6 TH & 7 TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

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1 144 th Year June 30 & July 1, 2018 July 7 & 8, TH & 7 TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST St. Mark s Evangelical Lutheran Church & School St. Mark s Lutheran Church St. Mark s Lutheran School 105 North Garfield Street 504 North James Street Steeleville, IL Steeleville, IL Phone: (618) Phone: (618) Fax: (618) Fax: (618) stmarks.steeleville@gmail.com sfortner.sml@gmail.com Rev. Bill Engfehr, Interim Pastor Jacqueline Brand, Administrator Cell: (618) jbrand.sml@gmail.com pastor@engfehr.com Website:

2 Welcome, Guests! We have a gift mug for you available at all three of our entrances. Please pick one up after the service. We are glad to have you in worship today. May God bless you with his love and grace. --Board of Evangelism Special Prayers Continuing Prayer Concerns Leslie Duvall Elijah Rabacchi George Salger Debra Guebert Gloria Moore Ali Gerlach Alice Knop Linda Ethridge Delbert Koen Julie Heil Tiffany Troue Denyer Jim Mevert Connie Kirkland Sondra Mahnken Michael Vallett Don Ritter Delbert Joost Judy Wedemeyer Norlyn Kingsten Andy Schorr (Carol Mayer s brother) David Jensen (Karen Chamness brother) Roy Thornton (Vicky Potter s father) Daniel Bell (Lisa Greatting s brother) Ronald Ohlau (Linda Mulholland s stepfather) Robert Holley (Norlyn & Jane Kingsten s grandson) Michelle Thies (Gerald & Ruth Ann Thies daughter-in-law) Care Center Residents Delores Doss Elizabeth Ernsting Norma Wolters Irma Wente Eileen Clements Caroline Fiene Norma Rodewald Judy Clasen Betty Middendorf Mildred Eggemeyer Lavera Biermann Wayne Mueller Anita Rohlfing We respect the privacy of our members and friends and will not pray for you publicly unless it is requested, and we know we have your permission. 2

3 Military Personnel & Their Families Justin Asbury Casey Vallett Matt Kraus Tim Eichenseer Bill Ingles Justin Parker Andrew Grab Cory Jeffers Richard Thompson Denny Ernsting (deployed) Kevin Kahre Ethan Pierce John Magelitz Zach Mogavero Rodney Anderson Mission Prayer Remember God s work in Lutheran Schools as you pray: for the children attending Lutheran schools, that their eyes, ears, hearts and minds would be open to God s Word. for Lutheran school teachers, that they would correctly divide and deliver Law and Gospel to students through real-life applications each day. for Lutheran school principals, who lead people to passionately embrace the witness our schools provide to the community. Pray that pastors, principals, directors and teachers would work together in God pleasing unity. Baptism Aryana Grace Parker, daughter of Justin & Bethany (nee Meisner) Parker, will be baptized at the Saturday service, June 30 th. Aryana s sponsors are Aaron Meisner and Calen Lalis. Vacation Pastor Engfehr will be out of town on vacation Monday-Friday this week. For emergency pastoral care please contact Pastor Sean Smith at Misty Smith, church secretary, will also be on vacation. Please save your bulletin, it has all of your information for both the weekend of June 30/July 1 and July 7/8. St. Jude s Offering Between our Mission Offering envelopes and the Door Offering collected on June 24 we raised $1,572 for St. Jude s Children s Hospital. Thank you for giving so generously. 3

4 Bible Study Opportunities 10:00 a.m. in Meeting Room 10:15 a.m. in Fellowship Hall Bible Readings From Lutheran Service Book Daily Lectionary, pp Sunday, July 1...Joshua 6:6-27; Acts 10:18-33 Monday, July 2...Joshua 7:1-26; Acts 10:34-48 Tuesday, July 3...Joshua 8:1-28; Acts 11:1-18 Wednesday, July 4...Joshua 10:1-25; Acts 11:19-30 Thursday, July 5...Joshua 23:1-16; Acts 12:1-25 Friday, July 6...Joshua 24:1-31; Acts 13:1-12 Saturday, July 7...Judges 2:6-23; Acts 13:13-41 Sunday, July 8...Judges 3:7-31; Acts 13:42-52 Monday, July 9...Judges 4:1-24; Acts 14:1-18 Tuesday, July Judges 6:1-24; Acts 14:19 15:5 Wednesday, July 11...Judges 6:25-40; Acts 15:6-21 Thursday, July Judges 7:1-23; Galatians 1:1-24 Friday, July Judges 13:1-25; Galatians 2:1-21 Saturday, July Judges 14:1-20; Galatians 3:1-22 We are hiring! The Board of Trustees is accepting applications for Church Custodian. The deadline to turn in applications is July 9 and the applications can be picked up in the church office 7-4 p.m. Monday Friday. Clean Up Day at School Saturday, August 11, 8-12pm Any and all help is appreciated. 4

5 Our Stewardship of Time & Talents June 30/July 1 Altar Guild: Carol Smith, Eileen Tegtmeyer Acolytes: Sat. Carter & Cooper Wasson; Sun. Andrew Welten, Christian Zimmer Greeters: Sat. Chris & Shay Valleroy; Sun. Eldean Troue Elders: Sat. Verlin Lorenz; Sun. Brian Smith, Mike Mayer Organist: Janet Wicker July 7/8 Altar Guild: Eileen Tegtmeyer, Debra Mevert Acolytes: Sat. Logan Bartens, Cayton Cratch; Sun. Evan Buch, Jaret Ehlers Greeters: Sat. Jean Schroeder; Sun. Jim & Lorene Word Elders: Sat. Steve Smith, Dale Rice; Sun. Jim Mevert Organist: Carol Lowe July 14/15 Altar Guild: Debra Mevert, Carol Mayer Organist: Carl Handel Acolytes: Sat. Tyler & Trenton Ingles; Sun. Summer Hassebrock, Jackson Knop Greeters: Sat. Jeff & Jana Young; Sun. Mary Lou Goetting Elders: Sat. Darl Bollman; Sun. Mike Mayer, Dale Rice Attendance Worship, 6/23-24; Sat.: 91; Sun.: 158 Bible Study: Sun.: N/A; Wed.: 4 Thank You Thank you for the blankets. Our patients will appreciate them very much. Jamie Anderson Fresenius Kidney Care Marion, IL Quilt Raffle We need help selling our Quilt Raffle tickets for this year. We have tickets and pictures of the quilt available in the church office. 5

6 Special Opportunity to Purchase Your Cardinal Tickets If you are planning to purchase tickets for the Sunday, September 16, Cardinal Baseball Game, and still have not taken time to do so, the deadline is August 15 for ticket sales. The tickets are only $25, which includes a complimentary jumbo hotdog, soft drink, and a Mark McGwire Bobble Head. This is a great deal for tickets that are priced at $47. Plan to purchase those tickets now! Community Events Church Supper, Concordia Lutheran, Frohna: On Sunday, June 24 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. a supper will be held in the school gym at Concordia Lutheran Church, Hwy C, Frohna. The menu will consist of: Fried Chicken, Catfish Filets, Potato Salad, Cole Slaw, a Vegetable and homemade pies/desserts. The cost is $10 per plate for adults, $5 for children 6-12 and under 6 may eat free. Carry outs are available for $10 per plate. A country store will be available. Thank You!! The family of Shannon Hohgrefe would like to thank Lorene Word, Shirley Hornbostel, Janet Becker, Carolyn Fritsche, and Kathy Kretchmeyer for serving the funeral luncheon. We really appreciate the service you ladies do. God bless you all! To all who expressed their sympathy or sent cards at the death of my brother, Harold. Your thoughtfulness and kindness is much appreciated. Janet Fastenau We would like to thank the Youth Group and their leaders for helping us spread the wood chips on the school playground area. Also, our thanks to Bruce Ruebke for providing and operating the equipment he used to move the pile of chips from the parking lot to the playground area. We are blessed to have this dedication. Sincerely, The Board of Trustees 6

7 St. Mark s Weekly Calendar Sat., June 30 6:00 p.m. Worship Service Sun., July 1 9:00 a.m. Worship Service w/communion 11:00 a.m. God & Country Service in City Park Mon., July 2 Church Office Closed July 2-6 Tues., July 3 Wed., July 4 Thurs., July 5 Fri., July 6 Sat., July 7 Sun., July 8 Happy 4th of July Food Pantry Donations 6:00 p.m. Worship Service w/communion Food Pantry Donations 9:00 a.m. Worship Service 10:15 a.m. Bible Study Mon., July 9 1:00 p.m. Coulterville Care Center 7:00 p.m. Parish Council Tues., July 10 Wed., July 11 7:00 p.m. Board of Evangelism 10:00 a.m. Bible Class Thurs., July 12 10:00 a.m. Accessible Worship w/communion Fri., July 13 Sat., July 14 6:00 p.m. Worship Service Sun., July 15 9:00 a.m. Worship Service w/communion 10:15 a.m. Bible Study 7

8 MISSION STATEMENT Our mission is to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ, through worship, education, outreach, fellowship, and service. WORSHIP SCHEDULE 6:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. Accessible 10:00 a.m. on 2 nd Thursdays HOLY COMMUNION Holy Communion is celebrated every weekend, the first, third and fifth Sundays of the month at the 9:00 a.m. service and at the 6:00 p.m. Saturday evening service before the second and fourth Sundays of the month. ST. MARK S IS A MEMBER CONGREGATION & SCHOOL OF We believe and confess the doctrine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church is faithful and true to the Bible and we strive for a balanced Law/Gospel practice of same. 8