04-05-2020 Announcements

IN YOUR PRAYERS:  Please pray for those members and others who are quarantined in their facilities: Salem-Mennonite Home, Melton, Wyona, Norbert, Marlene, Sharon, Eldora* & Viella*   Oakview Terrace, Lavonne, Orville, Millie, Bernice, Alice, Ruth, Lorna, Gladys*, Menno-Olivet Care Center, Jacob*, Jackie* Good Samaritan Scotland, Corrine*, Lorraine* Springfield Assisted Living, Mildred*, Firesteel Mitchell, Ruth*, Good Samaritan Miller, Lucille*, Low Mobility at home: Susan, Harvey, Dianne, Connie, Bernita, Myrdes*, Marietta*, Betty*, and those suffering from illness; Brandon*, Kathy*, Jim*, and Joan*

*= not a St. Paul Freeman member

MAIN STREET LIVING:  This is the Life at 10:00 a.m. and Worship Service at 10:30 a.m.  See BlogSpot for monthly schedule.

WHAT IS THE JOYFUL RESPONSE PROGRAM?  St. Paul Lutheran has been set up to accept bank transfers as a new option to writing checks or cash for offering donations.  Please contact one of the Finance Officers:  Penny Saarie, Vicky Huber, Joni Knittel, or Treasure Sharon Pfeiffer.  Please contact Penny Saarie 351-7848.

EASTER PLANS. God willing, we will be continuing to live stream and posting the videos of all the Holy Week (Holy Thursday and Good Friday) and Easter services. I will be offering communion by carload groups on Holy Thursday from 1-4pm. (you determine who you are in close contact with to get in the car with you). Call it "pick-up communion". Please do not come if you are sick, symptoms, or have been in contact with someone with the virus, etc. The way it works is I will set up on the north, church sign side, of the church (7th street). You drive up, get out, come to within six feet of me (paint marks on the sidewalk), we have a little in-home communion service, you  approach and pick up the elements (or I hand it to you if it is windy). We conclude, you move on, I sterilize my hands and anything someone touches, you get back into your car, and next person comes. Repeat.

This is all IF we are not on a complete home isolation order (travel restriction). If that happens, it will be cancelled. You may sign up on signupschedule.com/stpaulfreeman so I have an idea of who will be there to prepare, but it is not required, just requested.

FUNERALS. People have been asking what about funerals at this time. My suggestion is that if a death occurs, call me and arrange with the funeral home to have a grave-side committal within 24-48 hours. I will be there. We can remain socially distant in groups of ten or less outside. When this all straightens out, we can have a visitation (with a picture), a memorial funeral service, followed by the fellowship meal at a later date. Not ideal, but I think the best solution.

ALSO PLEASE HELP OTHERS who do not have email or electronic communications, or not getting calling post to get them set up soon, as we do not know what the future holds.

Updates, announcements, and revised schedules will be posted on our website (http://stpaulfreemanlcms.blogspot.com)  Videos on Facebook (St. Paul Lutheran Freeman), and YouTube (St. Paul Lutheran LCMS Freeman SD) To sign up for events: (https://signupschedule.com/stpaulfreeman)