2.16.25 Bulletin & Announcements
PRAYER REQUESTS- Garritt Lunde, family & friends of Pastor Phil Larsen, Wyatt Simley & Family, Joan Pratt, Arlene Haux, Camden Anderson & family, Jorgene Alsager, Polly Roe, Carol Malone, Garret Fenner & family, Trudy Torgerson, Bonnie Plath, Tanya Ausk, and Erickson family. Please pray for our elders.
Congratulations to Dena Flom & Nick Gjestvang on the birth of their daughter Hattie Ruth. Hattie was born January 30th. Welcome Hattie, Jesus Loves you!!
2025 Parish Council Officers elected at council meeting on Wednesday, February 12th.
Parish President- Andy Westby (N)
Parish Vice President- Jim Jermstad (D)
Parish Secretary- Vickie Kub (D)
Parish Treasurer- Steve Haux (N)
ANNOUNCEMENTS-
February Worship times-
Davenport 9:00am Norman 11:00am All are welcome to either Worship time!
Sunday School class during worship. Kids will be dismissed after Communion.
Confirmation Class Wednesday 6:30-7:15pm at Norman Lutheran
*Newsletter information, photos, articles due to ndparishnews@gmail.com by February 20th. (you can send in earlier)
*You are invited to an open house Baby Shower for Hattie Ruth (daughter of Dena Flom & Nick Gjestvang) on Sunday, February 23rd. It will be an open house at the Davenport Lutheran Church from 1 - 3 p.m. They are registered at: https://my.babylist.com/dena-flom
*Installation of 2025 Officers will be during worship services at both churches on Sunday, February 23rd.
*Norman Davenport Youth Group Ski Trip- March 2nd See attached insert. Sign up by February 23. Space is limited to 48 youth. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0B4AA8AF23A5FF2-youth
The youth will be getting a sack lunch to take with, see the link above for items needed. Thank you!
*Davenport Fire Department to host Bingo at the Supper Club on February 27th 7:00pm
*Ash Wednesday Parish Worship 7:00pm At Davenport Lutheran Church Wednesday, March 5th. Our Lenten Journey begins!
*Coming up soon is the Parish Ice Skating & Pizza Event at The Lights in West Fargo!
This event is for everyone in the Norman Davenport Parish! Sunday, March 16 4:30-6:00pm
The Lights in West Fargo - Pizza will be served! Event is FREE of cost thanks to a wonderful event sponsor!! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0B4AA8AF23A5FF2-parish3
The signup above is so we can get an idea of how much pizza to order! What a fun way to enjoy the outdoors and fellowship with our Parish! Even if it has been a while since you had skates on, come for the fellowship!
** There are many Outreach opportunities for our members and community… Please visit ndparish.net to learn more of ways you can help our fellow members and people in our communities. There are lend a hand up accounts, Walk in Faith, Viking Village and meal trains opportunities.
WALK IN FAITH-. February Collections include winter hats & gloves (men’s and women’s) Cash donations for gas cards to fill up their tanks. Basket in entryway at the churches. The Kindred Area Food Pantry- accepting any donations of food, personal hygiene products and dish/laundry/soap. All donations can be dropped off at Kindred Lutheran Church Monday - Thursday 9am-4pm. Pantry hours for pick up items, is Tuesdays 12-5pm. Any questions please call Leah at 428-3630. You can also use Venmo…. @kindredfoodpantry.
*Viking Village February item donations- Cheez-it (individual bags), granola bars, beef sticks
UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS AND INFORMATION-
Kindred Area Senior Meals- Third Monday of every month @11:45am Bring a friend! Please RSVP 701.428.3630. Kindred Lutheran Church. Wheelchair accessible venue $4.00 suggested donation for meal. Games, Bingo, singing, prizes, etc…Next meal is February 17th. Please RSVP by February 13th.
Bone Builders Class meets every Monday & Thursday at Davenport School from 9:30-10:30.
*AA Meeting Monday 7:00pm @ Norman Church Fellowship Hall See the ndparish.net website to provide a treat for the meetings.
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Norman Davenport Lutheran Worship
Sunday, February 16th 2025
Pastor Katie Kringstad
The Story Series- week 18- Daniel in Exile
PRELUDE/BELLS
WELCOME: P: “The Lord be with you! R: And also, with you
GATHERING This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. The Holy Spirit calls us together as the people of God.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
GATHERING SONG: My Hope is Built on Nothing Less (597) vs 1-2
PEACE (ELW p. 152)
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS (ELW p. 94).
PRAYER OF THE DAY:
Let us pray. A brief silence is kept before the prayer.
ALL- Living God, in Christ you make all things new. Transform the poverty of our nature by the riches of your grace, and in the renewal of our lives make known your glory, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
CHILDREN’S MOMENT – kids excused to Sunday School
READING: Daniel 3:19-27
19Then Nebuchadnezzar was so filled with rage against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego that his face was distorted. He ordered the furnace heated up seven times more than was customary, 20and ordered some of the strongest guards in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and to throw them into the furnace of blazing fire. 21So the men were bound, still wearing their tunics, their trousers, their hats, and their other garments, and they were thrown into the furnace of blazing fire. 22Because the king's command was urgent and the furnace was so overheated, the raging flames killed the men who lifted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. 23But the three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down, bound, into the furnace of blazing fire.
24Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished and rose up quickly. He said to his counselors, "Was it not three men that we threw bound into the fire?" They answered the king, "True, O king." 25He replied, "But I see four men unbound, walking in the middle of the fire, and they are not hurt; and the fourth has the appearance of a god." 26Nebuchadnezzar then approached the door of the furnace of blazing fire and said, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out! Come here!" So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out from the fire. 27And the satraps, the prefects, the governors, and the king's counselors gathered together and saw that the fire had not had any power over the bodies of those men; the hair of their heads was not singed, their tunics were not harmed, and not even the smell of fire came from them.
PSALM: Psalm 1 (responsively)
1 Happy are they who have not walked in the counsel of the wicked,
nor lingered in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seats of the scornful!
2 Their delight is in the law of the Lord,
and they meditate on God’s teaching day and night. R
3 They are like trees planted by streams of water, bearing fruit in due season, with leaves that do not wither;
everything they do shall prosper.
4 It is not so with the wicked;
they are like chaff which the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked shall not stand upright when judgment comes,
nor the sinner in the council of the righteous.
6 For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked shall be destroyed. R
HYMN OF THE DAY: Lord of Light (ELW 688) vs 1-2
GOSPEL: Luke 12:4-7
4I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that can do nothing more. 5But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him! 6Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten in God's sight. 7But even the hairs of your head are all counted. Do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.
The gospel concludes:
The gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON: Pastor Katie Kringstad
HYMN OF THE DAY: Lord of Light (ELW 688) vs 3-4
APOSTLES’ CREED
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.*
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
With the Spirit of Christ shining upon us, let us boldly pray for the church, the world, and all of creation.
A brief silence.
Blessed is your church transformed by your Spirit. Give us courage to proclaim to all people the promises made true in the death and resurrection of Christ. God of grace,
ALL- hear our prayer.
Blessed is creation. As earth experiences destruction from harmful practices and climate change, give us courage to help bring about its restoration. Encourage those who work in forestry to be a voice for the hidden places of creation and provide skills for its conservation. God of grace, hear our prayer.
Blessed are the nations. We pray for presidents, prime ministers, and leaders of nations. Grant that their courage will not run dry in the face of challenge, but that they will delight in the fountain of your righteousness. God of grace, hear our prayer.
Blessed are those in need. Give to all facing illness wise and caring doctors, nurses, and therapists. Draw close to those who feel far from you or who are suffering in any way. Provide an extra measure of your grace and love. God of grace, hear our prayer.
Blessed is this congregation. Like a tree planted by streams of water, we are nourished by faith in you. Provide courage in times that feel dry, trusting that you sustain us in many ways. God of grace,
hear our prayer.
Blessed are those saints who now rest in your peace. Through lives of both sorrow and joy, challenge and triumph, they provide witness of faith in all times. May their lives be a witness to the living. God of grace,
hear our prayer.
We entrust our prayers to you, O God, in the sure and certain hope that your promise is revealed among the people. Amen.
OFFERING SONG – Great is Thy Faithfulness (733)
OFFERING PRAYER: (ALL- unison)
Blessed are you, O God, maker of all things. Through your goodness you have blessed us with these gifts: our selves, our time, and our possessions. Use us, and what we have gathered, in feeding the world with your love, through the one who gave himself for us, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
SENDING God blesses us and sends us in mission to the world.
BLESSING- The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord’s face shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and ☩ give you peace. Amen.
SENDING SONG: My Hope is Built on Nothing Less (597) vs 3-4
DISMISSAL -Go in peace. Serve the Lord. Thanks be to God.
