Giving the Gift of Time Contact: Nicole •
[email protected] To see a full listing of volunteer opportunities, visit southwoodlutheran.org/give-back/mission
Serve at Neighborhood Food Distribution
Tuesdays, January 31 and February 7 • 4:00–6:00 p.m. Help hand out food to over 400 people in our community. All volunteers need to be at least 10 years old. Sign up at Southwood Central or at southwoodlutheran.ivolunteer.com
July Honduras Trip:
Information meeting March 5 • 12:00 p.m. in the Meeting Room. Trip Dates: July 22–29, 2017 • Approx. cost: $1,600 Contact Randy Hansen if interested
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Clinic with a Heart
Our volunteers help staff the clinic on the 3rd Thursday of each month. We are in need of RN and medical provider volunteers. All volunteers need to submit an application and complete a 1-hour training. If interested, please contact Nicole at nmroczek@ southwoodlutheran.org to receive an application.
Mourning Hope
We are seeking volunteers to help provide snacks for their Spring Family Grief Support Group on Mondays from January 30–April 3. Snacks may be delivered to Southwood the Sunday before by 1:00 p.m. or during Sunday Youth Group between 6:00–8:00 p.m. Sign-up at http://southwoodlutheran.ivolunteer.com/
Ongoing Community Missions
• Matt Talbot—January 24 & February 28 • Neighborhood Food Distribution—January 31 • Piecemakers—February 2 & 16 • Southwood Food Distribution in Palmyra—February 11 • Gathering Place—February 13 & 16 • Clinic with a Heart—February 16 & 21 • Chapter 25 (formerly Kids Against Hunger)—February 18
Have you ever considered how special a visitor is to someone living in a care center? A visitor who spends time just listening to them and talking about anything they may want to discuss, their growing up years, adult years, raising a family, sharing happy and sad times. As part of Southwood’s Care Team, I have the privilege of visiting two very special ladies. From what they both tell me, they enjoy the time that we spend together and the things we share. I know I certainly do! To some extent, I consider them an extended part of my family. I hope that I offer to these ladies a fun and exciting part of their day and a spiritual time spent together as well. After spending time with my Mother while she was on Hospice, I realized how much she enjoyed visits from family, friends, and newly met caregivers and friends. I now look forward to helping other individuals experience “special” moments of just being there for them and with them. My hope is that I, too, can offer others those moments in time, when they can feel special and worthy of friendship, a time spent with a visitor, and receive spiritual care, whether silent or spoken. Do you have a family member who would like to receive visits from a Care Team Member? Or, would you like to offer your time as a Care Team Member? Consider it prayerfully—you may be positively changed forever, meeting someone whose heart you can touch. Your heart will be touched in return!
—Wanda Wilnes
January 22, 2017
Annual Congregational Meeting January 22 (TODAY) 12:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall All confirmed, communing, and contributing members of the congregation are urged to join together for a celebration of God’s blessings upon Southwood, and to conduct the annual congregational meeting. At this meeting we make decisions about Southwood’s future, including the budget for 2017 and the election of new Church Council members. Copies of the 2016 Annual Report are available at Southwood Central.
Free-will offering proceeds benefit:
Mary McDonald Guest Composer Lincoln Boys Choir Southwood Choirs
Sunday, January 29 • 3:30 p.m. When you mentor a child, you transform their life by giving them confidence, promoting positive choices, and inspiring hope. Learn more at: LincolnTeamMates.org
Care Team Visits
Would you or someone you know like to receive visits? Our Care Team members are available to make monthly home visits, bring communion and be a caring link to Southwood. If you have questions or would like to arrange visits, please contact Pam Dinneen at 402.423.5511 or pdinneen@ southwoodlutheran.org.
402.423.5511 • southwoodlutheran.org
[email protected] Mailing: p.o. box 22767 • Lincoln, ne 68542 Physical: 4301 Wilderness Hills Blvd. Lincoln, ne 68516
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Faith Stepping Stone Baptism Class
Serve through your prayers!
Spirit-Life Retreats
TODAY • 11:00 a.m. in the Meeting Room Unwrap God’s gift of Holy Baptism at the Faith Stepping Stone Baptism Class. At Southwood, we ask that all parents who are having children baptized attend one of these classes. Sign up at Southwood Central or southwoodlutheran.org
The Prayer Team is a vital part of Southwood’s Care Ministry, offering prayers of support to many each week. You can complete the training at home and become part of this meaningful way to serve. Prayer requests are emailed to Prayer Team members by 5:00 pm daily. Contact Mary by emailing
[email protected] to receive a training and join the team! Hopespacket for Your Future I. What is Baptism?
III. How can water do such great things?
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Baptism is not water only, but it is water used together with God’s Word by his command.
Children’s VBS Music CD Recording Why Baptism? are some reasons that parents may choose to All 3rd–5th graders are welcome to participate. Here baptize their children: 1. I love my child and want to surround her with »» Rehearsals: Sundays, February 5 & 12 at 11:00 a.m. the love and promises of her parents, her family, and the church. Recording #1: Sunday, February 12 at 12:15 p.m. 2. My child is such an awesome gift from God—a child is much more than “mine” or He is11:00 God’s creation, God’s child. »» Rehearsals: Sundays, February 26 & March“ours. 5 ”at a.m. 3. I want my child to belong to a community of faith, people who love God and love others. Recording #2: Sunday, March 5 at 12:15 p.m. 4. I want to affirm the promise of salvation for my child and nurture inCentral. his life a way of life Register at southwoodlutheran.org or at Southwood and a hope for the future. I want to make a commitment to raising my Contact: Denise Makinson, Director of Music 5.Ministry child as a Christ follower. I want the support of people of faith as I teach my child to live a
[email protected] or 402.423.5511 life of faith. 6. As my child is marked with the cross of Christ forever through baptism. I want him to be empowered to serve the world in the name of Christ.
Promises
How can I fulfill these Baptismal Promises? 1. Pray for your child in their presence. 2. Take them to church with you so they will begin p mthey are God’s child and part of God’s to know family. 3. Sing them Christian songs. 4. Tell them how much Jesus loves them. 5. Fold their hands in yours as you pray a simple prayer. 6. Look at simple Bible storybooks, pointing out pictures of Jesus. 7. Point out things that God made. 8. Every night when they go to bed, make the sign of the cross on their forehead and say a blessing. Keep doing this. Ideas for a blessing are:
Mondays beginning January 30 • 11:30 . .–1:00 . . Attend this group to gainSt. support Paul writes in Titusand 3:5–7 encouragement as you explore saved us, not because of the righteous things ways to manage the griefHe you are It can be a lonely wejourney had done, but because of his mercy.navigating. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life What benefits does God journey. Come and join with you work through it together. through theothers Holy Spirit. Heas generously poured out give in Baptism? the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior. In Baptism God forgives sin, delivers from death This group Because of hiswill grace hemeet declared us righteous and Lunch is included. for 5 weeks. Contact Pam and the devil, and gives everlasting salvation to all gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life.” who believe what he has promised. Dinneen at 402.423.5511(NLT) or
[email protected]. What is this Word? In Matthew 28:19 our Lord Jesus Christ says: “Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.” (NLT)
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It is not water that does these things, but God’s Word with the water and our trust in this Word. Water by itself is only water, but with the word of God it is a life-giving water which by grace a gives m the new birth through the Holy Spirit.
What is God’s promise? In Mark 16:16 our Lord Jesus Christ says: “Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned.” (NLT)
IV. What does Baptism mean for daily living?
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It means that our sinful self, with all its evil deeds and desires, should be drowned through daily repentance; and that day after day a new self should arise to live with God in righteousness and purity forever.
` “God loves you and so do I” ` “May God bless you and keep you safe” ` “Child of God, you have been sealed by the
Holy Spirit and marked with the cross of Held in the Group Room next to the Nursery Christ forever” 9. Pray for your child daily. `` Prayer Shawl Ministry— February 1 & 15 • 6:30 p.m. 10. Live so they see Jesus in you. St. Paul writes in Romans 6:3–4 11. Remember, you are not alone. You have “Or have you forgotten that when we were joined February 9 • 10:00 a.m. sponsors, pastors, parents, friends, your with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his congregation, church resources, Holy death? For we died and were buried with Christ by `` GriefShare—February 5 •And11:00 a.m. Communion, the Bible, forgiveness and, above baptism. just as Christ was raised from the all, the Holy Spirit to lead and guide you. dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives. ” (NLT) `` Renewed Hope—February 19 • 11:00 a.m.
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Contact: Drew Jagadich •
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DELVE (Confirmation) • 6th–8th grade • 6th & 7th Grade: in the Fellowship Hall at 9:45 and 11:00 a.m. today and Sundays, February 5, 12, 19 • 8th Grade: in the Fellowship Hall at 6:15–7:45 p.m. Wednesdays, January 25, February 1, 8, 15, 22
Life and Lattes: Tuesdays • 3:00–5:00 p.m. at Southwood. Come enjoy a coffee beverage, games, and fun! Youth Group today • 6:00–8:30 p.m. (Rescheduled from January 15) We are going off-site to serve at the Food Bank of Lincoln and learn how they nourish our communities in order to alleviate hunger. We will leave church by 6:15 pm and be back by 8:30 pm. No dinner provided.
3 Tips
for Caring Everyday Listening
Become a Listening Detective When listening, words convey only a fraction of the message. A majority of communication is done with our nonverbal messages. We glean a great deal of information about each other without saying a word. These ways help you learn to detect more about what isn’t being said: ff Observe body language, posture, gestures—what are they telling you? ff Pick up cues by the emotions that lie under the words or shine through the eyes. ff Listen to voice tone, volume, rate of speech, inflection. Non-verbal communication speaks volumes—watch and learn. These are clues you can’t ignore! Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/wcomesmedia/2012
24-hour Retreats Pastor Greg will be leading two separate 24-hour Spiritual Retreats. The purpose of the retreats is to provide a place and time to get away from the rigors and busyness of life and spend personal time with God. The retreats will be held at the St. Benedict Center in Schuyler, Nebraska. • Beginning of Lent: Sunday, March 5 at 4:00 p.m., and concludes on Monday, March 6 at 4:00 p.m. This retreat will focus on preparing for the season of Lent. • Beginning of Holy Week: Sunday, April 9 at 4:00 p.m., and concludes on Monday, April 10 at 4:00 p.m. This retreat will focus on preparing for Good Friday and Easter. Cost is $75 per person, which includes a single room and 3 meals. Each retreat has a limit of 14 participants. Register online at southwoodlutheran.org or call 402.423.5511.
SMALL GROUP STUDY Who Is This Man? by John Ortberg
In this 5-week study, John Ortberg reveals how Jesus made an inescapable influence on our world and you will learn how you can make one too! Study guide cost: $10 Onsite options: • Wednesdays beginning March 8 7:15–8:15 pm (after the Lenten service) • Thursdays beginning March 9 12:00–1:00 pm • bring your own lunch • Sundays beginning March 12 8:30–9:30 am in the Fellowship Hall Register at southwoodlutheran.org | Events In-home groups—Contact Michelle at 402.423.5511 or
[email protected] to find a group!
Visit southwoodlutheran.org for a complete listing of events and registrations.
