WELCOME TO WORSHIP
In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we welcome you to St. Paul’s. We especially welcome our guests who have joined us today. We pray that your soul will be strengthened by the good news of God’s forgiveness through Jesus.
PRAYER IN PREPARATION FOR TODAY’S WORSHIP
Lord God, the world tries to tell me that if you were a good God you would take pain and suffering and the effects of evil out of my life. While you no doubt do that more than I realize, I thank you for being a truly gracious God and using the storms of life to help me reach my eternal home. Forgive my sins of questioning your plans and your love for me, and help me appreciate even more the promise of your presence through everything I face in life. In Christ I pray. Amen.
OPENING HYMN 504 We Sing the Almighty Power of God
INVOCATION
CONFESSION
DECLARATION OF GRACE
LORD, HAVE MERCY
GLORY BE TO GOD ON HIGH
The Word
SALUTATION
PRAYER OF THE DAY
FIRST READING Job 38:1–11
PSALM OF THE DAY Psalm 42
SECOND READING Acts 27:13–26
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Mark 4:41
GOSPEL Mark 4:35–41
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
HYMN OF THE DAY 805 Eternal Father, Strong to Save
SERMON Job 38:1–11 “Who? Where? What?”
APOSTLES’ CREED
OFFERING
PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
HYMN 847 Be Still, My Soul
PRAYER
LORD’S PRAYER
BLESSING
CLOSING HYMN 820 O God, Our Help in Ages Past
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
VISITATION AND SERVICE FOR LELAND KASTENSCHMIDT
The Lord has taken Leland Kastenschmidt to be with him in heaven for all eternity. We will celebrate that fact with a victory service (funeral) tomorrow morning, Monday, June 24, at 11:00 am. A luncheon will follow the service. Visitation will be tonight, Sunday, June 23, from 4:00-6:00 pm here at church, as well as the hour before the service tomorrow. Join us as we praise Christ for his work in Leland’s heart and life.
JULY VOTERS’ MEETING
Our next quarterly voters’ meeting will be Sunday, July 14, at 11:15 am in the church basement. Note: In order to satisfy continuing school Accreditation requirements, there is a proposed amendment to the Bylaws which inserts the redline language into the current Bylaw concerning the Education Committee. Because this is a change to our Bylaws, it must be voted on by the voters in the July meeting and appear in the bulletin twice before the vote. If there are any questions on this, please feel free to call Congregational President Dan Arndt or Education Committee Chairman Dale Arndt.
ST. PAUL’S @ THE COUNTY FAIR
We will once again be manning the WELS fair booth on the opening night of the La Crosse County Fair, Wednesday, July 17, from 5:00-10:00 pm. If you’re able to help out and tell people about Jesus while inviting them to one of our area WELS churches for eternal comfort and hope, the Lord would appreciate it. Also, if you’d like to donate some school supplies for prizes, you can place them in the box in the lobby anytime between now and the Sunday before the fair.
WOMEN’S MINISTRY RETREAT
We hope you will join us on Saturday, August 3, for Finding Rest—an event created for women to enjoy fellowship with new and existing friends and to learn how to lean on our Lord and Savior when we are weary and burdened. In Matthew 11:28, Jesus said, “Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest”. Yet we need reminders. Find reminders through the presentations and time for reflection as we learn some real-life ways to find rest in Jesus. Four speakers are lined up to encourage us through God’s Word that day: Rebeckah Ellinghuysen, Gwen Schroeder, and Time of Grace authors Amber Albee Swenson and Jennifer Londgren. To find more information on the schedule, to read more about our speakers and their topics, or to register, please check out stpaulsonalaska.org (look for “women’s retreat” in the tabs on the top of the page).
CALENDAR
TODAY 8:00 am Worship
9:00 am Fellowship Hour
10:00 am Worship
4-6 pm Visitation for Leland Kastenschmidt (at St. Paul’s)
MONDAY 10:00 am Visitation for Leland Kastenschmidt
11:00 am Victory Service for Leland Kastenschmidt
7:00 pm Worship
THURSDAY 6:00 am Bible Information Class
NEXT SUNDAY 8:00 am Worship with Communion
9:00 am Fellowship Hour
10:00 am Worship with Communion