August 17, 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:  Pastor Kurt Peterson, Deb Lange, Lisa Borchard, Chuck Connolly, Lisa Taylor, Elana Aal, Jim Stafford, Karin Hamann, Hannah Schooley, Mary Steinke, Sue Robb, Al Severson, 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, Arnold Anderson, Maxine Miller, Tom Straley and Geri Hansen. (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.)

CONDOLENCES TO:  the family and friends of Hilma Burnham who joined our Lord in eternity August 7, 2008.  Her funeral was held on August 11 at St. Paul Lutheran Church.

CONDOLENCES TO:  the family and friends of Clifford Wyman who joined our Lord in eternity August 11, 2008.  His funeral was held on August 13, 2008 at St. Paul Lutheran Church.

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

* Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Niles, Dr. Tim Knauff, Supply Pastor 

FLOWERS IN THE CHANCEL (foot of the cross) are given in memory of Jan White Cogswell from Marge and Leslie Cogswell. 

WORSHIP ATTENDANCE       

Saturday        5:30 p.m.      (08/09)   96  

Sunday          8:00 a.m.      (08/10)   40  

                    10:00 a.m.                 156

Total                                             292  

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. Mary Catholic Church. 

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. 

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

CHRISTIAN FAMILY CAMPOUT:  Mark your calendars to attend the Christian Family Campout at Hoeft State Park on September 5, 6, & 7.  This event is an extremely relaxed and unstructured fellowship of Christian families and fun for the whole family.  No reservations needed.  Potluck Saturday night.  Worship Service Sunday morning.  For more information please call Jim and Linda Majesky, 354-2659. 

A big THANK YOU goes out to Wayne Kowalski and Augie Matuzak for fixing the sprinkler system after the road work was completed.  Your help was really appreciated. 

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. 

WE ARE LOOKING FOR AN ACOLYTE COORDINATOR. Some of the duties include: keeping the candle lighters clean, washing the acolyte robes when needed, training new acolytes, making a schedule for acolytes, mailing reminder postcards, posting a schedule in vestry, ushers’ room and giving one to the church office.  If you would be willing to serve in this capacity or if you have any questions please contact the church office, 356-1658. 

The Egermeier’s Bible Story Book readings for next week are:  Joseph Makes Himself Known, page 64, and A Gentile Mother Comes to Jesus, page 417.  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. 

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 17 - 24, 2008

SUN.  Worship – 8:00/HC. 10:00/HC

MON.  Line Dancing – 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.; Bazaar Meeting – 7:00 p.m.

TUES. Yoga – 7:30 a.m.; Boy Scouts–7:00 p.m.; Church Council – 7:00 p.m.

THURS Yoga – 7:30 a.m.; Men’s Breakfast at Big Boy on Chisholm – 8:00 a.m.; Staff Meeting – 11:30 a.m.; Hymn Committee Meeting – 1:00 p.m.

FRI.  Line Dancing – 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

SAT.  Worship - 5:30 p.m.