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Of all the gifts for which we thank God, above all is the gift of Himself to us, His erring but redeemed children! “Whom have I in Heaven but You? And earth has nothing I desire besides you” (Psalm 73:25).

Our purpose is to reach out to families and individuals of all backgrounds and bring them into healing and transforming relationships with the Lord Jesus and with others in His Church through the sharing of God’s Word and Sacraments.

THE CHIMES July 22, 2007 Listen to Sermon Here St. Paul Lutheran Church and School a multiethnic family of faith 1025 Lake Street * Melrose Park, IL 60160 Church Ph. No. 708-343-1000 * School Ph. No. 708-343-5000 Fax No. 708-343-8635 www.stpaulmp.org Rev. Thomas R. Johnson, Pastor  Mr. Douglas Grebasch, Principal

CALENDAR

EVENTS THIS WEEK AT ST. PAUL, July 22 - 29, 2007
TODAY:	9:00 AM	Worship Service (NHC) / VBS Music Presentation
		Servicio de Adoración (NSC)
	10:15 AM	Coffee Hour
	10:30 AM	Sunday School / Christian Growth Hour
	8:00 PM	Forum Meeting
TUESDAY:	7:30 PM	Praise Team
WEDNESDAY:	7:00 PM	Directors
THURSDAY:	7:00 PM		Hispanic Bible Study
SATURDAY:	5:30 PM	Contemporary Service (NHC)
SUNDAY:	9:00 AM	Worship Service (HC)
		Servicio de Adoración (SC)
	10:15 AM	Coffee Hour
	10:30 AM	Sunday School / Christian Growth Hour

STEWARDSHIP CORNER. God loves both the rich and the poor. However, it is difficult for the rich to love the Lord because they can so easily become absorbed in the things that they possess. Jesus warned that wealth can be highly dangerous. He told how difficult it was for the rich to be saved when He said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God! Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God!” (Luke 18:24-25). God doesn’t condemn wealth. The warning is about the attitude that an abundance of money and possessions can cause. Paul wrote, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs” (1 Tim. 6:10).

A BIG THANK-YOU to those who unloaded the desks and chairs this past week: Steve B., Sharon B., Ron E., Doug G., Kevin K., Hank & Laura L., Wayne L., Jane P., Chris W., Angela Z.. WE STILL NEED TO ASSEMBLE the desks, so any help you can give would be greatly appreciated! Please call Jane (ext. 247) to let her know you are helping.

♫ ALL CHOIR MEMBERS: Adult Choir rehearsals will resume on Thursday, September 6^th. Return & new members are welcome. Questions? Please talk to Jeff Kiel after the Sunday worship service.

Please include the following prayer needs in your personal and family devotions this week.

ü We pray for those in care facilities and at home who are physically unable to worship with us. We also ask God to heal and comfort the following members and/or friends of our congregation:

Alma M.	Hildegarde W.	David B	Jessica B.	Irene G.
We also want to continue to remember those in nursing facilities, those who are recovering, and those who are receiving ongoing treatments.

*(If you would like us to pray for someone, please let Maria, our church secretary; know, either by phone or with a request card. Names of congregational members will remain on this list for 4 weeks unless additional requests are received.)

FROM PASTOR JOHNSON. “If you are in the hospital or are in need of pastoral care, please notify Maria in the church office. If it is an emergency, please call my mobile phone (in printed copy of chimes). Please don’t hesitate to call me at any hour if it is important; I keep the phone with me at all times. If the matter is important enough to think about calling a pastor, by all means call me. Please do not think you will disturb me or I will think the matter unimportant. Thanks!”

ü We pray for those celebrating birthdays the week of July 21^st - 27^th

21:	Angela A.
22:	Vivian M., Lura L.
24:	Jose L. Jr.
26:	Hurdysine P., Juan S.
27:	Christine W., Esperanza A.

ü Blessings on the marriages of:

Bethany W. and Michael V., celebrated this past Saturday, June 14, in Cudahy, Wis.

Todd W. and Traci B., whose marriage celebration took place in our church yesterday, Saturday the 21^st.

ü For those who mourn,

The family of Mary Kent, life time member of this church, who died last Wednesday, July 18. A funeral service took place here, yesterday..

ANNOUNCEMENTS

PAINTING PARTY! You are invited to our Painting Party on Saturday, August 4^th, from 9 AM till ?? We will be painting the school hallways. Lunch will be provided. If you have a favorite brush/roller, etc. please feel free to bring it along!

DO YOU HAVE a spare room in your home? A former member of the congregation, who had moved to Michigan, is coming back to Chicago at the beginning of August, along with her teenage son, who was a St. Paul school student. They need a place to stay for two months and are willing to pay some rent for a furnished room with two beds. Please call Maria in the church office if you have a bedroom available that you would like to rent.

INSTALLATION SERVICE. The members of Jehovah El Buen Pastor Lutheran Church invite our congregation members to the installation service for Dr. Eric Moeller, as their pastor, on Sunday, August 5, at 3:00 PM. He and his wife, Irma, have served as missionaries with the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod in Panama. Reception following in the church’s fellowship hall.

Our Church has been working with a group of graduate level, architectural design students from Judson College. This group has been working on designs for our sanctuary to reduce our heating/cooling costs, enhance acoustics and ideas for managing the sun’s glare.

They will be giving their final presentation on Wednesday, July 25^th at 2:00 pm. Please come and hear their ideas!

BEARS’ GAMES. If you plan on working at St. Paul’s concession stand at the Bears’ games, please try to make the training meeting to be held in the cafeteria on Monday evening, July 23, 6:30 with a representative from Soldier Field. Two years ago, the school generated over $8,000 in this fund raising event.

Mars Hill: A Forum For 'Em

Following Paul’s example of witnessing to the gentiles on Mars Hill in Acts 17, a service our church would like to offer is the opportunity for searching students and community members to express their views on life and religion. We want to know our community’s answer to the question Jesus posed to His disciples in Matthew 16:13-17 - Who do people say that the Son of Man is? We want to have an open place where people feel comfortable expressing their own views of the world, whether different or similar to our own Christian worldview. As we allow people to express Who they say the Son of Man is, we pray that the Father reveals His very real self to them and maybe someday, they will be able to answer with Peter and ourselves saying, "You are the Christ, the son of the living God." If you would care to join us in this endeavor to outreach to the students and community around us, please pray:

• for the students and the community, that God will work in people's hearts that they might honestly examine themselves and then be open to hear His truth
• for the forum, that God will bring the people in whom He is working
• for the teachers, that God will give them humility to openly hear others' views, discernment to know when it is necessary to speak, and words that are His when they are necessary.

We would like to come together as an outreach-oriented congregation to pray about using this type of ministry to reach our community, so please mark your calendars for a Forum meeting