Church Bulletin - January 13, 2023

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January 13, 2023

In every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. Philippians 4:6

Homebound

Doris Appold
Dorine Auernhammer
Gwen Bakus
Jon Ittner
Mike & Karen Kusch
Margaret Meyer
Julie Roark
RoseAnne Schmidt
Roy Schwab
Anna Spielhaupter
Tim Wegener
Frank & Carol Wozniak
Shirley Ziegler

Special

Dean Bass
Wyatt Crouse (Dan Bourdow’s grandson)
Larry Daly (Denise Daly's father; cancer)
Dave Foster
Debbie Kahihikolo (Denise Daly's sister)
Connie Makl (Jeremy Warren's aunt)
Herb Appold
Mary Ghosh (Schlicker relative; cancer)
Janet Hoerauf
Larry Kramer
Roger Brown
Sydra Krueger
Fuzz Appold
Leslie Kelley
Judy Coulter
Sandy Hafer
Joy McMurphy
Lois Matthes

This Week's Members

Alexandria Anderson
Marcia Bacon
Elaine Blondin
John Delgado
Justin, Melissa, Lillian & Elaina Garcia
Patrick Hendrick
William & Louann Kramer
James & Clarissa Marter
Logan Parr
Jerry & Sharon Schlicker
Eddie & Tiffany Switek
Craig Wozniak

Sunday, January 15

Worship with Communion 8:00 a.m.

Bible Study 9:15 a.m.

Worship with Communion 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Night Youth Group 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Monday, January 16

No School - VLHS In-Service

Tuesday, January 17

No School - VLHS In-Service

Thursday, January 19

JOY Gathering 12:00 p.m.

Friendship Circle 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, January 22

Worship with Communion 8:00 a.m.

Entire School Sings - NLSW

Bible Study 9:15 a.m.

Worship with Communion 10:30 a.m.

Entire School Sings - NLSW

Sunday Night Youth Group 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Communion Statement

The Lord's Supper is celebrated here in the confession and glad confidence that our Lord, as He says, gives not only bread and wine, but His very body and blood to eat and drink for the forgiveness of sin. In joyful obedience to the clear teaching of our Lord Jesus those are invited to His table who trust His words, repent of all sin, and set aside any refusal to forgive and love as He forgives and loves us. They show forth His death until He comes. Because Holy Communion is a confession of the faith which is confessed at this altar, any who are not yet instructed, in doubt, or who hold a confession differing from that of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and so are unable to receive the Sacrament are invited to meditate on God's Word in the distribution hymns and pray for the day when divisions will have ceased. If you wish to receive communion in your pew, please inform an usher.

Church Attendance

Epiphany - 71

Last Sunday - 355 (182, 173)

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Donations mail to: Saginaw Valley Lutheran Hour; P.O. Box 133; Frankenmuth, MI 48734

Daily Bible Readings

January 15 - Luke 11

January 16 - Luke 12

January 17 - Proverbs 2

January 18 - Luke 13

January 19 - Luke 14

January 20 - Psalms 8-9

January 21 - Luke 15

Stewardship - An Act of Faith

John 1:29 – “The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, ‘Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!’” The Israelites of old offered a lamb to God at Passover so that death might pass over them and do no harm. Over those long centuries of sacrifice, did they understand that this was actually God’s gift? That God would be the true Giver of the true Lamb? Truly, we can never out-give God, for all that we have is His.

Baby Bottle Boomerang

Baby bottles are available to fill with donations for LifeClinic (formerly known as Beacon of Hope), our local pregnancy resource center. Please consider supporting this local ministry by picking up a bottle and returning it filled with your coins, bills, or checks. Please return your bottle by Sunday, February 12.

Year-End Giving Statements

Please check your church mailbox in the basement to receive your 2022 contribution statement. Thank you!

Sunday School Recognizes Perfect Attendance

Congratulations to the following students who have had perfect Sunday School attendance for December: Evelyn Burnison, Olivia Burnison, Adalynn Dent, David Dent, Isaac Hendrick, Brynlee Kolberg, Abigail Matyas, Ethan Matyas, Isaac Matyas, Olivia Matyas, Calvin Schlicker, Violet Schlicker, and Ainsley Weiss.

Get Ready for the 2022-2023 School Year!

Starting February 1, 2023, St. Paul congregation members will be able to enroll for the 2023-2024 school year. Enrollment will open to all current families on February 15, and to the community on March 1, 2023. More info will be available soon!

2023 Altar Flowers

The Altar Flowers Calendar for 2023 is hanging on the wall in the cry room in the back of church. If you would like to put flowers in church in 2023, you may mark it down on the calendar. You order the flowers and the committee will make sure the information is published in the church bulletin.

JOY Gathering

The JOY group will meet on Thursday, January 19 at 12:00 p.m. A sandwich lunch is planned. Come and enjoy lunch and fellowship.

Friendship Circle

Women of the congregation - January 19 at 6:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall will be the first Friendship Circle meeting of 2023. Friendship Circle is affiliated with Lutheran Women in Mission or LWML. All women are welcome to attend as we enjoy each other's company, encourage one another to grow in Christ and to support local and foreign missions!

Come for Breakfast!

Help us celebrate National Lutheran Schools Week at our Pancake Breakfast on Thursday, January 26. All congregation members are invited as a thank you for supporting St. Paul Lutheran School. Join us between 7:15 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. in the school gym for pancakes, sausage, fruit, juice, & coffee.

Save the Date for the Youth Wild Game Potluck & Silent Auction

Mark your calendars for Sunday, January 29, at 12:00 p.m. Join the Youth for tasty eats and lots of great deals on a wide variety of outdoor and home goods. More info to come!

Thank You!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of the footwear donated to the Poland Mission Trip. I was overwhelmed (and so was my basement) by all 1500+ shoes! Thank you and God Bless

–Lisa Stanley

Thank You!

Thank you for your prayers, cards, phone calls and the visit from Pastor Matyas during my recent accident. It is so nice to have such a loving and caring Church Family. -Lura Gehrman

Thank You!

Thank you to all of the individuals that donated blood last month!

Fence Installation Thank You!

St. Paul Lutheran School would like to thank Dave and Cindy Kowalski for the donation of $10,000 for the school ballfield fencing. We appreciate your generosity. The remainder of the fencing for the school playground was generously financed by Rec. Committee and through Gifts and Memorials authorized by the Church Council. Thank you Bay Farm Services, Inc. (co-owned by St. Paul member Ella Sharp) for the great work on the fence. Thank you, to all, for helping keep our students safe and giving a fresh look to our playground and ballfield.

Lifesaver Drive Sunday, January 22

We are calling special attention to the Sanctity of Human Life. With this in mind, our church is participating in a lifesaver drive for Saginaw County Right to Life on Sunday, January 22, after both services. Volunteers will be asking that you "Be a Lifesaver" and donate any amount. In return, you will receive lifesaver candies.

PTO Fundraiser at Chipotle

Come eat at Chipotle on Tittabawassee Road in Saginaw on January 17, between 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 33% of event sales will be donated to St. Paul PTO. Please bring a flyer, show the digital flyer or use code R66RKNM if ordering ahead!

LEAP Alliance

LEAP (Lutheran Education Advancement Plan) will be hosting a LEAPshop on January 25, 2023 that will be focused on Endowment Growth for Churches and Schools. The purpose of this LEAPshop is to provide resources to facilitate Endowment Growth in each of your ministries. Featured speaker will be Julie Burgess from Church Extension Fund of Michigan.

This LEAPshop is targeted toward members of the Endowment Committees of each ministry, but is open to all congregation members. It will start at 6:30 p.m. at Valley Lutheran High School. Please RSVP to leapglbr@gmail.com if you would like to attend.

Valley Lutheran Booster Club

Do you enjoy card games? Would you like to support the Valley Lutheran Booster Club? Then mark your calendars for Saturday, February 4! The VL Booster Club is holding a Card Night Fundraiser beginning at 6 p.m. (please arrive at 5:30 to learn the rules!) at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Saginaw. No experience needed and everyone is welcome! $20 to play. Head to www.vlhs.com/VLcardnight to learn more, or contact Jenny Rauschert (jenrausch@gmail.com, 989-751-4525) or Cathy Miller (989-790-1676) by January 30 to RSVP.

Valley Vision

The January issue of the VLHS Valley Vision is available here.

Old Testament Reading

Isaiah 49:1–7

Listen to me, O coastlands, and give attention, you peoples from afar. The Lord called me from the womb, from the body of my mother he named my name. He made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me a polished arrow; in his quiver he hid me away. And he said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.” But I said, “I have labored in vain; I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity; yet surely my right is with the Lord, and my recompense with my God.” And now the Lord says, he who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him; and that Israel might be gathered to him— for I am honored in the eyes of the Lord, and my God has become my strength— he says: “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to bring back the preserved of Israel; I will make you as a light for the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.” Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One, to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nation, the servant of rulers: “Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall prostrate themselves; because of the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”

Epistle

1 Corinthians 1:1–9

Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes, To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge—even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you—so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Holy Gospel

John 1:29–42a

The next day [John] saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.’ I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel.” And John bore witness: “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.” The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, “What are you seeking?” And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?” He said to them, “Come and you will see.” So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means Christ). He brought him to Jesus.

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