10-20-13 announcements

IN YOUR DAILY PRAYERS this week please remember those who are recovering at home, those in cancer treatment programs as well as our shut-in and inactive members, and at least 2 family members or friends in your life who do not yet know Christ. THE LORD’S SUPPER at St. Paul Lutheran Church is administered in accordance with the Holy Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions. It is celebrated in the confidence that we receive – in, with and under the consecrated bread and wine – our Savior’s true Body and Blood for the forgiveness of our sins. All who commune at this altar are making this public confession of the faith that we believe and teach as is written in the Holy Scriptures. If you are not a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and yet desire to receive the Sacrament, please speak with the Pastor before the worship service. MAIN STREET LIVING – Oct. 20th – Kid’s Crossing stresses Philippians 4:6 that we are to make our requests known to God through our prayers. The featured speaker will be Rev. Kent Borglum from St. Paul Lutheran Church in Freeman. His sermon theme will be “Remain in the Word.” The program is interpreted for the hearing impaired. QUARTERLY VOTERS’ MEETING NOTICE – Our Fall voters’ meeting will be held next Sunday in the Fellowship Hall right after the worship service. BY-LAW AMENDMENTS – Notice #1 – The Church Council is proposing to change By-Law V(4) – Election of Officers on Page 14 of our Amended Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws dated July 16, 1995. The proposal is to change the Board of Finance to 3 members (from the current 5 member requirement) and to change the term of office for each member to 3 years (from the current 5 year requirement). These changes are proposed to become effective October 31, 2013. If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact Randy Koerner. LADIES AID BAZAAR will be held November 7th. Plan now to attend. On altar guild for November is Julie Huber and Corrine Handel is visiting helper. Coffee hour committee for Nov. 3rd is Joan Dreessen, Millie Gunderson and Corrine Handel. Plan to attend the Bazaar on November 7th from 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. We will again have a Country Store, Stitchery/Craft Booth and the Lunch Counter. We still need a few volunteers to help us during the day and evening shifts, please let us know if you are willing to help either in the kitchen, waitress or as a cashier. Thanks to all of you that have volunteered to work and/or bring food, this is greatly appreciated. The food list as of this week is posted on the bulletin board in the fellowship hall and on the refrigerator in the kitchen. Work schedule will be posted next Sunday. BAZAAR SET-UP: We will be setting up for the Bazaar and cleaning the kitchen on Sunday, Nov. 3rd starting at 1 p.m. We would appreciate if you would come and help us with this project. Thank you. CHRISTMAS CANTATA – It’s that time again! The St Paul Senior Choir is starting rehearsals for our Christmas Cantata. We are looking for some additional members – sopranos, altos, tenors and basses would be warmly welcomed! Come join us on Sunday mornings for practice from 11:30 to 12:30. We meet in the choir loft as we prepare the cantata to be performed in December here at St Paul. Come join us as we raise our voices in joyous praise to our Lord and Savior. Hosannas forever! THE SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREN will again be performing the Christmas Eve service this year. We ask that you e-mail Amber at ambersayler@hotmail.com or Kristi at kedfuntalk@hotmail.com to let them know if your child/children will be participating. We would like to know no later than the end of October so parts can be divided out accordingly and a practice schedule can be set up. Thank you! -- Board of Education SAVE THE DATE: Next Sunday October 27that 4 pm will be our first fall movie day for church families and guests. Please mark your calenders and come for fellowship and popcorn. Feel free to bring friends and a beverage. Thanks Board of Ed. THE SAMARITAN GROUP is making plans to send our military people a care package. If you have anyone in the military that you would like to receive a package, please give Diane Schnabel their name and address. The package will go out about the 2nd week of November. Thank you. THANK YOU my dear friends at St. Paul who remembered me with such beautiful cards and notes for my “Surprise “ 80th birthday on Oct.13th. It was wonderful hearing from each of you. I cherish the times we had together while we were living in Freeman such as the services at ST Paul with the beautiful choir music, the Bible Study, the coffee hour. LWML, Ladies Aid, and of course the annual bazaar. Hopefully I can see many of you at the bazaar this Nov. God has truly blessed me in these 80 years and I pray that He will continue to shower His blessings upon you as well. Gratefully, Marlene Geidel