St. Paul Lutheran Church & School

Events:

Aug. 28
Faith, Friends & Fun (for single, divorced and widowed): We will be going to Huntington Playhouse on Sunday, August 28th to see “Smokey Joe’s” at 2:00 p.m., followed by dinner at a location to be determined. Please call Kathie at 440-666-9685 or Phil at 440-835-1503 with any questions or suggestions for future events.

Aug. 29:
An Evening of Fellowship, Food and Song: Sunday, August 29th at St. Thomas Lutheran Church in Rocky River. The night begins at 5:30 with a light supper and is followed by a hymn sing at 7 p.m. Admission is one can of food per person which will be donated to the Rocky River Food Bank.

Sept. 7:
Buckeyes Get Together: Our September Get Together will be on Tuesday the 7th at noon. A brown bag lunch in the Luther Room, followed by a video of America’s Natural Wonders, including a look at Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon and Yosemite. The video is approximately 48 minutes long and will be shown at 1:00 p.m. All are welcome!

Sept 8:
Parent Talk/Prayer Time (for parents)Every parent is invited to this time of sharing, encouragement and inspiration for Christian parenting today. We will meet in the Luther Room from 2:15 – 3pm every Wednesday when school is in session. Begins September 8 and ends May 18, 2011. Please join Pastor Young for important sharing and caring… Please come and go as you want, but DO check us out! You may want to bring your bottled water or a soda of your choice.

Parenting Teens Discussion Group: Please Stop the Rollercoaster! How Parents of Teenagers Can Smooth Out the Ride ( www.PleaseStoptheRollercoaster.com), is a guide to help parents examine the issues they are likely to face while raising their teenagers. A book discussion group for parents of middle and high school adolescents, the groups will focus on exploring issues that are common to all parents in raising teenagers. Participants will not be expected to discuss personal information. 8 week parent discussion groups begin on Wednesday, September 8 9:30-11:00 a.m. OR 7:30-9:00 p.m. Avon Community Center @ Northgate Park, Avon Cost is $22.00 for workbook Registration required contact: Gail DeLuca 440-937-0306 or by email faithflm @ faithavon.com

Sept. 9
Let’s try it! We will meet at Panera Bread on Detroit Rd. in Westlake for a cup of coffee and conversation. Pastor Young will host the monthly get together the “2ndThursday” at 10:30am. (Our next meeting date will be Thursday, September 9th.) Our plans are to share a story, listen, encourage, and you may try to “stump the Pastor” with those pesky Bible questions. Come by and enjoy! (No… he is not buying for everyone!!) Remember to bring a friend we can get to know better. Everyone welcome! See you there.

Sept. 12
Hunger Craft Sunday: Please stop in the cafeteria to pick up a hunger craft or chocolate covered pretzels. We are helping various local food programs. The need is great and every quarter and/or dollar helps immensely. We are God's feet and hands on this Earth following His great mission of helping all those in need with our gifts of time, talents and treasures. God be with each of you and your families in meeting needs and growing closer to God's loving path of servanthood. Mark Sunday, September 12, to bake or buy baked goods for meeting our Hunger Ministry goals.

Community Heroes Sunday, September 12, ALL services Sunday, September 12 in all our services we will recognize our “Community Heroes”. This will be in remembrance of the events surrounding “9/11” and the sacrifice and unselfish service of those who serve 24/7 in our local communities. We will honor firefighters, police, emergency medical personnel, the Red Cross, rescue and all who serve, including their families. If you serve now or are retired, please attend and be recognized. Members of St. Paul Lutheran Church and School are encouraged to invite friends, neighbors, co-workers along with those who will be recognized on that Sunday. We will honor these men and women in all services on that day and present them with a token of our appreciation. Please pray for our “Community Heroes”.

2:00 PM The 14th annual St. Paul Lutheran School Golf Outing will be held Sunday, September 12th beginning with a 2:00 p.m. shotgun start at Bob-O-Links Golf Course in Avon. A dinner at 5:00 p.m. will follow nine holes (scramble) of golf. The cost for golf, carts, & dinner is $60.00 and $25.00 for dinner only. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is sponsoring the outing and all matching funds and proceeds will benefit St. Paul Lutheran School. Forms are available in the church and school offices. Golf (with carts) and/or dinner reservations are due by Sunday, September 5th . If you have questions or would like to be a hole sponsor or donate prizes call Roger Rachul (800) 304-9921 ext. 105 or Dale Lehrke (440) 835-3051 ext. 101.

7:00 PM Why Care About Life? All teens and adults are invited to a presentation by guest speaker Molly Smith at 7 p.m., Sunday September 12th in the Luther room. This event is hosted by Cleveland West Lutherans for Life. “Abortion kills children, harms women, degrades humanity, and assaults the Lord of Life. The Christian cannot view abortion as ‘just another issue’. It overrides all issues. The value and dignity given human life by God’s creating and redeeming hands compels the Christian to take advantage of every opportunity to remind their fellow Christians of this and to take action in the public square to restore our nation once again to a nation that respects the right to life.” Rev. Dr. James I. Lamb, Executive Director of Lutherans for Life.

Sept. 14:
LifeLight Bible Study: The Tuesday evening LifeLight Bible Study Class will begin on September 14th at 7:30 p.m. in Room 203. All are invited to join us for this nine week study of the Triune God. If you have any questions, please contact Bill Ott at 440-937-6732.
Secrets of the Vine: This 8 week, DVD based Bible Study will be led by Pastor Young. We will meet weekly beginning, Tuesday, September 15, 7-8:30 in the Cafeteria.

Sept. 19:
HAITI MISSION SPEAKER On September 19th, at the 10:30 Sunday morning Bible Class, you will have the opportunity to hear how some individuals are serving the Lord in Haiti. Ms. Carole Bowers will talk about her experiences and what is being done and what needs to be done to help LCMS church members. Haiti was devastated by a major earthquake and has the lowest standard of living in the Caribbean area. Please join us for this informative talk.
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