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Upcoming Events
 

Feb 5 10AM - 12PM - Souper Bowl of Caring Sunday Blitz, 30 hour hunger
The Souper Bowl of Caring Sunday Blitz will happen on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb 5, place your donations in the soup pots provided. Proceeds for this event will go to Grassroots of Howard County, and Thrivent Financial will be providing matching funds for this event!!  Wear your favorite team jersey!!

Feb 10 -12 -  High School Youth 30 Hour Famine
The High School Youth Group is participating in the 30 Hour Famine. On February 10th-12th, we will be fasting for 30 hours to help children living in extreme poverty overcome hunger. We're asking for any monetary donations from the congregation because every dollar makes a huge difference. Just $30 is enough to feed and care for one child for a month. Our goal is to raise $3600 to help feed and care for 10 starving children for a year.  Please help us reach our goal…and vote for who will kiss a cow!  There are three cans in the Parish Hall, labeled with the names: Pastor Rod, Pastor Cathy and Jerry Frankenfield. Whichever can has the most money in it by the time we break our famine on Sunday, Feb. 12th determines who will have the honor of kissing a cow.
You can also donate online on our 30 hour famine webpage: http://support.worldvision.org/goto/stpauls

February 12  VALENTINE’S DAY BAKE SALE SPONSORED BY ST. PAUL’S SUNDAY SCHOOL
The Valentine’s Day Bake Sale will be on Sunday, February 12. This Bake Sale will go towards tuition for Term 2 for the 2 village kids and Paula and the 9 Juniors as the tuition for all the children has gone up , this term begins in May. This year there will be red velvet cakes, red velvet cupcakes, red velvet brownies, chocolate lollipops, and other goodies.  As always, thanks for all of your support!! Debbie

Feb 21 6PM -  Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
The annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper will be held Tuesday, February 21st, 2012. The first home made pancakes will be ready at 6:00 pm. and we will be making them until everyone has their fill! Enjoy fresh Maryland made sausage! Real butter and maple syrup will be waiting for you! Join everyone in the Parrish Hall for this fun and fulfilling event! A free will offering will be collected to benefit Youth &
Family! 

Feb 22  Ash Wednesday Service

February 25  6PM -  Men's Annual Dinner!
Prepare to meet and be entertained by Ray Owen! Treat yourself to a truly versatile performer, GRAMMY Nominated Singer/Songwriter, and National Recording Artist – an entertainer whose engaging vocal style and infectious blend of good time music and humor continues to captivate audiences across the country.
 
Dinner at 6 pm, entertainment to follow.  Advance payment, Adults $10 each, Children 6 –12 $6.00, under 6 free. 

Latest News
 

Weekly Bulletin 1/29/12 - 2/5/12

LIFETOUCH  ONLINE  DIRECTORY
St. Paul’s 2011 pictorial directory is completed and most members have received their copy of this printed directory.  If you haven’t received your copy, they are available in the narthex and in the church office.  As you all probably realize, as soon as any directory is printed, some of the member information (email addresses, phone numbers, etc.) quickly becomes outdated.  Lifetouch now offers an easy solution to this problem, and much, much more with their online directory!  

This online directory is safe and secure and is only available to members of St. Paul’s. Be assured that your children’s photos will be secure because Lifetouch uses the same host servers for this online church directory as they use for the children’s photos in their school picture programs. Additionally, every family will have a unique user name and password to access their family profile and cannot edit any other family’s profile information. YOU control what is displayed  -  even on the roster.  The profile can be expanded to include all family members and their interests, etc. Or your profile can be blank, although the staff would really appreciate an accurate address and phone number!

The basic information, which is already contained in the printed version, is part of this online document so you can now update your contact information quickly and easily by accessing your family’s profile. Additionally, members can customize their information by including such data as birth dates for all members, special interests/hobbies, or church activities that you participate in at St. Paul’s.  Similar to any other online directory, you can search for members with similar interests (golf anyone?) or find out a friend’s birthday or email address, or find another usher to sub for you on a Sunday that you are unable to attend the service, etc.  This online directory will also facilitate the task of maintaining a current church roster by allowing new members to be added when necessary.  All in all, it should provide a wonderfully easy means of connecting with other members in our church community. 
 
Initially, all members will receive an email welcoming them to this new online community and providing information on how to access their profile, as well as supplying an initial logon name and password.  Once you have accessed your profile using this provided logon/password, you are encouraged to set up a user name and password of your choice and then fill out as much of the additional information as you desire. Access to this online directory will be available via the St. Paul’s website’s homepage, similar to the way you signed up for your photography sessions last Fall.

We will be launching the online pictorial directory this week. The website will not be active until approximately 5 February, as we need to email all members’ initial login/password info.  Once you have your login please click this link for the online directory. 
 

LUTHERAN CAMPUS MINISTRY GENTLY WORN COATS PROJECT

The cold snap in the weather reminds me that it is once again time for the Gently Worn Coats project. Each year we gather coats for the children in need in Langley Park. Through the elementary school and La Sagrada Familia (our Lutheran Worshipping Community.

Please bring coats to the Parish Hall by Thanksgiving.

 

CANDY HEARTS WANTED
We would like to send to Ghana, the boxes of candy hearts for the children for Valentine’s Day. Since we have another flight going over on January 25, we would need the candy to be back at the church by next Sunday, the 22nd.

FIRST BATCH OF SHOES ARRIVED IN GHANA
The first batch of donated shoes arrived in Ghana.  Thanks to Maureen Arndt who took this flight to get things organized at the Labadi Beach Hotel. Pr. Victor picked up the shoes on Thursday.  A second flight left last Saturday for Ghana and a United Flight Attendant also took a bag of shoes over.  Here is a picture of one families donation, Regina DeLeon, put the word out to her friends and family and she rec’d 89 pairs of shoes.

THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY RESUMES
Starting on Thursday, October 6, please come at 10 a.m. for Morning Prayer, and stay for our latest Bible study. We will be using a workbook titled "One For All: Experiencing the Exclusive Claim of Christ."  PLEASE let Pastor Cathy know if you plan to attend so she can order enough copies!

BETWEEN SERVICES BIBLE STUDY
At 9:50 each Sunday, please join us in the parish hall (table closest to sanctuary) to study the Scripture readings for that day. Bring a Bible and/or a bulletin and join us!

Come'on boys, MAN UP!
St. Paul's Youth Choir needs more boys to join and sing! The Youth Choir meets on Wednesdays in the Parish Hall at 5:45 pm for dinner, practice begins at 6:30 pm. Dessert follows practice! (More girls can join too!)

Volunteers Needed

NURSERY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
A small group of parents committed to our young children are looking for additional volunteers to help staff the nursery on Sundays during services as our children are aging out. Currently we have one family for 8:30 service and none for 11am. Please prayerfully consider volunteering even if you have no children who need the nursery. Contact Ande at ande_heyser@yahoo.com.
FROM THE QUILTING GROUP
The Quilting Group delivered 120 quilts to the Church of the Brethren Distribution Center in New Windsor, MD on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 for the Lutheran World Relief.
Thanks to everyone who supplies us with fabric for our quilts during the year. Whenever you have clean fabric, 8 inches to sheet size, we can use it. Please mark for “ quilting” and put it downstairs across from the sale table. Also, thanks for all the clothing for the Thrift Shop. Mark it for “Thrift Shop” and place downstairs too. Please continue, as it is greatly appreciated. Any questions, please call me at 410-997-8457. Thank you,  Mary Hart (Coordinator)
SUNDAY SCHOOL HELPERS NEEDED
The Sunday school is looking for helpers for next Sunday school year. This includes substitute teaching, helping with the Sock Hop, the Holiday Craft Fair and the St . Lucia Dinner in December. If you are interested in becoming a part of the Sunday school family, please contact Debbie Marston at the church office.
ALTAR GUILD HELP
The Altar Guild is in need of up with set-up and clean-up at the 8:30 & 11:00 service, if you would like to volunteer, please contact Donna Beall at 301-725-0833.
DO YOU HAVE OR KNOW OF SOMEONE WHO HAS A CAR THAT THEY DON’T NEED ANYMORE?  We have a family who is in urgent need of a car. If you have a car to sell or to donate, please contact Pr Rod or Debbie at the church office. Thanks.

Worship Assistance Needed