ST. STEPHEN’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Striving to speak God’s saving truth in love. Ephesians 4:15
Pastor Stratman Receives Call to St. James in Portage, Michigan
June 9, 2021 St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church Portage, Michigan Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Last night, through your congregation, the Lord of the Church extended a Call for me to serve you. I have received some of the call information and documents via email. In the next weeks, I will do some personal…
St. Stephen’s Weekly News: Week of June 6, 2021
Watch an edited video of our worship services Sunday at 8:00 on YouTube (also linked and posted in Facebook). Please note, our Facebook address has changed to www.facebook.com/ssbdwels. 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 introducing yourself…
St. Stephen’s Weekly News: Week of May 23, 2021
Watch video of our worship services live streaming at 8:00 on Facebook and on YouTube. Please note, our Facebook address has changed to www.facebook.com/ssbdwels. Follow along with this week’s worship folder: https://2021bulletinpdfs.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/2021-05-23_Pentecost.pdf Welcome Visitors If you are visiting today, we welcome you in our Risen and Living Savior, Jesus! Please let us know you worshiped…
2021 Graduation from Martin Luther College
Saturday May 15 was graduation at Martin Luther College in New Ulm, MN. From St. Stephen’s, Malachi Mortensen graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Pastoral Studies, and will be attending the seminary next year. Marcus Mortensen graduated with a Bachelor of Science in secondary education, and is assigned to teach at Illinois Lutheran High…
Two Candidates Assigned for St. Stephen’s School
We received two teacher assignments for St. Stephen’s School. Joshua Barnett from Vassar, Michigan was assigned to us to teach upper grades, music and social studies (social studies is his major), and Kendra Neumann from Kenosha, Wisconsin was assigned to teach Kindergarten. Also, Mr. Bohlmann was given a new assignment to St. Paul’s Lutheran School in…
St. Stephen’s Weekly News: Week of May 16, 2021
Watch video of our worship services live streaming at 8:00 on Facebook and on YouTube. Please note, our Facebook address has changed to www.facebook.com/ssbdwels. Follow along with this week’s worship folder: https://2021bulletinpdfs.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/2021-05-16_Easter+7.pdf Welcome Visitors If you are visiting today, we welcome you in our Risen and Living Savior, Jesus! Please let us know you worshiped…
St. Stephen’s Weekly News: Week of May 9, 2021
Watch video of our worship services live streaming at 8:00 on Facebook and on YouTube. Please note, our Facebook address has changed to www.facebook.com/ssbdwels. Follow along with this week’s worship folder: https://2021bulletinpdfs.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/2021-05-09_Easter+6.pdf Welcome Visitors If you are visiting today, we welcome you in our Risen and Living Savior, Jesus! Please let us know you worshiped…
St. Stephen’s Weekly News: Week of May 2, 2021
Watch video of our worship services live streaming at 8:00 on Facebook and on YouTube. Please note, our Facebook address has changed to www.facebook.com/ssbdwels. Follow along with this week’s worship folder: https://2021bulletinpdfs.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/2021-05-02A_Easter+5.pdf Welcome Visitors If you are visiting today, we welcome you in our Risen and Living Savior, Jesus! Please let us know you worshiped…
Mr. Michael Albrecht Returns call to St. Stephen’s
Dear Pastors, Principal, and members of St. Stephen’s congregation: Greetings in the name of our Risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! On March 28th I was extended a divine call to serve as your music coordinator and teach in your upper grades. After many hours of prayerful deliberation, the Lord has led me to return…
St. Stephen’s Weekly News: Week of April 25, 2021
Watch video of our worship services live streaming at 8:00 on Facebook and on YouTube. Please note, our Facebook address has changed to www.facebook.com/ssbdwels. Follow along with this week’s worship folder: https://2021bulletinpdfs.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/2021-04-25_Easter+4.pdf Welcome Visitors If you are visiting today, we welcome you in our Risen and Living Savior, Jesus! Please let us know you worshiped…
Pastor Dorn Returns call to Resurrection & Life Lutheran Church, Rochester, MN
Dear Brothers & Sisters of Resurrection & Life Lutheran Church, The Lord is risen! He is risen indeed, alleluia! This greeting welcomed us on Easter morning. This greeting continues to give us the certainty of what is ours, eternal life in heaven through our Lord Jesus Christ. The members of Resurrection and Life…
St. Stephen’s Weekly News: Week of April 18, 2021
Watch video of our worship services live streaming at 8:00 on Facebook or later this morning on YouTube. Please note, our Facebook address has changed to www.facebook.com/ssbdwels. Follow along with this week’s worship folder: https://2021bulletinpdfs.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/2021-04-18_Easter+3.pdf Welcome Visitors If you are visiting today, we welcome you in our Risen and Living Savior, Jesus! Please let us…
Mrs. Krebs Accepts Call to St. John’s, Watertown, WI
Dear members of St. Stephen’s, Back on March 24th I was called to be a special education teacher at St. John’s in Watertown part time. Over the last two weeks I have had the opportunity to assess my current call and think about the needs of St. John’s and St. Stephen’s. During this time…
St. Stephen’s Weekly News: Week of April 11, 2021
Watch video of our worship services live streaming at 8:00 on Facebook or later this morning on YouTube. Follow along with this week’s worship folder: https://2021bulletinpdfs.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/2021-04-11_Easter+2.pdf 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 introducing yourself to…
Mr. Albrecht Called as Upper Grade Teacher/Music Coordinator
Dear Pastors, Principal, Chairman, and members of St. Stephen’s Ev. Lutheran Church: Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! On March 28th I was extended the call to teach in the upper grades and be Music Coordinator for St. Stephen’s. I am honored and humbled that the Holy Spirit would lead…