Announcements for the Week of Mar. 15, 2026
THE FLOWERS ON THE ALTAR are given by Diane Johnson in memory of loved ones.
WE WELCOME OUR GUESTS: We are glad to have you worship with us today. We ask our guests to please sign our guest register. If you have any questions, please ask any member or Pastor.
EVANGELISM THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Today we heard Jesus say, Instead whoever wants to become great among you will be your servant, 27and whoever wants to be first among you will be your slave— 28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Matthew 20:26-28). Even though Jesus is our Lord and King, He came to serve and sacrifice for us. He wants us, His people, to do the same in our relations with others so that we reflect our King to them.
THOSE TO KEEP IN OUR PRAYERS: Cathy Crimmel, Judy Hubert, Bonnie Hannemann, Janice Lancour, David Herbst Jr, Ken Leinberger, Lisa Nord and Mary Hupy. We pray for all of our shut-ins. We pray for our Synod and our missionaries. We pray for our troops, our leaders in the congregation, and in our city, state and nation. We pray for our straying members and those who don’t know Jesus.
BIBLE CLASS TODAY: Today we continue a study on the blood stained path to God. It’s a study of Old Testament worship and how God trained His people to look for the coming Savior. Today begin our study of the Old Testament sacrifices that God required.
THE NEW Meditations: are out. Please pick up a copy and share a copy with someone who needs encouragement from the Lord.
MIDWEEK LENTEN WORSHIP: This Wednesday evening we continue our midweek Lenten worship services. Pastor Charlie Crass from Holy Cross in Daggett and St. Mark in Wallace will be our guest preacher. We will have Soup and Sandwiches at 5:30 p.m. The Pioneers will be serving. The free-will offering will help the pioneers with costs of their activities. Everyone is invited. This year’s Lenten theme is It Is Finished.
FREE-WILL OFFERING: We will be collecting a free-will offering today and next Sunday. The Free-Will offering will be divided between the Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society (LWMS) and our new mission start, Christ Alone Lutheran Church, in Arlington, Tennessee. (A suburb of Memphis, TN). These offerings help our brothers and sisters reach out with the gospel in different areas of the Lord’s Kingdom.
GREETINGS FROM MARTIN LUTHER COLLEGE! “Of First Importance: Christ’s Death and Resurrection for Us” is the newest digital devotion book we’ve created for you. It contains a devotion for each day of Holy Week, March 29th -April 5th. This Holy Week, walk with us through one of the Christian church’s earliest creeds ever written, 1 Corinthians 15:3-11. Through eight devotions, from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, we will meditate on the historical foundation and testimony of Christ’s death and resurrection. Each step of the creed reveals both the humility of Christ’s cross and the certainty of his empty tomb. Join us as we explore the truths that anchor our faith, truths that comfort our consciences, truths that prepare our hearts for the cross and empty tomb, truths of first importance. We will not be offering any printed booklets for Holy Week. Instead, you may access these devotions easily and conveniently using digital formats on the Martin Luther College website at www mlc-wels.edu/publications/seasonal-devotions beginning March 23rd. You can request that we send the eight devotions to your personal email on a daily basis from Palm Sunday to Easter, March 29th – April 5th. In the email, you will receive the written devotion and the link to an audio recording by the author. Or you may read them in our online flipbook, which will be available shortly before Holy Week. If you would like them emailed to you, please let Carrie know and she can help arrange this for you.
*These devotions are written by MLC faculty members, and the image has been created by MLC sophomore Hannah Christensen.
THRIVENT CHOICE DOLLARS: If you have Thrivent Choice Dollars and you haven’t designated them for 2025, the deadline is March 31st. Please prayerfully consider donating your choice dollars here to Salem.
MARCH BIRTHDAYS: Alice Herbst (3/8), Louis Isaacson (3/10), Richard Maatta (3/12), Diane Johnson (3/16), Savannah Sovey (3/17), Kalisa Ray (3/18), Amelia Micola (3/21), Wayne Brukardt (3/25), Marvella Herbst (3/28), Steve Cadeau (3/29), Eugene Simson (3/30)
MARCH IS SALEM’S BEFRIEND A MISSION MONTH! (updated address) Salem members are asked to support home missionary Pastor James Turriff and family through the LWMS Befriend a Mission program with prayer, cards, or small items, during March. Each LWMS congregation is assigned to support specific missionaries throughout the year. March is one of our months. Please consider supporting Pastor Turriff and his wife, Janine as they relocate the Gloria Dei congregation in Memphis, TN and establish a fresh start congregation in Arlington, TN under a new name, Christ Alone. His prayer requests and updated information about the Home Mission Project are available on the LWMS bulletin board in the hallway. The special offering at the LWMS Rally table will be shared between this mission project and the LWMS Spring Rally offering. Questions? Please contact Laura Johnson or Kathy Grill.
Rev. James Turriff
6406 Anglia Valley Dr
Arlington, TN 38002-8858
revturriff@gmail.com
SALEM SISTERS: Our next meeting will be on March 19th at 6:30pm. We will be meeting at Carrie’s house (aka – The Parsonage). All women in the congregation are invited. There is more information on the counter in the hallway. Please join us for a fun and relaxed evening! If you have any questions, please see Alyssa Sovey or Carrie Doletzky.
BULLETINS FROM THE PREVIOUS TWO SUNDAYS are available in the pamphlet holder on the table in the hallway.
GIRLS CHOIR PRACTICE SCHEDULE: The girls choir will be practicing March 22; April 5, 19. If you have any questions you can see Erika Birnbaum or call her at (319)359-0690.
NEWSPAPERS: Amy Gilner is in need of your used newspapers. If you have any, please leave them in her classroom at the end of the classroom hallway. Thanks!
WORSHIP NOTES FOR KIDS AND ADULTS: At the back of church there is a podium with papers for note taking during worship. There are pages for both kids and adults. Taking a few notes during worship can help with retention of key points and offer a reference to look back on throughout the week. It’s excellent for teens and adults. For the kiddos, it establishes a wonderful habit of paying attention during worship and being able to absorb concepts. The kids in catechism class are assigned sermon studies, so getting a head start on that frame of mind will make it a breeze when they get to that age.
PIANO FUND: We will be starting a new fund for a new piano sometime in the future. To our disappointment our current piano has a crack in the sound board and also the pins in the board are losing the ability to be tightened. That means eventually we will not be able to tune it properly. We are going to be doing a stop gap measure, but eventually the piano will need to be replaced. For this reason we are starting a piano fund so that in the future we have some money set aside for replacing the piano when it is necessary. For more questions or more details, please ask Brian Thorsen, Carrie Doletzky, or the Diane Johnson who plays the piano. We thank the Lord for the blessing of music in our worship.
TEEN GET TOGETHER: The next Salem Teen get together will be Sunday, March 22nd from 3-5pm. They will be working on an art project led by Amy Gilner.
SPRING RALLY: Grace Lutheran in Crivitz, WI invites you to the LWMS Lake Superior Circuit 2026 Spring Rally on April 11! Mr. David Uhlhorn will speak on our World Mission Africa One Team. RSVPs and offerings will be collected for the mission projects supported by LWMS and our Befriend a Mission Home Mission Project – Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in TN, on the LWMS table in the hallway through March 22. Laura Johnson or Kathy Grill can respond to questions and more information is available on the LWMS table. A new secretary, among other positions, will be elected at the Spring Rally. Ladies are asked to prayerfully consider serving our Lord as the LWMS Circuit Secretary and member of the LWMS board. Currently no one has come forward willing to serve as the new secretary and Jennifer Liebenow’s second term is up this spring.
ATTENTION PARENTS AND TEENS! Check out the bulletin board outside of Pastor’s office for lots of information on our prep schools and college. There is tons of information with links to even more information! Our schools offer high-level Christ centered education and Christian friends that can last a lifetime. Please see Carrie if you have any questions on any of the schools.
AUDIO LOOP: There is an audio loop installed. For all those who use hearing aids, please set them to the “T” setting for T-coil or telephone.
Hymns for Midweek Lenten Worship, March 18: 515-380-588 st. 1-2, 5-7
Psalm 138 (Purple)
Hymns for the Fifth Sunday In Lent: (Purple), March 22, Service of The Word: 121-110-211 Psalm 116 (No Alleluias, No Hymn of Praise)
COMMUNION WARE
Communion Ware Set up (Mar) – Joan Maatta
Communion Ware Clean-up (Mar) – Coni Bruce
CLEANING SCHEDULE
(Mar 15th – Mar 21st) (Mar 22nd – Mar 28th)
Vacuuming – Alyssa Sovey Coni Bruce
Dusting – The Gilners OPEN
Sweeping – Alyssa Sovey Coni Bruce
Restrooms – The Gilners Julie Chouinard
COUNTERS
March 15th – Noel Bruce
March 22nd – Steve Cadeau
USHERS
(8:00) Noel Bruce, Dylan Bruce
(10:30) Ken Evans, John Solis, Hunter Solis
Next Sunday, March 22nd
(8:00) Mark Juhl, Wayne Brukart
(10:30) Glen Meunier, Brian Thorsen
SNOW SHOVELING
March 15th – March 21st: John Solis
March 22nd – March 28th: Steve Sovey
THIS WEEK AT SALEM (March 15th – March 22nd)
Today 8:00 am Worship
9:15 am Bible Class
9:15 am Sunday School
10:30 am Worship
Choir Practice after late worship
Wed 4:30 pm Catechism Class
5:30 pm Soup & Sandwich Supper
6:30 pm Lenten Worship
Thurs 1:00 pm Salem Quilters 1-4pm
6:30 pm Salem Sisters Meet at Parsonage
Sunday, March 22nd
8:00 am Worship
9:15 am Bible Class
9:15 am Sunday School
10:30 am Worship
Choir Practice after late worship
Girl Choir after late worship
3:00 pm Teen Get Together 3-5pm
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