October Contributions: 3rd - $; 10th - $; 17th - $; 24th - $; 31st - $ :Building Fund - $810.00; Saxony Lutheran High School - $400.00; Lutheran’s For Life - $185.00. The portion of our October contributions that are used to run the church averages $4337.00 per Sunday. Our needs each week are $6303.00. As you can see, our contributions fall below what is need to effectively run our church by approximately $1454.00 each week. Please consider this with prayer when you decide on the amount you can contribute each week.

Concordia Lutheran Church 10172 Highway C

Frohna, MO 573.824.5435

concordiafrohna@att.net Website: concordiafrohna.org

Rev. Rod A. Benkendorf, Pastor Email – revbenkendorf@gmail.com

Phone—314.704.8202

Welcome to Concordia A Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod Congregation

If you are our guest, please fill out a visitor card (in the pew rack behind the Communion cards) and either place it in the offering plate or hand it to an usher after the service. If you worship regularly with us and have a new

address, a prayer request or a message for the pastor or the church office, you are welcome to use the visitor card to share that with us. Thank you!

The back pews are reserved for families with small children. A nursery is available in our multi-purpose room on the side of the Narthex.

Large-print bulletins are available from the usher.

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The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, October 1, 2017

MATINS

Opening Hymn: “God’s Own Child, I Gladly Say It” LSB 594

Sacrament of Holy Baptism for Brady Christopher Hinze LSB 268-271

Opening Versicles LSB 219

Antiphon LSB 220

Venite LSB 220

Antiphon LSB 221

Old Testament Reading Ezekiel 18:1–4, 25–32 1The word of the Lord came to me:

2“What do you mean by repeating this proverb

concerning the land of Israel, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s

teeth are set on edge’? 3As I live, declares the Lord God, this proverb shall no more

be used by you in Israel. 4Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as

the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins shall die. 25

“Yet you say, ‘The way of

the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is my way not just? Is it not your

ways that are not just? 26

When a righteous person turns away from his righteousness

and does injustice, he shall die for it; for the injustice that he has done he shall die. 27

Again, when a wicked person turns away from the wickedness he has committed

and does what is just and right, he shall save his life. 28

Because he considered and

turned away from all the transgressions that he had committed, he shall surely live;

he shall not die. 29

Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ O

house of Israel, are my ways not just? Is it not your ways that are not just? 30

“Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways,

declares the Lord God. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, lest iniquity be

your ruin. 31

Cast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed, and

make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why will you die, O house of Israel? 32

For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord God; so turn, and

live.”

P: O Lord, have mercy on us.

C: Thanks be to God.

Epistle Philippians 2:1–18 1So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any

participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, 2complete my joy by being

of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. 3Do

nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than

yourselves. 4Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the

interests of others. 5Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ

Jesus, 6who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a

thing to be grasped, 7but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being

born in the likeness of men. 8And being found in human form, he humbled himself

by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9Therefore God

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has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10

so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and

under the earth, 11

and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of

God the Father. 12

Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not

only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation

with fear and trembling, 13

for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work

for his good pleasure. 14

Do all things without grumbling or questioning, 15

that you

may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a

crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, 16

holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I

did not run in vain or labor in vain. 17

Even if I am to be poured out as a drink

offering upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you

all. 18

Likewise you also should be glad and rejoice with me.

P: O Lord, have mercy on us.

C: Thanks be to God.

Holy Gospel Matthew 21:23–27 23

When [Jesus] entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people

came up to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing

these things, and who gave you this authority?” 24

Jesus answered them, “I also will

ask you one question, and if you tell me the answer, then I also will tell you by what

authority I do these things. 25

The baptism of John, from where did it come? From

heaven or from man?” And they discussed it among themselves, saying, “If we say,

‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 26

But if we

say, ‘From man,’ we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was a

prophet.” 27

So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them,

“Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

P: O Lord, have mercy on us.

C: Thanks be to God.

Responsory (Common) LSB 221

Children’s Message

Sermon Hymn: “Just as I Am, without One Plea” LSB 570

Sermon: “The Ultimate Consequence!” Ezekiel 18:1–4, 25–32

Hymn: “I Lay My Sins on Jesus” LSB 606

Offering

Te Deum LSB 223

Prayers of the Church (Congregational response: Hear our prayer)

Benedicamus LSB 228

Benediction LSB 228

Closing Hymn: “Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness” LSB 563

Announcements

Postlude

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Participants in this Morning’s Service

Greeters: Ken and Ginny Leimbach Organist: Sarah Benkendorf Acolyte: Bianca Scholl Elder: Alan Grebing Ushers: Kent Luckey, Andrew Bohnert, Mike Barich, Jason Klaus Audio/Visual Team: Darryl Peetz, Jenny France

This Week’s Schedule

Today, Oct. 1 8 a.m. 9 a.m.

After Worship After Worship After Worship

Bible Class Worship Youth Garden Table Youth meet with Pastor Refreshments and Fellowship

Mon., Oct. 2 7:30 p.m. Adult Choir Tues., Oct. 3 6 p.m. EPC Lady Wildcats’ Volleyball vs.

Trinity, Cape (Away) Wed., Oct. 4 9 a.m.

7 p.m. Bible Study Bible Study

Fri., Oct. 6 6 p.m. Mass Band Concert at Saxony Sat., Oct. 7 5:30 p.m. Worship, with Holy Communion,

at Trinity, Altenburg Sun., Oct. 8 8 a.m.

9 a.m. After Worship After Worship

Bible Class Worship, with Holy Communion Youth Garden Table Scrip Sales

Weekly Devotions (Pentecost 18)

Hymn of the Week

LSB 588 “Jesus Loves Me” Jesus loves me! This I know,

For the Bible tells me so. Little ones to Him belong;

They are weak, but He is strong. Refrain

Refrain: Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so

Bible Stories

10/02 -- M: Genesis 27:46-28:22 10/03 -- Tu: Genesis 29:1-30 10/04 -- W: Genesis 29:31-30:24 10/05 -- Th: Genesis 30:25-43 10/06 -- F: Genesis 31:1-21

Bible Verse 25

Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with

his neighbor, for we are members one of another. Ephesians 4:25 (ESV)

Catechism

The Eighth Commandment and Meaning – “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not tell lies about our neighbor, betray him, slander him, or hurt his reputation, but defend him, speak well of him, and explain everything in the kindest way.”

Announcements

Welcome: We extend a warm welcome to all who have come to worship with us today. “Ye who think of sin but lightly nor suppose the evil great…” (Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted - LSB 451). “The wages of sin is death…” (Romans 6:23). The consequences of sin are real. The consequence of your sin is real. Especially those of us who are God’s Children need to always be aware of what sin can do. Hear the Word of the Lord.

A Word of God to chew on this week: 25

Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. Ephesians 4:25 (ESV) Think about it. Talk about it. Memorize it. Take this wonderful food from God, and let it strengthen you.

New Members?: Are you interested in becoming a member, or know of somebody who is interested in becoming a member at Concordia? Please contact Pastor Benkendorf at 824-5435 or revbenkendorf@gmail.com. He will gladly and willingly talk to any, and all, who are interested in becoming members of Concordia, Frohna.

Church Attendance: Worship – 146, one year ago – 139; Adult Bible Class – 18, one year ago – 29

Please remember those who cannot worship with us regularly in your thoughts, prayers, and by your visits – Dorene Grebing, Rose Hemmann, Flora Kassel, and Tillie Luckey at Independence Court in Perryville; Mabel Steffens at Holiday Residential Care in Perryville; and Norma Mueller at Meramec Bluffs Lutheran Sr. Services in Ballwin, Missouri.

Prayer Chain: Prayer is a powerful gift. A prayer chain, made up of members of our congregation, is always available. If you have a prayer need or concern for anyone, and would like immediate prayers to be offered, call a member of the Prayer Chain. Call Helen Grebing (824-5768) or Pat Petzoldt (824-5912) to get it started. If neither of those two answer, a complete list is posted on the bulletin board in the church narthex. Any LWML member will know how to activate the chain.

We welcome Brady Christopher Hinze into Baptized Membership at Concordia. Brady is the son of Christopher Brent and Alaina Joe (Shroyer) Hinze and brother of Emma Grace Hinze. He was born September 18, 2007. He is the grandson of Everett and Jeanette Hinze, Dennis Shroyer, and David and Patty Hargett and the great-grandson of Wanda Shroyer. His sponsors are Whitney Hemman and Deidre Jones. We pray for God’s blessings on Brady and his family.

“Portals of Prayer” (October-December) are available today on the north buffet.

LWML Sunday will be observed this year on Sunday, October 15. Jarod Koenig, originally from Perryville, will be our guest speaker. Jarod is our adopted seminary student, and is in his final year at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. The LWML ladies will serve refreshments of coffeecake, other baked items, and fruit after the service, and will be collecting free-will donations for society mission projects. They will also sit together as a group.

LWML Mites: Our LWML collects mites to support mission projects throughout the world. Mites are money in any denomination that is used to fund worthy mission projects that are selected by the National and Missouri District LWML. Our local LWML invites everyone to help support these projects. If you wish to help us, please put your “mites” in the specially-marked box in the LWML closet in the multi-purpose room.

Concordia Voters will meet on Sunday, October 15, after Worship. Concordia’s Church Council will meet on Tuesday, October 10, at 7 p.m.

Thank you to everyone for their support and expressions of sympathy and kindness through prayers, cards, memorials, and food after the death of Marie Lueders. Your thoughtfulness was a blessing to our family. God’s Blessings, The Family of Marie Lueders

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Memorials for Marie Lueders – Concordia Lutheran Church – $430, Saxony Lutheran High School – $640, Saxon Lutheran Memorial – $25, and St. Paul Lutheran Church, Jackson – $50.

September Contributions: 3rd

– $5,004.05, 10th – (Trinity Mission Festival), 17

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$7,723.06, 24th – $8,045.25; Capital Improvement Fund – $250.00; Audio Visual Fund

– $360.00; Saxony Lutheran High School Scholastic Fund – $175.00

LYF Notes

LYF-Sponsored Diaper Drive – Over the next few months, the LYF will be accepting donations of diapers for foster families in Cape, Perry, and Bollinger Counties (the supplier is no longer able to fulfill the current need for diapers). Each month, they will be asking for a different size. For the month of October, they are requesting Pull-Ups and wipes (preferred brands: Luvs, Pampers, Huggies, Wal-Mart, Dollar General). Please bring your donations to church on Sunday or bring them to the church office. The goal for total number of diapers by the end of the year is 500 boxes.

Desserts, Desserts, and More Desserts...The Youth Group is looking for donations for the auction concession stand for this Saturday, October 7. If you wish to donate pies, coffeecake, etc., just put your donations in the multi-purpose room this Friday, October 6, and call Gina Wunderlich today at 573-837-3484 to let her know what you will bring.

The youth group is sponsoring a quarterly Foster Family Meal and Meeting on Friday, October 20. If you are interested in volunteering to help with this event, please call/text Gina Wunderlich at 573-837-3484.

Mark Your Calendars for the youth-group sponsored Trivia Night on Saturday, November 4, at 6 p.m. Get your teams lined up! If you wish to volunteer for this event, please contact Gina Wunderlich at 573-837-3484.

United in Christ Lutheran School (UCLS) Notes

Minutes from the UCLS Board of Education Meeting on September 14 are still available today on the south buffet.

Saxony Lutheran High School Notes

The Saxony Lutheran High School Fall Concert will be on Wednesday, October 11, at 7 p.m. The band and choirs will present their first concert of the season in celebration of Reformation 500. A free-will offering will be taken in support of the music department.

Saxon Lutheran Memorial Notes

The annual Fall Festival will be held Saturday, October 14, from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. The festival will include demonstrations from the mid-1800s, touring of the historic log cabins, the Schnitzelbank Skit, musical entertainment, horse and buggy rides, crafters, food, and attendance prizes. There is no admission charge, but a suggested donation of $5 per car would be appreciated.

Lutheran Family & Children’s Services (LFCS) Notes

A Planned Giving Seminar will be held this Thursday, October 5, at 2 p.m. at My Daddy’s Cheesecake (265 South Broadview), Cape Girardeau. The topics to be covered will include reducing estate taxes, avoiding probate, and providing for heirs. Kirk Mueller, Senior Gift Planning Counselor for LCMS Foundation, will share valuable tips on how to turn your passion for ministry into a plan to help others.

Neighboring Church & Community Notes

Thank you to those who attended the Martin Luther movie in Perryville on September 10 and donated money for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Liberia. Over 100 people attended the movie, and $452 was collected. To God be the glory!

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A Whole-Hog Pork Sausage Supper will be held today, October 1, with serving beginning at 3 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall (School Basement), Uniontown. The menu will include whole-hog pork sausage, parsley potatoes, green beans, applesauce, coffeecake, and drink. The cost of the all-you-can-eat meal (dine-in) will be $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 6-12. The cost of the meal (carry-out) will be $9 for adults and $5 for children ages 6-12. Items will be available at the Country Store. Proceeds will benefit the Grace Lutheran Church cemetery sign.

Flu vaccinations will be available this Wednesday, October 4, and Wednesday, October 18, from 1-4 p.m. at the Doctors Memorial Clinic, Frohna. Vaccinations for anyone over the age of 6 months will be available. The Perry County Health Department is providing this service. If you have any questions, please call the Perry County Health Department at 547-6564.

Salem LWML will hold it’s annual Bake Sale this Friday, October 6, from 8 a.m.-sell out at the Immanuel Lutheran Youth Hall, Perryville, parking lot (Hwy. 61 next to Hardee’s).

A Fried Chicken/Ham/Chicken and Dumplings Supper will be held next Sunday, October 8, from 3-7 p.m. at Trinity, Altenburg. The cost of the meal will be $9 for adults and $4 for children ages 6-10. Carry-outs will be available. Items will be available at the Country Store, hosted by Trinity LYF.

A Whole-Hog Pork Sausage Supper will be held next Sunday, October 8, from 3:30-7 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, Gordonville. The cost of the meal, served buffet-style, will be $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 6-12. Carry-outs will be available. Whole-hog fresh sausage will also be available. The supper is sponsored by Thrivent Chapter 30276 and Zion Congregational Services. Proceeds will be distributed between the Zion Scholarship Fund (10%), Zion Youth Group (5%), Sunday School (5%), General Fund (65%), and St. Paul, Chaffee (15%).

The Messiah Choir is open to singers of all ages who enjoy performing selections from Handel’s “Messiah”. Join them to rehearse the second and fourth Monday of the month starting Monday, October 9, from 7-8:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church (100 N Frederick St) Cape Girardeau. Refreshments will be served following the first rehearsal. Everyone is welcome. No experience is necessary. The concerts will be January 14 and 21, 2018.

A Friends & Family Summit, announcing the opening of “Options for Women” in Perryville, a pregnancy resource center, will be held Thursday, October 12, at 6 p.m. at the Robinson Construction Event Center (2411 Walters Lane), Perryville. Learn more about and support the pro-life cause at this free event which will include real-life stories, refreshments, door prizes, and music. No registration is required. The keynote speaker will be Zip Rzeppa, former sportscaster who has entertained millions with his creative and humorous sports casts.

Health Fair 2017 will be held Friday, October 13, from 12-4 p.m. at the Lutheran Home Activity Center (2825 Bloomfield Rd), Cape Girardeau. The event will include food, drinks, and giveaways. Flu shots will be $15 (they will bill Medicare for you with your Medicare card). The event will also include medication reviews, blood pressure checks, fall screenings, healthy diet tips, and fitness activities. Also, learn more about Saxony Village, assisted living, adult day care, memory care, rehabilitation, and home health and hospice.

Lutheran World Relief will be having a 2017 Ingathering in Missouri and Western Illinois of quilts, fleece tied blankets, school kits, personal care kits, baby care kits, fabric kits, blankets, and soap. Items will be collected on Saturday, October 14, from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. at Saxony Lutheran High School. Specific assembly guidelines for the

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projects are available online at lwr.org/getinvolved or by requesting a free Quilt & Kit Ministry Guide at lwr.org/resources or 1-800-597-5972. Each box is limited to 40 pounds secured in a strong carton with packing tape. Each box should be labeled clearly in large, block letters with the contents and name and address of your congregation. Items cannot be mixed – boxes should be all quilts, all fabric kits, etc. If you have any questions, please contact Cindy Redecker at cmredecker@yahoo.com or 573-579-7128.

A Breakfast Buffet will be held on Sunday, October 15, from 7:30 a.m.-12 p.m. at St. Maurus Parish Center, Biehle. The menu will include pancakes, ham, sausage, scrambled eggs, German fried potatoes, milk gravy, biscuits, homemade coffeecake, orange juice, and coffee. The cost of the meal will be $7.50 for adults and $4 for children ages 6-12.

Laudamus, a select choir of seminarians, will host a concert on Monday, October 16, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church and School, Jackson. (A Seminary admissions officer will also be available before and after the concert to meet with interested, prospective students.)

The Immanuel Lutheran School and Youth invite you to attend their Dinner Auction on Saturday, October 21, at the American Legion Hall. The doors open at 4:30 p.m., dinner will be at 6 p.m., and the oral auction will start at 7 p.m. There will be complimentary appetizers. The meal will include the choice of a New York Strip steak or Porterhouse pork chop dinner. The event will include oral, silent, and dessert auctions. Tickets are $40 each, and are available at the church and school offices. Proceeds will benefit the Immanuel Lutheran Youth, School, and Church.

The St. Paul Lutheran School 5K Reformation Run/Walk will be held Saturday, October 28, at 8 a.m. at the Jackson Civic Center. Registration for adults is $25 by Saturday, October 14 (includes t-shirt) and $30 after Saturday, October 14 (t-shirt not guaranteed). Registration for children 12 and under is $15. Registration forms can be found on-line at www.stpauljackson.com/5k. Proceeds will benefit the St. Paul Lutheran School Class of 2018, Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome Foundation, and Dream Factory of Southeast Missouri. If you have any questions, or for more information, please contact Holly Schneider at 243-9249 or 573-200-0374.

Hurricane Relief

You can help those affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma through LCMS World Relief and Human Care. Please continue to pray for those affected. Give as generously as you can. Visit lcms.org/harvey or lcms.org/irma to learn more or give now. (If you have a smart phone, you can send a text message to 41444, and type LCMSHARVEY or LCMSIRMA in the message field. After sending, you’ll receive a link via return text to a phone-friendly, secure donation form.) To make a donation by mail, make a check payable to “The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod” or “LCMS”, write “Disaster Response/Relief” on the memo line, and mail the check to The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, P O Box 66861, St. Louis, MO 63166-6861. Or, donate by phone by calling the LCMS toll-free gift line at 1-888-930-4438 between 8 a.m. and 4:10 p.m. or by calling the LCMS Church Information Center at 888-843-5267. Additional information about the LCMS response, and the impact gifts are having, will be available over the weeks and months ahead at lcms.org, on the Synod’s social-media outlets (e.g. facebook.com/thelcms), and in its official periodicals and publications.

Thrivent members and others can help those affected by making donations that will be matched by Thrivent up to $3 million. Visit www.Thrivent.com for more information on making donations or how you can help, or call 1-800-847-4836.