Dear Church Family,
“I would never do that—not in a million years!” We can be so sure of ourselves. At the same time we can be completely oblivious to our blind spots. Even worse we can end up being completely blind to the depravity that infects our souls.
The account of Peter denying Jesus teaches us this most important lesson. Yet Jesus teaches us something more. He was denied by his best friends, and betrayed by others. The hurt of this failure was real. Jesus, though, knew it was coming. In fact, that’s exactly why he came to earth.
Join me in worship at 9:30 am this Sunday as we discover how knowing Jesus makes us supremely confident yet genuinely humble.
ICYMI –Watch last week’s message on our YouTube channel. Part 3 of our series His Pain, Our Gain.
Wednesday Lent Opportunities – April 3rd we invite you and your family to join us for Lent supper in the high school commons at 6 pm. The supper theme is Hometown American Picnic and sponsored by the DSYouth group and DSA mission trip students. There will be a free-will offering opportunity to help support their mission trips to Alaska and St Lucia. Come and enjoy some fellowship with your brothers and sisters in Christ in your church family! Worship begins at 7:15 pm in the church.
The DSA PTO is sponsoring a Family & Friends Event on Saturday, April 6th from 11am-5pm. We will have a spot to represent our church to all of the people who attend. There are still volunteer opportunities available! Please see your email for a needs request from Staff Minister Becky. Your family is also welcome to attend for games and fun for the entire family.
Blood Drive – One Blood will be here this Sunday, March 31st after each worship service to collect blood donations. Consider this opportunity to serve the community and perhaps save a life!
DSNursery: We are excited to offer you a Sunday morning Nursery for ages Newborn to 2 years old where your child will be in a safe and loving environment throughout the service. Please see registration table outside of church in order to register your child. Nursery doors will be open at 9:20am for those that would like to drop their child off before the service begins or you are welcome to bring your child to the Nursery at any time during the service. Simply share with the ushers and they will walk you there.
DSKids: We are excited to be working on our song to sing in the joint Easter Sunday service. You are invited to click here to listen to the song in your home with your kids as well.
Host Family Opportunity: The international program at Divine Savior Academy welcomes students from all over the world each year to attend our school, study, learn English, and hear God’s Word. One component of this program is housing the students with a loving host family. Up to this last year, we have worked with agencies that provide a stipend to the host families. However, we are increasingly getting requests from families that cannot afford to go through an agency and are asking if there would be someone within the church that would be willing to host for less than the normal amount. If you are interested in housing, either through an agency or without one involved, please email Erika Biesterfeld. We have a lot of unique requests coming through, including from Christian families in Asia with limited funds, and it would be wonderful if we could find a spot for them here at our DSA family.
Lenten Devotions: Click here to find some great devotional material produced by our sister churches in the WELS South Atlantic District.
Save the Date for upcoming events:
Journey to the Cross – On Sunday afternoon, April 14th from 3-7 pm we invite you to encounter the sights and sounds of Jesus’ journey to the cross together as a family. Next week the reservation link will open for you to reserve the “departure time” for your journey. All are invited!
Easter – We will celebrate Easter together as one church family in a bilingual service at 10:30 am in the high school gym, followed by an egg hunt for the kids and brunch for all. Please invite your friends, family, and neighbors to join you! More information regarding the details will be shared next week.
Marriage Retreat – Our marriage ministry team, along with your pastors are hosting Simply Marriage, a marriage retreat on Saturday, September 14th & Sunday, September 15th. Registration will open April 1st, with a discounted rate. This is open for all married or engaged couples to attend and will have a limit of only 25 couples in English and Spanish. Consider making your reservations early! All the details will be shared next week.
Refreshment Schedule – Thank you for serving! If you have any questions or would like to help where needed, please contact Pam.
March 31. Landwehr. Won. Biesterfeld.
Usher Schedule –
March 31. Jason Schultz. Logan Schultz.
April 7. Peter Mathwig. Caleb Troge.
April 14. Phil Kurbis. Cameron Sullivan.
Sunday Playlist – “Reckless Love” | “I Will Boast” | “Glory Be to Jesus” CW 103 | “This Broken Bread” | “Jesus, Your Blood And Righteousness” CW 376 | “Doxology”
Changing Lives with Jesus,
Pastor Ben
