02-07-2021 Order of Service and Announcements

 

February 7, 2021 (Sexagesima)

Order of Service

Opening Hymn                                                                                 Page 586

Divine Service 1 (page 151)   Psalm 84

Sermon hymn                                                                                   Page 824

Sermon                                                                                         Luke 8:4-15

“WORD During Lent the Word will be planted in us

and will be received differently by different hearers!”

Communion hymns                                                           Page 923, 904, 435

Closing hymn                                                                                    Page 655

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.

THE MELCHER/ DEWALD/ HEIN SCHOLARSHIP committee has begun accepting applications for its 2221 awards. Eligible applicants are members of St. Paul Lutheran Church who are either high school seniors or college students. Anyone who desires an application can pick one up on the bulletin board at church or contact Joan or Karen. Completed forms may be returned to Joan or Karen before the April 11, 2221 deadline

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 and Jerry

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

GOT QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN FAITH WE CONFESS? God's Word has answers. Join us for the last Basic Christian Questions and Their Answers Class where we cover other denominations and sects, on Wednesday February 10th at 8:00-9:30pm

INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS is scheduled for today 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.  Guided Notes by Higher Things, used by the confirmands will also be available for anyone to use as worship notes, hearing and learning again the main points of doctrine contained in the Creeds expressed by Holy Scripture and preached in the Lent Midweek sermons. Answer sheets by request. - Pastor

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!

Wonder what Baptism is, isn't, what it does or does not do? You could always look up and read Luther's Large Catechism in the Book of Concord, or, look these up. Read enough verses before and after them to understand the context of what is going on, and then - as you read these texts - ask yourself; "who is doing what to whom?" 1 Peter 3:21 - John 3:3-8 - Mark 16:16 - Acts 2:38-39 - Colossians 2:11-13 - Ephesians 4:4-6 - Ephesians 5:25-27 - 1 Corinthians 6:11 - Acts 22:16 - Acts 19:5-6 - Revelation 22:17 - Ezekiel 36:25-27 - Hebrews 10:22 - Romans 6:1-4 - Galatians 3:27-29 - Titus 3:5-7 - Matthew 28:19-29 - 1 John 5:7 - 1 Corinthians 10:1-4