September 12, 2014
Prayers of the People

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Happenings


9/12     
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM     
Rummage Sale     
Sandrock Hall
    
9/13     
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM     
Rummage Sale     
Sandrock Hall

9/14     
9:30 AM to 11:00 PM     
Worship w/communion     
Sanctuary
    
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM     
Bridge     
Poppen Hall

9/15     
5:30 PM to 6:15 PM     
Angelic Choir     
Jr. Choir Room
    
6:15 PM to 8:00 PM     
Sing and Ring     
Jr. Choir Room

9/16     
9:30 AM to 10:30 AM     
Adult Bible Study     
Fireside Room
    
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM     
Pieces Be With You     
Sandrock Hall

/17     
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM     
Council Meeting     
Bethany Room

9/18     
Epistle Deadline     


6:30 PM to 7:45 PM     
Chancel Bells     
Sanctuary
    
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM     
Chancel Choir     
Sr. Choir Room

9/19     
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM     
Bridge Tournament     
Poppen Hall
    
9/21
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM     
Worship w/Communion     
Sanctuary
    
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Bridge     
Poppen Hall

9/22     
5:30 PM to 6:15 PM     
Angelic Choir     
Jr. Choir Room
    
6:15 PM to 8:00 PM     
Sing and Ring     
Jr. Choir Room
    
7:00 PM to 8:15 PM     
Catechism     
Bethany Room

9/23     
9:30 AM to 10:30 AM     
Adult Bible Study     
Fireside Room
    
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM     
Pieces Be With You     
Sandrock Hall

9/24     
Listening For God     
Fireside Room

9/25     
6:30 PM to 7:45 PM     
Chancel Bells     
Sanctuary
    
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM     
Chancel Choir     
Sr. Choir Room

9/26     
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM     
Bridge     
Poppen Hall

9/28     
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM     
Worship w/Communion     
Sanctuary
    
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM     
Bridge     
Poppen Hall

9/29     
5:30 PM to 6:15 PM     
Angelic Choir     
Jr. Choir Room
    
6:15 PM to 8:00 PM     
Sing and Ring     
Jr. Choir Room

9/30     
9:30 AM to 10:30 AM     
Adult Bible Study     
Fireside Room
    
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM     
Pieces Be With You     
Sandrock Hall
    
7:30 PM to 10:30 PM     
Social Action Committee
Fireside Room

10/2     
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM     
Men's Breakfast     
Bethany Room
    
6:30 PM to 7:45 PM     
Chancel Bells     
Sanctuary
    
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM     
Chancel Choir     
Sr. Choir Room

10/3     
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM     
Bridge     
Poppen Hall

10/5     
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM     
Worship w/Communion     
Sanctuary
    
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM     
Bridge     
Poppen Hall

10/6     
5:30 PM to 6:15 PM     
Angelic Choir     
Jr. Choir Room
    
6:15 PM to 8:00 PM     
Sing and Ring     
Jr. Choir Room

10/7     
9:30 AM to 10:30 AM     
Adult Bible Study     
Fireside Room
    
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM     
Pieces Be With You     
Sandrock Hall

10/9     
6:30 PM to 7:45 PM     
Chancel Bells     
Sanctuary
    
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM     
Chancel Choir     
Sr. Choir Room

10/10
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM     
Bridge     
Poppen Hall
    
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM     
Rose Society     
Sandrock Hall

10/12     
9:30 AM to 11:00 PM
Worship w/communion     
Sanctuary
    
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM     
Bridge     
Poppen Hall

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From Pastor Dittirch
Dear St. Paul Lutheran Church,

I wanted to write a quick note of gratitude for the opportunity to serve as your pastor. It is in the excitement and hope of our ministry together that I accept the call to serve. I look forward to hearing your stories and learning how God has used your Church to make a difference in the world. It will be important for me to take time and listen and pray with you when I arrive. I want to celebrate your community's history and to embrace your passions and heartbreaks. God has been busy in your community and I look forward to seeing and embracing God's handiwork there.

I thank God for the leadership of St. Paul with whom this process has been a joy. I give thanks for the call committee. I want to especially give thanks for Tim Reisen and Dave Upmeyer for their guidance and character.  I want to thank Pastor Ulmanis for preparing a way for this new call. Rest assured that St. Paul is in good hands with these leaders and I have appreciated their support greatly.

In this transition, I would appreciate your prayers. Transitions are full of goodbyes and stressors that can take a toll. Please keep Brenda, Isaac and I in your prayers. It will make a difference.

Thanks again for giving me this opportunity to serve.
--
Forever in Grace,
Rev. Justin Dittrich


It's Here!!!  Rummage Sale 2014
Sale Hours
Friday, Sept 12  9 am to 4 pm
Saturday, Sept. 13 9 am to 3pm

Clean Up
Saturday, Sept 13 3 pm to 6 pm
Sunday, Sept 14 - after church to everything is boxed and bagged.
Monday, Sept 15 - 10 am to help load the LSSM truck
Tuesday, Sept 16 - 10 am to help load the Salvation Army truck

Sandrock Hall needs to be ready for AA on Monday morning and Poppin Hall needs to be ready for a bridge tournament on Friday.  The Sunday school rooms are needed on Sunday morning.  Any time you can pitch in and help is greatly needed and appreciated.

Any questions : contact Liz Jenzen at ejenzen @Ameritech.net.

Christian Ed
Sunday School

The children will meet in the Bethany room to continue their exploration of Genesis 1-2.  The Middle school and high school youth meet in their classrooms upstairs to begin their new season.

Acolyte Training
A training session to serve as Acolyte in worship will be held on Monday September 15 from 7-8:15.  All new and returning middle school students are expected to participate. Please meet in the sanctuary.

Still Needed: loving leaders for Sunday School
Just a few more Sunday School leaders are needed.  A leader is needed to join Susan Kvale and Pam Webb for the Kindergarten to grade 2 class, and a leader is needed to join Bob Mobley and Laura Rooney for the middle school students.  Teaching the children and youth is a great way to grow one's own faith and serve our Lord Jesus Christ.  Please pray that all our teaching teams will be in place for our Stepping into Sunday School Milestone Blessing and Christian Education Leader Installation on September 21.   Please contact Mary Mobley to learn more about this ministry.  

 
St. Paul Music Notes
As we head into the fall, the music program at St. Paul is getting ready to help lead worship on Sunday mornings.  We are very blessed with our musicians and lift them up as they sing, ring and play instruments to the glory of God.  Our groups are generational, and lots of fun!

If you have any questions about the choirs, please contact Eric Miller (313-729-2320). Here are the rehearsal times for the choirs (and ALL are welcome!!!).

Chancel Choir
For the first two rehearsals, we will meet in the choir loft in the church (because of the Rummage Sale) at 8pm. After the Rummage Sale, rehearsals will be held in the choir room downstairs. We sing a wide variety of music, and help to lead the congregation in worship. Music reading is not necessary, but a desire to lift your voice in song is! This choir is for those in high school through adult.

Chancel Bells
Our first rehearsal will be on September 11, at 6:30 pm.  We rehearse in the church. Music reading is not necessary, but very helpful.  We ring anywhere from 3 to 5 octaves of bells, depending on how many ringers we have. This is a unique way to participate in worship at St. Paul. The bell choir usually rings for worship about once per month. This choir is also for high school students and adults.

Sing and Ring Choir and Angelic Choir
Our first rehearsals will be on September 15.  Maggie Rees-Baker is the Director, Also could you please include info that the Youth Choirs will begin rehearsals on Monday, September 15th.  Youth ages 4- 2nd grade are in the Angelic Choir (5:30-6pm) and youth in 3rd-8th grades are in Sing and Ring Choir (6:15-6:50) All youth are warmly invited to come to choir as their schedule permits!

Brass and Percussion Ensemble
This group usually plays for festival services at St. Paul and other worship opportunities as they arise.  We will be playing for Rally Day on September 7. If you have a talent in this area, please contact either Eric Miller or Bob Mobley.

All of our music groups are made up of wonderful volunteers. Please come and be a part of this incredible ministry as we lift voices and instruments to God's glory!.
2014 Budget Update
HELP!
We need your help. Our envelope giving as of the end of July is $35,000 below what we budgeted for that same time period. Hopefully some of that deficit can be blamed on summer vacations, but not all. Here is where we stand.

For those of you that pledged, we are $9,000 behind in our giving. Please review your pledge and consider bringing your giving up to date if necessary.

For those of you that did not pledge, we are $26,000 behind our projected giving. The amount calculated for non-pledge giving is based on the previous year's level of giving for each member in that category. It is the only way we can predict what funds may be available for the coming year. Please review where you stand in your giving commitment to St. Paul using the previous year as a comparison.

Our financial statement shows a $9,400 surplus as of the end of July. This is due to the $32,000 received from the endowment fund as a lump sum. If that funding was given to us in monthly installments, we would be showing a $3,900 deficit for the year. 

Those are some of the facts but let's go beyond those facts. Last fall, we talked about abundant giving and the blessings that can be realized through abundant giving. The idea that our giving should show our gratitude for what God has provided for us. The idea that our giving should be based on our trust in God's continuing benevolence. We know as a certainty that those facts have not changed. With this in mind, I ask you to review your pledge or previous year's commitment, prayerfully consider your current level of giving and respond to our appeal for help.

Richard Grenzke
Stewardship Chairman
Deep Cleaning Committee Update

It is time to start thinking about when and how we are going to accomplish the deep cleaning commitments that were made last spring. I will be contacting those of you that signed up to set a timetable for each area. Some areas to be cleaned are best done after the rummage sale in September as that worthwhile activity leads to a significant amount of post event cleanup. However, most areas can be cleaned at any time. Here is how it will work.

 

You and I and the church custodian will set a date for your area. I will generate a Deep Cleaning Form as a guide for what should be done and the materials needed. You will receive that form and a Deep Cleaning Instructions form that outlines the procedure to be followed. Among other things, the procedure gives me feedback so I can "tweak" the Deep Cleaning Form for use the next time your area is cleaned. Please follow the instructions so I can get your feedback and file your returned Deep Cleaning Form.  

 

We have already had some areas of the church deep cleaned and I would like to thank those that have done so. There are 23 areas that haven't been signed up for out of a total of 54. Not too bad for our first attempt at this project. If you would like to join in and sign up for an area, please contact me.

Thank you.

Rick Grenzke

Stewardship Chairman  

LSSM Connection 
Supervised Independent Living Programs
This month we lift up in prayer all of the children who have aged out of fo ter care, especially those who are in  Lutheran Social Services of Michigan Supervised Independent Living Programs.  We pray that these children are able to find the support they need to pursue their goals after high school and beyond.  We pray for the adults and families who have opened their homes to them and show God's love to them through their care and support.
Ministers of
Worship and Service
Ministers of Worship & Service
September 14

Acolyte Elizabeth Rooney
Altar Guild Carol Meza, Pat Sierant
Assisting Minister Bob Mobley    
Coffee Hour  Laura Rooney
Communion Assistants K. & C. Wisemann E. & C. Treusch
Cross Bearer Emma Rooney  
Lector Dana Miller

Ministers of Worship & Service
September 21
Acolyte Volunteer needed
Altar Guild Carol Meza, Pat Sierant
Assisting Minister Doug Jenzen    
Coffee Hour  Wilson & Sandi Warner
Communion Assistants B. Brosseau, J. Callewaert C. & N. Cusmano
Cross Bearer  Volunteer needed    
Lector  Peg Upmeyer