December 20, 2013

Happenings

 
12/21    
7:30 PM to 10:30 PM    
Bridge    
Poppen Hall

12/22    
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM    
Worship w/Communion    
Sanctuary
   
10:45 AM to 11:30 AM    
Sunday School    
Upstairs Classrooms
   
12:30 PM to 4:30 PM    
Bridge    
Poppen Hall

12/23    
Confirmation Home Study    

10:00 AM to 11:00 AM    
Staff Meeting    
Fireside Room
   
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM    
Angelic Choir    
Jr. Choir Room
   
6:30 PM to 7:00 PM    
Sing and Ring    
Jr. Choir Room

12/24    
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM    
Christmas Eve Service    
Sanctuary
   
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM    
Christmas Eve Service    
Sanctuary
   
11:00 PM to 11:45 PM    
Christmas Eve Service    
Sanctuary

12/26    
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM    
Bridge    
Poppen Hall
   
12/28    
7:30 PM to 10:30 PM    
Bridge    
Poppen Hall

12/29    
10:45 AM to 11:30 AM    
Sunday School    
Upstairs Classrooms
   
12:30 PM to 4:30 PM    
Bridge    
Poppen Hall

12/30    
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM    
Staff Meeting    
Fireside Room
   
1/2    
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM    
Men's Breakfast    
Bethany Room
   
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM    
Bridge    
Poppen Hall
   
6:30 PM to 7:45 PM    
Bells    
Sanctuary
   
8:00 PM to 9:30 PM    
Chancel Choir    
Sr. Choir Room

1/4    
7:30 PM to 10:30 PM    
Bridge    
Poppen Hall

1/5    
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM    
Worship w/Communion    
Sanctuary
   
10:45 AM to 11:30 AM    
Sunday School    
Upstairs Classrooms
   
12:30 PM to 4:30 PM    
Bridge    
Poppen Hall



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Thrivent Builds Trip

St Paul is forming a team to work on a Habitat for Humanity build in El Salvador through the Thrivent Builds Worldwide July 26-August 3, 2014.  An informative overview  is available online, for more information please contact Mary Mobley murraymt@comcast.net; 885-0529.

CHRISTMAS CAROLING
Everyone from young to old  is invited to join Maggie Rees-Baker and the Children's Choirs as we perform Christmas music and sing carols on Monday, December 23rd at 5:30pm at Gateshead Crossing. After caroling, join us for dinner at Coney Island.  If there are any questions, please contact Maggie.

Upcoming  Children's Choir Dates
Monday December 23   5:30pm
Christmas Caroling at Gateshead Crossing (and dinner at Coney afterward)
 
Tuesday December 24 Christmas Eve (arrive 3:30pm)
 
Sunday January 19 (arrive 9:00am)
Christmas Eve Worship Schedule

Planning for which Christmas worship to attend?

Here are the Christmas Eve Worship times for St. Paul
- all services with Holy Communion -

4:00 pm - Family Service
7:00 pm - Lessons & Carols
10:30 pm - Festive pre-Service Music
11:00 pm - Candle light Service
Administrative Matters
Snow Days

With the weather changing and the snow flying, the church will be closed if the Grosse Pointe Schools cancel school.  If there is nasty weather on a Sunday, please call the church and check your email.  We will be leaving a message on the church answering machine as well as sending out an email.

Keys

We are trying to get an accurate accounting of our keys and need your help. If you have a church key, please contact Ray Carpentier at either 313.881.6670 or ray.carpentier@stpaulgp.org
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LSSM Connection 
Heartline
This month the focus in our partnership in ministry with Lutheran Social Services of Michigan is Heartline.   Heartline is a residential program for women leaving the federal prison system and need assistance with rebuliding their lives.  Heartline provides psychosocial support,  employment assistance, transportation and securing living arrangements. 

Our outreach project for LSSM's Heartline during the month of December will be providing Christmas gifts for the children of the residents.  Please see the giving tree in the Harms Fireside Room if you wish to donate an unwrapped gift for a child. 

Please keep the staff and residents of this branch of LSSM in your prayers this month.

A Prayer for Heartline

Merciful and gracious God,
 We ask that send your peace to the residents of Heartline,
 help them live in unity, sobriety and health
as they seek to walk a new path with you.
We pray that you strengthen them as they seek new employment and living arrangements.
  We pray that others will show your love and forgiveness
 as the women seek to build new relationships
 or restore and repair broken relationships. 
We pray that you strengthen the staff of Heartline
and provide your wisdom, patience and peace to them
as they work to support others and show them the light of your love.
We know that we all fall short of your glory
and through the power of the resurrection of your son Jesus,
 we are able to seek a new life with You.
 We pray that the women of Heartline may know your saving grace through Jesus Christ.
May they be empowered through your Holy Spirit,
Restored by grace to begin a fresh, new life in Christ.
 We ask this in your name.  Amen


Ministers of
Worship and Service
Ministers of Worship & Service
Interim Pastor: Rev. J. Krister Ulmanis
Organist:   Stephanie Yu
Director of Music/Chancel Choir Director Eric Miller
Director of Children's Choirs Margaret Rees-Baker

                                             This Sunday                    Next Sunday
      
Acolyte:                               Stephanie Korte              Nathan Holochwost
Altar Guild:                         Heidi Korte                       Heidi Korte
                                            Gretchen Miotto               Gretchen Miotto
Assisting Minister:           Bill Wrobel                        Bonnie Steketee
Communion Assistants:K Bickford, M MIller
                                             R&B Grenzke
Cross Bearer:                   Cameron Ennis               
Coffee Hour:                      Carol Meza                      
Greeter:                               Sabol Family                   Schwessinger Family
Lector:                                 Michelle Kaulfold            Tom Archinal