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408 Ninth Street NW Mandan, ND 58554 FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH Phone: 701-663-3594 Fax: 701-663-6217 E-mail: [email protected] Building Faith and Transforming Lives in Christ. ADDRESS LABEL Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday, March 8 th . www.firstlutheranofmandan.org We’re on the web! Council E-mail: [email protected] February 26, Ash Wednesday, marked the beginning of Lent. In that service each of us received this invitation. Friends in Christ, today with the whole church we enter the time of remembering Jesuspassover from death to life, and our life in Christ is renewed. We begin this holy season by acknowledging our need for repentance and for Gods mercy. We are created to experience joy in communion with God, to love one another, and to live in harmony with creation. But our sinful rebellion separates us from God, our neighbors, and creation, so that we do not enjoy the life our creator intended. As disciples of Jesus, we are called to a discipline that contends against evil and resists whatever leads us away from love of God and neighbor. I invite you, therefore, to the discipline of Lent— self-examination and repentance, prayer and fasting, sacrificial giving and works of love—strengthened by the gifts of word and sacrament. Let us continue our journey through these forty days to the great Three Days of Jesusdeath and resurrection. - sundaysandseasons.com. This year at First Lutheran this invitation takes on new meaning as we journey through this time of transition. My prayer is that our self- examination and our works of love might center on where we see the very breath of God, the Holy Spirit at work in our congregation and community. So I invite you to keep your eyes open, to take note of your encounters with the Holy Spirit, and to give voice to where you see God at work. My hope is that through our self-examination and our works of love we will give voice to where God may be leading us. Lastly, I would ask that each of you during this time of Lent pray. Lift up prayers of celebration for the work the Holy Spirit has begun, prayers of wisdom and strength for our church leaders, and prayers that where God leads we will confidently follow. A Christ follower in this journey, Pastor Chris March 2020 Interim Pastor Rev. Gene Anderson 663-3594 Associate Pastor Rev. Christina Martin 663-3594 Parish Administrator Jackie Schulz 663-3594 Sunday School Ministry Coordinator Kama Hoovestol 663-3594 Custodians Ron & Mavis Watson Financial Administration Jennifer Scheet First Lutheran Is A Mission Partner with Camp of the Cross Ministries First Lutheran Staff First Lutheran Church March Newsletter

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408 Ninth Street NW

Mandan, ND 58554

FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH

Phone: 701-663-3594

Fax: 701-663-6217

E-mail: [email protected]

Building Faith and

Transforming Lives

in Christ.

ADDRESS LABEL

Daylight

Savings

Time begins

on Sunday,

March 8th.

www.firstlutheranofmandan.org

We’re on the web!

Council E-mail:

[email protected]

February 26, Ash Wednesday, marked the beginning of Lent. In that

service each of us received this invitation.

Friends in Christ, today with the whole church we enter the time of remembering Jesus’ passover from death to life, and our life

in Christ is renewed.

We begin this holy season by acknowledging our need for repentance and for God’s mercy. We are created to experience joy in communion with God, to love one another, and to live in

harmony with creation. But our sinful rebellion separates us from God, our neighbors, and creation, so that we do not enjoy

the life our creator intended.

As disciples of Jesus, we are called to a discipline that contends against evil and resists whatever leads us away from love of God and neighbor. I invite you, therefore, to the discipline of Lent—self-examination and repentance, prayer and fasting, sacrificial

giving and works of love—strengthened by the gifts of word and sacrament. Let us continue our journey through these forty days

to the great Three Days of Jesus’ death and resurrection.

- sundaysandseasons.com.

This year at First Lutheran this invitation takes on new meaning as we

journey through this time of transition. My prayer is that our self-

examination and our works of love might center on where we see the very

breath of God, the Holy Spirit at work in our congregation and

community. So I invite you to keep your eyes open, to take note of your

encounters with the Holy Spirit, and to give voice to where you see God at

work.

My hope is that through our self-examination and our works of love

we will give voice to where God may be leading us. Lastly, I would ask

that each of you during this time of Lent pray. Lift up prayers of

celebration for the work the Holy Spirit has begun, prayers of wisdom and

strength for our church leaders, and prayers that where God leads we will

confidently follow.

A Christ follower in this journey,

Pastor Chris

March 2020

Interim Pastor

Rev. Gene Anderson

663-3594

Associate Pastor

Rev. Christina Martin

663-3594

Parish Administrator

Jackie Schulz

663-3594

Sunday School Ministry

Coordinator

Kama Hoovestol

663-3594

Custodians

Ron & Mavis Watson

Financial Administration

Jennifer Scheet

First Lutheran Is A Mission

Partner with Camp of the

Cross Ministries

First Lutheran

Staff

First Lutheran Church

March Newsletter

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Camp of the Cross Spring Retreat 2020 RENEWAL

Enjoy a getaway with like-minded women focusing on being loved by God, ourselves, and others. We'll learn from one another, worship and eat great food together, and have opportunity to use some extra time for personal goals, crafting, and rest.

March 27-28, 2020 Friday, March 27th - 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 28th - 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Camp of the Cross Ministries, www.campofthecross.com 1228 - 47th Ave NW, Garrison, ND 58540

Any questions contact [email protected]

Our Mission: To provide opportunities for women to actively purse being known, loved, and accepted by God, themselves, and others

Registration Requirements:

*$50.00 non-refundable deposit per person upon registration.

*Once deposit is paid your registration will be locked in.

*Payment via check written to PWM (Prairie Women’s Ministries) OR debit card through Square.

*If using snail mail, please mail deposit to PO Box 578 Parshall, ND 58770.

*Remaining balance due at check-in.

*Rooms reserved on a first come, first serve basis.

**Registration DEADLINE - Friday, March 20, 2020**

Guest Pastors for Lenten Services:

March 4th Rev. Gene Anderson

March 11th Rev. Christina Martin

March 18th Rev. Sylvia Bull from Faith Lutheran in Bismarck

March 25th Rev. Canon Hal Weidman from St. George’s Episcopal in Bismarck

April 1st Rev. Steve Sathre from Faith Lutheran in Bismarck

Thank you to everyone that gave to

“Souper Bowl of Caring”. We raised

$782.40 for the Mandan Public

Schools!

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Mark Your

Calendar…

5th: LAF-Sandwiches

12th: LAF-Nachos

19th: LAF-Hot Dogs

26th: LAF-Sloppy Joes

Upcoming Events

Easter Flower Orders Due Soon!

Please consider ordering Easter

Flowers to beautify our altar on

Easter. They can be given in honor

of someone you love or in celebration

of an event. Best of all you can take

your Easter flower home after

worship!

Don’t forget to order your Easter

Flowers by March 8th. You can find

yellow forms in the narthex.

You are invited to Pizza

Ranch on March 30th

starting at 5 PM. 20% of

the items purchased will

go to the youth going on

the mission trip. Just

bring the flyer found in

this newsletter or show

the cashier a picture!

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Worship Schedule

Special Thanks

Thank you to all the greeters, ushers, communion servers,

readers, communion set-up, coffee hour workers, and to all

who have supplied goodies for the last month. Your help is

greatly appreciated!

Baptisms:

February 9 Katherine Hazel Hartwig

February 23 Vivian Lee VanCleave

Funerals:

January 30 John Sterna

February 7 Carolyn Ogroske

February 14 Eugene Kottsick

February 15 John “Ernie” Prudente Jr.

February 21 Dean Olson

February 29 Donald Hertz Jr.

Memorial Fund

Pastoral Acts

In memory of John Sterna given by Walter & Leona

Keidel.

In memory of Arlow Nelson given by Norma Lundstrom.

In memory of Arnold Albrecht given by Norma

Lundstrom.

In memory of Carolyn Ogroske given by Norma

Lundstrom, Dave & Eunice Wolf, Ralph & Naida Feland.

Deadline for

articles for the

April Newsletter

will be March 20th.

March ~ Mission of the Month

Weekend Meals for Mandan Kids

Items needed are Chap Stick, Peanut Butter, Jelly, Fruit Cups,

Canned Fruit, Granola Bars, Cereal, Pudding Cups, Ap-

plesauce, Chef Boyardee', Mac & Cheese, Soups, Hamburger

Helper, Spaghetti Noodles, Spaghetti Sauce, Pop Tarts, Instant

Mashed Potatoes, Rice A Roni, Pasta Roni, Pork and Beans,

Baked Beans, Pancake Mix-no eggs required such as Krusteaz

Brand, Syrup, Canned Tuna, Chicken, Ham.

NO GLASS JARS PLEASE!

You may put your items in the boxes in the Narthex. Thank

you!

Sunday ~

8:30 am ~ Traditional

10:45 am ~ Contemporary

9:30 am ~ Coffee

9:30 am ~ Church School

Wednesday ~Lenten Schedule ~

Noon & 6:00 pm ~ Lenten Services

6:00 pm ~ Church School

7:00 pm ~ Confirmation

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First Lutheran Church

of Mandan Youth

Date: 3/30/2020 Time: 5:00 P.M.

Location: Mandan Pizza Ranch

PIZZA RANCH WILL DONATE 20% of your guest check to the designated organization.

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We are starting something new this fall for

the Mandan Public Schools. Instead of the

school supplies that we have collected in the

past (Mandan’s Walmart has “adopted” the

schools here in Mandan and are providing

plenty of school supplies to them) we are

going to be doing a coat, hat, mitten & boot

drive. All sizes are welcome! If you have

any of these gently used items please make

sure they are washed and save them for the

fall to bring to church. We will deliver them

to the schools just like we did the school

supplies.

Thank you to everyone that came to First Lutheran

Church’s Fun Night on Sunday, February 16th. It was

great to get together and have some fun as well as a

little competition! If you weren’t able to make it on

Sunday we are planning another event in March.

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