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Church Bulletin Announcements
August 30, 2024
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In every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. Philippians 4:6
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Homebound
- Doris Appold
- Dorine Auernhammer
- Gwen Bakus
- Jon Ittner
- Mike & Karen Kusch
- Margaret Meyer
- RoseAnne Schmidt
- Tim Wegener
- Shirley Ziegler
- Janet Hoerauf
- Sandy Hafer
- Tom and Lea Roma
- Julie Roark
- Marilyn Appold
Bereaved
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Special
- Dean Bass
- Herb Appold
- Larry Kramer
- Leslie Kelley
- Judy Coulter
- Lois Matthes
- Diane Rachwitz
- Jeff Heckman
- Karen Berger
- Tim Weiman family
- Tiffany Switek
- Rollie Berger
- Kathy Kernstock
- Sue Clark (Howard Grantham's sister)
- Barb Dewald
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This Week's Members
- Elecia Anderson
- Brad Ayala
- Kevin, Geoffrey, & Justin Bellhorn
- Jennifer & Kaylee Bush
- Paul & Barbara Doyle
- Eric & Heather Gengler
- Linda Helmreich
- Steven & Candy Kernstock
- Brian & Donna Leinberger
- Dwight & Duana McCulloch
- Carolyn & Robert Putt
- Joshua, Samantha, & Howard Schlicker
- Scott Szczepanski & Jaynaae Gassman, Sophia Szczepanski
- Parker & Martha Wood
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Sunday, September 1
Worship with Communion 8:00 a.m.
Bible Study 9:30 a.m.
Celebration & Praise with Communion (outdoors, weather permitting) 10:30 a.m.
Monday, September 2
Office Closed - No School
Tuesday, September 3
Elders Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 7
JME Memorial Run/Walk 9:00 a.m.
Family Fun Fest 10:00 a.m.
Sunday, September 8
Worship with Communion 8:00 a.m.
Bible Study & Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Worship with Communion 10:30 a.m.
Sunday Night Youth Group 5:00 p.m.
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Communion Statement
The Lord's Supper is celebrated here in the confession and glad confidence that our Lord, as He says, gives not only bread and wine, but His very body and blood to eat and drink for the forgiveness of sin. In joyful obedience to the clear teaching of our Lord Jesus those are invited to His table who trust His words, repent of all sin, and set aside any refusal to forgive and love as He forgives and loves us. They show forth His death until He comes. Because Holy Communion is a confession of the faith which is confessed at this altar, any who are not yet instructed, in doubt, or who hold a confession differing from that of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and so are unable to receive the Sacrament are invited to meditate on God's Word in the distribution hymns and pray for the day when divisions will have ceased. If you wish to receive communion in your pew, please inform an usher.
Church Attendance
Last Sunday - 349 (232, 117)
Altar Flowers
Altar flowers last Sunday were in honor of Stephen on his birthday, given by Donna Ott.
Side flowers last Sunday were given by Jacalyn Born-Fisher & Joshua Krzywosinski, in memory of their Mother & Grandmother, who passed away 13 years ago on August 25.
Livestream
Facebook or YouTube
The Lutheran Hour
Sundays at 8:30 a.m. on WSAM 1400 AM
Donations mail to: Saginaw Valley Lutheran Hour; P.O. Box 133; Frankenmuth, MI 48734
Daily Bible Readings
September 1 - Psalms 95-96
September 2 - Romans 12
September 3 - Romans 13
September 4 - Romans 14
September 5 - Romans 15
September 6 - Romans 16
September 7 - Psalm 97-98
This Sunday's Hymns
567, 554, 566, 668, 515, 621, 924
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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.
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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.
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)
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).
Sunday School - Teachers Needed
The Sunday School program is looking for a co-superintendent, along with one or two co-teachers or substitutes to the upcoming Sunday school year. Curriculum and materials will be provided. Please contact Tiffany list at 989-225-8516 with any questions.
Sunday School
The first day of Sunday School is quickly approaching, please sign your students up using the link so that we can have an idea of supplies that will be needed. If you have any questions, call Tiffany List at 989-225-8516. Click here to register your child for Sunday School.
Ladies Aid Meeting
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!
Calling All Plant Lovers
There is a tree that has resided in the preschool entry for several years and though we love it, it has more than outgrown the space! We are looking for a new home for it as soon as possible, preferably in the next week. If you are interested and can help us out, please contact the school office at 989-684-4450.
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
Thank You
"Dear Pastor Matyas & St. Paul Folks, Thank you for the beautiful service and potluck for the installation of our new teachers. We greatly appreciate your hospitality and taking time for us! -In Christ, Heidi Behnke & VL Staff"
Thank You
The Matyas Family would like to thank the Trustees for approving new siding for the parsonage. It looks incredible! Thank you for giving the house a new look and fresh surface. It is joy serving the good people of St. Paul Church and School, thank you for loving us in this way.
Thank You
Thank you for the nice cards and prayers while recovering from surgery and a special thanks to my pew-partners, Sandy and Charlie, for all their extra kindness. This is an excellent opportunity to recognize Darlene Zeilinger and any others who work with her in her church card ministry. It's always a treat to receive that card with all the church family signatures, prayers and greetings. It's such a blessing to the many who receive one. So, thanks Darlene for your faithfulness. -Rita Tilley
Thank You
Thank you to our St. Paul family for all of your prayers and caring thoughts during the loss of our mother, Rose Headings -Your friends in Christ, Troy & Sue Headings
Join us for a Fun-Filled Fall Getaway
Travel with friends and make new friends on this enjoyable five-day journey to Pennsylvania – September 24-28, 2024
Includes:
- Comfortable motor coach travel
- 4 nights lodging
- 7 meals
- Tour of Gettysburg National Military Park
- Tickets to performance of “Daniel” at Sight & Sound Theater in Lancaster
- Flight 93 National Memorial tour
- Gateway Clipper Riverboat Cruise on Monongahela River in Pittsburg
This tour is recommended by the JOY group at St. Paul Lutheran Church (Frankenlust) and they invite you to come along. To learn more and receive a complete itinerary and pricing, contact Sam Britton at samuelbritton78@gmail.com or call Renee Cragg (Renee’s Travel) – (989)325-0408.
Stewardship - An Act of Faith
Deuteronomy 4:6 – “Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’” There is no wiser, more fulfilling life than a life lived according to the Word of God. We should be encouraged by this when the world tempts us to think that the Word of God is harmful to us. Our Father loves us, so all His Word is meant to bless us. We may have to suffer for upholding the Word of God, as St. John the Baptist did. But the cross the Lord has for us to bear will be far better than any we would create for ourselves.
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Valley Vision
Click here to see the September 2024 Valley Vision.
Hymn Festival “Glad Hymns Forever: Alleluia!"
On Saturday, October 5 @ 3:30 p.m. Immanuel Lutheran Church in Sebewaing, Michigan will be hosting a hymn festival entitled “Glad Hymns Forever.” This hymn festival will take place at the conclusion of the Thumb Circuit Convocation and will feature Rev. Stephen Starke as commentator. There will be a Mass Choir comprised of members from area congregations, instrumentalists, and pipe organ. Anyone who wishes to participate in the mass choir should contact Nathan Beethe at kantor.graceauburn@gmail.com. Please mark your calendars for this exciting event! We hope you will join us!
LSEM - Golf Outing
Lutheran Special Education Ministries (LSEM) is having their 19th Annual Golf Outing on Monday, September 16th, 2024 and you’re invited! Play a round of golf and raise funds for children who have learning needs in local Christian schools here and across the country. Golf, cart, breakfast, lunch, and dinner are included in your ticket price. There will be plenty of fun games to play as we fundraise for these kids. Register your team today or sponsor the event. Together we can help these children grow in their learning and love of God. www.luthsped.org/2024-lsem-golf-outing
Immanuel’s Trost Trot 5k Run/Walk
The 3rd annual (Immanuel Frankentrost) Trost Trot 5k Run/Walk is coming up on Saturday, September 28, with registration beginning at 8:15 a.m. and the run/walk kicking off at 9 a.m. We’ll have games during and after the race for kids and adults. $25 entry fee includes race t-shirt, and medals for fastest man and fastest woman in the 5k run. Register on Google Forms to guarantee shirt at: https://forms.gle/rKmCZNQ2GDfX9qbL8 or at the Immanuel Frankentrost School Office. Fee can be sent to Immanuel Lutheran Frankentrost–Trost Trot, 8220 E. Holland Rd, Saginaw, MI 48601 or paid at registration on race day. Contact 989-754-4285 or school@frankentrost.org
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Old Testament Reading
Deuteronomy 4:1–2, 6–9
“Now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the just decrees that I am teaching you, and do them, that you may live, and go in and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you. You shall not add to the word that I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I command you. . . . Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’ For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the LORD our God is to us, whenever we call upon him? And what great nation is there, that has statutes and just decrees so righteous as all this law that I set before you today? “Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your children’s children.”
Epistle
Ephesians 6:10–20
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.
Holy Gospel
Mark 7:14–23
[Jesus] called the people to him again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand: There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.” And when he had entered the house and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable. And he said to them, “Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him, since it enters not his heart but his stomach, and is expelled?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.) And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”
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