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SUNDAY's BULLETIN

GRACE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH     

2720 – 26^th Street South   La Crosse , WI   54601  

  Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod        

  www.gracelacrosse.org

Pastor Jonathan E. Rimmert – (Home) 788-7978  (Office) 608-788-6262  

Mt. Calvary-Grace Lutheran Elementary School Teachers  

Dana Gramarossa - 385-0796                  Rachael Thompson – 451-1445                   Vicky Gates – 784-0668   Luther High School    1501 Wilson Street, Onalaska   783-5435  

                            **********************************************************************************                                          Lent 3              March 07, 2021   
                                  

  Jews ask for signs, Greeks desire wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified –
which is offensive to Jews and foolishness to Greeks,  

but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks,  

Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.   

                                     
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OUR PRAYER:  

Almighty God, look with favor on your humble servants and stretch out the right hand of your power to defend us against all our enemies; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.  

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NUMBERS FROM LAST WEEK:

Attendance: 02-28) 9:30 – 47         03-03) 18  

Loose: $1.00   General Fund: $3,714.00    Energy Fund: $45.00*  

WELS Missions: $20.00  MCG School : $50.00  Luther High: $25.00  

*Includes Memorials for Joan Skarboszewski & Paul Boarman from Ron and Judy Ostreng  
 

The Order of Service: Service of the Word – p. 38 in Christian Worship  

      Hymns: 338 – 345 – 351 – 379  

We sing Psalm 19 on p. 70 in Christian Worship  

Our Organist: Mrs. Susan Siegler  
 

Old Testament Reading: Exodus 20:1-17  

The Lord speaks the Ten Commandments to his people Israel , setting out his expectations for those who are in a covenant relationship with him.   

Epistle Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:22-25  

The message of Christ crucified is a “stumbling block” and “foolishness” to unbelievers.  “But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.”  

The Gospel Reading: John 2:13-22  

Jesus cleanses the temple at the beginning of his public ministry.  When challenged to demonstrate his authority, Jesus made a veiled prediction of this death and resurrection.      

The Sermon:  1 Corinthians 1:22-25

LOOKING FOR ANSWERS TO LIFE’S BIG QUESTIONS  

  I.  Not found in man’s wisdom or strength  

                                                    II.  Revealed by God in the cross of Christ  

           Copies of today’s sermon are on the round, narthex table and on our website.  

          We give thanks that the Holy Spirit led our MCG principal, Mr. Biedenbender and Mrs. B. to return their calls to Mt. Calvary School in Waukesha.  They will continue their ministries at MCG.  Pastor Wassermann continues to hold a call to Immanuel, Woodville, WI .  
 

           We are in need of volunteers to do the church cleaning every other week.  If you would be able and willing to do this work, please sign up on the “Cleaning Sheet” on the round narthex table.  
  

           The Flower Chart for 2021 is posted.  If you would like to provide flowers in memory of someone, or for a special occasion, please sign up for the date that you would like.  
 

ACTIVITIES AT GRACE FOR THIS WEEK:  

Today – Bible Class at 8:30; Worship at 9:30.   

Monday – Church Council at 7:00 PM.   

Wednesday – Public School Confirmation Class – 3-4:30 PM.   

Wednesday – 4^th Lenten Devotion at 7:00 PM.  Our theme this year is “The Hands of the Passion.”  We will consider the different hands that played a part in the Passion History of our Lord.  This week we will consider: “The Hands of Misguided Zeal.”  Pastor Silas Schmitzer from St. Matthew’s in Stoddard will be our guest preacher.  Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.  

Friday and Saturday – Luther High Drama Production at 7 PM both nights.  The play will also be presented on Sunday at 2 PM.  

Saturday – Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour on Saturday night.  We begin Daylight Savings time at 2 AM on Sunday morning.    

Next Sunday – Bible Class at 8:30 AM.; Worship at 9:30 AM.  

We sincerely welcome everyone to our in-person worship service, as well as to our live-streamed service.  Please continue to practice social distancing before and after the service.  We ask that everyone use your mask in the service, as well as inside the building, and enjoy some fellowship after the service in the parking lot at safe distances from each other.  We will continue to live-stream our Sunday morning service and archive the service to www.youtube.com  See our webpage: www.gracelacrosse.org for more information.  

In our Sunday morning Bible Class we are currently studying Paul’s letter to the Roman Christians.  Unlike most of the letters we have from the apostle’s pen, his letter to the Romans does not seem to have been written to solve any particular problem in the congregation or to settle a theological debate.  It especially emphasizes the concept of righteousness, by which we are declared holy in God’s sight for Jesus’ sake.  Please join us to help grow in your knowledge of God’s love.