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Introduction
A house divided against itself cannot stand. Jesus makes this observation in light of charges that he is possessed. He is possessed, not by a demon, but by the Holy Spirit. We who have received the Holy Spirit through baptism have been joined to Christ's death and resurrection and knit together in the body of Christ. Those with whom we sing and pray this day are sisters and brothers of the Lord. With them we go forth in peace to do the will of God.
The Elders serving today are Ed Carlson, Rochelle
Jackson, Lydia McCoy and Cynthia Mounger.
GATHERING SONG Cross Youth Praise Team
CALL TO WORSHIP
E: Our ways are not your ways.
C: Turn our hearts to You, O God.
E: We seek power to have control.
C: Ma y we remember that You are the Creator of all.
E: We strive for the things that please us.
C: Help us to do what You have called us to do: To do justice, to love kindness and to walk humbly with You.
E: As we enter this time of worship,
C: May we give over our desire for power and control, knowing that You gave Your life of us. Amen.
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
All may make the sign of the cross, the sign that is marked at baptism, as the presiding minister begins.
P: Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God, who calls us beloved children, who gathers us into one flock, who guides us into all truth.
C: Amen.
(Silence is kept for reflection.)
P: Before God and in the company of our sisters and brothers, let us confess our sin.
God and Father of all,
C: we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed. We have thought better of ourselves than others. We have told lies, said hurtful things, acted in ways we wish we could take back, and looked the other way when action was needed. In your mercy, O God, forgive us, cleanse us, and heal us, for the sake of Jesus, our Savior.
Amen.
P: If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; everything has become new! In Christ, + you are a new creation: your sins are taken away and you are made new. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you.
C: Amen.
GREETING
P: The Lord has Risen!
C: He has risen indeed! Alleluia. Alleluia!
PRAYER OF THE DAY
P: Wondrous God,
C: we know that You are the Creator of all. We know that You are the one who gives life and breath and meaning. We have created our own worlds within, in which we are the top of the food chain, the head of the group, the king of the world. May we be humbled gently to remember that we have been created in
Your image, but You are the one who designed the universe and our earth. May we live into Your design and seek Your ways, so we might fulfill Your image in us.
Amen.
OPENING HYMN
FIRST READING
“This Is the Day” #262, TFBF
Genesis 3:8-15
SECOND READING 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1
MUSICAL SELECTION Cross Youth Praise Team
CHILDREN’S SERMON Chuck Ellingson
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (Stand)
“Come to Jesus” V. #1 #156, TFBF
GOSPEL Mark 3:20-35
In response to charges that he is possessed, Jesus wonders aloud how anyone who is demonpossessed can cast out demons. Those who do the will of God are possessed by the Holy
Spirit, sisters and brothers of Christ.
GOSPEL RESPONSE “ Come to Jesus” V. #2 #156, TFBF

SERMON
HYMN OF THE DAY
“ Blessed Assurance” #118, TFBF
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
PEACE & ANNOUNCEMENTS
OFFERING AND PREPARATION
OFFERING
OFFERTORY HYMN (Stand ) “God Is So Good” #275, TFBF
OFFERTORY PRAYER
E: God of mercy and grace, the eyes of all wait upon You, and You open your hand in blessing. Fill us with good things at your table, that we may come to the help of all in need, through Jesus Christ, our redeemer and Lord.
C: Amen.
DIALOGUE
P: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
P: Lift up your hearts.
C: We lift them to the Lord.
P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
C: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
PREFACE
P: It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise to you, almighty and merciful God. You reveal your glory as the glory of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit equal in majesty, undivided in splendor, one Lord, one God, ever to be adored in your eternal glory. And so with all the choirs of angels, with the church on earth and the hosts of heaven, we praise your name and we lift our voices to say . . .
SANCTUS
C: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna. Hosanna. Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest!
WORDS OF INSTITUTION
P: In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks; broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take and eat; this is my body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me. Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my
blood, shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me.
C: Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
INVITATION TO COMMUNION (Sit)
P:
Jesus said, “Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”
HOLY COMMUNION
(Gluten free Holy Communion wafers are available. Inform the minister when you step for-
ward to receive Communion.)
HYMNS DURING DISTRIBUTION
“Shall We Gather at the River” #179, TFBF
“Thy Word Is a Lamp” #132, TFBF
POST COMMUNION PRAYER (Stand)
E: Wise and generous God, we thank you that at this holy table you have fed us again with the food of everlasting life. Send us with your blessing to seek the good of our neighbor and call others to your feast, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
C: Amen.
BENEDICTION
P: Almighty and merciful God, Father, + Son, and Holy Spirit, bless, preserve, and keep you this day and forevermore.
SENDING SONG “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms” #220, TFBF
P: Go in peace. Live in love as Christ loved us.
C: Thanks be to God!
COMMEMORATIONS FOR THE WEEK
Sunday, June 7, 2015 Seattle, chief of the Duwamish Confederacy, died 1866
Noah Seattle led a coalition of tribes, and convinced them to live peacefully with encroaching white settlers. When he became a Roman Catholic, he held morning and evening prayer with his tribe. The city of Seattle is named for him.
Tuesday, June 9 Columba, died 597; Aidan, died 651; Bede, died 735; renewers of the church
These three monks from the British Isles helped keep the light of learning alive during the
Middle Ages. Columba founded three monasteries off the coast of Scotland. Aidan was a pastor who led people to works of charity. The Venerable Bede was a Bible translator,

historian, and hymnwriter.
Thursday, June 11 Barnabas, Apostle
Barnabas was not numbered among the twelve apostles, but the book of Acts gives him that title. After Paul was converted to Christianity, Barnabas welcomed him to Jerusalem, and later the two traveled together on missionary journeys.
Sunday, June 14
Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea, died 379; Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, died around
385; Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishop of Constantinople, died around 389; Macrina, theologian, died around 379
The Cappadocian fathers, as the three men in this group are known, explored the mystery of the Holy Trinity. Basil's monastic rule forms the basis for Eastern monastic life. Gregory of
Nazianzus defended orthodox Christianity in Constantinople. Gregory of Nyssa, Basil's younger brother, wrote on the spiritual life. Macrina, older sister of Basil and Gregory of
Nyssa, was the leader of a community dedicated to asceticism, meditation, and prayer.
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Thank you for worshipping with us today
. Please feel free to participate fully in today’s service. Join with us as we sing, pray, listen, respond, greet and encourage one another celebrating God’s extravagant love for all people in Jesus Christ. You are especially invited to the meal of our Lord at Holy Communion where Jesus meets us through the bread and wine, his body and blood.
Cross Church Office Hours: Monday– Thursday, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.. The office is closed on Fridays. Pastor Michelle is off on Fridays and will only answer calls if it is an emergency.
If you have a pastoral emergency , please call Pastor Michelle at 414-434-9620.
Bible Readings for June 14: First Lesson: Ezekiel 17:22-24; Second Lesson: 2
Corinthians 5:6-10, (11-13), 14-17; Gospel: Mark 4:26-34.
Announcements for the bulletin: Please turn all announcements for the bulletin in to the office by 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Please email them to clc@crosslutheranmilwaukee.org
or leave a message on Sandy’s voicemail.
If you did not receive the June newsletter via email, please feel free to take a copy from the narthex table.
If you are planning on attending the celebration honoring Betty Marx today and don’t know where to enter Luther Manor or where to park, feel free to take a map of Luther Manor with the entrance and parking areas highlighted. The maps are on the table in the narthex.
“Catch the Buzz” is the theme for this summer’s Vacation Bible School which will be held from August 3 – 7 from 5:15p.m. – 8:30 p.m. How can you help: This is an important
Cross ministry for our children and the children in the neighborhood. This ministry depends on volunteers to help with planning, meals, lesson leaders and helpers, activity leaders and helpers, etc. If you are able and willing to help in any way, please talk to or call Cheryl Evans at 414-393-7237 or Carolyn Jackson at 262-569-6070 or 414-852-1394.
Claim your name tag--check list posted on cry room window . If your name appears, please come to hospitality table Sunday morning and claim your name tag. Thanks.
Luther Manor is honored to offer the presentation of St. John’s Illuminated Bible
on
Friday, June 19, in the Faith and Education Center. Two volumes of the Saint John’s Bible, a rare, modern-day illuminated edition will be on public display. Marquette University
Libraries’ Amy Cooper Cary will provide a special talk on the history and development of this special book. All are welcome to attend. (See flyer on the narthex bulletin board.)
The Adult Center regular programming ends on Tues., June 16 and the summer programming begins on Tues., June 23. “Living Well with Chronic Conditions” is the theme of the summer programming and there is room for 2 or 3 additional parishioners. It will last 6 weeks and run through the end of July. Please contact Parish Nurse Linda if you are interested.
Lutheran Volunteer Corps Fundraiser: Join current volunteers, alumni, placement organizations and friends of LVC at Cookout for a Cause! Sunday, June 14, 2015 come and go from 12 pm to 3 pm at the LVC House (5511 W. Lloyd, Milwaukee, WI 53208). All are welcome, suggested donation is $15. We’ll have a kids corner, games, prizes, and plenty of food. To RSVP contact Regional Director Hannah Klaassen, 773-832-9426
, hklaassen@lutheranvolunteercorps.org
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Upcoming June Birthdays
June 7 Cornelius Williams
June 8
June 11
Verlene Wilson
Lawrence Johnson
Upcoming Anniversaries
June 9 Shunita and Floyd Williams
A N N O U N C E M E N T S
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Today is the last day of Sunday School/Adult Forum until it resumes in the fall.
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Betty Marx celebration today at 1 p.m. at Luther Manor.
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The Adult Center meets on Tues., June 9, at 9:30 a.m.
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BOHEM ministry meets on Wed., June 10, at 11:45 a.m.
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Quilting ministry meets on Sat., June 13, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
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Cross Community Gospel Choir practices on Sat., June 13, at 11:00 a.m.
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Cross Praise Choir practices on Sat., June 13, at 12:30 p.m.
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Worship is scheduled for Sunday, June 14, at 9:30 a.m. Scholarships will be awarded during the service.
If you have names of family or friends who should be taken off the prayer list, please let the church office know so that the names may be removed. Thank you.
Prayers of the People
Donneva Griffin - Granddaughter of June Torrence Richard Franklin - Cross member
Raila Jackson - Friend of Pat Coleman
Kendra Haney - Daughter of Bonnie Williams
Bertha Mounger - Cross member
Annie Harrell - Mother of Nikki Kendrick
Emily Aidoo - daughter of Marian Wasierski
Korlu Digler-Spiritual daughter of Paul Kragh
Evelyn Dorsey - Relative of Aroma Riley
Barbara Wilson-Walker—Member of Cross
Michele Mitchell - Cross member
Betty Marx - Cross member
Dorothy Hunter - Cross member
Shirley Mitchell - Cross member
Frances Love - Cross member
Lottie Harrell - Adult Center participant
George Aidoo - son-in-law of Marian Wasierski
Minevra Williams - Roscoe Mounger’s sister
Bobby Riley - Husband of Aroma Riley
Bonnie Williams - Cross member
Pauline McCollum - former Cross member
Brandon Hayes - Cross member
Ronell Flomo-Spiritual daughter of Paul Kragh
Linda Heard—Sister of Aroma Riley
Desmond Sloan - Godson of Czerda Riley
Keyva Riley - Cross member
Evelyn Sims- Jacqueline Sims’ mother-in-law
Terrion Cooper - Sarah Phillips’ Grandson
Sally Jackson - Cross member
Dorian James - Brother of Keyva Riley
Gwen Mounger - Cross member
June Torrence - Cross member
Larry Troher - Husband of Czerda Riley
Jacqueline Sims - Cross member
Verlene Wilson - Cross member
Shalanna Wright—Granddaughter of Gloria Wright
Lisa Taylor - Sister of Vallery Ferguson
Ed Williams - Cross member
DeAndre` Williams - Son of Bonnie Williams
Michael Copeland—Friend of Cross
Rochelle Jackson—Member of Cross
Jason Maciolek - Friend of Terry Spears Barnett
Viola Lee - Cross member
Ricky Mounger - Son of Roscoe & Bertha Mounger
Honesty Hope - Daughter of Kendra Haney
Anita Knox - Bread of Healing member
Shannon Ferguson - Daughter of Vallery Ferguson
Evvard Charles- Friend of Barbara Wilson Walker
Jami Sanders—Friend of Barbara Wilson-Walker
Brigette Groshet—Friend of Gloria Wright
Barbara Groth—Friend of Barbara Wilson Walker
Carol Wacker—Friend of Barbara Wilson Walker
Joanne Middleton - Niece of the Riley family
Czerda Riley - Cross member
Antyon Holt Jr. - Son of Kendra Haney
Jackie Coleman—Friend of Barbara Wilson Walker
Jennifer McAdams - Relative of Aroma Riley
Lillian Miller - Cross member
Aleana Harrell-Williams - Cross member
Mae Frances Anderson—Cross member
Eunique Hayes - Cross member
Janet Williams- Cross member
Dexter Phillips - Brother of Sarah Phillips
Joyce Jackson - Sister of Aroma Riley
Brenda Williams - Friend of Barbara Wilson Walker
Betty Miner—Member of Cross
Betty Berry—Friend of Gloria Wright
Joseph Harris—former member of Cross