FROM THE DESK OF . . .
Sunday, March 30 and Monday, March 31, 2025
From the desk of Pastor Ernie Green:
Breakfast with the Bunny: is less than a week away. Help is needed Friday Afternoon, April 4, at 2:00PM to decorate, to get each area set up, and to prepare some food items and more. You can sign up to help on the bulletin board display in The Gathering Place. If you signed up to help on Saturday, April 5, you should plan to be here by 9:00am. On Saturday, kitchen help should arrive at 7:30am. And if you didn’t get a chance to sign up, just show up and we will find a place for you to serve.
Holy Week: Palm Sunday is two weeks from today. Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday.
Easter Breakfast: St. Paul will be hosting a light (continental) breakfast on Easter Sunday between services. There is a needs board on the triangular kiosk in The Gathering Place. We ask that you only bring what is listed on the needs board. We will not be accepting nor serving hot dishes, so please do not bring them. Thank you for your help with this.
Confirmation Parents: Affirmation of Faith night and Confirmation Sunday is just about five weeks away. Your children have been given several pages of questions that they need to continue studying for Affirmation of Faith night. On that evening, they will read the affirmations that they are now writing, and they will be publicly questioned concerning the pages that they have been given. Please encourage them to study the questions that they now have and see that they are working on their written affirmations. Affirmation of Faith Night is Friday, May 2, with the Rite of Confirmation on Sunday, May 4 during the 10:45 worship service. Please contact me with any questions.
Roswell:
I received my tenth, (of 12) immunotherapy treatment on Tuesday of this past week. Number eleven is scheduled for April 22. The twelfth and final treatment is going to occur in May, but the date hasn’t been established yet. Thank you for so many prayers. They are the reason that I am so close to being finished.
Be lifted up in the Joy of the Lord Who died and rose again for you.
Pastor Ernie Green
All are welcome at St. Paul Lutheran – Please allow God’s love to work in and through you to brighten the lives of members and visitors alike.
+ PRAYER CONCERNS for our St. Paul Family +
HEALING: Bill Baessler, Paul Baessler, Lorraine Carroll, Karen Cowell, Zachary Dawson, David Deberny, Elijah Desouza, Joyce Dolpp, Neil Doucette, Dean Durow, Ryan Essenburg, Maureen Finch and her sister Colleen, Amy and David Fleischman, Bob Fritz, Pastor Green, Anne Gross, Margie Hadsell, Bonnie Haskell, Amanda Hughey, Loraine Jensen, Steve Keller, Pastor Dennis Krueger, MaryBeth Lee, Sue & Jeff Licht, Connie Maerten, Jackie Malinowski, Eunice & Jim Manth, Jason McNair, Mel Miller, Mike Mueller, Kathy Nagel, McKenna O’Neil, Gloria & Bill Pittler, Doris Rae, Joy Rohring, Wayne Reichert, Jane Ruppert, Joe Sarzyniak, Leni Schofield, Randy Scott, Chris Thomas, Audrey Truax, Deb Tyler, Kathy Warriner, Frank Wendt, Mark Wurl, Shirley Wurl, Barbara Yate’s son, Ron.
AT HOME: Marlyn Gross under Hospice Care
HEALTHCARE FACILITIES: Mary Jo Bishop and Marilyn Rumbold.
MILITARY: Matthew Daugherty, Eric Davis, Aaron Fix, Zachary Kijowski, Joe Kloc, Joshua Lindsley, Christopher Manth and Kyle Rae.
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LUTHERAN WOMEN IN MISSION (LWML) NEWS:
THANK YOU to all who made items or bought items from the LWML Lutheran Women in Mission craft table. A total of $303.00 has been given to mites to help fund the current mission grants. Your support is greatly appreciated! ~Marge Stoelting Copresident Niagara Zone
The Planet Green Recycle Fundraiser accepts ALL brands of ink cartridges. You can drop off ALL your empty cartridges in the labeled bin in the Gathering Place.
See the bulletin board in the Gathering Place for the most current Mite and Mission Grant Reports or go to the national web site lwml.org and the district web site east-distrlwml.org. Your continued prayers and support is greatly appreciated.
- For questions on any Lutheran Women in Mission news, you may contact either Bea Hapeman (716 -327-2400) or Marge Stoelting (716-693-7555).
***Mite boxes, Eastern District Newsletter, The LINK etc. can all be found on The Information Center in The Gathering Place.
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Confirmation Class Assignments – Thursday, April 3, 2025
First Year Class – Read “The Sacraments; The Sacrament of Holy Baptism” Questions 236 – 260, pages 202– 216 from Luther’s Small Catechism. Read Chapters 28 and 29 from The Story,” “New Beginnings,” and “Paul’s Mission.” Attend church and complete a Worship Report Form. Mentor question: Mentor Questions are finished for this year.
Second Year Class – Read “The Sacraments; The Sacrament of Holy Baptism” Questions 236 – 260, pages 202– 216 from Luther’s Small Catechism. Complete Lessons 36 & 37 “The Sacraments; The Nature of Baptism” & The Blessings and Power of Baptism; What Baptism Indicates.” Attend church and complete a Worship Report Form. Mentor Questions are finished for this year.
Continue studying your questions for Affirmation of Faith night. Work on your written Affirmations.