This Week at St. Paul
Sunday, December 7th
8:00am & 10:30am – Worship/Communion (Central Site)
9:15am - Bible Class/Sunday School (Central Site)
9:15am - Worship (Northwest Site)
9:15am – Youth Class (Central Site)
10:15am – Bible Class (Northwest Site)
6:30pm – Jr. Confirmation
Monday, December 8th
10:00am – Monday Morning Bible Class (Central Site)
Tuesday, December 9th
9:00am – Piecemakers
Wednesday, December 10th
7:00am – 8:15am – Men’s Devo & Prayer (Spring Garden-Loves Park)
10:30am– Advent Worship (Central Site)
11:30am – Potluck (Undercroft)
1:00pm – Grief Group (Undercroft)
7:00pm – Advent Worship Northwest Site)
7:00pm – Ambassador Ministries (Undercroft)
Thursday, December 11th
11:00am – Knitting Etc. (Community Activity Thursday) (Northwest Site)
Saturday, December 13th
8:30am – 9:15am – Market Day Pick-up (Gym)
10:00am – 12:00pm – Central Site Sanctuary Clean-up
3:00pm – 2nd City Chorus (2nd Congregational Church)
Sunday, December 14th Blood Pressure Screening – Central Site
8:00am &– Worship/Communion (Central Site)
9:15am - Bible Class/Sunday School (Central Site)
9:15am – Youth Class (Central Site)
9:15am - Worship (Northwest Site)
10:15am – Bible Class (Northwest Site)
10:30am –Christmas Choral Service (Central Site)
11:30am – Luncheon (Undercroft)
6:30pm – Jr. Confirmation Class
Serving in God’s House at Central Site Today:
Acolytes: 10:30am – Lois A.
Preacher: Pastor Haney
Ushers: 8:00am – Group 3 10:30am
– Group 7
Elder: Aaron Temple
Serving in
God’s House at Northwest Site Today:
Preacher: Pastor Haney Elder:
Jon
Schuknecht
Acolytes: Jacob
M.
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 – 1
Corinthians 1:7 “…so that you are not lacking in any spiritual
gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ.” The Lord sees to
it that we do not lack any gift – He has given us every spiritual blessing in
Christ as well as every earthly need as well. He is the Provider. And we can
trust Him to always provide for us in every way. In this confidence we grow to trust that when
we give regular and substantial gifts in church offerings we will still be
provided for sufficiently by the Lord.
Our guest preacher today
is Pastor Keith Haney from the Northern Illinois District LCMS. Pray that the Lord may prepare him and us for
his message.
COME TODAY! - In the introduction to the Large Catechism,
Martin Luther wrote "I must still read and study daily, and yet I cannot
master it as I wish, but must remain a child and pupil of the Catechism, and am
glad so to remain". The Large Catechism contains the basic
foundations that all of our doctrine is built upon: the Ten Commandments, the
Creed, Lord's Prayer and the sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper.
Would you like to dig deeper into these basic biblical doctrines that we as
Lutherans hold so dear? Join us as we study Luther's Large
Catechism during Sunday morning Bible study at both the Central at 9:15am and
Northwest site at 10:15am.
Please
see the insert regarding our collection of toys for children at Fairgrounds
Housing Community. We are working with
other agencies like the Boys & Girls Club to be able to meet the children
that will be able to receive these gifts. We really can only use new toys,
please.
Mid-Week
Advent Services continue this Wednesday, December 10th. The morning service
will be at 10:30am at the Central Site with Pot-luck afterwards in the undercroft.
The evening service will be at 7:00pm at the Northwest Site. This week we
continue considering the Biblical themes of the hymn, “O Come, O Come,
Emmanuel,” in our service and the message by Pastor Thies.
THE LADIES GUILD will
host a potluck lunch in the Undercroft following the 10:30am Wednesday Advent
service on December 10th. Please bring a dish to pass. Table
service and beverage will be provided. ALL are welcome to join with us
for food and fellowship.
Looking for volunteers
to help clean the Central Site Sanctuary. Please join us on December 13th
from 10:00am – Noon. Cleaning supplies will be provided.
Come Worship Christ
The Newborn King! Next Sunday, December 14th, musicians and choirs invite you
to worship our Savior in this year's Christmas choral service. Join us at the
Central Site at 10:30am as we praise Him in Word and song. Bring your family and
friends to this special traditional gathering!
Following the
10:30am Christmas Carol Service on December 14 at Central site the Board of
Parish Fellowship will host a soup and salad lunch in the undercroft.
Please join us immediately following the service; food, drink, dessert and
table service will be provided.
2nd
City Chorus Christmas Show – The 2nd City Barbershop Chorus of
Rockford will be presenting their 3rd annual Christmas concert, “The
Stories of Christmas,” Saturday, December 13th at 3:00pm at Second
Congregational Church, 318 N. Church St. Guests will include: Prairie Echoes
Sweet Adelines Chorus, the Martin Ringers Bell Choir and Valerie Blair,
organist. There is no admission charge but a free will offering will be at the
door. If you have questions, please call Mark Klemm at 815-601-4413.
Holiday
Grief Group – If you are looking for help and support, if you have just
suffered a loss and feel you may benefit from hearing from others in similar
situations, or would like to share your losses or ask for support, join us on
Wednesday, December 10th from 1:00 – 2:30pm in the undercroft. There
will be handouts for you to take. Bring a picture of your loved one and/or a
holiday memory to share. We’ll share a brief memorial time together. Questions?
Call Sue Scott, Parish Nurse, 815-222-1299. RSVP to the church office
815-963-5435 so we know you are coming.
Altar
Guild needs volunteers for the Central Site. For more information, please
call Karen Utech at 815-229-6940.
St. Paul Lutheran School has seats
available in the following grades: Kindergarten, 7th & 8th
grades. Grades 1-6 are at capacity. However, we may make an exception in those
grades if a sibling of a new student in grades K, 7& 8 were to enroll.
Do
you want to hang out with kids and serve our school as well? Then, we have fantastic opportunities for
you! We are seeking a volunteer study
hall "sitter" on Mondays and Fridays from 12:30 - 1:15 PM. The study hall has about 12 5th and 6th grade
students. We are also continually looking for people to read with
students. Carol Ulrich is the
coordinator for this effort. Please
contact the school office if you are interested in either valuable position
(815-965-3335 est. 215 or stpaulrockford@gmail.com).
Little Lambs is now accepting applications for fall enrollment.
Please call Katie Lopez at 815-965-3335, ext. 218.
