IN OUR DAILY PRAYERS we remember the family of Helen Schamber who was called to her eternal home last Monday night, 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.
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.
MAIN STREET LIVING – April 6th – The featured speaker will be Rev. Brian Bucklew of Zion Lutheran Church in Delmont and Emmaus Lutheran Church in Tripp. His sermon theme will be “Jesus is True God and True Man.” The program is interpreted for the hearing impaired.
MIDWEEK LENTEN SERVICES – This Wednesday will be the last of our 6 Lenten midweek services on the theme “The Passion According to St. Mark.” A soup and sandwich supper will be offered beginning at 5:45; the service will begin at 7:00 p.m. Please join us for worship!
LWML will meet on Wednesday April 9th at 6:00 p.m. before the Lenten Service. We will take part in the soup supper and have our business meeting while we eat and attend the Lenten Service after.
HELEN SCHAMBER’S ENTRANCE INTO GLORY – We pray for peace and comfort for the family of Helen Schamber whom God called home last Monday, March 31st. We pray that God would comfort all who mourn with the hope of the glorious resurrection of the body and a happy reunion in heaven, and that He would sustain the family with the knowledge that all who remain faithful will be given the crown of eternal life and will be in our Lord’s presence forevermore. Helen’s home-going service was held yesterday, April 5th.
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.
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 27 (Grades 10 thru 12) youth in their choir. Bethany’s choir will be providing most of the music for the service. In addition, all of the youth and the chaperones now have a place to stay. A huge “Thank You” to all of you who opened your homes to them.
MELCHER SCHOLARSHIP applications may be picked up from one of the ushers. The application needs to be returned on or before Sunday, April 27th. You may give your application to Betsy, Barb or Diane.
EASTER SUNDAY –The Youth Group will be serving breakfast after the Sunrise Service. Please join us. There will not be Sunday School or Coffee Hour after the Easter Service.
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.
CONFIRMATION SUNDAY
We welcome everyone to today’s Confirmation service and the bringing of our 5 confirmands – Tracy Andersen, Bryce Dannenbring, Charles Harberts, Levi Hintz and Lindsay Thomas – into the church as communicant members through the Rite of Confirmation. We pray that the Lord will continue to sanctify them through His Word and that they will continue to walk the road of life with their pathways brightened by the never-failing lamp of His Word. Everyone is invited to stay for the coffee and cake reception after the service.
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