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March is Reading Month!
Our St. Paul School is planning some fun activities for Reading Month in March, and we will have weekly prize drawings. We are looking for $5 gift card donations (e.g. Five Below, Target, McDonalds, Culver's, Walmart), or monetary donations. Please contact Andrea Dent if you have any questions.
Wednesday Evening Lenten Suppers
Wednesday Evening Lenten services begin on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024 and that means Lenten Suppers are coming your way.
Here is the line up:
Mar. 6 - Alaska Mission
Mar. 13 - 7th & 8th Grade Class (at School during the Art Fair)
Mar. 20 - Camp LuLayLea Campership Fundraising
Come enjoy the food and fellowship!
Tri-Cities Good Friday Service - Joint Choir
Please join us in the joint choir for the Tri-Cities Good Friday service. Everyone is welcome, regardless of the number of rehearsals you can make. We will be rehearsing at St. John, Amelith on the following dates:
March 9 @ 1 pm
March 16 @ 1 pm
March 23 @ 1 pm
March 26 @ 6 pm
The service is on Good Friday at 1 pm at Horizons.
Easter Lilies
“This year, Easter lilies and other spring flowers can be purchased by individuals in the congregation. A sign-up sheet & payment box are in the Ministry Center to purchase Easter plants. Checks can be made payable to Begick Nursery. If you have any questions, please call or text Jean Begick (989-928-6192). Flowers will adorn the chancel area on March 31st for the Resurrection of our Lord; memorials will be printed in that bulletin. The deadline to order is March 14th.”
2024 Operetta - Friday, March 8
Join us on Friday, March 8, at either 1:30 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium to see Grades 1-4 perform the operetta “Go Fish” a tale about a shark who wants to be friends with everyone. There is no cost to attend, but a free-will offering will be taken.
Carla Schumacher
Carla Schumacher passed away yesterday, Monday, February 26 from bone cancer. She and her husband Joel served St. Paul in the 1970's at the school and their boys - Michael, Mark, and Tim went to school there. Mike and Mark also began at VLHS until they went to Minnesota summer of 1978. If anyone wishes to give remembrances or condolences to the boys and their family you may write to Jim Schumacher at 3464 Clover Lane, Bay City, MI 48706 and he will pass them along. "Nothing shall separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord!" Thank you -Jim Schumacher
Eugene Schlicker
Eugene is recovering at the HealthSource Rehab Center.
Call Received
Miss Lisa Stanley has received a Call to serve as the First Grade teacher at Bethany Lutheran School in Parma, OH. Please keep her in your prayers as she considers the position. Pray for clarity, discernment, and peace. Lisa will be visiting Bethany on Friday, March 8.
Ladies Aid
Ladies aid meeting is March 4th @ 7 pm
This month is the shower for Brian’s House.
Please bring a wrapped white elephant gift as we will be playing shower bingo. If you choose to donate to Brian’s House here are some ideas: paper products, gift cards to Jacks, Walmart, Meijer or Amazon. As well as any monetary donations are welcome. Also there is a post on the Ladies Aid Facebook page from Heidi if you are interested in donating that way as well.
Any questions please feel free to call or text
Amanda Wilson 989-239-8889
St. Patrick's Day Parade
Save the date! March 17th at 2 p.m. St. Paul will participate in Bay City's St. Patrick's Day Parade. St. Paul families are encouraged to join the fun! Limit of 25 children riding on the float. Older children may walk with their parent. Contact Kristen Glasser at 989-529-2962 to participate. A waiver must be signed in the school office prior to the event and a parent is required to accompany their child at the event.
Easter Egg Hunt is planned for Saturday, March 23
Plans are underway for an outdoor Easter Egg Hunt on March 23, 2024 (Rain date March 30). The Sunday School program is looking for candy donations for its up coming Easter Egg hunt. Small, wrapped candy that will fit inside a small plastic egg is preferred. If you feel inclined to donate candy for the event please bring candy to church or school and drop it in the labeled box by Sunday, March 17, 2024. We will be filling eggs on Sunday, March 17, 2024 at the Ministry Center if you would like to join us. If you have any questions or can volunteer your time for the event, please call or text Tiffany List at 989-225-8516 or Catherine Hutter at 989-395-5540 or contact the church office.
Tri-City Good Friday Service
The Tri-City Good Friday Service will be held on March 29, 2024, at the Horizon’s Conference Center at 6200 State Street in Saginaw Township at 1 pm. The Reverend Dean Davenport will be the guest speaker. He is a Vice-President of the Michigan District-Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and a Pastor at Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church in Livonia. To underwrite the cost of the service, we are seeking support from congregation members as we have done in the past. If you have donated in the past, you will receive a letter in your mailbox at church or by regular mail. If you have not donated in the past and would like to, please contact your congregation representative, Vaughn Begick. Checks should be made out to “Good Friday Service”. Thank you for any support that you can give, and invite your relatives, friends, and unchurched acquaintances to join us at the service.
Cafeteria Kid Assistant Volunteer
Thank you to our Second Quarter Cafeteria Kid Assistant Volunteers! You helped our students navigate the cafeteria procedures, cleaned tables between groups, and assisted students with opening food and drink containers. We appreciate you! If you would like to help during the second quarter, please check out the Third Quarter Sign Up Genius here. Only one volunteer is needed each day from 11:00 am -12:30 pm. Thanks for your help serving our school community!
Thank You
Thank you so much for the many encouraging get well cards and prayers sent to Margie after her hip surgery! Pastor Matyas and St. Paul members are truly a blessing in our lives! Thank you again and God's blessings to all!
-Vaughn and Margie Begick
Thank You - Poland Mission Lenten Dinner
"I thank all of St. Paul for supporting the Lenten dinner and my mission trips to Poland over the many years I went; Be it through prayers, financial donations, or giving things for crafts and treats. The children really appreciate all we bring over there from the states. You've become a very good family here! Thanks to dessert providers Deloris Appold, Julia Appold, Janet Beckers, Sandy Behmlander, Nancy Hoerauf, Catherine Hutter, Virginia Hutter, Dianne Kramer, Bonnie List, Tiffany List, and Gail Schlicker. Thanks to helpers Catherine Hutter, Dennis Eickmeyer, Emily Bass, and Cindy Appold." - Lisa Stanley
Sub Sale Fundraiser - Thank You
Thank you to everyone who ordered sub sandwiches to support the 7/8th grade class trip. Subs will be available for pick-up on Friday, March 1, from 2:45 pm-4:15 pm in the main hallway of the school. Payment is expected at pick-up. Make checks payable to St. Paul Lutheran School.
Thank You
Thank you so much for all of the support at the Ash Wednesday Lenten meal! We praise God for the wonderful fellowship our church family shares with one another as we join together for a meal!! The money raised will be used towards doing a variety of ministries in Cooper Landing, AK this summer including VBS, trail work, hammer and nail tasks and whatever else God outs before us . We thank God for your support!!! Schultz Family
Do you like to sew?
The Thursday morning quilting group could use people to sew squares together for quilts. We provide all the fabric & you sew them together. If you have questions, please call Julia Appold at 989-225-1889.
Get Ready for the 2024-2025 School Year!
As of February 1, 2024, St. Paul congregation members are able to enroll for the 2024-2025 school year. Enrollment will open to all current families on February 14, and to the community on March 1, 2024. You can click here for the enrollment information or contact the office.
Stewardship - An Act of Faith
John 2:16 – “And he told those who sold the pigeons, ‘Take these things away; do not make my Father’s house a house of trade.’” The Lord’s house is not a place to sell, but a place to receive and a place to give. It’s not a place for our schemes and plans. Instead, the church is a place for the Lord’s gracious giving and our faithful sacrifices in response.
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