Author: Kathy Erat

Trinity Lutheran Church
1354 South Otsego Avenue
Gaylord, Michigan 49735
Church Phone: 989-732-4816
Pastor’s cell phone: 608-395-8029
Rev. Joseph W. B. Polzin, Pastor
E-mail: secretary@trinitygaylord.com
pastorjoepolzin@gmail.com
Church Website: www.trinitygaylord.com
Office Hours:
Monday through Friday, 9-1p.m.
OUR PURPOSE
…is to LOVE GOD, LOVE OTHERS, AND SERVE THE WORLD by worshiping the Lord Jesus, bringing our members into Christ-like maturity, and equipping them through Word and Sacrament for their mission and ministry. We go heart to heart into the world with Jesus, sharing His love, caring for one another, praying, and bringing the lost into a relationship with Christ, by the working of the Holy Spirit.
A Stephen Ministry Congregation
July 1, 2018
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 8)
Holy Communion
9:00 a.m. Worship Service
WORSHIP NOTES FOR MEMBERS AND VISITORS
We welcome all who worship here today. May you feel the love that God has for you, and may God bless us all through our worship together.
Guests please fill out the red side of the Guest/Member Card and pass it to the center aisle. Please take a brochure in the pew rack for information about Trinity. If you want to know more, feel free to speak to our pastor or elder on duty, or mark the appropriate box on the Guest/Member card.
Members please fill out the black side of the Guest/Member card and pass it to the center aisle.
If standing is difficult, feel free to be seated during any portion of the service.
Pew Bibles and Hymnals: Our order of worship is from the Lutheran Service Book, and is printed in the bulletin for your convenience. If you prefer, we encourage you to use a hymnal to follow the liturgy or hymns, and page numbers have been included for your reference. Also, we encourage members to bring their own Bibles to church, or use the ones found in the pew.
Communion: If you are a first-time guest, or have not communed at Trinity before, please see the Communion Statement card located in the pew rack. Communion participants will have the option of receiving the wine with an individual cup or the common cup. If you take an individual cup, please make sure it is visible to Pastor as he comes by with the common cup, so he knows you have already been served. If you need a gluten free wafer, they are available; please let Pastor know when you come to the communion rail.
T ORDER OF SERVICE T
(The liturgy is from Divine Service Setting one LSB pg. 151ff)
GREETINGS
Please stand and greet one another in the name of the Lord, saying, “Peace be with you,” as a sign of reconciliation and of the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace
(Matt. 5:22–24; Eph. 4:1–3)
OPENING HYMN
Great Is Thy Faithfulness LSB 809
© 1923, renewed 1951 Hope Publishing Co. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License .NET, no. 100011411.
CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION LSB 151
Please stand as able
The sign of the cross may be made by all in remembrance of their baptism.
P In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C Amen.
P If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
C But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Silence for reflection on God's Word and for self-examination.
P Let us then confess our sins to God our Father.
C Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen.
P Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C Amen.
T SERVICE OF THE WORD T
INTROIT From Psalm.121
P I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
C My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
P The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand.
C The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
P The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life.
C The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth
and forevermore.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and will be forever. Amen.
P I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
C My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
KYRIE LSB 152
HYMN OF PRAISE
This Is the Feast LSB 155
SALUTATION AND COLLECT OF THE DAY LSB 156
P The Lord be with you.
C And also with you.
P Let us pray.
Heavenly Father, during His earthly ministry Your Son Jesus healed the sick and raised the dead.
C By the healing medicine of the Word and Sacraments pour into our hearts such love toward You that we may live eternally;
P through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C Amen.
Please be seated
OLD TESTAMENT READING Lamentations 3:22–33
(The Lord’s mercies are new every morning.)
22The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
23they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
24“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“therefore I will hope in him.”
25The Lord is good to those who wait for him,
to the soul who seeks him.
26It is good that one should wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.
27It is good for a man that he bear
the yoke in his youth.
28Let him sit alone in silence
when it is laid on him;
29let him put his mouth in the dust—
there may yet be hope;
30let him give his cheek to the one who strikes,
and let him be filled with insults.
31For the Lord will not
cast off forever,
32but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion
according to the abundance of his steadfast love;
33for he does not willingly afflict
or grieve the children of men.
L This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
EPISTLE READING 2 Corinthians 8:1–9, 13–15
(The rich grace of Jesus enables us to be abundantly gracious toward others.)
1We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, 2for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. 3For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own free will, 4begging us earnestly for the favor of taking part in the relief of the saints— 5and this, not as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us. 6Accordingly, we urged Titus that as he had started, so he should complete among you this act of grace. 7But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you—see that you excel in this act of grace also.
8I say this not as a command, but to prove by the earnestness of others that your love also is genuine.
9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich… 13I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened, but that as a matter of fairness 14your abundance at the present time should supply their need, so that their abundance may supply your need, that there may be fairness. 15As it is written, “Whoever gathered much had nothing left over, and whoever gathered little had no lack.”
L This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
Please stand as able
ALLELUIA & VERSE LSB 156
© 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship.
HOLY GOSPEL Mark 5:21–43
P The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the fifth chapter.
C Glory to You, O Lord.
(Jesus heals and saves two daughters of faith.)
21 When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea.
22Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his feet 23and implored him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live.” 24And he went with him.
And a great crowd followed him and thronged about him. 25And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, 26and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. 27She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. 28For she said, “If I touch even his garments, I will be made well.” 29And immediately the flow of blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. 30And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my garments?” 31And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, ‘Who touched me?’” 32And he looked around to see who had done it. 33But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him and told him the whole truth. 34And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”
35While he was still speaking, there came from the ruler’s house some who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?” 36But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.” 37And he allowed no one to follow him except Peter and James and John the brother of James. 38They came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and Jesus saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. 39And when he had entered, he said to them, “Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but sleeping.” 40And they laughed at him. But he put them all outside and took the child’s father and mother and those who were with him and went in where the child was. 41Taking her by the hand he said to her, “Talitha cumi,” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.” 42And immediately the girl got up and began walking (for she was twelve years of age), and they were immediately overcome with amazement. 43And he strictly charged them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat.
P This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C Praise to You, O Christ.
NICENE CREED LSB 158
C I believe in one God,
the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth
and of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only-begotten Son of God,
begotten of His Father before all worlds,
God of God, Light of Light,
very God of very God,
begotten, not made,
being of one substance with the Father,
by whom all things were made;
who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven
and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary
and was made man;
and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.
He suffered and was buried.
And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures
and ascended into heaven
and sits at the right hand of the Father.
And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead,
whose kingdom will have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord and giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified,
who spoke by the prophets.
And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church,
I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins,
and I look for the resurrection of the dead
and the life T of the world to come. Amen.
Please be seated
CHILDREN'S TALK
(We invite children ages 3 through 4th grade to come forward for the Children's Talk. Please join us in singing “Jesus Loves the Little Children” as they return to their seats.)
SERMON HYMN
O Christ, Who Shared Our Mortal Life LSB 552 sts. 1, 5–6, 4 ( tune of LSB 444)
1 O Christ, who shared our mortal life And ended death’s long reign, Who healed the sick and raised the dead And bore our grief and pain: We know our years on earth are few, That death is always near. Come now to us, O Lord of Life; Bring hope that conquers fear!
5 A ruler proud but bent by grief Knelt down before Your feet: “My precious daughter’s gripped by death! Come now and death defeat!” A multitude had gathered round To hear the truth You taught, But, leaving them, You turned to help A father sore distraught.
6 You pressed through crowds to reach the child Whose limbs with death grew cold. “She is not dead; she only sleeps!” The weeping folk You told. And then You took her hand and called, “My child, I bid you rise!” She rose! And all stood round You, Lord, With awed and wond’ring eyes!
4 Death’s power holds us still in thrall And bears us toward the tomb. Death’s dark’ning cloud hangs like a pall That threatens earth with doom. But You have broken death’s embrace And torn away its sting. Restore to life our mortal race! Raise us, O Risen King!
© 2003 GIA Publications, Inc. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License .NET, no. 100011411.
SERMON
OFFERING
Please stand as able
OFFERTORY LSB 159
PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
T SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT T
Please stand as able
PREFACE LSB 160
P It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who on this day overcame death and the grave and by His glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life. Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying:
SANCTUS LSB 161
LORD’S PRAYER LSB 162
P Lord, remember us in Your kingdom and teach us to pray:
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 WORDS OF OUR LORD LSB 162
P Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said: “Take, eat; this is My T body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me.”
In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying: “Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My T blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
PAX DOMINI LSB 163
P The peace of the Lord be with you always.
C Amen.
AGNUS DEI LSB 163
DISTRIBUTION
The pastor and those who assist him receive the Lord's Supper first, then ushers will help direct the participants to come forward via the center aisle.
DISTRIBUTION HYMNS
Your Table I Approach LSB 628
5 O grant, most blessèd Lord, 6 Oh, may I never fail That earth and hell combined To thank You day and night May not about this sacrament For Your true body and true blood, Raise doubt within my mind. O God, my peace and light.
Public domain
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing LSB 475
© 1958, renewed 1986 Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd.; admin. Hope Publishing Co. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License .NET, no. 100011411. Public domain
Lord of All Hopefulness LSB 738
© Oxford University Press. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License .NET, no. 100011411. Public domain
In Thee Is Gladness LSB 818
Public domain
Please stand as able
POST COMMUNION COLLECT LSB 166
P Let us pray.
We give thanks to You, almighty God, that You have refreshed us through this salutary gift, and we implore You that of Your mercy You would strengthen us through the same in faith toward You and fervent love toward one another; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C Amen.
BENEDICTION LSB 166
P The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make His face shine on you
and be gracious to you.
The Lord look upon you with favor and T give you peace.
C Amen.
CLOSING HYMN
God Bless Our Native Land LSB 965
Public domain
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SENDING WORDS
P We go to live for Jesus!
C We go to share His Love
Acknowledgments
Divine Service, Setting One from Lutheran Service Book
Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House.
Next Week’s Readings:
Old Testament Reading Ezekiel 2:1-5
Epistle Reading 2 Corinthians 12:1-10
Holy Gospel Mark 6:1-13
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH
MESSAGES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
July 1, 2018
Altar flowers today are given to the glory of God by Gene & Jean Seibel in celebration of their 50th anniversary.
Bible Studies: Monday evening at 6:45pm led by Rev. Paul Schneider in the fellowship hall.
The Stephen ministry meeting for July 7 is canceled for this month.
Cancer & Friends support group meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. Our next meeting is June 24th in the fellowship hall. Our guest speaker is Dona Wishart from OCCOA. (Please see info. about Dona on the shelf in the Narthex.) This group is for Cancer survivors, patients, caregivers, spouse, family, friends and loved ones. All of us can use support at some time There is more information available on the shelf in the narthex or on the church web site. You can also contact Elaine Raschke by email elaineraschke@gmail.com or call the church office.
Annual Dual-Parish Picnic: Save the Date! July 22nd will be our Annual Dual-Parish Picnic for Trinity and Mt. Hope. This year, it will be hosted at Mt. Hope Lutheran Church in Grayling. The picnic will follow Mt. Hope's 11am service, around 12:30. Join us for a great day, great food, and great fellowship. See you there!
Portals of Prayer for both the current quarter and the next quarter can be picked up on or above the narthex shelf..
The Lawn Cutting Sign-Up Sheet is posted on the narthex bulletin board. Please sign up for a week of your choice. The church has a riding mower to cut the grass, so the equipment is here. If many sign up, the work load doesn’t fall to only a few.
Greeting cards with a Christian verse or theme are available for sale in our church library in the card rack. They have recently been freshened up with a new inventory, and you will see some nice seasonal cards. They are $.75 each or 2 for $1.00. Proceeds go to support our women’s ministries in our congregation
“Please Take One”: In the narthex we have a display filled with booklets on various topics. These booklets are designed to meet the needs of today’s adults and families. Please feel free to stop by and visit the display today! Each topical booklet covers real-life issues written from a Christian perspective. Share them with your family and friends. To help support our booklet ministry you will find offering envelopes located on the display. If you would like to make a donation to support this ministry, please place the envelope in the offering basket. Thank you
Church Extension Fund of the Michigan District LCMS
From long and short term savings plans to traditional and Roth IRAs, investments in the Church Extension Fund help fund your future and the future of congregations right here in the Michigan District. To learn how you can make a difference call CEF at 800.242.3944 or visit them online at www.mi-cef.org
LWML’s Michigan Biennial Convention is July 20 – July 22, 2018 at the Blue Water Convention Center in Port Huron, MI. The cost is $105 if you register before May 28 and $125 if you register after. Food and lodging are not included in that price. Carla Elenz is planning on attending and would like to share a motel room and transportation. It will be an inspiring and joyful time to get together with several hundred other Lutheran Women from all over the state to worship and praise God and support our common goal of spreading the Good News through missions. Talk to Carla if you are interested in attending.
Food Distribution: Our next food giveaway event is scheduled for Wednesday, August 1st. Please mark the date on your personal calendars. The timetable will be the same as May 30th event we just completed…volunteers arrive by 9:15am, truck arrives about 10am, and distribution begins at or before Noon. You will find a volunteer sign-up sheet in the narthex at church. We will need all the help we can get!
Please contact the office with updates to the prayer list. People will remain on the
prayer list for 4 weeks before being removed. It they need to remain on the list,
please keep Elaine informed of any updates. This will help us to have a more
accurate list.
Thanks for your cooperation!
REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS:
Those who continue to grieve the passing of loved ones:
Those with upcoming surgery:
Those recovering from surgery: Tom Davis, Ron Kwapis, Julie Ohlrich, Sandy Smith.
Those with health concerns: Elmira Affelt, Grant Bliss, Hope Buchinger, Bob Breen, Laurie Breen, Joyce Goodrich, Megan Goodrich, Brenda Hart, Sascha Katinka, Heather Kinberg, Zoyie Larson, Ruth Luebs, Jennifer Martin, Julie Ohlrich, Richard Ohlrich, Jack Osantowski, Gabe Nehmer.
Those diagnosed with cancer: Doug Arego, Carl Bliss, Blaine Colwell, Roxy Mohr, Jim Nehmer, Hope Osantowski, Bill Polzin.
SERVING IN GOD’S HOUSE TODAY
Pastor Pastor Joe
Piano/Organist Lorna Hauswirth
Elder on Duty Ken Mertz
Ushers Jim & Julie Forrest, Jim Kunisch
Lay Reader Ann Mertz
Greeters Jack & Teri Osantowski
Coffee Servers Dave & Britany Beyers
Counters Jim Forrest, Brian Techel
Altar Care Jeanine Boldry, Judi Stutzman
Children’s Talk Pastor Joe
Children’s Church

THIS WEEK AT TRINITY
July 1 Sunday
9:00 a.m. Worship Service – Holy Communion—Pastor Joe
Fellowship time after the service (Fellowship Hall)
10:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday school today
July 2 Monday (Office closed Secretary Vacation)
6:45 p.m. Bible Study (Led by Rev. Paul Schneider)
July 3 Tuesday (Office closed Secretary Vacation)
7:00p.m. Board of Elders Meeting (Fellowship Hall)
July 4 Wednesday (Office closed Independence Day)
10:00 a.m. NO Tutoring class
7:00 p.m. NO Stephen Ministry Training
July 5 Thursday Pastor in Grayling
9:30 a.m. Nehemiah Group
6:00 a.m. God Connects (Fellowship Hall)
July 6 Friday
July 7 Saturday
July 8 Sunday
9:00 a.m. Worship Service – Pastor Joe
Fellowship time after the service (Fellowship Hall)
10:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday school (Sunday School Room)

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