IN OUR DAILY PRAYERS this week we pray for our hospitalized members (Wyona Hofer and Tom Stolp ), for Dawn admitted several days ago to the Mayo Hospital in Rochester, for those recuperating at home (Ted Hofer and Rev. Weeman), for Kermit Schrag as his doctors finalize a treatment plan, for Rick Hutchinson diagnosed with terminal liver failure as he and his wife fly out to Seattle this weekend for a possible liver transplant, for all others under doctor’s care, for all who are in cancer treatment, for our shut-in and inactive members and, as always, at least two people in your life who do not know Christ.
PASTOR IS ON VACATION thru tomorrow. Pastor Bob Moeller will be leading our worship service today and will be on call thru tomorrow for pastoral emergencies. You may reach him at (605) 321-1641 [cell phone]. You may also contact any of our elders for assistance.
THANK YOU, REV. MOELLER, for leading us in worship today! We sincerely appreciate your Christian service to our Lord, to His Church and to our congregation!
THE SAMARITANS will meet this afternoon at 1:00 in the Fellowship Hall.
THE YOUTH GROUP will be going tubing in Sioux Falls and going out to eat on Sunday, March 4th. Please let Bob or Karen know if you are planning to attend. We need to know 2 weeks in advance in order to get the group discount.
THE SOUTH DAKOTA GIDEONS wish to thank St. Paul Lutheran Church for inviting them to give their presentation after last week’s worship service. They enjoyed worshipping with us, talking with those whom they knew and meeting those whom they didn’t know! The freewill offering collected for Gideon International was $440. Thank you to all who donated. Lives will be changed and more copies of the Bible can be distributed because of those donations.
LENTEN SEASON SOUP AND SANDWICH SUPPERS are being scheduled. Of the 6 Wednesdays in Lent, only 2 remain open: March 14th and March 21st. Soup/suppers for the other 4 dates have been taken as follows: Feb. 22nd = LWML, Feb. 29th = Pastors wives (Bunny and Susan), March 7th = LFL and March 28th = Men’s Bible Study Group. If any person – or a group! – would like to volunteer to do one of the remaining 2 Wednesday soup suppers, please call Aleta at 660-3651 or
e-mail her at starner5@gwtc.net as soon as possible. Thanks! We are all looking forward to some great meals and great fellowship time!
LAY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE classes will be offered by the District Office again this year with the first one from 1:00 to 4:00 on Feb. 18th at Faith Lutheran in Pierre. This year’s Bible Study and lay leadership classes will be organized under the theme of “Interpreting the Bible in Translation.” The registration deadline is Feb. 10th. Please see the poster on the bulletin board for more information.
PARISH LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP classes on church administration will be offered next Sunday by the District Office. The seminars closest to us will be in Sioux Falls on Feb. 12th from 2:00 to 5:30 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. There is no charge for attendance, no registration deadline nor advance registration required. Please see the poster on the bulletin board for more information.
THE 2011 ANNUAL REPORT will be distributed next Sunday. We are still waiting on the last 2 Board / Committee reports. For those who were not in church last week: This year’s report will include an updated directory of our members. The Pastor and the Church Office have cell and work phone numbers and e-mail addresses for many of our members but these will not be included in the directory unless you specifically tell us. In other words, only your home phone number will be listed unless you give us permission to list another phone number and/or your e-address. That permission must be received by Feb. 16th. This is especially important for those members who have cell phones only and no home phones. Also, when you receive your Annual Report, please review the information that pertains to you and let the Church Office know if anything still needs to be updated. We are striving to have the contact information for our members be as current and correct as possible. Thanks!
OPERATION BARNABAS BROCHURE – Lutheran Hour Ministries has published a brochure on PTSD for friends and families of returning combat veterans. The brochure was written by Chaplain Steve Hokana (former pastor serving Trinity, Hartford and St. John, Montrose). If you would like a copy, you may either contact the Pastor or order it directly from Lutheran Hour Ministries.
MAIN STREET LIVING CHOIR will be recording on Feb. 25th at Zion Lutheran Church, 1400 So. Duluth Ave., Sioux Falls at 1:00. The choir is a great experience to help spread the salvation message of our Savior. If you wish to sing with the choir as they record more hymns, women are asked to wear a white top and dark slacks; men are asked to wear a white shirt, dark slacks and no tie. Come and sing praises with others as you share the gift of singing! If you have any questions, please call Anne Koosman at 310-0027.
MAIN STREET LIVING – February 19, 2012 – Kid’s Crossing – The story of the transfiguration of Christ. The featured speaker is Rev. Terry Naasz from Mt. Calvary Lutheran in Brookings, SD. The sermon theme is “Why Elijah?” The hymns are “Beautiful Savior”; “Tis Good Lord, to be Here”; and “Whose Glory Fills the Sky”. The Main Street Living Choir will provide the hymns. The program is interpreted for the hearing impaired. Main Street Living may be seen each Sunday morning at 10:00 on KDLT-NBC.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR – February 19, 2012 –The sermon theme is
"A Resurrection Glimpse to Empower Your Faith" by Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Gregory Seltz. Can you fathom what it means that it required the sacrifice of God's own Son in order that you might live, forgiven and redeemed? (Mark 9:2-11) The Lutheran Hour is broadcast every Sunday morning at 8:30 on 105.9 FM (KMIT) and at 9:30 on 570 AM (WNAX).
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