Mt. Olive Ev. Lutheran Church
www.mtolive-wels.net
1460
Almond Avenue
St.
Paul, Minnesota 55108
651.645.2575
A Praying Church
Carl R. Henkel, pastor
651.631.8625
carl.henkel@juno.com
PALM SUNDAY March 16, 2008 9:00am
The Lord's Supper is being celebrated today. This special meal, instituted by
Christ, unites us with Him and our brothers and sisters in the faith. This
sacrament is intended for those who are baptized in the name of the Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit; trust in Jesus Christ as the only way to heaven; and
believe that the true body and blood of Jesus are present with the bread and
wine of Holy Communion. Guests who
share this faith are invited to speak with the pastor before joining us in this
holy meal.
Please
Don’t Rush Off After The Worship Service! Stick around for
some refreshments and a little conversation.
We hope you are able to stay!
The Dave Samuelson family, greeters
Nicole Burkhardt, organist
Joel Meier, communion assistant
Order of
Service: Service
of Word and Sacrament, page 26 in the hymnal
Hymns: 131 133 344 130
Anthem: “Sing Hallelujah” (Liberty Belter, Ann Karpenko, Marcia Schuyler)
Message: Matthew21:10-11
“A Fair
Question”
OLD TESTAMENT READING Zechariah 9:9-10
Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of
Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and
having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a
donkey. I will take away the chariots from Ephraim and the war-horses from
Jerusalem, and the battle bow will be broken. He will proclaim peace to the
nations. His rule will extend from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of
the earth.
EPISTLE Philippians 2:5-11
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in
very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
but made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in
human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and
became obedient to death-- even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted Him to
the highest place and gave Him the name that is above every name, that at the
name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the
earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God
the Father.
HOLY GOSPEL Matthew 21:1-11
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of
Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, "Go to the village ahead
of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her.
Untie them and bring them to Me. If anyone says anything to you, tell him that
the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away." This took place to
fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: "Say to the Daughter of Zion,
'See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the
foal of a donkey.'"
The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. They brought the
donkey and the colt, placed their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them. A very
large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the
trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of Him and those
that followed shouted, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" "Blessed
is He who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Hosanna in the
highest!"
When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked,
"Who is this?" The crowds answered, "This is Jesus, the prophet
from Nazareth in Galilee."
This
Is Holy Week! We have worship services on Maundy Thursday with Holy Communion at
7:00pm, and on Good Friday (Tenebrae Service) also at 7:00pm. Join us next Sunday for Easter Breakfast
from 7:30 to 8:30am, and for our special Easter Sunday Festival Service at
9:00am.
Next
Sunday Is Easter Sunday! Easter is always the 1st Sunday after the 1st full
moon after the Spring Equinox (which is March 20). This dating of Easter is
based on the lunar calendar that Hebrew people used to identify Passover, which
is why it moves around on our Roman calendar. Based on the above, Easter can
actually be one day earlier (March 22) but that is pretty rare. Here's the
interesting info. This year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever observe
the rest of our lives! And only the most elderly of our population have ever
seen Easter this early (95 years old or above!). And none of us have ever, or will ever, see it a day earlier!
Here are the facts:
1) The
next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the year 2228 (220 years
from now). The last time it was this early was 1913 (so if you're 95 or older,
you are the only ones that were around for that!).
2) The
next time it will be a day earlier (March 22) will be in the year 2285 (277
years from now). The last time it was on March 22 was 1818. So, no one alive
today has or will ever see it any earlier than this year!
Two
Volleyball Teams from Mt. Olive will participate in the MLC
Volleyball Tournaments in New Ulm this month.
Our men’s team played yesterday, March 15th, and our women’s
team will be playing on March 29th.
Youth
Basketball Tournament! Mount
Olive in Shakopee will be hosting a March Madness youth group basketball
tournament on March 30, 2008 starting at about 12:30pm and ending around
3:00pm. There will be 3-on-3, 2-ball,
free-throw shooting, 3-point shooting, and slam dunk competitions. This will be followed by pizza in the church
gymnasium. If you are in grades 7-12
and are interested, please let Ryan Jacobs know by Sunday, March 23. Or, if you want more information, you can
contact Pastor Mark Schwertfeger (molcpms@juno.com) or Andrew Waller
(awally1183@aol.com).
Education
Sunday is March 30th, and the final event of the day is
our Mt Olive Pinewood Derby Race. This event is open to all who would like to participate. If you
haven’t picked up your car yet, you may do so today. The next car building help night is Wednesday, March 26th
at 6:30pm.
This Week At Mt. Olive
Today: 8:45am Prayer
Time in the Fireside Room
9:00am Family Worship Service with Holy Communion
10:00am Refreshments and
Social Time
10:30am Sunday School and
Adult Education Hour
Monday: 2:00pm Worship
Service at Lyngblomsten Healthcare Center
7:00pm “Beautiful Feet” Bible Study
Tuesday: 7:00pm Choir Rehearsal
Wednesday: 5:30pm Confirmation Class
Thursday: 10:00am “Explorers of the Word” Bible Study
7:00pm Maundy Thursday Worship with Holy Communion
Friday: 7:00pm Good Friday Tenebrae Service
Next Sunday: 7:30am Easter
Breakfast
9:00am Festival
of the Resurrection Worship Service