COMING EVENTS

Lenten Study
John
The Gospel of Light & Life
Join us on Tuesdays at 10:00
am during Lent for Study.
Books are available in the Fellowship Hall.
Mens Lenten
Breakfasts
Wednesday
Mornings
February 17th to
March 23rd
Breakfast Served
7:00-7:30am

Palm Sunday,

Egg Bake
Enjoy some
great food
while raising funds to
send
our
children to
camp this summer.
Sunday, April 10th
10:00 am12:30pm.
Hope to see you there!

April 10th: Children & Youth Sunday

Our children and youth will lead the service!
Come and worship with us at 9:00am.

UCW will meet on April 13th at 2:00pm.

Hostess: Nell Kammerer
Devotions: Bea Powers
Lunch: Lucille Rook & Marilyn Krager

Newsletter of the United Church of Primghar

Holy Week Activities:

March 20th:

9:00am UCP Worship

9:30am Archer Lenten Study

10:30am Archer Worship

Wednesday, March 23rd:

7:00am Lenten Breakfasts at UCP & Archer

Maundy Thursday, March 24th:

Thank You!
Thank You to all of those who
served meals for WWW! We greatly
appreciate it!

7:00pm Worship at Archer UMC, everyone is invitto come

Good Friday, March 25th:

Noon Primghar Ecumenical Service at the American Reformed Church

Easter, March 27th:

7:30am Sunrise Service at Archer UMC
Breakfast Following
9:00am UCP Worship Service
10:30am. Archer UMC Worship Service

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March, 2016 - Volume 3

In my second semester of seminary I took a World Religions

course from Rosemary Radford Ruether, a well-known Roman Catholic theologian. The most memorable class I remember with her came when this septuagenarian with great
enthusiasm described all the great miracles performed by St.
Patrick. She used her whole body to tell these stories so you couldnt helped be sucked in,
and somehow this person who started a holiday that I had always considered in my youth as
an excuse to pinch my brothers became alive in the story that was a boy who was kidnapped
by pirates, forced into slavery, and matured to realize how God was with him and through his
faith he was not only to rise to see freedom, he became a bishop of the country in which he
was once a captive.
St. Patrick listened to God and was able to see his life change. And he then devoted his life to
bringing the Gospel to those who had not heard the Good News. How often do we find ourselves struggling to get through each day? How often do we feel upset? And yet we are in a
much better place than St. Patrick ever was. Easter is fast approaching, and so often we want
the empty tomb without the Good Friday. Christ offered himself as a living sacrifice for all of
our sins. As Holy Week approaches, be in reflection as the triumphant entry quickly turns to
the crucifixion. St. Patrick went back to his captors and worked to educate them in the Gospel, hopefully through this month you can reflect on this holiday in a new way and see how
you can turn your Good Friday into an empty tomb.

~Pastor Kris
UCP Finances
As of February 21st, we had to
borrow $2,500 against our Master Note in order to pay our bills.
Higher heating bills, continued
ministry needs, and cancellation
of worship have all brought us to
this point. We ask that you
prayerfully consider what you
can give.

UCW and Faith Circles will not meet in March.

Evening Circle will meet March 22nd at 7:00pm.

U.C.W. Dues ar e due. Please give your

payment to Marian Ginger.

Mission Project
We will be raising funds to purchase PETS
Personal Energy Transportation during the
month of March.

Quarters!
Bring your quarters with you to church
to put in the quarter bank. The children would like to raise enough money
to buy an animal. Every quarter helps
us reach our goal!

MARCH ACOLYTES
March 6th
Taryn Hintz
March 13th
Mercedes Babb
March 20th
Hunter Irwin
March 27th
David Bottjen

March 6th
March 13th
March 20th
March 27th

MARCH
BIRTHDAYS &
ANNIVERSARIES
2
3
4
6

Jim Bernal
Lucille Rook
Kim Tewes
Cathy Crouch, Caden Wittrock
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Sampson
8 Connie Ebel
9 Jeff Gillespie, Keith Laue
Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Stangeland
13 Amy Halverson-Reese
14 Leone Manley, Alexis Babb
17 Barb Rohwer
18 Wanda Steffens
19 Thomas Wubben, Emerson
Wittrock
20 Marchia Lundquist
21 Andrew Jansma, Jay Wittrock,
Jaivyn Logan
23 June Stangeland
24 Fern Rosenboom
25 Jim Rosenboom
26 Mary Bonath, Ashlyn Warnke
27 Gordon Wittrock
30 Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Mars

MARCH LITURGISTS
March 6th
Helen Lucas
March 13th
Mike Jones
March 20th
Clara Black
March 27th
Brad McDowell

MARCH GREETERS
Jeanne Davis & Nell Kammerer
Shirley Fernstrum & Harriet Tewes
Andrew & Cindy Jansma
Brad & Jane McDowell

MARCH USHERS
6th Terry & Tim Wittrock & Brent McDowell
13th & 20th Brad McDowell, Emily Waund & Bill Kersting
27th Benny Ebel, Jack Black & Helen Lucas
If you are aware of someone in need of a pastoral call, please inform Pastor Kris
on her cell 712-344-2846. She would rather hear from multiple sources than from
no one at all. In these times of privacy rights, hospitals and nursing homes may
not divulge information relating to a resident or patient, so it is very important that
members and/or their families let the Pastor know of all needs for pastoral care.

INCOME 2016
January $6,533.66
February 7th 21st $9,409.24
Budget for 2016$133,900.02
Average Monthly Expenditure
$11,158.33

SUN

MON

TUES

WED

THURS

FRI

SAT

1
10:00 am Lent
Bible Study @
UCP

2
7:00am Primghar Lenten
Breakfast
7:00am Archer Lenten
Breakfast
4:15 pm Confirmation
5:45pm WWW Dinner
6:15pm Classes

3
6:30 pm
LoveINC

4
Pastor Kris Day
off

5
UCC Clergy
9 am4 pm

8
10:00 am Lent
Bible Study @
UCP
7:00 pm Joint
PPR Meeting
at Archer

9
7:00am Primghar Lenten
Breakfast
7:00am Archer Lenten
Breakfast
4:15 pm Confirmation
5:45pm WWW Dinner
6:15pm Classes

10
6:30 pm
LoveINC

11

12

13
14
9:00 am UCP
Worship
9:30 am Archer
Sunday School
(Bible Study)
10:30 am Archer
UMC Worship
Board Meeting
following worship

15
10:00 am Lent
Bible Study @
UCP

16
7:00am Primghar Lenten
Breakfast
7:00am Archer Lenten
Breakfast
4:15 pm Confirmation
5:45pm WWW Dinner
6:15pm Classes

17
18
6:30 LoveINC
Graduation
Pastor Kris Day
Off

20

22
10:00 am Lent
Bible Study @
UCP
7:00pm Evening Circle

23
7:00am Primghar Mens
Lenten Breakfast
7:00am Archer Lenten
Breakfast
4:15 pm Confirmation
5:45pm WWW Dinner
6:15pm Classes

24
7:00 pm
Maundy
Thursday Service at Archer
UMC

30
4:15 pm Confirmation
5:45 pm WWW Dinner
6:15 pm Classes

31
6:30 pm
LoveINC

6
9:00 am UCP
Worship
Communion
9:30 am Archer
Sunday School
(Bible Study)
10:30 am Archer UMC Worship
Communion

7
Pastor Kris @
Manning UMC
HCI Peer Mentoring

21

9:00 am UCP
Worship
9:30 am Archer
Sunday School
(Bible Study)
10:30 am Archer
UMC Worship

27
7:30 am Sunrise
Service @ Archer
UMC
9:00 am UCP
Worship
10:30 am Archer
UMC Worship

28

29

Pastor Kris Day

off

19

25
26
Noon Primghar
Ecumenical Service @ American
Reformed Church
Pastor Kris Day
off