Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Wartburg
5765 Maeystown Road – Waterloo, IL 62298
Pastor Dan Ostlund
Office: 618-939-7094 – cell 618-301-6358
Office: hcwartb@htc.net, Pastor: wartburg.pastor@gmail.com
Website: www.holycrosswartburg.com
Second Sunday after Epiphany
Our Service can be found on your radio at 87.9 FM
January 19, 2025
Guests Welcome! We are delighted that you are with us for worship this morning. Consider us your church home– at least for today. We hope we will see you again soon!
Divine Service Setting 3 – page 184
Ringing of the Bell
Opening Hymn #408 Come, Join in Cana’s Feast
Confession and Absolution
The sign of the cross may be made by all in remembrance of their Baptism.
P In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C Amen.
P Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins unto God our Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness.
P Our help is in the name of the Lord,
C who made heaven and earth.
P I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord,
C and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.
Silence for reflection on God’s Word and for self-examination.
P O almighty God, merciful Father,
C I, a poor, miserable sinner, confess unto You all my sins and iniquities with which I have ever offended You and justly deserved Your temporal and eternal punishment. But I am heartily sorry for them and sincerely repent of them, and I pray You of Your boundless mercy and for the sake of the holy, innocent, bitter sufferings and death of Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, to be gracious and merciful to me, a poor, sinful being.
P Upon this your confession, I, by virtue of my office, as a called and ordained servant of the Word, announce the grace of God unto all of you, and in the stead and by the command of my Lord Jesus Christ I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C Amen.
Service of the Word
Introit Psalm 36:5–9; antiphon: Song of Solomon 2:4
[The Lord] brought me to the banqueting house,
and his banner over me was love.
Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the clouds.
Your righteousness is like the mountains of God;
your judgments are like the great deep; man and beast you save, O Lord.
How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
They feast on the abundance of your house,
and you give them drink from the river of your delights.
For with you is the fountain of life;
in your light do we see light.
[The Lord] brought me to the banqueting house,
and his banner over me was love.
C Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Kyrie LSB 186
C Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Gloria in Excelsis LSB 187
P Glory be to God on high:
C and on earth peace, goodwill toward men.
We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we worship Thee,
we glorify Thee, we give thanks to Thee, for Thy great glory.
O Lord God, heav’nly King, God the Father Almighty.
O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ;
O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us.
Thou that takest away the sin of the world, receive our prayer.
Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us.
For Thou only art holy; Thou only art the Lord.
Thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost,
art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Salutation and Collect of the Day
P The Lord be with you.
C And with thy spirit.
P Let us pray.
Almighty and everlasting God, who governs all things in heaven and on earth, mercifully hear the prayers of Your people and grant us Your peace through all our days; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C Amen.
Sit
Old Testament Reading Isaiah 62:1–5
1For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,
and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not be quiet,
until her righteousness goes forth as brightness,
and her salvation as a burning torch.
2The nations shall see your righteousness,
and all the kings your glory,
and you shall be called by a new name
that the mouth of the Lord will give.
3You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord,
and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
4You shall no more be termed Forsaken,
and your land shall no more be termed Desolate,
but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her,
and your land Married;
for the Lord delights in you,
and your land shall be married.
5For as a young man marries a young woman,
so shall your sons marry you,
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
so shall your God rejoice over you.
A This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
Gradual Psalm 117:1–2a; 96:8
Praise the Lord, all nations!
Extol him, all peoples!
For great is his steadfast love toward us,
and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
bring an offering, and come into his courts!
Epistle 1 Corinthians 12:1–11
1Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led. 3Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit.
4Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; 6and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. 7To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.
A This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
Please stand if you are able
Alleluia LSB 190
C Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
Holy Gospel John 2:1–11
P The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the second chapter.
C Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
1On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. 3When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 4And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” 5His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
6Now there were six stone water jars there for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. 7Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8And he said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast.” So they took it. 9When the master of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom 10and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now.” 11This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.
P This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C Praise be to Thee, O Christ.
Apostles’ Creed
C I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth.
And 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 sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
From thence 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.
Sit
Hymn of the Day #394 Songs of Thankfulness and Praise
Sermon John 2:1-11 “To the Rescue”
P The peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
C Amen.
Please stand if you are able
Offertory LSB 192
C Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.
Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation, and uphold me with Thy free spirit. Amen.
Sit
Offering
Please stand if you are able
Prayer of the Church
Lord’s Prayer LSB 196
P 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.
C For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Concluding Collect
A Let us pray.
Almighty God, grant to Your Church Your Holy Spirit and the wisdom that comes down from above, that Your Word may not be bound but have free course and be preached to the joy and edifying of Christ’s holy people, so that in steadfast faith we may serve You and, in the confession of Your name, abide unto the end; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C Amen.
Benedicamus LSB 202
A Bless we the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
Benediction LSB 202
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 peace.
C Amen, amen, amen.
Closing Hymn #822 Alleluia! Let Praises Ring
Acknowledgments
Divine Service, Setting Three from Lutheran Service Book
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OUR PRAYERS
For the sick and/or injured –Bob Lunk (bladder cancer), Dean Reichert (heart issues), Carol Sondag (rehab at home), Charlene Wagner (rehab at Evergreen Pointe)
Greyson Fizzelle (health complications – son of Dallas Robert’s work associate), Wayne Fuller (recovery from surgery – Bernice Fuller’s son), Mike Huebner (health issues – brother-in-law of Ron & Pat Unterseh), Chris Melliere (recovery from heart surgery – Kerry & Rhonda’s godchild), Philip Schmidt (treatment for Leukemia – Howard & Mike’s son), Leo David Trost (many health challenges/born with scoliosis – grandson of Kathy Bollinger), Beth Vincent (ALS – friend of Kenny & Radar), Delbert Wittenauer (health issues – Pearl Braun’s brother)
For those in Nursing Homes, the home bound, and those unable to be with us in worship.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Serving Today:
Organist: Barb Boeder
Ushers: Dale Schutt & Kurt Roschnafsky
Acolyte: Jacob Mudd
Altar Care: Pearl Braun/Rejona Reichert
Serving Next Sunday January 26, 2025
Organist: Connie Kostecki
Asst Elder: Greg Reinhardt
Ushers: Darren Johanning & Kenny Glaenzer
Acolyte: Elliot Koch
Altar Care: Pearl Braun/Rejona Reichert
This Week at Holy Cross
Today 9:00 a.m. Worship Service
10:00 a.m. Fellowship
10:15 a.m. Sunday School
10:15 a.m. Voter’s Meeting
Monday Pastor Day Off
Sunday, Jan. 26th 9:00 a.m. Worship Service
10:15 a.m. Sunday School/Bible Class
Birthday
Leanne Roberts Jan. 20 Bernell Buettner Jan. 22
Laurie Baum Jan. 24 Brayden Mormann Jan. 24
Carolyn Ponder Jan. 25
Mark your calendar! We will be holding a karaoke and game night from 6-8:30 pm Friday, January 31 in the school basement. We will have a nacho bar and desserts. There will be a sign-up sheet to bring an ingredient for the nachos if you are able to do so. You can bring a game to share with others and your best (or worst) singing voice if you would like to participate in the fun! Any questions, contact Debbie at 618-201-4736.
Nominations for the 2025 Slate of Officers is now open. The Nominating committee is actively seeking volunteers to fill these positions.
President – Presides over Voter’s Assembly, held Quarterly, and special meeting if needed, and appoints committees. This is a 1-year term.
Vice-President – preforms duties of president in his absence and serves as chairman of the Church Council – This is a 1-year term.
Secretary – Record the proceedings of the Voter’s assembly. Submit the minutes for adoption at the following regular meeting
Treasurer – disburse the funds of the congregation. Keep accurate records of receipts and disbursements. This is a 1-year term.
Asst. Treasurer – Receives all congregational monies and deposits them. Reports receipts to Treasurer.
Board of Elders – are assistants to the pastor and shall concern itself with the spiritual life of the congregation. This is a 3-year term.
Board of Trustees – shall be in charge of the supervision of church properties and financial record. This is a 3-year Term.
Board of Education – shall be in charge of the supervision of the educational agencies of the church. This is a 3- year term.
Cemetery Board – Is responsible for the management of the Cemetery. This is a 3-year term.
Nominating Committee for 2025 is Leanne Stechmesser, Cassie Rednour, Greg Reinhardt, Carl Brewer, Connie Vogt, Randy Jones, Ken Glaenzer and Kerry May. Please let any of them know if you are interested in volunteering.
Holy Cross Slate of Candidates for 2025
President- Rob Mallon _______________
VP- Kurt Roschnafsky ________________
Secretary- _Carol Sondag_ _____________
Treasurer- Rhonda May ______________
Asst Treasurer – Kathy Reifschneider _______
Trustee- Tyler Kostecki ____________
Elder- Darren Johanning _______________
Board of Ed- Dwight Boehm ____________
Cemetery Board- Curt Sondag __________
Interested in serving as an officer? If
interested, please let the church office
know so the Nominating Committee can
put your name on the Ballot.
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