IN OUR DAILY PRAYERS this week we pray for Tom Stolp who is hospitalized, for those under doctor’s care, for those recovering at home, for those in cancer treatment, for our shut-in and inactive members and at least two people in your life who do not know Christ.
THE SAMARITANS will have a meeting today at 1:00 in the Fellowship Hall.
CARE PACKAGES: If anyone would like a care pkg. sent to a family member, friend or loved one, please contact Diane Schnabel or Penny Smidt. The Samaritan Group would like to get them mailed out in the next few weeks.
LADIES AID will meet on March 1st at 7:00 pm. with Barb Salis as hostess. Pastor Borglum will lead the 5th Lesson in our Bible Study, “What An Extraordinary Love” followed by the Business Meeting. All Ladies are invited to attend. Mildred Siekmann is on Altar Guild for March, Julie Huber is Visiting Helper and Coffee Hour committee for March 4th is Clarice Haar, Corrine Handel, Ella and Elsie Hein.
THANK YOU to all who participate in the Thrivent Choice program and have designated our church to be the recipient of your Choice dollars. These Choice dollars are a distribution to us of Thrivent’s profits which we can spend in any manner we choose. For 2011 we received about $9,600; so far in 2012 we have received about $1,500. At our delegate meeting last Wednesday the group began gathering some ideas on where this money should be spent. If you have suggestions on how or what programs we should fund (e.g., church projects, needy families, charitable organizations, etc.), please contact one of our Thrivent delegates: Gary Walz, Orville Huber, Brian Knittel, Paul Wynia or Richard Salis. Thank you again for directing your Choice dollars to St. Paul Lutheran Church; we pray that you will continue to be so thoughtful and generous in the future!
NO CONFIRMATION CLASS this week (February 29th) since half of the class will be out of town.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ALETA for all of your work and the hours you spent on preparing our 2011 Annual Report! We sincerely appreciate the excellent job that you did! It is a First Class job – thanks!
THE YOUTH GROUP will be going tubing in Sioux Falls and going to the Pizza Ranch for supper next Sunday, March 4th. Those who are going, please meet at the church at 1:00.
MIDWEEK LENTEN SERVICES – The theme for this year’s Lenten season will be “The Christian and Cross-Bearing” in which we will see what “cross-bearing” means and doesn’t mean, how the crosses we bear in our lives are related to our suffering (if at all), the attitude we should have about the crosses we have to bear, the testing of our faith, etc. Soup and sandwich suppers will start at 5:45 and worship services will begin at 7:00 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 29 “Every Christian Bears a Cross”
Wed., Mar. 7 “The Right Attitude Toward Bearing the Cross”
Wed., Mar. 14 “The Purpose of Bearing the Cross”
Wed., Mar. 21 “The Cross and Sin”
Wed., Mar. 28 “The Strength to Bear the Cross”
WHAT DOES LENT REALLY MEAN? – With the arrival of Ash Wednesday this last week, the season of Lent is upon us. Yes, the ashes are a reminder of our mortality (“to dust you shall return”) and, along with sackcloth, are an ancient biblical symbol of remorse and repentance. The somber tone of Lent is appropriate for a season that asks us to take stock of ourselves and recommit to being the kind of disciples God wants us to be. But Lent (which means “the lengthening of days” or simply “Spring”) is also a time of joy and hope. With repentance comes renewal – a “spiritual Spring” if you will. During Lent, we prepare to walk alongside our Lord as He makes His journey to the Cross. This requires turning 180 degrees from our sinfulness and following in the footsteps of our Servant-King. If we go the distance in our spiritual walk with Jesus, we will be there to see the glory of the open tomb! The promise of resurrection on Easter Sunday! God’s eternal Kingdom fully realized! Our days on earth are indeed finite. But God’s plan for us – His loving embrace of us – is everlasting. All thanks be to God who makes it so!
THE LUTHERAN WITNESS subscription update: If you would like to continue to receive The Lutheran Witness (or to begin receiving it), please sign up on the bulletin board. If we do not see your name on the list, we will assume that you do not wish to receive it. Thank you! (s) Lisa and Aleta
MAIN STREET LIVING – March 4th -- Kid’s Crossing: watch as Simon learns that we gain back as we give to others. The featured speaker is Rev. Jenina Gatnoor, Sudanese Pastor, Zion Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, SD. The sermon theme is “Promise!” The hymns are “Chief of Sinners”; “Jesus Thy Blood and Righteousness”; and “Let Us Ever Walk With Jesus.” The Main Street Living Choir will provide the hymns. The program is interpreted for the hearing impaired. MSL may be seen each Sunday morning at 10:00 on KDLT-NBC.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR – March 4th – The sermon theme is "Faith Sees Through Suffering" by Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Gregory Seltz.
Jesus suffered on the cross for us. In His strength, we are willing to suffer and bear the cross for others (Mark 8:27-35). 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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