News and Announcements

Our Relationship with God

In years past, Salem has dedicated a weekend and a location offsite for a Marriage Retreat. The Spiritual Growth Committee has a different plan this year, which will allow all of our members to grow in our relationship with God and each other. Starting on Sunday, February 5th, we will begin a four week focus on relationships.

• Feb. 5th—Our Relationship with God: Finding Confidence in the Love of our Father
• Feb. 12th—Our Relationship with God: The Single Life—Devoted to the Lord In Body and Spirit
• Feb. 19th—The Married Life: An Earthly Picture of a Heavenly Commitment
• Feb. 26th—Family Life: Rejoicing in Reconciliation

Each week we will see what God says about his love for us, his love for unmarried individuals, for husbands and wives, and for families. We will also learn how we can support God’s gift of relationships no matter where we are in our lives. On Saturday, March 3rd, we will hold a special event for married couples. We’d like to invite you to renew your wedding vows at Salem, and then celebrate the blessings God has given you as husband and wife with dinner and a dance. Invitations will be sent out soon. We will be accepting early registration for the dinner and dance beginning Sunday, January 29th. If you have any questions, please contact Kurt Sames (kurtsames1@gmail.com); Karen Diethert (diethert@sbcglobal.net); or Pastor Brohn (jbrohn@salemlutheran.org).

Bible Translation Study

The NIV Bible of 1984 will no longer be available for publications this year. This poses a problem for our church body, which translation should we use in worship, Sunday school, memory work and other areas? Our synod has produced a Four Week Study on bible translations. It will cover the following topics: Which Bible is the Word of God? Understand the Problem of Translation. The Problem with Language. Principles and Purposes. These four classes will be held on Thursday nights in February at 7 pm in our fellowship hall. If you are interested, please sign up so that we may have enough material on hand.

Prayer Boxes

There are 2 boxes on the table in the Narthex. One is for prayers for the prayer chain. The other is for prayers for the church service.
Remember the Power of Prayer!

Preschool Registration

The time is here already to register your child for preschool. If you are currently enrolled at Salem School or a member at Salem you can register and reserve your spot for the 2012-2013 school year. We will have 3 classes available; Monday-Wednesday-Friday a.m. 9-11:30 for 4 year olds and High 5’s. Monday-Wednesday-Friday afternoons for mixed age; 3, 4 and 5 year olds. Tuesday-Thursday a.m. for 3 year olds by September 1st.

We are in the main building, upper floor with the church entrance as our main entrance. Check out the new classroom at our Open House on Tuesday, January 24th from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and in the evening 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. If you have any questions you can call 651-439-7831 and talk to Jane Grobe.

If you know of any 2-4 year olds that we could send a packet of information, please call or email the address. Remember, word of mouth is our best advertisement.

Join Salem's Men's Chorus

Salem's Men's Chorus enriches worship through singing male choral works. We are always in need of additional voices, so please consider joining us. We meet on Wednesday nights at 7:30p. This is open to all singing men from high school on up. To join, try it for one week, or just get more information, please contact William Johnston or one of the current members, or just show up.

Discounted Skiing/Snow Boarding

Discounted Skiing/Snow Boarding at Afton Alps - Just mention Salem Lutheran at the ticket booth.
Cost: $25 for a full-day lift ticket or $16 for a Night lift ticket (after 4 p.m.).
Rentals: Ski or snowboard rentals for $18 per person. Helmets for $4 each.
Lessons: Group skiing or snowboarding lessons are available for $4 for each person.
Feel free to bring your family and friends. www.aftonalps.com
Future Church discount dates: Fri. Jan. 20, Sat. Jan. 28, Sat. Feb. 4, Fri. Feb. 24 , Sat. Mar. 3, & Sun. Mar. 4.

Job Opening - SCLHS

St. Croix Lutheran High School
Communications Director/Assistant to the President. A full-time, high-level office professional position that oversees and/or produces and approves printed, web, audio, and visual materials; prepares reports, manages documents, and assists the president with daily responsibilities. Strong organization, oral and written communication, and time management skills are essential. A degree and/or experience in communications/marketing is preferred. Job description and qualifications can be found at www.StCroixLutheran.org/helpwanted. To apply, send resumé to the school office – St. Croix Lutheran High School, 1200 Oakdale Avenue, West St. Paul, MN 55118, or email to bleier@stcroixschools.org.

Martin Luther College Ladies Auxiliary

The Martin Luther College Ladies Auxiliary is looking for an St. Paul Area Representative to be elected at our March 17th Spring Area Meeting held at St Croix High School this year at 9:00 AM - 12:30. Check the church office for details or call Deb Mayer at 651-770-2299.

Missing...

Missing: A bag of assorted glasses from old kitchen. Used for Advent by Candlelight. Please return to church office. Thanks much

Pioneer News

Wreaths The Pioneers have some wreaths left for sale yet. The prices are $20 for the ones with red bows and $25 for the more colorful bows. If you are interested in purchasing one, you can leave your money in the church office and help yourself. Thank You!

The Pioneers have some special little activity books for your children to take home. Make sure you get one from the ushers this weekend!

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