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Sunday, March 19, 2023 – 4th Sunday in Lent

Baptism is sometimes called enlightenment. The gospel for this Sunday is the story of the man born blind healed by Christ. “I was blind, now I see,” declares the man. In baptism God opens our eyes to see the truth of who we are: God’s beloved children. As David was anointed king of Israel, in baptism God anoints our head with oil, and calls us to bear witness to the light of Christ in our daily lives.

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SCRIPTURE READINGS:
First Reading:1 Samuel 16:1-13
Psalm: Psalm 23

Second Reading: Ephesians 5:8-14

Gospel: John 9:1-41

**The bulletin and readings are available for you to download and print if you choose.

Thank you to St Paul's Choir for providing our special music today.

Altar flowers are provided in celebration of Bob & Rosie Flemming's 73rd Wedding anniversary

Lenten Blessings,
Pastor Karen Hofstad and the members of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Sunday, March 12, 2023 – 3 rd Sunday in Lent

In today’s gospel the Samaritan woman asks Jesus for water, an image of our thirst for God.
Jesus offers living water, a sign of God’s grace flowing from the waters of baptism.
The early church used this gospel and those of the next two Sundays to deepen baptismal
reflection during the final days of preparation before baptism at Easter.
As we journey to the resurrection feast, Christ comes among us in word, bath, and
meal—offering us the life-giving water of God’s mercy and forgiveness.

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SCRIPTURE READINGS:
First Reading: Exodus 17:1-7
Psalm: Psalm 95

Second Reading: Romans 5:1-11

Gospel: John 4:5-42

**The bulletin and readings are available for you to download and print if you choose.

Thank you to the Faith Factor for providing our special music today.

Altar flowers are provided by Linda Jenks in loving memory of her husband, Dick Jenks.

Lenten Blessings,
Pastor Karen Hofstad and the members of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Sunday, March 5, 2023 –Second Sunday in Lent

During Lent we journey with all those around the world who will be baptized at the Easter Vigil. In today’s gospel Jesus tells Nicodemus that he must be born of water and Spirit. At the font we are a given a new birth as children of God. As God made a covenant with Abraham, in baptism God promises to raise us up with Christ to new life. From worship we are sent forth to proclaim God’s love for all the world.

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SCRIPTURE READINGS:
First Reading: Genesis 12:1-4a
Psalm: Psalm 1212

Second Reading: Romans 4:-5;13-17

Gospel: John 3:1-17

**The bulletin and readings are available for you to download and print if you choose.

Thank you to the St. Paul’s choir for providing our special music today.

Altar flowers are in Ryan and Dave's Berahn's Anniversary.

Lenten Blessings,
Pastor Karen Hofstad and the members of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Wednesday, February 22, 2023 – Ash Wednesday

On Ash Wednesday we begin our forty-day journey toward Easter with a day of fasting and repentance. Marking our foreheads with dust, we acknowledge that we die and return to the earth. At the same time, the dust traces the life-giving cross indelibly marked on our foreheads at baptism. While we journey through Lent to return to God, we have already been reconciled to God through Christ. We humbly pray for God to make our hearts clean while we rejoice that “now is the day of salvation.” Returning to our baptismal call, we more intentionally bear the fruits of mercy and justice in the world.

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SCRIPTURE READINGS:
First Reading: Joel 2:1-3;12-17
Psalm: Psalm 51:1-17

Second Reading: 2Corinithians 5:20b-6-10
Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

**The bulletin are available for you to download and print if you choose.

Thank you to the St. Paul’s choir for providing our special music today.

Altar flowers are in memory of Cheryl's mom, given by Matt and Cheryl Warming.

Blessings,
Pastor Karen Hofstad and the members of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

St. Paul's Lutheran Church

proud to be a member of the South Central Synod of Wisconsin of the

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America