- The Sacrament of Holy Communion is celebrated in our worship services this weekend. It is our practice to serve Holy Communion to those who have been instructed in the Christian faith, who are able and willing to “examine themselves,” and who share a common faith and confession. As a congregation of the LCMS, we welcome to the Lord’s Table all who are in fellowship with our church body. If you are visiting and have questions about your participation in the Sacrament, please speak with the Elder or Pastor before the service.​​​​​
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- As many of you know, the $125 for 125 campaign kicked off back in late 2022. We have already raised over $65,840 for capital improvements. What a blessing! If we continue towards our goal, which is for each communicant member to donate $125 a year for the next 5 years, we can still hit our $500,000 goal! These funds would help the congregation pay for capital improvements and give us another reason to celebrate in 2029! We ask that you prayerfully consider this campaign above your normal monthly offerings. Just remember to put “125 for 125” on your offering envelope.​​​​

 

- Lent season is fast approaching and we will be serving meals starting on Ash Wednesday, February 18th, February 25th, March 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th. If you would like to serve one of the meals please contact the church office.

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- Altar Guild is selling Easter Lilies for $10.00 each. March 11th - Michelle Piersol, March 15th - Helen Kozishek, March 18th - Gabi Uhlmann, March 22nd - Gracie Uhlmann, March 25th - Joleen Timm, March 29th - Jolene Schaefer.

 

- Confirmation Questioning: The questioning will be held in the fellowship hall after the Divine Service from 10:30 - 11:00. Everyone is welcome to join us!

- It’s time again to decide where you would like your Thrivent Choice Dollars designated to —call 1-800-847-4836, say “Choice Dollars” then press 1, then let them know where you want your Choice Dollars to go. They need to be designated before March 31st.

- “The Youth Group will be once again hosting their annual Easter Breakfast this year. The breakfast will be served from 7:30-8:45 between the two Sunday morning services. Please plan on joining us for some food and fellowship. If you would like to assist with donations of food for the breakfast prep, there is a sign-up sheet on the West bulletin board with the items that we could use. Please have any of these items in the kitchen by Friday, April 3rd.”​

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- LIS kindergarten round-up will be on March 24th. Parents can call the school to add their child to the list of attendees.

- Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca has been serving our district since 1963. We would like to get more congregations involved. With the camp board’s blessing, we will be putting together an Auxiliary Board. The purpose of the Auxiliary Board will be to raise awareness of the various resources that the camp can provide and also raise funds for their mission. Our first effort as a group will be organizing the Quilt Auction/Summerfest that happens the end of July. To help make this happen, we would like to have a kick off meeting the middle of March. If you would be interested in serving, or would like more information, please contact Susan Adrian at 319-361-6498 or auxboard@iodiseca.org.

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- Highlighted Birthdays and Anniversaries listed below. We highlight children’s, decade, and 80+ birthdays. We highlight 1st year, each 5 years, and 50+ years wedding anniversaries. Please let us know if you would like other birthdays and anniversaries added to the highlighted list. Complete lists of birthdays and anniversaries are posted on the bulletin board at the west entrance.​
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March 7 - Jacob Uhlmann, 15
March 8 - Karen Asbe, 80
March 15 - Ron Doehrmann, 92
March 18 - Carol Jean Williams, 87
March 19 - Beryl Shifflett, 81
March 27 - Brennan Behan, 2
March 28 - Wyatt Uhlmann, 13
March 31 - Kamden Kruse, 9

- Those in need of prayers or who are sick or in hospital:
Karen Von Ahsen

Ken Schaefer