In Our Prayers: This year we are praying for our school families. These are the families we will be praying for this upcoming week: Josh, Melissa, Natalie & Olivia McQueen, Nathan, Ronnie, Larkin & Carter McQueen, and Dennis, Suzanne, Emma Millar, Lucas & Lilith Yost.

Devotion of the Week: Happy New Year! How is 2022 treating you so far? Even though the Christmas season is over and we are now in Epiphany, are you still filled with the joy of Christmas or has sickness, anxiety, fear, and discontent smothered the good news of great joy that we heard again on Christmas? Sometimes it doesn't take long for our sinful nature to turn our Merry Christmas smiles into depressing frustrations about anything and everything in life from the cold temperatures, to jam-packed schedules, to health related issues. And yet, even though the Christmas season has passed, we are able to celebrate the joy of Christmas every day. "Joy to the world, the Lord is come!" are not words that are reserved for Dec. 24-25, but they are words that we can hear, say, sing, shout, and even go tell it on the mountain, every single day. We are uncertain what 2022 holds for any of us. It could be the greatest year of our lives, or it could bring hardships, difficulties, and unfortunately, maybe even death. But regardless of the year that is before us, our Savior, who was born in a manger on that first Christmas morning, enables us to have peace and joy because our salvation is secure in eternity because of what Jesus has done for us. Happy New Year? Absolutely! It will be another happy new year because we know Jesus has saved us from sin, death, and the devil, and because of Him, we can daily exclaim today and every day, "Joy to the world, the Lord is come!"

Chapel Offerings: Our January-March chapel offerings will support the 2021-2022 “Hearts for Jesus” Michigan LCMS School Ministries Chapel Offering Project. This ministry project helps share the grace (Garuna) of Jesus with children and their families by funding the construction and furnishing of a new classroom building at the growing Garuna Christian School in Tbong Khmum, Cambodia. The project will add a kindergarten program and more space for the students. This school is one of seven Garuna Schools open in Cambodia, serving 1,200 Lutheran students in grades K-6. Each school is designed for multi-use purposes, serving as both a school and as a location for community outreach and/or church plants for the Garuna Kids and their families. Thank you for encouraging your children to support this ministry with their chapel offerings.

Our Condolences: Our prayers are with the family of Mrs. Kaeleen Homrich, Declynn and Hadley, upon the death of their grandmother and great grandmother, Mrs. Jean Kaczmarek. May God surround Mrs. Homrich and her family with His comfort and peace.

Thank You: Thank you to Mr. & Mrs. Roger and Pam Breternitz for doing all of our snow plowing and shoveling during the winter months. They have been busy these last three days of school. Thank you also to Mr. Joe Wolgast for salting our walkways and parking lot on these cold icy days. We appreciate all of their work!

Spirit Day: The Kindergarten and Young 5's class would like to have a Disney day for their spirit day this Friday, January 14. Students are encouraged to dress up in their favorite Disney gear or as their favorite Disney character. Their special lunch menu for the day will be: pancakes, grapes, carrots & cucumbers, and chocolate cake with vanilla frosting.

No School Monday, January 17: We will not have school on Friday, January 17. Child care will be available. Please send a lunch with your child if staying for child care. For staffing purposes, please let Mrs. Kelley Fehn know by Thursday, January 13 at 5:00pm if your child will be attending child care on Monday, January 17. Thank you.

Circus Tickets: There are free passes to the Shrine Circus in the office. The pass will admit one adult or one child free with one paid adult. The circus is at the Dow Event Center on Friday-Sunday, January 21-23.

Sunday Morning at 9:30am and

Saturday Evenings at 5:00pm

Bible Study on Sundays after Worship