Announcements for February 22, 2026

First Sunday in Lent   Gospel: Matthew 4:1-11

The latest edition of the “Newsletter” is on the website: stolaf.ca

Office hours are Tues to Thurs from 10:30 to 4:00pm Messages on the church phone will be checked regularly. 306-773-4697 ext. 720

Today: 10:15 Hymn Sing, following the service potluck lunch, and AGM. Please stay for lunch and the AGM and find out what we’ve been up to this year! The reports are on the back table, if you need one.

Wed Feb 25: 9:30am Bible Study

Wed Feb 25: 1:00pm Quilting

Thurs Feb 26: 12 Noon Ministerial Lenten Service followed by lunch.

Fri Feb 27-29: Please pray for Pastor Patti and the three youth going to the Synod Youth Retreat north of Regina.

Thurs Mar 5: 12:00 noon The Elw ladies will be serving lunch for the Lenten Service at Faith Evangelical Missionary Church on Walker Street. We will be needing 6 pots of soup and 8 dozen cookies, and workers. Signup sheet on the white board.

Thank you to all who braved the elements and came out to support the Youth, at our Shrove Tuesday Sausage and Pancake Supper. And thanks to all who donated food and money to make it another success. It was well attended and made almost $400 for the youth.

The Charity receipts are in your mailboxes, and I will be mailing them after today.

We will continue to collect non-perishable items for the Food Bank! Please bring your donations and put them in the bin.

Birthdays: Carla Congdon, Andrea Wills, Robert Oldhaver, Bennet Shotter, Ryan Busse, Margaret Cram, Arlene Adair, Cameron Laing, Hayden Soparlo, Hunter Saparlo, Kaestin Singbeil, Denae Unger

Anniversaries: Don and Emma Hussey

Sympathies: to the family and friends of Mary Ens-Wall

Her funeral will be here on Monday March 2, 2026 @ 2pm