This Week at St. Paul
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)
Monday, April 27th
10:00am - Monday Morning Bible Class (Central Site)
6:30pm – Church Council (Central Site)
Wednesday, April 29th
7:00am – 8:15am – Men’s Devo & Prayer (Spring Garden-Loves Park)
8:25am – Chapel (Central Site)
4:00pm – 6:00pm – Kindergarten Round-Up
6:30pm – “Something Different” (Northwest Site)
7:00pm – Ambassador Ministries
Thursday, April 30th
11:00am - Knitting Etc./Community Activity (Northwest Site)
Sunday, May 3rd
8:00am & 10:30am – Worship/Communion (Central Site)
9:15am - Bible Class/Sunday School (Central Site)
9:15am - Worship (Northwest Site)
10:15am – Bible Class (Northwest Site)
11:30am – Care Ministry Gathering (Undercroft)
Serving in God’s House at Central Site Today:
Acolytes: 10:30am – Michael R
Preacher: Pastor Thies
Ushers: 8:00am – Group 3 10:30am – Group 7
Elder: Tim King
Serving in God’s House at Northwest Site Today:
Preacher: Pastor Thies Elder: Jonathan Schuknecht
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 - John 10:14 “I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me.” What does it mean to know the Lord? It starts with being known by the Lord: He claims us as His own and calls us by name. Then, once we are His, we learn to know Him…and in knowing Him we learn to imitate Him. And that is how the Christian life of good works and generosity grows from the Lord’s grace, including in our weekly church offering giving.
SOMETHING DIFFERENT – Join us for our Wednesday night activity at 6:30pm 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 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.
CARE MINISTRY GATHERING – Come and join us for a meal, fellowship and planning for the future of Care Ministry at St. Paul. Everything will be provided. All we need is YOU. We will meet next Sunday May 3rd after the 10:30 service in the Undercroft. We do have a place for you. We always could use new partners in the care of God’s people. Thanks to all who have served in the past and to those currently serving in the Care Ministry. If you have any questions please call Roger 815-742-1988 or Lowes 815-742-5788 Eggert. Hope to see you there.
LADIES GUILD IS MEETING on Wednesday, May 6th at the Northwest Site at 1:00pm. Rock House Kids will explain their program to us. During May they collect NEW Flip Flops and NEW Socks for ages 5 through High School. Bring either of these items with you to the meeting to give to the speaker to distribute to the Kids in their program. Secondly, bring any of the following to give to Ruth Hintz---a new large spool of thread---sewing needles---6 matching buttons---which she will forward with cotton material to Lutheran World Relief. REMEMBER your MITES to help meet the goal of funding LWML Mission Grants, one of which has helped Lutheran Church Charities clean up from the recent tornado in Fairdale.
The full School 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.
SWEETEN IT UP WITH SPYS CINNAMON ROLLS – On Sunday, May 10th (Mothers Day) our SPYS high school and junior high youth will be hosting a fundraiser with freshly-baked, scrumptious, titillating, mouth-watering, irresistible, OUT OF THIS WORLD Cinnamon Rolls for purchase following the services at Central site in the Entrance Way (Narthex) and in the Undercroft. There will be an opportunity at Northwest site on a future date. This will be a fundraiser to help them finance some of their summer events and to save up for next summer’s National Youth Gathering in New Orleans. Please consider bringing some extra bucks or a checkbook so you don’t miss out and GET AN EXTRA TREAT for yourself by coming to church that day!
Attention! If anyone has a white robe that was used for confirmation (this year or past years), please return it to the church or school office! Thank you!
Central Site Altar Guild is looking for helpers! Please contact Karen Utech if you are interested! (815-229-6940).
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. 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.
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.
