OUR SERVICE THIS WEEK  

Today                     6:00 pm – Youth Group Candy Bar Bingo in Manchester

Monday                 7:30 pm – Joint Voters’ Meeting in Manchester

                                7:45 pm – Church Council Meeting in Manchester

Tuesday                 9:30 am – Bible Class in Manchester

Wednesday            3:45 pm – 8^th Grade Class in Manchester

Thursday                7:15 pm – Choir Practice in Manchester

Sunday                   8:30 am – Worship in Marquette

  9:00 am – Sunday School in Manchester

                              10:00 am – Worship in Manchester

ANNOUNCEMENTS  

Our thanks to Pastor Bruce Hanneman for conducting our services this morning.  Pastor Hanneman is retired and living in Ripon.  Pastor and Pam are attending the affirmation of the Baptism of their grandson in Wisconsin Rapids.  They will be home this afternoon.

Pastor Jeffery Drake is currently holding the call to our congregations.  If you would like to contact him, here is his information: jefferydrake94@gmail.com.  Correction:  The phone number in the bulletin was wrong.  His correct number is (530) 515-6006.  Please keep Pastor Drake in your prayers as he deliberates this call.

The voters from Manchester and Marquette will hold a short meeting on Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Manchester.  The purpose of the meeting is to extend a call for a vacancy pastor.

Hey Youth Group kids:

• We will be playing Candy Bar Bingo from 6:00-7:30 p.m. this evening in Manchester. We hope you can join us.
• Thanks to everyone who helped with cleaning up the Nick Krob Memorial part of Highway TC last Sunday.
• May 19^th, 6:30-8:00 p.m. – Campfire at church
• Kalahari dates: July 15^th-16^th.  Kids going into 7^th grade are welcome to go to the Kalahari.

Next Sunday will be Confirmation Sunday in Manchester.  Please join us as seven young people  confess their faith in Jesus and make their vows to Him.

All are invited to a Joint Ascension Service in Manchester on May 9^th, at 6:30 p.m.  Pastors Hildebrant, Plagenz, and Straseske will be participating.  After the service there will be ice cream treats in the basement.  We are looking for singers for the joint Ascension Choir.  Anyone is welcome to sing at this one-time event.  We will be singing Shine, Jesus, Shine. Just come to the church basement at 6:10 to run through the song.  Thanks!

We will celebrate our Mission Festival on Sunday, May 12^th.  Our guest preacher will be Pastor Edward Frey.  He is serving Institutional Ministries.  He is the former pastor of Zion in Kingston and St. John’s in Salemville.  The Sunday School children will also be singing in Manchester.

On Mother’s Day, May 12^th, we begin a fundraiser for New Beginnings Home for Mothers, which is a ministry of Christian Life Resources.  You may bring offerings from then until Father’s Day.  In Manchester, we also have baby bottles you can take home to put your spare change in.  Thanks for considering this ministry!

Church Council members: Councilmen’s Conference will be held on Tuesday, May 14^th, at Grace in Waupun.  Supper will be at 6:00 p.m., with a WLA Presentation to follow.

Mark your calendars.  Make plans to bring your kids to Vacation Bible School on June 17^th-21^st, 12:30 – 3:00 p.m.  There are still prime teacher and helper positions available.  Talk to the pastor before it’s too late.

The Manchester Sunday School is looking for a treasurer for the next school year.  This position involves keeping track of the weekly Sunday School offerings and writing a few checks.  Please talk to the pastor if you would be willing to serve in this way.  Thanks!

The Northern Wisconsin District Convention will be June 11^th and 12^th in Appleton.  Each congregation is entitled to send a male delegate.  If you’re interested, talk to the pastor.  Thanks!

WELS Night at the Brewers is Friday, July 12^th.  The Brewers will take on the Washington Nationals.  Tickets are half off.  If you are interested, please sign up in the entry.  Thanks!

Zion in Kingston has invited us to Pizza and a Movie on Saturday, May 4^th.  The pizza will be at 1:45 p.m. at the Pizza Hut in Lake Delton.  The movie will be at 3:30 p.m. in Baraboo.  The cost is $20 per person.  The movie is Unsung Hero, the remarkable true story about the Christian music group, for King & Country.  Please sign up today in church.  The deadline is Tuesday.

You may have noticed that when you click on the service that you want to watch (on the "Sermons and Videos" page), the service will play on YouTube.  Hopefully the service will play better for you this way.  It also enables us to keep more videos on our website longer.  You can also still find our services on Facebook.

Hey everyone,
I have had many questions about how to watch the sermon videos and questions on why does the video pause several times while watching. The reason is your computer is playing the video faster than your computer can load it. So, to watch the entire video without a pause allow your computer to load the video and how to do that is just keep the video on pause. The line under neath the video with  a white dot will become darkened. When the entire line has become dark that means the video is loaded. Depending on how fast your internet connection is will determine how long the video will take to load. If you have any other questions please contact Pastor or Cody McLean and we will be glad to help you.

Hope everyone has a great day!