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April 11, 2021
About the Cover: “My Lord and my God!” Thomas exclaimed as Jesus showed His nail-pierced hands and feet and spear-pierced side (John 20:28). Jesus stood before His disciples in that locked room and gave them the keys to unlock heaven by His authority to forgive sins. The power of these keys still opens heaven to all believers in the Church today; the benefits of Jesus’ death and resurrection are brought into our ears by the proclamation of the Gospel.
© 2020 CPH Artwork: © CPH/ Jim Cummins
St. John’s Lutheran Church
13115 Telegraph, Taylor
734-2870-2080
stjohns13115office@comcast.net
Rev. Dr. Richard Zeile, Pastor
Sunday, April 11, 2021 – Fist Sunday after Easter
Our Easter Season Worship Customs
At St. John's Lutheran Church we have a number of customs we practice during the Easter Season, the 50 days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost.
1) The most obvious is use of the Easter Candle, sometimes called the Paschal Candle or the Christ Candle, which is to remind us the presence of the risen Christ during the 40 days following His resurrection. This is lighted at the Easter Vigil service (either Saturday night or Sunrise Easter morning, and remains lit for the 40 days following. It is extinguished at the Ascension Day service at the words from the Gospel, which describe Christ's ascension to the right hand of God. Outside the Easter services, we use this candle at the celebration of baptism, and as the Christmas candle at the center of the Advent wreathe. This candle has 5 wax nails with grains of incense in the cross symbolizing the 5 wounds of Christ; an Alpha and Omega, the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, recall Jesus' claim in Revelation to be the First and the Last (a claim made by God in Isaiah).While we have neglected this, the numerals of the current year are also to be affixed in the four quadrants formed by the cross.
2) The Alleluia, Gloria in Excelsis, and/or “This is the Feast” portions of the liturgy are restored after their non-use during the Lenten season.
3) White is used for altar paraments and pastor's vestments.
4) We stand instead of kneeling for prayers and confession. This is an Eastern European custom, a remembrance of the original custom of standing throughout the service for the first 500 years (pews did not come into use until 1500 years, about the time of the Reformation). At the Pentecost service we return to kneeling for confession and certain prayers.
We pray that awareness of these customs will help your participation in our worship be more intentional and meaningful!
THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S
Sunday, April 11
10:15 – Voter’s Meeting (after service)
10:30 – Bible Study, meets in gym
"Sunday School, meets in classroom"
Thursday, April 15
6pm – VBS meeting/ Board of Education
7:00pm – Zoom Bible Study, Judges
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, April 20
Newsletter articles DUE
Thursday, April 22
7:00pm – Zoom Bible Study, Judges
Monday, April 26
6:00pm – Elder’s meeting via zoom
Activities Suspended- ALL activities have been suspended until further notice with the exception of worship services, Bible study and Sunday school.
Easter Flowers have been placed near the altar by members of St. John’s. Thank you for helping to make our sanctuary extra beautiful this year! If you ordered flowers and did not take them last week, please take them home today after the 9:00am service.
Bible Study and Sunday School continues this week in the gym and classrooms in the school building. Please join us, immediately following the voter’s meeting. Pastor Zeile continues his series on Politics and the Believer discussing Saul’s temptation to consult a medium to conjure Samuel’s ghost. Attendees should continue wearing your mask while participating.
VBS 2021 plans are underway by the Board of Education and members of Our Redeemer in Taylor to host a joint program. To volunteer or make suggestions for this program, please join us on Thursday, April 15th in the school building at 6pm OR speak with Katie or JD Bauer directly.
This week on Martin Luther’s Evening Prayer, Dr. Zeile’s sermon “Decent into Hell” discusses the intriguing Christian teaching. Tune in Sundays at 6pm on AM 560 and/or Mondays at 8pm on AM 1440. The message is broadcast on 7 additional stations coast to coast. BUZZSPROUT – Other messages from Martin Luther’s Evening Prayer are also available anytime as a podcast found at www.buzzsprout.com/34718 .
Zoom Bible Study of Judges meets Thursday, April 8th.This week, Pastor Zeile leads discussion on the tragic end of Samson. Email Pastor at drzeile@juno.com for the link and reminders.
Shipshewana – The big decision has been made. We have a scaled down trip to Shipshewana on June 15, 2021. All precautions are in place with the bus company, the flea market and Blue Gate Restaurant. Masks are required and we are only taking 36 people. Your reservation cannot be taken without a $65 nonrefundable deposit beginning Monday, April 5 at Saint Johns between 9 o’clock and 1 o’clock Monday through Friday. Please see Sandy Schiller with questions. We hope you can join us.
Sunday morning Worship will be recorded and edited to be posted at 9:00 am on our YouTube channel the following week. View our services at https://bit.ly/StJohnsLutheranTaylorYouTube .
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Mission of St. John’s Lutheran Church is to conserve and promote the true Faith of our Lord Jesus Christ in our members, our community and our world.
We offer prayers today for those listed and those we hold dear in our hearts
For Military Personnel and those who Protect Our Country – Travis Long, Courtney Oldham, Justin Riehle, Joshua Whicker (Air Force); Adam Parent, Stephen Townsend (Army); Patrick Coppo (Coast Guard); Dustin Kedzierski (Marines); Phillip Brady, Cody Brooks, David Thomas, Mark Whicker (Navy), Ryan Wakeford, Steven Wakeford (Border Patrol); Patrick Douglas Day, Fort Worth, TX (Police)
For Medical Personnel – Sean Anderson, Kristin Culpepper, Amanda Hartz, Jennifer Nasceif, Alexis Salliotte, Karah Szafran, Lindsay Turek, Kelly Turner, Sandra Galambus, Lynn Julien, Rihanna Julien, Courtney Winchel
In need of Healing – Diana Bauer (broken pelvis), Billie Buie, Sr., John Butler & Hilda Khouri (brother-in-law and sister of Elizabeth Bouladian), Will Carter, Sr. (cancer), Scott Chapman, Jim Cummer, Jackie Dennis (complication from COVID), Gloria Dobie, Gayle Fichtner, Dave Gaines, Tia Gaines (kidney failure), Nora Gayer (Cancer), Rev. Joel Holls, John Hopie, Linda Jehle, Ciera Kessler, George Martin, Sheryl McIver (appendix removal & recovery), Martha Oliver, Roy Oliver, Candy Petrie, Janie Platz, Sydnie Reardon, Bryan Rochleau, Jerry Ruhlig, Tm Rutkoske, John Schutt, Joe Tyson, Sandy Warfield, Geoff Whicker, Linda Winters, Laurie Williams, Zoie Zimmerman
Shut in – Sharon Arner, Charlie Balough, Dorothy Boik, Steven Boik, Ron Boike, Bob Doute, Diane Enriquez, Susan Forsey, Clo Fox, Harold Foutmann, Suzanne Hughes, Tracy Kosnitchke, Cherie Lang, Fred Lang, Leonard Schiller, Shirley Wallace, Diane Wakeford (correct diagnosis & test results), Mary Winchel
In Need of Special Blessings - Chris Birmingham, Paul Button, William Davis III, Ray Hartz, Denise Janz, Gail Ledl, Melissa Martin, Crystal O’Connor, Sara and Bladen Walker, Rick & Mia Rose (friends of Martha Oliver)
Expecting – Mim & Mark Wylie, son of Wendy Wylie, due June 22
-- Sarah & Justin Riehle, daughter of Wendy Wylie, due early October
Flower Dedication – In Memory of Rose Reinholz by John and Anita Reinholz
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About the Cover: “My Lord and my God!” Thomas exclaimed as Jesus showed His nail-pierced hands and feet and spear-pierced side (John 20:28). Jesus stood before His disciples in that locked room and gave them the keys to unlock heaven by His authority to forgive sins. The power of these keys still opens heaven to all believers in the Church today; the benefits of Jesus’ death and resurrection are brought into our ears by the proclamation of the Gospel.
© 2020 CPH Artwork: © CPH/ Jim Cummins
St. John’s Lutheran Church
13115 Telegraph, Taylor
734-2870-2080
stjohns13115office@comcast.net
Rev. Dr. Richard Zeile, Pastor
Sunday, April 11, 2021 – Fist Sunday after Easter
Our Easter Season Worship Customs
At St. John's Lutheran Church we have a number of customs we practice during the Easter Season, the 50 days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost.
1) The most obvious is use of the Easter Candle, sometimes called the Paschal Candle or the Christ Candle, which is to remind us the presence of the risen Christ during the 40 days following His resurrection. This is lighted at the Easter Vigil service (either Saturday night or Sunrise Easter morning, and remains lit for the 40 days following. It is extinguished at the Ascension Day service at the words from the Gospel, which describe Christ's ascension to the right hand of God. Outside the Easter services, we use this candle at the celebration of baptism, and as the Christmas candle at the center of the Advent wreathe. This candle has 5 wax nails with grains of incense in the cross symbolizing the 5 wounds of Christ; an Alpha and Omega, the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, recall Jesus' claim in Revelation to be the First and the Last (a claim made by God in Isaiah).While we have neglected this, the numerals of the current year are also to be affixed in the four quadrants formed by the cross.
2) The Alleluia, Gloria in Excelsis, and/or “This is the Feast” portions of the liturgy are restored after their non-use during the Lenten season.
3) White is used for altar paraments and pastor's vestments.
4) We stand instead of kneeling for prayers and confession. This is an Eastern European custom, a remembrance of the original custom of standing throughout the service for the first 500 years (pews did not come into use until 1500 years, about the time of the Reformation). At the Pentecost service we return to kneeling for confession and certain prayers.
We pray that awareness of these customs will help your participation in our worship be more intentional and meaningful!
THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S
Sunday, April 11
10:15 – Voter’s Meeting (after service)
10:30 – Bible Study, meets in gym
"Sunday School, meets in classroom"
Thursday, April 15
6pm – VBS meeting/ Board of Education
7:00pm – Zoom Bible Study, Judges
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, April 20
Newsletter articles DUE
Thursday, April 22
7:00pm – Zoom Bible Study, Judges
Monday, April 26
6:00pm – Elder’s meeting via zoom
Activities Suspended- ALL activities have been suspended until further notice with the exception of worship services, Bible study and Sunday school.
Easter Flowers have been placed near the altar by members of St. John’s. Thank you for helping to make our sanctuary extra beautiful this year! If you ordered flowers and did not take them last week, please take them home today after the 9:00am service.
Bible Study and Sunday School continues this week in the gym and classrooms in the school building. Please join us, immediately following the voter’s meeting. Pastor Zeile continues his series on Politics and the Believer discussing Saul’s temptation to consult a medium to conjure Samuel’s ghost. Attendees should continue wearing your mask while participating.
VBS 2021 plans are underway by the Board of Education and members of Our Redeemer in Taylor to host a joint program. To volunteer or make suggestions for this program, please join us on Thursday, April 15th in the school building at 6pm OR speak with Katie or JD Bauer directly.
This week on Martin Luther’s Evening Prayer, Dr. Zeile’s sermon “Decent into Hell” discusses the intriguing Christian teaching. Tune in Sundays at 6pm on AM 560 and/or Mondays at 8pm on AM 1440. The message is broadcast on 7 additional stations coast to coast. BUZZSPROUT – Other messages from Martin Luther’s Evening Prayer are also available anytime as a podcast found at www.buzzsprout.com/34718 .
Zoom Bible Study of Judges meets Thursday, April 8th.This week, Pastor Zeile leads discussion on the tragic end of Samson. Email Pastor at drzeile@juno.com for the link and reminders.
Shipshewana – The big decision has been made. We have a scaled down trip to Shipshewana on June 15, 2021. All precautions are in place with the bus company, the flea market and Blue Gate Restaurant. Masks are required and we are only taking 36 people. Your reservation cannot be taken without a $65 nonrefundable deposit beginning Monday, April 5 at Saint Johns between 9 o’clock and 1 o’clock Monday through Friday. Please see Sandy Schiller with questions. We hope you can join us.
Sunday morning Worship will be recorded and edited to be posted at 9:00 am on our YouTube channel the following week. View our services at https://bit.ly/StJohnsLutheranTaylorYouTube .
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Mission of St. John’s Lutheran Church is to conserve and promote the true Faith of our Lord Jesus Christ in our members, our community and our world.
We offer prayers today for those listed and those we hold dear in our hearts
For Military Personnel and those who Protect Our Country – Travis Long, Courtney Oldham, Justin Riehle, Joshua Whicker (Air Force); Adam Parent, Stephen Townsend (Army); Patrick Coppo (Coast Guard); Dustin Kedzierski (Marines); Phillip Brady, Cody Brooks, David Thomas, Mark Whicker (Navy), Ryan Wakeford, Steven Wakeford (Border Patrol); Patrick Douglas Day, Fort Worth, TX (Police)
For Medical Personnel – Sean Anderson, Kristin Culpepper, Amanda Hartz, Jennifer Nasceif, Alexis Salliotte, Karah Szafran, Lindsay Turek, Kelly Turner, Sandra Galambus, Lynn Julien, Rihanna Julien, Courtney Winchel
In need of Healing – Diana Bauer (broken pelvis), Billie Buie, Sr., John Butler & Hilda Khouri (brother-in-law and sister of Elizabeth Bouladian), Will Carter, Sr. (cancer), Scott Chapman, Jim Cummer, Jackie Dennis (complication from COVID), Gloria Dobie, Gayle Fichtner, Dave Gaines, Tia Gaines (kidney failure), Nora Gayer (Cancer), Rev. Joel Holls, John Hopie, Linda Jehle, Ciera Kessler, George Martin, Sheryl McIver (appendix removal & recovery), Martha Oliver, Roy Oliver, Candy Petrie, Janie Platz, Sydnie Reardon, Bryan Rochleau, Jerry Ruhlig, Tm Rutkoske, John Schutt, Joe Tyson, Sandy Warfield, Geoff Whicker, Linda Winters, Laurie Williams, Zoie Zimmerman
Shut in – Sharon Arner, Charlie Balough, Dorothy Boik, Steven Boik, Ron Boike, Bob Doute, Diane Enriquez, Susan Forsey, Clo Fox, Harold Foutmann, Suzanne Hughes, Tracy Kosnitchke, Cherie Lang, Fred Lang, Leonard Schiller, Shirley Wallace, Diane Wakeford (correct diagnosis & test results), Mary Winchel
In Need of Special Blessings - Chris Birmingham, Paul Button, William Davis III, Ray Hartz, Denise Janz, Gail Ledl, Melissa Martin, Crystal O’Connor, Sara and Bladen Walker, Rick & Mia Rose (friends of Martha Oliver)
Expecting – Mim & Mark Wylie, son of Wendy Wylie, due June 22
-- Sarah & Justin Riehle, daughter of Wendy Wylie, due early October
Flower Dedication – In Memory of Rose Reinholz by John and Anita Reinholz
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LATE NEWS-BREAK
Worship Church Service at St. John's with continue, however, all other events has been suspended scheduled to begin over the next three weeks per the emergency order to pause activity announced Sunday by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Worship Church Service at St. John's with continue, however, all other events has been suspended scheduled to begin over the next three weeks per the emergency order to pause activity announced Sunday by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to limit the spread of COVID-19.
----St. John’s Lutheran Church Worship Guidelines --- September, 2020
Arrival: Church doors will be unlocked 30 minutes before service. Before entering, facemasks are required. Hand sanitizer will be available inside the Narthex. Please limit socializing and proceed to your seat. Offerings may be placed in the offering plate upon entering the sanctuary. The order of service and bulletins will be available for you to pick up off the table.
Families may sit together, but all others should try to maintain six foot spacing in the pews. Hymnals and Bibles will remain. Since there is only one service per week (at the present time), there is no need for these to be disinfected. Congregational singing will be kept at a minimum, speaking will be done instead of chanting.
Bathrooms will be available; the ladies lounge door will be left open to limit touching. Cups will be available near the drinking fountain for use instead of drinking directly.
Communion: Pastor and any assistant will sanitize their hands before handling the elements. The safest mode of administration is intinction where the Pastor places the wafer dipped in the wine on your tongue so that you do not touch it. If desired, however, the Elder will hand you the wafer and you will pick the individual cup out of the tray where they have been spaced out. You will be ushered into the aisle and proceed in one continuously moving line, keeping six feet between non-family people. (Masks may or may not be worn up to the front, depending on your comfort level). Please partake while you are in the front and return the individual glass before sitting down.
You will be dismissed by row, beginning at the back; please go directly outside and not gather in the Narthex.
Arrival: Church doors will be unlocked 30 minutes before service. Before entering, facemasks are required. Hand sanitizer will be available inside the Narthex. Please limit socializing and proceed to your seat. Offerings may be placed in the offering plate upon entering the sanctuary. The order of service and bulletins will be available for you to pick up off the table.
Families may sit together, but all others should try to maintain six foot spacing in the pews. Hymnals and Bibles will remain. Since there is only one service per week (at the present time), there is no need for these to be disinfected. Congregational singing will be kept at a minimum, speaking will be done instead of chanting.
Bathrooms will be available; the ladies lounge door will be left open to limit touching. Cups will be available near the drinking fountain for use instead of drinking directly.
Communion: Pastor and any assistant will sanitize their hands before handling the elements. The safest mode of administration is intinction where the Pastor places the wafer dipped in the wine on your tongue so that you do not touch it. If desired, however, the Elder will hand you the wafer and you will pick the individual cup out of the tray where they have been spaced out. You will be ushered into the aisle and proceed in one continuously moving line, keeping six feet between non-family people. (Masks may or may not be worn up to the front, depending on your comfort level). Please partake while you are in the front and return the individual glass before sitting down.
You will be dismissed by row, beginning at the back; please go directly outside and not gather in the Narthex.
