Z'bakery
Z'bakery will again have items available on Sunday mornings.
All donations given will go towards the Panama Project.
Please consider donating the value marked on the items.
Thank you for helping with our church's future!
and thank you to Z'bakery for the goodies and support!
All donations given will go towards the Panama Project.
Please consider donating the value marked on the items.
Thank you for helping with our church's future!
and thank you to Z'bakery for the goodies and support!
Sunday Mornings
8:00 am worship on the 1st and 3rd Sunday.
9:15 am Sunday School, Fellowship Hour, Adult Bible Study
10:30 Worship
9:15 am Sunday School, Fellowship Hour, Adult Bible Study
10:30 Worship
Pastor’s Report
I want to start my report by saying thank you. This year has been a year that in my personal life was unlike anything I have ever dealt with. The grace and love that I have received as I dealt with and continue to deal with the death of my father was far greater than I could ever imagined. This is an event that changed my life and my family in a big way and I am thankful that God has put me in a place that has cared for me and my family the way you have this past year.
2018 w as a year that held a lot of excitement. This church community is alive with activity. From our weekly worship to meetings of both our congregation and community groups. A VBS that had the church overflowing with excitement. We have played host to a blood drive and an election. We have celebrated together at baptisms and cried together at funerals. We have expanded and welcomed many to our youth programing. Collected food and money for our local food shelf. We have prepared for another mission trip to the village of La Huaca in Panama. All of this and much more have happened in this place because we gather together in community in the name of Jesus. This is truly a gift!
I hope we can continue to focus on the question of who is my neighbor? This is the question posed to Jesus before he tells the story of the Good Samaritan. It is a question that leads Jesus to tell the story that we all probably know by heart about two people who leave a man in need and one who shows mercy that was in no way deserved. This question is important because we as a people who have been given the gift of mercy by a God who redeems us even though we are sinners is not a message to keep bottled up inside but instead it is a gift to be lived out in our lives everyday. And this question confronts us with our own sin very easily. We don’t want to think of some people as our neighbor because we don’t like them or perhaps they don’t like us. Maybe they do things we find unsavory, or they don’t agree with us on every issue. But the reality is that we often fail to show the mercy and love showed to us because it is easy. The question of who is my neighbor opens us to the world in front of our eyes and gives us that opportunity to be Christ for a world in need.
So who is my neighbor in Lakefield Minnesota? This is a question not for us to answer in the coming year but a question for us to live the answer. It is a question that God works in and brings new life. I’m excited for the gift of a new year to walk with you in this faith journey.
I want to start my report by saying thank you. This year has been a year that in my personal life was unlike anything I have ever dealt with. The grace and love that I have received as I dealt with and continue to deal with the death of my father was far greater than I could ever imagined. This is an event that changed my life and my family in a big way and I am thankful that God has put me in a place that has cared for me and my family the way you have this past year.
2018 w as a year that held a lot of excitement. This church community is alive with activity. From our weekly worship to meetings of both our congregation and community groups. A VBS that had the church overflowing with excitement. We have played host to a blood drive and an election. We have celebrated together at baptisms and cried together at funerals. We have expanded and welcomed many to our youth programing. Collected food and money for our local food shelf. We have prepared for another mission trip to the village of La Huaca in Panama. All of this and much more have happened in this place because we gather together in community in the name of Jesus. This is truly a gift!
I hope we can continue to focus on the question of who is my neighbor? This is the question posed to Jesus before he tells the story of the Good Samaritan. It is a question that leads Jesus to tell the story that we all probably know by heart about two people who leave a man in need and one who shows mercy that was in no way deserved. This question is important because we as a people who have been given the gift of mercy by a God who redeems us even though we are sinners is not a message to keep bottled up inside but instead it is a gift to be lived out in our lives everyday. And this question confronts us with our own sin very easily. We don’t want to think of some people as our neighbor because we don’t like them or perhaps they don’t like us. Maybe they do things we find unsavory, or they don’t agree with us on every issue. But the reality is that we often fail to show the mercy and love showed to us because it is easy. The question of who is my neighbor opens us to the world in front of our eyes and gives us that opportunity to be Christ for a world in need.
So who is my neighbor in Lakefield Minnesota? This is a question not for us to answer in the coming year but a question for us to live the answer. It is a question that God works in and brings new life. I’m excited for the gift of a new year to walk with you in this faith journey.
February
USHERS FOR FEBRUARY
Andy Welp, Tom Salzwedel, Tom Timko,
Kevin Schwarting, Steve Stensrud
ALTAR GUILD
Naomi Pederson
CHEER COMMITTEE
Maureen Hendricksen
FLOWER COMMITTEE
Jerry & Nancy Ackermann
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS
Feb. 3—8—Ron Hummel
10:30-Dick Burks, Tammy Timko,
David Voehl
Feb. 10— Kathy Rademacher, Marlene Vos
Peg Amendt, Donna Cook, Carol Wilson
Feb. 17—8 - Ron Hummel
10:30—Cory Pauling, Naomi Pederson, Sandy Olson, Peg Amendt,
Barb Pohlman
Feb. 24—10:30—Kathy Johnson,
Karen Hodnefield, Sandra Nunez
GREETERS
Feb. 3—8:00—Steve Stensrud
10:30—Merlyn & Maureen Hendricksen
Feb. 10—10:30-Joshua & Kelsey Andrews
Feb. 17—8– Carol Wilson
10:30-Tyron Collins & Lynn Wenk
Feb. 24-10:30– Pauling family
COFFEE SERVERS
Tom Timko & the February ushers
CIRCLE MEETING
Ruth Circle—February 19 at 10:00 at church hosted by Carol Bretzman
PRAYER CHAIN
To start Prayer Chain call Eline Heazlett 605.988.4627 or Mary Prestin 507-329-0260
Andy Welp, Tom Salzwedel, Tom Timko,
Kevin Schwarting, Steve Stensrud
ALTAR GUILD
Naomi Pederson
CHEER COMMITTEE
Maureen Hendricksen
FLOWER COMMITTEE
Jerry & Nancy Ackermann
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS
Feb. 3—8—Ron Hummel
10:30-Dick Burks, Tammy Timko,
David Voehl
Feb. 10— Kathy Rademacher, Marlene Vos
Peg Amendt, Donna Cook, Carol Wilson
Feb. 17—8 - Ron Hummel
10:30—Cory Pauling, Naomi Pederson, Sandy Olson, Peg Amendt,
Barb Pohlman
Feb. 24—10:30—Kathy Johnson,
Karen Hodnefield, Sandra Nunez
GREETERS
Feb. 3—8:00—Steve Stensrud
10:30—Merlyn & Maureen Hendricksen
Feb. 10—10:30-Joshua & Kelsey Andrews
Feb. 17—8– Carol Wilson
10:30-Tyron Collins & Lynn Wenk
Feb. 24-10:30– Pauling family
COFFEE SERVERS
Tom Timko & the February ushers
CIRCLE MEETING
Ruth Circle—February 19 at 10:00 at church hosted by Carol Bretzman
PRAYER CHAIN
To start Prayer Chain call Eline Heazlett 605.988.4627 or Mary Prestin 507-329-0260
Don’t Forget!!!
Adult Bible Study is now on Sunday mornings at 9:15am. Join us as we continue to journey through the Bible. Our studies will open your eyes to the stories of faith we so often forget or even have never heard. Come and grab a seat as we learn God’s story with one another. We meet in the Fireside Room.
Adult Bible Study is now on Sunday mornings at 9:15am. Join us as we continue to journey through the Bible. Our studies will open your eyes to the stories of faith we so often forget or even have never heard. Come and grab a seat as we learn God’s story with one another. We meet in the Fireside Room.
Invite Someone to Worship…
….Remember, YOU are the best evangelists!
February Worship Schedule
Sunday school & Adult Bible Study begins at 9:15
February 3 · Fourth Sunday after Epiphany 8:00 am; 10:30
February 11 · Fifth Sunday after Epiphany – 10:30 Service
February 18 · Sixth Sunday after Epiphany - 8:00 & 10:30 am
February 25 · Seventh Sunday after Epiphany – 10:30 Service