ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMING UP AT SOTH

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Confirmation Sunday: Next Sunday, May 24th, we will have 3 youth professing their faith: Brock Bogart, Jonah Foster, & Adrian Hill. The families of the confirmands are having a combined celebration after the service; they would like to extend an invitation to the congregation. Please RSVP here or by speaking with any of the families.

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Farewell Potluck: Pastor Warskow’s final service at SOTH will be Sunday, May 31st. To thank him for his faithful leadership during our vacancy, we're gathering for a special farewell potluck. Please sign up to bring an appetizer or dessert to share as we wish him well in the next chapter of his service. 

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Upcoming Service Time Change: Starting on June 7th, our regular Sunday service times will move back to 9:00am.

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Women’s Bible Study: This month’s Women's Bible study will take place this Tuesday, May 19, at 6pm at the church. We are continuing our study on the book of Hosea. Please join us in God's Word and Christian fellowship!

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Church Directory: We are beginning to put together an updated church directory! Members are welcome to submit their own pictures; please send them to admin@dulutheran.org. We will also have a volunteer photographer available to take pictures on these Sundays after the service: May 31st, June 7th, and June 28th. Please speak with Renee Graen or Becky Foster if you have any questions.

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Pastor Call Update: On May 3rd we extended a call to Pastor Todd Engel, who currently serves at St John Lutheran Church in Red Wing, MN. Please keep Pastor Engel in your prayers while he deliberates where to serve. 

SOTH Shirts: The shirts that were ordered as part of the Youth Group’s fundraiser will be available for pick up! Please speak with Becky Foster to get your order.
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​Song Service & Picnic: We will be having our Song Service on Sunday, May 17th! Following the service, we will enjoy a picnic together to help close out our Youth Music Ministry, Youth & Sunday School for the 2025-2026 year.  Pulled pork sandwiches and hot dogs will be provided. If you would like to contribute, please sign up here—there are also spots for set up and clean up—or speak with Miriam Hokanson or Shawnna Doblar.  ​

 

Preschool Graduation: Please save the date for the Little Lambs Learning Center graduation on Friday, May 29th at 6pm.

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Women’s Book Club: We will be starting our new book, “Zechariah, Haggai, & Malachi” by John MacArthur, the week of April 6th and meet for dinner and review on Monday, July 13th at 6pm at church. Please let Kely Dunsmoor (kjdunsmoor@gmail.com) if you plan to join. 

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​​Confirmation Sunday: Please save the date for Confirmation Sunday, which has been set for May 24th. Three of our youth will be professing their faith.

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Alter Flowers: The 2026 sign-up sheet is posted on the bulletin board across from the mailboxes. The flower program provides an opportunity to give God glory while beautifying the sanctuary; members can also indicate if the flowers are in memory of someone or a special occasion. If you have any questions, please speak with our flower coordinator, Renee Graen.​ 

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Midweek Bible Study: We have started a midweek Bible study which meets on Wednesday evenings at 6:00pm, led by Mark Kleisner. The study is currently on the book of Psalms. Childcare is not provided but all are welcome to join.​

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Campus Ministry Meals: Campus Ministry has resumed for the spring semester and is in need of meals. If you would like to help support this ministry by providing a meal, please sign up here.​

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Offering Envelopes: Please remember to pick up your 2026 offering envelopes, which are available by the mailboxes. 

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Outreach Update: We are looking for individuals who are interested in learning more about evangelism and serving on the Board of Outreach. There may be an opportunity to help start an Elder Care Ministry called Citizens of Heaven through the WELS. Please reach out to Mark Kleisner (markkleisner@gmail.com) if you’re interested or have questions.​​​​

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​Office Hours: Pastor Warskow’s office hours will be Mondays, available all day starting at 9:00am, and Thursdays by appointment.​

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New Service Time: Service times have been adjusted to accommodate our pastoral vacancy. Midweek worship and Sunday morning services are both being temporarily replaced by a single service time at 2:00 on Sunday afternoons. The 2pm service will be followed by Adult Bible Study, Sunday School, and Youth Group from 3:20-4:30. Youth Confirmation class will follow at 4:30-6:00pm.

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Prayer Chain Update: The Prayer Chain Committee has discussed some changes to the current prayer chain. Moving forward, prayer requests will be distributed to the entire congregation via email. If you would prefer to receive prayer

requests via phone/text instead of email, please complete this contact form.

Questions? Please speak with one of the Prayer Chain leaders: Jolene Shult, Wanda Altiere, Karen Chui, and Becky Miller.

Prayer Requests: A new contact form has been created for the purpose of easily submitting prayer requests. You can view the form here. This form is available on our website. You are also welcome to submit prayer requests to your Prayer Chain leaders, email to contact@dulutheran.org, or speak with church leadership.

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​Women’s Facebook Group: If you haven’t already, join the DuLutheran- Ladies Fellowship Group on FB. You can easily connect with other ladies at SOTH. There are opportunities for fellowship including hikes, berry picking, retreats, book group, event reminders and more.​​