Mount Calvary Lutheran Church on Septuagesima Sunday
Free Lifetime Plan for Giving Presentation
Lifetime Plan for Giving Presentation – Have you given a Christian blessing to your family in your will? You can let your loved ones know of your faith in Jesus as your Savior and remind them that you are in Heaven waiting to be with them again. English District Gift Planning Counselor Ron Grimm will be with our congregation on Sunday, February 4 at 11:30AM to discuss a Lifetime Giving Plan which reviews how stewardship can be continued in your life through gift planning today, tomorrow & forever. Please sign up on the sheet in the narthex or contact us for more information. Subs will be provided for those attending the presentation. More information about this stewardship can be found here.
Lutheran Church Softball Team
Is anyone interested in spearheading the effort to join the Manheim Church Softball League for the 2024 season? The first pre-season meeting where we need to send a representative from Mount Calvary is coming up. Contact Pr. Seifferlein via our contact us page if you are interested in being a leader.
Building Renovations Coming to Mount Calvary
The sanctuary was relocated to the evangelism room this afternoon in preparation for our upcoming renovation. Thank you to the many volunteers who assisted in this effort! For the next several months during the sanctuary renovation, you will continue to enter the church through the main entrance at the portico, just as you have done in the past. Then follow the hall to your right in order to get to the evangelism wing. We have 165 chairs in the room, plenty of space for you join us!
Luther Classical College Announcement
Christian Culture Conference – Registration is now open for Luther Classical College’s second annual Christian Culture Conference. This year’s theme is Lutheranism in a Post-Christian America. The dates for the conference are Tuesday and Wednesday, June 4th and 5th. For more details and to register, please use this link: Christian Culture Conference 2024-Playground – Luther Classical College
Septuagesima Sunday at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church
This Sunday we begin the countdown to Lent. The title of our Sunday, “Septuagesima” comes from Latin word 70. Life isn’t just a random pile of days. Though we begin the trudge through Lent, we know that our Lord’s resurrection from death and His victory over sin and Satan is ahead. When days get long and troubles increase, we walk forward knowing that we walk not towards defeat, but eternal victory through our Lord, Jesus Christ. This Sunday we will hear of the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard from Matthew 20:1-16. All of the workers work different amounts, but they are all paid a days’ wage. Because of this some feel that they were treated unfairly. Do we grumble against God when our life does not go as planned or we feel that He has shortchanged us? Our Lord aims to set our minds and hearts back on true ways of thinking and believing. He is gracious, loves us dearly, and gives us good work to do in His vineyard.
The bulletin can be found here.
The sermon text can be found here.
An audio recording of the sermon is available:
Christian Bible Study at Mount Calvary
Adult Bible Class – Today we will study Romans chapter 15 where Paul begins to close his letter to the saints in Rome with final admonitions about his hope for a future visit and his desire that they bear one another’s burdens and live as Christians. An audio recording of the class is available:
The final worship service in this sanctuary on January 28, 2024.
