St. Paul Lutheran Church Celebrates and Shares God S Love and Compassion

St. Paul Lutheran Church celebrates and shares God’s love and compassion. Ladies… You are invited to attend a Nachmittag Tee (afternoon tea) on June 12th at 3:00 p.m. in the dining room. This is to celebrate 140 years of faithful service to our Lord by the women of our WE REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS: Warren Libka, Estelle Frantz, Vern Nordstrand, Val Urban, congregation. We encourage you to invite guests. This event is free. However, so we know how many Mathew Dziesinski, John Martin, Elizabeth Cosbitt, Bob Nehring, Winnie Kirchoff, Laurie Boboltz, John tea sandwiches and cookies to prepare, we ask that you either sign the reservation sheet in the Narthex Habermehl, Linda Wong, Jane Sommerfeld, Marie Kirschner, Jim Stafford, Deb Lange, Barb or call the church office. Zielaskowski, Cathe Lappan, Jim Smithem, Julie Benson, Michael Schmitt, Judy Sowden, Marion Seguin, and Lucille Andres. (Prayer is the best medicine and we are prepared to pray indefinitely for folks. Would you As we continue to celebrate our 140th anniversary, Joshua Brodbeck will be presenting an organ please help the church office keep our list current? Unless we know otherwise, our normal practice is to remove concert at St. Paul on June 24th at 7:00PM. Josh studied at Capital University. He is presently Director names after a month. Thank you for your partnership in prayer. of Music at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Upper Arlington, Ohio where he oversees an extensive We remember our prayer partners in the North/West Lower Michigan Synod: music program rich in Lutheran tradition. Please see the newsletter for his musical biography. A free  Immanuel Lutheran Church, Muskegon, Pastor Julie Winklepleck will offering will be taken to cover costs. For any students who are interested in information regarding Capital University, a representative will be available. Beginning at 6:00, please join us for an ice-cream This week we join in prayer with the other LARCC parishes (Grace Lutheran, Trinity Episcopal, First social in the dining room. Congregational, St. Anne, St. Mary, St. Bernard and St. John the Baptist Catholic churches) for the Sunday Supper at Trinity Episcopal Church. Adult Sunday School continues at 10:15 for the 4 Sundays of June. We will look at the Bible, its history, creation, how it is used and interpreted. Bring your Bible and join us in the lounge. An adult is in the THE FLOWERS IN THE CHANCEL (foot of the cross) are given in honor of our mother, Ada Precour, nursery during this time to care for children ages 0 – 3 years old. from Barb and Red Crittenden and Geri and Bo-Do Hanson. Altar flowers are needed for June 19, 26, July 10, 17, 24 & 31. Call the church office, 356-1658, to place th ADDITIONAL FLOWERS are given in memory of Harvey Habermehl on his birthday, June 12 , from an order, or sign up on the Flower Chart in the Narthex, fill out the sheet and drop it off at the office. his wife Elaine, children and grandchildren. Mark Your Calendars! On June 26th the Sunday Worship Service will be held at the Band shell WORSHIP ATTENDANCE with Grace Lutheran. The time of the service will be 10:00 a.m. Plan now to attend and bring Saturday (06/04) 5:30 p.m. 54 Budgeted Offering Weekly $ 6,121.00 a friend, your lawn chair and enjoy a strawberry social afterwards. There is a sign-up sheet Sunday (06/05) 9:00 a.m. 143 Offering Received Last Week $ 4,457.00 in the narthex for the Strawberry Social following the service. If you are planning to attend Total 197 R & R (Renewal & Renovation) $ 202.00 please sign up.

St. Paul Lutheran Church tee shirts and sweatshirts are available. Please call Tina, 354-3968, or Jodie Visioning Process for St. Paul’s future – Next Action: Our next step in St. Paul’s mission and visioning at 356-4979 to place your order or for more information. process will take place on Saturday, June 25 after worship. We’ll gather with some food and put specifics on how we can “celebrate and share God’s love and compassion” in our community. Come Congratulations to James and Lauren (Bunting) Timrick on their wedding, June 11, 2011. May the join us. Lord bless this union. WEEK AT A GLANCE: JUNE 12 - 19, 2011 The June Service Activity is Shelter, Inc. Items needed: paper towels, toilet tissue, Kleenex, wipes, household cleaner, dish soap, bathroom cleaner, toilet bowl cleaner, laundry detergent, fabric softener, SUN. Worship Services – 9:00/HC; Adult Sunday School – 10:15 a.m.; Nachmittag Tee – 3:00 brooms, dust pans and sponge mops. Please place one or more items in the collection baskets in the p.m. narthex, fellowship hall or entry into the Sanctuary. Thank you. MON. Intermediate Line Dancing – 4:00 p.m. TUES. Yoga – 8:45 a.m.; TOPS – 4:30 p.m.; Boy Scouts–7:00 p.m. Members from the Alpena County Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans invite you to join them WED. Newsletter Deadline (July); Prayer Group – 9:30 a.m. for a free power point presentation on Scam/Fraud, presented by Trooper Randy Servia. It will be held THURS. Men’s Breakfast at Big Boy on Chisholm – 8:00 a.m.; Yoga – 8:45 a.m. Monday, June 20, from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church on Dunbar Street. Contact Doris at FRI. Intermediate Line Dancing – 11:00 a.m. 356-9545 if you have any questions. Please bring canned goods to be donated to local food banks. SAT. Worship Service/HC – 5:30 p.m. SUN. Worship Services – 9:00/HC; Adult Sunday School – 10:15 a.m.; Happy Father’s Day!