IN OUR DAILY PRAYERS we remember the Sam Hofer family who is in mourning over the death of their youngest son (Sean), all who are recovering from surgery and illness, those in cancer treatment programs as well as our shut-in and inactive members, and at least 2 family members or friends in your life who do not yet know Christ.
MIDWEEK LENTEN SERVICES – The theme for this year’s Lenten season is “The Passion According to St. Mark.” In this sermon series we are following Jesus in His passion as He fulfills His role as our Savior from sin and death. A soup and sandwich supper will be offered beginning at 5:45. All services will begin at 7:00 p.m. Please mark your calendars and please bring a friend as you join us for worship!
QUARTERLY ATTENDANCE AWARDS FOR OUR SS STUDENTS:
Students receiving awards today are:
Pre K-1st grade: Lydia Dannenbring
2nd-3rd grade: Riley Knittel
4th-6th grade: Sarah Harris
7th-8th grade: Morgan and Bryce Dannenbring
It is so GREAT to see such good attendance in SS. Thank You Parents and Students. BOE
CONFIRMATION SUNDAY this year will be next Sunday. Please join us in welcoming our 5 confirmands into communicant membership: Tracy Andersen, Bryce Dannenbring, Charles Harberts, Levi Hintz and Lindsay Thomas. A reception for them will follow the worship service.
COMMUNION SUNDAY CHANGE – For the month of April, Holy Communion will be offered on the first Sunday (April 6th), on Maundy Thursday (April 17th) and at the late service on Easter Sunday (April 20th)
EASTER LILY REMINDER – For those of you who are planning to purchase an Easter lily for our altar on Easter Sunday and would like the person’s name in the bulletin for whom the flowers are given in memory of, please let us know as soon as possible but not later than Wednesday, April 16th. Thank you.
LADIES AID will meet after Lenten Service on April 2nd for a business meeting with Barbara Salis as Hostess. Mildred Siekmann is on Altar Guild for April and Phyllis Knittel is Visiting Helper.
PALM SUNDAY POTLUCK – We will be having a potluck luncheon after our Palm Sunday worship service to thank Bethany Christian School’s choir for their participation in the service. Please mark your calendars and plan to join us for lunch! And just a suggestion … when you are preparing your favorite salad / entrée / dessert to bring to the potluck, you may want to consider using the next larger size dish or container. We will be having an extra 29 choir personnel to feed who won’t be able to bring anything of their own to the meal and we do not want to run out of food! Thanks!
PALM SUNDAY WEEKEND throughout Freeman will be a weekend to remember! Six Mennonite high schools will join the Freeman Academy for the weekend, culminating in a mass concert on Sunday afternoon (April 13th) in Sterling Hall. Our church has agreed to be a host congregation for one of these schools. Bethany Christian School is the one that has been assigned to us; they have 26 youth in their choir. Bethany’s choir will, not only be joining us in our Palm Sunday worship service, but will be providing most of the music. Almost all of the youth and the 3 chaperones have now been invited into our members’ homes. We have only 4 high school boys and 1 handicapped high school girl left to accommodate. Please prayerfully consider opening your home to provide them with a room for Friday and Saturday nights, and breakfast on Saturday and Sunday mornings. If you are willing to help us out, please contact Jane Kleinsasser right away. Thank you for your hospitality!
MAIN STREET LIVING – March 30th – The featured speaker will be Rev. Kelly Smith of Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Huron. His sermon theme will be “The Right Question.” The program is interpreted for the hearing impaired.
May 21st our church will be serving at The Banquet in Sioux Falls. The Samaritan group is organizing it but will need many volunteers from the congregation to help. Please mark your calendars now and watch for more details as it gets closer.
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