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- Worship Information
- Call News
- 2022 Youth Rally
- Partnering in the Gospel
- Blindmens Volleyball
- Men of His Word
- 15 Days of Prayer
- Communion Registration
- Bible Studies
- MLHS Campaign
- Our Stewardship of God's Grace
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Sunday, January 30 – 4th Sunday after Epiphany
Jesus is revealed amidst rejection
Old Testament: 1 Kings 17:7-16
New Testament: Romans 10:18-11:6 (Sermon)
Gospel: Luke 4:20-32
Psalm 78
Watch live stream or watch later |
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Watch or Share Last Week's Sermons |
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3rd Sunday after Epiphany
Boldly Reveal Jesus Through The Word - Acts 4:23-31
Click the video below to watch the sermon |
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Hide and Seek
Click the picture below for a devotion on Psalm 78 |
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Earlier this month the Lord called Jacob Geidel to teach grades 5-6 at MZL next year. God also called Hillary Geidel to teach 4K-5K at MZL next year. The Geidels are married and presently teach at Zion Lutheran School, Rhinelander, WI. Please pray that the Spirit lead the Geidels to the decision that is best for God’s Kingdom! |
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Last week we had 205 worship in person and 45 online. That is 33.4% of our membership. Please encourage your brothers and sisters in Christ to stay close to Jesus through faithful use of Word and sacraments! |
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Youth Group meets for study and open gym Sundays at 7:00 p.m. We are looking at the hope that we have as Christians found in 1 Peter. |
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2022 International Youth Rally |
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2022 International Youth Rally will be held June 28-July 1 at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Registration date at Morrison is February 15. Early-bird registration is $375. Morrison Zion will pay all travel costs. Those who missed out on the 2020 Youth Rally are still able to attend this Rally if they are interested. Please sign up online here. You can download the brochure here or pick one up at church or school. You can see more information on our church website. Contact Pastor Enderle with any questions. There will be an informational meeting for parents after both services on February 6. |
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This new seminar will be held once a month on a Saturday from 10:30 a.m–1:30 p.m. Lunch is provided along with babysitting. The 1st of these seminars was held Jan. 29. This seminar is for new members and any other members who would like a refresher on what it means to be a member and how we can partner in the Gospel to get more Jesus to more people. We hope to have every member of the congregation go through this seminar! We will meet on the fourth Saturday of each month. We will have the same seminar on Feb. 26, 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Click here to register for the February Seminar. |
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Men of his Word Conference is Feb. 19 at the Best Western Convention Center in Oshkosh. Registration is open. Go to menofhisword.org for more information.
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316NOW’s 15 Days of Prayer |
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316NOW mentors future Confessional Lutheran church leaders in Asia. Pastor Enderle serves on the 316NOW Administrative. China’s New Year and Spring Festival celebrations begin on Feb. 1. These 15 days mark the most significant of China’s holidays. 316NOW sug-gests we use these days to ask the Holy Spirit to bring the gospel to millions more in China and to strengthen the faith of Chinese Christians. Prayer guides for personal and family use are available in the back of church. You can also download them here. Visit their website for more about their ministry and the Chinese New Year. For more questions contact Pastor Enderle. |
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When you commune, please take the time to check your name on the sheets in the back of church, by the elevator, or in the basement. Thanks! |
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We would like people to help with keeping our website up to date. If you are interested in taking on a role in this area, please talk to Pastor Enderle. |
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The Commons Bible Study will meet in the church basement this Sunday and Feb. 6. There is no Romans study. Those who normally come to the Romans study can join us as we study the 4 Ds of Discipleship. This Sunday we will review the first 3 lessons. Drama, Doctrine, and Doxology. |
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Romans—Part Two Study will not meet this Sunday or on Feb. 6. |
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Sunday School meets at 9:15 am at school. Children ages 3 to grade 6 are invited to join. Older students are welcome to help assist with the young class or participate in the commons Bible Study. More teachers are needed as well. Please talk to Pastor Enderle if you can help from time to time. |
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Sunday Night Book Discussion |
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Sunday Night Book Discussion will not meet this Sunday. We also will not meet on Jan. 30 and Feb. 6. On Feb. 13 we will begin our new book, Being Lutheran. We meet at Nickel Funeral Home at 7:00 p.m. |
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New Life in Christ meets Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the Bible Study room in the church basement. We will meet Jan. 31 at 6:30 p.m. (lesson 14) in the Bible Study room in the church basement. Join us when you can! We will not meet on Feb. 7. |
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A new Bible study for those in their 20s and 30s called Rooted meets on Mondays at 7:00 p.m. in the church basement. We will meet Monday Jan. 31, Feb. 14, and Feb. 28 at 7:00 p.m. in the church basement. Join us! |
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Men's Study normally meets every other week on Mondays at 7:00 p.m. in the church basement. We will meet next on Monday, Feb. 21 to take a closer look at the weekly worship readings. Join us!
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There is no Catechism class this Wednesday. |
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Pastor Ott will be gone until Jan. 31. |
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Choir meets on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. in the church balcony. Please join us! |
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News from our High Schools |
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During the Epiphany season the members of the MLHS federation congregations are encouraged to give support to the campaign with pledges or donations. |
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MLHS Open House is Tuesday, Feb. 15, 4:00-7:00 p.m. Come check out Manitowoc Lutheran High School as they have an open house. See what MLHS has to offer for the mind, body and soul. Take a guided tour. |
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Place a seed on the picture in the back of church when you talk about Jesus outside of worship. The seeds are on each side of the double doors. Whenever you are at church put up a seed for each time you shared Jesus! |
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Streaming Worship is live on Sunday at 8:00 a.m. and then available after that on YouTube and Facebook at your convenience. Please register online or text 920-362-7118 so we know who is worshipping with us!
Watch on YouTube or on Facebook. |
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Soup For Souls Meals continue to be available at school and at church for all to share the message of Jesus love with others. Don't forget to include a card with the meal when you deliver it to a friend/ neighbor. |
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We have a new volunteer area on our website at https://mzluth.org/volunteer/ where you can look for ways to serve others. You will find different opportunities at different times where you can use your gifts and talents to glorify God. |
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We want to keep the entire congregation informed about events. One way we do this is with weekly announcements. Please send your announcements to ottrr@mzluth.org by Tuesday evening. This allows the announcements to be done and sent to the people who put them on the slides for worship. Thanks! |
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Our Stewardship of God's Grace |
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3rd Sunday of Epiphany (Communion)
Thursday 7:00 p.m. – 28 (24)
Sunday 8:00 a.m. – 85 (64)
Sunday 10:30 a.m. – 92 (69)
Total – 205 (157)
Online: 45
Bible Class: 45
Sunday (Romans) – 28
Sunday (Commons Study) – 8
Sunday Book Study – No Study
New Life in Christ (Monday) – No Study
Men’s Study (Tuesday) – 5
Youth Group (Sunday): 3
ESL (English as Second Language): 3 |
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Saturday, January 29
10:30 a.m. Partnering in the Gospel Seminar
Sunday, January 30
8:00 a.m. Epiphany 4 Worship
9:15 a.m. Romans Study – NO STUDY
9:15 a.m. Commons Bible Study – In Church Basement
9:15 a.m. Sunday School
10:30 a.m. Epiphany 4 Worship
7:00 p.m. Book Study, Nickel – NO STUDY
7:00 p.m. Youth Group
Monday, January 31
6:30 p.m. New Life in Christ Class
7:00 p.m. Rooted Bible Study
Tuesday, February 1
7:00 p.m. School Board
Wednesday, February 2
5:00p.m. Confirmation, grades 5-8 – NO STUDY
5:30p.m. ESL English Class, church basement
7:00p.m. Choir, church balcony
Thursday, February 3
7:00 p.m. Epiphany 5 Worship
Saturday, February 5
7:00 a.m. Food Pantry (setup begins)
Sunday, February 6
8:00 a.m. Epiphany 5 Worship
9:15 a.m. Romans Study – NO STUDY
9:15 a.m. Commons Bible Study – In Church Basement
9:15 a.m. Sunday School
10:30 a.m. Epiphany 5 Worship
7:00 p.m. Book Study, Nickel – NO STUDY
7:00 p.m. Youth Group – NO STUDY |
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The Conference of Presidents (COP) held its winter meeting on Jan. 3-6. The following items were discussed or decided:
- Representatives from the Conference of Presidents will meet with the Board for Home Missions leadership and with several members of the Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary faculty as a part of the planning process for the effort to open 100 new home missions in ten years beginning in 2023.
- Northwestern Publishing House (NPH) is continuing its search for a new president. Mr. Bill Ziche, current NPH president, has announced his plans to retire. Mr. Mark Buske, director of marketing for NPH, will serve as acting president until a new president is found.
- There are currently 143 pastoral vacancies in the synod, 124 of which are parish pastor positions. Forty of the pastoral vacancies are in associate pastor positions (meaning those congregations are still being served by at least one pastor). Next year’s graduating class at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary will be larger than those in recent years, which will help to reduce the number of pastoral vacancies.
- With expanding enrollment at our WELS schools, the growing shortage of teachers continues, especially in the area of early childhood. The COP discussed ideas for enhancing recruitment efforts.
- The COP recently issued a pastoral letter on Christian freedom.
- The overall cost of the vicar program is $42,000 per vicar, down slightly from last year. The vicar stipend was increased by $25 per month to $1750. Vicar compensation also provides for housing most of the cost of health insurance.
- The COP expressed thanks to God for the high level of Congregation Mission Offerings (CMO) in 2021. The exact total will be published in the coming days.
- Congregations are asked to submit their 2021 statistics and CMO subscriptions by the Feb. 4 deadline.
- The COP expressed its support for a proposal by Northwestern Publishing House and the Commission on Lutheran Schools to develop a comprehensive K-12 religion curriculum for schools and Sunday schools.
- The COP has been making final edits on the restatement of the synod’s teaching on male and female roles. It is hoped that the final document will be ready for review by the district conventions this summer.
Serving with you in Christ,
WELS President Mark Schroeder
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2022 International Youth Rally |
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Blindmen’s Volleyball Tournament |
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Seeing Zion, Seeing the Gospel |
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“When” Not “If” |
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