ilgrim's Progress WeeklyPilgrim Lutheran Church, 2155 N. Oakland Ave.,
Decatur, Illinois 62526
“Where the Bible is the inspired, inerrant Word of God”
Home of
Worship Service and Bible Study Times:Sunday Service at 8 and 10:45 A.M .
Sunday Bible Study Hour for All Ages 9:30 A.M .
W ednesday Service Year-Round 7 P.M .
[September through April] . . .
W ednesday Adult Bible Study 6 & 9:30 A.M .
W ednesday Midweek School Grades 1-8 at 4:15 P.M .
Phone: 217-877-2444
Pastors and StaffBrock Abbott, Pastor Patti Newlin, Office Manager
W illiam Abbott, Pastor Judy Tish, Secretary
Kay Tolly, Youth Director Cinard Lee, Custodian
e-mail: [email protected]
web sites: www.pilgrimlutherandecatur.org and
www.unitedlutheranmission.org and www.wtsem.org
Newsletter Editor: Patti Newlin
Newsletter Deadline: 9 A.M . W ednesday
Worship Folder Deadline: 9 A.M . Tuesday.
Office Manager Hours: 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon-Thurs
7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fri
ULMA Mission CongregationsListed are the names and addresses of the mission congregations,
along with the mission pastors, of our United Lutheran Mission
Association. The request was made to list them so that those of you
who would like to write to our brothers and sisters and encourage them
could do so. The mutual support and encouragement through such
contact would truly be a blessing to all.
Agnus Dei Lutheran Church Rev James Shaw
(Physical location - Sunday mornings only): Germanna Community
College, Facility II (W orkforce Development & Technology Bldg) Room
105A, 10000 Germanna Point Dr., Fredericksburg VA 22408
(Mailing/Contact Address): 9820 Bartley Ct., Fredericksburg VA 22408-
9226 (540) 446-0777
Christ the Rock Lutheran Church
Rev W illiam Mack (cell 920-203-2544) Tamarack (North) & College
Blvds. Carlsbad CA (10:15 a.m. worship)
February 1, 2015
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THU
Feb 5
FRI
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SAT
Feb 7
8:00 W orship
Communion
9 W SOY
Broadcast
9:30 Bible Class
10:45 W orship
Communion
7:30-10:30
W TS class
6 School Mtg
in Library
8 Quilting
8-10:30
W TS class
10:30 Bible
Investigation
Class in
Library
6 & 9:30 Adult
Bible Study
7:30-10:30 W TS
Class
4:15 MW
School
7 W orship
Communion
8 Quilting
8-10:30 W TS
Class
6 Chancel
Choir
7:30-10:30
W TS Class
IN THE WORDPSALM 143:8-10 Let me hear in the morning ofyour steadfast love, for in you Itrust. Make me know the way Ishould go, for to you I lift upmy soul. Deliver me from myenemies, O Lord! I have fled to
you for refuge. Teach me to do your will, for youare my God! Let your good Spirit lead me onlevel ground!
ATTENDANCESunday Services 1/18: 367Sunday Bible Classes: 181Adults 136; High School 7; Children 38Wed Adult Class: 62Wed Service 1/21: 46
VISITORS . . .Paul Basil; Chris Brown, Alaneaand Addison; Andrew Coers; Eric Schwantz;Andi Gensler; James Sims; Art Ohlwine; Paul &Doris Giesler; John & Elaine Kottke
CONGREGATION UPCOMING EVENTS2/8 3 p.m. Senior Citizens “Flashback to the
50's Party” sponsored by our youthgroups. Food..fun..entertainment. Sign upby today, February 1.
2/9 6 p.m. Ladies Guild Soup Supper andGame Night. Delicious homemade soups, sandwiches, desserts and .... games! Signup on the easel in the narthex. PLEASEBRING toiletry items such as toothpaste,shampoo, etc. to be donated to theVeterans Affairs in Decatur. Sample sizebottles are okay too.
2/18 7 p.m. Ash Wednesday Worship3/3 6:30 p.m. Ladies Guild Business Meeting4/25 Ladies Guild Spring Banquet - more
information later.6/8 VBS Week 9 a.m. to Noon
MITE OFFERINGS go to variousmissions Pilgrim Lutheran supports.February mites will go to the New LifePregnancy Center. You can pick up a
mite offering box on the table in the narthex, infront of the Guild bulletin board. Pilgrimmembers, women AND men are encouraged touse a mite offering box to collect their coins.
When your mite offering box is full, place it inthe decorative box on the table and take anempty mite offering box home. Thank-you!
INK CARTRIDGE FREEBrand new black printer cartridge hp564XL.Contact Dian Centers 520-0971
OFFICE HELP NEEDEDThursday, April 2 at 10:00 a.m.Plan on about an hour of your time.I need 1 more volunteer to help put togetherworship folders for Maundy Thursday, GoodFriday, and Easter. Thank you!
THANK YOU FOR THE PRAYERS. Bonnie’s heartcath went just fine. Your concern is mostappreciated. —Terry & Bonnie Propst
SERVING THE LORD Acolyte Sunday 2/8 8:00 Nathan Ripple 10:45 Ray BealsCoffee Servers Sunday 2/8 Alex & VickiWegmannCommunion Set-Up/Clean-up Wed 2/4Melinda Hiser and Jo AmesSunday 2/8 Linda Sue Workman; Donna Stine,Jane Martin, Nancy Quandt, Betty & EldredBudde, Cathy SpenglerAltar Flower Delivery 2/8 Terry PropstCommunion Assistant Wed 2/4 Ray BealsSun 2/8 8:00 Gary Quandt 10:45 Ray BealsFinancial Secretaries Sunday 2/8 Rick Leach;Rich Lanier; Steve Musgrove; Gary Schueller Greeters Sunday 2/8 8:00 Ron & Nelda McCoy 10:45 Jeanne Mears; Carolyne CearlockNursery Sunday 2/8 8:00 Ashley Schoon &Brittany Williams 9:30 BJ & Lindsey Rotz 10:45Mary Jo WrigleyYOUTH GROUPS UPCOMING EVENTS
PKC Grades 1-6 and their Families
PYC Grades 7-12
Sign up for activities on the PKC or PYC bulletinboards or call 877-2430 to leave a message oremail [email protected] orcall or text 358-4401. Just a reminder that aparent or adult must attend PKC (Gr 1-6)activities with their children and everyone in thefamily is welcome to attend.
2/8 3 p.m. PKC/PYC Service project for our
Senior Citizens -“Flashback to the 50'sParty” Food..fun..entertainment. Sign upby today, February 1.
3/20 PKC Drive-In Movie Night begins promptly at 6 p.m. Make your own car.Bring your sleeping bag, pillow orblanket. Watch a movie on the “bigscreen”. Car Hops will serve our dinnerplus popcorn and cookies. Boxes andsome items will be available with which todecorate your car. You may want tobring your own special decorations.Parents will need to attend to help theirchild make their car. Sign up by March15.
??? PKC & PYC Bowling. The date and moreinformation to follow.
5/1 PYC Post-Confirmation Questioning Party.Pizza at Monicals for 8 gradeth
confirmands and families after thequestioning and reception. PYC membersand families welcome as room allows. Afree-will donation will be taken.
6/8 VBS Week 9 a.m. to noon
FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES2/1 Ruby Quandt; Jeff Spengler
W Alan & Phyllis Ruwe 45 yrs2/2 Jason Leevy; BJ Rotz; Nathan Scott2/3 Steve Myrvold2/4 Bill Dondeville2/5 Fred Heinkel; Steve Musgrove; Lorna
Schoon2/6 Bryant Bomball2/7 Henry Ellison; Michael Lacox; Kenny
Ripple; Luke Scott2/8 Cory Ritter; Ron Yadeau2/9 W Dain & Cheryl Friend 36 yrs2/10 Bonnie Engel2/11 Jason Collingwood; Wayne Propst;
Addison Rotz; Carlyn Rotz2/12 Mike Williams2/13 Joseph Scott
W Greg & Marcia Potrafka 27 yrs2/14 Valerie Cotner; Courtney Taylor; Alex
Wegmann; Jennifer WisnerW Bob & Nancy Jacobs 50 yrsW Rick & Debra Perkins; 40 yrsW Richard & Carlyn Rotz 62 yrs
2/15 Roman Gensler; Aaron Norris2/19 Dorothy Klockenga; Ripken Rotz; Aldon
Ruwe2/21 Peg Musgrove; Bonnie Propst; Connie
Searl; Lois YaDeau2/22 Sharon Lowe
W Chuck & Kelly Barnes; 37 yrs2/24 Shannon Lanier2/27 Cambell Lanier
W Steve & Jennifer Gensler 27 yrs2/28 Art Atwood; Sarah Guhl; Sarah Marsaglia2/29 W Dean & Eleanor Holcomb 62 yrs
SUNDAY SCHOOL MEMORY QUESTIONS - WINTER 2015Gr N-K Lesson 10 - 2/8: [Jesus said,] “Let the
children come to Me.” Mark 10:14Gr 1-3 Lesson 10 - 2/8: Jesus came and said
to them, “All authority in heaven andon earth has been given to Me.” Matthew 28:18
Gr 4-6 Lesson 10 - 2/8: “Behold, your God. . . will come and save you.” Then theeyes of the blind shall be opened,and the ears of the deaf unstopped;then shall the lame man leap like adeer, and the tongue of the mute singfor joy. Isaiah 35:4-6
Gr 7-8 Lesson 10 - 2/8: “Behold, yourGod . . . will come and save you.”Then the eyes of the blind shall beopened, and the ears of the deafunstopped; then shall the lameman leap like a deer, and thetongue of the mute sing for joy. Isaiah 35:4-6