January 2013 New Sermon Series St. Paul Lutheran Church The St. Paul Academy Great Beginnings Preschool & Child Development Center Voter s Meeting Monday, January 21, 2013 7PM in the Parish Hall Epiphany Open House Pastor & Kristine Wendorf invite you to an Epiphany Open House on Sunday January 6 th at their home. Bring the entire family for an opportunity of fellowship and refreshments with the people of St. Paul as we celebrate Epiphany, the coming of the wise men who followed the star to the birth of Jesus. Come any time between 3-7PM in the afternoon to 2814 Emerald Lake Dr. (look for the lighted manger scene and the big JOY signs). The only gifts we want is your presence with us! Work Days at St. Paul Thank you to all who helped serve at the Academy Campus on Saturday for our workday! Our next workday will be on the church campus on January 19 th. All different abilities and talents are needed to help us get a good deep cleaning of the campus and help with projects like changing bulbs, cleaning and repairing light fixtures, and more. 1
Page 2 Tuesday Bible Study Join us on Tuesdays beginning January 8 th from 11:30AM to 1:00PM for lunch and Bible Study with Pastor Wendorf. St. Paul Seniors and Winter Texans, as well as anyone else who would like to attend, are invited. On January 8th, Pastor and Kristine will share about their trip to Mongolia. Join us for a time of fellowship, food and time in God s Word. Thank You Thank you to all of our volunteers who served so faithfully during our Christmas celebrations! Thank you to the children and their adult leaders for sharing the REAL Story of Christmas on Christmas Eve! Thank you to all the people who helped decorate and prepare the sanctuary for the celebrations! Thank you to all the musicians for leading us worship! Thank you to all the faithful behind the scene workers taking care of all the little details that make the worship experience so Christ centered at St. Paul! Thank you to all the people who invited your friends and family to hear the great news of Christmas! Thank you to our staff for their time and effort in making sure our services and all the events of Christmas were carried out! Thank you to all those who donated toys, toiletries, and gift cards through which we were able to bless our community so abundantly! Thank you for all your support in allowing St. Paul to be a place where the Joy of Jesus is shared and proclaimed! Bible Study For hundreds and thousands of years carpenters plied their trade with hand tools like hammers, saws, planes and files. For most of them carpentry wasn t a road to riches, fame or power. It was the way you put a roof over your head, food on your family s table and clothes on your children s backs. In this Bible study, we look at one of these men, a common, ordinary carpenter. Like countless guys before and after him, he lived his life in obscurity, working hard to support his family and do his part in his community. He may not have worked with steel, but as we will see, Joseph was a carpenter with the character, courage and strength of steel. Starts Sunday January 6 th at 9:15am in the Parish Hall. Ladies Aid The Ladies Aid will have their monthly meeting on Saturday, January 12 th at 10:00AM in the Church Library. 2 Youth Group The Youth Group meets Sundays in the youth room from 6PM-8PM. Anyone entering 8 th grade through high school is welcome to attend. Dinner is provided. For more information, please contact Nathan Loewe, youth director, at 536-9595. Men of Prayer Monday mornings at 6:30AM, Men of Prayer of St. Paul gather in the church library to begin the work week with prayer. You are invited to join us for a time of lifting up the people of our community and giving thanks to God for all his blessings. January Altar Guild Dorry Thormahlen, Martha Hensz Hope Amos, Mina Lee Galloway Bunco Will meet on Tuesday, January 29 th, 7:00PM in the church library. Elders Elders will meet on Tuesday, January 8 th at 7:00PM in the conference room. Planning Council Planning Council will meet on Monday, January14 th at 7:00PM in the conference room.
Page 3 Happy Anniversary Arlene Gray 1/1 Sailor Rodriguez 1/1 Weston Neuhaus 1/4 Randall Cretors 1/6 Bryan Elder 1/6 Michelle Leftwich 1/6 Wayne Swanson 1/6 Curtis Walther 1/6 Cliff Carnahan 1/7 Ethan Cruz 1/8 Dalton Mann 1/8 Jackson Mann 1/8 Cayleb Klostermann 1/9 Lara Busse 1/10 Christian Cantu 1/11 Jonathan Elder 1/11 Marge Hamburg 1/11 Jack Klostermann 1/11 Rick Vogel 1/11 Rachel Anderson 1/13 Jenna Broadt 1/13 Cayden Cretors 1/14 Jesse Longhofer 1/14 Iva Stehling 1/16 Bertha Benavides 1/17 Rob McRann 1/17 Floyd Engeling 1/18 Robert Ballenger 1/20 Carol Daiser 1/21 Michael Galvan 1/21 Marilyn Hensz 1/21 Emily Kuiper 1/21 Heather Robinson 1/22 Mildred Sharp 1/22 Robert Villarreal 1/22 Julie Walther 1/22 Blake Hutchinson 1/23 Ivan Barrera 1/25 Robert Prigge 1/25 Larry Schoenemann 1/26 Ed Hutchinson 1/27 Jeanne Marrison 1/28 Jason Mann 1/29 3 Robert & Ellen Ballenger 1/12 Wayne & Jenna Broadt 1/12 Dean & Paula Granger 1/23 St. Paul Epistle Stay connected! Join our weekly St. Paul Epistle email. The Epistle is emailed every Wednesday and will keep you up to date with all that is happening at St. Paul. To sign up include your email on the registration sheet in the pew, call the church office, sign up via our Facebook page, by texting: STPAUL to 22828 (standard rates apply) or email: Ladies Aid Rummage Sale HELP! Your donations of items such as clothing, furniture, glassware, electronics, books, etc. that you no longer need or use would be greatly appreciated. Donations can be dropped on the stage area in the Parish Hall. Proceeds from the rummage sale are used to help support the Ladies Aid monthly projects and local charities. For more information, please call Marilyn Hensz, 423-4594. Thank you.
Page 4 January Calendar of Events S u n M o n T u e W e d T h u F r i S a t 1 Happy New Year! Offices Closed 2 9:00am Chapel at St.Paul 3 4 5 6 8:00am Traditional- HC 10:30am Contemporary 11:45am Confirmation Class 7 8 7:00pm Elders Meeting 9 10 11 12 10:00am Ladies Aid Meeting 13 8:00am Traditional 10:30am Contemporary HC 11:45am Confirmation Class 14 7:00pm Planning Council 15 16 17 18 19 8:00am Work Day 20 8:00am Traditional HC 10:30am Contemporary 21 7:00pm Voter s Meeting 22 23 24 25 26 27 8:00am Traditional 28 29 10:30am Christmas Day Service 7:00pm Bunco 30 31 GB = Great Beginnings, 4 HC= Holy Communion
Page 5 ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH 602 Morgan Blvd. Harlingen, TX 78550 Website: www.stpaultexas.com Email: church@saintpaulharlingen.com Telephone : (956) 423-3924 Fax: (956) 423-3942 Office hours: 8:30AM 4:30PM Pastor Nathan Wendorf (956) 423-3924 nathanwendorf@ saintpaulharlingen.com The St. Paul Academy, Linda Tetley, Principal, (956) 423-3926l lindatetley@saintpaulharlingen.com school@saintpaulharlingen.com Great Beginnings Preschool & Child Development Center Denise Dash, Director 425-6330 denise.dash@saintpaulharlingen.com Nathan Loewe, Youth Coordinator (956) 536-9595 nathanloewe@saintpaulharlingen.com CHURCH SERVICES AND HOLY COMMUNION SCHEDULE Saturdays, 5:30PM Gospel Praise every Saturday Sundays, 8:00AM, Traditional first, third, and fifth Sunday Sundays, 10:30AM Contemporary second, fourth and fifth Sunday Labels For Education is a school fundraising program which helps provide needed resources and equipment to schools. Please help the Great Beginnings Center by collecting labels from the many eligible products and dropping them off in the designated basket located in the lobby by the Center s entrance. A listing of the many participating products is available at the welcome desk or online at labelsforeducation.com. Your support is greatly appreciated! DISCOUNT CARDS Discount Cards are still available in the school & church office. Funds raised will help St. Paul Academy s PTLS (Parents & Teachers of Lutheran Schools) purchase new computers and an ELMO document camera for the Academy. Cards are $10 and can be used at almost 20 local businesses. Thank you for your support! FREE TAKE ONE! In our lobby you will find a display filled with booklets on various topics. The booklets have been designed to meet the needs of today s adults and families. Several titles have been topics on radio and television programs produced by Lutheran Hour Ministries. Please feel free to stop and visit the display today! CALL CANDLE The white pillar candle on the altar is there as our principal call committee has begun the process of discerning and interviewing candidates for the position of principal at the Academy for the next school year. The candle serves as a reminder to keep this process in your prayers as we look for the person God has prepared for this position. 5