Saint Paul Lutheran Church and School

The Sword March 2016

750 W Keady Ct., Roseburg, OR 97471

541 – 673-7212 www.stpaulroseburg.org

The Mission

I grew so much from our last sermon series, Called Together. And, I believe that we grew spiritually as a

church. We learned that the Gospel is not only doctrinal, but it is personal, living, and missional. The Gospel of Jesus is

the Good News that He has made all things new by His death and resurrection. The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the

dead now lives in us and empowers us to be sent to make disciples by baptizing and teaching.

We learned that making disciples is not only about winning over non-believers to Christ, but also teaching new

believers so that they grow and are spiritually mature and effective in Christ. We learned that this not only happens in

small groups, but also through relationships. How empowering! The question is: what new believers (or believers who

need you) are you pursuing in a relationship? May the Spirit empower you to be aware of who you are called to pursue

and invest in. A great plan for new believers is for them to buy a study bible, develop the habits of reading the Bible and

praying, and getting into a small group. The Parable of the Sower says that new believers are still vulnerable to the

attacks of Satan and the world.

We also learned that we are to pursue relationships with people outside the church. Who has God called on you

to pursue outside the church? God has already done great things by bringing people into a saving relationship with Christ

through His church! At the time of writing this, God has already baptized 8 people in 2016 through the Ministry at St.

Paul. May God lead us to live missional lives as we seek to make friendships with those who do not yet have a personal

relationship with Jesus. And, please pray for outsiders God will bring to

our Easter Service. May they be touched by the Gospel of Jesus and turn

from sin to saving faith in Him. To God be the Glory!

Your Partner in the Gospel,

Pastor Andrew

Visit our website for pictures and updates on all church activities

www.stpaulroseburg.org

you can also find a list of recommended books and download Pastors sermons

There will be 3 services on Easter at 8:00, 9:30 and 11:00am

The egg hunt will be at 10:30am.

The Children will sing at both the 9:30 and 11:00 am services.

Inside this issue: LWML……………………………….….…2

Care Ministry………………………….2

Elders Minutes………………………..3

School News……………….…………..5

Growth Groups…….……….…...….7

March Celebrations………..….....8

Christ in Belize Newsletter……..9

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LWML News Barbara Campbell, President

Wow! Here it is March already and we are halfway through our journey to the cross during our Lenten Season.

Ladies, have you signed up to bring Soup or Bread for our Wednesday Soup Suppers! These Wednesdays evenings prior

to our Lenten Worship offer an excellent time to break bread with fellow brothers & sisters in Christ. Plan to join us this

coming Wednesday.

As we count down the days until Easter we come to Palm Sunday the weekend

prior to Easter. We will again hold our Palm Sunday Brunch between our two Worship

services. Our LWML ladies will be helping shepherd this event. Second service

worshipers will set up starting around 8:30 a.m., so everything will be ready by 9:30.

First service worshipers will clean up afterward. All members are encouraged to bring

a brunch dish by 9:15. Hot dishes will be placed in the oven to keep warm. Please plan

to join us for this Fellowship Meal.

A Freewill Offering will be taken at the Brunch. Proceeds will go towards

Scholarships for any woman wishing to attend the Oregon District LWML Convention

(of which we of the Myrtlewood Zone are helping host) in Eugene on June 3-5. More information may be found on the

bulletin board in the narthex.

Don’t forget the T-Shirts for Diapers for the Orphan Grain Train!

Barbara Campbell, for St. Paul LWML

(Lutheran Women in Mission)

Lynn Mathweg, Director 541 672-8694

Our Care Minster list of homebound members remains the same. During this season of Lent remember them not

only in your prayers but with visits, notes of encouragement and phone calls. The following remain in their homes, Pat

Churchill, Margie Derr, Vivian Fisher, Betty and Don Kitzman. Carolee Fourtner and Bette Hand are at Brookdale while

Carol Anderson is at Curry Manor. Esther Johnson is at a private foster home. Evelyn Gorthy is now living in the Central

Point area with family.

We do have other members that we continue to pray for and offer words of encouragement by sharing the love of

Christ. They include: Libby Mizell, Gene Kemp, Sarah Kingston, June Zehe, Leon Hambrick, Tom Murray, Ken Hand

Sr., Jennifer Young, Ruth O'Neill, Jeremy Kuester, Carol Kube and the Kuether family.

Any and all addresses for our members can be found in our directory or by contacting the church office.

Meet with Pastor Andrew every other Wednesday in the sanctuary at 1:15pm for a time of dedicated

prayer for our church and school

9:30 am

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Elder Meeting Minutes[Date]February 11, 2016

Opening

The regular meeting of the Elders was called to order at 6:25 PM

Present

Cory Fitzsimmons, Phil Hu, David Weir

Prayer

Pastor Andrew prayed that God would fill us with His wisdom from the Holy Spirit and the Lord would bless our meeting.

Approval of Minutes

Minutes were approved from the last meeting and email poll minutes from January 29, 2016.

Church Discipline Policy

The Elders unanimously approved the updated Church Discipline Policy. The Policy also included an approach to non-members who have been

communing for a long period of time and were cohabitating or unrepentant.

Marriage Policy

The Elders unanimously approved the updated Marriage Policy. The Policy includes provisions regarding marrying cohabitating couples, unequally

yoked couples, and those who are divorced and want to remarry, and a statement that we will not perform same sex marriage.

8:30 Worship Service

Pastor Andrew shared his plan for Adam DeGroot to sing all songs mic’d and for Ruth to play the piano at all songs and for Steve Strauss to play the

acoustic guitar and accompany them.

Selecting and Forming Elders

The Elders agreed that we need a more thorough examination process for Elders. Pastor Andrew recommended several lunches where the person

being examined goes over Luther’s Small Catechism. Phil recommended that the person could also be invited to a monthly BBQ with the Elders and

their wives. The Elders unanimously approved.

Discipleship Groups

Pastor Andrew gave an update on the Discipleship multiplication process. The current discipleship groups plan to multiply in April so there will

eventually be 6 Discipleship Groups meeting.

Prayer Stations after Worship

The Elders all agreed that we should have prayer stations after worship. There was a discussion about confidentiality. Pastor Andrew said he would

research the issue with other pastors and report back to the Elders at the next meeting.

Lent/Easter Schedule

All Lent Services will be at 6:30. The Elders committed to attending the Holy Thursday and Good Friday services. The Easter Services will be at

8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 with an Easter Egg Hunt at 10:30. Phil wanted to make sure there was a good turnout of children singing at both the 9:30 and

11:00 services. Pastor Andrew said he would speak with Casey DeGroot.

Tithe

The Elders agreed to continue to support Evergreen Lutheran School in Detroit.

Thanksgiving Service

Pastor Andrew requested that we discontinue the Thanksgiving Eve Service since interest was down. The Elders agreed but wanted to know exactly

how many people were in attendance. Pastor Andrew said he would report back to them on the exact number.

Adjournment

Meeting was adjourned at 9:45. The next general meeting will be at 6:15 PM on March 10, 2016, in the library at St. Paul.

Minutes submitted by: Pastor Andrew Farhat

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Our first Father/Daughter Dance

was a big hit! Just under one

hundred guests attended our

event. Patty and Terri

Cook served refreshments. Kara

Crane provided a Photo Booth for

all of our guests. St. Paul's Praise

Band (Ryan Felker, Cory

Fitzsimmons, Randy Janzen, Rick

Kemp, Jennifer Nelson and Steve

Strauss) provided our

entertainment for the evening and

sounded amazing! The

Father/Daughter Dance brought in

a total of $350 for our

school. Thank you to all of those

who made our night a success!

St. Paul Lutheran School March School News

Special Dates

Feb. 16 - Open Enrollment for the 2016-2017 School Year Begins - $100 discount on registration fees

if enrolled before March 18

Feb. 24-26 - Parent Teacher Conferences for all students - No school, no preschool; child care available

March 12 - Shine Like Stars Dinner and Auction at Splitz Bar & Grill, 5:30pm

March 27 - Easter Sunday - Services at 8:00, 9:30, & 11:00 am - Easter Egg Hunt - 10:30 am

. Thank you Dorothy Chubbuck for maintaining our prayer request line. If you would like

to be part of our phone prayer chain contact Dorothy at 541 673-2630.

If you would like to be part of our email prayer chain contact Becky at beckyoneill@charter.net or call her at 541-677-0338

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Ten thousand talents is equivalent to millions of dollars. Jesus intention was to pick a debt so huge that the servant could never pay off

the debt. Neither could any of us offer up enough money, time or service to buy ourselves out of sin. Yet with one pronouncement

from the cross, “It is finished,” Jesus did that for us. Our debt is paid. And what is the proper response for that? Is bringing an

offering of all we have enough? Could we ever return enough to properly thank God for forgiving our debt of sin? No. But by

managing all of life and all of life’s resources for God’s purpose, we can demonstrate that we understand and are willing to respond to

the payment of that debt.

Jack Schulze, Stewardship

Are YOU interested in full time ministry?

We are accepting applications for college scholarships. Applicants must be a member of St. Paul

Lutheran Church & School intending to pursue a college level degree for the purpose of entering the active

Lutheran ministry. Along with the application include a transcript, 2 letters of recommendation and a brief

resume by March 31, 2016. Applications are on the bulletin board..

Lent

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 10th. We have midweek fellowship/dinner/service which will begin on Ash

Wednesday and end Wednesday, March 16th

Midweek Dinner (Soup) will begin at 5:30 PM (people are welcome to come in late)

There will be a sign- up sheet for those wishing to bring soup or bread.

There will be no midweek fellowship/dinner on Wednesday during Holy Week March 20-26th

Midweek Lent Worship Service will begin at 6:30 PM Holy Thursday March 24

th Service at 6:30 PM

Good Friday March 25th

Service at 6:30 PM

Thrivent Choice® Strengthening communities. Changing lives.

Thrivent Choice, the member-advised charitable grant program from Thrivent Financial, continues to be a welcome funding source for

churches and nonprofit organizations nationwide.

If you are an eligible Thrivent member, you likely are aware of this easy, convenient way to help make a difference for organizations you care

about. The Thrivent Choice program offers a way for eligible members to recommend where Thrivent Financial distributes some o f its

charitable grant funds each year.

Eligible benefit members are designated Choice Dollars® that they can direct, thereby recommending charitable grant funding for their choice

among thousands of enrolled churches and nonprofit organizations, including St . Paul Lutheran Church and School in Roseburg, Oregon. To

date, Choice Dollars grant funds to St. Paul totaling $30,464 have been distributed. The congregation has received $12,074 f or specific

projects and $18,390 to the school to assist with tuition assistance.

If you are eligible to participate in Choice Dollars, or are uncertain about your eligibility, visit Thrivent.com/thriventchoice. Or contact your local

Thrivent Financial representative, Helen Hanson.

Choice Dollars designated to eligible benefit members in 2015 must be directed by March 31, 2016. Please direct your Choice Dollars!

Helen tells me there are currently over $14,000 of un-directed Choice Dollars right here in our local area. Fran Mueller, Thrivent Advocate.

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St. Paul Lutheran Church -

Growth Groups (Growth Groups meet for experiencing life as believers or seekers, grow and reach out together)

Singles/Couples (childcare onsite) ● 1st & 3

rd Fridays ● 6:00 PM

Pastor: pastor.andrew@stpaulroseburg.org

Women’s (The Vine Speaks) ● 1st Thursday● 7 PM

Barbara: 541-672-6302

Women’s (Christian Book) ● 2nd

Monday ● 6:30 PM ● Timothy House

Sherri: sherrihu@gmail.com

Women’s ● Thursday ● 9:30 AM ● Winchester

Elaine: elewarren@hotmail.com

Women’s (LWML) ● 1st Thursday ● Noon ● Timothy House

Barb: 672-2976

Teens ● Wednesdays ● 6:30 PM ●Timothy House

Kathy: kathyl@douglasfast.net

Multi-Age ● Monday ● 7 PM ● Del Rio

Mike: mjwooton@q.com 430-7925

Multi-Age ● Tuesday ● 2:00 PM ● Sutherlin

Kyle: 459-2385

Multi-Age ● Tuesday ● 1:30 PM ● West Harvard

Glenn: 957-0947

Multi-Age ● Bible Class ● Sunday ● 9:00 AM ● Upstairs Library

Denny: dennynapier@ymail.com

Multi-Age ● LifeLight Bible Study "St. John part 2" Tuesday ● 1:45 PM ● Timothy House

Jim: j.kuether@yahoo.com or 1-503-260-5972

Confirmation Class ● Grades 6-8 ● Sundays ● 9:20AM ● Music Room (Upstairs)

Jerry: 707-481-2053 jrrorie@sbcglobal.net

Don’t forget to put 3 dimes in your Mite Box / Socks for March

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Sandi Koberstein

Patti Cook

Ella Weir

Diana Hinrichs

Landon Belloir

Alice Belloir

David Brosius

Tom Chartier

Susan Skeen

Noreen Marburger

Hunter Crane

Kenneth Hand

Alli Hu

Sherry Meyer-Paroz

Ronald Kiepert

Jennifer Nelson

Irma Bass

James Mahaffy

Sharon Hambrick

Candice Jewell

Jerry Warren

Ezra Wright

Colleen Wooton

John McVeigh

Gabriel Simmons

Kellen Nelson

Sahalie Nelson

If we have missed your birthday

or anniversary please contact the

Church office.

We may not have your

information in our computer.

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Pastor Andrew’s sermons

air every Tuesday at 12:40

pm on KGRV radio 700

AM and can be downloaded

anytime from our website.

CDs are also available from

the church office

Jim & Joyce Kuether March 10th

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Lorenzo & Jennifer Young March 19th

Jeremy & Jesika Stoffal March 22nd

David & Sara Young March 24th

March Calendar Events Sundays: Worship Services 8:30 Traditional

10:30 Contemporary

Coffee/lemonade and cookies will be served after each

service

Children’s Church & Nursery is offered

at the 8:30 and 10:30 service.

Wednesdays:

Prayer Team 1st & 3

rd Wednesdays 1:15 pm

Fridays:

Quilting 9:00 am

LWML meeting 1st Thursday at Noon, Timothy House

Elders meeting 2nd

Thursday 6:00 pm

School Ministry Team 2nd

Sunday 9:00 am

Parent Teacher Organization 1st Thursday 5:30 pm

Special dates •World Day of Prayer, March 4 • Fourth Sunday in Lent, March 6 • Girl Scout Sunday, March 6 • Fifth Sunday in Lent, March 13 • Daylight-Saving Time Begins, March 13 • Palm/Passion Sunday, March 20 • Holy Week, March 20-26 • First day of Spring, March 20 • Maundy Thursday, March 24 • Good Friday, March 25 • Holy Saturday, March 26 • Easter Sunday, March 27

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