This Week at St. Paul
Sunday, May 24th
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, May 25th
MEMORIAL DAY - OFFICES CLOSED
Tuesday, May 26th
8:10am – Breakfast With the Principal (Undercroft)
7:00pm – Awards Night (Gym)
Wednesday, May 27th
7:00am – 8:15am – Men’s Devo & Prayer (Spring Garden-Loves Park)
6:30pm – “Something Different” (Northwest Site)
7:00pm – Ambassador Ministries
Thursday, May 28th
11:00am - Knitting Etc./Community Activity (Northwest Site)
7:00pm – 8th Grade Graduation (Central Site Sanctuary)
Friday, May 29th
8:10am – 11:45 - Last Day of School
Saturday, May 30th
7:30pm – Northwest Site Reserved
Sunday, May 31st
8:00am & 10:30am – Worship (Central Site)
9:15am - Bible Class/Sunday School (Central Site)
9:15am - Worship (Northwest Site)
10:15am – Bible Class (Northwest Site)
Acolytes: 10:30am – Michael R
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
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 - Acts 2:1 “When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place.” Pentecost was the Old Testament harvest festival: a time of thanksgiving, bounty, and the giving of gifts. How appropriate that in the New Testament it takes on the meaning of harvest the ripe fields of the nations, bringing in the elect of every tribe and tongue to sing the Lord’s praise. It is God who gives the increase, that harvest calls for thanksgiving and the offerings we can bring to the Lord in regular weekly offering giving.
LADIES GUILD has planned an "End of Season" luncheon at Noonan's at Aldeen Golf Club, and we invite all St. Paul women to make a reservation and join us. The luncheon is on Wednesday, June 3rd at 11:30am. Noonan's is located on the south side of Spring Creek between Mulford and Perryville at 1900 Reid Farm Road. Turn in by the Aldeen Golf sign, and follow the road back to the clubhouse. Reservations can be made to Betty Steiner (815-877-2721) or Vicky Semenchuk (815-877-3874) by June 1st if you did not do so at the May meeting. Bring your MITES saved to this luncheon, and continue saving MITES and PERSONAL CARE items over the summer They can be deposited in the containers at each site.
ACOLYTE TRAINING for 5th graders and older is rescheduled to Sunday, June 7th at 11:45am at Central site in the sanctuary following our worship service. In about a half hour Pastor Thies can show you the ropes of lighting the candles and you can determine what Sundays you do it. It’s the beginning of service in the church. It is also an expectation for those in Confirmation instruction. Parents are welcome. We hope to see you there.
“YA’LL COME ACTIVITY DAY” on Thursday, June 11th – Our Knitting, Etc. group has been meeting weekly the past year from 11am-1pm. BUT NOW we would like so see if folks would like to branch into other activities once a month at the same time and broaden the group (to include men). Any adult friendly activity is welcomed like card or domino playing, reading club, devotion or Bible study. It’s just a Northwest site “hang out” day. We would love to welcome new friends from the community too. How about you? Please join us from 11am to 1pm on Thursday, June 11th, or any Thursday for Knitting, Etc. YA’LL COME! (Pastor Thies did not come up with this name, subject to change.)
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).
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.
St. Paul Ram Summer Band Camp – Registration is open for Ram Summer Band Camp 2015. Band Camp is held at the Northwest Site from 9:00am – Noon each day the week of June 15th. All are invited to the finale outdoor concert on Friday, June 19th at 7:30pm in the outdoor worship area. Band Camp is open to any student entering the 5th through 9th grades who have played their instrument for at least one school year from any school. Contact Mr. Volkert if you would like your child to participate (815-965-3335 ext. 217). You may also register and find full information at www.freewebs.com/bvolkert.
Many thanks to all our BoxTop and Soup Label Collectors! I will be sending in more BoxTops around May 27. Please bring all you have to the school office before then. Soup labels will be sent in after school gets out. See Liz Temple with questions. Thank you!
Little Lambs is now accepting applications for spring enrollment. Please call Katie Lopez at 815-965-3335, ext. 218.
