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The 12th Sunday after Pentecost, August 31 & September 3, 2025

ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH – LCMS

700 Main St.  P.O. Box 220   Clyman, WI  53016  

Rev. Daniel L. Bohn & Church 1(920) 341-2025 – shepherdatzion@gmail.com

Worship Times: Sundays – 8:30am & Wednesdays – 7:00pm

To View Past Services & Other Information: Website – zionclyman.org or Facebook – zionclyman

Watch Live on Sunday @ 8:30am: YouTube – zionclyman

Music – Theresa Bohn        Elder – Dan Chaveriat / Wed: Ralph Kohlhoff

Bulletin Announcements: Email: zionclyman@gmail.com

Congregation Information: Neal Kohlhoff Email: neal.kohlhoff50@gmail.com

Altar Guild for August: Nancy Basol         Thank you.

Guests.  Welcome to Zion.  We are happy to have you worship with us.  Please sign our guestbook located in the Narthex.  About Holy Communion:  We welcome to the Lord’s Table all who have repented of their sins and seek to amend their sinful life; all who believe that Jesus is truly present in, with, and under the bread and the wine; and all who believe that through the words “given and shed for you” forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation are given.  If this is your confession and you are a member of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, then come with a thankful heart and join us.   If you are a visitor and would like to commune, please talk with Pastor Dan before the service.  To help in preparing to receive Holy Communion open the front cover of the Burgundy hymnal or turn to pages 329 & 330.  Gluten free wafers are available, please talk with an Elder or Pastor before the service if you would appreciate them.

As We Gather  Entering the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, the traditional site of the birth of Jesus, is one of the most memorable experiences for any Christian visiting the Holy Land.  The church is on the oldest site continually used for worship by Christians anywhere in the world.  In an effort to prevent people from entering the church with horses and cattle, the Christians caring for the building walled up the main entrance, leaving only a very small door.  This opening has ever since been known as the “Door of Humility.”  It makes a most fitting way to enter that sacred space for those who come to worship at the site of the manger.  Our place of worship is also a sacred place.  Although we may not have to bow down to enter the front door, we bring an attitude of humility to our time of worship as we come into His presence, hear His Word, and partake of His body and blood.

Ringing of the Bell and Welcome

Hymn “Son of God, Eternal Savior”  LSB  842

Invocation – In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.   Amen.

Confession and Absolution – It is good and right that we should confess our sins.  Luther’s catechism instructs us: “Confession has two parts.  First, that we confess our sins, and second, that we receive absolution, that is, forgiveness, from the pastor as from God Himself, not doubting, but firmly believing that by it our sins are forgiven before God in heaven.” Humble yourselves, then, before God, confess your sins to Him, and ask for His forgiveness.      All:  O almighty God, merciful Father, I, a troubled and penitent sinner, confess to You all my sins and iniquities with which I have ever offended You and justly deserved Your present and eternal punishment.  By nature, I am a sinful creature.  By thought, word, and deed I have continually transgressed Your law. For the sake of the sufferings and death of Your Son, Jesus Christ, be gracious and merciful to me, a penitent and contrite being.  Forgive me all of my sins and grant me the power of Your Holy Spirit that I may amend my sinful life.  Amen    God be gracious to you and strengthen your faith.  As you believe, so let it be.  As a called and ordained servant of Christ and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.   Amen.

Kyrie – In peace let us pray to the Lord.   Lord, have mercy.   For the Peace from above and for our salvation.  For the peace of the whole world, for the well-being of the Church of God, and for the unity of all let us pray to the Lord.  Lord, have mercy.     For this holy house and for all who offer here their worship and praise let us pray to the Lord.     Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord.   Amen

Hymn of Praise – This is the Feast  LSB 155

Collect of the Day – O Lord of grace and mercy, teach us by Your Holy Spirit to follow the example of Your Son in true humility, that we may withstand the temptations of the devil and with pure hearts and minds avoid ungodly pride; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.  Amen

Old Testament Reading –  Proverbs 25:2-10 – It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.  As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.  Remove the dross from the silver, and a silversmith can produce a vessel; remove wicked officials from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established through righteousness.  Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence, and do not claim a place among his great men; it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than for him to humiliate you before his nobles. What you have seen with your eyes do not bring hastily to court, for what will you do in the end if your neighbor puts you to shame?  If you take your neighbor to court, do not betray another’s confidence, or the one who hears it may shame you and the charge against you will stand.

Epistle or New Testament Reading – Hebrews 13:1-7 – Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters.  Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.  Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.  Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.  Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”  So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?”  Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.

Gradual – Alleluia.  Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.  Alleluia.

Gospel Reading – Luke 14:1-14 – The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the Fourteenth chapter. Glory to you, O Lord.     One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched.  There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body.  Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”  But they remained silent.  So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his way.  Then he asked them, “If one of you has a child or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull it out?”  And they had nothing to say.  When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable: “When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited.  If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place.  But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’  Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests.  For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”  Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid.  But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed.  Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”   This is the Gospel of the Lord.   Praise to You, O Christ.

Nicene Creed – I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible.  And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried. And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures and ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, whose kingdom will have no end.  And I believe in the Holy Spirit,   the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church, I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, and I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life X of the world to come.    Amen.

Hymn  “Rejoice, O Pilgrim Throng”  LSB  813

Sermon

Prayers of the Church

The Lord’s Prayer – Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever.       Amen.

We gather our Tithes and Offerings

Service of the Sacrament

Proper Preface – It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and all places give thanks to You, Lord our God, for You have graciously blessed us through the Word Incarnate, Jesus Christ, our Lord, who for our sake died on the cross and rose from the dead to put an end to death.  Confident of His compassion on us and rejoicing in the company of the saints on earth and those above, we laud and magnify Your holy name evermore praising You and singing:

 Sanctus                               LSB 161

The Words of our Lord – Consecration of the Elements

Proclamation of Christ – As often as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.  Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. 

Pax Domini  LSB 163 – The peace of the Lord be with you always.   Amen

Agnus Dei                                                              LSB 163

We Celebrate our Lord’s Supper

Distribution Hymns

“Lord Jesus Christ, We Humbly Pray”              LSB 623

“Lift High the Cross”                                          LSB 837

“Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness”               LSB 636

 Post Communion Canticle – Thank the Lord  p.164

 Post Communion Collect – Holy Father, we ask You now, by this blessed food and drink, to deliver Your church from every evil, to teach it to love You perfectly, and to make it truly one, even as this bread was made from many grains of wheat to become the carrier of the body of our Savior, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.   Amen

Benediction

Hymn “Lord, Dismiss Us with Your Blessing”  LSB 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

YES IN CHRIST        Saying Yes With Our Treasures

 Weekly Budget Needed: $3279

Attendance/Communed: 8/20/2025 = 7 / 6            8/24/2025 = 48 / 42

Giving:    8/24/2025: Envelopes = $1795                Plate = $50

Memorial:  Current Trustee Project: $30 for Norma Pluckhan from Jane Dornfeld      $100 for Eli Dornfeld from Tim Dornfeld

CORRECTION: Memorials previously stated to the Steeple Fund were actually directed to Current Trustee Project.

Memorials / Donations – Council is recommending memorials/donations be directed toward ‘Current Trustee Projects’.  The current project they are working on is fixing the steeple.

HOT DOG FEST at Trinity Lutheran Church  N2296 Cty Rd I,    Reeseville

TODAY, August 31, 2025 from 11am – 2pm.

Meal $10 / Hot Dog only $4 / Ice Cream $2.50 / Age 5 and under FREE

BIRTHDAYS:  Dick Basol, Elizabeth Goehl, & Serene Seufzer 8/31                   Dave Stuebe 9/2      Nancy Basol & Quentin Sterwald 9/9                                        Kris Kohlhoff 9/10               Ricky Solano 9/11

Kendra Meischer, Christian Nunez, & Martin Pint 9/13                                              Jaxon Seufzer 9/15    Jason Jeffers 9/22          Douglas Rhodes 9/23                              Daniel Chaveriat 9/25       Dawn Pint, Mae Stenson, & Michael Zwieg 9/28

ANNIVERSARIES:          Jeff & Kassandra Miescher 9/14                                    Paul & Lori Pelto 9/16      Tim & Mary Dornfeld 9/17                                           Quentin & Lana Sterwald 9/20       Robert & Marilyn Schultz 9/21                  Richard & Nancy Basol 9/29

The QUILTERS meet on Thursdays. If interested, contact Caroline Jeffers as they do not meet every Thursday. You do not have to know how to sew as there are many non-sewing tasks to be completed. Donations of fabric, sheets (flat or fitted), and yarn are always appreciated.

SUNDAY SCHOOL… A new and retooled Sunday School is being proposed for Zion.  The goal would be to reach out to the Clyman community this fall.  It will be given a new name as it will not meet on Sundays.  An example could be Zion Bible Club.  Before this is offered, we will need people in place to help teach, organize and lead.  Contact Erica Goehl or Deanna Gochanour.   Thank you.

Please keep the following in your Special Prayers:

We rejoice with Erica Tyler at the birth of her grandson Tate Michael on Wednesday August 20^th

Prayers for Pat Haase and her family, as her daughter Cheryl was given her crown of life on August 13^th. Pat’s address:  1035 Hill Street, Apt. 3136,                                 Park Center North, Watertown, WI  53098

We pray for Marti Chaveriat’s mother, Lorraine, who is dealing with heart issues and Dan and Marti’s friend who is going through treatments for cancer.

Pray for the following who are going through cancer treatments or are in need of healing: Dick Basol, Mary Jane Key, Dawn Lake, Dawn Pint, Wendy Sampson, Dee Dee Wille, James Kreblin (Mary Jo Kohlhoff’s brother) & Bill Lehr, (friend of Dick Weisjohn).

We keep in our prayers all in our congregation who recently had surgery, waiting for test results, and are in need of healing and comfort.

PLEASE REMEMBER…If you are the last person leaving the church, please be sure to check that all lights are turned off, and don’t forget about the bathrooms. Also, make sure that all the doors are locked. Double check them by giving the door a good tug after they have closed to make sure the lock has latched.

Clyman Lions PORK CHOP DINNER

Sunday September 7^th from 11am – 2pm – Clyman Lions Hall on Morgan Street

Children under 12 is $6.50 all others $13