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ST. JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PRAIRIE HILL

6605 Old Independence Rd Brenham, TX 77833

www.stjohnprairiehill.org phone: 836-8666

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WELCOME VISITORS! We rejoice that you have chosen to worship with us, and hope you feel welcome to call Prairie Hill your home. The page numbers for the service refer to the front of the red hymnals in the pew. You will find hymns in the back of the same hymnal.

The * indicates where you are invited to stand .

A cry room and a bathroom are located near the church entrance (the back of the sanctuary). If you have any questions about our church family, you are invited to ask an usher or the person next to you in the pew. Please take a moment to introduce yourself to Pastor Jim after the service.

Welcome to Prairie Hill

Parents of Young Children

We are so glad that you are here, and that you brought your children with you! Thank you! A few suggestions for your worship experience:

Relax! God put the wiggle in children; don’t feel you have to suppress it in God’s house.

It can be helpful to sit toward the front where it is easier for children to see and hear. Sing hymns loudly, pray, and voice the responses with enthusiasm. Children learn

behavior by copying you. If you are excited about God, they will be too! There are Story Bibles in the pew—your child is welcome to read, look at, and use

this Bible! (If you would like to take one home, talk to Pastor Jim). Teach children some of the basic prayers; being able to join in with the prayers helps

them feel they are contributing too. Also, it can be helpful to explain to your child what is happening during the service.

Attend worship often, children like and need routines where they can participate.

To those who are sitting near worshiping parents and children:

A smile of encouragement is always welcome to parents with small, active children! Jesus welcomed the little children, and so do we. Whether talking, crying, laughing, or singing, the sounds of children in worship are joyful songs of praise.

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GATHERING AROUND THE WORD

*CONFESSION

*GATHERING HYMN Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart (v 1, 4) #800

*HYMN OF PRAISE “This is the Feast” p. 149-150

*PRAYER OF THE DAY

PROCLAIMING THE WORD

CHILDRENS MESSAGE

READING EZEKIEL 37:1-14 Pew Bible, p. 762 (OT)

RESPONSIVE READING PSALM 104:24-34, 35b

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“A Place to Call Home”

24How manifold are your works, O LORD! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. 25Yonder is the sea, great and wide, with its swarms too many to number, living things both small and great. 26There go the ships to and fro, and Leviathan, which you made for the sport of it. 27All of them look to you to give them their food in due season. 28You give it to them; they gather it; you open your hand, and they are filled with good things. 29When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust. 30You send forth your Spirit, and they are created; and so you renew the face of the earth. 31May the glory of the LORD endure forever; O LORD, rejoice in all your works. 32You look at the earth and it trembles; you touch the mountains and they smoke.

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33I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will praise my God while I have my being. 34May these words of mine please God. I will rejoice in the LORD. 35bBless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!

READING ACTS 2:1-21 Pew Bible, p. 103(NT) *GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Alleluia. Lord, to Whom Shall We Go? P. 151

*GOSPEL JOHN 15:26-27; 16:4B-15 Pew Bible, p. 96 (NT)

SERMON Rev. Rich Nelson Silence for reflection

HYMN OF THE DAY Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (v 1-3) #631

*NICENE CREED p. 104

*PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION

Each petition of the prayers ends with the following response: Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great.

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SHARING OUR GIFTS

*THE PEACE

OFFERING HYMN This is My Father’s World # 824

*OFFERTORY For the Fruit of All Creation (v 1) #679

*OFFERTORY PRAYER

We take up an offering, acknowledging that all that we have

is a gift from God. The offering supports

the ministries of St. John here at Prairie Hill

and around the world.

We ask that you also fill out a worship attendance card

and place it in the offering plate so that we can stay in touch with you

You may use the back of the card to share any prayer concerns

with the pastor.

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RECEIVING GOD’S SACRAMENT * SANCTUS p. 153

*WORDS OF INSTITUTION

*THE LORDS PRAYER p. 154

LAMB OF GOD P.154

COMMUNION HYMN Precious Lord, Take My Hand #773

*POST COMMUNION BLESSING

*POST COMMUNION PRAYER

BEING SENT TO PROCLAIM

*BENEDICTION

*SENDING HYMN The Church’s One Foundation (v 1, 2, 5) #654

*DISMISSAL

Portions of the liturgy From Sundays and Seasons.com. Copyright 2014 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #27157.

THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION is distributed by bread and wine in individual glasses or a common cup. Individual glasses of white grape juice are also available for those unable to consume wine. All baptized Christians are invited to join us at the table for the Sacrament of Holy Communion, in which we confess that we receive the Body and Blood of our Lord in, with, and under the elements of bread and wine.

Pastor Jim Abbott Cell 251-4992

pastorabbott@earthlink.net

Pastor Virgil Pecht Cell 421-2970 Home 421-9707

Connect with us on Facebook: facebook.com/prairie.hill

Pastor Abbott will be on vacation this week. He will resume preaching next Sunday, May 31st for the celebration of the Holy Trinity and First Communion for Audra Kroll, Katelin Seeker, and Braden Tosta. Help us welcome Guest Pastor Rich Nelson today!

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Tuesday .......................... 9:00AM Quilting Wednesday ................... 5:00PM Bible Study with Bishop Mike Rinehart Thursday & Friday ..... Office Closed Next Sunday .................. First Communion & Blood Drive ........................................... 8:00AM Holy Communion ........................................... 9:00AM Sunday School ........................................... 10:05AM Holy Communion

Worship Assistants

Guest Pastor The Rev. Rich Nelson Visitation Pastor The Rev. Virgil Pecht Accompanist Mary Longhofer Council Members Johanna Becker, Jeannie Kroll Altar Preparations Elvera Tisdel, Joydell Janner Ushers Charles & Rita Gaskamp Larry Pieper Screen Brandy Moehlmann

8am 10:05am

Acolyte Wesley Neuendorff Bethany Janner Layreader Connor Himly Karen Rosenbaum

Altar Flowers are given to the Glory of God by Phyllis Bickham in memory of all those who died for our freedom.

Welcome to today’s supply preacher, the Rev. Rich Nelson who served

Greenvine Emmanuel Lutheran.

May 27, Bible Study with Bishop Mike Rinehart. Soup & sandwiches at 5:00. Bible Study at 5:30. Will be talking about Exodus, chapter 5 , faith

leaders and talking to political leaders.

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PRAYER LIST

Our Church Family:

Mavis Smith Linda Bryan Herbert Klatte Janice Cordova Sydney Wagner Kervin Finke Clarence Moehlmann Shirley Moehlmann Lora Quebe Elwood Oevermann Fay Kokemor Ella Ruemke Pearlie Becker Ruby Kettler Willie Rosenbaum Anna Finke Johnny Spreen LaNell Seeker Howard & Harriet Grebe

Those celebrating baptismal anniversaries: Leigh Herrmann, Austin Klatte, Sondra Hernandez, Rhett Ring, and Louise Schramme.

Those celebrating wedding anniversaries: Walter & Evelyn Thielemann

Friends and Family: Evelyn Klausmeyer Dalton Walla Avery Schell Jeff Hohlt Lincoln Foley Trish Borgstedt Teresa Derkowski Samuel Faske Viola Warmke Larry Glenz Rebecca Schroeder Chris Yoakum Charles Schulte Nicole Burks Dan Reynolds Anna Buck Amanda Sebastian Ken Weiss Nello Strickland Jeff Schwartz Darla Callendor Mike Lampe Gary Sonnenburg Linda Oppermann Reagan Jackson Laura Jones Cheyenne Meschwitz Don Dunn Cheyenne Marie Henry Derkowski Lillian Antkowiak Barbara Saunders Melvin Neuendorff Bethany Clemons Mike McIntyre Krystal Countermann Virginia Fischer Peyton Flowers Debbie Heidemann Barbara Bockhorn Cindy Maldonado Esther Preuss Jeff Ehlert LaVerne Krumrey Susan Ebel Deanna Williams Lennie Kwiatkowski Albin & Brenda Flasowski

Military: Cody Snell Cody Paul Wesley Paul Hunter Ferguson Names on the prayer list more than 60 days may be removed. Please notify the church office if a prayer concern is on-going.

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The Blood Drive will be held next Sunday, May 31st. Please check the sign-up sheet in the narthex for your

appointment time. Any questions please contact: Cookie Engeling (979) 203-8604

Please join us as we celebrate the First Holy Communion for

Audra Kroll Katelin Seeker Braden Tosta

Next Sunday, May 31st

OPEN CAMP DAY! May 30, 2015

Come on out to camp to celebrate the start of another wonderful summer!

During Open Camp Day we will have the opportunity to catch up with old

friends as well as meet this year's summer staff. The day will include a

camp style worship, hamburger lunch and all of Lutherhill's favorite

activities. We hope you and your family can join us!

10:00 am-Camp Opens

11:00 am-Worship at Hillside

12:00 pm-Hamburger Lunch

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm-Activities

No MIM Lunch on Wednesday, May 27th

The Men in Mission have decided to take a summer break from their

lunch meetings at Texas Seafood. The lunches will pick back up again

in September.