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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 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. 28 – Nov. 4, 2007
TODAY:	9:00 AM	Worship Service (NHC)
		Servicio de Adoración (NSC)
	10:15 AM	Coffee Hour
	10:30 AM	Sunday School/Christian Grwt.
TUESDAY:	5:30 PM	“Fifth Street” Youth Group (4^th – 6^th Gr.)
	7:30 PM	Praise Team
THURSDAY:	9:00 AM	Quilters
	3:00 PM	Market Day pickup
	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 (NHC)
SUNDAY:	9:00 AM	Worship Service (HC)
		Servicio de Adoración (SC)
	10:30 AM	Sunday School/Christian Growth Hour:
	3:00 PM	Multicultural All Saints Worship Service (Dinner to follow, in the lunchroom)

The O.W.L.S. December outing will be on Wednesday, November 28^th at 2:00 PM. We have reservations for The Rockettes at Rosemont Horizon. The cost is $39.00 and reservations should be made TODAY with Chuck Laabs, 708-345-2217. Please give your check or money to him. The check should be made out to Leonard Schoepp. We will not be going out for lunch that day. Nothing to join, no obligations, just come and enjoy the fellowship.

GROUNDS CLEAN-UP is scheduled for next Saturday, November 3^rd, 9 to Noon. Come! Join the group! Bring your rack and gloves. Refreshments will be provided.

DO YOU PREFER working indoors? A group of people will be washing the pews in the sanctuary while others work in the grounds clean-up. Bring your favorite bucket and some rags.

THE PARISH NURSE, Marlene Groll, will be out of town this coming week. If you need assistance or have questions, etc., please call the church office.

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.	Steve E.	Sandy V.
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. 27^th – Nov. 2^nd

27:	Dorothy Z., Douglas G.
28:	Joseph J., Kameron S.
29:	Clara K., Tometra H.
30:	Mary D.
31:	Nina B.

ü For those who mourn,

The family of Mel Meyer, life time member of our church. He died this past Thursday morning. A funeral service will take place at Oakridge Cemetery Chapel, in Hillside tomorrow, Monday, Wake at 2:00 PM and Service at 2:45 PM, in the chapel at the Cemetery.

The family of former member Harriett Zech, who died on October 12 and was buried on October 16. Harriett was the sister-in-law of Norman (Lorraine) Zech.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

BAKE AUCTION! Howdy, St. Paul! Get your stomachs ready for the pre-holidays bake auction coming up on Sunday, November 11^th! It will be during the Christian Growth Hour and the green paper proceeds will go to the youth group as we raise funds for a servant event trip in the summer. But the culinary proceeds will go straight to your stomach and may even save you a few hours’ baking for an early Thanksgiving! Come join the traditional St. Paul fun and we’ll see you there!

WALTHER LUTHERAN H.S. presents the classic tragic romance “Romeo and Juliet” on Friday and Saturday, November 2 and 3 at 7 PM, and Sunday, November 4 at 3 PM. Admission is $8 per adult and $5 per child, senior citizen or high school student with ID. Concurrently, the school holds it debut Juried Media Show showcasing student and alumni work. Media exhibition hours are 6 to 10:30 PM on Friday and Saturday, and 2 to 6 PM on Sunday. Admission is free and some art will be for sale. Limited concessions will be available during the play intermission and the staff of Walther’s literary magazine, aura, will be holding a bake sale full of goodies to take home or enjoy on site.

ST. PAUL SCHOOL NEWS this week

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THE HAT WAS OLD…weather-beaten, and worn. Its brim was faded and stained. The logo was forever embossed on the front. The cleaners couldn’t help…even the most expert tailor could not restore the hat. There was absolutely no way the hat could be made to look new again. It had to be replaced. The same holds true for us. We have been beaten and worn by sin. Our souls are stained by our uncountable wrongs. It doesn’t matter how much we donate to charity or how many good deeds we perform, in God’s eyes we are sinners. But Jesus took away our old hat…our hat of sins, and gave us a brand-new hat. The logo on this hat is the letter “C”…No, it doesn’t stand for the Chicago Bears or the Chicago Cubs or even the Chicago White Sox. The “C” stands for Christian. When our heavenly Father sees us with our new “C” hat, He counts us as forgiven and made new through His Son. This was the message Pastor Haney, from the district office, shared with the children in chapel this past week. Under the guidance of Jessi Pederson, our kindergarten teacher, this week’s service will be presented by student chapel leaders.

WOW…WHAT AN EXCITING CEREMONY…This past Wednesday, St. Paul held its ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new playground. Thanks and recognition were given to Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, Project Fit America, and Sylvia Behrens for making this event possible. Guest speakers included Arturo Mota, Trustee of the Village of Melrose Park; the members of the Baumann family, our children’s dance and tumbling instructors; and Reed Sander, education executive for the N.I.D. of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. Mr. John Morgan, President of Gottlieb, on behalf of the hospital, accepted a recognition plaque thanking the hospital for the donation of the playground. Sylvia Behrens was recognized for her most generous bequest to St. Paul. Without this bequest, the playground would not have become a reality. Sylvia truly loved her church and the school children. She never missed a children’s Christmas service. You would always find her in the front row of every school entertainment, clapping ever so loudly for the children. It was the appearance of Benny the Bull that excited both the students and the adults. Roaring up on his motorbike, spraying some of th