Living Faith Weekly News (Week of March 10, 2024)
- Kay Michaelson
- Mar 11, 2024
- 4 min read
Last Week
Thank you to:
Pastor Halaas for leading Living Faith in worship and song! Go to Living Faith's Facebook page to hear Pastor Halaas' sermon on John 3:16 - he gives us so much to think about in regards to this verse and concludes his sermon with some very good stories!
Gail Kass for playing the piano during Holy Communion!
Kari Kopperud for assisting with worship by reading scripture and helping with Holy Communion!
Tim Kass for ushering!
Next Week
Pastor Joy Gonnerman will be returning to the Chapel at 11:15 to lead us in worship for March 17th, the Fifth Sunday in Lent!
Gail Kass will accompany us on the piano.
Kay Michaelson will read Scripture, Karen Schroeder will assist with Holy Communion, and Sandy Heeren will greet you at the door.
How does sharing great conversation with your fellow Living Faith-ers over a cup of coffee prior to worship sound? Please consider joining in on the Faith + Fellowship hour from 10:15 to 11:00 on Sunday mornings in Room 103.
Wednesday, March 13th Lenten Opportunities
5:00 - Lenten Services in the PUCC Chapel featuring the Holden Evening Prayer service and information about our Living Faith benevolent partner, Spirit 712!
Kjersten Rathke will lead Holden Evening Prayer, accompanied by Rachel Cunningham. Marley Stream will greet you at the door, Jordan Kopperud will hand out the Holden Evening Prayer music and Nate Rathke will read Scripture.
Wednesday's guest speaker will be Dave Grosenheider who will tell us all about the music ministry here in Le Mars, Spirit 712!
5:30 - Lenten Meal in the PUCC Fellowship Hall
Wednesday's meal will feature taverns, cheesy potatoes, fruit and dessert.
Those providing the meal:
Tavern mix: Kopperuds, Kim Lang, Rachel Cunningham and Kay Michaelson
Hamburger buns: Karen Schroeder, Sue Stream, Sharon Utesch, and Kay Allen
Small bottles of water: Sue Stream
Pan of cheesy potatoes: Kopperuds, Peg McAllister, and Kim Lang
Grape clusters: Sue Stream
Dessert: Yvonne Law and Rachel Cunningham
Our Lenten offering box will be out on the serving table each Wednesday during our meal. Our offering will go to Conor Rathke to defray his expenses for his trip to the ELCA National Youth Gathering this coming summer!
Discussion following our meal
We invite all to stay for the next session of the study we have been in engaged in: Civic Life and Faith. This week's topic is: What's faith-based living got to do with civic life? We will watch an interesting video from a professor and Deacon in the ELCA and discuss what we view!
Thank you to those who assisted with worship last Wednesday: Jordan Kopperud, Marley Stream, Kjersten Rathke, Rachel Cunningham, Tim Kass, and Kari Kopperud!
Thank you also to those who provided for our meal: Kari Kopperud for ordering and arranging the delivery of the pizzas and Karen Schroeder, Kay Allen, Sharon Utesch, Angela Catton and Yvonne Law for the other meal items! Thank you to Nate Rathke for assisting with clean up!
Highlights from last week's Lenten evening:
March 24 - Palm Sunday
11:15 Worship in the Chapel with Deacon Eric Haitz!
March 28 - Maundy Thursday Worship Options
Meal and worship with Hope Lutheran Church in Sioux Center: Meet in the PUCC parking lot at 5:15 to pool rides to Sioux Center. Enjoy a potluck meal at 6:00 with Hope Lutheran members and then worship with their Maundy Thursday service. (Bring a dessert to share.)
Worship with the members of the PUCC at 7:00.
March 31 - Easter Sunday
10:45 - Easter Fellowship in the narthex of the PUCC. Enjoy a continental breakfast, a family photo booth, and fellowship in celebration of our risen Lord! (There will be no Faith + Fellowship in Room 103 on Easter Sunday.)
11:15 - Worship in the Sanctuary of the PUCC with Pastor Halaas!
Flowering Plants to Decorate the Sanctuary!
Living Faith is partnering with the PUCC to provide flowering plants to decorate the Sanctuary of the PCC for Easter! There is a sign up sheet on the sign up table for you to indicate if you would like to provide a plant along with who you are honoring or remembering with this plant.
Plants can be brought to the PUCC Fellowship Hall on Thursday, March 28 or Friday, March 29 in the morning from 10:00 - 12:00. They can be taken home following our 11:15 service.
Please do not donate an Easter lily as some worshipers have allergies to this plant.
Stop by the sign up table outside the Chapel and pick up an egg carton of Resurrection Eggs for your children or grandchildren! Starting March 20th, open an egg each day until Easter to experience the Easter story! Kortney Kopperud has created this take home activity for young families! One carton per family, please!
There's still time to donate to Sleep in Heavenly Peace via its Easter Tree!
There are lots of good things gathering under and beside the sign up table for Sleep in Heavenly Peace!
If you would like to be a part of this fund raiser, please take an egg from the tree, follow the directions on the slip of paper inside the egg, and return egg and donations to Living Faith's sign up table!
Deadline for returning items to church is March 31st!
Living Faith prays special prayers this week for:
Rick Stream
Mitch Lang - Son of Todd and Kim
Karin - Sister of Ted Hallberg
Marilynn - Sister-in-law of Rich and Jean Ziettlow
Gladys - Julie Hurt's grandmother
The family of Larry Petersen
Living Faith and its ministry to our community.
Our Living Faith brothers and sisters
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