Issue: XXXVIII.a
September 17, 2023
Highlights
- Outdoor Service this Sunday!
- Ice Cream Social and Potluck
- Sunday School/Pre-Confirmation Resumes
- Lifetree Cafe this Wednesday
- Anderson/Walck Concert
Features
- Weekly Devotion
- Theological Study (Heresies)
- Weekly Report
- Stew Supper!!
Stewardship Thought for the Week
Romans 14:7 – “For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself.” We just don’t belong to ourselves — we belong first of all to God, and through Him, we belong to our neighbors. We are here to serve God in our service to one another. God has called you to this service through your vocation: as a Christian you serve others in the church, as a neighbor you serve others in society, and as a son or daughter, husband or wife, father or mother, you serve your family.
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Worship Service Information
Order of Service: Outdoor Service
Hymns
- Today Your Mercy Calls Us
- How Deep the Father’s Love for Us
- Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
Readings
- Genesis 50:15-21
- Romans 14:1-12
- Matthew 18:21-35
Birthdays/Baptisms/Anniversaries
Birthdays
- Crystal Kuseske (Sept 22)
- Jerry Micholski (Sept 22)
Baptisms
- Lizzy Calander (Sept 21)
- Shane Hill (Sept 22)
Anniversaries
- Jay/Julie Nelson (Sept 17)
- Jacob/Briana Walther (Sept 19)
- Greg/Amy Foster (Sept 20)
Book of the Month
The Messianic Message: Predictions, Patterns, and the Presence of Jesus in the Old Testament
People typically associate Jesus and look for Him in the New Testament. However, we do see instances of Jesus throughout the Old Testament. In The Messianic Message R. Reed Lessing and Andrew E. Steinmann go through each book of the Old Testament and explain each prediction, pattern, and presence of Jesus.
This book intended for lay people, helps readers understand Jesus’ role and how these instances were beginning to lay the groundwork for His birth and ministry in the New Testament. Study the Old Testament through a Christ-centered lens in The Messianic Message and continue building your faith foundation and strengthening your relationship with the Messiah.
Order at Concordia Publishing House or Amazon.com (kindle)
Serving Schedule
- Elder - Steve Calander
- Usher - n/a
- Reader - n/a
- Acolytes - n/a
- Musician - Sue Drury
- Altar Guild - Laurie Maurer
- Media Booth - n/a
- Fellowship - Ice Cream and Potluck!
Serving Next Week
- Elder - Steve Calander
- Usher - Mike Maurer
- Reader - Chad Calander
- Acolyte - Brantley F./Grace M.
- Musician - Jane Marquardsen
- Altar Guild - Laurie Maurer
- Media Booth - OPEN
- Fellowship - Beth Totzke
If you are unable to keep your scheduled serving day, please contact the church at least a few days before the service so there is time to find a replacement. Thank you!
St. Paul’s Sunday School for all ages begins Sunday, September 17th! We will have an outdoor service (at the Memorial Garden) to kick off the year.
All the materials for this year are in! Pastor will have them ready to go for our teachers and students.
Teachers, please sign up to teach on the Sunday School Teachers schedule found on the bulletin board just outside the Fellowship Hall. The full years’ schedule is posted. If you have questions, please speak to Pastor. Parents, please make every effort to have your kids in church and Sunday School every week.
7-12 Grade Youth, Pastor Carlson will meet with you on the 17th during Fellowship Time to talk about the year. You are strongly encouraged to be in the youth group room. We have much to discuss and plan.
Thrivent Financial is hosting a Retirement and College Savings seminar on Wednesday, September 20th from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at Timber Valley Grille. If you are interested in learning more about savings plans through Thrivent Financial, contact Amy VanDonsel (amy.vandonsel@thrivent.com) to reserve your place!
What is Lifetree Cafe, and why is St. Paul’s doing it? Simply put, Lifetree Cafe is an opportunity for St. Paul’s to reach out into the community through simple and helpful conversation, to fulfill our mission to “Grow together as God’s family in worship, fellowship, outreach, education, and service,” and to help those in our community who do not know the love of Christ.
Every first and third Wednesday, beginning September 20th (7:00pm), the fellowship hall will be setup like a comfortable, cozy, and FREE “cafe” where everyone is welcome to come, enjoy delicious cafe food and beverages, and to take part in a 1-hour conversation-centered experience led by a series of video-based topics and pre-scripted questions and activities. Topics range from simple, day-to-day matters such as stress, vacations, family issues, and even to matters of faith, theology, and spirituality.
Every member of St. Paul’s is invited and encouraged to attend, and to invite friends. In fact, your inviting people to Lifetree Cafe is VERY important! While there will be plenty of marketing throughout the community and online, word-of-mouth is always the best way. You are also encouraged to volunteer. We will need baristas (people who make coffee-based drinks) and servers, and on occasion we’ll need someone to lead the discussion.
Speak to Pastor if you have interest or have more questions about Lifetree Cafe. And please do pray for this endeavor, that it bear good fruit and draw sinners to the cross of Christ.
Finances & Attendance
Please continue to prayerfully commit to supporting the ministry of St. Paul’s through your regular offerings, and to take part in the worship and educational opportunities afforded. St. Paul’s is here for you, your kids, and your neighbor!
Dave Anderson and Roger Walck Concert
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church is hosting Dave Anderson and Roger Walck in concert on Friday, September 22nd at 7:00 pm.
Dave and Roger have a combined 100 years’ experience in music ministry! There will be sing alongs, familiar songs and hymns, lots of laughs and more.
Dave and Roger are also ambassadors for Shepherd’s Canyon Retreat, a retreat for church workers who are facing burn-out, stress, depression, or other conflicts. Shepherd’s Canyon Retreat is in Arizona.
You will also hear about the harrowing and famous “Rescue,” a plane crash in the Bering Sea in August of 1993, a story well known throughout the Lutheran church.
Come, listen, sing, and enjoy Dave Anderson and Roger Walck in concert, September 22nd! And as always, bring a friend or two.
Stew Supper News
Stew Supper is scheduled for Wednesday, October 11th from 4pm to 7pm. A sign-up board is in the Narthex for volunteers to provide ingredients and to help on the night of the supper. As always, we need your help to make this a success.
Teals no longer carries the “dark pull-apart bread” but only the white. Therefore, when signing up to provide bread, take note that you will be picking up whole wheat rolls (pre-sliced) from the Teals bakery in place of the dark pull-apart bread. White pull-apart bread is the same as always. You’ll pick up and pay for your bread on the 10th of October.
If you have questions, please speak to Ron or Sharon Moe. Thank you for volunteering for this year’s Stew Supper!
Prayer Requests
Tom Litfin
Ray Halgren
Rev. Tim Lamkin
Family of Gary Anderson
Gary Asher
Gloria Oien
"Error never shows itself in its naked reality, in order not to be discovered. On the contrary, it dresses elegantly, so that the unwary may be led to believe that it is more truthful than truth itself."
Are you saving your Teals receipts and turning them in? Every dollar you spend at Teals returns a percentage back to St. Paul’s, but you have to save your receipts and turn them in regularly. Speak to Jane Marquardsen if you have questions!
The first day of Sunday School is September 17th! To celebrate the occasion, we will open the year with a call to all our kids and their friends to join us for an outdoor service, followed by and opening celebration in the Sanctuary.
It’s time for our kids to return to church and to learn about their Lord and Savior! Let’s work to make this year’s Sunday School full of kids, youth, and adults.
Join us on September 17th for the outdoor service where we dedicated the Jean Larsen & Joyce VanDonsel Memorial Garden!
Continuing next Sunday, the Sunday morning Adult class will walk through the second module of the Re:Vitality series. This module deals with inactive members and how to reach out to them and encourage them to return to regular worship. Remember, this is about eternal life matters! We should not let our inactives slip too far from us. Please attend this video-driven module which will run through August and part of September.
REMEMBER TO BRING A BREAKFASTY POTLUCK ITEM TO CHURCH THIS SUNDAY FOR FELLOWSHIP TIME!