Lent Marsh Street Mankato, MN / (507) Pastors John J. Petersen & Luke Ulrich / Principal Larry Rude

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1 Lent Marsh Street Mankato, MN / (507) church@mtolivelutheran.org Pastors John J. Petersen & Luke Ulrich / Principal Larry Rude Welcome! In the name of our risen Savior we welcome you to Mt. Olive and thank you for worshipping with us this morning. If you are a guest please fill out a Guest Card (found in front of you in the hymnbook rack) or sign our guest book in the entry. We invite you to come and worship with us again soon. Large Print copies of the order of service from the ELS Hymnary are available from the usher stand in the back of the sanctuary. For the Hearing Impaired: Our facility is equipped with a hearing assistance system. Please ask an usher for a receiver. Explanation of the Week: The Lord provided bread from heaven for His people in the wilderness. (Ex 16:2-21) Now He who is Himself the Living Bread from heaven miraculously provides bread for the (Jn 6:1-15) This takes place near the time of the Passover, after a great multitude followed Jesus across the Sea, when He went up on a mountain. Thus we see that Jesus is our new and greater Moses, who releases us from the bondage of Mt. Sinai and makes us free children of the promise. (Gal 4:21-31) Five loaves become twelves baskets, a fitting picture of the five books of Moses finding their goal and fulfillment in Christ, whose people continue steadfastly in the doctrine and fellowship of the twelve apostles, and in the breaking and receiving of the Bread of Life, who is Jesus Himself, "the Bread of God who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." (John 6:33-35) So it is that God's people "shall neither hunger nor thirst." (Is 49:8-13) For He abundantly provides for them in both body and soul.

2 Order of Service, Matins (p. 109) ~Hymn 231 When Israel Through the Desert Passed ~Confession of Sin (p. 109) P: Dearly beloved! We have come together in the presence of God our heavenly Father, to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at His hand, to set forth His most worthy praise, to hear His holy Word, and to ask for ourselves and on behalf of others, those things that are necessary for our life and salvation. O come, let us worship Him! Let us kneel and bow down before Him. Let us confess our sins with penitent hearts, and obtain forgiveness by His infinite grace and mercy. C: Almighty and most merciful Father, we have strayed from Your ways like lost sheep. We have followed the devices and desires of our hearts. We have offended against Your holy law. We have done those things which we should not have done, and we have not done those things which we should have done. Have mercy on us, O Lord! Spare us and restore us, according to the promises You have declared to us in Jesus Christ, our Lord. For His sake grant that we may live a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of Your holy name. P: The almighty and merciful Lord has granted us pardon and forgiveness of all our sins, grace for true repentance and amendment of life, and the comfort of the Holy Spirit. Amen. ~Psalmody Psalm 121, Tone 2 Choir: I will lift up my `eyes to the hills; /From whence `comes my help? C: My help comes `from the LORD, /Who made `heaven and earth. Choir: He will not allow your `foot to be moved; /He who keeps you will not slumber. C: Behold, He who `keeps Israel /Shall neither slumber nor sleep. Choir: The LORD `is your keeper; /The LORD is your shade `at your right hand. C: The sun shall not `strike you by day, /Nor the `moon by night. Choir: The LORD shall preserve you `from all evil; /He shall `preserve your soul. C: The LORD shall preserve your going out and `your coming in /From this time forth, and even forevermore. 2

3 All: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forever more. Amen. ~Old Testament Reading Exodus 16:2-3, Then the whole congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. And the children of Israel said to them, Oh, that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and when we ate bread to the full! For you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, I have heard the complaints of the children of Israel. Speak to them, saying, At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. And you shall know that I am the Lord your God. So it was that quails came up at evening and covered the camp, and in the morning the dew lay all around the camp. And when the layer of dew lifted, there, on the surface of the wilderness, was a small round substance, as fine as frost on the ground. So when the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, What is it? For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, This is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat. This is the thing which the Lord has commanded: Let every man gather it according to each one s need, one omer for each person, according to the number of persons; let every man take for those who are in his tent. Then the children of Israel did so and gathered, some more, some less. So when they measured it by omers, he who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack. Every man had gathered according to each one s need. And Moses said, Let no one leave any of it till morning. Notwithstanding they did not heed Moses. But some of them left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and stank. And Moses was angry with them. So they gathered it every morning, every man according to his need. And when the sun became hot, it melted. ~Choir Four Chorales from the Motet "Jesu, Priceless Treasure" J.S. Bach Jesu,priceless treasure, source of purest pleasure, truest friend to me, Ah, how long I've panted, and my heart hath fainted, thirsting, Lord, for Thee! Thine I am, O spotless Lamb! I will suffer naught to hide Thee, naught I ask beside Thee. In Thine arm I rest me, foes who would molest me cannot reach me here. Though the earth be shaking, ev'ry heart be quaking, Jesus calms my fear; Fires may flash, and thunders crash, yea, and sin and hell assail me, Jesus will not fail me. Hence with earthly treasure, Thou art all my pleasure, Jesu, all my choice. 3

4 Hence thou empty glory, naught to me thy story, told with tempting voice; Pain, or loss, or shame, or cross shall not from my Savior move me, since He deigns to love me. Hence, all fears and sadness, for the Lord of gladness, Jesus, enters in; They who love the Father, though the storms may gather, still have peace within; Yea, whate'er I here must bear, still in Thee lies purest pleasure, "Jesu, priceless treasure," ~Epistle Reading Galatians 4:21-31 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law? For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman. But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and he of the freewoman through promise, which things are symbolic. For these are the two covenants: the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar for this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children but the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all. For it is written: Rejoice, O barren, You who do not bear! Break forth and shout, You who are not in labor! For the desolate has many more children Than she who has a husband. Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise. But, as he who was born according to the flesh then persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, even so it is now. Nevertheless what does the Scripture say? Cast out the bondwoman and her son, for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman. So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman but of the free. ~Hymn 266 O Bread of Life From Heaven ~Holy Gospel & Sermon Text John 6:1-15 After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. Then a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His signs which He performed on those who were diseased. And Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples. Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near. Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat? But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do. Philip answered Him, Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may have a little. One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter s brother, said to Him, There is a lad here who has five 4

5 barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many? Then Jesus said, Make the people sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them to the disciples, and the disciples to those sitting down; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted. So when they were filled, He said to His disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost. Therefore they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world. Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone. ~Sermon Theme Our Savior Supplies a Miraculous Meal ~Offering & Hymn 38 We All Believe in One True God (Visitors: Please place guest cards in offering plate) ~Kyrie (pp ) C: Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. ~Lord s Prayer (p. 117) C: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen. ~Collect of Thanks (p. 105) P: Let us give thanks and pray: C: We thank You, Lord God the Father, that You have given us Your onlybegotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. We thank You, Lord Jesus Christ, that You have borne in Your sacred body all our sins, and by Your blood have blotted out all our transgressions. 5

6 We thank You, Lord the Holy Spirit, that You have created in our hearts true faith, that we know of nothing to trust for our salvation, except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. O God, grant us Your grace, that we may perfectly believe that all our sins are forgiven for the sake of the passion and death of our Lord Jesus Christ, and so enlighten us by Your Holy Spirit, that in the power of our Redeemer s death, we may day by day put off sin, and never forsake the Lord Jesus Christ, until we see Him face to face in life eternal. We ask it all in Christ s name. Amen. ~Benedicamus (p. 119) P: Let us bless the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. ~Benediction (p. 119) P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. C: Amen. ~Hymn 262 Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah Preacher: Pastor Luke Ulrich / Liturgist: John Petersen Organists: 1 st : Dennis Marzolf / 2 nd : John Baumann Choir Director: Sarah Leyrer LAST WEEK S ATTENDANCE/LORD S SUPPER ATTENDANCE Sunday: 8:30am; 281/209 10:45am; 225/196 Lenten Wednesday: 181 GIVEN LAST WEEK FOR THE LORD S WORK: $23, NEEDED EACH WEEK TO MEET ANNUAL BUDGET: $15,760 Psalm 116:12 What shall I render to the Lord For all His benefits toward me? Mt. Olive Worship Services on TV: Mt. Olive services are being shown on local cable channel 181 (Charter) and 7 & 507 (Consolidated Communications) on Wednesdays at 10AM and Thursdays at 11:30AM. 6

7 SERVING OUR LORD THIS WEEK Ushers: 1 st Service: David Norris (captain), Ryan Buch, Jacob Norris, Kyle Buch, Dan Gerdts 2 nd Service: Bill Bohning (captain), Daniel Neubauer, Mark Olson, Scott Pithan, Taylor Pithan, Ethan Pithan Greeters: 1 st Service: Ron & Mary Younge, Eldon Sting, Keith Anderson 2 nd Service: Mike & Anita Smith, Connie Long, Peggy Harstad Offering Counters: Lisa Holt, Brenda Garbers, Connie Meyer Altar Guild: Joni Bode, Elyse Haugen 7

8 Sunday March 26 Monday March 27 Tuesday March 28 Wednesday March 29 Thursday March 30 Friday March 31 Saturday April 1 Sunday April 2 WEEK AT A GLANCE: March 26, 2017 April 1, :30AM 9:40AM 10:45AM 6PM 7:30PM 10AM 6:30PM 8AM 8:05AM 8-10AM 9AM 3:45PM 4PM 5-6:15PM 6:30PM 7:30PM 9:45AM 8:30AM 9:40AM 10:45AM 12:00PM 1:00PM 7:30PM Senior Choir Sings Divine Service Bible Class/Sunday School/Bible Information Class Divine Service Sr. Youth Group Co-ed Recreational Volleyball Veterans' Bible Study Evangelism Committee Meeting Women's Bible Study Book of Genesis CDS Chapel MOM's Bible Study Bible Study Table of Duties 8th Grade Confirmation 7th Grade Confirmation Stadium Fare served by the Softball Team Lenten Service Choir No Christian Day School Mt. Olive Volunteers at New 2 You Divine Service w/ Holy Communion Bible Class/Sunday School/Bible Information Class Divine Service w/ Holy Communion Special Voters Meeting Encourage One Another Co-ed Recreational Volleyball ANNOUNCEMENTS Thank You! The Mt. Olive Building Committee would like to thank everyone who attended the information meetings following both services on March 19. The questions and comments were excellent and provided a wonderful opportunity for presenting the proposed project to the congregation. The voters' meeting on April 2 will 8

9 determine ONLY whether or not the congregation approves progressing to the fundraising stage, NOTE: This phase of fundraising effort is the collection of pledges only, not the actual collection of funds that are pledged. During this phase the fundraising subcommittee will conduct small group "cottage meetings" to answer questions and further explain how members can consider how they might be able to financially support the project over the next three years. The pledge information will be gathered and compared to the existing funds and project costs. If that total amount does not cover the estimated costs, the amount that needs to be financed, along with other related budgetary items and final design plans then would be brought to the voters as a proposal to decide whether to proceed with the project. Before you leave Please take a look at the architectural renderings of the plan on display in the narthex. The slides from the informational meeting as well as a transcript of the questions and answers at that meeting are available on the Mt. Olive website. As you consider the plan and as voters consider their decision on April 2nd regarding the next step, please continue to pray that everything be done according to God's will and in a way that is pleasing to Him. Non-Digital Scrapbookers who use sheet protectors, if you saved any unused liners, the After School Care program could use them for an upcoming art project. Please leave the white liners in the Youth Room or with Annette Feistner in the front office. Call Meeting at Noon April 2. All congregation members are welcome to attend. Voting members of Mount Olive will be asked to vote on which candidate will be called from the list given by the Board of Education. Easter Flowers Sign Up Sheet If you are interested in purchasing lilies or tulips to beautify the altar for Easter, please sign up on the sheet in the narthex to order specific flowers. Please indicate the type and quantity of flowers you would like, and in whose honor they are given. The deadline for ordering is this Tuesday morning, March 28. Thrivent Choice Dollars Allocation: Grant funding from Thrivent Financial through its Thrivent Choice program can help support organizations you care about. Eligible members who have designated Choice Dollars have until March 31, 2017, to direct them. Mt. Olive Lutheran Church and School + Planned Giving Committee for 9

10 Endowment or Trust Fund is a participating organization of the Thrivent Choice Program. The Annual Youth Lock-in! All students who are in 4th 8th grade are encouraged to register for the Lock-in hosted by the Beacon Student Center that takes place at the Lake Crystal Recreation Center on Friday, March 31 to Saturday, April 1. The fun, fellowship and food begin at 9PM for registration at the LCARC; students can be picked up at the Beacon beginning at 7AM. Supplies Needed for Easter for Kids! Can you save your egg cartons for us? Drop them into the box by the office door by April 5th for use in a craft project during our Easter for Kids on April 8th. Thank You! BOGO BOOK FAIR is coming! As a thank you to everyone who made our book fairs so successful this year, there will be a Buy One, Get One Free Scholastic book fair Wed., April 5 through Sun., April 9. The book fair will be open Wed., April 5 from 2:40-5:30 p.m., Thurs., April 6 from 2:40 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Friday, April 7 from 2:40p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and 6:30-7:00 and after the 4th grade play. It will be open Sat., April 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. during Easter for Kids. It will be open Sunday, April 9 from 9:30-12:15. This is a wonderful time to stock up on books for summer reading! Lots of Easter basket stuffers too! Everything is Buy One Get One Free! Easter for Kids!- One-Day VBS will be held on April 8th, from 8:30am - 1pm. Please invite family and friends especially from outside of our congregation (and especially those without a church home) to attend. For more information and for signing up, please go to the Mt. Olive website: mtolivelutheran.org. We encourage our own youth to consider this a mission opportunity--bring along friends who may like to learn more about Jesus! Sr. Youth Group (1): Senior Youth Group meets today in the Fellowship Hall from 6:00-8:00pm! Please join us for pizza and games! We will start by discussing plans for the Easter Breakfast and would love for parents to join us at the beginning of the meeting. This is a great way for kids to earn money toward the LYA trip to Cincinnati, Ohio. Any thoughts or questions, please contact Jeremy or Angela Merseth #

11 Sr. Youth Group (2): The registration fee for this year s Lutheran Youth Association (LYA) trip to Cincinnati, Ohio on July 27-30, 2017 is $250, due on or before May 1st. However, for first time registrants, $50 is refunded to your credit card after we verify that this is your first time attending. Registration fees increase by $50 beginning May 2. The convention s theme is Saved Through Water. Go to: to register. More information to come regarding the bus to get us there and fundraisers, etc. Any questions? Talk to or Jeremy or Angela Merseth: # or ammerseth@gmail.com How does New2You benefit y u? (All students attending Mt. Olive) (New2You has provided $9, to date) How does New2You benefit y u? (All students attending MVL) (New2You has provided $146, to date) By signing up to volunteer just once a year y u benefit MVL and Mount Olive. Campbell's Labels for Education Update: Mount Olive can order one more football or kickball if we can find 531 more points. That reduces our banked points to zero! The Campbell s program ends with the end of school. If you've not looked in the back of the junk drawer this year, please consider doing just that. Or, while spring cleaning, keep your eyes peeled for those elusive critters: they're marked Labels for Education and have a UPC bar code attached. By the next big bonfire at Bethany, any labels not turned in will just be kindling. Are the labels out there? Do we get to have one last ball? The PTF will keep you posted. Mount Olive Spring Cleanup The annual Mount Olive Spring Cleanup will be scheduled for Saturday, April 22, from 8AM to 12PM and 1PM to 5PM. A sign-up sheet will be available in the Narthex for the following areas: Outdoor cleanup - Trucks with trailers welcome. Please bring rakes, shovels, and wheelbarrows if able. (Postponed to Saturday, April 29th if severe weather.) Sanctuary, Parish Hall, and hallways - (pew polishing, alter-area polishing, dusting, and cleaning) Basement/Storage cleanup and organization great workout opportunity! Any help would be greatly appreciated! Plenty to do before Confirmation the next weekend! Storage Cleanup The Mount Olive Trustees are clearing items from the basement and other storage areas. If you have items in storage, please label them promptly so we know who to contact to discuss their fate. Items that are damaged, under-utilized, or hazardous will be discarded or given away during the Spring Cleanup. 11

12 Related to this clearing out...the following items are available to anyone interested: the old brown wood tables in the ball room by the gym (about 17 of them), a few smaller wood tables (about 2' x 8') in the basement, and multiple random school chairs in the Northeast corner of the basement that have not been moved in many years. If you would like any of these items, please contact one of the trustees or call the church office. We will set up a time for you to remove them. First come, first served. They will be donated to New-2-You or disposed of April 22nd if they are still around. Please do not return them once you take them. For All You Softball Fans and Athletes: It is that time of the year again and we are forming softball teams! There is a signup sheet out in the narthex if you would like to join us for family and fun. Mens church league is on Monday nights and co-ed league is on Tuesday nights. Kitchen Changes Due to the need to comply with government regulations for the hot lunch program, we have had to make some changes to our current use of the kitchen. The large freezers, large refrigerator, food storage room, and at least one kitchen cabinet must be dedicated to the hot lunch program and will no longer be accessible to the church. A fridge/freezer has been added to the kitchen for church/non-hot lunch program use. If anyone would like to donate an additional larger fridge/freezer, please contact one of the Trustees. All kitchen dishes/utensils used outside of the hot lunch program must be washed and put away. The hot lunch employees cannot legally clean these since their time is paid by government program funds. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Save Your Pop Tabs! After School Care is saving pop tabs to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities - our service project for this school year! If you would like to help, leave your pop tabs in the youth room. Thank you! March is the Month! Starting the first of March and continuing through the first week of April, the Minnesota FoodShare Program MATCHES a percentage of donations to food shelves in the state. So, if you haven t sent a contribution to ECHO, our local food shelf, (ECHO Food Shelf, 1014 S. Front St., Mankato, MN 56001), NOW would be a good time to do so, or leave a donation of food in the donation basket at church. Our Monday Evening Services are postponed during the Lenten season. They will resume Monday, April

13 Kwik Trip Cards: Mt. Olive youth (grades 5-12) are selling Kwik Trip Cards as a fundraiser for our church youth activities. The groups currently receive 5% of the profits. Cards are sold between services on Communion Sundays year round. Contact Angie Younge: or Rebecca Strom: with questions. Mt. Olive School Scrip Program offers gift cards for purchase for a wide variety of retailers. A percentage of gift card purchases go towards Mt. Olive Tuition. Visit to view the 400+ participating retailers. If you have questions or need help getting started Tanya Norris scrip@mtolivelutheran.org or Tiffany Riesgraf triesgraf@yahoo.com. Save the Date! Camp VBS 2017 is June More information will be coming as summer nears. Camp Indianhead is July 9-14: Parents who wish to receive information for camp and bus transportation can provide their on the sheet available on the Narthex table. More information to follow. Bethany Lutheran College Did you know that Bethany started as a Ladies College? It may have been short-lived but it became the starting point for what we now know as Bethany Lutheran College. Learn about the often forgotten beginnings of higher education in the Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Becky DeGarmeaux will give a presentation on Tuesday, March 28th at 7PM in Meyer Hall 101. Everyone is invited. Part of the In Depth series. Minnesota River Valley Wind Ensemble, a semi-professional group comprised of music educators, community members, music students and professional musicians, performs a spring concert in Trinity Chapel on Sunday, April 2, at 3PM in Trinity Chapel. MRVWE is directed by Dr. Amy K. Roisum Foley. This concert is free and open to the public. Organ student Timothy Krause performs works by J.S. Bach, Buxtehude, Medelssohn and Handel in his senior organ recital on Monday, April 3, at 7PM in Trinity Chapel. The recital is free and open to the public. 13

14 Bethany art majors Cora Mumme, Megan Sauer, Katie Sehloff, and Elisabeth Werre present their senior art show on Thursday, April 6 at 7 pm in the YFAC gallery. On this evening they will speak about their work, with a reception following. This first of 2 senior art exhibitions will be on display March 27 through April 7. Join Relay for Life on Friday, April 7, from 6PM-12AM in the Sports and Fitness Center on Bethany s campus. Stay for the entire event or just stop by for a bit. The evening will be filled with food, fun, activities, and prizes; all raising awareness and funds for the fight against cancer. All ages are welcome! To make a team or sign up, please visit: Bethany Concert Choir and Mary Martha Singers directed by Dennis Marzolf and Ann Fredrickson perform a choral concert on Palm Sunday, April 9, at 3PM in Trinity Chapel. Advance reservations are not required. A free will offering will be collected. Bethany World Club invites you to the annual international festival of food and music on Palm Sunday, April 9, at 6:30PM on the campus green. In case of rain, the event will take place in Honsey Hall's lobby under the international flags. Mingle with Bethany's international students and sample delicious food and drinks from around the world in this festive, cross-cultural event. The event is free and open to the public. Bethany String Band, directed by Prof. Adrian Lo, presents a spring concert of music for strings and guest instrumentalists on Tuesday, April 11 at 7 PM in Trinity Chapel. Free. Bethany Theatre Department presents Tell It to the Wind: Folk Tales of the World, a world premiere written and directed by Benji Inniger. Inspired by captivating tales from Russian, Chinese, South African, Venezuelan, Japanese, Indian, Mexican, and Native American cultures, Tell It To The Wind is a family-friendly exploration of storytelling throughout magical worlds, featuring memorable characters, live music, dance, and puppetry. Performance dates and times are Fridays and Saturdays, April 21-22, at 7:30 p.m., and a matinee at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 23. The box office opens April 10, M-F from 1-5 pm at or at theatre.blc.edu. All tickets are $10. 14

15 Community Jesus Lambs at Peace Preschool announces their annual Open House on Tuesday, March 28, 6-8 p.m. There will be face-painting, crafts, games, food and a special presentation of science experiments by Pastor Larry and Mrs. Stephanie Wentzlaff. Please bring your preschooler and family for an entertaining evening, tour our facility and register for fall classes. We offer M/W/F a.m and p.m. classes as well as T/Th a.m. classes. For more information or to volunteer for this fun-packed evening, please call Join the Minnesota Valley Chorale for their Spring concert Requiem for the Living with selections from Carmina Burana on Friday, April 21 at 7:30 pm at Christ the King Lutheran, New Ulm, and on Saturday, April 22 at 7:30 pm at Bethany College, Trinity Chapel. Tickets are $10 per person and can be purchased thru any MVC member, at the door, or The Lighthouse Christian bookstore in Mankato. Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra is hosting a "Summer Pops" Program for established note readers who are looking for an extra boost of music fun. The sessions are Sundays from April 9 to May 28 from 2-4 PM with concerts on June 2 & 3. For more information, contact Carolyn Borgen at info@mayso.net or at

16 Lenten Meal Schedule March 29 th Softball Team (Stadium Fare) April 5 th Junior Youth (Walking Tacos) MIDWEEK LENTEN SERVICES MARCH 29 nd APRIL 5 TH 2017 Repent: Turn to Jesus March 29 th Pastor Tim Hartwig Luke 23:35-43 Repent: Turn to Jesus; He Holds the Key to Heaven April 5 th Vicar Wolf Parsons Matthew 27:1-5 Repent: Turn to Jesus; Do Not Turn Away 16