We gather on the Seventh Sunday after Epiphany at 10am for worship
Mercy. Mercy. Mercy. Joseph lives it in Egypt. Jesus preaches it in the gospel. The Spirit guides us into merciful lives with the power of forgiveness to reconcile what is fractured and divided. Such merciful living is the baptismal blessing of having put on Christ. It is the gift of the life giving Sprit. It is a reflection of God’s glory revealed in Christ.
You can also participate in worship through the livestream and recording at www.ststephenslutheran.org.
There is usually a Children’s Church / Sunday School program planned during worship. Please contact Leslie Lapp 476-4700 for more info. The Family Room is always available adjacent to the sanctuary for little one’s activities if you need it. We love having children in church and all that brings as part of worship!
Coffee Fellowship: Please contact our Church Administrator Leslie if you are willing to host. We need you!
Upcoming Events:
- Mon. Feb 24 – CDC board 11:15 am
- Wed. Feb. 26 – Bible Study 11 am & 7:30 pm
- Thurs. Feb. 27 – NL collating 2:00 pm
- Sat. March 1 -10:30 am Kitchen cupboard clean out with MMRR
- Sun. March 2 – MMRR kitchen sale 11:00 after church!
As we prepare for the Kitchen Upgrade, it’s a time to evaluate items in the kitchen cupboards that are not needed and others that would love to move into your kitchen😁!! Plan to go directly to the Fellowship Hall after church to see items that you can’t live without. Such deals on all items. - Tues. March 4 – Trinity Tuesday 6:30 pm local pub (Discretion Brewing Co. 41st Ave. )
1 hour, 1 faith question, 1 drink Info. Kathy Allen 430-6359 - Wed. March 5 – Ash Wednesday worship 7:00 pm
- Wed. March 12 – Lenten Worship 7:00 pm & 6:00 pm Soupers (sign up, or no Soup!)
- Sat. April 19 – 10:00 am Breakfast Set up
- Easter Sun. April 20 – 9:00 Breakfast, helpers needed
- Thursdays – Men’s A.A. 7:00 pm
- Fridays – A.A. 7:00 pm
Prayer Requests
- For Bill Giles’ family & Dr. Bruce Dunn’s family
- For Margaret’s broken ribs to heal
- For Ruth Stiles having a friend in Valley Heaven
- For Levi to be freed of physical and mental burdens
- For Lisa Johnson & grandson health
- For Mary Saccullo health
- For Susan Birkelo family
- For Nancy’s son Jesse & his son Grey
- For Sam’s sobriety, and his son Joshua
- James Sheehan for continued progress with his recovery in extended care
- Ana Cardenas being treated for a brain tumor
- For Keith in his continued recovery
- For Connie Cunningham & family
- Employees of Radiology Medical who lost their jobs
- For Chris Powers continued healing.
- For Gloria
- For Kim’s mother in law
- For Galahad as he navigates new struggles and for the support he needs.
- For James health and for a wheelchair accessible van.
- For the Robe and Volpi families.
- For George’s health and spirit as he receives cancer treatments.
- For Lew and Bobbie Erickson
- For the Long-Range Planning Task Force: Mark Linder, Steven Hendrickson, Tina Gates, Jeanette Dawson and Doug Hahn.
- For Pastor Jim’s friend Eric as he lives with CLL.
- For Judi and Robert’s son and family and for a resolution to their housing needs.
- For Jeanne’s brother James to find the proper care he needs. For Peace of Mind.
- For Jody, Renny, Iris and Evelyn as they stay in LaCrosse, WI for another year.
- For Nancy’s friends and our neighbors at St. Stephen’s Senior Housing: Jane, Annetta, Bentley and Jeannie. Also for James, John, and Elida
- For Joel as his eyesight diminishes.
- For Beau and his family in his recurrence of brain cancer.
- For Dorothy as she struggles with chronic pain.
- For Jeannette’s brother Craig who was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s.
- For Kyle as he continues to heal.
- For Miller, Shelby, Ashley, April, Marty, Will and other young adults we know, as they struggle mightily with the world and all its ways that harm them. Bring them to healing and wholeness and grace and new life.
Church office hours are now Mon-Fri. 12noon – 5pm.
Thank you for your continued faithfulness in your financial giving back to God through our church. Please remember to either give your offering through the mail, through our website donation option, signing up for monthly electronic giving, or bringing it by the church office during the week.
Flowers for Worship: Please sign up to provide flowers in honor of someone or a special occasion as another way to offer yourself in worship to God. The Flower Chart will be available at worship, or you can call the church office – 476-4700.
Other notes:
- Preschool “Inflation Donations” are being collected at church now. This is to help us not have to increase tuition on the families we serve through our Child Development Center ministry. There are lists on the basket in the back of the church and they will be inserted into the Sunday bulletins and the monthly newsletter. These are items that you can add to your Costco and grocery lists.
- Donations are being collected at church for Socks and Toiletries. These will go towards our work with serving those who take part in our Association of Faith Communities programs for the unhoused, and for the Walnut Avenue Women’s Center respectively.
- A few copies of “White Fragility” are available to borrow. Call the office to inquire. This is a congregation-wide perspective that we are trying to adopt as we seek better understanding about the roots of racism, its consequences, and how our lives can better reflect an anti-racism perspective.
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Jim
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