Announcements for uly Aug,3 2025
The August Service Activity is Besser Elementary School. Items needed: Expo markers, pencils, crayons, colored pencils, markers, notebooks, glue, water bottles, Kleenex, Clorox wipes, headphones, Post-it notes, colored popsicle sticks, manilla folders, Ziploc bags (snack or sandwich size), red pens, pencil cap erasers, brown or white lunch paper bags, stickers, Dum Dums suckers, snacks, Playdough, paper towels, sponges, ice packs, band aids, coffee filters (to hold snacks), Dollar Tree gift cards (used to purchase incentives for the classroom), socks, underwear (all sizes) hair ties, sweat pants (smaller sizes) and plastic folders with three prongs in the center. Please leave your donations on the altar. Thank you.
Join the Dynamic Duo Couple Ministry at the Shipmans (1921 Long Rapids Road) for a Wine Tasting on Friday, August 22nd, from 6:00—8:00 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine (or 2) and an appetizer or dessert to share. If you have any questions, please contact Karen Wekwert or Amy Wickstrom.
We welcome into the Kingdom of God, through the sacrament of Holy Baptism (Sunday 10:30) Stacy Lukitsch and Jacob Plamondon and their child, Frances Plamondon. Their sponsors are Autumn Rimer and Sylvia Beck. May the Lord surround them with His grace as they grow to know Him as Lord and Savior.
The Forget-Me-Nots will meet for a picnic lunch and conversation on Tuesday, August 5th at noon at the church picnic grounds, weather permitting. Please bring your lunch and a beverage. Hope to see you there. If you have any questions, call Ann at (989) 590-2055.
The Soul Sisters are kayaking on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month this summer. We will meet at Sytek Park at 5:30 p.m. So, in August we will meet next on August 12th and 26th. All ladies are invited to join us. If you have any questions, please call Sue Robb at 989-590-7611.
Please lift up in prayer the new bishop, Rev. Yehiel Curry who was elected July 30, 2025 to serve a six-year term as presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election took place during the 2025 ELCA Churchwide Assembly being held in Phoenix Arizona.
Pastor John and Nena are inviting you to come to their house (1921 Long Rapids Road) for a fireside chat on Sunday, August 31st from 5:00-7:00 p.m. We will sit by the firepit near the river (or in the house or gazebo) and talk about life, hope, grace and the love of God (no agenda). This is a gift from Nena and I, so nothing is required to be part of this experience. Come for 15 minutes or for 2 hours.
Worship on the Beach. We will celebrate 2 more times this summer at our beach property. The last Saturday of each month (August 30 and September 27) at 7:00 p.m. You are invited to bring a friend, a beverage of choice, a lawn chair, snacks and a joyful spirit. Saturday night services will continue at 5:30 p.m. We will carpool from the church and travel to the beach property at 6:30 p.m. The service and time of fellowship will last from 7:00-9:00 p.m. If there is rain, we will reschedule.
Join us for a Bowling Event “Strikes Spark Compassion” on Friday, September 12, 2025, at the Thunder Bowl Lanes. Please come out to bowl ($60) 4-person team, be a lane sponsor ($75) or an event sponsor ($100). With the bowling you get a pizza and a pitcher of pop. Chinese Raffle and 50-50 during the event. This is a fund raiser for St. Paul Church for weather-proofing the church with the bid being $60,000.00. This needs to be done to keep the moisture out of the brick and mortar, which is leaking into the church. Questions? Please contact the church office or Val Urban, 989-916-5560.
Join the Dynamic Duo Couple Ministry at the Shipmans (1921 Long Rapids Road) for a Wine Tasting on Friday, August 22nd, from 6:00—8:00 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine (or 2) and an appetizer or dessert to share. If you have any questions, please contact Karen Wekwert or Amy Wickstrom.
We welcome into the Kingdom of God, through the sacrament of Holy Baptism (Sunday 10:30) Stacy Lukitsch and Jacob Plamondon and their child, Frances Plamondon. Their sponsors are Autumn Rimer and Sylvia Beck. May the Lord surround them with His grace as they grow to know Him as Lord and Savior.
The Forget-Me-Nots will meet for a picnic lunch and conversation on Tuesday, August 5th at noon at the church picnic grounds, weather permitting. Please bring your lunch and a beverage. Hope to see you there. If you have any questions, call Ann at (989) 590-2055.
The Soul Sisters are kayaking on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month this summer. We will meet at Sytek Park at 5:30 p.m. So, in August we will meet next on August 12th and 26th. All ladies are invited to join us. If you have any questions, please call Sue Robb at 989-590-7611.
Please lift up in prayer the new bishop, Rev. Yehiel Curry who was elected July 30, 2025 to serve a six-year term as presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election took place during the 2025 ELCA Churchwide Assembly being held in Phoenix Arizona.
Pastor John and Nena are inviting you to come to their house (1921 Long Rapids Road) for a fireside chat on Sunday, August 31st from 5:00-7:00 p.m. We will sit by the firepit near the river (or in the house or gazebo) and talk about life, hope, grace and the love of God (no agenda). This is a gift from Nena and I, so nothing is required to be part of this experience. Come for 15 minutes or for 2 hours.
Worship on the Beach. We will celebrate 2 more times this summer at our beach property. The last Saturday of each month (August 30 and September 27) at 7:00 p.m. You are invited to bring a friend, a beverage of choice, a lawn chair, snacks and a joyful spirit. Saturday night services will continue at 5:30 p.m. We will carpool from the church and travel to the beach property at 6:30 p.m. The service and time of fellowship will last from 7:00-9:00 p.m. If there is rain, we will reschedule.
Join us for a Bowling Event “Strikes Spark Compassion” on Friday, September 12, 2025, at the Thunder Bowl Lanes. Please come out to bowl ($60) 4-person team, be a lane sponsor ($75) or an event sponsor ($100). With the bowling you get a pizza and a pitcher of pop. Chinese Raffle and 50-50 during the event. This is a fund raiser for St. Paul Church for weather-proofing the church with the bid being $60,000.00. This needs to be done to keep the moisture out of the brick and mortar, which is leaking into the church. Questions? Please contact the church office or Val Urban, 989-916-5560.
