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☺This issue of The Chimes is printed in pink in honor of Chelci Spiegel☺

On this page: Calendar, Prayers, Announcements, St. Paul School News, Stewardship

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 October 21, 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, Oct. 21 - 28, 2007
TODAY:	9:00 AM	Worship Service (HC)
		Servicio de Adoración (SC)
	10:15 AM	Coffee Hour
	10:30 AM	Sunday School/Christian Grwt.
MONDAY:		Market Day Orders Due
TUESDAY:	5:30 PM	“Fifth Street” Youth Group (4^th – 6^th Gr.)
	7:30 PM	Praise Team
THURSDAY:	9:00 AM	Quilters
		Mailers
	7:00 PM	Adult Choir Rehearsal
		Hispanic Bible Study
		“Super Nova” Youth Group (7^th – 12^th Gr.)
SATURDAY:	8:00 – 12 Noon	New Members Class
	5:30 PM	Contemporary Service (HC)
SUNDAY:	9:00 AM	Worship Service (NHC)
		Servicio de Adoración (NSC)
	10:30 AM	Sunday School/Christian Growth Hour:

MULTICULTURE REFORMATION and ALL SAINTS WORSHIP SERVICE. Come worship with your brothers and sisters in Christ on Sunday, November 4^th at 3:00 PM, here in our church. The Rev. John Nunes, Evangelist and President of Lutheran World Relief, will preach the homily. The Rev. Stephen Everette, St. Paul, Austin, and our own Pastor Johnson, will be participating. Additional speakers and choirs will also participate. Dinner will follow in the school lunchroom for a cost of $10. Please use the reservation form below. Deadline is October 22^nd (tomorrow). Call Sharon Durkins at 708-479-4882 for more information.

Make out your check to NID LWML for $10.00 and send it to:

Sharon Durkin, 19447 Martie Lane, Mokena, IL 60448.

Number of Tickets___________ Total Amount $______________

Name ____________________________________________________________

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:

Dorathy L.	Shirley T.
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 Oct. 20^th – 26^th

20:	Patrick M., Parrish W.
22:	Evelyn V.
23:	Henry D. G., Joan F., Akasia B.
25:	Ruth B., Chelci S., Chris T.
26:	Ashley L., Ariana W.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

You are cordially invited to The Dedication of the Project Fit Equipment

When: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at 12:45 PM

Where: St. Paul’s Playground - Please bring lawn chairs

Please RSVP Ruth Beierwaltes at 708-531-0630

OKTOBERFEST. Walther Lutheran H.S. will host their 10^th annual Oktoberfest TODAY, October 21, from noon to 4 PM. Enjoy traditional German food and fun for the whole family. This event features polka bands and other music performances, German sing-a-longs, children’s carnival games, craft fair, silent auction, bake sale and great German food, including brats, sauerkraut, and German potato salad. Admission is free.

TOILETRIES NEEDED! From now until November 25 there will be a basket in the church narthex to collect your contributions of personal hygiene items such as:

soap or body wash Q-tips new face cloths and towels cotton balls

deodorant for men and women toothpaste toothbrushes dental floss band-aids mouthwash hand sanitizer

The items collected will be given to Lutheran Child and Family Services to aid their ministry to the clients in the Little Village and Woodlawn communities who often struggle to keep a roof over their heads, nutritious food on the table, and medicine cabinets stocked.

The ST. JOHN FRIENDS OF MUSIC present Synergy Brass Quintet next Sunday, October 28 at 4:00 PM. Acclaimed for “a veritable fireworks display of outstanding musical ability combined with superb showmanship” (Door Concerts, Inc.) in addition to “blazing precision amazing technique” (The Watertown Daily Times), the Brass Quintet has emerged as one of the world’s most exciting ensembles. Free will offering * Post concert reception. For more information call 708-366-3226.

Operation: Bare Your Bookshelves will be collecting new and gently used Bibles to send overseas.

☺This issue of The Chimes is printed in pink in honor of Chelci Spiegel☺

THANK YOU ST. PAUL! This is from the DCE intern who is having to wear pink clothes and pink hair all week! Thank you, St. Paul, for your generous excitement about the youth service auction that took place at the ministry fair last Sunday. I am not generally a gambling person, but I placed what I thought was a safe wager on the youth’s abilities at this auction. This was our first time trying something like this, and so I thought that to bet them that they could not raise $1,000 would be safe. The terms of the bet were, if they lost, they didn’t get $1,000 towards our servant trips; if I lost, I had to wear pink hair and pink clothing for an entire week, as they know full well my odium for the color. Our youth and our congregation exceeded my expectations and reminded me why I never gamble – I am definitely in pink! But thank you, St. Paul, and we praise God for what you gave us this past week. The money raised will help us to take a one-weekend youth retreat in the winter and to begin to save money for a servant event trip next summer.