ST. LORENZ LUTHERAN CHURCH October 10 & 11, 2020 Tradional Worship Service: Saturday - 6:30 p.m. Sunday - 8:00 & 9:30 a.m. Connect Service: Sunday - 10:45 a.m. (In the Worship and Event Center) German Worship Service: 11:00 a.m. (2nd Sunday of month) CHURCH ATTENDANCE - Oct 4 & 5: Saturday .................................... 6:30 p.m. ...................... 99 Sunday ...................................... 8:00 a.m. .................... 150 Sunday ...................................... 9:30 a.m. .................... 212 Sunday .................................... 10:45 a.m. .................... 248 Total: 709 Church Office: 850 W Genesee St. Frankenmuth, MI 48734 Phone: 989-652-6141 Fax: 989-652-9071 Website: www.stlorenz.org St. Lorenz Lutheran Church & School stlorenzfrankenmuth WORSHIP SCHEDULE for October 17 - 19: Saturday - Church ............................................... 6:30 p.m. Sunday - Church (communion) ............................ 8:00 a.m. Sunday - Church (communion) ........................... 9:30 a.m. Sunday - Connect .............................................. 10:45 a.m. Monday - Chapel (communion)................. 9:30/11:00 a.m. Monday - Church (communion) .......................... 1:30 p.m. Our Pastors: Mark D. Brandt • Shawn D. Fenske • Joel C. Kaiser • Vicar: Andrew Berg Dale C. Ahlschwede, Emeritus • Gary L. Bender, Emeritus • Michael N. Fitzgerald, Emeritus Chapel Communion will be on Monday, October 19th at 9:30 am and 11:00 am. Please call (989) 652-6141 to register. Need a pastor after hours? Call 652-6141 and your call will be forwarded to the on-call pastor. LWML is October’s Ministry of the Month Are you a woman and a communicant member of St Lorenz? If YES – then YOU are a member of the LWML (Lutheran Women’s Missionary League)! Our purpose is to encourage and equip Chrisan women to acvely support missions through informaonal and educaonal programs, parcipaon in service projects and supporng mission projects through mite (monetary) donaons. Women in God’s Service (WinGS) is a branch of the LWML. They typically meet for a morning Bible study on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. WinGs also parcipates in local mission projects. Our LWML/WinGS groups will be highlighted at the Oct. 17 & 18 services. For more informaon on LWML, contact Pay Worden at 989-395-1724 or [email protected]. For more informaon on WinGS, contact Beth Heikkinen at jbheikkinen@ hotmail.com. Special Monday Church Service On Monday, October 19th we will again hold a special worship service, at the Church at 1:30 pm. There will be a brief service (about 30 minutes); it will include a couple of hymns, Scripture, prayer, message, and Communion. Please register ahead for this service so that we can be properly prepared. You may register by calling the church office at 652- 6141. This Weekend’s Worship Services will feature anniversary hymns and a guest speaker in honor of our congregation’s 175th Anniversary. Our speaker will be Rev. Andrew Howe, Associate Pastor at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Warner Robins, Georgia. Andrew is the son of Gale and Jim Howe and a graduate of our St. Lorenz Lutheran School. Pastor Howe will preach at all English worship services. 1 St. Lorenz Drive-Thru Fish Fry It’s on! Join us Friday, October 30th to support the Church and School. This year’s Fish Fry will be a “drive thru version,” but sll offering all your favorites. Here are some wonderful ways that you can help make this event a success: Volunteer your me! • Call Jenny Laux at 989-652-6141 ext. 312 or email [email protected]. She can help set you up with a me and talent that can be used best. A Sign Up Genius email was also sent out lisng opportunies. Donate Pies! • Please call Tammy Perre at 248-318-7959, or email [email protected]or via the Sign Up Genius email. (see Pie Arcle on page 2 for addional informaon) Come and eat! • Drive thru will be open 4-7 pm. Enter off of W. Genesee through the Worship and Events Center driveway. All takeouts are $12 and come with Hand Baered Cod, Famous Parsley Potatoes, Fresh Bread, Coleslaw, Tartar Sauce and either Apple or Pumpkin Pie. You can’t beat it! Thank you • for supporng the St. Lorenz Church and School! Caring Tree applicaons are now available at the church office. Please return them by October 23rd. If you have any quesons, contact Jodi Reinert by leaving a message at the church office 989.652.6141 or emailing [email protected]
Church Office: 850 W Genesee St.Frankenmuth, MI 48734
Phone: 989-652-6141 Fax: 989-652-9071
Website: www.stlorenz.orgSt. Lorenz Lutheran Church & School
stlorenzfrankenmuth
WORSHIP SCHEDULE for October 17 - 19:
Saturday - Church ...............................................6:30 p.m.Sunday - Church (communion) ............................8:00 a.m.Sunday - Church (communion) ...........................9:30 a.m.Sunday - Connect ..............................................10:45 a.m. Monday - Chapel (communion) ................. 9:30/11:00 a.m. Monday - Church (communion) .......................... 1:30 p.m.
Our Pastors: Mark D. Brandt • Shawn D. Fenske • Joel C. Kaiser • Vicar: Andrew Berg Dale C. Ahlschwede, Emeritus • Gary L. Bender, Emeritus • Michael N. Fitzgerald, Emeritus
Chapel Communion will be on Monday, October 19th at 9:30 am and 11:00 am. Please call (989) 652-6141 to register.
Need a pastor after hours? Call 652-6141 and your call will be
forwarded to the on-call pastor.
LWML is October’s Ministry of the MonthAre you a woman and a communicant member of St Lorenz? If YES – then YOU are a member of the LWML (Lutheran Women’s Missionary League)! Our purpose is to encourage and equip Christian women to actively support missions through informational and educational programs, participation in service projects and supporting mission projects through mite (monetary) donations.
Women in God’s Service (WinGS) is a branch of the LWML. They typically meet for a morning Bible study on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. WinGs also participates in local mission projects.
Our LWML/WinGS groups will be highlighted at the Oct. 17 & 18 services.
For more information on LWML, contact Patty Worden at 989-395-1724 or [email protected]. For more information on WinGS, contact Beth Heikkinen at [email protected].
Special Monday Church ServiceOn Monday, October 19th we will again hold a special worship service, at the Church at 1:30 pm. There will be a brief service (about 30 minutes); it will include a couple of hymns, Scripture, prayer, message, and Communion. P lease register ahead for this service so that we can be properly prepared. You may register by calling the church office at 652-6141.
This Weekend’s Worship Services will feature anniversary hymns and a guest speaker in honor of our co n gregat i o n ’s 175th Anniversary. Our speaker will be Rev. Andrew Howe, Associate Pastor at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Warner Robins, Georgia. Andrew is the son of Gale and Jim Howe and a graduate of our St. Lorenz Lutheran School. Pastor Howe will preach at all English worship services.
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St. Lorenz Drive-Thru Fish FryIt’s on! Join us Friday, October 30th to support the Church and School. This year’s Fish Fry will be a “drive thru version,” but still offering all your favorites. Here are some wonderful ways that you can help make this event a success:
Volunteer your time!• Call Jenny Laux at 989-652-6141 ext. 312 or email [email protected]. She can help set you up with a time and talent that can be used best. A Sign Up Genius email was also sent out listing opportunities.Donate Pies!• Please call Tammy Perretti at 248-318-7959, or email [email protected] or via the Sign Up Genius email. (see Pie Article on page 2 for additional information) Come and eat!• Drive thru will
be open 4-7 pm. Enter off of W. Genesee through the Worship and Events Center driveway. All takeouts are $12 and come with Hand Battered Cod, Famous Parsley Potatoes, Fresh Bread, Coleslaw, Tartar Sauce and either Apple or Pumpkin Pie. You can’t beat it! Thank you • for supporting the St.
Lorenz Church and School!Caring Tree applications are now available at the church
office. Please return them by October 23rd. If you have any questions, contact Jodi Reinert by leaving a message at the church office 989.652.6141 or emailing [email protected]
GIFTSA Thankoffering to St. Lorenz Lutheran School Student Aid on the occasion • of their 50th Wedding Anniversary, October 10th, from Eugene and Deanna FrankA gift to Music at St. Lorenz in Memory of John Guenther from Lee • Guenther
Wednesday Morning Men’s Bible Class Restart All current, former, and prospective members of the 6:30 Pastor’s Mens’ Bible Study class are invited to an organizational meeting on Wednesday, October 14th at 6:30 a.m. in the church (upstairs). Please wear your
face mask on the way in and out.
B IBLE STUDIES
Wednesday Morning Ladies Bible ClassThe city of ancient Corinth was much like our own modern-day cities: a melting pot of electrifying cultural experiences to be had, along with the myriad pitfalls of spiritual depravity. Still, Paul wrote to the Church of God in Corinth - meaning God’s Church is meant to thrive in any city and every circumstance in which we find ourselves. Paul’s letter is as timely as ever. “All Things New: A Study of 2 Corinthians” by Kelly Minter is the study we will be delving into this fall on Wednesday mornings. Come join us on Wednesdays from 9:30-11:00 am. (Meeting room still to be determined) We will start on Oct 21. Leaders are Deb Krafft, Linda Nuechterlein, Jodi Reinert, Lynn Zeddies. Questions? Call Deb Krafft 652-9535.
PIES! PIES! PIES!Please consider donating a pumpkin or apple pie for the St. Lorenz Fish Fry on Friday, October 30th. Pies must come from a commercial establishment (not homemade). Call today to order a pie from Bavarian Inn, Zehnder’s, Kroger or Kern’s and they will deliver the pie to the Fish Fry for you at no charge. Super easy! If you prefer to deliver your own pies, please bring them to the school cafeteria before noon on October 30th. Look for the Sign Up Genius email that was sent last week to sign up, or you can call Tammy Perretti for your donation at: 248-318-7959 (call/text) or [email protected]. We appreciate your generosity!
Sunday morning Bible study at The Rock will resume on Sunday, October 18th. Chuck Anderson will lead an adult Bible study on “Me & My Bible” on Sundays from 9:30-10:30am.
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Sunday Worship Service ................8:00 a.m. .......................................9:30 a.m.2nd Sunday - German.......11:00 a.m.Tuesday Worship ANEW (Shut-ins) 7:00 p.m.Worship Service .............. 7:30 p.m.Thursday Worship Service ................7:00 p.m.SaturdayWorship Service ................6:30 p.m.
M E M O R I A L SMemorials for the following individuals were received during the month of September:
Ronald Beller Wilma Knoll Frank RittmuellerWalter Engel Edwin Kueffner Floyd SchluckebierReinhold Frank Edward Nettleton Clarence Weiss Gerald Hecht Marie Pendleton Ralph WeissAlfred Keinath Jr. Wayne Pickelmann
Memorials were designated for the following:Building Fund, Media Ministry, Mission Fund, Operating Fund, St. Lorenz School, St. Lorenz School Instruments–Pickelmann Music Scholarship, Stephen Ministry, Student Aid Fund, Willing Workers, St. Lorenz Foundation–Vicar Fund, St. Lorenz Foundation–General Fund
Blanket Making for Everybody!LWML-Lutheran Woman In Mission needs your help for a service project to make 50 fleece blankets for the Franklin Avenue Mission
Fleece blanket kits will be available at each church service the weekend of Oct 17/18. The kit will include
two pieces of fleece and instructions for how to tie them together into a blanket. A note card will also be included for you to write a personal
prayer to whomever will be receiving your blanket.
This will be a great way to get your kids involved at home or to have some social time with friends while assembling the blanket. All blankets must be returned to the church office by November 14th so that they can be distributed for Thanksgiving.
Help us keep the people of FAM warm this winter!
TRUTH PROJECT Sequel? Well, not exactly… but The Engagement Project, a 10-tour follow-up Bible study led by Dr. Del Tackett (via DVD), will be offered to St. Lorenz Congregation and the Frankenmuth community in 2021. In preparation, all past leaders of The Truth Project who are interested in learning more about leading this new study are asked to contact Darrin Urbytes via e-mail [email protected] or phone 652-3422. Stay tuned for more exciting developments!
“LIFE QUOTES” from Lutherans For Life
“Laws of the State clearly matter, and the message they send affects the mindset of society. But, if our battle cry for life begins on the abortion table, then we’ve waited too long to speak. If our efforts to model life end in the courtroom, then we’ve already lost our children. God help us; it’s time to ask ourselves if we speak life or whisper death.” Tawnia Hoehne, Frazee, Minnesota – A Life Quote from Lutherans For Life • www.lutheransforlife.orgHurting from abortion? Word of Hope can help. www.word-of-hope.org or call 888.217.8679.
INFORMATION TO SHARE
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler
“Unscaled Heights of Empathy”A king’s dream, a mysterious statue with feet of clay, an unearthly rock that grows to fill all the earth, and God’s empathy for a weeping world, embodied in Christ; it’s all part of Dr. Michael Zeigler’s message this week.(Daniel 2)The Lutheran Hour can be heard on WSAM 1400 AM, Sundays at 8:30 a.m. or on Sirius XM Family Talk 131, Sundays at 10:00 a.m. Go to www.lhm.org/broadcastresult.asp to find more broadcast information.
YOUTHAll high school students are invited to join us for Bible study on Wednesdays! Now that the weather is getting cooler, we will meet at The Rock after school/on your virtual day at 1:45pm for a short devotion and snack. Remember to download a Bible app on your phone if you have one.
High school students are invited to join us at The Rock on Friday night from 7-10pm to cheer on the Eagles as we livestream the game! Dress warm; we will be projecting the game on a large screen outside! Since events are constantly changing, please contact Chuck for updates at 989-996-0088.
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) will meet on Friday at The Rock at 11:45am. Any high school athletes interested in attending can stop by McDonalds to pick up food and bring it to The Rock for a devotion with Mr. Anderson.
There will be a 7th, 8th & high school Bible study starting on Sunday, October 18th at The Rock. Mike Potter will lead this each Sunday from 9:30-10:30am.
PRAY, PRAY, PRAY! 2 Chronicles 7:14 records that after Solomon had finished the temple the Lord appeared to him and said, “If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” WE, as His people, are called to do the same today.
To help us in this mission, DCE Carolyn Bira from Holy Cross Lutheran in Flushing, MI is providing a prayer guide called “40 Days of Prayer and Scripture for the 2020 Election” which may be accessed at https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.cloversites.com/d6/d621aba6-04b8-4860-a318-d6b51605fcfb/documents/Voter_s_Prayer_Guide.pdf (Simply click the link and scroll down to the 2nd page) This is not a guide to help you decide how to vote, this guide is a call to prayer! Don’t worry if you get started late, they’re short, so catching up won’t be a problem. May God respond to His people and heal our land!
Voting Is Your Right. Voting Wisely Is Your Responsibility. Proverbs 9:10 states that “the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” and in Luke 10:27 we’re reminded to “love the Lord with ALL our heart, ALL our soul, ALL our strength, and ALL our mind” – that’s everything. And it includes our vote.
Robotic voting based on party affiliation leads to an uninformed electorate and is detrimental to our nation. While God’s word doesn’t lay out specific policy prescriptions, it clearly differentiates right from wrong. Knowing that God demands complete obedience to His precepts, it’s our obligation to know each candidates’ positions on issues where God has clearly spoken.
Christian Citizenship Ministries urges you to prayerfully and sincerely seek to prioritize today’s issues through the eyes of the Almighty. Take the time to be informed and review voters guides from a Biblical perspective. To find analysis prepared by Christians and for Christians, visit:
https://ivoterguide.com/?partner=FRCA/
https://downloads.frcaction.org/EF/EF20I23.pdf
https://downloads.frcaction.org/EF/EF20I08.pdf
https://downloads.frcaction.org/EF/EF20I04.pdf
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Church Office HoursMonday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
SECOND BLOOD DRIVE A SUCCESS!On September 30th, St. Lorenz Lutheran was a host site again for the Red Cross Blood Drive.
The drive was held in the WEC and we had nearly 40 donors and many volunteers serving to make this a great day of giving!
Thank you to all of you who donated blood or helped in any way as a volunteer. Every person involved is making a difference and helping to save lives right here in Michigan!
We will continue to host these drives as there is currently a shortage of blood right now. Please watch for information on future drives and consider donating blood or volunteering to help host.
Your serving hands and hearts are showing others how beautiful it is to live with Jesus!
LWML GiftshopOur LWML gift shop, in the Church basement, is open and will have a clerk available to assist you from 8:45-10:30am on Sunday mornings from now until Christmas. Other times you may use the self serve slot.
We now have boxed Christmas cards available for your shopping convenience.
Please wear a mask and practice social distancing so it will be safe for all.
See Yourself Wearing Green And Gold In The Future?Thinking about becoming a pastor or deaconess as a second career or after you graduate college? Join Concordia Seminary - St. Louis for our online Green & Gold Days event at 2 pm (CST), Saturday, Nov. 14! You’ll learn about financial aid, on-campus housing and the admissions process; and hear from current students during a panel discussion.
The registration deadline is Nov. 11. The event is free. Learn more and reserve your spot today!
For more information, contact Enrollment at [email protected] or call 800-822-9545.
The church is looking for a part-time custodian to help with church services. This is a paid position and will require approximately a 20 hr./month commitment. You may pick up an application at the church office. If you have any questions, please call Phil Haubenstricker at 652-6142, ext. 452.
Do you like playing in the snow? St. Lorenz is looking for helpers on our Snow Removal Crew. Please call Phil Haubenstricker if you need more information; 652-6142, ext. 452.
JOB OPPORTUNITIESThe following is used with permission from “A Closer Look at the Evidence” by Richard & Tina Kleiss
Examine the Evidence...
AnatomyAnimals are much better prepared for physical survival at birth than humans. A newborn wildebeest stands and runs with its mother five minutes after birth. The baby elephant can follow its mother all day long within twenty-four hours after birth. Yet the newborn human is a completely helpless creature.
This is the exact reverse of what one would expect if the Darwinian scenario were factual. According to evolutionary theory, those characteristics which aid in survival and reproduction will be most likely propagated. How would infant vulnerability and lack of strength contribute to evolutionary survival and development? The physical helplessness of humans at birth is a vivid illustration of how dependent we are on God for our spiritual existence.
It is also yet another of the countless evidences that evolution is not the method God used to bring us into existence. Instead, God designed humans to have adequate time to train their children to love and obey the One who created them and knows what is best for them.
Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6
Sign up for “RightNow Media”The current craziness of life and Covid 19 gathering restrictions can make it a challenge to stay in the Word or for
groups to study together. RightNow Media can help. St. Lorenz members can join RightNow Media at no cost and access
thousands of Christian videos and studies.
Watch for an email invite to join or create your own account today. Text “RightNow STLorenz” to 41411 or from the St. Lorenz home page, click “Media” and click on “RightNow Media” at the bottom of the page. Then login at rightnowmedia.org, or download the app, to explore the various libraries and videos.
Bulletin Bits for City Rescue MissionDid you know that City Rescue Mission of Saginaw provides shelter, food, clothing, and spiritual training to our neighbors who are struggling with homelessness? If you would like to know more about this ministry, please contact Jenny Deweese at 989-752-6051, ext. 122, or [email protected]. Thank you!
Lots has been happening around City Rescue Mission of Saginaw over the past few months. The new warehouse for donated goods - Impact Designs - is almost complete! We are excited about the possibilities that Impact Designs will open up to our guests! We will need many volunteers to help set up shelving and prepare the warehouse for operation. If you are interested in helping with this amazing ministry, please contact Jenny Deweese at 989-752-6051, ext. 122.Another way to help with Impact Designs’ mission is to sponsor the move-in of a family or individual. A donation of $250 for an individual or $500 for a family will make it possible for us to transform their empty apartment into a warm home. Smaller monetary donations can be made to cover things like cleaning kits, bedding packages, laundry kits, etc. If you are interested in donating, please contact Kimberly Ancel at 989-752-6051, ext. 123.
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Are you feeling squeezed? Pressured? Perhaps working from home is more demanding than you thought it would be. Who knew this is where we would be with all the disruption in our lives? God did, there is nothing that is a surprise to Him.
Do you need someone to talk to? Who won't judge, just listen. Someone trained in confidentiality who you can talk to and it will go no further.. Get help today.Call:Pastor Fenske @ 652-6141Dennis Weirauch @ 652-6954 Karen Zehnder @ 652-2409Or: visit us on the web at christgives hope.org October is
Pastor Appreciation Month!
Have You Changed Your Phone Number?If you no longer have a “landline” telephone, please call the church office at 652-6141 to let us know, and give us your cell phone number. Thank you!
