St. Paul Lutheran Church E-News

Live Simply, Love Generously

This Sunday the message will focus on the first half of our stewardship emphasis for 2017 - Live Simply.

Too often in this complex, fast-paced world even Christians fall into the trap of too much buying, spending, shopping, and consuming. This leaves us without the energy to focus on eternal things in all areas of our lives: health, finances, job, marriage, family, etc. Living simply means that we change our focus from living for this world to living for Him. Living simply doesn’t imply that there will be less joy in our lives — quite the contrary! By focusing on the simple things, we are doing God’s will and are blessed by knowing Him.

Prayer for our President

Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, our country has a new president, we beg that you would send Your richest blessings upon President Trump. Give to him the wisdom he will need to carry forward the responsibilities of his office in integrity and honor; guard him from every danger of body and soul and surround him always with those who will give him honest counsel. Guard us from violence and sedition and make us a just and caring nation, where Your Gospel may go forth unhindered and to the joy and upbuilding of Your Church. We ask it through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Who is my neighbor?

Here are a couple of organizations that you can learn more about to understand how Lutheran organizations respond to the needs of our neighbor.
Lutherans for Life
Lutheran Immigration and Refuge Services

Our Daisy's Food Pantry was at the Kroger's in Chilson Commons on Saturday between 12pm-6pm. We will again be at the front doors Sunday, 12pm-6pm. We greet people with a smile, and we tell them that we are collecting food for the local food pantry. Most people gladly take the suggested shopping list we offer to them. On their way out of the store, generous people drop their donations in a waiting cart. We have received several shopping carts of food so far. Consider shopping at Kroger's on Sunday and making a donation to our food pantry.

Youth Confirmation Information

Sunday Night Confirmation Classes
Our winter Sunday night sessions continue at 6:30pm on January 28. During the winter the first year students will meet with Mike to discuss the Ten Commandments. The second year students will meet with Pastor Gaertner and discuss the Lord’s Supper, how to share the Christian faith, and prepare for the Rite of Confirmation on May 7. We will not meet on the night of the Super Bowl.

Youth Information

“Tough Issues”
A study for High School students and meets on Sunday afternoons from 5:00 – 6:15 pm. We share God’s truth, we share some conversation and we share some food.

Bowling
The LAC group (7^th-8^th grade) will go bowling on Sunday, January 29. The plan is to meet at 2pm and enjoy knocking down the pins.

Voters’ Meeting

January 29 at 12:15pm there will be a voters’ meeting. You can read more about this meeting, including attachments of the items that will be handed out at the meeting by visiting our church website: http://stpaulhamburg.com/2017/voters-meeting-on-january-29-after-the-11am-divine-service/

Have You Taken the Survey Yet? Identifying Family Needs

The survey window will remain open till after Christmas to help us get a sufficient sample size. Every person in our congregation 18 or older is asked to take the Family Needs Assessment. You can help our congregation understand the needs in our community by taking a survey.

http://stpaulhamburg.com/survey

Pray for me,
Pastor Gaertner

St. Paul Lutheran Church desires all of the adults in our congregation to take a survey to help us focus our Family Friendly Ministry. The window for surveys remains open.

Connect with us!
Rev. Dr. Evan Gaertner
Pastor
TheRevEv@gmail.com
Therevev.wordpress.com
810-355-6617 (mobile)

Mike Hausch
Director of Christian Education
mike@stpaulhamburg.com

Forward

Worship Schedule
Sunday 8:30 a.m.
Traditional Divine Service

Education Hour for all Ages
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Sunday 11:00 a.m.
Blended Divine Service
Kids' Connection after the children's message at the 11:00 a.m. Divine Service

Our Mission: St. Paul Lutheran Church is a community of believers that connects people to Jesus, to each other, and to serve the world.

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You can learn more about us at stpaulhamburg.com and Facebook.com/stpaulhamburg

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