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“At Cana first His power is shown; His might the blushing waters own
And, changing as He speaks the word, Flow wine, obedient to their Lord.”
(TLH 131:4))
2nd SUNDAY in the EPIPHANY SEASON JANUARY 19, 2025
ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH HIDEWOOD TWP, SD
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH WATERTOWN, SD
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To prepare yourselves for worship you are welcome to meditate on:
Today’s Psalm 128
Blessed is every one who fears the Lord,
Who walks in His ways.
2 When you eat the labor of your hands,
You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you.
3 Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine
In the very heart of your house,
Your children like olive plants
All around your table.
4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed
Who fears the Lord.
5 The Lord bless you out of Zion,
And may you see the good of Jerusalem
All the days of your life.
6 Yes, may you see your children’s children.
Peace be upon Israel!
ORDER for WORSHIP
The bell calls us for worship
Opening Prayer
P: Lord God, we come before You with joy – for in view of Your grace we have been given the gift of forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation! Without these gifts we are lost sinners. With them we are Your children and heirs, joint heirs with Christ. Move our hearts, O Lord, to respond to Your love by giving ourselves to You, repenting of all evil and pursuing only that which is good. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
Hymn 434
P: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
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P: Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins to God, our Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness. Our help is in the name of the Lord.
C: Who made heaven and earth.
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P: I said, I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.
C: And You forgave the iniquity of my sin.
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P: Almighty God, our Maker and Redeemer, we poor sinners confess to You that we are by nature sinful and unclean and that we have sinned against You in our thoughts, words, and actions. Therefore we flee for refuge to Your infinite mercy, seeking and imploring Your grace for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.
ALL: O most merciful God, You have given Your only begotten Son to die for us! Have mercy upon us and for His sake grant us remission of all our sins; and by Your Holy Spirit increase in us true knowledge of You and of Your will and true obedience to Your Word, to the end that by Your grace we may come to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
P: Almighty God, who is our heavenly Father, has had mercy upon us and has given His only Son to die for us and for His sake has forgiven us all our sins. To those who believe on His name He gives power to become the sons of God and has promised them His Holy Spirit. He who believes and is baptized shall be saved. Grant this, Lord, to us all!
ALL SING: Amen.
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Responsive Reading – from Psalm 86: 1-4
P: Bow down Your ear, O Lord, hear me;
C: You are my God; Save Your servant who trusts in You!
P: Be merciful to me, O Lord,
C: For I cry to You all day long.
P: Rejoice the soul of Your servant,
C: For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
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ALL SING: Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Glory to God in the highest, and peace to all people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father: We worship You, we give You thanks, we praise You for Your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God: You take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us. You are seated at the right hand of the Father; receive our prayer. For You alone are the Holy One, You alone are the Lord, You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
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First Reading – Old Testament – Isaiah 62:1-5
The Lord reveals His love for His people
1 For Zion’s sake I will not hold My peace,
And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest,
Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness,
And her salvation as a lamp that burns.
2 The Gentiles shall see your righteousness, And all kings your glory.
You shall be called by a new name,
Which the mouth of the Lord will name.
3 You shall also be a crown of glory In the hand of the Lord,
And a royal diadem In the hand of your God.
4 You shall no longer be termed Forsaken,
Nor shall your land any more be termed Desolate;
But you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah;
For the Lord delights in you, And your land shall be married.
5 For as a young man marries a virgin, So shall your sons marry you;
And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
So shall your God rejoice over you.
P: Blessed are those who hear and believe God’s Word - Hallelujah!
ALL SING: Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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Second Reading – New Testament Epistle – 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
The Spirit reveals Himself in the gifts He gives to the Church
ALL SING: Glory be to You, O Lord!
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1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: 2 You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.
4 There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: 8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
P: So far with the New Testament reading.
ALL SING: Praise be to You, O Christ!
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CONFESSION OF FAITH – THE APOSTLES’ CREED
ALL: I believe in God the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. I believe 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 is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; From there 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.
Hymn 126
Sermon Text – John 2:1-11
1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. 3 And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.”
4 Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.”
5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.”
6 Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. 7 Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And He said to them, “Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast.” And they took it. 9 When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. 10 And he said to him, “Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!”
11 This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.
Theme: Jesus attends a wedding in Cana
Why do you want Jesus present in your life?
1. Look at the way He cares for those He loves!
2. Look at the way He serves as a basis for your faith!
ALL SING: Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Your presence. Take not Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation. Uphold me with Your free Spirit.
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Hymn 784
The Offering is collected / brought forward
Prayer led by the pastor
P: Blessed Savior, even though You can boast equality with the God of all the universe, You have humbled Yourself and become obedient, no different than ourselves, under the constraints of the Law, badgered by human frailty and threatened by death.
The mind which is in You thinks first of Your brothers and sisters and what they need the most. Let that mind be in us, too. Help us to prefer one another in honor. Teach us to be all things to all people. Where some lack knowledge or interest in what is right, help us never to appear superior. Let us learn with them the satisfaction of thoughtful and unselfish living. Help us to give ourselves so totally to the needs of others that we share their weaknesses. Like Jesus let us be whatever it is our neighbor needs.
All people are Your creation, and You seek them for Your kingdom. Where we have seemed aloof, where we have stood a step removed, where we have failed to stoop to help the fallen, or bent to bear another’s burden, where we passed by because the needy were too ill, too broken or too dirty for our hands and hearts to handle, forgive us, gracious Savior. Lead us to be neighborly to all.
In our own fellowship are many who have special needs. We would that they need never stand alone. Help them and us, dear Lord, and from Your goodness give to each what each most dearly needs.
Now to You who are able and ready to supply all human needs, be honor and glory forever! Amen.
P: any special prayers there may be will be offered here...
P: And so we join to pray the words Jesus taught us:
ALL: 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.
The Benediction
P: The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you; The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you His peace.
ALL SING: Amen, Amen, Amen.
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Closing Hymn 718:1, 4, 5
Zion Lutheran Church Hidewood Township, SD – 8:30 a.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church Watertown, SD – 10:30 a.m.
trinitywatertownsd.com
Members: Church of the Lutheran Confession www.clclutheran.org
Pastor Paul Krause. . . parsonpaulkrause@gmail.com cell:920-238-5775
Teacher Collette Krause . . collettekrause@gmail.com cell: 920-238-5132
Church and School: 886-2976
Organists: John Klatt, Rebecca Larson, Naomi Rehder
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STATISTICS – week of 01/12/25
Zion: 26; SS: 10; Trinity 55; SS: 5; Wed BC: 15;
Church Council: 8
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CALENDAR and ANNOUNCEMENTS
TODAY >> Zion – 8:30 a.m. service, then Sunday School
>> Trinity – 9:20 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 worship service
>> Trinity – potluck meal after church
>> Trinity – annual voters’ meeting – 1 p.m.
>> Trinity – Ladies’ Aid quarterly business meeting, 1 p.m.
TUE >> 10:30 a.m. Gabe Meier – information class
>> 7 p.m. Brookings Bible Study – at DeBough’s place
WED >> Louis Jenson - catechism class – after school
>> 7 p.m. Trinity adult Bible Class
THU >> 5:30 p.m. Lucas Bruna - catechism class
FRI >> 5:30 p.m. catechism class with Manny Mertz via Skype
SAT >> National Women’s Retreat – stay tuned for potential plans!
NEXT SUNDAY >> Zion – 8:30 a.m. service, then Sunday School
>> Trinity – 9:20 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 worship service
>> Zion – 2:00 p.m. – annual voters’ meeting
BAPTISMS AT TRINITY Last Sunday afternoon in a private family ceremony Ethan and Freyda Dummann’s two daughters, Amelia and Janette, were brought into God’s family through the waters of baptism. We welcome them, together with their mother, to our congregation! God’s blessings!
MANY THANKS!
>> Thanks to Chris Wenner for supplying the meat for our meal at Trinity!
>> Do you have something you are thankful for at Zion/Trinity? Let Pastor Krause know, and he will be happy to include it in the bulletin!
TRINITY / WATERTOWN CALLS No decisions have been reached by either Pastor Krause (call to St. Stephen) or Claire Abbas (call to teach at Trinity); please keep both them and their congregations in your prayers for God’s blessings on their decision making!
NOTE: Any comments/questions are welcome! Please talk to Pastor K.
CLC NEWS
Undecided calls:
Pastor Paul Krause, Watertown/Hidewood, SD, to Mountain View, CA
Teacher Claire Abbas, Inver Grove Heights, MN, to Watertown, SD
Pastor Sam Naumann, to St. Louis, MO
A NATIONAL WOMEN’S RETREAT (ONLINE) is being held on Saturday, January 25 beginning at 11 a.m. (Central time). The theme is “Press Pause: Grace-full Stewardship.” The scriptural foundation for the retreat is 1 Peter 4:10, “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace.” Registration and more information can be accessed at: https://tinyurl.com/PressPause25.
CLC WORLD MISSIONS OPPORTUNITIES PRAYER LIST A new prayer list has just been compiled by Missionary Todd Ohlmann; it is available in printed form on the back table or in e-version online.
CLC MISSIONS/MISSIONARIES ONLINE INFORMATION
To keep up on our CLC missionaries, and to learn more of our overseas brethren, go to lutheranmissions.org Scroll down and click on the photos of the individual missionaries to access their blog, photos, video, etc.
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UPDATE ON PASTOR JOHN HEIN’S BATTLE WITH CANCER
Please keep him in your prayers! For more see caringbridge.org
Monday, January 13, 2025 – from caringbridge.org
In my last post I mentioned that I would be visiting Dr. King on Dec. 17 about the possibility of having a break from chemotherapy. Given that the cancer has dramatically improved, we all agreed to have that break. Even Dr. Rajan from NIH said that the "PET scans show a remarkable reduction in the burden of disease." Since this happened just before Christmas with family coming, I looked forward to having an "extra leap in my step" with regard to energy. While we truly enjoyed having family around between Christmas and the New Year, my fatigue and pain continued, in fact have continued up until today when the chemotherapy was to start back up again.
Today I had a visit with Dr. King's PA about a number of factors that could be contributing to the fatigue, but no real idea as to why. The pain is likely from improved musculoskeletal changes that may be impacting nerves. My palliative doctor is ordering me to see a doctor at a pain clinic as she wonders if there could be an injection and therapy that could help with some of the worse of it. Until this gets approved, my use of pain medication will increase in the meantime.
As for the fatigue, my blood levels have actually improved with regard to white blood cell counts, platelets, and hemoglobin, all which have caused some problems in my recent past. Also, my thyroid looks good too. The PA referred me back to my regular GP doctor to look at some things related to my heart given I've had some shortness of breath at times. Personally, I'm suspicious of my phrenic nerve being obstructed given things I've heard from the Thymic Carcinoma Facebook community, something that has been a common problem which doctors don't usually investigate or look at trying to help with.
So it looks like there will be a high number of healthcare visits ahead of me in the coming few weeks just as insurance resets for the new calendar year. I did have a chemo infusion today and will also be starting up on the chemo pills tonight at supper.
Thursday, January 16, 2025 – from caringbridge.org
This is Janelle. John asked me to give an update, so I'll do my best. This past Monday, he began treatment again and it has hit him hard. Lack of energy, nausea, fatigue, and generally feeling sick are dominating his days again. After seeing the improvement in the last scans, this is difficult to take.
He has had several appointments this week in addition to the oncology appointment and infusion on Monday. He saw his ear Dr. on Tuesday. He had an echocardiogram on Wednesday, a visit to the pain clinic on Thursday, and will have an EKG done on Friday. All of the results will be sent to his primary care doctor and then we will have a follow-up with her.
There is a plan in place after our visit to the pain clinic today. The Dr. there wants to do a ganglion nerve block in John's neck. He is hopeful that this will help with all of the pain that John is suffering from in the shoulder and neck region. If it works, there could be relief for up to three months after which the injection could be repeated. We will wait for insurance approval and scheduling and then hopefully some relief!
Thank you all for your continued prayers and support!