July 3, 2016 Announcements

Calendar of Events

Sunday   Only One Service
July 3 10:00 am Worship with Holy Communion
Monday   Holiday- Office closed
July 4    
Tuesday   
 July 5    
Wednesday   
 July 6    
Thursday  
July 7  8-11 am  Kiwanis meeting
  3:30-6 pm Bloodmobile here- Blood drive
Friday  
 July 8    
Saturday  
 July 9  
Sunday   Officer Installation
July 10 8:30 am Service of the Word
  9:30 am Coffee Fellowship
  11:00 am Service of the Word

Announcements:

This fall, St. Paul Lutheran Preschool is hiring a teacher and a teacher aid for the 3-year-old class. The hours for these positions are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings from 8:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. September through May. Individuals should enjoy spending time with young children and enjoy serving the Lord. Applicants for teacher should have educational experience and/or background in education/early childhood. send your resume by July 11th to St. Paul Lutheran Preschool, Attention: Lori Jenks, 610 15th Street, Ames, IA 50010 or e-mail it to:education@saintpaulames.orgIf you have any additional questions please call Lori Jenks, Preschool Director at 233-1914.

2016-2017 Service schedules are in your member mailboxes. Please let the office know of any trades or changes. Thanks.

Power point and Soundboard operators needed!  We would like to get a few more people trained to operate the power point and soundboard. It is not that difficult, but training is required. We will make sure you are completely comfortable with the operation before assigning you.  Please contact the office if you have questions or are interested.

BLOOD DRIVE- July 7, 3:30-6:00 pm. For information, contact Brian Weber at 450-2358.

We have the Joining Jesus on His Mission books by Greg Finke. This book tells you how to share Jesus’ love in everyday life. Pastor will lead a Bible study on this in the fall, so if you would like to read it over the summer you can purchase them for $10 from the office.

YOU ARE INVITED to be part of exciting mission opportunities! Spread the word! See the following mission trips: (Information and registration is on the bulletin board and  also at www.idwlcms.org under IOWAY) August 5 – 7:Omaha, Nebraska;  September 30 – October 2: Camp Okoboji, Milford,  Iowa;  December 29 – January 5: Pasadena California and optional one day trip to Tijuana Mexico. Scholarships are available. Contact Ellie Menz515-370-1159 with questions.

The Book to Know group will meet July 14 at Carol Folkmann’s home to discuss “Band of Sisters” by Cathy Gohlke. You don’t want to miss the discussion on this exciting book!

NEXT SUNDAY at both services we will have the installation of all officers elected at the past voter’s meeting. We hope you all will be able to attend.

NEXT SUNDAY at both services we will have a commissioning of those attending the National Youth Gathering in New Orleans. We hope you all will be able to attend.

Reminder: There is no Sunday School during the summer. The Adult Bible class will meet in June and August, but NOT July. (We will have coffee on July 10th, 24th, and 31st.)

New Church Phone Directory Coming Soon! Please make corrections or additions to the copy in the narthex. You may add your email to the book if you like.

Septoberfest is less than 3 months away and the committee is working hard on planning. You all have heard about the bean bag toss games and I’m sure you are starting to practice. We need to have you sign up so we can get the beanbag boards ready.  If you have a board we can use, please let us know. There are sign up lists on the bulletin board for a variety of places we need your help or if there is something you want to do, let us know. ~Karen Griffin

Women’s Bible study We are doing a spring / summer study on “Focus Lost, Focus Restored”. Our last lesson (July 11 at 5:45 pm) will look at John Mark. See the next page for information about our next topic.

On July 18, the Women’s Bible study will begin a new study. This study is on homosexuality.  What does God’s Word say? How are we to respond? This study was written by Rev. John Heckman for the LWML and has gone through complete doctrinal review. We meet Mondays at 5:45 pm in the basement.