St Paul Church

The Youth Fellowship will be leading our Easter Sunrise service on April 8th at 7:30am. The service will be followed by breakfast. Please sign up on the bulletin board so that we can plan accordingly. Thank you for supporting the youth of St Paul.

The Stateline Ministerial Association will host a Good Friday worship service at Indian Grove Country church beginning at 1pm. Pastor Dan DeSchoolmeester will share the message. There will be a monetary offering at this service and will go to support the Rockford Rescue Mission.

St Paul will share in a Maundy Thursday soup and service with Communion on April 5th beginning at 6pm. There will be a sign up sheet passed during worship and then placed on the bulletin board. Please sign up if you plan to attend as this will help us better prepare for this service.

As the holiday season is quickly approaching, we are beginning preparations for our part of the Christmas Eve service. In order for us to prepare, we would like to know which Preschool—2nd grade children will be participating in the Christmas Eve service. If you can let Kristi Krahmer or April Zettle know by Thanksgiving, we would appreciate it so we know approximately how many children to plan for.

We know that this is a busy time of year, but we would like, if at all possible, that the children participating in the Christmas Eve service try to attend at least 2 Sunday school classes from November 27th—December 18th. This will allow the children to learn and practice the songs that we will be singing for the program. Thank you for your efforts in helping us have a wonderful Christmas Eve program! We all know the congregation loves seeing the kids say their pieces and sing their songs! Help us keep the tradition going!

In honor of Election Day and Veteran’s Day, St. Paul Church invites you to a special evening of celebrating our freedom and honoring our military personnel, past and present.

Savor an evening of patriotic music, enjoy familiar melodies and delight in red, white and blue harmonies, including an Americana sing-along.  And don’t miss our fabulous dessert buffet following his free concert.

Join us on Sunday, November 6th at 7pm.

The Board of Christian Education met on Tuesday, September 6th at 7:30pm and discussed the following:

• Rally Day—Everyone attending Sunday School on September 11th will gather in the sanctuary to kick-off the new Sunday School year.  The balloon release will follow.  We will also provide cupcakes and juice for the refreshments after worship.  Pastor Scott & April will pass out Bibles to our 3rd graders during worship.
• Worm Sunday School – some of the teachers will meet to discuss the lesson focus for this year.  September lessons are taken care of and a sign up will be passed as soon as things are decided for the remainder of the year.
• Salvation Army collection for October will be items for school cold lunches ~ fruit snacks, granola bars, juice boxes, snack-size items, or as always anything you wish to donate is always greatly appreciated.
• Fall Party—October 23rd after worship.  There will be crafts,  “Trunk or Treating”, and a hayride, weather   permitting.  The congregation is asked to bring food according to their last name:
  • A-H Desserts
  • I-Q finger foods/cheese/veggies
  • R-Z appetizers/sandwiches.

The Board of Christian Education will provided chicken noodle soup and chili along with place settings and drinks.

• Pastor Appreciation:  A sign up sheet will be passed around during church for people to sign up for a day throughout the month of October to show their appreciation to Pastor Scott & Sue.
• Christmas Committees:   It was decided to wait until next month to figure this out.

Our next meeting will be Monday, October 3rd at 7:30 p.m.

Now is that time of year again when everyone is getting ready to head back to school! And that means shopping for school supplies. It is a great time to take advantage of big deals out there and think of the different items that can be put into the Samaritan’s Purse boxes for the fall!

School supplies are great for all ages and will make a child’s day when they receive a box! It is also a good time to pick up some “end of summer items” or clothing items to put in there too. So, the next time you go shopping, think of those other children in need and take the time to buy something for them too. It will make a difference!

There will be a drop off spot in the Narthex starting in October to put the boxes that you bring. There will also be a donation box and other collection boxes if you would like to just donate different items.

Dollar store items work very well too. Whatever you choose, thank you. You are helping to reach out to children who may otherwise not have a Christmas. There will also be brochures and check off lists if you are unsure about what to put into a box.

If you have any questions, feel free to talk with Valerie Wymer or April at the Church Office. All supplies for packing boxes are needed by October 30th.  Completed boxes should be to the church by November 13th.

4/10/2011   Following worship – Potluck & Activities – Come & Join Us!