alive! - feb 2012

“Go, your faith has made you well.”

FEB 2012

Made Whole in Christ p. 2

Let the Little Children Come p. 4

REJOICE: Worship Renewed p. 6

Send the People Away? p. 7

Lutheran Schools Week takes discipleship theme p. 7

A quarterly publication from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church & School

Have you noticed that after Jesus healed a person, he sent them back to family or to a community? “Go, your faith has made you well.”

Jesus’ healings invite us to the two sides of wholeness. First, to be made whole in God’s eyes. Second, to allow that wholeness to sift into our decisions about time and money, into our worksites and families, and into our longing for purpose.

Made Whole in Christ, St. Paul’s 2012 Lenten theme, centers on Jesus’ gift of wholeness: “Go, your faith has made you

well.” Made Whole in Christ includes daily devotionals by members of our community, lay witness at midweek services, persons sharing faith, prayer and questions with each other in small groups, and spontaneous acts of giving.

God is calling us to a vision of living our faith in confidence outside the church where there is an incredible ache for whole-ness and hope.

Learn more about how you can get in-volved this Lenten season inside.

By Pastor Curt Schneider

Weekly themes will pro-vide a focus for Lenten de-votions, midweek worship, and small group discussions:

• Following Jesus, Feb 23-29 • Facing the Truth, Mar 1-7 • Acting Together, Mar 8-14 • Sharing Enough, Mar 15-21 • Step Out in Faith, Mar 22-28

Devotionals written by

members of the congrega-tion will be available in print

form on Sunday, Feb. 19, and will also be available by email for daily use through Lent.

Soup suppers will be of-fered every Wednesday through March 28. Short Wednesday worship services will feature lay witness by members of the congrega-tion at KinderLent, which begins at 5:30 p.m., and the Holden Evening Prayer ser-vice, which starts at 7 p.m. A

time for Healing Prayers from 6 to 6:15 p.m. each Wednesday will further ex-pand on the Lenten theme of wholeness.

The 30-minute Lenten services will also free up time on Wednesday eve-nings for small-group dis-cussions from 6 to 6:30pm or 7:30 to 8pm. Each discus-sion will begin with a short video followed by reflection on the ways faith and life are

Using the theme “Made Whole in Christ,” St. Paul’s will use the six week period between Ash Wednesday (Feb. 22) and Easter (April 8) to focus on how we are made whole in God’s eyes and how that wholeness can sift into our decisions about time and money, into our worksites and families, and into our longing for purpose.

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Lenten Theme Centers on Jesus’ Gift of Wholeness By Lynda Moeller, Stewardship Committee

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Ash Wednesday: February 22 8:35am School Ash Wednesday Worship 5:30pm KinderLent Ash Wed.: ashes and communion 7:00pm Ash Wednesday: ashes and communion.

Lenten Worship and Small Groups Schedule for Feb 29–Mar 28 5:30pm KinderLent 6-6:15pm Healing Prayer 7:00pm Holden Evening Prayer Small groups at 6pm in Center for Ministry,

7:30pm in Parish Hall

Feb 29 “Following Jesus” KinderLent message: Courtney Geibert Holden Evening Prayer message: Mike Cooley

Mar 7 “Acting Together” KinderLent message: Alan & Diane Johnson Holden Evening Prayer message: David Abkemeier

Mar 14 “Facing the Truth” KinderLent message: Jerrod Staack Holden Evening Prayer message: Cyndi Ecker

Mar 21 “Sharing Enough” KinderLent message: Ryan Holden Holden Evening Prayer message: David SmolikHagen

Mar 28 “Step Out in Faith” KinderLent message: Stephanie Klemetson Holden Evening Prayer message: Sally Thorson

Holy Week: March 31-April 1

Palm Sunday/Sunday of the Passion Dramatic reading of the crucifixion story from Mark Presentation of Bibles to the newly baptized. First Communion Sunday for third graders.

Maundy Thursday 7:00pm Foot washing and Communion. This ser-

vice ends with a solemn stripping of the altar area.

Good Friday Noon Veneration of the Cross

7:00pm The Great Litany and Silent Good Friday drama.

Holy Saturday 7:00pm Easter Vigil. Candlelight procession into

the sanctuary from the Paschal Fire.

connected. Most existing small groups will also use these materials, and for those who can’t make a Wednesday evening discussion group, other times will be offered.

“We hope this expanded Wednesday night schedule will en-rich the Lenten journey for our con-gregation, allowing members to share fellowship at a meal, worship together, pray together for healing, and gather in small groups for re-flection, all in the span of three hours or less,” said Pastor Curt Schneider.

The Made Whole in Christ em-phasis will also include a steward-ship component. Lenten offerings will further St. Paul’s commitment to provide bed nets to help alleviate malaria. Members will also have an opportunity to fill out cards at the end of Lent, outlining their planned commitment to the church during the coming fiscal year.

Thanks to all members who have contributed to the devotional book-let and agreed to lead small-group discussions.

“We ask all members to pray that our “Made Whole in Christ” theme will call us to a vision of living our faith in confidence outside the church, where there is an incredible ache for wholeness and hope,” said Pastor Schneider.

To get started, pick up a Made Whole in Christ brochure at wor-ship, or go to <stpaulswaverly.org/MadeWhole>.

For most of us at St. Paul’s, memories of Sunday morning are synonymous with Sunday school lessons and papers with pictures of Bible stories to take home. As the preacher’s kid, I remember getting scolded for bringing my Sunday school teacher, Mrs. Nielsen, to tears because I was always acting out.

Today, St. Paul’s Sunday School children still gather for opening songs, learn with their classroom teachers, and return to their parents when it is over—sometimes with and sometimes without those tradi-tional papers with a Bible story picture for coloring.

We have a dedicated staff of Sunday school teachers, help-ers, and superintendents. Trish Bahe and Melissa Hallman have been faithful leaders as superintendents for many years. Most of the grade levels have three teachers, so each one teaches only one or two Sundays each month. I have the privilege of dancing around with my guitar and singing Sunday school songs with the kids and teachers before they disperse to St. Paul’s School for their lessons. Each Sunday they get a little time to chat with Bjorn, the Bible Bear (a puppet who needs much coaching!).

This fall we used some of the opening time to interview sev-

eral staff so the children would be able to learn more

about their own experi-

ences in Sunday school. Pastor Schneider talked about his fa-vorite story, Zacchaeus. Pastor Sandberg talked about her fa-vorite Bible story, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and brought a book from her child-hood to see the pictures. And Sally Schneider brought her special and treasured Sunday school songbook.

Things have changed over the years. Our Sunday school has about 50 regular attendees from three-year-olds to sixth-graders. We are small in num-ber, but it is important to re-member that each Wednesday, Saints Alive has over 100 chil-dren for Christian education. That is “Sunday school” too.

Because our culture has enthusiastically gathered around competitive youth

Let the Little Children Come Sunday School at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church


By Kris Meyer, Chair of the Board of Parish Education


sports, many families support their children in weekend tournaments, often traveling to different school districts on Sundays. For that reason, many families are thankful for Saints Alive, so their children can still participate in Chris-tian education.

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the king-dom of heaven belongs to such as these,” Matthew 19:14 (NIV). He didn’t say they could only come to him on Sunday mornings—so we pray for good coaches who mentor them wisely.

During Christmas at St. Paul’s, families and children once again filled the church for the annual Christmas Program, written and directed by Heidi Harms. As always, the practices were filled with chaos and noisy children—and with teachers wondering what in the world

would happen on Sunday. But Sunday dawned, the children came in their Christmas best, and the show went on. Christ was born anew in our hearts through the voices of our chil-dren and the birth of one long ago in Bethlehem.

Thank you Sunday School volunteers! When you see them, remind them that their mission of teaching is hon-ored: Lynda Abkemeier, Emily Barber, Crystal Betts, Elizabeth & Aaron Bixby, Shoshanna Coon, Daeneen De Bower, Casey Giraud, Kara Groen, Cindy Hansel, Mark Harms, Beth Havlovic, Angie Hinderaker, Kate Koob, Abby Jerome, Christi Lines, Nancy Lowe, Danielle Luhring, Beth Meyer, Stephanie Newsom, Barb & Mark Piel, Scott & Krismar Ramker, Tori Stafford, April Schneider, Lisa Schneider, Heidi Solheim, Samantha Souhrada, Karen Tha-lacker, Julie Westendorf, and John Wuertz.

Kara Groen leading opening music. Images by Penni Pier

Students presenting Christmas program.

A couple of weeks ago, you may have noticed some changes to the former “11:15am Contem-porary Service.” The bulletins re-ceived a minor face-lift, most no-tably a new name and logo for the service.

When I arrived at St. Paul’s in August, I quickly became com-fortable with all the services that we offer, but I felt that the 11:15am service on Sunday lacked identity.

It is a great boon to the church to have a service with such great spirit and following. But when I found myself describing the ser-vice to people outside St. Paul’s, I had a hard time conveying the message that it has grown to de-liver. It seemed that if it had a name that captured the essence of the service, it would make it more appealing to both members of St. Paul’s as well as visitors.

In November, I tasked the Worship Board to come up with a name for the service that would embody and proclaim its pur-pose and identity. Over the

course of several meetings, they eventually arrived at “REJOICE: Worship Renewed.” I could not have asked for a better choice.

My goal for this service is to use the best of contemporary worship music, but also look to the past—to the great words and tunes penned years, or even cen-turies ago. I hope to find ways to preserve them and present them in fresh, energetic, insightful, faith-filled, and spiritual ways.

There is a harsh stigma in the world of church music. Many churches have grown to believe that there is—or should be—a barrier between “traditional” and “contemporary.”

Traditionalists think of “their” music as sacred, time-honored, proven, and truly spiritual, while they dismiss contemporary mu-sic as dull, lacking theology, and empty.

Fans of contemporary music consider traditional music old, boring, and stodgy, while consid-ering newer music fresh, spiri-

tual, uplifting, and full of faith. The two groups couldn’t be

more right and more wrong. The positives of both sides are very true, and while the negatives may apply to individual cases, they generally could not be any further from reality.

My goal with REJOICE: Wor-ship Renewed is to break down that wall and ensure that it never gets rebuilt. At St. Paul’s, I hope to meld the best of the old with the best of the new, creating worship services that are fulfilling, theo-logically centered, and rooted in scripture.

I couldn’t be more blessed to work with the worship team vol-unteers each and every week. Their openness and willingness to accept a new direction for RE-JOICE: Worship Renewed is wonderfully refreshing, and I hope that this new service con-tinues to fulfill and enrich the spiritual lives of worshipers for years to come.


Many churches have grown to believe that there is—or should be—a barrier

between “traditional” and “contemporary.” By Nick Klemetson, Director of Music Ministry


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I’ve been doing a lot of think-ing lately about our finances at St. Paul’s and about where we are headed as a congregation if we stay on the current path. The news has been good. We should finish this fiscal year in the black. But as I look just one year ahead, I’m starting to feel like the disciples must have felt in the following scripture from the book of Matthew.

The disciples said to Jesus, “this is a lonely place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages to buy food for themselves.” Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give them something to

eat.” They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.” And he said, “Bring them here to me.” Then he ordered the crowd to sit down on the grass; and taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds, and they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces left over. —Matthew 14:15-20 We can certainly relate to

what it means to feed the 5,000. At St. Paul’s, we feed people in

different ways. We’re feeding 5,000 worshippers with

Word and Sacrament

every 8 to 10 weeks. During the school year we will provide over 5,000 student-days for children in Sunday school and Saints Alive, feeding them through Christian fellowship and teaching. Along with other churches in Waverly, we are feeding over 5,000 meals per year at Saint’s Café. With 220 students it takes just over 5 weeks to count up 5,000 class-room days in our school and preschool as we feed students through Christ-centered edu-cation. I’m sure you can think of several other examples.

Sometimes it’s easy to feel like all we have to work with is five loaves and two fish. Re-sources for ministry seem tight. Sometimes we are tempted to go to Jesus and say “we need to cut back. Send the people away; we don’t have enough to feed them”. But we have far more than five loaves and two fish. We have a bounty of gifts to share.

In the next few weeks we will be asked to make our giv-ing commitments for the next year. As we think about it and pray about it, we will ask God for guidance in our decisions and for God to bless our gifts.

And God will say to us “the people need not go away; you feed them”, and with God’s help, we will. And all will eat and be satisfied.

Send the People Away? By Jack Dahlby, Treasurer


“Building Disciples” will be the 2012 theme for Lu-theran Schools Week. St. Paul’s School will partici-pate in this week-long focus, which runs March 4-10. In preparation, the school fac-ulty and staff are writing daily devotions for the seven days of Lutheran Schools Week that will be included in the congregation’s annual Lenten devotionals.

As in past years, there will be an eight-page insert in-cluded in an edition of the Waverly newspapers. As has been the case in past years, the publication will include features such as: an inter-view with one or more par-ents whose children are en-

rolled in the school; an inter-view with one or more fi-nancial supporters of St. Paul’s School; a descrip-tion of what’s happening this year in one of the classes (in previous years, the focus was on Preschool, First Grade and Sixth Grade); a look at one or more special activities or features in the school program; and a list-ing of financial supporters.

St. Paul’s students are staying current with new learning technologies. The school now owns a set of iPads. The goal is to have enough iPads on hand so that all the students in grades 5 and 6 can use one simultaneously.

Another initiative cur-rently being pursued at St. Paul’s School is the devel-opment of safe walking routes. Lines says an inter-esting component of this project is the creation of “walking school buses.” Will-ing parents will accompany students along the safe walking routes, bringing them to the campus in a group. (This is a novel way to save on fuel and give stu-dents and some parents an opportunity to get some ex-ercise at the same time.)

Luther School Week gives us an opportunity to reflect on the value of Lutheran

Education and the strengths St. Paul’s School.

• The school nurtures values

and spiritual formation. Stu-dents experience prayer and worship times throughout the school week.

• Students at St. Paul’s School learn, from early on, to take leadership roles. When they arrive in the public system, reports come back that graduates of St. Paul’s are more con-fident as leaders than their public school counterparts.

• Smaller class sizes make for a highly-favorable stu-dent-teacher ratio. That means more individual attention for each scholar.

• Service projects encour-age students to think be-yond themselves.

• The annual retreat to EWALU is consistently listed by school students as one of the high points of their learning experience.

• Students learn to become mentors. Sixth graders “adopt” younger students and work with them throughout the school year. Lasting friendships result. More about St. Paul’s

School will be shared in the Lutheran Schools Week pub-lication. Watch for the news-paper insert.

Lutheran Schools Week takes discipleship theme By Mike Sherer


To celebrate the 100th Day of School, first- and second-grade students at St. Paul’s Lutheran School collected food for the local Food Pantry. Their total grew well beyond their goal of 100 food items per class. With each day’s addition of food, students enjoyed using their math skill of “counting on,” and they enjoyed helping others with their class project.

Every year during Lutheran Schools Week, students invite their Grandparents or other important people in their lives to school. Students share their experiences

in class and at worship with their guests, and they show how they’ve grown as scholars and disciples. This year’s Grand-parent/VIP day will be March 9.

Grandparent/VIP Day

Our two children attended St. Paul's School and now our grandson Isaac is in first grade (with the same teacher his mother had) and our grandson Daniel at-tends preschool one morning a week. They love their school and the friends they have there. We rejoice in the caring at-mosphere and the way God's love is shared. Just recently, after we attended school worship led by Isaac's class, he questioned, "Did you get the mes-sage?" to which I replied, "God loves us and cares for us even when we are sick or have problems." He replied, "Good! You

got the message. That's why we do this." What a testimony to Christian witnessing of God's love.

From the Trachtes: The second time is as meaningful as the first

Students respond to hunger needs

Who doesn’t like road trips? …on charter buses? …to get to New Orleans? …to have an un-believable experience of service, worship, and some 40,000 other Lutheran youth from across the nation? I can tell you, this group thrives on this kind of thing. So we’d better pack our bags, ‘cuz we’re headed to the ELCA Na-tional Youth Gathering 2012 this summer!

The ELCA National Youth Gathering is a week of worship, music, Bible study, service, play, witness, and new friendships. It will be a time for our high

school youth to experience God’s love in unforeseen, out-side-of-the-box ways. It will deepen our awareness of what it means to be “called to be ser-vants to one another.”

The theme for the Gathering is “Citizens with the Saints”

taken from Ephesians 2:14-20. This unforgettable experience will live on in our hearts and minds for many years to come. It’s gonna be incredible!

Our group includes 17 high school youth: Justine Breitbach, Alex Denton, Bethany Frantsen, Rachel Frantsen, Haley Grawe, Sophie Grow, Hannah Harms, Amy Kallenberger, Linnea Kan-gas, Bailey Lambert, Rachel Lynch, Megan Pitt, Kayla Shep-herd, Dan Shafer, Geoffrey Stover, McKenzie Weidemeier, and Erica Young, along with our adult chaperones, Heidi Harms and

Paul Frantsen. We are traveling via charter bus with youth from Redeemer Lutheran and from Faith Lutheran in Shell Rock.

So, as amazing as this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is, we need your attention and help! As you may know, trips like these

are costly, and with the econ-omy as it is, money is often hard to come by. We’ve come up with a few ways to lessen the ex-pense of this venture for us all.

We had a Christmas Cookie and Card Fundraiser in Decem-ber that went wonderfully, and we thank you for helping us out! We have something else com-ing up soon: a four-act dinner theatre entitled The Mysterious

Disappearance of Harriet J.

McGillicutty. It’s family- and faith-oriented, and sure to be entertaining for everyone. (I’m in it, and can say you will enjoy this—immensely.) Our youth take the stage here, and they really shine. It’s on Sunday, Feb-ruary 19, at 6:00pm.

Come hungry, because we will be serving a delicious Italian-style meal while the play pro-gresses. Tickets are $10 a person. Talk to Paul or any of the high school youth for tickets, and in-vite your friends! We have high hopes for this Gathering, but we won’t ever get there if we don’t have the funds.

We have some more fund-raising events coming up in the future. Keep an eye out for them so you don’t miss out on their epicness! Thank all of you for your kindness, generosity, and dedication to St. Paul’s, and to its

youth. You have no clue how much this means to all of us. We appreciate your prayers for us and that this all works out. Never underestimate the power of prayer. We hope to see you on February 19 in the Parish Hall at 6:00pm!


St. Paul’s Youth Prepare for ‘Epic’ Service Trip to By Hannah Harms


SPARK Feasibility Study Update

Last fall the James Com-pany conducted a feasibility study for the SPARK project at St. Paul’s. Just before Christ-mas, summary of the results of that study were sent to each member of the congregation. In short, the results of the study indicate that St. Paul’s is at a “yellow light” in regards to the SPARK project. This means that while we won’t begin breaking ground just yet, the project is

not at a standstill. Our congre-gation has some work to do to-gether before we can move for-ward again.

At an informational meet-ing on January 21, John Clark, of the James Company, shared his firm’s conclusions about the feasibility of the SPARK project. John, along with other church leaders, also answered questions about the study and the future of the SPARK project.

The study identified several positive opportunities. Among those opportunities were a consensus for addressing the facilities needs at St. Paul’s Church and School and the need to evaluate the ministries served by these facilities.

The challenges identified in the study include the scope of the project, the financial cli-mate at St. Paul’s, and the over-

all vision for the church and

school. The James Company feels that these issues should be addressed before moving for-ward with the project.

At this yellow light, it is im-portant for us to take into con-sideration the positive oppor-tunities as we address the chal-lenges presented in the study. Our facilities are but a tool to carry out God’s mission for our church and school. St. Paul’s needs to identify programming and mission priorities in order to develop facilities that sup-port those goals. St. Paul’s Church Council and Boards have been hard at work devel-oping commissions that guide our ministry, mission and out-

reach. You can view those

commissions at http://s t p a u l s w a v e r l y .o r g / n e w s /documents-and-forms/. These commissions are the basis for our ministry and mission pri-orities. In addition to these commissions, there may be an opportunity for our congrega-tion to participate in a church-wide visioning process for our mission and ministry.

The James Company will continue to help guide our congregation through the con-sensus-building process and the next steps of the SPARK project. The SPARK committees ask for your continued prayers and input as we pause at this yellow light.

By Mandy Keith, SPARK Committee General Chair

At this yellow light, it is important for us to take into consideration the positive

opportunities as we address the challenges presented in the study.


A funeral is a time to grieve. Paradoxically, it’s also a time to celebrate. The dearly departed has been taken from us, but for Christians there is the promise of resurrection. And so, it’s ap-propriate at a funeral to re-member the deceased with fond memories, and even some laughter.

It’s also appropriate to have lunch.

Funeral lunches at St. Paul’s are part of the congregation’s ministry. As Pastor Joyce Sandberg likes to say, “It’s not just about the food.” When people gather for a funeral, some travel a long way to be present. And some are recon-necting with family and friends they haven’t seen for a good long while.

Sandberg remembers, “One funeral lunch we served be-came a kind of Lutheran Mu-tual Insurance reunion.” The funeral was for a one-time employee, and former col-leagues showed up for the ser-vice and the meal. The lunch was the only good time they all had to share memories with one another.

St. Paul’s funeral lunch co-ordinators in recent years have been Dot Bahlmann and Gerry Busching. Dot did the phoning to secure donations and volun-teers to serve the meal. Gerry did the purchasing, going after food items that were not do-

nated. They made a great team. Now both are stepping down.

Replacing these two ser-vants will be Charlotte Westpfahl and Julie Lindeman. They’ll need good support from the congregation to make sure the system will continue to work well. Members can phone the church office and volunteer to provide food when needed, or to help serve. Names will go

onto a list of those willing to be called. With a large pool of vol-unteers, it won’t require calling anyone too frequently.

When you have opportu-nity, please thank Dot and Gerry for their service as fu-neral lunch coordinators. Like-wise, tell Charlotte and Julie that you appreciate their step-ping up to fill two pairs of hard-to-fill shoes.

After the funeral, there’s fellowship By Mike Sherer

Top left: Dot Bahlmann, top right: Gerry Busching Bottom left: Charlotte Westpfahl, bottom right: Julie Lindeman


Bibles Before Books is a small group that meets every Wednesday morning during the school year, and has been at St. Paul’s Church for two years now. The Bible study started four years ago at Re-deemer Lutheran Church, but after the leader graduated, it moved here.

Anywhere from five to seven high school teens from any denomination attend regu-larly. Anyone in high school can come, and we are always looking for new members to join our discussion. We even carpool to the high school if someone needs a ride.

We usually watch a Nooma video, which provides short sermon-like lesson each week. Nooma videos explore the world through the perspective of Jesus. Each video has a cen-tral theme about what God might be trying to tell us, which helps us realize the things in life we take for granted or may not even notice.

After watching the video, we discuss what we just watched. The questions get people think-ing about the Bible and how we can apply the Word of God to our lives. Despite the fact that it is 7:00 in the morning, we al-ways have good discussions. The people who come always want to help others out, and we

never shut down ideas or thoughts about God.

During our discussion, we have chocolate chip pancakes, courtesy of Sylvia Grote, so we start the day out right. Bibles Before Books is a fun discussion group that helps put a little Je-sus into some teens lives every Wednesday morning.

Bibles Before Books By Carolyn Corson

St. Paul’s served 1,458 meals in 2011, at a cost of about $2.50 per meal. Thanks to the generosity of many people in our congrega-tion, we were able to serve a good home-cooked meal, free of charge, to those in the community who would benefit from it.

Members of St. Paul’s also donated cakes, bars, or cookies for the desserts while the

Waverly Home Bakery donated bread or rolls for each meal. Thanks also to the indi-viduals, board members and small groups who volunteered their time to help setup, greet, serve, and be a part of this commu-nity outreach ministry. You have all made a difference in the lives of others!

Saints’ Café in 2011

March


Sun

4 all day Second Sunday in Lent

10:10a First Communion Class

Sun 19

February all day Transfiguration of Our Lord

12-2p Mardi Gras Fair

Join other families for a Pre-Lenten Fair. Kids will make prayer booklets and pillows, build faith tool kits, decorate cupcakes, make malaria corsages, and play Mardi Gras games. A light lunch will be provided.

6-8p Mystery Dinner Theatre

See “St. Paul’s Youth Prepare…” p. 10 for details.

Mon 20

5-6:30p Saints’ Café (St. Mary’s)

5:30p Church Council

Tue 21

11:30a-1p Senior Adult Lunch

In the Center for Ministry, Dr. Matthew Deppe, new surgeon at Waverly Health Cen-ter, will present “Coffee—Poison or Good to the Last Drop?” Coffee will, of course, be served with lunch.

Wed 22

8:35a School Ash Wed Worship

9-11a Do-Day

5:30p KinderLent Ash Wed Worship

2:45p Saints Alive

7p Ash Wed Worship

Sun 26

all day First Sunday in Lent

Mon 27

5-6:30p Saints’ Café (St. Paul’s)

Wed 29

2:45p Saints Alive

Made Whole in Christ “Following Jesus”

See page 3 for worship and small group schedule

2:45p Saints Alive

Made Whole in Christ “Acting Together”


Wed

7

Sun

11 all day Third Sunday in Lent

2:00a Daylight saving time begins


Mon

12 5-6:30p Saints’ Café (And/Htg/Tri)

Tue

13 all day Care Coffee at Ledges

2:45p Saints Alive

Made Whole in Christ “Facing the Truth”


Wed

14

Sun

18 all day Fourth Sunday in Lent


Mon

19 5:30p Church Council

Tue

20 11:30a-1p Senior Adult Lunch

2:45p Saints Alive

Made Whole in Christ “Sharing Enough”


Wed

21

Sat

24 thru Sun Elementary Ewalu Retreat


April

Thu

5 7:00p Maundy Thursday Worship

Foot washing and Communion. This service ends with a solemn stripping of the altar area.

Sun

25 all day Fifth Sunday in Lent

Mon

26 9-11a Lenten Preschool

1-3p Lenten Preschool

5-6:30p Saints’ Café (St. Paul’s)

Tue



9-11a Do-Day

2:45p Saints Alive

Made Whole in Christ “Step Out in Faith”


Wed

28

Thu



Fri



all day Palm Sunday/ Sunday of the Passion

Dramatic reading of the crucifixion story from Mark. Presentation of Bibles to the newly baptized. First Communion Sunday for third graders.

Sun

1

Fri

6 all day Good Friday

12:00n Veneration of the Cross

7:00p The Great Litany and Silent Drama

Sat

7 all day Holy Saturday

7:00p Easter Vigil

Candlelight procession into the sanctuary

from the Paschal Fire.

Sun

8 all day Easter Day

7:00a Worship

8-10:30a Easter Breakfast

9:00a Worship

10:10a Children’s Easter Drama

11:15a Worship

Mon

9 5-6:30p Saints’ Café (And/Htg/Tri)

Sun

15 all day Second Sunday of Easter

Mon

16 5-6:30p Saints’ Café (St. Mary’s)

5:30p Church Council

Tue

17 11:30-1a Senior Adult Lunch

Wed

18 2:45p Saints Alive

Sun

22 all day Third Sunday of Easter

10:10a Second Grade Bibles Class

Wed

25 9-11a Do-Day

2:45p Saints Alive

Sun

29 all day Fourth Sunday of Easter

10:10a Second Grade Bibles Class

Mon

30 5-6:30p Saints’ Café (St. Paul’s)

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Church (319) 352-3850 School (319) 352-1484 Fax (319) 352-3999

Head of Staff Pastor Curt Schneider 352-3850 or 352-4840 [email protected]

Pastor Joyce Sandberg 352-3850 or 352-018 [email protected]

Principal Christi Lines [email protected]

Director of Music Ministry Nick Klemetson [email protected]

Director of Administration Sally Schneider [email protected]

Director of Family & Youth Ministries Paul Frantsen [email protected]

Saints Alive Afterschool Coordinator Rachael Nelson 596-4123 [email protected]

Lenten Preschool Lenten Preschool will be held March 26, 27, 29, and 30. There will be sessions from 9-11:00am and 1-3pm. Call Barbara Zemke at 352-2482 to register your child.

Cemetery Maintenance Bids St. Paul’s is seeking bids for cemetery maintenance this summer. This includes mowing and trimming. Interested parties should contact Sally Schneider, Director of Admini-stration, at the church office (352-3850). Deadline: Mar 20.

Junior High Retreat: March 9-11 Youth are invited to a spring retreat at Ewalu for a weekend of faith building activities led by camp counselors, and fea-turing musician “AGAPE” (Dave Scherer). Cost: $75. Schol-arships available. Contact Paul at church for more info.

Elementary Retreat: March 24-25 St. Paul's is taking a group of students to Ewalu for a fun overnight for 3rd-5th grade students. Activities include a cookout, campfire, the ropes course, outdoor worship, and Bible study. The retreat theme is about God's love and grace poured out in the waters of baptism. Cost: $40. Con-tact the church office to register.

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