Tuesday, March 12
9:30 a.m. – Anna Circle – Aase Haugen, all contribute
1:00 p.m. Worship and Music Committee
4:45 p.m. – Education Committee

Wednesday, March 13
10:30 a.m. – Communion at Aase Haugen
2:00 p.m. – Miriam Circle – LaVerne Ramsey hosts
5:30 p.m. – Lenten Worship Service
6:00 p.m. – Soup Supper
7:00 p.m. – Choir rehearsal
8:00 p.m. – Band rehearsal

Thursday, March 14
10:00 a.m. – Bible Study with Pastor Amy
11:00 a.m. – Stewardship Committee
12 noon – Centering Prayer
1:30 p.m. – Property & Management Committee
5:00 p.m. – Community Meal at St Benedicts

Sunday, March 17 – Second Sunday of Lent
9:30 a.m. – Worship with Holy Communion – 11a.m. Broadcast
10:30 a.m. – Fellowship Hour
10:50 a.m. – Sunday School/Youth Forum
11:00 a.m. – Adult Forum: “Tolerating Intolerance: Responses to Religious Pluralism” – Victoria Christman
3:00 p.m. – Pew to Pulpit – Pulpit Rock Brewing Company

DST begins on Sunday, March 10, 2019, at 2:00 A.M. Remember to “spring forward” in the spring and set your clocks forward one hour (i.e., losing one hour). 

Brief History:  

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 extended Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. beginning in 2007, though Congress retained the right to revert to the 1986 law should the change prove unpopular or if energy savings are not significant. Going from 2007 forward, Daylight Saving Time in the U.S.

• begins at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday of March and
• ends at 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday of November

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LENTEN PROJECT: Each year during Lent, the children Shepherd invite the congregation to raise funds for a special mission project. chosen Water to Thrive as this year’s recipient. This project will be part of a larger water campaign effort with Decorah Middle School, Waverly Middle School, Luther College and Wartburg College. We will be sharing more about this community opportunity each Sunday morning in Lent and on our bulletin in the hallway. Donations will be received beginning on the first Sunday of Lent and will continue through the Lenten Season. Please write Sunday School Project on your check.  Thank you for your support of this project!

Adult Forum, Narthex – “Faith and Stories” Series with Dr. Paula Carlson, Luther College President – This year’s Series concludes with a discussion of James Baldwin’s essay “Notes of a Native Son” from a 1955 collection of the same title.  Copies of the readings are on the Narthex Table.  

Tuesday, March 5
4:00p.m. – Mary Circle

Wednesday, March 6
6:00 p.m. – Choir rehearsal
7:00 p.m. – Ash Wednesday Worship Service
8:00 p.m. – Band rehearsal

Thursday, March 7
10:00 a.m. – Bible Study with Pastor Amy
12 noon – Centering Prayer
1:30 p.m. – Property & Management Committee
5:00 p.m. – Community Meal at St Benedicts

Friday, March 8
11:00 a.m. – Stewardship Committee

Sunday, March 10 – 1st Sunday of Lent
9:30 a.m. – Worship with Holy Communion
10:30 a.m. – Fellowship Hour
10:50 a.m. – Sunday School
11:00 a.m. – Adult Forum – “Faith and Stories” with Dr. Paula Carlson