02-01-2015 Announcements

IN OUR DAILY PRAYERS this week we remember those who are recovering from surgery and illness, 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.

Main Street Living – Feb. 1^st – The featured speaker is Rev. David Edge of Zion Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. 

VALENTINE DINNER The Mentor/Mentee group will be hosting the annual Valentine dinner on Sunday, February 15. Mealtimes include 5:15, 6 o'clock and 6:45. A sign up sheet will be available after church in the fellowship hall

OUR 2015 CHURCH OFFICERS being installed today are Leann Schulz-Thomas (Treasurer), Kelli Broders (Board of Education), Keith Knodel (Board of Elders), Mark Roth (Board of Evangelism), LaNae Harberts (Board of Finance), Dan Podzimek (Board of Trustees) and Harvey Dannenbring (Board of Ushers).  We thank God for raising up these servants to work in His kingdom and pray that He will give them the wisdom, strength and courage to fulfill the duties of their respective offices.

LADIES AID - will meet on Feb. 5th at 7:00 with Corrine Handel as Hostess.  The BIble Study will be Session 9  - The Pharisee and The Tax Collector, followed by the Business Meeting.  On Altar Guild for February is Sharon Pfeiffer and Millie Gunderson is Visiting Helper.

ATTENTION DARTBALL PLAYERS: This Monday, Feb. 2 Freeman plays at Clayton.  If you want to carpool meet at St. Paul at 6:45 pm.  Game time is 7:30 pm. A COUPLE MORE PLAYERS ARE NEEDED.  For more information contact Rev.Weeman at

605-925-4004.

ANNUAL REPORT – It’s that time of year to start working on the church’s annual report.  If all applicable Boards and Committees would please get your reports to the church office as soon as you can, we would appreciate it.  Thank you.

MISSION FUNDRAISING LUNCHEON – Today, after Bible study and Sunday School classes, I will be hosting a baked potato feed to help fund a mission trip to Akiachak, Alaska.  On June 20^th, I will be traveling with a team of 12 others from Seward, NE to serve for one week in sharing the message of Jesus Christ to the Village of Akiachak.  We will do this through a Bible camp and a basketball camp.  This is the 6^th year for the team to travel to Akiachak and it is my second time on the team.  It would be wonderful if you all could attend!  For more information, please look at the poster hung on the bulletin board.  Thanks for your support, Carly Fritz!

THE SOUTH DAKOTA GIDEONS have a short presentation for us after today’s worship service.  They will discuss the Gideons’ mission to distribute the Bible around the world and what we can do to help them.  We give praise and thanks to our God that so many people have been given access to the Bible because of the Gideons.  Some miscellaneous facts:

      There are more than 300,000 Gideons and Auxiliary members

      In the last 10 years they distributed over 750 million copies of the Bible.

      In 2014 more than 81 million copies of the Bible were distributed.

      About 1.9 billion Bibles have been distributed worldwide since 1908.

      More than 2 copies of God’s Word are distributed every second.

      Over 1 million Bibles are distributed every 4 days.

A freewill offering for the Gideons’ work will also be accepted after today’s service.