Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Mildura

Sunday 7th August 2016

Welcome to Holy Trinity Church. May the Lord richly bless you as he serves you with his word and sacrament here today. Please join

us for a cuppa and a chat after the service.

Worship Details: Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost9.30am: Simplified Form of the Communion ServiceMusic: AT 257, AT 529, LHS 867, AT 281Next Week: Mildura 9:30 am

Prayer of the Day (Collect) Let us pray that we live by faith. [silence]God, our protector and guide, as we travel on through life, teach us to trust in your loving direction, knowing that you will bring us safely home to you. We ask this through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Today’s Bible Readings 1st Reading: Genesis 15:1-6 Abraham justified by faith in God’s promise

Psalm: 33:12-22

2ndReading: Hebrews 11:1-3,8-16 Living by faith in God’s promise

Gospel: Luke 12:32-40 Be ready for Christ’s return

This Church is equipped with a hearing induction loop.To utilise this technology, please ensure your hearing aid is set to

the “T” switch and remember to adjust the volume accordingly.

Responsible Communion Practice Responsible celebration of the Lord’s Supper requires that we try to ensure that all who commune at our altar

are baptised and believe in the Triune God; repent of sin and seek to live in accordance with their confession of faith in Christ; confess Christ as their only Saviour; confess the real presence in the sacrament of Christ’s body and blood, given and shed for the

forgiveness of sins (1 Corinthians 10:16, 17; 11:17-28). Among such participants there is a communion with Jesus Christ and with one another when they gather at the Lord’s Table (Ephesians 4:3-6; 1 Corinthians 10:16, 17). If you are unsure about communing with us, please speak with our Pastor. If you do not receive the Sacrament, you may wish to come to the altar to receive a blessing. Please indicate this by crossing your arms over your chest as you kneel at the altar. Our congregation offers the option of “Intinction ” (that is, to dip the wafer in the cup) for those who do not wish to use the common cup at the Lord’s Supper. If you wish to intinct, do not consume the wafer/body when you receive it. Indicate to the deacon that you wish to intinct. The deacon will bring the small intinction cup to you. Please intinct (dip) the wafer in the intinction cup/blood and then consume the wafer.

Baptismal Birthdays:

Dorothy Mattschoss (11/08)Reg Robertson (12/08)Lucy, Annie, Erin and Tully Schweitzer (12/08)Lachlan Jaensch (13/08)

Prayer points: Members receiving care in hospital or nursing homes: Doreen Gray & Nola Schilling

(Princes Crt), Margaret Douglas (Regis Ontario) Meryle Donhardt (Bupa Aged Care), Colin Rohrlach (Balaklava Hospital, SA), Gloria Wishart (SportsMed Adelaide), Roger Burgemeister (Epworth Hospital), John Kumm (Cabrini)

Members receiving care or recovering: Ray Tschirpig, Margaret & Norman Fitzgerald, Rohan Reimers, Harold Schilling, Rita Ruchel, Ron Oxley, Del Turner, Jacob Bulla, Bryon Reed, Albert & Helen Burton, Jean Lang, Nina Rudiger

thank God that through his word and the sacraments he has included you in his kingdom of grace

that through the same means of grace, God will keep you awake until Christ reappears

for persecuted Christians throughout the world for the process of electing a new Bishop for the LCA Victoria District for Karen Gaulke, Learning Assistant, and Rod Gleeson, Maintenance, at TLC for the following families of our congregation: Braun, Budde, A Buffon

Announcements:

Prayer Study Group : A group meets for study and prayer from 9.30 am on Mondays in The Nest at TLC. All welcome.

Congregational Bible Studies : Bible Studies on the distinction between Law and Gospel using the booklet, Handling the Word of Truth, continue at 7.30 pm this Wednesday, August 10, in the church hall. All welcome.

Art Needs: Mrs. McMahon is in desperate need of cardboard boxes such as toothpaste, soap, cereal, tissue etc. for the Art Room at TLC. Please leave any donations in the church hall or deliver to front office at school.

Trading Table will be held on Aug 14th following service.  Please bring cakes, plants etc for trading. 

Cleaning and Flower Roster for the coming months now in your pigeon hole.  Please collect and mark your diaries. 

LYV 50 th Anniversary celebrations : Registration forms are now available on the noticeboard.

Please have your bulletin announcements to Ian McMahon by Wednesday evening on imcm5802@bigpond.net.au or Ph: 5023 4359

This Week’s Bible Readings:

Monday 8th Romans 5:12-21Tuesday 9th Romans 6:1-11Wednesday 10th Romans 6:12-17Thursday 11th Romans 7:1-12Friday 12th Romans 7:13-25Saturday 13th Psalm 82Sunday 14th Jeremiah 23:23-29; Hebrews 11:29 – 12:2; Luke 12:49-56

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Pastor Andrew Bettison 920 Fifteenth Street, Mildura (study) Phone: 5023 7024/5023 7013 AH: 0448 119 676 Email: Andrew.Bettison@tlc.vic.edu.au Deacons of the Congregation Peter Lang: 5023 2551 Dorothy Horbury: 5023 0404 Keith John: 5022 2188 Janeene Hartmann: 5023 3301 Ian McMahon: 5023 4359 Chairperson Mark Fabich Phone: 5023 0071 Email: mar.tric@bigpond.com

Trinity Lutheran College 920 Fifteenth St, Mildura 3500 Phone: 5023 7013 TLC Email: admin@tlc.vic.edu.au Principal Cheryl Bartel Email: Cheryl.Bartel@tlc.vic.edu.au

Safe Place for All PHONE FREECALL NUMBER 1800 644 628 Email:

report.abuse@safeplace.lca.org.au Or write to: The Supervisor, PO Box 519, Marden, SA 5070

http://www.lca.org.au/action/safeplace

For the coming week – Sunday 14th AugustCleaning: H.Schultz & M.WheatonFlowers: K.ZibellHall Cleaning: D.&E.BuffonLawns: A.ZweckUshers: I.Janetzki, M.&J.HeinrichDeacon: P.LangReadings: D.HorburyPowerpoint: T.HeinrichStewards: S.Ayling,M.Fabich,S.MorganSound: M.FabichCoffee: K.Sudholz & C.BettisonSoup: S.Holman & S.Kriewaldt

Congregation’s LLL account details:

Account name: Mildura HTLCAccount BSB: 704942Account number: 24694Transaction description: HTLC OfferingThis account can be used for “Once Off”Direct debit or for regular contributions.2016 Offerings Update:

Average weekly offerings to date(Incl. REG): $2,290Average weekly offerings requiredfor budget: $2,550Shortfall in budgeted offerings for 2016:

$7,800

Offering Details – Sunday 31 st July

Morning Service: Att: 81 Offering: $2,407.15

Sunday School Att: 6

REG Offerings for July: $1,850.00