Bulletins/Announcements

St. Paul Lutheran’s Mission is to be an expression of God’s compassion in our community and beyond.

WE REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS:  Jim Stafford, Deb Lange, Hilma Burnham, Garrett Chrzan, Brett Precord, Elana Aal, Helen Nickles, Lisa Borchard, Karen Bisson, Chuck Connolly, Gladys Wagner, Cliff Wyman, Sue Robb, Helen Wagner, Mary Steinke, Lois Cramer, Pamela Anderson Courtright, Tatum Wallace, Lisa Taylor, Karin Hamann, Gayle Gross,  Leonard Boboltz, Kathleen Moody, Jamie Roberts, Terry Hand, Erna Kinsel, Amanda Urban, Bea Diemond, Mary Lou Hamer, Alice Cornell, Sandy Diemond,  Julie Curtis, Rapheal Skiba, Sylvia Black, Sandy Johnson-Braugh, Thelma Connolly, Ione Monroe, Louise Brandenburg, and Lori & Kegan Krajniak. (Prayer is the best medicine and we are prepared to pray indefinitely for folks. Would you please help the church office keep our list current?  Unless we know otherwise, our normal practice is to remove names after a month.  Thank you for your partnership in prayer.) 

We remember our prayer partners in the North/West Lower Michigan Synod:  

* Hope Lutheran Church, Hubbard Lake, Pastor Herb Kitzman 

FLOWERS IN THE CHANCEL (foot of the cross) are given in memory of  Susie Sloan from Jerry. 

WORSHIP ATTENDANCE           

 Saturday          5:30 p.m.         (10/06)         74             

 Sunday            8:00 a.m.         (10/07)         67 

                      10:30 a.m.                           213        

Total                                                          354 

This week we join in prayer with the other LARCC churches (Grace Lutheran, Trinity Episcopal, First Congregational, St. Anne, St. Mary, St. Bernard and St. John the Baptist Catholic churches) for the Homebound Parishioners at St. Mary Catholic Church. 

Reading God’s Word at Home: The Egermeier’s Bible Story Book readings for next week are: The Ten Commandments, page 99, Jeremiah Writes God’s Words in a Book, page 304, and The Ten Lepers, page 429.  Parents, will you invest ten minutes a day in your children by reading God’s word with them? All it takes is time.  I’ll bet you’re willing to give it. 

Attention Altar Care Ladies:  Our annual meeting will be on Monday, October 15th at 6:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary.  If you have any questions, please call JoEllen at 884-0151. 

Boy Scout Troop 92 will be having a Soup and Pie Dinner and Silent Auction on Friday, October 19th at      St. Paul Lutheran Church.  Dinner will be from 4:00 p-.m. – 7:00 p.m. and will feature a delicious assortment of homemade soups and pies.  Adults are $6.00 and Children $3.00.  Final bidding will be at 7:00 p.m.  Auction donations are from local merchants.  All proceeds go towards Troop 92 Spring Trip. 

The crafters and ladies of the church are sponsoring the Coffee Hour for October.  All donations will go to assist our friend Lisa Borchard with her needs. 

Cherub Choir is open to all children in Kindergarten, First and Second Grade who enjoy singing. Cherubs will meet Wednesdays from 6:45 - 7:15 p.m. in the Kindergarten Sunday School room. If you have any questions contact Marty Cantleberry at 354-5504. 

Council packets are done and may be picked up today in the Narthex.

Save your shoe boxes!  The service project for the month of October will be packing shoe boxes with gifts for Operation Christmas Child.  The shoe boxes are packed with small toys, school supplies, and personal items, and are delivered to children in need around the world.  Pamphlets describing what to pack, and the shipping cost are available in the narthex.  (Please NO liquids, chocolate or food.) For more information call Lisa Thayer at 356-0515 or visit www.samaritanspurse.org. 

The Annual Meeting will be October 21 after the 10:30 a.m. service.  A potluck dinner will begin at noon.  A main dish and beverages will be provided so plan on bringing your favorite appetizer, salad or dessert.  The Annual Congregational Meeting will follow the potluck. 

Acolyte training, for those who missed the last one, will be Sunday, October 14th.  We will meet after the 10:30 a.m. service in the Sanctuary.  If you have any questions please contact Val Urban at 356-4613. 

Jason Alan Cramer and Katherine Elizabeth Dutcher will be united in marriage next Saturday afternoon (Oct. 20) at 2:30 p.m.  They ask for your prayers as they begin their lives together as husband and wife. 

Don't forget to mark Saturday, November 3rd on your calendar for St. Paul's Christmas bazaar from          10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Luncheon will be served from 11 until 1.  Tickets are on sale in the church office, any bazaar member or during coffee hour.  You may drop off your donations on Friday, November 2nd from 9:00 am to 8 pm in the multi-purpose room (gym).  Don't forget that you can drop off books, puzzles, and games NOW in Room 201 for our Book Nook.  Hope to see you there supporting our bazaar! .Any questions, call Lori at 356-4753. 

THANK YOU!  A BIG thank you to all who made donations, prepared food, made pies, decorated the Dining Room, took tickets, helped seat people, table servers and anyone else who was there to lend a hand at the Harvest Dinner.  It would not have been such a success without each of you.  All of your efforts were greatly appreciated. All the proceeds will go toward the window replacement project for the Education Building.  

WEEK AT A GLANCE:  OCTOBER 14 - 21, 2007

SUN.    Worship – 8:00/HC, 10:30; Education Hour – 9:15 a.m.; Faith Stepping Stone #7 – Entry into High School – 9:15 a.m.

MON.    Adult Bible Study – 9:30 a.m.; Line Dancing – 5:00 p.m.; Altar Care Meeting – 6::00 p.m.; Girl Scouts – 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.; Newsletter Deadline

TUES.   Cub Scouts – 6:30 p.m.; Boy Scouts – 7:00 p.m.; Church Council – 7:00 p.m.

WED.   Prayer – 9:30 a.m.; Youth Band – 6:00 p.m.; Equipping the Saints – 6:30 p.m.; H2H Theme –      6:30 p.m.; Children’s Choir – 6:45 p.m.; Cherub Choir – 6:45 p.m.

THUR. Men’s Breakfast – 8:00 a.m.; Adult Choir – 6:00 p.m.; Praise Band – 7:00 p.m.

FRI.      Scouts Soup and Pie Dinner & Silent Auction – 4:00 – 7:00 –p.m.; Cramer/Dutcher Wedding Rehearsal – 5:30 p.m.

SAT.     Cramer/Dutcher Wedding – 2:30 p.m.; Worship Service/HC – 5:30 p.m.