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Week of January 22, 2024 9393 Church Road Grosse Ile, MI 48138 Office Hours: 9am-noon T, W, R Office: 734-675-0005

Quilters - resumes in April Bible Study - resumes February 19 Pastor Kari's Book Club - resumes in the spring Staff Meeting - Monday, January 22 @ 10:30 am Annual Congregational Meeting - Sunday, February 4 following worship service Men's Monthly Lunch - Thursday, February 8 @ noon Sully's, Macomb St. on G.I. Ladies' Monthly Lunch - Wednesday, February 14 @ noon Ramsey's, W. Jefferson in Trenton

St. Thomas Lutheran Church Pr. Kari Rinas

WORSHIP SERVICES THIS WEEK 4th Week of Epiphany Thursday, January 25 casual, communion, no music Sunday, January 28 @ 10 am (blend of traditional and contemporary) LIVE STREAMING AVAILABLE! Sunday School for children ages 4 - 10 during worship service

January 28 Helpers Ushers Laura Chamlee Diane Bloetscher Sunday School Kathie Kline Reader Dan Sanquist Communion Marcia Aller Judy Cemer Counters Sue Brittain Kathie Kline Coffee Hosts

If unable to help as scheduled, please find a replacement for yourself.

Art and the Lions Doing Us Proud!

If you haven't seen it yet, look up the Detroit Free Press article from Sunday, January 14 about St. Thomas' Council President Art Wahl and his exciting second job working for the Detroit Lions. See a copy of the article on the hallway bulletin board!

Happy Birthday! Celebrating this week . . . Emily Perry, January 22 Justin Schiesel, January 26

COUNCIL MEMBERS Art Wahl - President Sandi Loso - Vice President Kent Kujula - Treasurer Nancy Graver - Secretary Justine Brozek Wendy Brozek Salvo Finazzo Anna Gartner Erika Kwan David Patterson Paula Riley TBA- Youth Representative council@stthomasgi.com

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to a council member.

In Our Thoughts and Prayers

Dan Bump Ryan Brozek Laura Chamlee Robin Farlow, (Shannon Loso's friend) Carol Figi Candace Gibson (Cliff's and Maggie's daughter) Amy Hammond Lynn Henderson Tamara Howes Carney Dittmer Karn (Fred's wife) Denise Keeler Joel Kelso (Marge Noyce's grandchildren's father) Nolan Klein (Paula Riley's grandson) Marjorie Lockhart Kathy McCallum (Lucas Osburn's grandmother)

Gary McWhorter Debby Ouellette Linda Parrill Ashlee Patterson, (Dave Patterson's wife) David Patterson's aunt, Sandra Dennis Plymette (Pastor Kari's uncle) Jean Plymette (Pastor Kari's mom) Tom Plymette (Pastor Kari's uncle) Paula Riley Terry Sheets (friend of the Ouellettes) Lois Smith (Darcie Bammer's mom) Danielle Thompson George Thompson Lennox, Matthew and Rivan

Always pray to have eyes that see the best in people, a heart that forgives the worst, a mind that forgets the bad, and a soul that never loses faith in God.