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The Tuesday morning men's group will begin again on Sept. 14th in the kitchen. Don Shawhan will once again be baking the biscuits and the men who attend will discuss the previous Sunday's gospel lesson. Please feel free to join us whether or not you have been before. It is quite a diverse group of men!
MONDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY
Yes, it is time to once again get together on Monday mornings for some bible study, prayer, food and fellowship! Our first time together will be on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13. We meet from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. and will continue our journey through scripture. We will be reading and discussing the book of 1 Chronicles. ANYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN US!
I hope to see YOU there, Pastor Brian
During Construction the narthex will be unusable for a while, there will be little space to place announcements and sign up sheets. WOW has graciously purchased a computer and a portable screen that will be used before services to place announcements and pictures. The screen is not permanent and a much better screen will be purchased after construction. The new portable screen will eventually be placed in the basement.
If you have any information to be placed on the PowerPoint presentation, please let the church secretary, Joy Carlson or Mari Roedig know by Wednesday each week. We are also looking for someone to run the projector for Thursday evening services. Please contact one of the above if you are interested.
RALLY DAY – U RAH RAH!
September 26, 2010 is earmarked as Rally Day. As a congregation, let’s join together to celebrate the beginning of the 2010-2011 Sunday School year. After the church service, everyone will be invited downstairs for a brunch served by the WOW group and to view the tables that will be set up by each of the committees of the church. You will be given the chance find out more information about what is going on at St. Paul. You can even sign up to help on one or more of the committees if you so choose. The potluck brunch is planned for right after the service that day. Members of the congregation can bring something to pass. Please come and join in the fun!
CIRLES WILL BE STARTING UP AGAIN
On Sept. 21st, Faith circle will be meeting again in the kitchen at 9:30 a.m. with Sue Jinks as hostess and Sherrill Hansteadt as the leader. The Courage Circle will be meeting in the lower level on Sept. 23rd with Betty Swadner as the hostess. The Hope Circle will meet at 7:30 that same evening. It will be fun to begin these interesting Bible studies once again.
SUNDAY, Oct. 3
ADULT FORUM BEGINS
On Sunday mornings bring your Bible to church as we gather together around God’s word. We will be reading God’s word and taking time together to discuss and learn what God’s word means to us today! PLEASE JOIN US AFTER WORSHIP IN THE LOWER LEVEL KITCHEN!
WOW MEETING Our next WOW meeting will be Tuesday, Sept. 7st at 11:00 a.m. in the lower level fellowship hall. Bring your own lunch. We have several important matters to discuss so please try to attend.
2010 Manitowoc CROP Walk Patti Heidorf has graciously volunteered to be the organizer for the Manitowoc area CROP Walk. If you are interested in walking or forming a team to walk, please contact her. The annual CROP Walk here in Manitowoc is on Saturday, Oct. 2.
CONFIRMATION MEETING
There is an important Confirmation meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 6:30 p.m. for all 7th and 8th grade confirmation students and parents. At this meeting we will discuss this year’s confirmation schedule, go over class requirements and answer any questions that you might have.
I am looking forward to an exciting year as we grow together in God's love!
Pastor Brian
NO RUMMAGE SALE THIS YEAR
Because the building project will be underway during the next 5-6 months, and to avoid any personal liability issues that could arise during construction, there was consensus from the Church Council to skip this year's rummage sale. Plans are to hold one some time in 2011.
Visitors Welcome!!!!!
The Worship and Evangelism Committee has worked on organizing visitations to our shut-ins. There are currently 12 people on the shut-in list that need visits from our
congregation. Since it may be difficult to make that first “Cold-Call”, we have put together a guide line to help. Please remember our members who can no longer get to church still want and need the fellowship that church provides. Please consider using some of your valuable time to share with someone who can no longer join us at church.
First – if we have missed anyone from our list, or you would like a home visit from a member, please let Pastor or the church secretary know of your request.
As a Visitor, What do I do?
1. Plan on the average visit being about 30 minutes.
2. Be prepared with some small talk to start. For example: weather, family, church, history, gardening, activities they used to do. Find out about them and their wonderfully blessed lives.
3. If you feel comfortable, have a short prayer with them
The next time you are in church, fill out the visitor book with date and comments. For example, do they have a favorite snack that could be brought, are they diabetic, some points for future visits, or a favorite conversation you had, do they have pets, etc. Since you may not always visit the same person, these are good things for all visitors to know.
If you are interested in helping, sign the book on the visitor list page. Visit whenever you can. There are no limits, but we do ask that you check the book to see if anyone hasn’t had a visit for a while. Our expectation is that each of the shut-ins are visited once a month by someone from the church other than pastor. That is a lofty goal, but with many hands, the task is small.
If you want to talk to someone before getting your feet wet, ask Pastor Brian, Sandy Marty, Cindy Wildenberg or Mari Roedig.
Stewardship lasts all year…… We need you, they need you, God needs you to help.
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