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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.
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THE
CHIMES
March
23, 2008 a multiethnic family of faith 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.
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Worship
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Coffee
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Sunday School / Christian Growth
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Servicio de Adoración (SC) |
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LWML Potluck / (Pastor K. Haney, Speaker) |
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TUESDAY: |
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Fifth Street Youth Group |
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WEDNESDAY: |
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Deacons |
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Property |
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THURSDAY: |
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Quilters |
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Adult Choir Rehearsal |
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Spanish Bible Class |
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Nova Youth Group |
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SATURDAY: |
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Youth Group
Garage Sale |
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Contemporary Service (HC) |
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SUNDAY: |
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Worship
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Servicio de Adoración (SC) |
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Coffee Tour |
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Sunday School
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CHRISMONS are
Christian symbols made into ornaments. A group of
THE LUTHERAN HOME will present their next monthly Lunch & Learn series for
older adults entitled “Living Whole – Living Well” on Thursday, April 10, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of St. John on
the LHS campus. Please join us as MaryJo Zeller from GeroSolutions,
presents “Moving a Lifetime”. A complimentary lunch will be served
immediately following the presentation. This event is free and open to the
public. To register, please contact
Please include
the following prayer needs in your personal and family devotions this week.
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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:
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Dorothy J. |
Fred M. |
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Oliver H. |
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*(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.)
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We pray for those celebrating birthdays the week
of March
29th through April 6th
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Allan Z.,
Jonathan P. |
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Irene S., Cekesia L. |
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April 2: |
Kevin K. |
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Lucille W.,
Willie W. |
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Aaron L., Martin L., Bobbie K. |
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Thomas G., Kennedy J. |
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!”
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SUNDAY SCHOOL. On the first Easter, Jesus reveals to Mary Magdalene
and to His disciples that He is alive (John 20:1–18).
In Sunday School today the children learned how Jesus
comes to us in His Word, so that the Spirit can give us faith to believe in
Christ’s resurrection and comfort us when we mourn the death of loved ones.
Talk with your children about how Christ has reconciled us to God and thus
gives us eternal life. Review the third article of the Apostles’ Creed and
Luther’s Explanation to it as you talk about how the Holy Spirit works faith in
our hearts.
STEWARDSHIP
CORNER. Jesus
said, “So if you have not been
trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?”
(Luke 16:11). Jesus is telling us that,
if we can be trusted with our stewardship of the material things that He
entrusts to us, then He will trust us to be stewards over things of highest
value which relate to the eternal. The
way that we handle our material possessions is a good test of the way that we
would handle responsibilities relating to God’s kingdom. In order to be “trustworthy in handling worldly wealth,” we need to recognize our
privilege and responsibility to use our material blessings with a kingdom
focus.
BATHROOM TISSUE & DIAPER COLLECTION. The Care Corps Ministry supports the Proviso Food Pantry with financial aid
as well as through the collection of needed commodities. On April
12-13 and April 19-20 the corps
is sponsoring a collection of bathroom tissue and a new item very much in
need: Disposable Diapers. These items cannot be purchased with food
stamps. All sizes of diapers are needed,
especially sizes 4 – 6/
Cash donations will also be accepted. We encourage your support. Containers will be placed at all entrances to
the church where you can deposit your donations.
CONCORDIA
UNIVERSITY BANDCONCERT. The Music Department of Concordia University,
CONSECRATION SUNDAY IS COMING! Congregations that approach financial
stewardship from a biblical perspective do not view the money Christians give
to their church merely as a way to pay its bills. Rather, such congregations
see financial contributions as a way to help people grow spiritually in their
relationship with God by supporting their church’s mission and ministry with a
percentage of their incomes.
Our congregation’s Board of Stewardship has
selected the New Consecration Sunday
Stewardship Program as a way to teach the biblical and spiritual principles
of generous giving in our stewardship education emphasis this year.
New
Consecration Sunday is based on the biblical philosophy of the need of the giver to
give for his or her own spiritual development, rather than on the need of the
church to receive. Instead of treating people like members of a social club who
should pay dues, we will treat people like followers of Jesus Christ who want
to give unselfishly as an act of discipleship. New Consecration Sunday encourages people toward proportionate and
systematic giving in response to the question, “What percentage of my income is
God calling me to give?”
During morning worship on Consecration Sunday, we are asking our
attendees and members to make their financial commitments to our church’s
missionary, benevolent, and educational ministries in this community and around
the world.
Every attendee and member who completes an Estimate of Giving Card does so
voluntarily by attending worship on Consecration Sunday or the Saturday service
the day before. We urge people to attend who feel strongly opposed to
completing a card. The procedure is done in such a way that no one feels
personal embarrassment if he or she chooses not to fill out a card.
We will do no home solicitation to ask people to
complete cards. During Saturday evening and Sunday morning worship our guest
leader will conduct a brief period of instruction and inspiration, climaxed by
members making their commitments as a confidential act of worship.
We will encourage participation in Consecration Sunday events through the Consecration Sunday team and members of the Board of Directors. Since we will make no follow-up visits to ask people to complete their cards, we will make every effort to inform, inspire, and commit everyone t