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Reformation Festivities 2-3

Interim Pastor 5-6

Transition Team 7

Women of the ELCA 12

Youth 3

Notes & Notices 14

Greeters & Readers 15

Prayer Concerns 16

Sponsors 17

Health Ministries 8-9

Sept. Opportunities 10-11

Striving to mirror Christ

in word and action by reaching

out to serve others!

Our Mission

Statement

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Inside this issue:

October 2017 Volume 16, Issue 10

is a monthly publication of St. Paul Lutheran Church

Salvation is a Gift In the year 1517, Martin Luther

was a professor of moral theology at

the University of Wittenberg in Ger-

many. He was upset with the corrupt

practices of the predominant Church

of the day, and sought to make some

changes. He did not intend to incite a

firestorm of protest that would culmi-

nate in the Thirty Years’ War, or a

break from

the Roman

Catholic

Church, but

he did be-

lieve strong-

ly in his con-

victions and

was willing

to suffer

whatever

consequenc-

es came as a

result. Pri-

mary in Luther’s convictions was the

idea that we do not buy our way to

salvation. At the time, the Catholic

Church engaged in a common sale of

indulgences, which were coupons to

get out of Purgatory—a temporary

place of punishment.

Martin Luther believed this com-

pletely missed the point of all we read

in Scripture. The Bible tells us clearly

that we have been saved by God

through Christ, with an unearned gift

of grace. This means that we did not

save ourselves, nor do we contribute

even one percent to our eternal salva-

tion. Of course, in this lifetime, we

can lean in to God’s love for us and

do all kinds of good and loving

things. We can learn to trust God, fol-

low God and obey God. But none of

this contributes to our ultimate salva-

tion. Salva-

tion is a gift.

100% of it. It

was done for

you by the

great Work

on the Cross.

This was a

major tenet

of Luther’s

writings, and

what he

most sought

to communi-

cate in lectures and sermons.

The Catholic Church of the day

did not appreciate what Luther said

because if the German peasants

stopped paying Rome for indulgenc-

es, Rome might not have the money

they needed to build the Vatican. This

put a major cramp in the Churchʹs

capital campaign. It also gave the

people freedom to have their own re-

lationships with God, without the

SEE PASTOR STEPHANIE (Continued on page 4)

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by God’s

grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus

- Romans 3:23,24

COUNCIL CORNER

2017 Congregational

Council:

President:

Pearl Mann

V. President:

Tom Pankow

Secretary:

Sue Bedell

Finance: Scott Allen

Elder: Mary Madraki

Rodriguez

Deacon: Lori Davies

Trustee: John Kelton

Lay Minister:

Ning Amante

Community Minister:

Blair Giboney

Pastor Bill Wong

Pastor Stephanie Lape

Volume 16, Issue 10

Saturday, October 14

“Catechism Revisited:

Reformation”

Rejoice Conference Day of The-

ological Education

The Rejoice

Conference of

the Pacifica

Synod invites

you to attend

our fourth

“Catechism

Revisit-

ed.” This year beginning at 9 a.m.,

we will be focusing on important

aspects of the Reformation in histor-

ical, present, and musical perspec-

tives. Reverend Jarmo Tarkki and

Singer/Conductor James Koenig will

be our speakers with a chance for

questions and discussion after each

speaker. $15 includes coffee and

pastry in the morning and Danish

lunch. Danish Lutheran Church,

16881 Bastanchury Road, Yorba Lin-

da. RSVP by October 4th to Pastor

Anne-Grethe Nielsen at (714)993-

6362 or in-

[email protected].

Sunday, October 15

Katie & Martin

Pastor Johan and Sonja Hinderlie

will join us at the 11 a.m. service to

portray the roles of 16th century re-

former Martin Luther and his wife

Katarina, as they have done since

1979. They present the testimony of

these amazing people in full cos-

tume with the flavor of the Refor-

mation time in Germany. Their sto-

ries reveal the theological focus of

Luther’s teaching; sola scriptura, so-

la gratia, and sola fide (word alone,

grace alone, and faith alone). Katie

also tells of her escape from the

Nimbschen convent, life with Mar-

tin and coping with suffering and

death in her family. The Hinderlies

proclaim the gospel of the for-

giveness of sins in Jesus Christ

through these presentations while

presenting interesting anecdotes on

the life and times of this unusual

couple.

500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE

St. Paul Lutheran Church

offers these special events

in the month of October as

together we commemorate

the anniversary of the

Protestant Reformation:

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month, Compass deadline

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the following week’s bul-

letin. Please e-mail your

information to Lori Sear-

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Tuesday, October 17

Theology on Tap

We continue with

our ongoing study of

Martin Lutherʹs Small

Catechism, now study-

ing the Ten Command-

ments and Lutherʹs

emphasis on both the

convicting law and the saving gospel

of Jesus Christ. We meet at Macal-

lanʹs Pub - 330 W Birch Street,

Brea. 6:30 p.m. Come share your

thoughts, opinions, questions, and

casual food and beverages with us!

Wednesday, October 18

From Conflict To Communion:

A Journey in Hope

An ecumenical

prayer service for

Christian unity

commemorating

the 500th anniver-

sary of the Refor-

mation. This will take place at Christ

Cathedral (formerly Crystal Cathe-

dral) Arboretum, 13280 Chapman

Avenue, Garden Grove at 7:30

p.m. Presided by the Bishop of the

Roman Catholic Church Diocese of

Orange, the Most Rev. Kevin W.

Vann, J.C.S, D.D. and the Bishop of

the ELCA Pacifica Synod, The Rev.

Dr. Andrew A. Taylor.

Sunday, October 29

REFORMATION DAY!

We begin the day with three wor-

ship services of Word and Sacra-

ment, including beautiful Refor-

mation worship music featuring our

own choirs, vocalists and

guest trumpet player!

Then return for a

special

Reformation

Hymn Sing

from 4—5:15 p.m.

We will celebrate the church sea-

sons in music, including Advent,

Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, and East-

er. Special music includes our own

talented Dan Cabbell, and our choirs

and soloists.

Following this at 5:30 p.m.,

we will eat

traditional German bratwurst

with fixings,

please sign up to bring a side or

dessert! We will move from our

Reformation Festival

to our well-loved Trunk or Treat,

with decorated cars and festive cos-

tumes to give the community chil-

dren a thrill! It is sure to be a fun,

festive, and very special day!

PROTESTANT REFORMATION

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need for the Church as an intermedi-

ary. It’s important to know that now,

500 years later, the Roman Catholic

Church has changed much of their

teachings and practices —and the

2017 Catholic Church is not the 1517

Catholic Church. Today, Catholic

Christians and Lutheran Christians

are much more similar than different.

We even meet together for joint pray-

er services (see the bulletin for an op-

portunity to do so on October 18th!)

What troubles me is not the

Catholic/Lutheran divide, but the

tendencies all humans have to push

away the free gift of grace. We say we

are saved by grace alone, as Luther

taught us, as St. Paul has made clear,

and as Jesus has shown. Yet we often

ask “But don’t we have to DO some-

thing?” This suggests our subtle but

powerful resistance to the free gift of

grace. It’s nearly impossible for us to

comprehend a love that would do

everything for us—and for our neigh-

bor. This love would forgive the

worst sin, renew the most corrupt

and decayed soul, and literally bring

fresh life out of hopeless death. This

love goes beyond all we can compre-

hend—and so we resist it.

Again, we certainly are asked to

do much. Theologian Dietrich Bon-

hoeffer warns us against “cheap

grace,” where we accept grace as free

and then do nothing with our lives.

Grace was not free. Grace had a cost.

It’s just that WE did not pay it. God

did. God emptied God’s divinity into

human flesh in the form of Jesus and

then loved us even unto death. Jesus

was willing to give absolutely every-

thing to give us healing, wholeness,

and life in abundance.

When you hear “Now you/they

just have to (fill in the blank) to be

good enough,” remember that noth-

ing goes in that blank. You will not

suddenly be “good enough” when

you are more ethical, though God

hopes you are ethical. You will not

suddenly be “good enough” when

you are more loving, though God

hopes you are loving. Your good

works do not and cannot save you.

Martin Luther said it well on his

deathbed: “We are all beggars.” We

are only grateful recipients of God’s

grace. Now try to accept this in your

own life and do the good work of ex-

tending this same grace to your

neighbor. Forgive and overlook their

sin, as God has forgiven and over-

looked yours. Do not hold their sin

against them, as God does not hold

your sin against you. Make it a point

to sing out loud: “AMAZING grace

(not lukewarm, mildly interesting

grace), how sweet the sound that

saved a wretch like me” —and like

my neighbor, and like my enemy.

Grace is no less amazing today than

in 1517, and in Jesus’ day. May we

never cease to be amazed!

PASTOR STEPHANIE Continued from page 1)

Journeys

By the time you receive and read this

issue of Journeys, summer is behind us,

school is in session, Rally Day has oc-

curred at St. Paul Lutheran Church, and

autumn is here.

Simultaneously, we continue our

journey through the Pentecost season of

the church year. During the Pentecost

season, the focus is more on the church,

its mission, and its ministry. This is a

time when we recall, examine, explore,

reflect on, and take to heart the teach-

ings of Jesus and the movement of the

Holy Spirit in relation to the

church and our participa-

tion as Jesus’ disciples in

God’s mission and ministry.

Mission

Along with being in the

season of Pentecost, congre-

gational transition is an ide-

al time for St. Paul Lutheran

Church, for you, to explore,

examine, discern, discover,

and discuss God’s mission

for this congregation. One

of the five developmental

tasks for intentional interim ministry is

to “renew the congregation’s sense of

mission.”

When it comes to mission, my obser-

vation is that congregations, like most

organizations, tend to turn inward. One

of my responsibilities as a pastor is to

urge, push, cajole, ask this congregation,

namely you, to look outward and to take

seriously God’s mission to send you out

into the world to incarnate, proclaim,

and share Jesus with neighbors and the

people you meet through your actions,

service, and words.

God has a mission and offers a varie-

ty of ministries for consideration by St.

Paul Lutheran Church. Your challenge is

to discern, discover, and decide on fu-

ture mission and ministry directions by

praying, being aware of the Holy Spirit’s

movement, listening to one another, al-

lowing God to form you, being willing

to change, and hearing God through

faith as God meets us in grace, scripture,

worship, service, people, creation, ac-

tion, community, song, and blessings.

We are God’s people gathered in com-

munity together to be God’s

church.

Scripture

To begin and to guide your

discernment, a good starting

point is scripture. I know that

there are many biblical texts,

which focus on mission. I’ve

selected three and ask you to

read the following selected

scripture texts. In addition to

these three, you’re welcome

to offer other scripture texts

and bring them to my atten-

tion and the attention of this congrega-

tion. I’ve chosen three biblical texts from

Matthew because we have been journey-

ing through Matthew at worship.

Matthew 22:34-40 —The Greatest

Commandment

Matthew 25:31-46 —The Judgment

of the Nations

Matthew 28:16-20 —The Commis-

sioning of the Disciples

As you read each of these scripture

texts, here are questions to guide your

SEE PASTOR BILL (Continued on page 6)

Updates from our Interim Lead Pastor

Volume 16, Issue 10

discernment and reflection on each text.

You may want to write down your re-

sponses for future reference.

As you read the biblical text, what

word or phrase stood out for you,

spoke to you, shimmered, or moved

you to notice?

What is God saying to you through

this biblical text?

What are the mission and ministry

implications of this biblical text from

Matthew?

Discernment So Far

To bring together this initial discern-

ment process, here is a question for your

consideration and response. Looking

ahead and recalling the three readings from

Matthew, what are future mission and min-

istry directions that you sense or discern

that God is asking St. Paul Lutheran

Church to consider at this time? Write

down your response and list no more

than three.

After you have written down your

response, I ask that you contact me and

let’s get together for a conversation

about your discernment and the results

of this discernment. Also, you can pray

about this, listen for God, and share

your reflections with the Transition

Team. I want you to participate in this

discernment process and in doing so,

you take responsibility for this congre-

gation and become a mission partner

with God.

I also want to point out that over

time and as we progress through this

discernment process, this list of possible

future mission and ministry directions

may change. In other words, we are at

the beginning of this discernment pro-

cess. While in discernment, we constant-

ly look for God, listen for God, and fo-

cus on God. We are God’s church. Sim-

ultaneously, we are reminded that sur-

rounding St. Paul Lutheran Church is a

constantly changing neighborhood/

mission field. You are changing. Wheth-

er we notice it or not, this congregation

is changing. God is constantly on the

move. And God’s new creation is con-

stantly coming into the world.

We are on an adventure and journey

with God. This transition is God’s pro-

cess. Listen and discover what God has

in mind for St. Paul Lutheran Church.

As you look ahead and plan to call a

new settled lead pastor, the Transition

Team is guiding this process of discern-

ment and discovery. Be ready to partici-

pate and to share what you have heard

through your discernment.

Concluding Comments

As a reminder, here are the five de-

velopmental tasks for intentional inter-

im ministry:

1. Understand and accept the congrega-

tion’s history

2. Renew the congregation’s sense of mis-

sion

3. Manage shifts in leadership

4. Experience and strengthen denomina-

tional linkage and relationship

5. Commit to new directions in ministry

in preparation for new pastor

As we progress through this congrega-

tional transition, I plan to share infor-

mation about these five developmental

tasks with you. Keep in mind that this

transition marks a new beginning for St.

Paul Lutheran Church, which will result

in change.

PASTOR BILL (Continued from page 5)

SEE PASTOR BILL (Continued on page 11)

Journeys

Transition Team Update This is the first of many updates the

congregation will receive on the activi-

ties of the Transition Team (TT). TT

members are: Melanie Bakken and

Kathleen Preston, co-facilitators; other

members are Karen Allen, Jack Bedell,

Mike Day, Ryan Kuester, Joanne Lar-

son, George Montgomery and Pastor

Bill Wong. Tom Pankow is the council

liaison to the TT and will attend TT

meetings regularly in that capacity.

To date, we have had two meetings:

the first to get to know one another a

bit better, decide upon lead roles, and

get oriented to TT responsibilities by

Pastor Bill; the second to formulate

plans for gathering input and data from

the congregation. A key part of this is a

book we are all reading and discussing

at our meetings as we make our plans –

Discovering Your Congregation’s Fu-

ture by Roy Oswald and Robert Frie-

drich, Jr.

The call process involves two sepa-

rate, distinct phases: the forming of a

TT to gather input and data from the

congregation and organize it into a co-

herent document that can be used as a

“job description” by the Call Com-

mittee (CC), which conducts the call

process. The TT uses data from the

congregation to discern what kind of a

congregation we want to be going for-

ward; the CC conducts the actual

search for a new pastor in our quest to

call a pastor who has the vision, leader-

ship skills and experience to lead the

congregation where we say we want to

go. The TT must complete its work be-

fore the CC can begin its work. Two of

the TT members will also be on the CC

to assure continuity between the two

groups.

Over the next couple of months, the

TT will be asking all members of the

congregation to participate in a variety

of activities: surveys, small group

meetings, activities before, during and

after worship services. We are all in

this together so please participate as

much as possible, even when it may

seem trivial or pointless to you. Every-

thing the TT plans has a reason and a

purpose. We want your input, your

opinions, your deepest thoughts and

frustrations, and, most importantly,

your questions. We will constantly re-

mind you of who the members of the

TT are; you can direct your thoughts

and questions to any of us. The quality

of the final product very much de-

pends upon the active participation of

and continual input from the congre-

gation.

We humans do not like a vacancy.

Whenever we experience a vacancy

where there should be wholeness, we

want to fill that vacancy as quickly as

possible to feel like things are “back to

normal.” We all feel an absence, a va-

cancy at St. Paul, and have a natural

desire to fill it as soon as possible. The

TT’s responsibility is to slow us down,

to listen actively without judgment, to

design a whole variety of activities and

processes to garner input from the con-

gregation. That takes time. Your TT is

acutely aware that all members of the

congregation, including TT members,

are anxious to get on with it.

We TT members request your pa-

tience with us as we fulfill our respon-

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Let it be known to all of you, and to all the people of Israel, that this man is standing before you in good health by

the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,* whom you

crucified, whom God raised from the dead.

Key Facts About Influenza (Flu) What is Influenza (also called Flu)?

The flu is a contagious respiratory

illness caused by influenza viruses that

infect the nose, throat, and lungs. It can

cause mild to severe illness, and at

times can lead to death. The best way to

prevent the flu is by getting a

flu vaccine each year.

Signs and Symptoms of Flu

People who have the flu often feel

some or all of these signs and symp-

toms:

Fever* or feeling feverish/chills

Cough

Sore throat

Runny or stuffy nose

Muscle or body aches

Headaches

Fatigue (very tired)

Some people may have vomiting

and diarrhea, though this is more

common in children than adults.

*It’s important to note that not everyone

with flu will have a fever.

How Flu Spreads

Most experts believe that flu viruses

spread mainly by droplets made when

people with flu cough, sneeze or talk.

These droplets can land in the mouths

or noses of people who are nearby. Less

often, a person might also get flu by

touching a surface or object that has flu

virus on it and then touching their own

mouth, eyes or possibly their nose.

Period of Contagiousness

You may be able to pass on the flu

to someone else before you know you

are sick, as well as while you are sick.

Most healthy adults may be able to in-

fect others beginning 1

day before symptoms develop and up

to 5 to 7 days after becoming sick.

Some people, especially young children

and people with weakened immune

systems, might be able to infect others

for an even longer time.

Onset of Symptoms

The time from when a person is ex-

posed to flu virus to when symptoms

begin is about 1 to 4 days, with an aver-

age of about 2 days.

Complications of Flu

Complications of flu can include

bacterial pneumonia, ear infections, si-

nus infections, dehydration, and wors-

ening of chronic medical conditions,

such as congestive heart failure, asth-

ma, or diabetes.

People at High Risk from Flu

Anyone can get the flu (even

healthy people), and serious problems

related to the flu can happen at any

age, but some people are at high risk of

developing serious flu-related compli-

cations if they get sick. This includes

people 65 years and older, people of

any age with certain chronic medical

conditions (such as asthma, diabetes, or

heart disease), pregnant women, and

young children.

Preventing Flu

The first and most important step in

preventing flu is to get a flu vaccination

each year. CDC also recommends eve-

ryday preventive actions (like staying

away from people who are sick, cover-

ing coughs and sneezes and frequent

(Continued on page 9)

Journeys

Blood Pressure Checks Last Sunday of the month

sibilities; we intend to do the best job

we can in moving things along expedi-

tiously, but thoughtfully. Our job is

one of discernment – a process of un-

covering the decision, not of making it.

(p. 6; Oswald and Friedrich)

What is the congregation’s part in

all of this? You have important respon-

sibilities, too.

1. Actively participate in the discern-

ment process; we need you and

your opinions.

2. Regularly pray for the congregation

and the work of the TT.

3. Ask questions of the TT when you

have them; express your opinions to

us openly.

4. Remember that this takes time.

A final word about the importance

of prayer. Most of us are action orient-

ed to one degree or another. We want

stuff to happen and our prayers often

reflect that. Dear God, please….

There is another kind of prayer, the

kind where we don’t even know what

to ask for, the kind where we are still

and know that You are God. The first is

just what it sounds like – active prayer;

the second is contemplative prayer.

Discernment involves much more con-

templative than active prayer. Accord-

ing to Oswald and Friedrich, “At the

very heart of the Christian faith lies one

fundamental question: How can we

understand and live the will of God?”

The answer to that question requires us

– all of us – to open our hearts and

minds to hear the still, small voice of

God. As a congregation looking to the

future let us join together in slowing

down just a bit and listening for that

voice. That’s what this time of transi-

tion is for

TRANSITION TEAM (Continued from page 7)

handwashing) to help slow the spread

of germs that cause respiratory (nose,

throat, and lungs) illnesses, like flu.

Diagnosing Flu

It is very difficult to distinguish the

flu from other viral or bacterial causes

of respiratory illnesses on the basis of

symptoms alone. There are tests availa-

ble to diagnose flu. For more infor-

mation.

Treating

There are influenza antiviral

drugs that can be used to treat flu ill-

ness.

FLU SHOT CLINIC

Oct. 21 & 22. Watch for more details to come…

Join Pastor Stephanie and Pastor Bill as we discover what theology

(ʺGod talkʺ) has to say to us. In true Martin Luther style, we meet in

a pub - Macallans, 330 West Birch Street, Brea. Our next meeting is

Tuesday, October 17 at 6:15 p.m.

THEOLOGY ON TAP

In this year where we celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Refor-

mation, we now have the chance to study Romans, Martin Luther, and the foun-

dations of Lutheran theology. Come learn why we Lutherans say and think what

we do. We engage in Bible study, history, and comparative Christian theology.

This class is for everyone of any age and background. Led by Pastor Stephanie

Wednesdays at 7 pm. St. Paul Fellowship Hall

FAITH EXPLORATIONS

Volume 16, Issue 10

How did women

relate to Jesus? How did

Jesus relate to women?

Join us as we explore the

stories of New Testament

women and see our own

relationship with Jesus in a new

way. We are using the book, Back to

the Well: Womenʹs Encounters with

Jesus in the Gospels by Frances Tay-

lor Gench. This study is held on Fri-

day mornings 10 a.m., led by Pastor

Stephanie - for both women and

men.

Back to the Well—Friday Bible Study

Bring your pet - on a leash or in a

cage or crate - to St.

Paul for the Blessing

of the Animals. This

is a long Lutheran

tradition, where we

gather near the feast

day (birthday) of St.

Francis, patron saint

of animals and lover

of all Godʹs creation.

We say thanks to

God for our pets and service animals

everywhere. We ask God to bless

them and all Crea-

tion, and to help us

be good stewards of

this world and all

living things. Octo-

ber 1st, 5-6:30 pm.

Animal and human

treats provided.

Suggested donation

- a bag of pet food

for our local shelter.

Blessing of the Animals

I again want to emphasize I keep an

open door at the church office. If you

have questions or want to converse

about what I have written in this col-

umn, about this interim ministry, about

St. Paul Lutheran Church, about this

congregation’s mission and ministry, or

about your ministry, you are welcome to

contact me or come to the church office.

I am interested in meeting you and in

engaging you in conversation.

Finally, I ask you to read the Transi-

tion Team update article in this October

2017 issue of Journeys. The process

moves forward.

With confidence and hope in the ris-

en and living Jesus Christ,

Pastor Bill Wong

Interim Lead Pastor

Office phone: 714.879.5907

Mobile phone 530.400.9933

Email: [email protected]

PASTOR BILL (Continued from page 6)

Journeys

The Tuesday Morning Men’s Bible

Study continues. All men are invited to

be part of this new creation.

How did the church begin? Who

were the apostles? What did congrega-

tion life look like in the early church?

Who were Peter and Paul? What were

the struggles among the early Chris-

tians?

The Tuesday Morning Men’s Bible

Study gathers at 6 a.m., in the Fellow-

ship Hall. Breakfast is provided. We

are studying the Acts of the Apostles.

Bring your Bible. To guide our study,

we are using a study book titled, Acts,

which is part of the NavPress Life

Change Series. Copies of this book are

available at the church office or at the

Bible study. Also, you are welcome to

read ahead in the book of Acts.

Pastor Bill Wong will help lead this

study. No prior Bible study experience

necessary. Just a desire to learn, to be

open to God, a willingness to share

your insights, and to be a part of this

fellowship.

Again, all men are invited. Come

and experience God’s presence and

word among us.

Tuesday Morning Men’s Bible Study Continues

Be ready to support your SPLC dancer!

Pathways of Hope Look Who’s Dancing

February 2018 Look for information in the

upcoming Journeys

Volume 16, Issue 10

The Women of the Evangelical Lu-

theran Church in America (WELCA) is

the organization to which every woman

who joins St. Paul Lutheran Church au-

tomatically belongs. It gives every wom-

an, young or old, a chance to become

involved in God’s work, whatever talent

may be - a leader, a quilter, an eager lis-

tener to learn about God or a helper in

the kitchen and dining area for special

occasions, VBS, and at our various

events throughout the year.

We have 5 active circles which meet

monthly as well as weekly bible studies.

You are welcome to join any of these

circles or bible studies. We have many

events during the year in addition to

coordinating funeral receptions and de-

livering meals to someone who is ill.

We are also active in other community

outreach projects. We collect and donate

food or goods to Pathways of Hope and

La Habra Community Resource Care

Center. In addition, we are active in the

Pacifica Women organization with

events and cluster meetings as well as a

Pacifica Women of the ELCA conven-

tion and our Thankoffering service in

November. These events are a great

time to meet the ladies involved in

WELCA from our sister congregations

throughout the world!

Circle Leaders ~ Dorcas Circle

Donna Austin - 2nd Tues. @ 7 p.m.

Elizabeth Circle

Judy Christopher - 4th Wed. @ 9:30 a.m.

Esther Circle

Diane Collins - 1st Tues. @ 7 p.m.

Rahab Circle

Greta Goellrich - 3rd Thurs. @7 p.m.

Sarah Circle

Sheila Richards - 4th Mon. @ 7 p.m.

Current WELCA Board ~ President - Diana Bock

Vice President - Janet Kitchen

Secretary - Leah DeSoucy

Treasurer - Marilyn Minnich

Mission Action - Ardis Carroll

Mission Community - Sue Bedell

Mission Growth - OPEN

Newsletter - OPEN

Cheer - Sally Moore

Heartline - Annette Nygard

Good Sam - Janet Kitchen & Sue Bedell

WELCA Programs - OPEN

Member at Large - Always open

Board meets the 1st Wed. of the Month

at 9:30 a.m.- September through June!

WELCA is always looking for new

members and new ideas! Please prayer-

fully consider joining the board or a cir-

cle ~ you won’t regret it!! You are wel-

come to contact me or any board mem-

ber if you are interested or have ques-

tions.

Blessings!

Diana Bock - WELCA President

WELCA EVENTS 10/4 - Board Meeting @ 9:30 a.m.

10/29 - Reformation Sunday activi-

ties – Hymn Sing at 4 p.m. Refor-

mation Festival at 5:30 p.m.

11/19 - Thankoffering Sunday 12/2 - Christmas Tea @ 2p.m.

COFFEE PREPARATION: October—Esther Circle

November — Sarah Circle

December — Dorcas Circle

Please pick up a WELCA booklet in

the church office which contains an easy

to read directory for WELCA 2017…

FYI - It’s Bright Pink.

Women of the ELCA

October 2017

WELCA—Who are We?

Journeys

Youth Page

Religious education classes meet every Wednesday evening at 5 p.m.

for all 7th and 8th grade students. We study the Scriptures, play games,

develop great friendships, and engage in the community with service.

Participants also have the opportunity to meet regularly with an adult mentor to

discuss matters of faith and life. Please see Pastor Stephanie or Ryan Kuester

with questions or if you would like to participate.

Come assist with the Blessing of the Animals.

October 1st - assistants needed at 4:30. Blessing

from 5:00-6:30. We need pet helpers, ushers,

greeters, and hospitality providers. Everyone can

play a part! Please sign up if you are available.

High School students have many opportunities to engage

with the ministry, fellowship, and service opportunities at

St. Paul. First, every Sunday during the 9:30 service, high

school students are welcome to sit together and leave the

sanctuary with Michelle Kuester following the sermon, to

discuss the sermon and scripture passages for the week.

Secondly, the High School group meets generally twice

each month - once for Bible study and fellowship, and once for fun and games.

This month, we meet October 8th at Starbucks on Harbor and Imperial from 1:00-

2:30 pm. Bring your Bible if you have one. If you donʹt have one, let Pastor

Stephanie know and she will get you one.

We will also meet October 22nd for a movie and pizza in the Youth Room.

NEW Confirmation for FALL

High School Youth

SPY Lites & Middle Schoolers

We meet Sunday, October 15 at Starbucks on Imperial and

Harbor from

1:-2:30 p.m. We will discuss what we as a college and young

adult group want to do this coming year, what scheduled time

works best for the majority of the group, etc. Come and let your

voices be heard and your preferences be made known. If you

cannot make this meeting, please be in touch with Pastor Stephanie to weigh in as

to how the college/young adult group can best meet your spiritual needs.

College & Young Adults

Volume 16, Issue 10

HEALTH MINISTRY COMMITTEE—

has a registry of medical, at-home

equipment available for loan. If you

have something you wish to loan or if

you need to borrow something, contact

Sara Jimenez at 858-254-2848. Please

note that we do not have space to store

the equipment.

FUNDRAISER—Veronica

Sandoval accepting ANY

amount of donations. For

every $20 she receives, 1

Lion will be given to Spark of Love Toy

Drive AND 50% of all profit to the St.

Paul Youth attending National Youth

Gathering in Houston next Summer.

Each toy is $20. Thank you!

MISSING!!!!—The church kitchen is

missing several of the small clear glass

coffee pots that use to be there. They are

used with the large counter top coffee

maker. They have orange and black

handles. Not sure if they have been bro-

ken or borrowed. If you know anything

about these please talk to Janet Kitchen

or Diana Bock.

BEEN TRAVELING?? —Took some of

those freebie toiletries??If you have

small size soaps, shampoos, condition-

ers, lotions, etc and need a good place to

put them to use, consider donating

them to the basket in the Narthex. They

will be donated to the Homeless

through Pathways of Hope.

CARDS NEEDED—WELCA is in need

of get well, sympathy, and cheer cards

as well as those with pretty fronts and

blank insides. We send out cards each

month to members who are ill, home-

bound, or just need a note to know

someone cares. There is a blue plastic

bin located under the mail slots in the

narthex if you have any to donate. We

can also use stamps too. Thanks to Sally

Moore who has been doing a great job

sending these out to our congregation!!

CHURCH DIRECTORY—Pick

-up your copy of the 2017

church directory. One per fami-

ly please. IF you have any cor-

rections or additions, please

email them to [email protected].

Notes and Notices

Church Rummage and Boutique Sale

St. Paulʹs is having a parking lot rummage and boutique sale on

Saturday, Nov 11, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

The church has a number of items that we have purchased over

the years that we no longer use. We have tables, bar stools, spot

lights, crystal dishes, etc that need new homes. Please join us to buy or sell.

JOIN IN! For church members and friends of the church, if youʹd like to sell

some of your own items or setup a boutique area, you are welcome to ʹbuy a spotʹ.

For a $10 donation to ST Paul WELCA, you will be given a parking lot space to set-

up your items (9ʹx16ʹ). You are responsible for setting up your spot, selling your

own items and cleaning up at the end. There will be signs out along Harbor as ad-

vertisement. If youʹd like to reserve a spot, please contact Leah DeSoucy at

[email protected].

Journeys

Greeters 8 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11 a.m.

Oct. 1 Blair Giboney Bonita Hix Joyce Wolf

Mark DeSoucy Honey Leas

Leah DeSoucy Barbara Littrell

Oct. 8 Wayde Schatz Fritz Von Coelln Bob Buhl

Alice Schatz Cindy Von Coelln Anna McDonnel

Shelia Richards

Dale Richards

Oct. 15 Janet Kitchen Rick Stone Joyce Wolf

Daryl Braun Dawn Stone

Sherry Braun Suzy Young

Sue Weaver

Oct. 22 Sally Moore Todd Shaw Bob Buhl

Doug Strom Maria Shaw Anna McDonnel

Sue Coopman

Oct. 29 Sue Bedell Fritz Von Coelln Joyce Wolf

Jack Bedell Cindy Von Coelln

Barbara Littrell

Readers Oct. 1 Leah DeSoucy Martha Huff Lawrence Stark

Oct. 8 Stephanie Fisher Pat McKinley Evelyn Bryeans

Oct. 15 Tom Pankow Frank Tees Joyce Wolf

Oct. 22 Jack Bedell Jeff Hamer Caitlin Peters

Oct. 29 Ning Amante Dawn Stone Susanne Stark

Acolytes** Oct. 1—Vasquez

Oct. 8—Bakken

Oct. 15—Beining

Oct. 22—Day

Oct. 29 —Farias

**If your child would like to serve as an acolyte, please contact Pastor Stephanie.

If you are unable to attend church on the date you are scheduled please reach out

to someone else on the list. You are more than welcome to swap Sundays.

GREETERS, READERS & ACOLYTES

October Food Challenge is Peanut Butter

Let’s get the trophy back!

Volume 16, Issue 10

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STRENGTH, HEALING, COMFORT, MERCY,

PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING-For the United

States of America & the World–God Bless America

HEALING

Russ Holden Gordon Solomonson

Jay Tesch Celette Vanderford

Charles Austin Dee Ermes

Natalie Reggio Martha Huff

Rose Lloyd Jesse Meyer

Frank Christopher Karen Legel

Harold McDonnel Nancy Jordan

Janice Noren Rachel Bedard

Wilfred Strauss Bob Wolf

Babette Smythe Sandy Canlas

Margaret Swanson George Slomanson

Veronica Sandoval Thomas Sandoval

Sue Weaver Ada Gaughan & Family

Chuck & Sharon Tate Floyd & Virginia Seifert

Betty& Don Reid

Charlie & Peggy Harrington

Kevaleen & Dennis DeBolt—Sister & Brother-in-Law of

Kathy Peters

Pastor Bob & Dot Westerhoff—Friends of Kathy Peters

Michael Heinle —Husband of Kathy Peters’ niece

Joe Stok—Father of Sue Coopman

Cele & Kim Obuch —Friends of June Bosley

Kim Bowden—Family of June Bosely

Ayla & Jonah Reiner—Grandchildren of Stan and Carole

Reiner

Genevieve Bennett—Grandmother of Monica Faarias

Erin Vessey—Granddaughter of Chuck & Sharon Tate

Marge Shaw—Mother of Todd Shaw

Brooklynn Landis—Granddaughter of Ken & Sara Falk

Terry Kuester—Sister-in-Law of Ryan & Michelle Kuester

Linda Hahn—Niece of Marje Young

Katy Duran — Daughter of Ken & Beth Sackett

Ann Chance—Sister of Pearl Mann

Roberta Bondurant—Friend of Charles & Donna Austin

Deanne Spaulding—Friend of Judy and Frank Christopher

Connie Williams—Friend of Juanita Solomonson

Greg DeLozier—Brother of Pastor Stephanie Lape

Fran Madigan —Friend of Shirley Strom

Ora Garrett—Mother of John Draxler

Ramona Mayer & Heidi Boettcher —Friends of Anna

Meyer

Annie McLeland—Friend of Martha Huff

Don & Barbara Rogers and family —Friends of Veronica

Sandoval

Tony Leazzo—Cousin of Diane Collins

Hilde Buchmann — Friend of Juanita Solomonson

Bill Rendondo—Nephew of Jim & Sandy Roberts

Linda & Ernie Foxworth—Friends of Karen & Marjorie

Legel

STRENGTH AND HEALING

Marilyn Minnich Tom Peters

Marjorie Legel Pastor Mark Cansino

Bill & Dorothy Aanestad

Karly—Daughter of Nancy Romstedt

Irene Larson—Mother of Sharon Huemoller

Kimberly —Daughter of Ada Gaughan

Monte & Altha Hedman—Parents of Sue Goellrich

Patricia and Thurman Rock, Richard Bogucki, Lauretta,

Frances Hunter, Bill King, Kathy Wagner, Judy

Tardie, Hank, Doug & Joanne, Allen & Brendan,

Gabriel, Mark, Alisa & Brittaney—Friends & Family

of Fritz and Cindy von Coelln

Crystal Farias—Daughter of Rick & Monica Farias

Gavin Russell—Brother-in-Law of Grant Beining

Mary Williams—Daughter of Gabe & Evelyn Bryeans

Lyssa Connelly—Friend of Bill Meyer

Sarah Walter — Friend of Sarah Sorkin

Kelly Allgood—Sister-in-law of Barbara Weisz

Laura Hultman—Friend of Russ Holden

Jennifer Sullivan Tonai—Former member of St. Paul

Angelica Valenzuela—Friend of Judy and Frank

Christopher

Sharon Herzberger & Family —Friend of Caitlin Peters

Cris Dopher—Friend of Bill & Barbara Meyer

Marian & Johanna Locke — Friends of Anna McDonnel

Lynda Underwood and Family —Friend of Sue Bedell

Heidi Glantzberg & Jacob Simms—Niece and Nephew of

Pearl Mann

Kelly Madigan—Friend of Doug & Shirley Strom

COMFORT

David Soderquist and family on the death of his

mother, Pat Soderquist

Marje Young and family on the death of her nephew

Jay Vodenichar

SAFETY

Pvt. Allen Moss Charlie Co 84 Army Chemical

Battalion—Grandson of Cindy and Fritz von Coelln

1st Lieutenant George H Cushman, 1-77AR - Friend of

Kathy Salter

We welcome and encourage all prayer requests. Please

submit your requests in writing on your Worship

Registration card, via email or phone call to the Church

Office. Once or twice each month, names will be removed

from the list who have been in print at least 3 consecutive

weeks (except those deployed overseas). You are welcome to

re-submit any name removed from the list, or you may

remove a name at anytime by contacting the Church Office.

Thank you! If you or someone you know is in the hospital,

please be sure to call the church office (714) 879-8290 to

inform us. Confidentiality laws now prevent hospitals from

contacting churches when congregation members are

hospitalized.

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SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES

8 & 11 a.m.—Traditional Liturgical

9:30 a.m.—St. Paul Alive!—Praise

9:30 a.m. — Kids’ POWER Hour

The Rev. Bill Wong, Interim Lead Pastor

The Rev. Stephanie Lape, Pastor

W. Chris Winn, Director of Music

Lori Seargeant, Office Administrator

Melissa Ames, Nursery Attendant

Phone: 714-879-8290 Fax: 714-879-5907

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