*LENTEN SERVICES AT CHRIST LUTHERAN – Soup Suppers at 6pm, Worship at 6:45 p.m. Wednesdays – March 4, 11, 18, 25 –The soup supper will begin at 6pm. Dinner will consist of a variety of soups, sandwiches, and bars. A free will donation will be taken. We move upstairs to the Sanctuary for worship at 6:45 p.m. This year’s Lenten series, “Broken and Beloved-Stories of God’s Steadfast Love,” will consider biblical characters whose lives included both brokenness and beloved-ness. You are invited to attend both ministries, or one or the other, depending on your evening schedule. *Sign up sheets are passed around during worship if you are interested in providing kitchen help or food for these Lenten Soup suppers.
*LENT DEVOTIONALS – 2026 Lent Daily Devotionals can be found as a pdf in this email. We will also have some printed and available in the narthex.
*Help beautify our church on Easter Sunday! Preston Floral will be offering spring plants for the Easter Sunday service. The plants will come with colored pot covers, a bow and a card message if you wish. Plants available this year are Easter lilies, tulips, hyacinth, kalanchoe, begonia and cyclamen for $20 each. The deadline for orders is MARCH 9th. Order forms are available at the church or you can call or email Amanda at office@christlutheranpreston.org with your order.
*DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIMEand Caramel Rolls on March 8th – On Sunday, March 8, time springs forward an hour. Yes, you lose an hour. Coffee helps – and caramel rolls help even more! Our youth will be serving freshly baked caramel rolls as they kick off their Annual Caramel Roll Fundraiser! Come for worship, stay for a sweet treat and support youth ministries.
*Kitchen Items for Sale – Numerous items from past church dinners—including electric warming dishes, Sterno chafing dishes, and miscellaneous kitchenware—are available for purchase on a table near the kitchen. Prices are marked. Please contact Janet Erdman (612-756-1578) or Mary Zimmerman (507-251-6807) with questions or to purchase.
*Line Dancing at Christ Lutheran – Sunday, March 8th from 2-3:30 p.m. Join us in the Fellowship Hall for some good music and fun! Come and learn 2 different dances, led by Harold Buhr. All ages are welcome and no partner is needed.
*4 WAYS YOU CAN GIVE TO CHRIST LUTHERAN*
💵Cash & Check. Feel free to bring your gift to any worship service or mail it directly to the church office. Checks can be made payable to Christ Lutheran Church. Giving envelopes are available from Amanda in the church office.
🏦 Bill Pay Through Your Bank. (no fees incurred, recurring giving option) You can set up automatic payments through your bank’s bill pay system. Just add our church as a payee and designate your gift amount and frequency. You may set this up as a recurring payment.
🌐 Online Giving Through Tithe.ly. (fees apply, you may choose to cover them or not). Visit our giving page at give.tithe.ly.com and give a one-time donation or set up recurring gifts.
📱 Text-to-Give. (fees apply, you may choose to cover them or not). Text **GIVE** to (844) 935-2668 and follow the instructions to quickly and securely give from your mobile phone.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Sun., Mar 1, 9am – Worship/Comm; 10am – Devos and Donuts; 10am – First Communion Class
Wed., Mar 4, 6pm –Lent Soup Supper; 6:45pm –Lent Worship
Sun., Mar 8, 9am – Worship; 10am – Caramel Roll Fundraiser Kick-off
Wed., Mar 11, 6pm –Lent Soup Supper; 6:45pm –Lent Worship
Sun., Mar 15, 9am – Worship/Communion – First Communion Sunday
Birthdays and Anniversaries 2/27 Barb Hanning, Loren Bradt, Streat Speer, Jeff Buenger 2/28 Randy & Bonnie Hahn – Anniv. 3/1 Vonnie Aug, Samuel Olstad 3/2 Tami Christianson, Ashley Wood 3/5 Jonathan Wood
Please keep in your prayers….
Arlene Brekke
Bridget Case, cousin of Susan Kiehne
Marilyn Bunge, who is at Green Lea Manor, Mabel
Walt Hansen, who is at Minnesota State Veterans Home, Preston
Arnie Keene, who is at Harmony Care Center
Mary Lou Hansen, who is at Harmony Care Center
Ila Mae Olstad, who is at Park Lane Estates
Arlene Bakalyar, who is at Park Lane Estates
Barb Barrett, who is at Park Lane Estates
Averlene Marzolf, who is at Traditions
Helen Haugerud, who is at Traditions
Linda Hahn Smith, who is at Traditions
Dick Behnke, who is at Traditions
Arlen Kiehne, who is at Chatfield Care Center
Val Christensen, who is at Chatfield Care Center
Jim Fossum, who is at The Fillmore Place