Church Information Form:
The church office has been updating and transferring
member files to a new computer program. In order to
verify that all the information is transferred and
accurate please fill out the information form( gold
sheet found on church information board) for all the
members of your household.
Food Pantry:
The need for support of the Lexington Food Pantry
continues. Our next city-wide collection is not until
November, so any donations you leave at church or
Lexington Finer Foods is greatly appreciated. Thanks
again for your generosity! Please contact Pastor or
Sue Vincent if you have a need. If you have any
questions, please contact Kevin Edwards, Diana
Frerichs, Martha Lunstrum or Paul Miller.
Wittenberg Adventure
There is still room for a few more
to join Dave Rohe and President Bueltmann on a nine
day, tour of the Luther sites, and especially the
quaint "Home" of the Reformation, Wittenberg Germany.
We will tentatively leave Bloomington, Illinois on
Tuesday, arriving in Frankfurt Germany on Wednesday
morning.
We will then spend the next eight
days visiting the sites where Luther taught, preached,
and was instrumental in the reformation of the church.
We will see places like Worms, Leipzig, Eisenach,
Eisleben, Berlin, Rothenburg, Mansfeld, Schmalkalden,
Grimma and especially, Wittenberg. We will tour the
Wartburg Castle, Luther’s Birth and Death houses, the
Luther museum, and the church where Paul Gerhardt
served. We will visit the church where J S Bach served
as well.
This trip is scheduled for May 10-18,
2011. We may even add an additional day. The itinerary
above is tentative, but the locations of the sites we
want to see are basically those listed. There will be
room for 25-30 individuals and hotel accommodations
will be based on double occupancy. As we get closer
and able to determine exact dates, we will be able to
get firm costs for air fare and hotels. Time
permitting, there may be some additional surprises
along the way.
All travel in country will be by
chartered coach driven by an English-speaking German
Pastor. We will provide breakfast at the hotels we
stay in and your evening meal will be included in the
cost of the trip. It is our hope to hold the cost down
to around $2250.
If you are interested in joining
us, please contact Dave Rohe at
drohe@cidlcms.org,
or call him at 217-793-1802
Altar Guild Duties
During September
Linda Lanzer & Leila
Carlson will be responsible for the altar guild
duties. Thank you to
Rose Mary Freed & Diana Frerichs for serving last
month.
"O LORD God, You are my confidence
from my youth." Psalm
71:5
A new Senior Adult Ministry group
is currently being formed and if you are between the
ages of 55 and 105 years of age, you will certainly
want to become a part of this group. Each month we
will seek to honor God by providing opportunities for
senior adults to grow spiritually, fellowship with one
another, and reach lost and un-churched senior adults
within our community and circle of friends.
Opportunities of fellowship will be offered through
monthly luncheons, local and out-of-town outings, and
ministry opportunities. Please consider joining this
new group beginning on Tuesday, September 14th @
8:30am. Following a short devotion we will journey to
the Chenoa Family Restaurant for breakfast. If you
would like to join this group of have any questions
please contact Linda Lanzer (365-4831) or John
Colclasure 365-5000.
Retreat at Camp CILCA: During the day you will
hear the popular Dr. Reed Lessing from our St. Louis
Seminary present a study on what God has to say about
dealing with life's disasters. The study should be
informative, inspirational, and helpful; AND it is
always a joy to meet other Christians. He will conduct
this study on Jeremiah on Sat., Sept. 11. The retreat
will be in session from 9-3:30p.m. Lunch is included.
Register by sending your name and $16 by Sept. 6 to
Norbert Soltwedel, 9414 E. 1800th Ave.,
Shumway, IL 62461. The retreat is sponsored by the
LLL; but come and meet a new friend.
Preschool News
Where
did the summer go?!? On Monday, August 30th, the
pitter patter of little feet will once again be
heard around the church because PRESCHOOL will be
starting!!! This year we have a total of 31 children
attending St. Paul’s and 4 staff members. We would
like to introduce you to our staff:
Polly Walcott, Director/Teacher - Polly has been
with the preschool for 6 years and will be teaching
the Pre K class. She is married to Todd and has 3
children (Tessa, 14; Lillie, 12; Tate, 10).
Deana Wright, Teacher - Deana joined our staff last
March and will be teaching our 2-day and 3-day
classes. She is married to Randy and has 3 children
(Violet, 7; Owen, 5; and Vivian,3).
Emily Grunloh, 2-day teacher’s assistant - Emily is
new to our staff but is not new to the preschool.
Her two children (Lily, 8 and Johnny, 4) have gone
to preschool at St. Paul. She is married to Scot.
Melanie Kunkel, 3-day teacher’s assistant - Melanie
has been the teacher’s assistant at St. Paul
Preschool for 3 years now. She is married to Eric
and has two children (Sydney, 10 and Andrew, 6).
Please join us in praying for a successful and
joyful school year.
Items & articles for the next months newsletter need to
be submitted to the church office by the third Sunday of the proceeding month.
St. Paul Lutheran Church is located at 107 E
Chatham Street in Lexington, IL 61753
Phone: (309) 365-5000
Fax: (309) 365-5100
Email:
stpaul@stpaul-lex.org
Web site:
www.stpaul-lex.org