Newsletter dated November 1, 2013 - St Paul Evangelical Lutheran

Tuesday, November 26th
at Granger United Methodist Church
Time:
Joint Choir Practice: 5:30 p.m.
Supper:
6:00 p.m.
(St. Paul’s contribution – side dishes)
Service:
7:00 p.m.
Each year three churches (St. Paul Lutheran
Church, Sharon Center United Methodist
Church and Granger United Methodist Church)
come together for a joint Thanksgiving service.
Gathering as a community, we share in a fellowship meal and then worship together giving
thanks and praise to God our Lord.
Pastor Doug Lewis of the Granger Methodist
Church will be this year’s host. Pastor Lisa
Arledge of the Oasis Ministry in Akron will be
the guest preacher. The offering this year will
be given to the Oasis Ministry.
ST. PAUL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
330/239-1340
www.stpaulsharoncenter.com
Outward bound!
Gathering  Awakening ♥ Serving
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NOVEMBER 2013
2004 St. Paul Vision Statement
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November & Beginning of December
Worship Participants
ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL
RETREAT
youth choir 8:30
youth choir 11
choir 8:30
When:
Where:
Topic:
Price:
Friday and Saturday, March 21 and 22, 2014
Camp Mowana in Mansfield
Discerning Your Spiritual Gifts
$85 per person
Each year our faith community takes time
away from the hustle and bustle of our
everyday lives to gather at Camp Mowana on
retreat. We gather to reflect and discern how
God is acting in our lives and is leading us
into ever new adventures.
At the 2014 retreat, Pastor Carolyn WagarHier will lead us in identifying our spiritual
gifts and discern how we can use those gifts
in the life and ministries at St. Paul.
10-Nov
17-Nov
24-Nov
1-Dec
8:30 AM
altar
Cathy Doering
Cathy Doering
Nancy King
Tracee Teresko
11:00 AM
altar
Donna Osborn
Donna Osborn
Donna Osborn
Weltys
bread
Bonnie Wolfgang
Bonnie Wolfgang
Bonnie Wolfgang
Cathy Doering
Counters
Lloyd Knudsen
Bill Osborn
Pat McGregor
Cathy Doering
Mike Sommer
Jerry Goodson
Kim Talbott
8:30 AM
acolyte
Matthew Molloy
Mira Hanft
Mira Hanft
Armin Gasser
11:00 AM
acolyte
Jenna Heini
Tim Edwards
Tim Edwards
Isabel Belicka
8:30 AM
a. min
Cathy Doering
Pete Cressman
Pete Cressman
Lisa Owens
11:00 AM
a. min
Nick Kundmueller
Jon Edwards
Jon Edwards
Ruth Goodson
8:30 AM
lector
Lloyd Doering
Kate Ilg
Kate Ilg
Jim Bushman
11:00 AM
lector
Randy Farnsworth
Randy Farnsworth
Lee Ann Bailey
Lee Ann Bailey
8:30 AM
ushers
Blewitts
Gassers
Gassers
Clarks
11:00 AM
ushers
Weltys
Weltys
Baileys
Baileys
8:30 AM
int
11:00 AM
8:30 AM
11:00 AM
8:30 AM
int
common
common
screen
11:00 AM
8:30 AM
11:00 AM
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Nursery
Nursery
Debi Sprang
Debi Sprang
Rich Owens
Rich Owens
Barb Scheufler
Barb Scheufler
Rod Kaufman
Rod Kaufman
Donna Osborn
Donna Osborn
Mike Sommer
Mike Sommer
Richard Stidham
Richard Stidham
Patty Frase
Chet Welty
Debi Gabriel
Wendy Cressman
Wendy Cressman
Glenna Jackson
Matthew Molloy
Mira Hanft
Mira Hanft
Armin Gasser
Chris Heini
Chris Heini
Dennis Shanafelt
Nancie Smith
Jenna Heini
Tim Edwards
Tim Edwards
Isabel Belicka
Ressa Gasser
Matthew Molloy
Matthew Molloy
Matthew Molloy
Hannah McGuire
Michael Edwards
Hannah McGuire
Hannah McGuire
Glenna Jackson
Jon Hanft
Sherie Hanft
Madeline Braver
Mark Jackson
Rachel Molloy
Taya Molloy
Kimberly Braver
Bill Osborn
Julianne Stidham
John Belicka
Heather Sommer
Donna Osborn
Faith Stidham
Nathan Belicka
Amber Sommer
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Friday, November 22nd our 7th &
8th graders will be serving soup,
cookies and hot cocoa to our
Sharing Center clients.
This has been such a well-received activity
in the past so now that we have our fellowship hall completed, we will also offer hot
soup. This will be our 3rd year serving the
Friday before Thanksgiving when we have
so many people needing food. (One year we
served 65 families!)
We would gratefully accept any donations of crock
pots of soup, home-baked cookies and hot cocoa.
Please see Sherie if you are able to contribute
toward this gift to our brothers and sisters who
could use a little extra love handed their way.
(Please refrain from using nuts in recipes in case
of allergies.)
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Annual Budget
Deadline
The deadline for annual budgets
from committees, work groups
and task forces is
Friday,
November 8th
Please leave your report in the office,
or in the Treasurer’s mailbox.
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St. Paul Council Meeting
October 14, 2013
Sharing Center Schedule
Driver Thursday
morning
Panera
1-Nov
Friday night
Lori Miller
Carol
Sours
John or
Christin
Belicka
Nancy
King
Karen
Becker
Judy/
Mike
Rogers
Linda
Hale/
Carol
Dobbins
Laurie
Sickels
Debbie
Sprang
Jim
Sickles
Linda
Hale
Kim
Talbott
Laurie
Talbott
John/
Linda
Herman
Lee Ann
Bailey
Sherie
Hanft
Barb
Scheufler
Scheufler
Youth
Jon
Hanft
Troy
Copley
Haleigh
Copley
Amy
Kundmueller
Jenni
Ellis
Mark
Jackson
7-Nov
8-Nov
14-Nov
Heinis
Chet
Welty
15-Nov
21-Nov
22-Nov
McGregors Barb Heini
Glenna McMillen
Jackson Family
Pastor
Judy
28-Nov
29-Nov
5-Dec
CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING
Bruce
Meeker
6-Dec
Jacksons
Jon Edwards
Paula
Funfgeld
Mark
Blewitt
Debbie
Blewitt
Randy
Meyer
Leslie
Jarolim
Jim
Jarolim
Chris Ilg
12-Dec
Sue Edwards
13-Dec
Debi
Gabriel
Troy &
Haleigh
Copley
Tom
19-Dec Baumg
ardner
20-Dec
Welty
Karen
Sandy Arbuckle Laura
Steve Kay
Edwards
Arbuckle Youth
Hoynes
Sharon
Methodist
(2people
)
26-Dec
27-Dec
Mavis
Welty
Chet
Welty
John
Kimberly Melinda Debbie
Braver
Braver
Jordan Heufner
If you are unable to participate on your scheduled date, please
make a switch and notify the church office of your
replacement. Thanks for your ministry!
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November service and fellowship
opportunities for
7th-8th grade youth
Saturday the 9th
Saturday the 16th
Friday the 22nd
TORCH
Lost and Found concert
Sharing Center
For more information, see Sherie Hanft
TORCH
Saturday, November 9
Leave St. Paul at 12:20 and return around 5:30
Teen OutReach through Community Help
TORCH is an outreach program started in 1965 for
teens and young adults. Joining with teens from many
churches throughout the area, members assist local
Adult Fellowship
Adult Fellowship will not
have a meeting for the month
of November, but please look
forward to the Christmas party
on December 13th
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agencies at shelters and nursing homes.
This is an opportunity to share the love of Christ with
some of our neighbors. All 7th graders and up are
welcome to participate. See Sherie Hanft if you are
interested.
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Our youth
have a new
lounge!
We felt there
was a need for
a place for our
youth to hang
out
together for
fellowship.
We are in need of donations to further
improve the utilization of this space.
We are looking for in “like new” condition:
Christian CDs
Wii console with games
board games and card games
Please see Sherie if you have items you
would like to donate.
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November:
2
2
4
4
5
6
8
8
15
19
19
19
20
24
25
30
Leah Heini
Gabi Ilg
Alexander Landis
Hailie McGuire
Michael Edwards
Lydia Ilg
Taya Molloy
Blake Sours
Jordan Nash
Lauren Huefner
Jasmine Leach
Mary Talbott
Stuart Arbuckle
Victoria Teresko
Jake Mall
Heather Sommer
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4
4
3
6
6
Ressa Gasser
Emma Fortner
Megan Landis
Emma Ilg
Elizabeth Edwards
Kaitlin Herman
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17
19
19
19
22
24
27
Ernest Scanlan
Tyler Wise
Ellen Huefner
Holly Talbott
Katie Talbott
Lilliana Seman
Rachel Molloy
Chip Miller
Light your
baptismal candle
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Have you ever wanted to study
The Revelation of John?
LOST AND FOUND
Live & in concert
Zion Lutheran Church
Saturday, November 16th, 7:00 pm
2233 Abbeyville Road, Valley City, OH
No admission charge. A free will offering to help support the ministry of
Lost and Found will be accepted.
Michael and George fell into playing music full time pretty much by
accident. One concert simply led to another and people heard them and
asked them to come back and sing again. Now, they have been at it for
over ten years during and after college and graduate school. It has never
been the mission of LOST AND FOUND to sell out arenas, or to become
staples of the radio. It has always been their mission to be honest and
natural in concerts, to model a way of being an independent band, and to
meet lots of people--communicating with them about faith and life.
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Have you ever been curious about the
book of Revelation, wanted to study this
book of the Bible, but never had the
occasion to do so? Then this is your
opportunity. Come join us for the
stimulating study and discussions on
Wednesday evenings.
Study Leader - Pastor Keith Baker
Time - Wednesday evenings, 7:00 pm
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The Journey – Walking the Road to Bethlehem
You are invited to join us for a
Tuesday morning Bible study.
Study leader – Pastor Judy
1st class – Sunday, November 17th 9:50 am.
The class will journey with Adam Hamilton
as he travels from Nazareth to Bethlehem.
The Journey is a 5 session DVD study
filmed on location in the Holy Land.
Each Sunday session will begin with a
10-15 minute vignette of Adam Hamilton
retracing the journey of Mary and Joseph to
Bethlehem.
A time of study and discussion will follow
each vignette.
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We are doing a study on the book of
Matthew by N. T. Wright.
It is not too late to join! We have very
interesting discussions and are learning
so much!
Participant books are $8
Please see Sherie Hanft if you are
interested.
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Called to be Christ’s hands and feet in the world:
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church supports and encourages Oasis Outreach Ministry
~ submitted by Debbie and Rod Sprang, St. Paul’s liaisons to Oasis Outreach Ministry
OASIS Outreach Opportunity, Inc. is an open, accepting, safe oasis in the heart of
downtown Akron where youth gather for spiritual instruction and unconditional
love and support from each other and faithful and responsible adults who are also
nurtured and sustained by those redemptive relationships. Many of the youth who
come to OASIS are products of broken and dysfunctional homes. Dropout rates,
school suspensions, poor attendance, and failure to graduate all too often
characterize their educational experience. OASIS serves 100 8th grade through college age
youth in Akron.
On Wednesday and Sunday evenings Oasis participants gather to share time, enjoy a hot meal
and worship together. The good news that Jesus loves all of us unconditionally is conveyed
through music, Bible readings, individual and group activities, Pastor Lisa’s messages and lots
of prayer. Christ is at the center of each and every Oasis gathering.
We are called to be Christ’s hands and feet in the world and have a unique, important and new
opportunity to respond to God’s call, just around the corner from St. Paul Lutheran Church.
The needs at Oasis are many and ongoing. The Oasis Outreach
OASIS November Needs -Ministry needs our help.
Here are a few ways we can make a difference:
1. Pray for the young men and women participating in Oasis, those
who are considering and those who need the Oasis ministry;
2. Pray for the leaders and the Board and that Oasis may find a new
home soon; and
3. Provide financial support and donations for ongoing needs and
wish list items.
Rod and Debbie Sprang will provide Oasis updates on a regular basis
and highlight the most pressing needs. During the month of
November, let’s focus on collecting personal items. During your next
trip to the store, please pick up a few of the items on the OASIS
November Needs List and drop them in the Oasis donation box in the
Narthex by the Fair Trade table. Feel free to invite and encourage
neighbors, community organizations, friends and relatives to join you
in showing your support for Oasis.
While there are ongoing needs
for these and other items all
year, St. Paul will focus on
providing the following items
throughout November. Please
place your donations in the
Oasis Ministry Box by the Free
Trade table in the Narthex.
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Toothbrushes
Toothpaste
Mouthwash
Deodorant
Body Wash
Shampoo/conditioner
Feminine napkins and
tampons
Hand/body lotion
Chapstick
Pastor Lisa Arledge, Executive Director for Oasis, also shared a Wish List which includes their
complete list of high-need items at this time. Please contact Rod or Debbie for more
information or to get a copy of the Oasis Wish List. Pastor Lisa, the Oasis Leadership team and
participants are grateful for what St. Paul Lutheran Church has done and will continue to do in
support of this important ministry and to help young men and women in Akron.
In Christ,
Rod & Debbie Sprang
Debbie Sprang
Dsprang@bw.edu
330-321-8865
Rod Sprang
330-321-5173
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