Worship with Us!
8:30 a.m.
- Traditional Worship
9:30 a.m.
- Fellowship and Education
10:30 a.m.
- Contemporary Worship
Holy Communion
2nd and 4th Sundays
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Sunday Worship Scripture Links
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In This Issue
- Note from Pastor Marlene
- Daylight Saving Time Ending
- Lent is Upon Us
- First Communion
- Rejoice Ministry Team Meetings
- Young@Heart
- More Than Pray
- Financial Donation Opportunities
- Community Prayers and Links
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Blessing Upon Blessing
What a blessing to come together on Ash Wednesday to break bread and celebrate
community together at the soup supper, and then to worship and have the church literally filled with God’s people! What a blessing to hear Marilyn Koontz’s story and sing the meaningful hymn, ‘My Life Flows on With Endless Song’! (We’d love to hear your story and sing your special song!) And what a beautiful journey of Songs and Prayer we are privileged to be able to continue each Wednesday evening through this season of Lent. So if you missed it, there are 5 more Wednesday evenings (and soup suppers,) as well as Holy Week to eat, sing and pray together. Please join us! And if you didn’t get your own small wooden clutching cross, be sure to pick one up the next time you are in worship.
What a blessing to be able to share with all the excited young people and their parents
who are part of First Communion instruction which begins this Sunday, March 10 at 9:35am in the meeting room of the education wing. Classes continue March 17 and 24 with First Communion celebration at the 10:30 service on April 7.
Finally what a blessing to have the gift of technology that allows us to communicate
important and timely information with one another! Given the reality of this winter that does not seem to want to leave us this year, please be sure you watch for email updates about
cancellations of activities and/or worship, especially this weekend. Cancellation announcements will also be sent to the St Cloud radio station WJON 1240AM (just in case.)
Blessings & Peace, Pr Marlene
BTW: Don’t forget to spring ahead Saturday night!
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Remember to set your clocks ahead before you go to bed tomorrow, Saturday, March 9 so you arrive on time for worship on Sunday, March 10. We'll be losing an hour of sleep, but gaining an hour of sunshine - fair trade!
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A soup supper is offered on Wednesday evenings in Lent, prior to the 7:00 p.m. Lenten worship service. For many, this shared meal together provides a greater opportunity to attend worship and also strengthens and expands relationships. Your gift of a pot of prepared soup will be a
5:30 p.m.
Call Mary Bergeron and Wally Westerberg at 320.558.6021 or Lori Lanes at 320.963.3492.
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Lenten and Holy Week Schedule
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March 13
5:30p Soup Supper - 6
th
graders
7:00p Worship (Hosts – Men’s Mexico Group)
7:30p Confirmation & Faith Formation/ Mentors
March 20
5:30p Soup Supper - 7
th
Graders
7:00p Worship (Hosts - 6
th
Graders)
7:30p Confirmation & Faith Formation/Mentors
March 27
5:30p Soup Supper - 8
th
Graders
7:00p Worship (Hosts - 7
th
Graders)
7:30p Confirmation & Faith Formation/Mentors
April 3
5:30p Soup Supper - Mixed group
7:00p Worship (Hosts - 8
th
Graders)
7:30p Confirmation & Faith Formation/Mentors
April 10
5:30p Soup Supper - Faith Formation
7:00p Worship Hosts – Mixed Group
7:30p Confirmation & Faith Formation/Mentors
April 14 ~ Palm Sunday
8:30 Worship
10:30 Worship
April 18 ~ Maundy Thursday
7:00p Worship with Holy Communion
April 19 ~ Good Friday
7:00p Worship
Sunday April 21 ~ Easter
6:30a Sunrise Service with Holy Communion
8:30a Worship with Holy Communion
10:30a Worship with Holy Communion
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What Do You Like to Sing?
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Don’t forget to tell us about your favorite hymn.
Hymns (and their stories,) will be part of our Lenten series “Songs and Prayer”. So
submit the name of your favorite hymn
with a brief description of how/why this came to be. (If you would be willing to share the story in person that would be wonderful! If not, your brief description will be on the slide.)
Forms for sharing are on the table in the gathering area!
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Students in 3rd grade are invited to participate in
First Communion
instruction:
- Sundays, March 10, 17 and 24
- between services
First Communion will be celebrated during the 10:30 a.m. service on Sunday, April 7. If you have an older child who would like to complete their First Communion, please visit with Pastor Marlene.
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If you would like to participate in our flowering plant tribute, order your plants using the form available at the church. Greenhouse grown plants are $16 each. You may deposit your completed order form and payment in the box using the envelopes provided. As before, you may take the plant(s) that you purchased home following any of the Easter morning worship services. Thank You!
Deadline: Sunday, March 24th
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Social Concerns Team Meeting
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Please join the conversation at the next Social Concerns Committee meeting.
- Tuesday, March 19
- 6:00 p.m.
- Good News Library
For questions or suggestions, call Susan Chwalek at 320.267.0320.
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Improving Youth and Families by Doing
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Do you like to plan events, activities, or fundraisers? We'd love to have you join the Youth & Family Committee! Please contact Jim Lanes at
etbrew@yahoo.com or Sara Miller at
sara@rejoicelutheranchurch.org if you are interested in joining the team!
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Everyone’s a Winner at March Young@Heart Event
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Let the games begin! We will get out the ball cage and BINGO cards and play grocery BINGO and best of all, it’s free!!
- Thursday, March 21
- 10:30 a.m. social time with cards, games and coffee
- 12:00 Noon lunch with program to follow
Reservations are important, as it helps us to calculate how much food to make, and keep the cost down. Making your reservations is easy!
A $5 donation is appreciated
and volunteer kitchen help and lunch servers are always appreciated.
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Can We Do More than Pray?
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Join others from many faith traditions seeking to do more than pray in a time when our neighbors both near and far are affected by injustice and violence. Sessions will be held
- Sundays, March 24 and 31; April 7
- 1-4:30 p.m.
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church
- 4310 County Rd 137, St Cloud
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Please return your commitment card. Those who contribute through the Simply Giving electronic deduction, please also fill out a commitment card. Several options make it easy:
- Mail your card to Rejoice using the pre-addressed envelope you received
- Place your card in the offering plate during church service
- Drop your card off at church
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Donating to the
Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign will leave no stretch marks! Thank you for supporting the March Campaign and stretching your dollars to end hunger and food insecurity in our community! Please leave your donation in the shopping cart in the back of the sanctuary or mark your offering envelope for the ‘Hunger Offering’.
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Are you looking for a new adventure? The
Clearwater-Clear Lake Food Shelf
has just the thing for you! Volunteers are needed on Mondays at 10:00 a.m. to unload and organize the weekly food delivery. No experience needed. If you are interested, please talk to Rejoice member Karie Monk-Gohman or call the food shelf at 320.558.2954.
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Feed the Hungry, Clothe the Naked, Shelter the Wanderer
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There is high demand for food and clothing at St Cloud
Place of Hope
and
Salvation Army
due to the horrid temps from this polar vortex. Yes, the cold is lifting, but supplies are low or on empty and there is much winter left. All that our congregation does is very appreciated and put into use for those who have immediate needs. Donations needed:
- Clothing - all sizes
- Snowmobile suits
- Coveralls
- Snow pants/bibs
- Boots
- Long underwear
- Flannel shirts
- Warm scarves
- Hand warmers/foot warmers
You can ship supplies via
Amazon
or
Walmart
- easy and practical! Drop off or ship your donations to Place of Hope, 511 9th Avenue North, Door #4, St Cloud, MN 56301.
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f you have a loved one or friend in need of prayer, fill out a
prayer request
or use one of the prayer concern requests located on the Interest table and in the sanctuary welcome pads. The star(*) in front of a name denotes a Rejoice member. This is a dynamic list. Requests will be printed for up to four weeks; call the church office at 320.558.6851 to extend listing. If a name of a friend or loved one has been omitted please resubmit the name and/or concern using one of the prayer concern forms found in the red Welcome Pads in the worship area.
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Receiving Treatment for Cancer:
Ann Czech (sister, Cindy Kirchoff)
Lynn Koop (friend, Duane & Darlene Johnson)
Cindy MacIntosh (friend, Linnea Lindquist)
Sandy Swanson (daughter-in-law, Dick Swanson)
Nancy
Andreson (friend, Sharon Dupont)
Jodi Wipper Anderson (friend Mark Gohman)
Michelle Wrightson (cousin, Mary Wilson)
Janice Novak (Ron & Carolyn Stensby)
Kade Moore (Lori Lanes)
*Pete Lidberg
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Others:
Dennis Kurth (friend, Duane & Darlene Johnson)
Ron Nelson (brother, Gladys Steiger)
Mike Steiger (son, Gladys Steiger)
*Malibu Ronneng
*Lee Monk
Paul Kinney
*Denny Severson
*Martha Johnson
*Bev Allen
Tom Ahrenholz (brother, Mark Ahrenholz)
*Jerry Jagadzinski
Tim Klein (neighbor, Duane & Darlene Johnson)
Carmen Schmoll (friend, Wally Westerberg & Mary Bergeron)
Steve Swanson (son, Dick Swanson)
*Bev Hugo
Esther Persen (mother, Jim Boucher)
*Alden Gjevre
Jody Nappa (sister, Chari Ahrenholz & John Gohman)
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Deployed or Returning from Active Duty:
Troy Thomas (Mike Charboneau)
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Keith Sand
Jon Fisher (brother, Joe Fisher)
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