BLESSED SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH
2615 Shackelford Road
Florissant, Missouri 63031-2005
Telephone:  831-1300
www.blessedsavior-lcms.org
Pastor Matthew Roeglin
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Palm Sunday
March 24, 2024

WE WELCOME YOU to our worship service this morning.  We pray God’s rich blessings upon you as you hear His Word and praise His holy name.  We ask our members and visitors to please use the friendship pad found on the pew.  Kindly hand the friendship pad to the person sitting next to you.  The Ushers will collect them after the service.  Thank You.
HOLY COMMUNION will be offered during our worship services this week. You are encouraged to prepare for communion by meditating on the Christian Questions and Answers located on pages 329 & 330 in the front of the hymnal. 
     We rejoice in this celebration of the LORD’S Supper as the Lord Jesus indeed comes to us in a very intimate manner, giving to us His true Body & Blood in and with the bread and wine in this sacred meal. St. Paul writes, “A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself.” (1 Corinthians 11:28-29) It is out of love and care for every individual that comes to the Lord’s Supper that we ask those who are not instructed in the faith and/or doubt the presence of the Body and Blood of Jesus in this Sacrament to speak to the pastor before attending the Lord’s Supper.  Members of churches that belong to the Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod, believing and confessing as we do, are invited to partake in the Lord’s Supper with us. We practice close communion and ask that ALL guests who desire to commune; kindly speak to the Pastor before the service. Please respect our position of love in this matter of pastoral care, BSLC.
THIS WORSHIP FOLDER / CHURCH BULLETIN is prepared for your convenience and contains the entire order of worship with all spoken and sung responses.  However, if you are more comfortable using the hymnal, you may use the order of worship found in the front pages of Lutheran Service Book where all the melodies are shown for the sung responses of the congregation.
Divine Service 3 	 	                                    p.184                                  
Greeting of Peace  The people may greet one another in the name of the Lord, saying, “Peace be with you,” as a sign of reconciliation and of the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace (Matt. 5:22-24; Eph. 4:1-3).
Procession of Palms
All stand and face the processional cross.
P	The grace of our Lord T Jesus Christ and the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.	
C	Amen.	

P	Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.	
C	Hosanna to the Son of David.	

Opening Hymn “Hosanna, Loud Hosanna”               #443

Holy Gospel	John 12:12-19

P	The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the twelfth chapter.	
C		Glory be to Thee, O Lord.	

	12 The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” 14 And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,
15 “Fear not, daughter of Zion;
behold, your king is coming,
    sitting on a donkey's colt!”
16 His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him. 17 The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness. 18 The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign. 19 So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the world has gone after him.”	

P	This is the Gospel of the Lord.	
C		Praise be to Thee, O Christ.	
 
P	Let us go forth in peace,	
C	in the name of the Lord.	

Collect
P	Let us pray.
	
C	Most merciful God, as the people of Jerusalem, with palms in their hands, gathered to greet Your dearly beloved Son when He came into His Holy City, grant that we may ever hail Him as our King and, when He comes again, may go forth to meet Him with trusting and steadfast hearts and follow Him in the way that leads to eternal life; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.  Amen.	

P	Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.	
C	Hosanna in the highest.	

Confession and Absolution	                        p.184
The sign of the cross may be made by all in remembrance of their Baptism.

P	In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit.	
C	Amen.	

P	Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins unto God our Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness.	

P	Our help is in the name of the Lord,	
C	who made heaven and earth.	
P	I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord,	
C	and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.	

Silence for reflection on God's Word and for self-examination.	p.184
P	O almighty God, merciful Father,	
C	I, a poor, miserable sinner, confess unto You all my sins and iniquities with which I have ever offended You and justly deserved Your temporal and eternal punishment. But I am heartily sorry for them and sincerely repent of them, and I pray You of Your boundless mercy and for the sake of the holy, innocent, bitter sufferings and death of Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, to be gracious and merciful to me, a poor, sinful being.	
P	Upon this your confession, I, by virtue of my office, as a called and ordained servant of the Word, announce the grace of God unto all of you, and in the stead and by the command of my Lord Jesus Christ I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit.	
C	Amen.	
Service of the Word		                           p.186
Introit                           Ps. 24:7–10; antiphon: Ps. 118:26

Blessèd is he who comes in the name | of the Lord!*
     We bless you from the house | of the Lord.
Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O | ancient doors,*
     that the King of glory | may come in.
Who is this King of | glory?*
     The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in | battle!
Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O | ancient doors,*
     that the King of glory | may come in.
Who is this King of | glory?*
     The Lord of hosts, he is the King of | glory!
Blessèd is he who comes in the name | of the Lord!*
     We bless you from the house | of the Lord.

Gloria Patri	p.186
C	Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.  Amen.	

Kyrie	p.186
C	Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.	

Salutation and Collect of the Day	p.189

P	The Lord be with you.	
C		And with thy spirit.	

P	Let us pray.	
 
C	Almighty and everlasting God, You sent Your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, to take upon Himself our flesh and to suffer death upon the cross.  Mercifully grant that we may follow the example of His great humility and patience and be made partakers of His resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.   Amen.	
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Old Testament Reading                           Zechariah 9:9-12
9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
    Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your king is coming to you;
    righteous and having salvation is he,
humble and mounted on a donkey,
    on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
    and the war horse from Jerusalem;
and the battle bow shall be cut off,
    and he shall speak peace to the nations;
his rule shall be from sea to sea,
    and from the River[a] to the ends of the earth.
11 As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you,
    I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.
12 Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope;
    today I declare that I will restore to you double.

P	This is the Word of the Lord.	
C	Thanks be to God.	

Gradual	Heb. 9:12a, c, 15a; Ps. 111:9a
C Christ entered once for all into the holy places by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption.  Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance.  He sent redemption to his people; he has commanded his covenant forever.

Epistle	Philippians 2:5–11
5Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
P	This is the Word of the Lord.	
C	Thanks be to God.	
Nicene Creed 	p.191

C	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 T of the world to come. Amen.	
Stand
Confirmation Hymn “Lift High the Cross”                #837
Confirmation            					p.272   

Sit
Children’s Message
Sermon Hymn   “Ride On, Ride On, In Majesty”	441
Sermon  
Offering
Stand
Offertory	p.192
C	Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.
Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation, and uphold me with Thy free spirit.  Amen.	

Prayer of the Church
After each petition of the prayers:
P	Lord, In Your mercy.	
C	Hear our prayer.	
  After the final petition:
P	One God, now and forever.	
C	Amen.	

Service of the Sacrament
Preface						             p.194
P	The Lord be with you.	
C	And with thy spirit.	
P	Lift up your hearts.	
C	We lift them up unto the Lord.	
P	Let us give thanks unto the Lord our God.	
C	It is meet and right so to do.	

P	It is truly meet, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who accomplished the salvation of mankind by the tree of the cross that, where death arose, there life also might rise again and that the serpent who overcame by the tree of the garden might likewise by the tree of the cross be overcome.  Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying:	

Sanctus	p.195
C	Holy, holy, holy Lord God of Sabaoth;
heav'n and earth are full of Thy glory.
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is He, blessed is He, blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.	

Lord's Prayer 	p.196
 	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.	

The Words of Our Lord	p.197
P	Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said: "Take, eat; this is My T body, which is given for you.  This do in remembrance of Me."
 
In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying: "Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My T blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins.  This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me."	
Pax Domini
P	The peace of the Lord be with you always.	
C		Amen.	

Agnus Dei	p.198
C	O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us.
O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us.
O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, grant us Thy peace.  Amen.	

Sit

Distribution
Distribution Hymns
   “All Glory, Laud, and Honor”	#442
   “I Come, O Savior, to thy Table”	#618  
   “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name”              	            #549

Stand
Post-Communion Canticle  “Nunc Dimittis”	p.199
C	Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace according to Thy word, for mine eyes have seen Thy salvation, which Thou hast prepared before the face of all people, a light to lighten the Gentiles and the glory of Thy people Israel.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.  Amen.	

Thanksgiving
P	O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good,	
C		and His mercy endureth forever.	

P	Let us pray.	
P	We give thanks to You, almighty God, that You have refreshed us through this salutary gift, and we implore You that of Your mercy You would strengthen us through the same in faith toward You and in fervent love toward one another; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.	
C		Amen.	

Salutation and Benedicamus                                p.201
P	The Lord be with you.	
C		And with thy spirit.	

P	Bless we the Lord.	
C		Thanks be to God.	

Benediction	p.202
P	The Lord bless you and keep you.  The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you.  The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and T give you peace.	
C		Amen, amen, amen.	
Closing Hymn    
    “No, Tramp of Soldiers’ Marching Feet”		  #444

Sit
Announcements
   After the announcements, please stand for the closing.
       “God Loved the World So That He Gave”		 #571
God loved the world so that He gave
His only Son the lost to save,
That all who would in Him believe
Should everlasting life receive.  	

Go and Serve the Lord
Acknowledgments Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.  Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House.

The Liturgist &  Preacher                                                         Pastor Matthew Roeglin
The Organist:	Mrs. Donna Boyd	   	                                                                                                 
Altar Flowers – Are placed by Dan & Donna Boyd in 
celebration of their granddaughter, Madalyn Beach’s Confirmation and 14th Birthday (Easter Sunday).          

Easter Lilies – All Lilies/Hydrangea’s have been taken.  Thank you.

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Confirmed in Christ
Madalyn Beach
Daughter of Trevor & Rachel Beach
Born:  March 31, 2010
Baptized:  May 16, 2010
Confirmed:  March 24, 2024

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Confirmed in Christ
Daniel Roeglin
Son of: Pastor Matthew & Karla Roeglin
Born:  August 31, 2010
Baptized:  September 12, 2010
Confirmed:  March 24, 2024

BLESSED SAVIOR’S CALENDAR
March 24 – March 31, 2024

TODAY:	8:15 a.m. Adult Bible Class - McKenna
Sunday	9:30 a.m. Worship Service with Holy Communion
Palm	NO 10:45 a.m. Bible Class - Pastor
Sunday	
Mar. 24            
		
MONDAY: 	
Mar. 25	
	 		
TUESDAY:	
Mar. 26	
		
WEDNESDAY:	NO 2:30 p.m. Pastor’s Bible Study –resume Apr 3
Mar. 27                 6:00 p.m. Bible Study (McKenna)

THURSDAY:	7:00 p.m. Maundy Thursday Worship Service with 
Mar. 28	Holy Communion

FRIDAY:	Noon-3:00 p.m. Treore Service 
Mar. 29	7:00 p.m. Tenebrae Service 
	
SATURDAY: 	  
Mar. 30	
	         	
NEXT	NO 8:00 a.m. Bible Class (McKenna)
SUNDAY	8:00 a.m. Easter Breakfast (Potluck)
Easter 		9:30 a.m. Worship Service w/Holy Communion 
	NO 10:45 a.m. Bible Class w/Pastor, Sunday School 
Mar. 31	or High School

Maundy Thursday March 28
7:00 p.m.
with Holy Communion

     The name for this day comes from the Latin word "mandatum," meaning "commandment."  It refers to the two "new" commandments our Lord gave to His disciples on this day.  The first is "love one another," and the second is "do this in remembrance of Me."  In the early church, Maundy Thursday was also the day on which those who had fallen away from the Church were restored to full fellowship with other believers after having observed the 40-day penitential season of Lent.  Today we are reminded of the reconciliation we have because of Christ’s body and blood given for the forgiveness of our sin, and the example of self-giving love shown by our Lord as He washed the feet of His disciples.
     This service is the "first act" or portion of what the early Church observed as "the triduum," a three-day observance of the events of our Lord's suffering, death, and resurrection.  Even though Christians come and go during these three days, the worship services from now through the great Vigil of Easter are considered to be one continuous service.

Good Friday – Treore Service
Friday, March 29, 2024
Noon – 3:00 p.m.
“Seven Last Words of Christ”

Call to Worship NOON

12:05 p.m.  “Father, Forgive Them”	Rev. Matthew Roeglin
12:30 p.m.  “Today You will be with Me”	Vicar Brett Arrasmith
12:55 p.m. “Woman, Behold Your Son”	Rev. Ellory Glenn
1:20 p.m. “My God, My God, why has”	Rev. Eric Stacy
1:45 pm “I Thirst”		                                          Rev. Martin Dressler
2:10 pm “It is Finished”	                                           Rev. Robert Brown 
2:35 pm “Father, into Thy hands”	Rev. Nathan Ruback

Come and Go to Fit Your Schedule
Public Cordially Invited

Good Friday – Tenebrae Service
“Service of Darkness”
March 29, 2024
7:00 p.m.

     This service is a time of somber reflection as we approach the mystery of Jesus’ death on the cross.  We remember that Jesus’ death is celebrated because of the forgiveness of sins and life that flow from Him and His cross to us for our salvation.  The message of Jesus’ cross is the message of Scripture, it was planned by God, proclaimed by the prophets, and fulfilled in Christ.

     Part of the service is patterned after the ancient office of "Tenebrae", which means darkness.  This service reminds us of the terrible reality of our sin, which caused our Savior, Jesus to die for us.  As the Passion account is read, the candles will be extinguished one by one and the lights will dim, causing the chancel to become increasingly dark.  This is to symbolize our Lord's death for our sin and remind us of the darkness, the spiritual darkness that Jesus, the Light of the word, had come to overcome. 
 
     The removal of the Christ Candle, near the close of the service, signifies Jesus’, true man and True God, death and burial.  The "strepitus", the loud noise of the shutting of a book, that is heard near the end of the service symbolizes the closing and sealing of the tomb.  The Christ Candle is not extinguished at any time during the service, as it is symbolic of the eternal light of God's love given us in His Son Jesus.  Though evil had its hour, the Light of God's love continues to burn to all eternity.  
Special Thank You

Thank you to those who brought cupcakes to the Easter Egg Hunt:

Susan & Wanda Johnston, Debbie Haynes, Danette Blank, Paula Bossaller
Shirley McCabe & Christopher Robertson

March 31, 2024
8:00 a.m. Easter Breakfast (Potluck)
9:30 a.m. Worship Service w/Holy Communion

NO Bible Classes & Sunday School

Our Special Prayers and Intercessions

Steve Haynes – heart issues
Nancy Stocker – health issues
Ted Stocker- health issues 
Jim Laughlin – open heart surgery
Kim – cancer
Mary S. – cancer
Jeannie Firoved – health issues
Sara – health
Tiffany Connor – health issues
Connor Stretch – Health issues 
Mike – Liver failure
Andrew – Guidance
Wanda Johnston – recovering from hip
                 Surgery
David Hogenmiller – health
Rev. Gary Shack – health
Jim Grimes – health issues
Cheryl Ehrhard – recovering- knee surgery  

Kyle – renewal of faith 
Heather – strengthening of faith
Pastor Struve- hospitalized
Marge Struve – health issues
Pastor Eric Carlson – Leukemia
Anneliese Wenger – health issues
Charlotte Taggert – health issues
Jessica Parish – MS
Rita Kirk – health issues
Mary Peacock – health
Debbie – home recovering
Lindsay – health 
Wendy DeSanto – health issues
Patti Henneman – health issues
Laurie Moore – health issues   
William – health issues
Doris Boyd – health issues
David Kuhl – health
Mike Wilder – cancer
Tom Murphy – health
Kelly - health
Retha Taylor – health
Caitlyn – health 

 

Serving in our Armed Forces – Andrew Mack, Paul Hackett, Jay Warren, Michael Rice, Caleb McElyea, Jeff Throgmorton, Adam Guercio, Chance Glover, Cody Guercio, Danny Chung, Zayne Glatz, Alanna Kreppert, James Adelhardt, Sean Bentrup, Wesley Peach, Jordan Rolf, Anne Heintzelman, Austin Dreckshage, Ken Leppert II, Shelby Croghan & Richard Vengels.  

*Please note: Those who are named in our special prayers and intercessions list are placed there by members of our congregation.  St. Paul tells us in 1Timothy 2:1-2:  “I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercessions and thanksgivings be made for everyone – for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior.”  Those named remain joyfully in our prayers until the person who requested our prayers removes them or until the Lord resolves their need.  Therefore, as St. Paul tells us in Philippians 4:6 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God.