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April 9, 2017, Worship at 10am

May Newsletter Deadline: Thursday, April 20, 2017

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The Messenger St. Peter Lutheran Church – April 2017

From the Interim Pastor

The Gospel reading for the first Sunday in April comes from John chapter 11 and it tells the

story about Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. This is a marvelous story of faith. It is also the

last of the signs that John told about in his Gospel story inviting people to believe in Jesus as

the Messiah. It is also the straw that broke the camel’s back, because from that time on the chief

priests and Pharisees found it necessary to put Jesus to death.

They believed that only God could have the power over life and death and they believed that

Jesus was not God and so they sought to destroy him. And from fear and lack of faith, God

showed us where to find hope. With Jesus’ surrender to death on the cross, God showed us

where to find life.

The words that Jesus spoke to Martha are true when he said, “I am the resurrection and the

life, whoever believes in me though they die, yet shall they live, and whoever lives and believes

in me shall never die.”

Then Jesus asked Martha if she believed this and she replied, “Yes, Lord I believe that you are

the Christ, the Son of God, he who is coming into the world.”

An important part of the rhythm of the story of faith is to walk through Lent and hear and see

the suffering and death of Jesus the Christ. This is what prepares us for Easter and helps us to

open our eyes like Mary and the disciples and to see his resurrection and to believe that new life

is the gift he gives.

As part of our preparation for this….

1. First communion will be celebrated on Palm Sunday, April 9th

2. Maundy Thursday service will begin at 7pm on April 13th

.

3. The Community Lenten service will also be at 12 noon, Thursday April

6th

and the Community Good Friday Service at 12 noon on Friday,

April 14th. These services are held at Trinity United Methodist.

4. The Good Friday Service at St. Peter will be on Friday at 7pm on

April 14th.

5. We have two services on Easter at St. Peter: 7:30am and 10am with

breakfast served in between the two services.

General Announcements

Radio ministry was given to the glory of God in March by: Ed and Jacquie Fritz in celebration of son, Eric’s birthday Ron and Sue Kloeppel Norma Koenig in celebration of birthdays for great-grandson, Roy Trentman, grandson, Aaron Trentman and daughter, Debbie Trentman. Leonard and Shirley Jarman

The flowers on the altar were given to the glory of God in March by: The Kloeppel in loving memory of Alma Kloeppel’s birthday

Readers Needed for the first and second scripture lessons and the prayers during the worship service. Your readings can be emailed to you so you can look them over in advance. Please sign up in the red book at the back of church.

Quilting Day The next quilting day is Wednesday, April 12th at 9:00 am.

First Communion will be celebrated this year on Sunday, April 9th at the 10am worship service.

Thank you The 2017 Quarterless Auction is under our belts and it was a huge success. The total brought in after expenses was $7,062.00. We want to thank everyone that donated items, money, food, drinks and your valuable time to make this a grand event. Many hands working together created a special day for all! Mark the date of Saturday, March 3, 2018 for next year! Thank you so much. Angie Miller & Susan McGue

STEEPLE FUND RAISER “A TALL CHALLENGE” Thank you all for your generous support for the steeple fund project. We have exceeded our goal of $25,000. Work is projected to start this Spring / early Summer. Even though we have exceeded our goal we are asking for continued donations towards the steeple fund. Additional repairs & maintenance have been pointed out

concerning the masonry. This maintenance, if not addressed now will need addressed in the future. To take advantage of the contractor already on site, we would like to address these repairs along with the work that is already planned. We do not know what the additional cost is at this time until the contractor can have a closer look. Further details will be made available as we hear from the contractor. Thanks again and we appreciate your support."

Donated funds should be clearly marked for "STEEPLE FUND." Anyone needing to discuss this, please contact one of us. THANK YOU. Property committee: Dan Kramer, Eric Fritz, Randy Rinehart

Community Lenten Service at Trinity United Methodist Church The April schedule is Thursday, April 6 at Noon with lunch to follow. The Good Friday service will be at Noon on April 14th, no meal will be served.

ALtar Guild

Altar Guild’s regular monthly meetings are the first Tuesday of each month. The next meeting is Tuesday, April 4th at 6:00 pm.

The rose on the altar on March 12th was in celebration of the birth of Corbin Thomas

Kramer, who weighed in at 7 lbs., 15 oz. He was welcomed by parents Kyle and Lauren and big

sister, Ava Grace and proud grandparents, Vicki and Dan Kramer.

Please pray for the following family and friends: Jim Schimmoeller, Jimmy Foote, Christopher Alger, Chad Wiechart, Jodi Siefker, Judy Pohlman, Tim Trentman, Vicki Kramer, Marliese Perez, Paul Perez, Joen Blanton, Dave Greaves, Gus Dolsen, Brad Clark and Jan Goedde, Melvin Kloeppel, Olivia

Nelson, Dale Derrow, Cindy Weitzel and Johnny Hundley.

Need Cookies for Easter and no time to bake?? The Sunday school and Catechism classes will be selling plates of freshly decorated cookies on April 9. Proceeds from the sales will go toward the ELCA Good Gifts Fund.

Married Couples: Spring is Here. Let Your Love Blossom! Find out how your love can be nourished so it grows and grows. The next Lutheran Marriage Encounter Weekend is April 28-30 at the Fairfield Inn & Suites, Beachwood, Ohio. For more information or to register, contact Duffy & Nan Guthrie,

440/599-9090 or www.GodLovesMarriage.org.

Keep our Military Friends and Family in your Prayers: John & Amber Becket Air Force Dalzell SC Mike Hershberger Navy San Diego CA Fred Hasting Navy Stateside Collin Swick Navy Gainesville FL

InReach/OutReach

The next InReach/OutReach Meeting is Wednesday, April 12th at 6:30 PM.

Prayer Chain - If you would like your name added to the prayer chain (e-mail or phone) please contact Susan McGue at 419-234-6448. If you ever need a prayer chain started, please contact Susan or the church office. When requesting a prayer chain to be started, it would be best to call Susan at the above number (she doesn’t check her computer daily.) Susan is the primary start

person and if she can’t be reached by phone, then call the church office.

The staff and seniors at the Delphos Senior Citizens Center want to thank you for the lunch you provided on February 21st. Everyone enjoyed the change of menu and found the food delicious. Your generosity was greatly

appreciated. Alice Curth, Exec. Director

News for Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Good Morning/Good Shepherd Bible Study – Bible study will be Wednesday, April 5th at 11:00 am in Fellowship Hall.

The April Bible Study is titled: “Galatians Christian Faith and Christian Freedom” Session Four: For freedom Christ has set us free Theme Verse: “If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25) WELCA The scheduled meeting is Monday, April 10th at 7:00 pm.

Please notify the office by April 30th with the names of your high school or college graduate for the 2016-2017 school year. A reception is being planned, and we don’t want to miss anyone. Thank you.

Remember our Shut-ins Vancrest Health Care Carl Dienstberger 1425 E Fifth St. E. Fourth St. Delphos, OH 45833 Delphos OH 45833 Melvin Kloeppel Pat Wreede

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

APRIL

1) Cindy Weitzel 15) Richard Wreede

2) Lindzi Hoersten 17) Carol Metzger

2) Barbara Shafer 18) Charlotte Koebel

2) Dianna Allemeier 22) Virginia Klenz

2) Vicki Kramer 23) Evan Lieurance

3) Douglas Fitch 25) Lori Wreede

3) Robert Kloeppel 26) Rodney Klenz

5) Larry Keipper 26) Brandi Taylor

5) Vicki Rinehart 28) Laura Peters

7) Lynn Koenig 28) Jason Simon

11) Toni Wisher 29) Michael Schleeter

12) Susan Houseworth

14) Matthew Calvelage

15) Nicholas Fitch

Offering Recap for March 2017 Worship attendance for 02-26-2017 44

Worship attendance for 03-05-2017 53



Amount needed each week to meet approved budget for 2017 $2,105.35

Total donations received for General Operating Fund:

02-26-2017 $1,856.00 we missed our goal by $ 249.35


03-12-2017 $2,149.00 we exceeded our goal by $ 43.65


Year-to-date 2017 $1,355.81*

Includes Quarterless Auction proceeds of $7,062.00*

We love seeing you at our weekly service. If you aren’t able to attend please remember that our bills continue

to arrive in the mail and your generous donations are greatly appreciated weekly. Thank you!

WOMEN OF THE ELCA

Southwestern Conference Spring Assembly

April 8th, 2017 at

St. Matthews Lutheran Church 5050 Saint Matthews Drive

Lima, OH 45806

Theme for the Day: Proverbs 31:8-9

Worship & Communion Pastor Sharon Stonerock

Speaker of the day from Crime Victim Services

Subject: Human Trafficking

In Kind Offering

Any Type of Personal Feminine Products

Registration 8:30 am -9 am Call Carolyn Conner before April 1st

With your reservations At (419) 991-2248

Registration and Lunch is $10

Reservations may be paid for

at the door

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St. Peter WELCA Ladies are collecting In Kind Offering of women’s personal feminine products, including

shampoo, toothpaste, etc. There is a collection box on the bench in the hall. Donations are due by April 8th

.

Thank you.

COMmmunity

FAMILY PROMISE The Delphos Ministerial Association will again be hosting homeless families who are working with Family Promise in Lima. We are most grateful to Delphos Trinity United

Methodist Church for allowing us to use their space for this wonderful program. In order to support the Delphos Ministerial Association, we need volunteers from every Church. These are the following ways you can help… Meals—we would like warm meals brought to the Trinity Church. (TBA…time and number of people until we get closer to the dates) Fellowship/Recreation—volunteers (2-4) each evening from approximately 5:00pm-8:00pm Sleepover---one male and one female volunteer to spend the night with the families at the Trinity Church. Everyone will have their own room to sleep in. The hours are from 8:00pm to 6:30 am the next morning. Our next week of Family Promise will be May 14-21. If anyone would like more information, please see or call Tori Bockey 419-203-4259, Nancy Bonifas 419-771-8611, Melissa Trentman 419-302-0024 or Sister Immacolata 570-815-1179. Thank you very much!

Community Easter Cantata “ARISE” A musical drama of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. This year’s performance dates are over Palm Sunday weekend-Thursday, April 6th at 7PM, Friday, April 7th at 7PM, Saturday, April 8th at 7PM and Sunday April 9th at 2PM. All performances will be held at Trinity Family Life Center, 702 Ambrose Drive, Delphos (behind Arby’s). Doors open 30 minutes prior to

performances. Open seating. Admission is free, but there will be a freewill offering after the performances to help defray costs.

Spring Concert Gospel Show Case on Friday, April 28th at Elida High School Auditorium, 401 E North St, Elida, Oh. Concert is at 7pm and doors open at 6pm. Performing will be Hallelujah Saints Band Singers, Hallelujah Saints Band, Chamber group and Mikaela J. Umbs, guest harpist. A love offering will be taken at the door. For information: 419-605-8617

SERVICE TIME ACOLYTES COMMUNION USHERS

April 2

10:00 PM James Hasting Dave Mayer Butch Prine

Ryan Trentman

Volunteers

MONEY COUNTERS: Deb Trentman, Rick Dienstberger

ALTAR GUILD- Donna Berger, Susan McGue


April 9

Palm Sunday

First Communion

10:00 AM Anna Fitch Rick Dienstberger Matt Calvelage

Lynn Koenig

Volunteers




April 13 Maundy Thursday

7:00 PM Dave Stemen Volunteers


April 16

Easter Sunrise

7:30 AM Troy Calvelage Dan Kramer Volunteers


April 16

Easter

10:00 AM Colin Koebel

Paige Kloeppel

Dave Mayer

Jordan Koebel

Ron Kloeppel

Aaron Kloeppel

Volunteers




April 23

10:00 AM Kaiden Trentman Ryan Trentman Sam Miller

Dan Staples

Volunteers




April 30

10:00 AM Maddie Weitzel Alan Trentman Rick Dienstberger

Dan Marlow

Volunteers




May 7

10:00 AM Lauren French Aaron Kloeppel Aaron Trentman

Alan Trentman

Volunteers

MONEY COUNTERS: Karen Hartman, Lois Ewing

ALTAR GUILD- Vicki Rinehart, Vicki Kramer

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