St. Johns News

ST. JOHN’S & EMMANUEL

LUTHERAN CHURCHES

APRIL 17, 2022

Order of Service

The Service Setting One – pg. 154

Today’s Theme

Easter Sunday – Life Marches Victorious Over Death

Death hung like a suffocating shroud over us all. It was a constant source of sorrow and shame. Death doesn’t just bring life to an end. The impending threat of death spoils every moment of life that leads up to it. The moment Christ emerged from the tomb, however, nothing would be the same. Life was unleashed on humanity and it will reign until death and its effects are no more. The salvation Christ brings is not just a rescue from a world gone bad but a resurrection to a world that will once again be good. Christ’s victory restores life to us even now. Even as we continue to wipe the tears that death causes, we can defiantly taunt this fallen tyrant: Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!

Hymns

441: 1,2,5,7,8

440: 1,5-7

438

Psalm

16A

Sermon

Romans 4:25 “God’s Easter Sunday Declaration About You”

“²⁵ He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.”

Special Music

Choir “Christ is Risen”

Little Lambs – 8^th Grade “Share the Easter Joy”

School Hand Chimes “I Know That My Redeemer Lives”

Trumpet by 8^th Grader Haiden Van Treeck “I Know That My Redeemer Lives”

LESSONS

Isaiah 25:6-9

⁶On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples,
a banquet of aged wine—the best of meats and the finest of wines. ⁷On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations;
⁸he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears
from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. The Lord has spoken. ⁹In that day they will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the Lord, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”

1 Corinthians 15:51-57

⁵¹Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— ⁵²in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. ⁵³For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. ⁵⁴When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” ⁵⁵“Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” ⁵⁶The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. ⁵⁷But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Luke 24:1-12

¹On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. ²They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, ³but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. ⁴While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. ⁵In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? ⁶He is not here; he has risen! Rememberhow he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ⁷‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’” ⁸Then they remembered his words.

⁹When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. ¹⁰It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. ¹¹But they did not believe the women, because their wordsseemed to them like nonsense. ¹²Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lyingby themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, New International Version^®, NIV^®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.^TM Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. Software distributed in partnership with Northwestern Publishing House. Created by Christian Worship: Service Builder © 2022 Concordia Publishing House.

INTERCESSORY PRAYERS

– For the sick and others facing trials…Caryl Bassett, Gale “Blackie” Boyd, Ed Buchholz, Darlene Burrough (Judy Fandrey’s niece), Gene & Sharon Crook, Florence Dahlke, Vicki Davis (Marilyn Riemer’s sister), Reinold Eckelberg, Earl Ewert, Judy Freitag, Donna Gatzke, Kelleen Grucza (Judy Fandrey’s daughter), Jerry & Darlene Hunter (Bonnie Chapman’s parents), Bob & Sandy Klapper, Robert Lederer (Jackie & Jeanne Buchholz’ father), Thomas Marcelain (Dawn’s son), Brian Ninneman, Karen Radke, Wayne Riemer, Sierra Schmidt (Linda Lou Wacholtz’s grand-daughter), Wanda Sellnow (Principal Larry Sellnow’s mother), Tom Stempniak (Carol’s husband), Dennis & Ramona Wacholtz, Dixie Wagner, Stacy Weisensel (added this week: Gene Crook, Judy Freitag, Sierra Schmidt)

– For an end to the war and suffering in Ukraine

WELCOME TO OUR VISITORS!

Find & Like us on Facebook

Visit our website: www.stjohnsmontello.org

Pastor Pete Zietlow: 608-408-7830, Email: zietlowPL6@hotmail.com

Principal & 6-8 Grade Teacher: Larry Sellnow: 616-822-6689,

Email: principal@stjohnsmontello.org

3-5 Grade Teacher: Katlynn Tindall: 262-352-7021

K-2 Grade Teacher: Shelley Myers: 920-285-7554

Little Lambs Director: Lynn Sellnow: 616-826-0816

Church/School Secretary/Office: Ciara Neuhauser: 608-297-2866

Church/School Address: 313 E Montello St. Montello, WI 53949

Church/School Email: scsecretary@inmarketsuccess_plx6m6

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CHURCH NEWS

Join us for a potluck! Sunday, April 24 @ 11:00am The Everyone Outreach group AND ANYONE ELSE INTERESTED are asked to come together for a potluck lunch in the lower level of St. John’s. Please bring a dish to pass. The main meal and drinks will be Provided. We will eat, have fellowship, reflect and have a short meeting. See you there!

EASTER BREAKFAST AT EMMANUEL Following the 8:00 am service. All are welcome!

CHARTCUTERIE: A FRENCH TERM FOR THE ART OF ASSEMBLING MEATS, CHEESES, AND OTHER FANCY THINGS All women of Emmanuel and St. John’s churches and school are invited to join in on fun, laughter and creating your own adult lunchable OR just for the fun, laughter, and snacks. The social will take place on Friday, April 22 at 6:30pm at Lynn Sellnow’s home 317 E Montello St. (behind the school). Please text or call Christa to RSVP 608-697-5434 or email christavantreeck@gmail.com See you ladies there!

LWMS RALLY “Proclaim the Good News” is the theme for the Spring LWMS Rally to be held at St. John’s, Juneau, on Saturday, April 23, 2022.  Featured speaker, current Befriended Missionary Jonathan Bauer from Good News Lutheran Church, our WELS home mission in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin, will share first-hand updates on this growing ministry.  Registration begins 9:30 a.m.  Bible Study 10:30; Business Meeting with election of officers and new mission projects; 11:15; Lunch 11:45; Devotion & Speaker 12:40; Closing 2:05.  Spring Hands-On Service Project is collection of needed items or monetary donations for ROC Youth Center in Watertown, WI (see separate bulletin announcement).  Carpool signup in the information room at St. John’s or contact your reporter:  Helen Stelter, Emmanuel, 608-297-7116; Linda Wachholz, St. John’s, 608-369-2635.  Come join us for a day centered on the exciting work of home missions!  All are welcome!

HELP US SHARE EASTER JOY AT THE MONTELLO CARE CENTER  St. John’s Sunday School invites parish members to join them singing Easter praises to God at the Montello Care Center on Sunday, April 24, 9:00-9:30 a.m. There will be a songbook. Meet us in the Care Center entry!

ALL ARE INVITED Florence Dahlke turns 100! All members of St. John’s and Emmanuel are welcome to celebrate on May 21 at 2:00pm at Riversbend 2614 Fox Lane, Montello WI 53949. Please RSVP to Linda 435-313-3686.

SCHOOL NEWS

EASTER MONDAY  No school. We will resume on Tuesday, April 19.

STAGE SET UP VOLUNTEERS NEEDED After the April 24 evangelism potluck, we will need volunteers to help set up the stage at St. John’s Princeton for our May school play. If you can help, please let Mr. Sellnow or the school office know. We will meet at St. John’s Princeton gym at 2:00pm. Thank you!

If you can’t make this date, there will be dress rehearsal on May 5 at 1:30pm at St. John’s Princeton that any are welcome to.

COFFEE AND DONUTS Enjoy a sweet treat and warm drink served to you by 3^rd-5^th grade baristas. This will be held once a month.

Who can come? Anyone! Invite your friends and family

When is it? May 1^st after 10:00am St. John’s service

Where? The basement of St. John’s

CHRIST ALONE LUTHERAN ACADEMY (K-8)

and

ST. JOHN’S MONTELLO LITTLE LAMBS (3K, 4K)

REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

CALA registration: www.stjohnsmontello.org

LITTLE LAMBS registration: stop by the office to grab your brochure

Registration is complete when we receive your student registration fee.

REGISTER BEFORE JUNE 1^ST AND YOUR FEE GO TOWARDS

YOUR TUITION!

Questions?

CALA Principal Larry Sellnow

principal@stjohnsmontello.org

LITTLE LAMBS Director Lynn Sellnow

lynnsellnow@stjohnsmontello.org

616-826-0816

Office Phone: 608-297-2866

Office Email: scsecretary@stjohnsmontello.org

St. John’s Lutheran Church

April 15, 2022

The bell is tolled seven times.

St. John’s School and Little Lambs                          The Walk to Calvary

The Service Setting One                                                               pg. 154

Reading                                                                                Isaiah 52:13—53:12

13See, my servant will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted. 14Just as there were many who were appalled at him—   his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any human being and his form marred beyond human likeness—15so he will sprinkle many nations, and kings will shut their mouths because of him. For what they were not told, they will see,
and what they have not heard, they will understand. 1Who has believed our message    and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2He grew up before him like a tender shoot,   and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. 3He was despised and rejected by mankind,   a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. 4Surely he took up our pain
and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. 5But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. 6We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

7He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth;  he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent,         so he did not open his mouth. 8By oppression and judgment he was taken away.
Yet who of his generation protested? For he was cut off from the land of the living;       for the transgression of my people he was punished. 9He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.  10Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand. 11After he has suffered, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities. 12Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,
and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Be seated

Hymn 422 A Lamb Goes Uncomplaining Forth                             

Text: tr. The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941, alt.; Paul Gerhardt, 1607–1676, abr.

Text: © 1941 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission: OneLicense no. 722228

First Word                                                                                Luke 23:32–34

    32Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed. 33When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left. 34Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

M: Dogs surround me, a pack of villains encircles me;

C: They pierce my hands and my feet.

M: They divide my garments among them

C: and cast lots for my clothing.

M: He bore the sin of many,

C: and made intercession for the transgressors.

M: Gracious Savior, you did not strike back with revenge against your enemies as they ridiculed and crucified you but prayed for their forgiveness. In your compassion, pardon us for our secret sins and sins we do not discern, and enlighten us to know and do your will.

C: Amen.

Hymn 436 The Seven Words                                                            v.1

Text: Michael D. Schultz, b. 1963

Text: © 2021 Michael D. Schultz, admin. Northwestern Publishing House. Used by permission: OneLicense no. 722228

Second Word                                                                          Luke 23:35–43

    35The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.”

    36The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They offered him wine vinegar 37and said, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.”

    38There was a written notice above him, which read: this is the king of the jews.

    39One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”

    40But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? 41We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”

    42Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” 43Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”

M: All who see me mock me;

C: They hurl insults, shaking their heads.

M: “He trusts in the Lord,” they say, “let the Lord rescue him.

C: Let him deliver him, since he delights in him.”

M: Remember me, Lord, when you show favor to your people.

C: Come to my aid when you save them.

M: Mighty Redeemer, remember us as we walk through the darkest valleys of life and realize that our time on earth is ending. Stay close to us when we feel the pain and loneliness of dying and take away our fears with your certain promise of paradise.

C: Amen.

Hymn 436 The Seven Words                                                             v.2

Text: Michael D. Schultz, b. 1963

Text: © 2021 Michael D. Schultz, admin. Northwestern Publishing House. Used by permission: OneLicense no. 722228

Third Word                                                                               John 19:25–27

    25Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” 27and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.

M: This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel,

C: and to be a sign that will be spoken against,

M: so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed.

C: And a sword will pierce your own soul too.

M: Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?

C: Whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.

M: Precious Jesus, you consider us friends and care about the needs of our bodies and souls. Keep us in your care as we walk the road of life and provide the blessings we need to gain safety, contentment, and joy in your service.

C: Amen.

Hymn 436 The Seven Words                                                            v.3

Text: Michael D. Schultz, b. 1963

Text: © 2021 Michael D. Schultz, admin. Northwestern Publishing House. Used by permission: OneLicense no. 722228

Fourth Word                                                                     Matthew 27:45, 46

    45From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land.

    46About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli,lemasabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).

M: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

C: Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?

M: My God, I cry out by day but you do not answer,

C: by night, but I find no rest.

M: “In that day,” declares the Sovereign Lord, “I will make the sun go down at noon

C: and darken the earth in broad daylight.”

M: Lord Jesus, you endured the horrific penalty of our sins as your Father turned his face from you on the cross. Compel us to see in your sacrifice the dreadful nature of sin and call us to acknowledge the amazing depth of your love. Overcome our shame, dear Savior, and give us grateful faith.

C: Amen.

Hymn 436 The Seven Words                                                            v.4

Text: Michael D. Schultz, b. 1963

Text: © 2021 Michael D. Schultz, admin. Northwestern Publishing House. Used by permission: OneLicense no. 722228

Fifth Word                                                                                John 19:28, 29

28After this, when he knew that all things necessary for the Scripture to be fulfilled had now been accomplished, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” 29A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips.

M: My mouth is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;

C: you lay me in the dust of death.

M: I am worn out calling for help;

C: my throat is parched.

M: They put gall in my food

C: and gave me vinegar for my thirst.

M: Dear Jesus, as our brother on earth you endured the agony of pain that besieged your body when your sacrifice was complete. Knowing our experiences, hover over us with your care and compassion when our bodies and hearts are hurting. Provide us with strength that we may confess you with confidence and power. 

C: Amen.

Hymn 436 The Seven Words                                                             v.5

Text: Michael D. Schultz, b. 1963

Text: © 2021 Michael D. Schultz, admin. Northwestern Publishing House. Used by permission: OneLicense no. 722228

Sixth Word                                                                                    John 19:30

    30When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

M: On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem,

C: to cleanse them from sin and impurity.

M: Because of the blood of my covenant with you,

C: I will free your prisoners from the waterless pit.

M: I will remove the sin of this land in a single day.

C: I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.

M: Gracious Redeemer, you paid the full price for our redemption and have released us forever from the hold of Satan, the power of sin, and the fear of death. Protect us from the devil’s claim that we need to do more and from the accusation of our consciences that we have not done enough. Lead us to place our entire confidence in you and to live our lives secure in your grace.

C: Amen.

Hymn 436 The Seven Words                                                            v.6

Text: Michael D. Schultz, b. 1963

Text: © 2021 Michael D. Schultz, admin. Northwestern Publishing House. Used by permission: OneLicense no. 722228

Seventh Word                                                                        Luke 23:44–46

    44It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, 45for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. 46Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his last.

M: Into your hands I commit my spirit;

C: deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.

M: He has not despised or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one;

C: he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help.

M: He poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors.

C: He bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

M: Loving Savior, at the moment of your death you gave yourself into the loving hands of your Father. As we close our eyes in death, lead us to commit our bodies and souls to him who has summoned us by name and made us his own because of you and your love. Then, we pray, let us depart in peace.

C: Amen.

Hymn 436 The Seven Words                                                            v.7

Text: Michael D. Schultz, b. 1963

Text: © 2021 Michael D. Schultz, admin. Northwestern Publishing House. Used by permission: OneLicense no. 722228

Stand

Reading                                                                                      John 19:31–42

    31Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. 32The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. 33But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. 35The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. 36These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of his bones will be broken,” 37and, as another scripture says, “They will look on the one they have pierced.” 38Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away. 39He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds. 40Taking Jesus’ body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs. 41At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid. 42Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.

Be seated

Good Friday Prayer

Musical Offering

Chimes                                              CW 407, When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

Stand

The Sacrament                                                                                  pg. 165

Hymn 523 How Deep the Father’s Love for Us

Following the blessing, the lights are dimmed, and all may depart in silence.

Acknowledgments

A Service of the Seven Words from the Cross from Christian Worship Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, New International Version^®, NIV^®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.^TM Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. Software distributed in partnership with Northwestern Publishing House.

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Emmanuel Lutheran Church

April 14, 2022

Hymn 417 It Was a Dark and Dismal Night                                      

Text: Isaac Watts, 1674–1748, abr., alt.

Text: Public domain

M: In the name of the Father and of the † Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen.

Prayer

M: Let us pray.

Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires are known, and from whom no secrets are hidden: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by your Holy Spirit, that we may love you and praise your holy name; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

C: Amen.

Choir                                                                                                           Go To Dark Gethsemane

Maundy Thursday Gospel                                                                                 Luke 22:7–20 (listed below)

M: The Word of the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God.

Hymn 659 Jesus Christ, Our Blessed Savior, v.1-4                        

Text: tr. The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; German version, Martin Luther, 1483–1546, abr.; John Hus, c. 1369–1415

Text: Public domain

Sermon                                                    “The Testament Dated Maundy Thursday” (readings listed below)

Hymn 659 Jesus Christ, Our Blessed Savior, v.5-8                        

Text: tr. The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; German version, Martin Luther, 1483–1546, abr.; John Hus, c. 1369–1415

Text: Public domain

Confession and Absolution

M: Our help is in the name of the Lord,

C: the maker of heaven and earth.

M: Let us confess our sins to God and ask for his forgiveness.

C: Almighty God, merciful Father, I confess to you that I have not loved you with all my heart. In what I have done and left undone, I have pursued my ways instead of your ways.

I have not loved others as you command. For this I deserve your punishment now and forever. I am sorry for my sins. I repent of them. I beg for your mercy.

Silence for reflection

M: Forgive us for the sake of Jesus Christ, who suffered and died for us.

C: Cleanse me from my sins. Release me from my guilt. Grant me your Holy Spirit to amend my sinful life.

M: Jesus says to his people, “If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven.” Do you believe this?

C: Yes, I believe.

M: In the name and by the command of our Lord Jesus Christ, I forgive you all your sins.

C: Amen.

Exhortation

M: Our Lord Jesus Christ has forgiven us, has reconciled us to God, and has promised us the power to forgive and love one another. Relying on his promise, therefore, be reconciled with one another.

C: Brothers and sisters, may the peace of Christ rule in our hearts, in our words, and in our actions.

Prayer

M: Let us pray.

God, our Father, by the sacrifice of your Son you reconciled the world to yourself. We thank you for the precious gift of forgiveness. Refresh us with the joy of our salvation, that we may walk in the way of peace with our brothers and sisters in Christ. Renew our minds and wills, that daily we may speak your word of peace; through Jesus Christ our Savior, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C: Amen.

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. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.

Hymn 661 Draw Near and Take the Body of the Lord                

Text: tr. John Mason Neale, 1818–1866, alt.; Latin, 7^th cent., abr.

Text: Public domain

Words of Institution

Distribution and Hymn 663 Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness      

Text: Johann Franck, 1618–1677, abr.

Prayer

M: Abide with us, Lord, for it is evening and the day is almost over. Abide with us and with your whole Church. Abide with us in the evening of the day, in the evening of life, in the evening of the world. Abide with us in your grace and goodness, in your holy Word and sacrament, in your comfort and blessing. Abide with us when we are overcome by the night of sorrow and fear, by the night of doubt and affliction, by the night of bitter death. Abide with us and with all your people in time and in eternity.

C: Amen.

Blessing

M: Go in peace. Christ Jesus has set you free.

C: Thanks be to God.

Solo                                                                                                                          Lamb of God

Acknowledgments

Corporate Confession and Absolution from Christian Worship Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, New International Version^®, NIV^®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.^TM Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. Software distributed in partnership with Northwestern Publishing House. Created by Christian Worship: Service Builder © 2022 Concordia Publishing House.

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WELCOME TO OUR VISITORS!

Find & Like us on Facebook

Visit our website: www.stjohnsmontello.org

Pastor Pete Zietlow: 608-408-7830, Email: zietlowPL6@hotmail.com

Principal & 6-8 Grade Teacher: Larry Sellnow: 616-822-6689,

Email: principal@stjohnsmontello.org

3-5 Grade Teacher: Katlynn Tindall: 262-352-7021

K-2 Grade Teacher: Shelley Myers: 920-285-7554

Little Lambs Director: Lynn Sellnow: 616-826-0816

Church/School Secretary/Office: Ciara Neuhauser: 608-297-2866

Church/School Address: 313 E Montello St. Montello, WI 53949

Church/School Email: scsecretary@inmarketsuccess_plx6m6

Today’s Readings

Maundy Thursday Gospel                                                                                      Luke 22:7–20

   7Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” 9“Where do you want us to prepare for it?” they asked. 10He replied, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, 11and say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ 12He will show you a large room upstairs, all furnished. Make preparations there.” 13They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover. 14When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. 15And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.” 17After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among you. 18For I tell you I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”  19And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.”    20In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.

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 Isaiah 53:12

12Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Matthew 26:26-29

   26While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” 27Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”

1 Corinthians 10:15-17, 11:26-29

   15I speak to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. 16Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? 17Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all share the one loaf.

   26For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. 27So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. 28Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup. 29For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves.