April 6, 2014 Announcements

EASTER PRAYER VIGIL – HOLY SATURDAY, APRIL 19^th A long-standing tradition at St. Paul, Holy Saturday is observed with a 9-hour prayer vigil (6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) in the church sanctuary.  This vigil is divided into 15-minute time periods in which to meditate and pray—you (and family members) are invited to sign up for one or more of these periods.  The signup board is on a display table in the narthex.  Sign up today.

Chili Cook-off & Lenten Supper – April 9   Plan to join in the fun of sampling ten different kinds of chili on Wednesday, April 9^th beginning at 6 p.m. The third  annual St. Paul Chili Cook-off competition and supper will be held prior to the Lenten service and supper guests will have an opportunity to vote for the “people’s choice” chili by depositing money in voting jars next to their favorite(s) to determine the winner. All donations received will be donated to Good Neighbor Emergency Assistance for the Healthy Food Vouchers program. After the “tasting”, regular chili, cornbread, and ice cream will be served by Human Care members – with the proceeds of a free-will offering going to support other Human Care projects.  (A small pot of alternate soup will be available for non-chili fans.) It’s not too late to enter your chili in the contest– we have room for several more chili cooks.  If you’d like to enter the contest, please contact Pat Thiede by emailing her at patsy50010@gmail.com or calling her at 232-5810.

Items Needed for the Haiti Mission Trip We are accepting donations of school supplies, health items and back packs for the upcoming Mission trip to Haiti. Donation bins are located in the east entryway.

Perry Lutheran Home Visit St. Paul Lutheran Church is providing the devotion, singing hymns, and bringing cakes to the Perry Lutheran Home on Tuesday, April 8. We will leave the church at 1 p.m. and should return by 4 p.m. See the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board.

EASTER PROCESSION Our celebration of Christ’s resurrection will soon be here. Would you like to praise the Lord as part of the Easter Procession on April 20 at the 7:30 am service? The furnishings of the chancel are removed during the Maundy Thursday service. 36 men, women and children are needed to bring in the lilies, communion ware, paraments, and candles in this glorious Easter service. If you want to a part of this please contact Gretchen Zitterich@ 232-1765 or gzitterich@mchsi.com or sign up on the bulletin board in the narthex. Your assignments will be posted by Maundy Thursday.

For those of you who like to shop garage sales, Family Service is asking you to watch for good deals on baskets. We give fruit baskets to St. Paul shut ins at Christmas, and our supply of baskets has been depleted. So if you run across any baskets that would work as a gift fruit basket(with or without handles, size: not too big, not too small), we would appreciate them. They can be left in the quilter’s room which is on the NE corner off the fellowship hall – through the double doors and on your left.

MISSING: Clues are needed to help us locate the white plastic “bowl shaped” liner that fits into our brass altar vase. Check your memory, basement, your trunk…if you have donated flowers in the last year it may be resting at your house. Please to church or call with clues. (Gretchen Zitterich 232-1765)

REMINDER: Youth Service, April 27^th BOTH SERVICES, except that children ages preschool – 2^nd grade only need to attend the 11:00 service. PRACTICE FOR GRADES 3 – 12 will be Wednesday, April 23^rd at 5:30 pm.