St. Luke's Lutheran Church & School - St. Lukes Lutheran Church

St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
& School
245 South Second Street (W.E.L.S.)
Oakfield, WI 53065
“Seeking and Saving sinners
since 1891”
www.stlukesoakfield.com (920) 583-3906
ifo@stlukesoakfield.com
Pastor Christopher Goelzer (920) 602-3804
pastor@stlukesoakfield.com
Principal Brian Miller (920) 583-2004
principal@stlukesoakfield.com
The Coming of the Holy Spirit
The Day of Pentecost
June 12, 2011
Weekly News and Information
School Outreach Team— Our Church Council members are in
the process of putting together a group of people who will discuss
and implement ways of bringing God's Word to all of our member
children as well as the children in our community. If you would
like more information or would like to be a member of this team,
contact Mr. Miller or Rick Reehl.
Summer Worship Service Schedule – Sundays at 9 A.M. and
Monday evenings at 7 P.M.
Outdoor Worship Service & Church Picnic—Mark your calendars
for Sunday, July 24 th .
Memorial—Our thanks for the gift to the Banner Fund in memory
of Steve Kruse.
50 th Wedding Anniversary—John and Ione Panzer will be renewing
their wedding vows at 2 pm on Saturday, June 18th.
Please join them for a celebration following the service in the
commons. A light lunch and cake will be served.
Mark Your Calendars for July 26-29—Our Family Bible Week
will be taking place each evening, Tuesday through Friday of that
week. We will be studying “3 to Save You: Creator, Savior,
Comforter”. We had a great week last year and hope that it will
be bigger and better in 2011! We are still looking for people to
help in organizing this program. If you are willing to give a few
hours of your time in the next two months to help, please contact
Diane Strupp.
Redeemer Lutheran Church is holding a fortieth anniversary
service for three of its workers on Sunday afternoon, June 19, at
3:00 PM. Principal David Nell, Teacher Paul Schulz, and Pastor
Fred Toppe have each completed forty years in the Christian ministry,
most of it at Redeemer. We invite our brothers and sisters
in Christ to join us for the anniversary service and for a meal and
program that will follow. Redeemer Church is at 606 Forest Avenue
on the west side of Fond du Lac.
Men’s Softball—St. Luke’s I plays Waupun/Brownsville at home.
St. Luke’s II has a bye this week
Canticum Novum, a WELS Chamber Choir, will present a
sacred concert entitled “So I’ll Sing With My Voice”, at St. Peter’s
of Fond du Lac on Saturday evening, July 2, at 6:30. Please plan
to attend and invite your family, friends and neighbors! A freewill
offering will be gathered to help support the mission of the
ensemble. St. Peter’s is located at 1600 S. Main Street.
OWLS—There is an OWLS flier in the narthex on the table with
information regarding their June14th picnic.
Church Cleaning—If you have an extra hour to spare during the
week, please think about using it to spruce up the church. The
sign up sheet is in the narthex. Thank you.
Bulletin Information and other Materials: The Weekly Information
sheet, Service Order, Council minutes, copy of today’s
sermon, WELS Connection insert and other items of interest are
on a table in the narthex. Please pick them up to read during the
week.

St. Luke’s Lutheran Church &
School
ORDER OF SERVICE:
06/12/2011 – The Coming of the Holy
Spirit
The Day of Pentecost
Today’s Worship
CW Service of Word and Sacrament
OPENING HYMN: CW 281
“God Has Spoken By His Prophets"
PRAYER OF THE DAY: Holy Spirit, God and Lord, come to us this
joyful day with your sevenfold gifts of grace. Rekindle in our hearts the holy
fire of your love that in a true and living faith we may tell abroad the glory
of our Savior, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Father,
one God, now and forever.
FIRST LESSON: Joel 2:28,29
And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and
daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men
will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out
my Spirit in those days.” (NIV)
PSALM: CW 51b, Page: 87
Read in Unison
SECOND LESSON: Acts 2:1-21
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and
filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be
tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them
were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the
Spirit enabled them.
Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every
nation under heaven. When they heard this sound, a crowd came together
in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking in his own
language. Utterly amazed, they asked: “Are not all these men who are
speaking Galileans? Then how is it that each of us hears them in his own
native language? Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of
Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and
Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome
(both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs—we hear them
declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” Amazed and perplexed,
they asked one another, “What does this mean?”
Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much
wine.”Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed
the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me
explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. These men are not drunk,
as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning! No, this is what was spoken
by the prophet Joel: “In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on
all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see
visions, your old men will dream dreams. Even on my servants, both men
and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
I will show wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below,
blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness and
the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the
Lord. And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
(NIV)
VERSE OF THE DAY:
Alleluia. Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful people, and
kindle in them the fire of your love.
Alleluia.
GOSPEL: John 16:5-11
Now I am going to him who sent me, yet none of you asks me, ‘Where
are you going?’ Because I have said these things, you are filled with grief.
But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go
away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and
righteousness and judgment: in regard to sin, because men do not believe
in me; in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where
you can see me no longer; and in regard to judgment, because the prince of
this world now stands condemned. (NIV)
SERMON HYMN: CW 564
“There is a Balm in Gilead”
SERMON:
Use your Pentecost Presents!
Signs & Wonders to attract a crowd
Conviction & Boldness to speak the truth
DISTRIBUTION HYMN: CW 377
“Saints of God, The Dawn is Brightening”

Welcome to St. Luke’s Oakfield
† It is our prayer that our worship service will allow you to encounter your
Creator and Savior today through His Word and give you an opportunity
to praise Him with songs and prayers.
† If you have any questions about the service, the readings or sermon,
please feel free to ask our Pastor after the service. Feel free to join in any
part of our service that you feel comfortable with.
† Large bulletins, listening assisted devices and children’s worship tote
bags are available from the ushers.
† We do ask that everyone who participates in worship today sign the
worship attendance register in the narthex.
† Parents, if your child become restless, that’s okay…We’re glad they’re
here and Jesus is pleased when they are brought to hear his Word!
Perhaps a moment or two with mom or dad is all that is necessary. Our
Church Nursery is located in the narthex
† We believe that gathering together at God’s altar to receive Holy
Communion is a testimony of the confession and commitment we share
as members of the Lutheran Church. We ask guests who are not members
of our denomination to speak to the pastor before joining us at the altar so
that all may have a clear understanding of our faith and practice.
Upcoming Worship Opportunities at St. Luke’s
June 19 th & 20 th —Holy Trinity
Sunday Service 9:00 AM
Monday Evening Service at 7:00 PM
June 26 th & 27th – Second Sunday of Pentecost
Sunday Service 9:00 AM
Monday Evening Service at 7:00 PM