3.23.25 Bulletin & Annoucements
- Norman-Davenport Lutheran Parish
- Mar 30
- 10 min read
PRAYER REQUESTS- family and friends of Rock Rustad, Linda Haugen, Matt Lunde, Garritt Lunde, Wyatt Simley & Family, Joan Pratt, Arlene Haux, Camden Anderson & family, Jorgene Alsager, Polly Roe, Carol Malone, Garret Fenner & family, Trudy Torgerson, Bonnie Plath, Tanya Ausk, and Erickson family. Please pray for our elders.
ANNOUNCEMENTS-
March Worship
Davenport 9:00am Norman 11:00am All are welcome to either service
Sunday School class during worship. Kids will be dismissed after Communion
Confirmation Class *No class during Lent. Youth are encouraged to attend Wednesday Lent Worship services.
*TODAY Please contact Pastor Katie if you would like to help serve a meal to the students at NDSU Crossroads and attend worship with them. 4:30-7:00. This is a great outreach for our Parish.
*This Wednesday Lenten Worship 7pm at Norman Church. Taco meal served beginning at 6pm All welcome!
*Norman Lutheran Members New Project – Join us for our next “Listening Sessions; Strengthening Our Church Together” on Wednesday, March 26th during our Lenten meal at Norman Church. We will have tables set up for groups, to be sorted by years of tenure. 0-5yrs, 5-14yrs and 15+ years. Please join us to help us (the council) understand how we can grow together cont… as a church family closer to Christ. We want feedback from each of you to help guide our strategy in core Church-related areas such as our: Church community: connect and serve, community events, youth group, etc Worship services: Sunday school: Confirmation: Our church is built on faith, community, and a shared mission to grow together. As we look toward the future, we want to hear from you! We invite all members to come eat and participate in “Listening Sessions: Strengthening Our Church Together,” a series of listening sessions designed to gather thoughts and ideas on what’s working well and where we can grow as a church family. This is a great opportunity to share, connect, and help us strengthen our church for generations to come. We hope you’ll join us in this important conversation! Electronic and paper feedback forms will also be available to those who cannot participate in the live discussions but have ideas and feedback they would like to provide.
*Parish Movie event- The Chosen- Sunday March 30th We have rented Century 10 Theater for this wonderful opportunity to come together as a parish and watch The Chosen: The Last Supper Part 1. We hope that you will join us for this free event. I have included the trailer for the show below.
Come and watch The Chosen: The Last Supper Part 1
Sunday, March 30th Century Theater Doors open at 2:30 p.m. Start Time 3:00 p.m.
Link to video trailer:
https://youtu.be/5CVj41dtkIA Link to RSVP: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0B4AA8AF23A5FF2-55686508-thechosen
*Lent meal volunteers needed- Norman members there is a signup genius for you to help provide items for your Lent meals. Go to ndparish.net
*5th grade Communion classes- Classes will be March 30 and April 6 from 12:00-12:30pm at Norman church. There First Communion will be during communion at Maundy Thursday Worship Service at Norman church.
*Easter Photos coming soon! Davenport Lutheran will be hosting Easter photos on Saturday, April 12th from 10am-2pm. Sign up at ndparish.net
*KAMA Community Easter Food Basket items for each church to provide. Norman Church 20 half gallons of orange juice and Davenport Church 20 boxes of angel food cake. Please bring to your church by April 13th.
** There are many Outreach opportunities for our members and community… Please visit ndparish.net to learn more of ways you can help our fellow members and people in our communities. There are lend a hand up accounts, Walk in Faith, Viking Village and meal trains opportunities.
*WALK IN FAITH-. March Collections include men’s socks and bath towels.
* The Kindred Area Food Pantry- accepting any and all donations of canned food, personal hygiene products and dish/laundry/soap.
*Viking Village March item donations- Macaroni & Cheese (individual cups) and Beef Sticks (individually wrapped)
UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS AND INFORMATION
*Kindred Area Senior Meals- Third Monday of every month @11:45am Bring a friend! Please RSVP 701.428.3630. Kindred Lutheran Church. Wheelchair accessible venue $4.00 suggested donation for meal. Games, Bingo, singing, prizes, etc…Next meal is April 28th. (delayed a week due to Easter) Please RSVP by April 24th
*Bone Builders Class meets every Monday & Thursday at Davenport School from 9:30-10:30
*AA Meeting Monday 7:00pm @ Norman Church Fellowship Hall See the ndparish.net website to provide a treat for meetings.
*Davenport Fire Dept to host Bingo 7pm at the Supper Club Thursday, March 27th! All Welcome!
NORMAN DAVENPORT PARISH LENTEN WORSHIP SCHEDULE-
March 26th- 7pm Lent Worship at Norman Church- Hearts of Stone- Taco meal served 6pm
April 2nd- 7pm Lent Worship at Davenport Church- Upon This Rock- Lasagna meal served 6pm.
April 9th- 7pm Lent Worship at Norman Church- Crying Stones- BBQ meal served 6pm.
Holy Week-
April 13th Palm Sunday Worship- Davenport 9am Norman 11am - (Fellowship meal at both churches)
April 17th- Maundy Thursday Parish Worship Service 7pm at Norman Church – Stones to Bread - 5th grade First Communion (no meal served this night)
April 18th- Good Friday Parish Worship Service 7pm at Davenport Church - The Final Stone- (no meal served)
April 20th- Easter Sunday Worship - Norman Church 9am and Davenport Church 11am. -He’s Alive!!!- All are welcome at either worship service! Easter egg hunt at both churches following worship.
As a Parish we alternate Wednesday worship. All are welcome at both churches!! Meals will be offered beginning at 6pm and served until close to worship start time so kitchen workers can attend services. All families are welcome to come as you are able. There will be offering during services and free will lent offering during meals. Our Lent offering will be given locally to families in our Parish. If you would like to volunteer for meal items or kitchen help, Davenport- see signup sheet in entryway and Norman members see the signup genius at ndparish.net. There is no confirmation class during lent. Confirmation students are encouraged to attend Wednesday Lent Services.
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Norman Davenport Lutheran Worship
Sunday, March 23rd, 2025
Pastor Katie Kringstad
The Story Sermon Series - 24 – Jesus’ Ministry Begins
PRELUDE/BELLS
WELCOME: P: “The Lord be with you! R: And also, with you
GATHERING: This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. The Holy Spirit calls us together as the people of God.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
GATHERING SONG: Restore in Us, O God (328) vs 1-2 Peace
Confession and Forgiveness (ELW p. 94). Kyrie
Canticle of Praise
PRAYER OF THE DAY: (unison)
Let us pray. A brief silence is kept before the prayer.
ALL- Eternal God, your kingdom has broken into our troubled world through the life, death, and resurrection of your Son. Help us to hear your word and obey it, and bring your saving love to fruition in our lives, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
HOLY COMMUNION
LORD’S PRAYER (unison)
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.
CHILDREN’S MOMENT
Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:1-7
If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3If I give away all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
4Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant 5or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. 7It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Psalm: Psalm 63:1-8 (responsively)
O God, eagerly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you. (Ps. 63:1)
1 O God, you are my God; eagerly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you, my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
ALL- 2 Therefore I have gazed upon you in your holy place,
that I might behold your power and your glory.
3 For your steadfast love is better than life itself;
my lips shall give you praise.
ALL- 4 So will I bless you as long as I live
and lift up my hands in your name.
5 My spirit is content, as with the richest of foods,
and my mouth praises you with joyful lips,
ALL- 6 when I remember you upon my bed,
and meditate on you in the night watches.
7 For you have been my helper,
and under the shadow of your wings I will rejoice.
ALL- 8 My whole being clings to you;
your right hand holds me fast.
Hymn of the Day: Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me (ELW 623) vs 1-2
Gospel: Mark 1:9-22
The holy gospel according to Mark.
ALL- Glory to you, O Lord.
9In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. 11And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased."
12And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. 13He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.
14Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, 15and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near, repent, and believe in the good news."
16As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the sea — for they were fishermen. 17And Jesus said to them, "Follow me and I will make you fish for people." 18And immediately they left their nets and followed him. 19As he went a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets. 20Immediately he called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and followed him.
21They went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught. 22They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
The gospel of the Lord.
ALL- Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON: Pastor Katie Kringstad
Hymn OF THE DAY: Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me (ELW 623) vs 3-4
APOSTLES’ CREED (unison)
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.*
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
Prayers of Intercession
Led by the Spirit, let us turn to God in prayer for the church, the world, and all those in need. A brief silence.
We pray for the church, called to be a witness to all peoples. Grant humility and wisdom to bishops, pastors, deacons, elders, councils, and congregations, that they may call upon you in making decisions. God, in your mercy,
ALL- receive our prayer.
We pray for the earth, called to provide abundantly. Teach your people the goodness of your generosity, that in sharing what we have been given, all life may flourish on the planet that is our shared home. God, in your mercy,
ALL- receive our prayer.
We pray for the nations, called to protect their inhabitants and collaborate in the work of justice and peace. Forge bonds of compassion and mutual care across human borders and boundaries, that all the world may have enough to live. God, in your mercy,
ALL- receive our prayer.
We pray for those in need, called to receive your compassion. Comfort those whose lives have been disrupted through natural disasters and human conflict (especially). Aid communities in coming together to mourn, heal, and rebuild. God, in your mercy,
ALL- receive our prayer.
We pray for this assembly, called to welcome its neighbors to the table of your grace. Bless food pantries, community gardens and kitchens, clean water projects, and all ministries that address human hunger and thirst. God, in your mercy,
ALL- receive our prayer.
We give thanks for the faithful lives of those who proclaimed your gospel in times of challenge and strife, and for all those whose lives of love and service have ended. May their witness inspire our own. God, in your mercy,
ALL- receive our prayer.
Receive the prayers of your people and draw all things together in your love, in the name of Jesus, who leads us from death to life. Amen.
OFFERING SONG – Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing (807)
OFFERING PRAYER: (unison)
ALL- Blessed are you, O God, maker of all things. Through your goodness you have blessed us with these gifts: our selves, our time, and our possessions. Use us, and what we have gathered, in feeding the world with your love, through the one who gave himself for us, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
Sending- God blesses us and sends us in mission to the world.
Blessing The Lord bless you and keep you.The Lord’s face shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and ☩ give you peace. Amen.
Sending Song: Restore in Us, O God (328) vs 4-5
Dismissal Go in peace. Serve the Lord. Thanks be to God.
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