Zion Lutheran Church
SEPTEMBER 22, 2019
Prelude
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
HYMN #685 “Take My Life, That I May Be”
Page 213 GREETING
Insert THE PRAYER OF THE DAY
Insert FIRST BIBLE READING: AMOS 8:4-7
Insert RESPONSIVE READING: PSALM 113
Insert SECOND BIBLE READING: 1ST TIMOTHY 2:1-7
Page 216 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: “Alleluia”
Insert GOSPEL READING: LUKE 16:1-13
SERMON: “Using Money And Making Friends”
HYMN #686 “We Give Thee But Thine Own”
Page 217 THE APOSTLES’ CREED
Insert PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
OFFERING IS RECEIVED
Page 220 THANKSGIVING FOR THE WORD
Page 221 THE LORD’S PRAYER
BENEDICTION
HYMN #733 “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”
Page 222 DISMISSAL
Postlude
PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS:
The Family of Arnold Knudson. Bentley Dick, Mark Nesheim, Carolyn Graff, Debi Engelhard, Joan Laumb, Robert Hetler, Adam Erickson, Karen Rademacher, Irene Knudson, Curtis Thompson, Vernon Thompson, Evelyn Lee, Bob Lee & son Gregg.
CONTINUED SAFETY for all military personnel
TODAY’S WORSHIP LEADERS:
Pastor George Schuessler Organist: Kristin Berg
Reader: Laurie Gathman Acolyte: Laney Brown
Greeters: Kyle & Bonnie Schepp & Family
Last Week’s Attendance: 83 Last Week’s Offering: $1388.00
Next Week’s service participants: Reader: Lyle Gorseth,
Greeters: Curt & Randi Schumaier & Family, Acolyte: None
WELCOME To All Guests! We’re glad you’re here! May God richly bless our time together in Worship and in our 10am Coffee Fellowship.
THANK YOU TO THE BELL CHOIR for the beautiful music this morning!!
CONGRATULATIONS to our 3rd graders receiving their Bibles this morning!! Thank you to the ZLCW for providing these!
LUTHER LEAGUE meets next Sunday at 2pm at Zion for Bible Study and snacks, ALL youth from Berthold & Carpio in grades 7-12 are invited!!
TACO-IN-A-BAG Noon lunch is available TODAY at Carpio. All proceeds from the Free Will Offering will go to the Berthold Zion Food Pantry. Special thanks to the Carpio Cenex for helping with some supplies for this lunch.
NEXT SUNDAY we will enjoy praising God in song through Scandinavian hymns and Special music. Please let Pastor know if you are able to share your musical talent through song or instrument.
50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY for Gordon & Irene Troxel will be this Tuesday, September 24th from 4-7pm in the basement of 1st Lutheran Church in Minot.
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES CENTENIAL CELEBRATION at Zion will be October 6TH during our Worship Service. A door offering will be received for LSS in commemoration of 100 years of Christ centered social service ministry.
GIDEON STEVE MOEN will be with us on Oct. 13TH to share the excitement of Bible distribution ministry. A Door Offering will be received.
CARPIO LUTHERAN WOMEN will be hosting the Western Prairie Cluster Fall Gathering October 19TH at 9:30am. The theme is, “Choose Joy!” Breakfast, lunch, and afternoon coffee will be served.
BID CONTRACTS are now being received in the Zion Church Office for the Zion Positions of Treasurer, Office Secretary, Custodian, and Lawn Care. These are 3 year contracts except for Lawn Care which is for only one year. See the article in the newsletter or the note on the Bulletin Board for more information.
BISHOP MARK NARUM will be gathering with us on Nov. 10TH as we have our Harvest Festival at both Carpio and Zion.
Upcoming Events:
- Monday, 9-23—Ecumenical Quilting 1pm
- Thursday, 9-19 – Bible Study in Carpio 10am
- Sunday, 9-29 – Music Festival Worship 9am
o Sunday School/Fellowship 10am, Luther League 2pm
Upcoming Church Dinners:
September 29th ~ Rose Valley Lutheran Church in rural DesLacs Bazaar auction at 7:00pm, crafts and baked items, dessert and coffee served following auction.
October 6th ~ St Mary’s in Foxholm Roast Beef Dinner from 11am-3pm.