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| Monday, April 28, 2008 |
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St. Lorenz Finances - Article 5
By Hollenback, Deb @ 3:09 PM :: 60 Views :: Church Bulletin, Ministry Council
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"It seems as if St. Lorenz is always ‘running in the red’ with our Operating Fund. Why is it, then, that we always seem to have money for ‘luxury’ items like electronic sign boards, new buildings in the Churchgrove and video monitors in the church?"
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| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 |
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| Friday, March 07, 2008 |
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Welcome to 50 Days Ablaze!
By Bender, Pastor Gary @ 12:00 PM :: 196 Views :: Bible Studies, Daily Devotions
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Be a part of this exciting Ablaze! movement. Join us for 50 Days Ablaze! Sign up to be part of a small group using the sign-up form at the church office.
To read the daily devotions you can:
- Return to this site each day, beginning on March 23rd.
- You can register to have the devotions sent to your email address each day.
- Select the RSS Feed in the upper corner of the 50 Days Ablaze page
New to St Lorenz Website? To Register click on the word “Register” in the "Sign Up" Box of the 50 Days Ablaze page.
Already have an account? Login to your existing Stlorenz.org account, and check the sign up box.
The vision of the LC-MS Ablaze! initiative is to encourage every member of the LCMS to be personally and actively involved in Christ’s mission, to be used by the Holy Spirit to ignite the hearts of 100 million unreached or uncommitted people worldwide with the love of Christ by the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017.
The vision of igniting a worldwide mission movement to share the Gospel is expressed by the word, Ablaze! and with the theme verse from Luke 24:32,“Were not our hearts burning within us while He talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
Ablaze! is not a program. It’s a movement. It’s an invitation for each congregation to develop models and resources for equipping their members to share the Gospel where they work and live and serve. It is an opportunity for the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod to be united in carrying out Christ’s Great Commission.
As LCMS World Mission cast the vision for Ablaze!, they shared seven biblical mission responses – seven ways for all of us to respond to the Good News and to be fully engaged in personal mission involvement. These seven mission responses are: Learn, Pray, Give, Tell, Send, Go and Celebrate.
50 Days Ablaze! is a journey for our congregation members to grow in their awareness and understanding of Christ’s Great Commission. The focus is on spiritual growth and increased missions and outreach. The emphasis is on Christ’s grace and redeeming love for us.
Participation in 50 Days Ablaze! is three-tiered. Members spend individual time reading daily devotions, which will be found at this site beginning on Easter Sunday, March 23rd. Members also gather for congregational worship services and meet weekly in small group Bible studies, beginning the week of March 30th. The weekly theme for each of these elements is based on one of the seven mission responses above.
Be a part of this exciting Ablaze! movement. Join us for 50 Days Ablaze! Sign up to be part of a small group using the sign-up form at the church office.
To read the daily devotions you can return to this site each day, beginning on March 23rd. Or you can register to have the devotions sent to your email address each day. To register for email click on the word “Register” on the left side of this page.
As we grow in our faith and reach out with the Gospel of salvation to all people, may God be glorified in all that we do.
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| Tuesday, May 13, 2008 |
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Woman to Woman
By Hollenback, Deb @ 2:34 PM :: 8 Views :: Church Bulletin, Information to Share
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May 18, 2008
Risking Love
Children leave the nest to be on their own. But when they never want to see their parents ever again, it can be heartbreaking. Listen to how one family deals with the complete absence of communication with their daughter.
Broadcast Sunday 9:30 am, 1250 WNEM
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| Tuesday, May 13, 2008 |
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Mother's Day Update
By Hollenback, Deb @ 2:22 PM :: 7 Views :: Church Bulletin
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All Mothers were honored on Mother's Day 2008 by the donation of more than 2300 diapers by you, the members of St. Lorenz, to the local Crisis Pregnancy Centers. Children throughout the county are benefitting from your generosity and thoughtbulness. The Crisis In-Gathering Team is humbled by your expressions of love.
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| Tuesday, May 13, 2008 |
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USHERS & SERVICE COORDINATORS NEEDED
By Hollenback, Deb @ 2:04 PM :: 7 Views :: Church Bulletin, Volunteer Ministry
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for Monday Night Services which start on June 9th at 6:30 pm in the Churchgrove and continue for each Monday through August 18th. You DO NOT need to be on one of our Usher Teams or a Service Coordinator now to volunteer. If you regularly attend the Monday evening services and would like to help hand out service folders and assist in taking the offering, please call Gaylene at 652-0771 to sign up.
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| Tuesday, May 13, 2008 |
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Kindergarten Program
By Hollenback, Deb @ 11:44 AM :: 7 Views :: Church Bulletin
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The kindergarten classes will be presenting their end of the year program on Tuesday, May 20th at 6:30 pm in the school gym. Everyone is invited to attend. Come and share in what they have learned and accomplished this school year.
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| Tuesday, May 13, 2008 |
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BACCALAUREATE SERVICE
By Hollenback, Deb @ 11:39 AM :: 7 Views :: Church Bulletin
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for Frankenmuth High School will be at St. Lorenz Church on May 25 at 2PM. All are invited to come and worship as we send these seniors off with God’s guidance and blessing!
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| Tuesday, May 13, 2008 |
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2008 FRC Action - Values Voter Summit in Washington D.C.
By Hollenback, Deb @ 11:31 AM :: 9 Views :: Church Bulletin, Information to Share
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Has the attack on the cross and Luther's rose made you want to learn more about religious freedom in America? Would you find it interesting to know how attorneys from the top Christian legal defense group are winning cases just like Frankenmuth's? Do you have the desire to meet and talk with the author of the book "Rediscovering God in America?" If these things are of interest to you, you should attend the 2008 FRC Action - Values Voter Summit in Washington D.C.
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| Tuesday, May 13, 2008 |
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Life Quotes
By Hollenback, Deb @ 11:02 AM :: 6 Views :: Church Bulletin, Information to Share
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from Lutheans For Life
May 11 "LFL strives to connect moms to the promises of God’s presence in Christ—the presence of His strength to those hard-working and sometimes struggling and questioning moms, the presence of His power and forgiveness to teenage moms, the presence of His love and comfort to moms who have miscarried, the presence of His love, comfort, and forgiveness to those moms who have aborted, the presence of His hope for all the above, and His presence to help yet-to-be moms see the importance of chastity and marriage . . . when you help moms you've gone a long way in promoting the sanctity of human life." Rev. Dr. James I. Lamb, executive director of Lutherans For Life.
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| Tuesday, May 13, 2008 |
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It's Never Too Late!
By Hollenback, Deb @ 10:47 AM :: 6 Views :: Church Bulletin, Information to Share
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You can join thousands who experience the benefits of a Church Extension Fund investment. They know their money is being used to help God's Kingdom grow by "providing space and place" for the preaching and teaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. come join us! Learn more about this unique ministry and about the investment opportunities by contacting CEF @ 800.242.3944 or visit www.mi-cef.org.
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| Tuesday, May 13, 2008 |
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ChristCare
By Hollenback, Deb @ 10:23 AM :: 8 Views :: Church Bulletin, Caring Ministries
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Have you been part of 50 Days Ablaze? Are you wishing to still be a part of a small group Bible study? If so, ChristCare is looking for you! we would love to share with you what ChristCare is and how you can be a part of this small group Bible study. For more information please contact Elaine Gehm 652-3978, Karen Grasel 652-2558, Steve List 652-2248, Bob Zeilinger 652-9617 or Pastor Bender 652-6141.
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| Tuesday, May 13, 2008 |
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Church Attendance
By Hollenback, Deb @ 9:03 AM :: 7 Views :: Church Bulletin, Worship
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May 10-11, 2008
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Saturday
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6:30 pm
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248
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392
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486
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820
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1,983
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| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 |
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Summer Day Care
By Hollenback, Deb @ 3:13 PM :: 20 Views :: Church Bulletin
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CALLING ALL FROGS!!! St. Lorenz FROGS summer program is now accepting applications from the community. Tell your family, friends and neighbors about our program. Children will have fun on field trips, water play, Vacation Bible School, all while receiving quality Christian care. Get those forms in, we can't wait to see you this summer!
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| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 |
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PLEASE PRAY AND PAGE
By Hollenback, Deb @ 1:13 PM :: 236 Views :: Church Bulletin, Caring Ministries
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The following individuals with a Prayer Pager have requested your prayers.
After praying, please call their pager number and press * when asked for a message. This will inform them that a prayer has been said on their behalf.
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| Monday, April 28, 2008 |
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Stephen Ministry
By Hollenback, Deb @ 2:53 PM :: 7 Views :: Church Bulletin, Caring Ministries
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"I don't believe in all that stuff anyway." You remember her baptism...the years of Sunday School...the time she was an angel in the Christmas play. It hurts. You can't agree with the way she's living her life now. Why is she rejecting all you've tried to teach her? A Stephen Minister can be a caring listener while you work through your pain. To find out more about Stephen Ministry, or to receive a Stephen Minister's care, call Pastor Dale Ahlschwede at 652-6141 or Jeannette Stange at 52-0567.
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| Monday, April 28, 2008 |
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LIFE QUOTES
By Hollenback, Deb @ 1:57 PM :: 20 Views :: Church Bulletin, Information to Share
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from Lutherans for Life
May 18 "The Church is not simply a place where nicely dressed people come to gather for donuts and coffee. It is the place where the church thief and the abortive mother come to hear, ‘I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.’ It is the place where divine justice is truly meted out in His ironic way. It is GRACE we lift up as God pulls them from their sins. It is GRACE that consumes the soul of the penitent. It is GRACE that consumed us so that we might not relive our sins because God has forgotten them." Rev. Ryan Matthias, associate pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church, Davenport, Iowa.
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| Friday, April 25, 2008 |
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ATTENTION MINISTRY LEADERS
By Hollenback, Deb @ 10:37 AM :: 30 Views :: Church Bulletin
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We are planning to start a new weekly feature for our bulletin announcements titled “Ministry Matters.” It will be a brief overview of a current ministry at St. Lorenz. A different ministry will be featured each week. We would be especially interested in highlighting ministries that have an immediate need for volunteers or for whom the timing of the article would be important. Please contact Pastor Brandt to receive information on a format for highlighting your ministry.
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| Wednesday, April 23, 2008 |
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PROJECT 12 BASKETS
By Hollenback, Deb @ 7:39 AM :: 58 Views :: Church Bulletin
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When Jesus fed 5,000 people with 5 fish and 2 loaves of bread, his disciples collected 12 Baskets of leftovers. We’ve all been abundantly blessed and have “leftovers” in our house we are not using. Those leftovers can be turned into a donation for your church.
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| Saturday, April 19, 2008 |
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TELLing kids about Jesus
By Hollenback, Deb @ 12:12 PM :: 35 Views :: Church Bulletin
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Looking for ways to let the light of Christ shine in your life? One really good way to TELL others about Jesus would be to sign up as a small group leader for Vacation Bible School: June 23-27, 2008.
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| Monday, February 11, 2008 |
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| Saturday, January 26, 2008 |
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| Thursday, December 27, 2007 |
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RECOVERY GROUP
By Hollenback, Deb @ 1:38 PM :: 142 Views :: Church Bulletin, Caring Ministries
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If you or someone you love is struggling with chemical dependency or addictive behaviors, St. Lorenz is offering a confidential and Christ-centered recovery group to help you and your family heal the wounds that addiction inflicts.
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| Monday, November 05, 2007 |
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