July 10, 2016 Announcements
Calendar of Events
| Sunday | ||
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| July 10 | 8:30 am | Service of the Word |
| 9:30 am | Coffee Fellowship | |
| 11:00 am | Service of the Word | |
| Monday | ||
| July 11 | ||
| 5:45 pm | Women’s Bible study | |
| 6:00 pm | Board of Elders | |
| 7:00 pm | Kingdom Workers | |
| Tuesday | ||
| Wednesday | ||
| Thursday | ||
| July 14 | 8-11 am | Kiwanis |
| 11-2 pm | Quilting Group | |
| 7:00 pm | Book to Know group | |
| Friday | Epistle Items due for Aug. |
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| Saturday |
Youth departing for National Youth Gathering |
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| Sunday | Food Pantry Sunday | |
| July 17 | 8:30 am | Worship with Holy Communion |
| 10:30 |
Worship with Holy Communion at Moore Park |
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| 11:30 am | All Church Picnic | |
Announcements:
Vacation Bible School Let’s spend a few days out on the farm to see what Jesus has in store for us! “Jesus Gathers Us Together”- Psalm 23 to show us how he cares, provides and leads us. Children 3 years old through 6th grade are invited to join us for Bible stories, music, crafts and more to help them better understand the Bible and grow in their faith. Registration is free and forms are available in your Epistle, the lobby and at the VBS display. All households will receive a free CD while supplies last. VBS is July 31-Aug 3 from 6-8:15p. Invite your friends and neighbors too!
Join us next week for our Outdoor Church Service and Picnic. Sunday, July 17, at 10:30 am at Moore Memorial Park, in the Big Bluestem Shelter, 3050 Northridge Parkway.
THANK YOU ladies of the congregation for allowing us to take Liz Claiborne, Gloria Vanderbilt, Anne Klein, Callie, Vera Bradley, Jessica McClintock, and Jacqueline Smith to Camp Okoboji LWML convention with us. decided Tyler Rodan and Tommy Hilfiger could come along too. Our church contributed 70 purses! Purse Frenzy (auction) for mission mites was a HUGE success. With $500 in matching funds we took in $3,284 !!P., Breanna W., Julie C., Gretchen Z., Vicki R., Joyce G., Brenda D., and Sandy V. were blessed and inspired while at camp with the wonderful Lutheran women of Iowa West District June 23-25. More details will follow in the next Epistle.
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.
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.
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!
TODAY at both services we will have the installation of all officers elected at the past voter’s meeting.
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.
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.org If you have any additional questions please call Lori Jenks, Preschool Director at 233-1914.
Family Service — Quilters will meet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 14th. Bring a sack lunch and join us. This will be a Thrivent Action event so wear your T-shirts. If you don’t have one, we’ll provide you with one so please come.
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
TODAY at both services we will have a commissioning of those attending the National Youth Gathering in New Orleans.
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.
