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The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, June 23 & 26, 2024

ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH – LCMS

700 Main St.  P.O. Box 220   Clyman, WI  53016  

Rev. Daniel L. Bohn & Church 1(920) 341-2025

315 Meadow Park Drive   Horicon, WI  53032 – shepherdatzion@gmail.com

Worship Times: Sundays – 8:30am & Wednesdays – 7:00pm

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Music – Erica Tyler       Elder – Dan Chaveriat / Wed: Ralph Kohlhoff

Bulletin Announcements: Email: zionclyman@gmail.com

Congregation Information: Neal Kohlhoff Email: neal.kohlhoff50@gmail.com

Altar Guild for June: Pennie Huebner & Connie Kreitzman       Thank you.

Guests.  Welcome to Zion.  We are glad to have you with us.  Please sign our guestbook located in the Narthex.  About Holy Communion:  We welcome to the Lord’s Table all who have repented of their sins and seek to amend their sinful life; all who believe that Jesus is truly present in, with, and under the bread and the wine; and all who believe that through the words “given and shed for you” forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation are given.  If this is your confession and you are a member of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, then come with a thankful heart and join us.   If you are a visitor and would like to commune, please talk with Pastor Dan before the service.  To help in preparing to receive Holy Communion open the front cover of the Burgundy hymnal or turn to pages 329 & 330.  Gluten free wafers are available, please talk with an Elder or Pastor before the service if you would appreciate them.  

 AS WE GATHER – For all of the Bible’s reassurances of how much God loves us and protects us we at times doubt and we argue with God and question His love and promises.  We ask,  “Why?”  Our readings this morning reflect those times with the imagery of the raging storm, and Job’s distress.  In those images, and the answers given to Job and the disciples we see God’s patient yet commanding love.  We are also shown that our daily help, comfort and safety is in the one true God who created everything.

Ringing of the Bell and Welcome

Hymn  “Be Still, My Soul”      LSB 752

Invocation – In the name of the Father and of the X Son and of the Holy Spirit.      Amen.

Opening Sentences – Psalm 18:2,6 – The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge.  He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.  In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help.  From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.  Alleluia!

Confession and Absolution – Our help is in the name of the Lord,    who made heaven and earth.  If You, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand?  But with You there is forgiveness; therefore You are feared.   Since we are gathered to hear God’s Word, call upon Him in prayer and praise, and receive the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ in the fellowship of this altar, let us first consider our unworthiness and confess before God and one another that we have sinned in thought, word, and deed, and that we cannot free ourselves from our sinful condition.  Together as His people let us take refuge in the infinite mercy of God, our heavenly Father, seeking His grace for the sake of Christ, and saying: God be merciful to me, a sinner.     All:  Almighty God, have mercy upon us, forgive us our sins, and lead us to everlasting life.  Amen.  Almighty God, merciful Father, in Holy Baptism You declared us to be Your children and gathered us into Your one, holy church, in which You daily and richly forgive us our sins and grant us new life through Your Spirit.  Be in our midst, enliven our faith, and graciously receive our prayer and praise, through Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.  Amen  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 X Son and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen

Psalm 107:29-32 – Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.  Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.  He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed.  Then they were glad that the waters were quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven.  Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of men!  Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.  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.  Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.  Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Hymn of Praise – Gloria in Excelsis         LSB 204

Prayer of the Day – Almighty God, in Your mercy and power, guide the course of this world so that Your Church may joyfully serve You in godly peace and quietness; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.   Amen.

Our Old Testament Reading Job 38:1-11  –  Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm.  He said: “Who is this that darkens my counsel with words without knowledge?  Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.  “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?  Tell me, if you understand.  Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know!  Who stretched a measuring line across it?  On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone- while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?  “Who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb, when I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness, when I fixed limits for it and set its doors and bars in place, when I said, ‘This far you may come and no farther;
here is where your proud waves halt’?

Our Epistle or New Testament Reading  2 Corinthians 6:1-13 – As God’s fellow workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.  For he says,
“In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.”  I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.  We put no stumbling block in anyone’s path, so that our ministry will not be discredited.  Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger; in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left; through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors; known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed; sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.  We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians, and opened wide our hearts to you.  We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us.  As a fair exchange—I speak as to my children—open wide your hearts also.

Gradual and Verse – Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable.  Alleluia!       Who then is this, that even wind and sea obey Him? Alleluia, Alleluia!

Holy Gospel  Mark 4:35-41 – The Holy Gospel according St. Mark, the Fourth chapter.       Glory to You, O Lord.

That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.”  Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him.  A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped.  Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion.  The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”  He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!”  Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.  He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid?  Do you still have no faith?”  They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this?  Even the wind and the waves obey him!”     This is the Gospel of the Lord.   Praise to You, O Christ.

 Hymn  “Jesus, Priceless Treasure”       LSB 743

Sermon

Apostles’ Creed – I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.  And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

Prayers of the Church

 We gather our Tithes and Offerings

Service of the Sacrament  

Preface   2 Timothy 4:22 –  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 singing;

Sanctus                                                                       LSB 208

Proper Preface –  Blessed are You, Lord of heaven and earth, for You have had mercy on those whom You created and sent Your only-begotten Son into our flesh to bear our sin and be our Savior.  With repentant joy we receive the salvation accomplished for us by the all-availing sacrifice of His body and His blood on the cross.  Gathered in the name and the remembrance of Jesus, we beg You, O Lord, to forgive, renew, and strengthen us with Your Word and Spirit.  Grant us faithfully to eat His body and drink His blood as He bids us do in His own testament.  Gather us together, we pray, from the ends of the earth to celebrate with all the faithful the marriage feast of the Lamb in His kingdom, which has no end.  Graciously receive our prayers; deliver and preserve us.  To You alone, O Father, be all glory, honor, and worship, with the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.      Amen.

The Words of Our Lord – Consecration of the Elements

The Lord’s Prayer –   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.

Pax Domini – The peace of the Lord be with you always.    Amen.

Agnus Dei                                                                  LSB 210

Distribution Hymns: “Sing Praise to God the Highest Good”  LSB 819        “Jesus Lead Thou On” LSB 718    “Eternal Father, Strong to Save”  LSB 717

Nunc Dimittis                                                            LSB 211

Closing Prayer – O God the Father, the fountain and source of all goodness, who in loving-kindness sent Your only-begotten Son into the flesh, we thank You that for His sake You have given us pardon and peace in this Sacrament, and we ask You not to forsake Your children but always to rule our hearts and minds by Your Holy Spirit that we may be enabled constantly to serve You; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.  Amen

 Benediction     

Dismissal – Go in the peace of the Risen and Triumphant Lord, and serve Him!   We go in the peace of our risen Lord!  Alleluia!  Amen!

Hymn “In Thee is Gladness”          LSB 818

ANNOUNCEMENTS

YES IN CHRIST    Saying Yes With Our Treasures

Needed To Make Budget Per Week = $3177	6/12/2024	6/16/2024
Envelope:		$1,405
Plate:		$2
Other: General Office Laptop-Tracy Schwartz		$754.31
Memorials:
Cemetery: Eli Dornfeld Fund By Tim Dornfeld		$50
Attendance/Communed:	42/37	8/7

 We are excited to announce… Sunday School will continue in the Fall of 2024!         To enroll your children, please contact Erica Goehl.

The “Chosen” Bible Study is suspended for the summer… We will resume on September 3^rd at 6pm in the Sanctuary and will meet Every Tuesday.

***The new PORTALS OF PRAYER have arrived. Be sure to take a copy home.

QUILTING – The quilters meet on Thursdays 11am to 2pm. If interested, contact Caroline Jeffers as they do not meet every Thursday. Donations of fabric, sheets (flat or fitted), and yarn are always appreciated. You do not have to know how to sew as there are many non-sewing tasks to be completed.

REMEMBER to get your puzzles submitted… There are extra copies on the table behind the pews and in the Narthex.

 Wish a Happy Birthday to these members!

Greg S.  6/24       Marilyn S. 6/25

Happy Anniversary to these couples–  Dick & Rita W.- 6/24   Ron & Dee W. 6/27

If you have anything you would like included in the weekly bulletins, please contact Beth Baehmann at zionclyman@gmail.com or                               call/text (920) 342-0612.

 

Remembering Joelle Sachse… Gone, but never forgotten. Jayne Dornfeld and family invite all to join them as they come together to celebrate the life of her daughter, Joelle Sachse, on Saturday, July 20^th from Noon – 3pm at the Village of Clyman Park pavilion. Joelle was given her Crown of Life on December 13, 2023.

SPECIAL PRAYERS –

• Prayers of healing and strength for Karen Fredricks, Wayne Neuberger, Nancy Lau, Dee Dee Wille, Felix & Janet Ortega.
• Strength & comfort for District President Wille’s family as he received his crown of life.

 

From the Board of Stewardship and Evangelism

Mark 4:40 – “He said to them, ‘Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?’” Faith means trust. If we trust the Lord, what do we have to be afraid of? Isn’t it fear that holds us back in our stewardship? Isn’t it fear that stops us from following the Lord’s Word to give generously toward His work in the church? Well … “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?” The Lord has proved His trustworthiness by His cross. You can trust Him.

The Pewpoint – Theme of the Day – The Word of Christ Bestows Peace on His Creation through His Forgiveness of Sins.     In his anguish and affliction, Job must be reminded that, as a finite creature, he is in no position to question the Maker of the heavens and the earth. Job’s “words without knowledge” are unable to penetrate the wisdom of the Lord (Job 38:1–2). For the Lord has “prescribed limits” and “set bars and doors,” so that “here shall your proud waves be stayed” (Job 38:9–11). That’s how He humbles us unto repentance. But also by His powerful Word, He calms the “great windstorm” and the waves “breaking into the boat.” He does not permit the chaos of this fallen world to overwhelm us or bring us to despair. By the Word of His Gospel, He speaks “Peace!” to us, which bestows the “great calm” of His new creation (Mark 4:37–39). Therefore, do not be afraid, and do not receive this grace of God in vain. “Now is the favorable time,” and “now is the day of salvation” (2 Cor. 6:1–2).