Bulletin

First Sunday in Lent                                                                         March 9, 2003

SALEM  EVANGELICAL  LUTHERAN  CHURCH

10   McClellan  Circle  -  Buffalo, New York

Phone:  824-2787

(e-mail: salemoncircle@yahoo.com)

website:  www.salembuffalo.com

Rev. David F. C. Wurster, Ph.D.  -  Pastor  -  825-3253

Rev. Richard E. Blemaster, Pastor Emeritus

Sunday School & Bible Classes . . . 9:00 a.m.

Worship  .  .  .  .  10:30 a.m.

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ORDER  OF  WORSHIP

Lutheran  Worship  --  Page  158 – Spoken Liturgy

(During Lent we omit Alleluias and The Hymn of Praise)

G A T H E R I N G

PRELUDE  - 

HYMN  -  “This Is The Day the Lord Has Made”                                      LW 200

INVOCATION  &  CONFESSION  &  ABSOLUTION  -                   page 158

INTROIT  &  GLORIA  PATRI  (insert)  -  sung  by  all 

KYRIE                                                                                                       page 159

HYMN OF PRAISE – (omit during Lent)

COLLECT  OF  THE  DAY  -  read by all  -  (insert)

      (Announcements and Children’s  Message)

T H E   W O R D

OLD  TESTAMENT  (insert)  -  Genesis 22:1-18

GRADUAL  (insert)  -  spoken  by  all

EPISTLE  (insert)  -  Romans 8:31-39

      (VERSE  -  for Lent - spoken)                                                             page 165

GOSPEL (insert)    Mark 1:12-15 (Versicles spoken before & after reading) page 165

HYMN  OF  THE  DAY  -  “I Am Trusting You, Lord Jesus”                 LW 408

SERMON  -  “Wilderness and Spirit” – Mark 9:2-9

CREED  -  Apostles  Creed  (rise)  -                                                        page 167

THE  PEACE  OF  THE  LORD  AND  GREETINGS

OFFERING  - 

OFFERTORY -                                                                                       page 168

S E N D I N G

PRAYERS  FOR  TODAY’S  NEEDS  AND  MISSIONS

(Leader: Gracious God: -

Congregation: Hear our prayer for Jesus’ sake. Amen.)

LORD’S  PRAYER  -                                                                               page 176

BENEDICTION 

HYMN  -  “What Is the World To Me”                                                      LW 418

POSTLUDE  - 

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ASSISTANTS  IN  TODAY’S  WORSHIP

Officiant  . .  .  Rev. David F. C. Wurster, Ph. D.                        Lector  . . . Melissa Banas

Organist  .  .  .  Lois L. Jones                     Welcomers  . . . Fred Bartz Jr. & Elinor Jentsch

Acolytes  .  .  .  Kristen Ball & Justin Karter                 Prayer  Leader . . . Paul Thomas Jr.

Ushers  .  .  .  .  Paul  Yox,  Erik  Radtke,  Julie  Schmidt,  Robert  Schmidt  Jr.,

                         Robert Schmidt  Sr.

Altar  .  .  .  .  .  Vi  Kelm,  Sallie  Langner,  Maureen  Wilke

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WELCOME  -  To all who have joined us on this Lord’s Day.  Guests, please sign the

                          book in the narthex.

FLOWERS  -  Are given by the Women’s Guild to God’s Glory.

SICK  -  Donald Pfohl.

BIRTHDAY  -  Mary Eitler’s 81st birthday this Wednesday.

ANNIVERSARY  -  Norman & Renee Richards’ 30th  tomorrow.

TODAY  -  After worship – Thrivent meeting;  Coffee hour with Women’s

                   Guild baked goods and craft sale.

THIS  -  Mon.  -  12:00, Quilting Group (bring lunch); Tues.  -  1:30, Bible WEEK   Study; 6:00, Confirmation Class;  6:00, Women’s Guild dinner meeting; 

              Wed.  -  10:30 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. Second Lenten Service (refreshments after); 6:00 Worship Committee Meeting;  8:15, Sr. Choir; Thurs.  -  9:30, Bible Study; 12:00, South Buffalo Ecumenical Assoc. Meeting, So. Park Methodist Church, 73 Ashton Pl., Buffalo;  Fri. – 7:00, Eastern District LWML Board of Directors; Sat. – 9:00 – 4:00, Eastern District LWML Board of Directors.

OFFERING  UPDATE  -  Weekly current collected March 2, 2003 - $2,492.50; attendance – 133;  Weekly current needed - $3,535.75.

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LENTEN  BOOKLETS  -  Copies of “What You Should Know About Lent” are available on the table near your mailboxes in the upper parish hall.  Help yourself to a copy to help prepare for our Lenten season.

OFFICE  HOURS  -  Monday through Thursday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

                                   CLOSED  Friday.

WOMEN’S  GUILD  -  Dinner meeting will be this Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.  All  

                                       ladies are welcome to join us.

VOLUNTEERS  NEEDED  -  To paint the stairwells Saturday, March 22,

               9:30 a.m. to ?  Contact Fred Bartz Jr. if interested – 824-2456.

SUNDAY  SCHOOL  -  The Primary Department will begin working on various

                crafts coinciding with the church calendar.  In order to complete the projects, we need your assistance.  Could you please save the following items for us:  toilet paper rolls; paper towel rolls; ½ gallon milk container; gallon milk containers.  Please bring them in as soon as possible to help us with our supplies.

JUNIOR  CHOIR  -  Junior Choir meets in the choir room after church on Sundays.  It’s not too late to sign up.  Please join us today.

HAM  DINNER  -  Sunday School Ham Dinner, Sunday, March 30, following the 10:30 a.m. service.  Dinner includes ham, potato, vegetable, salad, bread, beverage and dessert.  Tickets: $6.00 – adults; $3.00 – children under 12.  Tickets available from Sunday School Staff before & after church services.  All proceeds will benefit the Sunday School Special Projects Fund and will be used to support the continuing Christian Education of the children of Salem.  (Sorry, take-outs are not available.)

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CELEBRATIONS  THIS  WEEK

BIRTHDAYS  -  Tues.  -  Paul Swierczynski;  Wed.  -  Betty J. Collins, Mary Eitler;

                            Fri.  -  Jeffrey Lesanti, Dennis Miller, Gretchen Putzman.

ANNIVERSARY:  Mon.  -  Norman & Renee Richards;  Wed.  -  Wilson & Doris Baker;

                                Jim & Kathy Carney.

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