Mt. Olive Ev. Lutheran Church

A Praying Church

 

1460 Almond Avenue

St. Paul, Minnesota  55108

 

651.645.2575

 

www.mtolive-wels.net

 

Carl R. Henkel, pastor

651.631.8625

carl.henkel@juno.com

 

 

The First Sunday in Lent

 

February 25, 2007    9:00am

 

 

 

Thank You for sharing this time of worship with us.  We're glad you're here!  Please sign the Friendship Register. Do come again!  If you do not have a local church home, we invite you to make your home with us.  Here you will find Christian love, opportunities for spiritual growth, warm friendships, and a feeling of being part of the family of God.

 

 

The Offering And The Friendship Register: The members of Mt. Olive congregation have joined together to do the Lord's work in this city and around the world.  Visitors, please do not feel obligated to participate in this offering that supports our church's ministry. During the gathering of the offering, however, we kindly ask each person to fill out the friendship register that is located at the end of your bench.  Please use this time also to greet those sitting near you.  Thanks!

 

 

Assisting Us In Worship This Morning

 

Amanda Miller, John, Susan, & Karl Mueller, greeters  ~  Jerry Holen, head usher

Pastor Aaron Robinson, guest pastor  ~  The SCLHS Croixaliers, Paul Kassulke, director

 

 

 

This Week At Mt. Olive

Today:                   8:45am        Prayer Time (Fireside Room)

                               9:00am        Christian Education Sunday/Croixaliers Here

                             10:30am        Education Hour (Jim Pasbrig, presenter)

                             11:45am        Potluck Dinner

                             12:45pm        Start Your Engines!

Monday:           11:30am        Mt. Olive Worship Service on Cable Channel 14

                               5:30pm        Confirmation Class

                               6:30pm        Mt. Olive Worship Service on Cable Channel 14

                               7:00pm        “Beautiful Feet” Bible Study

Tuesday:            7:00pm        “More Than Rubies” Bible Study

Wednesday:          5:30pm        Lenten Supper

                         6:30pm        Lenten Worship Service

Thursday:            10:00am        “Explorers of the Word” Bible Class

                               5:30pm        Women’s Guild Work Night

Saturday:              9:00am        “Raising a Healthy Preschooler”/Living Hope/Savage

                               9:00am        Church Ministry Workshop/Trinity/Belle Plaine

Next Sunday:       6:30am        “Time of Grace” on KMSP, Channel 9

                               9:00am        Family Worship Service with Holy Communion

                             10:30am        Education Hour

                             11:45am        Outreach Committee Meeting

                               3:30pm        Installation Service, Pastor Ed Fredrich/Lutheran Home

 

 

 

Today Is Christian Education Sunday at Mt. Olive!  We thank Pastor Aaron Robinson from St. Croix Lutheran High School for leading us in worship, and the SCLHS Croixaliers for offering up to the Lord their special service titled “God Is – I Am.”  Following our worship service, Mr. Jim Pasbrig will lead the Adult Education Hour, sharing with us the challenges and blessings of Christian education in the home and throughout life.  Then comes a delicious, tasty, mouth-watering potluck dinner!  All are invited to stay and enjoy Christian fellowship and a wonderful meal!  After the meal, you’ll hear “Start your engines,” signaling the beginning of our 7th annual Mt. Olive Minute Pinewood Derby Race.  Enjoy the day!

 

 

A Door Offering will be received at the close of this morning’s worship service to help fund the ministry of the Croixaliers.  Thank you for your support!

 

 

Lenten Worship This Wednesday:  The evening begins at 5:30pm with a delicious Lenten supper served by the Cedar Limb.  Everyone is invited!  Our worship service starts at 6:30pm.  This year’s worship theme is “Behold the Hidden Glory of the Cross,” and Pastor Norb Meier will preach using the theme, “It is Hidden in the Savior’s Solitude.”  Our Wednesday evening Lenten suppers and worship services have been well attended in previous years.  If you have not participated in the past, we’re praying that you will this year.  The time is early enough that even families with small children can be involved. Plan to attend!

 

 

The New Issue Of “Meditations” Is Now Available in the tract rack in the back of church.  This new booklet contains daily devotions for March 4 through June 2, 2007.  You are encouraged to take a copy home today and use it for your every-day devotional time.  There is also a suggested Bible reading for each day of the week.

 

 

Ever Wish Preschoolers Came With An Instruction Manual? If you’ve ever wanted a deeper under-standing into the physical, emotional, and spiritual development of your child, then welcome to:

Faith Stepping Stones: Raising a Healthy Preschooler
an interactive workshop for parents of 2 to 4 year-olds

Date: Saturday, March 3, 2007 at Living Hope Lutheran Church, Savage

or:  Saturday, March 10, 2007 at Salem Lutheran Church, Stillwater

Time: 8:30-9:00am - Check in
            9:00-3:30pm - Workshop

Cost: $12 per person (materials, lunch, snacks, and beverages included)

Register by calling: 952.892.1777

 

 

Women’s Guild Work Night  (Men also encouraged to attend!) The annual work night will be held this Thursday, March 1, 2007. Pam Folkens and Linda Petersen will have several projects available for every skill level. They are planning to take several finished items to Peru with them in April. All materials will be provided, but please bring along a pair of sharp scissors if you have them. We will begin at 5:30pm with a light supper furnished by Pam and Linda, followed by craft projects, and finishing off the evening with dessert. If you cannot attend the work night but would like to contribute to this mission work, monetary donations are always appreciated.  A freewill donation will be accepted at the work night also. We have a list of items that Terry and Mary could use in their work, including a digital camera, and would like to take them as many as possible. In order to plan for the meal, please sign up on the sheet provided in the narthex.

 

 

The 2007 Church Ministry Workshop will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine this Saturday, March 3rd, beginning at 9:00am.  A list of exciting and stimulating workshops is available in the back of church.  Registration (including a great lunch!) is only $15.  Please sign up on the sheet on the narthex bulletin board today.

 

 

Connect Youth Ministries of Bloomington Lutheran Church is hosting a benefit concert for Tim Helman.  Tim is a member at Bloomington Lutheran as well as an established Christian musician.  He is a close friend of Terry Schultz and has used his musical gifts here at Mt. Olive on a couple of occasions.  About a year ago, Tim was diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive form of lymphoma. By God’s grace through extensive and costly treatments he was declared cancer free.  He was feeling fine for several weeks, but slowly the same symptoms began to reappear.  In January doctors found that his cancer had returned and they found new spots on his brain.  Tim hasn’t been able to work for several months.  His wife is a stay-at-home mom to their two young children, and financially things are getting pretty tough.  Medical bills continue to pile up, as do the costly and drastic treatments needed to battle such an aggressive form of cancer.  The benefit concert will be held on Friday, March 7th, beginning at 7:30pm, at Bloomington Lutheran Church, and will feature Jason Gray who recently signed a national recording contract with Centricity Records.  He has toured extensively around the country, with the likes of Sara Groves, and has been featured in several Christian music industry magazines.  As a good friend of Tim’s he is headlining the evening concert.  With his acoustic folk-rock and fantastic stories and testimony, he will no doubt give a performance that you won’t soon forget.  Also in concert is Koine’, the “house band” of St. Marcus Lutheran Church in Milwaukee, WI.  They too are friends of Tim and are honored to be a part of the benefit.  Their style is unique as they take both old and new well-loved hymns and put their own bluegrass/Dixie twist on them.  They are an outstanding band that will get the crowd’s toes tapping.  Concert tickets are only $7.00 ($10.00 at the door).  Please sign up today in the back of church.

 

 

Auction Time – Saturday, March 10th!  Break out that top hat and tails as we’re “Puttin’ On the Glitz” at this year’s St. Croix Lutheran High School auction. Actually, black tie attire is not required, but your presence is!  Every year a group of enthusiastic volunteers put together a spectacular silent and live auction event. With donations from congregational members, as well as local businesses, there is an offering of items that range from the everyday to the magnificent! While there never seems to be a lack of items up-for-bid, there is sometimes a lack of bidders to bid!!!  If you have never been to a SCLHS auction, you have really missed out. Those auction enthusiasts who make the annual pilgrimage to West St. Paul will vouch for the fact that a good time is always had by all attendees. Whether you bid on the silent auction, get into the fast-moving pace of the live auction, purchase from the pre-priced area, or simply go for the fun, food, and fellowship, you will have a great time and wonder why you never went before. If you have any questions about auction-day, please see Linda or Lee Petersen.

 

 

The Twin Cities Chapter of WELS Kingdom Workers invites you to join us for the second annual Festival of Foods, Saturday March 10, from 5-7 pm.  The festival will feature dishes from the many different nationalities that are served by our mission efforts here in the Twin Cities including Chinese, Japanese, Hispanic, Hmong, African American, and of course, German and Scandinavian.  Please join us to learn more about what WELS Kingdom Workers does to help spread the Gospel in our community.  The event will be held at Richard Green Elementary, 3400 4th Ave So, Minneapolis.  Hope to see you there!

 

 

 

 

Easter Flower Order - 2007

 

Name(s)                                                                                                                                   

 

Bulletin message: In memory of                                                                                                 

                             To the Glory of God  

                              In honor of                                                                                                  

 

I (we) will pick up the plant(s) after the Easter service  _____                                

I (we) will pick up plant(s) ____________________            _____

I (we) will leave the plant(s) at church for further use _____

Plant Type                                               # of Pots                   Price per Each       

Prem. Single Easter Lily

X

$7.50 =

 

Hydrangea

X

$20.00 =

 

Azalea

X

$16.00 =

 

Gerbera Daisy

X

$5.00 =

 

I can not guarantee colors, but will try!!!
 
Zonal Geraniums:

Red

White

Salmon

 

________________X

________________X

________________X

 

$6.00 =

$6.00 =

$6.00 =

 

 

 

TOTAL

$_________  

 

Please make checks payable to Mt. Olive Altar Guild. You may give them to Linda Petersen, put them in the Altar Guild mail slot, or place in the collection plate. Do not forget to attach your order sheet. Deadline: Sunday, March 18, 2007.