St. John’s Lutheran Church
23 North James Street – Columbia, SD 57433
Our Savior Lutheran Church
624 North Jay Street – Aberdeen, SD 57401
Phone 605-225-7106, Email oursaviorlutheran@nvc.net
www.oursaviorlutheranchurchaberdeen.com
Rev. Chad Schopp – Cell # 605-380-2545, Email: cschopp@protonmail.com
Rev. Alan Ludwig – Cell # 509-540-9083, Email: lutheranprof@gmail.com
Secretary’s Office Hours M–F 9:00am – 2:00pm
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The Fifth Sunday in Lent
March 22, 2026
Divine Service Setting III – LSB 184
Hymn: Not All the Blood of Beasts LSB 431
Stand
Confession and Absolution
Exhortation (p.184)
Corporate Confession (p.184)
Service of the Word
Introit (responsively) Psalm 116:1–4, 8; antiphon: v. 15
P Precious in the sight | of the Lord*
is the death | of his saints.
C I love the Lord, because | he has heard*
my voice and my pleas for | mercy.
P Because he inclined his | ear to me,*
therefore I will call on him as long | as I live.
C The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid |
hold on me;*
I suffered distress and | anguish.
P Then I called on the name | of the Lord:*
“O Lord, I pray, deliv- | er my soul!”
C For you have delivered my | soul from death,*
my eyes from tears, my feet from | stumbling.
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 Precious in the sight | of the Lord*
is the death | of his saints.
Kyrie (p.186)
Collect of the Day
P Let us pray.
Almighty God, by Your great goodness mercifully look upon Your people that we may be governed and preserved evermore in body and soul; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C Amen.
Sit
Old Testament Reading: Ezekiel 37:1–14
1The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. 2And he led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. 3And he said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” 4Then he said to me, “Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. 5Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. 6And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the Lord.”
7So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a sound, and behold, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. 8And I looked, and behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them. But there was no breath in them. 9Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.” 10So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army.
11Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are clean cut off.’ 12Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will open your graves and raise you from your graves, O my people. And I will bring you into the land of Israel. 13And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people. 14And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the Lord.”
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: Romans 8:1–11
1There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. 3For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, 4in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 5For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. 6To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. 7For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot. 8Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
9You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. 10But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.
L This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
Stand
Holy Gospel: John 11:17–27, 38–53
17When Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. 18Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off, 19and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother. 20So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary remained seated in the house. 21Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.” 23Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” 24Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” 25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, 26and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” 27She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.” . . .
38Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it. 39Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, by this time there will be an odor, for he has been dead four days.” 40Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?” 41So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people standing around, that they may believe that you sent me.” 43When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” 44The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”
45Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him, 46but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. 47So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the Council and said, “What are we to do? For this man performs many signs. 48If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” 49But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all. 50Nor do you understand that it is better for you that one man should die for the people, not that the whole nation should perish.” 51He did not say this of his own accord, but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, 52and not for the nation only, but also to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. 53So from that day on they made plans to put him to death.
L This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C Praise be to Thee, O Christ.
Nicene Creed (p.191)
Sit
Hymn: My Song Is Love Unknown LSB 430
Sermon
Stand
Offertory (p.192)
Offering
Prayer of the Church
Service of the Sacrament
Preface (p.194)
Sanctus (p.195)
The Lord’s Prayer (spoken)
The Words of Institution (p.197)
Pax Domini
Agnus Dei (p.198)
Sit
Distribution of the Sacrament
Distribution Hymns
Jesus, Grant That Balm and Healing LSB 421
Jesus, Refuge of the Weary LSB 423
Stand
Nunc Dimittis (p.199)
Thanksgiving (p.200)
Post Communion Collect (p.201)
Benedicamus & Benediction
Sit
Announcements
Hymn: On My Heart Imprint Your Image LSB 422
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.
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, Sheila Christofferson, Tami Schopp.
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: Tony & Amanda Bisbee
Next Week: Brent & Barb Miller
March 8: Attendance – 31; Offering $1,345
(No services on March 15 due to weather.)
Our Savior
Altar Guild: Sarah Rausch & Rachel Rausch
Acolytes: Caleb Siebert & Aurian Tschappat
March 8: Attendance – 120; Sunday School – 25; Wed. – 79
Offering – General Fund $3,679; Sunday School $42;
Missions $130; from St. John’s $3,909.16; Total $7,760.16
Schedule for the Week
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
Monday Mat Ladies – 1:00 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
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
Announcements
Pastor Schopp will be out of town on Monday, March 23rd. If you need pastoral care, please call Pastor Ludwig at 509-540-9083.
Midweek Lenten Service – March 25th at Our Savior at 6:30 pm, preceded by a light meal beginning at 5:30, served by Our Savior LWML.
Lenten Preaching Series – The Six Chief Parts of the Small Catechism –
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 9:30 am
Our Savior Divine Service at 10:45 am
If you need a ride in the van for Lent or Easter services, call Eric Johnson 605-216-6701, or 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!
Trinity Men’s Club Pancake Supper – Sunday, March 29, 5:00-7:00 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in rural Mansfield - 14908 377th Ave. Proceeds to benefit the Rural Gospel Initiative.
Blood Drive – Help save a life! Vitalant Blood Services will be at Our Savior on Monday, April 6th 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.
April-May Newsletter Info – If any board or circle has information you’d like in the newsletter, please call or email the church office by 2:00 on Wednesday, March 25th. Thank you!
LCMS Stewardship Ministry – Fifth Sunday in Lent
Romans 8:1 – “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” This is the joy of the Gospel! There is no condemnation for us before the throne of God because in His love He has provided salvation for us in Christ. We have been set free. We are His children once again, and co-heirs with Christ of all the blessings of heaven. If this does not make us thankful, nothing will!
Building Healthy Families – “Wrinkles merely indicate where smiles have been,” suggested Mark Twain in a nod to the prestige of old age. Yet today we spend millions of dollars trying to look and feel younger than our years. As Christians, we understand our value is not found in how we look or in what we can do. We’re valuable – even as the number of our limitations (or wrinkles) increase with each passing year – because Jesus says we are and demonstrated it by giving His life as a ransom for ours. If you’re experiencing concerns with aging, chronic illness, disability, or any life transition or limitation and would like to talk to a confidential, experienced counselor who shares your Lutheran faith and worldview, call us – it’s why we’re here! Call today to schedule an appointment in Aberdeen or via confidential telehealth link. 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 – “Money for Marriage” – A woman’s decisions at work put a strain on the new couple’s marriage. 10:30 AM- Rev. Tim Rynearson, pastor at Peace Lutheran Church in Brookings, SD, presents a message based on Psalm 130. Watch Main Street Living on Sunday mornings on KDLT NBC TV. Past shows are archived at www.mainstreetliving.com.
The Lutheran Hour – Jesus meets you where you are, not where you should have been. Guest Speaker Rev. Gregory Manning delivers the message “Meeting You Where You Are” based on 1 Corinthians 9:19-23. 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.
EQUIPPING THE PRIESTHOOD OF ALL BELIEVERS... Issues, Etc. is a podcast and radio talk show produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL and hosted by LCMS Pastor Todd Wilken. Recent topics include: Speaking Truth to Power; The 98th Academy Awards; Leisure & Love of Neighbor; Philippians 4:8: “Think on These Things;” Reaching Out to Gen Z Women and more. You can listen on-demand at issuesetc.org, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Apple HomePod, TuneIn, the LPR mobile app and a podcast provider.
The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod’s Statement on Close Communion:
The Lord’s Supper is celebrated at this congregation in the confession and glad confidence that, as He says, Our Lord gives into our mouths not only bread and wine but His very body and blood to eat and drink for the forgiveness of sins and to strengthen our union with Him and with one another. Our Lord invites to His table those who trust in His words, repent of all sin, and set aside any refusal to forgive and love as He forgives and loves us, that they may show forth His death until He comes.
Because those who eat and drink our Lord’s body and blood unworthily do so to their great harm and because Holy Communion is a confession of the faith which is confessed at this altar, any who are not yet instructed, in doubt, or who hold a confession differing from that of this congregation and the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, and yet desire to receive the Sacrament, are asked to first speak with the Pastor.
(CTCR, Admission to the Lord’s Supper, Nov 1999) |
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