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V O L U M E 1 5 , I S S U E 3Page 3UNINTENTIONAL INVESTMENTSHousing markets havecrumbled. In our area, housevalues are down as much as25%.As I write this, the stockmarket, which was upyesterday after reaching itslowest point in a 12 years, issliding down again.“I’m glad I don’t invest,” ayoung friend of mine said. “Iwould be really nervous now.I don't have enough money toinvest and maybe that’s goodbecause I’m not losinganything.”I hesitated briefly, pretty sureshe wouldn’t follow my lineof thinking and then plungedin.“You do invest,” I told her.“Every time you buy a pair ofdesigner jeans, or go out foran extravagant dinner, or takea vacation, you’re investing.When you spend money, youinvest. You’ve just chosen toinvest in expendable items.”She gave me a look that saidmy initial hesitation was righton the money (yes, that wasan intentional pun).“See,” I plunged ahead, “Godblesses us with money andhowever we choose to use itis an investment — whetherwe spend it or save it.”Many of us are unintentionalinvestors. We don’t plan ourspending, we don’t keep aspending log, and we can’ttrack where it went.What those people whobecome intentional spenders,i.e., intentional investors,discover when they tracktheir spending is that theystarted with far more moneythan they realized and theyu n c o n s c i o u s l y m a d e"Therefore do not worry, saying'What shall we eat?' or 'Whatshall we drink?' or 'What shallwe wear?' For after all thesethings the Gentiles seek. Foryour heavenly Father knowsthat you need all these things ...But seek first the kingdom ofGod and His righteousness, andall these things shall be addedto you." — Matthew 6spending choices — onegourmet coffee, one supersized“value meal,” oneextra pair of shoes at a time— that add up to a lot ofwasted opportunity.How about you? Are youtightening your spendingbelt during “lean” times? Doyou have a plan that wouldc a r r y y o u t h r o u g hunemployment or illness?Are you regularly spendingdown your debt in tobecome debt-free? Are youon your way to Biblicalfinancial freedom? Do youhave a life plan that willhelp you realize your goalsand dreams by investingwisely?Whether you’re strugglingor financially holding yourown in the new economy,now’s a great time to takethe first step to financialfreedom. Try tracking yourspending — especially thenickels and dimes. Ask forand keep receipts for everypurchase you make in anenvelope in your car or inyour purse. Every day, oronce a week, record yourspending. You’ll be amazedat what you invest inexpendable items withouteven thinking about it!The next step will be toestablish a spending planand a debt repayment planthat will set you on a cleartrack to full financial health.Then you can start using thebounty that God has givenyou and intentionally investit in Godly ways; in thingsthat honor your value systemand will have lasting impact.For more information onBiblical financial freedom,check the Life Planningsection in the WLC library orattend Managing OurFinances God’s Way classbeginning Sunday, March 8,9:30—10:30 a.m. in theEphesians Room (off themain sanctuary).B O O K D R I V EBring a bagful of gentlyusedbooks, DVDs andCDs to the library orEphesians room fromMarch 1 to April 15.Christian titles areespecially wanted. (Please,we c a n n o t a c c e p tencyclopedias, magazines,cassettes, Readers Digestcondensed books, oranything musty ormildewed).This 7-week video seriesincludes Biblical principlesand practical informationon spending plans, savings,investing, life planning,g i v i n g , a n d l i v i n gfinancially free. Speakersinclude Howard Dayton,Ron Blue, Rick Warren,Chip Ingram and others.For more information aboutB i b l i c a l f i n a n c i a lprinciples, or to register foro u r S u n d a y c l a s s(registration not requiredbut recommended so wecan order materials), call651-739-5144, ext. 236.— Vicki Strong, LifePlanning MinistriesClean your bookshelves, declutter your house, share witho t h e r s a n d f i n d g r e a t t h i n g s f o r y o u rfamily! Donated media will be outside thelibrary from April 19-26 as a FREE-FOR-ALL, where allitems will be fr ee and available to aeveryone!! Take a bagful of different titles toenjoy! Our prayer is that many will donate so that there willbe a large variety and quantity.Some titles may be kept for our church library, and any leftafter April 26 will be donated to be sold at the WoodburyLutheran Youth Lions Club garage sale.

Page 5Page 1 Jane CavanaughDanielle BrockerKeith DanielsAllen DornfeldCoralyn FischerJessica HammettAndrew HarstadDanielle BrockerRoger McCauslandDiana OlsenMary Shepperd2 Brady BertramAllison KarlstrandKathleen KlinzingArnold GroebnerAlexander RomeOwen LiebertTristin LeonardTony LoulaRichard RitterMike RollefsonRobert ThomasSteven Vander LouwJudy VanOverbeke3 Giancarlo IzziGary JorgensenAmanda JorgensonTimothy Lamkin, Jr.Julie RungeBrian SchmidtDaniel SullivanCarolyn Zapor4 Ryan BrownAlexander BuschAngela GieseMary GriepRenae HolthausDiane Norton5 Bryce AdamsBrianne BataSamantha BradshawEric BridenbeckerRobert CarlsonSarah DibbernMatt FluegelAaron JoinesMichelle MeissnerBraydon PetersonKenya SkytteNicholas StackenMason TumanJohn Wasko6 Tom BurgerLisa CorriganKathy HegnaRobert JardineRobbie SivillHannah MeekMatthew MordorskiMichael PetrichHeather RosemannTeddy VadnaisChloe Willnecker7 Gary BaranAndrew CristJeffry HagenMichael KostuchAndrew KroohnKay MoquistTyler Farrar-StumboDaniel RogersBlair PetersonKimberlee Taplin8 Robert ChadAmy DittmerElizabeth KrauseAlex McClauslandLogan McCauslandKarlee MillsThomas NelsonLori SchouviellerNancy ShaverLeona SmithRobert TreadwayJoAnn Zuberbier9 Sheila BleekeGregory BrownMelissa DahlinCorissa GoertzenAaron LindemanCindy LinertJill McGrathJonathan NesvigEric RossJennifer SpreiglJohn SchraderCourtney Turenne10 Joseph BlomquistMatthew JorgensonKevin MeissnerCarol KoehnLindsey SchubbeJeffrey Southward11 Conner DelaneyMichaella HartingerJames HartingerKatherine JacksonErika JensenMarissa LuczkowskiKelsey MillerFern RasmussenAmanda St. GermainPatricia SchankDwight SchultzTodd SchwarzenbachLev WagnerColton Widen12 Charlie BloemendalVirginia BrockerCynthia BrownNoah GebeAdele HeblKaren HeatonMegan NelsonGlenn Rogers13 Gayle CornwellJennifer FinellPaul JardineAlexis KeskinBarb KochRoxanne LawtonStacey MoranJulia MullerJane NelsonAshley RitterAmy VetterTom WolfgramChristopher White14 Taylor ArntSally CarlsonOlivia ClearyJolynne ColvinMarlene DuclosJohn FiskTodd GundersonDana HarelstadRenee HaugenKathy JanacekZachary LehmannLois RogersMitch SchankBrett WaldmanAndrew Rohlf15 Matthew BaumgarnJacob BrammerKyle EricksonBenjamin KoeckeritzZoe KozlowskiKevin LandgrebeDale MontbriandScott NeilsCassie RichieLisa RizzardiBonnie SaloMarissa SandrockPaula Wilson16 Cal BrantonAnissa Farrar-StumboGene NiezgockiJoshua BenshoofDiane LarsonDeanna LinkLeah BergmannBarb RamsdellAndrea ShuggGary SmithAleksey SpeckhardTravis Meier17 Monica ChristiansenBeth ColemanRoss GoertzenSarah MillerDouglas LetendreJim LiljedahlKaycie SchlichenmaierJordan NeutzNoah BaumannBenjamin AschenbachWinona Schirm18 John BrockerCody CohoesAlyssa RadeckiChristian OpheimMary LehmanLorenzo SalasAllison StohlmannNicholas GinnBrandon ThompsonSondra Wagner19 Jeffrey GinkelMark JechortCole HansonKatrina KistnerJacob KrechCasey McGrathDaniel Peterson20 Darcy BertramPhillip BriggsJames DalsassoJacob LindemanHatti ScoreTim SchubbeMatthew StoddardRobert VetterAldan Zuehlke21 Delores FitzgeraldGrace GinkelErin KozlowskiJacob CampbellMatthew BagenThomas KinmounthJohn LaVentureNicholas LudwigMike BrownEric RamsdellShelia KanniainenAllyson Leonard22 Gene BartonErik CarlsonLiisa BataHailey EwaldLandon HuberHannah ParksSatoru SudohBurt Nagel23 Kaitlin HughesJeanine GreenfieldHeather RohmIan SlaughterMadalyn MillsMichele StarrSandra PetersonJudith AdamsBrenda RatzloffSarah Hughes24 Timothy JonesColin McNeelyDarlene MeissnerChristian WayNicole HayekChris RadeckiNorma Trussell25 Mikhaila BaltesHolly SonnJonathan DibbernPeyton SchrachtaCarol NelsonMark WollnerRyan ToppCaleb FredregillTalon BeckLavonne BuchananRebecca Golden26 David HawkinsonJudith ScholzHannah WalkerLillian StenbakkenNoble McHenryJohn Vander LouwJohn WildmanSue Zabilla27 Anna BrantonLynnette MahlkeSamuel OlsonPaul StiebnerJackie MalloyJoan CooperDoug MackeyDarlene TibbettsBlake MilkowskiJames WidenKatie FlissMatthew Muellner28 Olivia BollesBrian DanielsAva DickeKyle PleggenkuhleJennifer BergRyan SandbergNikole KostuchSally SchumacherNathan WeixelRobert EvansBeth PetersonRyan MillerJohn NemoJacob LambridesRodney NelsestuenLisa Deverell29 Marcia StrharskyAlexander OlsonMarina RizzoGayl OlsonHunter HoffmanMitch BobickMason PfliegerOlivia Olek30 Patrick BaganRikki MohlenhoffAimee NelsonJoshua Zuehlke31 Darrell BachNatalie CoughlinAmy DokmoJoel KachelMatt KelseyAbby LayerAndy OgrenMegan Wutke1 Gerald & Janis SteffelCarl & Rebecca Armbruster4 Joel & Sarah Dickey5 Fred & Donna Peting7 Douglas & Renee Boehme10 Bradley & Diana Low12 Brandon & Sarah Kachel13 Ben & Tami LowerBob & Mary Jo McNealPeter & Marta RowcliffeLarry & Mary GriepTom & Jodi BurgerJames & Mary Sue UrickBryan & Kim HughesPerry & Debbie Firkus18 Rob & Kristi Starzynski19 Corey & Elizabeth Ramer20 Kent & Carol HadritsRon & Leann LindenTed & Grace Ginkel21 Alan & Lynn WilkieWilliam & Donna LorenzDavid & Janet Jacobson22 Tyrone & Raquel Beucler24 Kendall & Lisa Jepsen25 Kurt & Barb Brammer26 John & Lyndis Vander Louw29 Richard & Judith LindemeierDon & Virginia BrockerJay & Lisa Deverell31 Richard & Beth FergusonMerriell and Denise Pieper

Page 7V O L U M E 1 5 , I S S U E 3M A R C H E V E N T SWednesdays, March 4, 11, 18, and 25, 5 p.m. — Lenten Soup Suppers; Genesis RoomWednesday, March 4, 11, 18, and 25, 6:30 p.m. — Lenten Services; SanctuaryWednesday, March 4, 6—10 p.m. — CPR Training, sponsored by the City of Woodbury and WLC VolunteerEmergency Response Team. American Red Cross health-care-provider-level certification, includes AED training.$3.50 for card; ages 16 and up. Classes meet at City Center Fire Station, Radio Drive and Valley Creek. Mustcontact Vicki Strong, 651-730-5049, to register. (Will also be offered April 1 and 4)Thursdays, March 5, 12, 19, and 26, 6:45 p.m. -- Celebrate Recovery, Paul Room. For information, contactKaye or Tom, 651-436-8308Saturday, March 7, 8:00 a.m. —Noon — CPR Classes. See March 4 for informationThursday, March 12, 4:30 - 6:45 p.m. -- Loaves and Fishes. Monthly opportunity to help serve meals to the poorat St. Matthews Catholic Church in West St. Paul. Contact Lindsey to register, burkenl@ woodburylutheran.orgThursdays, March 12 and 26, 7:00 p.m. — Career Transition networking and support in the Fireside Room, noregistration neededFriday, March 13, 7:00 p.m. — Praise from the Heart: An Evening of Celebration with guest musicians SpecialDelivery and Woodbury Lutheran’s Hearts and Hands disabilities community. The congregation is invited toparticipate in this free evening of music and poetrySunday, March 15, 12:15 p.m. — Healing Service in the Fireside RoomSaturday, March 21, 5 p.m. -- Parents Night Out and Time Away child care. Take a break and leave yourchildren in a safe, fun, community environment. Contact Kim Dolan or sign up on the board at Connection Cornerfor Parents Night Out ($15/child), or call Cheri Frost, 651-739-5144, ext. 221, for Time Away for children withdisabilities (no charge for Time Away)Sunday, March 22, 12:30 p.m. — Mexico Youth Mission Trip Meeting; Green Bay Youth Mission Trip Meeting;Omaha, NE Youth Mission Trip MeetingSaturday, March 28, 9:00 a.m. — Journey to Financial FreedomInterested in the Israel Pilgrimage? We have had a cancellation and now haveroom for two more. The trip date is April 24 – May 6.If you are interested, please either email pfotenhauers@Juno.com orcall Lorie Moline at 952-995-9585

W O O D B U R Y L U T H E R A NPhone: 651-739739-5144Fax: 651-739739-35363536E-mail: lastnamefirstinitial@woodburylutheran.orgNon-Profit OrganizationU.S. POSTAGEPAIDSt. Paul, MNPermit No. 4278ADDRESSSERVICEREQUESTEDS H A R I N G T H E L O V E A N DG O O D N E W S O F J E S U SC H R I S T I N O U R H O M E S ,C H U R C H , C O M M U N I T Y A N DT H E W O R L D .“Suppers Around Town” Participants Top 200!More than 215 people have signed up for “Suppers Around Town.”If you haven’t signed up yet, you can do it at the card table outside Genesisor at the Connection Center in the Sanctuary lobby.This is a one-time event, to help our growing church to strengthen our unity and joy in Christ.Through these suppers, either as a potluck at one of your homes, or at a restaurant,we are building the relationships we already have, and starting new ones.This is a great opportunity to strengthen our congregation from the inside out.