This Week at St. Paul
Sunday, January 12th Blood Pressure Screening - NW
8:00am
& 10:30am – Worship (Central Site)
9:15am - Bible Class/Sunday School (Central Site)
9:15am – SPY Band
9:15am – Worship/Communion (Northwest Site)
10:30am – Bible Study (Northwest Site)
6:30pm – Jr. Confirmation (Northwest Site)
Monday, January 13th
10:00am - Monday Morning Bible Class
Tuesday, January 14th
9:00am - Piecemakers
Wednesday, January 15th
7:00am – 7:45am – Men’s Devo & Prayer
8:25am – Chapel
Saturday, January 18th
9:00am – 2:00pm – Mission U Training (Northwest Site)
Sunday, January 19th
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)
NO
Jr. Confirmation (Northwest Site)
Serving in God’s House at Central Site Today:
Acolytes: 8:00am – 10:30am
– Mike
Preacher: Pastor Thies
Ushers: 8:00am – Group 4 10:30am
– Group 7
Elder: Aaron Temple
Serving in
God’s House at Northwest Site Today:
Preacher: Pastor Thies
Elder:
Dennis
Slagell
Acolyte: Aries & Tristan
Guided Tours
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.
Generosity Moment - January 12th (Baptism
of Our Lord)
Matthew 3:15 But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so
now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” The reason
God sent His Son into the world is to fulfill all righteousness for us, to do
what we could not do. So here Jesus plunges Himself into our sins and soaks
them up in His baptism, so that in our baptism we might be cleansed and
renewed. The whole of Jesus’ life, everything He did and said, was one great
offering to the Father in our stead to fulfill all righteousness for us. His
Gift informs our giving!
Welcome new members – Last week St. Paul received two new
members by Adult Confirmation in our 8am service. Please give Cody Boettcher
and Scott Hicks a warm St. Paul
welcome!
Please note Jr. Confirmation Class resumes tonight at Northwest at
6:30pm
Please note that Monday Bible Class resumes tomorrow in the Undercroft at
10am. With Pastor Thies teaching, we
will begin our brief look at some things that Jews understand that help us
understand Jesus and the Bible a little bit better.
Pastor Thies will be away from the office Tuesday through Friday of
this week. Please contact the church
office or Pastor Ciprys for any pastoral needs during these few days.
MISSION U is a series of witness training
opportunities provided by Lutheran Hour Ministries and hosted by churches like
us. Our next offering in the series is
MU-102 “Witnessing Methods: Seven Styles of Faith Sharing” and is scheduled for
Saturday, January 18th, from 9am to 2pm at the Northwest site. A meal will be provided and childcare upon
advance request. Let us know that you
are coming on your Care Card and mark your calendar so as to become a more
confident witness for Christ.
2014 Offering Envelopes are now ready to be picked up. They are
located in the undercroft at the Central site and the Narthex at Northwest
Site. If you don’t see yours, please call the church office (815-963-5435).
Join us and our school for a family movie
night at the Northwest Site on Saturday, January 25 at 7:00 PM. Please call the school office (815-965-3335
ext. 215) if you would like more information.
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.
Mrs. Lynn
Warner is our school 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.
Our school is in need of a substitute teacher. Please contact Mr.
Volkert if you are interested or know someone who may be. principal@stpaulrockford.com
or 815-965-3335 ext. 215.
You are
welcome to our school’s monthly
"Discover Us Breakfast". These
are open to anyone who is interested in learning about our school. This could be prospective families, church
members, local clergy, intrigued community members, alumni, really anyone! YOU may invite people to a "Discover Us
Breakfast". The 59 minute breakfast
events are primarily on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 7:30 AM in the
cafeteria. Participants will receive a
hot breakfast while they hear about our school primarily from students and
parents. Tours of our building will be offered to our
guests. Anyone interested is asked to
RSVP with Lynn Warner (Admission Counselor) at (815) 965-3335 ext. 215 or
stpaulrockford@gmail.com. Here are the
dates for the "Discover Us Breakfasts": Thursday, January 23, February 20, March 20,
April 17, and May 22
Our new
development office for our school ministry has
begun preparations for our 2nd appeal letter.
This mailing will be sent to our St. Paul Cheerleaders. Do you know anyone who would like to be a St.
Paul Cheerleader? No, we don't mean
someone with pom-poms! We like to refer
to our friends, supporters, and partners as our "Cheerleaders". We want to add these cheerleaders from across
the country to our mailing list. These
people will receive periodic updates on what is happening at our school. They will be given the opportunity to hear
our stories as they are shared by our students and families. Please contribute names of people to be on
our list. It could be individuals you
know who attend a church that does not have a school to support. You may give us the names of any friends,
family, or associates that you know.
They will not be obligated to give us a gift. We would like if our "cheerleaders"
would pray for our ministry and talk to others they know. We would gratefully accept gifts that are
offered! Prayerfully consider prospective
cheerleaders! You may call with names
to 815-965-3335 ext. 215, or provide to
Bruce Volkert.
All are
invited to our school’s St. Paulapoolza on
Sunday, February 9 from noon until 3:00 PM in the school gymnasium! You are encouraged to invite prospective
families to this party event to celebrate our school ministry. This will include our annual Book Fair, a
band concert, our school kids will sing, an Open House, and more. There will be food as well! All are invited to contribute to our cook off
which we are calling "Potluckapoolza"! This is a pot luck with prizes! You may enter a dish in any of the following
categories to compete for "Best in Show": "Something with
Bacon", "You Got Yer Sausages", "The Rest of the
Meats", "Hot Dish" (of course), "Cold Dish", and "Just
Desserts". There IS a trophy! Potluck dishes may be dropped off in the
cafeteria kitchen any time that Sunday morning.
Please include your name! This is
your chance to show off your culinary skills!
"SOMETHING
DIFFERENT" is on the way. Formerly, we have had a midweek Bible
study at some times. For years we had a Saturday night contemporary
service. We propose SOMETHING DIFFERENT since we have neither of those
presently. SOMETHING DIFFERENT plans to include a Bible study with Pastor
Thies, extended prayer for matters brought from those attending, perhaps some
music, perhaps some skits from youth volunteers, perhaps some snacks to
occasionally follow, and perhaps some other things we have not thought of yet.
The whole of it is intended to be devotional in nature and one that
fosters Christian fellowship. We hope that it can also lend itself to us
drawing more use and exposure of new people to our Northwest site and outlying
territory. We plan to begin weekly on Wednesday, January 22nd with a
study portion on Revelation. Come and try SOMETHING DIFFERENT! You
might like SOMETHING DIFFERENT!
