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PUBLISHED BY THE MISSOURI DISTRICT OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH—MISSOURI SYNOD May 19, 2017

Lutheran South Students Earn National Spanish Exam Honors

This year, 157,020 students nationwide took the National Spanish Exam. It is a difficult, leveled exam, often compared to the ACT test. The purpose of the National Spanish Examination is:

to recognize achievement in the study of the Spanish language
to promote proficiency in interpretive communication in the Spanish language
to assess the national standards as they pertain to learning Spanish
to stimulate further interest in the teaching and learning of Spanish

Last year, Lutheran South's (St. Louis, Mo.) first year of participation, resulted in an outstanding 12 medal winners. Of the 48 that tested at LHSS, 42 received an honorable mention or better. An unprecedented 26 took medals: 12 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze. Three students placed in the 99th percentile. Read more . . .

St. John's Lutheran Church and School Eighth Annual Neighborhood Block Party

Under perfect skies, a crowd of nearly 2,500 gathered, celebrating the 8th annual neighborhood Block Party hosted by St. John's Lutheran Church and School Friday evening. Children were dazzled by the antics of Skippy the Clown, while car enthusiasts appreciated the pristine condition of the antique cars on display. Also on display was the newly acquired trailer available to those from St. John's serving on the Disaster Response Team, which assists with local and regional natural disasters. Read more . . .

Teaching the Faith: Adults

Taken from the June 2017 Edition of the RSTM Newsletter and contributed by Rev. Heath Trampe, Faith Lutheran Church, York, Neb.

When I accepted the call to serve as Senior Pastor at Faith in York, Neb., I assumed that Adult Bible Class would be a walk in the park. I was coming from a 2,000+ member congregation in a large city. As Associate Pastor at St. Peter's, I helped to oversee and execute a weekly Wednesday evening Bible study that brought in 300-400 people a week. This was in addition to teaching the Adult Information Class for new members and administrating the youth confirmation program. It did not take long to discover that rural and small town ministry has its own unique blessings and challenges! Over two years later, we are seeing 40–60 adults every Sunday morning for the pastor-led Bible class, in addition to strong attendance at many small groups that meet throughout the week. But it was not always this way. Here are some things I learned in my first two years at Faith. Read more . . .

Announcements/Other News

The deadline for online registration for the upcoming Missouri District Mission Summit is Wednesday, May 24!

Our first district wide witness and outreach equipping event will be held June 3 at Concordia Seminary. Lutheran Hour speaker, Rev. Greg Seltz, will be the keynote speaker. The schedule includes twenty-six different sectionals for church leaders from all congregational settings. There is no cost to the attendees for the event, but we are asking that you register online for the event. For more information or the registration link, go to http://mo.lcms.org/mission-summit-2017/. If you have any questions about the event, please contact Sue Thompson in the district office ( sue.thompson@mo.lcms.org). We hope to see you on June 3.

Plus One Participation Forms

Now that congregations are past the busy Lenten seasons, many congregations are now turning their attention to our community outreach effort, the Plus One Initiative. Congregations are encouraged to complete a Plus One participation form and either mail it to the district office or email it to plusone@mo.lcms.org. If you want additional information about Plus One or a copy of the Plus One participation form, go to http://mo.lcms.org/plus-one/.

Save The Dates
St. Louis Area Winkel
Monday, August 14
Concordia Seminary – St. Louis

Professional Church Workers' Conference
November 14-17
Pastors: Nov. 14-16
Educators: Nov. 15-17
Tan-Tar-A Resort – Osage Beach

Check back for more information on the above upcoming events!

St. Paul Lutheran Celebrates 100 Years

St. Paul Lutheran Church, 101 East Dent St., Ironton, MO will celebrate their 100th anniversary on May 21, 2017.

Missouri District President Rev. Dr. R. Lee Hagan will be the guest speaker at a 10:00 a.m. service followed by lunch. Email Pastor Jim
Rogers at rogersjim1947@gmail.com

2017 Educator's Retreat

Grace Place Wellness is pleased to announce a get-away weekend designed just for Lutheran teachers and their spouses, August 11 - 13, 2017 at scenic Innsbrook Resort, an hour west of St. Louis, MO. Refresh, renew and prepare for another school year by learning the secrets to a healthy, vibrant, and joy-filled ministry. It's your turn to experience the Grace Place Wellness Retreat enjoyed by over 8,000 LCMS rostered workers and spouses.

A registration fee of $100 covers the cost of all lodging, meals and the wellness retreat program. Saturday afternoon is entirely free time to enjoy the amenities at Innsbrook.

We have 16 spots available for this retreat. First come, first serve. Registration is now open at www.graceplacewellness.org For more information, please call Beth McAnallen at 314-842-3077 or email bmcanallen@graceplacewellness.org

District and Church Events
( Mission Summit 2017, Professional Church Workers' Conference and Senior High Youth Gathering)
Installations and Ordinations
Personnel Changes and Calling Congregations
LCMS Missouri District News
Obituaries

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Daily Email: Thursday, May 18, 2017

DEVOTION: John 14:15-21 English Standard Version (ESV)

Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit

¹⁵"If you love me, you will keep my commandments. ¹⁶And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper,^[a] to be with you forever, ¹⁷even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be^[b] in you.

¹⁸"I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. ¹⁹Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. ²⁰In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. ²¹Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him."

One of the greatest comforts I have is that the Holy Spirit is with me wherever I go. It's actually THE greatest comfort of a pastor, because he knows that as long as he is speaking in the name of Jesus and preaching and teaching God's Word, he can't lose. The results do not depend on him. A preacher/pastor cannot change the heart. Only the Holy Spirit, working through His Word, can do that.

The biggest and best thing that a pastor can do is bring God's Word of law, the will of God and our inability to do it, and the gospel, the good news that Jesus has done it all for us and suffered and died in our place; and then get out of the way. Let the Word do the work.

The more the pastor relies on his own skills, abilities, good looks, etc. and the more the church relies on that pastor's good looks and abilities, the more doomed they are. The pastor is not the savior fo the church, the Lord God; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, is its Savior!

The same holds true for you as an individual. You are not your own Savior. Jesus is your Savior. The more you rely on yourself, the more you will be disappointed, depressed and lost. The more you rely on Jesus as your Savior from sin and the Holy Spirit as your guide, the more free you will become and the more peace you will have. May you learn to rely more and more on Jesus and be filled with His peace!

Prayer: Lord, help us to rely on you and get out of your way. Amen.

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CALENDAR:

Thurs- Newsletter deadline; Karate 6:15-7:45; Lutheranism 101 6:30

Fri- Bible Study at Hendershot's house 7pm

Sat- Men's Breakfast 8am; Worship 5pm

Sun- Worship 8:30; Sunday school 9:45; VOTER'S MEETING 9:45; Worship 11am; Marilyn's retirement Luncheon NOON

______________________________________________________________________WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS WEEK:
Acolyte- 8:30- Sarah Cluver; 11- Cameron Faerber

Ushers- Larry Schulze, Scott Schulze, Gary Scott, Dave Winter

Altar- Set up- Lucille Luebke; Clean Up- Pam Linke

Elders- Sat- Charlie Figura; 8:30- Al Benton, 11- Randy Fischer

Greeters- 8:30- Al and Karen Benton; 11- Marv and Molly Hendershot

Lay Readers- Sat- Sandra Perricone; 8:30- Karen Benton; 11- Lisa Lacy

Organist- Rachel Fisher

Sat Pianist- Molly Hendershot

Projectionists: Sat- Perricone, 8:30- Yoder; 11- Masters
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ :

What does the word "Ecclesiastes" mean? It means preacher or one who speaks out in the congregation

The word "ecclesia" is another word for clergy or church stuff. It can also mean teacher.

Thanks Sandy and Don!!

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TODAY'S QUIZ: Find a verse in Proverbs that is a father speaking to his son.

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NEWS!!!!

MEN'S BREAKFAST IS THIS SATURDAY AT 8AM!!!!

Come for the food! Stay for the Bible Study!

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE COMING OR NOT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVEN"T BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE OR HAVE NEVER BEEN!

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MARILYN FOSTER'S RETIREMENT LUNCHEON IS THIS SUNDAY, MAY 21 AT NOON!

Let's shower her with gift cards and money to show our appreciation and send her into retirement with our love!

We will have fried chicken and cake, and we are asking each family to bring either a side dish or salad. Cake will be provided as well.

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VOTER'S MEETING THIS SUNDAY AT 9:45

All confirmed members of St. John's 18 years old and up are voting members of St. John's! Be there!!

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QUILT DRAWING IS THIS SUNDAY DURING THE VOTER'S MEETING!

There's still time to get your tickets! Call 456-2888 to get them today!

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ARMED FORCES SUNDAY DOOR OFFERING WILL BE ON MAY 20 and 21!!

We will be a collecting a door offering to provide for Bible sticks for our soldiers. Most armed forces personnel can't take their phone or computers with them when they are deployed and paper Bibles are too inconvenient. Bible sticks are just the right size and can fit easily into a pocket and carried wherever they go. Each Bible stick cost $25 to make and to ship. There have been over 800,000 of these Bible sticks given to soldiers since it began and thousands of more ready to ship. They just need the funds to get them out the door.

Here's one testimony from a soldier. "I am coming back into the arms of the Father who has never forsaken me. This mp3 Bible came right on time, because I have been contemplating suicide."

Please make a note for yourself to bring some money for this very worthy ministry next weekend!!!

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LITTLE LAMBS ENROLLMENT FOR THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR IS OPEN!!!!

Student must be 3 for younger class or 4 for older class by August 1.

$45 nonrefundable registration fee required.

Registration packets can be picked up at Little Lambs during school hours and in the church office during non-school hours.

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OPERATION BACKPACK ITEMS COLLECTED FOR THE MONTH OF MAY IS CANNED FRUIT!!

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AGAPE DONATIONS ALWAYS ACCEPTED!!

Any nonperishable food items, diapers, toiletries, etc.!!

Perishable food items can be taken directly to Agape at 713 Powell St. in Warrenton. Call 456-4645 to find out when they're open or for more info.

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YOUR KROGER CARD CAN EARN MONEY FOR LITTLE LAMBS

Go to www.kroger.com/communityawards and register your card today!!

PRAYERS:

For LOIS BOEGER'S MOM, EVELYN TOEDEBUSCH, as she has been moved to Breeze Park for more extensive and round the clock care.

For PAT MANNESS as she will be undergoing extensive surgery and rehab on her hand next Friday, May 26.

For the SWEET FAMILY as they mourn the loss of Patty's mom.

For a FRIEND OF AL AND KAREN BENTON who is dealing with brain cancer.

For HUNDREDS OF OUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS WHO ARE DEALING WITH THE EFFECTS OF THE FLOOD.

For THE PEOPLE IN UGANDA who are beginning to die from starvation due to drought and famine.

For CAROL BRAZEE recovering from sinus surgery at home.

For KEN FOSTER recovering from back surgery at home.

For PAT KING, as she is recovering from knee replacement surgery at home.

For MARILYN FOSTER as she prepares for her retirement.

For DANIELLE MEINE KRAMER, whose leukemia is back after a brief respite from it. She had it for several years while in high school. (She grew up riding Karin's school bus to school.)

For Mim Dunn's nephew DAVID HAHN who is dealing with severe throat cancer.

Upcoming Events for the Warren County Health Dept.

Peggy Privett

Warren County Health Department

101 Mockingbird Lane Ste. 100

Warrenton MO 63383

Phone: 636-456-7474 Fax: 636-456-4966

pprivett@warrencountymo.org

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Daily Email: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 (Later edition)

DEVOTION: 1 Peter 3:13-22 English Standard Version (ESV)

¹³Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good?¹⁴But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, ¹⁵but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, ¹⁶having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. ¹⁷For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God's will, than for doing evil.

¹⁸For Christ also suffered^[a] once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, ¹⁹in which^[b] he went and proclaimed^[c] to the spirits in prison, ²⁰because^[d] they formerly did not obey, when God's patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through water. ²¹Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, ²²who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.

There have been books and books written about the theology that is put forth in this passage. There's so much stuff, like how he descended into hell to proclaim victory to the spirits in prison, that Baptism now saves you, the ascension and reign of Jesus at the right hand of God, and so much more.

I want to focus on verse 15, because the ability to give an answer for your faith is something that is extremely lacking among Christians today. I think it is because too much focus is placed on emotion and feeling and not enough on facts and knowledge.

As real and important as emotion and feeling is, we cannot base our whole faith on it. Our faith is so much more than feelings or a hunch. It is based on the real life truth that Jesus is who he says he is and did what he said he did. It is based on the fact and reality that Jesus really did rise from the dead and lives and reigns to all eternity. It is based on real, tangible, historical, provable FACTS!!

The job for you is to become acquainted with those facts and that reality, we call it THEOLOGY! Study it so that you know it and can give an answer to everyone who asks you! KNOW WHAT YOU BELIEVE, so that you can do the one thing God has called you to do, MAKE DISCIPLES!!!

Let us pray: Lord God, help me to know as much as you have revealed to me about you so that I can give it to others. Amen.

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CALENDAR:

Wed- Sewing dresses for Africa 9:30-noon; Ladies Aid noon; Last Day of School Celebration 5:30-7

Thurs- Newsletter deadline; Karate 6:15-7:45; Lutheranism 101 6:30

Fri- Bible Study at Hendershot's house 7pm

Sat- Men's Breakfast 8am; Worship 5pm

Sun- Worship 8:30; Sunday school 9:45; VOTER'S MEETING 9:45; Worship 11am; Marilyn's retirement Luncheon NOON

______________________________________________________________________WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS WEEK:
Acolyte- 8:30- Sarah Cluver; 11- Cameron Faerber

Ushers- Larry Schulze, Scott Schulze, Gary Scott, Dave Winter

Altar- Set up- Lucille Luebke; Clean Up- Pam Linke

Organist- Rachel Fisher

Sat Pianist- Molly Hendershot

Projectionists: Sat- Perricone, 8:30- Yoder; 11- Masters
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ :

What book of the Bible is Solomon's book of wisdom? Proverbs

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TODAY'S QUIZ: What does the word "Ecclesiastes" mean?

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NEWS!!!!

ALL YOUTH 3-18 YEARS OLD, LAST DAY OF SCHOOL CELEBRATIONS TONIGHT!! 5:30-7pm!!!

Supper- 5:30-6 (Hotdogs, pretzels, watermelon!!!)

Opening Devotion and Music- 6-6:15

Fun activities- 6:15-6:45

Closing devotion and Prayer time 6:45-7!!

PLEASE JOIN US!!

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