Our 150th Anniversary Activities are Underway!

December 13th, 2009 was the kickoff service for our year-long celebration of 150 years of blessings on St. Paul’s. The second weekend of each month in 2010 will be part of our celebration. We’ll have a chance to hear former pastors, as well as pastors who began their Christian education here at St. Paul’s. Plus many more plans are being worked on. More details our available on our 150th Anniversary Event Page.

August 150th Services

On the weekend of August 7-8th, St. Paul's will be celebrating 150 Years of Church Fellowship along with featured guest Rev. Mark Peters - Former Pastor.

Positions Available

Day Care Worker with flexible schedule needed to provide after-school care for students in pre-school through eighth grade at St. Paul’s Lutheran School.

Pre-School Aide needed for 2010-2011 school year in four-year old classroom.

Please contact Adele Hinze or Laurie Hofman for more information.

Mark Your Calendars For Upcoming Sunday School Events

Sunday, August 22: Sunday School Open House for students and parents Sunday, August 29: Breakfast & Bible Activities for Second Grade parents and students during the Sunday School hour and Second Grade students receive Bibles during the 11:05 service.

150th Anniversary History Book

The St. Paul's Lutheran 150th Anniversary History Book is available for ordering. These hard cover books will cost $35.95 and include 16 pages of full color pictures in the 144 pages of the book with approximately 300 photos in all. Get your order in soon so you don't miss out on this story of St. Paul's 150 years! Download an Order Sheet NOW!

LADY TIGERS SOFTBALL IS BACK!!!

We have a coach and schedule for this school year: grades 5-8. Any girls, grades 5-8 are invited for the FIRST practice July 26@ BBYSL @ 5:30 pm. More information to come!!!

BE PREPARED, contact Jon Evans at 815- 935-5501 or evansJ@bimba.com. GO TIGERS!!

Lay Readers

If you would like to serve as a lay reader in church services, call Albert Johnston at (815) 932-5625.

Prayer Opportunities

The Wednesday noon prayer opportunity has been moved to Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. to the Gold Room prior to the 7:00 p.m. Lenten service for the Lenten season. Please come and join us, as there is much to pray for and God wants to hear from us!

Flower Chart

The Flower Chart for 2010 is now up at the school site. Please pay Ladies Aid $20.00 for one vase or $40.00 for two.

St. Paul's Lutheran School PTL Cookbooks Still Available

The St. Paul's Lutheran School Parent Teacher League still has Cookbooks available. This taste-tempting cookbook features 650 favorite recipes from families and friends of the School & Church and would make great Holiday gifts! Get all the info...

Please Recycle... We Need Your Help!!

St. Paul’s is again participating in the S.C.O.R.E. Recycling Contest through Belson’s Steel, Rt. 50 & Larry Power Road, Bourbonnais. The contest ends April 2010 but need your help now to reach our goal. Why not consider recycling during all the holidays and parties? By doing so, you are not only teaching valuable skills to tomorrow’s adults, but you are earning cash and prizes for St. Paul’s School.

Here’s what you need to do... 1) Collect your aluminum cans and bring them to Belson’s. You get paid cash for your cans. If you are unable to take the cans to Belson’s we do have a collection canister located in the hall outside of the school office or call Tom at the school and he will come by and pick them up for you. 2) Mention “St. Paul’s” when you get paid. Belson’s will add one point to our score for every pound of cans that you are recycling. 3) At the end of the contest, our school gets two cents for every point. PLUS, the top schools will win thousands in extra cash and prizes. Last year the winning schools received over $15,000 in cash and prizes! For questions, contact Mr. Heil at 932-3241. Please help us out...RECYCLE...and SCORE with us!

Financial Peace University

The next Financial Peace University (FPU) class is scheduled to begin on August 15th. We will be offering two class times: Sunday afternoon at 4:00 PM and Sunday mornings at a time yet to be determined. Watch for registration sheets and additional information to be posted during the next two weeks. If you would like more information on the class before you register, please attend one of the previews (informational meetings) which are scheduled for Sunday August 1 at 9:50 AM at the school site, and Thursday August 5th at 7:00 PM at the school, or contact John Veers at 933-6058 or jjveers@yahoo.com. FPU, a biblically-based accountability class that teaches families how to beat debt, build wealth, and give like never before. The class is taught by Dave Ramsey, via DVD, followed by small group discussion.

Announcements For Bulletins

Please direct all announcements to go in the bulletin to Sharon Guynn in the church office. Her e-mail address is sguynn@stpaulslutheran.net

Children’s Sunday School Update

There will be NO Sunday School for children this month. This will allow teachers a well-deserved break. Sunday School will resume on Sunday, August 1st.

TABEA

Members of Tabea would like to extend an invitation to anyone who would like to come and help with altar duties. If interested, please contact Carol Ginger at (815) 922-5525 or Pat Baker at (815) 935-1694.

Volunteers Are Needed For NW Indiana Flood Relief Efforts August 9-13, 2010

Are you good at filing? Have other office support expertise? Good at food handling, being a "go-for"; are you a health care provider, or are you good at providing transportation? All these services are needed as well as construction and clean-up for the NW Indiana Project LARRI, (Lackshore Area Regional Recovery of Indiana). St. Paul's has a house in Whiting, IN, reserved for lodging reserved for 22 people who are willing to donate their time and talents to those in NW Indiana still recovering from the remnants of Hurricane Ike. Whiting, IN is 51 miles away and on the dunes of Lake Michigan. Tools, building supplies, and supervisors are provided, all the coordinators ask is a willing heart to serve the Lord. Teens 16 and older may attend with a parent. Volunteer registration forms are available in the atrium at church or entrance of the school. Email Liz Deck at eddeck@comcast.net and put LARRI in the subject column if you are interested or want more information. There is no fee for this volunteer effort.

Prairieview Fall Festival

The Fall Festival this year will be on September 10 and 11. St. Paul's will be responsible again for the used book booth. We need lots of books to fill the shelves: fiction and nonfiction; hard covers and paperbacks. There is a collection box outside Fellowship Hall and at the new site. If you need books picked up at your home, please call Jeanne Vilt at 932-9855. The Human Care Board is putting together a basket of baby items for the silent auction. However, we need one more item for the silent auction valued at least $25. In August there will be sign-up sheets at both sites to help at the book booth and to make pies. Please consider helping out at the book booth. It is a lot of fun, and proceeds will benefit Prairieview Lutheran Home and Faith Place. Plus, if you are an avid reader, I'm sure you will find a few good books! The Fall Festival is an opportunity to experience a small-town festival in Danforth. There is something for everyone including entertainment, crafts, silent auction, quilt auction, fish dinner on Friday and pork chop dinner on Saturday.

“Worship For Shut-Ins”

Award Winning Television Ministry Worship wherever you are with a TV ministry you can trust!

“Worship for Shut-ins” is:

• a 30 minute Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod worship service
• produced by Lutherans for the homebound, hospitalized...
• includes the Gospel, Epistle, and Sermon by LCMS pastors
• music by LCMS choirs and soloists

“Worship for Shut-ins” airs weekly on Cable Channel 71 in the Chicagoland area and northwest Indiana on Sundays at 11:30 a.m.

Help Needed

St. Paul’s is beginning its National Lutheran School Accreditation renewal process. We are looking for individuals interested in serving on the Steering Committee. This is a commitment for approximately 18 months. It involves monthly meetings and oversees the renewal process. If you are interested in being part of this important process, please contact Bob Freymark at 815-802-9454.