THE THIRD SUNDAY
IN LENT
A note from the Board of
Doctrine and Worship:
USE OF UNLEAVENED BREAD
DURING LENT
At
We will use unleavened bread on Ash Wednesday (February 17), and the First,
Second, Third, and Fifth Sundays in Lent (February 21 and 28; March 7 and
21). On the Fourth Sunday in Lent ("Laetare"),
during Holy Week, and throughout the rest of year, we will continue to use leavened
bread.
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GATHERING
GATHERING HYMN
Come, Thou Font of Every Blessing #807
1. All
2. All, in
Harmony. 3. All .
CONFESSION
AND FORGIVENESS
ELW,
page 94
KYRIE
Kyrie! God, Father #409
SALUTATION
The Lord be with you.
And
also with you.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Eternal God, your kingdom has broken into our
troubled world through the life, death, and resurrection of your Son. Help us to hear your word and obey it, and
bring your saving love to fruition in our lives, through Jesus Christ, our
Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God,
now and forever. Amen.
WORD
FIRST READING Isaiah 55:1-9
Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you that have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food.
Incline your ear, and come to me; listen, so that you may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David. See, I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples. See, you shall call nations that you do not know, and nations that do not know you shall run to you, because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for the Lord has glorified you.
Seek the Lord while the Lord may be found, call upon God while God is near; let the wicked forsake their way, and the unrighteous their thoughts; let them return to the Lord, who will have mercy on them, and to our God, who will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Holy Wisdom, holy Word.
Thanks be
to God.
PSALM Sung in alternation with the cantor, tone 2 Psalm 63:1-8
O God, you are my God; eager- / ly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you, my flesh faints for you,
as in a barren and dry land where there / is no water.
Therefore I have gazed upon you in
your / holy place,
that I might behold
your power / and your glory.
For your loving kindness is better than / life itself;
my lips shall / give you praise.
So
I will bless you as long / as I live
and lift up my hands
/ in your name.
My soul is content, as with mar- / row and fatness,
And my mouth praises you with / joyful lips,
When
I remember you up- / on my bed,
and meditate on you
in / the night watches.
For you have / been my helper,
and under the shadow of your wings I / will rejoice.
My
soul / clings to you;
your right hand /
holds me fast.
SECOND READING 1 Corinthians 10:1-13
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud, and all passed through the seas, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ. Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, and they were struck down in the wilderness.
Now these things occurred as examples for us, so that we might not desire evil as they did. Do not become idolaters as some of them did; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and they rose up to play.” We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by serpents. And do not complain as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer. These things happened to them to serve as an example, and they were written down to instruct us, on whom the ends of the ages have come. So if you think you are standing, watch out that you do not fall. No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing God will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it.
Holy Wisdom, holy Word.
Thanks be
to God.
GOSPEL
ACCLAMATION
GOSPEL Luke 13:1-9
The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the 13th chapter.
Glory to you, O Lord.
At that very time there were some
present who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with
their sacrifices. Jesus asked them, “Do you think that because these Galileans
suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans? No, I
tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did. Or those
eighteen who were killed when the
Then Jesus told this parable: “A man
had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and
found none. So he said to the gardener, ‘See here! For three years I have come
looking for fruit on this fig tree and still I find none. Cut it down! Why
should it be wasting the soil?’ The gardener replied, ‘Sir, let it alone for
one more year, until I dig around it and put manure on it. If it bears fruit
next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’”
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON Pastor William Yancey
HYMN OF THE DAY Guide Me Ever, Great Redeemer #618
APOSTLES’ CREED
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of
heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only
Son, our Lord.
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the
virgin Mary.
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was
crucified, died, and was buried.
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father.
he will come
again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion
of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the
resurrection of the body
and the life everlasting. Amen.
PRAYERS
Gathered by the Spirit , let us return to the Lord our God and pray for the
church, the world and all who yearn for new life.
After each portion of the prayers:
Lord, in your mercy,
hear our prayer.
IN OUR
PRAYERS
We pray for God’s Spirit to keep safe and guide PASTOR BOARDMAN,
VICAR LUND and 14 students as they travel to and work in
We pray for
We hold in prayer ROBERT ENGLE’s
grandmother, MYRNA DROEGEMUELLER, who has suffered a medical relapse. May God grant her hope, courage and strength
as she faces this new challenge.
We pray for DAVID REICHERT’s
mother, IRENE, who is now at home. May God’s healing be hers.
We also pray for JERRY GAUCHE, a dear friend of DAVE
REICHERT, who is very ill.
We
pray for God’s peace and healing to be with JUSTIN TYE (FORMO and SNIPES family
member) during a time of serious illness.
We
pray for KAREN FREUND during her treatment for a recurrent heart condition.
We
pray for KRISTIN KOPPERUD as she continues her physical acclimation to her
heart transplant, especially in the context of abnormal results from a recent
biopsy.
We pray for MICHAEL KUNZ’s
father, REV. ROBERT KUNZ, who is being treated for a heart condition. May God’s healing spirit be with him.
We pray for DAVID REICHERT’s
mother, IRENE, who is being cared for in a nursing home. May God’s healing be hers.
We remember the people of
We pray for JIM IRWIN, during a time of illness and
treatment. May God’s peace and healing
be with him and his family.
Almighty God, you have commanded us to pray, and you
promise to hear us. Hear the prayers of
your people and grant us all that we need, for the sake of the one in whose
name we pray, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Amen.
MEAL
PEACE
OFFERING
VOLUNTARY (
John Hilton or Richard Farrant
Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake, lay not our sins to our charge,
but forgive that is past and give us grace to amend our sinful lives:
to decline from sin and incline to virtue,
that we may walk in a perfect heart,
that we may walk in a perfect heart now and forevermore.
Amen.
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OFFERING
CANTICLE Create in Me a Clean Heart #188
OFFERING
PRAYER
Holy God,
gracious
and merciful, you bring forth food from the earth and nourish your whole
creation. Turn our hearts toward those who hunger in any way, that all may know
your care; and prepare us now to feast on the bread of life, Jesus Christ, our
Savior and Lord. Amen.
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
YOU ARE WELCOME AT GOD'S TABLE.
Believing in the real presence of Christ in the holy meal, this church
practices eucharistic
hospitality. We invite all baptized persons to share in the Holy Eucharist.
Children are invited to come forward for the blessing. GRAPE JUICE is provided
in the tray of individual cups for those who prefer this alternative. It is recognized by a deeper rose color.
The Lord be with you.
And
also with you.
Lift up your hearts
We lift them
to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right
to give God thanks and praise.
It
is indeed right and salutary…we praise your name and join in their unending
hymn:
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY (SANCTUS)
THANKSGIVING
AT THE TABLE
In the
night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks;
broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take and eat; this is my body
given for you.
Do this for
the remembrance of me.
Again,
after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink,
saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, shed for you and for all
people for the forgiveness of sin.
Do this for
the remembrance of me.
LORD’S
PRAYER
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your
name,
your kingdom
come,
your will be
done,
on earth as in
heaven.
Give us
today our daily bread.
Forgive us
our sins
as we forgive
those
who sin against
us.
Save us from
the time of trial
and deliver us
from evil.
For the
kingdom, the power,
and the glory
are yours,
now and forever. Amen.
LAMB OF GOD (AGNUS DEI ) O
Christ, Thou Lamb of God
COMMUNION HYMN As the Deer Runs to the
River #331
COMMUNION ANTHEM (
“Call
to remembrance, O Lord,
Thy tender mercy and they loving kindness
Which hath been ever of old.
O Remember not the sins and offenses of my youth:
But according to thy mercy,
Think thou on me, O Lord, for thy goodness.”
POSTCOMMUNION
On My Heart
Imprint Your Image #811
PRAYER
Compassionate God, you have fed us with the bread of heaven. Sustain us in our Lenten pilgrimage: may our
fasting be hunger for justice; our alms, a making of peace; and our prayer, the
song of grateful hearts, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SENDING
BLESSING
SENDING HYMN Bless Now, O God, the Journey #326
DISMISSAL
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Acknowledgements:. Service music reprinted from ELW, copyright © 2006 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Augsburg Fortress
license # 14709-LIT.
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Again, in observance of the penitential
character of this Lenten season,
prelude and postlude are omitted.
Music for this service:
This morning's choral anthems (
Our organ voluntary (
Next Sunday's worship will be a Lenten Folksong Service, to include
service music and hymns from the American folk tradition. The Chancel Choir
will lead our music at the
What happened
to the prelude and postlude? We annually begin our Lenten observance by
contemplating Our Lord’s forty-day ordeal of fasting in the desert.
Accordingly, the worshiping Church also enters upon a kind of “austerity
program” to call attention to the serious nature of this holy season. In this
time of introspection and repentance, we endeavor to minimize displays of
“outward show.” The liturgical vestments are a somber purple, representing
penitence (but also traditionally calling to mind Christ’s kingship). At
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no later than
TODAY, we thank the BETHEL GREEN TEAM for
bringing the refreshments for today’s hospitality hour. Please join in the fellowship at the Narthex after the late service !
DEACONS meet on Monday, March 8th at
CENTER CELEBRATION TODAY: Sunday,
March 7th at
MID-WEEK VESPERS: Wednesday, March 10th
at
March 20th, Saturday the Bd. of
Property & Maintenance asks your help. We need a number of
people to help with the Spring Cleaning of the Sanctuary and more.
- Cleaning the chandeliers will take three people to handle the
large step ladder and be willing to climb up to clean the lighting.
- Cleaning the woodwork around the altar area will take at least two
people willing to climb stepladders, not too high.
- Cleaning the back of the Sanctuary will take one person on a step
ladder.
- Cleaning the stained glass window involves dusting and once again
some ladder climbing, one or two people.
- Treating the pews with lemon oil ++ will take at least two people.
- Lemon oil treatments in the Narthex and dusting will take at least
one person.
To get all the jobs done in a reasonable amount of
time it will take about 12 workers.
Valerie Yancey will be making a light lunch for
all the workers.
Please sign up on the clipboard in the Narthex if you can help.
TUESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY meets on March
2nd at
PEACE AND HEALTH: Next meeting
is changed from March 22 to March 29th at
LAY INTERNSHIP COMMITTEE meets next on Tuesday, March 23rd,
EASTER LILIES: The sign up
chart for Easter Lilies is in the narthex. The price is $8.00 per plant and you are
welcome to place more than one plant. Just sign your name and the number of
plants you wish to place on the chart along with any tribute that you would
like to appear in the bulletin. Please make the check out to the Church and
place in one of your unused, numbered envelopes and mark it “Easter Lilies” and
leave it in the offering plate. Alternatively, specially marked “flower”
envelopes are also in the narthex. Thank you for your generosity to
GO
Congratulations
to Peter Schmoeker and MaryEtta
Skinner! They are the proud new owners of the reusable bags that
the Green Team gave away last Sunday. Thank you to all who stopped by to learn how they can make their
lives more green.
On March 19th and 20th, Web Innovations & Technology Services
(WITS, website is: www.witsinc.org.
) will be accepting electronics, gadgets, TV, computers, etc. at
At the Clayton Events, Friday
recycling is usually done by business firms who fill out special forms for
larger quantities. Individuals usually recycle on Saturday. There may be a
small $5 fee for certain items, but most of it is free.
THE DEADLINE for the April issue of The Bethel Connection newsletter
is THURSDAY, March 18th.
Please submit items to jaroos@att.net or to
the church office marked "Attention: JUDY ROOS." Thank you!
BandTogether proudly presents,
Simply Inspiring, Our 13th Anniversary Concert
E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall At the 560 Music Center
ADMISSION IS FREE!!
NO ADULT EDUCATION TODAY-
why not attend the Center Celebration instead?
Adult
Education meets in the Fellowship Hall at
Join
us next Sunday for an hour of education and thoughtful discussion!
Coffee
and goodies await you!
COMING LATER THIS MONTH:
"The
Cross of Christ and Christian Life: Understanding the Crucifixion"
Presenters:
March 14: Allen Mueller will reflect briefly on his 25 years
of ordained ministry and begin the March series on "The Cross of Christ
and Christian Life" by leading a discussion on
the various theories of the Atonement found in our
liturgies, hymns, and creeds.
March 21: Examination of key passages in the New Testament that address
the meaning of the cross of Christ. We will also view a
20-minute DVD by biblical scholar Marcus Borg, "Execution and
Resurrection: Good Friday and Easter." ( For
more information about Dr. Borg, a former Lutheran, see: http://marcusjborg.com)
March 28: "Christian Experience in Light of the Cross."
Presentation and discussion will focus on the implications of Christ's
suffering for the life of the Christian.
+COMMUNITY NEWS+
“April Showers Brings
May Flowers”
Silent Auction,
Gourmet Appetizers, and Entertainment
Ways
you can help - Donate Items, Cash Contributions,
Plan
to Attend and Bring Your Friends...It will be FUN!
Auction
items can be dropped off at the school office or call 314-863-1311, for more
info.
Proceeds
benefit the Scholarship Fund
for
17th ANNUAL
What
a great way to reach out to the future by helping the children!
MASTERWORKS CHORALE SPRING CONCERTS:
Our own Dr. Stephen Mager will direct two Masterworks Chorale concerts next
month:
the Children’s concert, “A Viennese Kaffee
Klatsch is on March
14th ,
BREAD FOR THE WORLD WORKSHOP:
This workshop, sponsored by
Bread for the World (a collective Christian voice urging our nation’s decision
makers to end hunger at home and abroad) will focus on the 2010 Offering of
Letters Campaign: Bridging the Gap. The workshop will train people on how to hold
an offering of letters in their own communities and even how to teach others to
do the same. Bread for the World will provide everything needed for success in
this venture! Please consider joining
Pastor Yancey at this important conference! Bright orange Sign up/ Information
sheets can be found in the narthex or go to www.bread.org.
Lutheran School of Theology invites you to register
for the following Easter term courses: “Israel In
Exile: A Crisis of Faith” (Dr. John Bracke), “The
Life and Letters of Paul” (Dr. James Kelhoffer), and
“Seeing God in the Movies” (Peter Mead and Travis Scholl). Brochures with
registration forms are on the LST poster in the narthex. You may also call
314-725-9710 or email <registrar@lststl.org> or register online at http://www.lststl.org.
Taizé Prayer for Lent
Sunday evening,
Location:
Contact: Rita O'Dea: 314.966.4682
This is an ecumenical service of song, silence, and scripture. "That
Little Springtime"--an introductory video about the history, spirit, and
prayer style of the Taize community in
NATIONAL LUTHERAN CHOIR to
perform its touring hymn festival on Friday , March 12, 2010 at 7:30 p.m., at
the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus on the Concordia Seminary campus,
located at 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO 63105. Tickets for this performance are $20 for
adults, $15 group (of 10 or more) and $10 for students and are available by
contacting the National Lutheran Choir, 888-747-4589. Order tickets online at
www.nlca.com. Tickets will be available at the door. For further information about the National
Lutheran Choir, call 612-722-2301 or visit www.nlca.com
CARE FOR KIDS PROGRAM
Four local organizations that
serve children and families at risk will share their inspirational work and
stories of hope. Learn more about volunteer, donor and/or adoption/fostering
opportunities available with these organizations. They are:
- Basket of Hope
- Children’s Foundation of Mid-America
- Gateway Homeless Shelter for Women and Children
- Winger Food Pantry of Trinity Presbyterian Church
Location: Trinity
Presbyterian Church
See flyer posted in the narthex for additional
information.
The Passion According to St.
John as set to music by Johann
Sebastian Bach will be performed Sunday,
March 21 at
Wed., Mar.10 Vespers
Sun., Mar. 14 Fourth Sunday in Lent
Wed., Mar. 17 Vespers
Sun., Mar. 21 Fifth Sunday in Lent
Wed., Mar. 24 Vespers
Sun., Mar. 28 Palm Sunday
Thurs., Apr. 1
Maundy Thursday
Fri., Apr. 2 Good Friday
LCM Service
Sat., Apr. 3 Easter Vigil
followed by a champagne reception
Sun., Apr. 4 Easter
benefiting
Lutheran
Campus Ministry
WELCOME, STUDENTS!
LCM invites students
to "Live, Love, Serve" with us!
We are here to help you build community in
HAVE A SAFE SPRING
BREAK!
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Keep all students in your prayers as many travel home or abroad during this
time of rest.
+ Especially keep in your prayers our LCM group traveling to
Candlelight worship resumes on March 21.
LCM
Staff:
Rev. Rebecca
Boardman (pastor.rebeccab@sbcglobal.net)
Vicar
Rebecca Lund, Seminary Intern (vicar.rcl@sbcglobal.net) + Aaron VanderYacht, Administrator
314.863.8140 or lcm-stl@sbcglobal.net or www.lcmstl.org
THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
TODAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
Confirmation
Classes
TODAY'S
WORSHIP LEADERS
Celebrant
and Preacher Pastor
William Yancey
Assisting Ministers Marlene Hartman Sheetz (
Ron
Brooker (
Lectors Keith Womer (
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Acolytes Andrew Gutknecht
(
Noah Lee (
Musicians Dr. Stephen Mager, organist and music director
Rev. Dr. William L. Yancey, Pastor
Stephen Mager, D.M., Music Director
Rev. Rebecca Boardman, Lutheran Campus Ministry, e-
mail: pastor.rebeccab@sbcglobal.net
Vicar Rebecca Lund,
(314) 863-3112
FAX (314) 863-3393 Church website:
www.bethel-ucity.org
Church E-mail: Office@bethel-ucity.org School website: www.bethelKids.org
School Number (314) 863-3111, Sandy Kalin, Principal
A Reconciling in Christ (A welcoming ministry to
persons of all sexual orientations
and gender identities) and
In Covenant with Lutheran Campus Ministry and
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