January 20, 2008

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, Brett Precord, Elana Aal,  Lisa Borchard, Karen Bisson, Chuck Connolly, Cliff Wyman, Lois Cramer, Lisa Taylor, Alice Cornell, Nicholas Laurent, Karin Hamann, Mary Lou Holmes, Lillian Kingsbury, Mark Hamann, Janice Janeski, Gus Kuhl, Sammy Wozniak, Coleen Martin,  Jodi Headley, Arlin & Marjorie Spragg, Anna Mae Boboltz, Sue Robb, Lois Chapman, and Sally Barney. (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:  

* Calvary Lutheran Church, Lansing, Pastor Dave Kilde 

 WORSHIP ATTENDANCE          

Saturday           5:30 p.m.      (01/12)     96        

Sunday             8:00 a.m.        (01/13)   88       

                        10:30 a.m.                  158      

 Total                                                  342                                

The January Service Activity is Layettes for refugee camps, hospitals, and villages around the world.  Items needed in each layette are:  two shirts or Onesies, two gowns or sleepers (with or without feet), two receiving blankets, four cloth diapers, flat fold preferred, one sweater or sweatshirt, two washcloths, one bath-size bar (4-5 oz) of gentle soap (in its original wrapping) and two diaper pins.  Please place one or more items in collection baskets in the narthex, fellowship hall or entry in to the Sanctuary.  Questions? Call Sandi Owens at 356-4039.  

Reading God’s Word at Home: The Egermeier’s Bible Story Book readings for next week are:  Jesus Makes Five New Friends, page 373, and The Wedding at Cana, page 376. 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. 

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 Choir and Cantors at St. Bernard Catholic Church. 

Habitat for Humanity is in need of volunteers to help with the renovation of their new ReStore located at 400 W. Chisholm.  The construction supervisor is at the building most week days from 9 to 4 and would welcome any help that is offered.  If you have any questions please contact Suzan Krey at 356-3509.

The LARCC Christian Unity Service will be held on Wednesday, January 23 at 7:00 p.m. at  St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.  This unique worship service is to celebrate our ecumenical similarities during this week of prayer for Christian Unity.  Participants will include clergy members from various churches and a combined choir.  A reception and social hour will follow in St. John the Baptist church’s fellowship hall.  All are invited to join us.    Please call Don Smith, 354-4479, if you have any questions. 

God gave each of us spiritual gifts.  If you would like to find out what those gifts are and how to use them to glorify God, we can help.  St. Paul will be having a Spiritual Gifts Workshop on Wednesday, January 30, at 6:30 p.m.  With God’s help, we will identify the gifts and the many ways God would love for you to use them.  Please call Kathy Froggett to register at 354-7126 after 5:00 p.m. or Linda in the church office, 356-1658.  Feel free to bring a friend.  We look forward to spending time with you. 

Boy Scouts of America Troop 92 will be having a Spaghetti Dinner on Friday, February 1 at St. Paul Lutheran Church.  The dinner will be held from         4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. and will feature spaghetti with meat sauce, fresh bread, large salad bar, beverage and dessert.  Children will be $3.00, adults - $8.00, and family - $20.00.  All proceeds will go towards summer camp.  If you have any questions please call Ken Johnson at 356-1589. 

Coffee Hour: WELCA is going to do the coffee hour for the month of January. Lois Circle will do February, the Education Committee will do March and the Crafters will do April.  If you or your group would like to host a month please call Sandy Froggett at 358-0118. 

CHERUB CHOIR – Our next rehearsal will be Wednesday, January 30, 2008 after Mrs. Cantleberry returns from Cameroon, at 6:45 p.m. 

WEEK AT A GLANCE:  JANUARY 20 - 27, 2008

SUN.    Worship – 8:00/HC, 10:30/HC; Education Hour – 9:15 a.m.; Faith Stepping Stone #1 “Baptism Class” – 9:15 a.m.

MON.    Girl Scouts – 6:00 p.m.; Stephen Ministry Training Class – 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.

TUES.   Cub Scouts – 6:30 p.m.; Boy Scouts – 7:00 p.m.; Global Mission Team Returns

WED.   Youth Praise Band – 6:00 p.m.; Faith Stepping Stone #4 “My Bible”– 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.;  Evening Adult Bible Study – 6:30; Children’s Choir – 6:45 p.m.; Christian Unity Service at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church – 7:00 p.m.

THURS.            Staff Meeting – 4:00 p.m..; Adult Choir– 6:00 p.m.; Praise Band -7:00 p.m.

SAT.     Stephen Ministry – 9:00 a.m.; Worship Service – 5:30 p.m.