St. Paul Epistle

www.stpaul.org                                       Volume 98, Issue 11                                                November 1998

Thanksgiving Eve Worship November 25 - 7:00 p.m.

Come let us worship the Lord! And give thanks for His many blessings!

A special time set aside to give thanks to the One from whom all things come ... to the One in whom we live and move and have our being ... to the One with whom we are joined in ministry - God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

A special time set aside to give thanks for our country ... our faith ... our freedoms ... our families ... our friends ... our fellowship together in the body of Christ.

A special time set aside to be fed by the Lord in Word and Sacrament ... to sing hymns of thanksgiving ... to offer ourselves in thanksgiving for all we have received.

A special time to gather at St. Paul with our brothers and sisters and the choir of Grace Lutheran Church simply to give thanks.

Come let us worship the Lord! And give thanks for His many blessings!

Thankfully yours in His Name,

Pastor Dan Deutsch

October Church Council Notes

Old Business - Property Committee still dealing with water coming into offices and kitchen. Caulking needs to be redone around SS windows. - C.A.N. report - 5103 cans collected with additional monies given totaled $617.30. A check for that amount and a letter will be sent to New Life Lutheran Church. - 715 S. 2nd property - a report from the committee assigned to make a recommendation concerning the "right of first refusal" on Pastor Bessert's home. Council approved their recommendation that we do nothing about this property since the congregation has already turned it down once. - Sept. 13th meeting with Bishop Hansen - a report on this meeting indicating discussions with the Bishop on the procedures needed to be followed for the calling of pastors.

New Business - Call Committee report - John Diamond was present and reported on the process and progress of the Call Committee. Members of the committee include John Diamond as chairman, Leslie Nye, Shirley Houston, Dana Panknin, Dave Werner, Don Smith, Jeff Hoeksema, Don Urban, Andrea Dutcher and Rodney Lang as ex- officio member. - Immanuel School Report - Pastor shared the Education Committee report on conversations with Immanuel Lutheran School about the possibility of sharing some space with them. Council approved the recommendation that a special committee be established to develop a proposal for use of our facility. This will also be brought to the congregation for discussion at our annual meeting.

Pastoral Acts

FRANK J. LUSK passed away on October 9, 1998. His funeral was held at Wachterhauser Funeral Home and was officiated at by Rev. Daniel Deutsch.

ANDREW MCSKIMMING III and GILLIAN LARA SMITH were married on October 3, 1998 by Pastor Ronald C. Bessert. They were attended by Heidi Mikula and Brian Francis

DANIEL JOSEPH WEAVER and MONICA LYNN ALLEN were married on October 10, 1998 by Pastor Ronald C. Bessert. They were attended by Dana Paquette and Christopher Sleeper.

MARK VICTOR ROGERS and AMY CATHRYN NEIMAN were married on October 17, 1998 by Pastor Daniel Deutsch. They were attended by Kristy Henry and Doug Walls.

On October 24, 1998 JOHNANTHONY CHARLES WYMAN son of Kevin and Charlee Wyman with sponsors Angalle Black and Jared Kowalsky.

On October 24, 1998 KEVIN CLIFFORD WYMAN son of Kevin and Charlee Wyman with sponsors Leann Black and Daniel Black

World Relief

Thank you to everyone who brought in items for Lutheran World Relief! A "thank you" is also sent out to everyone who packed the boxes and loaded the truck and to the ladies who madeall the beautiful quilts.

Thanksgiving Baskets with food for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner are being packed for those in need by the Outreach Committee on Tuesday, November 24th and will be delivered on November 25th. Please bring your donations for these baskets to the kitchen. Mark your donations "Thanksgiving Baskets." If you plan to provide some of the perishable food such as milk, margarine, cool whip or frozen foods, please bring those items and place them in a bag in the refrigerator or freezer and mark them Outreach. If you would like to help pack the baskets or you can deliver them please call Lori Ludwig evenings at 356-4753. Thank you for including those less fortunate in your Thanksgiving planning!

HARVEST DINNER Thank you to everyone who donated items for our Harvest Dinner. Also to all of the workers who came forward and worked so hard to make our dinner the success it was!

Annual Meeting Notes - 10/25 St. Paul's annual meeting to hear reports about the past year and proposals for the coming year took place on Reformation Sunday - an appropriate time to speak of renewing our hearts and lives and the direction of God's people here at St. Paul.

Following are a few thoughts about the meeting:

 

We welcome the newly confirmed members of St. Paul Lutheran Church into this community of worshiping Christians. After two years of study, the composition of a statement of faith and an interview with the Church Council, the following members were confirmed October 4, 1998.

 

POINSETTIA ORDER FORM

The red poinsettias will be branched plants with 5/6 flowers in 6" pots at a cost of $6.00 per plant to be ordered and paid for by November 24th. The plants will be delivered to the church and may be picked up after service on Sunday, December 27th.

PLEASE CIRCLE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

In memory of             In celebration of To the Glory of God

(Please write the names of your loved ones clearly) ____________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

From:________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

Quantity ordered: ____________ Phone No. _____________Amount paid:_____________

You may give my plant to a shut-in Yes______ No________

I can help deliver to the shut-ins Yes___________ Phone____________

 

St. Paul Christmas Bazaar and Luncheon

Have you purchased your ticket yet? Don't wait till the last minute, or you may be out of Luck. Tickets are on sale now at the Church office and from circle group members and Sunday Mornings at coffee hour. It's $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children under 12. (There are NO reserved tickets). Menu: Turkey Casserole, roll, cranberry salad, and apple crisp for dessert.. Plan on coming to do your Christmas Shopping, we have a lot of very wonderful items for sale. This year we will also have a lot of sauerkraut for sale. Special thanks to the group who came to make it at the Church so we would have it to sell, and to Grace and Harvey Olsen for donating the cabbage. White Elephant items must be brought to the church no later than November 4 so there is time to mark the prices on the items. Please remember only bring good items that are in good shape and that you think will sell. For those who are donating craft and homemade food items, you may bring them to the gym on Friday, Nov. 6th from 9:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m. Lots and lots of Fancy Cookies are needed for our Famous Cookie Walk. Dust off those recipes, start thinking about what you can do to keep those ladies walking all day so they don't sell out early again. Also baked breads, pies, fudge, canned goods, jams, jellies, fresh produce, and any baked goods are needed for our Country Store. What do we need for our Needle Work Shop? I'll tell you aprons, throw pillows, homemade dishcloths, potholders, table runners, doll clothes, vests, Afghans, sweat shirts, any knitted or crocheted item. Craft corner items that sell well and we need donated are any kind of wood cut outs, bird houses, bird feeders, centerpieces, home made jewelry, dried flowers, and wreaths (burlap, pine cones, straw, and grapevine). To everyone who have worked at home and those who have worked at church and helped to plan many thanks for all you have done in preparation for this annual event. This years Bazaar funds will be combined with last years proceeds to furnish the new Prayer area in the basement area. Also, we will once again tithe 10% of profits that we earn that day to a charity. Matching funds provided by AAL #9713 Thank you Esther Kindt & Ann Olsen Bazaar Co-chairs

Sunday School Superintendant Report September/October 1998

Rally Day on September 27th was a huge success!! If you were unable to be at the 9:20 service that day and missed our wonderful masks and Noah's Ark, we have pictures and video available in the Sunday School office. Also, if you took pictures or videos - would you please stop by the Sunday School office any Sunday morning and share them with us? Thanks!

We have about 125 children registered in Sunday School this year, so far. Children who have attended for four consecutive weeks since the first day of Sunday School are: Nursery: Noah Barney-Steinke, Carley Hoeksema, Andrew Kruse, Logan Moncrief, Austin Paczkowski, Preschool: Christine Burke, Bradley LaFleche, Kyle Urban, Tyler Wood Kindergarten: Cortney Cramer, Jonathan Dziesinski, Heather Krey, Stephanie Kruse, Spencer Losinski, Matthew Urban, Terry Wood III. First Grade: Brittany Fisher, Lauren Hoeksema, Dylan Johnson, Caleb Paczkowski, Justine LaFleche, Alyssa Shupert, Jeanna Wirgau, Rachel Wyman. Second Grade: Lauren Borchard, Megan Dziesinski, Katie Kieliszewski, Nichole Preuss, Anna Rumbles, Kody Szymanski, Jared Wyman. Third Grade: Kristen Hartman, Geoffrey Hoeksema, Thomas Lewandowski, Emily Lozen, Kursten Paczkowski, Christopher Smith, Alison Twite. Fourth Grade: Caleb Borchard, Alysha Losinski, Justin Smith. Fifth Grade: Chad Bock, Kelsie Copping, Katelynn Ludwig, Richard Rabeau, Nickole Stein-Fisher, Malary Wekwert. Sixth Grade: James Kriniak, Lisa Lewandowski. Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!

WELCA Christmas Celebration

All women of St. Paul and Grace Lutheran Church are invited to a Christmas Celebration and Dinner to be held on Wednesday December 9th at 6:00 pm. Please make your plans now to attend. Invite a friend and enjoy the occasion to visit with old friends and meet new ones. Watch the bulletin for more details