March 16, 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.

March 29th at 10:00 am all women are invited to the Trinity, Boone “Spring Fling”. You may sign up on the bulletin board if you would like to carpool from the church.

SAVE THE DATE! March 29th from 2-4:00 pm. On behalf of Good Neighbor Emergency Assistance, Inc., we invite you to attend the fourth annual Dublin Bay Irish Pub charity event for Good Neighbor. Located in Ames (320 So. 16th St), Dublin Bay will host ‘A Wearin and Sharin of the Green’, that generates funds that will benefit Good Neighbor’s mission of providing emergency food, rent, utility and fuel assistance to Story County residents with unexpected and/or emergency needs. food, beverages, prize drawings and live Irish music performed by HOLY GROUND. In addition, a live auction of donated items to include restaurant gift certificates, autographed ISU sports memorabilia, artwork, services, and many other merchandise items will be held. Free-will donations to Good Neighbor will also be gratefully accepted. For further information contact the Good Neighbor office at 515-296-1449 or gneainc@gmail.com.Thank you.

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.

Carol Folkmann from your St. Paul Lutheran Human Care Board has invited you to join the meal train for Becky (Latuska) Jackson, who will be having surgery on March 5th and will be on crutches for approximately six weeks. A few spots are still available. What is a meal train? There are times in our lives when friends and family ask, “What can I do to help out?” The answer is usually to help them with a meal. When many friends give a meal, this is a meal train. mealTrain.com is a free meal calendar tool that makes planning meals among a wide group easy and less stressful. Please use the following link to access the Meal Train for Becky Jackson. http://www.mealtrain.com?id=m1ughdk73yat

Church Spring Cleanup Day is set for Saturday, April 5^th, from 8 to 11 a.m.

No Sunday School today and next Sunday due to spring break, March 16 and March 23. Adult Bible Study WILL meet.

No Midweek Classes on March 19.

Pastor Al Henderson, who was a visiting Pastor here at St. Paul, wishes to send his warm regards to the congregation.

The 2014 flower chart is now posted on the bulletin board. Please sign up to provide flowers for our upcoming worship services. Include the reason or dedication on the chart.  Thank you.

Our Quilting group is in need of used sheets, cloth tablecloths, mattress pads, and fabrics for use in making quilts for the needy. Please place in the tub marked “Quilter Supplies” in the narthex. Thanks!!

The Praise Team is in great need of a percussionist or rhythm person.  If you can help out, please talk to Joan Ingwersen.