August 3, 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:  Hilma Burnham, Elana Aal, Jim Stafford, Deb Lange, Lisa Borchard, Karen Bisson, Chuck Connolly, Cliff Wyman, Lisa Taylor, Karin Hamann, June Kaszubowski, Hannah Schooley, Mary Steinke, Bill Hays, Tatum Wallace, Ardath Thorburn, Sue Robb, Pastor Kurt Peterson, Marilyn Heythaler, Rapheal Marzean, Sally Barney, Joe Goike, Tammy Hines, Al Severson, John Germain, Randy Stewart, Joe Houle, Thelma Connolly, Jean Neiman, Dorothy Blemke, Pat Leavesley, Shirley Houston, Diane Johnson, Beth Strong, Ruthelma Smith, Jason Hamann, Lois Chapman, Ada Precour, Ben Sharpe, and Arnold Anderson. (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:  

* Trinity Lutheran Church, New Era, Pastor Tom Montgomery

 WORSHIP ATTENDANCE          

Saturday       5:30 p.m.      (07/26)   85   

Sunday         8:00 a.m.      (07/27)   42  

                  10:00 a.m.                 167

Total                                            294

We’ve just completed a three-year mission plan for the music ministry and are looking to begin another plan.  Your input is valuable in helping us know how we can “enhance the proclamation of God’s word through music.”  Please complete the survey which will be used to help guide the direction of the next mission plan.  Surveys should be completed by August 10th.  Thank you!  Surveys are available in the narthex and in the August newsletter.

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 Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers at St. Bernard Catholic Church.

The Egermeier’s Bible Story Book readings for next week are:  Jacob and Esau Meet Again, page 49, and A Boy’s Lunch Basket, page 413.  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.

The American Red Cross Upcoming Blood Drives:  August 5 at Alpena Lafarge Corp (1435 Ford Ave.) from 8:15 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.; August 13 at Alpena First United Methodist Church (167 Ripley) from 11:30 a.m. – 5:15 a.m.; August 20 at the Lincoln Senior Center (207 S. Church St., Lincoln) 12:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.; August 25 at Alpena St. Mary Education Center (500 N. Second) from 10:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.  Please contact the Red Cross at 1-800-582-2240 for more information.

The August Service Activity is School Kits for Lutheran World Relief and area students. Items needed:  backpacks, binders, scissors, glue sticks, glue, crayons, markers, colored pencils, pencils, rulers, pens, pencil top erasers, erasers, paper, 1 subject spiral notebooks, and pocket folders. Please place donated items in the provided baskets in the Narthex (back of Sanctuary), hallway or Fellowship Hall.  If you have any questions please contact Sandi Owens at 356-4039 or sowens@charter.net.

About St. Paul’s Eucharistic Ministry: Christianity is essentially a lay movement.  Think about that for a moment.  Long before there were ever ordained pastors, Christians were gathering to hear the word and share the Lord’s Supper.  We have in our congregation now trained lay people who will help extend the Lord’s Supper, extend God’s table, if you will, to our homebound members who are not able to come to God’s house.  These folks will see that more regular visits are paid to our shut-ins and that they have a chance to be nourished at God’s table.  So, the first weekend of each month, you’ll see the communion kits that they will use out on the altar.  We will bless the Eucharistic Ministers present at the service and then everyone will be sent out to “Serve the Lord with gladness.” Again, this ministry is an extension of the meal that we share here together.  If you have questions or want to learn more, contact Gerry Ludwig,   356-1059, or Pastor Paul (paul@stpaul.org), 356-1658.

NEEDED:  Pint and half pint jelly jars for canning.  Please leave them in the room next to Julie’s office, across from the lounge.  If you have any questions please contact Andrea at 354-3651.

Habitat for Humanity is building two homes on Jefferson Street in Alpena.  We have volunteers coming from other states to help us through the month of August.  They are called “Care-A-Vanners.”  We ask that churches and anyone that would volunteer to take lunch, snacks or drinks to the volunteers that are helping with the builds.  If you can serve in this way please call me, 356-3509, and sign up for days in August in which you could help us feed these people lunches.  Thank you so much for whatever you can do for us.  It is so appreciated. Gloria Egelski, Habitat for Humanity, Alpena Area, Volunteer Coordinator

WEEK AT A GLANCE:    AUGUST 3 - 10, 2008

SUN.    Worship – 8:00/HC. 10:00/HC

MON.    Morgan/Benoit Wedding;  Line Dancing – 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

TUES.   Yoga – 7:30 a.m.; Luther Manor/HC – 1:30 p.m.; Prayer Shawl Ministry (at Barb Urban’s home) Boy Scouts – 7:00 p.m.

WED.   Prayer Meeting – 9:30 a.m.

THURS.  Yoga – 7:30 a.m.; Men’s Breakfast (Big Boy on Chisholm) – 8:00 a.m.; Staff Meeting – 11:30 a.m.

FRI.      Line Dancing – 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

SAT.     Worship - 5:30 p.m. 

SUN.    Worship Service – 8:00/HC, 10:00