Sunday February 18

Worship Assistance:

8:30am

Greeters: John Christenson

Nancy Christenson

Ushers: Vera Merrick

Bonnie Sather

Pete Sather

Comm. Assist:

Mark Humphrey

Kristin Humphrey

Joyce Linderholm

Florence Gullickson

Rovers: Loreen Yager

Reader: Ron Brunner

10:30am

Greeters:

Jane Robertson Johnson

Ushers: Jerry Johnson

Tom Tompkins

Tyler Bauer

Comm. Assist:

Kathy Scheppke

Rovers:

Reader:

10:30 am

Lenten Video

Week One

Shine Singers “Matthew 5:16”

“Psalm 25/Radical God”

Call to Worship

Kid Talk

Gospel Reading

Mark 1:9-15

Baptism

Owen Gregory Peterson

Reading

Genesis 9:8-17

Message Song

“Make Us One”

Pastor’s Message

Prayers of the Church

Offering & Offering Song

“You Are My King”

Thanksgiving at the Table

Distribution Song

“As the Deer”

Blessing

Sending Song

“How Great is Your Love”

8:30 am

PRELUDE

WELCOME / JOYS AND CONCERNS

PASSING OF THE PEACE

GATHERING HYMN Guide Me Ever, Great Redeemer

KYRIE & CANTICLE OF PRAISE

PRAYER OF THE DAY

KID TALK

READINGS

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL Mark 1:9-15

SERMON

HYMN OF THE DAY O Lord, throughout

These Forty Days

OFFERING & OFFERING PRAYER

THANKSGIVING AT THE TABLE

LORD’S PRAYER

COMMUNION

COMMUNION HYMN Lord Jesus, Think on Me

PRAYER & BLESSING

SENDING SONG

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

DISMISSAL

WELCOME TO WORSHIP AT

SPIRIT LUTHERAN!

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Inside this issue

Worship Themes ..... ...1

Lent 2018 ................. ...2

SHINE Update………….. 3

Joy Update………………..4

CVFC ........................ ...5

Calendar of Events .. ...6

Worship Outlines ..... ...8

Worship Attendance

• Sunday 02/11

8:30—106

10:30—109

• Wednesday 02/13

4:00— 62

6:30— 91

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God Loves Us

We enter the Season of Lent with a blessing – a rainbow set in the clouds to remind us of God’s promise to every living

creature.

Judas the Betrayer

Can anything good be said about Judas? . . . I guess he was good with money.

Come, listen to the conversation God has with Judas the Betrayer.

SUNDAY MORNINGS 8:30am – Traditional Worship 10:30am—Contemp. Worship

WENDESDAY EVENINGS (THRU LENT) 4:00pm – HOLDEN Evening Prayer service 5:00pm – Supper Hour 6:00pm – SHINE and Education Opportunity 6:30pm – FAMILY WORSHIP

Worship Times at Spirit

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Would you like to

provide flowers to

enhance our worship

space? Look for new forms

in the narthex, and offer

your bouquet in memory or

honor of your loved ones.

Return your order form to

the church office.

Can you assist in

worship? Worship assistants are an im-portant ministry and help the congregation and guests feel comfortable in worship knowing that all needs are being met. Sign up sheets are available in the narthex for you to sign up. If you have questions about what these positions do, or how they work, please contact Pastor Jim, or call Lacy in the church office.

Pastoral Care

If you know of anyone who is hospitalized,

homebound, or in need of Pastoral Care, you

are invited to contact Spirit Lutheran at

715-832-2421 or

Lead Pastor, Jim Ahlquist, 715-210-2245 or

Visitation Pastor, Roger Benrud, 715-836-7158

“If you will listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your God . . . “

(Exodus 15:26).

Come to worship at 4:00 (Holden Evening – traditional) or at 6:30

(Contemporary Choir) and listen for “The Voice of God” as the sound will

echo throughout the darkened sanctuary. Each Wednesday during Lent,

this “voice” will consistently speak the message of God, and the word of

forgiveness, compassion, and eternity to those near the Cross.

As the congregation listens, the words from Scripture come alive in a

new and intimate way. Whether you worship at 4:00 or 6:30, plan to join

us for dinner between 5:00 and 6:00. SHINE, Confirmation, and Adult

Education will be shortened, from 6:00 until 6:30.

2-21 “Judas the Betrayer”

2-28 “Peter’s Long Night”

3-7 “Pilate, the Busy Bureaucrat”

3-14 “Barabbas, the Murderer”

3-21 “Dysmas, the Thief on the Cross”

3-29 “The Centurion’s Fears” 6:30 pm Worship only

(Maundy Thursday – First Supper for some, Last Supper for Jesus)

3-30 “Mary, the Mother of Jesus” 6:30 pm Worship only

(Good Friday Tenebrae)

4-1 “The Gardener” 8:30 and 10:30 Worship

(Easter (The best April Fools ever!)

The Voice of God: Lent 2018

Communion •Holy Communion is served

at all worship services.

•All of God’s people are wel-

come to our Lord ’s Ta-

ble. If children have not

yet received First Com-

munion, they are wel-

come to come forward

for a blessing.

•Please fill out a communion

card and note any

changes in your contact

information.

•Wine (in the large blue chal-

ice) and grape juice (in

the small brown chalice)

are available at each

communion station.

•Should you desire to remain

seated during commun-

ion, a server will bring it

to you. Please notify an

usher of this need.

•Gluten-free wafers are

available from the com-

munion server upon

request.

•Hand sanitizer is located in

the front pews on both

sides of the main aisle

and also in the back of

the church.

Offering •A Malawi basket is located

in the main aisle of the

sanctuary. During offer-

ing time, you are invited

to give an offering to

support our sister par-

ishes in Malawi, Africa.

•On the first Sunday and

Wednesday of each

month, a noisy offering

is received to support

Weekend Kids Meals at

Sherman Elementary.

Things to know at

Spirit Lutheran!

Here a few things to know to

help make worship a great

experience.

Restrooms •A restroom is located in the

east hallway by the offices.

Additional restrooms are

located throughout the

building. Ushers will be

happy to direct you.

Assistance in

Worship •Assistive hearing devices are

available in the back of the

worship space. Ushers will

help you locate these devic-

es and explain their use.

•Periodically, name tags will be

used as we continue to get

to know one another.

•If you need any assistance

please ask our ushers and

they will be happy to help

you.

•Our sanctuary has four wheel-

chair-accessible seating

locations (at the ends of the

shortened pews). There are

two at the ends of the front

pews and two at the end of

the center transept aisle.

We ask that the pew behind

the center transept aisle be

reserved for those worship-

pers using walkers and/or

who have other mobility

challenges.

Prayer is powerful and we need to pray for each oth-

er within our family of Spirit. This is the start of our

prayer list, with people being prayed for by name in

worship. Please take a moment each day to include

these people in your prayers.

Charlie A. Diane S.

Jeanette M Curt M.

Keith J. Daniel B.

Barbara K. Ruth B.

Betty V. Sonja T.

Barbara E. Traci A.

Cleo T. Phyllis N.

Irv B.

McKenzie & Braxten P.

The Family of Arne Peterson

The Family of Steve Hjemboe

The Family of Frank Hagman

If you, or someone you know would like to be on our

prayer list please contact the church at

715-832-2421

Spirit Prayer Chain

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Staff from Luther Park Bible Camp will be visiting

Spirit on Wednesday, February 28 & Sunday,

March 4. Please join us during Shine and wor-

ship as the staff leads us in music, skits and

games. They will also share with us about all the

exciting things planned at Luther Park this sum-

mer.

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Shine schedule will change during Lent. Shine WILL MEET on Wednesday, March 21 and Sunday, March 25. This is Spring Break for the Eau Claire school district, but if you are not travel-ing, we hope you’re able to join us.

Shine will be singing during worship on Sunday, February 18th at the 10:30 worship service. We will also sing on Palm Sunday (March 25) and Moth-er’s Day (May 13) at both worship services.

All high school seniors, new and continuing post secondary

students and graduate students are eligible to apply for a

Spirit Lutheran Foundation Scholarship. The scholarships are

available for Spirit Lutheran members for the 2018-2019

school term.

Application information can be found

on the Spirit Lutheran website by

using the link to Foundation Site.

Do not delay as the application

deadline of April 1st will be fast

approaching.

Scholarship Opportunity

Day of Renewal

is coming on Saturday, March 3, 2018 from 9 a.m. to

1 p.m. at Shepherd of the Hill, 207 University St., Elk

Mound, WI. The theme is “God Is Good...All the

Time!”

This year’s presenter is Moira Kneer, who will make

us smile, laugh, and cry as she talks about Life

Lessons Learned from the Peanuts Gang. It’s going to

be a great time filled with friends, food, and fun.

Lunch is provided. Cost is $12. New this year:

childcare will be provided! Registration forms are

located on the bulletin board in the church office

hallway at Spirit Lutheran.

If you have questions, feel free to contact Jacki

Johnson at jackij7@gmail.com or 715-864-1489. Or

call Phyllis Grohn at 715-836-7055

SPIRIT LUTHERAN

Church

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24

9:00 am—3:00 pm

Please call 1-800-RED CROSS or

visit redcrossblood.org and enter:

Spirit to schedule an

appointment.

The eligibility dates are:

Whole Blood: December 30

Power Reds: November 4

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(Just Older Youth)

SNEAK PEAK

of Events

MAR

St. Patrick’s Day

Theme Bingo

APR

Channhassen

Matinee

MAY

Spring Sing

In February, lend a helping hand to our Free Clinic Meal Ministry as we prepare a meal for the volun-

teer Health Care Team at the Free Clinic on Tuesday, February 20th . This ministry provides a nour-

ishing meal for the volunteer Health Care Team which is made up of 25 professionals who come di-

rectly from their daytime work to care for clients at the Free Clinic. While doing your grocery shop-

ping, pick up specific food items for the dinner that is being prepared for the Health Care Team. Vol-

unteers are welcome to lend a hand in the kitchen as the meal is prepared on Tuesday, February

20th at 3:30 p.m. in the kitchen at Spirit Lutheran.

To donate specific food items or help in meal preparation, a sign-up sheet is located on the clip

board in the Narthex. Please bring food items to the Spirit Lutheran kitchen by noon Monday, Febru-

ary 19th (clearly mark the items “Free Clinic”). All are welcome to become involved in this ministry,

many hands make light work! Questions, contact the church office or Jeff Lorentz at jdlo-

rentz@hotmail.com

What counts as a spiritual gift? Cleaning, Painting, Repairing, Coordinating, Sewing, All of the above and more! Can cleaning really be a gift? And what about coordinating…that’s just talking to people, right? The answer is they are all gifts. They are gifts that this congregation used to come together and restore a shelter for families in our community this past summer. Last week we were honored by Western Dairyland and received the Community Action Award for our work on the Adopt an Apartment project. Before presenting the award, Carrie Gustafson of Western Dairyland stated that, “our clients feel like they are coming home”. Spirit Lutheran, YOU have opened up your heart to our community and are making a difference. Congratulations on this accomplishment, but we all know there is more work to do. Thank you for your generous heart and willingness to “answer the call”. Peace, The Mission and Outreach Committee

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CVFC is a community- based clinic dedicated to improving the health and lives of impover-ished, uninsured, and underinsured families living in the greater Chippewa Valley ar-ea. CVFC offers basic and acute health care, chronic disease treatment, social services through case management, vision care with free eyes glasses, mental health services, dental/oral health and medications free of charge to individuals who have no rea-sonable health care alternative. All services and medications are provided at no cost to our patients and we turn no one away on their first visit. We have several comprehensive pro-grams such as eye care clinic where optometrists and specialists see patients from much of the surrounding area because insurance and Medicare routinely does not provide affordable coverage in this area. In continuing to find ways to address the unmet health care needs, we have opened a dental clinic and community support is crucial for this service to be sus-tainable.