Calendar

Sun. April 3rd9:15 a.m.Bible Study

9:30 a.m.Sunday school

10:30 a.m.Worship Service

11-1 p.m.Wisconsin Style Fish Feed @

Hickory Grove, West of Auburn

Wed. 6th2 p.m.LWML meeting

7:15 p.m.Adult Choir

Thurs. 7th6:30 a.m.Breakfast Bible Study at CLC

Sat. 9th8:30 a.m.Reg. for LWML Spring Workshop

at St. John’s in Tecumseh

Sun. 10th9:15 a.m.Bible Study

9:30 a.m.Sunday school

10:30 a.m.Worship Service with Holy

Communion

After worshipVoter’s meeting

Tues. 12th7:30 p.m.Dorcas Circle meeting

Wed. 13th7:15 p.m.Adult Choir

Thurs. 14th6:30 a.m.Breakfast Bible Study at CLC

Sun. 17th9:15 a.m.Bible Study

9:30 a.m.Sunday school

10:30 a.m.Worship Service

7 p.m.Pinochle party at Christ Lutheran

Mon. 18th1:30 p.m.Concordia Guild at Faith Lutheran

Wed. 20th7:15 p.m.Adult Choir

Thurs. 21st6:30 a.m.Breakfast Bible Study at CLC

Sun. 24th9:15 a.m.Bible Study

9:30 a.m.Sunday school

10:30 a.m.Worship Service with Holy

Communion

3:30 p.m.Registration begins for LLL Zone

10 Spring Rally at Trinity LC in

Auburn

Reminder: Please let the office know if you are going into the hospital or wish Pastor to visit.

0FFICE HOURS 402-245-4643

Pastor 245-4618 or 402-360-4081

Wed. & Thurs. Afternoons at St. Paul’s Lutheran

Kathy 402-245-5459

Wednesday and Thursday 1-4 p.m.

Portals of Prayer

The Portals of Prayer April through June 2016 copies have arrived and are on the table in the Narthex.

Receiving Communion at St. Paul's

If you are a member of a Lutheran Church Missouri Synod congregation and wish to commune here for the first time, please see the Pastor or an Elder first. Persons who are baptized members of another denomination that is not in Altar or Pulpit fellowship are invited to come forward for a special blessing. Please, cross your arms over your heart indicating your desire to receive a blessing. Please announce for communion by indicating your intentions on the reverse side of the attendance sheet. (These will be gathered during the opening hymn.)

Landscaping Committee

The Landscaping committee has placed fresh mulch around the church flowers, plants and trees but we really need the funds to plant more bushes, flowers, and trees. If you feel so inclined would you please give to the Landscaping Fund. Contact Kathy for details.

We do thank everyone who has given funds for the Landscaping of the church grounds. We’re excited to get to work this spring.

If you’d like to volunteer to help, contact Pastor or Kathy. Thanks again!

Annual Reports

You may pick up your copy of the 2015 Annual Report on the table in the Narthex. Thanks.

Second Sunday of Easter

April 3rd, 2016

St. Paul’s EvangelicalLutheranChurch

65103 712 Road

Falls CityNE68355

Rev. Dan Gifford,Pastor

Rev. Kip and Ivy Hoech,

Missionaries to the Dungan People

Enoch and Kristin Petersen,

Missionaries to Turkey

Our Mission ~ “To serve the needs of all members so as to grow in the true Word and Sacraments, so that we share God’s blessings among ourselves and reach out with them to those who need Jesus Christ’slove.”

We remember in our prayers, especially our shut-ins:

Roy Bahr, Elva Eickhoff, Patsy Fritz, Marcella Niedfeldt, Evelyn Wissmann, and Esther Zentner

We pray for all members of our congregation remembering especially: Ted and Mona Godemann; Trevor and Katelyn Godemann, Thomas and Elijah; and Christopher Godemann

We remember in our prayers this week:

Charles Ebel, Donna Meyer, Mark Meyer, Rich Niedfeldt, Sue Nutzman, Elwood Steinke, Evelyn Wissmann, and Esther Zentner

We remember all military personnel and their families and especially the military serving overseas and our missionaries serving overseas

We remember in our prayers the family of Naomi Bahr, who passed away earlier in the week

We remember in our prayers those of the Christ Lutheran family: Ron Schwartz, Eugene Strauss, Ruth Groothuis, Joyce Bek, Mary Lou Coonce, Bonnie Hossfeld, Alice Eickhoff, Darrell Rannebeck, Irene Taylor, Linda Karst, Patty Holtz, Reed Schwartz, Joan Magdanz, and Christi Rice.

Special Days to remember this week –April 3rd-9th

BirthdaysBaptism

4th Toni Vollmer9th Donald Muse

4th Dorothy Vollmer

6th Casen Fritz

6th Nathan Thompson

6th Katy Gifford

8th Raymond Feek

8th Emmy Feek

The Gospel at Work

Christ’s Servants Today: Our Efforts for our King:

Elder: Mike VollmerAtt. For03/27/16:106

Organist: Ray Huebner/Connie RowlandOffering: $1280.00

Greeters onApril 3rd:Need per week: $1965

John and Donna MeyerDist. Mission: $

Greeters onApril 10th:Hoech’s: $

Gary and Kay NiedfeldtPetersen’s: $

April Ushers: Kevin Vollmer, Jesse Vollmer, and Will Boden

Communion ware on April 10th: Cindy Fritz

Attendance: Good Friday-83, Sunrise-39

Wisconsin Style Fish Feed

St. Paul (Hickory Grove) Lutheran Church 5 miles west of Auburn and 1 mile south is offering their Wisconsin Style Fish Feed today from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Freewill offering for the benefit of Orphan Grain Train. Supplemental funds provided by TFL.

LWML Falls City Zone Spring Workshop

The LWML FC Zone Spring Workshop will take place on April 9th at St. John’s Lutheran in Tecumseh. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the Workshop begins at 9 a.m. Brunch will be provided by the ladies of St. John’s.Please bring a bottle of shampoo for the Orphan Grain Train.If you’re unable to attend the workshop you may bring your bottle(s) of shampoo and place them in the marked box in the basement. Thanks!

Voter’s Meeting

Our Voter’s meeting will be held after our worship service next Sunday, April 10th.

Concordia Guild

The Concordia Guild will meet on Monday, April 18th at 1:30 p.m. at FaithLutheranChurch in Humboldt. A program and auction will be featured.

LLL Zone 10 Spring Rally

The LLL Zone 10 annual Spring Rally will be held at TrinityLutheranChurch in Auburn on Sunday, April 24th. Registration begins at 3:30 p.m.

Altar and Rail Easter Lilies

The following have given Easter Lilies: from Louis and Judy Fritz in honor of their 52nd Anniversary; Noala Fritz in memory of Jacob and Lyle Fritz; the Gifford family in honor of our brothers and sisters in Christ at St. Paul’s; Tom and Kathy Niedfeldt in memory of loved ones and in honor of Thelma Kirkendall and Marcella Niedfeldt; Neal and Marie Parsons in memory of Eddie and Esther Fritz and Neal and Catherine Parsons; and Jim and Eileen Zentner in honor of Harlan and Esther Zentner.

FYI: If you brought a dish for the funeral dinner for Naomi, your dish can be found in the basement; either on the shelves or in the fridge. Some dishes do have leftovers in them. Thank you for your food donation! LWML ladies

ORDER OF WORSHIP

Divine ServiceI – Page151

Ringing of the Bell

Opening Hymn………….LSB465

“Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds”

Inv, Conf. & Absolution…..P. 151

Introit………………………Insert

Kyrie………………………P. 152

Hymn of Praise……………P. 154

Salutation………………….P. 156

Collect……………………… Insert

OT Reading………… Acts 5:12-20

Epistle...... Revelation 1:4-18

Alleluia…………………….P. 156

Holy Gospel………. John 20:19-31

Hymn of the Day……….LSB 470

“O Sons and Daughters of the King”

Sermon

Apostles’Creed……………P. 159

Prayers

Offering

Offertory………….LSB 781 vs. 1

“We Give Thee But Thine Own”

Benediction...... P. 166

Closing Hymn………….LSB486

“If Christ Had Not Been Raised from Death”

Welcome/announcements