06-10-2018 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.

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 – June 17, 2018:  Today’s message is            

presented by Rev. Adam Welton of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Wentworth, SD.  Based on Mark 4: 26-29 the message is titled “God Grants Growth”. 

PASTOR MAKELIN will be five hours distant on June 15-16. He will be available on his cell, but Pastor Resner from Immanuel Lutheran/Menno is available for emergencies that would need to be attended quicker (605)387-5188).

Its go time!  It is time to sign up for the HIGHER THINGS YOUTH RETREAT in Brookings on August 10-11 (see insert).  Please fill out a registration form off the bulletin board and make out your checks, get them to the Youth Group leaders, officers, or Pastor by June 23rd so we can make arrangements for car pooling or travel.

On the second and fourth Wednesday the LADIES BIBLE STUDY meets at the church.  All women and girls are invited.  We are studying Genesis.  We will meet in June, but will be taking July and August off.

COMMEMORATION OF SAINT DAYS.  While we do not venerate the saints, the Lutheran reformers understood that it was a great benefit in remembering these whom God has given His Church as we thank God for them, our faith is strengthened by seeing God's merciful grace given to them, and we see examples of the faith in their lives (please read page xii of the hymnal).  When these saints days land on a Sunday, we will break from the prospers to commemorate them. - Sola Dei Gloria – Pastor

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A SATISFYING NEXT CHAPTER OF YOUR LIFE?  Laborers For Christ is a service provided by Lutheran Church Extension Fund to help Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) ministries save money on their building projects. Laborers are retired carpenters, handy people, farmers, school teachers and other willing workers. They are committed to working at minimum wage for LCMS ministries who desire to undertake the construction and improvement of their own facilities.  There’s an attitude among Laborers that you don’t find in the general workforce. They jump in and help with whatever needs to be done. More importantly, Laborers are working for the glory of God. Join Laborers For Christ today. To view future projects or fill out an application, visit lcef.org or call 314-885-6444.

CIRCUIT LAY LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE – The next Circuit Lay Leadership Conferences will meet at St. Martin in Alexandria on Saturday, June 16 from 10:00 to 2:00. As you know, the CLLC meets three times per year and, while initially intended for the leadership of our congregations (elders and presidents), it has become more of a circuit-wide Bible study on various topics. All the members of our circuit congregations are invited and encouraged to attend. On June 16, the topic will be Creation. Some of you may be aware of some of the concerns being voiced as “theistic evolution” seems to be making some inroads in our Synod in various places. At the next CLLC we will be discussing the topic of biblical creation and why the 6-day creation (with God resting on the 7th day) is an important cornerstone of all biblical/Christian theology. We will gather at St. Martin at 10:00 for an opening devotion followed by a video by Dr. David Menton of Answers in Genesis entitled Not a Chance. Following lunch we will have a time of open discussion on the topic of creation and evolution and then a short circuit business meeting. We will be done by 2:00. Please attend if you can! Please talk to Pastor for more information.
 
NOT A CHANCE – a video by Dr. David Menton of Answers in Genesis will be shown at our next Circuit Lay Leadership Conference (see the above announcement).  Dr. David Menton explains that evolution doesn't stand a chance when compared to the truth of science, and most importantly, God's Word. He uses practical illustrations to demonstrate the "integrated complexity" that would be necessary for evolution to be true. In a respectful way, Menton demonstrates why a person must have a sizable amount of credulity in order to buy into the tale of evolution. His warm teaching style and enjoyable wit make this DVD fun to follow and easy to understand, so families are encouraged to attend.