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Annual JME Memorial Run/Walk
Please join us for a morning of exercise, fellowship and remembrance - Our Annual JME Memorial Run/Walk will be held Saturday, September 7th, 2024. Students, ages 10 and under, can participate in the ¼ mile run at 9:00 AM and will receive a medal for participation. The 1 mile and 2 mile run/walk will begin at 9:15 AM. All races will begin on Ziegler Rd (just next to the Church).
Seeking Fun Fest Helpers
We are seeking volunteers to help make our Fun Fest run smoothly on Saturday, September 7th. Contact Kristen Glasser if you can lend a hand: 989-529-2962.
Help is needed for set up and clean up, as well as during the event. Any amount of time volunteering is greatly appreciated!
- Set up: 7:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. - Sept. 7th outdoors at the Ministry Center (moving and setting up tables, chairs, and pop-up tents)
- Event Hours: 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m - (food prep and serving, generally monitoring children at the bounce house, assisting at the dunk tank, etc.)
- Clean up: 12:30-1:30 p.m. (cleaning up food area, taking down pop-up tents, tables, and chairs)
St. Paul Apparel Store - Deadline Near
Dear St. Paul Church & School Families,
The Church and School have a new apparel store!
The stores will be open now until September 8. Orders will then be fulfilled and delivered to the school by the last week of September. The office will communicate how the orders will be available for pickup once fulfilled.
This will be the first of three campaigns throughout the 2024-2025 school year. If you have any questions, please contact office@stpaulbaycity.org.
Thank you for supporting St. Paul Lutheran Church & School.
Click HERE for the church store.
Click HERE for the school store.
Bay Circuit Convocation
All are invited to a special gathering of Bay Circuit Congregations at St. Paul Lutheran of Frankenlust on September 14th at 9:00 a.m. The speaker that day will be Samer “Sam” Makarios, an Arab Christian who has served as a guide in the Holy Land for 25 years. He was born in Jerusalem, where his father owns a small shop in the Christian Quarter of the Old City. Sam is in great demand as a tour guide for groups traveling to Israel, not only because of his first-hand knowledge of the Holy Land and its many sacred sites, but also because his vibrant faith in Jesus is an important part of the information he shares.
Sam’s presentation on the 14th will be in two parts:
- Insights into the challenges of being a Christian in Israel, where Christians are about 1% of the total population. He will provide detail on how the current war in the Middle East has made life particularly difficult for Christians in Israel.
- Sam will also share pictures and explanations of some of the Biblical sites in the Holy Land that pilgrims there are able to experience. His extensive knowledge of the Bible and his unique perspective as a life-long resident of Israel enables him to teach and inspire those who are privileged to hear him.
Sam’s presentation will be followed by a meal at noon provided by members of St. Paul, with expenses covered by a generous grant from our Michigan District Church Extension Fund.
NEW - St. Paul Jr. High Youth Group!
"St. Paul is excited to begin a Jr. High Youth Group led by Mr. and Mrs. Dave and Andrea Dent. Beginning Sunday, Sept. 8, students in 6th - 8th grade are welcome to join us every Sunday for donuts, devotions, and discussions between services from 9:30 - 10:15 a.m. Our beginning topics will include bizarre, unusual, and just plain gross accounts found in the Bible. Additionally, the jr. high youth group will get together once a month on Sunday evenings for fellowship and fun. Look for details in the bulletin. Please keep the teachers and students in your prayers as we begin this new journey!"
Ladies Aid Meeting
The Ladies Aid meeting will be held on Monday, September 9th at 6:00 p.m. at Leaman's Green Applebarn in Freeland. Anyone wanting to carpool, please meet at church by 5:30 p.m. We will be touring the orchard and be able to shop in their store. Also, there will be an opportunity to sign up for the October Studio 154 meeting. Studio 154 will come to the Ministry Center if we have at least 15 people signed up. Come one, come all!
Thank You
“I want to express my sincere gratitude to the members of St. Paul for the warm welcome, kind words of encouragement, and generous gifts you showered me with on Sunday, August 25th. I’m truly blessed to be here, and pray I’ll be a blessing to the students and families I’m privileged to serve. In Him, Mrs. Jane Guse'"
Thank You
"Thank you, St. Paul family, for your warm welcome as I take on this new adventure in teaching 1st Grade ELA and Math. I appreciate all of your prayers and cards! I'm praying for a great school year." - Miss Hannah Doan
Thank You
A heartfelt thanks is due to Sam and Luella Britton for their years of service as St. Paul's Church Extension Fund representatives. We greatly appreciate their passion and advocacy for this worthy service of our church-at-large. Thank you!
Church Extension Fund - Representative Needed
Are you interested in being St. Paul's representative for Church Extension Fund? This volunteer position is tasked with promoting, encouraging, and facilitating our membership's involvement in growing the church-at-large through financial investments. Included is an enjoyable annual conference each fall. Please speak to Pastor Matyas or Sam and Luella Britton for more information.
The Wellspring Child and Family Auxiliary
The Wellspring Child and Family Auxiliary will be having a meeting on Monday, September 30th, 2024. The meeting will be at Trinity Monitor Lutheran Church in Bay City, in their school and will begin at 6:00pm. There are many issues to discuss, the most important being the selection of a new Treasurer. We encourage all members to attend and look forward to seeing everyone and to share a time of fellowship and a cookie or two. Any questions call Kathy Colone at (989)671-9650.
Thank You - Bay Vac & Pedal
"Thank you to Bob at Bay Vac and Pedal for the great deal on a new church vacuum! God bless you, St. Paul Church Congregation." Also, a special thank you to Dale Jezowski for taking the time to go out and find a new vacuum for the church.
Thank You
Dear St. Paul Family, Thank you all for the prayers, cards and support for me and my family while recovering from my surgery. We are truly blessed with a great Christian family here at St. Paul. - Terry Burkhard
Stewardship - An Act of Faith
James 2:2 – “For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in ...” God shows no partiality: rich and poor alike are called into the kingdom. And both rich and poor alike have something to contribute to the kingdom in accordance with the callings God has given them in their lives. This is why both the Old and New Testaments talk about proportional giving — that is, giving a proportion of our income to the Lord’s work. This makes it possible for rich and poor alike to have the honor of supporting God’s work.
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