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St. Paul Lutheran Church 2211 Mills Street

Sandusky, OH 44870 419-625-6800

Email: [email protected] www.stpaulsandusky.org

NOVEMBER 2018

Non-Profit Org.

US POSTAGE

PAID SANDUSKY, OH

PERMIT # 131

St. Paul Lutheran Church 2211 Mills St. Sandusky, OH 44870

Northwestern

Ohio Synod

Member: Firelands Lutherans Active in Mission

St. Paul Lutheran Church is a Firelands Lutheran congregation Active in Mission

SECRETARY OFFICE HOURS Monday—Friday

8:30 AM—1:00 PM

419-625-6800 phone

“Christ-Centered, Gospel- Based Church Equipping You For SERVICE.”

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Our Mission: Proclaim God’s love through word and sacrament, committed to a life of

witness, fellowship, and service, uniting people to His will.

Our Vision: As a church, we will make a positive difference in our community.

FLAMe

DEADLINES TO

REMEMBER: Please have information to the church office at the

appropriate times for

timely publication.

Weekly Bulletin:

Thursday, 10:00 AM

Newsletter:

Monday after the

Church Council meeting by 12:00 PM

(DECEMBER SWORD, November 18th)

USHERS 8:00

November 4 Bob Eden and Bud Schenk




Jesus’ Disciple in Mission & Ministry YOU! Music Director & Organist Charles Scroggy Choir Director Marianne Webb Pianist Jenny Weichel Church Secretary Elaine Conley Family/Youth Coordinator Jennifer Parkison Custodian Debbie Moltz Grounds Keeper Financial Secretary Pat Gast

OUR STAFF

Our 2017-2018 Church Council Leaders and Committee

chairpersons are:

Larry Riedy—President

Brent Gardner—Vice President, Synod Council at Large

Cindy Ball—Treasurer

Craig Hecht—Secretary

Tina Walton

Nancy Glass

Judy Pflieger

Linda Ewers

P.T. Barnum

Tim Schwanger

Tim Parker

Alec Badenhop

Karen Russell

MISSION TEAMS are scheduled to meet at 6:30 pm on Tuesday,

November 6th, 2018.

CHURCH COUNCIL will be meeting Tuesday, November 13th at

6:30 pm. READERS 8:00

November 4 Tami Gardner

November 11 Millie McCready

November 18 Tina Walton

November 25 Brent Gardner

READERS 4:00

November 3 Joan Shank

November 10 Vicki Gerold

November 17 Pat Gresh

November 24 Arlene Wahl

November Lectionary

Nov. 4 All Saints Sunday Parament Color: White

First Reading: Isaiah 25:6-9

Psalm 24

Second Reading: Revelation 21: 1-6a

Gospel: John 11:32-44

Nov. 11 Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost Parament Color: Green

First Reading: 1 Kings 17:8-16

Psalm 146

Second Reading: Hebrews 9:24-28

Gospel: Mark 12:38-44

Nov. 24 Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost Parament Color: Green

First Reading: Daniel 12:1-3

Psalm 16

Second Reading: Hebrews 10:11-14[15-18]19-25

Gospel: Mark 13:1-8

Nov. 22 Thanksgiving Day Parament Color: Green

First Reading: Joel 2:21-27

Psalm 126

Second Reading: 1 Timothy 2:1-7

Gospel: Matthew 6:25-33

Nov. 25 Christ the King Sunday Parament Color: White

First Reading: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14

Psalm 93

Second Reading: Revelation 1:4b-8

Gospel: John 18:33-37

St. Paul has four teams that tend to the ministry that Christ has called us to.

The teams and their respective responsibilities include:

Nurture Team Resource Team Ministry Team Mission Team

Worship & Music Finance Life and Growth Evangelism, FLAMe,

Christian Education Stewardship Fellowship Groups Welcome Table,

Youth & Family Building and Grounds Visitation Care and Share,

Synod, ELCA, etc.

Short Term Teams may be set up by Council in response to specific requests or needs.

Church Activities

Prayer Chain Linda Skillman (419) 625-6292

St. Paul Choir Mar ianne Webb

Joyful Noise Choir Pat Har tley

Stitch n Rip Vicki Gerold (419) 627-9748

Welcome Table Dartball Tom Willer (419) 308-0197

Women of the ELCA Vicki Gerold (419) 627-9748

GREETERS 8:00

November 4 Jeannette Sampsell

November 11 Diane Lenke

November 18 Linda Ewers

November 25 Jim and Nancy Yantz

ACOLYTES 8:00

November 4 Jacob Collins, Tre Leber

November 11

November 18

November 25

Worship and Music

Please be mindful of our homebound members with prayers, visits or cards!

Please call the church office for contact information.

Martha Roesch

Howard Barnum

Donna Russell

Sharon Dresser

Lois Camp

Lois Hummel

Peg Marquart

Janis Skaggs

Frances Hartley

Ronald Beese

Ruthann Jones

Melvin Heiberger

Don and Helen Smith

Ed Rosino

Eleanor Miller

FROM THE PASTOR

Our Financial Stewardship – Please note this reflects our giving (support for St. Paul in offerings) on a monthly basis. Income for September for All Funds $16,046.28 Expenses for September for All Funds $16,357.27 Shortage for September for All Funds -$310.99

FAITH

“For I know the plan I have for you,” says the Lord. (Jeremiah 29:11a). Well, the Lord had plans for me to be here among you. I am excited to be here and I am looking forward to sharing in ministry with you. As we look to a future filled with possibilities we do so believ-ing in a Lord and Savior who gave His all.

Foremost, faith is God’s gift. We do not obtain faith by our efforts or cleverness or by being especially good or pious. Faith is not a con-tribution we make, that establishes some sort of claim on God. God makes us open to the Gospel. God creates and sustains faith through the Holy Spirit. Faith is God’s free and undeserved gift. Faith is also freedom. To have faith is being set free more and more

from the things that keep us from saying yes to God. Faith is a response to God’s Word, to the message that God has addressed to us. It means humbly submitting to accept God’s for-giveness and to recognize God’s claim on us, to call us God’s children.

As we are grasped by the gift of faith by a loving and caring God, I think of faith in this

manner: F = God’s gift of FORGIVENESS through the body and blood of Jesus Christ; A = God ACTIVE in our lives which inspires us to ACTION; I = It’s all God’s INITIATIVE, there is nothing we can do to be righteous before

God; T = THANKFULLNESS to a gracious God for the free gift of new life, promised in

our Baptism; H = HOPE in Jesus Christ for life eternal away from the everyday struggles of this

earthly life. We are a family at St. Paul and as we face the journey ahead we must rely on our faith

together. As we focus on the future, we do so with excitement and thanksgiving for all God has already accomplished and is yet to accomplish through us. It would be easy to just say, “let things stay the way they are,” or “I have already done my part.” Instead, we are called to faithfully and prayerfully search deep within our souls, asking the question: “Lord what is it you want us to do, me to do?” Now more than ever, it is time for us to do ministry, to step out in FAITH. In our common FAITH we will grow by the grace and love of our God.

Pastor Bill

JOIN US

FOR OUR

TRADITIONAL THANKSGIVING

EVE WORSHIP SERVICE

at

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH

Wednesday evening

November 21, 2018

7:00 pm

Help decorate the Altar for the Christmas Eve service!

It is that time again. We will be placing orders for poin-

settias soon. Please watch the announcements for more

information when it becomes available/.

Shaun & Valerie Boothe 11/8

Terry & Diane Warchol 11/23

Steven & Elaine Brown 11/27

Lawrence & Cherie Riedy 11/30

Youth and Family News and Events for November

November 7 Family Night at St. Paul 6:30pm Dinner and Worship followed by Games and

Fellowship

November 10-11 Cardboard City @ Zion Huron 8pm arrival with dismissal following 8:00am

service. We are collecting items this year so please see Jenn or check with the office for more

details.

November 14 Pathfinders episode 4 of 13 Reasons Why. We will have food for purchase as

well.

November 19-24 Fall break enjoy Thanksgiving with your loved ones and think about all you

have to be thankful for. Perhaps share with your neighbor by volunteering at Holy Angels

before, during, or after the Zion, Holy Angels meal on Thanksgiving Day. Check with the

office at Zion for ways to volunteer.

November 25 is Open Game Night at Zion. Meet at 6:00pm. Bring a game or a snack if you

wish. There are games available at the church as well.

November 28 Pathfinders episode 5 and discuss. There will be food to purchase as well.

Meet at St. Paul at 6:30 pm.

Looking ahead, we will be having a Christmas Party on December 19 for E.P.I.C. and

Pathfinders. We will have a White Elephant gift exchange and you should bring your favorite

Holiday snack. This party will be at Zion at 6:30pm. All are welcome! Bring your friends!

For those who may be wondering about the rotation and when we will do things at each

church my hope is that in January we will move to Zion for Wednesday evenings and then

move back to St. Paul in April-June and this summer will be determined at a later date. This

is not set in stone and may change, however, this is what we are thinking now.

Enjoy November and the cooler weather. Be grateful and show God’s Love in all you do.

Jennifer

Women of the Church

There will be a “Tired and Retired” meeting on Thursday, November 8th at 11:30. We will be celebrating Thanksgiving. Come, enjoy, and bring a dish to share. We always have fun and great fellowship. Hope to see you there.

TIRED AND RETIRED

The November meeting of Women, Word and Wine will be on Monday, November

12th (2nd Monday this month only) at 7:00 p.m. at Ruth Glass’s home, 1119 Milan

Road. We will continue with Chapters 3 & 4 of INSPIRED by Rachel Held Evans.

Hope you can join us!

SATURDAY 12/1— 9AM-NOON

ST PAUL CHURCH CHRISTMAS DECORATION SIGN-UP

NO PLANNING OR ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS NEEDED…..JUST COME TO

HELP PUT UP CHURCH CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS…………FREE COFFEE,

DONUTS, JUICE AND GOOD FELLOWSHIP PROVIDED.

SEE SIGNUP SHEET IN THE NARTHEX

12/1– 4PM HANGING OF THE GREEN CHURCH SERVICE

ALSO……NEED PARTICIPANTS FOR THE “HANGING OF THE GREENS” SER-

VICE.

NO SPECIAL SKILS REQUIRED. WE NEED 10 EASY GOING CHURCH MEMBERS

TO HELP HANG WREATHS, PLACE BOWS, PLACE MANGER FIGURINES IN A

MANGER DURING SONGS IN THE CHURCH SERVICE. EASY INSTRUCTIONS

WILL BE PROVIDED 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE SERVICE IN THE FELLOW-

SHIP HALL.

SEE SIGNUP SHEET IN THE NARTHEX

STARTING NOVEMBER 3 THE TIME OF THE

SATURDAY SERVICE WILL BE 4:00 PM. IT WILL

REMAIN AT 4:00 PM UNTIL THE TIME CHANGES IN THE

SPRING.

ALL SAINTS: NOVEMBER 1, 2017—NOVEMBER 1, 2018

1. RANDALL HUNT

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

2. EVELYN BEHRENSON

DECEMBER 1, 2017

3. HELEN BARTELL

DECEMBER 26, 2017

4. RONALD ABBOTT

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

5. CARL GYSON

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

6. MARTELLA MARQUART

MARCH 3, 2018

7. BETTY STRENG

MARCH 17, 2018

8. VIOLA SHOCKNEY

MAY 7, 2018

9. CONSTANCE POOL.

JUNE 6, 2018

10. JOHN GAST

JULY 7, 2018

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so

great a cloud of witnesses” (Hebrews 12:1)

All Saints Day is Sunday, November 5. On this

weekend we particularly remember, reflect on,

and thank God for our loved ones who have died.

Terry Warchol 11/1

Robert Weichel 11/2

Emma Marquart 11/4

Lilah Garlock 11/5

Ronald Beese 11/6

Charles Showalter ΙΙ 11/6

Sandra Showalter 11/7

Olivia Colvin 11/9

Colton Gast 11/9

Shirley Mapus 11/9

Heather Sprouse 11/9

Anita Bruni 11/11

Sydney Griffiths 11/13

Joan Shank 11/14

Doug Ott 11/15

Doris Speir 11/15

Kay Brown 11/16

Mackenzie Griffiths 11/18

Catelynn Collins 11/19

Shayri Lawson 11/21

David Ridenour 11/22

Kaylyn Trambley 11/22

Benjamin Carolus 11/23

Carol Koelsch 11/23

Rachael Lewis 11/23

Dennis Marquart 11/25

Shaun Boothe 11/26

Ashlyn Kingsborough 11/26

Edward Rosino 11/27

Mille McCready 11/28

David Schoen 11/29

Greetings to all. This is a great month for St. Paul. The new Pastor, William Schroeder,

started his position with us on Tuesday, October 16th. He did his first service on

Saturday, October 20th. This was exciting for me and I hope you felt the same.

He is currently trying to get settled into the parsonage. It is a slow process due to the time

we had to get ready for him. I thank all the congregation members that spent many hours

of cleaning and painting to make the parsonage ready. We still have much to do. If you

feel you have a little time and talent, please let the office know.

You should have received an invitation to the dual installation of Pastors William and

Kristine Schroeder on Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 6:30 pm starting at Zion in Huron

and ending at St. Paul with a reception following. Please RSVP so we know how many to

plan for.

Other points of interest are: 1. The visual monitors for the services in the Sanctuary were

approved by a majority vote on October 6th and 7th. 2. The council also approved a

hearing impaired system for the services to be installed at the same time as the monitors.

3. The exterior locks were changed on Wednesday, October 17th. If you have a key to

the building or garage it will not work. Pick up an application from the back ledge for an

entry card or garage key if you need one.

FROM THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT

LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF

The Quilters of Stitch and Rip along with Rich and Karol Griffiths would like to thank

everyone for your generous donation of $243.00 for shipping of our quilts. It’s nice to

know our work is appreciated and we love doing this as our mission. Thank you again

so very much and God bless.

Kits to be shipped this year:

73 Quilts

38 School Kits

56 Personal Care Kits

30 Baby Care Kits

CHURCH COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS JOYTIME HALLOWEEN PROJECTS

CPR CLASS

Anyone interested in taking a CPR/AED class please sign up

in the Narthex. The date and time will be announced at a

later date. Thank you.

1. We will be purchasing a new laptop for Pastor Schroeder.

2. In November we will have Opioid Training.

3. The council will be voting for the FLAMe document electronically.

4. The youth groups will be using the Fellowship Hall weekly. Pathfinders will meet the

second and fourth weeks. E.P.I.C., which includes our confirmation youth, meets the first,

third and fifth weeks. There is a light meal for purchase. They will rotate quarterly

between St. Paul and Zion, Sandusky.

5. Council voted to donate $500.00 to Trinity Lutheran Seminary.

6. Zion, Sandusky is requesting volunteers to house musicians overnight on Oct. 24.

7. We will be participating in Lutheran Home of Mercy’s Adopt a Resident program.

Volunteers will buy items and deliver them to the home. A list of residents and their needs

will be forthcoming.

8. Previous tenants paid nothing when vacating the premises. We will be sending them a bill

for unpaid rent and utilities as well as missing items and cleanup from a drinking party in

September.

9. A formal giving program including pledge cards was discussed. We need to stress an

increase in giving now that we have a full time pastor.

10. St. Mary’s Central Catholic School has requested use of our gym on Saturday mornings for

volleyball practice during the months of December-April.

11. The vote for visual aides in the sanctuary was passed at the October congregational

meeting.

12. There will be a retreat for council and staff at the Sandusky Yacht Club on October 27.

The ministry team will be helping to make a positive difference in our community

by participating in the Baby Bottle Fund Raiser for Heartbeat. During the month

of November those who wish to participate can take a baby bottle and fill it with

money. When it is full or by the end of the month bring it back and the ministry

team will deliver it to Heartbeat.

November 2018

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

10:00 Bulletin Announcements

Due

6:30 Pastor Bill installation start

at Zion, Huron and end at St.

Paul

2

4:30 Brothers of Basketball

6:30 AA/AL-anon

3

4:00 Worship and Holy

Communion

4

8:00 Worship with Holy

Communion

9:30 Sunday School

10:00 Alternative Church

3:00 Confirmation at Zion,

Sandusky

5


6:30 Cub Scouts

7:00 Dartball home

Masters and Sylvania

6

1:00 Text study at Mr. Smith’s


6:30 Team Meetings

6:45 Boy Scouts


7


6:30 Youth Family Night

7:00 Choir


8


Due


9


6:30 AA/AL-anon

10

9:00 Women set up altar


Communion

8:00 Cardboard City at Zion,

Huron

11


Communion

9:30 Sunday School



Sandusky

12


6:30 Cub Scouts

7:00 Dartball away

7:00 Women, Word and Wine

7:00 FLAMe


13

9:00 Stitch ‘n Rip



6:30 Church Council

6:45 Boy Scouts


14


6:30 Pathfinders

7:00 Choir


15


Due


16


6:30 AA/AL-anon

17


Communion

Thankoffering

18


Communion

9:30 Sunday School



Sandusky

Thankoffering

Care and Share Welcome Table

Donations

19


6:30 Cub Scouts

7:00 Dartball away

Sword Articles Due

20

8:00 Faith Collaborative



6:45 Boy Scouts

21


Due


7:00 Thanksgiving Eve Worship

8:00 Choir

22

Thanksgiving Day Office Closed

23

9:00 Women take down the

altar


6:30 AA/AL-anon

24


Communion

25


Communion

9:30 Sunday School



Sandusky

6:00 Game Night at Zion for the

Youth

26


6:30 Cub Scouts

7:00 Dartball home

27

9:00 Stitch ‘n Rip



6:45 Boy Scouts

28


6:30 Pathfinders

7:00 Choir

29


Due


30


6:30 AA/AL-anon

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