June 19, 2016 Announcements

Calendar of Events

Announcements:

Reminder: There is no Sunday School during the summer. The Adult Bible class will meet in June and August.

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 15^th Street, Ames, IA 50010 or e-mail it to: education@saintpaulames.org If you have any additional questions please call Lori Jenks, Preschool Director at 233-1914.

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.

Offering COUNTERS NEEDED! In reviewing the feedback from the Time & Talent forms we have received, we still need few more volunteers to cover the “counters” for next year. If you are interested and willing to serve in this area, please contact Keith Folkmann at (515) 441-6489 / keith.folkmann@gmail.com the church office at (515) 232-5838 / office@saintpaulames.org. Thank-you for considering this stewardship opportunity.

Women’s Bible study- We are doing a spring / summer study on “Focus Lost, Focus Restored”. It looks at several people in the Bible and can be done as individual sessions, so come when you are able. All women are invited to attend. Our next lesson (June 20 at 5:45 pm) will look at Peter.

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.

Next Sunday we will be collecting Mites for the LWML Mission Grants. June’s featured Grant- $100,000- The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) National Housing Support Corporation (NHSC) is launching the “Helping Hand” home repair initiative in a U.S. city in the spring of 2016. This rehab initiative is focused on supporting critical home repair needs of low-income, disabled and/or elderly residents near LCMS congregations. It will give congregations a tool to care for their neighbors’ bodily needs while opening doors to provide Word and Sacrament ministry to unreached individuals and families in their community.

The Book to Know group will meet July 14 at Carol Folkmann’s home to discuss “Band of Sisters” by Cathy Gohlke. There is plenty of time to get this book read and join us.

Ladies- Look through those closets! Bring your gently used (or new) purses for the purse auction at the Iowa West District LWML Convention, June 23-25. The proceeds from the auction will go towards the Mite goal.  

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.

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

Family Service — Quilting date is June 23rd. There is no meeting so we will quilt from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is a Thrivent Action Team event. If you have a T-Shirt, wear it; otherwise, we have some available. Bring your lunch and plan to join us.

Painters Needed: Just bring your smile and your helping hand to paint one classroom in the church’s basement. Come on Monday, June 20^th from 8 am –noon (or come when you can) to see a room transformed to do new ministry in for this fall. If you can help please contact Lori Jenks at 233-1914. Thank you for your service!

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) July 10 – 17:Elk River, Minnesota; 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.