Voters' Assembly Next Sunday: Slate of Officers Presented
The voters' assembly will meet at 9:45AM on Sunday, 18 May. The agenda will include the presentation of the slate of church officers for the coming year beginning 1 September, 2008.
Can You Use Scissors and Tie a Knot? You're Qualified!
The congregation has been so generous with their plastic bags that we now need help cutting and prepping them. This work can be done at your home on your time ... even in front of the TV! Contact Pat Baehler for a demo. Your help is greatly appreciated!
Mission 2008: Forum Schedule Posted
Consider participating in our Sunday morning forums surrounding the topic of loneliness. The schedule can now be found on the hallway bulletin board, and appears in the May-June edition of The Messenger. These adult forums will assist us as we prepare our hearts and minds for Mission 2008: day-trips with the lonely. The actual mission trip will take place from Saturday, 9 August through Monday, 18 August and will target the following populations: senior citizens, foster children, Army veterans, people with physical handicaps, the hungry, the homebound in our congregation, and those transitioning from homelessness to assisted living.
A Summer of Translation
Millions of people do not have the privilege of hearing or reading the Bible in their own language simply because no one has translated it. This summer Beau and Lisa Cooper will dedicate two months to working with a translation team in Togo. The Tem translation project is based in Sokode, the second largest city in Togo. Beau and Lisa have been an energetic, dedicated, and reliable part of church-life at First Saint Paul's for years helping with youth and toddlers, lectors, and generally whatever is needed. Thanks for making a difference!
Foot Clinic Sock Donations Needed
Your donations of socks have been greatly appreciated this year. Please continue supporting the Foot Clinic with all sizes of white socks so our Community Meal's guests can receive a fresh pair. Packs of socks are being received anytime during the week or on Sunday morning. Thank you!
Singles Planners Needed
Do you have ideas for summer events? Near North Singles is in need of people to plan the summer schedule of events. Share your ideas for summer theatre, movies-in-the-park, sporting events, art festivals, street fairs, restaurants, service days to the community or other creative ideas. Being a planner has many rewards. Contact Deaconess Nunes today.
Interested in Membership?
Growing in Faith Together (GIFT) is your opportunity to learn more about what it means to be a person of faith in our modern world. This class is made up of people seeking a church home, members of First Saint Paul's, and others who are simply interested in refreshing the basics of faith as believed and practiced by Lutheran Christians. The class will begin 6 February following the 7PM Ash Wednesday service and will run for seven consecutive weeks. At the completion of the class, those who have attended are welcome to become members of First Saint Paul's Church on Saturday, 22 March in the Vigil of Easter service. If you would like to become part of our community of faith and make First Saint Paul's your church home, now is the time to speak to Pastor Barich.
Reserve a Room
As church activities pick up at the beginning of the program year, you are asked to call the church office to place your event on the church calendar. The staff will make every effort to honor each request for room preference. However, the office reserves the option to schedule room requests according to the size of the group, not necessarily who calls first. Flexibility in room location will help to assure a space for everyone's activities. Thank you for calling in advance to let the church office help make your event a success.
VBS Summer Camp Fundraiser Ideas Needed
Our 2008 Vacation Bible School Summer Camp for ages 2 1/2 to 12 will be held Monday, 16 June to Friday, 20 June from 8:30AM - noon and registers approximately 50 children. If you are available to coordinate a fundraising event, or have ideas that might raise funds, please contact Deaconess Nunes soon. We are hoping to raise $500.
Deliver Those in Need Prayer Book
That's the title of the open red spiral book on the writing desk in the Narthex. It is intended to receive and to hold the prayers and intentions of any and all who come to pray in our church. A pen is available for you to write your prayers, petitions, and names of those you want remembered.
Spoken Eucharist-Wednesdays at 7AM
Every Wednesday we set aside 30 minutes to move beyond the isolation of our own thoughts, needs and wants to embrace the needs of others and gather at the holy meal.
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Singles Are Positively Positive Bible Study
Christians are peculiar people who are called to maintain a positive light even when they are surrounded by people and circumstances that are increasingly offensive and negative. Want to find out more? Join us for Bible Study Friday, 2 May as we begin a three-part study series called Staying Positive when Surrounded by Life's Negatives. Each study will be Friday evenings from 7:30PM - 9PM and will be instructed by Deaconess Nunes.
Lost and Found in Concert: Sunday, 18 May
Bring the whole family to enjoy a concert by "Lost and Found" on Sunday, 18 May, at 7PM. This lively duo will bring their unique brand of Christian music to Walther Lutheran High School in Melrose Park (one block north of Lake Street at Ninth Avenue). Tickets are $7 in advance, $10 at door, $25 family. Doors open at 6:30PM. Call 708-344-0404.
Singles Beach Volleyball
If you would like some fun-in-the-sun, consider signing up for our Sunday afternoon recreational volleyball team that plays at Oak Street Beach. The cost is $67 per person due ASAP. Please make your check payable to First Saint Paul's Lutheran Church and give it to Deaconess Nunes.
Summer Tennis Club
Come and play doubles tennis with us Tuesday and Saturday afternoons and Thursday evenings just for fun or to prepare for our mid-summer tennis tournament. Leave your contact information on the church bulletin board. Deaconess Nunes will contact you once the courts are open.
Recycle Your Eyeglasses for Guatemala
Trustee Sue Rosborough is requesting support for an eyeglass clinic mission trip to Guatemala. Donations of sunglasses or eyeglasses (not bifocals or trifocals) can be placed in the glass cylinder on the narthex table. Sue will be traveling with Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Canfield. The overall goal is to collect 3,000 pairs of eyeglasses by July. Help others see; recycle today.
Near North Singles Camping Retreat-Summer 2008
Planners are needed for this summer's singles camping trip. Please contact Deaconess Nunes if you are interested in choosing a location, date, and coordinating resources, camping gear and people.
Summer Tennis Club?
Anyone interested in playing doubles tennis please contact Deaconess Nunes with your level of ability and preferred weekly playing times. We are considering having weekly games on the Sandburg Courts or perhaps having a Saturday Fundraiser Tournament.
Free VBS Summer Camp for Adults and Children
Our 2008 Vacation Bible School Rainforest Adventure Summer Camp for children ages 2 1/5 to 12 will be held Monday, 16 June to Friday, 20 June from 8:30AM-noon. Presently, there are 26 people registered in the 6 rotating classes. Remember that fun-loving adults are welcome to join in as students or volunteers, too. Sign up today!
French, Drama, Crafts, Spanish, Sports?
If you have ability and passion in any of these areas, why not start your summer helping kids learn what you love? Adult volunteers are still needed for our 2008 Vacation Bible School Rainforest Adventure Summer Camp for children ages 2 1/5 to 12 will be held 16 June to 20 June from 8:30AM-noon. Be a memorable part of a child's summer. For more information, contact Deaconess Nunes.
LCFS Golf Outing: Tuesday, 10 June
You are invited to attend Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois' 11th Annual Golf "Fore" Kids Charity Outing on Tuesday, 10 June, 2008 at the Ruffled Feathers Golf Club in Lemont. Morning and afternoon shotgun starts are available. Reservations can be made by visiting www.lcfs.org or call Fran Presta at 708-488-5558 or email fran_presta@lcfs.org. All proceeds from this year's event will support children's services in Northern Illinois, including adoption, foster care, counseling and Lutherbrook Child and Adolescent Center.
A Word about Deadlines...
The parish notes are one of the vehicles used for keeping us all in touch. In order for an article to make it into the notes on a given Sunday, it must be received in the church office no later than noon on Wednesday. You may submit your articles via email to firstsaintpauls@yahoo.com or via fax at 312.642.1608.
Prayer Requests
Remember you can phone 312.642.7172 or email your personal prayer requests to Deaconess Nunes anytime during the week. If you like, she can pass your concerns and praises to the prayer chain, or share them with Prayer Force One, our monthly prayer team. All requests to keep prayers confidential are greatly upheld.
Prayerful People Needed
More prayerful people are needed to share in the prayers of the church. Please contact Deaconess Nunes or in the church office if you would like to be a part of the praying ministry of First Saint Paul's Lutheran Church.
Tuesday Noon Bible Study
Genesis of Grace is the theme of a new study on the God of creation. Come and visit or revisit the characters of Genesis with imagination and faith. We come together Tuesdays at noon--bring a lunch along and take a new look at our beginnings.
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