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Worship and Announcements - April 1, 2020
MISSION STATEMENT : Celebrating and sharing God’s love in a welcoming community of faith, while serving others.
What's New
Worship Services Now Online
Worship videos can be viewed from these Lord of Love online locations:
The newest video for Midweek Lenten Worship is available.
What's New
Loads of Love - Saturday, April 4th
This event serves those with continuing and possibly expanded needs for additional support at this time. For this event:
• 73 bags have been prepared. Our target was 100, but we were limited based upon available toilet paper. Each bag has: 4 pack of toilet paper, one roll of paper towels, one tube of toothpaste, enough toothbrushes for each family member, one deodorant, one bar of soap, shampoo/conditioner combination, and one laundry soap. A limited number of diapers, wipes, and feminine hygiene products on hand as well.
• Around 6 people will staff this event. 2 people to hand a bags to people in their cars (not in the church building). 2 people to "run" bags from the building. 2 people to help direct traffic in and out of our parking lot.
• We will track of the number of participants, families, and number in each family that we are serving
Thanks to Paula Foster and Kathy Christiansen for organizing this event. And thank you to everyone who has helped with donations of products and funds.
Easter Prayer Vigil - Friday, April 10 thru Saturday, April 11
Please sign up to pray in the comfort of your own home sometime between 8 pm on Good Friday, April 10, and 7:30 pm, April 11. Please use the sign up genius link. If you have trouble signing up, send Deb Lund an email with the time you desire to pray.
Weekly Devotion for consideration:
Adult Education - Animate: Practices, #3 Money
Augsburg Fortress has graciously allowed us to copy the material we have bought and share it with our congregation. This week’s focus is on Money. If you click on the link below, you should be able to see the video of Shane Claiborne speaking on "Money: The Joy of Sharing." After you watch this, I invite you to think about the following questions and answer them with a family member or friend, or send this to a friend, and have them watch it and then call you back and talk through the questions or the journal questions.
Here’s the link to video #3 Money:

Here is a copy of Shane Claiborne's journal for this week and questions to ask and think about: Animate Practices Journal-ShaneClaiborne-Money.pdf
Pages 72-79 are meant to lead you through reflecting on this video with others, Pages 80-85 give you questions to ponder and journal on during the week.
Feel free to email Pastor Becky ( pastorbecky@lord-of-love.org ) with your questions or responses.
Daily Readings on the Topic of Money for the Week:
Wednesday: 1 John 4:7-21
Thursday: 1 Timothy 6:9-19
Friday: Matthew 19: 16-26
Saturday: Ecclesiastes 5:10,18-20
*Footnote in the Lutheran Study Bible:
How does Luther reflect on Ecclesiastes’ view of riches?
Referring to the book’s author as King Solomon, Luther says this about the passage on riches: ‘Solomon does not condemn riches, nor does he forbid that we acquire riches or food or drink. But he calls these things gifts of God in order to teach us to put down our anxieties; then we shall wait for all of these things from God by faith and when God wills shall surrender them with patience… Therefore riches are not to be rejected. Nor are they granted to us by God for the purpose of our rejecting them or abstaining from them, but rather so that we use them and distribute them to the poor. This statement is the interpreter of the entire book: Solomon intends to forbid vain anxieties, so that we may happily enjoy the things that are present and not care at all about the things that are in the future, lest we permit the present moment, our moment, to slip away’
(Luther Works 15:93). Ecc. 5:18-20”
Sunday: Matthew 6:19-27
Monday: Luke 12:13-21
Tuesday: Luke 12:22-34 
God Sightings
Tom Olson God sighting - Mens Ministry on-line bible study unexpectedly blessed the Saturday Morning group with one new member (Matt W) and one previous member from many, many years gone by (Ron Olsen). That got the group thinking that others may be interested and we may have a chance to reconnect with other previous members (Jay J and Brad VH). If you are interested in participating, contact Tom O or Paul Chr.
Women's Restroom Updates
The Women's restroom had a very needed face lift. The stall dividers have new electrostatic coating and the walls are freshly painted. Thanks go out to Paul Christenson for organizing and Paul Barnett for providing help with labor.
GivePlus+
The following accounts have been added to GivePlus+:
  • Lenten Offering
  • Easter Offering. 
You may give to these two additional offering options during this Lenten and Easter Season by using the GivePlus+ Mobile app on your smartphone or by visiting our website at https://lord-of-love.org/giving
This website page has more information about other ways you can continue to give while we are not able to gather together in worship.
Worship
Weekly Readings:
Monday – 1 Kings 17:17-24
Tuesday – 2 Kings 4:18-37
Wednesday. – Matthew 22:23-33
Thursday – Jeremiah 32:1-9, 36-41
Friday- Ephesians 2:1-10
Saturday. – Psalm 143
Love Notes
Hospitalization: Please contact the church office if you or a family member are hospitalized and desire a pastoral visit.
If you have an emergency outside of office hours you may call Pastor Becky on her cell phone (see the church directory). 

Pastor Becky's day off is Monday.
Prayer Updates
Nancy Shinrock's 80th birthday is on Friday, April 3rd. Help her celebrate this special day by sending her a birthday card.
Her address is 2508 N 88th Street, Omaha, NE 68134-6108.
How are you and your family doing?
This is a stressful time for everyone. Even as we are kept apart by social distancing, it is important that we keep connecting with and praying for each other. We lift up all of our members and neighbors in prayer for safety and health. May God's peace be with us all.
In Our Prayers
Phil Nickisch (friend of Dave Lueders); Patty Adams (mother-in-law of Charise Adams); Stephanie Flansburg (friend of Judy Egr); Donald Egr (uncle of David Egr); Katie (niece of Mary Lou Gustafson); Ron Salak; Betty Thompson (mother of Beth Olson); Janet Jensen (mother of Dawn Burton); Cindy Moos (friend of Tom and Beth Olson); Vern Nemitz (uncle of Paula Foster); Mardi Fiske; Lucy Klos (sister-in-law of Mike & Christie Klos); Bill Todd (husband of Pam Todd); Kate Boarts (mother of David & grandmother of Chris Boarts); Ron & Brenda Thom; Kathy Campina (cousin of Rose Roberts); Stephanie Ulrich (relative of Paula Foster); Janet Baker; Bill Pickens; Roslynn Thom (sister of Ron Thom); Sarge Schuchard; Ken Lineweaver (step-dad of Gwen Edwards); Jason Combes; Ed & Janet Guthrie; Babette Garder (mother of Kenn Garder); Eileen Nagle (mother-in-law of Tara Novak); Pr. Joe Hernandez – Missionary in the Middle East (cousin of David & Chris Boarts); Nancy Shinrock; Olivia Griffin (daughter of Scott and Dana Griffin); Steve Wiitala, (friend of Karen Mullen); Connie Bennett (cousin of Karen Armitage); Don Lueders, Lisa Lueders ((brother of Dave Lueders & sister-in-law of Dave Lueders); Caregivers and those who suffer with addictions and depression, those seeking employment, those dealing with infertility or seeking to adopt.
Those Who Are Deployed
Abel Avalos, son of Miguel & Rosie Avalos
Tanner Torosian, grandson of Lorraine Mohrlock
Adding Names to the Bulletin Prayer List
Please contact Mary Lou in church office (402-493-2946) or marylou@lord-of-love.org

We need your help to keep our prayer list current.
To update or delete names from the prayer list, please notify the Church office.
Feedback & Submissions
Submit notices for thes announcements by Wednesday of each week to the office at: marylou@lord-of-love.org
Thoughts, ideas, suggestions for these e- announcements?
Contacts
Office Phone: 402.493.2946
Website: lord-of-love.org

Pastor
The Rev. Rebecca Sells

Office Administrator, Prayer Chain, and Financial Secretary
Mary Lou Gustafson

Co-Director of Faith Formation
Heather Christensen
2020 Church Council
Vision and Coordination:
 Brian Lund, President; Paul Murphy, Vice-President;
Renae Rich, Secretary;
Rett Messerschmidt, Treasurer
Nurture: Rosie Avalos
and Joan Witt
Outreach: Charise Adams
and Matt Willard
Resources: Brandon Zalesky
and Paul Christenson
Worship : Rex Quadhamer
and Shawn Lorenzen
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