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THIRD SUNDAY in LENT 3/10
WORSHIP SERVICES 8:30AM AND 11:00AM
PASTOR JAMES D. RILEY, JR.
SERMON TITLE: "CALLED TO FORGIVE"

SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:45AM CLASSES FOR ALL AGES
The adult Sunday School class meets in the main room of Luther Hall. Sessions are open to everyone.

Fourth Sunday in Lent
March 14, 2010
Joshua 5:9-12
Psalm 32 (11)
2 Corinthians 5:16-21
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
Prayer of the Day God of compassion, you welcome the wayward, and you embrace us all with your mercy. By our baptism clothe us with garments of your grace, and feed us at the table of your love, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Gospel Acclamation I will arise and go to my fa- | ther and say, I have sinned against heaven | and before you. (Luke 15:18)
Color: Purple

HYMNS:"O Day of Rest and Gladness" 521
" Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling" 608
"On What Has Now Been Sown" 550

ANTHEM: "I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (Hymn 332)"
Dr. William Bland, Director of Worship Choirs

3/14 The Altar Flowers are given in Honor and to the Glory of God’s grace and forgiveness.

3/14 Nursery – Joanna and Mike Calabrese

WORSHIP ASSISTANTS
8:30 --------- 11:00
March 14 Linda McQuaid - Beverly Murphy
March 21 Brittany Harpel - Bess Day (o)
March 28 Andrew Banks- Don Hasselman
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS
March 14 8:30 - Brittany Harpel 11 - Bess Day

LENT SERVICE WEDNESDAY
3/17 Noon and 7:00PM
Read Matthew 13:24-30

OLDER AND OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

ANNOUNCEMENTS MARCH 11, 2010

MARCH Feed My Sheep: MARTINSBURG RESCUE MISSION
Each Wed during Lent Noon and 7PM Lenten Services
REMEMBER TO READ THE LENT DEVOTIONALS

Dates to Remember.
Lutheran Women in the Fast Lane WILL MEET MARCH 14 in the Lounge at 12:30PM.
St. John’s Circle meets at 1:00PM on the 3rd Tuesday of the month in the Lounge.
Mary/Martha Circle meets at 7:00PM on the 3rd Tuesday of the month in the Lounge
Choir Rehearsal 6:30PM each Wednesday in the Chapel
Wednesdays Bible Study
February - Blanket Fund Month
March 17, 24 - Noon and 7PM Lenten Services
March 12 Mustard Seed Spaghetti Dinner 5:30PM
March 14 Daylight Saving Time Begins
March 20 Council Retreat at Church
MARCH 21 Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner following 2nd Service
March 27-11AM - 1PM Griends Feeding Friends
March 28 Palm Sunday
APRIL3 EASTER
April 11 Book Club meets
May 18 Mother-Child Banquet
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Contributions through 3/15 to CCAP/Loaves & Fishes will be used for Script Cards.
Great Lake Scrip will be closed for employee vacations April 5-9. No scrip orders will be placed from Easter Sunday. The next order date will be April 11th.
The Script card program has generated over $3,800 since it began.
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Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner Sunday, March 21 There will be a free-will offering that will be shared with a benevolent organization in memory of Jesse Hall, son of our former member Janice Hall.
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OVER 60 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE ANNUAL MEETING 2/28. President Banks presented the Annual Reports, which were approved. FLYTESouper Bowl raised $263, Thrivent will match with $750 for local need charities. ANNUAL MEETING -SOUPER BOWL pictures
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Relay for Life Registration Forms are available in the Narthexes, the church office, or see Millie Dunmire.
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$1,735 in contributions from St. John's sent to Haiti ELCA Disaster Relief. Thru 2/24 ELCA has received $5.8 million for Haiti and started assistance for Chile. See http://twitter.com/elcanews
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Lenten Self-Denial Folders Included with the March newsletter is your family’s Lenten Self-Denial folder. You are encouraged to give a small gift (25¢) each day in remembrance of our Lord’s sacrifice on the cross for your sins. Part of our Lenten discipline should be a purposeful attempt to limit our lives in some way to enable our Lord’s gift of his life on Good Friday to become more meaningful to us. The monies received from this project will go to benefit a number of community charities. At least half of your gifts will go to benefit Relay for Life and the other half will be shared with the Martinsburg Rescue Mission. I want to invite each of you to participate in this opportunity to learn more of Lent and giving. Pastor Riley

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Easter Memorials Given in Lieu of Flowers
The monies raised through this portion of our Easter lily flower project will see their gifts split in the following ways: half of all monies received will go to Hospice of the Panhandle, a quarter will be given to Bethany House (Community Network) and a quarter to the Children’s Shelter.

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Book Club News: We will be reading two books this time. One group will read “The Noticer” by Andy Andrews; the second, Mitch Albom’s “have a little faith”. We will meet again on April 11th.

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The Sacrament of Holy Baptism
The sacrament was administered this weekend (2/27)to Keith Riley Curry Vogel, son of Tyler Vogel and Sarah Curry. The sacrament was administered also to James Edgar Crockett, IV, son James Crockett, III and Melissa Crockett.
January 31 We welcome Judy Hinnerichs into our fellowship. She comes to us by from Evangelical Lutheran Church, Frederick, MD. by Letter of transfer
January 24 We Welcome New Members January 24 - Mr. and Mrs. Jamie F. Ferenchick (Amanda J.) Agee

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Stewardship Information
The Church Council has requested that periodically we print information on congregational giving. At the end of February 2010, we have contributed $30,152 in offering and spent $45,272 leaving a deficit of $15,120- Link for report
February OFFERING AND EXPENDITIUREs