142 nd Year February 25-26, 2017

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1 142 nd Year February 25-26, 2017 TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD 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 25 th Wedding Anniversary of Bryan & Jennifer Diercks on February th Wedding Anniversary of Si & Ann Vallett on February 23 Continuing Prayer Concerns Mila Biermann Stacy Goetting Clarence Ruroede Leslie Duvall Elijah Rabacchi Marcus Delre Debra Guebert Gloria Moore Julie Netherton Helen Braun Lynette Tillock John T. Foote Marilyn Dailey Linda Ethridge George Salger Julie Heil Tiffany Troue Denyer Ali Gerlach Karen Williams Barb Heck Mary Lou Millsap Jim Ernsting Ann Kinney Jim Mevert Irma Wagner Judy Rubach Gerald Zacheis Sondra Mahnken Michael Vallett Don Ritter Elizabeth Ebersol Alan Uchtman Cindy Bedard (Pr. Bedard s sister) Janet Davis (Tracy Vallett s mother) Andy Schorr (Carol Mayer's brother) David Jensen (Karen Chamness' brother) Roy Thornton (Vicky Potter's father) Daniel Bell (Lisa Greatting's brother) Shannon Hohgrefe (Stephanie Diercks' brother) Ronald Ohlau (Linda Mulholland's stepfather) Rick Mathis (Bruce Mathis brother) Robert Holley (Norlyn & Jane Kingsten's grandson) Michelle Thies, daughter-in-law of Gerald & Ruth Ann Thies Reconciliation/Reinstatement Process Care Center Residents Delores Doss Luella Muench Norma Wolters Irma Wente Eileen Clements Shelly Fedderke Norma Rodewald Judy Clasen Betty Middendorf Mildred Eggemeyer Donna Jungewaelter Wayne Mueller Lavera Biermann Doris Salger Anita Rohlfing Elda Fastenau Caroline Fiene Millie Kahre Walter Mueller Lillian Schrader Avonell Salger (1)

2 Military Personnel & Their Families Justin Asbury Richard Thompson Kevin Kahre Rodney Anderson Casey Vallett Tim Eichenseer Ethan Pierce Bill Ingles Andrew Grab Justin Parker John Magelitz Matt Kraus Cory Jeffers Denny Ernsting Zach Mogavero Mission Prayer Remember God s work to support children and families as you pray: for husbands and fathers, that they would love and serve their families just as Christ loved and served His Bride, the Church. for peace among siblings. Pray that the Lord would help them love and support each other throughout their lives, instead of being divided by bickering or jealousy. 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. Organ Fund Envelopes Envelopes for Organ Fund donations have been placed at each entrance. Please remember to write your name or envelope number on the envelope so that we can record your offering properly. Thank you for your donations! Mark Your Calendar Annual Chicken Dinner, March 5 th Sign up sheets are in the narthex for workers and those donating desserts. Pudding desserts and cream pies are approved. Meal will be served from 10:30 1:30 p.m. Dinner ticket prices are: adults $11, children(12-5) $5 and under 5 yrs free. Bible Study Opportunities 7:00 Hook, Line & Sinker Restaurant (Table Talk) 10:00 a.m. in Meeting Room (Ladies) 10:15 a.m. in Fellowship Room (1&2 Samuel) 10:15 in Meeting Room (Christianity 101) Bible Readings From Lutheran Service Book Daily Lectionary, pp Sunday, 2/ Job 21:1-21; John 8:39-59 Monday, 2/ Job 30:16-31; John 9:1-23 Tuesday, 2/ Job 31:1-12, 33-40; John 9:24-41 Ash Wednesday, 3/ Genesis 1:1-19; Mark 1:1-13 Thursday, 3/ Genesis 1:20 2:3; Mark 1:14-28 Friday, 3/ Genesis 2:4-25; Mark 1:29-45 Saturday, 3/ Genesis 3:1-24; Mark 2:1-17 Our Stewardship of Time & Talents February Organist: Carl Handel Altar Guild: Carol Hamilton, Loretta Luedeman Acolytes: Claire & Carter Wasson Adrienne Vallett, Logan Bartens Greeters: Karen Chamness Olin & Erna Edler Elders: Brian Smith, Steve Smith Mike Mayer March 4-5 Organist: Carol Lowe Altar Guild: Sharon Vallett, Debra Caby Acolytes: Jaret Ehlers, Bailey Grimm Casey & Summer Hassebrock Greeters: Ruth Waeltz Scot & Sheila Alms Elders: Rick Ebers Willard Knop, Brian Thies Attendance Worship: 2/ Saturday: 100; Sunday: 130; Total: 230 Bible Study: Sunday: 7; Monday: N/A; Wednesday: 5 Contemporary Worship: 9 Flowers Donated In Honor Of: The 25 th Wedding Anniversary of Bryan & Jennifer Diercks on February 29 The 60 th Wedding Anniversary of Si & Ann Vallett on February 23 by their family (2) (3)

3 Find Something New Here! The Evangelism Board has prepared Activity Bags that are primarily designed for preschoolers. However, older brothers and sisters, and even parents and grandparents will enjoy quietly interacting with their little ones while looking at and working on activities included in these bags. Nothing says only little children can pick one up! So please look for them hanging on hooks on the north wall between the north doors and the fellowship door and also in the Narthex where you ll find them hanging on coat hangers where you place your coats during service. Most of the materials are the same in each bag. They are cream colored and have a cross printed on them. The bags are to be enjoyed during service and returned to their respective hooks or hangers when service is over. Our board enjoyed preparing these and hope you enjoy using them. If you know of other Christian materials we can add to them in the future we are open to suggestions. The bags will be reloaded occasionally as the seasons change. Note to parents: It s okay to remove finished activity pages for your children to take home with them, the bags will be replenished occasionally. Dinner Auction Planning is underway for the 2017 "Midnight Masquerade" Dinner Auction. Please mark your calendars for May 6, 2017 as this is the biggest fundraiser for our church/school. If anyone has any questions or would like to make a donation, please call or text Deanna Reitz (618) or Sherri Buch (618) Volunteer Needed to Help with Bulletins If you would be interested in helping for about a half hour on Friday afternoons with the bulletins please call the church office at Financial Statements Available Financial Statements for anyone who contributed to St. Mark s during 2016 are available in boxes in the narthex. Any questions about the statements may be directed to John Baginski at District/Synod February Special Envelopes Christ Our Savior Lutheran High School Building Fund/Maintenance March Special Envelopes Ash Wednesday Lenten Offering (4) District/Synod Building Fund/Maintenance NOTE: When using the blue envelopes from the display for the Organ Fund, be sure to put on them your envelope number, if you want credit for your contribution. Lenten Meals & Fellowship Come and enjoy a prepared meal and fellowship before attending the Lenten services. The Board members of our Church are asked to sponsor pre-service meals from 5:30-6:30 before the Wednesday evening services. Each meal comes with drink and dessert. A basket for a free will offering is available. The Board sponsors and menus for 2017 are: March 1 Pulled Pork Board of Evangelism March 8 Chicken Board of Elders March 15 Subs from MiCasa School Board March 22 Chili Board of Trustees March 29 Pizza & Salad Board of Stewardship April 5 Sloppy Joes Board of Youth Bake Sale Want homemade goodies? There will be a bake sale at St. Mark s Chicken Dinner on March 5. If you are baking a dessert for the dinner please consider making an extra one for the Bake Sale. All proceeds from the bake sale will go to the Organ Fund. If you have any questions call Kathy Kretschmer or Paula Weaver. Please bring your items to the school before 9:30 a.m. March 5 th and mark it for the bake sale. Suggested items include: pie, cake, breads, coffee cake and cinnamon rolls. Thanks in advance to those who baked, bought or helped sell the baked items for making this project successful. (4) (5)

4 St. Mark s Lutheran School Notes Our chapel service on Ash Wednesday, March 1, will be led by Pastor Kelly Bedard. The service will begin at 12:30 pm. Please note the time change as it is Ash Wednesday and the students will be attending the 12:30 service at church. St. Mark's is pre-enrolling for the school year for all current and new K-8 students. Tuition for the school year did not increase! If you pay the $200 preregistration fee for K-8 you will be paying the discounted tuition. If you do not pre-register you will be responsible for the regular tuition rates (which is the same as last year). This again is an opportunity for you to save money on your child/children's tuition and help the school know how many students to plan for. We ask you to please participate to help St. Mark's prepare for next year. If you know of any new families interested in St. Mark's, please pass this information on to them. Any questions please feel free to call the school office at Pre-enrollment/pre-registration fees are non-refundable. St. Mark's Lutheran Preschool is accepting pre-registration for the school year. Pre-registration forms are available at the school office from 8:15-3:15 daily or you may call for more information. To verify that your child is eligible for enrollment, a certified copy of the birth certificate from the County Courthouse where your child was born must be presented at the time of pre-registration. In order to ensure placement for your child, a non-refundable registration fee of $25.00 will be required. If you pay the $200 preregistration fee you will be charged the discounted tuition. If you do not pre-register you will be responsible for the regular tuition rates (which is the same as last year). This again is an opportunity for you to save money. All completed health forms and dental forms are due before your child can enroll in August. Pre-enrollment/pre-registration fees are non-refundable. There will be 11:15 am early dismissal on Friday, March 3 with no after school latchkey offered. There will be NO BUS SERVICE on Monday, March 6 and Friday, March 10. Students and their teachers from 1st-5th grade along with chosen chaperones will be attending a young people's concert at McKendree University in Lebanon on Thursday, March 2. The program that will be presented is, "The Wonderful World of Disney." The performance will start at 9:30 am so the students will need to arrive in the school cafeteria at 7:45 am. They will return to school in time for lunch. Permission forms will be sent home with the students. St. Mark's 5th & 6th grade classes and Beta Club are about to wind up their Tupperware fundraiser that they are holding to help raise money for their class trips later in the year. They are taking orders until Monday, February 27! The profit from whatever a student sells will go towards their individual account. If you would like to place an order please call the school office at for assistance. Catalogs will also be available at the church office. St. Marks will be selling Show Me Dough Fundraising items to help raise money for the teachers to continue with Higher Education Trainings! Yes, even the teachers have to go to school! We are asking that each family helps support our fundraiser. Products that are available are Butter Braids in apple, cherry, cinnamon, raspberry, cream cheese, strawberry cream cheese, and caramel roll; a variety of frozen pre-portioned cookie dough such as chocolate chip, snickerdoodle, peanut butter, oatmeal cranberry white chunk, candy, and white macadamia nut and last but not least delicious 2-pack pizzas with four cheese, ultimate pepperoni, meat lover's and bbq chicken. You are sure to find something to please your taste buds! Please return all order forms to your child's teacher no later than Friday, March 10th. The items will be delivered on Monday, March 27th and pick up will be in the school gym from 3-5 pm. You MUST be able to pick up your orders or make arrangements for someone else to do so for you because the school does not have the extra freezer room! St. Mark's Sports Tues., Feb 28 - V-Ball vs Prairie du Rocher Home 6:00pm Thurs., Mar 2 - TSJ/ILS, Nash., Okaw. Away 6:00pm Fri., Mar 3 - V-Ball vs Steeleville Public (C,B,A) Home 6:00pm (6) (7)

5 Christ Our Savior Lutheran High School Fish & More: Join us for our annual Fish & More Dinner this Friday, March 3 from 4:30 to 7. We will be serving fish, chicken, sides and desserts in the COS gym with plenty of room for a crowd. Handicap parking is available behind the gym. If you would enjoy helping with this event, please call COS. COS Post Prom Committee is seeking donations of prizes or financial support to help with this year s post prom. If you would like to support this activity, send your contribution to COS earmarked for Post Prom. Volunteers needed: COS is in need of volunteers to help with Fish & More, Scholar Bowl and the Dinner Auction. If helping with any of these activities interest you, please call the school for more information. Cookbook Committee Closing Account The committee wants to thank all those who helped make the project successful. We will be transferring $ over to the Organ Fund. We made enough in profits to: At the School finish paying for the roof repair purchase and installation of carpet at the entrances Pastors office at the church Painting Installation of new crown molding Paying for the supplies to have a new desk built At the Parsonage Purchased a clothes dryer Repairs in the parsonage bathroom New window coverings New front door Painted the living and dining room We still have a few cookbooks left if you want one for a gift or yourself. They are available at the church office or Sharon s Heart of Gold. Money from the last books will go toward the Organ Fund. Thanks to the committee Karen Rheinecker, Sharon Rednour, Sharon Vallett, Diana Schepel, Kathy Kretschmer and Paul Weaver. (8) (9)

6 This St. Mark's Sat., Feb. 25 6:00 PM Worship Service with Communion Sun., Feb. 26 9:00 AM Worship Service 10:15 AM Bible Class in Fellowship Room Christianity 101 in Meeting Room Mon., Feb. 27 2:00 PM Three Springs 6:30 PM Table Hook, Line & Sinker Tues., Feb. 28 Wed., March 1 Thurs., March 2 7:00 PM Fri., March 3 10:00 AM Bible Class 12:30 PM School Chapel 5:30 PM Pre-Service Lenten Meal 6:00 PM Adult Choir 7:00 PM Ash Wednesday Service w/communion & Imposition of Ashes Board of Elders Sat., March 4 6:00 PM Worship Service Sun., March 5 9:00 AM Worship Service with Communion 10:15 AM Bible Class in Fellowship Room Christianity 101 in Meeting Room 10:30 AM Annual Chicken St. Mark s School Change for Change This is a simple fundraiser to help with everyday expenses at the church and school. Thank you for your donations. It is easy to donate, simply place your spare change in the jars located at each entrance. (10) (11)