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| March 25, 2018 | Issue # 585
Sunday schedule Journey with us together this week while we retrace the steps of Christ… This Sunday is Palm Sunday which marks the beginning of Holy Week. This is the week
8:30 a.m. Palm Sunday - Worship Service 9:45 a.m. Christian Education (Sun School / Bible Studies) 11:00 a.m. Palm Sunday - Worship Service 12:15 p.m. Beginning English Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) & Al Anon
Upcoming events Thursday, Mar 29, 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday Worship
where we mark the events of
Friday, Mar 30, 7 p.m. Good Friday Worship
Jesus’ final week in Jerusalem.
Saturday, 10:30 a.m. Camarata Children's Choir rehearsal
We will have palm branches and will have a procession to begin the service. This marks Jesus’ triumphal entry when the crowds and children were cheering. But the mood will
Sunday, Apr 1, 8:30 & 11 a.m. Easter Sunday Services - 10 a.m. Easter Sunday Egg Hunt - 12:15 p.m. Easter Sunday Brunch
But, if you are able to fight the Seoul evening traffic, (or hop
shift as we read the passion narrative. An
on the Subway) I’d encourage you to come Thursday and
entire chapter from Mark’s Gospel. You see,
Friday at 7:00 PM. We will mark Jesus’ last supper with his
this is also called the Sunday of the Passion.
disciples on Thursday. This service ends with a removal of
We know nowadays that many people are
all decoration from the altar, a sort of ominous sign of
unable to come to midweek services like
things to come. On Friday we see Jesus up on the cross and
Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. So if we
are left in uneasy anticipation as we leave the service in
went straight from the waving of palms this
subdued silence. All of this is meant to build real contrast
Sunday to the resurrection next Sunday we
with the joy of Easter. Spring would mean nothing without
would miss out on a whole lot. So, to make
Winter, and so too Easter Sunday is deprived much of its
sure we don’t miss it we will read the Passion
joy if we don’t take our walk through Holy Week. The final
narrative in church this Sunday. Although it’s
meal, the arrest, the trial, the denials, and the final words of
a longer reading than normal, I encourage you
our Lord. Journey with us together this week while we
to listen deeply, absorbing the scenes.
retrace the steps of Christ as he secures our salvation.
Worship Assistants Online Offering Information Citibank 260-00497-243-01 International Lutheran Church Thank you for your generosity and faithfulness to this important Stewardship aspect of our ministry. If you will be away from Seoul, please continue to support ILC with your tithes and offerings. The easiest way to do that is by using Online offerings.
A sign-up sheet is available by the bulletin board to offer you the chance to volunteer to be a worship assistant (8:30 AM, 11:00 AM) in the areas of greeting/ushering; acolyte; reading the lessons; communion assistants; offering counting; remotely controlling powerpoint slides..etc
March 25 Worship Assistants Altar Greeters & Ushers Acolyte Reader Power Point Communion Assts. Kitchen Offering Counters
Sunday, Mar 25, 8:30 & 11 a.m. Palm Sunday Services
8:30 AM Pastor Chuck Alex Sandersfeld Jael Trinklein Anna Jo Jael Trinklein Richard Sherrer Hans Trinklein Gretchen Trinklein Anna Jo Gretchen Trinklein Richard Sherrer Needed
Flowers
Thursday, Mar 29, 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday Worship Friday, Mar 30, 7 p.m. Good Friday Worship Sunday, Apr 1, 8:30 & 11 a.m. Easter Sunday Services - 10 a.m. Easter Sunday Egg Hunt - 12:15 p.m. Easter Sunday Brunch
Palm Sunday
11:00 AM Needed Pedro Dominguez Michelle Yoon Olivia Wasmund AJ Vogel Godwin Mruma Dee Dee Wasmund Matt Wasmund Seung Eun Lee Needed Joo Hun Park Mark Hosena
April 1 Worship Assistants Altar Greeters & Ushers Acolyte Reader Power Point Communion Assts. Kitchen Offering Counters
8:30 AM Pastor Chuck Alex Sandersfeld Jael Trinklein Anna Jo Alex Sandersfeld Richard Sherrer Hans Trinklein Gretchen Trinklein Anna Jo Needed
11:00 AM Needed AJ Vogel Michelle Yoon Karina Noll Doug Lopez Kristian Noll George Noll Kimmarie Noll Seung Eun Lee Needed Joo Hun Park Mark Hosena
Richard Sherrer Needed
Flowers
SUNDAY, MARCH 25 Remember Jesus’ arrival to the holy city of Jerusalem, where people greeted him by waving palm branches, hear stories of the events leading up to his crucifixion. Worship at 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m.
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Palm Sunday (Mar. 25)
Share the Word! As you meet people who are new to the Seoul community, please invite them to join you for worship at ILC, introduce them to others while they are here, and provide them any additional information they would like.
OT - Zech. 9:9–12 NT - Phil. 2:5–11 Gospel - Mark 14:1—15:47 or 15:1–47 The Resurrection of Our Lord (Apr. 1) OT - Is.(Nov. 25:6–9 23rd S. a. Pentecost 12) 24th S. a. Pentecost (Nov. 19) NT - 1 Cor. 15:1–11OT - Zeph. 1:7–16 OT - Amos 5:18–24 NT - 1 Thess. 5:1–11 NT - 1 Thess.Gospel 4:13–18- Mark 16:1–8 Gospel - Matt. 25:14–30 Gospel - Matt. 25:1–13
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