Sunday (3/11) The Underground March 10 & 11 Announcements This Week at St. Matthew After worship, children will be escorted to the Krause Youth Center, with pick up at 11:00am. After-care is available for parents attending Bible Study. Bible Study for Adults and Teens Adults meet at 10:30am in room 108 for Bible Study. Topic: Protecting an Open Door for the Gospel. Teen Bible study at 10:15am for 7 th - 12 th graders. Meet in the Schroeder room. Teens are studying Solomon's Writings. Join them for the Bible wisdom of Solomon that the Holy Spirit imparts to our young people. Monday (3/12) Brewster Village Service will be at 9:45am at Brewster Village. Women's Bible Class Meets at 6:30pm in room 108. Tuesday (3/13) Piecemakers (Quilting and Sewing Group) Meets at 9:30am in the church basement. Council Meeting Meets at 6:00pm in room 108. Wednesday (3/14) Lenten Worship Service at 10:00am and 6:30pm. Theme: Jesus is our, SELF-SACRIFICING High Priest (Pastor Bode from Riverview Lutheran Church) Confirmation Class Meets at 5:15pm in room 108. Choir Meets at 7:30pm in the chapel. Thursday (3/15) Bible Class Meets at 10:00am and 6:30pm in room 108.
The topic this week: Maintaining Our Joy for Ministry, as we continue our study of 2 Corinthians entitled, The Glory of the Gospel Ministry. Other St. Matthew Announcements Easter lilies and Decorations If you wish to donate towards the purchase of Lilies and decorations, please use a pew envelope or special flower envelope found in your offering box and then turn in by March 26. If you wish to have the donation in honor or memory of someone, please designate that on the envelope as well. Thank You. Parenting Video Next Sunday, March 18 after church during Underground time in church basement. Removing Anxieties with Attentive & Affirming Parenting Play area for younger children. See Pastor Kuske for more information. Greeter Sign-up There is a greeter sign-up sheet for Holy Week in the back of church. Please help if you can! Easter Egg Hunt Easter Sunday, April 1 after the 9:30am service for children 10 years old and younger. Donations of plastic eggs, candy or monetary contributions would be appreciated. A collection container is in the back until March 25. Outreach Committee contact: Lynn Kuske (920) 428-2472 or jlankuske@gmail.com. LWMS Convention Information sheets for the LWMS convention are on the back table. Thrivent Choice Dollars The Thrivent Choice Dollar program gives eligible members an opportunity to help St. Matthew with various ministries. Designate your funds online at www.thrivent.com and going to Choice Dollars, or by phone at 1-800-847-4836. Designation for the last quarter expires on March 31. Adopt-a-Seminarian Our new Seminarian is Yaffet Gabayehu. His information is posted on the bulletin board in the hall.
There is also contact information on past Seminarians Wolf Parsons, Andrew Nimmers, and Caleb Klatt on the board, for those interested in reaching out to them in some way. A special door collection is being held for Yaffet this weekend, which will be given to him for purchasing a preaching robe and other needed items for his education. Please help out if you can! Roof Fund Envelopes Please use your roof fund special offering envelope to help pay for the cost of school roof repairs. There are also envelopes available in the pews for this fund. Thank you for considering, and if led, for contributing to this special need. Outreach and Missions 2018 Mission Partner Our new mission partner for 2018 is the WELS Mission in Russia. Check out the display in back for more information! Thank you for your generous offerings of $1,076.08 at our Mission Festival weekend a couple of Sundays ago, to kick off our support for this year! Church Community News WELS United Annual Meeting WELS United will be hosting their Annual Meeting this Thursday, March 15 at 6:30pm at Bethel Lutheran Church, 829 Appleton Rd. in Menasha. For more information please see the bulletin board. Luther Preparatory School prep singers The Prep singers of Luther Preparatory School in Watertown, Wisconsin, will present a sacred concert at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 541 S. Clay St. in Green Bay on Friday, March 16 at 7:00pm. They will also be at Bethlehem, Hortonville, 126 N. Pine St. Hortonville, on Saturday, March 17 at 7:00pm. And at Mount Olive, 930 E. Florida Ave, Appleton on Sunday March 18 at 8:00am and 10:30am. This 37 voice group is the premier choir from LPS, one of our synod-run high schools, whose special purpose is to prepare young people for careers in the preaching and teaching ministry.
Apple Valley Food Pantry Next collection date is March 18. Items needed: Cereal, canned fruits, all canned meats, rice, boxed and canned potatoes, cookies, jam, household cleaning items, and personal care items (lotion, body wash, deodorant). The pantry appreciates everything that our members do to help stock the pantry shelves. You may also use a special pew envelope for any monetary gifts. Thank you for your generous gifts and support through out the year. Food Pantry Volunteer Sign Up April is the month St. Matthew and Immanuel, Black Creek partner to work in the food pantry. The time is from 10:30am to 1:30pm on April 15 to help unload groceries from vehicles, sort items, stock the shelves and load bags. We need approximately 6-10 people. A sign up sheet is in the hall. Seder Meal at Immanuel, Clayton How might Jesus have celebrated the Passover with his disciples the night he was betrayed? Your brothers and sisters at Immanuel in Clayton (3703 Fairview Rd, Neenah) invite you to come and find out! The Seder Meal will be on Sunday, March 18 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. Kosher meal includes eating enough horseradish to make you cry; drinking 4 glasses of wine (or grape juice) to make you laugh; and a main dish choice of lamb and artichoke stew, hearty chicken vegetable soup or hearty potato-leek soup. Cost is $5 per person. Space is limited. Contact Pastor Meier at 920-836-2152 or at meier.paulm@gmail.com to reserve your seats. Fifth Annual Ironman of God Men's Conference The 5 th Annual Ironman of God men's conference is Saturday, March 24 from 9:00am to 2:00pm at St. Paul's Lutheran School in Ixonia. Speakers this year are Pastors Karl Walther, Aaron Strong, Jordan Ertl, and Staff Minister Dan Schoeffel. Guys come and be strengthened in your faith and enjoy Christian fellowship. The cost is $30 and includes a catered lunch and a take home coffee mug. Register at www.ironmenofgodwi.org. FVL's Foxfest Fox Valley Lutheran High School would like to invite all federation members to attend FVL's Foxfest Annual Dinner Auction on Friday, April 20, at Liberty Hall in Kimberly. Tickets are on sale now through April 6. If you have any questions contact Megan Beyer at mbeyer@fvlhs.org or 560-5122. Find more information on the board.
...SAVE FOR FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENTS...SAVE FOR FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENTS... Riverview Vacation Bible School Will be held Monday, July 23 to Friday July 27 from 9:00am to 11:30am. There will be informational meetings on Thursday, April 26 at 6:30pm or Sunday, April 29 at 9:15am. Sign up sheets are on the back table. FVL International Program needs host families FVL's International Program needs host families interested in sharing their faith and culture with an international student. Students stay for 9 months and pay their own expenses. Host families receive a stipend to offset costs. Contact Laurie Gucinski at lgucinski@fvlhs.org. Camp Bird Volunteers Do you love to spend time in the great outdoors that God created? Do you love to be with other Christian brothers and sisters? Do you love to cook? We have an opportunity for you to combine all of these loves. We are in need of volunteers to help in the kitchen at Camp Bird, in Marinette County, WI. No experience is required just a willingness to serve. Camp begins Sunday, July 8 and ends on Friday, July 13. If you are interested or would like more information, please contact Paul Phillips at 284-2262 or paul9332@gmail.com. Camp Bird Information Camp Bird is a camp for grades 5-8. There are 3 separate weeks in July. You can register by going to campbirdforlutherans@gmail.com. Also see the poster on the bulletin board in the side entry area. Pick up flyers there or in back of church. WELS United Website For an updated listing of worship services, jobs and other opportunities available in our WELS Churches and Schools in the Fox Valley, go to welsunited.org.