Lutheran Family and Children’s Services- Holiday Home Tour December 4, 2010 (10am-4pm) Mark you calendars. Six beautiful homes on display for the entire day. This year’s featured houses include the homes of David & Carol Bill (102 Woodland Drive, Jackson), Eric & Sarah Bohl (2324 Woodland Hills Drive, Cape), Jen Cecich (331 Cherry, Jackson), Shannon & Angie Davis (1931 Fox Trail, Cape), James & Michelle Outman (2561 Wild horse Trial, Cape), and Wente Manor (1457 Broadway, Cape) Refreshments will be provided throughout the day at Saxony Village in Cape. Tickets are now available at the LFCS office, Sunny Hill Garden, The Bank of Missouri locations, Wanda’s Coiffures, Patrick Furniture, Ultimate Flooring and Southeast Missouri Hospital Gift Shop. Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door, on sale Nov. 5th. Host/Hostesses are needed for the LFCS Holiday Home Tour Dec. 4th. As a hostess your responsibility would be to greet people in a certain area of one of the tour homes for a 2-3 hour period. This is a very fun time, and helps support one of two major fundraisers for LFCS. Your support is greatly appreciated. As a Hostess/Host you would also receive 50% off one Holiday Home tour ticket. Call LFCS @ 334-5866 to sign up as a Host/Hostess.

October Contributions: 3rd - $; 10th - $; 17th - $; 24th - $; 31st - $ :Building Fund - $810.00; Saxony Lutheran High School - $400.00; Lutheran’s For Life - $185.00. The portion of our October contributions that are used to run the church averages $4337.00 per Sunday. Our needs each week are $6303.00. As you can see, our contributions fall below what is need to effectively run our church by approximately $1454.00 each week. Please consider this with prayer when you decide on the amount you can contribute each week.

Concordia Lutheran Church 10172 Highway C

Frohna, MO 573.824.5435

concordiafrohna@att.net Website: concordiafrohna.org

Rev. Rod A. Benkendorf, Pastor Email – revbenkendorf@gmail.com

Home—573.352.0732, Cell—314.704.8202

Welcome to Concordia A Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod Congregation

If you are our guest, please fill out a visitor card (in the pew rack behind the Communion cards) and either place it in the offering plate or hand it to an usher after the service. If you worship regularly with us and have a new

address, a prayer request or a message for the pastor or the church office, you are welcome to use the visitor card to share that with us. Thank you!

The back pews are reserved for families with small children. A nursery is available in our multi-purpose room on the side of the Narthex.

Large-print bulletins are available from the usher.

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Palm Sunday Sunday, March 29, 2015

† Adult Choir with Children: “Hosanna Sing Praises”

† Invocation

† Children’s Message

† Hymn: “Hosanna, Loud Hosanna” LSB 443

† Responsive Reading (Psalm 118:1-2,19-26) P: O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever!

C: Let Israel say, "His steadfast love endures forever."

P: Open for me the gates of righteousness;

C: I will enter and give thanks to the LORD.

P: This is the gate of the LORD through which the righteous may enter.

C: I will give you thanks, for you answered me; you have become my

salvation.

P: The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone;

C: the LORD has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes.

P: This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

C: O LORD, save us; P: O LORD, grant us success.

ALL: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD.

† Collect P: The Lord be with you.

C: And also with you. P: Almighty and everlasting God, You sent Your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, to

take upon Himself our flesh and to suffer death upon the cross. Mercifully grant

that we may follow the example of His great humility and patience and be

made partakers of His resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord,

who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C: Amen.

† Old Testament Reading Zechariah 9:9-12 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!

behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble

and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 10

I will cut off the

chariot from Ephraim and the war horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall

be cut off, and he shall speak peace to the nations; his rule shall be from sea to sea,

and from the River to the ends of the earth. 11

As for you also, because of the

blood of my covenant with you, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless

pit. 12

Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will

restore to you double.

P: This is the Word of the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God.

† Hymn: “All Glory, Laud, and Honor” (vv. 1-2) LSB 442

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† Epistle Reading Philippians 2:6-11 6 [Jesus Christ], though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with

God a thing to be grasped, 7 but made himself nothing, taking the form of a

servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he

humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a

cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that

is above every name, 10

so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in

heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11

and every tongue confess that Jesus

Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

P: This is the Word of the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God.

† Hymn: “All Glory, Laud, and Honor” (vv. 3-4) LSB 442

† Gospel Reading John 12:12-26 P: The Holy Gospel according the St. John, the 12

th chapter.

C: Glory to You, O Lord. 12

The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was

coming to Jerusalem. 13

So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet

him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even

the King of Israel!” 14

And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is

written, 15

“Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a

donkey’s colt!” 16

His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when

Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about

him and had been done to him. 17

The crowd that had been with him when he called

Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness. 18

The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this

sign. 19

So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are gaining nothing.

Look, the world has gone after him.” 20

Now among those who went up to worship

at the feast were some Greeks. 21

So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida

in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” 22

Philip went and told

Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 23

And Jesus answered them, “The

hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24

Truly, truly, I say to you,

unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies,

it bears much fruit. 25

Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in

this world will keep it for eternal life. 26

If anyone serves me, he must follow me;

and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will

honor him.

P: This is the Gospel of the Lord.

C: Praise to You, O Christ.

† Hymn Response: “All Glory, Laud, and Honor” (v. 5) LSB 442

† Apostles’ Creed

† Sermon Hymn: “O Gracious Lord…” (sung to LSB 883) LSB 599

† Sermon: “One Week… Just One Week” John 12:12-26

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† Confession and Absolution P: We confess our sins to God Almighty…

C: Almighty God, I confess that I let the distractions of this world get the

better of me. I confess that I have, at times, lost focus of the Hosanna Joy.

I have, at times, forgotten that I live for Easter Sunday. Please forgive me. P: The Lord God Almighty has heard our cry for salvation. Through the blood of

Jesus the humble King, I announce God’s grace to you all. In the name of the

Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, your sins are forgiven.

† Prayer of Repentance C: Thank you, Almighty God, for forgiving my sins. Through the power of

your Holy Spirit keep me living for You for “one week… just one week.”

Keep me focused on the Easter Resurrection. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

† Offering

† Rite of Confirmation

† Choir: “You are Mine”

† Prayers

† Benediction

† Closing Hymn: “Ride On, Ride On in Majesty” LSB 441

† Announcements and Postlude

Participants in this Morning’s Service

Greeters: Tom and Sue Roth Organist: Lynn Mueller Choir Director: Sarah Benkendorf Acolyte: Devin Ponder Elder of the Day: Jeff Leible Ushers: Tim Schmidt, Jim Head,

Kent Luckey, Andrew Bohnert Audio/Visual Team: Troy Petzoldt, Beth Leible

This Week’s Schedule

Mon., March 30th 7 p.m.

7:30 p.m. Finance Board Adult Choir

Wed., April 1st

9 a.m.

1:30 p.m.

Bible Study Classroom Easter Parties (NO Evening Bible Study)

Thurs., April 2nd

(Maundy Thursday)

7 p.m.

School in Session—Make-Up Day Worship with Holy Communion

Fri., April 3rd

(Good Friday)

7 p.m.

No School Worship

Sat., April 4th

5:30 p.m. Worship with Holy Communion at Trinity, Altenburg

Sun., April 5th

(The Resurrection of Our

Lord/Easter)

8 a.m. 9 a.m.

After Worship

Adult Bible Study Worship with Holy Communion Refreshments and Fellowship

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Weekly Devotions (Easter)

Hymn of the Week LSB 451 “Stricken, Smitten,

and Afflicted” Stricken, smitten, and afflicted,

See Him dying on the tree! ’Tis the Christ, by man rejected;

Yes, my soul, ’tis He, ’tis He! ’Tis the long-expected Prophet, David’s Son, yet David’s Lord;

Proofs I see sufficient of it: ’Tis the true and faithful Word.

Bible Stories 03/30 -- M: John 18:28-40 03/31 – Tu: John 19:1-24 04/01 -- W: John 19:25-42 04/02 -- Th: (to be announced) 04/03 -- F: No School

Bible Verse 23

And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and

take up his cross daily and follow me. Luke 9:23 (ESV)

Catechism K-2: The Significance of Baptizing with Water – Fourth -- “Where is this written? St. Paul writes in Romans, chapter six: “We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.” Romans 6:4

3-8: The Significance of Baptizing with Water – Fourth – “What does such baptizing with water indicate? It indicates that the Old Adam in us should by daily contrition and repentance be drowned and die with all sins and evil desires, and that a new man should daily emerge and arise to live before God in righteousness and purity forever. Where is this written? St. Paul writes in Romans, chapter six: “We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.” Romans 6:4

Announcements

Welcome: We extend a warm welcome to all who have come to worship with us today. On the same day here at Concordia, we proclaim Hosanna to our Savior in Palm Sunday celebration and we celebrate our Confirmands confirming the faith that God gave them in their baptism. The beauty of celebrating these two events on the same day is that both of them cause us to look forward to Easter Sunday Resurrection. Hear the Word of the Lord.

A Word of God to chew on this week: 23

And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. Luke 9:23 (ESV) Think about it. Talk about it. Memorize it. Take this wonderful food from God, and let it strengthen you.

New Members?: Are you interested in becoming a member, or know of somebody who is interested in becoming a member? Please contact Pastor Benkendorf at 824-5435 or revbenkendorf@gmail.com. He will gladly and willingly talk to any and all who are interested in becoming members of Concordia, Frohna.

Church Attendance: Worship – 238 (Sat.-47, Sun.-191), one year ago – 193; Adult Bible Class – 37, one year ago – 36; Lenten Worship – 67, one year ago – 67

We pray for God’s blessings on our Confirmands as they make a public confession of their faith in Christ, and are received into communicant membership of our congregation by the Rite of Confirmation. We pray that they may be kept ever faithful to their vow of loyalty and steadfastness in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, and find joy and purpose in their renewed life in Him and His Holy Word. The Confirmands, their Bible verses and parents are: Katherine Anne Benkendorf – Psalm

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27:1, parents – Rod and Sarah Benkendorf; Stacie Rana Nichols – Isaiah 54:10, parents – Danny and Teresa Grebing; Katie Nicole Steffens – Colossians 3:17, parents – Kevin and Brenda Steffens; Whitney Shea Unterreiner – Isaiah 40:30-31, parents – Jenni France and Jared Unterreiner; Olivia Diane Voelker – John 14:27, parents – Hank and Katrina Voelker; Kyle Greggory Winschel – Proverbs 3:1-2, parents – Gregg and Stacy Winschel; and Zachary Todd Word – Proverbs 3:9-10, parents – Todd and Carol Word.

Confirmand Gifts: The Confirmands will each receive a prayer book, “My Prayer Book”, from the congregation; a packet of devotions for young people, “Jeans Gems”, from Concordia’s LWML; and a metal cross with a dove, in remembrance of this day, from the members of the local chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.

Today’s floral arrangement is given to the glory of our Lord by the Confirmands and their parents.

Easter lilies are Concordia's traditional decoration as we celebrate our Risen Lord! Would you like to give a lily plant to beautify our sanctuary for Easter Sunday? Please sign the paper on the south buffet, and leave your donation of $10 for each lily plant given in the envelope provided. Thank you in advance for your gift!

“Portals of Prayer” (April-June) are available today on the north buffet.

A Zone LWML Mission Service Work Day for Orphan Grain Train will be held tomorrow, March 30, from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. in the large meeting room at Salem Lutheran School, Farrar. We will be sewing diapers and receiving blankets. If you can, bring a portable sewing machine and scissors. Supplies will be provided. Clean cotton t-shirts (with very little writing) or flannel material will be used. If you would like to bring either of these materials, it would be greatly appreciated. Anyone is invited to help with this mission project. If you cannot attend, and would like to contribute materials, please put them in the marked box in Concordia’s Multi-Purpose Room.

The LYF is sponsoring an Easter Egg Hunt for all children through 4th grade immediately following the Easter Service next Sunday, April 5. Guests are welcome.

The LYF is sponsoring the food stand at Raymond Hecht's Auction on Saturday, April 18. They are asking for any dessert donations. All donations are greatly appreciated.

Eunice Roth and Family thank everyone for the thoughts, prayers, cards, food, and visits following Eunice’s recent hospitalization. We especially thank Pastor Benkendorf for his prayers and visits.

Thank you to everyone for all your prayers and words of concern during my recent hospitalization. Your kindness is very much appreciated! Darlene Bachmann

Tillie Luckey and her family thank everyone for the many prayers, cards, flowers, and visits during and after her recent hospital and nursing home stay. Special thanks to Pastor Benkendorf for his prayers and visits. Above all, thanks to our Heavenly Father for His loving care!

A HUGE thank you to everyone who contributed to and/or attended the benefit held for my family and me! It was so greatly appreciated!! Also, thank you so much to the committee who volunteered so many hours to pull everything together to make it such a success! God has truly blessed us with the opportunity to live in a community where people are so willing to help others in their time of need! Your kindness and generosity will never be forgotten! Thank you for the continued prayers, and God bless you all!! Thank you again – Katie, Jon, and Mason Lorenz

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Food Pantry Thank You: A thank you letter has been received from Judy Womack, Secretary of the Immanuel, Perryville, Board of Social Ministry. The letter thanked us for our generous donations of food contributed to their food pantry ministry. This is a Concordia LWML project, but all members of Concordia are invited to participate in this worthy project. Two LWML ladies, Dorothy Weinhold and Tillie Luckey, check the LWML closet for any donations of food items. They transport these items to the food pantry. Please help us and them by leaving boxed or bagged grocery staple items in the closet in our multi-purpose room. The Board of Social Ministry also asked us to keep the families using the Food Pantry in our prayers, as the food pantry is striving to fill the physical and spiritual needs of so many needy families in Perry County.

Recent Contributions: Saturday, January 17th – $1,470.00, Lent, Wednesday,

February 25th – $892.03, March 1

st – $4,336.00, March 8

th – $7,189.30; Lent,

Wednesday, March 11th – $946.80; Capital Improvement Fund – $300.00; Master

Loan – $60.00; Door Offering – $355.00; Saxony Lutheran High School Scholastic Fund – $700.00; in memory of Roland Winter – $790; in honor of Arnold Lorenz’s 90

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Birthday – $100; and in memory of Corine Boettcher – $585 (Remember, to meet our 2015 budget, we need an average collection of $8,128.86 per week.)

Found: A set of keys has been found by the fry shed. If you have lost your keys, please call the school office.

United in Christ Lutheran School (UCLS) Notes

Minutes from the March 19 Board of Education Meeting are available today on the south buffet.

United in Christ Lutheran School is now accepting enrollments for the 2015-2016 school year. Enrollment forms can be obtained from the school office by calling 824-5218 to get a form mailed to you. You are also welcome to visit the school for a tour and to find out more information. Please call the office to make an appointment. The enrollment fee of $170 will be discounted for enrollments received by this Tuesday, March 31, 2015.

Saxon Lutheran Memorial (SLM) Notes

The Saxon Lutheran Memorial (SLM) is seeking enthusiastic volunteers! Would you consider “adopting” one of the cabins for spring cleaning? Would you help prepare the historic site for tours? Do you have a green thumb? There are many ways to share your time and talents. Do you have a love of your family’s heritage and our community’s culture? Would you consider volunteering one day a month? Would you like to be a docent at the Saxon Lutheran Memorial? Docents would be responsible for conducting guided tours of the memorial for visitors, families, and groups. Training is provided, and schedules are flexible. For more information on how you can be involved with the SLM, please contact Audrey at 824-5404 or by email at slmhistorymuseum@gmail.com.

Neighboring Church & Community Notes

The April calendar listing the menu and activities at the Perry County and EPC Senior Centers is posted on the bulletin board in the narthex. For more information about activities, special events, or to view the monthly calendar, please visit the website at www.perrycountyseniorcenter.com or the Facebook page – www.facebook.com/ PerryCountySeniorCenters.

A Community Easter Egg Hunt for ages birth-4th grade will be held this Saturday,

April 4, at Salem, Farrar, beginning at 10 a.m. (plan to arrive early). The hunt is sponsored by the Farrar Hawthorne 4-H Club and Teen Council – Building Community Together Grant.

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The Annual Fried Chicken Supper, given by Immanuel Lutheran Church, Altenburg, will be held on Sunday, April 12, with serving beginning at 3 p.m. in the parish hall. The cost of the meal is $9 for adults and $5 for children 6-12. The congregations’ ladies and LWML will have items available at the Country Store.

The St. Andrew LWML Circle All-You-Can-Eat Salad Luncheon will be held Friday, April 17, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the St. Andrew Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 804 N Cape Rock Drive, Cape Girardeau. The menu will include hot beef casserole, hot rolls, drink, and a large selection of salads. The cost of the meal is $8.

Trinity LYF will be hosting a Community Garage Sale on Saturday, April 25, in the Trinity Gym. Table space will rent for $10. Concessions of chicken and dumplings, hamburgers, and hot dogs will be available. If you have any questions, or to rent a space, please call Jennifer at 824-5264.

Childcare Positions Available - Can You Help? Do you have a love of children, and are you looking for something to do in the afternoons? St. Paul Lutheran School, Jackson, currently has childcare worker positions available caring for preschool and kindergarten children after school. Applicants must be at least 18 years old. Paid positions are currently available any afternoon of the week, from 2:45-5:45 p.m. Please call St. Paul at 243-5360, and leave a message for Cindy Jensen, Director of Extended Care.

Thrivent Notes

Thrivent Choice Dollars can help support organizations you care about. Don’t let your designated Choice Dollars expire. Eligible members of Thrivent Financial who have Choice Dollars have until this Tuesday, March 31, to direct any remaining Choice Dollars. Help support your local church or school. Go to Thrivent.com/thriventchoice or call 1-800-THRIVENT and state “Thrivent Choice”.

A Note from the Treasurer: As you look at designating Choice Dollars, if you designate them to Concordia Lutheran Church, please remember that unless you choose otherwise, your Choice Dollars are donated to the General Fund. If you wish to have your dollars go to a specific area/fund, you can get a form from Carol Duggan or the church office to designate the funds.

Congregational Advocates are needed in each of the churches in the River Valley Chapter. If you are interested, please contact the Thrivent Office at 824-6060.

KFUO Notes

“Thy Strong Word”, hosted by Rev. Will Weedon, airs weekdays from 11 a.m.- 12 p.m. on Lutheran Radio Station Worldwide KFUO Radio. This week, “Thy Strong Word” will examine the Book of Genesis: Monday, March 30 – Genesis 11 – “The Tower of Babel”, Tuesday, March 31 – Genesis 12 – “The Call of Abram”, Wednesday, April 1 – Genesis 13 – “Abram and Lot Separate”, Thursday, April 2 – Genesis 14 – “Abram Rescues Lot”, and Friday, April 3 – Genesis 15 – “God’s Covenant with Abram”. Listen to KFUO on the radio at 850 AM, or live streaming and archived at www.kfuo.org. Follow KFUO on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ KFUORadio.

“Sharathon 2015” is just around the corner on Lutheran Radio Station Worldwide KFUO.org. Tell your friends and family to join KFUO for interviews, joyous music, and lots of fun on the air. “Sharathon 2015” broadcasts April 23-25. Be sure to tune in!