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This Weeks Happenings
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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 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Worship 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 6/7 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 to 11 PM Worship Sanctuary 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Bridge
Bethany Room
6/10
6/11
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Pieces Be With You
Sandrock Hall
6/12
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
staff meeting
Fireside Room
6/13
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Bridge
Bethany Room
6/14
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Gamblers Annon.
Bethany Room
6/15
7:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Bridge
Bethany Room
6/16
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Worship
Sanctuary
1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Bridge
Bethany Room
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Prayers of the People | | |
Click here for the 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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Please join us as we honor and thank
Pastor Fred Harms
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 This will be Pastor Harms last week to preach at St. Paul. Please plan on joining him at 9 or 11:15.
The June 2nd service will be at 10 am and his recognize and honor his years of service.
There will be a reception at church prior to the luncheon at Assumption Cultural Center.
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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The Situation
|  Tornadoes have ripped through Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois, Iowa and Texas claiming many lives and damaging hundreds of homes.
A two-mile-wide tornado ripped through Moore, Okla., claiming lives and leaving behind a devastating trail of destruction. Plaza Towers Elementary School stood right in the path of the storm's 166-200 mph winds.
Many Oklahoma residents already were recovering from storms even before the tornado hit - hundreds of homes were damaged or destroyed as 28 tornadoes touched down throughout Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Illinois and Iowa. As strong winds and warm fronts continue to move across the nation, the threat for future tornado outbreaks is looming.
Our Response:
Through Lutheran Disaster Response, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is responding in areas affected by these tornadoes.
Your help is needed to bring hope to our sisters and brothers in need. Lutheran Disaster Response affiliates are already on the ground, assessing the immediate and long-term needs of those affected by the tornadoes. Throughout the United States we are working hand-in-hand with ELCA synods and other ministry organizations that are experts at outreach in their communities.
We know it will be a long road to recovery, and your gifts are needed now to begin coordinating volunteers, rebuilding homes and offering spiritual and emotional care to those in need.
What you can do:
Pray:
As the communities work to recover, please keep them and those who work on their behalf in prayer.
Give:
Your donation to Lutheran Disaster Response, designated for "U.S. Tornadoes," will be used entirely (100 percent) to help families whose lives and livelihoods have been impacted by this disaster. Donations from people like you allow the ELCA to respond to those in need. Connect: To learn more about the situation and the ELCA's response:
Please give now. Your gifts designated to "U.S. Tornadoes" through Lutheran Disaster Response will be used entirely - 100 percent - to help survivors of tornadoes rebuild their lives and livelihoods. Thank you for your gifts, your prayers and your partnership.
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Sunday School
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Adult Forum
May 26 A Bible Study on Mark
Presenters: J. Callewaert
Living the Word for Children and Youth
 This Sunday the children will meet in Sandrock Hall for a brief lesson on the Beatitudes and then plant the children's garden. Middle school and high school youth will explore the mystery and relevance of the Trinity to know God more fully.
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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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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 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
Family in Need
Please see Pastor Harms if you are able to donate a car seat, stroller or baby blankets to a family in need.
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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.)
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 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 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
Musicians: 9 am - Chancel Choir,
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Sunday, June 2
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Acolyte: 10 am - Elizabeth Rooney
Altar Guild: Carol Meza and Pat Sierant
Coffee Hour:
Communion Assistant:10 am C Graham, B Brosseau, S Wallace, C Meza
Cross Bearer: 10 am -S. Archinal
Greeters: 10 am Seltzer
Lector: 10 am -
Musicians: 10 am Chancel Bells, Chancel Choir
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