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 Jesus, you epitomized love when you gave your life for all people. Forgive me for the loveless moments I exhibit in my home and with my family. Remind today of your self-sacrificing love in paying for those sins, and guide me in your Word that I can imitate that love with my family and nurture their relationship with you more than anything. In your name I pray. Amen.
OPENING HYMN 505 For the Beauty of the Earth sts. 1, 4–5
INVOCATION
CONFESSION
ABSOLUTION
Prayer and Praise
LORD, HAVE MERCY
O LORD, OUR LORD
PRAYER OF THE DAY
The Word
FIRST READING Genesis 2:18–25
SECOND READING Ephesians 5:21—6:4
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
GOSPEL Mark 10:2–16
HYMN OF THE DAY 760 Oh, Blest the House
SERMON Mark 10:2–16 Think of God’s Plan for Your Family
NICENE CREED
OFFERING
PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
The Sacrament
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY
WORDS OF INSTITUTION
O CHRIST, LAMB OF GOD
DISTRIBUTION
DISTRIBUTION HYMN 728 This Is My Will
DISTRIBUTION HYMN 676 Take and Eat
DISTRIBUTION HYMN 673 O Lord, We Praise You
Thanksgiving
THANK THE LORD
PRAYER
LORD’S PRAYER
BLESSING
CLOSING HYMN 726 Love in Christ Is Strong and Living
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
QUARTERLY VOTERS’ MEETING TODAY
We have a quarterly voters’ meeting today, October 6, at 11:15 am.
VICTORY SERVICE FOR LAVERNE KRUEGER
Join us as we celebrate LaVerne Krueger’s entrance into heaven to live with his Savior forever. We will do so with a victory service (funeral) tomorrow, October 7, at 11:00 am. Visitation will be tonight, October 6, from 4:00-7:00 pm, at Fredrickson Funeral Home in Bangor, as well as the hour before the service. A luncheon will be served in the basement following the service as well. God be praised for his indescribable gift to LaVerne!
LWMS FALL RALLY
The LWMS Scenic Coulee Circuit Fall Rally will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 419 Jefferson Avenue, Sparta, WI. Registration will begin at 12:30 pm with the program starting at 1:00 pm. The guest speaker for the Fall Rally is Pastor Mark Rieke. Pastor Rieke served as a missionary and seminary teacher in Zambia and Malawi for 21 years. In 2012 he accepted a call to serve in the same capacity in India where he and his wife lived and worked for seven years. He has also served on the WELS Board for World Mission’s Administrative Committee for Africa for eight years and is currently its chairman. Pastor Rieke’s presentation is entitled Into All the World – And Especially to Africa. The presentation will give an overview of WELS world mission activity and then focus on the current work of the One Africa Team (OAT). A light luncheon will be served following the business meeting.
MISSIONS SUNDAY
We will wrap up our worship series on “The Need for Followership” with a Missions Festival during our worship on October 20th. Rev. Paul Prange, the Chairman of the Joint Mission Council, will share with us the joint mission efforts of the Bangla people in Detroit, Windsor (Ontario), and Bangladesh in between services. What a blessing that we get to join together in ministry with others around the world and especially with our gracious God!
GRANDPARENT & GRANDFRIEND DAY
You are cordially invited to be a guest at our Grandparents’ Day celebration at St. Paul’s School. Our program will begin at 2:00 pm followed by snacks and fellowship. Please RSVP by October 11th with Shelly by calling the school at 608-486-2641 or emailing secretary@stpaulsbangor.com.
MLC CHOIR CONCERT
The Martin Luther College Choir of New Ulm, MN, will present a sacred concert titled, “GOD IS OUR REFUGE & OUR STRENGTH” at 7 P.M. on Friday, October 11, at St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church, 525 Superior Ave, Tomah. The concert is one of several the choir is presenting as part of their fall touring schedule. The program will include settings of familiar hymns, as well as selections by choral music composers representing a variety of musical styles. The public is invited to attend. Come meet some of our future pastors, teachers, and staff ministers as they prepare to serve the congregations of the synod. A freewill offering will be gathered to support student financial aid at MLC.
GOOD STEWARD REPORT AND VOLUNTEERS
God’s grace and mercy continue to be very evident at Good Steward. After the first two-thirds of this year, our total receipts are $581,080. This is $74,000 ahead of last year. And it is $18,600 more than our budget estimate. We thank God for His continuing blessings. And we pray that He will continue to bless us and Luther High School during the rest of this year. We are thankful for all of the volunteers who work at Good Steward. At the present time we could use more volunteers especially on Fridays and Saturdays. Those who do volunteer for a minimum number of hours in a year are given the privilege of nominating students for a grant. The time period to work for this privilege is June 1 of one year until May 31 of the next year. Anyone interested in volunteering or has questions about volunteering is encouraged to contact our Store Manager, Jeff (608-779-9763).
2024 MEN OF HIS WORD CONFERENCE
The 9th Annual Men of His Word Conference (Theme: Built to SERVE) will be held at the Mayo Civic Center in downtown Rochester, MN, on Saturday, October 26, 2024. Please go online at www.menofhisword.org to register and get details about schedule, breakout sessions, keynote speaker, cost, etc. Please join us for a day of worship, praise and fellowship in God’s Word!
CALENDAR
TODAY 8:00 am Worship with Communion
9:10 am Sunday School
9:15 am Bible Study
10:00 am Worship with Communion
11:15 am Quarterly Voters’ Meeting
7:00 pm PACE Meeting
MONDAY 10:00 am Visitation for LaVerne Krueger
11:00 am Victory Service for LaVerne Krueger
7:00 pm Choir Practice
TUESDAY 7:00 pm Bible Study
WEDNESDAY 9:00 am Bible Study (same as Tues.)
6:30 pm Public School Catechism
NEXT SUNDAY 8:00 am Worship
9:10 am Sunday School
9:15 am Bible Study
10:00 am Worship