Link. The. From the Pastor. Pr. Frank Hanrahan. St. Paul s Evangelical Lutheran Church July/August To the Disciples at St.

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1 The Link St. Paul s Evangelical Lutheran Church July/August 2017 From the Pastor To the Disciples at St. Paul's, Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ! As we continue to move into another phase of transition, we owe a vote of thanks to Pr. Paul Shoop for his leadership and pastoral care over the past year. Pastor Shoop ends his transitional role (June 30) and on June 12th, at a regularly scheduled Council meeting, a contract was signed for a three month period naming me as your Transitional Pastor (as of July 1). I look forward to serving with you and, hopefully, calling a pastor by the end of my contract. This all depends on the work of the Holy Spirit, the hard work of the Call Committee and the gifts of the candidate (in relationship to the needs/msp of the congregation). We will see where the Spirit leads! We have much to give thanks for: your strength and continued ministries in light of the transition; the faithful work of your Call Committee; the naming of a candidate and setting a date for the interview; and of course, the CELEBRATION OF A 150 YEARS OF MINISTRY, culminating in a celebrative Service of Holy Communion and dinner following at the Woodcliff on Sunday, July 30! As summer begins, may we find time for relaxation and refreshment! May we be sure to worship weekly (either at home or away! May we serve faithfully in the ministries of St. Paul's! May we pray for the guidance of the Spirit as the Call process starts to move forward. May we pray for God's presence to guide each of us in the gifts we are called to share in ministry. I look forward to our time together. I will be away fro July 1-14, but in contact with Michelle as needed. Sunday pastoral supply is set and during my time away, Pr. Jonathan Deibler will cover pastoral emergencies (call Michelle if a need arises). Again, thank you Pr. Shoop and blessings to each of you as we move forward in ministry, sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ! Peace, Pr. Frank Hanrahan Pr. Frank C. Hanrahan, Transitional Pastor Dean, Genesee Finger Lakes Conference Page 1

2 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 13 Page 14 In the Summer Link From the Pastor Table of Contents June Council Notes Church Statistics Planning Ahead News from Church Office Summer Fellowship 150 th Pictorial Directories Call Process LYO Confirmation Camp New Staff Congratulations Graduates Volunteer Area News St. Paul s Churh Picnic RAIHN School Supply Collection Ingathering W.E.L.C.A. Dorcas Rachel Circle Seafarers Loop Ministries Upstate NY Synod Assembly Thank you! Lay Ministry Calendars Church Calendars RAIHN / Saint s Place 150 th Flier / Conflict to Communion Informational Tea Please take a moment on Sundays to complete a Communion Card each time you communion. This helps the pastor keep track of attendance patterns, active membership and is a way for him to double check to see if he missed anyone on Sunday. You may place it in the offering plate or hand it to an usher as you come forward to receive the sacrament. Thank you. Our Vision: To spread the Word, build a strong community, and make the world a better place. June Council Meeting Notes: The Call Committee has received the name of a pastoral candidate! The next step in the process is her interview with the committee. Further information will be very limited until an official recommendation is made. We'll again be doing the "God's Work, Our Hands" program at our annual church picnic. This year, Loop Ministries will receive more assistance from the state, allowing us to fill even more bags. The Finance Committee has made strides in implementing its strategy to secure available funds from dedicated accounts into low-risk, diversified investments. A significant portion has already been placed. Mutual Ministry has been working diligently on revising and updating St. Paul's Wedding Guide. Church Council unanimously approved it as presented. Council's next meeting will be August 7 th at 6:45 pm. Respectfully submitted by Dorothy Borglum, Recording Secretary SERVICE ATTENDANCE WE COUNT BECAUSE YOU COUNT Early Late Total Nursery May 28 th June 4 th th th Average Sunday attendance through May Average Sunday attendance through May Average Sunday attendance through May Page 2

3 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: Thank you for the opportunity to journey with you during your time of transition. I appreciate the time I have had to accompany you in ministry as your Transitional Pastor. I will continue to pray for you as you move forward in the process of calling a new pastor. May God bless you into your future of ministry. Also, Joan and I both thank you for the gifts you gave us as we conclude our time with you. We appreciate your generosity and thoughtfulness. Peace, Pastor Paul E. Shoop PLANNING AHEAD St. Paul s Lutheran 150th Anniversary Weekend July th, :30 a.m. - Holy Communion and Celebration of St. Paul s 150th Anniversary 11:45 a.m. - Celebration Brunch/Lunch Vacation Bible School Will be held August 14 th through 18 th. Annual Church Picnic At North Lodge, Kings Bend Park, Jefferson Road, Pittsford on Sunday September 10 th. 8:30 a.m. service at the church building. 11 am service and picnic to be held in the park. September 10 th is the day that we go back to our two services: 8:30am service will be at St Paul's Church & 11:00am service and picnic will be held at the North Lodge at Kings Bend Park News from the Church Office The challenge of printing a newsletter at the end of June to cover the next two months is that not all the details of our summer events are finalized yet. Please read your weekly bulletin inserts, look at the web site and notice boards, and check for s for up to date information on all our summer activities, especially Vacation Bible School, ESWA School Supply collection and the Annual Picnic. Articles for the September edition of the Link must be received by 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 15 th. It will be mailed on Tuesday August 29th, with assembly beginning at 9:30 a.m. Please sign up to help mail it in the volunteer work area. As we approach the half year point of the year this is a good time to check your financial giving for the year. Please let Alisa Piccirilli, our Church Bookkeeper, know if you would like a financial statement printed. The Office Staff would like to say a special thank you! to Pr. Paul Shoop for the his year of service here at St. Paul s. Through his graceful ministry, he has helped prepare us for the next steps in our journey. Thank you so much Pastor Paul. We would also like to welcome Pastor Frank Hanrahan to St. Paul s as he takes on the role of Transitional Pastor. We look forward to serving with you Pr. Frank! Please remember, the Church Office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm this summer. We are here to help! Have a wonderful and safe summer season. Our warmest gratitude, Michelle Josephson Church Admin. Asst. Page 3

4 Some Summer Sunday Fellowship Hour Times are Available Please consider signing up for Fellowship Hour after our Worship Service on Summer Sundays. We are asking all members of St Paul's to please consider hosting a Fellowship Hour from the dates listed below. It can be from just a couple of Congregational Members getting together to put on the 45 minutes, Maybe a group of St Paul's that would like to do something or anyone of our committee's at St Paul's. Remember it's just doing something simple and easy. No theme, just something you would like just for a snack with Coffee, Tea, and Lemonade. St Paul's will provide napkins, plates and utensils if needed, and are located in the cabinet left of the microwave. If a weekend hasn't been sponsored, please understand that there will not be any Fellowship Hour then and that is okay. If you have any questions, please feel free to touch base with the Church office or Mara Berndt at covm@stpaulspittsford.org Dates to pick from: Sunday, July 2nd Dorcas Rachel Circle Sunday, July 9th Several Members of St. Paul s to provide. Sunday, July 16th - Sunday, July 23rd Worship & Music Sunday, July 30th - 150th Year Anniversary Special Holy Communion Service with Brunch/Luncheon following at the Woodcliff Hotel & Spa Sunday, August 6th - Sunday, August 13th - Sunday, August 20th Vacation Bible School Sunday, August 27th - Sunday, September 3rd th Anniversary Happenings... Saturday, July 29 th 3:00pm-6:00pm Church Tours with Wine & Hors d oeuvres Sunday, July 30 th 9:30 Church Service followed by a Luncheon at Woodcliff. Your RSVP will be NECESSARY for attendance at the Woodcliff Luncheon. Invitations will be mailed to homes in early June. The 150 th Anniversary Committee is excited to report that $500 was raised at the LYO Italian Dinner this year! These funds will be put towards our celebratory events. Pictorial Directories are Here!! If you haven't picked up a pictorial directory please feel free to touch base with the main office and get one. Please keep in mind, one Pictorial Directory per family please. If you have any questions, please contact Mara Berndt at mberndt49@gmail.com Page 4

5 The Call Process Explained by your Call Committee Now that we have been given the name of a candidate to consider for the position of Pastor, perhaps you are wondering what happens next. These are the next steps: 1. We will arrange an interview with the candidate. 2. We will go hear the candidate preach. 3. We will meet with the candidate again. 4. The call committee will pray and reflect on the candidate s suitability as Pastor of St. Paul s. 5. If the candidate is not deemed to be a good match for our congregation, we will report to the Council that the Call Committee recommends that we not call the candidate. The Call Committee, after the Council's acceptance of their recommendation, will report the result and reasons (for not calling) to the Synod. 6. If we are recommending the candidate, we will share the reasons for that recommendation with the Church Council. 7. The church council will meet with prospective new Pastor and they will decide if they agree with the recommendation. 8. If council is in agreement, the Candidate is invited to meet the congregation on a Saturday. 9. The candidate will preside and preach at St. Paul's the day following the Saturday Meet and Greet. 10. Following the Service the congregation will vote whether or not to Call the candidate. Lutheran Youth Organization News Thank you to everyone who worked on our Father s Day Root Beer Floats! It was such a hot day that the ice cream was melting as fast as we were scooping some of the floats were more like unblended root beer-flavored milk shakes! It was fun, anyway. We also provided a small gift to each of our Fathers and other adult men of the congregation. If you did not get your Man of God inspirational bookmark and pen set, please let me know and we ll be sure you get one. The LYO appreciates all you do!!!! Congratulations to Devin Rosenbauer, who won the BBQ gift basket donated by a generous congregation member. Woo- Hoo!! We are STILL determined to find a more effective means of communications other than s (which the school-age set doesn t seem to use) but one that is secure/private and easy enough for the parent-set to use. Any and all techie suggestions are welcome. We wish our Seniors well as they graduate and move on to the next phase of their lives. We pray that you will take your God-given light with you and share it wherever you can! Keep it lit by finding other like-minded friends, joining a college campus ministry, or staying in The Word through your bible or a bible study group. May God Bless all of you on your travels this summer! Alisa Piccirilli Page 5

6 Have you signed up for Confirmation Camp? If your child is planning to be in confirmation class this year (or even just finished!), please considering attending Confirmation Camp! Confirmation Camp is a program sponsored by congregations from the Southwestern, Genesee-Finger Lakes (us), and Niagara Frontier Conferences of the Upstate NY Synod of the ELCA. It takes place at the scenic Lake Chautauqua Lutheran Center and has proven to be a wonderful experience for our youth in relation to their faith walk. Camp this year is from Sunday, July 9 th to Friday, July 14 th. Registration is online at The cost is $385, and resources are available for anyone having financial difficulty with this amount. It is an awesome opportunity for our youth to strengthen current relationships with their peers and to build new ones! If you are thinking about participating, or have any questions, please do not delay in contacting me on my cell (call or text): , or alisapic@rochester.rr.com. When you have registered your child, please confirm his/her attendance with Alisa Piccirilli (attending for Pastor this year). LCLC also offers a Senior High Week for anyone in Grades 9 th -12 th. It is July 23 rd to 28 th this year. Go to their website to check it out! Please Welcome Our Newest Staff Members Tim Carder Church Sexton Started in April 2017 Katie Kreutter Coordinator of Volunteer Ministries Started in June 2017 Welcome to St. Paul s! We Have More Graduates to Celebrate this Month! High School Devon Tayman is graduating from Pittsford Mendon High School and will be attending Northwestern University in Boston, MA. College/University Olivia Holodnik graduated from SUNY Geneseo with a B.S. In Biology and a Minor in Psychology. She is working at Rochester Regional Health as a Clinical Analyst. Marc Malsegna graduated from Berklee College of Music of Boston, MA with a Bachelor of Music Performance with Honors, Magna Cum Laude. Marc majored in guitar performance and is performing in multiple national venues. Congratulation Graduates!! Page 6

7 NEWS FROM THE COORDINATOR AREA Summer is here and it's made it's self known. From the heat wave and humidity to the couple of days of good storms and rain. It's officially here in June as I am writing this article for the July/August Link. In our June Link, we brought to your attention area's we are looking for some more assistance. Individuals to assist with the Membership Committee for St Paul's Individuals to assist with Stewardship Committee Individuals to assist with Memorial Services/Funerals (Ushers/Greeters/Communion Set-up and Clean up, Communion Assistant and etc.) Individuals to assist with Fellowship Have you prayed about it and maybe considered it? Inquire about it, you'd be surprised how you can assist with not that much time taken away from your day to day list of things to do. Plus "Many hands do make light work." We are also excited to have our "New" Coordinator of Volunteer Ministries, Katie Kreutter, joining us. Katie has started with St Paul's and working with Michelle and myself. We are thrilled to have her on board. So please when you see her "Welcome" her to St Paul's! In faith and hope, Mara Berndt St. Paul s Picnic at North Lodge in Kings Bend Park (off of Jefferson Road in Pittsford) Sunday, September 10 th 11:00am service and picnic will be held at the North Lodge at Kings Bend Park Don t miss out on worship in the open air followed by good food, fun games, and great fellowship. Please bring your own place settings and a dish to pass. Hot dogs, hamburgers and drinks will be provided. (Family $12.00/Individual $6.00) There will be a sign up sheet and a list of volunteer needs in August. But to give you an idea ahead of time we will need individuals to help with Coordinator for Picnic, Some one to meet staff of park to open lodge, Set-up Crew, Clean-up Crew, Cooler with ice assistance, purchasing of food and drink items, Assist in bringing bulletins and etc to picnic, Someone to collect items for an already provided Pinata, to be stuff with items collected. So check out the sign up sheet. Many hands make light work. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact, Mara Berndt at mberndt49@gmail.com Page 7

8 RAIHN School Supplies THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED WITH OUR RAIHN ROTATION JUNE 4 JUNE 11,2017. WHETHER YOU COOKED, SERVED, VISITED WITH OUR GUESTS, PLAYED WITH THE CHILDREN OR SLEPT OVERNIGHT, WE APPRECIATE YOUR HELP! OUR NEXT ROTATION WILL BE SEPTEMBER 10 17, THE NEXT VOLUNTEER TRAINING SESSION IS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2017, 6:30 pm at ST JOSEPH S CHURCH, 43 GEBHARDT ROAD, PENFIELD ANY QUESTIONS CONTACT JEN - Or - ROBERTA There are often fantastic deals on School Supplies in the stores in August so later this summer we will put a collection box in the Dorcas Room. If you are able to buy items such as back packs, pens, pencils, crayons, rulers, erasers, pencil sharpeners, and writing pads, please do so. The items will be donated to the Eastern Service Workers Association for distribution to low income families. New and gently used children s clothing (all sizes) is also needed. Women of St. Paul s Ingathering 2017 Ingathering for all family members: - Adult and Children Socks - Adult and Children Undergarments The Ingathering box is located in the Dorcas Room. Gardening Season Is here Would you like to make a financial donation to our gardens this summer? If so, please use a pew envelope and mark it St. Paul s in Bloom. Thank you. In September, the collection will be donated to WILLOW (formerly known as Battered Women). Thank you for your donations. Shari MacFarlane Page 8

9 St. Paul s Mission Statement St. Paul s is a welcoming Christian family. We are created by God, saved by Jesus Christ, God s Son, and inspired by the Holy Spirit. Through joyous worship and Mission Commitment, St. Paul s furthers the word of God s Saving Grace. Women of St. Paul s ELCA Upcoming Events of 2017 Women of the ELCA 10 th Triennial Gathering Minneapolis, Minnesota July 13-16, 2017 Upper NY State Synodical Convention o Date: September 22-24, 2017 o Place: Utica Hotel o Theme: Our History is Our Strength. Celebrating the Centennial of Women s Suffrage in New York State and The 500 th Anniversary of Reformation o Registration fee: $75 by August 21 st $85 on/after August 22 nd o Room Cost: $109/night & includes breakfast For registration and scholarship forms, please call Shari MacFarlane ( ). DORCAS RACHEL CIRCLE Sunday, July 2, 2017 hosts the Summer Fellowship Hour following the 9:30 a.m. Service. Wednesday, July 12, 2017 Program committee has been formed to plan the programs for Dorcas Rachel Circle for year at Shari MacFarlane s shome at 10:00 a.m. This is a breakfast meeting. Upcoming Date: Thurs., Sept. 14, 2017 Program: Dennis Hogen, Geneology Devotions: Laura Patchen Hostesses: Nancy Graser Shari MacFarlane Lutheran Response to the Urgent Needs of Vulnerable Seafarers and Immigrants Seafarers International House is social ministry agency of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and a ministry partner of the ELCA synods of Metro New York, New Jersey, New England, Upstate New York, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Southeastern Pennsylvania, Upper Susquehanna (PA) and Delaware-Maryland. To better serve seafaresrs in the Port of Philadelphia, we partner with the Seamen s Church Institute of Philadelphia (Episcopal). To better serve seafarers in the Port of Baltimore, we partner with the Baltimore International Seafarers Center (Anglican). To better serve immigrants in the greater metropolitan New York area, we partner with First Friends and Catholic Charities of New York (Roman Catholic), Human Rights First (secular), American Page 9

10 Friends Committee (Quaker), Survivor of Torture Program (Bellevue Hospital New York University), among others. The ELCA is committed to fostering unity among the children of God for the sake of the world. It encourages the activity of ecumenical and interreligious life in this church and enhances the public commitments of the ELCA in Lutheran, ecumenical and interfaith circles. Seafarers International House endeavors to honor this ELCA commitment to inclusiveness. While its roots are decidedly Lutheran, Seafarers Internation House s mission clientele are multi-national and multi-faith. We offer pastoral care, hospitality, social assistance, advocacy, and prayer to all seafarers and immigrants without trepidation. Women of the ELCA are knitting hats for Seafarers and sending them to the Seafarer s International House to be distributed ALL YEAR LONG! The Correctional Facility for Women in Attica, NY is knitting and sending their knitted hats to the Seafarer s International House. THEY NEED YARN! For women who do not knit, please consider donationg yarn for them. A box is available for your donation of hats and yarn in the Dorcas Room. So KNIT UP A STORM!! 19 knitted mens hats were sent from St. Paul s in May! Next collection: November. Thank you, Shari MacFarlane ABOUT LOOP MINISTRIES Loop Ministries is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation committed to helping people in and around Rochester s Inner Loop physically, mentally, and spiritually. Loop Ministries provides groceries to over 3,000 individuals living in Rochester s Inner Loop every year! FOOD PANTRY provides bagged groceries to approximately 400 families every month. We do not discriminate by age, sex, race, color, ethnicity, or disability. MISSION STATEMENT Loop Ministries is dedicated to helping people in and around Rochester s Inner Loop by enriching their lives physically, mentally and spiritually. We accomplish this through direct service, and by partnering with other organizations, agencies and ministries in the Rochester community. Loop Ministries, located at, 111 N Chestnut St, Rochester, NY FOOD PANTRY The Loop Ministries Food Pantry provides bagged groceries to approximately 200 families every month. We provide nutritionally sound meal options throughout the year. Pantry Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 am. to 2 pm. Call FOOD FOR THE SOUL LUNCH Loop Ministries partners with Reformation Lutheran Church to provide a hot lunch on the 4 th Wednesday of every month. Registration is held between 11:00 am and 12:00 noon. A voluntary mental health lesson is offered at 11:00 am, and a voluntary chapel service is held at 11:30 am. A hot meal is served at noon, after which bags of groceries are distributed to all who have registered. CHESTNUT CAFÉ SUPPER Loop Ministries also partners with Reformation Lutheran Church to offer a community dinner for individuals with developmental disabilities. The meal is held on the 2nd Wednesday evening of every month. An optional 4:30 pm. Bible study is followed by supper at 5:30 pm. After the meal all are invited to an optional praise service. Page 10

11 Upstate NY Synod Assembly for 2017 Building Bridges Two are better than one..for if they fall, one will lift up the other. Thank you for letting me be one of your representatives to Assembly. I do enjoy going!! The music was amazing, this year we learned songs from all over the world, first in the language of the land, then English. The music and worship leadership was provided by the Glocal Musician-Educators of the ELCA. This group was formed by the Mission Formation Team. Through its intentional diversityincluding representatives from may countries, denominations, and several cultures- the group embodies ways to stand in mutual solidarity while amplifying marginalized voices. Chris has a copy of the all the music from the Assembly. Maybe we can learn some new songs. Fellowship- If you have never had the opportunity to join with a large group in singing to Our Lord, you are missing out on something. My first time was a WOW moment to hear all these voices singing praise to the Lord. It is also great to see friends from the past and make new ones. This year was able to give lots of hugs and find out what has been going on in the past year. Workshops-this year I was able to only make one. Called forward Together In Christ: What does this Mean? This is a church-wide initiative that is being implemented by Presiding Bishop Eaton, The conference of Bishops and the ELCA Church-wide Council. Five specific goals that are important for the ELCA to go forward into the future. What are these goals? What are the prioritized? How can local congregations align their own strategic goals to reflect the values in the Called Forward Together in Christ (CFTC) Some to the questions that were addressed at the workshop. Spoiler alert!! Leadership development, faith formation, and welcoming communities are some of the answers! Clarence Smith, ELCA Council Representative to the UNYS was a speaker on Saturday and gave the workshop later in the day. I have printed out a copy of the resource from ELCA.org to share with anyone who would like to read more. *Speakers-Keynote speaker Thursday evening was Dr. Joy Philip of Waterloo Lutheran Seminary in Ontario, Canada. She addressed the assembly on accompaniment. Accompaniment is a model of mission that provides support, partnership, solidarity, and relational engagement. It requires people to be present, listen, and participate. Dr. Philip urged the assembly to build living bridges of human relationship, much like the people of India have cultivated vines and roots to build living bridges over rivers and waterfalls. They take move than a lifetime to build, but they create a legacy for generations to come. *Friday morning keynote address was given by Rev. Dr. Stephen Bouman, Executive Director of the Domestic Mission Unit of the ELCA. We are provoked to engage this world, to show up, to listen. Rev. Bouman shared several stories of his experiences of how we can be engaged in building bridges and living into the model of accompaniment that Dr. Joy Philip shared Thursday evening. Then he continued sharing by going to scripture, citing Matthew 15, where Jesus returns to the boat after mourning for his cousin John. Jesus invites us out of the boat, saying Come. Who do we invite out of the boat? In summary Rev. Bouman tells us what it means to accompany another and build living bridges in his final remarks: The church was the place where people gathered to listen, to talk to each other, to work towards peace and mutual love and understanding of each others humility..now let's get out of the boat because the world needs to see something. Page 11

12 The business of the Synod was also taken care of. Several resolutions, reports, committees, and awards and recognition's was spread between the two half days and one full day. I also enjoyed visiting several rooms that had available to rest, read or find a quiet moment. The prayer room, Luther's room, the puzzle room and the kids room. The kids made something for the Bishop this year, which they do every year. This year the Bishop had a gift for them, a book. They were excited and the Bishop took time to open every one for all the kids. Service Friday evening, was amazing!! Yes, amazing is one of my favorite words. I love joining with my brothers and sisters, sharing the Lord's word, singing for Our Lord, and taking of the bread and wine. There is nothing better that we can do. Praise the Lord!!! There is so much more that can be shared. You can visit the website of the upstate NY Synod and the material is still there to read. Thank you again for letting me be your representative. There are copies of The Daily Call which I used information about the keynote speakers. In closing would like to say something about the four G's. This comes from the Bishop's report. Those four G's are as follows: Grounded in Christ Jesus Growing in Our Witness Giving from our Bounty Graced for the World. One leads into the other and creates a progression of steps to take as we grow into not only our faith but also the ability to proclaim it, share it, witness it to others and the world. This plan and process in still in infancy stages. Watch for continued information on this, a logo that will focus attention on it and new work beginning that will ground us in this Jesus as we look to share the Good News with the world. Bishop John S. Macholz God's Blessings, Robin Lancaster To the Members of St. Paul s Thank you for the gift cards and thank you note that you shared with me as I worked with Pastor Paul teaching the Confirmation Class this past year. I appreciate your kindness. Joan Shoop * * * Dear St. Paul s Lutheran Church, We received 19 hand knitted hats yesterday and we are so grateful to your knitters for their wonderful labor of love. Thank you for continuing to lift up our seafarers in such a practival way: making sure their heads are as warm as their hearts when they find out someone from Pittsford is praying for them. God bless your unconditional love in Jesus name. Peace, Pastor Marsh Drege Executive Director Seafarers International House * * * To All at St. Paul s, Thank you so much for the two care packages this year at college. I really appreciate the support and tasty snacks. My faith at Notre Dame has strengthened and I am hoping this trend continues. I hope to get confirmed in the fall! Thank you again for your generosity. Sincerely, Christopher Wittig Page 12