NOTE: All Bulletins, News You Can Use, & other paper used by the church is recycled. January 24 & 25, 2015 Altar Flowers are given in memory of Peter Pierce by Jean Pierce. Communion Wine is given io the Glory of God. Last week’s attendance was 262. Recycle The Warmth 1/23-1/26 St. Vincent de Paul requests your help for area residents. New (or gently used) bedding can be donated at MLC Friday, Jan. 23-Monday, Jan. 26. Bins are located in the central hallway. Envelopes are available (in hallway & at information desk) for monetary donations. Please make checks payable to McFarland Lutheran Church—write Recycle the Warmth in the memo line. SUPER FOOD DRIVE Bring donations to church on Super Bowl Weekend—Jan. 31st– Feb. 1st. We will be collecting food and monetary donations for the McFarland Food Pantry. Feb 8th from 9:00-10:30AM Breakfast Fundraiser Between services, we will be serving pancakes, breakfast burritos, sandwiches, yogurt & granola, juice, milk, and coffee. Our youth will host breakfast in the FLC. A freewill offering will help fund our trip to the ELCA National Youth Gathering in Detroit Michigan this summer. We hope you can join us for breakfast and help celebrate our youth ministries together. S tories of the call to discipleship continue as the time after Epiphany plays out the implications of our baptismal calling to show Christ to the world. Jesus begins proclaiming the good news and calling people to repentance right after John the Baptist is arrested for preaching in a similar way. Knowing that John was later executed, we see at the very outset the cost of discipleship. Still, the two sets of fisherman brothers leave everything they have known and worked for all their lives to follow Jesus and fish for people. This Week we Thank . . . Mary Jane Smith & Jackie Voight for volunteering in the office. FAITH FORMATION FOR ALL AGES! Sunday School will start every week in the Sanctuary with music before heading downstairs to their classrooms. 3’s, 4’s & Kindergarten will explore a story in their classrooms. 1st-5th grade will continue to explore the story of Jonah. Confirmation (6th, 7th, & 8th grades) – We will have small group class at 9:15AM in room 101 in the basement. Today’s lesson is: “Do I have to believe Jesus performed miracles?” HS Youth Group – We will not have our regular HS Youth Hour this morning. Join us tonight; here at Church, at 5PM for Pizza & a Movie. We will be watching the film To Save a Life. This challenging yet inspirational film empowers us to face life’s difficulties in a grace-filled, faith-filled manner. All high schoolers and friends are welcome! Adult Faith Formation – Today, How do the colors, Symbols and Season of the church year impact your worship experience? Next Sunday, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a theologian during the Nazi regime whose courage, vision, and brilliance have greatly influenced the 20th century church and theology. RM 113 Vacation Bible School! Yes, you read correctly – we’re already gearing up for VBS! It is June 21-25, 2015. We will be having an informational/planning meeting Tuesday, February 3 at 6:30 pm – downstairs in Room 113. Interested in helping? Have questions? Contact Brenda Moen at 873-1634 or [email protected]. Face Time: Conversations about Parenting and Faith This is a new ministry opportunity for parents of young children. Pastor Tim invites you to a new group today during the 9:15 a.m. faith formation time. Come and bring your insights, questions and topics you would like to discuss! Get a treat, something warm to drink, and join the group in the Family Life Center. We will meet around tables set up near the doors to the Gathering Space. The usual bible class will meet downstairs in room 113 at the same time. All are welcome at either place! Our Mission... SHARE GOD’S WORD SHOW GOD’S LOVE SERVE GOD’S WORLD January is Radon Gas Awareness Month Radon gas is a colorless, odorless gas that is naturally formed from the breakdown of uranium in the soil, rocks, and water. It is very common in Wisconsin and seeps into houses through cracks in basement/ foundation walls and through sump pumps. Radon gas is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States and is especially dangerous as there are no symptoms from radon gas exposure. You should test for radon gas in the lowest level of your home that you spend any time in. Tests can be obtained from the State Lab of Hygiene in Madison by calling (608) 224-6227. You can pick up a test kit or they will mail one to you. Tests cost $25 and are billed when you receive the sample results. If unsafe radon levels are found in your home, there are steps you can take to make your home safer. Sealing cracks in basement/foundation floors and walls can help but a radon mitigation system that vents the radon gas through a pipe to your roof is the most effective solution. Please see the Wellness Committee Bulletin Board for more information or visit the webpage of the Environmental Protection Agency at www.epa.gov/radon. Dedication Booklets Available We give thanks to God for the wonderful blessing of the new Sanctuary, and for the Dedication worship we shared Sunday, December 7! We have extra copies of the Dedication booklet at the Welcome Desk, if you have not picked up one yet. They are also there for you to give away to family members or people connected to our congregation who have moved away. Thank you to Andrea Wendorf, for her wonderful gift of designing the booklet! Let us continue to worship the Lord with gladness! (Psalm 100:2) Childcare is available in the nursery every Sunday for all services and the 9:15 Education Hour. McFarland Lutheran Church Service Times: Saturday—5:00 PM Sunday—8:00 & 10:30 AM Please enjoy your treats and beverages in the Gathering Space or the FLC. Thank You! PLEASE PRAY FOR: Mandy & Logan* (Cleo Eliason’s grand-niece & nephew) Diane Voiss & Linda & Dave Ferge* (Diane’s sister & brother-in law) Corey Egner Kari Behnke* (friend of Kim Henes) Sandy Brunker* (Kathy Westby & Eileen Richter’s sister-in-law) Pastor Margo Peterson* (Bonnie Dirks’ daughter) Dave Brown* (Susi Miller’s brother-in-law) Shirley Flynn* (friend of Laura Nygaard) Justin Petitt (Sheri Gehrke’s Cousin) Ron Walsvick Karen Vick* (Sister-in-law of Tom & Nancy Vick) Reuben Carlson Jane Southern Mary Seiler* (friend of Bonnie & Randy Hansen) Gary Oftedahl Mission & Frida Bagonza* Karen Pribbenow Cheryl Dokken* LaVon Paulson* (Don Berryman’s sister) Alice Fay* (Dan Fay’s mother) Sandy Caputo* (friend of Sue Straub) Ron O’Keefe* (friend of Norma & Dick Kohl) Anna Mischnick* (Child of CLM family) Bonnie & Ray Spangler Tom Ray* (Nephew of Tom & Nancy Vick) Jennifer Lyans* (Niece of Jackie Voight) Sherry Kalamarz John Murphy* (Friend of Sue & Steve Schoch) Tracy Bracey Don Barnes Sr.* Michael & Renee Gray* * Non Members Harry Papcke Sue Dahlk* (Friend of the Potts family) Bill & Mary Jane Kneebone* (Friends of Marla Grover) Valorie Brown* (Niece of Susi Miller) Arlene Clift Rick Shoby* (Brother-in-law of Bonnie & Randy Hansen) Bethany Austin Karen Landerud Bruce Burnside* Thoreson Family* (Friends of Donna Thompson) Linda Othrow Roberta Thieding* (Sister-in-law of Ernie Thieding) Holly Eversoll Barb Vollmer* (Sister-in-law of Vicky Beyler) Midge Larson Karen Clark* (Niece of Donna Leverentz) Steve Olson Dru Vratil* (Marla Grover’s niece) Mildred Kelley Edwin Jacob* (Jeanne Jacob’s husband) Lois Pullar Dennis Brunker* (Brother of Kathy Westby & Eileen Richter) Hondo Schmitt* (Friend of Myron Sherry) and Hondo’s daughter, Prayers If you know of Zoey Schmitt* someone to include on the David Lund* (Son of Willard prayer board (Printed in the Lund) bulletin insert on Sundays George & Carol Newton* and the Newsletter (Brother & sister-in-law of Bonnie bi-monthly) or on the Hansen) Prayer Chain (e-mailed to Diane Wells the Prayer Chain particiBetty Josheff pants only), please call the Carol Stoeckmann church office: Monday— Willard Lund Friday 8am to 4:30 pm at Eileen Richter 838-3184.