A year to date statement of giving can be found in your member folder.
MEMBER INQUIRY CLASS
August 2nd & 9th ~ 9:15am
Join Pastor Rick and other church leaders if you are interested in joining or learning more about the ministry of St. Paul. Contact Pastor Rick, [email protected] or (865)982-4285 or the church office 982-4285.
SUNDAY SCHOOL PLANNING ~ TEACHERS NEEDED
Tuesday, August 11th ~ 6:30pm
Teachers are need for PreK-Kindergarten and 1st-5th. It would be nice to have a team of 3-4 people for each class. Contact Sue Tyler 982-4285 with questions.
FALL PLANNING MEETING ~ FAITH -N- FAMILY
Wednesday, August 12th ~ 6:30pm
Anyone interested in helping us plan meals and activities for our Wednesday Night Program is invited to attend. Contact Sue Tyler for more information or if you are interested in leading activities or cooking and cleaning for the meal.
WOMEN OF THE CHURCH
Become a part of the Thrivent Action Team, help us make:
Dresses for Africa, little boy shorts, and Days for Girls Kits.
Saturday, August15 @ 9:00am
--If you can, please bring:
*Fabric in 100% cotton,( in bright colors, washed)
*Thread, Rick-Rack, Ribbon, other materials
*Your tools and your sewing machine
Team members will receive a FREE T-shirt. See display in the Welcome Center for more information.
MEN'S BIBLE STUDY
Begins August 9th ~ 9:15am
The Men's Bible Study will discuss the following topics as we continue thru the fall.
| DATE |
TOPIC |
SCRIPTURE |
PAGE |
| 8-9 |
Fighting Spirit The armor of God |
Ephesians 6:10-24 |
1629 |
| 8-16 |
Total Commitment Take up your cross |
Luke 9:18-27 |
1438 |
| 8-23 |
Obedience Abiding in the vine |
John 15 1-17 |
1504 |
| 8-30 |
Teachable Spirit Obey God and your leaders |
Hebrews 13: 1-25 |
1680 |
| 9-6 |
Spreading the Word Christ's ambassadors |
2 Corinthians 5: 11-6:2 |
1609 |
| 9-13 |
God's Man at Home Love like Christ |
Ephesians 5:22-6:9 |
1629 |
WILD WOMEN GROUP REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Sunday, August 9th St. Paul women will attend the, January 29-31, 2016, Wild Women @ Lutheridge Retreat.
If you would like to attend the retreat please submit a registration form (available on the WELCA Bulletin board) and payment amount $214 to the church office(or Administrative mail folder) no later than Sunday, August 9.
For more information contact Barb Miller, Winnie Johnson, Laura Mallette or Sue Tyler in the office.
All women are invited to participate.
Other Weekend Dates Available.
If you are not able to attend the first weekend with the St. Paul ladies, you can register for one of the other weekends on your own or with a group of your friends. Individual registration opens November 1st.
Feb. 5-7, Feb. 12-14, Mar. 4-6, and Mar. 11-13, 2016
FALL CONFIRMATION NEWS
Sunday, August 23rd ~ 9:15am
Parents of 6th-9th graders we will have an information meeting about the upcoming Confirmation Retreats and Classes. Please contact Sue Tyler or Pastor Rick for more information.
POP TOPS
WELCA is collecting Campbell's Soup Labels and pop tops from beverage cans. You may leave items in the designated collection bin, located in the hallway past the member folders (to the left of the Fellowship Hall).
SAVE THE DATE
August 22nd ~ Come to the Water
August 23rd ~ Confirmation Kick off
August 29th ~ Ludwig & Kreider 60th Anniversary Party
August 30th ~ Rally Sunday & Family Promise Week
MINISTRY TEAM COORDINATORS
Discipleship -Winnie Johnson[email protected]
Fellowship - Rene Zimmer[email protected]
Parish Life- Carla McMillion[email protected]
Serving - Charlie Malin[email protected]
Supporting- Tom Sims[email protected]
Worship- Jean Beck[email protected]
10:30 FELLOWSHIP TEAMS
If you are interested in helping with the 10:30 Fellowship time please contact Jacqueline Conzemius - [email protected] and she will add you to the rotation.
August 2 Barb & Bob Miller, JB & Sylvia Johnson
August 9 Jacqueline & Dana Conzemius
August 16 Darla & Brian Kaufman, Marsha Wynn, Valarie Burts
August 23Lorraine Geary, Sue Stauffer, Dorine Keeble, Patty Harmon
August 30Brenda & Perry Mc Clellan, Bob & Delores Block
Teams are responsible for providing a small snack, setting up and cleaning up the coffee and snack time for after second service
LIVE WEBCAST
Aug. 6 at 8 p.m. (CDT).
Join ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton and William B. Horne II, an ELCA member from Clearwater, Fla., for a live webcast conversation on the complexity and implications of racism - See more at: www.elca.org/webcast
A live stream also will be available at www.Facebook.com/Lutherans. Twitter hashtag is #ELCAConfrontRacism.
Interested in submitting a question for the ELCA presiding bishop to consider during the live webcast? Send your question to [email protected]. Please provide your name and your congregation's name, city and state.
