YOUR INPUT IS NEEDED TO SELECT THE NEXT EWAID BISHOP!

Attending Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod (EWAID) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America will be especially exciting for Rosanna Cartwright and Verna Studer because they will represent GLP when they vote for the NEW BISHOP of EWAID!

Please read the short bios and philosophies of the seven candidates for bishop that is posted in Fellowship hall. Also, please go online to http://www.ewaidsynod.org/2017bishopelection.html to see a video of each candidate sharing her or his views, personality, ideas, and passion that will help you make a decision!

Please help Rosanna and Verna best represent GLP when they carry the vote of GLP to the EWAID Assembly May 20!

This Weekend Schedule Reminder

Here is a reminder about this weekend schedule.
There has been some confusion about the Potluck Fellowship on Sunday, it is a lunch Potluck not just snacks. I am sorry there some confusion.

April 28-7 P.M. Theology on Tap at the Carter's home, Pastor Helsing and his wife, Devanie will be there (This is the first event of the weekend for getting to meet one of Pastor Candidates)
April 29-11 A.M. Brunch at Genesee Valley Church come and meet Pastor Helsing and his wife, Devanie
April 30-9 A.M. Sunday school, 10 A.M. church services, 11 A.M. Potluck lunch, Pastor Helsing and his wife will be attending church and the potluck, which gives you another chance to come and meet them

Coming Dates to be Aware Of

April 28-7 P.M. Theology on Tap at the Carter's home, Pastor Helsing and his wife, Devanie will be there (This is the first event of the weekend for getting to meet one of Pastor Candidates)
April 29-11 A.M. Brunch at Genesee Valley Church come and meet Pastor Helsing and his wife, Devanie
April 30-9 A.M. Sunday school, 10 A.M. church services, 11 A.M. Potluck lunch, Pastor Helsing and his wife will be attending church and the potluck, which gives you another chance to come and meet them
May 7-Last day of Sunday school until September
May 9-7 P.M. Church counsel meets at St. John's
May 14-Mother's Day and Moving to Genesee Valley Church, services will be at 9 A.M.
May 19-21-Synod Assembly, Verna Studer and Rosanna Cartwright will be our congregations representatives. On the 20th of May they will be voting for the new bishop for the ELCA Eastern Washington, Idaho Synod. They would appreciate your input. I am attaching a link that hopefully will work for you to check out the candidates.  http://www.ewaidsynod.org/2017bishopelection.html

May 26-30-Second pastor candidate's visit, itinerary to be announced soon.

First Pastor Candidate Interview Weekend Itinerary

We have two candidates for pastor that we will be interviewing. The first of the two candidates will be here this weekend, April 28-30; come and meet, Pastor Dana Helsing and his wife, Devanie.

Here is the schedule of events to consider attending:

Friday,  April 28th
7:00 P.M. Theology on Tap at Dan and Dana Carter's house.
1255 Broenneke Road, if you need directions you may call 208-882-9403 or Linda Chilson 208-301-8881.

Saturday, April 29th
11:00 A.M. Brunch with GLP at Genesee Valley Lutheran Church
Old Highway 95, about 4 miles north of Genesee.

Sunday, April 30th
10:00 A.M. Sunday Services and Potluck Fellowship at St. John's 
648 W. Ash Ave, Genesee

Save the date: May 26-May 28 is our second candidate's interview weekend.
Itinerary to be announced soon.

April 23 Bulletin

Genesee Lutheran Parish

208-285-1719

Geneseelutheranparish.blogspot.com

Supply Pastor Dana Helsing

Second Sunday of Easter                             April 23, 2017

WE GATHER

Prelude

Thanksgiving for Baptism                                          Handout

Gathering Hymn  Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain     #363

Welcome and Announcements

Hymn of Praise                                                                    pg. 140

Prayer of the Day

Almighty and eternal God, the strength of those who believe and the hope of those who doubt, may we, who have not seen, have faith in you and receive the fullness of Christ’s blessing, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

WE HEAR GOD’S WORD

First Reading                                                           Acts 2:14a, 22-32

Psalm  16

¹ Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
² I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
    I have no good apart from you.”

³ As for the holy ones in the land, they are the noble,
    in whom is all my delight.

⁴ Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows;
    their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
    or take their names upon my lips.

⁵ The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;
    you hold my lot.

⁶ The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; I have a goodly heritage.

⁷ I bless the Lord who gives me counsel;
    in the night also my heart instructs me.
⁸ I keep the Lord always before me;
    because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

⁹ Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices;
    my body also rests secure.
¹⁰ For you do not give me up to Sheol,
    or let your faithful one see the Pit.

¹¹ You show me the path of life.
    In your presence there is fullness of joy;
    in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Second Reading                                                    1 Peter 1:3-9

Children’s Time

Gospel Acclamation                                                                 151

Gospel                                                                              John 20:19-31

Sermon

WE RESPOND TO THE WORD

Hymn                          We Walk By Faith                              #635

Apostles Creed                                                              pg. 105

Prayers of the Church

*Each petition ends with   “Lord in your mercy…”

                                              “Hear our prayer.”

Sharing the Peace

Offering

WE ARE FED

Great Thanksgiving                                                        pg. 144

Sanctus (Holy, Holy, Holy)                                           pg. 144

The Lord’s Prayer                                                           pg. 145

Distribution

Prayer after Communion

Life-giving God

In the mystery of Christ’s death and resurrection

you send light to conquer darkness, water to give

new life, and the bread of heaven to nourish your people. Send us forth as witness to Jesus’

resurrection that we may show your glory to all

the world; through the same Jesus Christ, our

risen Lord.  Amen

Blessing

WE ARE SENT TO MISSION

Benediction 

Hymn                                Thine is The Glory                 #376

Call to Mission   P: Go in peace… C: Thanks be to God!

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

9-9:45: Adult and Children’s Sunday school

April 28: 7 PM Theology on Tap with Pastor Helsing

at Dan and Dana Carter’s house.

April 29^th: 11 AM Brunch with Pastor Helsing at the

Valley Church

April 30: Potluck Fellowship

May 14: Move to the Valley church starts at 9 AM

May 19 – 21: Synod Assembly Bishop Elections will be

 held during the Synod Assembly, Rosanna and Verna would

like your input on who you think would be the best candidate from the nominations. Verna has the bios of each candidate

that you can look over to help them with their vote as our congregational representatives at the assembly.

Please sign up for Greeter, Communion Assistant

and Reader for May downstairs in the Fellowship

Hall

Total offering for Sunday, April 16 offering       $1297.50

                                                      Total         $1297.50

                                                     Attendance        103

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                         April 23                                 April 30

Sermon:                      Pastor Helsing         

Organist:                    Louise Marone          Louise Marone

Greeters:                    Kurt  Blume                               

Communion ASST.:    

Reader:                                  Verna Studer                               

Holy Week and Easter Services

              Holy Week and Easter Services

                         April 13-Maundy Thursday: 7 p.m. St. John's

                        April 14-Good Friday:          7 p.m. St. John's

                         April 16-Easter Sunday:    10 p.m. St John's

                         No Sunday school on Easter

                               Fellowship following Sunday Services

        

Hope to see everyone there!

Have a safe and wonderful weekend, while remembering our Lord's sacrifice for us through the Jesus' Death and Resurrection.

If you are traveling please have a safe trip. 

One Member's Thoughts about Holy Week

This week which started on Sunday with both the celebration of Palm Sunday and the sadness of Passion Sunday is challenging for me.  So many conflicting emotions are packed into one short week!

I work during the week, so I have to schedule time in the day to focus on what once happened during this most important week.  I was glad that on Sunday that we members first celebrated Palm Sunday and Jesus' entry into Jerusalem amidst the adoration of the Jewish people, by singing "Glory, Laud, and Honor" and waving palm branches!  I love that celebratory piece!

But then, because many parish members miss out on the Holy Week services Thursday and Friday, Pastor Dana Helsing had members of the congregation read the story of Jesus' last week, including Judas' Betrayal, Peter's Denial, the Jews' Riotous Call for Crucifixion, and Jesus' Death on the Cross. So in a one-hour gathering last Sunday, I felt emotions of jubilation and of sorrow!  Arrggghhh!

Now, another issue that I have during Holy Week is that when I go to work, teaching, I am completely wrapped up in my students and my lessons and my schedule.  I do not have (take?) time during the work day to reflect on this important time in Christ's life.  At night, I go home and am exhausted after work.  Until I go to bed, I have not taken time to reflect on this important Week.  So, 

I am grateful for the Maundy Thursday and Good Friday commemorations which Genesee Lutheran Parish will have this week at St. John, to help me and all of us to focus on those last precious days of Jesus before his death on the cross.

Now, on Easter Sunday, the most happy and exciting day of the Church year, I will be happy again!  I cannot wait.  But, I am glad that I am finally old enough, mature enough, and wise enough to realize that Easter and Christ's Rising from the Dead will not be as joyous to me unless I feel the fear and sadness and grief that was felt all of those years ago.

Verna

April 9th Readings and Gospel

First Reading

Isaiah 50:4-9a

⁴ The Lord God has given me
    the tongue of a teacher,^[a]
that I may know how to sustain
    the weary with a word.
Morning by morning he wakens—
    wakens my ear
    to listen as those who are taught.
⁵ The Lord God has opened my ear,
    and I was not rebellious,
    I did not turn backward.
⁶ I gave my back to those who struck me,
    and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard;
I did not hide my face
    from insult and spitting.

⁷ The Lord God helps me;
    therefore I have not been disgraced;
therefore I have set my face like flint,
    and I know that I shall not be put to shame;
⁸     he who vindicates me is near.
Who will contend with me?
    Let us stand up together.
Who are my adversaries?
    Let them confront me.
⁹ It is the Lord God who helps me;
    who will declare me guilty?
All of them will wear out like a garment;
    the moth will eat them up.

Footnotes:

1. Isaiah 50:4 Cn: Heb of those who are taught

Second Reading

Philippians 2:5-11

5 Let the same mind be in you that was[a] in Christ Jesus,

6 who, though he was in the form of God,

    did not regard equality with God

    as something to be exploited,

7 but emptied himself,

    taking the form of a slave,

    being born in human likeness.

And being found in human form,

8 he humbled himself

    and became obedient to the point of death—

    even death on a cross.

9 Therefore God also highly exalted him

    and gave him the name

    that is above every name,

10 so that at the name of Jesus

    every knee should bend,

    in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

11 and every tongue should confess

    that Jesus Christ is Lord,

    to the glory of God the Father.

Footnotes:

a.Philippians 2:5 Or that you have