Second Sunday after Epiphany January 18, 2015 JANUARY 18, 2015

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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“A Place to Call Home”

GATHERING AROUND THE WORD

*CONFESSION *GATHERING HYMN Will You Come & Follow Me? (v 1-3) #798

*HYMN OF PRAISE (8:00AM) “This is the Feast” p. 149-150 *HYMN OF PRAISE Verse One p. 204 *PRAYER OF THE DAY

PROCLAIMING THE WORD

CHILDRENS MESSAGE

READING 1 SAMUEL 3:1-10 Pew Bible, p. 229 (OT)

RESPONSIVE READING PSALM 139: 1-6, 13-18

1LORD, you have searched me out; O LORD, you have known me. 2You know my sitting down and my rising up; you discern my thoughts from afar. 3You trace my journeys and my resting-places and are acquainted with all my ways. 4Indeed, there is not a word on my lips, but you, O LORD, know it altogether. 5You encompass me, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. 6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is so high that I cannot attain to it. 13For you yourself created my inmost parts; you knit me together in my mother's womb. 14I will thank you because I am marvelously made; your works are wonderful, and I know it well. 15My body was not hidden from you, while I was being made in secret and woven in the depths of the earth. 16Your eyes beheld my limbs, yet unfinished in the womb; all of them were written in your book; my days were fashioned before they came to be. 17How deep I find your thoughts, O God! How great is the sum of them! 18If I were to count them, they would be more in number than the sand; to count them all, my life span would need to be like yours.

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READING 1 CORINTHIANS 6:12-20 Pew Bible, p. 148 (NT) *ALLELUIA

*GOSPEL JOHN 1:43-51 Pew Bible, p. 80 (NT)

SERMON Pastor Jim Abbott

HYMN OF THE DAY Here I Am, Lord #574

*APOSTLES CREED p. 104

*PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION

Each petition of the prayers ends with the following response:

Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. .

SHARING OUR GIFTS

*THE PEACE

OFFERING HYMN Take My Life That I May Be (v 1-2) #583

*OFFERTORY What Child Is This? (verse 3) #296

*OFFERTORY PRAYER

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 Com-munion, in which we confess that we receive the Body and Blood of our Lord in, with, and under the elements of bread and wine.

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 (8:00AM)

* SANCTUS #473

*WORDS OF INSTITUTION

*THE LORDS PRAYER p. 154

LAMB OF GOD P.154

COMMUNION HYMN The King of Love My Shepherd Is #502 *POST COMMUNION BLESSING PRAYER

GIVING THANKS FOR GOD’S WORD (10:05AM)

*THANKSGIVING FOR THE WORD *THE LORDS PRAYER

BEING SENT TO PROCLAIM (8:00AM & 10:05AM)

*BENEDICTION

*SENDING HYMN Will You Come & Follow Me? (v 1, 4, 5) #798

*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.

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

Altar Flowers are given to the Glory of God by Leigh & Jerome Cavner

in honor of their wedding anniversary.

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Worship Assistants Interim Pastor The Rev. Jim Abbott Visitation Pastor The Rev. Virgil Pecht Accompanist Linda Pieper Council Members Lisa Finke & Cookie Engeling Altar Preparations Mary Hill & Betty Feldmann Ushers Fred & Debra Westerfeld, Leigh & Jerome Cavner

8am 10:05am Acolyte Riley Moehlmann Clay Boeker Layreader Connor Himly Audrey Steinbach Screen Brandy Moehlmann

Monday ........................................ NEWSLETTER DEADLINE ........................................................ 6:30PM Worship Planning Meeting

Tuesday ....................................... 9:00AM Quilting

Thursday ..................................... Office Closed

Friday ........................................... Office Closed

Next Sunday ............................... 8:00AM Service of the Word ........................................................ 9:00AM Sunday School ........................................................ CONGREGATIONAL MEETING ........................................................ 10:05AM Holy Communion

Semi-Annual Meeting will be between the

2 services next Sunday, January 25, at 9:15am On the agenda:

Opening Prayer Annual Reports from 2014 Video Equipment Upgrade Closing Prayer January 25

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PRAYER LIST Our Church Family: Mavis Smith Linda Bryan Howard Grebe Janice Cordova Sydney Wagner Kervin Finke Clarence Moehlmann Shirley Moehlmann Lora Quebe Elwood Oevermann Fay Kokemor Ella Ruemke Pearlie Becker Wilber Hohlt Esther Dahmann Ruby Schlottmann Those celebrating baptismal anniversaries: Lea Alcala, Hunter Seeker, Pearlie Becker, Mark Marburger and Logan Boeker. Friends and Family: Evelyn Klausmeyer Matt Engeling Avery Schell Jeff Hohlt Lincoln Foley Trish Borgstedt Teresa Derkowski Samuel Faske Glenwood Schwartz Larry Glenz Rebecca Schroeder Chris Yoakum Charles Schulte Nicole Burks Dan Reynolds Anna Buck Amanda Sebastian Gail Pennybacher Nello Strickland Jeff Schwartz Darla Callendor Mike Lampe Gary Sonnenburg Linda Oppermann Reagan Jackson Laura Jones Otto Wehring Jace Jurek Don Dunn Cheyenne Marie Lillian Antkowiak Judy Bormann Melvin Neuendorff Bethany Clemons Charles Lindgren Krystal Countermann Virginia Fischer Peyton Flowers Debbie Heidemann Barbara Bockhorn Cindy Maldonado Rev. Chris Lake Jeff Ehlert Marilyn Thomason Esther Preuss Mike McIntyre Military: Cody Snell Cody Paul Wesley Paul Hunter Ferguson

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Thank you to everyone who was able to attend the ladies meeting last Sunday. Over thirty people were in attendance and many creative and inspiring plans were made. Remember to make any deposits or bank transactions for your Bible study groups by January 21 so that the ac-count can be closed and transferred to Brenham National. Information on the new account will be given to you in the beginning of February so you will know how to handle your February money transactions. We are

looking forward to the February 15th Valentine dessert gathering at 2 p.m. Mark your calendars and plan to join us to indulge in sweets and

share God's greatest gift ... LOVE ❤

We still have a few poinsettias left in the annex. Please take one home with you!

Karen Winkler from Alton Elementary has sent us a letter asking for help. The school is currently short

of volunteers to come and help mentor the children. The 30 minute sessions are as follows:

Monday-Thursday 12-12:30 12:40-1:10 1:30-2:00 2:10-2:40PM.

For more information, please see the letter on the bulletin board outside of pastor’s office.

kwinkler@brenhamk-12.net (979) 277-3490