This past week I had the privilege of joining a retreat with my fellow seminary students and members from the Candidacy Committee of the NW Synod of WI. Part of the journey of becoming a pastor involves regularly checking in with this team of caring leaders to make sure we're all on track, giving and receiving the mutual support and encouragement that's needed to become and be an ordained clergy. Was a great day with friends, new and old. Jesus Loves You! - Pr. Peter

There are tons of important ways we can prepare our hearts for Easter. At Living Water, one of the most intentional is our weekly community meal & worship. Every Wednesday we're served up a simple supper of soup & sandwiches, followed by Holden Evening Prayer in the Worship Center. This year we have a very special treat: weekly installments from a ficticious family as they struggle with the very real-life issues raised by Jesus and his ministry. Here's how it shakes out:
Soup & Sandwiches: 5:30-6:30pm
Worship: 6:30-7pm

In just over a week, Caleb Gillett is hosting a bake sale after church for his Grade 8, Serving Others project. The purpose of the fundraiser will be to purchase two brand new high chairs for the LW Café. Thanks in advance for supporting Caleb's mission project!  

Join us in the exciting, new small group for Run for God's 5K Challenge!  Run for God's 5K Challenge is a 12-week Bible study program that allows runners to combine faith and endurance training in a way that helps take people, even those who have never run, through their first 5K.  This group will be part Bible study and part training program. The primary goal is to learn to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ while understanding the parallels of enduring a sport like running and enduring your faith. Check out the sign up sheet on Clipboard Central, or contact Julie Emerson for more info!

You are invited to a LW JAM Easter Celebration on Saturday, March 24th from 2-4pm. This event is open to o ur JAM kids and their families. We will have  crafts, games, snacks, and an Easter egg hunt! Please note that there will not be JAM on Easter Sunday. We will run a playgroup for our 2 year old-4K kids. The rest of the children will stay with their families during church on Easter.  Questions? Contact Christine Ebner  [email protected]  or 715-296-1890

Rice Lake area churches are working together to make possible a showing of the film, "Church of Felons." Please see Clipboard Central on how to participate as either a volunteer or film attendee.

Church - good news!  We now are able to offer text-to-give.  Here's how it works:
Step I:   text LIVWATER to 206-859-9405
Step II:   you'll receive a reply with the link to your giving interface

Step III:   login and give immediately if you've already set up a Subsplash Giving account! If not, you can create their account in seconds!

Plan to bring in the family, grab a couple props and have some goofy fun, because Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday, 3/24 and 4/1 the Living Water Photo Booth will be open. No cost, no sweat. We'd totally love to get your family's photo up on the LW family board. Openings: 1 hour before worship and 1 hour after. Say cheese!

Living Water's Prayer Team is growing! And we'd like you to be a part of the wonderful body of women and men who each week lift up in prayer the concerns and cares of our church. To sign up, simply email the church or sign the sheet at Clipboard Central. Welcome!

Our church is mightily blessed to have a fabulous camping ministry right out our back door.  At Living Water we believe its impact is so worthwhile we're willing to support each camper with a $100 scholarship.  This summer the week we've identified for Living Water is Week 4, July 8-13:  Pathfinders (Grades 5-8).  To register simply log on their web site and note you are from Living Water:  http://lutherpark.org

Early bird discount of $10 if paid by May 1st!

We have been married almost 16 years and Sherman and Ryder are die hard Packer fans! (Lisa cheers for the Pack to support her guys!) Lisa had a stem cell transplant in 2015 for an extremely rare, incurable cancer of the plasma cells, and is currently in full remission. We just recently bought a house and moved to Barron! Come visit us! 

How we became connected to Living Water:

Lisa signed Ryder up for Bible School and it was such a fun experience - We loved how much they focused on the kids and how family friendly and welcoming the entire event was. We weren't entirely happy with Ryder's current Sunday School so when we heard that Living Water's Sunday school kick off Sunday was a week before our current one, Lisa decided to bring Ryder and we loved it so much we never looked back. 

What we like about Living Water:

When Lisa was considering bringing Ryder for that first JAM kickoff, she almost didn't because she found out Sunday school is during church which meant she would have to attend and we were NOT looking for a church. It was important to her to find a good Sunday school for him so she decided she would go and just sit in the back. What she didn't know was that the people of LW don't let you "just sit in the back". They welcomed us with big smiles, hearty handshakes and made us feel like we were part of a family. Sherman came too a couple Sundays later and we've been here ever since. Lisa is even the Office Administrator for Living Water now (so much for sitting on the back bench!!). It's like a big family here, they welcome everyone with genuine love, they contribute generously to the community and kids are dearly loved and welcomed - that's what we love about Living Water.