2019 Chancel Flower Chart is posted in the hallway. If you wish to place flowers on a Sunday in honor, memory or celebration, please sign up on the desired date. You may use any florist and arrange your payment and delivery (before 4:00 pm on Fridays). Please inform the office of the information you would like printed in the bulletin.

2019 Spirit Dinner/Auction - Spring Gala - Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Flushing Valley Country Club. We would like everyone to participate in some way as this is the school’s major fundraiser for the year. Last year $20,000 was raised for the School Improvement Fund! The School Improvement Fund is designated again, specifically playground upgrades. There are many ways you can help - get the word out to your friends and family, secure donations for the live and silent auctions, ask a business for corporate sponsorship or ad to help offset our costs, attend the dinner / auction and invite your friends and family. Donation letters and forms are available in the hallway. Tickets are on sale in the hallway. Get them at $45 each by February 11, $50 by March 1.We are accepting donations of new or handmade items for the silent and live auction. Our committee is small so we really appreciate help getting in donations. Items like restaurant gift certificates usually go for their value at the auction. Please take some donor forms and ask for a donation when you visit a business. The deadline to submit items is March 1. Any items (donor forms) brought in after that date will not be included in the program.

Our School Collects Box Tops for Education and Bueche’s Receipts - You may turn them into the office or put them in the slot next to the drinking fountain in the narthex.

Life Quote for Sunday, January 27: It’s never just a personal choice when the devil deceives people into using death as a solution. Baptism into Christ’s family makes us brothers’ and sisters’ keepers. “If one member suffers, all suffer together …” (1 Corinthians 12:26a). Our Gospel-motivated voices can keep endangered neighbors from suffering with life-and-death situations in silence and solitude. Lending our shoulders to help carry their crosses can change hearts, save lives, and gain their fellowship.

January 27, 2019

Third Sunday After the Epiphany

St. Paul Lutheran Church402 S. Ballenger Hwy.

Flint, Michigan810-239-6200

School 810-239-6733www.stpaulflint.com

Sunday School / Bible Class — 9:00-9:45 a.m.Worship — 10:00 a.m.

Jeffrey Walsh, Family Life PastorBrant Engel, Vacancy Pastor

David Hensler, Visitation PastorDeri Mick, Deacon

Mary Lynn Buck, PrincipalMark Bolton, Director of Church and School Music

As We Gather

It’s easy to take for granted something that happens every time we gather in the Lord’s house and around His Means of Grace. It’s easy to lose sight of the fact that, whenever we worship in Spirit and in truth, Jesus Himself is present. As He did in the ancient Nazareth synagogue among His own family and friends, Jesus stands in our midst, opening the Scriptures to us, and showing us how He has come to fulfill them for our salvation. More than just speaking the Word, Jesus is the Word made flesh! Today, in our hearing, Jesus comes anew with God’s favor for us. Let us gladly receive Him! Today marks the beginning of National Lutheran Schools Week. This year, our schools will rally together around the theme “Real. Present. God.” God is present in all our schools and, through the Holy Spirit, works in powerful ways each day. The Real. Present. God. influences and empowers every day and every week in Lutheran schools. The Real. Present. God., who shares His presence with us in the person and atoning work of Jesus, is the very foundation of our Lutheran schools. God is real; God is present; God is God. He is the real reason for Lutheran schools and the real celebration of National Lutheran Schools Week.

News & Notes

Thank you to the great group of volunteers who participated in Christmas Un-decorating on Jan 6th. With many helping hands we were able to ‘wrap up’ in a few hours. My heartfelt appreciation goes out to all who helped with our decorating activities this year – whether you donated, decorated, undecorated or shared new creative ideas you helped to make a difference – THANK YOU!! Kelly Olson

Our Early Childhood Program is Growing! We've had the joy of opening a second toddler classroom and looking for donations. We need high chairs, a mini fridge, a microwave, wagon with seat belts and toddler toys.

2018 Contribution Statements are in your church mailbox. Please contact the office if you see any discrepancies.

The trip to Niagara Falls is on and there are a few spots left. Please contact Bill Storm (248-909-2970) if you are interested in going May 13-17. The cost is $479 and includes everything - bus transportation, hotels, meals, sightseeing excursions and all gratuities.

Euchre Night - February 9 - Sign up on the poster in the hallway and indicate the snack you intend to bring.

Attention Homemade Soup Makers - Our Evangelism Committee is planning the next luncheon at St. Paul for Kettering students on Saturday, February 9 at noon and would like to serve them homemade soup. Please contact Sherl Kah if you can help (810-240-2586).

Franklin Avenue Mission - the next dates for St. Paul Volunteers are Tuesday and Thursday, February 12 & 14. Please see Karen Baker if you can help.

Welcome!

Thank you for being with us. Whether this is your first time with us or you come here on a regular basis, it is our sincere desire that your faith in Jesus Christ will be strengthened and encouraged.

We invite you and your family to join us for our various Sunday Morning and mid-week Bible Studies. If you would like to speak with Pastor please indicate that on the Friendship Register.

Communion Note

If you intend to receive the Lord’s Supper please take time to review the Communion Card in the pew rack. This card is intended to assist you in your preparation for communion.We offer both the individual and the common cup. If you choose the individual cup, please hold it until the bearer of the common cup passes so he knows that you have already received Christ’s blood.Non-alcoholic wine is available for those who have a sensitivity to the alcohol in wine. It is in the center of the communion tray. Gluten-free wafers are also available. Please mention to the pastor or elder distributing the wafers that you would like one.

Our Worship

Opening Hymn - “God Himself is Present” - p. 907

Hymn of the Day - “Our God is Real and Present Here”

Message - Pastor Engel

Creedal Hymn - “We All Believe in One True God” - p. 953

Communion - “Word of God, Come Down on Earth” - p. 545“Children of the Heavenly Father” - p. 725 “Ancient Words”; “How Great is Our God”

Closing - “Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee” - p. 803

Bible Readings - Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:16-30

Week of 1/27 Events

Today 9:00 - Bible Class, DR10:00 - Worship/HCLutheran Schools Week 11:30 - Deaf Church

Monday, 1/287:00 - Church Council

Wednesday, 1/308:30 - School Chapel9:30 - Women’s Bible Study

Thursday, 1/316:15 - Handbells7:30 - Sanc. Choir

Sunday, 2/39:00 - Sunday School 10:00 - Worship/HC

Worship AttendanceJanuary 20 - 125

Bible Readings for 2/3Jeremiah 1:4-101 Corinthians 12:31b-13:13Luke 4:31-44

Prayer Requests

Members: Gail DesGrange, Pastor & Joanne Walsh, Bill Hull, Bill Carah, Amy Hawkins, Rose Palo, Char Hull, Berta Wilhelm, Jackie Brooks, Sharon Rotta, Penny Pruett, Doug Buck, Sr., Alice Fischhaber, Shirley Orvis, Shirley Guerin

Surgery: Patrick Patterson (step-son of Don Brege), Jan. 31

Family & Friends: Wesley Beebe, Francis Bubin, Aaron Kagle, Wayne Domke, Matthew Hoffman, Vivian Cardinal, injured sanitation worker

Missionary: Pastor Khonin

Active Duty Military:

Nathan Seibt, Michael Oberley, Joshua Saha, Spencer Worden, Tyler & Ashley Wiles, Pastor Chad Boggs, Jacob Ellis