Thank you for your encouraging words and continued support for myself and my family during the consideration of the call to serve St. Paul Lutheran Church, Henning.  We are glad to remain part of the congregational family of St. Paul’s, Fulda, as long as the Lord grants us. - Pastor Shawn Ethridge



No one who has reservations about meeting publicly or exposure to others need feel left out.  We will continue to offer video service via this website and on Facebook, as well as offer family services by appointment.  
The January-March issue of the Portals of Prayer devotional, in addition to the Lenten devotionals from the Lutheran Hour Ministries, are available in the church entryway. 

Home-bound family services are available.

If you are home-bound during this time (for any reason) and would be comfortable and interested in an abbreviated worship service consisting of confession and absolution, Scripture readings, a hymn, prayers, and the Lord's Supper (similar to a shut-in service), please contact Pastor Ethridge by email (stpaulslutheranpastor@yahoo.com) or by phone (507)-425-2258.   If you would like to gather your family or neighbors together for such a service, consider keeping it a group of under nine (plus the pastor = 10).   Such services could be arranged to be held in the sanctuary chapel or at your home for the duration of our cessation of public worship.
COVID-19 Update
St. Paul's Lutheran Church is taking the coronavirus recommendations of our government seriously.  Careful hygienic practices are being routinely followed, including before and after services.  Our sanctuary is large enough to allow for social distancing practices.  In many cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), healthy individuals who contract COVID-19 can and do recover their health. 
If you are concerned about possibly transmitting or receiving the COVID-19 virus from someone in a public gathering, as in a worship service, you are encouraged to act on that concern, staying home and engaging in personal devotional time as well as a quality service program such as Main Street Living (see this page below), Lutheran Hour Ministries' radio broadcast (or podcast) of The Lutheran Hour (see the Home page) or our local-cable broadcast of the Sunday morning service on Thursdays.  Additional resources for home worship, home study, and home devotions are available from Concordia Publishing House free of charge.  www.cph.org
Your thank-offerings may be mailed to the congregation (P.O. Box 384, Fulda, MN 56131).
At St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, we trust the Lord of the Church, who reigns over all the creation, to provide His good gifts to His people through the Holy Scriptures and the Holy Sacraments brought by His Holy Church.  We commend ourselves into His hands while exercising caution and care towards those in our community.

" I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death."
​(Philippians 1:20)
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 If  you are not sure if the church service is being held,
 listen to one of the following radio stations. 
KWOA-AM 730          KJOE-FM 106.1
KITN-FM 93.5           KLOL-FM 101.1
                   
​​We rejoice in the baptism of Oaklee Rae Knorr, born on June 12, 2020 to Paul Knorr and Courtney Johnson. Oaklee’s baptism was on February 19th and her sponsors are Ryan and Kelsey Knorr and Samantha Hook. We pray the Lord’s blessing on her and her family as they grow together in the Lord Jesus.
​We rejoice in the scheduled baptism of Asher Joseph Wildfeuer, born on January 12 to Wendy Wildfeuer. Asher’s baptism was on February 21, and his sponsors are Delly Wildfeuer and Autumn Wildfeuer. We pray the Lord’s blessing on him and his family as they grow together in the Lord Jesus.
​​​For those who are unable to attend
worship services on a regular basis,
​tune in to Main Street Living.  
 Main Street Living is an LCMS televised program that features a remastered segment of the TV program “This is the Life” followed by a worship service by pastors from our area. It can be found on KDLT television Sioux Falls at 10 a.m. on Sunday morning or online anytime at mainstreetliving.com. 
February 28, 2021
10:00 AM-This is the Life-“Out of Bondage examines the Christian approach to alcoholism.
10:30 AM-Rev. Jonah Domenchelli of Risen Savior Lutheran Church in Tea, SD based the message on Mark 8:27-38. The message is called “The Truth of His Gospel”.   
​March 7, 2021
10:00 AM-This is the Life-“Man Adrift” is a Fisher Family episode that discusses the relationship of Faith and Works.
10:30 AM-Rev. Tim Koch of Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank, SD brings the message “The Ten Commandments”. The message is based on Exodus 20:1-17.   
 March 14, 2021
10:00 AM-This is the Life-What is proper when Christians face adversity is discussed in this episode “Time Out for Bill”.
10:30 AM-The message is based on John 6:1-15. Rev Daniel Grimmer of Zion Lutheran Church in Mitchell, SD tells us that ”Jesus is the Satisfier”.   
March 21, 2021
10:00 AM-This is the Life-“A gift for Grandpa” depicts how Freddie  goes to great lengths to get a gift for Grandpa Fisher and learns valuable lessons along the way.
10:30 AM-Rev. Marcus Ring of St. John Lutheran Church in Gregory, South Dakota, selected Psalm 119:9-16 as the basis for his message “Stored Up in My Heart.   
March 28, 2021
The entire one-hour broadcast will feature a tour of the Holy Land.  It features many places where Jesus walked and talked.  The Holy Land-The Eternal Rock Tour” features your Lutheran brothers and sisters as they discover many of the sacred sites.  The tour is guided by Rev. Nabil Nour of Trinity Lutheran Church in Hartford, South Dakota.
  
 For more information go to the web site: www.mainstreetliving.com.

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The Lutheran Hour:
The Lutheran Hour has now been on the air for 90 years. With its first broadcast on October 3, 1930, it is the longest-running Christian broadcast in the world. The Lutheran Hour has touched lives and nurtured God’s children with an unchanging message of hope and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. We give all praise and glory to God for this life-changing ministry.
February 28
“Where a Kid Can Be a Kid” (Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler) An impossible situation need not be a hopeless one. (Mark 10)
February 21
“Do You See Anything?” (Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler) The world wields power with blunt force, but God hides His power in suffering, weakness, and humility.  (Mark 8-9)


Enjoy listening on WCCO 830AM at 6:05 am,
​ KDOM 1580 at 10:00 am or KDOM 94.3FM at
10:00 am, or listen anytime on their podcast.
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Boxed Christian 
greeting cards with uplifting Scripture verses are still available through the Ladies Aid. If you are interested in getting some, please contact the church office. 
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“To gather with
God’s people
in united adoration
of the Father
is as necessary
to the Christian life
as prayer.”
- Martin Luther
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Lenten Services for March are:
(Services  begin at 7:00)

March 3              The Redeemer Abused           Luke 22:63-65
March 10            The Redeemer Accused         Luke 23:1-2
March 17            The Redeemer Scourged        John 19:1
March 24            The Redeemer Crowned         John 19:2, 5
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​Current Church Events Study are held on Tuesdays at 9:30 am. It will meet in the Fellowship Hall, with social distancing in place. If you are “COVID cautious”, but would like to read through the stories, contact the church office for them to be placed in your church mailbox

Women’s Bible Study: Women of all ages are invited to a Bible study starting March 22nd in the church basement. We will be going through the book “Demystifying the Proverbs 31 Woman”. We will meet in the church basement at 7pm on the first and fourth Mondays of the month. Contact the church office or Tiffany Gehl if you would like to purchase a book for $11.50 or would like a book available for you.”