NOTE: All Bulletins, News You Can Use, & other paper used by the church is recycled. January 31 & February 1, 2015 Altar Flowers and Communion Wine are given to the glory of God by Carri Wolff. I Last week’s attendance was 311. SUPER FOOD DRIVE After worship, confirmation students will be collecting monetary donations for the McFarland Food Pantry. Help advance the movement that is transforming Super Bowl weekend into a celebration of giving and serving. Our food pantries require our extra effort during this time of year. Thank you for your gifts! Worshipful Changes The Worship Planning Team has written a Feedback Form that is inserted in your bulletin today. We would like to hear from you regarding our worship life, as we move forward together in mission! Please read over the form, pray for our congregation, and give us your response. The forms may be dropped off in the box on the Gathering Space table, or dropped off at the church office during the week. We will also have the Feedback Form in the next newsletter. After we have had a period of time to collect responses and reflect on them, the Worship Planning Team will schedule some listening sessions with the congregation. If you have any questions, feel free to speak to a member of our committee: Len Lane, chair; Bonnie Dirks; Chris Malueg; Deb Nygaard; Daryl Rupnow; Marilyn Vandeberg; Keith Voelker, council liaison; Carrol Vollmer; and Pastor Tim Dean. Let us continue to worship the Lord with gladness, and be sent as witnesses to Jesus’ light and life in the world! n Deuteronomy God promises to raise up a prophet like Moses, who will speak for God; in Psalm 111 God shows the people the power of God’s works. For the church these are ways of pointing to the unique authority people sensed in Jesus’ actions and words. We encounter that authority in God’s word, around which we gather, the word that trumps any lesser spirit that would claim power over us, freeing us to follow Jesus. This Week we Thank . . . Tom & Betty Showers for improving and organizing the nursery area. FAITH FORMATION FOR ALL AGES! Sunday School will start every week in the Sanctuary with music before heading downstairs to their classrooms. 3’s, 4’s & Kindergarten will explore a story in their classrooms. 1st-5th grade will continue to explore the story of Jonah. Confirmation (6th, 7th, & 8th grades) – We will have large group class at 9:15AM in room 101 in the basement. Chris will be leading today’s lesson: “Why did Jesus get Baptized?” HS Youth Group – We will have our regular HS Youth Hour at 10:30AM in the Conference Room. As Baptized Christians, how do we live out this responsibility? Adult Faith Formation – Today, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a theologian during the Nazi regime whose courage, vision, and brilliance have greatly influenced the 20th century church and theology. Next Sunday, we continue with our study of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. RM 113 Next Sunday - Feb 8th from 9:00-10:30AM Breakfast Fundraiser Between services, we will be serving pancakes, breakfast burritos, sandwiches, yogurt & granola, juice, milk, and coffee. Our youth will host breakfast in the FLC. A freewill offering will help fund our trip to the ELCA National Youth Gathering in Detroit Michigan this summer. We hope you can join us for breakfast and help celebrate our youth ministries together. Face Time: Conversations about Parenting and Faith This is a new ministry opportunity for parents of young children. Pastor Tim invites you to a new group today during the 9:15 a.m. faith formation time. Come and bring your insights, questions and topics you would like to discuss! Get a treat, something warm to drink, and join the group in the Family Life Center. We will meet around tables set up near the doors to the Gathering Space. The usual bible class will meet downstairs in room 113 at the same time. All are welcome at either place! Our Mission... SHARE GOD’S WORD SHOW GOD’S LOVE SERVE GOD’S WORLD Growing Disciples – Growing Faith Want to talk about God/Bible/Prayer with your kids but don’t know where to start? MLC wants to help equip families to talk about faith at home, in the car, wherever! Each week during Lent we will post something (a prayer, questions about a Bible story, etc.) on our Facebook page and in the newsletter and News You Can Use to help open the door to talking with your family about “God-stuff.” We will try it out for six weeks and then ask what you thought! Let us know if you don’t have a Bible for your little one – we love handing them out! We’ll see you during Lent as we watch our Growing Disciples Grow in Faith. Dedication Booklets Available We give thanks to God for the wonderful blessing of the new Sanctuary, and for the Dedication worship we shared Sunday, December 7! We have extra copies of the Dedication booklet at the Welcome Desk, if you have not picked up one yet. They are also there for you to give away to family members or people connected to our congregation who have moved away. Thank you to Andrea Wendorf, for her wonderful gift of designing the booklet! Let us continue to worship the Lord with gladness! (Psalm 100:2) Vacation Bible School! Yes, you read correctly – we’re already gearing up for VBS! It is June 21-25, 2015. We will be having an informational/planning meeting Tuesday, February 3 at 6:30 pm – downstairs in Room 113. Interested in helping? Have questions? Contact Brenda Moen at 873-1634 or [email protected]. Please enjoy your treats and beverages in the Gathering Space or the FLC. Thank You! PLEASE PRAY FOR: Bill Dean* (Pastor Tim’s father) Mandy & Logan* (Cleo Eliason’s grand-niece & nephew) Diane Voiss & Linda & Dave Ferge* (Diane’s sister & brother-in law) Corey Egner Kari Behnke* (friend of Kim Henes) Sandy Brunker* (Kathy Westby & Eileen Richter’s sister-in-law) Pastor Margo Peterson* (Bonnie Dirks’ daughter) Dave Brown* (Susi Miller’s brother-in-law) Shirley Flynn* (friend of Laura Nygaard) Justin Petitt (Sheri Gehrke’s Cousin) Ron Walsvick Karen Vick* (Sister-in-law of Tom & Nancy Vick) Reuben Carlson Jane Southern Mary Seiler* (friend of Bonnie & Randy Hansen) Gary Oftedahl Mission & Frida Bagonza* Karen Pribbenow Cheryl Dokken* LaVon Paulson* (Don Berryman’s sister) Alice Fay* (Dan Fay’s mother) Sandy Caputo* (friend of Sue Straub) Ron O’Keefe* (friend of Norma & Dick Kohl) Anna Mischnick* (Child of CLM family) Bonnie & Ray Spangler Tom Ray* (Nephew of Tom & Nancy Vick) Jennifer Lyans* (Niece of Jackie Voight) Sherry Kalamarz John Murphy* (Friend of Sue & Steve Schoch) Tracy Bracey Don Barnes Sr.* * Non Members Michael & Renee Gray* Harry Papcke Sue Dahlk* (Friend of the Potts family) Bill & Mary Jane Kneebone* (Friends of Marla Grover) Valorie Brown* (Niece of Susi Miller) Arlene Clift Rick Shoby* (Brother-in-law of Bonnie & Randy Hansen) Bethany Austin Karen Landerud Bruce Burnside* Thoreson Family* (Friends of Donna Thompson) Linda Othrow Roberta Thieding* (Sister-in-law of Ernie Thieding) Holly Eversoll Barb Vollmer* (Sister-in-law of Vicky Beyler) Midge Larson Karen Clark* (Niece of Donna Leverentz) Steve Olson Dru Vratil* (Marla Grover’s niece) Mildred Kelley Edwin Jacob* (Jeanne Jacob’s husband) Lois Pullar Dennis Brunker* (Brother of Kathy Westby & Eileen Richter) Prayers If you know of Hondo Schmitt* (Friend of Myron someone to include on the Sherry) and Hondo’s daughter, prayer board (Printed in the Zoey Schmitt* bulletin insert on Sundays David Lund* (Son of Willard and the Newsletter Lund) bi-monthly) or on the George & Carol Newton* Prayer Chain (e-mailed to (Brother & sister-in-law of Bonnie the Prayer Chain particiHansen) pants only), please call the Diane Wells church office: Monday— Betty Josheff Friday 8am to 4:30 pm at Carol Stoeckmann 838-3184. Willard Lund