Friday, January 9, 2015

This Week at St. Paul
Sunday, January 11th  
   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)
 10:15am – Bible Class (Northwest Site)
    6:30pm - Jr. Confirmation Class
Monday, January 12th
 10:00am – Monday Morning Bible Class (Central Site)
Tuesday, January 13th
   9:00am - Piecemakers
Wednesday, January 14th
  7:00am – 8:15am – Men’s Devo & Prayer (Spring Garden-Loves Park)
  8:25am  – Chapel
  7:00pm – Ambassador Ministries
Thursday, January 15th “Epistle” Deadline
  11:00am – Knitting Etc./Community Activity (Northwest Site)
Friday, January 16th   Market Day Orders Due
    7:00pm - Jr. & Sr. High SPYS Lock-in (Central Site) 
Sunday, January 18th
   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)
 10:15am – Bible Class (Northwest Site)
   4:00pm – Elder Meeting (Northwest Site)
   6:30pm - Jr. Confirmation Class

Announcements for Sunday, January 11, 2015
           
       Serving in God’s House at Central Site Today:
Acolytes: 8:00am –                           10:30am – James G.    
Preacher: Pastor Thies
Ushers: 8:00am –  Group 3               10:30am – Group 7
Elder: Aaron Temple
                   
       Serving in God’s House at Northwest Site Today:
Preacher: Pastor  Thies               Elder: Dennis Slagell
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 - Mark 1:7  And John preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.”  John is right: Jesus is immensely greater than any of us, yet behold how He came to serve! That is the upside down, outlandish grace of God: the innocent Jesus takes our sinner’s place. This is the greatest act of giving the world has ever known or will know: the Father gives His Son to die in the place of sinners.  But that great gift is what inspires our weekly faithful giving in our offerings.

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.

 Jr. & High School SPYS – Next weekend, Friday, January 16-17, is our overnight Lock-In at Central site.  Come at 7pm with $5 and a pot luck dish to pass and plan on a lot of fun, activities, Bible study and what-not.  We will have ample chaperones.  For more info, contact Pastor Thies or Mr. Rolando.  We will be finished at 7am Saturday morning.

SPYS SKI Weekend with Mt. Olive January 23-25th - We plan to leave after school on Friday to go to Beck’s cabin in Rome, WI, with Mt. Olive youth. Cost is 75.00.  Saturday activities include, tubing, skiing, or snowboarding. We will worship on Sunday at the cabin. Please let Pastor Thies know if you are able to make it.

SUPER BOWL SUB TIME AGAIN February 1st, SPYS will be making subs in the band room at central site and the fellowship hall at NW. If you would like to pre-order your sub sandwiches, please see bulletin insert to order. All pre-orders should be turned into the church office by Sunday, January 25th along with payment. NEW THIS YEAR-roast beef and combo meal with chips and a drink for $6. Any questions, please contact Mike Rolando 815-988-4358 or Jennifer Beck 815-222-4596.

Super bowl subs-we need all hands on deck before/after all services on February 1st to help make super bowl subs. Both junior and senior high youth welcome! All proceeds will go to youth accounts for retreats, activities, and the 2016 National Youth Gathering in New Orleans.

Please keep Pastor Dan Eddy & wife Berta in your prayers as Pastor Dan considers a call to Christ the Rock in Cherry Valley.  Dan & Berta went to seminary as members of St. Paul.  Pray the Holy Spirit moves them to rest in the best place to serve the Kingdom, whether here or continuing at their present congregation in Scituate, Mass.

A memorial plaque has been installed in the hallway outside the gym which remembers the friends of St. Paul who gave memorials to our school. You are welcome to visit the plaque and let us know if there is  a name that can be added. This plaque is in itself in memory of Richard “Dick” Schoonover.

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

Many thanks to our BoxTop Collectors!  We just received a check for $218.20 and over break I sent in another $283.30!  Please continue bringing them along with your Soup Labels to the office or give to Liz Temple at any time.

Closet Clean-up! - There is a need to clean out and reorganize the big storage closet in the back of the school cafeteria.  The items have been building and it is becoming difficult to move through the closet.  In addition, we are looking for some storage room for our dinner auction items.  We are planning a clean out party on Sunday, January 25 following the 10:30 AM service.  Please plan on attending if you believe you or your organization has items in the closet that should be saved.  We will remove everything from the closet and only return those items which need to be in the room.  A number of unnecessary items will find their way to the dumpster.  We could also use some helpful hands to assist us in the project.

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

Offering Envelopes are available for you to pick up at each site. If you don’t see yours, please leave a note or call the church office (815-963-5435) and we will locate them for you.