IN OUR DAILY PRAYERS this week please remember all who need our prayers whether it be for medical issues, for family and friends who have wandered away from the church, for families in distress, for those in mourning or any other need. As always, please also say a prayer for our shut-in and inactive members, and for at least two people in your life who do not know Christ.
BEFORE LEAVING the sanctuary, please find one person whom you don’t know or don’t know very well, introduce yourself and have a brief chat with them.
THE SAMARITAN GROUP will meet today during coffee hour.
MOTHER DAUGHTER POTLUCK BANQUET will be held Sunday May 6th at 6:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend, bring a friend and enjoy the fellowship and good food! Bring a hot dish, salad or dessert to share. Beverages will be provided.
QUARTERLY VOTERS’ MEETING NOTICE – Our Spring voters’ meeting will be held next Sunday, April 29th, at 11:00 in the Fellowship Hall.
MISSION SUPPORT OPPORTUNITY -- From June 12th until July 27th, 2012 Sarah Ruml will be serving in a Midwestern city with a large Muslim population. Here she will be immersed in the Middle Eastern culture in this city, building bridges and establishing common ground between two diverse cultures and beliefs. During this short-term trip, she will teach English as a second language and work to build relationships with the people in this community. The cost of the trip including transportation, food, and lodging will be $2000, which she needs to raise before May 15th. She is asking God to surround her with a team of people who will each pray for and financially contribute anywhere from $25 to $500. If you are interested or would like more information please contact Scott or Susan Ruml (605-925-7004) or Sarah (605-660-5330) or (sarah.ruml@jacks.sdstate.edu). Thank you!
WEEKDAY SCHOOL: there will be no Weekday School on Wednesday, April 25th, but confirmation will still be held.
UPCOMING LWML EVENTS: April 28th-- Spring Christian Life Workshop at St. John, Tyndall. "Images of Christ" program will be led by Pastor Dean Schroeder. Pastor Dean Redhage will speak on the Malaria Initiative thru Lutheran Relief. Registration is at 9:00 a.m., the opening is at 9:30 a.m.
SD District convention is in Watertown on June 1st and 2nd –The convention theme is "Listen, Laugh, Love". Registration is due May 4th. More information on these items is posted on bulletin board in Fellowship Hall. Women of the congregation are invited to attend.
SECRETARY POSITION IS OPEN to share duties with Aleta. If you are interested in the position, please talk to one of the elders: Scott Stern, Paul Wynia or Brian Knittel.
UPCOMING EVENTS – Please mark your calendars for these future events:
Apr. 19 Voters Meeting
May 6 Confirmation Sunday
May 6 Mother Daughter Potluck Banquet
May 13 Mother’s Day
May 13 Senior Sunday Reception
MAIN STREET LIVING –April 29--On Kid’s Crossing, Krista K interviews Martin Luther and learns how he came to translate the Bible into German from the Latin. The featured speaker is Rev. San Needham from Concordia Lutheran Church in Vermillion, SD. The sermon theme is “The Good Shepherd.” The hymns are “Christ is our Cornerstone;” “The King of Love My Shepherd;” and “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name.” The Main Street Living Choir will provide the hymns. MSL may be seen each Sunday morning at 10:00 on KDLT-NBC. The program may be viewed on the web at www.mainstreetliving.com.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR – April 29--The sermon theme is "Not All Paths" by Speaker Emeritus of The Lutheran Hour Rev. Dr. Ken Klaus.
Counterfeit dollars are without much value. They are deceptive and disappointing. The same could be said of futile, false faiths.
(Acts 4:12) The Lutheran Hour is broadcast every Sunday morning at 8:30 on 105.9 FM (KMIT) and at 9:30 on 570 AM (WNAX).
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
04-15-2012 Announcements
IN OUR DAILY PRAYERS this week please remember all who need our prayers whether it be for medical issues, for family and friends who have wandered away from the church, for families in distress, for those in mourning or any other need. As always, please also say a prayer for our shut-in and inactive members, and for at least two people in your life who do not know Christ.
BEFORE LEAVING the sanctuary, please find one person whom you don’t know or don’t know very well, introduce yourself and have a brief chat with them.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU to all Lenten season and Easter Sunday vocalists and musicians for the stewardship of your time and talents to provide us with special music for our worship services. In God’s Kingdom, each of us has been given talents and the opportunity to use and develop them. We give thanks to God for all of you who were willing to share your talents with the rest of us and for using them to His glory! Alleluia! Alleluia!
QUARTERLY VOTERS’ MEETING NOTICE – Our Spring voters’ meeting will be held April 29th at 11:00 in the Fellowship Hall.
SECRETARY POSITION IS OPEN to share duties with Aleta. If you are interested in the position, please talk to one of the elders: Scott Stern, Paul Wynia or Brian Knittel.
CHURCH COUNCIL MEETING will be held on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. instead of 7:00 p.m. as printed on the Calendar.
LAWN MOWING BIDS – Spring is here and it is time to find someone to mow our church property. If you want to submit a bid, please contact one of our trustees (Craig, Morgan or Darren) for details. We need to receive your written bid on or before April 18th.
THE HOSPICE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA will provide a videoconference on end-of-life ethics issues on April 19th from 12:30 thru 3:30 in the Freeman Regional Hospital’s conference room. The conference is open to the public and is free of charge. Preregistration is requested but not required. Please call LaVonne Brockmueller at 925-2120 if you have any questions or to preregister.
THE LUTHERAN DIGEST (Spring issue) has arrived and is on the vertical rack in the library.
WELLSPRING CARE CENTER will hold their annual meeting on April 17th at 7:30 p.m. in the Freeman Regional Health Center’s conference room. All delegates should attend since there will be new board members to be elected and financial reports to be presented. The meeting is open to everyone whether you are a delegate or just an interested observer.
THE SAMARITAN GROUP will meet Sunday, April 22nd, during coffee hour.
UPCOMING EVENTS – Please mark your calendars for these future events:
May 6 Confirmation Sunday
May 6 Mother Daughter Potluck Banquet
May 13 Mother’s Day
MAIN STREET LIVING – April 22 – Kid’s Crossing learns that Jesus Christ is the way, the truth and the life. The featured speaker is Rev. George Sagissor from Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. The sermon theme is “Touch Me and See!” The hymns are “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name”, “I am Trusting Thee Lord Jesus” and “Go My Children with My Blessing.” The Main Street Living Choir will provide the hymns. MSL may be seen each Sunday morning at 10:00 on KDLT-NBC.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR – April 22 – “Repentance Refreshment” will be the sermon theme for Rev. Gregory Seltz. (Acts 3:18-21) The Lutheran Hour is broadcast every Sunday morning at 8:30 on 105.9 FM (KMIT) and at 9:30 on 570 AM (WNAX).
BEFORE LEAVING the sanctuary, please find one person whom you don’t know or don’t know very well, introduce yourself and have a brief chat with them.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU to all Lenten season and Easter Sunday vocalists and musicians for the stewardship of your time and talents to provide us with special music for our worship services. In God’s Kingdom, each of us has been given talents and the opportunity to use and develop them. We give thanks to God for all of you who were willing to share your talents with the rest of us and for using them to His glory! Alleluia! Alleluia!
QUARTERLY VOTERS’ MEETING NOTICE – Our Spring voters’ meeting will be held April 29th at 11:00 in the Fellowship Hall.
SECRETARY POSITION IS OPEN to share duties with Aleta. If you are interested in the position, please talk to one of the elders: Scott Stern, Paul Wynia or Brian Knittel.
CHURCH COUNCIL MEETING will be held on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. instead of 7:00 p.m. as printed on the Calendar.
LAWN MOWING BIDS – Spring is here and it is time to find someone to mow our church property. If you want to submit a bid, please contact one of our trustees (Craig, Morgan or Darren) for details. We need to receive your written bid on or before April 18th.
THE HOSPICE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA will provide a videoconference on end-of-life ethics issues on April 19th from 12:30 thru 3:30 in the Freeman Regional Hospital’s conference room. The conference is open to the public and is free of charge. Preregistration is requested but not required. Please call LaVonne Brockmueller at 925-2120 if you have any questions or to preregister.
THE LUTHERAN DIGEST (Spring issue) has arrived and is on the vertical rack in the library.
WELLSPRING CARE CENTER will hold their annual meeting on April 17th at 7:30 p.m. in the Freeman Regional Health Center’s conference room. All delegates should attend since there will be new board members to be elected and financial reports to be presented. The meeting is open to everyone whether you are a delegate or just an interested observer.
THE SAMARITAN GROUP will meet Sunday, April 22nd, during coffee hour.
UPCOMING EVENTS – Please mark your calendars for these future events:
May 6 Confirmation Sunday
May 6 Mother Daughter Potluck Banquet
May 13 Mother’s Day
MAIN STREET LIVING – April 22 – Kid’s Crossing learns that Jesus Christ is the way, the truth and the life. The featured speaker is Rev. George Sagissor from Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. The sermon theme is “Touch Me and See!” The hymns are “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name”, “I am Trusting Thee Lord Jesus” and “Go My Children with My Blessing.” The Main Street Living Choir will provide the hymns. MSL may be seen each Sunday morning at 10:00 on KDLT-NBC.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR – April 22 – “Repentance Refreshment” will be the sermon theme for Rev. Gregory Seltz. (Acts 3:18-21) The Lutheran Hour is broadcast every Sunday morning at 8:30 on 105.9 FM (KMIT) and at 9:30 on 570 AM (WNAX).
Monday, April 9, 2012
CHRIST IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN, INDEED! ALLELUIA! – This Sunday those 8 words are God’s words of truth. His Word offers salvation to all and guarantees eternal life to all who believe. May you, by God’s grace, be given a faith which says, “Christ is risen and I am saved!” Amen!
IN OUR DAILY PRAYERS this week please include Teresa Spader who recently had surgery for cancer and Geoffrey Pfeiffer in ICU at McKennan Hospital. We also pray for those who are recovering from surgery and illness, for our many members in cancer treatment, for our shut-in and inactive members, and at least two people in your life who do not know Christ.
THE FUNERAL SERVICE for Herbert Huber was held last Thursday, April 5th. Herb was received into Glory on April 2nd. We ask God to comfort his family in their time of grief with the sure and certain hope of the resurrection of all flesh on the Last Day and the subsequent joyful reunion in heaven of all believers.
BEFORE LEAVING the sanctuary, please find one person whom you don’t know or don’t know very well, introduce yourself and have a brief chat with them.
BIBLE STUDY CLASSES are available at different times on different days for your convenience! We encourage you to please find the time to study your Bible – either at home during your personal daily devotions or you may attend any of our on-going classes. Feel free to just sit in and listen, if you wish. You are welcome to attend even if you haven’t been able to attend classes in the past or if we happen to be in the middle of a topic. It’s never too late to learn more about our faith and our Savior! We are currently studying “A Comparison of Christian Denominations” in our Sunday morning class and “Heaven and Hell” in our Wednesday morning men’s breakfast class.
THE SAMARITAN GROUP will meet Sunday, April 22nd, during coffee hour.
CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PROGRAM – Whoever borrowed the VHS tape recording of the Children’s Program this last Christmas, would you please return it to the church? Thanks!
LAWN MOWING BIDS – Spring is here and it is time to find someone to mow our church property. If you are interested in submitting a bid, please contact one of our trustees (Craig, Morgan or Darren) for details. We need to receive your written bid on or before April 18th. Thanks!
e-PRAYER MINISTRY – If you wish to be a member of our e-mail prayer chain or if you have a prayer request, please contact Lisa Andersen at 471-9916 or the Pastor at 925-7333. You may also send either of them an e-mail. Our e-Prayer Ministry is in addition to our telephone prayer chain.
PHONE PRAYER MINISTRY – If you wish to be a member of our telephone prayer chain or if you have a prayer request, please contact Garnett Stern at 925-7298 or the Pastor at 925-7333. Your prayer request may either be specific or general in nature; names or other personal information need not be given.
MAYO CLINIC APPOINTMENTS – Anyone receiving medical care at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester is invited to contact the TLCare ministry of Trinity Lutheran Church of Rochester. They are willing and able to serve you with prayer support, a homemade meal, a visit from one of their caring members, free parking, a comfortable apartment to live in (not more than 3 weeks at a time, please) and more. First come, first served. For additional details and to inform Trinity of your medical visit, e-mail Jennifer at jen@trinitylutheranchurch.org or call her at
(507) 289-1531.
WELLSPRING CARE CENTER will hold their annual meeting on April 17th at 7:30 p.m. in the Freeman Regional Health Center’s conference room. All delegates should attend since there will be new board members to be elected and financial reports to be presented. The meeting is open to everyone whether you are a delegate or just an interested observer.
UPCOMING EVENTS – Please mark your calendars for these future events:
May 6 Confirmation Sunday
May 6 Mother Daughter Potluck Banquet
May 13 Mother’s Day
MAIN STREET LIVING –April 15 – Kid’s Crossing: watch as Janitor Bob tells Simon about the good shepherd. Krista K visits with a modern day shepherd. The featured speaker is Rev. Matthew Nix from Christ Lutheran Church and Trinity Lutheran Church for the Deaf in Sioux Falls, SD. The sermon theme is “Who Believes and Trusts in the Word of Christ?” The hymns are “The Lord My God Be Praised”; The Churches One Foundation”; and “Take My Life and Let It Be”. The Main Street Living Choir will provide the hymns. MSL may be seen each Sunday morning at 10:00 on KDLT-NBC.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR –April 15-- The sermon theme is "What Is Precious, Holds" by Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Gregory Seltz
Take hold of life, confidently, joyfully, and lightly, knowing that God's grip on you is sure and certain. (1 John 1: 1-3). The Lutheran Hour is broadcast every Sunday morning at 8:30 on 105.9 FM (KMIT) and at 9:30 on 570 AM (WNAX).
IN OUR DAILY PRAYERS this week please include Teresa Spader who recently had surgery for cancer and Geoffrey Pfeiffer in ICU at McKennan Hospital. We also pray for those who are recovering from surgery and illness, for our many members in cancer treatment, for our shut-in and inactive members, and at least two people in your life who do not know Christ.
THE FUNERAL SERVICE for Herbert Huber was held last Thursday, April 5th. Herb was received into Glory on April 2nd. We ask God to comfort his family in their time of grief with the sure and certain hope of the resurrection of all flesh on the Last Day and the subsequent joyful reunion in heaven of all believers.
BEFORE LEAVING the sanctuary, please find one person whom you don’t know or don’t know very well, introduce yourself and have a brief chat with them.
BIBLE STUDY CLASSES are available at different times on different days for your convenience! We encourage you to please find the time to study your Bible – either at home during your personal daily devotions or you may attend any of our on-going classes. Feel free to just sit in and listen, if you wish. You are welcome to attend even if you haven’t been able to attend classes in the past or if we happen to be in the middle of a topic. It’s never too late to learn more about our faith and our Savior! We are currently studying “A Comparison of Christian Denominations” in our Sunday morning class and “Heaven and Hell” in our Wednesday morning men’s breakfast class.
THE SAMARITAN GROUP will meet Sunday, April 22nd, during coffee hour.
CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PROGRAM – Whoever borrowed the VHS tape recording of the Children’s Program this last Christmas, would you please return it to the church? Thanks!
LAWN MOWING BIDS – Spring is here and it is time to find someone to mow our church property. If you are interested in submitting a bid, please contact one of our trustees (Craig, Morgan or Darren) for details. We need to receive your written bid on or before April 18th. Thanks!
e-PRAYER MINISTRY – If you wish to be a member of our e-mail prayer chain or if you have a prayer request, please contact Lisa Andersen at 471-9916 or the Pastor at 925-7333. You may also send either of them an e-mail. Our e-Prayer Ministry is in addition to our telephone prayer chain.
PHONE PRAYER MINISTRY – If you wish to be a member of our telephone prayer chain or if you have a prayer request, please contact Garnett Stern at 925-7298 or the Pastor at 925-7333. Your prayer request may either be specific or general in nature; names or other personal information need not be given.
MAYO CLINIC APPOINTMENTS – Anyone receiving medical care at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester is invited to contact the TLCare ministry of Trinity Lutheran Church of Rochester. They are willing and able to serve you with prayer support, a homemade meal, a visit from one of their caring members, free parking, a comfortable apartment to live in (not more than 3 weeks at a time, please) and more. First come, first served. For additional details and to inform Trinity of your medical visit, e-mail Jennifer at jen@trinitylutheranchurch.org or call her at
(507) 289-1531.
WELLSPRING CARE CENTER will hold their annual meeting on April 17th at 7:30 p.m. in the Freeman Regional Health Center’s conference room. All delegates should attend since there will be new board members to be elected and financial reports to be presented. The meeting is open to everyone whether you are a delegate or just an interested observer.
UPCOMING EVENTS – Please mark your calendars for these future events:
May 6 Confirmation Sunday
May 6 Mother Daughter Potluck Banquet
May 13 Mother’s Day
MAIN STREET LIVING –April 15 – Kid’s Crossing: watch as Janitor Bob tells Simon about the good shepherd. Krista K visits with a modern day shepherd. The featured speaker is Rev. Matthew Nix from Christ Lutheran Church and Trinity Lutheran Church for the Deaf in Sioux Falls, SD. The sermon theme is “Who Believes and Trusts in the Word of Christ?” The hymns are “The Lord My God Be Praised”; The Churches One Foundation”; and “Take My Life and Let It Be”. The Main Street Living Choir will provide the hymns. MSL may be seen each Sunday morning at 10:00 on KDLT-NBC.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR –April 15-- The sermon theme is "What Is Precious, Holds" by Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Gregory Seltz
Take hold of life, confidently, joyfully, and lightly, knowing that God's grip on you is sure and certain. (1 John 1: 1-3). The Lutheran Hour is broadcast every Sunday morning at 8:30 on 105.9 FM (KMIT) and at 9:30 on 570 AM (WNAX).
Saturday, March 31, 2012
04-01-2012 Announcements
IN OUR DAILY PRAYERS this week let’s remember to acknowledge and thank God for all of our blessings, for our prayers that have been answered and for His continued providence in taking care of us. We also pray for all who are in need of our prayers, for those who are recovering from surgery and illness, for our members in cancer treatment, for our shut-in and inactive members, and as always at least two people in your life who do not know Christ.
BEFORE LEAVING the sanctuary, please find one person whom you don’t know or don’t know very well, introduce yourself and have a brief chat with them.
HOLY WEEK WORSHIP SERVICES – Our Maundy Thursday and Good Friday worship services will begin at 7:00 p.m. Please take advantage of this opportunity to worship with us during these last two Lenten services! The Sacrament of The Lord’s Supper will be observed on Maundy Thursday. We will offer two services again this year on Easter Sunday. The sunrise service will begin at 7:00 and the late service will begin at the usual time of 9:30.
LADIES AID will meet for a Business meeting on April 5th after the Maundy Thursday service; Darlene Schrag is hostess. Mildred Siekmann is on Altar Guild for April and Phyllis Knittel is Visiting Helper.
CONFIRMATION AND WEEKDAY SCHOOL classes will not be held on April 4th; May 2nd will be the last day of both classes. Parents: if you have not signed up to bring snacks for a while, now is an excellent time to sign up – the volunteer list is looking sparse!
CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PROGRAM – Whoever borrowed the VHS tape recording of the Children’s Program this last Christmas, would you please return it to the church? Thanks!
EASTER LILY REMINDER – For those of you who are planning to purchase an Easter lily for our altar on Easter Sunday and would like the person’s name in the bulletin for whom the flowers are given in memory of, please let us know as soon as possible but not later than noon on Maundy Thursday (April 5th). You may bring your plants to the kitchen after lunch on Saturday (April 7th) and you may take them home after the Sunday worship services if you wish. Thanks!
LAWN MOWING BIDS – Spring is here and it is time to find someone to mow our church property. If you are interested in submitting a bid, please contact one of our trustees (Craig, Morgan or Darren) for details. We need to receive your written bid on or before April 18th. Thanks!
SUNDAY SCHOOL PARENTS – Please note that there will be no Sunday School next Sunday; however, the youth choir will be singing during the 9:30 service.
UPCOMING EVENTS – Please mark your calendars for these future events:
April 5 Maundy Thursday service @ 7:00
April 6 Good Friday service @ 7:00
April 8 Easter services @ 7:00 a.m. and 9:30
May 6 Confirmation Sunday
May 13 Mother’s Day
MAIN STREET LIVING – April 8 – Kid’s Crossing – The Puzzle Club Easter Adventure The featured speaker is Rev. Chris Ascher from Resurrection Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. The sermon theme will be “Uncomfortable?” The hymns are “I Know That My Redeemer Lives”, “Jesus Christ Is Risen Today” and “The Day of Resurrection.” The Main Street Living Choir will provide the hymns. MSL may be seen each Sunday morning at 10:00 on KDLT-NBC.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR – April 8 – “Jesus’ Resurrection: God’s Public Guarantee for Lasting Hope!” delivered by Rev. Seltz. Jesus’ resurrection is God’s public guarantee that life is worth living because life in Christ never ends, starting now. (I Cor. 15:17-19) The Lutheran Hour is broadcast every Sunday morning at 8:30 on 105.9 FM (KMIT) and at 9:30 on 570 AM (WNAX).
BEFORE LEAVING the sanctuary, please find one person whom you don’t know or don’t know very well, introduce yourself and have a brief chat with them.
HOLY WEEK WORSHIP SERVICES – Our Maundy Thursday and Good Friday worship services will begin at 7:00 p.m. Please take advantage of this opportunity to worship with us during these last two Lenten services! The Sacrament of The Lord’s Supper will be observed on Maundy Thursday. We will offer two services again this year on Easter Sunday. The sunrise service will begin at 7:00 and the late service will begin at the usual time of 9:30.
LADIES AID will meet for a Business meeting on April 5th after the Maundy Thursday service; Darlene Schrag is hostess. Mildred Siekmann is on Altar Guild for April and Phyllis Knittel is Visiting Helper.
CONFIRMATION AND WEEKDAY SCHOOL classes will not be held on April 4th; May 2nd will be the last day of both classes. Parents: if you have not signed up to bring snacks for a while, now is an excellent time to sign up – the volunteer list is looking sparse!
CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PROGRAM – Whoever borrowed the VHS tape recording of the Children’s Program this last Christmas, would you please return it to the church? Thanks!
EASTER LILY REMINDER – For those of you who are planning to purchase an Easter lily for our altar on Easter Sunday and would like the person’s name in the bulletin for whom the flowers are given in memory of, please let us know as soon as possible but not later than noon on Maundy Thursday (April 5th). You may bring your plants to the kitchen after lunch on Saturday (April 7th) and you may take them home after the Sunday worship services if you wish. Thanks!
LAWN MOWING BIDS – Spring is here and it is time to find someone to mow our church property. If you are interested in submitting a bid, please contact one of our trustees (Craig, Morgan or Darren) for details. We need to receive your written bid on or before April 18th. Thanks!
SUNDAY SCHOOL PARENTS – Please note that there will be no Sunday School next Sunday; however, the youth choir will be singing during the 9:30 service.
UPCOMING EVENTS – Please mark your calendars for these future events:
April 5 Maundy Thursday service @ 7:00
April 6 Good Friday service @ 7:00
April 8 Easter services @ 7:00 a.m. and 9:30
May 6 Confirmation Sunday
May 13 Mother’s Day
MAIN STREET LIVING – April 8 – Kid’s Crossing – The Puzzle Club Easter Adventure The featured speaker is Rev. Chris Ascher from Resurrection Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. The sermon theme will be “Uncomfortable?” The hymns are “I Know That My Redeemer Lives”, “Jesus Christ Is Risen Today” and “The Day of Resurrection.” The Main Street Living Choir will provide the hymns. MSL may be seen each Sunday morning at 10:00 on KDLT-NBC.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR – April 8 – “Jesus’ Resurrection: God’s Public Guarantee for Lasting Hope!” delivered by Rev. Seltz. Jesus’ resurrection is God’s public guarantee that life is worth living because life in Christ never ends, starting now. (I Cor. 15:17-19) The Lutheran Hour is broadcast every Sunday morning at 8:30 on 105.9 FM (KMIT) and at 9:30 on 570 AM (WNAX).
Sunday, March 18, 2012
03-18-2012 Announcements
IN OUR DAILY PRAYERS this week we pray for Doris Bertsch from Clayton recently diagnosed with cancer, for the Orville and Dorothy Huber family (also from Clayton) as they mourn the death of their son-in-law (Ron Morr – the husband of Jeanne), for Clara Baer in the hospital after falling this last week and breaking her hip, for Ella Hein and Wyona Hofer in the Freeman hospital and for Berniece Graber and Herb Huber as they continue their recovery in the Menno-Olivet Care Center. Please continue to also remember our numerous members in cancer treatment as well as our shut-in and inactive members. Besides talking with our Lord about these people who have crosses to bear, let us also remember to acknowledge and thank Him for all of our blessings, for our prayers that have been answered and for His continued providence in taking care of us … His children. And, as always, we ask that you please pray for at least two people in your life who do not know Christ.
BEFORE LEAVING the sanctuary, please find one person whom you don’t know or don’t know very well, introduce yourself and have a brief chat with them.
HELP WANTED – Mature or immature adults to fill vacancies on Sundays (twice each month) from about 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. Must be alive and have either an open or a closed mind (preferably open). Coffee, homemade cookies and bars may be enjoyed, if you wish, while listening to and absorbing the discussion around you. Applicants should report to the Adult Bible Class in the narthex next Sunday morning after the worship service when the new topic of “A Comparison of Christian Denominations” will begin. All materials will be provided.
MENTOR-MENTEE MEETING – There will not be a Mentor-Mentee meeting in March. We will meet again in April though. Please take this month to do something together as a pair!
THE LUTHERAN DIGEST (Spring issue) has arrived and is on the vertical rack in the library.
CARE PACKAGES – If anyone would like a care package sent to a family member, friend or loved one, please contact Diane Schnabel or Penny Smidt. The Samaritan Group would like to get them mailed out in the next few weeks.
SUNDAY SCHOOL FAMILIES / TEACHERS – To help minimize spills and messes between the Fellowship Hall and the Sunday school rooms, it was recommended to have a beverage pitcher and cups in each Sunday school room, instead of having the children carrying drinks up the stairs. The children are still welcome to bring their plate of goodies up to the rooms, if they feel too rushed to eat in fellowship hall. The Board of Education will have the pitchers in place before each SS hour. We will do a trial run and if it works we will consider this on a permanent basis. Thank You. (s) The Board of Education
MIDWEEK LENTEN SERVICES – The theme for this year’s Lenten season is “The Christian and Cross-Bearing.” On March 21st we will explore “The Cross and Sin” and on March 28th we will look at “The Strength to Bear the Cross.” A soup and sandwich supper will available any time after 5:45; the worship service will begin at 7:00.
SUMMER CAMPS – We have received some info about the Swan Lake Christian Camps and Camp Minneboji to be held this summer. The posters are on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall. If you are interested, please contact the Pastor for an application form or check out their websites: www.myslcc.com and www.minneboji.com.
UPCOMING EVENTS – Please mark your calendars for these future events:
March 21 Midweek Lenten service #5 @ 7:00
March 28 Midweek Lenten service #6 @ 7:00
April 1 Palm Sunday
April 5 Maundy Thursday service @ 7:00
April 6 Good Friday service @ 7:00
April 8 Easter services @ 7:00 a.m. and 9:30
May 6 Confirmation Sunday
May 13 Mother’s Day
MAIN STREET LIVING – March 25 – Kid’s Crossing joins Krista as she visits a greenhouse to talk with a florist that grows Easter Lilies. The featured speaker is Vicar Clint Thorson from Faith Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. The sermon theme is “The Servant Rules!” The hymns are “Come to Calvary’s Holy Mountain,” “In the Cross of Christ I Glory” and “Let Us Ever Walk With Jesus.” The Main Street Living Choir will provide the hymns. MSL may be seen each Sunday morning at 10:00 on KDLT-NBC.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR – March 25 “He Knew” will be the sermon theme for Speaker Emeritus of The Lutheran Hour: Rev. Dr. Ken Klaus. Would you want to know how and when you will die? Jesus willingly faced the Cross for us so that we can live and die with confidence and faith. (Mark 10:32-34) The Lutheran Hour is broadcast every Sunday morning at 8:30 on 105.9 FM (KMIT) and at 9:30 on 570 AM (WNAX).
BEFORE LEAVING the sanctuary, please find one person whom you don’t know or don’t know very well, introduce yourself and have a brief chat with them.
HELP WANTED – Mature or immature adults to fill vacancies on Sundays (twice each month) from about 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. Must be alive and have either an open or a closed mind (preferably open). Coffee, homemade cookies and bars may be enjoyed, if you wish, while listening to and absorbing the discussion around you. Applicants should report to the Adult Bible Class in the narthex next Sunday morning after the worship service when the new topic of “A Comparison of Christian Denominations” will begin. All materials will be provided.
MENTOR-MENTEE MEETING – There will not be a Mentor-Mentee meeting in March. We will meet again in April though. Please take this month to do something together as a pair!
THE LUTHERAN DIGEST (Spring issue) has arrived and is on the vertical rack in the library.
CARE PACKAGES – If anyone would like a care package sent to a family member, friend or loved one, please contact Diane Schnabel or Penny Smidt. The Samaritan Group would like to get them mailed out in the next few weeks.
SUNDAY SCHOOL FAMILIES / TEACHERS – To help minimize spills and messes between the Fellowship Hall and the Sunday school rooms, it was recommended to have a beverage pitcher and cups in each Sunday school room, instead of having the children carrying drinks up the stairs. The children are still welcome to bring their plate of goodies up to the rooms, if they feel too rushed to eat in fellowship hall. The Board of Education will have the pitchers in place before each SS hour. We will do a trial run and if it works we will consider this on a permanent basis. Thank You. (s) The Board of Education
MIDWEEK LENTEN SERVICES – The theme for this year’s Lenten season is “The Christian and Cross-Bearing.” On March 21st we will explore “The Cross and Sin” and on March 28th we will look at “The Strength to Bear the Cross.” A soup and sandwich supper will available any time after 5:45; the worship service will begin at 7:00.
SUMMER CAMPS – We have received some info about the Swan Lake Christian Camps and Camp Minneboji to be held this summer. The posters are on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall. If you are interested, please contact the Pastor for an application form or check out their websites: www.myslcc.com and www.minneboji.com.
UPCOMING EVENTS – Please mark your calendars for these future events:
March 21 Midweek Lenten service #5 @ 7:00
March 28 Midweek Lenten service #6 @ 7:00
April 1 Palm Sunday
April 5 Maundy Thursday service @ 7:00
April 6 Good Friday service @ 7:00
April 8 Easter services @ 7:00 a.m. and 9:30
May 6 Confirmation Sunday
May 13 Mother’s Day
MAIN STREET LIVING – March 25 – Kid’s Crossing joins Krista as she visits a greenhouse to talk with a florist that grows Easter Lilies. The featured speaker is Vicar Clint Thorson from Faith Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. The sermon theme is “The Servant Rules!” The hymns are “Come to Calvary’s Holy Mountain,” “In the Cross of Christ I Glory” and “Let Us Ever Walk With Jesus.” The Main Street Living Choir will provide the hymns. MSL may be seen each Sunday morning at 10:00 on KDLT-NBC.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR – March 25 “He Knew” will be the sermon theme for Speaker Emeritus of The Lutheran Hour: Rev. Dr. Ken Klaus. Would you want to know how and when you will die? Jesus willingly faced the Cross for us so that we can live and die with confidence and faith. (Mark 10:32-34) The Lutheran Hour is broadcast every Sunday morning at 8:30 on 105.9 FM (KMIT) and at 9:30 on 570 AM (WNAX).
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
03/11/2012 Announcements
IN OUR DAILY PRAYERS this week we pray for Doris Albrecht (in Sanford Hospital), Bernice Graber and Wyona Hofer (in McKennan Hospital), our church members, friends and family in cancer treatment, those who are sick as well as our shut-in and inactive members, and as always at least two people in your life who do not know Christ.
BEFORE LEAVING the sanctuary, please find one person whom you don’t know or don’t know very well, introduce yourself and have a brief chat with them.
THE LUTHERAN DIGEST (Spring issue) has arrived and is on the vertical rack in the library.
CARE PACKAGES – If anyone would like a care pkg. sent to a family member, friend or loved one, please contact Diane Schnabel or Penny Smidt. The Samaritan Group would like to get them mailed out in the next few weeks.
SUNDAY SCHOOL FAMILIES / TEACHERS: To help minimize spills and messes between the Fellowship Hall and the Sunday school rooms, it was recommended to have a beverage pitcher & cups in each Sunday school room, instead of having the children carrying drinks up the stairs. The children are still welcome to bring their plate of goodies up to the rooms, if they feel too rushed to eat in fellowship hall. The Board of Education will have the pitchers in place before each SS hour. We will do a trial run & if it works we will consider this on a permanent basis. Thank You. (s) The Board of Education
A MIDWEEK SOUP AND SANDWICH SUPPER schedule of volunteers has been posted on the bulletin board. Thank you to all who are offering your time and expertise to provide us with an evening meal!
MIDWEEK LENTEN SERVICES – The theme for this year’s Lenten season is “The Christian and Cross-Bearing” in which we will see what “cross-bearing” means and doesn’t mean, how the crosses we bear in our lives are related to our suffering (if at all), the attitude we should have about the crosses we have to bear, the testing of our faith, etc. Soup and sandwich suppers will start at 5:45 and worship services will begin at 7:00 p.m.
Wed., Mar. 14 “The Purpose of Bearing the Cross”
Wed., Mar. 21 “The Cross and Sin”
Wed., Mar. 28 “The Strength to Bear the Cross”
MAIN STREET LIVING –March 18, 2012– Kid’s Crossing will look at John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son.”
The featured speaker is Rev. Aaron Asmus from Memorial Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, SD. The sermon theme is “An Ugly Hanging – A Beautiful Look.” The hymns are” Chief of Sinners Though I Be;” “When I Survey The Wondrous Cross;” and “The Old Rugged Cross.” The Main Street Living Choir will provide the hymns. MSL may be seen each Sunday morning at 10:00 on KDLT-NBC.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR –March 18, 2012--The sermon theme is "Good News for Religious People Too?" by Lutheran Hour Speaker Rev. Gregory Seltz. The Bible speaks about grace for sinners, but even the so-called "good people" need God's grace and mercy, too (John 3:1-16). The Lutheran Hour is broadcast every Sunday morning at 8:30 on 105.9 FM (KMIT) and at 9:30 on 570 AM (WNAX).
WE STILL DO NOT HAVE baptismal dates on 30 of our members nor confirmation dates on 20 of our members. We are trying diligently to see that our recordkeeping is both complete and accurate so if you are among those whom the Pastor has contacted about these missing dates, unknown confirmation verses, unknown wedding anniversary dates, etc., would you please make a concerted effort in the coming days to track down this information and get it to the Pastor? Perhaps you can call the church in which these events took place or perhaps this would be a good reason to call your mom! Your help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
BEFORE LEAVING the sanctuary, please find one person whom you don’t know or don’t know very well, introduce yourself and have a brief chat with them.
THE LUTHERAN DIGEST (Spring issue) has arrived and is on the vertical rack in the library.
CARE PACKAGES – If anyone would like a care pkg. sent to a family member, friend or loved one, please contact Diane Schnabel or Penny Smidt. The Samaritan Group would like to get them mailed out in the next few weeks.
SUNDAY SCHOOL FAMILIES / TEACHERS: To help minimize spills and messes between the Fellowship Hall and the Sunday school rooms, it was recommended to have a beverage pitcher & cups in each Sunday school room, instead of having the children carrying drinks up the stairs. The children are still welcome to bring their plate of goodies up to the rooms, if they feel too rushed to eat in fellowship hall. The Board of Education will have the pitchers in place before each SS hour. We will do a trial run & if it works we will consider this on a permanent basis. Thank You. (s) The Board of Education
A MIDWEEK SOUP AND SANDWICH SUPPER schedule of volunteers has been posted on the bulletin board. Thank you to all who are offering your time and expertise to provide us with an evening meal!
MIDWEEK LENTEN SERVICES – The theme for this year’s Lenten season is “The Christian and Cross-Bearing” in which we will see what “cross-bearing” means and doesn’t mean, how the crosses we bear in our lives are related to our suffering (if at all), the attitude we should have about the crosses we have to bear, the testing of our faith, etc. Soup and sandwich suppers will start at 5:45 and worship services will begin at 7:00 p.m.
Wed., Mar. 14 “The Purpose of Bearing the Cross”
Wed., Mar. 21 “The Cross and Sin”
Wed., Mar. 28 “The Strength to Bear the Cross”
MAIN STREET LIVING –March 18, 2012– Kid’s Crossing will look at John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son.”
The featured speaker is Rev. Aaron Asmus from Memorial Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, SD. The sermon theme is “An Ugly Hanging – A Beautiful Look.” The hymns are” Chief of Sinners Though I Be;” “When I Survey The Wondrous Cross;” and “The Old Rugged Cross.” The Main Street Living Choir will provide the hymns. MSL may be seen each Sunday morning at 10:00 on KDLT-NBC.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR –March 18, 2012--The sermon theme is "Good News for Religious People Too?" by Lutheran Hour Speaker Rev. Gregory Seltz. The Bible speaks about grace for sinners, but even the so-called "good people" need God's grace and mercy, too (John 3:1-16). The Lutheran Hour is broadcast every Sunday morning at 8:30 on 105.9 FM (KMIT) and at 9:30 on 570 AM (WNAX).
WE STILL DO NOT HAVE baptismal dates on 30 of our members nor confirmation dates on 20 of our members. We are trying diligently to see that our recordkeeping is both complete and accurate so if you are among those whom the Pastor has contacted about these missing dates, unknown confirmation verses, unknown wedding anniversary dates, etc., would you please make a concerted effort in the coming days to track down this information and get it to the Pastor? Perhaps you can call the church in which these events took place or perhaps this would be a good reason to call your mom! Your help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Sunday, March 4, 2012
03-04-2012 Announcement
IN OUR DAILY PRAYERS this week we pray for Doris Albrecht whose cancer is no longer in remission; she will restart her chemo-therapy shortly. We also remember our other many members in cancer treatment, Betsy Knodel’s father (Rev. Neil Ahart) who recently had hip surgery, the family of Jerry Sprick (Pastor’s step-brother who died last week) in their mourning, all those who are sick as well as our shut-in and inactive members, and as always at least two people in your life who do not know Christ.
BEFORE LEAVING the sanctuary, please find one person whom you don’t know or don’t know very well, introduce yourself and have a brief chat with them.
CARE PACKAGES – If anyone would like a care pkg. sent to a family member, friend or loved one, please contact Diane Schnabel or Penny Smidt. The Samaritan Group would like to get them mailed out in the next few weeks.
THE YOUTH GROUP will be going tubing in Sioux Falls this afternoon and then to the Pizza Ranch for supper. Those who are going, please meet at the church at 1:00.
MIDWEEK LENTEN SERVICES – The theme for this year’s Lenten season will be “The Christian and Cross-Bearing” in which we will see what “cross-bearing” means and doesn’t mean, how the crosses we bear in our lives are related to our suffering (if at all), the attitude we should have about the crosses we have to bear, the testing of our faith, etc. Soup and sandwich suppers will start at 5:45 and worship services will begin at 7:00 p.m.
Wed., Mar. 7 “The Right Attitude Toward Bearing the Cross”
Wed., Mar. 14 “The Purpose of Bearing the Cross”
Wed., Mar. 21 “The Cross and Sin”
Wed., Mar. 28 “The Strength to Bear the Cross”
A MIDWEEK SOUP AND SANDWICH SUPPER schedule of volunteers has been posted on the bulletin board. Thank you to all who are offering your time and expertise to provide us with an evening meal!
LWML will meet March 8th, at 2:00 p.m. Susan will present the topic and Julie will provide the lunch.
THE LUTHERAN WITNESS subscription update: If you would like to continue to receive The Lutheran Witness (or to begin receiving it), please sign up on the bulletin board. If we do not see your name on the list, we will assume that you do not wish to receive it. Thank you! (s) Lisa and Aleta
MAIN STREET LIVING – March 11 – Kid’s Crossing has a “little talk with God” as we learn to pray. The featured speaker is Rev. David Gunderson from St. John’s Lutheran Church in Yankton. The sermon theme is “Who Is the Fool?” The hymns are “Lift High the Cross”, “In the Cross of Christ I Glory” & “When I Survey Wondrous Cross.” The Main Street Living Choir will provide the hymns. MSL may be seen each Sunday morning at 10:00 on KDLT-NBC.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR – March 11 – “Called By God To Boast In Him” will be the theme for Rev. Gregory Seltz’ sermon. Learn how to boast, not about ourselves, but of our God Who loves us and the world in which we live. (I Cor. 1:26-31) The Lutheran Hour is broadcast every Sunday morning at 8:30 on 105.9 FM (KMIT) and at 9:30 on 570 AM (WNAX).
WE STILL DO NOT HAVE baptismal dates on 32 of our members nor confirmation dates on 21 of our members. We are trying diligently to see that our recordkeeping is both complete and accurate so if you are among those whom the Pastor has contacted about these missing dates, unknown confirmation verses, unknown wedding anniversary dates, etc., would you please make a concerted effort in the coming days to track down this information and get it to the Pastor? Perhaps you can call the church in which these events took place or perhaps this would be a good reason to call your Mom! Your help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
BEFORE LEAVING the sanctuary, please find one person whom you don’t know or don’t know very well, introduce yourself and have a brief chat with them.
CARE PACKAGES – If anyone would like a care pkg. sent to a family member, friend or loved one, please contact Diane Schnabel or Penny Smidt. The Samaritan Group would like to get them mailed out in the next few weeks.
THE YOUTH GROUP will be going tubing in Sioux Falls this afternoon and then to the Pizza Ranch for supper. Those who are going, please meet at the church at 1:00.
MIDWEEK LENTEN SERVICES – The theme for this year’s Lenten season will be “The Christian and Cross-Bearing” in which we will see what “cross-bearing” means and doesn’t mean, how the crosses we bear in our lives are related to our suffering (if at all), the attitude we should have about the crosses we have to bear, the testing of our faith, etc. Soup and sandwich suppers will start at 5:45 and worship services will begin at 7:00 p.m.
Wed., Mar. 7 “The Right Attitude Toward Bearing the Cross”
Wed., Mar. 14 “The Purpose of Bearing the Cross”
Wed., Mar. 21 “The Cross and Sin”
Wed., Mar. 28 “The Strength to Bear the Cross”
A MIDWEEK SOUP AND SANDWICH SUPPER schedule of volunteers has been posted on the bulletin board. Thank you to all who are offering your time and expertise to provide us with an evening meal!
LWML will meet March 8th, at 2:00 p.m. Susan will present the topic and Julie will provide the lunch.
THE LUTHERAN WITNESS subscription update: If you would like to continue to receive The Lutheran Witness (or to begin receiving it), please sign up on the bulletin board. If we do not see your name on the list, we will assume that you do not wish to receive it. Thank you! (s) Lisa and Aleta
MAIN STREET LIVING – March 11 – Kid’s Crossing has a “little talk with God” as we learn to pray. The featured speaker is Rev. David Gunderson from St. John’s Lutheran Church in Yankton. The sermon theme is “Who Is the Fool?” The hymns are “Lift High the Cross”, “In the Cross of Christ I Glory” & “When I Survey Wondrous Cross.” The Main Street Living Choir will provide the hymns. MSL may be seen each Sunday morning at 10:00 on KDLT-NBC.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR – March 11 – “Called By God To Boast In Him” will be the theme for Rev. Gregory Seltz’ sermon. Learn how to boast, not about ourselves, but of our God Who loves us and the world in which we live. (I Cor. 1:26-31) The Lutheran Hour is broadcast every Sunday morning at 8:30 on 105.9 FM (KMIT) and at 9:30 on 570 AM (WNAX).
WE STILL DO NOT HAVE baptismal dates on 32 of our members nor confirmation dates on 21 of our members. We are trying diligently to see that our recordkeeping is both complete and accurate so if you are among those whom the Pastor has contacted about these missing dates, unknown confirmation verses, unknown wedding anniversary dates, etc., would you please make a concerted effort in the coming days to track down this information and get it to the Pastor? Perhaps you can call the church in which these events took place or perhaps this would be a good reason to call your Mom! Your help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
02-26-2012 Announcements
IN OUR DAILY PRAYERS this week we pray for Tom Stolp who is hospitalized, for those under doctor’s care, for those recovering at home, for those in cancer treatment, for our shut-in and inactive members and at least two people in your life who do not know Christ.
THE SAMARITANS will have a meeting today at 1:00 in the Fellowship Hall.
CARE PACKAGES: If anyone would like a care pkg. sent to a family member, friend or loved one, please contact Diane Schnabel or Penny Smidt. The Samaritan Group would like to get them mailed out in the next few weeks.
LADIES AID will meet on March 1st at 7:00 pm. with Barb Salis as hostess. Pastor Borglum will lead the 5th Lesson in our Bible Study, “What An Extraordinary Love” followed by the Business Meeting. All Ladies are invited to attend. Mildred Siekmann is on Altar Guild for March, Julie Huber is Visiting Helper and Coffee Hour committee for March 4th is Clarice Haar, Corrine Handel, Ella and Elsie Hein.
THANK YOU to all who participate in the Thrivent Choice program and have designated our church to be the recipient of your Choice dollars. These Choice dollars are a distribution to us of Thrivent’s profits which we can spend in any manner we choose. For 2011 we received about $9,600; so far in 2012 we have received about $1,500. At our delegate meeting last Wednesday the group began gathering some ideas on where this money should be spent. If you have suggestions on how or what programs we should fund (e.g., church projects, needy families, charitable organizations, etc.), please contact one of our Thrivent delegates: Gary Walz, Orville Huber, Brian Knittel, Paul Wynia or Richard Salis. Thank you again for directing your Choice dollars to St. Paul Lutheran Church; we pray that you will continue to be so thoughtful and generous in the future!
NO CONFIRMATION CLASS this week (February 29th) since half of the class will be out of town.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ALETA for all of your work and the hours you spent on preparing our 2011 Annual Report! We sincerely appreciate the excellent job that you did! It is a First Class job – thanks!
THE YOUTH GROUP will be going tubing in Sioux Falls and going to the Pizza Ranch for supper next Sunday, March 4th. Those who are going, please meet at the church at 1:00.
MIDWEEK LENTEN SERVICES – The theme for this year’s Lenten season will be “The Christian and Cross-Bearing” in which we will see what “cross-bearing” means and doesn’t mean, how the crosses we bear in our lives are related to our suffering (if at all), the attitude we should have about the crosses we have to bear, the testing of our faith, etc. Soup and sandwich suppers will start at 5:45 and worship services will begin at 7:00 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 29 “Every Christian Bears a Cross”
Wed., Mar. 7 “The Right Attitude Toward Bearing the Cross”
Wed., Mar. 14 “The Purpose of Bearing the Cross”
Wed., Mar. 21 “The Cross and Sin”
Wed., Mar. 28 “The Strength to Bear the Cross”
WHAT DOES LENT REALLY MEAN? – With the arrival of Ash Wednesday this last week, the season of Lent is upon us. Yes, the ashes are a reminder of our mortality (“to dust you shall return”) and, along with sackcloth, are an ancient biblical symbol of remorse and repentance. The somber tone of Lent is appropriate for a season that asks us to take stock of ourselves and recommit to being the kind of disciples God wants us to be. But Lent (which means “the lengthening of days” or simply “Spring”) is also a time of joy and hope. With repentance comes renewal – a “spiritual Spring” if you will. During Lent, we prepare to walk alongside our Lord as He makes His journey to the Cross. This requires turning 180 degrees from our sinfulness and following in the footsteps of our Servant-King. If we go the distance in our spiritual walk with Jesus, we will be there to see the glory of the open tomb! The promise of resurrection on Easter Sunday! God’s eternal Kingdom fully realized! Our days on earth are indeed finite. But God’s plan for us – His loving embrace of us – is everlasting. All thanks be to God who makes it so!
THE LUTHERAN WITNESS subscription update: If you would like to continue to receive The Lutheran Witness (or to begin receiving it), please sign up on the bulletin board. If we do not see your name on the list, we will assume that you do not wish to receive it. Thank you! (s) Lisa and Aleta
MAIN STREET LIVING – March 4th -- Kid’s Crossing: watch as Simon learns that we gain back as we give to others. The featured speaker is Rev. Jenina Gatnoor, Sudanese Pastor, Zion Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, SD. The sermon theme is “Promise!” The hymns are “Chief of Sinners”; “Jesus Thy Blood and Righteousness”; and “Let Us Ever Walk With Jesus.” The Main Street Living Choir will provide the hymns. The program is interpreted for the hearing impaired. MSL may be seen each Sunday morning at 10:00 on KDLT-NBC.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR – March 4th – The sermon theme is "Faith Sees Through Suffering" by Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Gregory Seltz.
Jesus suffered on the cross for us. In His strength, we are willing to suffer and bear the cross for others (Mark 8:27-35). The Lutheran Hour is broadcast every Sunday morning at 8:30 on 105.9 FM (KMIT) and at 9:30 on 570 AM (WNAX).
THE SAMARITANS will have a meeting today at 1:00 in the Fellowship Hall.
CARE PACKAGES: If anyone would like a care pkg. sent to a family member, friend or loved one, please contact Diane Schnabel or Penny Smidt. The Samaritan Group would like to get them mailed out in the next few weeks.
LADIES AID will meet on March 1st at 7:00 pm. with Barb Salis as hostess. Pastor Borglum will lead the 5th Lesson in our Bible Study, “What An Extraordinary Love” followed by the Business Meeting. All Ladies are invited to attend. Mildred Siekmann is on Altar Guild for March, Julie Huber is Visiting Helper and Coffee Hour committee for March 4th is Clarice Haar, Corrine Handel, Ella and Elsie Hein.
THANK YOU to all who participate in the Thrivent Choice program and have designated our church to be the recipient of your Choice dollars. These Choice dollars are a distribution to us of Thrivent’s profits which we can spend in any manner we choose. For 2011 we received about $9,600; so far in 2012 we have received about $1,500. At our delegate meeting last Wednesday the group began gathering some ideas on where this money should be spent. If you have suggestions on how or what programs we should fund (e.g., church projects, needy families, charitable organizations, etc.), please contact one of our Thrivent delegates: Gary Walz, Orville Huber, Brian Knittel, Paul Wynia or Richard Salis. Thank you again for directing your Choice dollars to St. Paul Lutheran Church; we pray that you will continue to be so thoughtful and generous in the future!
NO CONFIRMATION CLASS this week (February 29th) since half of the class will be out of town.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ALETA for all of your work and the hours you spent on preparing our 2011 Annual Report! We sincerely appreciate the excellent job that you did! It is a First Class job – thanks!
THE YOUTH GROUP will be going tubing in Sioux Falls and going to the Pizza Ranch for supper next Sunday, March 4th. Those who are going, please meet at the church at 1:00.
MIDWEEK LENTEN SERVICES – The theme for this year’s Lenten season will be “The Christian and Cross-Bearing” in which we will see what “cross-bearing” means and doesn’t mean, how the crosses we bear in our lives are related to our suffering (if at all), the attitude we should have about the crosses we have to bear, the testing of our faith, etc. Soup and sandwich suppers will start at 5:45 and worship services will begin at 7:00 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 29 “Every Christian Bears a Cross”
Wed., Mar. 7 “The Right Attitude Toward Bearing the Cross”
Wed., Mar. 14 “The Purpose of Bearing the Cross”
Wed., Mar. 21 “The Cross and Sin”
Wed., Mar. 28 “The Strength to Bear the Cross”
WHAT DOES LENT REALLY MEAN? – With the arrival of Ash Wednesday this last week, the season of Lent is upon us. Yes, the ashes are a reminder of our mortality (“to dust you shall return”) and, along with sackcloth, are an ancient biblical symbol of remorse and repentance. The somber tone of Lent is appropriate for a season that asks us to take stock of ourselves and recommit to being the kind of disciples God wants us to be. But Lent (which means “the lengthening of days” or simply “Spring”) is also a time of joy and hope. With repentance comes renewal – a “spiritual Spring” if you will. During Lent, we prepare to walk alongside our Lord as He makes His journey to the Cross. This requires turning 180 degrees from our sinfulness and following in the footsteps of our Servant-King. If we go the distance in our spiritual walk with Jesus, we will be there to see the glory of the open tomb! The promise of resurrection on Easter Sunday! God’s eternal Kingdom fully realized! Our days on earth are indeed finite. But God’s plan for us – His loving embrace of us – is everlasting. All thanks be to God who makes it so!
THE LUTHERAN WITNESS subscription update: If you would like to continue to receive The Lutheran Witness (or to begin receiving it), please sign up on the bulletin board. If we do not see your name on the list, we will assume that you do not wish to receive it. Thank you! (s) Lisa and Aleta
MAIN STREET LIVING – March 4th -- Kid’s Crossing: watch as Simon learns that we gain back as we give to others. The featured speaker is Rev. Jenina Gatnoor, Sudanese Pastor, Zion Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, SD. The sermon theme is “Promise!” The hymns are “Chief of Sinners”; “Jesus Thy Blood and Righteousness”; and “Let Us Ever Walk With Jesus.” The Main Street Living Choir will provide the hymns. The program is interpreted for the hearing impaired. MSL may be seen each Sunday morning at 10:00 on KDLT-NBC.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR – March 4th – The sermon theme is "Faith Sees Through Suffering" by Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Gregory Seltz.
Jesus suffered on the cross for us. In His strength, we are willing to suffer and bear the cross for others (Mark 8:27-35). The Lutheran Hour is broadcast every Sunday morning at 8:30 on 105.9 FM (KMIT) and at 9:30 on 570 AM (WNAX).
Friday, February 17, 2012
02-19-2012 Announcements
IN OUR DAILY PRAYERS this week we continue to pray for Wyona Hofer still in McKennan Hospital. We also keep in our prayers 2-month-old Landon hospitalized with RSV, 4-year-old Isaac as he and his family prepare for a bone marrow transplant to treat his leukemia, for all others under a doctor’s care, for all who are in cancer treatment, for our shut-in and inactive members and, as always, at least two people in your life who do not know Christ.
THE SAMARITANS will have a meeting February 26th at 1:00 in the Fellowship Hall.
THE YOUTH GROUP will be going tubing in Sioux Falls and going out to eat on Sunday, March 4th. Please let Bob or Karen know if you are planning to attend. We need to know 2 weeks in advance in order to get the group discount.
THE 2011 ANNUAL REPORT will be distributed after today’s worship service. Please be courteous of the next person and take only 1 copy per family so that there will be enough to go around. Additional copies may be obtained later after everyone has had a chance to get a copy. Please review the membership information that pertains to you and let the Church Office know if anything still needs to be updated. Thank you for your cooperation!
LENTEN SEASON SOUP AND SANDWICH SUPPERS are being scheduled. Of the 6 Wednesdays in Lent, only 2 remain open: March 14th and March 21st. Soup/suppers for the other 4 dates have been taken as follows: Feb. 22nd = LWML, Feb. 29th = Pastors’ wives (Bunny and Susan), March 7th = LFL and March 28th = Men’s Bible Study Group. If any person – or a group! – would like to volunteer to do one of the remaining 2 Wednesday soup suppers, please call Aleta at 660-3651 or e-mail her at starner5@gwtc.net as soon as possible. Thanks! We are all looking forward to some great meals and great fellowship time!
MIDWEEK LENTEN SERVICES – The theme for this year’s Lenten season will be “The Christian and Cross-Bearing” in which we will see what “cross-bearing” means and doesn’t mean, how the crosses we bear in our lives are related to our suffering (if at all), the attitude we should have about the crosses we have to bear, the testing of our faith, etc. Services will begin at 7:00 p.m. Please mark your calendars and join us for worship as we examine these issues that affect all of us!
Wed., Feb. 22 “What It Means to Bear the Cross”
Wed., Feb. 29 “Every Christian Bears a Cross”
Wed., Mar. 7 “The Right Attitude Toward Bearing the Cross”
Wed., Mar. 14 “The Purpose of Bearing the Cross”
Wed., Mar. 21 “The Cross and Sin”
Wed., Mar. 28 “The Strength to Bear the Cross”
LENTEN DEVOTIONS (written by Lutheran Hour Ministries) will be provided this year in both electronic and paper formats. The printed devotions will initially be distributed after today’s worship service; extra copies will be available throughout the Lenten season in the library. If, instead, you wish to have the electronic version e-mailed to you, please contact the Pastor.
COMMUNION REGISTRATION – We are suspending the use of registration cards for the Sacrament of Holy Communion. This is an administrative issue only and has no bearing on who can partake of the Lord’s Supper. Those who may come to the Altar for the Lord’s Supper are still those baptized and confirmed members (and members in good standing of a sister LC-MS congregation) who confess the same faith that is preached, taught and practiced here at St. Paul and the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. The confession of faith to which we subscribe is based solely upon the Holy Bible which says that we partake of our Lord’s true Body and Blood for the forgiveness of our sins and to strengthen our union with our Lord and with one another, and that we are to be in a like confession with each other. Our Lord invites to His table only those who trust in His words, repent of all sin and set aside any refusal to forgive others who may have wronged them. All those who are unwilling to repent of their sins or are unwilling to forgive others as well as those who hold a confession of faith differing from that of this congregation and the LC-MS yet desire to receive the Sacrament are asked to speak with the Pastor prior to worship.
THE LUTHERAN WITNESS subscription update: If you would like to continue to receive The Lutheran Witness (or to begin receiving it), please sign up on the bulletin board. If we do not see your name on the list, we will assume that you do not wish to receive it. Thank you! (s) Lisa and Aleta
MAIN STREET LIVING CHOIR will be recording on Feb. 25th at Zion Lutheran Church, 1400 So. Duluth Ave., Sioux Falls at 1:00. The choir is a great experience to help spread the salvation message of our Savior. If you wish to sing with the choir as they record more hymns, women are asked to wear a white top and dark slacks; men are asked to wear a white shirt, dark slacks and no tie. Come and sing praises with others as you share the gift of singing! If you have any questions, please call Anne Koosman at 310-0027.
MAIN STREET LIVING – Kid’s Crossing – Feb. 26 – Janitor Bob encourages Simon to learn to say, “No!” when he is tempted to do wrong. The featured speaker is Rev. Dwaine Doremus from St. Peter Lutheran Church in Wentworth. The sermon theme is “Look From Mariah to Calvary.” The hymns are “Come to Calvary’s Holy Mountain,” “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” and “Drawn to the Cross Which Thou Hast Blessed.” The Main Street Living Choir will provide the hymns. MSL may be seen each Sunday morning at 10:00 on KDLT-NBC.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR – Feb. 26 – “Repent” is the sermon theme for Rev. Dr. Ken Klaus. Is repentance important? Is repentance necessary? The answer is an unqualified “Yes!” True, Jesus loves us as we are but He never leaves us as we were. (Mark 1:14-15) The Lutheran Hour is broadcast every Sunday morning at 8:30 on 105.9 FM (KMIT) and at 9:30 on 570 AM (WNAX).
THE SAMARITANS will have a meeting February 26th at 1:00 in the Fellowship Hall.
THE YOUTH GROUP will be going tubing in Sioux Falls and going out to eat on Sunday, March 4th. Please let Bob or Karen know if you are planning to attend. We need to know 2 weeks in advance in order to get the group discount.
THE 2011 ANNUAL REPORT will be distributed after today’s worship service. Please be courteous of the next person and take only 1 copy per family so that there will be enough to go around. Additional copies may be obtained later after everyone has had a chance to get a copy. Please review the membership information that pertains to you and let the Church Office know if anything still needs to be updated. Thank you for your cooperation!
LENTEN SEASON SOUP AND SANDWICH SUPPERS are being scheduled. Of the 6 Wednesdays in Lent, only 2 remain open: March 14th and March 21st. Soup/suppers for the other 4 dates have been taken as follows: Feb. 22nd = LWML, Feb. 29th = Pastors’ wives (Bunny and Susan), March 7th = LFL and March 28th = Men’s Bible Study Group. If any person – or a group! – would like to volunteer to do one of the remaining 2 Wednesday soup suppers, please call Aleta at 660-3651 or e-mail her at starner5@gwtc.net as soon as possible. Thanks! We are all looking forward to some great meals and great fellowship time!
MIDWEEK LENTEN SERVICES – The theme for this year’s Lenten season will be “The Christian and Cross-Bearing” in which we will see what “cross-bearing” means and doesn’t mean, how the crosses we bear in our lives are related to our suffering (if at all), the attitude we should have about the crosses we have to bear, the testing of our faith, etc. Services will begin at 7:00 p.m. Please mark your calendars and join us for worship as we examine these issues that affect all of us!
Wed., Feb. 22 “What It Means to Bear the Cross”
Wed., Feb. 29 “Every Christian Bears a Cross”
Wed., Mar. 7 “The Right Attitude Toward Bearing the Cross”
Wed., Mar. 14 “The Purpose of Bearing the Cross”
Wed., Mar. 21 “The Cross and Sin”
Wed., Mar. 28 “The Strength to Bear the Cross”
LENTEN DEVOTIONS (written by Lutheran Hour Ministries) will be provided this year in both electronic and paper formats. The printed devotions will initially be distributed after today’s worship service; extra copies will be available throughout the Lenten season in the library. If, instead, you wish to have the electronic version e-mailed to you, please contact the Pastor.
COMMUNION REGISTRATION – We are suspending the use of registration cards for the Sacrament of Holy Communion. This is an administrative issue only and has no bearing on who can partake of the Lord’s Supper. Those who may come to the Altar for the Lord’s Supper are still those baptized and confirmed members (and members in good standing of a sister LC-MS congregation) who confess the same faith that is preached, taught and practiced here at St. Paul and the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. The confession of faith to which we subscribe is based solely upon the Holy Bible which says that we partake of our Lord’s true Body and Blood for the forgiveness of our sins and to strengthen our union with our Lord and with one another, and that we are to be in a like confession with each other. Our Lord invites to His table only those who trust in His words, repent of all sin and set aside any refusal to forgive others who may have wronged them. All those who are unwilling to repent of their sins or are unwilling to forgive others as well as those who hold a confession of faith differing from that of this congregation and the LC-MS yet desire to receive the Sacrament are asked to speak with the Pastor prior to worship.
THE LUTHERAN WITNESS subscription update: If you would like to continue to receive The Lutheran Witness (or to begin receiving it), please sign up on the bulletin board. If we do not see your name on the list, we will assume that you do not wish to receive it. Thank you! (s) Lisa and Aleta
MAIN STREET LIVING CHOIR will be recording on Feb. 25th at Zion Lutheran Church, 1400 So. Duluth Ave., Sioux Falls at 1:00. The choir is a great experience to help spread the salvation message of our Savior. If you wish to sing with the choir as they record more hymns, women are asked to wear a white top and dark slacks; men are asked to wear a white shirt, dark slacks and no tie. Come and sing praises with others as you share the gift of singing! If you have any questions, please call Anne Koosman at 310-0027.
MAIN STREET LIVING – Kid’s Crossing – Feb. 26 – Janitor Bob encourages Simon to learn to say, “No!” when he is tempted to do wrong. The featured speaker is Rev. Dwaine Doremus from St. Peter Lutheran Church in Wentworth. The sermon theme is “Look From Mariah to Calvary.” The hymns are “Come to Calvary’s Holy Mountain,” “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” and “Drawn to the Cross Which Thou Hast Blessed.” The Main Street Living Choir will provide the hymns. MSL may be seen each Sunday morning at 10:00 on KDLT-NBC.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR – Feb. 26 – “Repent” is the sermon theme for Rev. Dr. Ken Klaus. Is repentance important? Is repentance necessary? The answer is an unqualified “Yes!” True, Jesus loves us as we are but He never leaves us as we were. (Mark 1:14-15) The Lutheran Hour is broadcast every Sunday morning at 8:30 on 105.9 FM (KMIT) and at 9:30 on 570 AM (WNAX).
Monday, February 13, 2012
02-12-2012 Announcements
IN OUR DAILY PRAYERS this week we pray for our hospitalized members (Wyona Hofer and Tom Stolp ), for Dawn admitted several days ago to the Mayo Hospital in Rochester, for those recuperating at home (Ted Hofer and Rev. Weeman), for Kermit Schrag as his doctors finalize a treatment plan, for Rick Hutchinson diagnosed with terminal liver failure as he and his wife fly out to Seattle this weekend for a possible liver transplant, for all others under doctor’s care, for all who are in cancer treatment, for our shut-in and inactive members and, as always, at least two people in your life who do not know Christ.
PASTOR IS ON VACATION thru tomorrow. Pastor Bob Moeller will be leading our worship service today and will be on call thru tomorrow for pastoral emergencies. You may reach him at (605) 321-1641 [cell phone]. You may also contact any of our elders for assistance.
THANK YOU, REV. MOELLER, for leading us in worship today! We sincerely appreciate your Christian service to our Lord, to His Church and to our congregation!
THE SAMARITANS will meet this afternoon at 1:00 in the Fellowship Hall.
THE YOUTH GROUP will be going tubing in Sioux Falls and going out to eat on Sunday, March 4th. Please let Bob or Karen know if you are planning to attend. We need to know 2 weeks in advance in order to get the group discount.
THE SOUTH DAKOTA GIDEONS wish to thank St. Paul Lutheran Church for inviting them to give their presentation after last week’s worship service. They enjoyed worshipping with us, talking with those whom they knew and meeting those whom they didn’t know! The freewill offering collected for Gideon International was $440. Thank you to all who donated. Lives will be changed and more copies of the Bible can be distributed because of those donations.
LENTEN SEASON SOUP AND SANDWICH SUPPERS are being scheduled. Of the 6 Wednesdays in Lent, only 2 remain open: March 14th and March 21st. Soup/suppers for the other 4 dates have been taken as follows: Feb. 22nd = LWML, Feb. 29th = Pastors wives (Bunny and Susan), March 7th = LFL and March 28th = Men’s Bible Study Group. If any person – or a group! – would like to volunteer to do one of the remaining 2 Wednesday soup suppers, please call Aleta at 660-3651 or
e-mail her at starner5@gwtc.net as soon as possible. Thanks! We are all looking forward to some great meals and great fellowship time!
LAY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE classes will be offered by the District Office again this year with the first one from 1:00 to 4:00 on Feb. 18th at Faith Lutheran in Pierre. This year’s Bible Study and lay leadership classes will be organized under the theme of “Interpreting the Bible in Translation.” The registration deadline is Feb. 10th. Please see the poster on the bulletin board for more information.
PARISH LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP classes on church administration will be offered next Sunday by the District Office. The seminars closest to us will be in Sioux Falls on Feb. 12th from 2:00 to 5:30 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. There is no charge for attendance, no registration deadline nor advance registration required. Please see the poster on the bulletin board for more information.
THE 2011 ANNUAL REPORT will be distributed next Sunday. We are still waiting on the last 2 Board / Committee reports. For those who were not in church last week: This year’s report will include an updated directory of our members. The Pastor and the Church Office have cell and work phone numbers and e-mail addresses for many of our members but these will not be included in the directory unless you specifically tell us. In other words, only your home phone number will be listed unless you give us permission to list another phone number and/or your e-address. That permission must be received by Feb. 16th. This is especially important for those members who have cell phones only and no home phones. Also, when you receive your Annual Report, please review the information that pertains to you and let the Church Office know if anything still needs to be updated. We are striving to have the contact information for our members be as current and correct as possible. Thanks!
OPERATION BARNABAS BROCHURE – Lutheran Hour Ministries has published a brochure on PTSD for friends and families of returning combat veterans. The brochure was written by Chaplain Steve Hokana (former pastor serving Trinity, Hartford and St. John, Montrose). If you would like a copy, you may either contact the Pastor or order it directly from Lutheran Hour Ministries.
MAIN STREET LIVING CHOIR will be recording on Feb. 25th at Zion Lutheran Church, 1400 So. Duluth Ave., Sioux Falls at 1:00. The choir is a great experience to help spread the salvation message of our Savior. If you wish to sing with the choir as they record more hymns, women are asked to wear a white top and dark slacks; men are asked to wear a white shirt, dark slacks and no tie. Come and sing praises with others as you share the gift of singing! If you have any questions, please call Anne Koosman at 310-0027.
MAIN STREET LIVING – February 19, 2012 – Kid’s Crossing – The story of the transfiguration of Christ. The featured speaker is Rev. Terry Naasz from Mt. Calvary Lutheran in Brookings, SD. The sermon theme is “Why Elijah?” The hymns are “Beautiful Savior”; “Tis Good Lord, to be Here”; and “Whose Glory Fills the Sky”. The Main Street Living Choir will provide the hymns. The program is interpreted for the hearing impaired. Main Street Living may be seen each Sunday morning at 10:00 on KDLT-NBC.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR – February 19, 2012 –The sermon theme is
"A Resurrection Glimpse to Empower Your Faith" by Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Gregory Seltz. Can you fathom what it means that it required the sacrifice of God's own Son in order that you might live, forgiven and redeemed? (Mark 9:2-11) The Lutheran Hour is broadcast every Sunday morning at 8:30 on 105.9 FM (KMIT) and at 9:30 on 570 AM (WNAX).
PASTOR IS ON VACATION thru tomorrow. Pastor Bob Moeller will be leading our worship service today and will be on call thru tomorrow for pastoral emergencies. You may reach him at (605) 321-1641 [cell phone]. You may also contact any of our elders for assistance.
THANK YOU, REV. MOELLER, for leading us in worship today! We sincerely appreciate your Christian service to our Lord, to His Church and to our congregation!
THE SAMARITANS will meet this afternoon at 1:00 in the Fellowship Hall.
THE YOUTH GROUP will be going tubing in Sioux Falls and going out to eat on Sunday, March 4th. Please let Bob or Karen know if you are planning to attend. We need to know 2 weeks in advance in order to get the group discount.
THE SOUTH DAKOTA GIDEONS wish to thank St. Paul Lutheran Church for inviting them to give their presentation after last week’s worship service. They enjoyed worshipping with us, talking with those whom they knew and meeting those whom they didn’t know! The freewill offering collected for Gideon International was $440. Thank you to all who donated. Lives will be changed and more copies of the Bible can be distributed because of those donations.
LENTEN SEASON SOUP AND SANDWICH SUPPERS are being scheduled. Of the 6 Wednesdays in Lent, only 2 remain open: March 14th and March 21st. Soup/suppers for the other 4 dates have been taken as follows: Feb. 22nd = LWML, Feb. 29th = Pastors wives (Bunny and Susan), March 7th = LFL and March 28th = Men’s Bible Study Group. If any person – or a group! – would like to volunteer to do one of the remaining 2 Wednesday soup suppers, please call Aleta at 660-3651 or
e-mail her at starner5@gwtc.net as soon as possible. Thanks! We are all looking forward to some great meals and great fellowship time!
LAY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE classes will be offered by the District Office again this year with the first one from 1:00 to 4:00 on Feb. 18th at Faith Lutheran in Pierre. This year’s Bible Study and lay leadership classes will be organized under the theme of “Interpreting the Bible in Translation.” The registration deadline is Feb. 10th. Please see the poster on the bulletin board for more information.
PARISH LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP classes on church administration will be offered next Sunday by the District Office. The seminars closest to us will be in Sioux Falls on Feb. 12th from 2:00 to 5:30 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. There is no charge for attendance, no registration deadline nor advance registration required. Please see the poster on the bulletin board for more information.
THE 2011 ANNUAL REPORT will be distributed next Sunday. We are still waiting on the last 2 Board / Committee reports. For those who were not in church last week: This year’s report will include an updated directory of our members. The Pastor and the Church Office have cell and work phone numbers and e-mail addresses for many of our members but these will not be included in the directory unless you specifically tell us. In other words, only your home phone number will be listed unless you give us permission to list another phone number and/or your e-address. That permission must be received by Feb. 16th. This is especially important for those members who have cell phones only and no home phones. Also, when you receive your Annual Report, please review the information that pertains to you and let the Church Office know if anything still needs to be updated. We are striving to have the contact information for our members be as current and correct as possible. Thanks!
OPERATION BARNABAS BROCHURE – Lutheran Hour Ministries has published a brochure on PTSD for friends and families of returning combat veterans. The brochure was written by Chaplain Steve Hokana (former pastor serving Trinity, Hartford and St. John, Montrose). If you would like a copy, you may either contact the Pastor or order it directly from Lutheran Hour Ministries.
MAIN STREET LIVING CHOIR will be recording on Feb. 25th at Zion Lutheran Church, 1400 So. Duluth Ave., Sioux Falls at 1:00. The choir is a great experience to help spread the salvation message of our Savior. If you wish to sing with the choir as they record more hymns, women are asked to wear a white top and dark slacks; men are asked to wear a white shirt, dark slacks and no tie. Come and sing praises with others as you share the gift of singing! If you have any questions, please call Anne Koosman at 310-0027.
MAIN STREET LIVING – February 19, 2012 – Kid’s Crossing – The story of the transfiguration of Christ. The featured speaker is Rev. Terry Naasz from Mt. Calvary Lutheran in Brookings, SD. The sermon theme is “Why Elijah?” The hymns are “Beautiful Savior”; “Tis Good Lord, to be Here”; and “Whose Glory Fills the Sky”. The Main Street Living Choir will provide the hymns. The program is interpreted for the hearing impaired. Main Street Living may be seen each Sunday morning at 10:00 on KDLT-NBC.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR – February 19, 2012 –The sermon theme is
"A Resurrection Glimpse to Empower Your Faith" by Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Gregory Seltz. Can you fathom what it means that it required the sacrifice of God's own Son in order that you might live, forgiven and redeemed? (Mark 9:2-11) The Lutheran Hour is broadcast every Sunday morning at 8:30 on 105.9 FM (KMIT) and at 9:30 on 570 AM (WNAX).
Sunday, February 5, 2012
02-05-2012 Announcements
IN OUR DAILY PRAYERS IN OUR DAILY PRAYERS this week we pray for Wyona Hofer who was re-hospitalized this last week (McKennan), for Ted Hofer hospitalized in Freeman with pneumonia and the flu, for Tom Stolp in McKennan Hospital, for Kermit Schrag as he begins his chemotherapy treatments, for Jennifer who recently had a bone graft, for Rick Hutchinson diagnosed with terminal liver failure, for all others under doctor’s care, for all who are in cancer treatment, for our shut-in and inactive members and, as always, at least two people in your life who do not know Christ.
THE SOUTH DAKOTA GIDEONS have a short presentation for us after today’s worship service. Roger Tieszen and Charles Duerksen, representing this Christian Businessmen’s Association, will discuss the Gideons’ mission to purchase and distribute the Bible around the world and what we can do to help them. We give praise and thanks to our God that so many people have been given access to the Holy Scriptures because of the Gideons. Last year alone 290,529 Gideons and Auxiliary members world-wide distributed almost 80 million copies of the Bible in 194 countries in 93 languages at an average cost of $1.31. We are one of 49 churches in the Freeman area who support the Gideons and we look forward to their presentation. A freewill offering for the Gideons’ work will also be accepted today’s service.
OUR 2012 CHURCH OFFICERS being installed today are Randy Koerner (Chairman), Darren Walz (Board of Trustees), Brian Knittel (Board of Elders), Matthew Stern (Board of Ushers), Phyllis Knittel (Board of Evangelism), Keri Neuharth (Board of Education), Millie Siekmann (Board of Finance), Sharon Pfeiffer (Secretary) and Leann Schulz-Thomas (Treasurer). We thank God for raising up these servants to work in His kingdom and pray that He will give them the wisdom, strength and courage to fulfill the duties of their respective offices.
LENTEN SEASON SOUP AND SANDWICH SUPPERS are being scheduled. The first one will be on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22nd. If any person – or a group! – would like to volunteer to do one of the 6 Wednesday soup suppers, please call Aleta at 660-3651 or e-mail her at starner5@gwtc.net as soon as possible. We suggest that you hurry to choose your Wednesday while it is still open and you can pick the one you want!
LAY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE classes will be offered by the District Office again this year with the first one from 1:00 to 4:00 on Feb. 18th at Faith Lutheran in Pierre. This year’s Bible Study and lay leadership classes will be organized under the theme of “Interpreting the Bible in Translation.” The registration deadline is Feb. 10th. Please see the poster on the bulletin board for more information.
PARISH LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP classes on church administration will be offered next Sunday by the District Office. The seminars closest to us will be in Sioux Falls on Feb. 12th from 2:00 to 5:30 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. There is no charge for attendance, no registration deadline nor advance registration required. Please see the poster on the bulletin board for more information.
THE 2011 ANNUAL REPORT will likely be published in the near future! We are waiting on the last of the reports from the various Board and Committee chairpersons. This year’s report will include an updated directory of our members. Please note that even though the Pastor and the Church Office have cell and work phone numbers and e-mail addresses for many of our members, these will not be included in the directory unless you specifically tell us. In other words, only your home phone number will be listed unless you give us permission to list another phone number and/or your e-address. That permission must be received by Feb. 9th. This is especially important for those members who have cell phones only and no home phones. Also, when you receive your Annual Report, please review the information that pertains to you and let the Church Office know if anything still needs to be updated. We are striving to have the contact information for our members be as current and correct as possible. Thanks!
OPERATION BARNABAS BROCHURE – Lutheran Hour Ministries has published a brochure on PTSD for friends and families of returning combat veterans. The brochure was written by Chaplain Steve Hokana (former pastor serving Trinity, Hartford and St. John, Montrose). If you would like a copy, you may either contact the Pastor or order it directly from Lutheran Hour Ministries.
MAIN STREET LIVING February 12, 2012 – Kid’s Crossing – Grandma B reads the story of the raising of Lazarus from the tomb.
The featured speaker is Rev. Thomas Brown, from Zion Lutheran Church in Mitchell, SD. The sermon theme is “Foolishness or Power?” The hymns are The People That in Darkness Sat; Source of Thankfulness and Praise; and Oh God Our Help in Ages Past. The Main Street Living Choir will provide the hymns. The program is interpreted for the hearing impaired. Main Street Living may be seen each Sunday morning at 10:00 on KDLT-NBC.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR February 12 "You Can't Muzzle True Joy" Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Gregory Seltz. Joy is rooted in a relationship with God. You can't muzzle joy when that joy is connected to Jesus. (Mark 1:40-45) The Lutheran Hour is broadcast every Sunday morning at 8:30 on 105.9 FM (KMIT) and at 9:30 on 570 AM (WNAX
THE SOUTH DAKOTA GIDEONS have a short presentation for us after today’s worship service. Roger Tieszen and Charles Duerksen, representing this Christian Businessmen’s Association, will discuss the Gideons’ mission to purchase and distribute the Bible around the world and what we can do to help them. We give praise and thanks to our God that so many people have been given access to the Holy Scriptures because of the Gideons. Last year alone 290,529 Gideons and Auxiliary members world-wide distributed almost 80 million copies of the Bible in 194 countries in 93 languages at an average cost of $1.31. We are one of 49 churches in the Freeman area who support the Gideons and we look forward to their presentation. A freewill offering for the Gideons’ work will also be accepted today’s service.
OUR 2012 CHURCH OFFICERS being installed today are Randy Koerner (Chairman), Darren Walz (Board of Trustees), Brian Knittel (Board of Elders), Matthew Stern (Board of Ushers), Phyllis Knittel (Board of Evangelism), Keri Neuharth (Board of Education), Millie Siekmann (Board of Finance), Sharon Pfeiffer (Secretary) and Leann Schulz-Thomas (Treasurer). We thank God for raising up these servants to work in His kingdom and pray that He will give them the wisdom, strength and courage to fulfill the duties of their respective offices.
LENTEN SEASON SOUP AND SANDWICH SUPPERS are being scheduled. The first one will be on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22nd. If any person – or a group! – would like to volunteer to do one of the 6 Wednesday soup suppers, please call Aleta at 660-3651 or e-mail her at starner5@gwtc.net as soon as possible. We suggest that you hurry to choose your Wednesday while it is still open and you can pick the one you want!
LAY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE classes will be offered by the District Office again this year with the first one from 1:00 to 4:00 on Feb. 18th at Faith Lutheran in Pierre. This year’s Bible Study and lay leadership classes will be organized under the theme of “Interpreting the Bible in Translation.” The registration deadline is Feb. 10th. Please see the poster on the bulletin board for more information.
PARISH LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP classes on church administration will be offered next Sunday by the District Office. The seminars closest to us will be in Sioux Falls on Feb. 12th from 2:00 to 5:30 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. There is no charge for attendance, no registration deadline nor advance registration required. Please see the poster on the bulletin board for more information.
THE 2011 ANNUAL REPORT will likely be published in the near future! We are waiting on the last of the reports from the various Board and Committee chairpersons. This year’s report will include an updated directory of our members. Please note that even though the Pastor and the Church Office have cell and work phone numbers and e-mail addresses for many of our members, these will not be included in the directory unless you specifically tell us. In other words, only your home phone number will be listed unless you give us permission to list another phone number and/or your e-address. That permission must be received by Feb. 9th. This is especially important for those members who have cell phones only and no home phones. Also, when you receive your Annual Report, please review the information that pertains to you and let the Church Office know if anything still needs to be updated. We are striving to have the contact information for our members be as current and correct as possible. Thanks!
OPERATION BARNABAS BROCHURE – Lutheran Hour Ministries has published a brochure on PTSD for friends and families of returning combat veterans. The brochure was written by Chaplain Steve Hokana (former pastor serving Trinity, Hartford and St. John, Montrose). If you would like a copy, you may either contact the Pastor or order it directly from Lutheran Hour Ministries.
MAIN STREET LIVING February 12, 2012 – Kid’s Crossing – Grandma B reads the story of the raising of Lazarus from the tomb.
The featured speaker is Rev. Thomas Brown, from Zion Lutheran Church in Mitchell, SD. The sermon theme is “Foolishness or Power?” The hymns are The People That in Darkness Sat; Source of Thankfulness and Praise; and Oh God Our Help in Ages Past. The Main Street Living Choir will provide the hymns. The program is interpreted for the hearing impaired. Main Street Living may be seen each Sunday morning at 10:00 on KDLT-NBC.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR February 12 "You Can't Muzzle True Joy" Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Gregory Seltz. Joy is rooted in a relationship with God. You can't muzzle joy when that joy is connected to Jesus. (Mark 1:40-45) The Lutheran Hour is broadcast every Sunday morning at 8:30 on 105.9 FM (KMIT) and at 9:30 on 570 AM (WNAX
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