ANNOUNCEMENTS
WELCOME:- We are glad you are worshipping with us today. If you are visiting, please sign the pew pad so that we might have a record of your attendance.
RECEPTION:- This Sunday is Pastor David’s last day with us. We are hosting a special coffee hour for him and Janet. Please join us as we wish them well.
LENTEN BIBLE STUDY - This Sunday, April 3, at 8:15 a.m.
WEDNESDAY WORSHIP:- To deepen your faith this Lenten Season we are studying the Penitential Psalm. Gather at the Worship Center on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.
LENTEN MISSION PROJECT:- Please give generously to this year’s project: The Natalie Chastain Fund. See full details of this Elgin girl’s story in the March Chimes or on the poster in the lobby. Make checks out to St. Paul’s with “Lenten Mission Project” or just “Natalie” in the memo line.
BUTTERBRAID:- Calling all Butterbraid coffeecake lovers! ACTS will take orders for Buttterbraid coffeecakes Sunday, March 20th through April 3rd. (Delivery April 10) Price is $10.00 each. Please pay when you order. Cash or checks made out to ACTs accepted.
SCHOLARSHIP:- Scholarship applications are available in the church office beginning April 4, 2011. Please contact the church office to pick up an application or have one mailed to you. Completed applications are due in the church office by May 26th. Any questions, please contact the Scholarship Committee: Bonnie Star, Doug Volkening, and Karen Westerman.
ACTS:– The next meeting will be a pot luck dinner and game night on April 9th at 6:00 p.m. at the Switzer house. Please RSVP to one of the Karens if you can make it.
EASTER EGG HUNT:– We invite all children up to age 10 to join us out at the new church property on Switzer Road on Saturday, April 23rd, 10:30 a.m., for our first annual East Egg Hunt sponsored by the Christian Ed Ministry. RSVP to Karen Smith 847-742-5648 or Janet Werner 847-697-5174
EARTHQUAKE/TSUNAMI RELIEF:- Checks for the UCC Pacific Earthquake and Tsunami relief fund can be made out to St. Paul’s with “Japan” in the memo line. If you prefer to donate cash be sure to use an envelope with your name on it also marked “Japan”.
SEARCH COMMITTEE:- The Search Committee will soon be asking the congregation for YOUR feedback/expectations for a new installed pastor. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
VISIONING:- The Visioning Committee meets Sunday, April 10th at 11:00 a.m
NEW OFFICE HOURS:- The office is open Monday thru Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
COFFEE HOUR:- Volunteers are needed.There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:- Please let the church office know each week if you have an announcement for inclusion in the bulletin.
MAILING ADDRESS:- ALL MAIL SHOULD BE SENT TO: St. Paul's United Church of Christ, P.O. Box 5202, Elgin, IL 60121.
ARTS and CRAFTS! Do you knit, crochet, or do handwork? Come and join us at the Knitting Ministry to chat and learn. All are welcome. Come and bring a friend! The Knitting Ministry, will meet on Tuesday, April 5, at 10 a.m. at the Worship Center.
INTERFAITH PANTRY:- On the first Sunday of each month, April 3, 2011. Non-perishable items are collected for the InterFaith Pantry of Elgin. Here are some needed items: Canned soups, fruits and vegetables, pasta sauces, meats and tuna, pasta and rice, cold and hot cerials, peanut butter and jelly, cake and pancake mixes. Personal items, such as soap, toothpaste and toothbrushes, shampoo, deodorant, lip balm, cough drops, baby diapers, baby food, and paper products of all kind. Thank You!
If you have recently moved or will be away from your home for a period of time, please notify the Church Office. Help us cut down on the cost of undelivered mail.
The Youth Group has decorated a garbage can to store all the collected pop tabs. So please save your pop can tabs, and bring them to church on Sunday morning.
ATTENTION
Remember to call the church office if you or a loved one are hospitalized.
Hospitals no longer give out any informationon on patients.
Call Linda in the office to let her know. Thank You.
Happy Birthday to all members who are celebrating this week.
THOSE SERVING TODAY:-
Greeters:- ----------------------- Lorrell and Sue Petty
Ushers:---------------------------Team #3()
Projectionist:------------------- Karen Wsterman>
Counter:-------------------------Ruth Volkening
THE WEEKLY CALENDAR
Sunday, April 3, 2011
We are pleased to welcome the Rev. Jorge Morales
Illinois Conference Minister
to our service today.
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8:15 a.m. - Lenten Bible Study
9:30 a.m.- Worship Service
"Love is the strongest force the world possesses, and yet it is the humblest imaginable.”
—Mahatma Gandhi
Monday, April 4, 2011
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Office Hours Monday Thru Thursday 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
“I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom, and that of all about me, seemed insufficient for the day.”
—Abraham Lincoln
Tuesday, April 5 , 2011
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE
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10:00 a.m. - Knitting
“Toss your dashed hopes not into a trash bin but into a drawer where you are likely to rummage some bright morning.”
—Robert Brault
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
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6:30 p.m. - Lenten Devotional at the Worship Center
7:30 p.m. - Choir Rehersal
7:30 p.m. - Building Committee
“I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour if we will only tune in.”
—George Washington Carver
Thursday, April 7, 2011
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1:00 p.m. - Ladies Auxiliary meet at the house on Switzer Road
“The birth of Christ brought God to us, but it took the cross of Christ to bring us to God.”
—Author unknown
Friday, April 8, 2011
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“There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.”
—Josh Billings
Office Closed
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