Tuesday, March 11, 2014

This Week at St. Paul
Sunday, March 9th Daylight Savings Begins
   Blood Pressure Screening - NW
    8:00am – Worship (Central Site)
   9:15am -  Bible Class/Sunday School  (Central Site)
   9:15am – SPY Band
   9:15am – Worship/Communion (Northwest Site)
 10:30am – Worship (Gymnasium)
 10:30am – Bible Study (Northwest Site)
   2:30pm – CHURCH 4U (Central Site)
Monday, March 10th
10:00am - Monday Morning Bible Class
Tuesday, March 11th
  9:00am – Piecemakers (Undercroft)
Wednesday, March 12th Grandparents & Special Friends Day
  7:00am – 7:45am – Men’s Devo & Prayer (Stockholm Inn)
10:30am  – Lenten Worship (Central Site)
11:30am – Lenten  Pot Luck
  7:00pm – Lenten Worship (Northwest Site)
  7:00pm – Ambassador Ministries (Undercroft)
Thursday, March 13th
  4:30pm – 5:30pm – Learn to Read Greek Class (Mt. Olive)
Friday, March 14th
  “Epistle” Deadline
Sunday, March 16th 
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)
12:00pm – 3:00pm – SPYS Bible Study/Open Gym
  4:00pm – Elders (Northwest Site)


High School SPYS (Youth) – Next Sunday we have our Open Gym and Bible Study after late service (about noon).  Bring $5 for lunch and plan to stay until about 2:30pm.  We will continue our study on Relationships. Also bring $20 for your registration for the NID Youth Gathering Friday, March 25-26th at Trinity, Roselle (Elgin area). And Sunday, remember, it’s more fun if everybody comes, including YOU.


 CHURCH 4U restart IS TODAY! – It hasn’t happened since last April due to lack of funding but due to an NID grant, we begin again at Central site at 2:30pm.  But we could use your help: 1) Please pray that the Lord would use us to touch those of the Central site neighborhood to come and be fed with His word, 2) Consider coming this afternoon to enjoy the worship and fellowship and help us welcome the newcomers who attend so that they might start to see St. Paul as a possible church home for themselves.  Carl Cole and young “YES” Club singers will supply our music and Pastor Thies a message for the neighborhood.  May the Lord bless our efforts!

“Restore the Roar!” is the theme for our Lent midweek services. The Book of Amos has this as its singular goal: to restore the rightful roar from the Lion, Lord Yahweh, the God of Israel. The temptation is to put our hands over our ears to drown out His roar. The world, the devil, and our old Adam tempt us to clip the claws on the Lion and clean up His bloody Passion we are called to follow. But the Bride of Christ, the Church, is called to holy reverence before the Lord, the King of the universe. Join us under this theme and the Book of Amos in midweek Lenten worship on Wednesdays, 10:30am at Central and 7pm at Northwest.

THE LADIES GUILD will host a Potluck Lunch after the Wednesday morning Lenten services at the Central Site in the undercroft.  Please bring a "dish to pass" from an old or new recipe.  Table service and beverage is provided.  ALL are welcome to be part of this meal and the fellowship.

THE LADIES GUILD SPRING RALLY for LWML for our Zone will be on Saturday, March 22nd at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Rockford.  Registration begins at 8:30am, and the program/meeting is from 9:00am until noon.  The cost is $5.00 and includes Brunch.  The scheduled speaker is from the Comfort Dog Program that is based at Immanuel in Belvidere.  Please call Betty Steiner at 815-877-2721if you plan to attend, and did not sign up at the Ladies Guild meeting.

Care Ministry Gathering -    We are thankful to all who have served as Care Ministers in the past and for all that has been accomplished in the past. We are eager to see what comes next for the Care Ministry at St. Paul. We encourage anyone who is considering this area of serving to join us in this process. Please mark your calendar to attend an all-included gathering on Sunday, March 23rd after the 10:30 service at Central Site in the undercroft. We will be reflecting on Care Ministry so far and planning for what is next. Meal and beverages will be provided as well as paper products and utensils. This is a time for anyone wanting to learn more about the Care Ministry and how it works to come and find out.  Child care for the meeting portion will be provided if requested in advance. If you have any questions please call Roger 815-742-1988Lowes 815-742-5788Eggert. Hope to see you there.

Wolf Family Fund - You may have heard about the fire that destroyed the Aaron and Lorrie Wolf's house on Thursday, February 27.  While we give thanks that no one was hurt, their needs are great as nearly everything they owned was destroyed in the fire.  We are working with Lutheran Church Charities to provide an easy way for those wishing to help the family to be able to make tax deductible donations.  You may make a donation via credit card through LCC's website at www.lutheranchurchcharities.org.  Checks may also be mailed to Lutheran Church Charities at 333 W. Lake Street, Addison, Illinois 60101 (put "The Aaron Wolf Family" in the memo).  Checks made out to Lutheran Church Charities may also left at the church.  If you have any questions, please contact our Treasurer, Erica de Guzman, at 815-877-7146.

St. Paul Lutheran School will be celebrating National Lutheran Schools' Week this coming week.  Our Grandparents and Special Friends' day will be on Wednesday, March 12.

 Pastor Krause is planning on starting a new “Learn to read Greek” class on Thursday, March 13th.  This is a slow-paced, informal class where lay-people can learn to read the New Testament in the original Greek language.  There are people from a few different churches who attend, so you won’t feel like an outsider.  We regularly meet on Thursday from 4:30 to 5:30 PM in the basement of Mount Olive Lutheran church (2001 N. Alpine).  Come and see how a different approach to reading the bible can open new avenues to understanding God’s word for us.  If you have any questions, contact Pastor Krause at Mount Olive (815-399-3171) or Jon Schuknecht, who is one of the current students.

USHERS WANTED! Interested in becoming an usher?  We can use you!  If you are high-school age or above and would like to be added to our usher rotation, please let us know.  This is a great way to get to know your fellow members and serve your congregation.  We will work to assign you to a team that best fits your schedule.  Contact Jon Schuknecht (jschuknecht@att.net) for teams at the Northwest Site or Aaron Temple (aaron.temple@gmail.com) for teams at the Central Site.

Consider joining us for our next St. Paul Lutheran School "Discover Us Breakfast"!  The breakfast provides you with a wonderful opportunity to see the ministry that your school is doing.  You will hear, first hand, from our students about how lives are impacted daily through education and the message of the Gospel!  Please RSVP with Lynn Warner (Admission Counselor) at 815-965-3335 ext. 215 or stpaulrockford@gmail.com.  These 59 minute breakfast events 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".  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.  Here are the dates for the remaining "Discover Us Breakfasts":  March 20, April 17, and May 22 (the third Thursday of every month).  Each begins at 7:30 AM in the cafeteria.

The St. Paul Moonlight Bowling Extravaganza is right around the corner. Mark your calendars for March 29th. This will take place at Park Lanes in Loves Park beginning at 7:00pm. Cost is $40.00 a couple and that includes bowling, shoe rental and a pasta buffet. There will be a silent auction as well. If you would like to sign up, please contact Mike Rolando (815-988-4358) or Bruce Volkert (815-519-3242).

Our Kindergarten Roundup will be Wednesday, March 19 from 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM in the Kindergarten Room.  Please invite families with youngsters to this open house event.  Children who come will learn about school and participate in Minute-To-Win-It type of activities.  Call the school office for more information (815-965-3335 ext. 215).  Printed invitations are available in the narthex.

All are invited to hear our talented young band musicians perform at our annual Solo and Ensemble Festival on Saturday, March 22 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM in the Central Site church sanctuary.  The students will play everything from pop to Bach.  Audience members are welcomed to come for any portion of the Festival they would like.

 Do you know someone who could become a St. Paul Supporter?  St. Paul Supporter could be anyone form throughout our area or around the country.  They could be your family, friends, coworkers, members of churches who do not have a school to support - really anyone.  Our supporters will receive periodic updates about the ministry of our school.  We will ask them to support us by prayer and telling others about St. Paul Lutheran School.  They are not obligated or even asked for a financial gift.  Although, we will include an envelope if they would like to support us in that way.  Our goal is to "Share or Story" to as many as will hear it!  Consider adding 10 names of people you know to our mailing list.  Simple forms are available in the church narthex as well as both the school and church office.  This is a project of our new Development Office.  Please talk to Bruce Volkert, our school principal, if you have questions. 

Little Lambs is now accepting applications for spring 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.