This Week at St. Paul
Sunday, March 15th
8:00am & 10:30am – Worship/Communion (Central Site)
9:15am - Bible Class/Sunday School (Central Site)
9:15am – SPY Band (Central Site)
9:15am - Worship (Northwest Site)
10:15am – Bible Class (Northwest Site)
5:00pm - Elders Meeting (Northwest Site)
6:30pm – Confirmand Questioning (Northwest site)
Monday, March 16th “Epistle” Deadline
10:00am – Monday Morning Bible Class (Central Site)
5:30pm – 7:00pm – Northwest Site Reserved
Tuesday, March 17th
9:00am – Piecemakers
Wednesday, March 18th
7:00am – 8:15am – Men’s Devo & Prayer (Spring Garden-Loves Park)
10:30am –Mid Week Lenten Worship (Central Site)
11:30am – Ladies Guild Pot Luck (Undercroft)
4:00pm – 6:00pm – Kindergarten Round-up (Central Site)
7:00pm – Mid Week Lenten Worship (Northwest Site)
7:00pm – Ambassador Ministries
Thursday, March 19th
11:00am - Knitting Etc./Community Activity (Northwest Site)
Saturday, March 21st
8:30am - 9:15am – Market Day Pick-up (Gym)
Sunday, March 22nd
8:00am & 10:30am – Worship (Central Site)
9:15am - Bible Class/Sunday School (Central Site)
9:15am - Worship/Communion (Northwest Site)
10:15am – Bible Class (Northwest Site)
11:45am – Congregational Meeting (Cafeteria)
Acolytes: 10:30am
– James G
Preacher: Pastor Thies
Ushers: 8:00am – Group 1 10:30am
– Group 5
Elder: Jeff Gibbons
Serving in
God’s House at Northwest Site Today:
Preacher: Pastor Thies Elder:
Dennis
Slagell
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 - Ephesians 2:10 “For we are his workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we
should walk in them.” Even the good
we do in this world is a gift from God, prepared beforehand for us to do. And
this too is a gift! For isn’t doing good also good for the one who does it? So
from first to last, from the Lord’s free salvation given to us to the good
works He’s prepared for us to walk in, including financial giving to his church,
it is all a gift of God’s grace.
Congregational Meeting NEXT SUNDAY! – The next semi-annual congregational
meeting is set for next Sunday, March 22nd
at 11:45am in the cafeteria at central site. At the meeting we will receive
reports from Boards and entertain any questions, start honing in on the 2015-16
budget to begin August 1st, make some staff decisions necessary at
this time and prepare for elections and appointments for necessary office and
Board openings. Any confirmed member 18 or older may vote. Plan to come as we
plan our future!
Breaking
News - Hot off the Wire! Next Sunday our high school and junior high SPYs
youth will be hosting a pulled pork sandwich meal in the Central site Cafeteria
just prior to our Congregational meeting.
Serving will begin shortly after the 10:30am service. Come get your belly full and stay for the
meeting. No price set yet but a donation
of $6 or more per person will help us make up for some of our lost proceeds
from our Super Bowl Sub Sunday when the weather did not cooperate for the turn
out.
The Season of Lent continues
Wednesday. It gives us another opportunity to rededicate ourselves to authentic
worship and sincerity of faith as the Body of Christ together in His church
here on earth. Mid-week services are at 10:30am at Central Site (this week
in the gymnasium) and 7:00pm at Northwest
Site. Our messages delivered by Pastor Thies have themes for each Wednesday is
as follows:
Lenten Midweek 5: The Afflicted Penitent Hopes in
the Eternal Lord, Psalm 102
Lenten
Midweek 6: The Penitent Waits Patiently on the Lord, Psalm
130
Maundy
Thursday: The Penitent Thirsts for the Lord, Psalm 143
Good Friday:
Our Lord Did This for You! Psalm 22
The
Ladies Guild will host a Potluck lunch immediately following each of the
morning Lenten services at the Central Site. and will continue on each
Wednesday through March 25th. Please bring a dish to pass – beverage
and table service are provided. ALL ARE WELCOME to join with us for lunch and a
time of fellowship as we follow Christ’s journey to the cross.
Next
Sunday IN GYM - Our new carpet for the Central site sanctuary and entrance
way and installation should begin THIS WEEK.
What a great thing! We are
anticipating that our 8 & 10:30am Sunday worship services will be in the
gym NEXT SUNDAY, March 22nd
to allow for a smooth installation to be ready for our return to the sanctuary
on Palm Sunday, March 29th.
We ask for your patience.
Mr.
Volkert has informed us of his decision to accept the call to serve as
Principal in Utica ,
at least into July. Please pray for him, Marianne, Sarah &
Daniel and all of us as they consider
their move, new roles, and we all
encounter the difficulty of them leaving us. Please also pray
for our school
ministry and answers to the questions of going forward.
With
the transition from Mr. Volkert’s leadership our Board of Ed would like to proactively listen to parents early on as they consider solutions to going forward in
leadership. To that end, the Board has
set a meeting time of this Monday,
March 16th, at 6:30pm in the Cafeteria to begin such listening
and sharing. All parents of school
age children, whether member or not, or whether presently in our school or not,
are welcome!
Additional Devotion booklets “Around the World
Lenten Devotions” are available also. There is a simple theme for each week.
Each week has an assigned Psalm, Verse, Prayer and Hymn Stanza for use in your
devotion. These devotions are designed to be completed in less than 10 minutes.
You
may pick up a copy to try at the church entrance ways.
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.
Kindergarten
Round-Up – Do you know parents with a student looking to begin Kindergarten
next fall? Invite them to our Kindergarten Roundup on Wednesday, March 19 at
4:00pm until 6:30pm. This is a fine way for students to meet Miss Miller and
our primary teachers. Young ones who attend will take part in “Minute to Win
It” games as they get a taste of kindergarten. Call the school office for more
information (815-965-3335 ext. 215). Please take an invitation (in the narthex)
and share it with someone you know who is looking for a Christian education for
their child/children.
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 spring enrollment. Please call Katie Lopez at
815-965-3335, ext. 218.
