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Happenings
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3/21
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Bridge
Poppen Hall
3/23
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 2:30 PM
Play Rehearsal
Poppin Hall
3/24
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
3/25
9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Adult Bible Study
Fireside Room
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
PBWY
Sandrock Hall
3/26
1:00 PM to 1:45 PM
Lenten Service
Chapel
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Lenten Service
Sanctuary
3/27
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
3/28
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Bridge
Poppen Hall
3/30
9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Healing Service
Sanctuary
10:45 AM to 11:30 AM
Sunday School
Upstairs Classrooms
12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Play Rehearsal
Poppin Hall
3/31
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Staff Meeting
Fireside Room
4/1
9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Adult Bible Study
Fireside Room
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
PBWY
Sandrock Hall
4/2
1:00 PM to 1:45 PM
Lenten Service
Chapel
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Lenten Service
Sanctuary
4/3
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
4/4
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Bridge
Poppen Hall
4/6
9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Rutter Requim
Sanctuary
10:45 AM to 11:30 AM
Sunday School
Upstairs Classrooms
12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Play Rehearsal
Poppin Hall
3:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Wayne Co. Family Dinner
Off Site
4/7
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Staff Meeting
Fireside Room
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Angelic Choir
Jr. Choir Room
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Pizza Night
Youth Room
6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Sing and Ring
Jr. Choir Room
7:00 PM to 8:15 PM
Confirmation
Upstairs Classrooms
4/8
9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Adult Bible Study
Fireside Room
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
PBWY
Sandrock Hall
4/9
1:00 PM to 1:45 PM
Lenten Service
Chapel
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Lenten Service
Sanctuary
7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Listening For God
Off Site
4/10
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
4/11
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Bridge
Poppen Hall
4/13
9:30 AM to 11:00 PM
Worship w/communion
Sanctuary
10:45 AM to 11:30 AM
Sunday School
Upstairs Classrooms
12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Play Rehearsal
Poppin Hall
4/14
Confirmation
Home Study
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Staff Meeting
Fireside Room
1:00 PM to 1:45 PM
Worship
Chapel
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
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Worship
Sanctuary
4/15
9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Adult Bible Study
Fireside Room
1:00 PM to 1:45 PM
Worship
Chapel
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
PBWY
Sandrock Hall
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Worship
Sanctuary
4/16
1:00 PM to 1:45 PM
Lenten Service
Chapel
1:00 PM to 1:45 PM
Worship
Chapel
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Lenten Service
Sanctuary
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Council Meeting
Bethany Room
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Worship
Sanctuary
4/17
Epistle Deadline
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Bridge
Poppen Hall
1:00 PM to 1:45 PM
Worship
Chapel
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Worship
Sanctuary
4/18
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Bridge
Poppen Hall
1:00 PM to 1:45 PM
Worship
Chapel
7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Worship
Sanctuary
4/20
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Worship w/Communion
Sanctuary
After Worship
Easter Breakfast
Sandrock Hall
4/21
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Staff Meeting
Fireside Room
4/22
9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Adult Bible Study
Fireside Room
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
PBWY
Sandrock Hall
4/24
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Bridge
Poppen Hall
4/25
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Bridge
Poppen Hall
4/27
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Worship w/Communion
Sanctuary
12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Play Rehearsal
Poppen Hall
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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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Adult Forum:
Adult Forum:
March 23: Discernment Committee
Presenter: Rick Grenzke
Living the Word Sunday School
 The children and Middle School youth will learn that Jesus offered living water to the Samaritan women and what that means for us. The High School youth are hosting a bake sale. St Paul Ladies Wine Tasting Mixer
 The St Paul Thrivent Builds Team is hosting an evening of fellowship for the ladies of St Paul as a fundraiser on Saturday March 29. For more information, please contact Mary Mobley 885-0529. RSVP by Wednesday March 26.
Better Together Youth Retreat April 4-6
Youth from across the SE MI Synod will build relationship while exploring diversity and what it means to be an ambassador of peace and justice in the world. This retreat is sponsored by the Building Racial Reconciliation in Christ's Kingdom initiative with Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church and Cass Community Social Services for grades 8-12. For more information please contact Mary Weiland or Mary Mobley.
Summer Programs for Youth
It's time to think about using the summer months to grow faith in our youth. St Paul is partnering with the ELCA Cooperative Churches to host Vacation Bible School July 14-18 for children in pre-school to grade 5. Youth in grade 6 and older can gain valuable experience, community service hours and grow in faith as leaders.
Summer programs at the ELCA Living Water Camps at Michi-Lu-Ca and Stony Lake are open for registration www.elcalivingwater.com/register New offerings include an Au Sable River Senior High Adventure and Bridge Builders which combines peer ministry and diversity training (formerly LTS,ALTS and BRRICK camp). Sam Archinal will be a counselor at Stony Lake this summer.
ELCA Global Missions and the ELCJHL invite youth and young adults ages 16 to 22 to join the Bridges Not Walls Mission to the Holy Lands July 3-17. Applications are due by April 1. For more information email amych@stgeorgelutheran.org or ask Allison Mobley who participated in 2013.
 Major events this week -- St. Patrick's Day, March Madness, Spring Break (is it actually spring somewhere?). We've got you covered with interesting, fun, and helpful faith-forming activities. Check these out: The Real Patrick (Young Family) - once a slave, then a priest, he brought many to God. Saint Patrick's Breastplate (Teen Family) - compose your own breastplate prayer. Breaking Good (Young Adult) - a spring break you'll remember all of. March Madness Couple Time (Adult/Couple) - there's nothing "mad" about this March relationship builder. Remembering Harriet Tubman (Just for Kids) - meet one of the most famous train conductors!
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Social Action Update
|  Spring Bake Sale: The High School students are sponsoring a bake sale before and after the service on March 23rd. The proceeds from this sale will go to Gleaner's and ELCA World Hunger to align with their focus of study on hunger for the first part of Lent. Thank you for your support of this effort.
Non-Food Pantry Update: St. Paul's Non-Food Pantry has been active since November of 2013 with the following donations being made;
November - Freedom House received a month's supply of cleaning products, paper goods, baby diapers and wipes, personal care items for adults and children.
December - Heartline received personal care items for women as well as panties, toiletries and grooming items for their holiday gift bags.
January - February - 10 cases of baby diapers and wipes were donated to the Family Preservation programs of LSSM along with a twin bed frame and blankets and children's pajamas that were collected during the drive.
March - Personal care items are being packaged to be delivered to LSSM's Neighborhood House in Saginaw for distribution to teens in their after school programs.
Donations to the Non-Food Pantry are collected on an ongoing basis in the bin in the foyer. There are now receipts available in the bin to use for tax purposes. The high school students continue to stock the Non-Food pantry and pull and package donations for various agencies. We are grateful for your support and ask that you continue to pray for this outreach ministry. |
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Malice in the Palace
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Now is the perfect time to join the Children's Choirs! Our exciting upcoming events include singing on Palm Sunday, Mother's Day and a very special performance of the Spring Children's Choir Musical...
Malice in the Palace
The Story of Esther
Sunday, May 4, 2014 3:00pm
Allen Pote and Tom Long's musical for young voices tells the story of Esther with its powerful message that the smallest person acting bravely can make an enormous difference, and that God has placed us where we are for a reason. This 45-minute program is filled with humor, pathos and inspiring music.
Rehearsal schedule:
Sing and Ring Choir (3rd-8th grade): all Sunday afternoons 12:30-2:30pm beginning Sunday March 16th (No rehearsal on Easter) and Mondays at regular practice time 6:00-6:55pm.
Angelic Choir (preschool - 2nd grade) Regular practice time Mondays at 5:30-6:00pm.
Dress Rehearsal (full cast) Saturday May 3rd 9:30am -Noon
Upcoming Choir dates:
March 23 ( Angelic), March 30 (Sing and Ring), Wednesday April 2 (Sing and Ring), Wednesday April 9 (Angelic), April 13 Palm Sunday (both), Mother's Day (both)
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Do Cobwebs Bug You? Dust on the Window Sill?
Here is your chance to become part of the solution!
|  Make a once a year commitment to help deep clean the church facility one room at a time. Sign up for a room and clean it at your convenience. It can be an individual, family or group that signs up for a room. A Deep Cleaning Form will be provided for each room describing what is to be done and what products to use with custodian supervision. What could be easier? The goal is to have a commitment for each room in the church so that once a year (or more) every area of the church will be thoroughly cleaned.
Want to hear more? Come to the Adult Forum on April 6th to get your questions answered and have the opportunity to sign up for a room. If you have a favorite room, you better sign up soon before it's gone!!
Rick Grenzke, Stewardship Chairperson
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Invite Your Friends to Hear...
|  The Chancel Choir singing John Rutter's magnificent piece Requiem, which will be presented as a musical offering on Sunday, April 6th during the 9:30am service. This multi-movement work, sung in both English and Latin, will feature the Chancel Choir and Festival Chorus, as well as vocal soloists Barb Marini and Becka Jenzen, and instrumentalists Elaine Farquhar, Michelle Kauffold, Brianna Corrion, Linda Bauer, Stephen Archinal, Anne Brege Owens and organist Stephanie Yu. Make plans to be here for this incredible music experience! |
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Volunteers Needed
|  The Board of Social Action is sponsoring a dinner at the Wayne County Family Center, Sunday, April 6. Come celebrate the gift of sharing this Lenten season as we serve dinner to and interact with the 90 residents of the LSSM facility for homeless families.
We are seeking 12 volunteers to help set up, serve, clean up and share a spring craft with the residents. We will carpool from church at 3pm to the Westland location, returning by 9pm. We also plan to bring a donation of needed items from our Non-Food Pantry. Middle school youth through adults are welcome to participate. Any questions or to RSVP, contact Shelley Reisen 882-8099 / treisen@comcast.net or Mary Weiland 885-6326 / mary@weilandfamily.com
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Lenten Service Information
| Mid Week Lenten Schedule
March 26
1 & 7 pm Worship
5:30 - 6:45 pm Lenten Supper
Theme: Salvation is offered to all
Isaiah 55:1-11
April 2
1 & 7 pm Worship
5:30 - 6:45 pm Lenten Supper
Theme: Nebuchadnezzar's fiery furnace
Daniel 3:1-29
Holy Week Schedule
Palm Sunday - April 13
9:30 am Holy Communion
(1st Communion Milestone)
Monday in Holy Week - April 14
1 & 7 pm Worship
Tuesday in Holy Week - April 15
1 & 7 pm Worship
Wednesday in Holy Week - April 16
1 & 7 pm Worship
Maundy Thursday - April 17
1 pm Holy Communion
7 pm Holy Communion
[Traditional stripping of the altar]
Good Friday - April 18
1 pm The Veneration of the Crucified at
St. Paul Lutheran Church
7:30 pm Tenebrae Service
Reflection on Jesus' "Seven Last Words"
by congregational members.
The Resurrection of Our Lord
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 20, 2014
9:30 am Holy Communion
The Easter Breakfast will be served
following the worship service,
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Odds and Ends
|  A copy machine is available in the Church office as a convenience for the congregation and staff when a small number of black and white photocopies are needed for ministry-related purposes or other Church business. A small number of photocopies is considered to be 12 or less. If more than 12 copies or color copies are required, please complete an Office Services Request form and submit to Sandy Wallace, Church Secretary. Thank you to WELCA for providing the new copy machine to St Paul from our rummage sale proceeds.
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GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT!!!!
| To help us get announcements and notes to the bulletin, Email Blasts and The Epistle (newsletter) without you having to send it to several different email addresses, Communications Committee has created an email address to cover all three areas.
Please send all bulletin announcements, Email Blasts and The Epistle (newsletter) info to communications@stpaulgp.org
We want to make sure your important message reaches as many people as possible and this is one way we are trying to achieve that.
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Neighborhood House
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 In the month of March we lift up LSSM's Neighborhood House in prayer. Neighborhood House is a community center in Saginaw that hosts an afterschool program for students that includes activities, homework help and a hot meal. Families are welcome to come and eat as well and homebound in the area have a hot meal delivered by Neighborhood House volunteers or staff. This agency is the focus of an upcoming Servant Project or local mission trip in July. More information is provided below. We ask that you pray for this Servant Project, Neighborhood House's staff, clients and families they serve throughout the month. Neighborhood House Adult Servant Project-
Saginaw - June 22-26
Lutheran Social Services of Michigan invites you and 30 other adults to make a difference at Neighborhood House in Saginaw. This ministry offers educational, recreational, religious ministry, and a meal for 80 children and their families per day. Each day will be packed with activity, fellowship, and spiritual journeys. We will do upgrades to the building (bathroom, weight room, gym floor and others). A group will teach kids and adults during the week. Wednesday night will be a large community program. The estimated cost of the repairs for this project is $30,000. Your help is needed. Can you provide food, share your skills for the remodel, teach VBS , organize the Wednesday program, or assist with administration or fundraising? The estimated cost per person is less than $200.00 per person. Housing, food, fellowship will be provided. Do you want to be part of this first ever LSSM work project? Call Carl Bloom @ (248) 656-6857 or cbloom73@gmail.com or Pr. Phil Hemke @ (248) 219-9707 or phemk@lssm.org Support gifts can be made to Sonia Bankston at sbank@lssm.org Call us for an application form for the event ( 18 and older). Lutheran Social Services of Michigan is changing lives for all of eternity - Join us and be a blessing.
"Fun"raisers for our Partner Organizations:
Superheroes Are Saving Detroit!
The Super Run is a unique and fun family experience. For The Super Run - Detroit we partnered with Lutheran Social Services of Michigan. Foster parenting is a great way to become a real life superhero to a little one in need. click here for flierFreedom House Bowling Fundraiser click here for flier |
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Ministers of
Worship and Service
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Ministers of Worship & Service
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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
March 23
Acolyte: Elizabeth Rooney
Altar Guild: Elaine Farquhar Cheryl Wiseman
Assisting Minister: Cindy Treusch
Communion Assistants:H&M Thomalla, R&C Treusch
Cross Bearer: Emma Rooney
Coffee Hour: Pattie Schwessinger
Greeter: L Reece Family
Lector: Pam Jankiewicz
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Ministers of Worship & Service
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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
March 30
Acolyte: Nathan Holochwost
Altar Guild: Elaine Farquhar Cheryl Wiseman
Assisting Minister: Bonnie Steketee
Communion Assistants: Healing Service
Cross Bearer:Gillian Graham
Coffee Hour: Beth Brackett
Greeter: Sieloff Family
Lector: Marie Zeller
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