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GET EXCITED FOR CAMP OMEGA & VBS COMING SOON TO ST.
PAUL’S Monday-Friday, July 26th – 30th
Check out the VBS & Camp Omega display in the Lower Narthex & pick up a
registration form TODAY!
VBS is for Potty Trained 3 yrs – Kindergarten Monday – Friday
9:00-11:30 VBS 2010 Theme is: Planet Zoom Where Bold BEE-lievers ZIP, ZAP &
ZOOM for Jesus!
Camp Omega is for those entering Grades 1 – 6, 9-3 Monday-Thursday &
9-12 Friday. Camp Omega is a 5 day camp that enables participants to
experience God’s love, grace & guidance through hands on Bible study,
devotions, interaction with camp staff, skits, games, arts/crafts & other
camp related fun! (www.campomega.org)
Anyone wanting to share your time, talents or gifts to this year’s VBS or
Camp Omega, please sign up in the Lower or Upper Narthex. You may turn your
registration forms into the church office at any time. The sooner the
better! Take a form for your friends too!! Registration Forms are available
at St. Paul’s, LP Post Office, Prairie Market & LP Bank!
SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS KICK OFF MEETING will be held on Sunday,
August 22nd at 6:30 in the church basement.
THANK YOU To Earl Heldt who donated his time, talent and resources in
painting the parsonage ceiling and repairing the plaster in the Upper
Narthex.
Ushers: Please check the July calendar carefully, as there have been
some adjustments made due to the Worship Schedule.
CAMP OMEGA YOUTH NIGHT coming Wednesday, July 28th beginning @ 7:00
P.M. at the Holasek’s! Be in the church parking lot at 6:45 P.M. if you need
a ride. This evening is open for all those entering 7th grade through
graduated seniors from High school. Come for some good food, games, a night
out with friends and some time in God’s Word! If the weather is bad, we will
meet in the Youth Room. Watch for more announcements in the weekly bulletin!
VBS/CAMP OMEGA VOLUNTEERS: If you are interested in helping out with
VBS or Camp Omega this summer, you may sign up in the Lower Narthex. Dates
are July 26th – 30th. This is an excellent opportunity for youth to earn
Community Service Hours, will look great on scholarship/college
applications, and a great way to also stay connected to our Savior over the
summer! Responsibilities would be chaperoning youth attending VBS/Camp
Omega, hanging out with youth & counselors, swimming, etc. Contact Jenna
Countryman with questions.
Parent volunteers are needed to help paint the Nursery 3, Nursery 4 &
Kindergarten classrooms the week of August 23rd – 27th, Monday-Thursday.
Bring your rollers, paint brushes, paint trays, etc. Paint will be provided.
Church will be open all day. Let Jenna know if you are able to help out at
all this week.
7th Grade Youth & Parents: Please mark Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
on your calendar for our kick off Confirmation Meeting. We will meet in the
Youth Room at 7:15 P.M. This is following Open House at LPS that night. It
is very important to have at least one parent there with your child. Contact
Jenna with questions.
UPCOMING DATES
July 9th – 16th: Youth Mission Trip
July 21st: VBS Work Day & Sandwich Min. 9:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
July 22nd: VBS Work Day 10:00-12:00
July 26th – 30th: VBS & Camp Omega
August 22nd: Sunday School Teachers Kick Off Meeting
August 23rd – 27th: Volunteers Needed for Painting SS Rooms
September 1st: 7th Grade Parent/Youth Confirmation Meeting 7:15 P.M.
September 12th: Rally Sunday
ATTENTION: ALL KIDS GRADES 5-12!! GREAT MISSION-OPPORTUNITY SANDWICH
MINISTRY and VBS Work Days, Wednesday, July 21, from 9:30 – 12:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 22, from 10:00 - Noon
All kids Grades 5 and older are encouraged to join us at church on July 21
to be a part of the first Sandwich Ministry event in Lester Prairie! We will
be making 300 sandwiches to take to the Marie Sandvick Homeless Center in
Minneapolis for their Kid’s Club ministry! It will take about 1 hour to
assemble the sandwiches. We will spend the remainder of the time preparing
for St. Paul’s VBS by decorating and assembling craft and story project
materials. Our time will end with a free lunch for all workers. A second VBS
work day is planned for Thursday, July 22, from 10-Noon to complete our
preparations.
DONATIONS for the bread and meat for the sandwiches are being
accepted anytime! $5 will buy enough for 12 sandwiches! Please plan to
attend and donate to purchase some sandwiches for the homeless! What a great
way to share the Love of Christ with those less fortunate!
The LWML will hold their monthly meeting on July 12th at 7:00 PM. The
donation for the month will go to the McLeod Alliance for Victims of
Domestic Violence. The program will include a mite ingathering. Servers are
Jane Holasek, Marlys Klaustermeier and Dorothy Klobe. All ladies of the
congregation are encouraged to join us!
SANDWICH MINISTRY in Lester Prairie! Marsha Christensen and Jane
Holasek are coordinating a new ministry in our city. We will organize a
group to make sandwiches once each month to be taken to the Marie Sandvick
Center for the homeless in Minneapolis. This center provides worship
services and suppers for street people 3 times weekly, in addition to
providing clothing, baby layettes, and shoes for the people they serve. We
are planning to visit and volunteer at the Center on Tuesday, July 13, from
2-8 p.m. Our time there will promises to be a lot of fun and very rewarding!
Would you like to come along? Call Marsha (485-4128) or Jane (395-2780) to
sign up! Also see the article under Youth News to find out about our first
opportunity to make sandwiches! Any donations are welcome!
ENDOWMENT FUND- An endowment gift to St. Paul’s has certain tax
advantages that your family lawyer could assist you with, as well as being a
great blessing to the continuation and growth of our Church. How can you
participate in the fund? By remembering it in your prayers and treasures
such as bequests, gift annuities, Life Insurance benefits and trusts. The
fund is designed for unrestricted or restricted gifts (you determine how the
gift will be used). Brochures available at Church regarding the Endowment
Fund.
St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church Polka Service
Featuring CHUCK THIEL & THE JOLLY RAMBLERS
Sunday, July 11th, 2010 @ 9:00 a.m. AT CHURCH (note location change)
Immediately Following in the basement: “BREAKFAST IN THE PARK” SERVING 10:00
a.m. – 12:00 noon Menu : scrambled eggs, sausages, pancakes, applesauce,
rolls or coffee cake, orange juice, milk, and coffee
ADULTS: $6.00, CHILDREN ages 5 – 15: $4.00, CHILDREN under 5: FREE
* * *NEW THIS YEAR* * * We will be hosting a bake sale benefit for Cheryl
Wood, a member at St. Paul Ev. Lutheran, who is struggling financially due
to a medical disability.
Sign up sheets to help with the breakfast and bake sale are on the
desk in the Upper Narthex. Bake Sale items should be brought to church by
1:00 pm on Saturday, July 10th.
The following is taken from the minutes of the July 16, 1945
Quarterly Voter’s Meeting. “The Second Quarterly meeting of the St. Paul’s
Congregation of Lester Prairie, Minn. was opened with prayer and Scripture
reading by Pastor Ritz at 8:30 PM. 48 members were present. The meeting was
called to order by the chairman Edgar Spleiss. The minutes of April 23
meeting were read and approved. Mr. Paul Wolf gave a treasury report as
follows: The total receipts of the household treasury of July 13th:
$2,466.58; The total disbursements: $2,235.27; Balance in treasury: $
231.31. The total receipts for Missions: $474.62; The total disbursements:
$474.00. The total receipts of Building Fund: $1,326.18; Total
Disbursements: $1,031.00; Balance: $ 295.18. This report was accepted by the
congregation.
The rules and regulations of the Board of Education
were read by Pastor R.A. Ritz. A motion was made and seconded that
mimeographed copies be made and each voting member of the congregation be
given a copy so this motion be voted upon in the next Quarterly meeting.
A motion was made and seconded that we celebrate our 40th Anniversary. This
would include: We burn the mortgage and notes, etc. The collection flow into
the Bld. Fund; Special envelopes used, Plate collection in Evening go to W.
L., 2 services in the morning and confirmation reunion in the evening
Martin Weinhold be the speaker for the German service. Hubert (?) for the
English service, That Deacons and pastor serve as arrangement committee.
They arrange the date.
It was moved and seconded that the 3rd Sunday in
September be our mission festival Sunday with regular service in the morning
and an English in the evening.”
Lutheran Night with the Minnesota Twins– Due to increase in demand
and a decrease in the amount of tickets available, we were UNABLE to get
tickets for this year’s Lutheran Night. |
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