Weekly MPLC Announcements February 25 & 26, 2017

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1 Blessed to Welcome, Worship and Serve Weekly MPLC Announcements A warm welcome to all! We re glad you are here. Visitors, please see the visitor information card in the pew rack, or feel free to complete a guest information card and drop it in the offering plate. To learn more about us, visit our website and find us on facebook! Please LIKE us at Saturday: Sunday: Regular Worship Times with Holy Communion at MPLC 5 p.m. 8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. In the Narthex Today SCRIP: Stop by the SCRIP table in the narthex for SCRIP sales and MAKE MISSION HAPPEN at MPLC! Sign up FOR: Coffee Hour Hosts, Lent Event, Interfaith Dialog, Men s Breakfasts, Relay for Life, Luther Dinner & Movie and nametag replacement. Our Staff: David Echelbarger (DEchelbarger@mplc.us)... Pastor Christine Thomas-Echelbarger (CThomasE@mplc.us)... Pastor Krista Zimmerman (kzimmerman@mplc.us)... Pastor Eduardo García-Novelli (eduardo@mplc.us)... Sr. Choir Director Michael Becker (michael@mplc.us)... Organist/Accompanist Holly Hess (hhess@mplc.us)... Director of Faith & Life Rebecca Cairns (rcairns@mplc.us )... Director of Children s Education Stephanie Szabo (sszabo@mplc.us)... Parish Administrator Becky Litwin (blitwin@mplc.us)... Church Secretary Julie Rossman (jrossman@mplc.us)... Publications Director

2 Our sympathy and prayers go to Brian and Misty Otwaska, Dallas and Cody, on the death of father and grandfather, Dennis Slater on February 19. Church Office Hours Church office hours are: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Appointments can always be made for other times by calling the office or the pastors. Pastor Dave s Roast: Today s fresh roasted coffee for coffee hour is: Honduras Ocotepeque El Jutal. We have not had a Honduran Coffee for some time. This was worth the wait: Dark chocolate with macadamia nut. Join us in fellowship hall at 9:30 a.m. for coffee and Adult Ed with Pastor Dave What it Means to Live Lutheran Sundays, 10 10:35 a.m. Following Coffee Fellowship What would you have learned had you paid attention in confirmation? How do we teach confirmation today versus how it was taught in the past? Nothing has changed more in ministry than teaching what it means to Live Lutheran. What are the key ideas of the Lutheran Faith? What are the important living values of Living Lutheran? Who was Martin Luther? A review of his life and thought. Join Pastor Dave on this exploration of what it means to Live Lutheran in all of its dimensions. This weekend, we are pleased to welcome the following new members in to membership at MPLC. Please join us in fellowship hall at 9:30 a.m. for a special coffee and cake reception in their honor! Anika Johnson; Kim & Paul Steiner, and Frank; Debbie LaMere; Greg & Melissa Schroeder; Michael & Kimberli Castagnino; Karen Anderson

3 Lent at MPLC Ash Wednesday, March 1 Service of Holy Communion and Imposition of Ashes 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Midweek Lenten Worship Services Wednesdays: March 8, 15, 22, 29, and April 5 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Come and listen as five of our members share their faith stories with us during our midweek worship services. Lenten Potlucks Wednesdays: March 8, 15, 22, 29, April 5, at 5:30 p.m. Potlucks will precede each of the evening Lenten services. The main dish will be provided by the church, and you can provide the rest (salad, rolls, casserole, dessert, etc.). Plates, bowls, silverware, and beverages will be provided. All are welcome! Lenten Devotional Booklets Available TODAY! Free Indeed, this year s ELCA Lenten Devotional Booklets, will be available at the top of each ramp and at the welcome center in the narthex, beginning this weekend. These beautiful booklets are free for the taking, reading and reflecting. The daily devotions are based on Luther s Small Catechism very fitting in this, the 500 year anniversary of the reformation. Each day includes a reading from the Catechism (The 10 Commandments, the Apostle s Creed, The Lord s Prayer, the Sacraments and more), along with a photograph to ponder, a quotation to think on, a short written reflection and a prayer. This year s Lent Event will be on Friday, March 3. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. followed by crafts and a scavenger hunt. This event is for families with children 3 years old 5 th grade. Take a look at the sample crafts in the narthex, and please sign up for this event in the narthex or the education wing.

4 Next Noisy OFfering Saturday, March 18 and Sunday, March 19. Save your change to support The Water Project, in recognition of World Water Day on March 22! For more information, visit Bean Soup Mix - Sale TODAY! The Middle School youth will be selling bean soup mix this weekend in the narthex. Suggested donation of $5 per soup mix. All donations will benefit the food pantry at Holy Communion Lutheran Church. German Dinner & Luther Movie Fundraiser All are invited to a German Dinner and Luther Movie on Friday, March 31. Dinner is at 6:00 p.m. with a movie to follow at 7:00 p.m. The movie is Rick Steves Luther and The Reformation. Freewill Donations will benefit 23 of our High School youth going on a Mission Trip to the Adirondack Mountains this July. The menu will include; brats, hot dogs, German potato salad, schnitzel, applesauce, sauerkraut, rye bread, and various deserts. German-themed raffle baskets will be available starting March 19 at worship services in the narthex. Raffle Tickets: $1 per ticket, $5 for 6 tickets, $20 for 30 tickets. Raffle winners will be called at 6:50 p.m. on March 31. You do not need to be present to win. About the Movie: Rick Steves is a famous travel TV host best known for his European travel shows on PBS. A Lutheran himself, he wanted to create a 1-hour documentary about Martin Luther and the Reformation in celebration of the 500 th anniversary of the Reformation in He brings interesting history with a twist of his wit to the program. It is suitable for all ages. It s a great way to learn more about our Lutheran heritage! Muslim / Christian Interfaith Dialog Lunch We will have a Muslim/Christian Interfaith Dialog session on Saturday, March 18 from 12:30-2:30 p.m. MPLC high school youth are invited to have lunch and discussion with the youth group from American Albanian Islamic Center. Meet in fellowship hall at MPLC. See Pastor Krista with questions. Sign up in the narthex.

5 High School Mission Trip - Next Group Builder The next group builder is Sunday, March 19 from noon-2:00 p.m. Everyone going on the trip is expected to be there! Invitation to Worship at Emaus On Sunday, March 5 at 11:00 a.m. Pastor Krista will be the guest preacher at Emaus Lutheran Church (1925 Summit Ave Racine). This will be a bi-lingual (Spanish and English) service with our partner congregation. They have worshiped with us before at Advent and Lenten services. This is a great opportunity for us to worship at their place. Help us strengthen this tie with our neighbors in Christ! VBS save the date! Monday Friday, August 7-11, :00 a.m. Noon For ages 3 yr old 6 th grade as of September 1 MPLC SCRIP make mission happen! As Pastor Dave likes to say You re going to spend the money anyway: Make Mission Happen! Spring Break, Spring Cleaning, Spring Fashion Scrip has you covered! Ace Hardware, Bed Bath & Beyond, CVS, The Container Store, The Home Depot, Kohl's, Lowe's, Macy's, Marshalls, Menards, Old Navy, T. J Maxx, Target, Walgreens, Wal-Mart.and the list goes on! Stop by the Scrip table in the narthex and place your order. Orders placed on Sunday will be available for pick up the following Sunday. We also have a nice selection of gift cards on hand. Each purchase directly helps mission work here at MPLC. Stop by the SCRIP table today and Make Mission Happen! Mittens & More ATTENTION! If you know of children who could benefit from items on our mitten tree, please feel free to take and share them! There are hats, mittens and scarves both knitted/crocheted and made from fleece. Thank you! Hunger Never Takes a Vacation

6 The Food pantry at Holy Communion Lutheran Church is asking for the following items for next two weeks. Thank you for your support! March 5 - canned fruit, corn muffin mix March 12 - spaghetti, spaghetti sauce Online Volunteer Scheduling! If you find you still have questions about our online scheduling program, please contact Becky Litwin in the church office at or blitwin@mplc.us Thank you! Quilter s Corner We have made 67 quilts so far this year for all the people Lutheran World Relief helps to warm or brighten their day! We have a new quilter, Lois Solberg helping us tie quilts. We also want to thank Donna Mullikin for her fabric donation. If you would like to join us in March we will be meeting on Thursdays; March 9 and 23, from 9-11:30 a.m. If you have any questions please call Joyce Friend at or Linda Berger at Crafter s Corner Our March craft days will be Thursdays; March 2 and 16 at 9 a.m. in Mygatts. Come join us as we continue to work on some awesome projects. 2 Liter Soda Bottles Collection Only Clear Bottles Needed Please MPLC member and Master Gardener, Burt Blomgren, is collecting empty, clean, clear 2-liter soda bottles for a gardening project he does with children in local schools. Please look for the box in the narthex. Thank you! Phone address - Changes? Please let us know! If you have dropped your land line or your number has changed for any reason, please let the church office know. Please also notify us of any address or changes. Please call or send an to Becky Litwin at blitwin@mplc.us and let us know of any changes. Thank you! Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser a HUGE Success!

7 A big THANK YOU goes to all who came to enjoy pancakes and bacon last Sunday morning during coffee fellowship time. Freewill donations came to a total of $1, which will be donated to the SCS collection for God s Global Barnyard! Here s the totals raised by grade: 3 Yr Olds $ Yr Olds $ Kindergarten - $ st Grade $ nd grade - $ rd Grade $ th Grade - $ th Grade $78.23 Grand Total of $ What s Happening the Week of February 26 Sunday 8:30 a.m. Holy Communion w/new members 9:30 a.m. Coffee Fellowship 9:45 a.m. Education Hour 10:00 a.m. Little Lambs 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion w/new members Noon Youth Quake Group Builder Tuesday Noon Bulletin Deadline 6:30 p.m. Senior Bells Wednesday 11 a.m. Ash Wednesday Worship Service 6:30 p.m. Ash Wednesday Worship Service Thursday 9:00 a.m. Crafters Friday 5:30 p.m. Lent Event Saturday 5:00 p.m. Holy Communion Sunday 8:30 a.m. Holy Communion 9:30 a.m. Coffee Fellowship 10:00 a.m. Adult Ed / Little Lambs 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion Worship Leadership (5 pm)

8 Olivia Garner, Head Usher Betty Boetcher, Lector Worship Leadership (8:30 am) Eduardo Garcia-Novelli, Lector Ron & Pat Jensen, Greeters Monica Kaczmarek, Welcome Center Emmett & Mason Santalucia, Evan Smith, Noelle Thompson, Acolytes JoAnn Goodyear, Joe Silvius, Phil & Sandy Lyden, Coffee Hour Hosts Gwen Lutz, Susan Bowen, John Berge, Jim Broetzmann, Sue Cawley, Communion Assistants Kelli Steenrod, Brady Clark, Nursery Harold Solberg, Team Leader Connie Mallwitz, Head Usher Worship Leadership (11:00 am) Kim Haigh, Lector Kathy Heyse, Welcome Center Cherise Hart, Holly Hess, Greeters Emma & Spencer Leighton, Acolyte Dana Lambert-Wittkowske, Communion Assistant Evaline Mitchell, Abby Roushia, Nursery Bob Syslack, Team Leader Barb Rasmussen/ Bob Kolesar, Head Usher Marty Weishoff, Bread Baker Nursery Staff Malary Reynolds Susan Gonzalez Music Leadership Michael Becker, Organist Sue Cawley, Pianist Dr. Eduardo García-Novelli, Senior Choir Director Greg Schroeder, Bell Choir Director Brent & Stephanie Mitchell & Family, Vocalists Pastors Rev. David L. Echelbarger, Pastor Rev. Christine A. Thomas-Echelbarger, Pastor Rev. Krista M. Zimmerman, Pastor