North Prairie Lutheran Mission Announcements for the Week of January 28th-February 4, 2007

This Week @ North Prairie Lutheran Church:
Sunday, January 28th: 4th Sunday After the Epiphany Worship with Holy Communion, 9 a.m.
Saturday, February 3rd: Pastor's Day Off
Sunday, February 4th: 5th Sunday After the Epiphany Worship with Holy Communion, 9 a.m., Bible Study, 10:15 a.m.

Bible Study for this morning has been cancelled. Please join us next Sunday as we continue our look at the topic of "Feminism & The Church."

Lent Services Our Wednesday evening services will resume for the season of Lent, beginning with an Ash Wednesday communion service on Wednesday, February 21st at 7 p.m. at the North Prairie church. Come join us for these special services as we take time to ponder our Savior's passion and death during the Lenten season!

Holy Communion Today Due to last Sunday's services being cancelled, the sacrament of Holy Communion will be celebrated during our service this morning. We will return to our regular 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sunday communion schedule next Sunday, February 5th.

Cancellation Reminder If services or other events at North Prairie need to be cancelled due to weather or other reasons, an announcement will be called into KIOW, 107.3 FM. If Pastor has internet access, an announcement will also be posted on North Prairie's website and on this news & notes blog. If you still have questions about an event's status, you are invited to contact the Pastor.

To learn more about North Prairie Lutheran Church, visit www.elcmiowa.org/northprairie

To learn more about our denomination, the Evangelical Lutheran Conference & Ministerium (ELCM), visit www.elcm.org

Worship Service Announcement for Sunday, January 21st

Due to expected winter weather in northern Iowa, worship services and Bible Study for Sunday, January 21st at North Prairie have been cancelled. The sacrament of Holy Communion will be celebrated at the 9 a.m. service next Sunday, January 28th at North Prairie Lutheran Church.

For more information about North Prairie, visit www.elcmiowa.org/northprairie

For more information about our denomination, the Evangelical Lutheran Conference & Ministerium (ELCM), visit www.elcm.org

North Prairie Lutheran Mission Announcements for the Week of January 14th-20th, 2007

This Week at North Prairie Lutheran Church:
Sunday, January 14th 2nd Sunday After Epiphany Worship, 9 a.m., Bible Study, 10:15 a.m.
Tuesday, January 15th Pastor Work @ Algona, 2-10 p.m.
Thursday, January 18th Confession of St. Peter
Friday, January 19th Pastor Work @ Algona, 2-10 p.m.
Saturday, January 20th Pastor's Day Off
Sunday, January 21st 3rd Sunday After Epiphany Worship with Holy Communion, 9 a.m., Bible Study, 10:15 a.m.

Readings for this Sunday: Isaiah 62:1-5, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, John 2:1-11

Readings for the Festival of the Confession of St. Peter: Acts 4:8-13, 2 Peter 1:1-15, Mark 8:27-35(36-9:1)

Cancellation Reminder If services or other events at North Prairie Lutheran Church need to be cancelled due to poor weather conditions or for other reasons, an announcement will be called into KIOW, 107.3 FM in Forest City. If Pastor has access to a computer and internet service, an announcement will also be posted on the congregation's website and the news & notes blog. If you should still have questions about whether a service or activity is cancelled or postponed, please call Pastor.

Life Sunday Next Sunday is observed in many Lutheran churches as "Life Sunday", with focus brought to various end of life issues that face our society today. If you wish to learn more about these various issues, or about Lutherans for Life, a pro-life ministry of the Lutheran church, visit Lutherans for Life's website at www.lutheransforlife.org. There are many resources on their site to assist individuals and congregations with these issues.

Bible Study Bible Study is now held on Sunday mornings following the worship service, at approximately 10:15 a.m. This morning, we resume our study of Feminism & The Church as we look at crucial doctrines of Christianity that Feminists wish to change and if that change is compatible with Scripture or not. Bring your Bibles to church this Sunday and study the Word of God with us!

To learn more about North Prairie Lutheran Church and our ELCM mission congregation, visit www.elcmiowa.org/northprairie

To learn more about our denomination, the Evangelical Lutheran Conference & Ministerium (ELCM), visit www.elcm.org

Pastor's Algona Work Schedule

Pastor's Work Schedule in Algona for the remainder of January is as follows:
Saturday, January 13th: 2-10 p.m.
Tuesday, January 16th: 2-10 p.m.
Friday, January 19th: 2-10 p.m.
Monday, January 22nd: 2-10 p.m.
Tuesday, January 23rd: 2-10 p.m.
Friday, January 26th: 2-10 p.m.

Pastor's Day off for the week of January 7th-13th will switch from Saturday to Wednesday, January 10th this week.

Pastor's Algona Work Schedule

Pastor Martin will be working his other job in Algona the following hours in the coming two weeks:
Friday, January 5th: 2-9 p.m.
Monday, January 8th: 2-9 p.m.
Tuesday, January 9th: 2-9 p.m.
Saturday, January 13th: 3-10 p.m.

Thank you to everyone at North Prairie for your willingness to be flexible during this transitional time of having to have Pastor work a 2nd job. We pray that our Lord will bless our mission efforts this year so that in the near future, we will have such stewardship response and financial means to offer an adequate compensation package so our Pastor will not need to work at 2nd job.