WEEKLY BULLETIN

PRAYER BEFORE CHURCH: Almighty God, by the glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ you conquered death and opened the gate to eternal life. Grant that we, who have been raised with him through baptism, may walk in the newness of life and ever rejoice in the hope of sharing his glory. In his name, I pray. Amen.

SERVICE THEME: What Difference Does It Make? He Lives To Take Me From Death To Life

LITURGY: Zion: Special Service St. John: Special Service

HYMNS: Zion: 157, 168, 265, 406, 162, 141, 152

St. John: 157, 168, 265, 152

PSALM:

SCRIPTURE READINGS: Jonah 2:2–9

1 Corinthians 15:1–11

Matthew 28:1–10

SERMON TEXT: Zechariah 8:19-23

THEME: FASTING GIVES WAY TO FEASTING

THE WORD FOR THIS WEEK

Sunday: 1 Timothy 5:1-6:2

Monday: 1 Timothy 6:3-21

Tuesday: Titus 1

Wednesday: Titus 2

Thursday: Titus 3

Friday: 2 Timothy 1

Saturday: 2 Timothy 2

HOLY COMMUNION: During the service this morning at Zion, we will have the privilege of receiving the Lod’s Supper. May the Lord grant prepared hearts as we receive his body and blood with the bread and wine for the forgiveness of sins. VISITORS: If you wish to commune this morning, you are asked to speak with the pastor before the service.

MEETINGS: The elders of Zion will meet on Monday at 7:30. The full church council will meet at 8:00 that evening.

NURSING HOME SERVICES: We will have our service at Tabitha in Crete on Tuesday at 9:00. The service at the Wilber Care Center will be at 10:00 that morning.

EXAMINATION PRACTICE: We will practice on Tuesday at 6:30.

CHAPEL: Pastor Kahrs will be at St. Paul’s school on Wednesday morning to lead their chapel service.

CONFIRMATION CLASS: Confirmation Class will meet on Wednesday at 6:30.

BIBLE CLASS: We will resume our Bible class, “Elephants in the Room,” on Wednesday, April 8, at 7:30. In this class, we are reminded “Who We Are — According to Scripture.” We see that we are more than just the next step in the evolutionary process.

SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ MEETING: We will meet on Thursday at 7:30.

CONFIRMATION: Confirmation will take place next Sunday, April 12, at 10:00. St. John’s service will be at 8:30 that morning.

LADIES AID: We will meet in Thursday, April 16, at 7:30.

MUSICAL: NELHS will present the musical “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” on Friday, April 17, at 7:00 and Sunday, April 19, at 3:00.

LWMS RALLY: The Spring LWMS Rally will be Saturday, April 18, at First Lutheran Church in Aurora. The guest speaker will be James Pope, who serves as editor of “Forward in Christ.”

VOTERS MEETING: The voters of St. John will meet following the service eon April 19.