March 30, 2025
WELCOME! We praise God for giving us the ability to worship in fellowship today! Please remember that if you wish to social distance there is room, if you want or need to wear a mask we will support you.
Please sign the registration books that are in the pews, please pass them to the next person. If you are worshipping from home and watching on Facebook please leave a comment (even if it is just Hi), it would be appreciated.
BRINGING HOLY COMMUNION TO YOU If you would prefer to have Holy Communion brought to you in the pew on the weeks it is served – please let the elder/ushers know prior to the service. We would not want to miss you!
FELLOWSHIP TIME Please join us in the Hillmer Center following the service today and enjoy a sweet treat and coffee or juice, Bible Study will start at 10:30 am and we are finishing Micah.
PODCAST WITH DAILY BIBLE READINGS On Ash Wednesday, we began a new podcast entitled “In God’s Time”. This is a cooperative effort to reach the Cedar Valley and the world beyond with the Good News of God’s Word. This podcast is designed to take a chronological approach to the reading of the Bible. Each day, we will bring you a new edition with special guests taking turns reading from God’s Word chronologically, which means that we will take the Bible and read it from the first events to the very last as it happened. The first episode comes out on March 5th, so visit https://ingodstime.podbean.com/ to listen to the podcasts every day. You can also access the podcast from various other podcasting sites by visiting https://www.ilcv.org/the-in-gods-time-podcast
LENTEN MIDWEEK SERVICES are Wednesday’s from now until April 9th. There will be church services at 11 am and 6:30 pm. Thank you to those that were able to provide us with a meal and thank you to those who came to support the groups.
LCMS U DINNER THEATER AT COLLEGE HILL LUTHERAN CHURCH It's time for the 26th Annual Dinner Theater hosted by the college students of College Hill Lutheran Church. Join us for a night filled with fine-dining and laughter while supporting campus ministry in the Cedar Valley. You can help LCMS U continue to reach college students in the Cedar Valley by purchasing a ticket to Dinner Theater which takes place on Friday, April 11th. Doors open at 5:30 pm, Dinner at 6:00 pm with entertainment to follow. For now, tickets can be reserved by calling the church office at (319) 266-1274 or emailing collegehilllutheran@gmail.com. Cost will be $12 for adults, $7 for students, $7 for kids over 4, and kids under 4 free. Students will come by to sell printed tickets on one of the Sundays after they return from spring break.
ALTERNATIVES PREGNANCY CENTER Save the date of Thursday May 1st for the annual banquet. If you would like to be a table host check out the poster in the narthex and the main hallway for more information.
BABY BOTTLE PROJECT Once again we are doing the Baby Bottles to collect money for Alternatives Pregnancy Center. This money helps them help mothers in need and will help fathers to know how to care for their children. We are going to run the collection all during the Lenten season and collect them Palm Sunday to turn into Alternatives. If you would like to fill more than one bottle we will make sure that you have them to fill. Thank you for your support of this project.
LUTHERAN WITNESS it is time to start deciding about a subscription to the Lutheran Witness Magazine. The price is $20.65 for the next year. They combine the June and July months into one magazine. This has a lot of good information in them. I will need to know in the office if you are interested by April 20th. Thank you for your help.
A LIFE QUOTE “Think of how important we as human beings must be in the eyes of God, if He—as the almighty creator and Lord of the entire universe—was willing to take on human flesh and become one of us. God loves the human race so much He decided to become our brother.” Thomas P. Nass, CELC President – A Life Quote from Lutherans For Life • lutheransforlife.org
“Hurting from abortion? Word of Hope can help. word-of-hope.org; 888.217.8679.”
BUILDING HEALTHY FAMILIES : On average, a human head has 100,000 hairs attached. How many are on yours? Don’t know? Well God does! “Indeed, the very hairs on your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than sparrows.” (Luke 12:7) Don’t think your concerns and worries are too small - or too big - for your Father. When troubles and concerns of the world tempt you to forget this truth, take a minute to run your fingers through your hair and remember who you are: His precious, beloved child. He knows and cares about what you’re going through and does not want you to be afraid. Lutheran Family Service www.LutheranFamilyService.org (515.573.3138 and LFSiowa.org)
MEMORY VERSE CHALLENGE - This week the verse is:
1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit.
CATECHESIS – This week for those using the Catechism Study Guide you should be on the following page number according to what year you are doing.
Year 1 is page 22; Year 2 is page 81; Year 3 is page 140;
GRACE FOOD PANTRY
Anyone wishing to donate to the Grace Food Pantry, these are the top items needed:
Top Needs
Hair conditioner, body wash, deodorant (men & women), canned veggies (no baked beans), ramen noodles, hamburger helper Pancake mix, syrup, stick butter, spaghetti sauce and noodles, peanut butter and 32 oz. juice. Also we are in need of empty egg cartons that are for a dozen eggs.
We can always use money too. The committee would like to thank all those who have given generously to the Grace Food Pantry!
Anyone needing assistance with the Grace Food Pantry please contact either the church office or one of the following people: Nancy McHone or Judy DePaepe. Anyone interested in helping with the food pantry please contact the office or the people listed.
VALLEY LUTHERAN UPDATE
Crusader Knight 2025: tickets are now on sale! Join us on Friday, April 25th for a fun-filled evening featuring a yummy catered dinner, silent auction, live auction with Auctioneer Ryan Backes, a fun program emceed this year by 2017 alumni, Matt Dalluge, and our "famous" dessert frenzy! We hope you can join us in person for the event. If not, you can still participate through the silent auction or by donating! Doors open at 5:45 pm with our program and dinner starting at 6:15 pm (tickets are $50 each). New this year, join us for Pre-Event Cocktails starting at 5:00 pm (tickets are $15 each). https://secure.qgiv.com/event/crusaderknight2025/
What’s in a date? Do you know how the date of Easter is decided?
Easter falls on the first Sunday after the Full Moon date, based on mathematical calculations, that falls on or after March 21. If the fall moon is on a Sunday, Easter is celebrated on the following Sunday. Easter can be on any day from March 22 to April 25.
Upcoming Easter dates:
April 20, 2025
April 5, 2026
March 28, 2027
April 16, 2028
April 1, 2029
April 21, 2030
April 13, 2031
March 28, 2032
John 6:5 – “Jesus said to Philip, ‘Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?’” Why does Jesus ask Philip this question? Of course Jesus knows the answer already — He knows how He means to care for His people. The Lord provided, and He still provides. But we need to know this, and so Jesus gets Philip thinking about it. The knowledge that the Lord provides frees us for generosity without fear.
The following events have been planned for this week.
TODAY:
9:00 a.m. Worship w/Holy Comm. Sanctuary
10:15 a.m. Fellowship Hillmer Center
10:30 a.m. Bible Hour/Sunday School Hillmer Center/upper level
MONDAY:
6:00 p.m. Exercise Library
WEDNESDAY:
8:30 a.m. Sewing Ladies Rm 7
11:00 a.m. Lenten IV Service Sanctuary
5:00 p.m. Catechesis Kitchen
5:15 p.m. Choir practice Music Room
6:30 p.m. Lenten IV Service Sanctuary
THURSDAY:
9:30 a.m. Ladies Bible Study Hillmer Center
6:00 p.m. Exercise Library
SATURDAY:
8:00 a.m. Men’s Bible Study/Breakfast Kitchen
NEXT SUNDAY:
9:00 a.m. Worship w/Holy Comm. Sanctuary
10:15 a.m. Fellowship Hillmer Center
10:30 a.m. Bible Hour/Sunday School Hillmer Center/upper level
Saturday April 26, 1 pm to Palmer’s Family Fun Center. Come join the fun, check the Grace Greetings for details.