Welcome Visitors If you are visiting today, we welcome you in our Risen and Living Savior, Jesus!
• Please let us know you worshiped with us by signing our guest book in the entryway or a Care Card in your pew and drop it in the offering basket.
• If visiting, please don’t feel obligated to give an offering. St. Stephen’s members express thankfulness to God through their voluntary offerings which then support the congregation’s work.
• Introduce yourself to a Pastor, and worship with us again!
Holy Communion will be offered next week in all services. You may register by card at any time.
Baptism Delanie Grace Bartol, daughter of Matt & Ashley (Modass) Bartol, born October 11, 2019, will be baptized today in the 9:00am service.

Sunday, February 2, 2020
Sermon: Darkness Covers the Earth, but the Light of Christ Shines
Hymns: 132, 262, 106, 126
Sunday, February 9, 2020
Sermon: Lord, Listen to My Plea
Hymns: 459, 59, 428, 129
Seth Dorn
pastorsdorn@gmail.com
631-7028 Philip Heyer
pastorheyer@saintstephen.org
887-1117 Paul Stratman
pcstratman@gmail.com
885-6960
Bible Studies
• Women’s Bible Study Group meets on Wednesday nights at 6pm. Copies of the study are available in the church entry and at study time. All women of the congregation are welcome.
• Men’s Bible Study will be tonight at 6:30pm in the room above the office. All men of the congregation are welcome.
• Winter Bible Study “Our Journey through the Gospel of John”. This study will be an overview of the book of John. The beloved disciple’s goal in writing his gospel was to show us who Jesus truly is. We will meet Mondays at 7:00pm and Wednesdays at 11:00am. All are welcome!
Coffee Fellowship is this Sunday between services. It will be hosted by the Senior Choir. Please join us.
Health Ministry: Our congregation health ministry team will be available to provide blood pressure and diabetes screening, as well as other health literature today from 8:30 – 10:30am. in the church basement.
Thank you from the Ladies Aid to all who donated for the CARE cards for our young people in college and in the military. The total freewill offering was $687.86.
Kindergarten Round Up: St. Stephen’s will be hosting Kindergarten Round Up February 10th from 6pm-7pm It is a short meeting allowing parents the opportunity to get inside our classroom, meet the teacher and get to know other possible parents and students. We will have a short presentation on how the kindergarten enrollment process works and what our school has to offer. If you have a child ready for Kindergarten this upcoming 2020-2021 school year, feel free to stop by and collect some information, meet some friendly folks and maybe enjoy a cookie or two.
New Pastor Installation Good Shepherd invites all members of St. Stephen’s to welcome Pastor Mark Reichert and family on February 16th at 4pm. There will also be a dinner after the installation. If you would like to attend the dinner, please call Good Shepherd before February 9th to reserve a spot. All are welcome.
First Friday Communion: Our brief communion service for those who can “get out” but for whom being at a full service is difficult will be Friday, February 7th , at 1:30pm. in the church. Please use the ramp or elevator entrance.
Publications The February issue of Forward in Christ is available in the entryway of church.
St. Stephen’s OWLS will meet on Tues., Feb. 11. A potluck dinner will be served at noon followed by a presentation at 1 p.m. Rev. Joel Jaeger will give insights on WELS Military Chaplaincy. The European Civilian Chaplaincy Fund is totally supported by the National OWLS organization. It is privilege to provide our military brothers and sisters in Europe, as well as others, with the Gospel and the sacraments when they are far from home. Please join us at this Feb. gathering.
Voters’ Annual Meeting “Tidbits”
At the annual meeting last Sunday the following business took place. Elections to …
Church Council: Curt Lehman, Roger Leland, Joel Scott, Duane Swenson
Board of Education: David Sager, Jacob Schultz
Board of Property Maintenance: James Szopinski

• Review of 2019 Annual Report of Congregation Activity
• Resolutions to transfer 2019 Building & Debt Fund balance to General Fund, and to dissolve Building & Debt Fund since we are now operating on a unified ministry spending plan (budget).
• Resolution to dissolve the Memorial Trust Fund and to incorporate its funds into the Legacy Endowment Fund – Property Improvement sub-account.
• Resolution urging the Sanctuary Improvement Committee, now that exterior restoration is complete and paid for, to resume making plans for interior restoration, with hope that some work can be done soon since this fall our ladies host the Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society Beaver Dam Circuit rally, and as 2020 is the 100 year anniversary of the dedication of our church building.

Getting married this next year? The 2020 Marriage Seminar will be Saturday, February 22nd, from 9 am to 1 pm in the church basement. Using the study-discussion guide “Building the Christian Home”, we will touch on God’s “blueprint” for marriage, the foundation and structure of a Christian marriage, finances in a family, and the growing family. Please use the sign-up sheet in the back of church or call the office at 885-3309 to reserve your spot. Signing up will help us have an adequate supply of study guides and refreshments.

Our Response to God’s Grace in Christ:
Participation:
Thursday, January 23: 75
Sunday, January 26: 90 + 145 + 98 = 333

Calendar:
Sunday, February 2 – Ushers D
7:30, 9:00, 10:30am – Worship
8:30am – Coffee Fellowship-Blood Pressure Clinic
9:00am – Sunday School
9:30am – Radio Service, WBEV 1430
6:30pm – Men’s Bible Class
Monday, February 3
7:00pm – Bible Class
Tuesday, February 4
6:30pm – Board of Property Maintenance
Wednesday, February 5
1:45pm – Hillside Manor Service
3:30pm – Public School Catechism
6:00pm – Bible Study 4 Women
7:15pm – Handbells
Thursday, February 6 – Ushers D
11:00am – Bible Information Class
1:30pm – Ladies’ Aid
6:30pm – Communion Worship
7:30pm – Bible Information Class
7:30pm – Senior Choir
Friday, February 7
1:30pm – First Friday Communion
Sunday, February 9 – Ushers A
7:30, 9:00, 10:30am – Communion Worship
9:00am – Sunday School
9:30am – Radio Service, WBEV 1430
6:30pm – Men’s Bible Class