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Vol. 27 Issue 4 April 2022 Free Salvation
Your Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church 629 9th Ave. Brookings, SD 57006 605-692-2678 www.mountcalvary1.org
Pastor Matt Wurm: 605-691-1885 (C) E-mail: pastormc@swiftel.net
Pastor Micah Bauer: 812-431-5490 (C) E-mail: pastor.micah.bauer@gmail.com
Church office: mountcalvary@swiftel.net
Don’t Panic
Pastor Micah Bauer
Russia, China, North Korea. Oh, my! things work together for good, for those who are
We need not fear. Jesus is the Lord. God raised called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:38).
him from the dead. He’s coming back soon. This is Jesus said, “All authority in heaven and on earth
most certainly true. has been given to me” (Matthew 28:18). All authority
In Men’s Morning Bible Study, we’re working our over all earthly kingdoms—be they American, Rus-
way through the book of Daniel. In Daniel’s time, the sian, or Babylonian—and the heavenly kingdom.
Babylonians conquered Jerusalem and Judah. The Likewise, Daniel envisioned Jesus’ ascension, when he
remnants of God’s people were would receive and exercise this au-
either carried off to Babylon (if thority:
they were rich, wise, or influential) “I saw in the night visions,
or left to rot in the crumbling city. and behold, with the clouds of
God didn’t just allow this to hap- heaven there came one like a son
pen; he made it happen. The Israel- of man [Jesus], and he came to the
ites had forsaken the Lord, so he Ancient of Days [God] and was
sent the pagan Babylonians to con- presented before him. And to him
quer them. But God also promised was given dominion and glory and
to bring them back at the proper a kingdom, that all peoples, na-
time. The Lord was guiding history tions, and languages should serve
according to his own purposes. him; his dominion is an everlasting
When King Nebuchadnezzar dominion, which shall not pass
dreams of a four-part statue which will be toppled by away, and his kingdom one that shall not be de-
a stone, Daniel reveals that the Lord is establishing the stroyed” (Daniel 7:13-14).
kingdoms of the earth (Babylon, Persia, Greece, and “Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in
then Rome) in preparation for sending his Son at the vain?” (Psalm 2:1). Jesus is the Lord. God raised him
proper time. The Lord was guiding history according from the dead. He’s ruling all things in heaven on
to his own purposes: namely, to send Jesus into the earth. And he’ll come back soon to finally and fully
world. save us. Come quickly, Lord Jesus. Amen.
God is always guiding history to this end. Before
he ever created life, the universe, and everything, he
knew everyone who would ever exist and everything
that would ever happen. But more than this, he chose
you to belong to him. Long before you ever existed,
he decided to make you his own chosen possession.
He has guided human history and your own life to this
end. This is what we mean when we confess with Saint
Paul, “And we know that for those who love God all
LCMS Stewardship Ministry
April 2022
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Blessed Shall You Be
“Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the
field. Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your
ground and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock. Blessed shall be your basket
and your kneading bowl. Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go
out.” (Deuteronomy 28:3-6)
This is God’s promise to the Israelites as they stood beyond the Jordan outside of the Promised Land. He promises
blessing to His people. He will make them prosper, whether they are in the city or the field. He will make their fruit of
their work to prosper, whether from the ground, their wombs, their flocks, or their herds. He will make them to pros-
per in all things, whether upon their coming in or their going out.
But there’s a catch. He would do this for Israel only “if you obey the voice of the LORD your God.” (Deut. 28:2b) If they
did that, He would cause that “all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you.” (Deut. 28:2a). If they didn’t
obey the voice of the Lord, if they didn’t keep the commandments of the Lord and “walk in his ways” (Deut. 28:9), they
would be met with curse and woe. The blessings would be replaced with curses. Everything that the Lord promised to
prosper and bless would be cursed and fail.
Thanks be to God that our Lord Jesus Christ has come into our flesh and fulfilled the law for us – in our place and for
our benefit. Our Lord Jesus Christ died for us – in our place and for our benefit. Our Lord Jesus Christ is risen from the
dead for us – in our place and for our benefit. By this we have justification before God. We are forgiven, clean, holy,
and righteous. The blessing of God is promised to us in Christ Jesus. It depends upon his work, not ours.
All this is ours in Holy Baptism. For in Holy Baptism, God claims us as His own, makes us His children, His heirs, and His
holy people. And so it is that the work of our hands and its fruit is holy because we are holy in Christ. It is pressed into
His service, and it thereby becomes a blessing to us and to our neighbor.
For this great gift, our reception of the blessings of God because of Christ Jesus our Lord, it is our duty to thank and
praise, serve, and obey Him. This is not in order to receive the blessings but because in Christ we already have. With
this in mind, we sit down on the first day of the week and set aside as He has prospered us to give to His church for His
work of blessing in our midst (1 Cor. 16:2).
Richard Anderson 1615 Main Ave. S., Brookings
Darlene Carpenter The Neighborhoods, 2421 Yorkshire Dr. Ash #6, Brookings
Delores Carpenter ULC, 405 1st Ave. #516, Brookings
Amy Heidemann 1615 Main Ave. S., Brookings
Nadine Jones 104 4th St. #203, Brookings 605-692-4326
Joyce Peters 1906 12th St. S. #7, Brookings 605-692-4781
Tyler Krump 17267 W. 3rd St., Redfield, SD 57469 605-472-4401
Floyd & Alyce Melrose The Neighborhoods, 2421 Yorkshire Dr. Pine #11, Brookings 605-692-5755
Chris Wellnitz 701 1st Ave. NE #104, Watertown, SD 57201 605-886-6449
Birthdays, Baptisms & Anniversaries
Matt Teal ~ baptism Dor Smidt ~ baptism
1 Darci Fink ~ baptism
14 Brent Larson ~ baptism
Doug Stewart ~ baptism
Teresa Dawkins ~ baptism 15 Colleen Moe
2 Jason Nixon
Brighton Baker 16 Connor May ~ baptism
Isaac Wurm ~ baptism
Jonah Bauer ~ baptism 17 Alice Gehrke
Scott Gehring ~ baptism
3 Russ Mileham
Glenn Keimig
Obed Charway 18 Jacob Farstad
Dianne Weinkauf ~ baptism
John & Kitty Sherlock ~ 51 years
Chris Jensen 19 Jeremy Bierman
4 Peyton Bierman
Doug Kapfenstein
Clarice Wiese ~ baptism
Chris Jensen ~ baptism
5 Scott Pederson 20 Jack Bierman ~ baptism
Matt Siekmann
Mark Wedeking ~ baptism 21 Vickie DeVries
Jackie Kleinemas ~ baptism Alice Gehrke ~ baptism
Otto Haselhorst ~ baptism
6 Charlotte Kuechenmeister Casey Stegeman ~ baptism
Makayla Teal ~ baptism Emmett Morehouse ~ baptism
Cindy Buchholtz ~ baptism
7 Jon Harrison 22 Alexis Hieb
Bikiltu Jobir ~ baptism
8 Weston Eichler
Delores Carpenter 23 Jacob Teal
Tyler Krump ~ baptism
Lucille Woodford ~ baptism
24 Glenda Pederson
Steve Timmerman
9 Bryan Hall
Raenette Bollinger ~ baptism
Tyler Nagel
Oliver Olson
Kitty Sherlock 25 Sommer Larson
Landry Melius ~ baptism Mia Koenig ~ baptism
10 Tammy Friedrich 26 Deb Hafey
Bob Noldan ~ baptism Galen Streich
Jaclyn Doop ~ baptism Chuck Friedrich
Pamela Baker ~ baptism
11 Dawson Berg
Gene & Jacqueline Stegeman ~ 8 years
Taylor Fenner ~ baptism
Oliver Schaefer ~ baptism
27 Austin Hall
12 Mike Berg ~ baptism
Brighton Baker ~ baptism 28 Carson Eichler ~ baptism
Jim & Diane Kriese ~ 36 years
13 McLane Mertz 29 Nick Chappell
Sydnie McGruder
Miranda Wallen
Brian Kuechenmeister ~ baptism
Michael Kuechenmeister III ~ baptism
Ushers
8:00 10:30
Mike Wallen Jeremiah Ackermann
Steve Meyer Nate Moe
Steve Timmerman Zach Moe
April 3 8:00 AM 10:30 AM
Acolyte: Adisyn Davis Lia Olson
Elder: Jeff Davis Jeff Davis
Chanter: Keegan Mertz Jeff Davis
Organist:
April 6 6:45 PM
Acolyte: Bennett Howell
Elder: Bob Noldan
Organist:
April 10 8:00 AM 10:30 AM
Acolyte: Ava Gatzke Colton Keimig
Crucifer: Logan Brockberg Nick Teal
Elder: Galen Streich Galen Streich
Chanter: Galen Streich Andrew Fink
Organist:
April 14 11:00 AM 6:45 PM
Acolyte: Jack Bierman Kamryn Streich
Elder: Bob Noldan Bob Milbrandt
Organist:
April 15 12:00-3:00 6:45 PM
Elder: Galen Streich Steve Timmerman
Organist:
Crucifer: None Keegan Mertz
April 16 6:45 PM
Acolyte: Lia Olson
Elder: Steve Timmerman
Chanter: Ronda May
Organist:
April 17 6:30 AM 9:30 AM 11:00 AM
Acolyte: Mia Koenig Kaden Mertz Alexis Hieb
Crucifer: Lucas Rumpza Keegan Mertz Nathan Gemechis
Elder: Steve Timmerman Steve Timmerman Bob Milbrandt
Chanter: Kevin Kuebler Galen Streich Donna Peterson
Organist:
April 24 8:00 AM 10:30 AM
Acolyte: Corah Cedar Brycen Caylor
Elder: Bob Milbrandt Bob Milbrandt
Chanter: Laurie Wallen Carl Steinlicht
Organist:
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Activities Altar Guild 11:00am
60’s Plus
Sue Mielke Dining
Deliveries
(605-691-1639),
DIVINE SERVICE
8:00 & 10:30A.M. Sundays
Joann Northrup,
8:00am live-streamed Annette Streich &
10:30A.M. Mondays Karly Ackermann
SUNDAY 3 See 4 5 6 7 8 9
EDUCATION HOUR “Divine
Service” & 10:30am 9:15am See
9:20A.M. “Education Divine Service Circuit Winkel “Wednesday
Adult Bible Class & Hour” at Watertown Activities”
Sunday School 4:00pm
7:00pm Lenten Meal
Sabina:
Elders’ Meeting served by LYF 1:30pm
DAILY DEVOTIONS Tortured for (barbecues) LWML
Christ Movie
8:15A.M.
Monday - Thursday 8:00pm 60’s Plus 7:00pm
LSF Bible Dining Youth Board
Facebook Live
Study Deliveries
WEDNESDAY 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
ACTIVITIES Palm Sunday 10:30am 6:45pm Last day of
2:45-4:00 ~ 7th & 8th Divine Service Boards’ 5th—7th grade
grade Confirmation See Meetings Confirmation
“Divine classes
4:00-5:00 ~ Youth Hour Service” & 8:00pm
4:15-5:30 ~ 5th & 6th “Education Council No Youth Hour 11:00am & 12:00-3:00pm 6:45pm
grade Confirmation Hour” Meeting 6:45pm Tre Ore Easter Vigil
Divine Service
5:30 ~ Lenten Meal 8:00pm 6:45pm
6:45 ~ Lenten Service LSF Bible Service
Study
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CHURCH OFFICE
HOURS No Divine 2:45pm 9:00am 6:30am
Service 8th grade Morning Joe Men’s Bible
Monday-Thursday Confirmation Bible Study Study
8:15-12:00 & 1:00-3:30pm 6:30am, 7:00pm Class
9:30am & Men’s Club
Friday No Youth Hour
11:00am
8:30-11:30am Easter Services
7:00pm
PASTOR WURM’S 7:45am Confirmation
Easter Questioning
OFFICE HOURS Breakfast
Monday-Thursday
8:00am-12:00pm 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
(or by appointment)
Confirmation 10:30am 5:30pm 1:30pm
Sunday Divine Service Youth Hour Afternoon
PASTOR BAUER’S Bible Study
OFFICE HOURS 8:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm
LSF Bible Quarterly Book Study
Monday-Wednesday Study Voters’ Meeting
7:30am-12:00pm
Thursdays
7:30-9:30am
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