This Week at St. Paul
Sunday, April 19th
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 – Elders Meeting (Northwest Site)
Monday, April 20th
10:00am - Monday Morning Bible Class (Central Site)
5:30pm – 7:00pm – NW Site Reserved
Tuesday, April 21st
9:00am – Piecemakers
3:00pm – 9:00am - St. Pauliday (Chuck E. Cheese)
Wednesday, April 22nd
7:00am – 8:15am – Men’s Devo & Prayer (Spring Garden-Loves Park)
8:25am – Chapel (Central Site)
6:30pm – “Something Different” (Northwest Site)
7:00pm – Ambassador Ministries
Thursday, April 23rd
11:00am - Knitting Etc./Community Activity (Northwest Site)
Saturday, April 25th
8:30am – Market Day Pick-Up (Gym)
Sunday, April 26th
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)
Serving in God’s House at Central Site Today:
Acolytes: 10:30am – James G.
Preacher: Pastor Thies
Ushers: 8:00am – Group 2 10:30am – Group 6
Elder: Tim King
Serving in God’s House at Northwest Site Today:
Preacher: Pastor Thies Elder: Jonathan Schuknecht
Acolyte: Katie W
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 John 3:2 “Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.” There is the essence of our sanctification: becoming like our Lord. As St. John notes, this will only be completed in the Resurrection. But in the meantime, our formation as disciples moves us to give sacrificially and generously in our offerings as Jesus did of Himself.
SOMETHING DIFFERENT returns – THIS WEEK, our Wednesday night activity at 6:30pm resumes at Northwest site with “SOMETHING DIFFERENT,” our devotional Bible Study led by Pastor Thies. With our new start, we will utilize a video based resource from Lutheran Hour Ministries called, “Bible on Trial: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt.” Our schedule for this presentation and discussion is as follows:
Wednesday, April 22nd - Answering the Bible's Critics
Wednesday, April 29th - Hard Evidence from the Ancient World
Wednesday, May 6th - Archaeology's Contribution
Wednesday, May 13th - Eyewitness Testimony
We also hope to promote this event to our community surrounding our Northwest site in the hopes of bringing new folk to explore our Christian family at St. Paul.
SO NOW’S YOUR CHANCE! Come and try SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
Please be considerate – We are so thankful to the Lord for how often we hear that our church and its services are so warmly friendly and our people inviting. However, sometimes before the services, many of our attenders wish some quiet time for reflection to pray and prepare for worship in the sanctuary. As a result, we would ask that any pre-service conversation be at a minimum or and at least at a whisper level in the sanctuary. We don’t want to stifle our fellowship together but we also want to foster time for meditation and preparation to worship our Lord. Above all, let’s continue our successfully enjoyed atmosphere of patience with each other as well.
The Board of Education is looking for someone willing to coordinate Vacation Bible School this year. If you can help with this, please call Wendy Kissick (815-262-7175) or the church office (815-963-5435)
St. Pauliday - The next St. Pauliday will be held at Chuck E. Cheese on Tuesday, April 21st from 3:00pm - 9:00pm. Come and join us for a fun filled evening!
St. Paul hosts a Kindergarten Round-Up Open House on Wednesday, April 29th from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Please invite any perspective family to this event where they can learn more about a Christian education for just $70/week (even less for members of St. Paul Lutheran Church!)
Any day is an Open House at St. Paul Lutheran School. You may direct interested families to our Admission Counselor Team of Dyan Lofgren (ext. 215) and Sue Wilkinson (est. 210). They can be emailed at stpaulrockford@gmail.com or called at 815-965-3335.
The full student body will present "The Agape League" on Friday, May 8 at 7:30 PM in the Wesling Coaches' Gymnasium. This is a fun musical featuring superheroes whose super powers are the Fruits of the Spirit.
Our Spring Band Concert is an event to celebrate 125 years of Christian education at St. Paul Lutheran School. Join us on Sunday, May 17 at 6:00 PM in the Wesling Coaches' Gymnasium for this performance. We have invited back our band alumni to join us. Please talk to Mr. Volkert for more information.
Little Lambs is now accepting applications for spring enrollment. Please call Katie Lopez at 815-965-3335, ext. 218.
