Wednesday April 1, 2009
Lenten Worship at noon in the Sanctuary
Organ Meditation at 7:00 p.m. presented by Marilyn Keiser
Marilyn Keiser is Chancellor's Professor of Music Emerita at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music; she retired after twenty-five years of service in 2008. A concert artist and church musician of international acclaim, Dr. Keiser is also Director of Music at Trinity Episcopal Church, Bloomington.
March Upon Handel's "Lift up your heads", Op. 15 — Alexandre Guilmant
Requiescat in Pace — Leo Sowerby
Two Lenten Hymn Preludes — Mark Jones
Ah, Holy Jesus
My Faith Looks Up to Thee
Psalm-Prelude, Set 2, No. 1 — Herbert Howells
Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee, O Lord — Psalm 130: 1
Lenten Worship at 7:30 p.m.
Men's Group meets at 8:00 p.m.
[ELCA News: ELCA Council Reduces Churchwide Staff, Budgets for 2009]
[ELCA News: ELCA Council Transmits Social Statement, Report and Recommendation]
[ENS News: Church Pension Fund portfolio declined in 2008 but investments 'well-positioned,' report says]
[LCMS News: LCMS, ELCA leaders discuss sexuality report]
[LCMS News: COP looks at how Synod assists congregations for mission, ministry ]
[LCMS News: Mission board, staff establish fund for missionaries, mission work ]
[LCMS News: Cycling team provides more than exercise]
[LCMS News: Three LCMS schools receive NLSA's 'exemplary status' ]
[LCMS News: Sem students see Lutheran mercy in Madagascar]
[LCMS News: Sem to host apologetics retreat]
[NCC News: "Poverty: A Time for Sharing" An interfaith religion special on CBS April 26]
[PNS News: PPC's 2008 sales exceed previous year's: Publisher set to launch new Web site for PC(USA) leaders in June]
Thursday April 2, 2009
Adult Choir rehearses at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary.
Gables Neighborhood Association meets at 7:00 p.m.
[ELCA News: Lutheran Communicators Win 2009 Derose-Hinkhouse Awards]
[ELCA News: ELCA Presiding Bishop Asks Lutherans to Focus on Hope, Prayer]
[ELCA News: Three Members of the Task Force for ELCA Studies on Sexuality Share Dissent]
[WCC News: Call for international Christian solidarity to overcome caste-based discrimination]
[WCC News: Israeli occupation puts strain on Palestinian Christians]
Friday April 3, 2009
Lutheran Campus Ministry Board meets at 1:00 p.m. in the Conference Room.
Voice recital at 5:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
I-K Synod Assembly Deadlines
Breakout proposals due to Pr. Bill Gafkjen
Indiana-Kentucky Synod Finance Committee meets at the Synod Lutheran Center at 10:00 a.m.
[ACNS News: Anglican Consultative Council to meet in Jamaica]
[ELCA News: Lutheran Chaplain Ministers to Military Serving Guantanamo Detainees]
[ELCA News: LC/NA 'Pleased But Cautious' in Response to ELCA Council Actions]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: MLK Jr. in Gandhi's Footsteps]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Hispanic Holy Week]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Walzer on Passover's Exodus Story]
[UCC News: UCC leaders hail Iowa court decision legalizing gay marriage]
Saturday April 4, 2009
Lutheran Campus Ministry Board meets at 9:00 a.m. in the Conference Room.
Property Committee meets at 10:00 a.m.
Indiana-Kentucky Synod Finance Committee meets at 10:00 a.m. in the Indiana-Kentucky Synod Lutheran Center.
Benedict the African, confessor, 1589 (Liturgical Color: White)
April 5, 2009
Palm/Passion Sunday (Liturgical Color: Scarlet)
Liturgy of Procession
Entrance Hymn: All Glory, Laud, and Honor (printed in the bulletin)
Homily: "Sour Wine" — Pastor Lyle McKee
Hymn of the Day: O Sacred Head, Now Wounded (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 351)
Responses to the Word
Offertory Anthem: O Sacred Head, Now Wounded — Johannes Brahms
The Liturgy of Holy Eucharist
Communion Hymn: At the Name of Jesus (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 416)
Sending Hymn: Ride On, ride On in Majesty (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 346)
Presider: Pastor Lyle McKee
Deacon: Eric Isaacson
Lector: Pauline Caldwell
Passion Readers: Gail Seegert, Mary Lou Nierzwicki, Sue Berg
Acolyte: Alex Nixon
Server: Shirley Mingee
Ushers: Larry and Sue Berg
Greeters: Jim and Kay Eagleman
Nursery: Mary Sasse
Council Coordinator: David Nixon
Children's Choir rehearsal from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Church School from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m.
Godly Play (preschool age) — next to the Nursery
Kindergarten through 6th grade gather in the Education Wing.
Confirmation Class — Youth Room
High School Youth — Room 13
Adult Bible Study — Room 11.
Culture of Conversation in the Sanctuary
Liturgy of Procession
Entrance Hymn: All Glory, Laud, and Honor (printed in the bulletin)
Homily: "Sour Wine" — Pastor Lyle McKee
Hymn of the Day: O Sacred Head, Now Wounded (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 351)
Responses to the Word
Offertory Anthem: Tui Nati Vulnerati — Antonin Dvorak
Adult Choir
The Liturgy of Holy Eucharist
Communion Hymn: At the Name of Jesus (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 416)
Sending Hymn: Ride On, ride On in Majesty (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 346)
Presider: Pastor Lyle McKee
Deacon: Kathleen Boggess
Lector: Rebecca Dilger
Passion Readers: Cindy Vosahlik, Jane Warner, Charles Sweet
Acolyte: Bailey Arnold
Server: Dean Arnold
Ushers: Dave and Rita Pavolka
Greeter: Debbie Moore
Nursery: Doug Doblar and Ben Eichmiller
Council Coordinator: David Nixon
Altar Care: Jean Brown and Carole Kirsch
Bread and Wine: Ron and Jean Brown
First Communion class
Pastor McKee will hold classes for young members who are ready to learn more about the sacrament of Holy Communion. Normal age is 10, but younger children are welcome - at the discretion of parents. Classes will be Sundays, March 29 & April 5th from 12:30 - 1:30 pm.
Executive Council meets following the second service.
Rachel Erie's voice recital at 5:00 p.m.
La serva padrona — Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Stizzoso, mio stizzoso
A Serpina penserete
Bora Lee, piano
Auf dem Strom, D. 943 — Franz Schubert
Bora Lee, piano; Sarah Williams, horn
L'invitation au voyage — Henri Duparc
Sérénade Florentine
Chanson triste
Bora Lee, piano
La Fuite
Bora Lee, piano; Nikhil Navkal, tenor
Six Poems by Emily Dickinson — John Duke
Good morning, Midnight
Heart! We will forget him!
Nobody knows this little Rose
Bee! I'm expecting you!
Bora Lee, piano
[WCC News: WCC Central Committee member Bishop Hilarion appointed to top post in Russian Orthodox Church]
Monday April 6, 2009
Monday in Holy Week (Liturgical Color: Purple)
Bloomington Community Band rehearses at 7:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall.
[ELCA News: Lutherans, Jews, Muslims Gather for Prayer after Shooting in Binghamton]
[PNS News: Youth Ministries Task Force membership is announced: 15-member panel is the last of six groups named by GA Moderator ]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Secular Islamic Turkey]
Albrecht Dürer, 1528; Matthias Grünewald, 1529 Lucas Cranach, 1553; artists (Liturgical Color: White)
Tuesday April 7, 2009
Tuesday in Holy Week (Liturgical Color: Purple)
Women's Yoga meets at 10:00 a.m. in Heritage Hall.
Voice recital at 6:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Quarryland Chorus rehearsal at 7:30 p.m.
[ACNS News: Communiqué: The Anglican Jewish Commission]
[ACNS News: New Welsh bishops consecrated]
[ELCA News: Ten Years Later, Lutherans Remember Columbine]
[ELCA News: ELCA Member Dies from Effects of Arsenic Poisoning in Maine]
[ENS News: Episcopal Migration Ministries expresses sorrow over Binghamton shootings]
[NCC News: ABC Network to air NCC Greek Orthodox special, Pascha: The Resurrection of Christ]
[PNS News: A life the church is compelled to live: A monthly column for the church by the GA moderator]
[PNS News: Hog Heaven: Harley-riding Illinois pastor extends ministry to biker world]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: On Easter and Updike]
[UCC News: UCC leaders laud Vermont legalization of same-gender marriage]
April 8 to 16, 2009
Wednesday April 8, 2009
Wednesday in Holy Week (Liturgical Color: Purple)
[ACNS News: Covenant Design Group Communique and latest draft text]
[ELCA News: Iranians Charge ELCA College Alumna With Spying]
[ELCA News: Lutherans 'Make It Simple' during the economic downturn]
[ELCA News: ELCA teenagers hold dodge ball event to raise money for world hunger]
[ENS News: Revised Anglican covenant text released]
[ENS News: Covenant design team sends 'best possible draft' to Anglican Consultative Council]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Kim Lawton: White House Hosts Faith Meeting]
[UCC News: UCC supports reversal of Health and Human Services 'conscience clause']
Thursday April 9, 2009
Maundy Thursday (Liturgical Color: Scarlet)
A Time of Preparation
Prelude: Canzonetta, Op. 78 No. 2 — William Mathias
Hymn: Go to Dark Gethsemane (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 347)
The Liturgy of the Word
Sermon: "Tikkun Olam — Mending the World" — Pastor Lyle McKee
Hymn of the Day: Great God, Your Love Has Called Us (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 358)
Responses to the Word
Offertory Anthem: Chorale — William Mathias
The Liturgy of the Holy Eucharist
Communion Hymn: Lamb of God, Pure and Sinless (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 357)
Communion Hymn: Where Charity and Love Prevail (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 359)
Presider: Pastor Lyle McKee
Deacon: Betty Smith
Lector: Jane Warner
Server: Kay Isaacson
A Time of Preparation
Prelude: Canzonetta, Op. 78 No. 2 — William Mathias
Hymn: Go to Dark Gethsemane (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 347)
The Liturgy of the Word
Sermon: "Tikkun Olam — Mending the World" — Pastor Lyle McKee
Hymn of the Day: Great God, Your Love Has Called Us (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 358)
Responses to the Word
Offertory Anthem: Grieve Not the Holy Spirit — T. Tertius Noble
Adult Choir
The Liturgy of the Holy Eucharist
Communion Hymn: Lamb of God, Pure and Sinless (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 357)
Communion Hymn: Where Charity and Love Prevail (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 359)
Service of Preparation for Good Friday
The altar is stripped bare as Psalm 22 is intoned by a single voice. All
then leave in silence. Go, in the peace of Christ Jesus. The Service resumes
tomorrow, Good Friday.
Presider: Pastor Lyle McKee
Deacon: Margrethe O'Connor
Lector: Barb Unger
Acolyte: Haley Garl
Server: Katie Anderson
Ushers: Kaye Hill and Cindy Ohslund
Nursery: Kari Isaacson
Altar Care: Shirley Mingee
Bread and Wine: Craig and Kathy McDonald
[ELCA News: ELCA, LCMS Leaders Discuss Task Force Documents, Other Topics]
[ELCA News: Budget Reductions Impact ELCA's Engagement Overseas]
[ELCA News: ELCA Presiding Bishop Asks Iranians to Release Concordia College Graduate]
[ELCA News: ELCA publishing ministry issues Lutheran Study Bible]
[NCC News: Seminaries receive free copies of the NRSV "Green Bible"]
[PNS News: Communication and resurrection: An Easter reflection by a PC(USA) mission worker in Guatemala ]
[PNS News: Setting the stage for peace: Young Adult Volunteer brings theater background to year of service]
[PNS News: Mary Jane Patterson dies: Presbyerian elder led Washington Office for 13 years]
[UCC News: UCC Health and Wholeness Advocacy Office seeks 2009-2010 intern]
[WCC News: Sri Lanka, a "humanitarian crisis exceeding all imaginable proportions"]
[WCC News: Accompanying Dalits in their journey to liberation]
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, teacher, 1945 (Liturgical Color: Red)
Friday April 10, 2009
Good Friday (Liturgical Color: Black)
Sermon: "The World Religious Context" — Pastor Lyle McKee
Anthem: Were You There? — (arrangement Melva W. Costen)
Adult Choir
Hymn of the Day: O Sacred Head, Now Wounded, stanzas 1-3, 6,7 (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 351)
Presider: Pastor Lyle McKee
Deacon: Kaye Hill
Lector: Jane Warner
Anthem: Were You There? — (arrangement Melva W. Costen)
Adult Choir
Hymn of the Day: O Sacred Head, Now Wounded, stanzas 1-3, 6,7 (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 351)
Service of Tenebrae
A Hymn of Impending Victory: Ah, Holy Jesus (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 349)
The Sanctuary is gradually darkened as the hymn comes to its end.
Worshipers are invited to silently say the Apostles' Creed and the Lord's Prayer as the seven candles are removed from the altar.
A loud noise follows removal of the seventh light. This is the sound of death being defeated in the darkness of early Easter morning.
A single light, a sign of Resurrection Hope, returns to part the darkness.
Organ Meditation: In Paradisum — Alfred Fedak
Worshipers may leave silently after the music has concluded or remain
for a time in the Sanctuary.
Presider: Pastor Lyle McKee
Deacon: Lyman Hitchcock
Lector: Gail Seegert
Acolyte: Rachel Ringquist
Ushers: Jim and Marti Doering
I-K Synod Assembly Deadlines
Nominations (names, bios) due (to Pr. Jim Swanson)
Early registration discount ends
Indiana-Kentucky Synod Christian Education Team Meeting from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Come2go Ministries in Fort Wayne IN
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Orthodox Chanting]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Wintley Phipps]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Islamic Financing]
Mikael Agricola, Bishop of Turku, 1557 (Liturgical Color: White)
Saturday April 11, 2009
The Resurrection of Our Lord; Vigil of Easter (Liturgical Color: White)
Youth Group breakfast prep at 1:00 p.m. in the Kitchen
The Service of Light — Preparation and Lighting of the Paschal Candle
The Procession
The Service of Readings
Canticle: Cantemus Domino
Canticle: Benedicite, omnia opera
Hymn: Now the Vault of Heaven Resounds (printed in the bulletin)
Postlude: Processional — Grayston Ives
Presiders: Pastor Lyle McKee and Pastor Walt Johnson
Deacon: Eric Isaacson
Crucifer: Charles Sweet
Lectors: Jane Warner, Dorothy Soudakoff and Charles Sweet
Ushers: Carol Seaman and Kaye Hill
Bread and Wine: Vicky Polansky
April 12, 2009
The Resurrection of our Lord; Easter Day (Liturgical Color: Gold)
Prelude:
Alleluia — Margaret Sandresky
This Joyful Eastertide — Paul Bouman
Intrada — Grayston Ives
Processional Hymn: Jesus Christ is Risen Today (arrangement Gerald Near)
Homily: "Emerging from the Darkness" — Pastor Lyle McKee
Hymn of the Day: The Strife is O'er, the Battle Done (arrangement Gerald Near)
Offertory Anthem: Easter Chorale — Samuel Barber
Adult Choir
Communion Hymn: That Easter Day with Joy was Bright
Communion Hymn: Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen!
Communion Hymn: Now the Green Blade Rises
Sending Hymn: Thine is the Glory (arrangement Robert Hobby)
Messiah: "Hallelujah" — George Fredrick Handel (Congregation, Choir, Brass and Organ)
Postlude: Carillon de Westminster — Louis Vierne
Presider: Pastor Lyle McKee
Deacon: Alison Kaiser
Lector: Mike Laros
Acolyte: Joshua Melton
Server: Barb Unger
Ushers: Steve and Janie Hansen
Greeter: Mary Sasse
Council Coordinator: Nancy Winningham
Prelude:
Alleluia — Margaret Sandresky
This Joyful Eastertide — Paul Bouman
Intrada — Grayston Ives
Processional Hymn: Jesus Christ is Risen Today (arrangement Gerald Near)
Homily: "Emerging from the Darkness" — Pastor Lyle McKee
Hymn of the Day: The Strife is O'er, the Battle Done (arrangement Gerald Near)
Offertory Anthem: Easter Chorale — Samuel Barber
Adult Choir
Communion Hymn: That Easter Day with Joy was Bright
Communion Hymn: Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen!
Communion Hymn: Now the Green Blade Rises
Sending Hymn: Thine is the Glory (arrangement Robert Hobby)
Messiah: "Hallelujah" — George Fredrick Handel (Congregation, Choir, Brass and Organ)
Postlude: Carillon de Westminster — Louis Vierne
Presider: Pastor Lyle McKee
Deacon: Lyman Hitchcock
Lector: Robin Hershberger
Acolyte: Sarah Julovich
Server: Carol Seaman
Ushers: Sam and Andrew Eichmiller
Greeter: Eric and Kari Isaacson
Council Coordinator: Rita Pavolka
Altar Care: Mary Sasse and Charlene Braun
Flowers: The springtime flowers that add beauty to our worship setting today are provided by a number of persons who have contributed to the Easter Flower and Landscaping Fund—which also provides plants and shrubs for the lawn areas.
Bread and Wine: Kem and Mary Hawkins
Special Thanks to members of the brass ensemble :
Phil May & Lissa May, trumpet
David Pavolka, trombone
Kari Isaacson, horn
Easter breakfast prepared by our Youth will be served from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Thomas Florio voice recital at 8:00 p.m.
[ACNS News: Archbishop of Canterbury: Easter Sermon - 'Proof of the resurrection has to be lived, not argued']
[ENS News: Archbishop of Canterbury's Easter Day sermon]
[ENS News: Presiding Bishop celebrates Easter in Florentine Episcopal church]
Monday April 13, 2009
Audit Committee meets at 4:00 p.m. in the Conference Room.
Bloomington Community Band rehearses at 7:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall.
[PNS News: Bruce blogs Bay Area: Reyes-Chow part of San Francisco Chronicle's 'City Brights' group blog]
Tuesday April 14, 2009
Women's Yoga meets at 10:00 a.m. in Heritage Hall.
Quarryland Chorus rehearsal at 7:30 p.m.
{ENS News: 'I am Episcopalian' microsite draws half a million visitors during Lent]
[UCC News: 'Sing! Prayer and Praise' song book available for pre-order]
Wednesday April 15, 2009
Living History at 9:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary
[LCMS News: LWML exceeds mission goal for 2007-09 biennium]
[LCMS News: Wheat Ridge awards grants for sabbaticals]
[LCMS News: Concordia, Mequon, to host parish-nurse conferences]
[LCMS News: Registration opens for LFL conference]
[LCMS News: Young adult Servant Event to help hurricane survivors]
[LCMS News: Materials help congregations mark 'Pastoral Ed Month']
[LWF News: She could not share dogs' water: Education Helps Dalit Woman Find Her Strength]
[PNS News: Water for Malawi: Shallow wells have profound impact on community health]
[PNS News: Tornado tears through Tennessee: Presbyterian Disaster Assistance helping with long-term recovery]
[RCA News: Multiracial Ministries: Managing Change: Transformational Resources]
[UCC News: OC, Inc. gains review of FCC ownership rules]
[WCC News: Dalits' inner strength defeats caste-based discrimination]
Thursday April 16, 2009
Finance Committee meets at 6:00 p.m. in Room 11.
Adult Choir rehearses at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary.
Education Committee meets at 7:00 p.m. in the Conference Room.
[ENS News: Conservative Anglican primates recognize proposed North American entity]
[ENS News: Presiding Bishop calls Haitian debt-relief aid 'gesture of compassion and human generosity']
Friday April 17, 2009
Paul Young's Senior Cello recital at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Suite in E-flat, BWV 1010 — Johann Sebastian Bach
Prélude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Bourrée I
Bourrée II
Gigue
Sonata in C, Op. 119 — Sergei Prokofiev
Andante grave
Moderato
Allegro, ma non troppo
Jong Rim Song, piano
Indiana-Kentucky Synod Assembly Deadline
Lunch Converstation requests due to Pastor Bill Gafkjen
Celebration of Ministries table reservation requests due to Pastor Gafkjen and April Lynch
[ELCA News: ELCA Washington Office releases case study on the future of Iraq]
[PNS News: Kingdom come: New partnerships, ministries help PC(USA)'s Russia mission flourish]
[PNS News: GA Middle East study team concludes its first meeting: Gathering underscores complexity of team's task]
[PNS News: 'Something out of nothing': Clergy couple building new church in South Carolina]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Rwandan Reconciliation]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Church Aid in Elkhart]
[UCC News: Christian Peace Witness for Iraq to gather on 100th day of new administration]
Saturday April 18, 2009
Young Women's Group meets at 10:00 a.m. at Bakehouse East.
Spinners and Weavers Workshop from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
[ELCA News: Iran Courts Sentence Lutheran College Alumna]
[ELCA News: Memorial concert on May 3 to benefit ELCA's St. Olaf scholarship]
April 19, 2009
Second Sunday of Easter (Liturgical Color: White)
A Time of Preparation
Prelude: Resurrection Suite — Alec Wyton
Entrance Hymn: Come, You Faithful Raise the Strain (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 363)
Homily: Pastor Kelli Skram
Hymn of the Day: We Walk By Faith (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 635)
Responses to the Word
Offertory Anthem: This Joyful Eastertide — (arrangement John Ferguson)
The Liturgy of Holy Eucharist
Communion Hymn: This Joyful Eastertide (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 391)
Communion Hymn: Now We Join in Celebration (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 462)
Sending Hymn: Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing! (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 385)
Postlude: Toccata in G — Theodore Dubois
Presider: Pastor Kelli Skram
Deacon: Kris Stewart
Lector: Dale Ludwig
Acolyte: Hannah Fidler
Server: Sue Berg
Ushers: Gene and Gayl Laughman
Greeters: Ron and Jean Brown
Nursery: Pauline Caldwell
Council Coordinator: Melissa Eichmiller
Sunday Church School from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m.
Godly Play (preschool age) — next to the Nursery
Kindergarten through 6th grade gather in the Education Wing.
Confirmation Class — Youth Room
High School Youth — Room 13
Adult Bible Study — Room 11.
A Time of Preparation
Prelude: Resurrection Suite — Alec Wyton
Entrance Hymn: Come, You Faithful Raise the Strain (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 363)
Homily: Pastor Kelli Skram
Hymn of the Day: We Walk By Faith (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 635)
Responses to the Word
Offertory Anthem: Great Day — Hall Johnson
Adult Choir
The Liturgy of Holy Eucharist
Communion Hymn: This Joyful Eastertide (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 391)
Communion Hymn: Now We Join in Celebration (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 462)
Sending Hymn: Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing! (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 385)
Postlude: Toccata in G — Theodore Dubois
Presider: Pastor Kelli Skram
Deacon: Alison Kaiser
Lector: Robin Hershberger
Acolyte: Shelby Crouch
Server: Sandy Arnold
Ushers: Dean Arnold and Heather Allen
Greeter: Rebecca Dilger
Nursery: Carolyn and Ellie Delap
Council Coordinator: Rita Pavolka
Altar Care: Betty Smith and Marilyn Harder
Bread and Wine: Steve and Janie Hansen
Flowers: Brian and Heather Allen
Quarryland Men's Chorus Concert at 4:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Olavus Petri, priest, 1552; Laurentius Petri, Archbishop of Uppsala, 1573 (Liturgical Color: White)
April 20 to May 1, 2009
April 20 to 22, 2009
The Three Days — 2009 Institute of Liturgical Studies, Valparaiso, IN
Living into the Three Days as the center of the church's life together, this year's Institute will focus on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and the Vigil of Easter as the core of the church's worship and the place of formation for our baptismal identity in Christ. In addition to group sessions and workshop presentations, participants will celebrate the liturgies of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, the Vigil and Easter, and Paschal Vespers in the Chapel of the Resurrection.
Presenters: Mark Anschutz, Stephen Bongard, Susan Briehl, Kent Burreson, Paula Carlson, David Cherwien, Keith Forni, William Heisley, Paul Hoffman, Philip Horrigan, Ronald Koch, Craig Mueller, Mark Mummert, Frederick Niedner, Gail Ramshaw, Brock Shaw, Benjamin Stewart, Andrew Stoebig, Albert Trost, Zita Weyland.
More information from The Institute of Liturgical Studies
Monday April 20, 2009
Bloomington Community Band rehearses at 7:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall.
Spinners and Weavers meets at 7:00 p.m. in Rooms 16 and 17.
Indiana-Kentucky Synod Assembly Deadline
Resolutions from all but conferences due to Pastor Bill Gafkjen and Karen Eppert
[ELCA News: President of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service to Step Down]
[ENS News: Executive Council hears reports on major-gifts effort, archives relocation, Episcopal Relief and Development]
[NCC News: U.S. religious leaders meet with King Abdullah]
[PNS News: Picture this: Mission worker combines passion for photography, HIV/AIDS work]
[PNS News: Guess who's coming to dinner: Iowa congregation reaches out with mealtime community gathering]
[UCC News: UCC committment at racism conference steady despite U.S. government boycott]
Tuesday April 21, 2009
Women's Yoga meets at 10:00 a.m. in Heritage Hall.
[ELCA News: ELCA Presiding Bishop, Other U.S. Religion Leaders Meet with King of Jordan]
[ENS News: Executive Council considers new partnership with Liberian Episcopal Church]
[PNS News: Minister of reconciliation: As area coordinator, Insik Kim sought to break down barriers]
[RCA News: New Church Works toward Racial Reconciliation]
[RCA News: The Belhar Comes to Iowa]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Yom HaShoah]
Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1109 (Liturgical Color: White)
Wednesday April 22, 2009
Celebrate Earth Day this Wednesday — Plant a tree. Free white pine seedlings are available in the narthex.
[ELCA News: From Foster Home to Adoptive Home — a Lutheran Family's Story]
[ELCA News: Hundreds of Lutherans to help plant 12,000 trees honoring Earth Day]
[ENS News: Executive Council considers archives relocation, Liberian partnership, Anglican Consultative Council]
[LCMS News: Two churches burn, one classified as arson ]
[ELCA News: Lutheran College Commencement Speaker to Honor Alumna Imprisoned in Iran]
[LCMS News: Mission board makes Zehnder post permanent]
[LCMS News: LIRS president announces resignation]
[LCMS News: Sem offers online course catalog]
[LCMS News: New CPH study looks at Batman film]
[UCC News: Earth Day alert: CWS presses Copenhagen Accords participation]
[UCC News: Pension Boards to continue popular financial discussions]
[WCC News: WCC demands release of Sri Lankan ecumenical official]
Thursday April 23, 2009
Adult Choir rehearses at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
[ELCA News: Former ELCA Presiding Bishop Endorses Task Force Documents]
[ENS News: Communion Partners statement challenges Episcopal Church polity: Group's conclusions draw swift criticism]
[ENS News: Environmental collaboration celebrates Wyoming mountain range]
[PNS News: Amendment B nears defeat: Presbyteries on verge of keeping 'fidelity and chastity' ordination standard]
[PNS News: Setting the record straight: Palestinian TV producer seeks to present world a different view of Palestine]
[RCA News: Earth Week titles: New books guide congregations in going green]
[RCA News: Words from Wes: My Journey with Sankofa]
[WCC News: African leader links uranium riches with responsibility for peace]
Toyohiko Kagawa, renewer of society, 1960 (Liturgical Color: White)
April 24 to 25, 2009
Indiana-Kentucky Synod EPAM Regional Event
Indiana-Kentucky Synod Outdoor Ministries Committee Meeting from 7:00 p.m. Friday to 12:00 p.m. Saturday
Friday April 24, 2009
IU Women's Chorus Concert at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
[ELCA News: Teaching Theologians Affirm ELCA Task Force Documents]
[ELCA News: Waldorf College's For-Profit Venture Would Change ELCA Relationship]
[LWF News: Bishop Upama Urges Congregations to Build Strong Lutheran Communion in Thailand]
[LWF News: Brazilian Lutheran Pastor Giese to Head Regional Ecumenical Council]
[NCC News: Dean M. Kelley, 1926-1997]
[PNS News: Memorial service set for Carl Dudley: Pastor, educator was innovative leader in connecting church, community]
[RCA News: Words from Wes: Sankofa, Part Two]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Holocaust by Bullets]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Jody Picoult]
[UCC News: Craigville Colloquy turns spotlight on revival of spirituality]
[WCC News: Global church groupings welcome Durban II outcome, with some regrets]
Saturday April 25, 2009
Kiwanis Club Breakfast and Antique Car Show from 8:00 to noon
Michael Cummings' Voice recital at 1:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Carrie Hendrickson's Voice recital at 3:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Trinity Episcopal, together with a few other groups, has decided to sponsor a Sunday afternoon feeding ministry. They will be serving a Sunday meal to anyone in the community that is hungry. These meals will be prepared on Saturday afternoons (from 1:00 to 3:30p.m.) and served on the next day from 1 to 4.
They would like to have three or four members from St. Thomas who would be willing to help with this ministry. The dates when Trinity will need help with meals are on the following Saturdays: February 14, March 14, March 28 & April 25. If you would be interested in helping with this ministry please contact St. Thomas Church office 332-5252 or kayehill@stlconline.org.
Salem Lutheran Church, West Alexandria, Ohio, will be hosting an ELCA Lutheran Men in Mission conference from 8:00 a. m. to 2:00 p.m.
Doug Hougen, national director of Lutheran Men in Mission will be key note speaker. Bishop Callon W. Holloway, Jr. will speak, as well as Region Six board member Tom Green, Larry Dowler, and officers from Southern Ohio Synod. Indiana-Kentucky Synod Mens' Director Bill Smith, (husband of Region Six Coordinator Marilyn Smith whose office is at the Lutheran Center in Indianapolis), will be a speaker.
The purpose of the conference is to equip men for outreach and mission through the ELCA Lutheran Men in Mission ministry. Participants will be able to ask questions about current activities and programs, and collect information, and meet representatives from the other synods in Region Six.
The conference begins with breakfast at 8:00 a.m. and will finish with a pig roast at 2:00 p.m.
There will be a free will offering to offset the cost.
For questions and more information, contact Roy Kouts, Coordinator of the Greater Miami Valley Mens Conference at koutsroy@yahoo.com
St.Mark, Evangelist (Liturgical Color: Red)
April 26 to 28, 2009
Region Six First Call Retreat in Plymouth, Michigan
April 26, 2009
Third Sunday of Easter (Liturgical Color: White)
A Time of Preparation
Prelude: Variations on "Earth and All Stars" — (arrangement Robert J. Powell)
Entrance Hymn: Earth and All Stars (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 731)
Psalm Hymn: Come, Let Us Sing to the Lord (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 224)
Children's Message: Sam and Allie from Lutheran Outdoor Ministries
Homily: "A Resurrection for the Earth" — Pastor Lyle McKee
Hymn of the Day: As We Gather at Your Table (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 522)
Responses to the Word
Offertory Anthem: Ride On, King Jesus — Moses Hogan
Adult Choir
The Liturgy of Holy Eucharist
Communion Hymn: Dearest Jesus, at Your Word (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 320)
Communion Hymn: Come With Us, O Blessed Jesus (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 501)
Sending Hymn: Voices Raised to You We Offer (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 845)
Postlude: Royal Fireworks Music: "La Rejouissance" — George Frederick Handel
Presider: Pastor Lyle McKee
Deacon: Alison Kaiser
Lector: David Ellies
Acolyte: Ellie Delap
Server: Barb Unger
Ushers: Frank and Mary Lou Nierzwicki
Greeters: John and Renée Steele
Nursery: Sam and Ben Eichmiller
Council Coordinator: Dean Arnold
Altar Care: Barb Unger and Marilyn Kelly
Bread and Wine: Rick and Susan Goldsworthy
Flowers: Frank and Mary Lou Nierzwicki and Lindsey and Dawn Smith
In celebration of Earth Day, the prelude is a set of six variations on the hymn, each musically depicting a portion of the text describing God's creation (found at Evangelical Lutheran Worship 731).
The variations are as follows:
Theme
"Loud rushing planets"
"Trumpet and pipes"
"Loud humming cellos"
"Engines and steel"
"Harp, lute, and lyre"
"Knowledge and truth, Sing to the Lord a new song!"
Annual Program meeting at 10:30 a.m.
Pitch-in Lunch at noon
Monday April 27, 2009
Bloomington Community Band rehearses at 7:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall.
Max Wier voice recital at 8:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
[ELCA News: Lutherans, Others to Mark May 12 Anniversary of Iowa Immigration Raid]
[ENS News: Kenya elects Eliud W. Wabukala as primate]
[PNS News: Amendment B is defeated: Presbyteries keep 'fidelity and chastity' ordination standard]
[PNS News: Robert B. Smith dies: Served as pastor, mission advocate, Board of Pensions staffer]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Joshua DuBois: On Faith-Based Hiring Controversy]
April 28 to 29, 2009
The Ninth Day of Ridvan
Tuesday April 28, 2009
Women's Yoga meets at 10:00 a.m. in Heritage Hall.
Extension Homemakers meet at 4:00 p.m. in Rooms 16 and 17.
Adult Choir rehearses at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
[ACNS News: Bishop Eliud Wabukala elected as the new Archbishop of Kenya]
[ELCA News: ELCA Seminary Prepares Military Chaplaincy Program]
[ELCA News: Two ELCA leaders call for immigration reform in a new book, 'They Are Us']
[ENS News: Congo elects Henri Isingoma as primate]
[NCC News: Swine flu preparations: don't panic but be cautious]
[PNS News: Rest for the weary: Alzheimer's center provides community, respite for afflicted and caregivers]
Wednesday April 29, 2009
Guatemalan Panel Discussion
Why are evangelical churches on the increase in Guatemala? What is it like in Guatemala? What's the healthcare like for most people? What are non profits in Guatemala doing? How can we connect with people there? Do you have questions about Guatemala or Sister Parish?
Come to a panel discussion on from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. at St. Thomas Lutheran Church. Guatemalan refreshments will be served.
Indiana-Kentucky Freed to Lead Grant Review Board Meeting from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Synod Lutheran Center Chapel
[ENS News: Communion Partners push covenant actions]
[LCMS News: Pastor: Faith, fellow believers support family after slayings]
[LCMS News: Flood-weary Lutherans receive grants]
[LCMS News: Students build 'box city' to open eyes about homelessness]
[LCMS News: Oklahoma District elects new president]
[LCMS News: Former Northwest District President Dr. Emil Jaech dies]
[LCMS News: Grace Place strives 'to preserve every shepherd']
[PNS News: So who was John Calvin?: PC(USA)'s Gill says understanding 16th century context is essential]
[PNS News: Buying local, going global: PA church's farmers market supports Presbyterian Hunger Program]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Jim Wallis: A New White House Relationship]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Harry Jackson: Concerned about Social Issues]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Christianity's Lost History: Recovering a Forgotten Chapter]
[UCC News: UCC National Disaster Ministries offers swine flu resources]
[WCC News: Palestinian Christian family counters harassment with openness]
[WCC News: A pastor testifies he was tortured in the Philippines]
Catherine of Siena, teacher, 1380 (Liturgical Color: White)
Thursday April 30, 2009
Adult Choir rehearses at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary.
[ELCA News: Three ELCA Pastors Embark on Bamboo Bicycle Trek to Help End Hunger]
[ELCA News: Young Lutherans, Others Gather for Kenyan Peace Summit]
[ELCA News: ELCA Issues Statement, Resources about Worship and Influenza]
[ELCA News: Lutherans Grapple with Response to Deadly Flu Virus]
[ENS News: Anglican Indigenous Network discusses climate change, full partnership]
[LCMS News: Synod President comments on flu outbreak]
[PNS News: Interfaith bridge building: Amid the tumult of occupation, Palestinian pastor works for reconciliation]
Last update: Monday 4 May 2009 21:23
