Bulletin Notices for August 26, 2018

HANDS OF GRACE is in need of cereal, soup, juice bottles and toothpaste.  ALSO, we need plastic bags!  Thank you.    

LADIES’ BIBLE STUDY will meet in the upper fellowship room on Wednesday, August 29^th, at 1:00 pm.  Since Cheryl Lowman will be just back from vacation, Judy Byrne has graciously agreed to facilitate this month’s study.  Please remember all women are welcome to come to every study or just as schedules permit.  For your planning purposes, please know the study concludes no later than 2:15 pm.  It is such a joy to study God’s Word together!

PLEASE take a moment to check your church mailbox.

YOUNG LADIES MENTOR GROUP will hold its second meeting on Thursday, August 30^th, from 5:30-7:30pm! It’s a “Come and Make Your Own Pizza” meal followed by a discussion facilitated by Judy Byrne on “How to handle peer pressure from a Biblical Prospective”.  Preteens through college age as well as all women of the church are cordially invited to come, enjoy pizza and grow in our Lord as we kick off a brand new school year together!  Please let Siri Rivera, Emily Jury, or Cheryl Lowman (cheryl.cassady@yahoo.com) know if you will be coming so ample pizza supplies are available.  A donation basket will be set out that evening to help offset grocery purchases.   If you find yourself free on that date and have not let us know…come anyway!    

Wednesday Night Worship and Prayer Ministry:  Prayer at 6:30 pm in the Upper Conference Room – Worship at 7:00 pm in the Sanctuary. Our topic for worship throughout the month of August will be “Heroes of the Faith”. Our hero this coming week: Elisha! 

Rally Day – Sunday, September 9^th – One Worship at 9:00am: All are invited to this exciting morning at St. Paul’s as we kick off the education year. The day will include one worship service at 9:00 am with the installation of our Education leaders. At the end of worship we will have coffee fellowship for adults, a meet and greet with Sunday school class leaders for kids, a Bible treasure hunt for all ages, and ice cream!

Changes to Sunday Mornings – Beginning September 16^th     Following Rally Day on Sept 9^th, we will begin our fall worship and education schedule on Sept 16^th.  Worship at 8:00 am and 10:45 am will continue to be more traditional in format with a Children’s Message and Holy Communion at every service, every Sunday.  At 9:45 am, there will be a third worship opportunity in the sanctuary that is more contemporary in nature. It will include a different style of music than our other two worship opportunities, and will include Holy Communion.  At the 10:45 am worship service, we will be implementing a Staffed Nursery Room. While children are always welcome in worship, this option will be available for infants and toddlers to be cared for during the sermon portion of the service if parents so desire.  At 9:30 am each Sunday, we will have an all-church-family opening to our Education Hour in the Lower Fellowship Room. All are invited to grab your coffee and treats, then join together for celebration in Christ.  At 9:45 am the children and youth from PreK – high school will gather for the Bible study and activities portion of the morning and the adults will remain for Bible study.

Sunday School Leaders Needed:  As we strive to support parents in their ministry to their children, the Board of Education is looking for volunteers to serve as leaders in our Sunday school this year. All the resources are provided for you to share God’s Word with the kids and youth. Our goal is to have multiple leaders for each age group, so no one has to commit to leading every Sunday. Whether you’ve led Sunday school in the past, or you’ve never done it but are interested, we’d love to talk to you about leading. Please contact Pastor Manor, Greg Kuhr, or Natalie Jury if you have any questions or to express your interest in leading this year.