Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, Friedheim 10653 N 550 W Decatur, IN 46733 Rev. Daniel F. Dahling 547-4248 (Office) 547-4534 (Parsonage) Website – www.zionfriedheim.org Pastor’s E-Mail – [email protected]Secretary’s E-Mail – [email protected]Parish Nurse’s E-Mail – [email protected]Mr. Lowell Timm, Principal Wyneken Memorial Lutheran School Mrs. Sandy Blomenberg, Director of Music Mrs. Wava Lichtle, Parish Nurse August 23, 2009 Welcome! We are so glad you have chosen to worship with us this beau- tiful summer day. If you are visiting, please sign your name to one of the guest registries that can be found in either entranceway of the church. Come back and worship with us again soon.
Mr. Lowell Timm, Principal Wyneken Memorial Lutheran School
Mrs. Sandy Blomenberg, Director of Music Mrs. Wava Lichtle, Parish Nurse
August 23, 2009
Welcome! We are so glad you have chosen to worship with us this beau-tiful summer day. If you are visiting, please sign your name to one of the guest registries that can be found in either entranceway of the church. Come back and worship with us again soon.
Isaiah 29:11-19 The vision of the Lord Ephesians 5:22-23 To subject oneself to Christ Mark 7:1-13 Clean and Unclean
Sermon ―Which is worse? Dirty hands or dirty hearts?‖ – Mark 7:1-13
Our text begs the question—Which is worse? Dirty hands or dirty hearts? 1. Dirty hands (vv. 1-8) – A religion of man’s traditions (v. 8b) 2. Dirty hearts (vv. 14-15, 21-23) – The heart is the source of behavior
(v. 21)
Realize that Christ alone can make a good heart.
The Acolyte Alex Miller + SOLI DEO GLORIA +
In place of the Te Deum, we will be singing hymn #941, ―We Praise You and Acknowledge You, O God.‖
We remember our members who are celebrating birthdays this week—Kyle Stevens, Tom Blomenberg, Freddie Geels, Gary Robinson, Danielle Timm, Chris Rhymer, Diego Arriaga, Timi Weiland, Delaney Lawson, Jim Buuck, Alyssa Strickler, Jeramey Hudson, and Marla Manley. We also remember our Wyneken School Board in our prayers, especially those members serving from Friedheim—Mitch Baumann, Randy Hockemeyer, and Scott Hormann—as well as Judy Baumann who is at Southeast Ele-mentary. May our loving Savior direct, bless, and guide their lives.
Congratulations to Jon & Kacey Burden who will celebrate their first wed-ding anniversary this Saturday, August 29. May the Lord continue to rich-ly bless this couple.
May the Great Physician grant health and strength to all who are in need of His healing hand. We especially remember Jim Riemke, Roz Schamer-loh, Marilyn Dafforn (Hollie Hormann‘s mother), Nathan Coffey (Amber Conrad‘s brother), and Connie Darnell (Carol Hitzfield‘s sister).
We remember those who are serving our country—Jason Putteet who is in South Korea, Andy Buuck (Jan Buuck‘s and Cheryl Bultemeyer‘s ne-phew) who is in Afghanistan, Randy McAllister (Fern Riemke‘s son and brother of Kim, Terry, and Julie), Nic Timm (Lowell & Jean‘s son), our re-servists, Mike Brandt and Cody Kiess (grandson of Gene & Irene Kiess), James Johnson (Jean Timm‘s nephew), and Chad Hall (Doris Conrad‘s son-in-law). May the Lord protect and guide them in their missions.
During this Pentecost season, we will be reviewing the chief parts of Luth-er‘s Small Catechism. Today‘s review is on the Sixth Chief Part of the Catechism—the Sacrament of the Altar. Please turn to pages 327-328 in your Lutheran Service Book.
Today will be our last Children‘s Sermon of the summer. The children who are interested in participating are asked to come to the front of church when Pastor invites them to do so.
Board of Stewardship‘s Food for Thought - Many of us have shared our Christian testimony in a Bible study group or even in a worship service. It is common to share with fellow believers in church. How are we doing in sharing our faith in our homes, in our places of work, or in our neighbor-hoods? The testimonies we give outside the church may be the most po-werful. People are watching to see if we are people of integrity and how we treat others. Through the working of the Holy Spirit, we can be the ambassadors that God wants us to be (2 Corinthians 5:20).
You can watch Worship for Shut-Ins on Sunday mornings at 6:30 a.m. on WPTA-TV Channel 21, at 8 a.m. on Digital 33.2 & Satellite 252 on Sunday mornings, or on Comcast Cable Channel 55 on Sunday and Monday af-ternoons at 4 p.m. They are also now broadcasting via the DIRECTV Channel 377 on Sundays at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time.
If you are unable to come to church, make sure you listen to our live ser-vice on WZBD (92.7 FM) broadcast from 9:05 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. You can also listen to the broadcast over the Internet. Just log on to our website (www.zionfriedheim.org) and click on ―Listen to Zion‘s worship service on WZBD radio from 9:05 - 9:50 a.m. on Sunday mornings.‖ Today‘s broad-cast is in loving memory of Eldora Scheumann.
Listen to the Lutheran Hour, which airs on Sunday on WLW (700) from Cincinnati at 7:00 a.m. and on Van Wert stations WERT (1220) and
WKSD (99.7 FM) at 10:30 a.m. The program is broadcast on Sundays at 8:05 a.m. on WZBD (92.7 FM) and on WFCV (1090 AM) at 3:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Lutheran Hour can also be heard on WOWO (1190 AM) on Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.
You can listen to Issues, Etc., when you want and hear what you want at www.isuesetc.org. Issues, Etc. is produced by Lutheran Public Radio and hosted by LCMS Pastor Todd Wilken.
Included in this morning‘s bulletin is our weekly study guide, ―Time in the Word.‖ Next week‘s theme is ―Faith in Action.‖
Council Members: The minutes of the August 4 Council Meeting can be found in your slots in either entranceway of the church. The next Council Meeting is on Tuesday, September 1, at 8 p.m. in the church basement.
Sara Rhymer (Mrs. Chris) is August‘s ―Meals of Grace‖ coordinator. Please contact Sara at 547-4408 if you know of someone in need of this ministry of our church.
It looks like our Sunday School teaching staff is complete; however, we still need to know who would be willing to substitute or help in the class-room. Please contact Amy Walker (547-4648), Sara Rhymer (547-4408), or Pastor Dahling as soon as possible. The first day of Sunday School is September 13. (The Sunday School materials are in; teachers may pick up the student packets as well as the teaching tools and helps. The mate-rials can be found in the Parish Hall just outside the church office.)
Don‘t forget that the ladies of the LWML are planning a brunch in the Pa-rish Hall for Rally Day, Sunday, September 13, following the worship ser-vice. Your help is needed. Breakfast rolls, breads, coffee cakes, muffins, etc. are needed for the brunch, help is needed to set up and to prepare the casseroles at 8 a.m. on Saturday, September 12, serve the brunch on Sunday, or help clean up afterwards. If you are willing to help with any of these tasks, please contact one of our LWML officers—Ann Crosby, Kathy Bultemeier, Cindy Wass, or Evie Fuhrman. Thanks so much.
Do you enjoy crafting? The Morning Glories are back working on items for the fall craft shows. They meet every Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. in the Parish Hall. Please come and join them!
Visit Immanuel House for clothing and ―garden extras,‖ which can be found in the garage beside Immanuel House) each Wednesday and Fri-day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Keep Immanuel House in your thoughts when you are cleaning out your closets. Your clean, gently used items can be placed in the box in the Parish Hall near the east door and Joe Gorman will deliver them to Immanuel House. Thank you for your generous sup-port of this ministry.
The Portals of Prayer for the October-December quarter have arrived. You may pick up a copy at your convenience. Copies can be found in either entranceway of the church. You might even consider taking one and dropping it off in the waiting room of your doctor, beautician, at the hospital, or any other place where people may enjoy looking over this de-votional. What an easy way to help spread the Gospel. There are usually a number of extra books available; don‘t hesitate to take a copy for your-self and one to share.
Parents, it‘s that time of the year when you are helping move your son or daughter to college. As you move your child to campus or off-campus housing, could you please contact Pastor Dahling and/or the church office with their address (both e-mail and snail mail)? You can also e-mail that information to us, if it would be easier, to [email protected] or [email protected]. Thanks so much for your assistance.
Just a reminder that articles for the September newsletter need to be in the church office no later than Monday, August 24.
Our men‘s softball team recently completed their season. Congratulations on winning the tournament again this year (the third year in a row).
Don‘t forget that you can go on to our church‘s website (www.zionfriedheim.org) and look over the available dates, topics, and scripture and make your choice for our 2010 Lenten Devotional, The Gos-pel of Mark. Please e-mail Pastor Dahling ([email protected]) with your selection. It will then be marked as ―taken‖ so that it doesn‘t get chosen twice. Your help is so very much appreciated.
The Trustees are taking bids on the rental of the church‘s farm ground. If you have questions or wish to submit a bid (bids are due by August 31), please contact one of our Trustees—Chad Baumann, Corbin Bultemeier, Dale Heckman, or Dennis Schuller. Thanks!
Fitness instructor/personal trainer, Keri Zurbuch, is teaching a five-week session that will run through Thursday, September 10. The class pro-vides cardio-walk/run at your own pace, strength training, and yoga for all levels, Keri is certified and has taught classes for moms-to-be (and she is one herself with the baby due in mid-October). Classes meet in the Pa-rish Hall basement from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. each Thursday evening. (Please note the slight time change from last session.) The cost for the five-week class is $20. Please call Leslie Lawson (260-413-7434) if you are interested in being a part of this class or have any questions. There will be no babysitting offered this time. The first half hour is the cardio on your own (walk/run). If it‘s raining, the class itself begins at 7 p.m. You do need to bring a towel or mat for yoga. All ages are welcome!
The 35th Annual Convention of the Lutheran Laymen‘s League (Indiana District) will be held at Zion Lutheran Church in Seymour, Indiana on Sat-urday, October 17, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Richard P. Cohrs, manager of District and Congregational Relations for Lutheran Hour Ministries, is the guest speaker. The registration price is $50 and includes breakfast, lunch, program, break-outs, and the evening banquet. If you wish to go to the banquet only, that cost is $15. More information will follow, but you might want to save the date.
The Auxiliary at Lutheran Life Villages has an annual golf outing that will take place on Thursday, September 10, at McMillan Golf Course (3900 Hessen Cassel Road). For your $60 entry fee, you will receive a polo shirt, green fee, golf cart, snacks, a hamburger lunch, prizes, and an op-portunity to win the door prizes. Individual mini-golf lessons with profes-sional golfer, Rick Hemsoth, will be available from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. The deadline for sponsorship and late registration (you‘ll receive your shirt after the event) is Friday, September 4. The money raised at this event will go towards the purchase of a new minibus to be used to take resi-dents to community events, doctor appointments, shopping trips, and oth-er activities.
Rural King is offering a 5% rebate to local churches for any purchases made August 10 – August 16. Please bring the original receipt to the church office no later than Friday, August 28. (If you need a copy for your records, one can be made for you.)
―A Friend‘s House‖ has asked for donations of used DVD‘s for their resi-dents to enjoy and for their staff to utilize in teaching. For example, a copy
of the Anne of Green Gables series would be appreciated, not only be-cause it's a great series, but also because it's full of examples of character qualities, maturing, setting boundaries, etc. If you have anything that you would like to donate, please see Ann Crosby. She will deliver the DVD‘s to ―A Friend‘s House.‖
The Bowling Center in Bluffton, Indiana has a ―Subway Church League‖ that bowls every Monday evening at 7:45 p.m. starting on September 14 and running through May 3. Four bowlers compete each week, but you can have an unlimited roster. The team can be all men, all women, or you may field a mixed team. There is a $12 team entry fee and individual sanction fees of $15 for men and $14.50 for women. Last year the weekly fee to bowl was $9 per person. If interested contact The Bowling Center at 260-824-9966.
Wyneken News
Mr. Aaron Barnhold has declined the teaching position at Wyneken. We pray the Lord‘s guidance on our School Board as they continue the search for a 7th grade teacher.
School hours are 8 a.m. to 2:43 p.m. for our K-8th graders. Students may arrive at 7:45 a.m. at enter through the main entrance door (#1), heading directly to their classroom. Any student arriving after the 8 a.m. bell will be considered tardy and will need to get a tardy slip from the school office before going to their classroom. Children who are using the Child Care Program will enter through the south entrance door (#10) and can begin arriving at 6:30 a.m. If you need to make use of this service, please con-tact the Child Care Director at 639-6064. Students riding either the East Allen or North Adams bus, will be dismissed at 2:40 p.m. If your child is being picked up, the adult picking them up needs to report to the school office. The child will then be notified to come to the lobby. Any child not picked up by 3 p.m. will be sent to the Child Care Room. IMPORTANT NOTE: Parents, please make sure your child/ren know each day if they are to ride the bus, be a regular pick up, or go to the Childcare for later pick up. Please provide a note for your child’s teacher, especially in the lower grades, to help minimize confusion. Last minute phone calls will not be allowed.
East Allen Schools begin their collaboration days with a half-hour early dismissal starting on Wednesday, September 2. Any East Allen student
riding a bus will be dismissed at 2:10 p.m. Make sure the permission form for your child to ride that early bus is re turned to the office by Tuesday, September 1; otherwise they will not be permitted to ride the bus and will be sent to the Childcare room (after 3 p.m.) for pick up.
The Scholastic Book Fair will open on Tuesday, September 1, and will run through the week from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Your child will have an opportunity to visit the book fair during the school day and after school.
Ms. Megan Corrigan began band practice with our Advanced Band stu-dents last Thursday, August 20. The Advanced Band practices on Tues-day and Thursday mornings. Try outs for students in 5th – 8th grade for the beginner band will take place on Thursday, August 27. Beginner band will meet on Mondays and Wednesday‘s. Band students are to use the Childcare entrance doors ( entrance #10).
There will be two groups of chimes players. The 7th & 8th graders will meet on Wednesdays at 7:30 a.m., while the 5th & 6th graders will meet on Friday‘s at 7:30 a.m. Practice begins the week of August 31. Again, please use the Childcare entrance doors (entrance #10).
The first PTL meeting of the year is set for Monday, September 14. This is a great way to become involved with the activities and events at Wyne-ken. The PTL is also responsible for much of the fundraising done throughout the year. Make a point of coming to this 7 p.m. meeting. The 8th graders will provide childcare.
Applications for the free/reduced lunch program need to be returned to the school as soon as possible. Remember, all information is kept confiden-tial.
You can bring in those Campbell soup labels, Big G box tops, and pop tabs anytime throughout the school year. You may drop them off at the school office. Used printer cartridges (not toner cases) are also being collected. Thanks for your help with these projects.
Just by using SCRIP for groceries and gasoline purchases, you can really help the school. Then look at all the other vendors who are the SCRIP order form and see which businesses you frequent. It becomes apparent how quickly our school can benefit from this program. It‘s a win-win prop-osition for you and Wyneken. Check it out and see Kim Weiland this
morning or e-mail her at [email protected] to place your SCRIP or-der.
It‘s back! Market Day has two special offers this month. If you purchase three selected items, you can receive a free car organizer. If you order $90 online at www.marketday.com and enter the promo code of SEPTFREE, you will receive a free four-pack of turkey tournedos. You can also earn a free lunch tote (through their frequent buyer program) by making two purchases of $40 or more between September and Novem-ber, and then making a third $40 purchase in December. Order forms need to be returned to school by Wednesday, August 26. Internet orders are due Saturday, August 29, by 11 p.m. (CST). Pick up date is Thurs-day, September 3, from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact Sharon Franke (623-3992).
Sports
The Athletic Boosters are accepting donations of bottled water, Gatorade, and pop in 20 oz. (or smaller size) capped bottles. All donations must be in bottled form, no cans please. Your donations help offset our athletic expenses (officiating services, uniforms, equipment, and other miscella-neous expenses). You may bring your donations to the school office; just indicate somewhere on the items that it is for the Athletic Boosters. Thanks in advance for your help!
We are in need of team pictures from the following LSAA (Wyne-ken) Championships – Varsity Boys‘ Wrestling – 2005; Varsity Girls‘ Vol-leyball – 1993, 1994, 1995; Varsity Girls‘ Basketball – 1994. If you have a team picture, can you please mail (or drop off) a copy at the school office?
The Decatur Optimist Club is sponsoring a Tri-Star Football and Soccer competition this Saturday, August 29, at Woodcrest in Decatur. Sign-ups will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. with the competition set to begin at 10 a.m. This skills competition is open to all boys and girls, ages 8-13, as of March 15, 2009.
The Decatur Optimist Club is also holding a fishing derby for kids ages 16 and under at Woodcrest from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 29. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. You need to bring your own pole, but bait will be provided by the Sportsman Lodge. In addition to the fishing, the day will feature food, fun contests, and prize drawings.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Immanuel House Open Market Day orders due
6:30 p.m. Walking (meet at Parish Hall)
Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Exercise Class
Friday: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Immanuel House Open Rural King receipts needed in church office
NEXT WEEK AT FRIEDHEIM
August 30 9:00 a.m. Worship Service with Holy Communion
August 31 7:00 p.m. Adult Bible Class Farm Ground Bids due to Trustees
September 1 9:00 a.m. Morning Glories 7:00 p.m. Elders‘ Meeting 7:30 p.m. Trustees‘ Meeting 8:00 p.m. Council Meeting
September 2 All Day Tabea Society Quilting 8:20 a.m. Chapel at Wyneken
9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Immanuel House open
September 3 6:30 p.m. Exercise Class
September 4 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Immanuel House open
Readings – True Worship
Isaiah 29:11-19 – The Vision of the Lord – For you this whole vision is nothing but words sealed in a scroll. And if you give the scroll to someone who can read, and say to him, ―Read this, please,‖ he will answer, ―I can‘t; it is sealed.‖ Or if you give the scroll to someone who cannot read, and say, ―Read this, please,‖ he will answer, ―I don‘t know how to read.‖ The Lord says: ―These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men. There-fore once more I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder; the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish.‖ Woe to those who go to great depths to hide their plans from the LORD, who do their work in darkness and think, ―Who sees us? Who will know?‖ You turn things upside down, as if the potter were thought to be like the clay! Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, ―He did not make me‖? Can the pot say of the potter, ―He knows nothing‖? In a very short time, will not Lebanon be turned into a fertile field
and the fertile field seem like a forest? In that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see. Once more the humble will rejoice in the LORD; the needy will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
P O Lord, have mercy on us. C: Thanks be to God.
Ephesians 5:22-23 – To subject oneself to Christ – Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. P: O Lord, have mercy on us. C: Thanks be to God.
Mark 7:1-13 – Clean and Unclean - The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem ga-thered around Jesus and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were ―unclean,‖ that is, unwashed. (The Phari-sees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders. When they come from the marketplace they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe many other traditions, such as the washing of cups, pitchers and kettles). So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, ―Why don‘t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with ‗unclean‘ hands?‖ He replied, ―Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: ―‗These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men.‘ You have let go of the commands of God and are hold-ing on to the traditions of men.‖ And he said to them: ―You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions! For Moses said, ‗Honor your father and your mother,‘ and, ‗Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.‘ But you say that if a man says to his father or mother: ‗Whatever help you might otherwise have received from me is Corban‘ (that is, a gift devoted to God), then you no longer let him do anything for his father or mother. Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.‖ P: O Lord, have mercy on us. C: Thanks be to God.
Time in the Word
24–29 August 2009
Preparation for next week, The 13th
Sunday after Pentecost
The theme for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost is Faith in
Action. The Pharisees of Christ’s day adhered strictly to the dietary
restrictions laid down by God in His Law. They even extended
them. However, they believed that this strict outward fulfillment
would save them. They gave little thought to the condition of their
hearts, for even as they were outwardly pious in following the let-
ter of the Law, inwardly, they were filthy with sin, hating Christ
and His disciples and even hatching a plan to murder Him.
Jesus tells us that what matters is not the outward act, but the
condition of one’s heart. Now this does not mean that we are free
to act however we will. True faith will always manifest itself in
doing good works, and a desire to adhere to the Word of God.
People will be able to see that we have put our faith in action by
our love for others.
As for the dietary laws of the Jews, we can be thankful that
Christ has fulfilled the Law and has declared all foods clean. We
are free to enjoy bacon cheeseburgers, pork chops, shrimp, and
much more without guilty consciences.
Book of Concord Reading for the 12th
Sunday after Pentecost
Large Catechism, The Fourth Commandment
[Today’s Gospel contrasts the doctrines of men with the doctrines of God. There is no worship of Christ if we are teaching the doctrines of men. It is prideful ar-rogance to think that any man's teaching is better or more needed than what Chr-ist teaches.]
Learn what is the honor towards parents that this commandment re-
quires. We must serve them, help them, and provide for them when they
are old, sick, infirm, or poor. We must do all this not only gladly, but
with humility and reverence, as doing it before God. For the child who
knows how to regard parents in his heart will not allow them to do with-
out, but will share with them whatever he possesses.
Second, notice how holy a work is assigned to children here. Unfor-
tunately, this is disregarded. No one notices that God has commanded it
or that it is a holy, divine doctrine. For if it had been regarded as holy,
everyone who lives according to these words must be holy people. There
would have been no need to invent monasticism or spiritual orders.
Every child would have said, “If I am to do good and holy works, I know
of none better than to give all honor and obedience to my parents, be-
cause God has Himself commanded it. For what God commands must be
much better and far nobler than everything that we may come up with
ourselves. Since there is no higher or better teacher to be found than
God, there can certainly be no better teaching than what He provides. If,
then, it is God who commands this, I will never improve upon it.” (¶109,
