From the Pastor July + In the Year of Our Lord + 2011

T H E G O O D S H E P H E R D L U T H E R A N C H U R C H

THE NEWSLETTER

A question has been posed by some of our members: “Why does the pastor pray (chant) the Lord’s Prayer in the Di-vine Service instead of all the members saying the prayer together?”

Lutherans have always understood the Lord’s Prayer prayed in the Divine Service to have a unique relationship to the Lord’s Supper. First, I think it should be noted, this is not a change. In the order of the service from The Lutheran Hym-nal, the Lord’s Prayer was prayed or chanted by the pastor and the congregation gave their acclamation, their “Amen,” by saying “For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.” With the publication of Lu-theran Worship in 1982, the Lord’s Prayer was prayed by the whole congregation. Now (at least for Setting Three of the Divine Service), Lutheran Service Book has restored the Lord’s Prayer to its unique position within the liturgy of the Lord’s Supper by having it prayed by the pastor.

Why? Because in the Lord’s Supper, everything is different. Just like the Collect of the Day, the Lord’s Prayer belongs to the whole Church. All Christians are priests and may pray to the Lord without anyone to intercede for them. But in the Divine Service, the pastor plays a dual role. Sometimes he speaks with the voice of Christ to His people. Sometimes he speaks with the voice of the people to their Lord.

In the Service of the Sacrament, the Lord’s Prayer is the last thing before the Words of Institution. In this context, it takes on a nuanced meaning. Suddenly, the 4th petition (“Give us this day our daily bread”) means more than just what has to do with the “support and needs of the body.” Now we pray for “the Living Bread from heaven,” Jesus Christ. And praying that God’s name be hallowed, His kingdom come, and His will done on earth as it is in heaven is a prayer for the real presence. God’s name is hallowed by the presence of Jesus in, with, and under bread and wine. His kingdom comes as heaven descends to earth and the One who sits at the right hand of God is the One given into our mouths for the forgiveness of our sins. And His will to reconcile sinners to Himself happens in this holy meal. He answers our peti-tion to “forgive us our trespasses” in concrete, tangible means of bread and wine. And the Lord uses His Supper to defeat the devil, the world, and our sinful flesh, thereby keeping us from temptation and delivering us from evil.

This is how the Lord’s Prayer was prayed historically in the service of the Lord’s Supper. (Fun fact: this liturgy had become so familiar to people that the congregational response to the Lord’s Prayer was written in the margins of many manuscripts of the Bible. Eventually, even when prayed outside the Lord’s Supper liturgy, the congregational response to the Lord’s Pray-er became a part of the prayer itself.)

In every service where we do not receive the Lord’s Supper, the whole congregation prays the Lord’s Prayer. But when these words are a part of the liturgy of the Lord’s Supper, by having them prayed by the pastor, the Church confesses that this prayer is uniquely answered in the Lord’s life-giving Supper. Just as the Body and Blood of Jesus in the Lord’s Supper are a unique gift to us His people, so the Lord’s Prayer in this liturgy is a unique prayer, uniquely answered in this meal. In His service,

Pastor von Hindenburg

Inside this issue:

PERICOPES AND HYMNS

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LWML 3

BIRTHDAYS 4

HOMEBOUND 4

COUNCIL AND COMMITTEES

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CALENDAR 5

WEEKLY OPPORTUNITIES

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This Month’s Pericopes and Hymns

Please use the following readings and hymns during the week

to prepare yourself for worship

July 3—Proper 9

Zechariah 9:9-12

Romans 7:14-25a

Matthew 11:25-30

868—Awake, my soul, and with the sun

698—May we Thy precepts, Lord, fulfill

756—Why should cross and trial grieve me

July 10—Proper 10

Isaiah 55:10-15

Romans 8:12-17

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

823—May God bestow on us His grace

577—Almighty God, Your Word is cast

921—On what has now been sown

July 17—Proper 11

Isaiah 44:6-8

Romans 8:18-27

Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

728—How firm a foundation

668—Rise! To arms! With prayer employ you

659—Lord of our life and God of our salvation

July 2011

July 31—Proper 13

Isaiah 55:1-5

Romans 9:1-5, 6-13

Matthew 14:13-21

614—”As surely as I live,” God said

602—The gifts Christ freely gives

920—Forth in the peace of Christ

Sower with Setting Sun Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

July 24—Proper 12

Deuteronomy 7:6-9

Romans 8:28-39

Matthew 13:44-52

782—Gracious God, You send great blessings

651—I love Your kingdom, Lord

719—I leave all things in God’s direction

The Net, The Lost Coin and the Lost Sheep—Kazakhstan

Artist Nelly Bube

From Pericopae epistolaru[m]..., 1559, woodcut

From Quaestiones Lucae Lossii in Euangelia Dominicalia…, 1568, woodcut

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The Newsletter

L W M L Meeting and News

After our July 24th meeting we will again participate in our annual human care project of as-sembling hygiene kits for Lutheran Social Services. Items of particular need are shampoo, toothpaste, hand towels and washcloths. These items can be put in the box on the bookcase in the narthex or brought to the meeting. Watch for more info regarding the meeting in the church bulletin.

With only six months left in this biennium, our mite offerings are needed now for our Pacific Southwest District Mission Grants. As a district, we need to raise $80,025 by December 31, 2011. Please continue to fill your Mite Box, saying a prayer as you do that Mites will provide opportunities for the love of Jesus to be shared throughout the District. Bring your Mites on July 3 and every first Sunday of the month.

Thank you, Royce Morton & Gayle Tarr

Whatever the Weather No matter the forecast, weather can remind us of God’s presence:

• When it’s sunny, remember that Jesus is the light of the world

(John 8:12).

• When it’s cloudy, remember that God often spoke to and guid-

ed his people from a cloud (Exodus 13:21-22).

• During a thunderstorm, remember the thunder and lightning

when God beckoned Moses to Mount Sinai (Exodus 19:16).

• When it rains or snows, remember that God’s Word serves His

purpose just as precipitation does (Isaiah 55:10-11).

• When it’s windy, remember that “a wind from God” came at Creation (Genesis 1:2), and

God’s Holy Spirit arrived at Pentecost like a mighty wind (Acts 2:2).

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A birthday prayer when

you remember your fel-

low congregants: Watch

over your child, ___, O

Lord, as his/her days in-

crease; bless and guide

him/her, wherevers/he

may be. Strengthen

him/her when s/he

stands; comfort him/her

when discouraged or sor-

rowful; raise him/her up

if s/he falls. Lead

him/her always to the

Cross, where forgiveness

may be found, and the

peace which passes all

understanding abide all

the days of his/her life.

Through Jesus Christ our

Lord, Amen.

I thank my God in every remembrance of you.

Philippians 1:3

July 2011

Birthdays

3—Carmen Miller

7—Jean Peterson

8—Robert Knox

10—Mary Flett

18—Brent Tilley

President—Norm Morton

Vice President—Franklin Tilley

Secretary—Mary Flett

Treasurer—Clinton Galloway

Financial Secretary—Dick Huhn

Board of Elders—Leon Tarr, Chair; Franklin Tilley; Jim Weishaar

Board of Trustees—Jim Weishaar, Chair; Leon Tarr

Board of Evangelism—Karina Lindsey, Chair; Royce Morton

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Altar Guild—Gayle Tarr, Chair

LWML—Royce Morton, Gayle Tarr, Co-Presidents

Ushers—Norm Morton, Chair

Future Needs—Susie Fritts, Royce Morton, Gayle Tarr

Special Services—Mary Flett, Karina Lindsey

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Rev. Bruce J. von Hindenburg, Pastor

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Art Dawson - 949-493-5385

Mickey Dwyer— 310-671-5517

Marjorie Haener— 310-891-

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Jeanette Hedrick— 310-675-

5198

Ken Lange— 310-324-2160

Jean Peterson— 310-670-2859

Evelyn Sibbing— 310-973-7590

Adena Yeates—310-643-6546

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Reverend Bruce J. von Hindenburg, Pastor

Sunday morning Adult Bible Class—8:30 a.m.

Sunday Divine Service—10:00 a.m.

Tuesday morning Bible class—10:00 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Class/Midweek Service—7:00 p.m.

Private Confession and Absolution—By Appointment

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T H E G O O D S H E P H E R D L U T H E R A N C H U R C H

Council News The Good Shepherd Lutheran Church has a budget!

Thanks to all of those voting members who came out on June 26 to

discuss and approve the 2011 budget, listen to council board reports

and cast your vote on other issues!

Your involvement helps us plan for the work of the Church and strive

to be good stewards of the Lord’s re-

sources—in our own congregation, locally in the Pacific South-

west District and for the furtherance of the Gospel around the

world.

February’s meeting minutes were distributed at this meeting. If

you were unable to attend, they may be obtained from Norm

Morton, congregational president, or Mary Flett, congregational

recording secretary.