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This Weeks Happenings | |
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5/1
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
staff meeting
Fireside Room
5/2
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
Men's Breakfast
Bethany Room
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
5/3
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Gamblers Annon.
Bethany Room
5/4
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
7:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Bridge
Bethany Room
5/5
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
5/6
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
5:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Angelic Choir
Jr. Choir Room
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Pizza Night
Youth Room
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Sing and Ring
Jr. Choir Room
7:00 PM to 8:15 PM
Confirmation
Bethany Room
5/7
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
5/8
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
staff meeting
Fireside Room
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Listening to God
Off Site
5/9
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
5/10
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Gamblers Annon.
Bethany Room
5/11
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
7:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Bridge
Bethany Room
5/12
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
5/13
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
5/14
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
5/15
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
staff meeting
Fireside Room
5/16
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
5/17
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Gamblers Annon.
Bethany Room
5/18
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
7:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Bridge
Bethany Room
5/19
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
5/20
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
5/21
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
5/22
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
5/23
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
5/24
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Gamblers Annon.
Bethany Room
5/25
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
AA
Sandrock Hall
7:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Bridge
Bethany Room
5/26
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
5/27
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
5/28
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Adult Bible Study
Fireside Room
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Watch
Fireside Room
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Pieces Be With You
Sandrock Hall
5/29
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
staff meeting
Fireside Room
5/30
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
5/31
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Gamblers Annon.
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Prayers of the People | | |
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Sunday School
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Adult Forum
May 5 - LSSM Summer Camp Programs
As the summer approaches, many children in the suburbs already know what activities they'll engage in over the next few months. For inner city children though, this is not always the case. A representative from LSSM will detail ways in which, we, in partnership with LSSM, work toward having children in the inner cities engaged through summer activities and programs.
Presenter: Lacey Harris, LLMSW, Family Recruitment Specialist
Living the Word for Children and Youth
 This Sunday the children will learn that Jesus teaches us to pray and our heavenly Father promises to hear our prayers. The children meet in Sandrock Hall at 10:10 for the opening, and continue to celebrate Easter of with short nursery rhyme songs.
The Middle School and High School youth will join the adult forum in the Bethany room for the presentation by LSSM on Foster Children.
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Do You Shop At Kroger ? |  RE-ENROLLMENT TIME Now's the time to check and make sure that the name St. Paul Evengelical Lutheran Church appears at the bottom of your Kroger receipt. If not, 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. 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!! 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 |
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May Mystery Movie Night |  Following the success of our movie night in March, the Children's Choirs bring you..."May Mystery Movie Night" Friday, May 10th. We will start at 7:00pm. In honor of Pastor Harms upcoming retirement, I asked him to pick one of his favorite family movies to share with us. Shhh! It's a surprise and I won't reveal the title! The freewill offering will cover the expenses of the evening and go to Pastor Harm's retirement (50% goes to Luther Seminary in Minnesota). Come and join us! Be surprised and enjoy a funny, heartwarming family favorite!
The Children's Choirs and I want to thank the congregation for the new instruments we were able to purchase. Be sure to be in church on Mother's Day when we will include them with our songs. Through your generosity in coming to our March movie night, buying the Easter candy, individual gifts, the gift from the WELCA rummage sale and a matching gift from the music fund, we raised $2000 and were able to buy 5 Orff instruments. The Trempus family also donated a high quality glockenspeil that their son no longer uses. Thank you! (If you're so inclined, there are 3 more instruments we need in order to have a complete set. These cost $330, $357, and $952. Donations are very welcome!) Maggie Rees-Baker
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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:
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Please call her at 313-882-6745 if you can help out for an hour or more on May 15. |
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Please join us as we honor and thank
Pastor Fred Harms | 
for 22 years of leadership and service at St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church, and 40 years of ordained ministry.
Sunday June 2, 2013
Single service at 10 am with reception at the churchimmediately following the service at
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church
375 Lothrop, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan 48236
then...
Luncheon and Program from 1:00 - 4:00 pm
at the
Assumption Greek Cultural Center
21800 Marter Rd, St Clair Shores, MI
Luncheon Cost: $28 adults / $14 for children under 12.
Please return the RSVP form to St. Paul by May 19, 2013.
Thank you Pastor Fred for being true to the Word - For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed-a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith."
Romans 1:16-17
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Update on Interim Pastor and the Call Process
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I met with Synod Staff on April 16 to discuss the upcoming Call Process for our new Pastor and the details of receiving an Interim Pastor to guide us through the discernment and call process. What we know at this point:
Synod suggests that we appoint two committees to conduct the discernment and call process.
1. An Interim Task Force will consist of 5 or 6 members and the Interim Pastor. The purpose will be to develop the vision of our future ministry, and identify the qualities and capabilities of our new Pastor. Congregation input will be solicited. Our Transition Committee Report will be a resource for this committee, and may shorten the process somewhat, but we will ask this committee to start afresh. This committee will be appointed by Council after the Interim Pastor is on board, probably in June. This phase will likely take about 6 to 8 months.
2. A Call Committee will be appointed by Council toward the end of the Interim Task Force's work. This committee will be responsible for considering candidates that have been screened by the Synod based on the work of the Interim Task Force. We can expect about 3 candidates. The Call Committee will conduct interviews and ultimately recommend a candidate to the Council and Congregation for issuing a call. This process could take 6 to 8 months as well, depending on timing for interviews, and availability of candidates.
There are candidates available for the Interim Pastor position. The Synod will suggest a candidate that they feel will best serve our needs. We will have the opportunity to meet the candidate before Council is asked to approve her/him. This will likely occur in May. The Interim Pastor will likely start in June, depending on availability. There is flexibility in whether the Interim Pastor serves full time or ¾-time, but the pool of candidates is smaller for part-time service.
I will keep the congregation regularly informed about what is happening with this process. If you have comments or questions, please don't hesitate to call me (313) 881-9522 or email me at upmeyers@hotmail.com. We are embarking on a special time in our congregation. Continue to keep our pastors, leaders and members in your prayers. And look for ways to help out in this transition period.
Dave Upmeyer
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WORSHIP CHAIR FOUND! | |
We're pleased to announce that Fred Orth has agreed to serve as Worship Chair for the remainder of the year. Thank you, Fred, for leading this important committee at St. Paul.
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Mark your calendars......Rumage Sale 2013 September 13 and 14. | 
- Need 2 or 3 persons for a Publicity Committee - most can be done from home- male and/or female volunteers. Would like to have publicity organized by the end of May so we aren't doing it all at the last minute.
- Need workers for all areas, but boutique and children's clothes especially.
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May is National Foster Care Month! | 
Please join us for the Adult Forum on Sunday, May 5th, when Lacey Harris, LLMSW, Family Recruitment Specialist, shares about the services that LSSM provides to foster care children in Michigan. She will discuss foster care placement, adoption services, volunteer opportunities and summer camp experiences.
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FAMILY DINNERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE! | |
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.)
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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Ministers of
Worship and Service |
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Sunday, May 5 |
Acolyte:9 am - Madeline Keane 11:15 am - Michaela Kirck
Altar Guild: Margy Huizinga and Carol Komer
Coffee Hour: Pat Sierant and Gerald Spezia
Communion Assistant:11:15 am H&M Thomalla, C Meza, C Scholfield
Cross Bearer: 9am -Bobby Weiland 11:15 - Allison Mobley Greeters: 9 am Rogers 11:15 - Firchau Jr.
Lector: 9 am - Rick Treusch 11:15 - Peg Upmeyer
Musicians: 11:15am - Chancel Choir and Chancel Bells |
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Sunday, May 12 |
Acolyte:9 am - Brianna Corrion 11:15 am - Elizabeth Rooney
Altar Guild: Margy Huizinga and Carol Komer
Coffee Hour: Ed Sieloff and Marsha Spannagel
Communion Assistant 9:00 am - C&K Wiseman, C&K Cusmano
Cross Bearer: 9am - Jacob Schwessinger 11:15 am - Abby Reisen Greeters: 9 am - DeWit 11:15 am - Sherry
Lector: 9 am - Sam Archinal 11:15 am - Danielle Zimmerman
Musicians: 9 am - Chancel Choir |
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