Living Faith Weekly News (Week of February 18)

Kay Michaelson
Feb 18, 2024
3 min read

ree — Pastor Dave Kebschull and members of St. Mark Lutheran Church of Storm Lake gather in worship with Pastor David Halaas and Living Faith to celebrate the St. Mark gift of copies of "All Creation Sings" to Living Faith!

ree — Thank you for your generosity, St. Mark!

Last Week

Thank you to Pastor Halaas for walking worshipers through "All Creation Sings" music and worship elements! Thank you also to Karen Schroder for reading Scripture, Pastor Dave Kebschull and Sue Stream for assisting with communion, Tim Kass for ushering, Ardis Boetger for greeting and Angela Catton for live streaming our service! It was wonderful to welcome and worship with members of St. Mark of Storm Lake!

ree — Pastor Halaas accompanies for worship.

ree — Confession and Forgiveness: The Davids read "No, David!"

ree — Becoming familiar with our new worship resource!

Ash Wednesday:

Thank you to Pastor Trish Underberg who presided at worship on Ash Wednesday. Thank you also to Gail Kass, Tim Kass, Marley Stream and Nate Rathke for their contributions to our worship service. Thank you also to the members of Hope Lutheran Church in Sioux Center who came to worship with Living Faith!

This Week

Wednesday, February 21st activities:

5:00 - Lenten service in the Chapel

Holden Evening Prayer service: Gail Kass accompanying and Kjersten Rathke leading.
Benevolent Speaker: Tina Gray of Rejoice! Community Church's The Table
Nate Rathke will read Scripture and Jordan Kopperud will greet.

5:30 - Meal in the Fellowship Hall

Soup: Debbie Gibson, Peg McAllister, Cheryl Juhl and the Kopperuds will bring a crock pot of soup to feed 8.
Cold Meat Sandwiches: Kay Allen, the Kopperuds, Kay Michaelson and June Ferguson will bring enough to serve 12 each.
Bottles of water: Karen Schroeder
Dessert: Sharon Utesch and Gail Kass
Nate Rathke, Jordan Kopperud and Marley Stream will help with serving the meal.

6:15 - Civic Life and Faith Discussion in the Fellowship Hall

45 minute - hour discussion on this week's topic: "How do Christians address controversial civic issues?"

Notes on Civic Life and Faith Discussion:

Here are the topics for each week during the Lenten season:

February 21: How do Christians address controversial civic issues?
February 28: What are Lutheran Views on Civic Life?
March 6: What are the objectives of democracy in the United States?
March 13: What's faith-based living got to do with civic life?
March 20: How do we go in peace to love and serve the Lord in civic life?

If you miss a session, you need not feel like you cannot come back in to a later session. Come and join when you can!

Sunday, February 25th

Pastor Andy Nelson, Conor Rathke and other area youth who will be attending the National Youth Gathering this summer in New Orleans will be presiding over our worship service! Sandy Heeren will be our greeter.

A special offering will be taken to support these young people in the expenses they will incur for this trip. Specially marked envelopes are out on the sign up table for anyone who wishes to make a donation. Make checks out to Living Faith and place these envelopes in the offering plate.

Come to the Presbyterian Church early on Sunday at 10:15 to Room 103 for a time of fellowship and discussion! Please let Kay know if you would like to provide treats for this session.

2 opportunities for giving this Lenten season:

There will be a box in the Fellowship Hall for you to drop donations for Conor Rathke's trip to the National Youth Gathering.

Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a ministry devoted to constructing and supply beds to children in the Siouxland area, has given Living Faith an Easter tree which features eggs with instructions on items needed for this ministry. Stop by the sign-up table, pick and egg, follow the directions inside the egg and return your item(s) and place them under the sign-up table by March 31st.

Only 5 more egg cartons needed for an Easter project! Please leave cartons you can donate on the sign-up table! Thank you for the ones brought in to date!

Check Out the Sign-Up Table!

The Sleep in Heavenly Peace Easter Egg tree is there!

Volunteers for worship:

Scripture readers, communion assistants and greeters are needed for upcoming services!

Items are needed for the Wednesday, February 28th Lenten meal of lasagna!

The Meals on Wheels survey is out for those interested in helping with this ministry!

Lenten devotionals from Living Faith and the PUCC are out for you to pick up!

The PUCC is hosting a viewing of "The Chosen" on Sunday, February 25th in the Fellowship Hall at 4:00. Subsequent episodes will be shown each Sunday afternoon through March 24!