Announcements 3/30/25

~ MINISTRY SCHEDULE ~

Monday:          Bible Study 6pm

Tuesday:          Women’s Bible Study 6:30pm L:1

Wednesday:    KFC 3:30-4:45pm

                        Confirmation 5:30-6:45pm

                        Youth Group 6:15-7:00pm

                        Lenten Service 7pm

Thursday:        Piecemakers Quilting Group 1 pm

Next Sunday:  Worship 9:00am

~ ANNOUNCEMENTS ~

Support the North Bend Fire Department as they are having a pancake breakfast 8am- 1pm today to raise funds for the new fire station.

EASTER LILIES: If you would like to make a donation to the Easter Lily fund to adorn the altar at Easter, please speak to Lavonne Ladehoff or Julie Kelberlau.

CHURCH MOWING: We thank Shawn and Kaden Juhl for mowing the church property for the last 9 years. They have decided to longer do it, so we are requesting bids for those who may be interested. Please place your bid in Glenn Chvatal’s mailbox by April 15th so a decision can be made before the mowing season is in full swing.

DIRECTORY INSERTS: On the table in the Fellowship Hall there are new inserts for the directory which reflect all of the members of our congregation. Feel free to pick one up!

MAILBOXES: Portals of Prayer for April to June are located in your box if you requested one. Additional ones are in the basket in the back of the church.

ST. ANNE’S SALAD SUPPER: All ladies are invited to the Salad Supper on April 8th at 6pm. Tickets are $10 and available at the door or at Platte Valley Bank.

UPCOMING DATES:

            4/8 Men’s Breakfast Bible Study

            4/13 Palm Sunday Service with Choir 9am

            4/17 Maundy Thursday Service 7pm

            4/18 Good Friday Service 7pm

            4/20 Easter Services 7am and 9:30am

with Youth Group Breakfast at 8am

            4/30 Last day of youth events

LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL FREMONT: Reach out to Dawn Cooksey at dcooksey@luhifremont.org or 402-990-9444 with questions about the mission and blended model of the school, view Acellus software, and hear about steps toward enrollment for the 25-26 school year.  Please note that the first 10 students to complete enrollment will receive a $2000 scholarship!  

Lutheran High School Fremont is requesting names for those who may be interested in being on their school board. If this interests you, please let Pastor know so he can submit names in June.

LWML SPRING RALLY: April 5th at St. Matthew’s in Cedar Bluffs. Anyone interested in going, please contact Lavonne Ladehoff or Gloria Westerman.

NYG UPDATE:  How quickly time flies!  As the NYG draws nearer, I wanted to give an update on where we are at in our preparations for the trip coming up in July:

We have 14 youth that will go to the youth gathering, and 4 adult leaders who will help lead the youth on the trip down to New Orleans.  That is right within the youth to leader ratio guidelines set out by the National Youth Gathering. The leaders are Pastor Short, Jamie and Amanda Hanis, and Abby Smeal (2 Males, 2 Females).  Amanda Hanis stepped up and was approved to be a leader at the March voters meeting.

Amanda Reznicek, who has been doing an awesome job in working to get preparations in order for the gathering, has decided to step down as a youth leader to the gathering.  We are very thankful for all her hard work to get this trip off the ground for the youth.   She will continue to lead the youth group on Wednesday evenings.

As for the trip, us NYG leaders have been meeting once a month to stay on top of preparations for the gathering.  In January and February, we worked to find restaurant options for the kids to enjoy every evening of the gathering.  Because reservations were already being filled up, and many had been filled by the middle of January, we had to move fast to make sure we were even able to get a reservation for our group each night.  Thankfully, everything worked out!

Also, an anonymous donor has paid for our youth to go to a district event set up by the Nebraska District.  On the day we get into New Orleans, we will join with youth from all over Nebraska for a meal and live music, and join in with a traditional parade from our venue to the superdome, where the gathering will begin.

This month, the leaders and I will be meeting to work on seeing where our housing is located.  The Youth Gathering is finishing up hotel assignments, and is posting them online for us to see now.  

In terms of planning, our flights are scheduled to fly out of Omaha on July 19th at 6:30AM, and get into New Orleans at 11:00AM.  We are scheduled to fly out of New Orleans on July 25th at 2:00PM and get back to Omaha at 8:40PM.  

Thank you to all the parents for your ongoing support.  Each month, as we go on, keep an eye out on your email or in the bulletin for ongoing updates about all the exciting things going on as we prepare for the gathering!  Pastor Short

LENT MIDWEEK SERVICE SCHEDULE:

Lent Midweek Services: Wednesdays in April at 7PM

CONFIRMATION VERSE ESSAYS - SCHEDULE:

April 2: Brooklyn Kaiser, Tristyn Feala, and Bennit Smeal

April 9: Lane Taylor, Knox Baehr, Brecken Frana

Maundy Thursday Service: April 17th at 7PM

Good Friday Service: April 18th at 7PM

Easter Sunday Sunrise Service: 7AM

Easter Breakfast (Hosted by HSY): 8AM

Easter Late Service: 9:30AM

BLESSINGS PANTRY:  Located at the United Presbyterian Church, 940 Chestnut St, North Bend, NE and is available for anyone needing extra help with food. Current needs are listed on the following Facebook pages: United Presbyterian Church, Blessings Food Pantry, and St. Peter Lutheran Church. 

Open:  1st & 3rd Monday, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. 

Tuesdays, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.    Thursdays, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

NOTE: People can drop off directly at the pantry or to the North Bend Library. A big thank you to those who donate.

*Starting in January of 2025, patrons must provide both a photo ID and a current utility bill to be able to access the pantry. This new requirement is in addition to our current pantry usage policies. Patrons must be from the North Bend School district and may only select items for people in their own household. Patrons may shop once per week, may fill one provided paper bag or 2 plastic bags and must take note of the limits on items. The pantry is meant to be a stop gap, not a full grocery shopping experience. We encourage patrons to take only what they need as others depend on the pantry too.

COMMUNION WARE: Circle 3-Kathy Mensik & Lynette Elofson (January-February-March)