St. Paul Blog Post September 11, 2014

September 14th is the 14th Sunday in Pentecost

Pastor Schedule
Sept. 14 - Duane Schafer
Sept. 21 - Dave Hudson

Celebrate your faith in God with us after each service over fellowship, coffee, and refreshments. We look forward to getting to know you! 

Visitors are always welcome!

Secretary Hours: 
Monday - Friday 9 am to 1 pm


October Newsletter articles are due Sept. 14th

Lord, you know the state of crisis that your children are in, we pray for their healing so they may continue to do your work. In Jesus' name. Amen.
Leonard, Karen, Debbie, Brian, Rachel, Allison, Emily, Christian, Jodi, Dennis, Cristin, Donald, Mary Esther, Marlene, Douglas, Del, John, Bob, Joe, June, Jerry, Rick, Steve, Margaret, Barry, Baby Mrak.

Lord, we ask you to protect and defend our military as they protect and defend us. Please continue to enrich them spiritually and give them strength. We ask that you watch over their families, giving them also, hope, courage, and faith. In Jesus' Holy Name. Amen.
Brian, Barbara, Thad, Shanna, Ramon, Michael, Kyle, Bradley, Dennis, Ryan, Christopher.

Recent Events

Sunday School started back last Sunday. Fun and laughter all around! See the videos here on our Facebook page.

The St. Paul's Community Garden has donated 3,850 pounds of produce to Mid-City!
If you would like to learn more about Mid-City and volunteer opportunities, visit our Community Outreach page here.

Just a reminder that there are complimentary copies of The Lutheran magazine on the coffee table in the Narthex. *If 10 or more folks are interested in a subscription, the cost would be $8.95 per person.

Upcoming Events

September 14th is the Cookie Walk Meeting at 9:30 between services. Please come with ideas! New people are needed for heading up this annual fundraiser.

The Blue Water Community Food Depot Cart is now located in the Narthex. Please bring an offering of food to place in the cart on Sunday.

Upcoming Events

September 16th at 6:00 is the Master Gardener Meeting. 

There will be a potluck dinner, Community Garden tour and meeting. 


Please join us!

September 20th is the Fall Mum Sale Pickup Day at St. Paul Lutheran from 10 am -Noon. 
Did you order your favorite color of bronze, burgundy red, yellow or lavender? 

September 20th is the Habitat for Humanity's Mobile Donation Center. From 10 am - Noon there will be a truck in St. Paul's parking lot. 

If you've been looking for a reason to clean out the garage, the ReStore is currently seeking the following items:
Appliances, Building Materials, Cabinets, Doors, Flooring, Furniture, Hardware, Heating Fixtures, Home Decor & Goods, Lumber, Plumbing Fixtures & Materials, Windows (not wooden or single pane)

September 20th is the Stewards of God's Love - Stewardship Workshop from 9:30 am - 11:30 am. Robin Abbott will facilitate and help improve your understanding of the term "stewardship" in relationship to the gifts God has given you. There is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex. 

All are welcome!

September 27th St. Paul will be hosting a Food Truck. 

We Need Food Truck Volunteers! 
Please help register families, pass out food, and help take food to the cars. A sign-up sheet is in the Narthex.

Volunteers please arrive between 9:30 - 10:00 am.

Kids Against Hunger/Mission Fund Raiser is Sept. 27th at the Younger Irish Tavern in Romeo. Tickets are $20.

Contact Candy at 810-385-3370 for tickets.

September 27th the Blue Water Youth Cluster is heading to Cedar Point for the day. The cost is $30 per person and there is a sign-up sheet and permission slips at the church. 

Bring your friends!

We are looking forward to seeing some fun photos from Cedar Point on Facebook!

September 28th is a Worship and Music Meeting between services.

September 30th Council Reports for the Annual Report are due.

Website News:

As of today, 9,600 unique visitors have viewed our website. The world wide web is truly amazing!

St. Paul has an amazing group of volunteers. There are many opportunities to help others and spread the Word. Our Leadership and Ministries webpage has several links for volunteer opportunities. Please contact the church office (810)982-9853 for more information.

According to www.dictionary.com:
volunteer
[vol-uh n-teer] 
noun

1. a person who voluntarily offers himself or her-self for a service or undertaking.
2. a person who performs a service willingly and without pay.

Others may define it as:

1. serving a cause greater than oneself.
2. a way to give back to those who have blessed you.
3. helping those who cannot help themselves.
4. giving a fraction of your time for a worthy cause.
5. many hands make light work.
6. sharing your abilities and happiness so others will be happy.
7. often unrecognized and unrewarded, volunteers are the backbone to many communities.
8. to make the world a better place.