St. Paul Epistle and The Peaceful Reminder

The Monthly newsletter of St. Paul and Peace Lutheran Church

February 2008

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The History of the Church from Jesus to 300AD will Be Shown on Video

If you have wondered about what happened to the apostles and the rest of the Christian church the first centuries after Jesus ascended into heaven, a series of six videos examines this history. The videos are filmed on location and use dramatizations to depict events that unfolded in the years after 30AD. These videos will be shown during the Wednesday Bible studies in West Bend and at 9am Sunday mornings in Emmetsburg. The first of these videos will be shown in West Bend on Wednesday, February 13th, and in Emmetsburg on Sunday, February 10th.

The Lenten-Easter Season Begins the First Full Week in February

·        Mid Week Services Theme: Tears Tell the Story.

·        West Bend Schedule.

v     Ash Wednesday Worship, February 6th, 7:10pm, with Imposition of Ashes and with Holy Communion.

v     Lenten Mid Week Services 7:10pm with a Fellowship Meal to Follow.

v     Maundy Thursday Worship, 7:30pm.

v     Good Friday Worship, 7:30pm.

v     Easter Sunrise Worship, 6:00am.

·        Emmetsburg Schedule

v     Ash Thursday Worship, February 7th, 6pm, with Imposition of Ashes and with Holy Communion, Fellowship Meal at 5pm.

v     Lenten Mid Week Services at 6pm, Fellowship Meal at 5pm.

v     Maundy Thursday Worship, 5:30pm.

v     Good Friday Worship, 5:30pm.

v     Easter Worship, 10am.

Summer Mid-Week Service Trial Run in June

Both congregations will offer a trial basis mid week service. The Mid Week Services will be offered during the month of June. In West Bend they will be conducted on Fridays, the time yet to be determined. In Emmetsburg a Thursday worship service will be offered in the month of June. Also in Emmetsburg the time is yet to be set. These services will be continued through the summer if enough people use them in June.

Special Missionary Support

·        Peace Lutheran Church has adopted a son of the congregation, Tom Fisher. The mission envelopes in the envelope packets provided members will be used for donations to Tom.

·        St Paul Lutheran Church has adopted Morris and Jean Olson. Special envelopes will be provided members for use in supporting the Olsons who served in Russia for many years and now serve in Kazakhstan.

Come Hear the Speakers

·        The St Paul Fellowship Club invites the congregation to join them at 6pm, Monday, February 4th, for a fellowship meal and KICD weather man Mark Bruggon.

·        The Peace Friday Pot Luck invites the congregation to join them on Friday, February 15th, for a pot luck and West Bend Care Center Director of Nursing Tania Wiltgen.

News From the Lutheran Hour Ministries Office in Turbulent Kenya

The Kenya office has been closed for much of January, mostly due to the fact that navigating the streets of Nairobi has become dangerous for members of certain ethnic tribes who are being targeted by armed mobs or caught in the crossfire between protestors and police. Some staff members have been forced from their homes and have taken their families to find shelter in makeshift camps in and around the city. However, wherever they are, they continue to use the Gospel to encourage and witness to the people around them.