Prayer request from Molly Hendershot

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From: Molly Hendershot

Date:04/30/2014 2:06 PM (GMT-06:00)

To: jeremy klaustermeier

Subject: Prayer request

Please pray for Marv and my friend, Emogene Friant.  She has been placed on hospice for kidney failure.  Thanks, Molly

Mark your calendars for the men's retreat!! September 26-28!!!

MEN'S RETREAT WILL BE Friday, September 26- Sunday, September 28 at Mark Twain Lake, Si Colbourn Group Camp
 
 
Mark your calendars today, and reply to this email to let me know whether you are interested in going! 
 
We have plans in place for a program based on the theme “Amazing Grace” and it looks like a very uplifting experience is in store for all who attend. 
 
The date is set for September 26-28. 
 
We will again offer the “Thursday” option for those who want to come early. 
 
We are looking into having thermal coffee mugs as the give-away this time. 

Prayer requests from Sandy Robine

Prayers for our Seminarians that received their first calls last evening at Concordia Seminary/St. Louis.

 

Especially for  Harrison & Stacy Parker going to Anchorage, Alaska AND Jacob & Alexandra Wampfler going to Topeka, KS.  BTW, Harrison & Stacy are both FROM San Diego, CA, so Achorage should be a real experience.  At least, this year in St. Louis, was a great dress rehearsal. ha. 

 

These couples are renters, in St. Louis, of Sandy & Steve Robine.

 

Prayers to for Matthew & Kathleen Resner who will be returning this summer from his vicarage year in Litchfield, Illinois, to St. Louis, for Matt's 4th year at Concordia.  Through these past 3 years at the Seminary Kathleen has continued to teach at Salem Lutheran School (Black Jack).  She has been commuting between Litchfield and North County all this past year!  Especially now with this nasty Spring weather, please pray for her safety on the highways! 

 

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

DEVOTION: Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, a his father David had done......  He even deposed his grandmother Maakah from her position as queen mother, because she had made a repulsive image for the worship of Asherah.  The Story p. 200
 
Sometimes you have to do some really hard things as a disciple of God, even depose your own grandmother for making a false idol.  Sometimes it means getting rid of something comfortable and familiar.  Sometimes it means ridding yourself of a bad habit.  Still other times it means forgiving that person you really don't want to forgive.  Still others it means getting rid of friends that are dragging you down and weakening your faith or making you get rid of it all together. 
 
Jesus never promised that life would be easy as a Christian.  In fact, he said just the opposite, "I have not come to bring peace but a sword.  And again "I have come to set a son against his father, a daughter against her mother...."  Just because you are a Christian, confess Jesus, and mostly do the right things, doesn't mean that all of your relationships are going to go smoothly or that everyone is going to like you.  Anyone who has been a Christian for any length of time knows this. 
 
What Jesus does say is this, "Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you, for my yoke is easy and my burden is light and you will find rest for your souls."
 
Jesus is the way and the truth and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through him, and yet, because of your sinful nature and the sinfulness in the world, as Jesus once again said, "In this world you will have trouble, but take heart I have overcome the world." 
 
Don't trust in Jesus to take away all your problems.  If you do you will be disappointed.  Trust that Jesus has overcome the world and take you at last to paradise where, once and for all, trouble will be gone forever!
 
Prayer:  Lord God, I thank you for overcoming the world on my behalf and giving me rest!  Amen.


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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ
Was Rehoboam king over Israel or Judah? Israel to start, but then the other tribes broke away from him and he was left with Judah and Jerusalem.

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TODAY'S QUIZ: What did Jeroboam set up in Bethel and Dan for the Israelites to worship?

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CALENDAR:

Thurs- NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER BREAKFAST AND WORSHIP!!!  Breakfast 6:30am, Worship and Prayer 7am

Fri- Set up for Saturday's sales
Sat- Flea Market opens 7-1; Vendor Fair, Bake Sale, and Luncheon 9-3; Bible study 4pm; worship 5pm; 3 year old Little Lamb's program 6:30pm
Sun-  Worship 8:30; Sunday school and Bible Study 9:45; 4 year old LL program 5pm
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WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS WEEK
Acolytes- 8:30- George Pezold  11- Leah Vossen
Altar guild- Set up- Ruth Walters; Clean Up- Sandy Robine
Greeters- 8:30- Sharon Spoede 11- Tom and Pam Linke
Communion Assistants- Sat- Charlie Figura; 8:30- Don Turnure; 11- Steve Robine
Lay Readers- Sat- Lynn Figura; 8:30- Jennifer Figura;  11am- Kailyn Blechle
8:30 Ushers- Alan Hofeldt, Tim Linke, Rich Talbert, Don Turnure
Projectors- Sat- Pam Bueltmann, 8:30- ???, 11- Siera Jaeger
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NEWS:

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER IS TOMORROW MORNING BEGINNING WITH BREAKFAST AT 6:30am.  PRAYER SERVICE BEGINS AT 7am!

Service will be done by 7:45 at the latest.  Come and enjoy some breakfast and prayer time with fellow Christians!

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VENDOR FAIR AND TAILGATE SALE AND LADIES AID LUNCHEON AND BAKE SALE SATURDAY, MAY 3, 7am-3pm

TAILGATE SALE/FLEA MARKET BEGINS AT 7am and goes to 1pm!!

 

VENDOR FAIR, LUNCHEON, AND BAKE SALE 9am-3pm

 
There are still tailgate spaces available for $10, but all of the inside selling tables are reserved. 

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TRUSTEES HAVE SCHEDULED A WORK DAY FOR SATURDAY, MAY 17!!!

List of projects:

1. finishing trim on front door

2. Fixing partition between overflow and sanctuary

3. Addressing drainage issues

4. Painting

5. Other

 

They have also established a volunteer list.  Id you wish to tackle a project at another time, see the list posted on the bulletin board across from church office.

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T-SHIRTS FOR SALE!!!

Wonderful blaze orange t-shirts are for sale for $10 a piece to help support our board of outreach and evangelism's efforts and to raise money to provide for those in need.  Pick up your size today and put your $10 in the box provided!!!  They are located in the narthex (entry way) of church upstairs.

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THE STORY: CHAPTER 14 "A Kingdom Torn in Two" IS THIS WEEK!!!

We are back at it and won't have another break for quite some time so get to reading and studying!!  Read it and learn about how King Rehoboam, because of his harshness and wickedness against the people, caused a civil war and caused the kingdom to be split in two.   

 

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DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR STUFF TODAY FOR THE NDP TOMORROW!!!

 

OK...The list is COMPLETE for the National Day of Prayer Breakfast!!!! 

 

THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH, ONCE AGAIN!

 Any questions, PLEASE CONTACT SANDY ROBINE DIRECT AT 636-456-4147 OR EMAIL SANDY ROBINE AT snsrobine@centurytel.net 

 

Thank you all so much for helping to make this National Day of Prayer Breakfast such a special day for all of us in the community.  Hope to see many of you there that day, May 1 at 6:30 AM.  It should be easy, now that we all are in "practice" making it to our Easter morning worship at 6:30!!

 

 

 

For maximum freshness

Please bring your donated to the items ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30th, 2014

Please put them in the church kitchen on the island or in the refrigerator

 

PLEASE clearly mark your items "FOR NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER BREAKFAST"

so the prayer breakfast items don't get mixed up with the Ladies Aid items for their event

 

I will be setting up on Wednesday (early evening) in the overflow area of the church.

 

 

The donated items are as follows:

 

ORANGE JUICE                        1 GALLON                                                     Donated by Don & Wanda Turnure

 

MILK                                            1 GALLON                                                     Donated by Dave & Lil Winter

 

1/2 & 1/2                                      1 QUART                                                        Donated by Steve & Sandy Robine

 

MUFFINS                                    3 DOZEN TOTAL                                        1 Dozen donated by Terry & Lynn Russell

                                                                                                                              2 Dozen donated by Walt & Betty Schirr

 

DONUTS                                    3 DOZEN                                                       Donated by Doug & Ruth Walters

              

FRUIT YOGURT                       6 individual containers                             Donated by Dave & Linda Callies

                                                    (variety - some Low Fat)

 

BANANAS                                 8 TOTAL                                                        4 Donated by Mim Dunn

                                                                                                                             4  Donated by Molly Hendershot

 

BAGELS (variety)                    1 DOZEN                                                        Donated by Terry McKenzie

                     

CREAM CHEESE                   1 CONTAINER                                               Donated by Terry McKenzie

 

I CAN'T BELIEVE

IT'S NOT BUTTER                 2 CONTAINERS                                            1 Donated by Terry McKenzie

                                                                                                                              1 Donated by Elaine Schauer

 

ENGLISH MUFFINS              1 DOZEN (PLAIN)                                          1 Dozen plain donated by Denise Schlesselman

 

FRUIT PRESERVES             3 JARS                                                             1 JAR Strawberry & 1 JAR Grape donated by John & Joanne Hachtel

                                                                                                                               1 JAR "NO SUGAR" Apricot donated by Lil & Dave Winter

 

HARD BOILED EGGS           2 DOZEN                                                         1 Dozen donated by Ken & Marilyn Foster

                                                                                                                               1 Dozen leftover from Easter breakfast       -    Marilyn will boil both dozen.

  

Thanks again so very much to each and every one of you!

 

 

 

 

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JUST A FEW SPACES LEFT IN THE THREE YEAR OLD LITTLE LAMBS CLASS FOR NEXT YEAR!!

The four year old class is full and there is a waiting list that people can get on if they wish. 

 

The three year old class still has several spaces available.  If you know of someone or you would like to get your own child in to this class please call the church office asap!!! 

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TWO GROUP TRAVEL EVENTS COMING UP THIS YEAR!!
October 4--A DAY IN ST. LOUIS--  We will tour places that are hidden gems in St. Louis
 
December 6-- CATHOLIC RECTORY IN HERMANN AND POSSIBLY A CHRISTMAS SHOW IN OSAGE BEACH
 
Let Marilyn know if you are interested in either of these trip so she can make definite plans.
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PASTOR NEEDS SPONSORS FOR HIS BIKE ACROSS KANSAS!!
I will be biking across part of Kansas, about 220 miles in all, on June 7-9 to raise money for Leadachild.org.  Lead a Child is a LCMS recognized service organization that provides funding for kids to attend schools, many of them Christian schools, in third world countries.  It has provided A LOT for ministries and missions to help kids who would otherwise have NO EDUCATION in places like Guatemala, Kenya, Uganda, Mexico, and many other places.  Please consider supporting me so that we can continue to support children throughout the world!  As of January 1, I am also on the board of directors for this organization.


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PRAYER REQUESTS:  (If you have a prayer request please reply to this email or call me at 636-359-1061)

For CHERI VERME, daughter of Lil WInter, who is suffering from severe osteoporosis and has a cracked pelvis (all the way across her pelvis) because of it.

 

For our 8th GRADERS WHO WERE CONFIRMED Sunday that they continue to grow in the faith they have confirmed!

 

For FRAN WAGNER, a good friend of Sandy Robine, who has been placed on hospice care.

 

For TRICIA MEYER, who is dealing with ovarian cancer.  She is a friend of many in our congregation.

 

For KELSEY OVERBECK as she finishes up her schooling at Concordia, Seward and moves to Warrenton to become our DCE intern. 

THOSE WITH CANCER, especially RICK SPINIOLAS, and the many others among our family and friends who are struggling with cancer.