Welcome Visitors If you are visiting today, we welcome you in our Risen and Living Savior, Jesus!
- Please let us know you worshiped with us by signing our guest book in the entryway or a Care Card in your pew and drop it in the offering basket.
- If visiting, please don’t feel obligated to give an offering. St. Stephen’s members express thankfulness to God through their voluntary offerings which then support the congregation’s work.
- Introduce yourself to a Pastor, and worship with us again!
Holy Communion will be offered next week in all services. You may register by card at any time.
Radio Service: 9:30am on AM 1430 WBEV
Sunday, February 16, 2020
Sermon: Love Your Enemies
Hymns: 351, 458, 349, 464
Sunday, February 23, 2020
Sermon: We See God’s Glory in Its Fullness
Hymns: 293, 135, 366, 53
Voters Meeting to call for Principal, 6th grade, & 1st grade teachers will be Sunday, February 23rd 11:45am. All voting members are encouraged to attend.
Bible Studies
- Women’s Bible Study Group meets on Wednesday nights at 6pm. Copies of the study are available in the church entry and at study time. All women of the congregation are welcome.
- Men’s Bible Study will not be meeting this week but will be meeting again next Sunday (2/23) at 6:30pm in the room above the office. All men of the congregation are welcome.
- Winter Bible Study “Our Journey through the Gospel of John”. This study will be an overview of the book of John. The beloved disciple’s goal in writing his gospel was to show us who Jesus truly is. We will meet Mondays at 7:00pm and Wednesdays at 11:00am. All are welcome!
Getting married this next year? The 2020 Marriage Seminar will be Saturday, February 22nd, from 9 am to 1 pm in the church basement. Using the study-discussion guide “Building the Christian Home”, we will touch on God’s “blueprint” for marriage, the foundation and structure of a Christian marriage, finances in a family, and the growing family. Please use the sign-up sheet in the back of church or call the office at 885-3309 to reserve your spot. Signing up will help us have an adequate supply of study guides and refreshments.
Scholastic Book Fair: Running from March 2nd-March 8th, there will be a Scholastic book fair set-up on the gym stage. All purchases made during the book fair earns money for the school to put towards purchasing books for our classroom libraries and supplies for the classroom through Scholastic. Books can be purchased for your family or from the teacher wish list for a specific classroom. If we reach $700 in sales, the school gets 50% of the sales. The hours of the book fair will be as follows: Monday (3/2) – Friday (3/6) after school until 4:00, Friday during the PTS Family Movie Night (3/6) and Sunday(3/8) from 8:30AM-12:00PM for members of the congregation to browse and purchase books. Online sales begin on 2/23. If you have any questions please contact Mr Schmidt at jschmidt@saintstephen.org.
The Teens will have an Un-Lock-In on Friday from 3:00 PM-9:00 PM. Pizza, Bible study, and fun as always! See you there.
| Seth Dorn
pastorsdorn@gmail.com |
Philip Heyer pastorheyer@saintstephen.org 887-1117 |
Paul Stratman pcstratman@gmail.com 885-6960 |
Lent Begins on Ash Wednesday, February 26
Lent is the time when Christians focus their attention on all that Jesus did to redeem us. When we see his great sacrificial love for us sinners, we can’t help but respond. Our Lenten messages for our midweek services this year focus on the theme: “The Son of God Goes Forth to War”
Ash Wednesday, February 26 The Promised Warrior
Pastor Heyer
Wednesday, March 4 The Warrior Rejected by Many Followers
Pastor Reichert (Good Shepherd)
Wednesday, March 11 Skirmishes
Pastor Schupmann (St. John’s)
Wednesday, March 18 Hidden Warrior
Pastor Dorn
Wednesday, March 25 The Warrior Faces Satan’s Ally – The World
Pastor Stratman
Wednesday, April 1 Reconnaissance Report: Know Your Enemy
Pastor Brandt (St. John’s)
What a wonderful opportunity for all of us to focus on Jesus Christ in his atoning work on the cross. What a wonderful way for all of us to appreciate more clearly the tremendous love Jesus has for us and all people.
Plan to be here each Wednesday at 1:30 or 6:30 P.M. Why not also invite someone who is unchurched to join you for these special services.
Lenten Suppers! Once again this year there will be a light supper in our church basement before our 6:30 services provided by some of our church organizations. It will run from 5:15-6:00 P.M. each Wednesday during Lent. We hope that this will make it easier for our busy families to come for these special worship services as well as give many of us another opportunity to enjoy Christian fellowship with one another.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Preschool enrollment is now open. They offer a 3 year old preschool program and a 4 K program that provide age appropriate activities for 3 & 4 year olds within a Christian curriculum. They also offer an Extended Care program for the convenience of our Preschool families. Call 885-4317 for more information. Preschool Open House – Tuesday, Feb. 18th, 6:00-8:00 PM.
The Wisconsin Herd (basketball team) will be hosting a WELS night for all members Thursday, February 27th ! Game starts at 7pm at the Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh, WI. The ticket link is www.herdgroups.com/wels. Members of WELS will be recognized during or before the game. Thank you and hope to see you there!
Participation: Our Response to God’s Grace in Christ:
Thursday, February 6: 90
Sunday, February 9: 95 + 110 + 55 = 260
Calendar:
Sunday, February 16 – Ushers B
7:30, 9:00, 10:30am – Worship
9:00am – Sunday School
9:30am – Radio Service, WBEV 1430
Monday, February 17
6:00pm – Church Council
7:00pm – Bible Class
Wednesday, February 19
11:00am – Bible Study
1:45pm – Hillside Manor Service
3:30pm – Public School Catechism
6:00pm – Bible Study 4 Women
6:30pm – PTS Meeting
7:15pm – Handbells
Thursday, February 20 – Ushers B
Teachers’ Conference-No School
11:00am – Bible Information Class
6:30pm – Communion Worship
7:30pm – Bible Information Class
7:30pm – Senior Choir
Friday, February 21
Teachers’ Conference-No School
1:30pm – Prayer Service
3:00pm – Teen Un-Lock-In
Saturday, February 22
9:00am – Marriage Seminar
Sunday, February 23 – Ushers C
7:30, 9:00, 10:30am – Communion Worship
9:30am – Radio Service, WBEV 1430
11:45am – Call Meeting
6:30pm – Men’s Bible Class
