02-25-2018 Announcements

IN YOUR PRAYERS - this week please 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 know Christ as they could, that they would accept the invitation to come to Church with you to hear God's Word preached in its purity, and see the Sacraments rightly administered.

MAIN STREET LIVING –March 4:  10:30 AM-Worship Service-Rev. Ken Soyk of Faith Lutheran Church in Parkston and St. Peters Lutheran Church in Emery SD brings us todays message “Excuses” based on Luke 11: 14-28. 

ZONE DARTBALL TOURNAMENT IS TODAY AT ST. PAUL/FREEMAN beginning at 2:15 pm. A concession stand and meal will be served by the L.Y.F. with homemade pies.  Everyone is welcome.

 

DARTBALL PRACTICE will be next Sunday, March 4 at 3 pm to get ready for the state dartball tournament on Saturday. March 10 at Zion/Delmont beginning at 10:30 pm.

 

LENTEN DEVOTIONAL BOOKLETS are available in the rack for whoever would like one.  Please let us know if we are out and more can be printed.

 

WELCOME:  When you get a chance, please welcome new members Vicky Huber and Emily Andersen (see pictures on the bulletin board) to the St. Paul Lutheran family.

 

LADIES AID will meet on March 1st  at 2:00 pm for Bible Study with Pastor Makelin followed by the business meeting.  Phyllis Knittel is hostess for the meeting.  Mildred Siekmann is responsible for Altar flowers for March and Visiting Helpers are Orville and Julie Huber.  Coffee Hour committee for March 4th is Julie Huber, Phyllis Knittel and Sharon Pfeiffer. 

THE FLOWERS in front of the pulpit this morning are from the Barbara Schmeichel memorial service, we thank the family for the flowers.

Now Jesus^[a] was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” ² And he said to them, “When you pray, say... (Luke 11:1-2a)  The Lord's Prayer (sometimes called the Our Father) is the third chief part of Luther's Small and Large Catechism and it is both the antidote and immunization for life in our spiritual warfare on this earth.  Come, grab a friend and join us for the Lenten Midweek services as we dig deep into this great gift from Son of God every Wednesday at 7:00 until Holy Week.  - Pastor Makelin
Note: For a video review of the Small Catechism, you may go to the website address at: http://higherthings.org/resources/video/catechism/introduction