LITURGY, MUSIC &  PARTICIPANTS IN THE SERVICES TODAY
	8:00	9:00	11:00	5:30
SERVICE COORDINATOR	NA	George Hurley	Dennis Huber	NA
ACOLYTE	NA	Taylor Hurley	Emily Bautista & Andrew Bosma	NA
LAY ASSISTANT	David Quandt	NA	Hansel Ramathal	NA
READER/ SACRISTANT	David Quandt	Susan Washburn	Nancy Bunnell	Rainer Jaeschke
CHILD. SERMON	NA	Pastor Vicki	Pastor Vicki	NA
CHILD. CHURCH  LEADER	NA	Marsha Linnemann	Rebecca Brode	NA
CHILD. CHURCH HELPER	NA	Derek Smith	Geneva Reimer	NA
USHERS	Todd Kuhse	George & Danise Hurley, Lynn McDaniel & Kelly Hester	Leslie Barrows, Dennis Huber, Nancy Brinkman & Paula Ebert	Green Family
OFFERING USHERS	NA	NA	VISITOR HOSTS	NA
VISITOR HOSTS	USHER	USHER	Abby Lewis &  Joan Rylee	USHER
COMM. ASST.	READER	Kathy Duffy & Lisa Huddleston	Becky Sittason & Delilah Huber	NA
NURSERY	NA	Julie Gregory & Jennifer Simpson	Julie Gregory & Mattie Weiner	NA
MUSIC	Bill Schein	Praise Band	Bill Schein	Bill Schein
SACRISTY/ ALTAR CARE	Linda Himmler	Dan & Rhonda Zuziak	Rhonda Zuziak	Margaret Berwanger
BREAD	Tollie Chavis
COUNTERS	NA	NA	Leslie Barrows & Paula Ebert	NA
	8:00	9:00	11:00	5:30
LITURGY	Lenten Folder	Modern	Lenten Folder	Taize 3
OPENING HYMN	# 618	-	# 618	# 337
SERMON HYMN	# 328	-	# 328
CLOSING HYMN	#  646	-	#  646	# 328
11:00 ANTHEM	“At the Cry of the First Bird”                    Katie Phillips & Sara Kieffner

 

Welcome!   In the name of Jesus, you are heartIly welcomed.    We pray that God will use this time of gathering for God’s purpose and to nurture your faith.  If you are new to a Lutheran service, we really want to help you enjoy and become comfortable with our worship.  Please fill out the information sheet in the black book in the pew so that we may note your presence with us today.

 

GOD’S HOUSE IS EXACTLY WHERE CHILDREN SHOULD BE!  We welcome them fully. Chairs are located near the nursery -- in the hallway by the window -- if your child becomes noisy or restless.  The nursery is open and available to children up to 3 years old.

 

HOLY COMMUNION: You do not have to be a member of this congregation to receive Holy Communion.  All baptized Christians who believe that Christ is truly present in this Sacrament are invited to the table. Glasses of white grape juice are provided in each tray for those who for personal or health reasons are unable to receive wine.

 

Today at the 9:00 service we celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Baptism. Kirsten Bailey Bradbury daughter of Justin & Elizabeth Bradbury, will be baptized into the priesthood of believers.

 

Today at the 11:00 service we celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Baptism. Kaliyah Marie Honnerlaw daughter of Shawn & Amy Honnerlaw, will be baptized into the priesthood of believers.

 

The Service Coordinator Training has been cancelled for today, March 7th and will be rescheduled in April.  Watch the bulletin for a further update. 

 

Dedication! Please join us in the chapel today following the 11:00 worship for the dedication of the Stained Glass Windows. Reception to follow.

 

Meet with Pastor Vicki for conversations about the “Book of Faith, Lenten Journey" during the "GodTalk" time (10:10-10:40 am in the Welcome Center). 

 

We are starting to collect candy for our annual egg hunt on Easter morning.  We would love your candy donations for the event!  Please give candy to Rebecca or place in her office!  Thank you for your donation!

 

Need a chance to just chat about faith issues?  Do you like a good cup of coffee or yummy pastries?  Want to connect with others on Tuesday mornings?  Join us at Reality Tuesdays in Park Hills on Tuesdays at 10:30am.  I will be there with a short devotion or a topic to discuss.  Bring your thoughts, questions or prayer concerns.  Rebecca

 

OWLS - We are going on an over-nite Croswell Bus trip to Wabash County, Indiana on April 22-23. We will see the musical comedy "Church Basement Ladies".  This is loosely based on the best selling book "Growing Up Lutheran".  The cost is $199.00 which covers 2 days - 1 night - 2 meals and another attraction on the way home. Contact Shirley Benken @ 331-4956 or Charlotte Davis @ 342-8883.

 

Cleaning for a Reason: If you know any woman currently undergoing Chemo, please pass the this information on to her that there is a cleaning service that provides FREE housecleaning - 1 time per month for 4 months while she is in treatment (some location restrictions).  For additional information go to http://www.cleaningforareason.org/

 

The Nurture/Outreach committee invites you to serve as a New Member Sponsor.  You will meet your new member on March 14 @ 2:00 PM.  On March 21 you will stand-up with your new member as they join the family of Gloria Dei.  Then make one contact per month for the following six months.  PLEASE help welcome our new members. Contact Walda ASAP at walda.helvie@insightbb.com or call 344-0103. 

 

The Nurture/Outreach committee is asking that all Visitor Hosts, and those desiring to serve in this capacity, attend a short training session on April 25 at either 10 AM or 4:30 PM.  Training will be held in the Welcome Center.   Contact walda.helvie@insightbb.com or 344-0103 if you have any questions.

 

 

Men's Monday Night Bible Study - We'll have our next meeting tomorrow at 7:30 PM at the home of Bob Young.  Bill Miller will lead the study.  We're on Principle 5 of "Jesus on Leadership."  Contact Bob (250-0014) so he will know how many are coming.

 

Men’s Retreat @ the Red River Gorge, March 26^th & 27^th. Pastor Vicki will lead the retreat. Topic: The Terrain of Our Spiritual Lives (A spiritual retreat based on the terrain of the Gorge). For additional information contact Bob Young @ 250-0014 or Bob Handahl @ 331-7137.

 

 

Mary Circle will meet at the home of Beverly Broomhead on March 18th at 7pm. The program will be about Beverly’s trip to China. Please contact Beverly to let her know if you will be able to attend the meeting. Donations of paper products and cleaning supplies for United Ministries will be collected. 

 

It is not to late to sign up for the Women’s Retreat, 3/19 @ 4 PM to 3/20, around 2 PM at St. Anne’s Convent in Melbourne.  Pastor Vicki will lead the retreat. Sign up in the Welcome Center. The signup sheet is on a poster in the narthex. Fill out the registration form found on the poster and send it with your money to either Geneva Reimer, Debby Rieselman, Jennifer Murray, or Virginia Huenniger. You can place checks in an envelope in the memorial mailbox in the office. Questions please contact Jenny Murray (859)816-3272 jbidro@hotmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

Confirmation meeting times for Lent are 6pm till 7:45pm.  Dinner is $3 but if you would like to skip dinner, meet us at 6:30pm in the youth room. We will return to our regular schedule after Easter.

 

Attention New Member Classes: Today @ 10:00 AM & 3/14  @ 1:00 PM. New members will be received on March 21st at all services.

 

Youth Sunday School begins in the Fellowship Hall at 9:50AM every Sunday.  Join in on the silly songs, prayers, readings, skits and important announcements.  We then dismiss to each classroom rotation at 10 AM. 

 

High School Bible Study will be on Tuesday, March 9th and 23rd starting at 6pm.  We will meet both times at the Chick-fil-a in Florence! Friends are welcome to attend!

 

Check out the "Red Letter Bible Study” written by Pastor Vicki.  Go to our website, www.gloriadei-nky.org,, and click on the Bible Study link.

 

 “Lunch & the Lord”: Mondays from 12:10 – 12:50 PM. (Study of the lessons for next Sunday).

 

Adult Bible Studies: Mondays 10:15 AM (studying Hosea) &. Wednesday 6:30 PM will resume 4/14.

 

Two Adult Sunday School opportunities:

1) "As It Was" in F1 at 9:50 AM..

2) ”Interactions Bible Study & discussion

 

 

Need a mini-tropical vacation with the family?  Want to forget about the snow for the day?  Join us at Coco Keys Resort in Sharonville, OH on 3/21 for an afternoon at the water park.  We will meet at the church at 12PM and head up there.  The value-saver pack that comes out usually has tickets for $15 a person.  I will keep my eye open for them.  Tickets will be no more than $20.  Please sign up on the youth board.

 

Summer Dates:  Middle School and up mission trip to Knoxville, TN June 6-11.  High School and up mission trip to Chicago, IL July 3-9.  Vacation Bible School July 25-30. 

 

The high school youth will be at the church on Saturday, March 27th from 5-10pm to care for your children.  Dinner will be provided! This is a great event for all youth!  Please sign up on the youth board.

 

 

 

Lenten Rice Dinner Project. Pick up a bag of rice from a basket in the church narthex as you leave today.  Join your fellow members at Gloria Dei in experiencing a meal which sustains many people each day throughout this world. Information and suggestions for this project are included with each bag. Your gifts to ELCA World Hunger ensure that important work continues to meet the increasing need for food around the world and close to home.

 

HELP needed on Tuesday, March 9, 2010:  Volunteers are needed to help prepare, serve, and clean up for an evening meal to several homeless families participating in the Interfaith Hospitality Network.  Especially needed are two hosts in the evening to interact with the children and their families.  Please  sign up on the bulletin board at church or contact Donna Kimball at Home 859-356-3480, or on cell 859-835-3498.

 

United Ministries provides food, financial, and housing assistance to those in need who live within Boone and Kenton Co. (excluding Covington and Newport). Financial donations are used for operating expenses, for financial assistance and to purchase food in quantity.  You may send checks directly to UM at -  PO Box 18430, Erlanger, KY 41018 or write them to Gloria Dei with UM on the memo line. If you wish to make in kind donations, the following are in greatest need: Canned Meats (tuna, chicken, ham, stews), Canned Pasta of all types, Toiletry items (soap, toothpaste & brushes, shampoo, mouthwash, etc.), Paper products (towels, tissues, and toilet paper) & Diapers (size 3 to 5).

 

Haiti relief effort — Martha Circle is coordinating efforts with the rest of the Women of the ELCA and the Social Ministries Committee in a Haitian relief effort involving the entire congregation. Donations are being sought between now and Sunday, March 21, to make health kits for Lutheran World Relief to distribute in Haiti. Donations are needed of new dark-colored hand towels and wash clothes, as well as money to buy other items. (See the insert for more information on the health kits.) Hand towels and wash clothes may be placed in the large bin marked Health Kits for Haiti located in the Welcome Center.  Cash donations may be placed in the related envelopes found in the back of the pews, and checks should be made payable to WELCA. Health kits cost approximately $15 each, but any amount would be appreciated. People who would like to donate their time to help assemble the kits should watch future bulletins for announcements about that schedule.

 

Need per week $9,953            Last week's giving $15,085

YTD Need $89,577                                YTD Received $100,843

 

COME AND FOLLOW CHRIST

Total Received          $527,750

 

LAST WEEK’S ATTENDANCE

8:00a     9:00a   11:00a    5:30p    Total

            22        121      185         35        363

 

Vigil Lights sponsored by: Sue Abramis in memory of her dad.

 

Web Page sponsored by: Doug & Paula Ebert for Glory to God.

 

Flowers are placed on the Altar today by Susan Thornton in remembrance and honor of Cheds wonderful church family and friends for all of their friendship and love.

 

 

 

 

Mid-Week Dinner (6PM) & Worship (7PM)

Please join us for dinner this Wednesday in the fellowship hall. 

 

The nursery is available and staffed during the mid-week worship service.

 

March 10

Reader                Lisa Miller

Usher/VH           Tom Himmler &  Tina Smith

Ruth Circle will be serving pork roast with side dishes and the charity featured is the Brighton Recovery Center.

 

March 17

Reader                Ellen Young

Usher/VH           Steve & Sara Kieffner

Please join Hannah Circle for “Breakfast for Dinner”. They will  be serving a wide variety of yummy breakfast favorites, along with some specialty quiches & casseroles.  Come, enjoy and help us raise money for Bread for Life Food Pantry.

 

March 24

Reader                Bob Handahl

Usher/VH           Ed & Betsy Budrick 

Mary Circle will be serving their famous fried chicken for dinner this evening.  The charity will benefit United Ministries.

 

Holy Week

3/28, Palm Sunday (8AM, 9AM, 11:AM & 5:30 PM)

3/29-3/31, Prayer Services (7 PM)

4/1, Maundy Thursday (7 PM)

4/2, Good Friday Community Service (noon) @ Lakeside Presbyterian, Pastor Vicki preaches.

4/2, Good Friday (7 PM)

4/3, Holy Saturday (7 PM)

4/4, Easter Sunday (8AM, 9AM, 11:AM & 5:30 PM)

 

 

 

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