Bulletin Notices for September 30, 2018

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

YOUNG LADIES MENTOR GROUP will meet Sunday, September 30th, from 2:30 – 4:00pm.  For more information see Judy Byrne.

PHOTO SESSIONS with Kim Shank will take place today after the 8:00 & 10:45am services.           

THE MID-VALLEY ZONE and the Mountain Laurel Zone are joining together for their Fall Rally TODAY at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 8 Maple Street, Terryville, CT starting at 2:00pm. Holy Trinity Ladies Aid/LWML will be hosting. The In-Gathering will be monetary donations for Orphan Grain Train local branch. A tour of OGT Warehouse will be available after the rally.

How to contact Pastor Manor… He will typically be in the church building from 9:00 – 12:00 on Monday – Thursday mornings.  Call, text, email any time: 860-491-0086 – pastor.manor@gmail.com. On Fridays, please call or text for pastoral care needs.

Nursery Room Volunteers needed during the 10:45 am worship service. You can be a part of this ministry if you’ve already attended one of the earlier services on a Sunday, or if you’re in attendance at the 10:45 am service. If you might use this staffed nursery option, please also consider being a part of the care rotation. Please let an elder or Pastor Manor know if you are willing to serve on a rotating schedule.

Trunk or Treat…is returning to St. Paul’s! Mark your calendar for Sunday, October 28^th and plan on joining in the fun for all ages! All the details coming soon!

***LWML SUNDAY will be celebrated on October 21^st.  On that Sunday our worship will focus on mission, and especially the blessing of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League.  Mite Box offerings will be collected and will be forwarded to the New England District.  Mite box offerings are used to fund LWML’s 2018 – 2020 mission grants.  Please see information in today’s bulletin for NED mission grant updates.  ALSO: save the date…. LWML-NED RETREAT, Friday, November 2^nd to Saturday, November 3rd, at the Holiday Inn in Enfield, CT.   This year’s Theme: “Flourish! Spiritually and Vocationally.”  Keynote speaker: Rev. Victor Belton, Regional Representative for Advancement, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY.  Reservation Forms are available at www.lwml-ned-org.  Make your Holiday Inn reservations before October 1^st.  PROGRAM:  On Friday, November 2^nd, 7:00pm – 9:00pm, Pres. Timothy Yeadon will present his 500^th Year Reformation Trip to Europe.  On Saturday, November 3^rd,  8:30am -3:00pm, Rev. Victor Belton’s presentation will be on “How We Can Flourish!”

PLEASE CHECK your church mailbox!  ALSO, don’t forget…. notices and events are posted on the bulletin boards in the coffee hour area.