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This Weeks Happenings
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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.
Bethany Room
6/1
7:30 PM to 10:30 PM Bridge
Bethany Room
6/2
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Worship
Sanctuary
10:15 AM to 11:15 AM Sunday School
Sunday School Rooms
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1:15 AM to 12:15 PM Worship w/Communion Sanctuary
1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Bridge
Bethany Room
6/3
6/4
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
6/5
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
staff meeting
Fireside Room
6/6
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM Men's Breakfast
Bethany Room
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
6/7
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Gamblers Annon.
Bethany Room
6/8
7:30 PM to 10:30 PM Bridge
Bethany Room
6/9
10:15 AM to 11:15 AM Sunday School
Sunday School Rooms
11:15 AM to 12:15 PM Worship
Sanctuary
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Prayers of the People | | |
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Do you have a church-related event or announcement you'd like to share with the GP community? E-mail communications@stpaulgp.org and we'll spread the word for you!
Please note: submissions must be received at least 2 weeks in advance to ensure publication.
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Council Update on Interim Pastor
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The Church Council voted on May 15 to accept Pastor Krister Ulmanis as our Interim Pastor. With this authorization, the Executive Committee will be working with Pastor Heather Holland from the Synod Office to develop a salary package and plan for him to join us full-time in June. Pastor Ulmanis is from Ontario, Canada and has over 21 years of parish ministry and a varied background, with good administrative and faith development skills. We look forward to him serving with us in our transition to new pastoral ministry at St. Paul.
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Linda Bauer to Retire
|  Linda Bauer has decided to retire as organist and bell choir director effective the end of August. We thank Linda for over 33 years as Organist, Director of Music, founder and director of the Bell Choir, and a major reason for the excellent music program we have at St. Paul. We will formally recognize Linda in August. The Music Committee has begun a search for a replacement; see Eric Miller or Tom Marini if you have suggestions or know of someone who would be interested in these positions.
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Pentecost
|  Please join us for this very special Sunday. Seventeen graduating Seniors will be honored during the Stepping into the World and Quilt service at the 9 am service. At the 11:15 am service, four students will affirm their faith during the Affirmation of Faith service. We will also celebrate Pentecost, so please wear red. |
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Sunday School
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Adult Forum
No Adult Forum due to Stepping into the World and Confirmation
Living the Word for Children and Youth
 This Sunday the children will have a delayed start of Living the Word so they may attend the reception for the High School graduates. A lesson on Pentecost will begin with the opening at 10:30 in Sandrock Hall. The children will learn that God gives us the Holy Spirit to create and sustain faith in Jesus Christ. High School and Middle School classes will not meet.
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Please join us as we honor and thank
Pastor Fred Harms |
Please remember the retirement luncheon reservations must be recieved by May 19. Complete details and the reservation form can be found here
Due to larger than normal attendance expected for Pastor Harms' retirement worship service on June 2 at 10 A.M, please consider the following actions to maximize available parking:
- Walk to church if possible
- Park on Chalfonte, Lothrop, or on Williams
- Consider carpooling
These actions will help to perserve parking lot spaces for guests and those for whom parking on the street may be a problem. Thank you for your consideration. |
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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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St. Paul Lutheran Honored |  St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church has been selected as an honoree at the 2013 Foster Care and Adoption Faith-Based Summit in recognition of outstanding hard work and dedication toward helping children in foster care.
Trina Richardson, Michigan Department of Human Services Faith Based Initiative Coordinator, had this to say about St. Paul's efforts: "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."
The Award was presented by Department of Human Services 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.
Left: DHS Director Maura Corrigan, DHS Faith Based Initiative Coordinator Trina Richardson
Middle: St. Paul President Dave Upmeyer, St. Paul Rev. Fred Harms
Right: Lt. Governor Brian Calley |
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May is National Foster Care Month!
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 Please lift up Foster Care children, and the professionals, families/ caregivers that address the needs of foster care children in prayer this month. If you did not receive a prayer guide in church you can download one with this link. http://www.cryoftheorphan.org/User/Document/Fosterprayerguide.pdf
Check out LSSM's video promoting foster parenting from the "Be A Hero" Campaign by clicking here:
http://www.lssm.org/foster
Many children in foster care are awaiting adoption into forever families. Lutheran Adoption Service specializes in the placement of children from the State's foster care system. There is little or no cost involved in adopting a child from the foster care system.
Adopting is not as hard as you may think! Lutheran Adoption Service requirements are flexible:
*Married, divorced and single men and women can adopt
*You don't have to be wealthy or own your home
*You can live in an apartment
*You can have other children
*You can work, as long as you have adequate child care arrangements
*You don't need to have reached a set level of education
For more information on adoption go to:
http://www.lssm.org/page.aspx?pid=384
Freedom House in need of Children's Clothing:
Freedom House, a non-profit organization that provides housing and support for refugees seeking asylum in the US, is in need of seasonal clothing for several children. If you can provide lightly used clothing for any age/gender listed below please contact Mary Weiland (313-885-6326) to arrange your donation.
Girls - size 7, size 10
Boy - size 12 - 14
Infant girls- 3 months, 14 months
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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
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Sunday, May 19 |
Acolyte:9 am - Trevor Reece 11:15 am - Madeline Mills
Altar Guild: Margy Huizinga and Carol Komer
Coffee Hour: Judy Rogers and Carol Meza
Communion Assistant:9:15 am JP&M Dougherty K Bickford 11:15 am B Brosseau, M Harms, D&P Upmeyer
Cross Bearer: 9am -Kelsey Ennis 11:15 - Hannah Tripp Greeters: 9 am Archinal 11:15 - Oskui
Lector: 9 am - Katherine Ward 11:15 - Gerrie Spezia
Musicians: 9 am Chancel Bells - 11:15am - Chancel Choir |
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Sunday, May 26
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Acolyte:9 am - Thomas Rappolee 11:15 am - Emma Willard
Altar Guild: Margy Huizinga and Carol Komer
Coffee Hour: Cynthia Stiller and Mary Ann Magill
Communion Assistant 9:00 am - S Archinal, K Edick, R&C Treusch
Cross Bearer: 9am - James Fildes 11:15 am - Ben Heidebrink
Greeters: 9 am -Kvale 11:15 am - M Rees
Lector: 9 am - Sandy Wallace 11:15 am -
Musicians: 9 am - Chancel Choir
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