Happy New Year!
ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCH
65103 712 Road Falls City NE 68355
[email protected]
January 2013 Newsletter
LLL………………………………….. 01
LWML................................................. 01
Life Quotes.......................................... 01
Orphan Grain Train........................... 02
Lutheran Hour.................................... 02
Sheets Needed… ……………………. 02
F.C. Food Pantry……………………. 02
Youth are Ready to Serve………… 04
Stewardship Minute........................ 05
Pray for Us Calendar.................. 06-07
Good News for Families............ .Insert
Calendar – Jan. 2013................. Insert
Stewardship Newsletter............. Insert
are.” From “Meditations,”
published by Northwestern
Publishing House – A “Life
Quote” from Lutherans For Life
· www.lutheransforlife.org
LLL
The LLL will be holding
their annual Soup Supper on
Sunday, January 27th from 5-7
p.m.
LWML
The St. Paul’s Lutheran
LWML met at noon on
Wednesday, December 5th at
the
Richardson
County
Historical Museum. Norma
Roland led us in prayer.
Thirteen members and 14
guests enjoyed a delicious
Christmas dinner made by Ann
Meinzer and served by her
wonderful helpers! We were
served ham balls, twice-baked
potatoes, veggies and a
strawberry
and
blueberry
parfait. We played bingo and
had several winners, then the
ladies read some Christmas
readings
and
we
sang
Christmas songs a cappella. We
all received a painted wooden
snowman as a gift. Our love
offering will go towards the
Hurricane Sandy Relief Effort.
Respectfully submitted by
Kathy Niedfeldt
Life Quotes
January 6 “Maybe you made a
New Year’s resolution to read
your Bible more. Follow
through with that resolution.
Make church attendance a
priority. Get to Bible class.
Take advantage of the
opportunities for Christian
education that you have for your
children … Tell a friend or
relative about the great things
that God has done for them.
Support the work of your
congregation with your time,
treasures, and talents, so that
others might be taught as you
January 13 “Our futures are
unknown to us (thankfully), but
they are not unknown to God.
He is all-knowing; He is
sovereign. God, through Christ,
experienced the supreme
suffering in human form when
He took it upon Himself to
accept the sin of us all through
His death on the cross. Because
He knows what it’s like to
suffer, He can empathize with
us in our suffering. Not only can
He empathize with us, but God
promises to one day relieve us
of our suffering.” Beth Schaible,
former Lutherans For Life
national board member – A
“Life Quote” from Lutherans
For Life ·
www.lutheransforlife.org
January 20 “A woman has the
right to choose what she does
with her body, but the baby is
not her body. Where’s the
lawyer for the baby? How can
the dream survive if we murder
the children?” Alveda King,
niece of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr., speaking with Notre
Dame High School students – A
“Life Quote” from Lutherans
For Life ·
www.lutheransforlife.org
January 27 “The Father of Life
says, ‘Choose Life. Your worth
is not determined by what you
can no longer do, but rather by
how much you are worth in My
sight. I have sent My Son for
you.’ … The worth of life to the
true God of Life is greater than
can be measured by human
standards and is seen distinctly
on a cross and in an empty
tomb. Each of us is reminded by
the Word of the true God of
Life, ‘My times are in your
hand’ (Psalm 31:15a).” Pastor
Paul Sajban, The Lutheran
Church of Our Savior, Windom,
Minnesota – A “Life Quote”
from Lutherans For Life ·
www.lutheransforlife.org
Used Sheets or Drapes are
needed for LWR
The Sew ‘n Sew ladies
would really appreciate your
donation of any used sheets or
drapes. The ladies use these for
the quilts that are sent to LWR.
Please
contact
Dorothy
Vollmer.
Don’t Throw Away
Those Coupons
Your
manufacturer’s
coupons are needed. Mosaic of
Beatrice will accept coupons,
Campbell’s Soup labels and
used stamps. Take what you
need from your Sunday
morning paper and give the rest
to Mosaic. They appreciate you
helping them!
"The Lutheran Hour"
Orphan Grain Train
There is a basket in the
Narthex filled with empty film
canisters. We would like you to
take a few canisters home and
fill them with quarters.
This money will be given to
the Orphan Grain Train to help
with the costs of shipping.
With our thanks, the LWML
Listen to KTNC on
Sundays at 8:30 a.m. for "The
Lutheran Hour" or catch these
other times: KFAB 1110am at
6:30 a.m. KFEQ 680am at 8:30
a.m. or WIBW 580am at 7:30
a.m. and at KNZA 103.9fm at
7:30 a.m.
Food Pantry Needs
The F.C. Food Pantry needs
your help. The pantry is
dangerously low on supplies
and
would
appreciate
community support to resupply
the cupboards. The need
remains at a high level despite
the decline in donations.
Food items needed: canned
vegetables, dry pasta, canned
fruit, juice, instant potatoes, box
dinners, canned tuna, canned
chicken, canned pasta meals,
peanut butter, cereal and soup.
Personal care items needed:
diapers, deodorant, shampoo,
conditioner and toothpaste.
Cleaning items needed:
laundry detergent, dish soap,
paper towels, toilet paper,
Kleenex and household cleaning
supplies.
This list of items that are
needed has been posted in the
church basement. Please help.
Stewardship Minute
Youth are Ready to Serve
The National Lutheran
Youth Gathering will be this
coming summer in July. The
gathering provides opportunities
for our young people to
socialize, serve, and study
God’s Word with thousands of
their peers who share their faith.
Often
in
our
small
congregations, adults are seen
as keeping the church moving
along. At this gathering, they
will see people their own age
excited about using their time
and talents to serve their Lord
and Savior.
The youth involved in the
upcoming
National
Youth
Gathering would like to offer
their services to you as a way of
raising funds for the trip. If you
need someone to wash your car,
rake your yard, shovel your
snow, or even organize your
garage, please call Angie
Embretson at 402-245-2149 and
set up a time convenient to you.
We will accept an offering that
you feel is fair and it will go to
the group as a whole.
JANUARY 2013
“Stewardship is how we
manage what God has given us
in this life.” We are each meant
to consider whatever we have as
gifts from God and to be good
managers of those gifts. We
each have bodies, brains and
talents and time to use all of
those gifts to glorify God. Good
stewardship involves good
management of the totality of
God’s gifts to us.
An elderly pastor tells the
story of a parishioner in a
church he was serving. The man
took giving and serving the
Lord seriously. If anyone asked
him why he was so dedicated to
using his talents, time, and
money for the Lord’s work, he
would smile and answer by
saying: “The Lord has allowed
me to have time, talent, energy,
and a good income. If I don’t
use my assets in the right way,
God may stick out his foot and
trip me. Then I might lose it
all.”
He meant his answer to be
funny, of course. But it does
show that the fellow knew
where his time, talent, and
financial resources ultimately
came from. They came from our
loving Creator whose blessings
are showered daily upon each of
us.
Remember that Jesus said to
his followers: “You are the light
of the world.” He continued by
saying “Let your light shine
before others, so that they may
see your good works and give
glory to your Father in heaven.”
(Matthew 5: 3-16) Should we
not let our lights shine to glorify
our loving Creator?
Prayer: Almighty and
loving God, every good gift we
have has come from you. Keep
us mindful of your care for us
and your desire for us to use our
minds, bodies, energy and
resources to bring light and
truth to this often suffering
world. Through Christ our Lord,
we pray. Amen
JANUARY NEWSLETTER
St. Paul’s Evangelical
Lutheran Church LCMS
65103 712 Road
Falls City NE 68355
402-245-4643
Happy New Year!
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"To serve the needs of all members so as to grow in the true Word and Sacraments,
so that we share God's blessing among ourselves and reach out with them to those
who need Jesus Christ's love."