01-31-2021 Order of Service and Announcements

 

Order of Service

Opening Hymn                                                                                 Page 826

Divine Service 1 (page 151)   Psalm 95:1-9

Sermon hymn                                                                                   Page 555

Sermon                                                                                        Matt 20:1-16

“GRACE Even through the discipline of Lent,  we receive our “wages” only by God’s grace!”

Communion hymns                                                   Page 909, 812, 523, 923

Closing hymn                                                                                    Page 924

 

INTIMATE SACRAMENT:  We continue to celebrate the Lord’s Supper every week for those who have not been able to commune in some time, in the glad confidence and confession, that our Lord, as He says, gives not only bread and wine, but His very body and blood to eat and drink for the forgiveness of sin.  In these pandemic times, we have instituted as much as possible the physical distancing and sanitation practices to assure your physical safety, while still providing Christ for your physical/spiritual/emotional/psychological safety against sin, death, and the devil. If you do not share in this confession of our congregation and LC-Missouri Synod, or are not yet instructed, or have doubts – please speak to the pastor first. Or, you are invited to come to the rail for a blessing and meditate on God’s Word during the distribution, praying for the day when divisions will have ceased.

ANNUAL REPORTS that are needed yet.  Trustee, Elders, Board of Education, Mentor/Mentee, LWML, Melcher Scholarship.  Thank you.  Please give to Aleta, Denise, Pastor or e-mail stpaulfreeman@gmail.com

IN YOUR PRAYERS: Please pray for those members in area facilities: Salem-Mennonite Home, Wyona, Norbert, Marlene, Sharon, Darlene, Bob, & Eldora. Oakview Terrace, Lavonne, Orville, Millie, Bernice, Alice, Ruth, Lorna. and those Low Mobility at home: Susan, Harvey, Dianne, Connie, Berneita, Lonnie and those Additional Requested Prayers:  Kahlen, John (JJ)* Logan, Bryan, and Chris.

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

THE ANNUAL BASIC CHRISTIAN QUESTION AND THEIR ANSWERS CLASS is still going on Wednesday nights from 8:00pm to 9:30pm through Feb. 10th (delayed a week because of weather). If you haven't pre-registered, just show up and we will share the materials. Have questions? God's Word has answers. Pastor

LADIES AID and LWML will meet on Feb. 4th at 2:00 p.m.  Bible Study will be Revelation 15.  Sharon Pfeiffer is on Altar flowers for February. 

INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS is scheduled for February 7th before the prayers of the Church and New/Past Officer training and transfer will be held after worship services, where outgoing officers communicate duties and projects that are ongoing.

ASH WEDNESDAY FEB. 17TH STARTS LENTEN MIDWEEK SERIES on Wednesdays at 7:00pm, This year we will be looking at The Creed(s) (Apostle's, Nicene, and Athanasian). A Daily Lenten devotional booklets are available in the spinning wire rack by the bookcase in the Narthex

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 1^st.  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 thrivent.com Thank you!