Special Announcements
These announcements can also be found in the bulletin, handed out at every church service. If you would like a PDF copy, please reach out to stpaullcmswburg@gmail.com to receive an email copy.
- Did you know that you can buy gift cards thru the LIS Script program?
You buy a gift card at face value and a percentage of the money from the gift card goes back to LIS, to a student’s tuition, or to a church; you choose where you would like it to go. Gift cards can be purchased thru LIS or here at St. Paul Lutheran church after our worship service on Sunday in the kitchen window. Stop by and see what cards they have to purchase!
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- Teacher Robyn Schaefer and Principal Mark Grewe are retiring after this school year. Join us in celebrating Robyn's retirement on June 1st from 4-7pm at the Conroy Hilton Hall and Mark's retirement on June 9th from 1-3pm at LIS.
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- PHOTOGRAPHER NEEDED! We are looking for someone to take pictures of our Confirmation class on May 5th. If you or someone you know might be interested, please contact the church office.
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- The evangelism committee is once again excited to announce our sponsorship of Meals from the Heartland meal packaging event. This year’s event will take place on Saturday June 1st at LIS. We will be asking for the congregation’s and community’s support both in volunteering to help pack meals, and financial donations. Our goal this year is to pack 30,000 meals and our financial goal is $8,700. Please prayerfully consider supporting this effort to help feed the hungry across the world, we hope to see you in person on Saturday June 1st! We have collected $2,629.01 so far!
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- A message from our Elders regarding Saturday Service: Announcement
- Confirmation will be on Sunday, May 5th with the questioning during the service.
- Altar Guild—The flower calendar is ready for you to sign up for flowers on the Altar. If you have a special occasion or just because, sign up soon so you can get the date you would like. No flowers are needed during Lent, although if you wish to provide flowers during this time, they will be put on the altar.
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- Highlighted Birthdays and Anniversaries for April. We highlight children’s, decade, and 80+ birthdays. We highlight 1st year, each 5 years, and 50+ years wedding anniversaries. Please let us know if you would like other birthdays and anniversaries added to the highlighted list. Complete lists of birthdays and anniversaries are posted on the
bulletin board at the west entrance.
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May 1 – Tom & Jacque Heitshusen, 50th
May 1 – Devin & Channing Fraker, 5th
May 1 – Brooklyn Goad, 15
May 1 – Leighton Maas, 14
May 5 – Stella Madoerin, 103
May 6 – Gerald & Nancy Weldon, 52nd
May 7 – Beau Doehrmann, 1
May 7 – Luka Gotsis, 13
May 7 – Velma Mews, 89
May 9 – Betty Haworth, 87
May 10 – Lee Cox, 2
May 10 – Vernon Schmidt, 90
May 11 – Kandi Gensley, 60
May 11 – Willard Huedepohl, 83
May 12 – Lynne Doehrmann, 60
May 12 – Sydney Stutzman, 11
May 13 – Keith Disterhoft, 83
May 13 – Adam Hook, 30
May 15 – Michael Feldman, 70
May 16 – Isaiah Luers, 11
May 16 – Olivia Schlesselman, 12
May 19 – Brucilla Lorenz, 81
May 20 – Cary & Janelle Stowe, 35th
May 22 – Ken & Jolene Schaefer, 53rd
May 25 – Andrew Davies, 17
May 29 – William Sitas, 50
May 30 – Masilyn Conrad, 14
May 30 – Gabriella Uhlmann, 9
May 31 – Michael Jepson, 50
- Those in need of prayers or who are sick or in hospital:
Emma Mae Campbell
Douglas Furler (Brother of Russell Furler)
Kim Kempf (daughter of Michael & Cheryl Feldman)
Alyssa Perry (Daughter of Barry & Lori Kahler)
Mellissa Zuber
Neil Hinrichsen
Steve Durr
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A message from: Pastor Schulz
Joy and peace to you in the name of our Savior Jesus!
My name is Pastor Steve Schulz and I currently serve our Lord in LCMS Mission Advancement at Mission Central in Mapleton, Iowa. Pastor Jordon Andreasen is preparing to head out to the foreign mission field in Romania this summer. Jordon's dad, Phill, served as the pastor at St. Paul's, Williamsburg for many years, and Jordon has indicated that he has a personal "connection" with the congregation, or with individual members of the congregation. So, we thought you may be interested in learning more about the important work that Jordon will be doing in Romania. I had the privilege of meeting Jordon and his family a few weeks ago when they were visiting us here at Mission Central.
I have attached an "adoption agreement" that will give you a brief summary of the mission work to which Jordon has been called through the Office of International Mission. If your congregation (or individual members) would like to "adopt" him as their own personal missionary, that would be great. Please keep Jordon and his family in your prayers and in the Prayer of the Church because Satan certainly doesn't want anybody going to the mission field to tell people about Jesus!
If you would like to be added to their regular newsletter recipient list, just let Jordon know and he will be sure to do that for you. All of our missionaries send out a monthly email newsletter to give their supporters a regular update on all the exciting things our Lord is doing on His mission field. Mission Central exists to raise mission awareness among the congregations and members of the LCMS and to provide opportunities for them to establish personal relationships with our missionaries serving on the field. Everything the Church does, including sending missionaries, is funded by the voluntary gifts of God's people. The majority of missionary funding no longer comes from the Sunday morning offering plate but through direct support. This shift is a very GOOD thing for the Church, because people now have the opportunity to be personally connected and involved in foreign missions and stay up to date on the important work that our Lord Jesus is doing around the world!
If you have any questions or would like more information about any of our LCMS missionaries, just let me know. After all, I'm here to serve. I trust that our Lord Jesus will richly bless you during this season of Lent, as He continues to fill your life with His presence and His peace.
Serving with you in the Savior's service,
Pastor Steve Schulz
Mission Central
www.missioncentral.us