311 South 4th Avenue   *   Castlewood, SD  57223  *  (605) 793-2444

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Visitors, welcome! We are glad that you are worshipping with us today.

Pray for our brothers and sisters who are or have been ill: Shelly Walder, Carol Fritz, Priscilla Sweeney, Joann Ries, John Heemeyer, and Leola Wenzlick and Walter Kalt. Pray for those who mourn: for Jack and Barbi Shulte & family at the death of Jack’s Grandmother, Iona Mors. Pray for our soldiers in Iraq and Kuwait including Dana Walraven and Michael Janssen.

Lenten Services continue this Wednesday, March 3 at 7:00 p.m. Our theme is "The Passion of Our Lord." Services are one-half hour. Plan to attend each Lenten and Holy Week service so that you give yourself the best opportunity to truly be ready to celebrate Easter.

Today: Pianist: Roxanne Bass. Reader: Dennis Lund. Acolytes: Josh Aderhold and Hannah Rhody.

Thank you to those serving us: This month: Ushers: ** Lynn & Kristy Borer family, Duane & Phyllis Selchert, Dan Davis, Dennis & Anne Kemp family, Lowell Laue, Dale & Cheryl Hogstad and Cathy Tellinghuisen.

Offerings received last Sunday totaled $1,584.29 in the General Fund and $206.00 in the Building Fund , $15.00 in the Mission Fund. Ash Wednesday - $215.00. We are 2 months behind in sending in our Benevolence for the mission work of the church.

‘Changing Children’s Lives’ campaign (LSS), ALC members have given gifts and pledges of $5270 so far. Thank you so much!

The Fellowship Offering today will help our Lutheran Outdoors Bible Campers go to Bible Camp this summer. Thank you for your support!

The Education Committee is looking for a volunteer or volunteers to coordinate VBS. We are also looking for teachers, helpers and craft coordinators. Please contact Dee Vetter at 793-2229 or Brenda McKee at 882-3130 if you are interested.

Pastor John will facilitate a discussion of the ELCA study on Ordination of Practicing Gay and Lesbian persons and the Blessing of Same Sex Unions beginning on Wednesday, April 21 at 7:00 p.m.

Pastor Bjoern Meinhardt of Colman-Midway Lutheran Churches is leading a tour to Luther sites in Germany, November 4-15.

Lenten suppers are not planned, unless a group wishes to lead a supper before or coffee hour after for a special fund raising purpose. That would be welcome. To set that up call the church office.

Our worship service is on television again. See it on ITC Cable TV in Castlewood on Channel 1 on Thursdays at 12:30 & 7 p.m. We have had some Thursdays without service, but ITC is working at improving that. We are planning to put our Lenten Service on too. Listen for an announcement. Tell your neighbors about the service on TV.

There are some openings at LO camps. If you want to go and have not yet registered, see Robin Gabur. If cost is a problem, talk confidentially with the Pastor. We’ll try our very best to help you out, even with the initial registration of $75. We’ll also raise funds with you including the current fellowship offering, and we are providing from the church budget.

Steve Green will be in concert March 13, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. Concert is at the Brookings Wesleyan Church , 1420 Orchard Drive, Brookings. Tickets are $12.00, ages 0-5 free, for more information or for tickets call 605-692-6671.

WELCA Medary Conference Spring Convention will be held at Ascension Lutheran Church in Brookings on Sat. April 17.

Did you know LSS had 434 referrals last year – of those, LSS was able to serve approximately half of the children. These include both short and long term placements.

The ALC Thrivent members and associate members are asked to meet after worship today in the Conference room.

Congratulations to Kristi Kalt and Tom Givens on the birth of their son, Drey Thomas Givens born on March 4^th.

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Last updated: March 07, 2004.