BULLETIN

St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church—LCMS
40291 NE 40th Ave., Preston, Kansas 67583
Website: www.stpaulpreston.org              
Telephone: (620) 672-5354
Email: splcms@sctelcom.net (Office)        
           mslcms@sctelcom.net (Pastor)
Rev. Michael Schotte, Pastor
NEWS AND EVENTS AT ST. PAUL
February 1, 2026
 
THE QUARTERLY VOTERS’ ASSEMBLY will have its meeting today in the church basement
after worship.
 
THANK YOU! Judy and I would like to give our church family a huge “Thank You” for all of the
help, offers, concerns and prayers during this time of my surgery. Prayer means so much! I am
very thankful for all of the prayers! Please continue to pray, not only for me, but anyone and
everyone in need of it in any way! A special thank you to our Lord Jesus Christ.
~ ~ ~ ~ Roy and Judy Sinclair ~ ~ ~ ~
 
THE LADIES’ AID of St. Paul will meet this Thursday, February 5th, at 1:00 pm in the church
basement. Sharon Schwertfeger will lead the topic, Esther-A Faithful Woman of God, from the
Winter Edition of the Quarterly found on page 22. The ladies are encouraged to read the book
of Esther prior to the topic.
 
THE MEN’S CLUB of St. Paul will meet this Thursday evening, February 5th, at 7:30 pm after
Bible Class in the church basement.
 
THE KANSAS DISTRICT Circuit Visitors and Vice Presidents will meet next Sunday evening,
February 8th, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Lawrence. The Pre-Lent Conference for all
Kansas pastors will follow on Monday and Tuesday. Pastor Schotte plans to attend.
 
STEWARDSHIP SENTENCES based on 1 Corinthians 1:20 – “Where is the one who is wise?
Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom
of the world?” God’s ways are certainly not the world’s ways, including the way God tells us to
manage the resources He’s given to us. The world says, “hold on, hold back and gather up.”
Jesus says to store up treasure in heaven where moth and rust do not destroy and where no thief
breaks in to steal. Whose way do you think is best? What is wiser: the wisdom of the financial
gurus or the foolishness of God? (lcms.org/stewardship)
 
TODAY - 8:00 am - The Lutheran Hour, KGNO (Dodge City, 1370 AM)
8:00 am - The Lutheran Hour, KCVW (Wichita, Hutch., 94.3 FM)
8:25 am - The Lutheran Hour, KMMM (Pratt, 1290 AM)
8:30 am - The Lutheran Hour, KWBW (Hutchinson, 1450 AM)
6:00 pm - The Lutheran Hour, KREJ (88.1 FM)
MONDAY - 8:00 - 11:00 am - Secretary’s Office Hours
TUESDAY - 9 am-2 pm - Quilters meet
WEDNESDAY - 8:00 - 11:00 am - Secretary’s Office Hours
6:30 pm - Midweek Supper and Classes
7:10 pm - Choir Rehearsal
THURSDAY - 1:00 pm - Ladies’ Aid
6:30 pm - Bible Study
7:30 pm - Men’s Club
FRIDAY - 8:00 - 11:00 am - Secretary’s Office Hours
SUNDAY - 9:00 am - Sunday School and Bible Class
10:00 am - Worship
 
THE LUTHERAN HOUR - “Rotten Tomatoes” (I Corinthians 1:30-31). Boasting gone wrong-it’s
the rotten fruit of rightful praise. It happens when we forget that everything we have is a gift,
even the things we think we’ve earned and deserved. Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael
Zeigler.
 
Spaghetti Dinner FUNDRAISER. . . To be held Saturday, February 14th, from 5 - 7 pm at the
Pratt Municipal Building (117 W 3rd St.). Free will donation at the door, all proceeds will go to
the Brian Houtwed family to help with medical expenses. “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this
way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” (Galatians 6:2)

HEAD USHER: Gary McGuire 
ELDERS: Derek Liggett, Shan Hullman, Lee Van Slyke 
ALTAR COMMITTEE: Heather Van Slyke, Kathie Thurman, Janice Meredith
 
About the Cover: Looking up to a man hanging on a cross is considered
foolishness to many people in this world. God’s Word teaches us that, by faith,
we see in Christ’s work on the cross the power of God, which brings us
forgiveness and salvation. Because of the powerful work of Christ on the cross,
we see that “the foolishness of God is wiser than men” (I Corinthians 1:25).
Forgiveness is only found in Jesus, God’s Son, who died on the cross to forgive
our sins. 

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