Bretz Law Arena (formerly the AT&T Arena, formerly the Farm Bureau Arena)
Lutheran Laymen's League Booth at the 2012 Kansas State Fair
Friday, September 7,
through Sunday, September 16, 2012 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Meadowlark Exhibition Hall (Southwest Corner of exhibition hall)
2011 Kansas State Fair Worship Service
For the tenth consecutive year, the Kansas District of the
Lutheran Laymen’s League sponsored a worship service at the Kansas State Fair. The
Lutheran Hour Ministries worship service commenced at 10:00 AM on Sunday, September 11, 2011
in the Bretz Law Arena on the Kansas State Fairgrounds.
Prior to the service there was a hymn sing. Reverend Mark Frith, Kansas District Assistant to
the President for Missions and Stewardship, officiated at the worship service and preached the sermon.
Rev. Frith's sermon was based on Matthew 18:21-35 in the New Testament of the Holy Bible.
This text relates Jesus' message that men and women should be willing to forgive their fellow
beings who have sinned against them, reflecting God's unlimited compassion to forgive the sins committed by
human beings against the Heavenly Father. Rev. Frith exhorted the listeners to remember the
overwhelming debt that God has forgiven each repentant believer should the situation arise in which
the hurt of multiple and/or repeated offenses give pause to that person's willingness to grant
the perpetrator's penitent request for forgiveness.
A choir from Risen Savior Lutheran Churh in Wichita, Kansas sang
the hymns "If We Ever Needed the Lord", "Down By the Riverside", and "Changed". The choir
was directed by Valerie Mack. Playing the keyboard was Sara Chambers.
Many thanks are extended to all of those individuals and churches
who contributed their talents and efforts to organize and conduct the 2011 Lutheran Hour
Ministries Kansas State Fair worship service.
2011 Kansas State Fair Booth
Volunteers from fourteen congregations were able to witness
to the Fair crowds through conversation and sharing Christian themed prizes, Lutheran
literature, and a Lutheran Hour Ministry video.
Christian themed prizes were awarded to the children
who spun a wheel with five winning categories: "Faith", "Grace", "Hope", or "Life".
Lutheran literature, including Sunday school material and Portals of Prayers devotional
booklets, was displayed in the booth and distributed freely.
Lutheran Hour Ministry videos were shown on a big screen TV.
Visitors of the booth were provided with the
opportunity to enter three drawings for a framed picture of Jesus. Many
individuals signed up for the three drawings. Two of the three winners were
from Hutchinson, and the third winner was from Lost Springs.
Numerous Lutheran churches throughout the state of
Kansas provided Sunday school material, Portals of Prayers booklets, and other Lutheran
literature for distribution to visitors of the LLL fair booth.
Committee members for the Lutheran Laymen's League booth
at the 2011 Kansas State Fair were Rod Brown, Kermit Menzies, Stan Schrag, and Mike Tonn.
The committee extends its sincere appreciation to all that participated as volunteers in
making the 2011 Kansas State Fair LLL booth a success. In particular, the
committee gratefully acknowledges the benefit received from working with Dick and Betty
Borchard, members of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Wichita, who co-chaired The Navigators
booth, which was also located in the Meadowlark Building.
