St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

Sunday 18^th September 2011

Sun. 18^th	8:30 a.m.	Holy Communion
	9:30 a.m.	Sunday School Rally Day
	9:30 a.m.	LYO Meeting
	9:45 a.m.	Confirmation Planning Meeting
	9:45 a.m.	Adult Forum
	10:00 a.m.	LYO Parents’ Open House
	11:00 a.m.	Holy Communion
	12:30 p.m.	Youth Handbells
	2:00 p.m.	TDI Dog Chapter
Mon. 19^th	9:30 a.m.	Genesee Country Lace Guild
	10:00 a.m.	Church Office Staff Meeting
	2:30 p.m.	Ministerium begins @ Canandaigua
	2:00 p.m.	Music Lessons (Phillips)
	7:00 p.m.	Boy Scouts
Tue. 20^th	4:00 p.m.	Drama Kids
Wed. 21^st	10:30 a.m.	Music Lessons (Phillips)
	1:00 p.m.	Ministerium ends @ Canandaigua
	2:00 p.m.	Music Lessons (Phillips)
	6:30 p.m.	Handbells
	7:30 p.m.	Choir Rehearsal
	7:30 p.m.	Men’s Meeting @ Trinity E. Roch.
Thu.22^nd	9:30 a.m.	Music Lessons (Haynes)
Fri. 23^rd	9:30 a.m.	Music Lessons (Haynes)
Sun. 25^th	8:30 a.m.	Holy Communion
	9:30 a.m.	Sunday School
	9:30 a.m.	LYO Meeting
	9:45 a.m.	Adult Forum
	9:45 a.m.	New Members’ Class
	10:00 a.m.	Fellowship Committee Meeting
	11:00 a.m.	Holy Communion
	12:30 p.m.	Youth Handbells

 
 
Please put your donations for Project Homeless Connect in the box in the Foyer. The coats will be given out to homeless people on Thursday September 22nd at the Blue Cross Arena. 
 

The Women of the ELCA Fall Assembly will be 6:30 p.m. on Monday, October 3^rd at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1549 Dewey Avenue. Registration is $3. For reservations, call Shari MacFarlane (334-7393) by September 25^th.

A special "Feeding the Roots of Leadership" campaign is being held to raise funds for Seminary Education, Outdoor Ministry, and Campus Ministry in our area.  Please see the Foyer display for information.

A free Choral Event will be held on Sunday October 23^rd at 4 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, 2576 Browncroft Blvd., Penfield. Celebrate with music as St. John’s opens two family style nursing homes.

The 2010 Interfaith Service brought RAIHN volunteers together in song and prayer, recognizing and honoring the hospitality that is so graciously offered every day at RAIHN.

A second service that involves all thirty-five RAIHN congregations is being planned for April 2012. The first Planning Meeting will take place on Wednesday October 5^th at The Baptist Temple, 1101 Clover Street at 7:00 PM. Please see Jen Canning if you are interested in helping.

Our Calendar of Events and Activities is getting fuller each week. If you need to check which room is being used and when, please see the yellow room usage form in the Foyer next to the name tags.

We have taken several taking Room Bookings for 2012. If you need a date reserving for a St. Paul’s event please let Janet Harris know.

Christ In Our Homes devotionals for October, November & December are in the Foyer.

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Check out our Website:  www.stpaulspittsford.org.  We have added a way to contribute and make payments on-line.

The October “Link” will be mailed out on Tuesday 27^th beginning at 10:00 a.m. Please sign up in the volunteer work area if you can help.

If you are a Worship Assistant you are asked to help us save postage and collect your prayers and/or readings from the Foyer. Sundays through October are ready for collection.

Confirmand parents of 7^th & 8^th graders are invited to a planning session for the 2011-2012 Confirmation Program today at 9:45 a.m. in the Conference Room above the offices. Confirmation classes will begin at 5:15 p.m. on Monday September 26^th.

Operational Budget financial status. As of August 31st, budgeted income was $160,074 and we received $163,147. Budgeted expenses were $191,117 and we spent $186,227.

Capital/Mortgage Budget financial status.  We have received the sum of $50,532 as of the end of August. We require $6,840 per month to meet our annual mortgage of $82,080.

Focus of the Week: Fellowship Meeting

A Fellowship Meeting will be held next Sunday, September 25th at 10:00 a.m. in the Dorcas Room. We welcome anyone interested in discussing ideas for fellowship, annual church picnic, and a monthly family game/movie night. If you have questions regarding this meeting, please contact Nikki Robinson at 330-8330 or email nrobinson2000@gmail.com

Today we welcome Colt John Mills, Ollie Bryan Mills and Tyler Michael Sheehan into the family of God through the sacrament of Holy Baptism. They are the children of Kimberly Saxton and Bradley Mills. Colt is sponsored by Candace Reese and Nick Hyland. Ollie is sponsored by Lisa Miceli and Pat Lawler. Tyler is sponsored by Robin Napp and Frank Saxton.

Today is Sunday School Rally Day. There will be group activities and time to meet with your teacher and classmates!

All 6th-12th grades are invited to the LYO Meeting in the LYO lounge (2nd floor, right above the nursery) at 9:30 a.m. LYO meets every Sunday (following the Sunday School calendar) from 9:30-9:55 a.m.

Our Adult Forum will begin again today at 9:45 a.m. Use the elevator and get out at level three. Future subjects for discussion will be decided today.

Our Handbell and Choir Rehearsals have begun on Wednesdays, at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. respectively. Please call Chris Petit for more information.

A New Members’ Class is forming. Please see Pastor Hedin for information or meet with him next Sunday, September 25^th at the back of the sanctuary after the first service.

Thanks to Nikki Robinson and the many volunteers who made last Sunday’s Picnic a huge success.