Reaching Out to Share Christ with All
March 30: 6 pm Confirmation class/Faith Statements will be introduced to those getting confirmed
April 6: 6 pm Confirmation class
April 9: Walk for Water at Valley View Mall – Working from 10:45 – 11: 45 am
April 13: 6 pm Confirmation class with Pastor Janet
April 20: 6 pm Confirmation class
April 27: 6 pm Last Confirmation class/Picnic and Practice for Confirmation Sunday
May 1: Confirmation Sunday – Confirmands attend both 8 & 10:30 am services
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Please contact us if you are interested in learning more about becoming a member at Halfway Creek Lutheran Church. A new member welcoming will be scheduled for April 24th at 9:15 am in the Fellowship Hall. Anyone interested in more information about joining our congregation is welcome to attend.
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Please join us on Sunday, April 24th at the 10:30 am service as the Sunday School Children share special songs and readings to share the light of Christ. Since it is “Sparkle” Sunday, please be sure to wear your favorite brightly colored or sparkly clothing! And don’t forget to “bring the bling!”
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven. Matthew 5: 16.
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April 3rd – Sunday School at 9:15 am
April 10th – Sunday School at 9:15 am
April 17th – Sunday School at 9:15 am
April 24th – Sunday School at 9:15 am
April 24th – Sunday School Sparkle Sunday at the 10:30 am service featuring special songs and readings by our Sunday School children.
Thank you for your support!
HCLC Sunday School Team
Holocaust Survivor Speaks at Viterbo – Thursday, April 7th at 7 p.m. Please contact us if you are interested in attending.
Walk for Water – Saturday, April 9 at Valley View Mall from 10 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. We have been asked to work from 10:45 – 11:45.
Youth Mission Trip Meeting – Sunday, April 24 after the 10:30 a.m. service. Please bring your paperwork for the Mission Trip along with a copy of your insurance card to this meeting. The Youth Team is in need of a small, enclosed trailer that they can use during the July mission trip. If you have one that they can borrow, please contact us.
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For those who have suffered a loss or who are going through a difficult time, Easter can be a time of painful loneliness and emptiness. If you are smiling on the outside but full of pain on the inside, and the joy of Easter seems far away, help is available. Our Stephen Ministers are ready to provide confidential, one-to-one Christian care. They will listen, care, encourage, and pray with and for you. Stephen Ministers have been specially trained to meet your emotional and spiritual needs; male Stephen Ministers are always matched with men, and female Stephen Ministers are matched with women. If you or someone you know is hurting, find out more about Stephen Ministry by talking with a pastor. Our Stephen Ministers are here to care.
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Viterbo University will be hosting its Annual Community Health Fair on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Amie L. Mathy Center on the Viterbo campus. We would like to invite you and your parishioner’s to attend. The event is free and open to the public. The Health Fair will offer valuable information on health conditions, general wellness and safety issues. There will be a wide variety of community health and wellness resources available under one roof. Health Screenings, demonstrations, healthy snacks and a blood drive will be offered.
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Maundy Thursday Worship Service – 6:00 P.M.
You and your entire family are invited to join us on Thursday, March 24, for a soup dinner and communion service. On this night we remember and celebrate the supper Jesus shared with his disciples. The meal of soup and bread will be served family style and we will have a time of worship including communion. We will serve each other communion at the tables – it is a unique experience to serve each other communion and we invite all to participate in this evening!
Good Friday Schedule
Noon – “Crosswalk” *Meet at Bandshell*
A more “family friendly” way to observe Good Friday. We will start at noon at the Bandshell in Halfway Creek Park in Holmen and walk through the community, pausing at places for song, prayer and scripture. We will end up at Holmen Lutheran with an indoor worship focused on the seven last words of Christ. The worship service begins at 1:00 P.M.
7:00 P.M. – Good Friday Tenebrae Service @ Halfway Creek
Tenebrae means darkness or shadows. At the final word, the church will be immersed in total darkness. The focus on rising darkness reminds us of the suffering and forsakenness of our Lord in payment of the penalty for our sins.
Easter Service Schedule
7:00 A.M. – Sunrise Service in Whispering Pines *Weather Permitting*
9:00 A.M. – Festive Worship Service in the Sanctuary
10:30 A.M. – Festive Worship Service in the Santcuary – Sunday School Sings.
Our youth will serve Easter breakfast from 7:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. The menu is egg bake, muffins, fruit bread, fruit, milk, coffee and juice. A free will offering will be taken to support the youth. Invite your friends and relative!
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Saturday, March 19, 9:30 a.m., Halfway Creek Lutheran Church
Funds raised will support Share Food With All ministry and the youth mission trip to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation this summer. Pampered Chef books and order forms will soon be available on the Share Food With All cabinet in the narthex.
All members and friends are invited and asked to bring a non-perishable food item. The food items will be donated and used for Holmen’s Hope monthly community meal.
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