04/21/2013 Announcements

IN YOUR DAILY PRAYERS this week please remember all who are ill, recovering from illness or still hospitalized, those who have requested our prayers, those in cancer treatment programs, our shut-in and inactive members, and at least 2 family members or friends in your life who do not yet know Christ.

QUARTERLY VOTERS’ MEETING NOTICE – Our Spring voters’ meeting will be held next Sunday in the Fellowship Hall right after the worship service.

LFL QUARTERLY MEETING – This quarter’s meeting will be at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Menno on April 26^th at 7:00 p.m.  Everyone is welcome to join us!

LADIES AID will meet on May 2nd at 7:00 pm. with Corrine Handel as hostess.  Bible Study will be Lesson 11 – “Follow the Narrow Brick Road” followed by the Business Meeting.  Ella and Elsie Hein are on Altar Guild for May, June Schamber is Visiting Helper and Coffee Hour committee for May 5 is Lee Lagendyk, Sharon Pfeiffer and Barb Salis.

APRIL 28TH WILL BE MIX &MATCH DAY for the SS students and teachers.  Once again we will take photos of those that wish to participate and winners will be selected.  Congratulations to: Alaric Knittel, Riley Knittel, Zac Sayler, Isabelle Sayler & Morgan Dannenbring who were last months winners.  

PICK UP STICKS! is what everyone likes to do!!  In fact, we are going to do just that next Saturday, April 27^th, starting at 10:00 a.m.  If you can, please join us in getting the church’s yard all cleaned up again.  Trucks, loaders and chainsaws will be on hand so all we need is your help!  See you next Saturday!

THE LORD’S SUPPER at St. Paul Lutheran Church is administered in accordance with the Holy Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions.  It is celebrated in the confidence that we receive – in, with and under the consecrated bread and wine – our Savior’s true Body and Blood for the forgiveness of our sins.  All who commune at this altar are making this public confession of the faith that we believe and teach as is written in the Holy Scriptures.  If you are not a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and yet desire to receive the Sacrament, please speak with the Pastor before the worship service.

THANK YOU to the Samaritans and the congregation for all the games that were collected for The Banquet.  They were very appreciative and also thank you to the Freeman Public Library for all the books that they donated. 

COAT MIX UP -   Someone took Cindy Hofer’s black Eddie Bauer coat and left behind a black Anne Klein coat.  Please call Cindy @ 925-4446 if you have her coat.

THE HOSPICE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA will provide a videoconference on “Improving Care for Veterans Facing Illness and Death” on April 23^rd from 12:30 thru 4:00 in the Freeman Regional Hospital’s conference room.  The conference is open to the public and is free of charge.  Preregistration is requested but not required.  Please call LaVonne Brockmueller at 925-2120 if you have any questions or to preregister.

04/14/2013 Announcments

IN YOUR DAILY PRAYERS this week please remember all who are ill, recovering from illness or still hospitalized, those who have requested our prayers, those in cancer treatment programs, our shut-in and inactive members, and at least 2 family members or friends in your life who do not yet know Christ.

LARGE-PRINT HYMNALS – If anyone desires to use a large-print hymnal, we will make available as many as we need.  Just let any of the ushers know.  Thanks.

ST PAUL MOVIE NIGHT: Looking for something fun to do? This months movie involves Neighboring gardens of Montague & Capulet which are at war; but the gnomes - Gnomeo & Juliet are in love. Join us for a little adventure that goes a LAWN way when we show "Gnomeo & Juliet" Sat evening April 20th at 6:30 pm.  Hope to see you all there.

MIDWEEK CLASSES – This Wednesday will be the last Midweek Class for the year.  Many thanks to all of the youth who attended, to Rev. Weeman for teaching the classes and to everyone who provided snacks and refreshments!

QUARTERLY VOTERS’ MEETING NOTICE – Our Spring voters’ meeting will be held on April 28^th in the Fellowship Hall right after the worship service.

THE LORD’S SUPPER at St. Paul Lutheran Church is administered in accordance with the Holy Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions.  It is celebrated in the confidence that we receive – in, with and under the consecrated bread and wine – our Savior’s true Body and Blood for the forgiveness of our sins.  All who commune at this altar are making this public confession of the faith that we believe and teach as is written in the Holy Scriptures.  If you are not a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and yet desire to receive the Sacrament, please speak with the Pastor before the worship service.

04//07/2013 Announcements

IN YOUR DAILY PRAYERS this week please remember all who are ill, recovering from illness or still hospitalized, those who have requested our prayers, those in cancer treatment programs, our shut-in and inactive members, and at least 2 family members or friends in your life who do not yet know Christ.

LARGE-PRINT HYMNALS – If anyone desires to use a large-print hymnal, we will make available as many as we need.  Just let any of the ushers know.  Thanks.

The time for serving THE BANQUET   has arrived.  There is still room for more help if you are interested.  The sign-up sheet will remain posted 

until Tuesday.  For those of us going early to prepare the meal, please meet at the church at 12:45 so we can depart by 1:00 pm.  If you are going up on your own, please be there by 2:00 pm.   All of those who will be serving the meal, please meet at the church by 4:00 pm unless you are going up on your own.  We are to arrive by 5:15 pm.

     The menu will be:      Tator Tot Hot Dish (with mixed veggies)

                                         Bread

                                         Oranges and Bananas

                                         Cookies

                                         Milk and Coffee

GAMES AND PUZZLES – We will also be doing a game/puzzle drive for The Banquet throughout March.  We are asking for new or slightly used board games, puzzles and color/activity books.  We ask if the games or puzzles have been used that you please check to see that no pieces are missing.  The Banquet will distribute these items at a later date but we will have someone transport them that evening to Sioux Falls.  There is a large plastic tub in the Fellowship Hall for collecting these items.  Last couple of weeks to help support this!

The TRUSTEES will be taking bids on lawn mowing for this summer.  If you would like to submit a bid, please contact one of the trustees, Morgan Kleinsasser, Darren Walz or Matt Rigo.

FAYE TRUWE (a former teacher in our Lutheran school) will be retiring at the end of this school year.  Her daughter has requested that we send pictures and notes about our memories of Faye’s work here.  These will be included in a scrapbook being prepared for Faye’s retirement party.  Additional information has been posted on the bulletin board.

THANKS FROM THE FREEMAN MINISTERIAL:  Thank you for your recent annual donation to the Freeman Ministerial. These funds assist transient individuals needing food, gas or shelter as they come through our community. Thanks for your congregation's generosity for this ministry of hospitality. “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in.” – Matt. 25:35

CRAZY SUNDAY:  The Board of Education would like to reward the students for all their hard work and dedication by arranging a "Crazy" Sunday activity. This is meant to be a fun and entertaining activity. Once a month for the remaining spring quarter we will have a "crazy" theme encouraging the teachers and students to be creative and dress up or down, with class photos being taken and a winner chosen from each class. So please do not be alarmed if you see some of our congregation not in typical Sunday attire. We hope the congregation will have fun also and support our youth in this activity.  Thank You.

April 28th: Mix & Match Sunday  (clashing colors/plaids & stripes or polka dots)

May 18th: Crazy Hat/Hair Sunday