Rejoice Greatly! Shout!

Peace Lutheran Church 2090 Commerce Drive

North Mankato, MN 56003

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“Serving Christ with united hearts and hands and voices”

Church Staff

Pastor Timothy Hartwig: 507-382-6826

Vicar Matthew Behmer: 763-516-1967 Church Office: 507-385-1386

Jesus’ Lambs at Peace Preschool

Teacher/Director: Joslyn Moldstad

Phone: 507-385-7752

Email: joslynmoldstad@gmail.com

Divine Service

Sunday – 8:30 & 10:45 AM

March 20, 2016 Palm Sunday

Welcome to Peace! – The purpose of our congregation is to worship God, who gives life through Word and Sacrament; to serve one another in love and fellowship; and to proclaim forgiveness and salvation to all through Jesus Christ alone.

Before Worship As you prepare to worship your Lord today, spend a few quiet minutes in prayer before the service. Review the lessons, the service notes, and pray this prayer:

Prayer of the Day

We praise You, O God, for the great acts of love by which You have redeemed us through Your Son, Jesus Christ. As He was acclaimed by those who scattered their garments and branches of palm in His path, so may we always hail Him as our King and follow Him with perfect confidence; who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

For the Children

A Cry-Room is available if your little ones need a moment. It is the first room on the left as you walk into the church building. Sound and video are piped into the room to enable you to hear and see the service.

Facilities

Restrooms are located down the hall and on the right side.

Peace Lutheran Church Evangelical Lutheran Synod

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The Divine Service Rite 1, p. 41

Opening Prayer

P: O Lord, our Maker, Redeemer, and Comforter, we are assembled in Your presence to hear Your holy Word. We pray You to open our hearts by Your Holy Spirit, that through the preaching of Your Word we may be taught to repent of our sins, to believe on Jesus in life and death, and to grow day by day in grace and holiness. Hear us for Christ’s sake. Amen.

Hymn #278, “O Jesus, King Most Wonderful”

The Confession of Sin

P: Let us bow before the Lord and confess our sins. Almighty God, our Maker and Redeemer, we poor sinners confess unto You that we

are by nature sinful and unclean, and that we have sinned against You by thought, word and deed. Therefore we flee for refuge to Your infinite mercy, seeking and imploring Your grace, for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.

C: O most merciful God, You have given Your only-begotten Son to die for us: have mercy upon us, and for His sake grant us remission of all our sins; and by Your Holy Spirit increase in us a true knowledge of You, and of Your will and true obedience to Your Word, to the end that by Your grace we may come to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

The Kyrie Eleison (Lord, have mercy)

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The Absolution

P: Lift up your hearts unto God! Almighty God, our heavenly Father, has had mercy upon us, and has given His only

Son to die for us, and for His sake forgives us all our sins. To all who believe on His name He gives power to become the children of God, and has promised them His Holy Spirit. He who believes and is baptized will be saved. Grant this, Lord, unto us all. Amen.

The Salutation

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The Collect

P: Let us pray…one God, now and forever.

The Lesson – Zechariah 9:9-10 9Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 10I will take away the chariots from Ephraim and the war-horses from Jerusalem, and the battle bow will be broken. He will proclaim peace to the nations. His rule will extend from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth.

The Epistle – Philippians 2:5-11 5Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: 6Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross! 9Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,

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in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

The Holy Gospel – Luke 19:28-40

P: The Holy Gospel for the 6th Sunday in Lent is written in the 19th chapter of the Gospel according to St. Luke, beginning at the 28th verse.

28After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, 30"Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 31If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' tell him, 'The Lord needs it.'"

32Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them. 33As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying the colt?"

34They replied, "The Lord needs it." 35They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. 36As

he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road. 37When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives,

the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:

38"Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!"

"Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!" 39Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, rebuke your

disciples!" 40"I tell you," he replied, "if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out."

The Creed

P: Let us confess our holy faith in the words of the Apostles’ Creed:

C: I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.

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And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell; The third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From there He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the Communion of Saints, the Forgiveness of sins, the Resurrection of the body, and the Life everlasting.

Hymn #280, “Ride On, Ride On, in Majesty”

The Sermon – Zechariah 9:9-10 Rejoice Greatly! Shout!

P: The peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus unto everlasting life. Amen.

The Prayer of the Church

P: Everlasting and merciful God, we beseech You in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ:

C: To have mercy upon us and to hear our prayer.

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P: Look in mercy upon Your Church. Protect it and sanctify it by Your truth. May Your Word be taught in its purity and Your Sacraments be rightly administered. Grant unto Your Church faithful pastors who shall declare Your truth with power and shall live according to Your will. Send forth laborers into Your harvest and open the door of faith unto all unbelievers and unto the people of Israel. In mercy remember the enemies of Your Church and grant to them repentance unto life.

C: O God, in the multitude of Your mercy, hear us in the truth of Your salvation.

Silent Prayer: Please pray for someone that you know who doesn’t know Jesus as their Savior. Ask that God would give you and others opportunities to share the Gospel with them.

P: Let Your protecting hand be over our country and over all who travel. Prosper what is good among us and bring to naught every evil counsel and purpose. Protect and bless Your servants, the President of the United States, the Governor of this state, our judges and magistrates and all in authority. Fit them for their high calling by the gift of Your Spirit of wisdom and fear, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.

C: Hear, O Lord, and have mercy! Lord be our helper.

P: According to Your promise, O God, be the defender of the widow and the father of the orphan. Relieve and comfort the sick and the sorrowful (especially our brother/sister ________ who is ill/grieving). Graciously help those who are assaulted by the devil and who are in peril of death. Be the strength of those who are suffering for the sake of Christ’s holy name. Grant that we may live together in peace and prosperity. Bestow upon us good and seasonable weather; and bless us with upright Christian counsel in all that we undertake.

C: O Lord, be with all in trouble. Hear their prayers to the honor of Your Name.

P: We especially commend to Your care and keeping this Your congregation which You have bought with a great price. Keep from us all offenses and bind us together in the unity of Your holy love. Grant that the little ones who are baptized in Your name may be brought up in Your fear. At Your table give to those who there commune with You peace and life everlasting.

C: Let all rejoice who trust in You; let them shout for joy because You defend them.

P: Be merciful, O God, to all, according to Your great love in Christ Jesus, our Lord. When our final hour shall come, grant us a blessed departure from this world, and on the last day, a resurrection to Your glory.

C: Amen. Grant us Your peace, O Lord!

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The Lord’s Prayer

C: Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.

The Apostolic Benediction

P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

The Offering

The members of Peace Lutheran Congregation have joined together to do the Lord’s work in

this community and around the world. Visitors need not feel obligated to participate in this offering which supports our ministry.

“And my God will meet your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19

Please fill out the Friendship Register.

Hymn #279, “Hosanna, Loud Hosanna”

The Collect

P: We thank You, Almighty God, that You have built Your Church upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the Head Cornerstone. Grant that we may be joined together in unity of spirit by their doctrine, that we may be made a holy temple acceptable unto You, through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever.

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The Benediction

P: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.

8:30 – Closing Hymn: #587, “Jesus, Still Lead On” 10:45 - Sunday School Choir, “Go to Dark Gethsemane” ELH 284

The Closing Prayer

P: O Lord, we render unto You our heartfelt thanks that You have taught us what You would have us believe and do. Help us, O God, by Your Holy Spirit, for the sake of Jesus Christ, to keep Your Word in pure hearts, that we thereby may be strengthened in faith, perfected in holiness, and comforted in life and death. Amen.

Thank you to those who served in our service today: Sunday School Choir; Accompanist: Mike Madson;

Organist: Sara Traylor; The ushers; Cover Artwork: Don Moldstad.

To God be the Glory!

Announcements Saturday morning at 10:30 - Volunteers are needed to help set up the sanctuary for Easter morning. Please let Tammy Kammerer know if you can help. Thank you!

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CROSSED is meeting tonight from 6:15 to 8:00. We hope you’ll use this time to connect with God and connect with others. Teens in grades 6-9 are invited to join in the faith, fun, and fellowship time. We’ll be testing your reflexes.

Building Committee Update - Do you have a question for the Building Committee regarding the proposed preliminary building design on display in the narthex? The Building Committee is looking for your

input prior to proceeding with completion of the design. We will be holding a Building Committee meeting on Monday, March 21st, at 6:30pm that is open to the congregation. The Committee will address questions that have been submitted ahead of time as well as those that are asked in the meeting. There is a box in the narthex near the bulletin board where you can submit your questions. Please include your name and contact information. If you prefer email you can submit your question to one of the following Building Committee Members: Todd Olsen - tolsen66@gmail.com; Tim Paulsen - tim@rhenryconstruction.com; Joni Wiederhoeft - joni.wiederhoeft@blc.edu; Karen Tetzloff - ktdzns@gmail.com. The last day to submit questions will be Sunday, March 27th.

Solid Grounds Bible Study will not meet this Tuesday. We will resume again after Easter, on April 5th

The Peace/Mt Olive Moms On a Mission bible study group meets on Wednesdays, at Mt. Olive. You may drop off children with our childcare workers in the youth room any time after 8am, and then enjoy fellowship with other moms in the social hall. Our bible study begins at 8:45 and ends at

10am. All materials are provided. New moms welcome! Direct your questions or register to come by contacting Kristen Lukasek at mattlukasek@yahoo.com or 507-382-7963.

Youth Choir rehearsals are on Wednesdays at 4pm. If your child is interested in joining please contact Anna Tecken (atecken@blc.edu; (712) 539-8745).

Adult Choir rehearsals are Wednesdays at 7:00pm. We welcome new members! Please contact Eric Harstad (emh_music@hotmail.com) for more information.

From the church office: We are asking for all Thrivent members to please write your name on the sheet on Karen’s desk. There

are opportunities to utilize Thrivent dollars for activities at Peace but we need to know who you are to help coordinate any projects.

Camp Indianhead is July 10-15 at Lutheran Island Camp. Cost is $275. Register online at islandcamp.org. See poster for more information about registering and activities.

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Camp Indianhead Bus: I am encouraging families to reserve bus seats earlier for their camper(s). Reservations by May 8, 2016 only costs $30 per camper,

and $45 per camper after. There is only ONE bus and driver donating his time. The bus holds 35 passengers, so please email or call me with the names of your camper(s). Lance Johnson: lgustavj77@gmail.com or 507-720-2130

Lutheran Youth Association Convention – Two Kingdoms. This year the LYA convention will be held on the SMU campus in Dallas, TX, on July 28-31st. Register at els.org/lya16. Cost is $250 before May 1st, $300 after.

Jesus’ Lambs at Peace Preschool would like to thank everyone who was able to join us for our play, The King’s Stilts. We thoroughly enjoyed performing for you! Our Annual Open House is right around the corner, too! Come and enjoy a fun-packed evening on Tuesday, March 22, 6-8 p.m. to tour our facility and/or

register your child for classes next fall. There will be face-painting, games, crafts, food and Bethany Lutheran College Educational students will perform a skit.

Our preschool offers classes Monday, Wednesday, Friday morning or afternoon, and Tuesday, Thursday morning. We also offer a 5- half-day program. There is child care before and after each session. For more information please call Joslyn at 385-7752 or email at joslynmoldstad@gmail.com

Softball season is almost here! There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board for those wishing to be on the Peace Softball team. Please fill out the information requested and sign. Player fee is $100 and due in the office no later than April

10th. The first softball game is April 25th! Any questions please contact Chris Harstad at harstadck@gmail.com.

Thank you for the opportunity to give a Kingdom Workers presentation last week with Ben and Joe Lundsten as they prepare to serve in SE Asia. If you are interested in learning more about Kingdom Workers:

1. Go to www.kingdomworkers.com to learn about mission projects and volunteer opportunities

2. “Like” Kingdom Workers on Facebook to see volunteer stories and project updates 3. Support Ben and Joe Lundsten’s mission project in SE Asia: bit.ly/benandjoe

Laura Harstad, Director of Volunteer Management Email: lharstad@kingdomworkers.com

To watch our services live, go to: www.peacemankato.com/live-streaming. The service will start automatically when it is live (8:30AM). For recorded services, go to www.vimeo.com/peacemankato and you can choose which service you want to watch.

Last week at Peace: Sunday Divine Service 237 Wednesday 145

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Job Opportunities

Palmer Bus Service for MVL is looking for a bus driver for the Mankato Route. Training is available to get a license and you do get summers off! There are no student issues ... They say Thank You when they get off the bus. Contact Randy Gieseke at 507-995-5387.

Bethany Lutheran College has positions open for: Director of Online Learning Accounts Payable Clerk / Receptionist, a part-time support staff position. Resident Hall Coordinator (2 positions) Director of Accounting and Audit

The job descriptions are posted on the bulletin board.

Trinity Lutheran’s Caring Arms Daycare is going to be in need if a few daycare workers starting in May. We will be losing some MLC graduates and will be looking to replace them. For more information you can call Connie Kurtweg at 507-232-2273 or Arden Enter at 507-317-1640.

Bethany Lutheran College Events

Saturday, April 2 at 2:00 pm in Trinity Chapel - Senior music majors Anna Schroeder and Jacob Finke present their senior recital. Free and open to the public with refreshments to follow.

Sunday, April 3 at 3:00 pm in Trinity Chapel - The Minnesota River Valley Wind Ensemble, directed by Dr. Amy Roisum-Foley, performs a spring concert. Free and open to the public.

Thursday, April 7 at 7:00 pm in the YFAC Gallery - Bethany art majors Anna Heimbigner, Cammy Schultze, Ivy Heintz, Sarah Rehbein, and Triah Meyer present their senior show titled Perceptions of Humanity. The gallery talk and reception will take place in the gallery of the Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center and it is free and open to the public. This senior art exhibition will be on display from April 1-12.

Saturday, April 9 at 3:00 pm in Trinity Chapel - Soprano Emily F. Dworak performs her senior voice recital. Free and open to the public, with refreshments to follow.

Sunday, April 10 at 2:00 pm in Trinity Chapel - Acclaimed pianist Ralph Votapek returns to the Bethany campus for an exciting Guest Artist Series concert, featuring works by Beethoven, Chopin, and concluding with George Gershwin's Grand Fantasy on Porgy and Bess. All will be played on the college's Steinway D grand piano. Tickets will be available at the door one hour before the concert. Ticket prices are $10 for adults and $6 for students/seniors (60+)

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For many years now, the Peace Softball Team has done a wonderful job preparing and serving our Easter breakfast. This year will be no different as far as the wonderful meal is concerned.

Menu: French toast, sausages, fruit, milk, juice and coffee.

Message from the softball team:

The free-will donation will go to the Building Fund.

This year donations will be matched, up to $2000.00!

We look forward to serving you breakfast (7:30-8:45) and hope you will join us in donating to the Building Fund.

The softball season begins on Monday evening, April 25th. We hope you will come and cheer us on this season!

Easter

Breakfast

3/20 Palm Sunday 8:30AM Divine Service 10:45AM Divine Service

3/24 Maundy Thursday 6:30PM Divine Service with Holy Communion

3/25 Good Friday 6:30PM Tenebrae Service

3/27 Easter Sunday 6:30AM Sunrise Service 7:30AM Easter Breakfast 9:00AM Festival Service 10:00AM Easter Egg Hunt