ST. LORENZ LUTHERAN CHURCH - January 9 & 10, 2021
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ST. LORENZ LUTHERAN CHURCH
January 9 & 10, 2021
Traditional Worship Service: Saturday - 6:30 p.m. Church Offices: 850 W Genesee St.
Sunday - 8:00 & 9:30 a.m. Frankenmuth, MI 48734
Phone: 989-652-6141
Connect Service: Sunday - 10:45 a.m. Fax: 989-652-9071
(In the Worship and Event Center) Website: www.stlorenz.org
German Worship Service: 11:00 a.m. (2nd Sunday of month) St. Lorenz Lutheran Church & School
stlorenzfrankenmuth
Our Pastors: • Shawn D. Fenske • Brad Hubbard • Joel C. Kaiser • Vicar: Andrew Berg
WEEKEND WORSHIP SCHEDULE - Jan. 16-18: CHURCH ATTENDANCE - Dec. 31 - Jan. 3:
Saturday - Church ................. ................................6:30 p.m. New Year’s Eve..................5:00 p.m.............................. 170
Sunday - Church (Communion).............................8:00 a.m. Saturday............................6:30 p.m...............................185
Sunday - Church (Communion)............................. 9:30 a.m. Sunday...............................8:00 a.m...............................159
Sunday - Connect................................................ 10:45 a.m. Sunday ..............................9:30 a.m...............................220
Monday - Chapel (Communion)................. 9:30/11:00 a.m. Sunday .............................10:45 a.m..............................260
Monday - Church (Communion)............................1:30 p.m. Total: 994
German Worship Service
Chapel Communion On Sunday, January 10th, St. Lorenz’s
will be on Monday, monthly German worship service will
January 18th at 9:30 am be held at 11:00 am in the Church.
and 11:00 am. Please The Service Focus is the celebration of
call (989) 652-6141 to Epiphany which is the showing forth of
register. God’s love in Jesus and its implications
WOW! Just WOW! Karen and I were
totally stunned and completely for our lives of faith and worship.
overwhelmed by the incredible The service will use our traditional
outpouring of love shown to us on German Service liturgy and an English
Special Monday Communion my retirement weekend and with sermon entitled “Stumbles and
Service the hundreds of cards, gifts, and Stabilities” based on Matt. 2:1-2 by
On Monday, January 18th we will notes which we have received. It Pastor Bill Hoesman.
have a special worship service, at the was such an honor to serve here The service will also be broadcast on
Church at 1:30 pm. There will be and it is tremendously gratifying Charter cable channel 191, on the St.
a brief service (about 30 minutes); to know that our service has been Lorenz app., and livestreamed (and
it will include a couple of hymns, received with such appreciation. stored) on the St. Lorenz website
Scripture, prayer, message, and May our gracious God continue to at http://stlorenz.org/stream, At
C o m munion. bless this congregation and each ‘Traditional Services” (on the left
P l ea s e register ahead for this service of its members as we continue to side), select the German service. The
so that we can be properly prepared. do the essential work to which He next German worship service will be
You may register by calling the church has called us. February 14th, 2021. Join us as we
office at 652-6141. Pastor Mark Brandt prepare to worship our newborn King!
Wo ist der neugeborene Konig der
Juden? Wir haben seinen Stern aufgehen
Offering Envelopes are on sehen und sind aus dem Osten hierher
gekommen, um ihm die Ehre zu erwisen.
their way! Do you have paper that needs to be Matt. 2:2
Offering envelopes for this giving period recycled? Help support our St. Lorenz
have been tied up in the postal system Youth by dropping them off at the
and may have not yet arrived at your Paper Drive at The Rock, this Saturday,
home. For now, you may use a plain January 9th from 9:30-11am.
envelope to place your offering. Include Parking Lot Communion
your giving number, if you know it, and Communion will be available on the
remember to include instructions for drive by the northwest entrance to
the offering’s destination. (General the church. A pastor or the Vicar will
fund, Missions, Capital Improvements, be offfering communion at the end of
etc.) If you don’t know your envelope Need a pastor after hours?
the 6:30 Saturday worship on the 2nd
number, include your name and we Call 652-6141 and your call will be
and 4th weekends and at the end of the
will still be able to find your account to forwarded to the on-call pastor.
9:30 Sunday service on the 1st and 3rd
credit it properly. weekends.
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Blood Drive JOB OPPORTUNITIES
The need continues to be
URGENT! The Red Cross St. Paul Lutheran School in It is our goal at CrossRoads to provide
will again hold a blood Millington has a teaching position the highest quality professional
drive in our Worship & available for the upcoming 2021-2022 counseling services from a distinctively
Event Center lobby on school year. The position would include Biblical perspective. We are very careful
Wednesday, January fifth grade homeroom, sixth grade to choose counselors who have this
27th, 2021, from 12:00pm-5:45pm. departmentalization and assistance same focus in their counseling theory
Your donation of blood is urgently with the congregation’s music ministry. and practice. Our Mission Statement
needed at this time. So far, your efforts A resume or inquiries may be directed to is “We unite the presence of Jesus
have supported two blood drives here paul.schoenknecht@stpaul-millington.org Christ and the healing power of God’s
during this pandemic, and we will be Word with professional counseling in
sponsoring a total of 4 in 2021. addressing the conflicts of life.”
Immanuel Lutheran School of
Please consider donating blood and Frankentrost in Saginaw, Michigan, The individual we are looking for would
go to redcrossblood.org (sponsor code is accepting resumes for a full-time have a Master of Arts in Counseling and
St. Lorenz) or call 1-800-733-2767 principal/teacher position for the preferably be fully licensed. In addition,
(1-800-RED CROSS) to schedule an 2021-2022 school year. Applicants this individual would be comfortable
appointment. must be a caring Christian role model working with men, women, children
of all ages and teens. They would also
Volunteers are also needed to help and highly qualified with a current State
need to be able to counsel on a variety
take temperatures, sign-in donors of Michigan School Administrators
of issues, including but not limited to:
and help with snacks. Please contact Certificate, or be able to attain one. He
stress, anxiety, depression, parenting
Brenda Sievert at bsievert@stlorenz. or she must possess all skills required
and relationship issues, personal
org or text: 989-412-0321. Your efforts to fulfill the duties of the principal/
teacher. Resumes can be dropped off or growth, ADHD, and grief.
literally save lives! Thank you!
mailed to: Immanuel Lutheran School, Our counselors are paid on a per-diem
Attn: Gloria Hecht, 8220 East Holland basis, including payment for no-shows
Rd, Saginaw, MI 48601; or submitted or late cancellations. CrossRoads
to Gloria Hecht via email at hecht5@ Counseling is closed during the holidays
netzero.com by January 31, 2021. and on weekends. We are open
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
CrossRoads Counseling from 11:00 to 7:00, but these hours
Ministries in Frankenmuth is could potentially be negotiable.
OWLS Drive Thru currently looking for a part-time If interested please send your cover
On Thursday, January 21st we will be counselor with a Master of Arts Degree letter and resume to bbierlein@
hosting an OWLS Drive Thru! OWLS are in Counseling. (Continued ) crcounseling.org.
invited to stop by The Rock parking lot
between 11-11:30am to pick up your
devotion card, activity, hymn booklet,
and fresh cream cheese brownie!
RSVP by calling 652-0761 or hfliegel@
stlorenz.org. B I B L E ST U DY
Church Office Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
There are no evening Office hours
at this time
Sunday Morning Bible Study at The
Rock will start up again on January
17th. Chuck Anderson will lead adult
Bible study on “Me & My Bible” on
Sunday mornings from 9:30-10am
• High School Bible Study returns back inside The Rock this week! Join us at Wednesday Morning Ladies
The Rock after school on Wednesdays from 1:45-2:15pm. Snack bags will be Bible Study - We will be gathering
available to go, so we can leave masks on for the duration of our time together. again (in person!!) for Bible Study,
We are in the spirit of giving! Stop by this week to see what we are giving Wednesdays at 9:30a.m. in the
away! Worship & Events Center lobby.
Please plan to wear your mask.
• 7th, 8th & High School Bible Study will start back up on January 17th at The We will set up tables and socially
Rock. All are invited to attend on Sunday mornings from 9:30-10am. Mike distance from one another. For
Potter will lead each week. those who haven’t been able to
• For those interested in Church League Basketball, updates will be join us recently via Zoom, we are on
posted on our Facebook page “St. Lorenz Youth Ministry” and Instagram Session 5 of All Things New by Kelly
“stlorenzyouthrockreminders.” Updates will also be in the church bulletin and Minter. Join us whether you have
announced at High School Bible Study/Drive Thru. A start date has not yet kept up or not. We’d love to have
been determined. We will be following all MHSAA recommendations for the you!
season.
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Franklin Avenue Mission Stephen Ministry 2021 Faith and Film Festival
Update A New Year! A New Explore Christian themes in
Prayers were answered in abundance contemporary cinema during the
Start in life; joyful, hope-
for Chrissy Brown and her children! Faith and Film Festival held online
filled, and filled with
While they have been provided by Concordia Seminary- St. Louis,
anticipation for the future.
housing arrangements, they are on Jan. 28-29. The event features 13
only temporary. Please pray for new If you need someone to give you a feature length films, 4 short films and
housing for Chrissy’s family. listening ear, to help you into this year, 6 documentaries.
call on a trained Stephen Minister.
Praise to our Savior for what He has Participants will view all films on their
Someone trained in confidentiality,
done thus far! own before the festival except for those
to be non-judgmental, to walk along
Please call/text Laura (Frankie) Weiss side you through hardships and scheduled for the short film sessions.
989-652-8228 if you can help. troubles. Get the help you need today! During these sessions, several short
The Mission has run out of winter films will be viewed together online.
Call: The festival will feature enriching
blankets. There are many homeless
Pastor Shawn @ 652-6141 discussions with theologians, pastors,
and the need is great. Call Beppie 989-
Karen Zehnder@ 652-2409 filmmakers and critics. (Visit the
652-4516, if you can help.
Dennis Weirauch@ (989) 392-3493 website for more details about this)
Or: visit us on the web at christgives The festival is an adult-only, limited-
hope.org. participant event. Registration is $20
and the deadline to register is this
Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Participants
must pre-register for movie-specific
Submit Your Prayer Requests discussions. Continuing education
Our prayer chain would love to pray credits are available. Space is limited!
for your needs. There is power when
Christians unite in prayer. (James
5:13-18) So as we pray in agreement,
expecting Heaven to open and the
Lord Jesus to move, may you all be
Save and Serve the Lord
Church Extension Fund offers
encouraged that He IS faithful to hear
something other investment insti-
and answer our fervent prayers! Questions? Contact Continuing
tutions do not; a ministry dividend.
Email your prayer requests to nanzee1@ Education at 314-505-7286 or ce@csl.
While earning competitive interest,
aol.com or text or call Nancy at 818- edu.
your investments are used to further
497-3843. For requests for others in the expansion of God's Kingdom
this area, please ask their permission through loans to new missions,
or send the request as anonymous. childcare centers, schools, and local
congregations. For more information, Complimentary "Ramsey+"
contact St. Lorenz CEF representaive Membership
Larry List at 989-652-8162, or call 800- There is a great deal of uncertainty in
242-3944. everyday life right now. Money doesn’t
have to be yet another obstacle in your
life. God cares about what we do with
money because He cares about every
Learn how to communicate aspect of our lives. Ramsey + can help
with your spouse in a whole you create a God honoring plan for
new way! G I F TS your money, to strive toward a debt-
free lifestyle with cash in the bank for
Registration is now open for the next
• A gift to the Music Fund in memory emergencies, and develop a mentality
VIRTUAL Lutheran Marriage Encounter
of Hilbert Herzog’s birthday, for outrageous generosity. Ramsey +
Experience, January 29 - 31, 2021.
January 14, from Leona Herzog is available to all St. Lorenz members
You can participate privately from
and gives you access to all the Financial
your home or anywhere that affords
Peace University lessons along with
you privacy as a couple. Even though
five other helpful courses as well as
Lutheran Marriage Encounter has held
budgeting and tracking apps.
experiences "in person" for almost 50
years, virtual encounters are proving To access your complimentary
to be just as powerful and effective! In membership, go to the “media” section
fact, a virtual experience may appeal If You Are Hospitalized at stlorenz.org. Scroll to the bottom
to couples who cannot attend an event If you are hospitalized, it is most of the page and click on “Ramsey +.”
hours away from their home. important that you or a family member Create your account and access the
call Gaylene (pastor’s secretary) at 652- tools at ramseyplus.com to start your
Apply now or learn more at 0771. This will ensure that a pastor journey toward financial peace today.
GodLovesMarriage.org! Questions? knows you are a patient, and may stop
Contact Bob & Billie Dee Briggs: in to visit (as allowed). Due to privacy
bobandbd@roadrunner.com or call regulations, we are no longer able to
330-608-3595. rely solely on information received
Pre-registration is required to send from the hospitals regarding patients.
your encounter materials to you via Thank you for helping the pastoral
mail – don't miss out! team to serve you better!
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INFORMATION TO SHARE This is a good time to try Examine the Evidence...
Electronic Giving The following is used with permission
If you have not tried it yet, electronic from “A Closer Look at the Evidence” by
giving is a safe way to continue to Richard & Tina Kleiss
tithe when you are unable to attend
in-person worship. It is easy to The Influence of Scientists on Culture
give electronically through the It has been said that John Dewey had a
Dow Promise Playground
PushPay App. Here is how to greater influence on our public school
Every year City Rescue Mission
create a Pushpay account: system than any other man in the
provides emergency shelter services to
twentieth century. John Dewey was
approximately 301 homeless children. 1. Visit the church also an avid humanist who believed
In 2019, eighty-nine percent of the website at stlorenz.org that truth did not exist. John Dewey
children were under 13 years of age. 2. Click on the Giving tab was one of the first signers of the
Staying in an emergency shelter can 3. Click on the Pushpay button Humanist Manifesto in 1933. This
be difficult for children, especially 4. Enter the amount you wish to document began with the foundational
during the summer; long days are give assumption that evolution explains all
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is an employee-led initiative that was click the "Give Again" button to John Dewey laid, both the Bible and
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9. Click the Next button to set up schools shortly after his death. John
your personal information Dewey was also responsible for
promoting evolution in the American
If you need help with the process, educational system, which has
please e-mail our office manager, Leah resulted in the current situation where
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Ebmeyer at lebmeyer@stlorenz.org. no other alternatives are allowed.
Michael Zeigler After Bible reading and prayer were
removed from public schools in the
“The Backstory Behind a Bible early 1960s, every indicator of social
‘Contradiction’” decay began to increase. In the two
When you open yourself up to hearing
the backstory behind the apparent decades following this removal of
contradiction, you may encounter absolute moral authority from public
what the Bible is all about. schools, the nation’s divorce rate
Flower Calendar increased 100%, drug use increased
(Mark 2:13-28) 500%, violent crime increased 350%,
The 2021 Flower Calendar is now up
The Lutheran Hour can be heard unwed pregnancies climbed 500%,
on WSAM 1400 AM, Sundays at 8:30 in the church narthex. If you would
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org/broadcastresult.asp to find more
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the altar, please the source of moral standards (the
sign up o n t h e Bible) was eliminated from schools?
calendar. The absolute truths of the Bible are
Thank you for your gifts, which help the only thing that tie moral reality to
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sinners, including those who have ........................................9:30 a.m.
chosen abortion. The world needs your Connect Worship.............10:45 a.m.
voice!” Rev. David Eibel, Living Word (2nd Sunday) - German.....11:00 a.m.
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Thursday
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