St. Paul Lutheran Church - Rockford

Week of November 3, 2013

Saturday,  November 2^nd   

 10:30am – 12:30am – “It’s All in Me” Retreat (Northwest Site)

 6:00pm - Contemporary Worship (Northwest Site)

 Sunday, November 3^rd All Saint’s Day

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

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

  9:15am – Worship (Northwest Site)

10:30am – Bible Study (Northwest Site)

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

Monday, November 4^th

10:00am – Monday Morning Bible Class

Tuesday, November 5^th Circuit Pastors’ Conference

  5:30pm – Trustees

  6:00pm – SPUM

  6:15pm – Social Ministry

  6:30pm – Board of Education

  6:45pm – Board of Youth

  7:00pm – Stewardship

  7:15pm – Evangelism

Wednesday, November 6^th

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

  8:25am – Chapel

  1:00pm – Ladies Guild Meeting (Northwest Site)

Thursday, November 7^th

  6:30pm – St. Paul Band Fine Arts Festival (Lutheran High School)

Saturday,  November 9^th

11:00am – Court of Honor for Jacob Kahler (Central Site)

  5:30pm – Dinner Auction (Lino’s)

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

Sunday, November 10^th Blood Pressure Screening – Central

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

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

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

  9:15am – SPY Band

10:30am – Bible Study (Northwest Site)

  NO Jr. Confirmation (Northwest Site)

            

  

       Serving in God’s House 

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 (963-7641) and then dial 3 when the call is answered.

Our Church Planning Council has called a meeting of the Voting members of St. Paul (18 & older) to a Special Congregational Meeting for the following purposes:

1) Consideration of a separation package due to changes in pastoral staffing

2) Alteration to the schedule of weekend services, particularly Saturday night to midweek

3) Disbursement of excess Specific Ministry Fund donations (Pastor Ciprys program)

The Meeting will be held Monday, November 11th, at 6:30pm

at the Northwest site!!! Please plan to attend, be informed and register your votes together!

T-Coil Hearing Loop System at Northwest site – You will notice the signs in the sanctuary demarking the area of service for reception by many hearing aids of a wireless feed of the spoken parts of our service.  You will need to sit within the marked area.  If you have any questions as to how the system works, you can speak with Harold Bomgarten or Bruce Jacobsen.  We are thankful to Harold, Bruce and our Trustees for their work over quite a period on getting us this trial system.  Let us know if it works for you on your Care Card!

Did your know our Trustees & others have been diligently taking care of many things for our physical facilities?  These have included the entire exterior facing on front of NW site that had rotted and was falling off, the roof leak at NW site and repair to bath interior, the new sign work beginning at Central, the Central site elevator (with much help of church office (Sue)), the Undercroft leaks and repeated work in baths, and many other projects.  Please thank them and those who assist them in these things and the grounds volunteers when you find them.  And consider pitching in by calling our office or indicating on your Care Card to volunteer for projects.

Pastor Thies has been serving Lord of Life in La Fox some weekends.  We are happy for them that a pastor has accepted their call and will be installed on Sunday, November 10^th.  Pastor Thies will be away that Sunday morning for the last time in that his work, along with Pastor Rub’s, should be finished.  We appreciate your patience as we have been able to assist them in a mutually beneficial way over these recent months.

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!

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

 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!

Ladies Guild - At the LADIES GUILD meeting on Wednesday, November 6th, "A is for Aprons."  If you have an apron, you may wear or bring it at 1:00pm to the Northwest Site.  We invite ALL to join with us and hear our program on "The Rick Rack Attach," a colorful history on the best cover-up ever known.  Remember to bring the MITES you have saved.

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.

Mrs. Lynn Warner is our admissions counselor. You are always welcome to provide names and contact information to her for perspective school families. You can reach her at 815-965-3335.

St. Paul Lutheran School is in need of a part time afternoon first grade teacher.  The current person filling that position, Allison Stern, was able to secure full time employment.  She thoroughly enjoyed being part of our school but discovered that her family needs necessitated a full time job.  We wish her God's blessings at her new school.  We pray that the right person is led to serve at St. Paul.  Please share the names of any candidates with Mr. Volkert or our Board of Education President, Wendy Kissick.

St. Paul Welcomes New Members, Scott Sautel by Affirmation of Faith and Dave & Sharon Brandt by transfer. Make sure you give them a warm St. Paul welcome!

Ladies, come join us for a night of fun, fellowship, and great food on November 21st at 6:30 pm at the Northwest site. We are hosting a Pampered Chef Party as a fundraiser for St. Paul. Perfect timing to consider Christmas gifts or making your life easier for a holiday meal. Can’t make it to the event? You can still support our fundraiser by ordering online (and even have it shipped directly to you for a small fee)! Please visit the following website and look for the show hosted by Jennifer Woolery and St. Paul at http://www.pamperedchef.biz/chefaloha. If you have any questions or would like look at a catalog or order personally please contact Jennifer Woolery 815-335-2082 or 815-979-8930. The pick-up dates for the orders will be at 3:10- 4:00 p.m. Thursday Dec. 12 and Friday Dec. 13 in the school office.