MAMRELUND LUTHERAN CHURCH “Sharing God’s Bounty on the Ridge”

N OW IN OUR 151 ST YEAR OF SERVING C HRIST & THE COMMUNITY . March 5, 2017 ~ First Sunday in Lent Welcome to worship. Though we’re in the midst of Lent, Sundays don’t count as days of that season because they’re always celebrations of the resurrection. Thanks be to God! Attendance Last Week .............................. 185 Sunday School ........................................... 22 Children 10 Adults Ash Wednesday Service ............................ 36 The Altar Flowers are given to the glory of God in loving memory of John Stream by LaRae Stream.

We gather in the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Please greet those worshiping around you with words and gestures of welcome. Our Mission Statement Mamrelund Lutheran Church is a Christ centered, Bible based community of believers using God given gifts to help all God’s children grow in faith and love. Mid-week Lenten services will be held on March 8, 15, 22, 29 and April 5. A soup and salad supper will be provided in the Fellowship Hall beginning at 6:30 p.m. with service to follow in the sanctuary. Volunteers to provide the meals are needed, a sign up sheet is located at the back of the Sanctuary.

Join us as Pontius Pilate gives his eyewitness account of the events leading up to the crucifixion of Christ. Wednesday, March 8, at 7pm Mamrelund Lutheran Church 9th Annual Spring Bazaar Saturday March 18 9am-2pm $1.00 Admission Pastor: Rev. Dr. Matthew Deames Dir. Of Youth and Family Ministry: Jeff Amlotte Volunteer Ministries Coordinator: Dewey Shaw Building Superintendent: Luciano Morales Church Musician: Landon Knoppers Pianist: Carolyn Carlson

Office Staff: Julie Johnson Office Staff: Jill Wieck Website: mamrelund.weebly.com Phone: 887-8873 Fax: 887-8037 Email:[email protected] 4085 Lutheran Church Rd. Kent City, MI 49330

First Reading: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 Human beings were formed with great care, to be in relationship with the creator, creation, and one another. The serpent’s promise to the first couple that their eyes would be opened led, ironically, to the discovery only that they were naked. Second Reading: Romans 5:12-19 Through Adam’s disobedience, humanity came under bondage to sin and death, from which we cannot free ourselves. In Christ’s obedient death, God graciously showers on us the free gift of liberation and life. GOSPEL: Matthew 4:1-11 Jesus experiences anew the temptations that Israel faced in the wilderness. As the Son of God, he endures the testing of the evil one. We Remember in Prayer; Our members: Roy & Jean Afton, Bert Anderson, Steve Bjork, Jillian Foxworthy, Patricia Hadjibabaie, Valerie House, Nancy Humphreys, Julie Johnson, Nancy Johnson, Brenda May, Bob Nelsen, John “Gus” Newberg, Donna Roberts, Dick Shangle, Jodi Stream, Jayme Surdam, Fred Thorne, and Marilyn Wiley, and our family & friends: *Conner Bannen, *Jennifer Bellamy, *Richard Canter, *Betty Castenholz, *Keith England, *George Gallas, *Connie Hochreiter, *Russ Jewett, *Pat Jazwinski, *Ruth Kamphuis, *Doris Kass, *Helen Klinkner, *Alvin Kober, *Cheryl Leatherwood, *Mitch Lucas, *Joy Matthews, *Stacey Matthews, *Dave Merkle, *Wilma Moderow, *Doug Pinckney, *Hannah Pohlman, *Ron Reister, *Brison Ricker, *Preston Ricker, *Richard Schnepp, *Liz Sears, *Kyle Sheuneman, *Edward Smith, *Debby Tramper, *Carla VanAsselt, and *Dave & Carol VanVelsen. We remember in prayer those serving in the military; especially those serving overseas: *Robert Derby and *John Turner; We remember in prayers: Our Missionaries, Dr. Steven and Bethany Friberg in Tanzania, and Evangelical Lutheran Church/East Jordan and Pastor Ken Lein: Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton, Bishop Craig Satterlee, and our Youth Minister; Jeff Amlotte. Please contact the church office monthly if you have placed a name on the prayer list and would like it to remain the next month. MARCH 5, 2017 USHERS ACOLYTE LECTOR PRAYER ASSISTANT COMMUNION SOUND SYSTEM POWER POINT COFFEE FELLOWSHIP OUTREACH VOL. ALTAR GUILD

8:45 AM PRAISE SERVICE

11:00 AM TRADITIONAL SERVICE

RANDY & RENEE SLAKTOWSKI BRENDAN KEELEAN KRISTEN KEELEAN PASTOR DEAMES CHRIS JOHNSON

GARY CARLSON, LEONARD NICHOLSON & MARTY PETERSON BROOKE BRADFORD SUSAN FOXWORTHY SUSAN FOXWORTHY JUDY MORTENSEN DEB MORTENSEN BRANDEE CHASE BLAIRE/BRUN MORTENSEN THE JAN COOK FAMILY THE CARLSON’S HEATHER MORGAN MARCY TOPORSKI & STEPHANIE MOMBER-WIRTH

See back page for names of those volunteering next week, March 12.

Announcements: In the midst of winter’s chill, as we grow impatient for spring, fill us with your warmth and new life, dear Lord. With the use of the screens and purchase of new hymnals, we will be disposing of the majority of the green LBW hymnals and the red “Other Song Book”. Many of these books were given in memory of or dedicated to family members. Books will be available in Centennial Hall from February 19 through March 5, 2017, for anyone who would like to take a copy/copies as a keepsake. Any books left after March 5 will be recycled. New Red Hymnals Ready--While most of us have adjusted to following the worship service using the power point projection on the overhead screens, some still prefer to follow along with a real hymnal. With the old green hymnals having been retired from service, we are grateful to Dolores Nyblad for her gift of 25 copies of the newer- version Red Hymnal. The new hymnals are on a rack just inside the doors to the sanctuary. If you'd like the use of one of them during the service, please feel free to pick one up on the way in. Kindly return it to the rack when leaving. Thanks, Dolores, for your generous gift to the congregation. Fellowship with one another after worship before we are sent out to take on the world and share the Good News is important. Take a few minutes after the service to greet one another over coffee and cookies. Following the Praise Service, fellowship is held right there in the Gathering Area at the rear of the sanctuary. Following the Traditional Service, we gather in the Fellowship Hall for the comfort of sitting and visiting. When you volunteer to take a Sunday to make coffee and set the cookies out, you do a service appreciated by so many. Look around you for the sign up sheet. All supplies are provided for your convenience. Thanks from all of us. We appreciate your time. If you discover a spill on the Sanctuary carpet, please blot it up with paper towel and alert the church office. Luciano will treat the spot. This will allow us to keep the carpeting looking like new. Coffee Fellowship Locations: Back of Sanctuary following 8:45am service Fellowship Hall following 11am service. Music Filing Needed -- Are you the kind of person who likes things neat and tidy? Does having things in disarray drive you crazy? If you've answered in the affirmative to these two questions, you may be just the person we need to sort and re-file the music that has piled up in the choir rehearsal area. Want to volunteer for a couple of hours of busy, but highly-satisfying work? Please leave your name with the office. Thanks for your willingness to help. Deadline for April Messenger is Wednesday, March 15 at noon. 2017 Easter Lily Memorial Garden: Lily orders for the Easter Memorial Garden will be taken through Palm Sunday, April 9. The cost per plant remains $10.00. Proceeds from this sale will support youth programs. The lilies are arranged in the chancel area for the Easter Morning services. They may be taken home after the 11:00 a.m. worship service. To place your order, complete the order form in your March Messenger, or in the narthex or online and return it with your check to: Mamrelund Lutheran Youth. Payments may also go in the church office mail slot.

THIS WEEK AT MAMRELUND SUN 3-5-17 Gideons 8:45am Praise Service w HC 10:00am Adult Bible Study 10:00am Sunday School 11:00am Traditional Service w HC 6pm Jr. High Youth 7pm Sr. High Youth

ADVANCED NOTICE SUN 3-12-17 Daylight Savings Time 8:45am Praise Service w HC 10:00am Adult Bible Study 10:00am Sunday School 11:00am Traditional Service w HC 5:30p Confirmation Class 7pm Sr. High Youth

MON 3-6-2017 6:30pm 7pm 7pm

MON 3-13-2017 6:30pm 7pm

Men’s Basketball Council Meeting Mary/Martha Guild

Men’s Basketball Worship

TUES 3-7-2017 9am

Staff Meeting

TUES 3-14-2017 No Stephen Ministry 9am Productive Fellowship 9am Staff Meeting

WED 3-8-2017 5:30p 6:30p 7p

Choir Practice Lenten Soup/Salad Mid-Week Lenten Service

WED 3-15-2017 5:30p 6:30p 7p

Messenger Deadline Choir Practice Lenten Soup/Salad Mid-Week Lenten Service

THURS 3-9-17 7pm

Praise Band

THURS 3-16-17 7pm

Praise Band

SAT 3-18-2017 9am-2pm 9am-3p

Craft Show MCC Council Retreat

Volunteer List for NEXT Sunday, March 12... MARCH 12, 2017 USHERS ACOLYTE LECTOR PRAYER ASSISTANT COMMUNION SOUND SYSTEM POWER POINT COFFEE FELLOWSHIP OUTREACH VOL. ALTAR GUILD

8:45 AM PRAISE SERVICE RANDY & RENEE SLAKTOWSKI DEVON CHRISTNER KIM CHRISTNER JEFF AMLOTTE ABBY SLAKTOWSKI MELISSA HUBERT IRV & NANCY HUMPHREYS

11:00 AM TRADITIONAL SERVICE GARY CARLSON, LEONARD NICHOLSON & MARTY PETERSON

RJ MORTENSEN ED STEUMKE ED STEUMKE ED STEUMKE JAMES GOETZKA GRACE GOETZKA CLEMENT’S & FOXWORTHY’S

HEATHER MORGAN MARCY TOPORSKI & STEPHANIE MOMBER-WIRTH

Church of the Living Christ Deacons at 605 Hemlock Street in Fremont will be holding a breakfast on Saturday, March 11 at 9am for all widows & widowers This is an “Open” invitation to anyone in the Fremont area. We will be serving pancakes with assorted fruit toppings, breakfast casserole, bacon or sausage and beverages. This meal is free of charge but we need you to sign up NO LATER than March 8 so we know how to plan. Please call 231-924-4670 to RSVP.