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New Life Lutheran
New Life Lutheran
  Michigan
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Welcome to all.

Greeting on Hubbard Lake Road
All baptized Christians who believe in the real presence of Christ in Communion, are welcome to receive with us at New Life.

The church in winter.

Worship assembly located in God's beautiful Northern Michigan woods.
OUR MISSION: Through worship and outreach to personalize God's love for all.

WE EXPECT VISITORS!

Lenten and Holy Week Services

Wednesday Community Lenten Services - potluck at 6:00 PM, service at 7:00 PM

Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17 - New Life Lutheran (no potluck)
Feb. 24 - Ossineke Methodist Church
Mar. 3 - Spruce Lutheran Church
Mar. 10 - St. Rose of Lima
Mar. 17 - Hop Lutheran Church
Mar. 24 - St. Catherine Church

Holy Week - all services at New Life

Maundy Thursday - Apr. 1 - 7:00PM
*Good Friday Tre Ore - Apr 2 - 12 noon to 3:00 PM
Good Friday Evening Service - 7:00 PM
Easter Sunday Morning 9:30 AM, Easter brunch following service

*The Tre Ore service is a 3 hour community service commemorating Christ's hours on the cross. Area pastors and choirs will be participating.

Announcements
Sunday March 14th, 2010

Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday April 3rd, 2010

The fun begins at 10:00am
Hop on in to decorate your
Easter egg hunting bag,
Color an egg or two
Enjoy some snacks
and
Meet the Easter Bunny!!
Parents don’t forget your cameras!!

Easter egg hunting times:
11:00AM -Ages 0-5years
11:15AM -Ages 6-10 years
11:30AM -Ages 11 & older
Not only will your eggs be full of surprises…
Prizes will be awarded for each age group!!

Looking for “Bunny Helpers” of all ages, if you would be
interested in lending a Paw…contact Denise at 736-8580.
Bible Study:
Sunday March 14th, 2010

Bible Study:
Please join Pastor Chrisy in Bible Study
Thursday’s at 10:00AM, as we continue our journey
through Genesis. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Choir Practice: Choir practice Wednesday March 17th.

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO ORDER YOUR
Easter Lilies: If you would like to order a Easter Lily,
or Lilies, the cost is $10.25 each . Please make your
check payable to Kohlers Florist, and mark “Lily”
in the memo portion of your check, place the check
in the offering plate or give it to Carol Gamelin.

Easter Morning Brunch: The Worship Committee invites
members and guests at our Easter Service to join us for a
join us for a Festive Brunch following our Worship Service
Easter morning, April 4, 2010.
Please take a moment to let us know if you, your family and
guests will join us for this occasion by adding your name and
number of people attending to the list posted in the Narthex
on the easel. We also need volunteers to bring food items
share, if you are able to bring one of them sign that list.
it is posted on the same easel.

HELP: We need a volunteer to run the dishwasher
following our Easter Bruch, please see Carol Gamelin.

Mid Week Lenten Service will be held
Wednesday March 17th at Hope Lutheran Church
Pot Luck 6:00 & Service-7:00pm

Ushers Needed:Please consider volunteering-
April 2nd, New Life will be hosting Tre Ore (Three Hour)
Rural Alpena/Alcona churches Good Friday Service
from 12:00PM-3:00PM.
The service will be broken down into approximately
20 minute sections, with many area churches, pastors, and
choirs participating. There is a need for additional
Ushers/Greeters during this time period, please see the
sign up sheet located by the front doors.
Council Meeting: Wednesday March 18th at 7:00PM.

Vacation Bible School:There will be a VBS planning
meeting Wednesday April 14th at 10:00am. Anyone
interested in helping, mark this date on your calendar.
VBS will be held the first week in August.

Children Color Pages & Crayons: There are coloring
booklets and crayons on the table by the front doors
for their use during church, please help yourself.

HAPPY ST. PATTY’S DAY- -
March 17th!!

Please have items for the announcements in on Friday’s by 8:00AM .
Thanks-denise@mpalmerinc.com

Bulletin
NEW LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Fourth Sunday in Lent
Evangelical Lutheran Worship-Setting 3
March 14, 2010

Prelude

Confession and Forgiveness Page 94

GATHERING

Gathering Hymn All Who Hunger, Gather Gladly #461
Greeting and Kyrie Page 138
Prayer of the Day Celebrate Insert

WORD

First Reading: Joshua 5:9-12
Psalm 32
Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
Lenten Gospel Acclamation:
Return to the Lord …Page142
Gospel: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

Special Music You Are My King by Foote; arr. Bolduc
Sermon
Hymn of the Day Our Father, We Have Wandered #606

Apostles’ Creed (Gray Card in hymnal)
Prayers of Intercession Celebrate
Sharing Christ’s Peace

Through Worship and Outreach to Personalize
God’s Love For All

MEAL

Offertory Hymn Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound #779
Create In Me a Clean Heart #186
Offertory Prayer (Gray Card)
The Great Thanksgiving Page 144
Holy, Holy, Holy Page 144
Words of Institution
The Lord’s Prayer (Spoken) Page 145

During Communion Lamb of God Page 146
Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling #608
We Sing to You, O God #791

Post Communion Prayer (Gray Card)

SENDING
Blessing
Sending Hymn What Wondrous Love Is This #666

Go Now In Peace (Inside back cover of Hymnal)

Postlude

Pastor Rev.Christina Bright
Director of Music Sandra Kindt
Pianist/Organist Karen Cordes
Instrumentalist Eric Dunckel
Reader Ken Chamberlain
Ushers Jim and Louise Knight
Soloist Keilee Elmer

All baptized Christians who believe in the real presence of Christ in Communion are welcome to receive with us at New Life Lutheran.
www.lutheransonline.com/newlifelutheran

Location
Pastor: Rev. Christina Bright

NEW LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH
25 Kirche in the Woods
Spruce, MI 48762

989-736-7816

In the event of bad weather
CHURCH CLOSING INFORMATION

RADIO: WATZ 99.3, phone number 989-356-2114,
WKJC 104.7 phone number 989-362 3417.

Bill Waldeck’s home phone number is 989-727-8103.

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