PRAYERS – Jon Cook; Mark Lickteig; Millie Mutka; Dawn Gonitzke; Myria Strong; Kathy Mayo; Barb Zima’s friends Mick, Steven and Marilyn Hummel; Nancy Ehlinger, Gregory Bowens; Laurie Nelson; Amber Ross’s daughter Linda; Karen Stanton’s friends Don & Penny Waite and sister Pam Schweitzer; Jerrie Van Haverbeke’s niece Jolane Gervasi; Sandy Bishop’s friend Kelly Newman and brother Larry; Randy & Diane Niemczyk’s daughter Julia VanAvery, niece Sarah Joda, Denise Runde and Denise Hazel; Dick Volland; Valeria Hesselberg; Chris Markussen; Anne Verona’s sister/brother-in-law Pat & Woody Woodworth and friends Dennis Peterson, Natalie Madine, Eli Peters and Randy Ballard; Strong’s friend Erin Molle, and cousin Debbie; Debbie Cyrtmus’ mother, Rose Wicker and sister, Corrie Trittin; the Ebert’s friend Patricia Kulzick; Patricia Rasmussen’s sister Christine; Joyce Leander’s cousin Laurie Nelson and Joyce’s son Kevin Church; Ashley Clark’s friends Keith & Becky Hernandez and Kristie Dehart; the Waggoner’s sister-in-law Cheryl Busse, and friends Karla Zyhowski; Karen Engels niece Lisa and friend Bob; Ann Carlson’s people Christian, and Darren; peace for all nations and comfort for those in distress.
PRAYER LIST PROCEDURE – Submit your prayer requests to the office in writing, by phone, by email or in person. If requesting prayers for someone other than yourself or an immediate family member, please obtain permission – unless the circumstances are public in nature.
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Anniversary to you
May the Lord Jesus keep you
Ever faithful and true!
GUESTS – if you are visiting us today, please sign our book at the entrance to the sanctuary.
MOUNTAIN OF LOVE FOR LENT – Following is the schedule for the Mountain of Love!
Mar 1 – peanut butter and jelly (preferably no glass containers please)
Mar 8 – hot and cold cereal
Mar 15 – boxed foods (mac & cheese, crackers, dry soup mixes, jello, pudding)
Mar 22 – paper products (Kleenex, paper towels, toilet paper, paper plates even)
[*Please check expiration dates for items donated to the Mountain of Love. Anything donated with a bad date will be thrown away. Also – only complete meals in a sealed box. Please do not donate loose items, for example, an unused spice packet.]
GAME DAY SUNDAY MARCH 15 – feeling the letdown after Feb 8? No more Winter Olympics? March Madness not doing it for you? Bring your need for competition, good times, food and laughter to the Fellowship Hall on Mar 15 from 10am to 1pm. We won’t have torch bearers, medals or a half-time show, but we will have a plethora of appetizers and plenty of games to whet your appetite. There will be a sign-up sheet for games and treats.
“NEVER GOING TO GIVE YOU UP!” – [Shout out to Rick Astley – I mean – are we even hip if we haven’t Rick-rolled it at church?] The sign-up sheet for Fellowship Hour is in the Fellowship Hall. We are still looking for volunteers – cause we’re never going to give you up on you helping us out.
FUN FACT:
The first NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament was played in 1939. Oregon is the first NCAA tournament champion, beating Ohio State for the title.
The term “March Madness” was first used in reference to basketball by an Illinois high school official, Henry V. Porter, in 1939. March Madness wouldn’t become associated with the NCAA tournament until Brent Musberger used it during coverage of the 1982 tournament.
Christian Laettner (Duke), is the NCAA tournament’s all-time leading scorer with 407 points. Only 10 players have more than 300 points in March Madness.
Notre Dame’s Austin Carr is not among the 10, but he holds the NCAA tournament’s single-game scoring record with 61 points in a 1970 game against Ohio.
Loyola Marymount is part of the three highest scoring games in NCAA tournament history. The Lions’ 149-115 win over Michigan in 1990 is the highest scoring game in March Madness.
UCLA has the most NCAA men’s basketball national championships with 11, including a stretch of seven titles in a row between 1967 and 1973.
Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski has the most NCAA tournament wins by a single coach (101).
With 6:12 in the first half of a 2012 First Four game, BYU trailed Iona by 25 points, 49-24. The Cougars rallied to win 78-72 for the largest deficit overcome to win an NCAA tournament game. The largest rally outside the First Four came in 2001, when Duke was down by 22 points, 39-17, to Maryland in the Final Four yet won 95-84.
Here is some more March Madness for you – …
March 19 — Is the Feast Day for St. Joseph, Guardian of Jesus In New Orleans, Louisiana the Feast of Saint Joseph is a citywide event. The altars are usually open to any visitor who wishes to pay homage. The food is generally distributed to charity after the altar is dismantled. (Yay – Mountain of Love). Observance also comes with the wearing of the red. Saint Joseph’s Day tables may also be found in Rockford (my place of birth) and Elmwood Park, IL. Saint Joseph’s Day is also the day when the swallows are traditionally believed to return to Mission San Juan Capistrano after having flown south for the winter.
March 25 — The Annunciation of Our Lord s, according to the Gospel of Luke, the announcement made by the archangel Gabriel to Mary that she would conceive and bear a son through a virgin birth and become the mother of Jesus Christ, the Messiah and Son of God, marking the Incarnation.
According to Luke 1:26 the Annunciation occurred in the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy with John the Baptist. Many Christians observe this event with the Feast of the Annunciation on 25 March, an approximation of the northern vernal equinox nine full months before Christmas, the traditional birthday of Jesus.
NOTES FROM ANN – the picture at the top is from last night. The moon was bright enough to cause the trees to cast shadows on the snow. I didn’t do a great job of capturing it – but enough to get the essence of it. For some reason – these shadows seem more magical than daytime shadows.
Last night was our first soup supper of Lent and was followed with a lovely service.
At the Johnson/Carlson household – we are looking forward to Milo’s second birthday tomorrow – a houseful of company both this weekend and next. This weekend’s crowd is focused on snowmobiling and the races in Three Lakes. Next weekend’s crowd is about Northwoods peace and quiet. The picture below is the snow blob on top of the air conditioning unit that I can see from the office. I’ve been wanting to stick a yardstick in it for awhile. It was calibrated by Denis Del Ponte and he stated that is a 31″ pile of snow. I’m guessing there has been more on top of it this year, but I think this “might” be the beginning of the end for the snow blob.
A lot can happen in forty days.
