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Slayton Christ Lutheran Church, 2959 Queen Avenue, Slayton, MN (2026)

Worship - Sunday, 10:00 am; Sunday School - 9:00 am

06/01/2026

Dear Christ Lutheran members and Friends,

This year, in my Weekly Devotions, I plan to go through the entire Bible from Genesis to Revelation. I am picking ‘The 50 Major Events of the Bible’ from the Bible Gateway.

Here is the website - https://www.biblegateway.com/

I have added the link I’ll be using this year. Please print it off if you would like.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R9UkrCKkjB6APXJuyvu75seb1je5KolU6iKTgHs79Po/edit?tab=t.0 =h.ddhzbze5ilcq

Here is the 23rd week of the Fifty Events in the Bible. This week’s scripture reading is from 1 Samuel chapters 9 & 10 - Israel Gets its First King (Saul)
Samuel Anoints Saul
9 There was a Benjamite, a man of standing, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bekorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin. 2 Kish had a son named Saul, as handsome a young man as could be found anywhere in Israel, and he was a head taller than anyone else.
3 Now the donkeys belonging to Saul’s father Kish were lost, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants with you and go and look for the donkeys.” 4 So he passed through the hill country of Ephraim and through the area around Shalisha, but they did not find them. They went on into the district of Shaalim, but the donkeys were not there. Then he passed through the territory of Benjamin, but they did not find them.
5 When they reached the district of Zuph, Saul said to the servant who was with him, “Come, let’s go back, or my father will stop thinking about the donkeys and start worrying about us.”
6 But the servant replied, “Look, in this town there is a man of God; he is highly respected, and everything he says comes true. Let’s go there now. Perhaps he will tell us what way to take.”
7 Saul said to his servant, “If we go, what can we give the man? The food in our sacks is gone. We have no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?”
8 The servant answered him again. “Look,” he said, “I have a quarter of a shekel[a] of silver. I will give it to the man of God so that he will tell us what way to take.” 9 (Formerly in Israel, if someone went to inquire of God, they would say, “Come, let us go to the seer,” because the prophet of today used to be called a seer.)
10 “Good,” Saul said to his servant. “Come, let’s go.” So they set out for the town where the man of God was.
11 As they were going up the hill to the town, they met some young women coming out to draw water, and they asked them, “Is the seer here?”
12 “He is,” they answered. “He’s ahead of you. Hurry now; he has just come to our town today, for the people have a sacrifice at the high place. 13 As soon as you enter the town, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not begin eating until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; afterward, those who are invited will eat. Go up now; you should find him about this time.”
14 They went up to the town, and as they were entering it, there was Samuel, coming toward them on his way up to the high place.
15 Now the day before Saul came, the Lord had revealed this to Samuel: 16 “About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Anoint him ruler over my people Israel; he will deliver them from the hand of the Philistines. I have looked on my people, for their cry has reached me.”
17 When Samuel caught sight of Saul, the Lord said to him, “This is the man I spoke to you about; he will govern my people.”
18 Saul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?”
19 “I am the seer,” Samuel replied. “Go up ahead of me to the high place, for today you are to eat with me, and in the morning I will send you on your way and will tell you all that is in your heart. 20 As for the donkeys you lost three days ago, do not worry about them; they have been found. And to whom is all the desire of Israel turned, if not to you and your whole family line?”
21 Saul answered, “But am I not a Benjamite, from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of the tribe of Benjamin? Why do you say such a thing to me?”
22 Then Samuel brought Saul and his servant into the hall and seated them at the head of those who were invited—about thirty in number. 23 Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the piece of meat I gave you, the one I told you to lay aside.”
24 So the cook took up the thigh with what was on it and set it in front of Saul. Samuel said, “Here is what has been kept for you. Eat, because it was set aside for you for this occasion from the time I said, ‘I have invited guests.’” And Saul dined with Samuel that day.
25 After they came down from the high place to the town, Samuel talked with Saul on the roof of his house. 26 They rose about daybreak, and Samuel called to Saul on the roof, “Get ready, and I will send you on your way.” When Saul got ready, he and Samuel went outside together. 27 As they were going down to the edge of the town, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to go on ahead of us”—and the servant did so—“but you stay here for a while, so that I may give you a message from God.”
10 Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him, saying, “Has not the Lord anointed you ruler over his inheritance?[b] 2 When you leave me today, you will meet two men near Rachel’s tomb, at Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you set out to look for have been found. And now your father has stopped thinking about them and is worried about you. He is asking, “What shall I do about my son?”’
3 “Then you will go on from there until you reach the great tree of Tabor. Three men going up to worship God at Bethel will meet you there. One will be carrying three young goats, another three loaves of bread, and another a skin of wine. 4 They will greet you and offer you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from them.
5 “After that you will go to Gibeah of God, where there is a Philistine outpost. As you approach the town, you will meet a procession of prophets coming down from the high place with lyres, timbrels, pipes and harps being played before them, and they will be prophesying. 6 The Spirit of the Lord will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different person. 7 Once these signs are fulfilled, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God is with you.
8 “Go down ahead of me to Gilgal. I will surely come down to you to sacrifice burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, but you must wait seven days until I come to you and tell you what you are to do.”
Saul Made King
9 As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul’s heart, and all these signs were fulfilled that day. 10 When he and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a procession of prophets met him; the Spirit of God came powerfully upon him, and he joined in their prophesying. 11 When all those who had formerly known him saw him prophesying with the prophets, they asked each other, “What is this that has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”
12 A man who lived there answered, “And who is their father?” So it became a saying: “Is Saul also among the prophets?” 13 After Saul stopped prophesying, he went to the high place.
14 Now Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where have you been?”
“Looking for the donkeys,” he said. “But when we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel.”
15 Saul’s uncle said, “Tell me what Samuel said to you.”
16 Saul replied, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But he did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingship.
17 Samuel summoned the people of Israel to the Lord at Mizpah 18 and said to them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I brought Israel up out of Egypt, and I delivered you from the power of Egypt and all the kingdoms that oppressed you.’ 19 But you have now rejected your God, who saves you out of all your disasters and calamities. And you have said, ‘No, appoint a king over us.’ So now present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and clans.”
20 When Samuel had all Israel come forward by tribes, the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot. 21 Then he brought forward the tribe of Benjamin, clan by clan, and Matri’s clan was taken. Finally Saul son of Kish was taken. But when they looked for him, he was not to be found. 22 So they inquired further of the Lord, “Has the man come here yet?”
And the Lord said, “Yes, he has hidden himself among the supplies.”
23 They ran and brought him out, and as he stood among the people he was a head taller than any of the others. 24 Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the man the Lord has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.”
Then the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
25 Samuel explained to the people the rights and duties of kingship. He wrote them down on a scroll and deposited it before the Lord. Then Samuel dismissed the people to go to their own homes.
26 Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, accompanied by valiant men whose hearts God had touched. 27 But some scoundrels said, “How can this fellow save us?” They despised him and brought him no gifts. But Saul kept silent.
Bible Study Questions on 1 Samuel chapters 9 & 10 -
Israel Gets its First King (Saul)
Part 1: Divine Providence & God’s Guidance: Saul's journey begins with a frustrating task: searching for his father’s lost donkeys (1 Samuel 9:3-5). Can you share a time when a frustrating or seemingly futile situation in your life actually led you to unexpected blessings or your next step?
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How do the events of Chapter 9—from the lost donkeys to Samuel's pre-arranged dinner—illustrate the concept of a "divine appointment"? How attentive are you to God's timing in your daily decisions?
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Part 2: The Heart & The Calling: Saul is described as tall, handsome, and from a wealthy family (1 Samuel 9:1-2). How does this introduction set up the ongoing biblical theme that “man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7)?
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The people of Israel wanted a king to "be like all the nations" (1 Samuel 8:5). How does Saul’s physical appearance cater to this worldly desire, rather than a spiritual one?
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Part 3: Obedience, Testing, & Leadership: When Saul is publicly proclaimed king, some "worthless men" despise him and bring him no gift (1 Samuel 10:27). How does Saul handle this early criticism? What does his reaction teach us about responding to opposition?
____________________________________________________Here are some updated announcements for our church and our community -
1. If you want to join our Radio Ministry, you can sign up and pay $65.00 for our worship service on any open Sunday. Please put your name, the person you honor, and your desired hymn. You can have Pastor Chad pick it up. If you do, please indicate this on the new form in the Narthex.

2. If you would like to join our Coffee Ministry, feel free to sign up and bring your favorite treats to share after church each Sunday. Please stop by the Fellowship Hall and check out the dates.

3. June 1st to 7th Office Hours - Monday through Thursday office hours are 8:00 to 3:00. The church is closed on Saturday. June 7th Worship Service will be at 9:00 am.

4. Vacation Bible Study (VBS) - will be on June 8th, 9th, and 10th from 6:30 to 8:00 pm with our theme titled, ‘Illumination Station’.
June
2 - WCLC Board Meeting - 9:00 am WCLC Board
5-6 - Synod Assembly at Gustavus (Zoom) Worship/Pastor
8 - Love Circle (CLC Kitchen at 2 pm) WCLC Board
10 - Peace Circle (Sunrise at 9 am) WCLC Board
8-10 - Vacation Bible School at 6:30 pm Parish Ed (update 4/21/26)
17 - Council Meeting Council
29, 30 - Quilting at 1:00 pm
Shetek Lutheran Ministries Quilt Auction (last Saturday in June)
No Bake - Bake Sale WCLC Board
*Pastor Chad holds a weekly worship service at 12:30 pm at Sunrise on the 10th & 24th and Lindenwood at 10:00 am on the 3rd & 17th, with communion available throughout the year on Wednesdays.*

June Birthdays
June 2nd - Tova Jens
3rd - Judy Lange
5th - Dorene Jens
8th - Cari Schreier, Axel Lindberg, & Jack Zens
9th - Bridget Prahm & Dean Schreier
12th - Macy Posthuma
14th - Jim L. Johnson
June Birthdays
15th - Jaida Carlson
16th - Steve Haugen
17th - LaVonne Goering
19th - Leroy Johnson
20th - Judy Busman
23rd - Judy Schreier
25th - Vaeda Wurpts
27th - Marilyn Robillard & Dave Clarke
30th - Brielle Haken & Lacey Duffy

June Anniversaries
June 4th - Gene & Marge Short (1983)
8th - Jon & Ruth Hoyme (1969)
9th - Del & Sheri Hoefker (1966)
15th - Curt & Lois Erickson (1957)
17th - Daniel & Abby Kirshner (2023)
22nd - Eric & Sarah Dahlgren (1991)
23rd - Craig & Dawn Christensen (1990)
26th - Jason & Mandy Carlson (2004)
30th - Jim & Connie Berglund (1984)

Sunday, June 7th, 2026
Lector: Tom Mesner
Ushers: Doug Sieve & Rick Staples
PowerPoint: Kathy Behrends
Communion: Lois Erickson & Gaylene Kirshner

Sunday, June 14th, 2026
Lector: Carisa Clarke
Ushers: Jeff Grieme & Gerald Giesen
PowerPoint: Trish Grieme
Communion: Judy Lange & Deb Staples
Sunday, June 21st, 2026
Lector: Sharon Staples
Ushers: Leroy Prahm & Chuck Blackmer
PowerPoint: Sue Blackmer
Communion: Linda Wing & Sam Jens

Sunday, June 28th, 2026
Lector: Caren Voss
Ushers: Leroy Prahm & Chuck Blackmer
PowerPoint: Jaida Carlson
Communion: Laurie Jensen & Ann Kirlin

God Bless!!!

Pastor Chad & Cynthia Duffy
Cell number - 712-330-1491
Email address - [email protected]

Christ Lutheran Church page:
https://www.facebook.com/ChristLutheranSlayton/

05/31/2026

Our service is led by John Lupkes this morning.

The radio broadcast today is in honor of Makenna Berglund's 10th birthday.

Pastor Chad is Live on Facebook every week. It will be available to watch later that day.
Home Communion - If you would like or know someone who would like communion at home, please contact the office at 836-8291 or Pastor Chad at 712-330-1491.

Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service obtained from One License , CCLI License No. 3015917 & 20766961 and Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License.

05/28/2026

Dear Christ Lutheran members and friends,

Here is a reminder to sign up for our Vacation Bible School that starts on June 8th at 6:30.

I hope your kids and grandkids are enjoying their summer break!

Please call, text, or email me if you have any questions or concerns

Pastor Chad Duffy 712-330-1491 [email protected]

05/26/2026

Dear Christ Lutheran members and Friends,

This year, in my Weekly Devotions, I plan to go through the entire Bible from Genesis to Revelation. I am picking ‘The 50 Major Events of the Bible’ from the Bible Gateway.

Here is the website - https://www.biblegateway.com/

I have added the link I’ll be using this year. Please print it off if you would like.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R9UkrCKkjB6APXJuyvu75seb1je5KolU6iKTgHs79Po/edit?tab=t.0 =h.ddhzbze5ilcq

Here is the 22nd week of the Fifty Events in the Bible. This week’s scripture reading is from Ruth chapters 1-4 - Ruth & Boaz

Naomi Loses Her Husband and Sons
1 In the days when the judges ruled,[a] there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab. 2 The man’s name was Elimelek, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem, Judah. And they went to Moab and lived there.
3 Now Elimelek, Naomi’s husband, died, and she was left with her two sons. 4 They married Moabite women, one named Orpah and the other Ruth. After they had lived there about ten years, 5 both Mahlon and Kilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and her husband.

Naomi and Ruth Return to Bethlehem
6 When Naomi heard in Moab that the Lord had come to the aid of his people by providing food for them, she and her daughters-in-law prepared to return home from there. 7 With her two daughters-in-law she left the place where she had been living and set out on the road that would take them back to the land of Judah.
8 Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you, to your mother’s home. May the Lord show you kindness, as you have shown kindness to your dead husbands and to me. 9 May the Lord grant that each of you will find rest in the home of another husband.”
Then she kissed them goodbye and they wept aloud 10 and said to her, “We will go back with you to your people.”
11 But Naomi said, “Return home, my daughters. Why would you come with me? Am I going to have any more sons, who could become your husbands? 12 Return home, my daughters; I am too old to have another husband. Even if I thought there was still hope for me—even if I had a husband tonight and then gave birth to sons— 13 would you wait until they grew up? Would you remain unmarried for them? No, my daughters. It is more bitter for me than for you, because the Lord’s hand has turned against me!”
14 At this they wept aloud again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.
15 “Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law is going back to her people and her gods. Go back with her.”
16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. 17 Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.” 18 When Naomi realized that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her.
19 So the two women went on until they came to Bethlehem. When they arrived in Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them, and the women exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?”
20 “Don’t call me Naomi,[b]” she told them. “Call me Mara,[c] because the Almighty[d] has made my life very bitter. 21 I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? The Lord has afflicted[e] me; the Almighty has brought misfortune upon me.”
22 So Naomi returned from Moab accompanied by Ruth the Moabite, her daughter-in-law, arriving in Bethlehem as the barley harvest was beginning.
Ruth Meets Boaz in the Grain Field
2 Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a man of standing from the clan of Elimelek, whose name was Boaz.
2 And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the fields and pick up the leftover grain behind anyone in whose eyes I find favor.”
Naomi said to her, “Go ahead, my daughter.” 3 So she went out, entered a field and began to glean behind the harvesters. As it turned out, she was working in a field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelek.
4 Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters, “The Lord be with you!”
“The Lord bless you!” they answered.
5 Boaz asked the overseer of his harvesters, “Who does that young woman belong to?”
6 The overseer replied, “She is the Moabite who came back from Moab with Naomi. 7 She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves behind the harvesters.’ She came into the field and has remained here from morning till now, except for a short rest in the shelter.”
8 So Boaz said to Ruth, “My daughter, listen to me. Don’t go and glean in another field and don’t go away from here. Stay here with the women who work for me. 9 Watch the field where the men are harvesting, and follow along after the women. I have told the men not to lay a hand on you. And whenever you are thirsty, go and get a drink from the water jars the men have filled.”
10 At this, she bowed down with her face to the ground. She asked him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you notice me—a foreigner?”
11 Boaz replied, “I’ve been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband—how you left your father and mother and your homeland and came to live with a people you did not know before. 12 May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”
13 “May I continue to find favor in your eyes, my lord,” she said. “You have put me at ease by speaking kindly to your servant—though I do not have the standing of one of your servants.”
14 At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here. Have some bread and dip it in the wine vinegar.”
When she sat down with the harvesters, he offered her some roasted grain. She ate all she wanted and had some left over. 15 As she got up to glean, Boaz gave orders to his men, “Let her gather among the sheaves and don’t reprimand her. 16 Even pull out some stalks for her from the bundles and leave them for her to pick up, and don’t rebuke her.”
17 So Ruth gleaned in the field until evening. Then she threshed the barley she had gathered, and it amounted to about an ephah.[f] 18 She carried it back to town, and her mother-in-law saw how much she had gathered. Ruth also brought out and gave her what she had left over after she had eaten enough.
19 Her mother-in-law asked her, “Where did you glean today? Where did you work? Blessed be the man who took notice of you!”
Then Ruth told her mother-in-law about the one at whose place she had been working. “The name of the man I worked with today is Boaz,” she said.
20 “The Lord bless him!” Naomi said to her daughter-in-law. “He has not stopped showing his kindness to the living and the dead.” She added, “That man is our close relative; he is one of our guardian-redeemers.[g]”
21 Then Ruth the Moabite said, “He even said to me, ‘Stay with my workers until they finish harvesting all my grain.’”
22 Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, “It will be good for you, my daughter, to go with the women who work for him, because in someone else’s field you might be harmed.”
23 So Ruth stayed close to the women of Boaz to glean until the barley and wheat harvests were finished. And she lived with her mother-in-law.
Ruth and Boaz at the Threshing Floor
3 One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, I must find a home[h] for you, where you will be well provided for. 2 Now Boaz, with whose women you have worked, is a relative of ours. Tonight he will be winnowing barley on the threshing floor. 3 Wash, put on perfume, and get dressed in your best clothes. Then go down to the threshing floor, but don’t let him know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking. 4 When he lies down, note the place where he is lying. Then go and uncover his feet and lie down. He will tell you what to do.”
5 “I will do whatever you say,” Ruth answered. 6 So she went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law told her to do.
7 When Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he went over to lie down at the far end of the grain pile. Ruth approached quietly, uncovered his feet and lay down. 8 In the middle of the night something startled the man; he turned—and there was a woman lying at his feet!
9 “Who are you?” he asked.
“I am your servant Ruth,” she said. “Spread the corner of your garment over me, since you are a guardian-redeemer[i] of our family.”
10 “The Lord bless you, my daughter,” he replied. “This kindness is greater than that which you showed earlier: You have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor. 11 And now, my daughter, don’t be afraid. I will do for you all you ask. All the people of my town know that you are a woman of noble character. 12 Although it is true that I am a guardian-redeemer of our family, there is another who is more closely related than I. 13 Stay here for the night, and in the morning if he wants to do his duty as your guardian-redeemer, good; let him redeem you. But if he is not willing, as surely as the Lord lives I will do it. Lie here until morning.”
14 So she lay at his feet until morning, but got up before anyone could be recognized; and he said, “No one must know that a woman came to the threshing floor.”
15 He also said, “Bring me the shawl you are wearing and hold it out.” When she did so, he poured into it six measures of barley and placed the bundle on her. Then he[j] went back to town.
16 When Ruth came to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked, “How did it go, my daughter?”
Then she told her everything Boaz had done for her 17 and added, “He gave me these six measures of barley, saying, ‘Don’t go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”
18 Then Naomi said, “Wait, my daughter, until you find out what happens. For the man will not rest until the matter is settled today.”
Boaz Marries Ruth
4 Meanwhile Boaz went up to the town gate and sat down there just as the guardian-redeemer[k] he had mentioned came along. Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.
2 Boaz took ten of the elders of the town and said, “Sit here,” and they did so. 3 Then he said to the guardian-redeemer, “Naomi, who has come back from Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our relative Elimelek. 4 I thought I should bring the matter to your attention and suggest that you buy it in the presence of these seated here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, do so. But if you[l] will not, tell me, so I will know. For no one has the right to do it except you, and I am next in line.”
“I will redeem it,” he said.
5 Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the land from Naomi, you also acquire Ruth the Moabite, the[m] dead man’s widow, in order to maintain the name of the dead with his property.”
6 At this, the guardian-redeemer said, “Then I cannot redeem it because I might endanger my own estate. You redeem it yourself. I cannot do it.”
7 (Now in earlier times in Israel, for the redemption and transfer of property to become final, one party took off his sandal and gave it to the other. This was the method of legalizing transactions in Israel.)
8 So the guardian-redeemer said to Boaz, “Buy it yourself.” And he removed his sandal.
9 Then Boaz announced to the elders and all the people, “Today you are witnesses that I have bought from Naomi all the property of Elimelek, Kilion and Mahlon. 10 I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, in order to maintain the name of the dead with his property, so that his name will not disappear from among his family or from his hometown. Today you are witnesses!”
11 Then the elders and all the people at the gate said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the family of Israel. May you have standing in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem. 12 Through the offspring the Lord gives you by this young woman, may your family be like that of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah.”
Naomi Gains a Son
13 So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When he made love to her, the Lord enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. 14 The women said to Naomi: “Praise be to the Lord, who this day has not left you without a guardian-redeemer. May he become famous throughout Israel! 15 He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.”
16 Then Naomi took the child in her arms and cared for him. 17 The women living there said, “Naomi has a son!” And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.
The Genealogy of David
18 This, then, is the family line of Perez:
Perez was the father of Hezron,
19 Hezron the father of Ram,
Ram the father of Amminadab,
20 Amminadab the father of Nahshon,
Nahshon the father of Salmon,[n]
21 Salmon the father of Boaz,
Boaz the father of Obed,
22 Obed the father of Jesse,
and Jesse the father of David.
Bible Study Questions on Israel Rules by Judges
What caused Naomi and her family to travel to Moab?
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How does the theme of loyalty play out in Ruth 1?
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How might Ruth's pledge to Naomi in verses 16-17 apply to your commitment to your faith or to people in your life?
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How does Ruth's decision to adopt Naomi's people and God challenge us in our commitment to our faith communities today?
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4:18–22. How far back can you trace your ancestry? What does your ancestry tell you about yourself? What might it indicate about your family’s future? Can you see the Providence of God entering into your family’s history?
____________________________________________________Here are some updated announcements for our church and our community -

Our School district, Murray County Central, has some sports and activities announcements:

https://www.mcc.mntm.org/o/murray-county-central-schools/events

1. If you want to join our Radio Ministry, you can sign up and pay $65.00 for our worship service on any open Sunday. Please put your name, the person you honor, and your desired hymn. You can have Pastor Chad pick it up. If you do, please indicate this on the new form in the Narthex.

2. If you would like to join our Coffee Ministry, feel free to sign up and bring your favorite treats to share after church each Sunday. Please stop by the Fellowship Hall and check out the dates.

3. May 26th to May 31st Office Hours - Monday through Thursday office hours are 8:00 to 3:00. The church is closed on Saturday. May 31st Worship Service will be at 10:00 am.

4. Vacation Bible Study (VBS) - will be on June 8th, 9th, and 10th from 6:30 to 8:00 pm with our theme titled, ‘Illumination Station’.

June
2 - WCLC Board Meeting - 9:00 am WCLC Board
5-6 - Synod Assembly at Gustavus (Zoom) Worship/Pastor
8 - Love Circle (CLC Kitchen at 2 pm) WCLC Board
10 - Peace Circle (Sunrise at 9 am) WCLC Board
8-10 - Vacation Bible School at 6:30 pm Parish Ed (update 4/21/26)
17 - Council Meeting Council
29, 30 - Quilting at 1:00 pm
June
Shetek Lutheran Ministries Quilt Auction (last Saturday in June)
No Bake - Bake Sale WCLC Board
*Pastor Chad holds a weekly worship service at 12:30 pm at Sunrise on the 10th & 24th and Lindenwood at 10:00 am on the 3rd & 17th, with communion available throughout the year on Wednesdays.*

May Birthdays
27th - Linda Wing, Daniel Larson, & Nancy Lee Pierson
28th - Jeff Grieme
31st - Dennis Opdahl & MaKenna Berglund

June Birthdays
June 2nd - Tova Jens
3rd - Judy Lange
5th - Dorene Jens
8th - Cari Schreier, Axel Lindberg, & Jack Zens
9th - Bridget Prahm & Dean Schreier
12th - Macy Posthuma
14th - Jim L. Johnson
15th - Jaida Carlson
16th - Steve Haugen
17th - LaVonne Goering
19th - Leroy Johnson
20th - Judy Busman
23rd - Judy Schreier
June Birthdays
25th - Vaeda Wurpts
27th - Marilyn Robillard & Dave Clarke
30th - Brielle Haken & Lacey Duffy

May Anniversaries
May 27th - Al & Arlys Husfeldt (1961) & Jerome & Cari Schreier (1989)
June Anniversaries
June 4th - Gene & Marge Short (1983)
8th - Jon & Ruth Hoyme (1969)
9th - Del & Sheri Hoefker (1966)
15th - Curt & Lois Erickson (1957)
17th - Daniel & Abby Kirshner (2023)
22nd - Eric & Sarah Dahlgren (1991)
23rd - Craig & Dawn Christensen (1990)
26th - Jason & Mandy Carlson (2004)
30th - Jim & Connie Berglund (1984)

Sunday, May 31st, 2026
Lector: Paul Posthuma
Ushers: Tom & Clarice Kappes
PowerPoint: Scott Vanden Berg
Communion: Kathy Behrends & Sue Clarke

Sunday, June 7th, 2026
Lector: Tom Mesner
Ushers: Doug Sieve & Rick Staples
PowerPoint: Kathy Behrends
Communion: Lois Erickson & Gaylene Kirshner

Sunday, June 14th, 2026
Lector: Carisa Clarke
Ushers: Jeff Grieme & Gerald Giesen
PowerPoint: Trish Grieme
Communion: Judy Lange & Deb Staples

Sunday, June 21st, 2026
Lector: Sharon Staples
Ushers: Leroy Prahm & Chuck Blackmer
PowerPoint: Sue Blackmer
Communion: Linda Wing & Sam Jens

Sunday, June 28th, 2026
Lector: Caren Voss
Ushers: Leroy Prahm & Chuck Blackmer
PowerPoint: Jaida Carlson
Communion: Laurie Jensen & Ann Kirlin

God Bless!!!

Pastor Chad & Cynthia Duffy
Cell number - 712-330-1491
Email address - [email protected]

Christ Lutheran Church page:
https://www.facebook.com/ChristLutheranSlayton/

Address

2959 Queen Avenue
Slayton, MN
56172

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 3pm
Tuesday	8am - 3pm
Wednesday	8am - 3pm
Thursday	8am - 3pm
Sunday	9am - 1pm

Telephone

+15078368291

Website

https://christinslayton.weebly.com/

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