The Great Giveaway
The Gospel of St. John says that love comes from God. The person who loves knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
Since the earliest days of the Church love has been the heart of Christian practices. Jesus said that we must love our neighbor as ourselves and that what ever we do to the least of our brothers and sisters, we do to him.
Guided by the Holy Spirit, Jesus' disciples put aside self-interest and personal gain in order to continue loving and giving as he would have them do. For God, loving is giving. Just look at how much He loved. Just look at how much He gave.
It might seem strange, but love can only be kept if it's given away.
Rummage Sale
Dates have been determined for the Rummage Sale. We will hold it on June 4-5. This will be for smaller items (excluding appliances and furniture). Please start saving your treasures.
Serving God and Us
Today:
READER: Andy Anderson
GREETER: Lou & Patty Basham
COFFEE: Jane Stueland
USHERS: Nelson/Wells
SUNDAY SCHOOL: Britney Mendoza
Next Sunday:
Acolyte: Kyle Effertz
GREETER: Kay & Jane
COFFEE: Gail Berkesch
USHERS: Anderson
SUNDAY SCHOOL: Jayne Harkins
Attendance: (last week)
Saturday – 16 & Sunday – 84
This Week
Today
10:30 a.m. Coffee Fellowship
10:45 a.m. Bible Adventures
Monday
4:30 p.m. Confirmation Class
Tuesday
7:00 p.m. Board of Directors
Wednesday
St. Patrick’s Day
9:30 a.m. Ladies Crafts
11:00 a.m. Lenten Worship
5:30 p.m. Soup Supper
6:00 p.m. Choir
7:00 p.m. Lenten Worship
Saturday
5:00 p.m. Praise Worship
Sunday
9:30 a.m. Worship with Holy Communion
10:30 a.m. Coffee Fellowship
10:45 a.m. Bible Adventures
Odds and Ends:
We will hold one evening service on Maundy Thursday (April 1) and Good Friday (April 2).
Easter is April 4. We will hold our usual service at 9:30. We will not hold the Saturday service on April 3.
Altar Flowers – In praise and thanksgiving to God, the chancel flowers are given by Laura Smith and also by David and Kathy Hendricks on the occasion of their 8th Anniversary. We thank them for their kindness.
Take a Trip
Today in our Bible Adventures, Pastor shares a presentation on parables and particularly three parables of the lost in Luke 15. Next week we will look closely at the time Jesus is anointed in Luke 7:36-50.
Animals Tell the Story
In our services this Wednesday we will hear of the hen who will tell us of a grieving Savior.
Our theme will continue throughout the Lenten season and conclude on our celebration of Easter. We will hear of lessons from the lamb, rooster, and fish.
Lilies
We again offer member the opportunity to provide lilies for our Easter service. You may donate a lily and then take it with you following our service. We start taking orders today. Envelopes are available at the ushers station in the rear of the sanctuary.
Hungry?
We continue to hold soup suppers before our evening Lenten services. Please check out the sign-up sheets (to eat and to help). We need someone to host our supper on March 24. Serving begins each Wednesday at 5:30. All are welcome.
News for April
Articles are needed by March 22 for our newsletter for April.
In the Know
You can be included in our emailings each Friday when we send out the Notes and News and in the Phone Tree calling system. Indicate your interest on the attendance card.
Christ Lutheran Finances
Given Last Week: $3,242.75
Given To Date: $29,073.75
Needed Last Week: $3,044.85
Needed To Date: $ 30,448.50
Building Fund: $40.00
