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This Weeks Happenings
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4/10
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Staff meeting
Fireside Room
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Listening to God
Off Site
4/11
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Bridge
Bethany Room
6:45 PM to 8:00 PM
Chancel Bells
Sanctuary
8:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Chancel Choir
Sr. Choir Room
4/12
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Gamblers Annon.
Bethany Room
4/13
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
7:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Bridge
Bethany Room
4/14
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Worship w/ Communion Sanctuary
4/15
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
5:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Angelic Choir
Jr. Choir Room
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Sing and Ring
Jr. Choir Room
7:00 PM to 8:15 PM
Confirmation
Bethany Room
4/16
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Adult Bible Study
Fireside Room
12:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Naomi Circle
Bethany Room
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Pieces Be With You
Sandrock Hall
4/17
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
staff meeting
Fireside Room
4/18
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Bridge
Bethany Room
6:45 PM to 8:00 PM
Chancel Bells
Sanctuary
8:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Chancel Choir
Sr. Choir Room
4/19
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Gamblers Annon.
Bethany Room
4/20
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
7:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Bridge
Bethany Room
4/21
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Worship
Sanctuary
10:15 AM to 11:15 AM
Sunday School
Sunday School Rooms
11:15 AM to 12:15 PM
Worship w/Communion
Sanctuary
1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Bridge
Bethany Room
4/22
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
5:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Angelic Choir
Jr. Choir Room
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Sing and Ring
Jr. Choir Room
7:00 PM to 8:15 PM
Confirmation
Bethany Room
4/23
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Adult Bible Study
Fireside Room
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Pieces Be With You
Sandrock Hall
4/24
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
staff meeting
Fireside Room
5:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Family Dinner
Sandrock Hall
4/25
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Bridge
Bethany Room
6:45 PM to 8:00 PM
Chancel Bells
Sanctuary
8:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Chancel Choir
Sr. Choir Room
4/26
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Gamblers Annon.
Bethany Room
4/27
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
7:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Bridge
Bethany Room
4/28
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Worship w/Communion
Sanctuary
10:15 AM to 11:15 AM
Sunday School
Sunday School Rooms
11:15 AM to 12:15 PM
Worship
Sanctuary
1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Bridge
Bethany Room
4/29
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
5:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Angelic Choir
Jr. Choir Room
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Sing and Ring
Jr. Choir Room
7:00 PM to 8:15 PM
Confirmation
Bethany Room
4/30
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Adult Bible Study
Fireside Room
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Pieces Be With You
Sandrock Hall
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Prayers of the People | | |
Click here for the Prayers of the People
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Welcome Greg!
| | Please take a moment the next time you are at church to welcome our new custodian, Greg Hooper. Greg is with us on a part-time basis and we are thrilled to welcome to St. Paul! |
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Sping Celebration | 
St. Paul will be hosting a "Spring Celebration" at Gateshead Crossing on April 12th. This is a great opportunity for us to partner with the LSSM operated senior housing facility. There will be sing-a-long, craft project, and an ice cream sundae bar. Volunteers are needed to help with the festivites. A sign up sheet is on the WELCA bulletin board.
Please join us as we interact with our close neighbors. All are welcome.
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Sunday School
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Adult Forum
April 14 LSSM Motivation Study
A representative of the Lutheran Social
Services of Michigan will be here to talk about LSSM's ministry, and what motivates us to help the poor and needy in the name of Christ.
Living the Word for Children and Youth
This Sunday the children and youth will discuss the Gospel lesson in John 21 of Jesus revealing Himself to the disciples with a miraculous catch of fish. The children will learn that Jesus reveals Himself to us in the Means of Grace, calling us to be disciples and giving us Easter joy. The youth will consider the meaning of Jesus' presence with us and within us. The children meet in Sandrock Hall at 10:10 for the opening; High School and Middle School youth meet in their respective rooms meet upstairs.
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Faith and Ale 2.0 April 14
|  Faith and Ale invites you to join an informal evening of fellowship and discussion. This Sunday Bob Mobley will lead a discussion on the amazing life of Albert Schweitzer beginning with a simple dinner at 6 pm. The main course, from Schweitzer's origin in Alsace, will be provided; contributions of salad or dessert are welcomed to round out the meal. Please RSVP to Mary & Bob at 885-0529 so they may plan.
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Worship Chairperson Needed
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We have a church council vacancy to fill the position of Chair of the Worship Committee; the term would be through the end of the year Our current Chair, Katherine Ward, will be relocating to Florida to care for her mother, and will not be able to continue in this position.
The position coordinates and plans the worship services with much assistance from the pastors, music staff and an active committee. As we consider moving to a single service and alternative worship formats and times, this is an important position on the Council at this time.
If that would be your interest and calling, and you would be able to serve in that position for the remainder of the year, please contact one of the pastors or Dave Upmeyer. Thank you.
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Do You Shop At Kroger ?
|  Do You Want to Help St. Paul? Then you are just the person to sign up for the Kroger Community Rewards Program. Kroger will credit St. Paul with a donation every time you shop at Kroger and use your Kroger Plus Card as a Community Rewards participant. It's just that easy!! To sign up you must first have a Kroger Plus Card. - If you don't have a Kroger Plus Card, sign up for one at your local store.
- Then you must create an "Online Account" by going to the Kroger web site at www.krogercommunityrewards.com .
- Once that is done, re-enter the Kroger web site, sign in if necessary, and click on the "My Account" icon.
- Click on "Account Settings" and check that each information box has the information showing. If not, just hit "Edit" and add the information requested.
- The last box in this section is a box for the Community Rewards program. Hit the "Edit" icon in that box and you will be taken to the sign up window.
- Enter our organization number, 82481, in the first box and hit "Search". Our address will come up in the next box.
- Click on the circle in front of our address.
- Click on the "Save Changes" icon.
You are now signed up!! If you have any trouble with this, give me a call as I have just recently signed up myself and know a little bit about the process.AND.........Thank you for being a part of this great ministry!! Rick Grenzke, Stewardship Chairman RE-ENROLLMENT TIME It is time to re-enroll for the Kroger Community Rewards Program. If you are participating in this wonderful program, please re-enroll for the 2013-2014 year. You MUST re-enroll each year and March or April is the time to do it. Just go to www.krogercommunityrewards.com, scroll down to "Michigan" and click on "Enroll". Remember, every time you use your Kroger Plus Card when purchasing groceries, you are helping St. Paul by having them credit a donation to our church. There is no charge for this and it does not affect your cost at all. Thanks to you we received $1,800 last year for participating. Let's keep it going!! |
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Gleaners
|  Next Gleaners Food Bank workday is Saturday, April 27, 1-3 pm. We had a great turn out last time - let's see if we can do it again! Please sign-up so we can submit a head count for planning purposes. Meet at the church at 12:30 to carpool. |
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CROP Walk
|  Sunday, April 28, 1-3 pm
Join Team St. Paul in the 34th annual Grosse Pointe Area CROP Walk. Funds raised by walkers target hunger relief locally and globally. Walk 1,3 or 5 miles at your own pace. This is a great family activity - all ages welcome! The starting location is Grosse Pointe Memorial Church.
Want to help, but can't do the walk? Walk in spirit! Sponsor a walker or make a donation.
Sign-up sheets available between services or contact Shelley Reisen email treisen@comcast.net, phone 882-8099.
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American Red Cross May Blood Drive
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Wednesday, May 15th 1:30 - 7:30
St. Paul ELCA (yes at our own church)
You can sign up one of four ways:
1. Between services on Sundays 4/14, 4/21, 4/28 or 5/5.
2. Call Gerrie Spezia for an appointment at 313-882-6745
3. Online at www.redcrossblood.org Sponsor code: gpbloodcouncil
4. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767)
So, please sign up to save lives on May 15th. There is no substitute for human blood. 
If you come to donate in the month of May at the American Red Cross, you will be entered to win a Detroit Tigers Family 4-Pack (4 tickets, 4 t-shirts, 4 mugs, 4 hats and, a $200 gift card!!)
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Volunteers needed:
|  Gerrie Spezia is looking for volunteers to greet blood donors on May 15th. Because she has started a new job, she cannot be there until 6pm.
Please call her at 313-882-6745 if you can help out for an hour or more on May 15. |
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Thank you and congratulations to all your work!
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St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church has been selected as an honoree at the 2013 Foster Care and Adoption Faith-Based Summit in recognition of your outstanding hard work and dedication toward helping children in foster care.
We thank you so much for making an amazing impact on our children, our families and our communities. Your efforts continue to help us raise awareness and support the great need for foster families.
Awards will be presented by Director Maura D. Corrigan and Lt. Gov. Brian Calley at the 2013 Foster Care and Adoption Faith-Based Summit on April 30, 2013, at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center in East Lansing. We ask that either you or one representative involved in your foster care ministry/initiative attend this event and accept the award.
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Before & Beyond the Benediction
|  April 26-28
First Presbyterian Church Birmingham, MI
Click here for more information and to register before April 1! The conference has been extended with a Sunday afternoon session with Erik Carter. Sign up soon to reserve your spot! A block of hotel rooms has been reserved at the Drury Inn in Troy, Michigan. This conference and community conversation is for congregations, community organizations and agencies, families, caregivers, faith based organizations, and service providers who believe we are better together and want to include people with disabilities. Discover how can we partner together in our communities to make inclusion a reality. Learn strategies for inclusion and make connections with others who share the same vision. The conference closes Sunday at 5PM with a Rejoicing Spirits service that honors the gifts of all people.
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FAMILY DINNERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
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Calling all moms, dads, kids, grandmothers, grandfathers,
aunts, uncles, and all other family members to join us.
Family Dinner Night
Wednesdays, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
(Games from 7 - 8 p.m.)
April 24, 2013
May 22, 2013
June 26, 2013
Hosted by:
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church All ages welcome.
375 Lothrop Rd., Grosse Pointe Farms
No admission charge.
By partcipatng in family dinners, kids are more likely to:
♦ eat healthier meals
♦ improve school grades
♦ talk more with you
♦ stay away from tobacco, alcohol and drugs
RSVP to CARE of Southeastern Michigan at 313-332-0972
Sponsored by Beaumont Community Health Coalition
Grosse Pointe
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April Update
|  During the month of April our LSSM focus will be on the MotorVation Drive program and the Wayne County Family Center. Do you have a car, motorcycle, motorboat, RV, truck or other vehicle you no longer need? You could donate it to Motorvation Drive at Lutheran Social Services of Michigan. Your gift could help a teen leaving foster care, a homeless parent, a refugee starting a new life, or a woman coming out of prison. LSSM will pick up qualified vehicles anywhere in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
The Wayne County Family Center is a transitional shelter for homeless families. It is a partnership of Lutheran Social Services of Michigan and Wayne County. WCFC welcomes two-parent families, single mothers or fathers with children and pregnant women. Meals, laundry facilities, licensed child care, transportation, job counseling and educational assistance, financial planning and help finding a permanent residence are some of the services offered at WCFC. There is also an on-site medical clinic and a library with computer access.
Join us for the Adult Forum on April 14th when Richard Martin shares about these two important ministries of LSSM. Please lift these programs and the clients they serve in prayer this month.
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Ministers of
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Sunday, April 14
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Acolyte:9 am - Brianna Corrion 11:15 am -Michaela Kirck
Altar Guild: Marti Thomalla and Dorothy Carty
Coffee Hour: Bev Henry and Kim Tripp
Communion Assistant 11:15 am-C&K Wiseman, J Callewaert, K Ward
Cross Bearer: 9am - Will Newell 11:15 am - Eleanor Rappolee
Greeters: 9 am - Murphy 11:15 am - Firchau
Lector: 9 am - Cindy Stiller 11:15 am - Donna Ireton
Musicians: 9 am - Angelic 11:15am - Chancel Choir and Sing and Ring
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Sunday, April 21
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Acolyte:9 am - Elizabeth Rooney 11:15 am - Carly Demkowicz
Altar Guild: Marti Thomalla and Dorthy Carty
Coffee Hour: Margaret Harms and Margy Huizinga
Communion Assistant: 9 am R&B Grenzke, B Steketee and C Komer
Cross Bearer: 9am - Emma Rooney 11:15 - Josh Trempus
Greeters: 9 am 11:15 - Mills
Lector: 9 am - Michael Dougherty 11:15 - Michelle Kauffold
Musicians: 9am - Chancel Choir
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