June 20, 2024
Mark 5:21-43
Scripture readings
for Sunday, June 30
Lamintations 3:22-23
Psalm 30
2 Corinthians 8:7-15
Mark 5:21-43
21 When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered around him; and he was by the sea. 22 Then one of the leaders of the synagogue named Jairus came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet 23 and begged him repeatedly, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live.” 24 So he went with him.
And a large crowd followed him and pressed in on him. 25 Now there was a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years. 26 She had endured much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had; and she was no better, but rather grew worse. 27 She had heard about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28 for she said, “If I but touch his clothes, I will be made well.” 29 Immediately her hemorrhage stopped; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. 30 Immediately aware that power had gone forth from him, Jesus turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my clothes?” 31 And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing in on you; how can you say, ‘Who touched me?’ ” 32 He looked all around to see who had done it. 33 But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling, fell down before him, and told him the whole truth. 34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”
35 While he was still speaking, some people came from the leader’s house to say, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any further?” 36 But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the leader of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.” 37 He allowed no one to follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James. 38 When they came to the house of the leader of the synagogue, he saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. 39 When he had entered, he said to them, “Why do you make a commotion and weep? The child is not dead but sleeping.” 40 And they laughed at him. Then he put them all outside, and took the child’s father and mother and those who were with him, and went in where the child was. 41 He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha cum,” which means, “Little girl, get up!” 42 And immediately the girl got up and began to walk about (she was twelve years of age). At this they were overcome with amazement. 43 He strictly ordered them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat.
• For our community of faith as we seek to do God’s work in the world.
• For those in our congregation and community who suffer silently with illness, financial burdens, and family obligation.
• For people affected by coronavirus, their families, essential workers, doctors, nurses, aides, those working in nursing homes, etc.
• For Ann Saar, Kay Marker Magneson, Roy Pihl, George Balcom, Thom Shagla, Norm Wolff, Deb Pierce, Father/Pastor Richard Elberfeld, Lois Rumfelt, Nick Johnson, Eileen Beichner, Tom Dellapenta, Pastor Karen Larson, Pastor Gerry Zimmerman (Bethel, Portville and Shepherd of the Valley, Wellsville), James Dieter, Joe Gauvin, Emerson Allaby, John Gingrass, those serving in the military and law enforcement and their families, including Sean Pecuch, and Ben Wickerham, those caught up in violence and war who have no safe home in which to live.
• For the ELCZ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe and ELCZa Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zambia.
PRAYER REQUESTS
Names will remain of the Prayer List for a month - at which
time it will be taken off unless, or course, there is still a continued need
for our prayers and we’re asked to keep the name on.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALENDAR
June 30 Worship w/Brief Order for Healing
Cassarole Breakfast following worship
July 1 Dog Lessons 4:30 pm
*** Casserole Breakfast, next Sunday, June 30,
following worship.
If you would like to bring cut up fruit, contact Trish
Pecuch at (716) 673-5510.
NEW June 10 through July 22 Dog Lessons with Chq. Dogs
Mondays at 4:30 pm
Contact Carly Davis at (716) 268-1421
Friday Night
at the Movies
We are going to take advantage of our new big-screen TV to have a monthly movie night. The next movie is Operation Mincemeat, based on a true story. Two British Intelligent Officers with help from James Bond creator, Ian Fleming, plot 1 of the most daring deceptions in military history. Join us on July 12, at 6:30 pm.
*** Plastic cap and lid collection. We have offered to help Love School collect plastic lids, container tops and pill bottles for a Buddy Bench designed by the students. Please review the insert for what is acceptable and join in the effort to help out the students. A container will be available in the Narthex and also in the entryway marked BUDDY BENCH PROJECT. Thank you!
5 Loaves & 2 Fish Backpack Ministry
23/24 School Year
We contiuously collect food items for the 5 & 2 Ministry. Bring your donations and place in the black bin in church narthex. Lists detailing items needed are also available in the narthex. Monetary donations welcome! Contact Gale-Svenson-Campbell for details gales1949@gmail.com
If you can volunteer, please contace
Gale Svenson-Campbell at the link below. Thank you!!
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REFLECTIONS
Pr. Ivy Gauvin
Mark had an interesting way of writing. He starts one story, begins another, then finishes the first one. This is called a Markan Sandwich. The parts of the first story are like slices of bread, while inside is another story. Try it. Take out the second paragraph, verses 24-34. You now have one complete story.
So what’s the point of Mark’s methodology? It’s a way of emphasizing the theological key to the stories. The key is the middle portion, which is the meat of the sandwich. Let’s just take a look at that.
Because of her persistent bleeding, the woman would have been considered unclean, and anyone she touched would thereby become unclean as well. Look at what she does. “27She had heard about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28for she said, ‘If I but touch his clothes, I will be made well.’ 29Immediately her hemorrhage stopped; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease.”
This woman had audacious, gutsy faith. She knew that Jesus would become ritually unclean, but that did not stop her. But when she had to confess that it was she who had touched Jesus, she was in fear and trembling. No wonder. But Jesus rewarded her audacious faith with healing.
That’s the theological key to this passage, and we see it in the bread of the sandwich again with Jairus and the healing of his daughter.
God calls us to be audacious in all we do in Christ’s name. Take a chance. Trust that you can hear God’s voice and do God’s work.
Pastor Ivy Gauvin
