St. Paul Lutheran Church - Rockford

Week of October 20, 2013

Saturday,  October 19^th  

 8:30am – 9:15am – Market Day Pick-up

 8:30am – 12:30pm – Strategic Planning  Meeting (Undercroft)

 6:00pm - Contemporary Worship (Northwest Site)

 7:00pm – Movie Night (Northwest Site)

Sunday, October 20^th

  8:00am & 10:30am – Worship/Communion (Central Site)

  9:15am -  Bible Class/Sunday School  (Central Site)

  9:15am – SPY Band

  9:15am – Worship (Northwest Site)

10:30am – Bible Study (Northwest Site)

  4:00pm – Elders Meeting (Northwest Site) 

  6:30pm  – Jr. Confirmation (Northwest Site)

Monday, October 21^st

10:00am – Monday Morning Bible Class

Tuesday, October 22^nd

 Lunch with Pastor Deen @ Lutheran High School

Wednesday, October 23^rd

  7:00am – 7:45am -  Men’s Devo & Prayer (Stockholm Inn)

  8:25am – Chapel

  6:00pm – Chancel Choir (Northwest Site)

Friday, October 25^th  

  No School

Saturday,  October 26^th

  5:30pm – SPYS Raven’s Grin Haunted House

  6:00pm - Contemporary Worship/Communion (Northwest Site)

Sunday, October 27^th LWML Mites Due

  8:00am & 10:30am  – Worship (Central Site)

  9:15am -  Bible Class/Sunday School  (Central Site)

  9:15am – Worship/Communion (Northwest Site)

10:30am – Bible Study (Northwest Site)

  2:00pm – 4:00pm – Open House – Lillian Enge 90^th Birthday

  6:30pm – Jr. Confirmation (Northwest Site)

Those Who Serve October 19 & 20:

Serving in God’s House at Central Site :

Acolytes: 8:00am – Euan     10:30am – Evan & Lois                                                                             Preacher: Pastor Thies

Serving in God’s House at Northwest Site Today:

Preacher: Pastor Thies                     

                                                        

                                                                       

       

Prayer for the Day is a daily devotional ministry. To hear a devotion recorded by Pastor Thies, please call the special Prayer for the Day phone number (815-963-7641) and then dial 3 when the call is answered.

Sermon Series by Pastor Thies – As part of our effort to transform our church and school ministry with some planning, Pastor Thies will lead us through the remaining themes in the prayer journal: 3) The Wrestling Match of Wealth and the following weekend 4) Courage.  You are invited each of these weeks to prayerfully work through the journal with five personal and/or family devotions and to keep some notes on your thoughts.  The hope is that these weeks serve to bring us together in reflecting on the Lord’s things in our lives as we prayerfully attempt to plan our ministry together as a church.  Everyone can participate in this!

St Paul Lutheran church is joining with Pecatonica Methodist church in a joint project for Christmas stocking for the Military. The sewing group from Pecatonica are making the Christmas stockings. Our project involves filling the stocking for 30 people in the military that will be deployed at Christmas time. We are looking for names from our St Paul family that will be overseas during Christmas. I need their names and mailing address. We need to fill 30 stocking with  goodies from home: hard candy, gum, nuts, suckers, rice krispie treats, packages of crackers, cookies, drink mixes like ,lemonade, fruit punch, tea, instant coffee. We can use new crossword books, seek and find puzzles. We will also take gifts of cash to purchase the above items and to use for postage. The price of postage for the boxes we will be using is $14.95 a box. Last date to bring items is October 27, 2013 We will be mailing them out the first week of November.  Thanks, Sandy Kahler 

The Board of Social Ministry is collecting food items now through November 17^th. We are collecting typical thanksgiving dinner items: vegetables, gravy, cranberries, stuffing, etc. Please NO glass jars of any kind. Look for the container marked “Annual Thanksgiving – Board of Social Ministry” in the narthex at both sites. If you wish to make a monetary  donation we will purchase food for the boxes. If you have any questions, please call Dan or Nancy Collins at 815-398-0129. Thank you in advance!

What if we got every person at St. Paul witness training in proclaiming Christ to the community?  Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 23, for our first of five witness training seminars through “MISSION U,” Lutheran Hour Ministries lay training.  Let’s dedicate part of that Saturday to looking how the Lord can use us more effectively in reaching out in His Name.  The training will be from 9am to 2pm, with lunch & childcare provided.  Watch for more!

You are still invited to tell others about enrolling their children in St. Paul School next Fall.  Seats are available in most classes.  We think we are the best deal in town - tuition is only $2,700 a year for Community Members.  That is less than $68 a week for a quality education in a small school setting.  Remember to tell them that the children learn of Jesus each and every day!  That is priceless!  Interested families can call 815-965-3335 or email Lynn Warner at stpaulrockford@gmail.com.

"8 oh 4 St. Paul".  This is our new method to remind ourselves to take time from our busy lives to bow our heads in prayers to our Father.  Last Spring we used "stop at 1:30 to pray for 130 students" for our school .  We want to continue the habit of the St. Paul Family uniting in prayer at the same time.  You are welcomed to set your alarm or phone for 8:04 (AM or PM) and join us to pray at 8 oh 4 St. Paul.  Pray that God continues to guide and bless the ministry of St. Paul Lutheran School.  Pray for our students, families, and teachers… and anything else that is on your heart.  Jesus promises to hear our prayers!

Perhaps you have a musical instrument at your house that is no longer being used.  If it is donated to our band program we can guarantee that it will once again produce beautiful music!  Donated instruments are used by our students for no charge.  For many students, being able to use a "school instrument" is what allows them to join our band.  Talk to Mr. Volkert if you have any questions.

Prayer Chain – If you would like to be a part of the prayer chain, please contact Diane Schoonover at 815-988-8886. You can also call that number if you have a prayer request or email her at: ddschoon@att.net

Little Lambs is now accepting applications for fall enrollment. Please call Jan Morton at 815-965-3335, ext. 218.

Here is a real way for any congregation or school member to assist the funding of the ministry of St. Paul Lutheran School - and it does not cost anyone anything!  This project has the potential to bring in tens of thousands of dollars each year to St. Paul!  Intrigued?  St. Paul is working with a company that processes credit cards who will give a gift to St. Paul that represents a large amount of their profits.  We need an "army" of people in the St. Paul family to represent us in the community as we provide businesses with the opportunity to partner with us as we strive to make Christian education more affordable.  One company has already signed up!  Anytime you make a purchase at Guler Appliance Company you are also funding Christian education.  This is a definite "win-win" situation!  You are invited and encouraged to attend an informational meeting on Thursday, October 17 at 6:30 PM in the Central Site church undercroft (basement).  We need your help to make this dream become a real way to bring in needed funds for our school ministry.  This could be one of the methods which allows St. Paul to maintain low tuition and fees for our families.  Please talk to Bruce Volkert if you have any questions.

Open House – Please join the family of Lillian Enge in celebrating her 90^th birthday with an Open House at the Northwest Site on October 27^th, from 2:00pm – 4:00pm. No gifts please, but cards are welcome!

Altar Guild needs vases! (No bud vases please!) If you have vases you would like to donate, please leave them in the narthex or the conference room at Central Site. Thanks!

Thrivent – Would you like to be St. Paul’s Congregational Advocate for our North Winnebago Chapter?  The requirements for being a Congregational Advocate are simply: Be a Thrivent member and supporter; be one who wants to make a difference in the lives of those in your church and community; Be passionate about your congregation and its mission. You can go to Thrivent.com/chapters/volunteer/congregationalleader or call the Member Connection Center (state ‘fraternal’) 800-THRIVENT (800-847-4836) for information about this position. You may also contact Carol at 815-877-2634.

Praying for our School - At St. Paul Lutheran School we are Growing In Jesus. What better way to grow than  to pray for each other. Beginning now, we will be selecting three families each week for all of us to pray for. Every family will be prayed for by our school families and the entire congregation of St. Paul Lutheran Church. Let us pray for their health, their travels, their  faith and any other ways you want God to bless them. This weeks families are: The Armstrong family. George and Renee Armstrong have two children enrolled at St. Paul. Arias is in fourth grade and Layla is a Kindergarten student. They live in Winnebago. The Aldrich family. Todd and Shirlee have been members of St. Paul for many years. Their daughter Emmalee is a fifth grader. Son Jacob is a graduate of St. Paul and Rockford Lutheran. The Ballard family. Clayton and Tina Ballard have four children currently attending St. Paul. Cody in an eighth grade, Emily is in sixth grade, Katie is in fourth and Becca is a second grader. The Ballard family attends River Chapel and are residents of Loves Park