This Week at St. Paul
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)
Monday, June 1st
10:00am – Monday Morning Bible Class (Stockholm Inn)
Tuesday, June 2nd
9:15am – Health Cabinet
5:30pm – Trustees
6:15pm – Social Ministry
6:30pm – Board of Education
6:45pm – Youth Board
7:00pm – Stewardship
7:15pm - Evangelism
Wednesday, June 3rd
7:00am – 8:15am – Men’s Devo & Prayer (Spring Garden-Loves Park)
11:30am – Ladies Guild Luncheon (Noonan’s)
6:30pm – “Something Different” (Northwest Site)
7:00pm – Ambassador Ministries
Thursday, June 4th
11:00am - Activity Day (Northwest Site)
Friday, June 5th
8:30am – Church Grounds Clean up (Northwest Site)
Saturday, June 6th
8:30am – 11:30am – Boy Scout Pancake Breakfast (Cafeteria)
10:30am – 1:30pm – Women’s Workshop (Northwest Site)
Sunday, June 7th
8:00am & 10:30am – Worship/Communion (Central Site)
9:15am - Bible Class (Central Site)
9:15am - Worship (Northwest Site)
10:15am – Bible Class (Northwest Site)
11:45am – Acolyte Training (Central Site)
Serving in God’s House at Central Site Today:
Acolytes: 8:00am – 10:30am – James G
Preacher: Pastor Thies
Ushers: 8:00am – Group 4 10:30am – Group 8
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 - John 3:6 “That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” In Holy Baptism we receive a new birth: spirit from Spirit. With that rebirth we receive new desires, new lives, new purposes. To the (fleshly) world, Christian generosity makes no sense – a total minus a percentage is less than the original total. But Spirit-reborn Christians now that God’s math works differently (as we might expect from the Trinity!): a blessing received from God becomes more of blessing when it is used in generosity to bless others through our committed weekly financial offering or in other ways.
TODAY New Telephone Directories are available for pick up at each site. Please take one per family! Enjoy them and get to know your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ … now with many cell phone and email contacts available!
Monday Morning Bible Class will meet tomorrow morning (June 1st) at Stockholm Inn at 10:00am. Please join us for food and fellowship!
SOMETHING DIFFERENT – Join us for our Wednesday night activity at 6:30pm at Northwest site with a devotional Bible Study led by Pastor Thies. This week we continue a series of video lectures from Dr. Ken Ham of “Answers in Genesis.” Dr. Ham maintains that “Genesis is the foundation for all Christian doctrine and even the gospel of Jesus Christ.” Do you agree? Come discuss. This week’s video selection is “WHY IS THERE DEATH AND SUFFERING? Come and try SOMETHING DIFFERENT!
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.
SERVICE TIMES FOR SUMMER – Our elders have wrestled with which way to go for summer this year and chose to err on the side of continuing services at the usual 8 & 10:30am at Central and 9:15am at Northwest or as may be otherwise advised at our July Congregational meetings. Please thank our elders for their service. It is they who get everything open and ready for you on a Sunday morning.
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.
“THURSDAY 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 at least 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.)
Many thanks to the St. Paul Lutheran Box Top collectors. $319 worth were submitted this past week!! Keep collecting over the summer and drop them off in the office or give to Liz Temple at any time.
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.
Little Lambs is now accepting applications for spring enrollment. Please call Katie Lopez at 815-965-3335, ext. 218.
