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Friday, November 20, 2020

St. Paul Lutheran Church An Evangelical Lutheran Church of America Our mission is to  Share Christ's Love with Joy! Pastor Christoph Schmidt Worship   Sunday, November 22nd 9:00 am Drive In Outdoor Worship Service UPDATE FROM PASTOR Dear Church, This week the Church Council, following the recommendation of the WAM team, voted to move all worship services online beginning Sunday, November 29th. Please know that this decision was not taken lightly. There are, of course, many differing opinions on this issue, so lots of conversation has taken place to discuss our options.  Read full article here

WORSHIP

Website: St. Paul Lutheran Facebook: St. Paul Lutheran Bulletin: November 22, 2020 SPLC Drive-In and Outdoor Worship Procedures  Worship Readings The readings for Sunday, November 22nd are: Psalm: Psalm 95:1-7a Gospel: Matthew 25:31-46

DIAL-A-SERMON Call 651.371.5421 to hear this week's sermon.

Inclement Weather...check your email, the website, or the  Facebook  page.

Sunday's Worship Service is streamed live on Facebook.

CHURCH BUSINESS

Have you always wanted to SERVE on the CHURCH COUNCIL? There are three vacancy positions up for election at the January Annual Meeting. Two member at large positions and one council secretary position. If you are interested, please contact any member of the current council, the council would love to have YOU serve Council Minutes from the November 17th meeting, will be available in next week's Refresh & ReNEWS.

QUESTIONS... You can ask the council a question, any time, any day!  Click here to ask.

The following memorials were received: In Memory of Jan Brainard Jan Taylor Janet Haarmon In Memory of Georgia Burg Jim & Karen Carlson

CALL COMMITTEE UPDATE The Call Committee continues to meet and will be receiving candidate names from the Synod in the coming days. We ask that you continue to pray for the members of the Call Committee in this process and ask God to guide them down the path towards the candidate who will grow and lead our congregation with abundance and grace. Amen.

WAM is looking for handy men and women to build a set for a drive thru Nativity skit.  Please email Arlie Post or Joanna Kroschel for details.

We need supplies & builders: Plywood 2x4s Fenceposts Volunteers who can build and more We also need: People willing to sew costumes Material and trim for costumes If you have some time and these skills, St. Paul Lutheran needs you!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

How can you serve on Sunday?  We need readers, ushers and hospitality ministers at the Hospitality Station. Please call Melissa 651-462-5212, or email admin@sharingchristslove.org to sign up.

Snow Shoveling  We are in need of volunteers to shovel on snow days!  Sign up for snow shoveling here

Please take a look at the schedule and see what you would feel  comfortable doing. If you have any questions, please contact the SPLC Covid response team Safety@sharingchristslove.org  Sign up for bathroom cleaning here Sign up for vacuuming here Sign up for sweeping and mopping here Sign up for emptying garbage and cleaning high touch surfaces such as tables, chairs, doors, light switches, pens, etc. here

NURSES CORNER

We are blessed to have knowledgeable and caring nurses in our congregation! They have some words of advice to share with us:

This week's topic was scheduled to be smoking in honor of the Great American Smoke Out on November 19th, however I also wanted to provide a Covid update. The numbers of Covid cases are rising quickly in our area. The hospitals throughout our state and neighboring states are full.  The full article is available here.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

How can you make a difference this holiday season? For ways you can make a difference this Holiday season, please visit the homepage of our website at www.sharingchristslove.org

FAMILY DEVOTIONS

Family Devotions for all ages! Sign up at SundaySchool@sharingchristslove.org or call Melissa in the office at 651-462-5212.

FINANCIAL UPDATE

2020 General Fund Offering Received Questions: Contact Council Treasurer, Chris Timmons treasurer@SharingChristsLove.org

Year-to-Date Actuals $ 146,371.59

Year-to-Date Budget $ 139,355.80

Over / (Under) Budgeted Giving $ 7,015.79

WEEK-AT-A-GLANCE

Saturday, November 21 9:00 am Food Truck - Outside Sunday, November 22 9:00 am Outdoor and Live Stream Worship Tuesday, November 24 6:30 pm Boy Scout Meeting - Fellowship Hall Thursday, November 26 - Happy Thanksgiving Sunday, November 29 9:00 am Online Worship

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