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 this Wednesday in both services and next Sunday 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.

Funeral   Don Schafbuch was called home to heaven on February 22, 2019, age 90.  His funeral will be conducted Sunday, March 3, 2019 at 2:30 pm.  Keith Schwarze was called home to heaven on February 22, 2019.  Funeral arrangements pending.

Radio Service: 9:30am on AM 1430 WBEV
Sunday, March 3, 2019
Sermon: We See God’s Glory in Its Fullness
Hymns: 293, 135, 366, 53

Sunday, March 10, 2019
Sermon: What Can We Learn from the Temptation of Jesus?
Hymns: 424, 262, 409, 410

Welcome New Members  In our 9:00 service today we will formally receive into our Christian family here at St. Stephen’s the following members:   Tom & Marilynne Maciejczak, Andrew & Kristie Estervig with children, Elise, Eden, & Ellie, Gerald & Debra Wittnebel, and Amy Runke. We welcome our new members.  May the Lord Jesus bless their membership with us here at St. Stephen’s.

Bible Studies

  • Men’s Sunday Night meets Sunday nights at 6:30pm in the meeting room above church office.
  • 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.
  • Monday/Wednesday Bible Study meets on Monday’s at 7pm and Wednesday mornings at 11am.  This session is a study focused on 1 & 2 Peter. 

Health Ministry: Our congregation health ministry team will be available to provide blood pressure and diabetes screening, as well as other health literature this Sunday from 8:30 – 10:30am. in the church basement.

Hospital Reminder Your pastors love to bring God’s comforting Word to our hospitalized members!  All hospitals however, cannot let the church office know unless you call us or ask them to call us. Please do not hesitate to call the church office at 885-3309.

Camp Philip program information for this coming summer has been placed on the table in the back of church.  Check out the many different programs held for families and children during the summer. 

Lutheran Teens are going for an afternoon of Laser Tag on March 9. The cost is $30 per person, which includes Laser Tag, a meal, and transportation. More information and a sign up is located in the entry way. 

Address and Phone Number Changes: If your address changes in any way or if you changed to a cell phone please fill out a “Care Card” in the pew and place it in the offering basket or E-mail us at office@ssbdwels.com with corrections. You can also update your information with the online form at www.ssbdwels.com. Thanks!

Labels and Boxtops We are continually collecting Boxtops for Education and Our Family UPC labels.  Collection containers are in the church basement or send them to school with the children. Thank you for your donation! 

Lenten Midweek Services “Three Words of Truth” is the theme of our midweek worship for the 2019 Lenten Season. Each service focuses on important three-word phrases from the record of Jesus’ passion and resurrection: “Is it I?” “Love One Another.” “Watch and Pray.” “I Am He.”  “What Is Truth?” “Take Him Away!”  Our pastors will be preaching in rotation with the pastors of St. John’s in Juneau and Good Shepherd in Beaver Dam. Worship services will be at 1:30 and 6:30pm.

Lent begins Ash Wednesday, March 6. The Ash Wednesday service will be a service of Holy Communion.

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. This week our Teens group will be hosting a spaghetti and meatball meal.  Serving time will run from 5:15-6:00 pm.

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.

PTS Movie Night PTS invites all members of the St. Stephens and Good Shepherd parishes to our PTS Movie Night at St. Stephen’s gym on Friday, March 15 starting at 6:30 to watch the movie Wreck It Ralph 2. Popcorn and water will be provided. Bring blankets, pillows, and/ or chairs to sit on. Blankets must be placed under chairs to help protect the gym floor. This is a great fellowship opportunity to show others how amazing our school is, so feel free to invite some friends. Hope to see you there.

Lutheran Explorers Pine Wood Derby will be held this Sunday, March 3rd from noon till 4pm.  All are welcome to participate.  Potluck meal will begin at noon.  Please bring a dish to pass.  Any questions?  Call or text Jayme Roll at 342-4291 or Sarah O’Brion at 344-6489.

Publications  The March issue of “Forward in Christ”  is available in the entryway of church.

Seth Dorn pastorsdorn@gmail.com
631-7028 		Philip Heyer
pastorheyer@saintstephen.org
887-1117 		Paul Stratman
pcstratman@gmail.com
885-6960

Calendar:

Sunday, March 3 – 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

12:00pm – Potluck Lunch and Pine Car Derby (school gym)

6:30pm – Men’s Bible Study

Monday, March 4

7:00pm – Bible Class

Tuesday, March 5

6:00pm – Bible Study 4 Women

6:30pm – Board of Property and Maintenance

Wednesday, March 6 – Ash Wednesday – Ushers D

11:00am – Bible Class

1:30pm – Ash Wednesday Communion Worship

1:45pm – Hillside Manor Service

3:30pm – Public School Catechism

5:00pm – Lenten Supper

6:30pm – Ash Wednesday Communion Worship

7:30pm – Senior Choir

Thursday, March 7

1:30pm – Ladies’ Aid

6:45pm – Handbell Choir Practice

Saturday, March 9

1:45pm – Lutheran Teens Laser Tag

Sunday, March 10 – Ushers E      Daylight Saving Time starts

7:30, 9:00, 10:30am – Communion Worship

9:00am – Sunday School

9:30am – Radio Service, WBEV 1430

6:30pm – Men’s Bible Study