Our Congregation’s Mission ~ is sharing God’s Word with everyone, everywhere!

Back to Second Corinthians We’ll Go ~ this Sunday and next, beginning at about 9:30 a.m. with coffee and more, in our Adult Bible Study, in the Fellowship Centre. Come, bring your Bible, study with us, be strengthened, and blessed.

A Midweek Supper ~ will be served on Wednesday, April 10. Please join us. If you can help with an upcoming Midweek Supper and/or desserts for a meal, please sign up on the sheets in the kitchen.

HIS Kids! and Chancel Choir ~ will resume on Wednesday, April 10, at their regularly scheduled times.

Our Easter Celebrating Continues ~ this Wednesday and next Sunday in our worship with Holy Communion distributed and our “alleluias” proclaimed in all these services! Rejoice with us again, and again, and again, for the Lord is risen, risen indeed, alleluia!

First Lutheran Summer Camp ~ registration is open. We will have 10 weeks of camp available for children between the ages of 5 to 10.

Do You Have Bookkeeping or Accounting Experience? ~ Our congregation is in need of an interim treasurer, who will work with the church’s accountant. If you are willing to lend your skills for a short time, please contact MMC President Jason Mercer at (406) 438-1182.

Bus Drivers ~ are needed for the developmentally disabled that meet in the downstairs chapel on Sunday mornings. See Lowell Bartels for details.

Older Youth/Young Adult Group ~ All older youth and young adults, between the ages of 16 through mid-20’s, are welcome to join our group, “Following the Lord,” on Monday evenings at 6 p.m. We join in devotions, games, eating, and fellowship.

LWML Montana District Convention ~ You are cordially invited to join your sisters-in-Christ in Polson, Montana, for the LWML Montana District Convention, April 26-28, 2024! Registration forms and more information can be found inside the Winter Montana Missive in the church foyer or online at www.montanadistrictlwml.org!

Helena Food Share Items ~ In April, we are collecting any staples and canned items, but especially boxed cereal and peanut butter. In March, you generously gave 41 lbs. of food. Please place any donations under the mailboxes in Ziegler Hall. Thank you for your generous giving.

On The Lutheran Hour Next Sunday ~ “Breathe In, Breathe Out” by Guest Speaker Rev. Dr. Leopoldo Sanchez. The Holy Spirit breathes life into the Church and the Church breathes that life out to the world, with the love of Christ
(Acts 2:42-47). The Lutheran Hour may be heard Sundays on Christian Satellite Network, 91.1 FM, at 8 a.m., and on Sirius XM 131, Family Talk.

Lutherans for Life ~ “In the resurrection we find solace in our mourning, in our uncertainty, and in our troubles. Our longing for escape finds its hope in the resurrection of Christ. It is God’s approval upon the redemptive work of His Son. It is the assurance that as He was raised from the dead, so shall we, and all who have ‘fallen asleep in Him’ shall be raised to life eternal.” Pastor Robert Fleischmann, Christian Life Resources – A Life Quote from Lutherans For Life o lutheransforlife.org.

A Funeral Service ~ for former member and sister-in-Christ Elana Icenoggle will be held today, April 7, at 12:30 p.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church, 1000 Helena Avenue, in Helena.

Please Pray for ~

+ Those Needing God’s Help and Healing ~

+ Our Nation and World ~ that God will settle what is so unsettled, raise up leaders who will follow His will, and bring more and more people to faith through His life-changing Word, especially the truths about Jesus, His Son and our Savior.

+ People Who Doubt God’s Word and Promises ~ that we will grow stronger in His Word as we study the truths of His love for us in Christ and trust Him, by the power and working of the Holy Spirit!

And Praise God for ~

+ Laying on Our Hearts ~ a deep concern for lives in danger in our nation and around the world through each moment of each day.

+ Blessing Us with Tithes, and Offerings, and Gifts ~ for the mission and ministries we carry out together, that we may bless others in Jesus’ Name!

+ Replacing our Fears with Hope ~ and our doubts with faith in His risen and living Son, our Savior, and His strong Word!

Our Thanks to God ~ and to those who respond to God’s great love, in service to our Lord and to us this Sunday: