St. Johns - Weekly Bulletin

 

Hymn: Rise, Shine, You People                                         LSB 825

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Exhortation (p.184)
Corporate Confession (p.184)

Introit (responsively)  Psalm 27:4–6; antiphon: Psalm 25:15

P  My eyes are ever | toward the Lord,*
            for he will pluck my feet out | of the net.
C  One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek | after:*
          that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my
            life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his | temple.
P  For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of | trouble;*
            he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me
            high up- | on a rock.
C  And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all
     around me, and I will offer in his tent sacrifices with | shouts
     of joy;*
          I will sing and make melody | to the Lord.
C  Glory be to the Father and | to the Son*
            and to the Holy | Spirit;
      as it was in the be- | ginning,*
            is now, and will be forever. | Amen.
P  My eyes are ever | toward the Lord,*
            for he will pluck my feet out | of the net.


Kyrie (p.186)

Collect of the Day
P  Let us pray.
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, Your mercies are new every morning; and though we deserve only punishment, You receive us as Your children and provide for all our needs of body and soul. Grant that we may heartily acknowledge Your merciful goodness, give thanks for all Your benefits, and serve You in willing obedience; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C  Amen.

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Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 42:14–21
¹⁴For a long time I have held my peace;
        I have kept still and restrained myself;
   now I will cry out like a woman in labor;
        I will gasp and pant.
¹⁵I will lay waste mountains and hills,
        and dry up all their vegetation;
   I will turn the rivers into islands,
        and dry up the pools.
¹⁶And I will lead the blind
        in a way that they do not know,
   in paths that they have not known
        I will guide them.
   I will turn the darkness before them into light,
        the rough places into level ground.
   These are the things I do, and I do not forsake them.
¹⁷They are turned back and utterly put to shame,
        who trust in carved idols,
   who say to metal images,
        “You are our gods.”
¹⁸Hear, you deaf,
        and look, you blind, that you may see!
¹⁹Who is blind but my servant,
        or deaf as my messenger whom I send?
   Who is blind as my dedicated one,
        or blind as the servant of the Lord?
²⁰He sees many things, but does not observe them;
        his ears are open, but he does not hear.
²¹The Lord was pleased, for his righteousness’ sake,
        to magnify his law and make it glorious.

L  This is the Word of the Lord.
C  Thanks be to God.

Gradual                              Hebrews 12:2
C   [O come, let us fix our eyes on] | Jesus,*
             the founder and perfecter | of our faith,
       who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross,
       despis- | ing the shame,*
             and is seated at the right hand of the | throne of God.

Epistle Reading: Ephesians 5:8–14  
            ⁸For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light ⁹(for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), ¹⁰and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. ¹¹Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. ¹²For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. ¹³But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, ¹⁴for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,
          “Awake, O sleeper,
              and arise from the dead,
          and Christ will shine on you.”

L  This is the Word of the Lord.
C  Thanks be to God.

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Holy Gospel: John 9:1–41
            ¹As [Jesus] passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. ²And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” ³Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. ⁴We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. ⁵As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” ⁶Having said these things, he spat on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he anointed the man’s eyes with the mud ⁷and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing.
            ⁸The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar were saying, “Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?” ⁹Some said, “It is he.” Others said, “No, but he is like him.” He kept saying, “I am the man.” ¹⁰So they said to him, “Then how were your eyes opened?” ¹¹He answered, “The man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed and received my sight.” ¹²They said to him, “Where is he?” He said, “I do not know.”
            ¹³They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. ¹⁴Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. ¹⁵So the Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.” ¹⁶Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” And there was a division among them. ¹⁷So they said again to the blind man, “What do you say about him, since he has opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.”
            ¹⁸The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight ¹⁹and asked them, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?” ²⁰His parents answered, “We know that this is our son and that he was born blind. ²¹But how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age. He will speak for himself.” ²²(His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess Jesus to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.) ²³Therefore his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”
            ²⁴So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.” ²⁵He answered, “Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” ²⁶They said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?” ²⁷He answered them, “I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?” ²⁸And they reviled him, saying, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. ²⁹We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from.” ³⁰The man answered, “Why, this is an amazing thing! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes. ³¹We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him. ³²Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind. ³³If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.” ³⁴They answered him, “You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?” And they cast him out.
            ³⁵Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” ³⁶He answered, “And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?” ³⁷Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and it is he who is speaking to you.” ³⁸He said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him. ³⁹Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.” ⁴⁰Some of the Pharisees near him heard these things, and said to him, “Are we also blind?” ⁴¹Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, ‘We see,’ your guilt remains.”

L  This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C  Praise be to Thee, O Christ.

Apostles’ Creed (p.192)        

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Hymn: Christ, the Life of All the Living                               LSB 420
Sermon

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Offertory (p.192)
Offering
Prayer of the Church    
The Lord’s Prayer (spoken)
Concluding Collect
Benediction

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Announcements
Hymn: Lord of Glory, You Have Bought Us                       LSB 851

Acknowledgments
Divine Service, Setting Three from Lutheran Service Book.  Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®),
copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2025 Concordia Publishing House.

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Prayers – For the home-bound: Betty Zundel, Charlotte Scepaniak, Ken & Dorothy Maas, Betty Meints, Verdena Dabbert, Lloyd Jerde, Phyllis Lassanske, Maralyn Hoops, Muriel Pigors, Larry & Sandra Grieben.
For those sick, injured, or recovering: Nathaniel Wendt, Michael Wendt, Phyllis Yeske, Kevin Fehn, Daryl Swanhorst, Tom Hanson, Dorothy Maas, Annikki Marttila, Keith Underberg, Doris Larson, Dwain Buntrock, Russ Brandt, Kathie Lassanske, Betty Meints, Doris Vilhauer, Joyce Hermansen, Cheryl Markovetz, Larry Vietmeier, Mark Christianson, and Sheila Christofferson.
For comfort for the family of Wally Rutschke.
For expectant mother Eliana (Klipfel) Harrier.  
For the children we sponsor through Mission Haiti: Michelet Voltaire, Michel Djoury, and Orgea Djouna.
For Pastor Andreasen & family, and all our LCMS missionaries.

St. John’s
Ushers: Karl & Val Eichler
Next Week: Tony & Amanda Bisbee
Last Week: Attendance – 31; Offering $1,345

Our Savior
Altar Guild: Sarah Rausch & Rachel Rausch
Acolytes: Tucker Brick & Teigan McKown
Last Week: Attendance – 120; Sunday School – 25; Wed. – 79
Offering – General Fund $3,809; Sunday School $42;
from St. John’s $3,909.16;  Total $7,760.16

Schedule for the Week
Sunday            St. John’s Service of the Word – 8:00 am
                       St. John’s Bible Study – 9:15 am
                       Our Savior Sunday School – 9:30 am                      
                       Our Savior Divine Service – 10:45 am
                       In-House Bible Bowl – 12:30 pm at Our Savior
Monday           Mat Ladies – 1:00 pm   
                       St. John’s Divine Service – 6:00 pm
Tuesday          Coffee & Confessions – 6:30 am
                       Christian Foundations Class – 6:00 pm
Wednesday      Catechism Class – 5:00 pm
                       Lent Supper – 5:30 pm
                       Lent Service – 6:30 pm
Saturday          Youth Bible Bowl – 10:00 am - 5:00 pm in Pierre
Next Sunday    St. John’s Divine Service – 8:00 am
                       Our Savior Sunday School – 9:30 am
                       Our Savior Bible Study – 9:45 am
                       Our Savior Divine Service – 10:45 am
                       Our Savior Board of Education – 12:00 pm

Lutheran Witness – The March issue of LW is available in the narthex.

Midweek Lenten Services will be at Our Savior at 6:30 pm, preceded by a light meal beginning at 5:30. The groups serving the suppers are:
March 18 – Potluck
             25 – Our Savior LWML

Lenten Preaching Series – The Six Chief Parts of the Small Catechism –  
Mar 18 – Fifth Chief Part: Confession
Mar 25 – Sixth Chief Part: The Lord’s Supper

Holy Week Schedule:
Maundy Thursday – Supper & Pie at St. John’s at 5:30 pm, followed by the Divine Service at 6:30 pm
Good Friday – Chief Service at Our Savior at 6:30 pm
Holy Saturday – Circuit Easter Vigil Service at Our Savior at 7:30 pm
Easter Sunday – St. John’s Divine Service at 8:00 am
                                    Breakfast served by the Youth at Our Savior
                                    Our Savior Divine Service at 10:45 am

If you need a ride in the van for Lent services, call Eric Johnson 605-216-6701, or call the church office 605-225-7106 by 2:00 pm.

Food Drive – The Board of Social Ministry & Evangelism will sponsor a food drive during Lent, to benefit the Journey Home. They need non-perishable food items (especially peanut butter, cereals, canned meats, canned veggies, mac & cheese or any pasta/rice sides) and household items (such as paper products, garbage bags, laundry detergent, and personal care items). Place your donations on the table on the south wall of the fellowship hall at Our Savior. Thank you!

In-House Bible Bowl for both congregations is today at 12:30 pm at Our Savior. The topics are the Life of David: 1 Samuel 16 – 1 Kings 2, Psalm 51, and Luther’s Small Catechism: Confession. If you don’t want to participate, you are still welcome to come and listen and learn and enjoy fellowship! We’ll have pizza for lunch.

Youth Bible Bowl – Bible Bowl for the youth will be at Faith Lutheran Church in Pierre, SD on Saturday, March 21^st, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm.
  
Blood Drive – Help save a life! Vitalant Blood Services will be at Our Savior on Monday, April 6^th from 2:00–6:00 pm.  To schedule your donation, call Vicky at 605-216-8967.
 
Higher Things Regional Youth Retreat – Where is my burning bush? Paths to professional church work. At Our Savior April 10 & 11. Registration begins at 5:00 on Friday. A fun weekend of worship, teaching, and games. Includes supper on Friday, breakfast and lunch on Saturday.
 
LCMS Stewardship Ministry – Fourth Sunday in Lent
Psalm 142:5 – “I cry to you, O LORD; I say, ‘You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.’” The Lord is our portion, our refuge, our everything. His mercy preserves us through all our days in the land of the living. This confidence frees us from the fear that so often leads to sins of greed and coveting. We have the Lord, we have a Father, He is in control, so we can follow His Word in confidence.

Building Healthy Families – Spring – the season of renewal and new life – officially arrives this week on Friday at 10:46 am. Though you can’t dig in the garden quite yet, take some time this week to take someone you care about (or just go yourself!) to a local greenhouse where you can smell, see, touch, feel, and experience the presence of new life all around you. As you do, be mindful of the new life that stirs within you and of Paul’s inspired words written for you in Romans 6: “We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.” Call us for help with any of life’s challenges you’re experiencing along the journey. In person in Aberdeen or via confidential telehealth link, we’re here to help! Learn more at Lutheran Family Service  www.LutheranFamilyService.org
Email: info@lutheranfamilyservice.org  or call 605-271-1081
 
Main Street Living – 10:00 AM- This Is the Life – “Flames of Hate” – Betty Blackwood (Angie Dickenson) is stuck between the man she loves, Art (Ed Kemmer), and her obsessive father, Nate(Edger Dearing), who disapproves of Art. 10:30 AM- Rev. Don McKillop, pastor at Trinity and St. Paul Lutheran Churches in White Lake and Plankinton, SD, presents the message “I Was Blind, Now I See” based on John 9. Watch Main Street Living on Sunday mornings on KDLT NBC TV. Past shows are archived at www.mainstreetliving.com.

The Lutheran Hour – Jesus is the only way to God, but there are many adventures with Jesus. Which ones will you pick? Speaker Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler delivers the message “No Command from the Lord” based on 1 Corinthians 7:6-7. Listen to The Lutheran Hour on Sunday mornings at 9:00 on KAWZ 88.1 FM, or on Sirius-XM Family Talk 131 at 9:00. Sermons are also archived on the website www.lutheranhour.org.

EXPLAINING LUTHERANISM TO NON-LUTHERANS... Issues, Etc. is a radio talk show and podcast produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL and hosted by LCMS Pastor Todd Wilken.  You can listen to a series of interviews with Dr. Jordan Cooper, author of the new book “Lutheranism for Non-Lutherans,” at issuesetc.org/nonlutherans.