St. Paul Lutheran Church - Rockford

This Week at St. Paul

Sunday, January 19^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)

  4:30pm – Elders Meeting (Northwest Site)

  NO Jr. Confirmation (Northwest Site)

Monday, January 20^th

 NO  Monday Morning Bible Class

Tuesday, January 21^st Market Day Orders Due

  9:00am - Piecemakers

Wednesday, January 22^nd

  7:00am – 7:45am – Men’s Devo & Prayer

  8:25am – Chapel

  6:30pm – “Something Different” (Northwest Site)

Thursday, January 23^rd

  7:30am – “Discover Us” Breakfast (Cafeteria)

Saturday, January 25^th

  8:30am – 9:15am – Market Day Pick-up (Kindergarten Room)

  9:00am – Art Sadler Tournament (Gymnasium)

  7:00pm – St. Paul Movie Night (Northwest Site)

Sunday, January 26^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)

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

Announcements for Sunday, January 19,  2014

           

  

       Serving in God’s House at Central Site Today:

Acolytes: 10:30am – Euan & Evan Anderson

Preacher: Pastor Ciprys                               

Ushers: 8:00am –  Group 1              10:30am – Group 8

Elder: Aaron Temple

                   

       Serving in God’s House at Northwest Site Today:

Preacher: Pastor Ciprys               Elder: Dennis Slagell

Acolytes: Aries & Tristan 

                      

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 (2^nd Sunday after Epiphany)

Ephesians 5:27  “…so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.” Our Lord has cleanses us with His blood – in His sight we are now pure and holy. He has given Himself, laying done His life for us. Now we are his spotless and beautiful bride. By His sacrifice, we are moved to sacrifice. By His cleansing, we find a desire to ourselves be clean and live blamelessly as He is blameless.

Semi-Annual Congregational Meeting will be held February 10^th, at 6:30pm at the Northwest Site. Please plan to attend to help decide on current and future needs of the church and school.

No Monday Bible Class this week.  We plan to continue on Monday, the 27^th, at 10am, to complete our study of the Jewish nuances that bring meaning to our understanding of the Bible.  Come, join us!

"SOMETHING DIFFERENT" begins THIS WEEK.  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 also want it to be “kid friendly” for those who that might help to come.  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!

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. 

Ladies Guild is moving their February meeting to SATURDAY, FEBRURY 8TH. This meeting is at the Northwest Site at 1:00pm.  Non-members are invited to join with us as we visit a warmer climate with Alexandra Salamone and see the volunteer work she did in Ghana and Thailand.  Members are encouraged to bring a guest.  Remember to bring any MITES saved from 2013 and during January of 2014.   

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. Paulapalooza 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 "Potluckapalooza"!  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!