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“O little flock, fear not the Foe Who madly seeks your overthrow; Dread not his rage and pow’r. What tho your courage sometimes faints, His seeming triumph o’er God’s saints Lasts but a little hour. (263:1)
22ND SUNDAY after TRINITY Sunday November 1, 2026
ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH HIDEWOOD TWP, SD
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH WATERTOWN, SD
To prepare yourselves for worship you are welcome to meditate on:
Today’s Psalm 46
1 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed,
And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
3 Though its waters roar and be troubled,
Though the mountains shake with its swelling.
4 There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God,
The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.
5 God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved;
God shall help her, just at the break of dawn.
6 The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved;
He uttered His voice, the earth melted.
7 The Lord of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge.
8 Come, behold the works of the Lord,
Who has made desolations in the earth.
9 He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two;
He burns the chariot in the fire.
10 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!
11 The Lord of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refuge.
REFORMATION DAY
ORDER for WORSHIP
The bell calls us for worship
Opening Prayer
P: Your presence, gracious God, afford,
Prepare us to receive Your Word;
C: Now let Your voice engage our ear,
And faith be joined with what we hear.
P: Distracting thoughts and cares remove,
And fix our hearts and hopes above;
C: With food divine may we be fed,
And satisfied with living bread. Amen.
Hymn 262: 1-2
P: We begin in the name of our Triune God –
ALL: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Confession and Forgiveness of Sins
as found in Luther’s Small Catechism
P: What is confession?
ALL: There are two parts to confession. One is that we confess our sins. The other is that we receive absolution or forgiveness from a fellow Christian as from God Himself, not doubting, but firmly believing that our sins are forgiven in this way before our heavenly Father.
P: What sins should we confess?
ALL: Before God we should plead guilty of all sins, even those we don’t know we have done, as we do in the Lord’s Prayer.
P: Beloved in the Lord: let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins to God our Father, asking Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness.
C: Holy and merciful Father, I confess that I am by nature sinful and that I have disobeyed You in my thoughts, words, and actions. I have done what is evil and failed to do what is good. For this I deserve Your punishment both now and in eternity. But I am truly sorry for my sins, and trusting in my Savior Jesus Christ, I pray: Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner.
P: What will a fellow Christian say to someone who has confessed his or her sins?
ALL: He will say:
P: According to the command of our Lord Jesus Christ, I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Hymn 261
Scripture Reading – (also sermon text) Daniel 6: 1-24
1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty satraps, to be over the whole kingdom; 2 and over these, three governors, of whom Daniel was one, that the satraps might give account to them, so that the king would suffer no loss. 3 Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm. 4 So the governors and satraps sought to find some charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find no charge or fault, because he was faithful; nor was there any error or fault found in him. 5 Then these men said, “We shall not find any charge against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.” 6 So these governors and satraps thronged before the king, and said thus to him: “King Darius, live forever! 7 All the governors of the kingdom, the administrators and satraps, the counselors and advisors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute and to make a firm decree, that whoever petitions any god or man for thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions. 8 Now, O king, establish the decree and sign the writing, so that it cannot be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which does not alter.” 9 Therefore King Darius signed the written decree. 10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.
Hymn 766
Reading continued...
11 Then these men assembled and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. 12 And they went before the king, and spoke concerning the king’s decree: “Have you not signed a decree that every man who petitions any god or man within thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?” The king answered and said, “The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which does not alter.” 13 So they answered and said before the king, “That Daniel, who is one of the captives from Judah, does not show due regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.” 14 And the king, when he heard these words, was greatly displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored till the going down of the sun to deliver him. 15 Then these men approached the king, and said to the king, “Know, O king, that it is the law of the Medes and Persians that no decree or statute which the king establishes may be changed.” 16 So the king gave the command, and they brought Daniel and cast him into the den of lions. But the king spoke, saying to Daniel, “Your God, whom you serve continually, He will deliver you.” 17 Then a stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signets of his lords, that the purpose concerning Daniel might not be changed. 18 Now the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; and no musicians were brought before him. Also his sleep went from him. 19 Then the king arose very early in the morning and went in haste to the den of lions. 20 And when he came to the den, he cried out with a lamenting voice to Daniel. The king spoke, saying to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?” 21 Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever! 22 My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you.” 23 Now the king was exceedingly glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no injury whatever was found on him, because he believed in his God. 24 And the king gave the command, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions—them, their children, and their wives; and the lions overpowered them, and broke all their bones in pieces before they ever came to the bottom of the den.
CONFESSION OF FAITH – THE NICENE CREED
ALL: I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very God of Very God, Begotten, not made, Being of one substance with the Father, By whom all things were made; Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven And was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary And was made man; And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried; And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures; And ascended into heaven, And sits at the right hand of the Father; And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead; whose kingdom will have no end. And I believe in the Holy Spirit, The Lord and Giver of Life, Who proceeds from the Father and the Son, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, Who spoke by the Prophets. And I believe one holy Christian and Apostolic Church, I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, And I look for the resurrection of the dead, And the life of the world to come. Amen.
Hymn 262: 3
Reformation Day Sermon – Daniel 6:1-24Theme: Our Reformation Heritage –
from Daniel to Martin Luther to today
“In continuing with his custom of prayer to the true God Daniel laid down a good confession, though he knew it could well cost his life.”
Werner H. Franzmann, Bible History Commentary (O.T., p. 546)
Hymn 262: 4
The Offering is collected / brought forward
RESPONSIVE PRAYER FOR REFORMATION
P: For sending Your Son to rescue the human race from sin,
C: We thank and praise You, O Lord.
P: For sending Your Spirit to lead us to repentance and faith in Jesus as our Savior,
C: We thank and praise You, O Lord.
P: For teaching us that our righteous acts are filthy rags,
C: We thank and praise You all the more, O Lord, for the gift of Jesus’ righteousness.
P: For guiding Martin Luther to understand the Scriptural truth, “The just shall live by faith,”
C: We thank and praise You, O Lord.
P: For blessing the spread of the pure Gospel through the Lutheran Reformation during these last 500+ years,
C: We thank and praise You, O Lord.
P: For keeping our Church of the Lutheran Confession faithful in proclaiming Your Word to this day,
C: We thank and praise You, O Lord.
P: For loyalty to hold to Your truth and remain Your true disciples,
C: We ask for the power of Your Spirit, O Lord.
P: For boldness to confess Your truth in a fallen world,
C: We ask for the power of Your Spirit, O Lord.
P: For zeal to spread the message of salvation in Christ alone,
C: We ask for the power of Your Spirit, O Lord.
P: With grateful hearts we raise our voices to proclaim,
C: “The just shall live by faith.” Amen.
P: any special prayers there may be will be offered here...
P: And to help us in our understanding and appreciation for the Lord’s Prayer, today we recite together the Fifth Petition with Luther’s explanation:
ALL: And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.
P: What does this mean?
ALL: We pray in this petition that our Father in heaven would not look on our sins nor deny our prayer because of them. We are not worthy of things for which we are asking, neither have we deserved them. However, we ask that our Father would by His grace give us what we ask even though we sin often every day and indeed deserve nothing but punishment.
We too will from our hearts gladly forgive and do good to all those who sin against us.
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.
Hymn 265: 1-4
The Sacrament of the Altar
as explained by Martin Luther in the Small Catechism
P: What is the Sacrament of the Altar?
ALL: It is the true body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, given to us Christians under the bread and wine to eat and to drink, as it was instituted by Christ Himself.
P: Where is this written?
ALL: The holy evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke, and the apostle Paul write this way:
P: Our Lord Jesus Christ, the same night in which He was betrayed, took bread. And when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to His disciples saying, “Take, eat. This is My body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.” In the same way He took the cup, after supper, gave thanks, and gave it to them saying, “Drink of it, all of you. This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
What is the benefit of this eating and drinking?
ALL: The words, “Given and shed for you for the forgiveness of sins,” show us that God gives forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation through the sacrament. For where there is forgiveness of sins, there is also life and salvation.
P: How can simple eating and drinking do such wonderful things?
ALL: Eating and drinking actually do nothing. It is the words, “Given and shed for you for the forgiveness of sins,” which do this. These words, together with the bodily eating and drinking, are the main part of the sacrament. Whoever believes these words has exactly what they say: forgiveness of sins.
P: When is an individual properly prepared to receive this sacrament?
ALL: Customs in connection with eating and clothing are indeed a fine preparation. However, a person is truly worthy and well-prepared who has faith in these words, “Given and shed for you for the forgiveness of sins.” Whoever does not believe these words or doubts them is unworthy and unprepared. The words, “for you,” require nothing but believing hearts.
COMMUNION DISTRIBUTION – Hymn 528
Communicant members of Zion or Trinity Lutheran Church or of a sister CLC congregation are invited to come forward. For more information regarding the Lord’s Supper, please see the top of page 9 in this bulletin, or speak with the pastor after the service. Thank you!
Hymn 138: 4
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.
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Closing Hymn 265: 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 Mikkela Schmitt . . . . . . . .cell: 715-933-1502
Church and School: 605-886-2976
Organists: John Klatt, Rebecca Larson, Naomi Rehder
Note to Visitors about Holy Communion at Zion and Trinity today
Holy Communion is rightly called a ‘Sacrament’ because it is a “sacred act;” not in what WE do for Christ, but in what Christ does for US! Because God’s Word presents the reception of this Sacrament as a most intimate expression of spiritual and confessional unity (1 Corinthians 1:10; 10:16-17 Romans 16:17-18), we ask that only those who have publicly professed such oneness of faith with us by membership at Trinity or Zion or another CLC church come forward to receive the Sacrament. This is not a judgment of anyone’s faith, but rather an expression of ours. Please speak with the pastor if you are seeking a church home or have any questions. We’d love to have you!
STATISTICS - week of October 25
Zion: 28; SS: 8 – Trinity: 50: SS: 8; Wed BC: 16
T/Z young people: 9; Brookings BC: 8
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CALENDAR and ANNOUNCEMENTS
TODAY >> Zion – 8:30 a.m. service; Trinity – 10:30 a.m.
>> Sunday School sessions – Zion – after church - Trinity – 9:20 a.m.
>> REFORMATION celebrated at both churches
>> Lord’s Supper celebrated at both churches
NEXT SUNDAY >> Zion – 8:30 a.m. service – Trinity – 10:30 a.m.
>> Sunday School sessions – Zion – after church - Trinity – 9:20 a.m.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Nov 13 Fri ILC College Visitors Day
7 p.m. band concert
7:30 p.m. ILC Theater musical production
The Sound of Music
Nov 14 Sat 1:30 p.m. Strings and student performances
2:00 p.m. ILC Theater musical production
The Sound of Music
Nov 14 Sat Ladies informal meeting at LunchBoxx – 10 a.m.
Nov 25 Wed Zion – Thanksgiving Eve service – 7 p.m.
Nov 26 Thu Thanksgiving Day service – 10 a.m.
MANY THANKS!
>> 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!
KRAUSES GONE As of this writing (Thursday, 10/29) Pastor and Collette are planning to leave for Detroit on Monday to look for a place to live. As a result, all of his usually scheduled classes are canceled until they return.
2027 MISSION HELPER TRIP POSTPONED Due to increased government scrutiny and restrictions on Christian activities and the recent arrest and deportation of several foreign Christians in Nepal, the 2027 Mission Helper Trip has been postponed until further notice. This decision was made with the advice and counsel of HCLC-Nepal church leaders to protect their ongoing Gospel ministry from government interference. Please keep our Nepali brothers and sisters in Christ in your prayers. While no international Mission Helper Trips are planned for 2027, stateside TVBS opportunities will be available. A Mission Helper Trip to Mexico is also being planned as a trial run for future opportunities. Future trips, such as Bangladesh and the Philippines are also being considered as the Lord opens doors.
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN COLLEGE VISITORS’ DAY is coming up on Friday, November 13th on the ILC campus in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Activities will begin with chapel at 10:05 A.M. in the Field House, followed by presentations and classroom visits until 2:50 p.m. Come and learn more about your church's college, and consider continuing your education in a solidly Christian setting! Visitors will be our guests for lunch and supper in the cafeteria, and in the evening are invited to join us for ILC's fall theatrical production, The Sound of Music. Speak with your pastor if you're interested in attending. For questions, contact Academic Dean Paul Naumann. Office: 715-836-6636, cell: 253-228-8736, e mail: paul.naumann@ilc.edu
CLC MIDWEST WOMEN’S RETREAT Registration is now open for the 2027 CLC Midwest Women's Retreat. Theme: "Planted in the House of the Lord" (Psalm 92:12-14). Dates: April 23-25, 2027. Location: Banquets of Minnesota, Fridley, MN. Host Congregation: Grace Lutheran Church (Fridley). Cost: $100 before February 15. Register at: https://womensretreat.clclutheran.net/midwest-womens-retreat/. Questions? Contact Annette Kuehne at: womensretreat.midwest@gmail.com.
2027 CLC WOMEN’S RETREAT WEST Gretchen Wiste and Collette Krause are spearheading plans for next year’s retreat which will be held at the Watertown Event Center, September 17-19, 2027. They are excited about the planning stages. At last Sunday’s meeting Gretchen and Collette spelled out details already in place, and shared ideas regarding how the rest of our women can be involved, too. Any questions? Please reach out to Gretchen or Collette.
CLC NEWS Current pastoral vacancies:
Mapleton, ND; Ponsford, MN; Red Wing, MN; Appleton, WI; Eau Claire, WI; Spokane, WA; Phoenix, AZ; Lemmon, SD; Austin, MN; Watertown/Hidewood, SD
Returned calls:
Pastor Mike Wilke, Saginaw, MI, to Mapleton, ND/Ponsford, MN
Pastor Neal Radichel, Messiah, Eau Claire, WI, to Phoenix, AZ
CLC UPDATES that can be found online –
>> 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 missionaries to access their blog, photos, video, etc.
KINSHIP SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES There are still several seminary students without a Kinship sponsor. These students attend seminaries in India, Nepal, Congo, and Tanzania. The cost of support ranges from $35/month to $60/month. As the mission field overseas continues to grow, so does our opportunity to support it, so please give sponsorship prayerful consideration. To become a sponsor or for more information, please contact Dan Roehl at danroehl@hotmail.com or 507-381-2042.
EXCERPT FROM PAULA NAUMANN’S
SEPTEMBER 2026 TANZANIA JOURNAL
NOTABLE EXPERIENCES AND EVENTS
We had an eleven-day trip to Kenya at the beginning of the month, and we thank God for our safe travel, and for the many other blessings we received through the Word of God that was shared and the people we met with. I know Bruce gave details about all of the churches we visited while we were there. Our days were long – sometimes with lots of travel, but many times with multiple church stops in one day. A few times, we started out a bit later than expected. We booked spots on a shuttle for 8:00 a.m. They asked us to arrive at 7:00 a.m., but we didn’t get going until 10:30 because they have to wait until all of the seats are sold before they leave. Pastor Calvin likes to refer to “Africa Time.”
We stayed at the Parkside Hotel in Nairobi overnight, and were able to walk to the phone store from there so Bruce could get a local sim card. This was the only hotel we stayed in that didn’t serve breakfast. The Dallas Hotel in Kisii made up for it by having a ridiculously large breakfast buffet each morning that included things like fried rice, lentils, fried chicken, and stir-fried beef, as well as the usual baked items, eggs, juice, and coffee. I’ll admit I did overeat a couple of days in a row, because sometimes when we travel, I’m not sure when I will next be fed. That was definitely not a problem on this trip, because we were fed at every stop! I ended up having more fried potatoes than usual, because some of the restaurants we visited had limited menus, and some of the items listed on the menus were not available. I was disappointed to order samosas one evening, only to be told they were out of them –
Kenya has GOOD samosas. French fries, or “chipsi,” are almost always available. The other hotels we stayed at were the Matunda Mall Resort and the Superbreak Hotel in Kitale. Some common features of hotels in East Africa are physical keys that you leave with the front desk whenever you are out; tile floors; showers in the bathrooms that are not enclosed, so often the whole bathroom floor is wet; mosquito nets (sometimes needed, and sometimes not), and very firm mattresses. The hotels we stayed at, even with breakfast included, were very reasonably priced in comparison to USA lodging.
Bruce made a last-minute change to our itinerary when he found out that in-country flights from Kitale to Nairobi were very inexpensive. We were able to fly at 10:00 a.m., and get on a bus to Arusha the same day, so we were home a day early. It was one last very long travel day, and we were happy to sleep in our own bed!