Christmas Eve. Worship Service
Audio
Click to hear:
-- Full Service
-- Sermon
--
Emily W., O Holy Night
-- Kristen S., Breath
of Heaven
See
and Hear Bishop Hanson's 2008 Christmas Message (click
here)
Prayer Shawls needed. Pastor Judi has given out
most of the supply that she had. If you have some at home, you can
bring them to church anytime. Thank you to those who have been making
these and sharing in this ministry of the church. If you would like
to make one and don’t have the instructions, please call or
stop by the church office and we’ll give them to you. They
can be knitted or crocheted.
WOMEN! Save the date! Saturday,
January
17; 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. 1st Annual Women’s
Retreat. “A New Thing” is our theme. Sign-up sheets
are on the tables in both vestibules. This will be a fun time to
bond as sisters in Christ and to grow closer to God.
Check your Blood Pressure - Cindy Zoeller, our parish nurse,
is available the first Sunday of each month to check your blood
pressure. Meet with her outside Pastor’s office.
Join us for a family fun day at Chestnut Mountain Ski Resort
on
January 19. Registration forms are on the tables
outside of the Sanctuary doors. Return the forms by
January
4th. Friends and neighbors are welcome!
Are you interested in having a church coed volleyball team?
The season runs from
January 12 – March 16.
Games will be held on Monday nights – game time is from 6:00-9:00
p.m. If you are interested, please see Sheryl_VonHolten. Her phone
number is: 778-4877, or you can email her at: svonholten(at)thewisp.net.
We also will need a captain if we get a team together.
ANNUAL MEETING REMINDER: Sunday,
January
25, at 9:30 a.m., between worship services. We need to
have congregation members present in order to vote on the budget
for 2009, and the congregation council members, as well as representatives
to the synod assembly and for the 2010 nominating committee. We
will also receive reports and welcome questions regarding the variety
of ministries of our congregation. MARK YOUR CALENDARS.
Coffee Mugs - You can purchase a St. Paul coffee
mug in the church office.
The New 2009 Coffee Fellowship and Altar Flower charts
are up and ready for volunteers to sign-up. Get your first choice
of dates by signing up today!
Your 2009 Offering Envelopes are available on the library
table in the Fellowship Hall for you to pick up. Please note that
most of you will have a different number than last year. You may
begin using them on January 4. You are welcome to take your family
and friend’s envelopes that may not be able to pick them up
themselves to them. If you don’t see your name and would like
envelopes, please contact the church office.
St. Paul Children's Christmas Program
– Did you miss it? The children of our church put
on a wonderful Christmas program. You can still hear it! The program
audio is available here
(click
here to play now). Share it with family and friends.
Food Pantry needs: For the month of January, please bring
in toiletry products; lotion, deodorant, powder, feminine products,
baby diapers, etc. Your cash donations and boxes of breakfast cereal
are always welcomed. Place items in the baskets located by the entrances.
A volunteer takes them to the Trinity food pantry.
PADS - Thanks and blessings to those who served
in December. Thanks to: Karen_Lofgren, Laura_Vinje, JoAnn_Garcia,
Pat_Lipps, Mark_VonHolten, Terry_Gerken, Ed_Hurley, Larry_McGinn
and Liz_Koster. It is neither too early nor too late to sign-up
for all the rest of the months through April. Choose your spot now!
Sign-up sheets are in the Fellowship Hall or call JoAnn_Garcia,
815 626 3208. January 15th is our next night.
LADIES - MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW! - On Sunday,
March 22, 2009, at 5:00 p.m. there will be a Mother-Daughter
Banquet. Plan now to attend!
25th Anniversary of Pastor Judi’s Ordination
- On Sunday,
November 16, we celebrated the 25th
Anniversary of Pastor Judi’s Ordination.
Grace Matters - Did you know that the ELCA has
a weekly radio program? It’s called Grace Matters and is broadcast
by over 180 radio stations. The 30 minute program is hosted by Pastor
Peter W. Marty of St. Paul Lutheran in Davenport, IA. Unfortunately
no local radio station in the Sauk Valley area carries the broadcast.
However, it is available to you via the internet.
Go
to the links page (click here). There you will find a link to
the Grace Matters website. You can choose any program of the past
few weeks. It will play in the background and you can continue to
use your computer for other things. It's great listening while at
home, at work, or traveling.
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