Tuesday February 1, 2005
Worship Committee meets at 7:00 p.m.
Orientation for Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Indiana at 6:00 p.m. in Room 2277 of the Indiana University School of Education.
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of South Central Indiana is currently looking for Indiana Reading Corps volunteers. Reading Corps volunteers tutor local elementary school students struggling with reading and reading comprehension. Volunteers meet twice a week for a half an hour each session.
[ELCA News: 'Grace Matters' New Name For ELCA Radio Ministry ]
Carl Bauer's Birthday
Casey Winningham's Birthday
Wednesday February 2, 2005
There's a Place At The Table for you. The Wednesday Lunch Group meets for devotions, prayer and study of next Sunday's scriptures at noon in Room 3 for one hour. Bring a brown bag lunch.
St. Thomas Men are invited to attend weekly Bible Study and Fellowship from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in Rooms 12 and 13.
Worship from 7:30 to 8:15 p.m.
Join us for a Weekly Worship on Wednesday Evenings (W3) Invite a friend or neighbor to come to St. Thomas for worship and fellowship, a quiet time during our hectic lives.
Gathering music will begin at 7:15. We'll learn some new music and share the old familiar hymns. Child care will be provided. Join us for this exciting new ministry.
LCM Students Midweek meal and bible study. We'll meet at the Rose House (314 South Rose Avenue, across 3rd Street from Forest and Wilkie Dorm) around 5:30, share a meal, and then begin bible study (1 and 2 Corinthians). We should be done by around 7:30. You can come late or leave early, as your schedule permits.
Spiritual Gifts Spiritual Growth Group meets at 6:00 p.m. in Room 12.
[ELCA News: Augsburg College Hosts 2005 Nobel Peace Prize Forum Feb. 11-12]
LCMS News: Registration opens for `Living Well` symposium]
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LCMS News: New Directions conference info to arrive in February]
LCMS News: Seminaries offer free visits]
LCMS News: Call for nominations: education executive]
LCMS News: Mission society seeks volunteers for biking fund-raiser]
LCMS News: Calls for nominations: university, district positions]
LCMS News: Notice: nominations for seminary president]
[NCC News: Religious leaders testimony opposes Clear Skies Act]
[NCC News: J Richard Butler, 74, Executive Director of Church World Service in 1980s, Dies]
The Presentation of our Lord (Liturgical Color: White)
Thursday February 3, 2005
Adult Choir rehearses at 7:00 p.m.
Youth Steering Committee meets at 7:00 p.m. in Room 7.
God in Gotham: Faith in the Modern American City
Jon Butler, professor of American studies, history and religious studies, and dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Yale University, presents an Horizons of Knowledge lecture at 7:30 p.m. in the Georgian Room of the Indiana Memorial Union.
Butler is the editor-in-chief of the forthcoming Oxford Companion to Religion in America and is currently writing a book about religion in New York City, 1870-1960, tentatively titled God in Gotham: The Miracle of Religion in Modern Manhattan.
[ELCA News: ELCA Seminary Lecture Series To Examine 'Practical Theology']
[ELCA News: ELCA Members Contribute $2.5 Million For Tsunami Relief]
[ELCA News: Lutherans Commit To Long-Term Tsunami Disaster Response]
[ENS News: Virgin Islands elects Gumbs as bishop]
[LCMS News: Mission societies meet to form alliances, learn]
Dave Belbutoski's Birthday
Ansgar, Archbishop of Hamburg, missionary to Denmark and Sweden, 865 (Liturgical Color: White)
February 4 to 7, 2005
Youth Extravaganza at the Hyatt Hotel in Orange County
Friday February 4, 2005
[ENS News: Congressional action is goal of March 11-14 Ecumenical Advocacy Days]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Religion and the Second Term]
[Religion and Ethic Newsweekly News: Abstinence-Only Sex Education]
Debra Schmidt's Birthday
Shannon Smith's Birthday
February 5 to 11, 2005
School of Lectio Divina at the Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center in Beech Grove.
Participants will flow with the prayers of the monastic community but also have teachings on Lectio Divina. The method will provide individual time, silence and help practice the Lectio Divina prayer form.
There will be daily Eucharist, Father Matthias Neuman, presider, and the monastic community and opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation will also be available. If you would like spiritual direction during this week, please let us know.
Saturday February 5, 2005
Habitat for Humanity Information Session at First United Methodist Church at 10:00 a.m.
An opportunity to learn about the agency, working in partnership with low-income families to build affordable housing. Qualified candidates must have a need for housing, the ability to pay a monthly mortage payment, and the willingness to contribute 250 volunteer hours building other families' home in addition to their own.
The Martyrs of Japan, 1597 (Liturgical Color: Red)
Scott Bauer's Birthday
February 6, 2005
The Transfiguration of Our Lord (Liturgical Color: White)
Prelude: Preamble for Solemn Occasion — Aaron Copeland
Entrance Hymn: O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright (Lutheran Book of Worship 76)
Hymn of the Day: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Lutheran Book of Worship 315)
Offertory: Episode — Aaron Copeland
Communion Hymn: Lord of All Being (text: Oliver Wendell Holmes; music: David L. Sinden; printed in bulletin)
Communion Hymn: Hail to the Lord's Annointed (Lutheran Book of Worship 87)
Sending Hymn: Oh, Wondrous Type! Oh, Vision Fair (Lutheran Book of Worship 80)
Postlude: Deo Gracias — Percy Whitlock
Homilist: Pastor Lyle McKee "The Morning Star"
Deacon: Kris Stewart
Lector: Mike Laros
Acolyte: Alex Nixon
Server: Larry Berg
Ushers: Paul Reynolds and Mackenzie Colston
Greeters: Gene and Gayl Laughman
Nursery: Mary Sasse
Council Coordinator: Allan Buhr
Sunday Church School from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m.
Godly Play, ages 3 to Kindergarten in Room 8
Grades 1-2 in the Sanctuary from 9:45 to 10:00 a.m., then in Room 15
Grades 3-4 in the Sanctuary from 9:45 to 10:00 a.m., then in Rooms 12/13
Grades 5-6 in the Sanctuary from 9:45 to 10:00 a.m., then in Room 14
Junior High in Room 16
Senior High in Room 17
Adult Bible Study in Room 17
"Culture of Conversation" at 9:50 a.m. in the sanctuary
Prelude: Preamble for Solemn Occasion — Aaron Copeland
Entrance Hymn: O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright (Lutheran Book of Worship 76)
Hymn of the Day: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Lutheran Book of Worship 315)
Offertory: Simple Gifts — Traditional (Adult Choir)
Communion Hymn: Lord of All Being (text: Oliver Wendell Holmes; music: David L. Sinden; printed in bulletin)
Communion Hymn: Hail to the Lord's Annointed (Lutheran Book of Worship 87)
Sending Hymn: Oh, Wondrous Type! Oh, Vision Fair (Lutheran Book of Worship 80)
Postlude: Deo Gracias — Percy Whitlock
Homilist: Pastor Lyle McKee "The Morning Star"
Deacon: Steve Frampton
Lector: Rita Pavolka
Acolyte: Chris Ohslund
Server: Margrethe O'Connor
Ushers: Mark and Sue Head
Greeters: Allan and Helen Mayfield
Nursery: Penny and Jacob Buhr
Council Coordinator: Mary Jean Krupinski
Altar Care: Laurel Reynolds and Reneé Steele
Flowers: John and Reneé Steele and Katie Schmidt
Bread and Wine: Frank and Mary Lou Nierzwicki
Lutheran Campus Ministry Lunch following the 11:00 service — all students welcome! Please gather near the kitchen. Today's lunch is provided by JayDene Laros and Nancy Melhorn.
ELCA and I-K Synod World Hunger leadership encourages congregations to invite worshipers to bring one dollar or one non-perishable food item to church on Super Bowl Sunday. Congregations then deliver the items to local food pantries or soup kitchens.
For more information, check out www.souperbowl.org
Last year our congregation donated $426.19. Nationwide, nearly 2,000 Lutheran congregations participated, raising over $500,000. Collectively, this youth-led ecumenical and grassroots movement raised $4.25 million last year in the fight against hunger. When you see one of our Youth holding a soup kettle, be sure to drop in your dollar or can of soup.
Personnel Committee meets at 9:45 a.m. in Room 3.
Mission Endowment Fund meets at 12:15 p.m. in Room 7.
Journey Together Faithfully Spiritual Growth Group meets at 12:15 p.m. in Rooms 12 and 13.
Confirmation meets at 4:00 p.m.
Youth Group meets at 5:30 p.m.
Motz Baughman's Birthday
Monday February 7, 2005
Bloomington Community Band rehearses at 7:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall
[ENS News: Ecumenical delegation raises concerns on Middle East visit]
[ENS News: Maryland priest Gregory Straub named General Convention executive officer]
[NCC News: NCC-USA ends Middle East visit, issues sobering statement]
Tuesday February 8, 2005
Pastor Lyle McKee will lead "What's Unique About Being Lutheran" at 7:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall.
[ELCA News: ELCA Presiding Bishop Appeals To President Of El Salvador]
[ENS News: Faith-based refugee groups oppose Sensenbrenner bill]
[ENS News: Black History Month: Absalom Jones Day, new book offers insights]
[ENS News: Presiding Bishop's statement on President Bush's 2006 federal budget]
Brianna Raatz' Birthday
Wednesday February 9, 2005
There's a Place At The Table for you. The Wednesday Lunch Group meets for devotions, prayer and study of next Sunday's scriptures at noon in Room 3 for one hour. Bring a brown bag lunch.
St. Thomas Men are invited to attend weekly Bible Study and Fellowship from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in Rooms 12 and 13.
LCM Students Midweek meal and bible study. We'll meet at the Rose House (314 South Rose Avenue, across 3rd Street from Forest and Wilkie Dorm) around 5:30, share a meal, and then begin bible study (1 and 2 Corinthians). We should be done by around 7:30. You can come late or leave early, as your schedule permits.
Ash Wednesday (Liturgical Color: Black)
Church Members and Friends of St. Thomas are invited to a soup/sandwich lunch at 11:00 a.m. prior to the noon Ash Wednesday service as guests of the Retired Group.
Ash Wednesday service at noon
Ash Wednesday service at 7:30 p.m.
Hymn of the Day: Savior, When in Dust to You (Lutheran Book of Worship 91)
Communion Hymn: Just as I Am, without One Plea (Lutheran Book of Worship 296)
Communion Hymn: Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive (Lutheran Book of Worship 307)
Sending Hymn: I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (Lutheran Book of Worship 497)
Services in Lent will conclude with the dismissal. Please be mindful of those who wish to keep silence.
Meditation: Pastor Lyle McKee "Sign of the Cross"
Deacon: Kris Frampton
Lector: Diane McCurry
Acolyte: Sarah Isaacson
Server: Steve Frampton
Ushers: Jim and Marti Doering
Greeters: Paul and Laurel Reynolds
Altar Care: Laurel Reynolds and Mary Sasse
Bread and Wine: Helen Mayfield
[LCMS News: Synod leaders focus on disaster response]
Sara (Fawbush) Johnson's Birthday
Thursday February 10, 2005
Adult Choir rehearses at 7:00 p.m.
[ELCA News: The Rev. Edgar Brown, Longtime Lutheran Worship Leader, Dies]
[ELCA News: Lutherans Continue Their Response To Domestic Disasters]
[ENS News: Domestic Missionary Partnership stresses collaboration at Nevada meeting]
[ENS News: Episcopalians offer trauma counseling in Sri Lanka, attest to devastation in India]
[LWF News: LWF President, General Secretary Visit Member Churches in West Africa]
[LWF News: Norwegian Bishop Gunnar J. Stålsett Celebrates 70th Birthday]
The First Day of Muharram
February 11 to 12, 2005
Youth Lock-In from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 a.m.
The theme of the Lock-In is Worship. All Junior and Senior High youth are invited. Volunteers are invited to spend the night and help with breakfast on Saturday morning.
Items to bring: Sleeping bag/bed roll, Videos/CDs, Snacks to share, 2 liter drink, Favorite Game
Friday February 11, 2005
[ELCA News: LWF President, General Secretary Visit Churches In West Africa]
[ELCA News: Lutherans Value Teamwork On 'Souper Bowl Sunday']
[ENS News: Lenten 'Fast from Violence' resources offered through World Council of Churches]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: U.S. Supreme Court and the Ten Commandments]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Religious Dating Online]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Spirituality of American Indian Art]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Bob Dylan: The American Adam]
Darrell Boggess' Birthday
Saturday February 12, 2005
Via de Cristo meets from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
St. Thomas/Lutheran Campus Ministry Covenant Review Task Force meets at 10:30 a.m. at Rose House
February 13, 2005
First Sunday in Lent (Liturgical Color: Purple)
Prelude: Herzliebster Jesu — Johannes Brahms
The Litany (Lutheran Book of Worship p. 168)
Hymn of the Day: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Lutheran Book of Worship 229)
Offertory: Geistliches Lied, Op. 80 — Johannes Brahms (Adult Choir)
Communion Hymn: The Word of God Is Source and Seed (With One Voice 658)
Communion Hymn: O Sun of Justice (With One Voice 659)
Sending Hymn: O Lord, Throughout These Forty Days (Lutheran Book of Worship 99)
Services in Lent will conclude with the dismissal. Please be mindful of those who wish to keep silence.
Homilist: Pastor Kyle Halverson "Fall and Pride"
Presider: Pastor Lyle McKee
Deacon: Kathleen Boggess
Lector: Sue Berg
Acolyte: Tom Sowinski
Server: Shirley Mingee
Ushers: Gene and Gayl Laughman
Greeter: Mary Sasse
Nursery: Ronna Papesh
Council Coordinator: Dean Arnold
Sunday Church School from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m.
Godly Play, ages 3 to Kindergarten in Room 8
Grades 1-2 in the Sanctuary from 9:45 to 10:00 a.m., then in Room 15
Grades 3-4 in the Sanctuary from 9:45 to 10:00 a.m., then in Rooms 12/13
Grades 5-6 in the Sanctuary from 9:45 to 10:00 a.m., then in Room 14
Junior High in Room 16
Senior High in Room 17
Adult Bible Study in Room 17
Adult Forum in Heritage Hall
Prelude: Herzliebster Jesu — Johannes Brahms
The Litany (Lutheran Book of Worship p. 168)
Hymn of the Day: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Lutheran Book of Worship 229)
Offertory: Andante — Ernst Bloch
Communion Hymn: The Word of God Is Source and Seed (With One Voice 658)
Communion Hymn: O Sun of Justice (With One Voice 659)
Sending Hymn: O Lord, Throughout These Forty Days (Lutheran Book of Worship 99)
Services in Lent will conclude with the dismissal. Please be mindful of those who wish to keep silence.
Homilist: Pastor Kyle Halverson "Fall and Pride"
Presider: Pastor Lyle McKee
Deacon: Kaye Hill
Lector: Sandy Arnold
Acolyte: Ben Eichmiller
Server: Dean Arnold
Ushers: Dave and Rita Pavolka
Greeters: Dave and Rita Pavolka
Nursery: LeAnn Lipe and Andrew Eichmiller
Council Coordinator: Sam Eichmiller
Altar Care: Barb Unger and Karen Blaisdell
Bread and Wine: Bob and Jane Warner
Lutheran Campus Ministry Lunch following the 11:00 service — all students welcome! Please gather near the kitchen.
Sacred Harp Singing from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at St. Mark's United Methodist.
Congregation Council meets at 6:00 p.m.
[ENS News: Jesus' wilderness struggle for self-awareness a model for Church, Presiding Bishop says]
Monday February 14, 2005
Bloomington Community Band rehearses at 7:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall
Seekers Bible Study is beginning a new course on the Beatitudes using Kerygma materials and techniques at 7:00 p.m. in Room 7. Child care is available with advance notice.
In this series, participants will examine the Old Testament roots and context of the Beatitudes and explore the contemporary implications of these powerful words from Jesus.
You are invited to try this type of in-depth study of scripture using Kerygma methods and materials. A commitment to six sessions is requested. Meetings for the study of the Beatitudes are planned for November 15 and 29, December 13, January 10 and 24 and February 14. We do need to know how many will be participating so that materials can be ordered. There will be a fee of about $5 to help pay for the materials.
"Send A Message of Love Overseas" Tsunami Relief Benefit Concert at 8:00 p.m. in Alumni Hall of the Indiana Memorial Union.
The Student Alumni Association, IU Student Foundation, Union Board, Residence Hall Association (RHA), and the Interfraternity Council (IFC) come together to present "Send a Message of Love Overseas" a concert to benefit Tsunami victims. Ladies First, Straight No Chaser, the IU Pom Squad and the IU Essence dance group perform.
Tickets are $10 to $15.
ENS News: Anglican women gather to lobby UN for women's lives]
[ENS News: Executive Council responds to Windsor Report, affirms budget increase in diocesan giving]
[ENS News: Our Commitment to Partnership in the Gospel: A Word to the Church from Executive Council]
[LWF News: Worldwide Increase Puts LWF Membership at 66 Million]
[LWF News: King of Norway to Name Oslo Bishop Early March]
[NCC News: Theologians Warn of 'False Gospel' on the Environment]
Cyril, monk, 869; Methodius, bishop, 885; missionaries to the Slavs (Liturgical Color: White)
Tuesday February 15, 2005
On February 15, Pastor Mark Radloff from the Indiana-Kentucky Synod, will be at Rose House to meet with students who are interested in working at one of the Synod's summer camps. He will be at Rose House, 2-5 p.m.
The Synod maintains three camps: Lake Luther and Lutherwald in northeast Indiana, and Lutheran Hills, in northwest Brown County, not far from Lake Lemon and Bloomington.
Over the past years, students active with LCM have worked at these camps as counselors and staff.
If you are interested in working at one of these camps this summer, or if you just want more information, please contact Pastor Radloff and schedule an appointment for Feb 15.
Bloomington Early Music Group meets at 5:15 p.m. in Rooms 12 and 13.
Lutheran Campus Ministry Board meets at 6:45 p.m. at the Rose House.
Spinners and Weavers meets at 6:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall.
Ministry Coordination Team meets at 7:00 p.m. in Rooms 16 and 17.
Spiritual Growth Group leaders training will take place at 7:00 p.m. in Room 7.
[ACNS News: Anglican women gather to lobby UN on women's lives]
[ELCA News: "Davey And Goliath" Story, Activity Books Now Available]
[NCC News: NCC Board Acts on Development, Security, Middle East, Genocide, Due Process]
Gloria Squires' Birthday
Wednesday February 16, 2005
There's a Place At The Table for you. The Wednesday Lunch Group meets for devotions, prayer and study of next Sunday's scriptures at noon in Room 3 for one hour. Bring a brown bag lunch.
St. Thomas Men are invited to attend weekly Bible Study and Fellowship from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in Rooms 12 and 13.
LCM Students Midweek meal and bible study. We'll meet at the Rose House (314 South Rose Avenue, across 3rd Street from Forest and Wilkie Dorm) around 5:30, share a meal, and then begin bible study (1 and 2 Corinthians). We should be done by around 7:30. You can come late or leave early, as your schedule permits.
Lenten service at noon
Lenten Organ Meditation at 7:00 p.m.
Lenten service at 7:30 p.m.
[LWF News: Where the LWF Becomes Part of Civil Society]
[LWF News: Lutheran Foundation Offers Hope to Marginalized Communities]
[LWF News: LWF President Hanson Urges Member Churches Worldwide to Share Resources Mutually]
[NCC News: NCC Board takes action on Global Development, Smart Security, Middle East, Armenian Genocide, due Process]
Philip Melanchthon's Birthday (1497)
Thursday February 17, 2005
Adult Choir rehearses at 7:00 p.m.
I-K Synod Conversations — Indianapolis Conference
What Do Congregations Do? Myths and Realities — Wylie Hall 015 at 4:00 p.m.
Sociologist Mark Chaves of the University of Arizona will speak on the 1998 National Congregations Study. His recent books include Congregations in America and Ordaining Women: Culture and Conflict in Religious Organizations. He also edited Financing American Religionwith Sharon Miller. He will also speak at the luncheon session of the Joseph Taylor Symposium in Indianapolis Wednesday. The visits are co-sponsored by the Poynter Center and the IU Center on Philanthropy.
BMDG Coffee Hour 8:00 to p.m. in the President's Room of the Indiana Memorial Union
In the panel, three students from different faith traditions will discuss the following questions from their own perspectives:
What does Tsunami tell us? Are there lessons to be taken from Tsunami? Do all of us have personal tsunamis in our daily lives and how do we respond to them?
We hope this will be a chance to think about the reflections of the recent events on all of us.
Refreshments will follow the discussion.
[ELCA News: LWF President Urges LWF Member Churches To Share Resources]
[ELCA News: ELCA's J.S. Bach Production To Air March 20 On Hallmark Channel]
[ELCA News: Lutherans Count 69.5 Million Members Worldwide, 66 Million In LWF]
[ENS News: Black bishops are focus of new poster, booklet]
Ronna Papesh's Birthday
Friday February 18, 2005
Peter Richard Conte's Organ Recital at 7:30 p.m.
Empire March — Sir Edward Elgar (transcription Peter Richard Conte)
Concert Variations on "The Last Rose of Summer" — Dudley Buck
Sonata VIII: Scherzo — Alexandre Guilmant
Cortège et Litanie — Marcel Dupré (transcription Peter Richard Conte)
Pièces de fantaisie, Op. 54: Toccata — Louis Vierne
Fountain Reverie — Percy Fletcher
Variations on a Theme of Arcangelo Corelli — Fritz Kreisler (transcription Peter Richard Conte)
Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn — Johannes Brahms (transcription Peter Richard Conte)
[ENS News: Dedication set for African American Episcopal archive at Virginia Theological Seminary]
[LWF News: Tsunami: Assessment Team to Indonesia Identifies Crucial LWF Accompaniment Role]
[LWF News: Norwegian Lutheran Theologian Converted to Catholicism Quits Teaching Position]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Church Hip-Hop]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: TNIV Bible Translation]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Tibetan New Year]
Martin Luther, renewer of the church, 1546 (Liturgical Color: White)
Saturday February 19, 2005
Peter Richard Conte teaches an Organ masterclass from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Indiana Kentucky Synod Campus Ministry Board meets from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Hopeful Lutheran Church, Florence Kentucky.
February 20, 2005
Second Sunday in Lent (Liturgical Color: Purple)
Prelude: Prelude on "Leoni" — Ludwig Altman
Entrance Hymn: The God of Abraham Praise vv.1-4,9-11 (Lutheran Book of Worship 544)
Hymn of the Day: God So Loved the World (Lutheran Book of Worship 292)
Offertory: Wer nur den lieben Gott lasst walten,S. 691 — Johann Sebastian Bach
Communion Hymn: If You But Trust in God to Guide You (Lutheran Book of Worship 453)
Communion Hymn: My Faith Looks Up to Thee (Lutheran Book of Worship 479)
Sending Hymn: Guide Me Ever, Great Redeemer (Lutheran Book of Worship 343)
Services in Lent will conclude with the dismissal. Please be mindful of those who wish to keep silence.
Homilist: Pastor Lyle McKee "Foundations"
Presider: Pastor Kyle Halverson
Deacon: Lyman Hitchcock
Lector: Kay Isaacson
Acolyte: Celina Nierzwicki
Server: Paul Reynolds
Ushers: Sue and Larry Berg
Greeters: Wayne and Lois Selk
Nursery: Mary Sasse
Council Coordinator: Dan Seegert
Sunday Church School from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m.
Godly Play, ages 3 to Kindergarten in Room 8
Grades 1-2 in the Sanctuary from 9:45 to 10:00 a.m., then in Room 15
Grades 3-4 in the Sanctuary from 9:45 to 10:00 a.m., then in Rooms 12/13
Grades 5-6 in the Sanctuary from 9:45 to 10:00 a.m., then in Room 14
Junior High in Room 16
Senior High in Room 17
Adult Bible Study in Room 17
Adult Forum in Heritage Hall — Ruth Stone will speak on Liberia: Reconstruction and Reconciliation
Prelude: Prelude on "Leoni" — Ludwig Altman
Entrance Hymn: The God of Abraham Praise vv.1-4,9-11 (Lutheran Book of Worship 544)
Hymn of the Day: God So Loved the World (Lutheran Book of Worship 292)
Offertory: Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley (Children's Choir)
Communion Hymn: If You But Trust in God to Guide You (Lutheran Book of Worship 453)
Communion Hymn: My Faith Looks Up to Thee (Lutheran Book of Worship 479)
Sending Hymn: Guide Me Ever, Great Redeemer (Lutheran Book of Worship 343)
Services in Lent will conclude with the dismissal. Please be mindful of those who wish to keep silence.
Homilist: Pastor Lyle McKee "Foundations"
Presider: Pastor Kyle Halverson
Deacon: Kris Frampton
Lector: Charles Sweet
Acolyte: Meg Garl
Server: Sharon Fawbush
Ushers: Tim Moore and Dean Arnold
Greeters: Jim and Kay Eagleman
Nursery: Mary Krupinski and Ben Eichmiller
Council Coordinator: Allan Mayfield
Altar Care: Beverly Lingvai and Marilyn Harder
Bread and Wine: Dorothy Soudakoff
Lutheran Campus Ministry Lunch following the 11:00 service — all students welcome! Please gather near the kitchen. Today's lunch is provided by Helen Mayfield.
The Book/Media Spiritual Growth Group meets at 12:30 p.m. at Lois Selk's home. Bring your lunch; drinks and dessert provided.
Confirmation meets at 4:00 p.m.
Youth Group meets at 5:30 p.m.
Journey Together Faithfully Spiritual Growth Group meets at 7:30 p.m.
Rasmus Jensen, the first Lutheran pastor in North America, 1620 (Liturgical Color: White)
Triodion - Orthodox Christian
[ENS News: Presiding Bishop preaches at Belfast Cathedral]
Bob Ellis' Birthday
Monday February 21, 2005
March Newsletter Deadline
Bloomington Community Band rehearses at 7:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall
[LWF News: India: LWF Field Program Continues Support to Churches in Post-Tsunami Rehabilitation]
[LWF News: Daring to Speak Out for Colombia's Internally Displaced]
Otto Spehr's Birthday
Tuesday February 22, 2005
Pastor Lyle McKee will lead "What's Unique About Being Lutheran" at 7:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall.
[ELCA News: Lutheran Immigration And Refugee Service Opposes REAL ID Act]
[ELCA News: ELCA Task Force Turns Its Attention To Statement On Sexuality]
[ENS News: South Africa's Archbishop Ndungane sets four-city U.S. visit]
[LWF News: LWF Executive Committee Recommends Termination of Kenyan Bishop's Tenure as Council Adviser]
Wednesday February 23, 2005
There's a Place At The Table for you. The Wednesday Lunch Group meets for devotions, prayer and study of next Sunday's scriptures at noon in Room 3 for one hour. Bring a brown bag lunch.
St. Thomas Men are invited to attend weekly Bible Study and Fellowship from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in Rooms 12 and 13.
LCM Students Midweek meal and bible study. We'll meet at the Rose House (314 South Rose Avenue, across 3rd Street from Forest and Wilkie Dorm) around 5:30, share a meal, and then begin bible study (1 and 2 Corinthians). We should be done by around 7:30. You can come late or leave early, as your schedule permits.
Lenten service at noon
Lenten Organ Meditation at 7:00 p.m. presented by Bradley Fitch
Laudes IV — Petr Eben
Fugue in a flat minor, WoO 8 — Johannes Brahms
Sleep Thy Last Sleep — Margaret Sandresky
Concerto in d minor, S. 596 — Johann Sebastian Bach
Lenten service at 7:30 p.m.
Hymn Following the Psalmody: Just As I Am (Lutheran Book of Worship 296)
Sending Hymn: Were You There? (Lutheran Book of Worship 92)
Homilist: Deborah O'Brien "Creed of the Apostles"
Deacon: Steve Frampton
[ENS News: Anglican Primates continue meeting in Ireland]
[LWF News: Call for Government Action after Violent Raid on Salvadoran Lutheran University]
Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, martyr, 156 (Liturgical Color: Red)
Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg, missionary to India, 1719 (Liturgical Color: White)
Kay Eagleman's Birthday
Thursday February 24, 2005
Adult Choir rehearses at 7:00 p.m.
[ELCA News: ELCA Board Affirms National Strategies, Organizations]
[ELCA News: ELCA's Davey And Goliath Easter Special To Air On Hallmark]
[ENS News: At tsunami service, hope and solidarity amid sadness]
[ENS News: Primates' Meeting Communiqué]
[LCMS News: Focus on cleanup, rebuilding, say tsunami assessment teams]
[LCMS News: LCMS ministries act on tsunami recommendations]
[LWF News: LWF Delegation in Mauritania to Mark 30 Years of Department for World Service Involvement]
St. Matthias, Apostle (Liturgical Color: Red)
Bette Calkins' Birthday
Friday February 25, 2005
James Guyer's Master's Organ Recital at 7:00 p.m.
Music Dominicalis: Molto Ostinato — Petr Eben
Prelude and Fugue in a minor, S. 543 — Johann Sebastian Bach
Hymn: Earth and All Stars — James Guyer
Chorale No. 2 in b minor — César Franck
Wondrous Love: Variations on a Shape-note Hymn, Op. 90 — Samuel Barber
The Sacred Harp: Do not I love thee, o my Lord — Gardner Read
Four Preludes on Early American Tunes: Land of Rest — Robert Powell
Piéces de Fantasie, Suite No. 3, Op. 54: Carillon de Westminster — Louis Vierne
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Elizabeth Fedde, deaconess, 1921 (Liturgical Color: White)
February 26 to 27, 2005
Middle School Toboggan Weekend at Lake Luther. Each youth is welcome to bring one friend. The cost for the guest is $27.50. The group will plan to arrive Saturday afternoon around 3 or 4 p.m. and leave for home on Sunday around 10:30 a.m. Contact Dom Guido for more information.
Saturday February 26, 2005
Jacob Buhr's Birthday
February 27, 2005
Third Sunday in Lent (Liturgical Color: Purple)
Prelude: Choral dorien — Jehan Alain
Entrance Hymn: O Blessed Spring (printed in the bulletin)
Hymn of the Day: O Jesus, Joy of Loving Hearts (Lutheran Book of Worship 356)
Offertory: Wondrous Love — (arrangement Shaw/Parker) (Adult Choir)
Communion Hymn: Thee We Adore, O Hidden Savior (Lutheran Book of Worship 199)
Communion Hymn: As Pants the Hart for Cooling Streams (Lutheran Book of Worship 452)
Sending Hymn: Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing (Lutheran Book of Worship 499)
Services in Lent will conclude with the dismissal. Please be mindful of those who wish to keep silence.
Homilist: Pastor Kyle Halverson "Traveling Mercies"
Presider: Pastor Lyle McKee
Deacon: Lyman Hitchcock
Lector: Bette Calkins
Acolyte: Alex Nixon
Server: Jean Brown
Ushers: Frank Nierzwicki and John McCurry
Greeter: Bob Cutter
Nursery: Nona Johnson
Council Coordinator: Kathy McDonald
Sunday Church School from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m.
Godly Play, ages 3 to Kindergarten in Room 8
Grades 1-2 in the Sanctuary from 9:45 to 10:00 a.m., then in Room 15
Grades 3-4 in the Sanctuary from 9:45 to 10:00 a.m., then in Rooms 12/13
Grades 5-6 in the Sanctuary from 9:45 to 10:00 a.m., then in Room 14
Junior High in Room 16
Senior High in Room 17
Adult Bible Study in Room 17
Adult Forum in Heritage Hall — Meghan Selby, an Advocate for Community Engagement at IU and a worker with Volunteers for Prisons
Prelude: Choral dorien — Jehan Alain
Entrance Hymn: O Blessed Spring (printed in the bulletin)
Hymn of the Day: O Jesus, Joy of Loving Hearts (Lutheran Book of Worship 356)
Offertory: Chorale phrygien — Jehan Alain
Communion Hymn: Thee We Adore, O Hidden Savior (Lutheran Book of Worship 199)
Communion Hymn: As Pants the Hart for Cooling Streams (Lutheran Book of Worship 452)
Sending Hymn: Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing (Lutheran Book of Worship 499)
Services in Lent will conclude with the dismissal. Please be mindful of those who wish to keep silence.
Homilist: Pastor Kyle Halverson "Traveling Mercies"
Presider: Pastor Lyle McKee
Deacon: Dom Guido
Lector: Margrethe O'Connor
Acolyte: Sarah Julovich
Server: Bob Burt
Ushers: Phil and Lissa May
Greeters: Tim and Jennifer Garl
Nursery: Dean and Sydney Arnold
Council Coordinator: Missy Eichmiller
Altar Care: Betty Smith and Dorothy Soudakoff
Bread and Wine: Dorothy Soudakoff
Lutheran Campus Ministry Lunch following the 11:00 service — all students welcome! Please gather near the kitchen.
"Simple Gifts" of love and service
Today is the first "Simple Gifts" class and you are invited! We will be meeting on Sunday afternoons from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. beginning this afternoon, February 27. We will gather in meeting room 7. It is not too late — please feel free to join us if you are interested in why, how, when, and where to show God's love to people who have experienced painful life-changing events.
Indianapolis Conference Worship Event provides congregations a forum to share what they believe they do well in worship.
Leo Fay's Birthday
Monday February 28, 2005
Seekers Bible Study meets at 7:00 p.m. in Room 7.
Bloomington Community Band rehearses at 7:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall.
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John Ricketts' Birthday (February 29th)
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