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 today in all services. You may register by card at any time or register in person in the sacristy. We ask all guests to please speak with a pastor before communing.
Memorials In memory of Kathleen Sutton, a gift of $205 has been given to the general fund from friends and family.
Radio Service: 9:30am on AM 1430 WBEV
Sunday, February 23, 2020
Sermon: We See God’s Glory in Its Fullness
Hymns: 293, 135, 366, 53
Sunday, March 1, 2020
Sermon: What Can We Learn from the Temptation of Jesus?
Hymns: 424, 262, 409, 410
Voters Meeting to call for Principal, 6th grade, & 1st grade teachers will be today, Sunday, February 23rd at 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 be meeting this week 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!
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 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!
PTS Movie Night We have an upcoming Fellowship Opportunity to come together for night of fun! St. Stephens PTS movie night will be held on Friday, March 6th beginning at 6:30pm in the gymnasium. Popcorn and Water will be provided – all are welcome to join us! Please bring blankets and pillows to sit on. We will be watching FROZEN 2. Guests are welcome, also. See you there!
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.
This week our Teens group will be hosting a soup and sandwich meal. 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.
School Spelling Bee will be on Friday, February 28th at 1:30pm. 5th through 8th graders from St. Stephen’s compete to see who is the top speller of the school. All are welcome to come and watch.
Seth Dorn
pastorsdorn@gmail.com
631-7028 Philip Heyer
pastorheyer@saintstephen.org
887-1117 Paul Stratman
pcstratman@gmail.com
885-6960
Our Response to God’s Grace in Christ:
Participation:
Thursday, February 13: 57
Sunday, February 16: 70 + 227 + 127 = 424
Calendar:
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
Monday, February 24
7:00pm – Bible Class
Tuesday, February 25
6:00pm – Bible Study 4 Women
6:30pm – Jesus Cares Worship @ GS
7:00pm – Radio Taping
Wednesday, February 26
11:00am – Bible Class
1:30pm – Ash Wednesday
1:45pm – Hillside Manor Service
3:30pm – Public School Catechism
5:15pm – Fellowship Meal
6:30pm – Ash Wednesday
7:30pm – Elders
7:30pm – Senior Choir
Thursday, February 27 – Ushers C
11:00am – Bible Information Class
6:30pm – Bible Information Class
7:00pm – Handbells
Friday, February 28
1:30pm – School Spelling Bee
Sunday, March 1 – Ushers D
7:30, 9:00, 10:30am – Worship
8:30am – Coffee Fellowship-Blood Pressure Clinic
9:00am – Sunday School
9:30am – Radio Service, WBEV 1430
6:30pm – Men’s Bible Class
