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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 August 26, 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, August 26 – Sept. 2, 2007
TODAY:	9:00 AM	Worship Service (NHC)
		Servicio de Adoración (NSC)
	10:15 AM	Coffee Hour
	10:30 AM	Sunday School / Christian Growth Hour
TUESDAY:	7:30 PM	Praise Team
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

MANNA IS ON A ROLL. . .  Gift Cards are for sale to benefit the Rose Backhaus Fund, the School Educational Fund and school families tuition. You may purchase gift cards from a variety of stores all in one place, HERE AT CHURCH! There are several gift cards in stock and many more to choose from on a weekly basis. See the order forms located in the hallway leading to the cafeteria and near the school office or see Mrs. Koehne for more information. Plan ahead, purchase weekly and watch the benefits grow.

A BIG THANK-YOU to the many people who keep up our lawn and grounds. Some of those green thumbs types are Vern B., Charles C., Henry L., Barb & Mark K., Robert W., Angela Z., Carol Z., and the Secret Gardeners whose names we missed…..It seems that we have some secret “waterers” taking care of the plants in the sanctuary, please let the church office know if you are that “secret waterer” or are interested in doing so.

STEWARDSHIP CORNER. Love is the fundamental motive for Christian stewardship. Our giving may be systematic, proportionate, and generous, but if not motivated by love it is not Christian giving. Paul wrote, “If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing” (1 Corinthians 13:3). The Pharisees gave large gifts, yet their gifts were not acceptable to the Lord. Jesus sums up all the Law, which includes stewardship, as love to God and one’s neighbor. The perfect relationship that should exist between us as stewards and God is expressed in the word “love.” It also expresses the relationship that should exist between the Christian steward and his neighbors.

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.	Annie H.	Hildegarde W.	David B
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 August 25^th - 31^st

25:	Gerardo B., Jane P.
26:	Charles M., Kathryn M., Marjorie O.,
27:	Seneca J.
28:	Janet M.
29:	Forrestine H., Matthew M.,
30:	Diane S.
31:	Leonard S., Richard R.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CARE CORPS/PROVISO PANTRY. ARE YOU HAVING A BIG BASH FOR Memorial Day? The Shop & Share certificate in the paper issue can be clipped and turned in when you do your grocery shopping this coming week, Monday – Wednesday, August 27 – 29. A percentage of the bill will be contributed by Jewel to the Proviso Pantry in support of feeding the hungry in our area with very little effort on your part. Thank you for caring!

ATTENTION 4-6^th GRADERS! The new Bible study/fun night for 4-6^th Graders, called 5^th Street is beginning in 2 weeks!!! Starting Tuesday, September 4^th, we will have 5^th Street just for preteen-aged youth here at church from 5:30-7:00pm! Mark your calendars and prepare yourselves for a great time!

INVITATION! The first Painting Party was a big success! We don’t want you to feel left out so YOU ARE INVITED to the SECOND PAINTING PARTY scheduled for Saturday, September 8^th, from 9 AM till ?? Come, have a good time, enjoy fellowship. Lunch will be provided.

If you have a favorite brush/roller, etc. please feel free to bring it along!

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. Did you know? The American Cancer Society offers a full range of services for patients and their families, including information about diagnosis and treatment, support groups and transportation to cancer treatment. Services are free of charge. To learn more, call 708-484-8541. remember, the ACS is there to help you. If there are any questions, please call Marni Fredrickson, Patient Services Coordinator, at 708-484-8541.

WALTHER LUTHERAN H.S.:

· All 7^th & 8^th grade baseball players are invited to sign up for Walther’s Fall 2007 Wooden Bat League. The Wooden Bat League plays doubleheaders each Sunday from September 9 to October 7 at Walther’s Wentland /Athletic Field. Game time is 1 PM with stretching and pre-game warm-ups beginning at noon. The cost of league participants is $75 per player. For an additional $50, players have the option of ordering a personalized engraved wooden bat through the program. Call 708-344-0404 and request a Wooden Bat League brochure to register or contact Kevin Charpentier at Kevin-charpentier(atsymbol)walther.com*.

· Where will you be when the lights go on? Friday, September 14, the Walther Lutheran Broncos will face off against the Rockford Christian Life Eagles as they do every season. This year they will do it under the lights on a Friday night. Football teams all over America do this on Friday nights, but in the Private School League the gridiron matches traditionally take place on Saturday morning and afternoon. So break tradition and enjoy this once-a-year event: Friday Night Football under the lights. The Frosh/Soph game kicks off at 5:00 PM and Varsity gets under way at 7:30 PM. There will be special entertainment and activities between games and the grills will be going as the Boosters serve up Bronco brats, burgers and other favorites. It’s all happening at Walther Lutheran H.S. Fran Fanelli Jr. Memorial Football Field right across from the school. Where will you be when the lights go on? Hopefully, at Walther, cheering on the Broncos! Call 708/344-0404 if you need more information, or visit Walther.com.

· You are invited to “Tee off for the students” at the ninth annual Walther Karen Erjavec Memorial Scholarship Golf Outing on Monday, September 17 at Royal Fox country Club, 4405 Royal and Ancient Drive in St. Charles. Karen, a 1985 Walther Lutheran H.S. graduate, was slain by a stalker in February 1992. The Karen Erjavec Memorial Scholarship was established in her memory to make a Walther education available to young women with financial need. The annual outing raises the income to continue this scholarship. To sign up as an individual golfer or foursome, attend the dinner, sponsor a hole, donate an auction item or prize, visit Walther.com, or call 708-344-0404.

ST. PAUL SCHOOL NEWS this week

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Have a blessed and safe summer vacation!

SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER ITEMS:

As the Newsletter is very cumbersome to duplicate online, a few important items from the most recent issue are included here. We will endeavor to keep them up to date.

PASTOR JOHNSON’S MONTHLY LETTER:

From the DCE Intern

Dear St. Paul,

The past month we have spent much of our time preparing for the LCMS National Youth Gathering and we have just returned. Dee Williams did an outstanding job of service for our youth in putting together that incredible project, and it was all worth it. Aside from one speaker at 8am that put the man behind us to sleep (and some of us too, were the truth to be told!), the speakers were great, the activities were awesome, and the worship was invigorating! It would be impossible to describe to you the experience in this simple newsletter, but I’ll try a little. It would also be impossible to tell you about it from the students’ perspectives so I’ll have some of them write a little bit and spread it out over the next few newsletters.

Some of the highlights of the gathering were the service event, the Jesus painter, and the worship. The first morning we were there, we were assigned service projects to do either around the convention center or around Orlando. Our service project was almost an hour away and over an hour back (our bus driver got lost!) in a state park in Southern Florida. We were to spend hours pulling exotic weeds that were strangling the growth of the native plants. It was hot, humid, and uncomfortable, but our kids rose to the challenge and served in the Orlando sun for hours. I was proud of them.

The Jesus Painter was a man who was at the previous Youth Gathering. His performances are powerful and we waited in the longest line ever to get seats to see him! He paints to music, often beginning with a dark scene such as the words “All My Sin” or an image of a chasm between two figures. These scenes then, he begins to shape and reshape with paint until, in less than twenty minutes, an image of Christ appears instead of the initial disquieting scene. Christ is all in all, takes all our sin, and gives us life. The Jesus Painter does an incredible job of communicating that, and we all loved it.

The worship mass events in the evenings were personally ver