FROM THE DESK OF . . .
Sunday, May 18 and Monday, May 19, 2025
From the desk of Pastor Ernie Green:
Mother’s Day:
Moms, I pray that your special day was a wonderful time for you last Sunday.
Looking Ahead:
Memorial Day: Next Weekend is Memorial Day, and we will worship on Sunday at 8:00 and 10:45 AM. There is no service on Monday, May 26.
Ascension of Our Lord: We will celebrate the Ascension of Our Lord on Thursday, May 29th at 7:00 PM. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Forest Lawn Trolley Tour for June 21 is filled. If you have signed up, please put your payment into the “For office” box in The Gathering Place or turn in at the Church Office by Sunday, May 25. If you want to be put on a wait list please contact the Church Office.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s story of Joseph will be brought to life by the Starry Night Theatre Company at the Ghostlight Theater. There are two dates to choose from. More information is available in your bulletin and on the triangular kiosk in The Gathering Place.
Family Picnic: Sunday, July 27, 2025. Our 10:45 AM worship will be held in the pavilion at the West Canal Marina. Our picnic will begin right after the worship service at noon with Alps Catering once again providing the food.
Oktoberfest: Returning after a one-year absence, Oktoberfest will be celebrated on Saturday, October 4. The Polka Boyz, a very entertaining band will grace our stage.
KREW:
Today is the final week of KREW for the year. The KREW students are singing in church today during the 10:45 service. Mary Hirner is leading them in song today. Thank you to everyone. We’ll see you all again in September.
Vacation Bible School (VBS):
We are still looking for volunteers to sign up to help with a St. Paul Vacation Bible School (VBS). There are not a lot of particulars yet because we do not know how many folks we will have to help. The bottom line is this, if we don’t have enough help, we will not have a VBS. How sad would it be that churches not even half as large as St. Paul can support VBS but we can’t?
God be merciful to you and yours. Amen. 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, Elijah Desouza, Miguel Diaz, Joyce Dolpp, Dean Durow, Mildred Enney, 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, Gail Wolf, Shirley Wurl and 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
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 –
First Year Class: Classes are finished for the year. Classes begin again in September
Please continue to attend worship and honor your Acolyte schedules.
Second Year Class – Congratulations on your Confirmations.