Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Wartburg
5765 Maeystown Road – Waterloo, IL 62298
Pastor Dan Ostlund
Office: 618-939-7094 – cell 618-301-6358
Office: hcwartb@htc.net, Pastor: wartburg.pastor@gmail.com
Website: www.holycrosswartburg.com
Third Sunday after Pentecost
June 14, 2026
Guests Welcome! We are delighted that you are with us for worship this morning. Consider us your church home– at least for today. We hope we will see you again soon!
We celebrate Holy Communion: In this Supper of our Lord we receive the true body and blood of Jesus Christ under the earthly forms of bread and wine for the forgiveness of our sins and the strengthening of our faith. Since this Holy Communion is also a sign of how we commonly confess the Christian faith, we welcome to the Lord’s Table those who are confirmed members of congregations of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. If this is your first time communing with us, please speak with the pastor or an usher before the service begins. If you are a guest who has not been instructed concerning the Lord’s Supper and our church’s teaching, and desire to commune with us, we invite you to first attend our instructional classes.
Divine Service Setting 2 – page 167
Ringing of the Bell
Opening Hymn #590 Baptized into Your Name Most Holy
Rite of Holy Baptism – Tatum Russell Johnson &
Carter James Johnson LSB 268
Confession and Absolution
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 + Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C Amen.
P If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
C But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Silence for reflection on God’s Word and for self-examination.
P Let us then confess our sins to God our Father.
C Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen.
P Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. 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.
C Amen.
Service of the Word
Kyrie LSB 168
A In peace let us pray to the Lord.
A For the peace from above and for our salvation let us pray to the Lord.
A 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.
A For this holy house and for all who offer here their worship and praise let us pray to the Lord.
A Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord.
This Is the Feast LSB 171
A This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia.
Salutation and Collect of the Day
P The Lord be with you.
C And also with you.
P Let us pray.
Almighty, eternal God, in the Word of Your apostles and prophets You have proclaimed to us Your saving will. Grant us faith to believe Your promises that we may receive eternal salvation; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C Amen.
Sit
Old Testament Reading Exodus 19:2–8
2[The people of Israel] set out from Rephidim and came into the wilderness of Sinai, and they encamped in the wilderness. There Israel encamped before the mountain, 3while Moses went up to God. The Lord called to him out of the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the people of Israel: 4You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. 5Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; 6and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.”
7So Moses came and called the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the Lord had commanded him. 8All the people answered together and said, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do.” And Moses reported the words of the people to the Lord.
A This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
Epistle Romans 5:6–15
6For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. 10For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. 11More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
12Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned— 13for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. 14Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come.
15But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many.
A This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
Please stand if you are able
Alleluia and Verse LSB 173
C Alleluia. Lord, to whom shall we go?
You have the words of eternal life. Alleluia.
Holy Gospel Matthew 9:35—10:8
P The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the ninth chapter.
C Glory to You, O Lord.
35Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. 36When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; 38therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
1And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. 2The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
5These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans, 6but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7And proclaim as you go, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ 8Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay.”
P This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C Praise to You, O Christ.
Sit
Hymn of the Day #571 God Loved the World So That He Gave
Sermon Matthew 9:35-10:8 “God’s Treasured Possession”
Please stand if you are able
Prayer of the Church
Offering
Please stand if you are able
Service of the Sacrament
If you are visiting and desire to receive Holy Communion, please see our
Communion statement on the front of our bulletin
Preface LSB 177
P The Lord be with you.
P Lift up your hearts.
P Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
P It is truly good, 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 on this day overcame death and the grave and by His glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life. 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 LSB 178
Lord’s Prayer LSB 179
P Lord, remember us in Your kingdom and teach us to pray:
C 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 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 + 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 + 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 LSB 180
P The peace of the Lord be with you always.
C Amen.
Agnus Dei LSB 180
Sit
Distribution
Distribution Hymns
#627 Jesus Christ, Our Blessed Savior
#392 God Loves Me Dearly
Dismissal
Please stand if you are able
Post-Communion Collect
A Let us pray.
O God the Father, the fountain and source of all goodness, who in loving-kindness sent Your only-begotten Son into the flesh, we thank You that for His sake You have given us pardon and peace in this Sacrament, and we ask You not to forsake Your children but always to rule our hearts and minds by Your Holy Spirit that we may be enabled constantly to serve You; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C Amen.
Benediction LSB 183
P The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you.
The Lord look upon you with favor and + give you peace.
C Amen.
Closing Hymn – “Amazing Grace, My Chains are Gone”
Sung by – Dean Harbison
Acknowledgments
Divine Service, Setting Two from Lutheran Service Book
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OUR PRAYERS
For the sick and/or injured – Rich Brege (rehab), Phyllis Buettner (recovering at home), Daisy Kay Dunker (NICU), Barb Schmeding (heart issues), Howard Schmidt (cancer).
Shirley Boehm (pacemaker – Dwight’s mom), Karen Brewer – (health concerns – Carl Brewer’s sister-in-law), Tripp Dodson (leukemia – Myah Grossheim’s cousin), Bill Keel (hospice – brother-in-law of Arlene Baum and Howard & Mike Schmidt), Cindy Kerr (cancer – Arlene Baum’s niece), Susan McFadden (cancer – friend of Pastor & Deb), Herb Phillips – (stroke- cousin of Connie Kostecki), Leo David Trost (many health challenges/born with scoliosis – grandson of Kathy Bollinger), Beth Vincent (ALS – friend of Kenny & Radar), Janice Whelan (recovery-friend of Ron & Pearl Braun), Carol Woodcock (health issues – Jean Woodcock’s sister-in-law).
For those in Nursing Homes, the home bound, and those unable to be
with us in worship.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Serving Today
Organist: Barb Boeder
Asst. Elder: Darren Johanning & Rob Mallon
Ushers: Randy Jones & Brett Dunker
Acolyte: Elliot Koch
Altar Care: Deb Ostlund & Leslie Reinhardt
Serving Next Sunday June 21, 2026
Organist: Joan Ruwald
Ushers: Kerry May & Doug May
Acolyte: Tyler Johanning
Altar Care: Deb Ostlund & Leslie Reinhardt
This Week at Holy Cross
Today 9:00 a.m. Worship Service
10:00 a.m. Fellowship
10:15 a.m. Brief Ladies Aid meeting
10:15 a.m. Bible Class
Monday – Friday 9:00-12:00 VBS at Immanual Luthern Church
Sunday June 21st 9:00 a.m. Worship Service
10:00 a.m. Fellowship
10:15 a.m. Bible Class
Birthday
Dennis Robert June 14 Philip Reinhardt June 15
Sharon Brewer June 17 Tessa Schultheis June 17
Kehrington Schultheis June 17 Michael Kostecki June 20
Karla Offermann June 20
Anniversaries
Mike & Becky Mudd June 14, 2008
John & Brenda Wedel June 15, 1991
Baptism of Tatum Russell Johnson born December 29, 2023 & Carter James Johnson born July 12, 2025to Drennan and Tiffany Johnson. Godparents – Taylor and Courtney Gregory
Our Service can be found on your radio at 87.9 FM
VBS for 2026 We will be co-sponsoring it with Immanuel Lutheran Church that starts tomorrow June 15-19 from 9-12:00 p.m.
185th Anniversary
Holy Cross, founded by German immigrants on July 11, 1841, will celebrate 185 years of God’s grace on July 12th at 9:00 a.m.
Rev. Dennis W. Schmidt, son of the congregation, will be the guest preacher. A meal and program will follow the service. Everyone is invited to celebrate God’s blessings on the milestone of our congregation.
A history of our congregation can be found in “God’s Grace in a Country Place II” written by Arlene Baum for the 150th church anniversary. It is a 120-page history with photos. Read how God was with this church through many trials. Cost: $10.00. Proceeds go to the General Fund. Checks payable to Holy Cross. See Arlene (call 618-340-2471) or the church office.
Other options to donate to church is to use the QR code to make a
donation to support Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Wartburg.
Thank you!
If you have any questions, contact Kathy Reifschneider 618-444-2188
Or kreifschneider4@gmail.com
Other ways to gift to Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Wartburg
Donate stock How to donate stock to Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Wartburg in 3 simple steps:
1. Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Wartburg has a brokerage account set up with Edward Jones. Our financial advisor is Adam Brewer 618-939-7153.
2. Our brokerage account number is xxx-xx148. Provide this information to your broker to initiate the transfer. Keep in mind that brokerage firms tend to be extremely busy with tax donations and other end-of-year items every December, so it’s wise to get started before then, if possible. It’s also important to remember to report your stock donation, which is considered a non-cash charitable contribution, to the IRS with Form 8283. 3. You should report the donation for the tax year in which it was made.
Read more about charitable giving in this article from Thrivent.
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