
Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Deer Park, Wisconsin | Saint John's Lutheran Church, Forest, Wisconsin


Deer Park, Wisconsin
Church office phone: (715) 269-5126
Parsonage: (715) 269-5199
Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m.
Sunday School 9:15 a.m.
Daniel C. Voth, Pastor

Forest, Wisconsin
Sunday Worship 9:00 a.m.
Sunday School after worship service
Daniel C. Voth, Pastor
Email for latest church information: splcdp@amerytel.net
FAREWELL GATHERING
FOR PASTOR DAN VOTH & FAMILY AT ST. JOHN’S
A potluck dinner is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 7 at noon at St. John Lutheran Church in Forest to bid farewell to Pastor Dan and family. He has accepted a position in Minot, North Dakota and Sunday, Feb. 7 will be his last day of preaching in our two churches.
LADIES MEETING AFTER WORSHIP
St. Paul’s Ladies will meet on Sunday, Feb. 7 very briefly after worship, and the first Sunday of the month of March also. In April we will resume meeting the first Thursday of the month at 6 pm.
St. Luke’s of New Richmond has invited the women of St. Paul’s and St. John’s to their 2010 Prayer Service entitled “Beautiful Feet” on Tuesday, February 2 at 7 pm. Refreshments and fellowship will follow after the service.
Valentine’s Day lunch will follow the service at St. Paul’s on Sunday, February 14.
ST. JOHN’S VOTERS’ MEETING
Due to low attendance at St. John voters meeting on Jan. 20, the meeting has been re-scheduled for Wed., Feb. 3 at 8 pm.
If you have information you would like included in the monthly newsletter, get that information to Char Croes before the last Wednesday of the month.
New Pastors Scheduled for February
For Sunday, Feb. 14 and 21, we will have Rev. Victor Meyr as pastor.
Then for our Lenten worship Wednesday night services, we will have Rev. John Wilmon, beginning with Ash Wed. at St. Paul's at 8 pm (Soup and Sandwich supper beginning at 6:30 pm on the 17th of Feb., March 3 and 17th.) Feb. 24th Wed. service at St. John's; March 3 and 17 at St. Paul's; March 10 and 24 at St. John's.
Joint Service February 28.
On Sunday, February 28, 2010, Reverend Joel Hoelter, President of the North Wisconsin District, will hold a joint worship service for Deer Park and Forest at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Deer Park at 10:30 a.m. The service will be followed by a pot luck dinner. Following the dinner, at 12:30 p.m., Reverend Hoelter will hold a call meeting for all members of both churches. I encourage everyone to attend and bring ideas and concerns.
(signed) Duane Warner
February 28, 10:30am Joint worship service at
Deer Park
11:30am Pot luck dinner - 12:30 pm Call Meeting
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 31
9:00 AM SJ Worship 9:00 AM SP Sun School 10:00 AM 4th Sun. Fellowship SJ 10:00 AM SJ Sun. School 10:45 AM SP Worship |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
9:00 AM SJ Prayer Mtg. |
| 7
9:00 AM SJ Worship 9:00 AM SP Sun School 10:00 AM SJ Ladies meet 10:00 AM SJ Sun. School 11:30 AM SP Ladies Mtg. 12:00 PM SJ noon farewell dinner |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14
Rev. Victor Meyr as pastor 9:00 AM SJ Worship 9:00 AM SP Sun School 10:00 AM SJ Sun. School 12:00 PM SP 2nd Sun lunch 12:00 PM SP lunch |
15 | 16 | 17
Ash Wednesday Rev. John Wilmon, beginning with Ash Wed. at St. Paul's at 8 pm (Soup and Sandwich supper beginning at 6:30 pm) |
18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21
Rev. Victor Meyr as pastor 9:00 AM SJ Worship 9:00 AM SP Sun School 10:00 AM SJ Sun. School |
22 | 23 | 24
Rev. John Wilmon, at St. John's at 8 pm |
25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28
9:00 AM SP Sun School Note Schedule Change below Reverend Joel Hoelter, President of the North Wisconsin District, Pastor 10:30 am Joint worship service at Deer Park SJ and SP 11:30 am Pot luck dinner 12:30 pm Call Meeting |
1 | 2 | 3
Rev. John Wilmon, at St. Paul's at 8 pm (Soup and Sandwich supper beginning at 6:30 pm) |
4 | 5 | 6
*SP=St. Paul, Deer Park |
Merry Christmas!
Happy New Year!
______ Epiphany!
In the next two weeks, we will celebrate two of the three above events. The third one doesnʼt hardly even fit into our language. We donʼt greet each other with “Merry Epiphany” or “Happy Epiphany” or “fill-in-the-blank Epiphany”. Does anyone even know when Epiphany is or what it is?

Epiphany is January 6th, the end of the 12 days of Christmas, and has a variation of meanings that interrelate - shining of a light, a shining forth, a manifestation, an appearance or a revelation. We use this language for a couple of reasons: the prophet Isaiah wrote: “Arise! Shine! For your light comes and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. Indeed, darkness has covered the earth and thick darkness the peoples but the LORD has risen upon you and his glory has become visible to you and nations come to your light and kings to the brightness of your shining.” (60:1-3) and John said, “In Him was life and the life was the light of men and the light shines in the darkness and the darkness could not overpower it. The true Light, which gives light to every man, was coming into the world.” (1:4-5, 9) Epiphany is about the Light of God shining into the world, being revealed at His baptism and through His miracles.
For Americans, since we start Christmas back in October we are only too ready to put Christmas away on December 26th. But the Church use to begin Christmas on December 24th and celebrate it for 12 full days, culminating with Epiphany. Epiphany is among the oldest Christian celebrations, along with Easter and Pentecost. Epiphany was celebrated at least a 150 years before Christmas focusing on the baptism of Jesus and the wedding at Cana where He performed His first sign in the Gospel according to John. Once December 25 was established as the date for celebrating the birth of Jesus, Epiphany became a celebration of the visit of the Magi and the sharing of gifts with one another.
So now that you are bored with this history lesson, why spend the time writing about Epiphany? I think it is tragic how quickly the world ends Christmas when we should be spending at least 12 days celebrating the birth of our Savior. We minimize it when we cheat ourselves of the joy of the revolutionary events of Christmas. Most of our western churches don’t even bother to have a worship service on January 6th for this ancient celebration of the Church. Here our brothers and sisters in the Eastern Orthodox churches have it right with beautiful liturgies and rich symbolism to stress that Light has burst into the darkness of our world, to celebrate our baptism into Jesus and His baptism, and to feast in preparation for the Marriage Feast of the Lamb in His Kingdom that will have no end.
I pray your celebration of the entrance of God into this world in the person of Jesus doesn’t quickly fade. He has come to rescue us from sin, from death, and from the power of Satan. His rescue has saved us and given us eternal life with Him in heaven. That is truly reason to rejoice and celebrate for at least 12 days!
Have a blessed Christmas and an joyous Epiphany!
In His Service,
Pastor Dan
YOUTH TO ATTEND CAMP
St. John’s youth will be attending the Sub-Zero weekend camp at Camp Luther from Friday, Jan. 15 through Sunday, Jan. 17. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr.........
The youth want to thank those who made donations when they served the fellowship Sundays which makes this trip possible.
The youth will be meeting between Christmas and New Year’s.
HOLIDAY FAIR & DINNER SUCCESSFUL Thank you to all who attended, donated to, and worked at the Deer Park Holiday Fair Dec. 5 and at the Christmas Dinner at St. Paul’s held on Dec. 13. They were both well-attended, a profit was made, and everyone seemed to enjoy the dinners and visiting.
LADIES MEETINGS AFTER WORSHIP
St. John’s Ladies will meet on Sunday, Jan. 3 after worship services. St. Paul’s Ladies will also meet on Sunday, Jan. 3 after worship, and the first Sunday of the months of February and March also.
ST. JOHN’S LWML
The ladies of St. John’s Lutheran Women’s Missionary League will meet on Sunday, Jan. 10 after worship services. They will be collecting money for Turningpoint.
VOTERS’ MEETINGS
St. Paul voters will meet on Sunday, Jan. 10, following the 2nd Sunday lunch. St. John voters will meet on Wed, Jan. 20 at 8 pm.
ANNUAL REPORT INFORMATION DUE
Reports will be due soon to Lois Carnine from the various groups of the church for the annual report... treasurers, secretaries, Sunday School, etc. Watch the weekly bulletins for deadlines.
NEWSLETTER DEADLINES
If you have information you would like included in the monthly newsletter, get that information to Char Croes before the last Wednesday of the month.
HARRIET FRANK
Harriet Frank passed away on Sunday morning, Nov. 22 in River Falls. Funeral services for Harriet were held on Saturday, November 28 at St. John’s.
BAPTIZED AT ST. PAUL’S
Logan Riley Jeske, daughter of Chad and Amy Jeske, was baptized on Sun., Sept. 13, at St. Paul’s.
Pastor Dan on Memorial Day 2009 at Calvary Cemetery
Pastor Dan is this year's speaker at Calvary Cemetery on May 25, 2009. This video file is 5 minutes 22 seconds long. A high speed internet connection is recommended for viewing.
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