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Faith Lutheran Church 421 South Russell Street Grantsburg, WI 54840 (715) 463-5388 Mailing Address: PO Box 68, Grantsburg, WI 54840 |
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Faith is an ELCA Lutheran Church located in a wonderful small town in northwestern Wisconsin. We offer many opportunities to grow in faith and carry on the work of Jesus.
As a community of rich traditions and fresh ideas, our ministry focuses on worship, education and service. We invite individuals and families of all ages and in all stages of life to join us in any and all activities. |
IMPORTANT NOTICE
March 20, 2020
Greetings, People of Faith:
COVID-19, or Corona Virus, is challenging communities and churches to respond in ways entirely new to us. For some, who remember Diphtheria, Measles or similar Quarantines will have memories of past epidemics. Others who remember the strictures of World War Two (rationing, limited travel, shortages, etc.) will be reminded of how communities can pull together to find strength in the face of fear.
Faith Lutheran and congregations across the world are having to learn how to be the church without being able to gather regularly in our buildings. The Centers for Disease Control have made recommendations about gatherings that are intended to “flatten the curve” of infections, reduce strain on caretakers and hospitals and minimize the risk presented by this virus
Last night the Church Council met to evaluate our ministry and life together and to define the initial stages of our response. This was the first of what will become regular and frequent meetings, mostly electronic, to monitor the situation we face and to respond in faith to the needs we face.
The following is a summary of the recommendations adopted as policy during this pandemic:
1. Large group gatherings (Sunday Worship, Wednesday events, funerals and weddings) will be suspended for the next 8 weeks following the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) This means that we will plan not to have regular worship services in the building for the next 8 weeks subject to regular re-evaluation of the needs we face.
2. The existing radio broadcast will become our initial primary format for weekly worship. Pastor Dan will prepare and lead a short service for broadcast—around 30 minutes—each Sunday morning during this time with up-to-date announcements and prayers.
3. Pastor Dan will prepare and post a mid-week devotion on our website or on Facebook for persons to visit as their schedule permits. This devotion will include suggestions for prayer and spiritual nurture during our time of “social distancing”.
4. Pastoral calls and visits be done by telephone, email or other technological means.
5. Our youth leadership will arrange a weekly online gathering through “Google Hangout”, “Zoom”, or a similar technology.
6. As Council and Pastor we will continually evaluate and adjust our response to the Corona Virus Emergency as conditions, concerns and needs develop.
7. Holy Week and Easter Services will be arranged as soon as possible after we reconvene in person.
8. Faith Lutheran will continue to fulfill our contracts with staff, encouraging working from home as necessary, using the “empty” time in the building for major projects which take extra time (cleaning, stripping/waxing, carpet cleaning, etc.).
9. This response will be evaluated mid-April and adjusted accordingly.
10. We will for one another, for our congregation and community and for the world.
In addition to these initial steps, Council and Pastor will provide information in the days and weeks ahead on:
1. options for automatic, online, direct deposit giving. While our building is, in effect, closed for the duration of the pandemic, our ministries continue. Your offering gifts can be mailed to the church and will be handled with the same discretion as on Sunday morning.
2. responding to needs in the community as people of Faith. The Social Action Committee will guide us in forming a “Task Force” of willing servants to receive and respond to the needs and care of the community.
3. scheduling the vote on the “Shared Ministry Agreement”. This agreement has been presented and discussed in all three congregations. The vote must be held at an official, properly called meeting of each congregation. Each congregation has to follow the process for a congregational special meeting as defined in each congregation’s constitution. It is reasonable to assume that the vote will be held as soon as possible after we are able to reconvene in worship.
4. Broadening the format and opportunities for worship. Initially our Sunday worship can be accessed at 9:30 through our radio broadcast (WCMP 100.9) and by streaming (see your streaming app or sign in at: http://mgmt.firststreaming.com/listen/androidredir.php?callsign=wcmp-fm. As we move ahead we will expand the format and explore other options for making access to worship more complete.
Thank you all for your prayers and commitment in this anxious time. The Church Council and I will provide regular updates and communication as we share this journey together in Faith.
Along the way,
Pastor Dan Heath
971-930-5784
heathdan@live.com
March 20, 2020
Greetings, People of Faith:
COVID-19, or Corona Virus, is challenging communities and churches to respond in ways entirely new to us. For some, who remember Diphtheria, Measles or similar Quarantines will have memories of past epidemics. Others who remember the strictures of World War Two (rationing, limited travel, shortages, etc.) will be reminded of how communities can pull together to find strength in the face of fear.
Faith Lutheran and congregations across the world are having to learn how to be the church without being able to gather regularly in our buildings. The Centers for Disease Control have made recommendations about gatherings that are intended to “flatten the curve” of infections, reduce strain on caretakers and hospitals and minimize the risk presented by this virus
Last night the Church Council met to evaluate our ministry and life together and to define the initial stages of our response. This was the first of what will become regular and frequent meetings, mostly electronic, to monitor the situation we face and to respond in faith to the needs we face.
The following is a summary of the recommendations adopted as policy during this pandemic:
1. Large group gatherings (Sunday Worship, Wednesday events, funerals and weddings) will be suspended for the next 8 weeks following the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) This means that we will plan not to have regular worship services in the building for the next 8 weeks subject to regular re-evaluation of the needs we face.
2. The existing radio broadcast will become our initial primary format for weekly worship. Pastor Dan will prepare and lead a short service for broadcast—around 30 minutes—each Sunday morning during this time with up-to-date announcements and prayers.
3. Pastor Dan will prepare and post a mid-week devotion on our website or on Facebook for persons to visit as their schedule permits. This devotion will include suggestions for prayer and spiritual nurture during our time of “social distancing”.
4. Pastoral calls and visits be done by telephone, email or other technological means.
5. Our youth leadership will arrange a weekly online gathering through “Google Hangout”, “Zoom”, or a similar technology.
6. As Council and Pastor we will continually evaluate and adjust our response to the Corona Virus Emergency as conditions, concerns and needs develop.
7. Holy Week and Easter Services will be arranged as soon as possible after we reconvene in person.
8. Faith Lutheran will continue to fulfill our contracts with staff, encouraging working from home as necessary, using the “empty” time in the building for major projects which take extra time (cleaning, stripping/waxing, carpet cleaning, etc.).
9. This response will be evaluated mid-April and adjusted accordingly.
10. We will for one another, for our congregation and community and for the world.
In addition to these initial steps, Council and Pastor will provide information in the days and weeks ahead on:
1. options for automatic, online, direct deposit giving. While our building is, in effect, closed for the duration of the pandemic, our ministries continue. Your offering gifts can be mailed to the church and will be handled with the same discretion as on Sunday morning.
2. responding to needs in the community as people of Faith. The Social Action Committee will guide us in forming a “Task Force” of willing servants to receive and respond to the needs and care of the community.
3. scheduling the vote on the “Shared Ministry Agreement”. This agreement has been presented and discussed in all three congregations. The vote must be held at an official, properly called meeting of each congregation. Each congregation has to follow the process for a congregational special meeting as defined in each congregation’s constitution. It is reasonable to assume that the vote will be held as soon as possible after we are able to reconvene in worship.
4. Broadening the format and opportunities for worship. Initially our Sunday worship can be accessed at 9:30 through our radio broadcast (WCMP 100.9) and by streaming (see your streaming app or sign in at: http://mgmt.firststreaming.com/listen/androidredir.php?callsign=wcmp-fm. As we move ahead we will expand the format and explore other options for making access to worship more complete.
Thank you all for your prayers and commitment in this anxious time. The Church Council and I will provide regular updates and communication as we share this journey together in Faith.
Along the way,
Pastor Dan Heath
971-930-5784
heathdan@live.com
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PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR THIS SUNDAY'S SERVICE ON THE RADIO AND THIS WEEK'S LENTEN MESSAGE. 
THIS WEEK'S OFFICE HOURS:
To go with Pastor's message, I would like you to know that I will be checking email and phone messages on a regular basis. If you need anything, please call the church and leave a message, send me an email at secretary@myfaithlutheran.org, or you can call me at 715-501-4307 and I will get back to you right away! Thank you! Nance Please remember your friends and family. It could be a phone call, a card or many other ways to let them know you are thinking of them.
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On the Radio:
Our service is broadcast over the radio on 100.9 FM Sunday mornings at 9:30. WCMP 100.9 is now also streaming the Faith service live each week. There are mobile apps such as tune-in or you can use the following link: http://mgmt.firststreaming.com/listen/androidredir.php?callsign=wcmp-fm If you have any questions, please call: Dennis Allaman 715-463-2366. THE CALENDAR IS NOW SUBJECT TO NEW GUIDELINES IMPLEMENTED.
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THIS WEEK'S LENTEN MESSAGE:
In the Moment
A certain “moment” can be so defining! Many of us remember seeing the images of towers falling on the morning of September 11, 2001. Some of us remember hearing of the shooting death of President John Kennedy in Dallas. Each of us probably has a moment in our lives when time froze—at least for an instant—at least in our memories. I will always remember the face of my dad as he came unexpectedly through the kitchen door at my aunt and uncles home where I was staying. I will remember his exact words as he told me that my little sister’s harsh struggle with cancer had come to its inevitable end.
Our reading for Sunday is from John 11—the story of the death of Jesus’ friend, Lazarus. There was no way he could get there in time. Jesus had distanced himself for those authorities who tried to arrest him, fleeing across the Jordan into the wilderness. We are not alone in “distancing” for the safety of ourselves and others!
When he hears of Lazarus’ impending death, Jesus, after a couple of days, travels to Bethany, just outside Jerusalem, where those who are plotting against him are waiting. He goes to the graveside and weeps with Lazarus’ sisters who are locked into the moment by the grief of losing their brother, the fear of what the future may hold, and the overwhelming isolation of that moment when life changed so decisively. The people of the faith community and the mourners gather around them, sharing their pain and the moment as much as they can and, at the same time, reminding them that the world will continue to go on while they grieve and will be there ready for their return.
And so it is for us, people of Faith! We are distancing from the very real threat of virus transmission. We live in a “Safer at Home” state and we will continue to do so for a while. This moment is defining and it is all to easy to be consumed by it! The world goes on around us, and will be there when we are able to return to our prior lifestyles when it is safe so to do.
Jesus reminded Mary and Martha that, with him, they and we live in the resurrection, not just frozen in a moment. Jesus sees beyond that “moment” and proclaims life in the face of death, hope amid the wails of the mourners, and newness when the old passes away. “Lazarus”, he cries, “come out!” And the dead live.
We are people of the resurrection. Even in our seclusion we are alive in the community we know as the “Body of Christ.” For a time we cannot gather; for this moment, we will not share the meal around the table. Still, in this time, we belong to the Body of Christ; fed, forgiven and striving to be faithful along our way.
In the Moment
A certain “moment” can be so defining! Many of us remember seeing the images of towers falling on the morning of September 11, 2001. Some of us remember hearing of the shooting death of President John Kennedy in Dallas. Each of us probably has a moment in our lives when time froze—at least for an instant—at least in our memories. I will always remember the face of my dad as he came unexpectedly through the kitchen door at my aunt and uncles home where I was staying. I will remember his exact words as he told me that my little sister’s harsh struggle with cancer had come to its inevitable end.
Our reading for Sunday is from John 11—the story of the death of Jesus’ friend, Lazarus. There was no way he could get there in time. Jesus had distanced himself for those authorities who tried to arrest him, fleeing across the Jordan into the wilderness. We are not alone in “distancing” for the safety of ourselves and others!
When he hears of Lazarus’ impending death, Jesus, after a couple of days, travels to Bethany, just outside Jerusalem, where those who are plotting against him are waiting. He goes to the graveside and weeps with Lazarus’ sisters who are locked into the moment by the grief of losing their brother, the fear of what the future may hold, and the overwhelming isolation of that moment when life changed so decisively. The people of the faith community and the mourners gather around them, sharing their pain and the moment as much as they can and, at the same time, reminding them that the world will continue to go on while they grieve and will be there ready for their return.
And so it is for us, people of Faith! We are distancing from the very real threat of virus transmission. We live in a “Safer at Home” state and we will continue to do so for a while. This moment is defining and it is all to easy to be consumed by it! The world goes on around us, and will be there when we are able to return to our prior lifestyles when it is safe so to do.
Jesus reminded Mary and Martha that, with him, they and we live in the resurrection, not just frozen in a moment. Jesus sees beyond that “moment” and proclaims life in the face of death, hope amid the wails of the mourners, and newness when the old passes away. “Lazarus”, he cries, “come out!” And the dead live.
We are people of the resurrection. Even in our seclusion we are alive in the community we know as the “Body of Christ.” For a time we cannot gather; for this moment, we will not share the meal around the table. Still, in this time, we belong to the Body of Christ; fed, forgiven and striving to be faithful along our way.
Order of Worship
Sunday, March 29, 2020
KCMP 100.9
Prayer of the Day
God of the living, through baptism we pass from the shadow of death to the light of the resurrection. Remain with us and give us hope that, rejoicing in the gift of the Spirit who gives life to our mortal flesh, we may be clothed with the garment of immortality, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Ezekiel 37.1-14
The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. He said to me, “Mortal, can these bones live?” I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. I will lay sinews on you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the Lord.” So I prophesied as I had been commanded; and as I prophesied, suddenly there was a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. I looked, and there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but there was no breath in them. Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.” I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood on their feet, a vast multitude. Then he said to me, “Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are cut off completely.’ Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: I am going to open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people; and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people. I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken and will act,” says the Lord.
John 11.1-45
Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” But when Jesus heard it, he said, “This illness does not lead to death; rather it is for God’s glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” Accordingly, though Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus, after having heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. Then after this he said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.” The disciples said to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now trying to stone you, and are you going there again?” Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Those who walk during the day do not stumble, because they see the light of this world. But those who walk at night stumble, because the light is not in them.” After saying this, he told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to awaken him.” The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will be all right.” Jesus, however, had been speaking about his death, but they thought that he was referring merely to sleep. Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. For your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.” Thomas, who was called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.”
When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles away, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” She said to him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world.” When she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, and told her privately, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” And when she heard it, she got up quickly and went to him. Now Jesus had not yet come to the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him. The Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary get up quickly and go out. They followed her because they thought that she was going to the tomb to weep there. When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus began to weep. So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?” Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days.” Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, “Father, I thank you for having heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.” When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”
Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him.
Prayers of the People
Sisters and brothers, as Jesus, in the days before his passion, offered prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears, let us pray for those who suffer, those who are in need, and those who seek reconciliation.
Intercessions; each petition will conclude with the words, “Lord, in your mercy,”
Followed by the response, “hear our prayer.”
The prayers conclude with:
God of compassion, you know our faults and yet you promised to forgive.
Keep us in your presence and give us your wisdom.
Open our hearts to gladness, call dry bones to dance, and restore to us the joy of your salvation. Amen.
Sunday, March 29, 2020
KCMP 100.9
Prayer of the Day
God of the living, through baptism we pass from the shadow of death to the light of the resurrection. Remain with us and give us hope that, rejoicing in the gift of the Spirit who gives life to our mortal flesh, we may be clothed with the garment of immortality, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Ezekiel 37.1-14
The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. He said to me, “Mortal, can these bones live?” I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. I will lay sinews on you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the Lord.” So I prophesied as I had been commanded; and as I prophesied, suddenly there was a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. I looked, and there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but there was no breath in them. Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.” I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood on their feet, a vast multitude. Then he said to me, “Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are cut off completely.’ Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: I am going to open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people; and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people. I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken and will act,” says the Lord.
John 11.1-45
Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” But when Jesus heard it, he said, “This illness does not lead to death; rather it is for God’s glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” Accordingly, though Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus, after having heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. Then after this he said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.” The disciples said to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now trying to stone you, and are you going there again?” Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Those who walk during the day do not stumble, because they see the light of this world. But those who walk at night stumble, because the light is not in them.” After saying this, he told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to awaken him.” The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will be all right.” Jesus, however, had been speaking about his death, but they thought that he was referring merely to sleep. Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. For your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.” Thomas, who was called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.”
When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles away, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” She said to him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world.” When she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, and told her privately, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” And when she heard it, she got up quickly and went to him. Now Jesus had not yet come to the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him. The Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary get up quickly and go out. They followed her because they thought that she was going to the tomb to weep there. When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus began to weep. So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?” Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days.” Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, “Father, I thank you for having heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.” When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”
Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him.
Prayers of the People
Sisters and brothers, as Jesus, in the days before his passion, offered prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears, let us pray for those who suffer, those who are in need, and those who seek reconciliation.
Intercessions; each petition will conclude with the words, “Lord, in your mercy,”
Followed by the response, “hear our prayer.”
The prayers conclude with:
God of compassion, you know our faults and yet you promised to forgive.
Keep us in your presence and give us your wisdom.
Open our hearts to gladness, call dry bones to dance, and restore to us the joy of your salvation. Amen.
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WELCOME -
JESSICA OLSON, BOOKKEEPER |
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ALSO WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS!!
Mark & Lena Shepherd Travis & Ashley Goepfert & Family (Trista, Travis, Jr. and Teagan) |
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FLOWER FUNDRAISER: Faith’s Youth are doing a “flower” fundraiser for their Wilderness Canoe Trip at the Boundary Waters. Instead of selling pizza or something that once you use it is gone, they are selling flowers through Flower Power Fundraising.
They offer the finest, best-quality bulbs and plants with a 100% replacement guarantee. The Youth will earn 50% of everything that they sell and come this spring, you can look at your garden and know that you have made the world a little prettier and a little bit better for the Faith Youth Group. Sales need to be turned in by April 15th. |
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
PROGRESSIVE SUPPER - Alliance of Grantsburg Churches will be hosting their annual Progressive Supper on Saturday, May 2. Again there will two different times to begin your travels from church to church, but for now just save that date for this special event.
DONATIONS ARE NEEDED for the silent auction: So if you would like to create something or put together a basket that would be so appreciated !!!! Mandi Amundson or Cris Peterson would be the people to communicate …….. mandiamundson52@gmail.com or fourcubs@grantsburgtelcom.net
PROGRESSIVE SUPPER - Alliance of Grantsburg Churches will be hosting their annual Progressive Supper on Saturday, May 2. Again there will two different times to begin your travels from church to church, but for now just save that date for this special event.
DONATIONS ARE NEEDED for the silent auction: So if you would like to create something or put together a basket that would be so appreciated !!!! Mandi Amundson or Cris Peterson would be the people to communicate …….. mandiamundson52@gmail.com or fourcubs@grantsburgtelcom.net
To our Faith Friends and Family: As all of you know we have a continuing roof problem which must be solved, or we will see a deterioration of the Churches interior and will find ourselves in a constant state of repair. Because of this Faith is embarking on a “gift” drive in the hopes of being able to secure the funds needed to complete the replacement of our current roof.
The replacement of the roof itself is estimated at just over $140,000 with an additional $6,000 - $10,000 needed to replace the exhaust fans and plenums in the kitchen. The congregation has agreed to move $30,000 from the Money Market to a new account to be used for the roof replacement. In addition, some money has already been donated to give us a very good start on the project.
We are hoping you will consider gifting money to help us meet our goal. Please prayerfully consider helping to keep our Faith structure sound while all of us at Faith continue to work within our community to keep it strong and growing in Christ.
The replacement of the roof itself is estimated at just over $140,000 with an additional $6,000 - $10,000 needed to replace the exhaust fans and plenums in the kitchen. The congregation has agreed to move $30,000 from the Money Market to a new account to be used for the roof replacement. In addition, some money has already been donated to give us a very good start on the project.
We are hoping you will consider gifting money to help us meet our goal. Please prayerfully consider helping to keep our Faith structure sound while all of us at Faith continue to work within our community to keep it strong and growing in Christ.
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Easter Garden - MAY BE AFTER EASTER:
There are sign up sheets in the Narthex for the Easter Garden on Sunday April 12th (OR LATER). Please fill it out and return it to the office by Monday, April 5th, to be sure that the names and dedications will be included in the Easter Sunday bulletin. (or email your information to Nance at secretary@myfaithlutheran.org) Order your plant and please be sure that it is at the church by 9 am on Saturday, April 11th (OR DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED). Please be sure to have your name attached to the back of the plant(s). |
Lutheran World Relief: In 1945, by the end of WWII, an estimated one-fifth of the world’s Lutherans were left homeless. That same year, Lutheran churches in at least 20 states mobilized to help in Europe through a new agency called Lutheran World Relief. It was also the year that the first LWR Mission Quilts reached families in war-torn Europe. Today, the Quilt & Kit Ministry is Lutheran World Relief’s longest running program. For three generations, you have extended God’s mercy through the warmth of nearly 27 million Mission Quilts. Each quilt sewn, each kit packed, is a statement of faith, hope and love. A sign of solidarity, a reflection of God’s Loving presence in a world still rife with suffering. Thank you to the lovely ladies that put in their time to make the beautiful quilts that keeps the world warm.
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OUR CONGREGATION AT WORK AND PLAY
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DON'T FORGET --- All meeting and/or events held at Faith Lutheran Church need to be scheduled with the church office and placed on the "master" calendar. Items for the Sunday bulletin are due by the end of the day on Wednesdays. Items for the bulletin should be emailed to secretary@myfaithlutheran.org. Your assistance is greatly appreciated!
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