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Thursday, September 9, 2021

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Glimpses of Glendale
Glendale Lutheran Church Newsletter
September 9, 2021
This Sunday at 11am is the church picnic. Tony Petzoldt, Ken Clark, Ron Froesel, Jack Hurley, Greg Frimel, Mike Toney, Andy Ryan, Jonathan Schultz and Derek Don made lots of sausages from scratch Wednesday night. There will be regular, cherry, and garlic ones. Sue Schultz is getting fried chicken as well. Bring a dish to share. Bring family, neighbors and friends.

Church picnics are called fellowship events. We tend to think of fellowship as fun events but they are much deeper than that. Over the last Covid year we’ve missed these type of get-togethers. We are still trying to come back together as a congregation and regaining what we’ve lost. This church picnic is part of the healing.

In the Bible, fellowship is not a casual gathering; it’s a relationship between God’s people. Through Jesus Christ we have fellowship with God and one another. When we worship together we experience a brotherhood/sisterhood that comes from the Spirit. That fellowship spills over into living life together. We eat together, all the generations, because that’s what family does. Healthy families eat together, share their lives and enjoy each other’s company. Come to the picnic and remember what church is supposed to feel like.
Daily Bible Reading
Church Picnic Sunday!

Worship with us at 9:15 in the sanctuary and then join us on the front patio for fellowship and lunch at 11:00. Start digging through your cookbooks for some of your favorites to share!! We will have a few lawn games out for you to enjoy and bubbles for the kids! Rainy day picnic will be the same day in the gym.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Sue Schultz.

What will be provided:
  • Brats, hotdogs, condiments and buns
  • Paper products
  • Water and Lemonade

What can you bring:
  • A dish or two to share
  • Lawn chairs
  • Other drinks if you would like them
Deacons

If you need to talk to a fellow believe, email or 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). 
Offerings vs. Budget Update
Women's Tuesday Bible Study

Women’s Tuesday Bible Study has started up again at 9:15 am. Whether you’ve grown up hearing Bible stories or you’re exploring Scripture for the first time we hope you’ll join us as we discover the “Seamless” thread connecting the people, places & promises of the Bible.
Financial Update

After the first month of our current year fiscal year our offerings were $25,990, which is $6,510 below our budgeted offerings for the month. This continues a trend that developed over the last several months of our 2020-2021 fiscal year. The Leadership Council wants to remind everyone that although several members blessed us in the past year with significant bequests, bequest money has restrictions and is not used for budgeted items. A simplified way to give may be electronically by using the "Bill Pay" feature of your bank's website. The service provided is usually free of charge to both you and the Church. Most financial institutions allow you to set up Recurring Payments so you do not have to worry about forgetting your checkbook or being out of town. With this service, your gift can be deducted automatically from the account you choose without you ever having to write a manual check. We ask everyone to continue to prayerfully consider their giving as we also continue to thank God for the blessings He has bestowed on us.
Leadership Council Nominations

The Leadership Council is accepting nominations for the Council to consider to replace Council members whose terms are expiring in October. This year there are two members whose terms will be coming to an end. Please let anyone on Leadership Council, the Elders, or Pastor Scott know if there is anyone you would like to nominate who you believe would make a good leader for our Congregation. The Leadership Council will review those nominations at its September meeting and provide recommendations in advance of our October 2018 Voters’ Meeting.
Next Sunday's Bible Readings
Jeremiah 11:18-20; James 3:14—4:10; Mark 9:30-37
Worship Leaders
This Sunday - 9/12
Lector: Derek Don
Communion: Mike Toney
Greeters: Mike & Lisa Grossenheider
S/V: Paul Barbercheck
Ushers: Terry Buchholz, Ken Clark, Ron Froesel
Children's Message: Pastor Scott
Next Sunday - 9/19
Lector: Ryan Barnett
Communion: John Steele
Greeters: Terry & Jennifer Buchholz
S/V: Jerry Nicolaus
Ushers: Becci Sasser, Lisa Grossenheider
Children's Message: Tim Cosby
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.
Join us after the service this morning for the annual Church Picnic!
 
Men’s Bible Study starts tomorrow morning. Join us every Monday at 7:30am.
 
Women’s Tuesday Morning Bible Study has started up again for the fall. Join us Tuesday mornings at 9:15.
 
Please update your email addresses for the church office. Our email addresses ending in “glendalelutheranchurch.org” no longer work. The new addresses are: Office: glendalelutheranchurch@gmail.com; Michelle: michellefiala1895@gmail.com; and Tony/Suk: glcfinance63122@gmail.com. Pastor Scott and Jim’s email addresses remain the same (scottjonas314@gmail.com, jtjrt@gmail.com). 
The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
9:15am
Prelude – Lead On, O King Eternal
 
Greeting and Welcome
 
Lighting of the Candles
 
Hymn of Invocation – A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (LSB 656)

A mighty fortress is our God, a trusty shield and weapon;
He helps us free from ev’ry need that hath us now o’ertaken.
The old evil foe now means deadly woe;
Deep guile and great might are his dread arms in fight;
On earth is not his equal.
 
With might of ours can naught be done, soon were our loss effected;
But for us fights the valiant One, whom God Himself elected.
Ask ye, Who is this? Jesus Christ it is,
Of Sabaoth Lord, and there’s none other God;
He holds the field forever.
 
Though devils all the world should fill, all eager to devour us,
We tremble not, we fear no ill; they shall not overpow’r us.
This world’s prince may still scowl fierce as he will,
He can harm us none. He’s judged; the deed is done;
One little word can fell him.
 
The Word they still shall let remain nor any thanks have for it;
He’s by our side upon the plain with His good gifts and Spirit.
And take they our life, goods, fame, child, and wife,
Though these all be gone, our vict’ry has been won;
The Kingdom ours remaineth.

+ 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:  Be strong, and let your heart take courage,
        all you who wait for the Lord!
C:  But I trust in you, O Lord;
        I say, “You are my God.”
P:  My times are in your hand;
        rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors!
C:  Make your face shine on your servant;
        save me in your steadfast love!
 
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:  Be strong, and let your heart take courage,
        all you who wait for the Lord!
 
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. Lord Jesus Christ, our support and defense in every need, continue to preserve Your Church in safety, govern her by Your goodness, and bless her with Your peace; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C: Amen.
First ReadingProverbs 20:1-13
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,
  and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion;
  whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his life.
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife,
  but every fool will be quarreling.
The sluggard does not plow in the autumn;
  he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
The purpose in a man’s heart is like deep water,
  but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Many a man proclaims his own steadfast love,
  but a faithful man who can find?
The righteous who walks in his integrity—
  blessed are his children after him!
A king who sits on the throne of judgment
  winnows all evil with his eyes.
Who can say, “I have made my heart pure;
  I am clean from my sin”?
Unequal weights and unequal measures
  are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
Even a child makes himself known by his acts,
  by whether his conduct is pure and upright.
The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
  the Lord has made them both.
Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty;
  open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.

P:  This is the Word of the Lord.
C:  Thanks be to God.
 
Epistle James 3:1–12
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways, and if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things.
How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water? Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water.
 
P:  This is the Word of the Lord.
C:  Thanks be to God.

Alleluia and Verse
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
 
Holy Gospel – Mark 9:14-29
P:  The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the ninth chapter.
C: Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
 When they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed and ran up to [Jesus] and greeted him.
And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?” And someone from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a spirit that makes him mute. And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able.”
And he answered them, “O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.” And they brought the boy to him. And when the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth. And Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood. And it has often cast him into fire and into water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” And Jesus said to him, “If you can! All things are possible for one who believes.” Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!” And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said, “He is dead.” But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?” And he said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.”
 
P:  This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise be to Thee, O Christ.
 
Apostles' Creed
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.
 
Children’s Hymn – Behold, What Manner of Love (AGPS 71)

Behold what manner of love the Father has given unto us!
Behold what manner of love the Father has given unto us!
That we should be called the children of God,
That we should be called the children of God.
 
(Repeat)

Children’s Sermon – Pastor Scott
 
Hymn of the Day – Nearer, My God, to Thee,

Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
E’en though it be a cross that raiseth me.
Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
 
Though like the wanderer, the sun goes down,
Darkness be over me, my rest a stone,
Yet in my dreams I’d be nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
 
There let the way appear, steps unto heav’n;
All that Thou sendest me, in mercy giv’n—
Angels to beckon me nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
 
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: 12 – Nora Steele; 14 – Mike Toney; 16 – Keith Rawlings; 17 – Carol Froesel; 18 – Judith Anderson, Sue Schatzman
 
Special Celebrations and Needs:
+ Church family members: Miriam Lee, upon the death of her mother, Laverne; Becci Lauber-Sasser, upon the birth of granddaughter Evelyn Grace; Rebecca Wehmueller, recovering from a horse riding accident; Mary Bush, recovering from hip replacement surgery
+ Friends of our congregation: Jonathan Chapa, husband of Stephanie, one of our CCLS-Glendale teachers, recovering from lung surgery; family and friends of first year seminary student Ken Oziah, upon his death from Covid
+ Those who are homebound or in nursing facilities: Fred & Mary Aufderheide, Mary Guion, Anne Hammann, Jerry & Jane Keathley, 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
 
Distribution Hymn – Jesus Comes Today with Healing (LSB 620)
 
Jesus comes today with healing,
Knocking at my door, appealing,
Off’ring pardon, grace, and peace.
He Himself makes preparation,
And I hear His invitation:
“Come and taste the blessèd feast.”
 
Christ Himself, the priest presiding,
Yet in bread and wine abiding
In this holy sacrament,
Gives the bread of life, once broken,
And the cup, the precious token
Of His sacred covenant.
 
Under bread and wine, though lowly,
I receive the Savior holy,
Blood and body, giv’n for me,
Very Lamb of God from heaven,
Who to bitter death was given,
Hung upon the cursèd tree.
 
God descends with heav’nly power,
Gives Himself to me this hour
In this ordinary sign.
On my tongue His pledge receiving,
I accept His grace, believing
That I taste His love divine.
 
Let me praise God’s boundless favor,
Whose own feast of love I savor,
Bidden by His gracious call.
Wedding garments He provides me,
With a robe of white He hides me,
Fits me for the royal hall.
 
Now have I found consolation,
Comfort in my tribulation,
Balm to heal the troubled soul.
God, my shield from ev’ry terror,
Cleanses me from sin and error,
Makes my wounded spirit whole.
 
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 – I Am Trusting Thee, Lord Jesus (LSB 729)

I am trusting Thee, Lord Jesus,
Trusting only Thee;
Trusting Thee for full salvation,
Great and free.
 
I am trusting Thee for pardon;
At Thy feet I bow,
For Thy grace and tender mercy
Trusting now.
 
I am trusting Thee for cleansing
In the crimson flood;
Trusting Thee to make me holy
By Thy blood.
 
I am trusting Thee to guide me;
Thou alone shalt lead,
Ev’ry day and hour supplying
All my need.
 
I am trusting Thee for power;
Thine can never fail.
Words which Thou Thyself shalt give me
Must prevail.
 
I am trusting Thee, Lord Jesus;
Never let me fall.
I am trusting Thee forever
And for all.
 
Postlude
 
+ WORSHIP LEADERS +
Preacher/Celebrant/Liturgist – Pastor Scott
Organist/Pianist – Jim Thielker
Communion – Mike Toney
Sound/Video – Paul Barbercheck
Lector – Derek Don
Ushers – Terry Buchholz, Ken Clark, Ron Froesel
Greeters – Mike & Lisa Grossenheider
 
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.