Happening at The Rock
- March 5, 2025, Taco & Nacho Meal – 5:30pm, Ash Wednesday Service – 6:30pm
- March 9, 16 & 23, After Church Bible Study
- March 30, 2025, Consecration Sunday
- April 6, 2025, Celebrate Nico’s Birthday after worship
- May 6, 2025, Communion Class – 6:00pm
- June 19-26, 2025, Guatemala Mission Trip
- July 19-23, 2025, LCMS Youth Gathering
There will not be regular Stepping Stones, Faith Ink, or Confirmation tonight. Instead, everyone is invited to attend the Ash Wednesday worship service!
The Guatemala Mission team will be serving a taco and nacho meal before worship on Ash Wednesday, March 5, from 5:30-6:30 pm. A freewill offering will be collected.
The Guatemala Mission team is also having a silent auction in the Rock Café starting March 5 and ending on Sunday, March 23. Come check out all of the great items to bid on and support those going on the Guatemala mission trip in June!
The Lord’s Grace and Peace be with you!
When Jesus called His disciples in the Gospels, and even now calls us to be His disciples, He calls His disciples to commitment. In life, no growth truly happens without commitment to that growth: this includes practicing the ways of Jesus and living out how Jesus wants us to live. Because the Lord is the giver of every good thing and He calls us into a life of discipleship, the Lord calls us to consecrate, to give to Him our lives, to set ourselves apart for every good work He has for us to do. What does that look like? LOVE! God’s love. It looks like God using us to love others. It looks like the Lord using us to be testimonies of His love to the world. That’s something we can and should commit to, something for which we can consecrate ourselves.
With great joy, The Rock is entering into a new season called CONSECRATED STEWARDS, starting THIS SUNDAY. We will dive deep into how God calls us to be set apart and calls us to be stewards of the wonderful gifts that He gives us, not just financially, but also in the skills and abilities with which the Lord blesses us. Please make it a priority to join our church family in worship throughout the month of March. This season of Consecrated Stewards will culminate in CONSECRATION SUNDAY on March 30th, in which we will enjoy a meal together after service as a congregation and celebrate what God has done and what He is doing!
Let’s go, church! The Lord is doing amazing things!
In Christ,
Rev. Jon Bartels
Consecrated Stewards is a time of growth and commitment in which the people of God celebrate His gifts and grow in the joy of giving and serving.
Each Sunday beginning March 9th and ending March 30th, we will:
- Celebrate one of the ministries here at The Rock in which faithful stewards use their gifts in the service of God and His people.
- Hear the witness of one of our members who shares their stewardship journey.
- Study the Scriptures each Sunday using a video-guided Bible study entitled “God Chosen Stewards.”
- Coordinated lessons for Stepping Stones and Faith Ink.
Consecration Sunday is March 30
Every member is asked to make a special effort to attend worship on Sunday, March 30, and to make a reservation for a special luncheon to be held at The Rock that day.
A new After Church Bible Study that will go along with our sermon series is starting this Sunday (March 9)! We will dive deeper into the sermon series topic and have opportunity for discussion with others in the Bible Study.
It’s for everybody!
The Rock and St. John youth (58 students!!) attending the youth gathering in New Orleans are hosting a Tastefully Simple fundraiser March 1-23. The youth will receive 20-25% of all sales from the online fundraiser. And one lucky customer will receive the host rewards (free products)!!!
Tastefully Simple sells signature seasonings, sauces and baking mixes, all prepared by adding two additional ingredients or less. Their TS EatWell products, which constitute 85% of the product line, are clean-label foods that contain no artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives.
Our church family is growing!
Baby Owens – Parents Dylan & Emmi
Sizes: 1-3 Preferred brands: Millie Moon, Hello Bello, or Honest
Collecting from March 2-30
Please brings diapers to the Rock Café and put by the sign.
New Baby Meal Trains
Help these families welcome their new addition by providing a meal during these first weeks! Click on the link below to sign up for an available date.
Nicodemus “Nico” Comfort Dog turns 9 on April 2. We will celebrate with treats after worship on April 6. Stick around and help us celebrate the Comfort Dog Ministry and all that Nico has done for the Seward Community. Your prayers and support of Nico and his team are very much appreciated.
Are you a Thrivent Member? If so, you can select to donate your Thrivent Choice Dollars to The Rock by March 31! Simply visit the website, log in, and search for The Rock Lutheran Church.
Changes to Recurring Giving
Do you have an automatic offering set up through Joyful Response (Vanco)? We are switching to giving through Church Center (Stripe)! Please reach out to Wayne Bruns or Jackson Hackbart to get set up on the new system. You can also email [email protected].
Our March item to donate in support of Blue Valley Community Action is peanut butter. Thanks for being a blessing to the community in this way. You can see our Blue Valley Pantry item schedule on our website. Year-round they also collect the following: pasta, pasta meal mixes, instant potato side dishes, and mashed potatoes.
Download the Church Center app! This is a new way to see what’s happening at The Rock, access the directory, give electronically, and more! If you need help downloading the app, setting up recurring donations, or checking your profile information, contact Megan at the church office – 402.643.6624.
Visit the YogaFaith Facebook page for a full calendar and more information.