us.
Thou that takest away the sin of the world, receive our prayer.
Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us.
For Thou only art holy; Thou only art the Lord.
Thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost,
art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Salutation and Collect of the Day
P:  The Lord be with you.
C: And with thy spirit.
 
P:  Let us pray. Merciful Father, You gave Your Son Jesus as the heavenly bread of life. Grant us faith to feast on Him in Your Word and Sacraments that we may be nourished unto life everlasting; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C: Amen.
 
First ReadingExodus 16:2–15
And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness, and the people of Israel said to them, “Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots and ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not. On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather daily.” So Moses and Aaron said to all the people of Israel, “At evening you shall know that it was the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, and in the morning you shall see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your grumbling against the Lord. For what are we, that you grumble against us?” And Moses said, “When the Lord gives you in the evening meat to eat and in the morning bread to the full, because the Lord has heard your grumbling that you grumble against him—what are we? Your grumbling is not against us but against the Lord.”
Then Moses said to Aaron, “Say to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, ‘Come near before the Lord, for he has heard your grumbling.’” And as soon as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud. And the Lord said to Moses, “I have heard the grumbling of the people of Israel. Say to them, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you shall know that I am the Lord your God.’”
In the evening quail came up and covered the camp, and in the morning dew lay around the camp. And when the dew had gone up, there was on the face of the wilderness a fine, flake-like thing, fine as frost on the ground. When the people of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “It is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat.
 
P:  This is the Word of the Lord.
C:  Thanks be to God.
 
Epistle 1 Corinthians 11:1-16
Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.
Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you. But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God. Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head, but every wife who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is the same as if her head were shaven. For if a wife will not cover her head, then she should cut her hair short. But since it is disgraceful for a wife to cut off her hair or shave her head, let her cover her head. For a man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man. For man was not made from woman, but woman from man. Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels. Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman; for as woman was made from man, so man is now born of woman. And all things are from God. Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a wife to pray to God with her head uncovered? Does not nature itself teach you that if a man wears long hair it is a disgrace for him, but if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair is given to her for a covering. If anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have no such practice, nor do the churches of God.
 
P:  This is the Word of the Lord.
C:  Thanks be to God.
 
Alleluia and Verse 
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
 
Holy Gospel – John 6:22-35
P:  The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the sixth chapter.
C: Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
 
When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?” Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not labor for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal.” Then they said to him, “What must we do, to be doing the works of God?” Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” So they said to him, “Then what sign do you do, that we may see and believe you? What work do you perform? Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.”
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.
 
P:  This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise be to Thee, O Christ.
 
Apostles' Creed
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.
 
Children’s Hymn – Brothers and Sisters in Christ (AGPS 78)

Sing Alleluia! Amen!
Let your prayers and your praises ascend.
Lift up your voices and sing
To our Lord God, our Savior and King!
Here brought together by grace,
We are gathered as friends in this place. Refrain
 
Refrain:  And assembled as one, in the name of the Son,
              Lifting hearts, lifting hands, Celebrating as friends
              And proclaiming the Lord, all our praises afford.
              We are brothers and sisters in Christ.

Children’s Sermon – Pastor Scott
 
Hymn of the Day – What Is This Bread (LSB 629)
 
What is this bread?
Christ’s body risen from the dead:
This bread we break, this life we take,
Was crushed to pay for our release.
O taste and see—the Lord is peace.
 
What is this wine?
The blood of Jesus shed for mine;
The cup of grace brings His embrace
Of life and love until I sing!
O taste and see—the Lord is King.
 
Yet is God here?
Oh, yes! By Word and promise clear,
In mouth and soul he makes us whole—
Christ, truly present in this meal.
O taste and see—the Lord is real.
 
Sermon
 
Offertory
Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from Thy presence,
And take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.
Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation,
And uphold me with Thy free spirit. Amen.
Offering
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Prayer of the Church
+ Celebrating birthdays this week: 2 – Ken Kight; 3 – Theresa Canania, Breanna Ladd; 5 – Vicky Petzoldt; 6 – Ben Lee; 7 – Alan Schultz
+ Wedding anniversaries: 25 – John & Pat Steele; 6 – Dan & Sue DeFosset
 
Special Celebrations and Needs:
+ Church family members: Karen Raterman, in the hospital following a stroke; Jeff Wille and family, grieving the death of Jeff’s father; Daniel DeFosset, in the hospital with Guillain-Barre Syndrome
+ Those who are homebound or in nursing facilities: Fred & Mary Aufderheide, Mary Guion, Anne Hammann, Ruth Wussler
 
+ Sacrament +
 
Preface
P:  The Lord be with you.
C: And with thy spirit.
P:  Lift up your hearts.
C: We lift them up unto the Lord.
P:  Let us give thanks unto the Lord our God.
C: It is meet and right so to do.
P:  It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God. And most especially are we bound to praise You on this day for the glorious resurrection of Your Son, Jesus Christ, the very Paschal Lamb, who was sacrificed for us and bore the sins of the world. By His dying He has destroyed death, and by His rising again He has restored to us everlasting life. Therefore with Mary Magdalene, Peter and John, and with all the witnesses of the resurrection, with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying:

Sanctus
Holy, holy, holy Lord God of Sabaoth;
heav'n and earth are full of Thy glory.
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is He, blessed is He,
Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.
 
Lord’s Prayer
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.

The Words of Our Lord
P:  Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said: “Take, eat; this is My + body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me.”
     In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying: “Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My + blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
 
Pax Domini
P:  The peace of the Lord be with you always.
C: Amen.
 
Agnus Dei
O Christ, Thou Lamb of God,
that takest away the sin of the world,
have mercy upon us.
O Christ, Thou Lamb of God,
that takest away the sin of the world,
have mercy upon us.
O Christ, Thou Lamb of God,
that takest away the sin of the world,
grant us Thy peace. Amen.

Distribution
 
Blessing

Nunc Dimittis
Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant
depart in peace according to Thy word,
for mine eyes have seen Thy salvation,
which Thou hast prepared before the face of all people,
a light to lighten the Gentiles
and the glory of Thy people Israel.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen.
   
Thanksgiving
P:  O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good,
C: and His mercy endureth forever.
 
P:  Let us pray. We give thanks to You, almighty God, that You have refreshed us through this salutary gift, and we implore You that of Your mercy You would strengthen us through the same in faith toward You and fervent love toward one another; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C: Amen
 
Salutation and Benedicamus
P:  The Lord be with you.
C: And with thy spirit.
 
P:  Bless we the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
       
Benediction   
P:  The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and + give you peace.
C: Amen, amen, amen.
 
Closing Hymn – God of Grace and God of Glory
 
God of grace and God of glory,
On Your people pour Your pow’r;
Crown Your ancient Church’s story;
Bring its bud to glorious flow’r.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage
For the facing of this hour,
For the facing of this hour.
 
Lo, the hosts of evil round us
Scorn the Christ, assail His ways!
From the fears that long have bound us
Free our hearts to faith and praise.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage
For the living of these days,
For the living of these days.
 
Save us from weak resignation
To the evils we deplore;
Let the gift of Your salvation
Be our glory evermore.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
Serving You whom we adore,
Serving You whom we adore.
 
Postlude – Coronation March
 
+ + +
 
+ WORSHIP LEADERS +
Preacher/Celebrant/Liturgist – Pastor Scott
Organist/Pianist – Jim Thielker
Communion – Mike Toney
Sound/Video – Tony Petzoldt
Lector – Lisa Grossenheider
Ushers –Becci Sasser, Jack Hurley, Rodger Lubben
 
Acknowledgments
Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.