Notices for March 12, 2023

HANDS OF GRACE is in need of coffee and 15oz cans of spaghettios, beefaroni, ravioli, etc.  Thank you.

MORE SOUP ANYONE?  Because of the many preorders placed last Sunday for the Ladies Aid Soup Sale, some additional people have volunteered to make soup.  We have new soups to offer and will be taking preorders for these soups after both services today in the Upper Fellowship Room.  Containers of soup are $5.00/each and should be picked up after services next Sunday, March 19^th. 

COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, March 14^th, 7:00pm.  All welcome to attend.

THIRD THURSDAY THING will meet at Hands of Grace on March 16^th, at 6:00pm.  All men of the church welcomed.  Pastor Mongeau

PALM SATURDAY!  All are welcome to join Altar Guild members for cleaning day on Saturday, April 1st, at 9:00am.  We will be cleaning the sanctuary and the Children’s Room.  Coffee, donuts, and cleaning supplies will be provided.  Please bring a bucket and gloves.  If you would like to complete a specific task at a different time, please contact me at 860-733-5680.  Thank you, Cynthia Boyle

LENTEN MID-WEEK DINNERS are at 6:00pm followed by service at 7:00pm.   Bring something to share if you can; if you can’t it is so OK, please come anyways!  Please come and enjoy Christian fellowship and a light meal together during this very special season of Lent. 

FESTIVAL CHOIR has begun practicing for holy Week and the Easter.  Practice will be held from 9:20 – 9:40am.  Please join us!  See Ruth Yeadon for more information.

IN NEED OF PRAYER?  St. Paul’s has an active prayer ministry where several of our members have committed to pray for the individual needs of our brothers and sisters in-Christ. If you would like prayer, please send your prayer request to Judy Byrne at splcprayerministry@gmail.com where your prayer requests will be kept confidential.

FOUND: pair of silver, snowflake, pierced earrings in the sanctuary.  They are in a labeled envelope on the secretary’s desk.  Thank you.

PLEASE CHECK your church mailbox.

From Pastor Mandile…

LCMS STEWARDSHIP MINISTRY March 12th – Lent 3 (Oculi)

Luke 11:21–22 – “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe; but when one stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted and divides his spoil.” Jesus has disarmed Satan in a most unusual way: He has disarmed him by allowing Satan to cast all his weapons into Jesus. Satan has nothing left to attack us with — he spent it all on Jesus. And now Jesus is our stronger man. He guards and keeps us and ours. We have none to fear.