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St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church
962 Gold Street | Evans Center | Angola NY 14006
Worship Service November 29, 2020
10:30am
First Sunday of Advent
Rev. Alex Knowles, Pastor
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Serving in the Lord’s House:
Pastor:
Rev. Alex Knowles: Cell 716-417-9980 NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]
Elders:
Jerry Ruhl: Home 716-947-4720 [email protected] (Congregation President)
Joe Ells: Home 716-549-2114 | Cell 716-445-5821 [email protected]
Tony Csati: Cell 716-861-0869 [email protected]
Bill Bateman: Cell 859-353-7509 [email protected]
Tiger Schmittendorf: Cell 716-777-0205 [email protected]
Church Staff:
Secretary: Janet McCauley
Organists: Mrs. Ruth Davis, Mrs. Ellen Gradl, Mr. Jack Frost, Mr. Zander Knowles
Praise Band Leaders: Mr. Joe Ells & Mr. Jack Frost
SERVING IN WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY:
ALTAR GUILD: Linda Krull | ELDER: Tony Csati | LIVE STREAMING: Tiger Schmittendorf
MUSIC: Ellen Gradl | READER: Dianne Bittinger | USHERS: Gene Bittinger / Dwain Young
PROVIDING FLOWERS: Open
PROVIDING ETERNAL FLAME OIL: Dianne & Gene Bittinger
STAY CONNECTED:
Call the Church: 716-549-2144 | NOTE OUR NEW CHURCH Email: [email protected]
Subscribe to our Website: stjohnangola.org | Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/399pGlt
Like, Follow and Share our posts on Facebook: facebook.com/StJohnAngola/
Please note the new individual church e-mail addresses for Pastor and the Elders. You can e-mail the Elders collectively at [email protected]
We use our iPray email distribution list as a primary means of communication for sharing all forms of information so please monitor your email often and if you know of anyone who should be added, please forward those names and email addresses to [email protected].
If you have other suggestions for reaching out to those who may not use online resources, please let us know or take the initiative to reach out to them yourself.
OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE:
There are openings on the Altar Flower Chart and Eternal Flame Oil List for the remainder of the year. Both lists are located in the Narthex. Flowers cost $13 per week and Oil is $22 per month. Please pay Janet McCauley for both.
PLEASE DON’T HESITATE TO REACH OUT TO PASTOR OR AN ELDER IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH ANYTHING DURING THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES
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This service is being streamed on Facebook Live starting at approximately 10:25am and will be available on our website typically by Sunday afternoon.
***COVID-19 UPDATE: FEELING SAFE IN THE SANCTUARY: As you should be aware of by now, the Governor has declared the Town of Evans as being in an Orange Level COVID-19 Micro-Cluster Zone in Erie County as of November 18, 2020. Thus, we must make adjustments to our services and operations to ensure everyone’s safety until this situation improves. We have necessary precautions in place for your participation but if you do not currently feel comfortable and choose not to attend, we fully understand and appreciate your concerns. If you cannot be with us in person, be sure to watch online via Facebook Live and let us know how we can keep you connected to our church family. Here are our new "rules of engagement" for worship services:
1. Per the Governor's directive, the maximum capacity for worship services in this zone is 25 people. Everyone is welcome but we ask that you RSVP to [email protected] or 716-549-2144 if you plan on attending so that we can accommodate you as safely as possible.
2. If you are ill or not feeling well, please refrain from attending until you feel better or are cleared medically. You can continue to watch the worship services online.
3. The following activities are suspended until further notice: a. Communion distribution b. Post-worship fellowship activities c. Weekly men's breakfast gathering
4. Unless otherwise necessary, please enter and leave the church through the narthex door. 5. Please wear an appropriate face covering AT ALL TIMES while in church buildings. 6. Hand sanitizer is available for your convenience on the table in the Narthex as you enter, in your pew,
and at other locations throughout the sanctuary. All horizontal surfaces in the sanctuary and balcony are sanitized prior to worship.
7. Please sit in staggered half-pews where a tissue box, hand sanitizer and bulletins are present, and sit only with your family unit (or with other congregants you consider family), or where all parties are comfortable sitting near each other
8. All services will continue to be streamed via Facebook Live and we will keep everyone updated via email and our website as this situation develops.
9. Click stjohnangola.org or facebook.com/stjohnangola for other announcements related to church events, including cancellations due to weather or other conditions.
THIS WEEK’S DAILY DEVOTIONAL BIBLE VERSES:
Sunday 11/29/2020 Matthew 25:31-36
Monday 11/30/2020 Matthew 6:34
Tuesday 12/1/2020 Romans 8:28
Wednesday 12/2/2020 Isaiah 1:12
Thursday 12/3/2020 James 4:2
Friday 12/4/2020 James 4:6-7
Saturday 12/5/2020 John 20:30-31 Daily Devotionals are available for reading and discussion every day on our Facebook Page
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Please continue to pray for the following church members, family and friends:
Stacy Badgett, Mary Lou Cheney, Jennifer Collins, Joe Cook, Tony & June Csati, Nancy Ells, Bob Garver, Bud Hanna, Sue and Don Hart, Chris Hartz, Peggy Hermann and her nieces Elizabeth and Jacqueline Abide, and her sisters: Mary Ellen, Joan, Theresa, Josie and Lori; Edna Hornburg, Sammy Houck, Jen Kempf and family, Linda Krull, Philip Krull, Patty Latimore, Maxine Loos, Arleen & Glenn MacMillen, Janet McCauley, Judy Palyszeski, Hazel Paterson, Marv Rankus, Scott Rankus, Jim Russ, Jim Ryan, Barb Schoen and her family in North Dakota, Donna Swain’s mother Jean Harvey and Pat & Donna’s son Michael; Rich Vasile, Paul Ward, Edwin Weider …and all those affected or afflicted by the COVID-19 virus, and those we keep in our hearts. Please review this list each week and let us know if anyone should
be removed or added or send that info and submit prayer requests to [email protected]. [=Passed Away]
Special Prayer Requests:
• We send prayers of comfort and strength to the family of longtime member Audrey Hughes who passed away earlier this week. Pastor Loos provided private services for the family.
• We pray for our fellow Lake Shore Circuit of Churches, their pastors and all who serve and worship at: Immanuel-Gowanda, St. Paul’s-Eden, St. Paul’s-Fredonia and Trinity-Silver Creek.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
The new Max Lucado "Because of Bethlehem" Bible Study starts this Sunday- November 29 and will run on Sunday and Wednesday mornings as planned.
Learn more at: https://maxlucado.com/products/because-of-bethlehem/. Study guides are $7.00 each. Studying our Bible is an important part of our daily walk with Jesus. It is important as a family here at St. John that we grow together in our faith so please join us whether you signed up in advance or not.
Congregational Meeting to Approve the Budget and District Nominations after worship Sunday-November 29. THE 2021 CHURCH BUDGET has been prepared and is posted in the Narthex, mailed and/or emailed to all members for their review and preparation for approval. Any questions can be directed to Vice President David Krull.
This Tuesday-December 1: Please consider a stewardship gift to the church allowing us to continue our mission of serving those who need God’s Word. You may drop your donation in the collection plate at church, mail your gift to the church or make secure donations on our website at stjohnangola.org.
2020 Mid-Week Advent Series: Will continue as planned, with an RSVP requested as well. We will continue to evaluate this decision as conditions unfold. Wednesday-December 2, 9 & 16 at 7pm here at St. John’s. See back cover for details.
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Let’s put the
WARM HEARTS of our
Small Church together to
WARM HANDS of the people of
Kingfisher Lake Ontario this Christmas Season!
We are collecting
NEW
MITTENS GLOVES and HATS
to send to the community of Kingfisher Lake
where temperatures drop below zero during the winter months.
Please bring any child or adult size of these items to church and place them in the box located in the Narthex.
Thank you for warming the HEARTS and HANDS of our friends living in the remote village of Kingfisher Lake, Ontario Canada.
Contact Dianne Bittinger with any questions or for more information.
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St. John Ev. Lutheran Church-Angola NY Service of Matins First Sunday of Advent
November 29, 2020
Lutheran Service Book (LSB) Page 219
• Pre-Service Music & Bell
• Lighting of the Candles
• Welcome and Greetings
Opening Hymn: LSB 331 The Advent of Our King
5 Before the dawning day
Let sin’s dark deeds be gone,
The sinful self be put away,
The new self now put on.
D 6 All glory to the Son,
Who comes to set us free,
With Father, Spirit, ever one
Through all eternity. Tune and text: Public domain
Stand
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Invocation P In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C Amen.
L O Lord, open my lips,
L Make haste, O God, to deliver me;
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Psalmody
L Blessed be God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Venite LSB 220
L Blessed be God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Sit
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Readings
Reading Isaiah 64:1–9 – NIV P.783 A The Old Testament Reading is from Isaiah, chapter 64.
1Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down,
that the mountains might quake at your presence— 2 as when fire kindles brushwood
and the fire causes water to boil—
to make your name known to your adversaries,
and that the nations might tremble at your presence! 3When you did awesome things that we did not look for,
you came down, the mountains quaked at your presence. 4From of old no one has heard
or perceived by the ear,
no eye has seen a God besides you,
who acts for those who wait for him. 5You meet him who joyfully works righteousness,
those who remember you in your ways.
Behold, you were angry, and we sinned;
in our sins we have been a long time, and shall we be saved? 6We have all become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment.
We all fade like a leaf,
and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. 7There is no one who calls upon your name,
who rouses himself to take hold of you;
for you have hidden your face from us,
and have made us melt in the hand of our iniquities. 8But now, O LORD, you are our Father;
we are the clay, and you are our potter;
we are all the work of your hand. 9Be not so terribly angry, O LORD,
and remember not iniquity forever.
Behold, please look, we are all your people.
A This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
Reading 1 Corinthians 1:3–9 – NIV P.1193 A The Epistle is from 1 Corinthians, chapter 1.
3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, 5that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge—6even as the testimony about
Christ was confirmed among you—7so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift, as you wait for the
revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 8who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus
Christ. 9God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
A This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
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LSB 392 God Loves Me Dearly
Tune and text: Public domain
Stand
Reading Mark 11:1–10 P The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the eleventh chapter.
C Glory to You, O Lord.
1When they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his
disciples 2and said to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a
colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. 3If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’
say, ‘The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.’” 4And they went away and found a colt
tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it. 5And some of those standing there said to them, “What
are you doing, untying the colt?” 6And they told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go. 7And they
brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it. 8And many spread their cloaks on the
road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. 9And those who went before and those
who followed were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! 10Blessed is the
coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!”
P This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C Praise to You, O Christ.
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Apostles’ Creed C 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 T everlasting. Amen.
Sit
LSB 332 Savior of the Nations, Come
5 God the Father was His source,
Back to God He ran His course.
Into hell His road went down,
Back then to His throne and crown.
6 For You are the Father’s Son
Who in flesh the vict’ry won.
By Your mighty pow’r make whole
All our ills of flesh and soul.
7 From the manger newborn light
Shines in glory through the night.
Darkness there no more resides;
In this light faith now abides.
D 8 Glory to the Father sing,
Glory to the Son, our king,
Glory to the Spirit be
Now and through eternity.
Text (sts. 3, 6–7): © 2006 Concordia Publishing House; (sts. 4–5, 8): © 1978 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110004028 Text (sts. 1–2) and tune: Public domain
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Sermon
LSB 380 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Tune and text: Public domain
Offering: You may drop your offering envelope or donation in the collection plates located in the front and the back of the church, or via US Mail, or via PayPal or common credit cards at: stjohnangola.org
Stand
Kyrie LSB 227
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The Litany
Litany L O Lord,
C have mercy.
L O Christ,
C have mercy.
L O Lord,
C have mercy.
L O Christ,
C hear us.
L God the Father in heaven,
C have mercy.
L God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
C have mercy.
L God the Holy Spirit,
C have mercy.
L Be gracious to us.
C Spare us, good Lord.
L Be gracious to us.
C Help us, good Lord.
L From all sin, from all error, from all evil;
From the crafts and assaults of the devil; from sudden and evil death;
From pestilence and famine; from war and bloodshed; from sedition and from rebellion;
From lightning and tempest; from all calamity by fire and water; and from everlasting death:
C Good Lord, deliver us.
L By the mystery of Your holy incarnation; by Your holy nativity;
By Your baptism, fasting, and temptation; by Your agony and bloody sweat; by Your cross and passion;
by Your precious death and burial;
By Your glorious resurrection and ascension; and by the coming of the Holy Spirit, the Comforter:
C Help us, good Lord.
L In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our prosperity; in the hour of death; and in the day of
judgment:
C Help us, good Lord.
L We poor sinners implore You
C to hear us, O Lord.
L To rule and govern Your holy Christian Church; to preserve all pastors and ministers of Your Church in
the true knowledge and understanding of Your wholesome Word and to sustain them in holy living;
To put an end to all schisms and causes of offense; to bring into the way of truth all who have erred and
are deceived;
To beat down Satan under our feet; to send faithful laborers into Your harvest; and to accompany Your
Word with Your grace and Spirit:
C We implore You to hear us, good Lord.
L To raise those who fall and to strengthen those who stand; and to comfort and help the weakhearted and
the distressed: (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
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C We implore You to hear us, good Lord.
L To give to all peoples concord and peace; to preserve our land from discord and strife; to give our country
Your protection in every time of need;
To direct and defend our [president/queen/king] and all in authority; to bless and protect our magistrates
and all our people;
To watch over and help all who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation; to protect and guide all who
travel;
To grant all women with child, and all mothers with infant children, increasing happiness in their
blessings; to defend all orphans and widows and provide for them;
To strengthen and keep all sick persons and young children; to free those in bondage; and to have mercy
on us all:
C We implore You to hear us, good Lord.
L To forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers and to turn their hearts; to give and preserve for our
use the kindly fruits of the earth; and graciously to hear our prayers:
C We implore You to hear us, good Lord.
L Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God,
C we implore You to hear us.
L Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world,
C have mercy.
L Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world,
C have mercy.
L Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world,
C grant us Your peace.
L O Christ,
C hear us.
L O Lord,
C have mercy.
L O Christ,
C have mercy.
L O Lord,
C have mercy. Amen.
Lord’s Prayer C 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.
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L O Lord, do not deal with us according to our sins.
C Do not reward us according to our iniquities.
L Stir up Your power, O Lord, and come, that by Your protection we may be rescued from the threatening
perils of our sins and saved by Your mighty deliverance; for You live and reign with the Father and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C Amen.
Collect for Grace
L O Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God, You have safely brought us to the beginning
of this day. Defend us in the same with Your mighty power and grant that this day we fall into no sin,
neither run into any kind of danger, but that all our doings, being ordered by Your governance, may be
righteous in Your sight; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C Amen.
Benedicamus LSB 228 L Let us bless the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
Benediction LSB 228 P The grace of our Lord T Jesus Christ and the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with
you all.
C Amen.
Hymn to Depart: LSB 386 Now Sing We, Now Rejoice
Text and tune: Public domain
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2020 Mid-Week
Advent Services: Wednesdays-December 2, 9 & 16
at 7pm here at St. John’s
With so much uncertainty, confusion, and loneliness all around us, we find comfort in strength in the only true place where we find hope, in the loving arms of our Savior, as they are outstretched on the cross for us.
Join us on Wednesday nights through Advent as we hear about the true Hope we have as we reside in the nail-pierced hands of Jesus.
Advent 1 - December 2nd – Grounding our Hope in God Text: 1 Corinthians 13: 1-13 Preacher: Pastor Alex Knowles, St. John Ev. Lutheran Church-Angola NY Assisted by: Pastor Travis Grubbs, Immanuel-Gowanda & Trinity-Silver Creek; Seminarian Aaron Parkhurst
Advent 2 - December 9th – The Power of Hope Text: Romans 5:1-10 Preacher: Pastor Tom Lutz, St. Paul Lutheran Church-Eden NY Assisted by: Pastor Travis Grubbs, Immanuel-Gowanda & Trinity-Silver Creek; Pastor Alex Knowles, St. John-Angola, NY
Advent 3 - December 16th – Being a Messenger of Hope Text: 2 Corinthians 1:3-7
Preacher: Pastor Travis Grubbs, Immanuel Lutheran Church-Gowanda & Trinity Lutheran Church-Silver Creek NY Assisted By: Pastor Alex Knowles, St. John-Angola; Pastor Tom Lutz, St. Paul-Eden
All services are at St. John Lutheran Church – 962 Gold St. – Evans Center – Angola NY
Per the Governor's directive, the maximum capacity for worship services in an Orange Cluster Zone is 25 people. Everyone is welcome but we ask that you RSVP to [email protected] or 716-549-2144
if you plan on attending so that we can accommodate you safely.
Click stjohnangola.org or facebook.com/stjohnangola for directions and other announcements related to these services and other church events, including cancellations due to weather or other conditions.
Acknowledgments:
Matins from Lutheran Service Book. Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by
Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2020 Concordia Publishing House.
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