01-20-2019 Announcements

WE ARE GLAD YOU ARE HERE!

HOLY COMMUNION is celebrated in our worship service today.  What a joy and privilege!  In this Sacrament our Lord gives unto us not only bread and wine, but also His very body and blood to eat and drink.  In this Sacrament He assures us that our sins are forgiven and He strengthens our faith.  To our guests who desire to receive Holy Communion, we ask that you consider the following:  If you do not believe in Jesus as your Savior, do not believe in the Real Presence of the Sacrament, or have never received instruction on how to prepare yourself for Communion, you should refrain from receiving the Sacrament, but are encouraged to come to the altar for a blessing, indicated by folding the arms over the chest.  We do this not to offend, but to honor the faith we hold at St. Paul Lutheran.  If you have any questions regarding communion, please speak to the Pastor or an Elder before service begins.

IN YOUR PRAYERS Pray this week for; Those who are recovering from surgery, hospitalization, or sudden illnesses (_______) and for those who have long term health issues and/or difficulty coming to services on their own (Connie, Bernice, Henrietta, Lee, Lavonne, Delores, Lorna, Melton, Millie, Ruth, Alice, Marlene, Norby).

MAIN STREET LIVING – January 27, 2019: Rev. John Fries, the Pastor of Grace Lutheran in Deadwood and Blessed Emmanuel Lutheran of Sturgis, South Dakota, brings us the message “The Church’s One Foundation”.  The sermon is based on Luke 4:15-20.The program is interpreted and closed captioned for the hearing impaired.  For more information go to the web site: www.mainstreetliving.com

ANNUAL REPORTS please give them to Pastor, Aleta Starner or Denise Peterson.  We would like to have the report done by the quarterly meeting in January, thank you.  The reports that are needed:  Elders report,  Trustees report, Mentor-Mentee, LWML, and Treasurer’s report.

ATTENTION DARTBALL PLAYERS:  This week’s game is MONDAY, Jan. 21--Dimock at Freeman.  Game time is 7:30 pm.

QUARTERLY VOTERS MEETING NOTICE:  Our winter voters meeting will be held on January 27 in the fellowship hall right after the worship service please plan to attend.

OFFICER ELECTIONS - We are still looking for people to fill positions for next weeks election of officers. If you would be willing to have your name placed on the ballot for one of the offices please contact Brian Knittel or Randy Koerner as soon as possible. We would like to have three names for each position. These are the names that we have so far.

 Elder-- Dean Dreesen
Treasurer-- Jane Kleinsasser, Leann Schulz Thomas
Usher--
Trustee-- Harvey Danenbring, Darren Walz
Evangelism-- Joan Dreesen, Mark Harberts
Education-- Sheila Rigo

COFFEE HOUR SCHEDULE is out, if you would like one they are in the kitchen window.  Thank you to everyone who is willing to bring for coffee hour, it is nice time for fellowship.

SIGN UP if you would like to usher for the 2019 year as of right now we do not have anyone on the list. 

THRIVENT DOLLARS - We, the Thrivent Committee of St Paul's, are reminding you that you need to direct your Thrivent Choice Dollars every year before March 1st. Without  your individual directive, Thrivent chooses which non-profit organization receives your money. We hope that you will either call or go online to designate our church as the recipient of those funds to benefit our needs here at home. 1-800-847-4836 or thivent.com  Thank you!

OUR MISSION-MINISTRY OF THE MONTH FOR JANUARY is the Native American Ministries We (St. Paul Freeman) support the Native American Ministries with our budget as we support the South District.  The District uses a portion of the unrestricted funds of all the congregations in South Dakota to support the Native American Ministries of Pine Ridge (7%) and Rosebud (1.5%).  For more information on  with the District mission support for 2018, see bulletin board. 

THE PURPOSE OF THE “MISSION-MINISTRY OF THE MONTH” is to highlight the missions-ministries St. Paul already supports (either directly or by budgeted mission offerings), and/or those missions-ministries we would like to encourage supporting through a free-will offering basket, set by the kitchen window.  You are not obligated to contribute, but all free will contributions will be collected for the month and sent at that time.  You, of course, may also directly contribute to any highlighted mission/ministry at any time, as you are inclined.  Support collected in the "Mission of the Month" free will offering are sent directly, or added to what we (St. Paul) already budget for, depending on the mission/ministry.  Sola Dei Gloria- SEE FREE WILL BASKET BY WINDOW for Mission-Ministry of the Month.