st. paul’s lutheran messenger, april 2010

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April 2010 St. Paul’s Lutheran MESSENGER Christ is Risen! Christ Christ is Risen! Christ Christ is Risen! Christ Christ is Risen! Christ is Risen Indeed is Risen Indeed is Risen Indeed is Risen Indeed! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone: 952-938-4683 Email: [email protected] Fax: 952-938-1141 Website: www.saintpaulslutheran.org Our mission is to be “an open and inviting church spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ.”

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Page 1: St. Paul’s Lutheran Messenger, April  2010

April 2010

St. Paul’s Lutheran MESSENGER

Christ is Risen! ChristChrist is Risen! ChristChrist is Risen! ChristChrist is Risen! Christ is Risen Indeed is Risen Indeed is Risen Indeed is Risen Indeed!!!!

Alleluia!Alleluia!Alleluia!Alleluia!

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Phone: 952-938-4683 Email: [email protected] Fax: 952-938-1141

Website: www.saintpaulslutheran.org

Our mission is to be “an open and inviting church spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ.”

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St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

WHO WE ARE A Reconciling in Christ (RIC) congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Minneapolis Area Synod, Western Parks and Lakes Conference. MISSION STATEMENT Our mission is “to be an open and inviting church spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ.” WORSHIP TIMES You are invited to join us regularly on Sunday mornings for 9:30 AM worship followed by refreshments. Please check the enclosed calendar for days and times of Christian education and events.

Also, an interactive calendar is available on our website: www.saintpaulslutheran.org. Just click the “Calendar” button at the top of the webpage and click on the time & event for details. CONTACT INFORMATION The office is lightly staffed. Regular office hours are 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. Please call before coming in case of unexpected closure. Phone: 952-938-4683 Fax: 952-938-1141 email: [email protected], MAILING LIST Please notify the church office when you notify the Post Office you will be temporarily away.

St. Paul’s congregation is pleased to send you this newsletter. However, if you prefer not to receive it, please call the church office or e-mail us.

The newsletter is also available on our website. Save paper and postage; view it online.

CONGREGATION RELATIONSHIPS

Partners Igelsia Vida Abundante en Cristo, (Abundant Life in Christ), provides a worship service in Spanish at St. Paul’s on Sunday, 1:00 – 3:00 pm and Friday, 7:00 – 9:00 pm. Bet Shalom Reform Congregation, Interfaith Thanksgiving Eve service Lutheran Church of Reformation, Vigil of Easter Mizpah United Church of Christ, Interfaith Thanksgiving Eve service and Vacation Bible School Oak Knoll Lutheran Church, Confirmation Ministry

Companion Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mission Agora Ministries Augustana Chapel View Care Center in Hopkins Augustana Emerald Crest Beacon Hill Commons Intercongregation Communities Association (ICA) Lutherans Concerned/North America (RIC) Lutheran Social Services (LSS) Lutheran World Relief Meals on Wheels Our Saviour’s Housing ResourceWest of Hopkins Sojourner Project Thrivent Financial for Lutherans U.S. Foundation for the Children of Haiti West Metro Grief Support ARTICLE SUBMISSION Please submit articles as Word documents with your clip art to [email protected]. Include your name and contact information. For pre-printed fliers or brochures, provide a condensed version that can be directly inserted in the newsletter. Submission deadline is the fifteenth of each month. All submissions are subject to editing for space and content. All rights reserved by St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.

ST. PAUL’S CHURCH COUNCIL & ASSISTING ADMINISTRATORS

Pastor Rev. Louise Mollick Officers President – Vince Jacobson Vice President – Mary Hromatka Treasurer – Mike Mikulay Council Members At-Large Connie Hessevick Jeanne Moe Kathy Powers Eric Reishus Finance Committee Assisting Treasurer – Bernie Johnson Financial Secretary – Shirley Schaller Staff Administrative Assistant – Linda Dundas Choir Accompanist – Linda McGee Music Director – Steve Mollick Worship Accompanist – Rachel Mollick Facility Use Coordinator Mary Hromatka Webmaster Vince Jacobson AUXILIARY BUILDING USE St. Paul’s encourages use of its facility by groups that will support our mission statement. Examples are the 12 Step recovery programs, local neighborhood organizations, and congregations seeking a meeting space. Please contact us at 952-938-4683 for more information if interested. PUBLICATION The Messenger is a monthly newsletter published by St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 13207 Lake St. Extension, Minnetonka, MN 55305. 952-938-4683

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COUNCIL NEWS

St. Paul’s Church Council meets at 7:00 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month. Congregation members are welcome to attend and/or submit items for the agenda by contacting one of the

council members.

Council Meeting Highlights

March 9, 2010 Gathering Council President Vince Jacobson called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. Present were Pr. Louise Mollick, Vince Jacobson, Eric Reishus, Jeanne Moe, Mike Mikulay and Kathy Powers. Prayer and an opening meditation was given by Kathy. Reports

• Pr. Louise reported on concerns of individual members.

• GrandFamily Connections is going well and attendance is expected to be even greater this next month.

• PFlag (Parents/Friends of Lesbian and Gay) members attended the monthly meeting at Mayflower church. An April meeting is planned with a catholic church and hopes for a future meeting to be hosted at St. Paul’s.

• Expect 5 new members to be recognized at the March 14th service.

• St. Paul confirmation youth will be involved with Feed My Starving Children program 3/24/10.

• Holy Week and The Triduum will be held as one worship over 3 days; it is the most ancient tradition of church celebrations.

• Ministry Teams: Laura Eggert is doing a great job within the Worship and Music Team as she completes the Sunday Service Team position assignments.

• Mike reviewed the Finance Report.

Continuing Business

• Church Sign upgrade: plan to obtain a bid for refacing from a respected source via Pr. Louise.

• Vince will provide update on progress made with Church Windows software to include membership listing data.

• Going Green Initiative task force: Kathy Powers, Phil Eckhert and Eric Reishus, met 3/8/10. Preliminary plans and goal were confirmed. Look for further details in coming newsletters.

• Coffee money (fundraising and special offerings) dedicated to Open Arms for Quarter 1. Quarter 2 monies have been designated to go to U.S. Foundation for the Children of Haiti. Quarter 3 funds to be decided upon. Current discussion is looking to fund a ministry in Kenya, Africa. Ryan Foss will speak on his work 6/20/10 at the Adult Forum.

New Business

• Plans for March’s monthly gathering and potluck, which falls on Palm Sunday, concluded with having a catered meal meant as a festive social gathering.

• Duties of ministry teams within Continuing Resolutions of the Congregation Council were discussed. Assignments were delegated to council members for each to have oversight over a designated team.

• Pr. Louise discussed the possibility of incorporating time for devotion and bible study into council meetings, allotting 30 – 45 minutes prior to the start of business. Meetings to begin at 7:00 p.m and adjourn by 9:00 p.m.

Kathy gave closing prayer with adjournment of meeting at 8:50 p.m.

Highlights are provided for the purpose of timely dissemination of information only. The above is not approved meeting minutes and is subject to correction and/or change.

Agora Discipleship Academy ends with a retreat weekend at 6:00 pm Friday, April 9th through Noon Sunday, April 11th. Pr. Howard Rand will be our Worship Leader while Pr. Louise is attending. St. Paul’s Administrative Assistant will be out of town April 8 – 10th. Please call the church before coming on those days to make sure someone is available to let you in. 952-938-4683

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Peace – Wholeness – Shalom Each of us has a natural desire for peace, but like so many things, exactly what that means can vary widely. It may be more accurate to say that people like the idea of peace. One naïve interpretation of peace is expressed by the phrase, “Can’t we all just get along?” Some people attempt to secure this kind of peace by surrounding themselves with those who agree with them. Others do it by intentionally withholding their voice, by being essentially invisible. This interpretation of peace is all about conflict avoidance. The peace of the former is shattered when they are forced to do things beyond their carefully selected surroundings. The peace of the latter is conflicted by the continual risk of their unshared positions being discovered. True peace requires a completely opposite approach. Conflict avoidance allows us to move those small annoying conflicts out of sight where they are free to fester and grow and ultimately return as gigantic, mean, nasty conflicts on steroids. The path to peace is more like conflict resolution. Conflict resolution is basically the process of listening to another perspective in a way that broadens our tiny window into the truth. That is, the path to peace is the path to wholeness. People think of the Hebrew word, shalom as the word for peace. Wow, is that ever an understatement!

Using the King James Version as reference, James Strong lists the rendering of shalom as: To make amends, To make good, To be (or to make) peace, To restore, Peace, Prosperity, Wellness, Wholeness.

… or is it really an understatement? Could it be that all of these elements of shalom are an integral part of peace? Could it be that they are inseparable? Could it be that they are each and all impossible for us to achieve on our own, but that they are free gifts from God that are ours to accept? Let’s use

these shalom definitions to discuss the path to peace. To make amends, To make good, To restore, This is basically about reversing something that was done (or not done). That is, some action resulted in agitation or discord, or some commitment was made but was not honored. These things get in the way of peace until they are resolved. There is usually at least one offender and at least one offendee, real or perceived. The offender may even be ignorant of the offense. The remedy for this discord comes through listening and sharing. The participants must each listen, understand, and be aware of what they have done and its impact on the other. In this way, progress toward peace is made as a result of each party expanding their perspective and growing in wholeness. To be (or to make) peace, To “be peace” might be described as someone who “brings peace with them”. We all know someone who can walk into a room filled with discord, and immediately the discord is quieted. In a business environment, this person will remain present until the obstructed work begins making progress. One who brings peace has a great deal of power, most commonly derived from earned trust. One who brings peace often has unique opportunities to be a peacemaker. That is, they may be able to engender peace that remains in the place after they leave. It is tempting to think of a peacemaker as someone who smoothes things over and generally deals with the appearance of peace. The perceived activity of a peacemaker is accommodation and negotiation. The actual activity of a peacemaker is listening and building trust. A true peacemaker is one who works to create and build relationships of trust and understanding, leading toward wholeness. Prosperity, Wellness, Wholeness Prosperity has to do with “things going well”. A sense of prosperity and happiness are usually correlated with a life view. In the same way, healing and wellness correlate more closely with wholeness than a cure for some malady. And peace itself comes from wholeness. It seems as if all roads lead to wholeness (or perhaps from wholeness). None of these things is easy. It seems to me that rather than focusing on working for peace … or

A MESSAGE FROM

OUR PRESIDENT

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happiness … or wellness … or prosperity, we should focus on becoming whole, and simply enjoy these other natural outcomes. This cannot be achieved on our own, but Jesus has pledged his help. In Mark 10:52, Jesus says, “Your faith has made you whole”. Pray for Christ’s guidance and help us live into Shalom, growing toward wholeness, and working for peace. Shalom, Vince Jacobson

Treasurer’s Report as of February 2010 by Mike Mikulay, Treasurer

YTD offerings are $6,138

favorable to the $28,744 YTD budget. YTD total receipts (offerings plus other sources such as rent & fees) are $6,187 favorable to the $30,361 YTD budget. Expenses YTD are close to budget. The $121 from the January and February coffee receipts was donated to Open Arms of Minnesota. Call me at 952.933.9068 if you have any questions.

Meals on Wheels’ mission is to end senior hunger by 2020. Senior hunger in America is a monumental problem. Today, there are nearly 6 million seniors in the U.S. facing the threat of hunger. Visit www.mowaa.org for more. St. Paul’s participates in this program. We meet at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, across from Knollwood Mall, at 11:00 a.m. on the 4th Friday of every month to deliver meals to the elderly. Contact Ryan Foss to get on the volunteer driver list or for more information. Call 952-401-8044 or send emails to [email protected].

Sunday Service Teams Revamped

At the February Monthly Gathering and potluck brunch held after worship on February 28th, table discussion focused on overhauling the Sunday Service Teams and sign-up process. Instead of members serving by month, the service team is now the entire congregation and organized by the service opportunity! Each table had someone to lead discussion and sign-up people for their specialty. This includes but is not limited to: acolyte, altar care, assisting minister, communion bread, bulletin art, cantor, communion server, greeter, kitchen, lector, nursery, refreshments, special music, and usher. Everyone is asked to please sign up in their service area(s) at least once or twice every month. The sign up sheets are located on the office door. St. Paul participants who still need to select which service opportunities they would be willing to do, should contact the office ASAP or Laura Eggert. Thank you.

Would You Like to Become a Hymn Picker?

The hymns for worship are now being selected on a seasonal basis. People from the congregation are invited to gather periodically to make the selections for congregational singing during worship. Please know that whether or not you consider yourself to be musically or liturgically astute you are welcome to join us for this important ministry. This is a great way to express your opinions AND learn about the church year! At our last gathering we picked hymns for the seven Sundays of the Easter Season. At our next meeting we will be choosing the hymns for the Day of Pentecost and the first one third (May and June) of the long season that stretches into summer and fall. Please join us on Saturday, May 1 at 11:00 a.m. This usually takes about an hour. And yes, that is the day of our rummage sale – so, you’ll be at the church anyway. Just come on upstairs to the library table and help us out.

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THE GREAT THREE DAYS

April 1, 2, and 3

Every Sunday in worship the church celebrates the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit gathers us to receive the gifts of God. On several key days at the center of the church year worship takes a particular shape, however. These central days have

come to be known as the Triduum. The sacred Three Days – Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday are seen as one celebration. Each day of the Triduum needs the other two to complete the account, the doctrine, and the proclamation of the mystery of redemption. Maundy Thursday, the first part of the Triduum, is observed with The Confession and Absolution, Foot Washing, Holy Communion, and the Stripping of the Altar. The emphasis on the service is not so much the anniversary of the institution of the Lord’s Supper as the new commandment of love; Maundy is an English form of the Latin word for commandment, mandatum. The over-arching theme of the day is Jesus’ new commandment to “love one another even as I have loved you.” Jesus’ love is demonstrated both in his example of servant hood and in his gift of himself. The second part of the Triduum liturgy is Good Friday. We will observe the crucifixion of our Lord through the reading of the Passion of Christ according to John bidding prayers and the adoration of the cross. On Holy Saturday we will host worship with the people of Lutheran Church of the Reformation, St. Louis Park. This final part of the Triduum is called the Easter Vigil. It incorporates a brief service of light, readings that span our salvation story (i.e. The Creation, The Exodus, The Flood, The Valley of Dry Bones, The Fiery Furnace), a remembrance of Baptism, and Holy Communion. After the service we will share in a champagne reception and fellowship.

RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD

Easter Day begins at St. Paul’s with a continental breakfast at 9:00 a.m. and Festival Worship at 10:00 a.m. We will raise our voices in the glorious proclamation of life with alleluias, the flowering of the cross and the Eucharist. Be sure to join the celebration. Invite your family, your friends, your neighbors, and your colleagues. Don’t leave anyone out!! Everyone is welcome at St. Paul’s!!! Come and see. Finally the ice is melting and the mountains of snow are disappearing. Soon the green blades will rise and the cocoons will be releasing the beautiful butterflies of spring. It is no coincidence that the butterfly has long been a symbol of Easter when new life is born all around us. The metamorphosis from caterpillar to butterfly is indeed a miracle. It is a good symbol, even with its limitation, to shout out the limitless, astounding, inexplicable, truly miraculous gift of death to abundant life – RESURRECTION. Crawl out of your cocoons and sing, ALLELUIA! CHRIST IS RISEN! CHRIST IS RISEN INDEED!!

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

The Triduum

April 1, Maundy Thursday 7:00 pm – Foot washing and

Holy Communion

April 2, Good Friday 7:00 pm – Adoration of the Cross

April 3, Holy Saturday 7:00 pm – Easter Vigil

The Resurrection of Our Lord

April 4 – Easter Day 9:00 a.m. – Continental Breakfast 10:00 a.m. – Festival Worship

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St. Paul's Lutheran Church 13207 Lake Street Extension

Spring Clean-up for the church grounds and building is scheduled for Saturday, April 17 (rain date, April 24) from 8:00 a.m. until we are done. Bring your rakes, brooms, shovels and cleaning supplies. If you worship here, meet here, play here, pray here, or just walk by – all are welcome to participate and are encouraged to

come! Let’s make this a community event!

COMMUNITY GARDENS

Community Gardens

The empty lot beyond the patio is being transformed! We will be preparing a number of garden plots for you and our neighbors to plant vegetables and flowers this summer. There are several Girl Scouts who are working on their Gold Star Award volunteering their expertise, time and energy. They have already staked out where the gardens will be and will continue to be involved in this exciting ministry. If you are interested in helping with this initiative please contact Nora Bonner, Mary Hromatka, Eric Reishus, or Pr. Louise.

St. Paul’s is on Facebook! Regina Johnson is maintaining the sight – Search for “St. Paul’s Lutheran” on www.facebook.com and look for our rainbow banner. All Facebook people are able to become fans and post on our site! See you on the internet?

ROCKIN’ THE HOUSE !!

Jammin’ at St. Paul’s If you are young (or young at heart) and play a musical instrument, there will be a great opportunity for you to make joyful noise. Plans are underway to provide one or two evenings a month to just jam at St. Paul’s. Got ideas? Got friends? Want to participate? Want to help out? Please contact Eric Reishus or Mike Smith. Stay plugged in as we share the 411. Thank you!!

COME & SHOP St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Annual Rummage Sale, Plant & Bake Sale!

Saturday, May 1st 8:00 – 2:00 PM

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Baked goods and clean, useable items needed!

(no TVs or electronics please)

Bring donations between 5:00 and 7:00 PM.

� Wednesday, April 28th � Thursday, April 29th and/or � Friday, April 30th

Workers needed too! call Rachel Larson at 952-934-7161 or Jan Guetschow at 952-935-0050

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6 Jana Larson 9 Lindsey Powers, Zachary Brenk 11 Nancy uden 12 Carl Mollick 20 Kathy Powers 25 Darla Gilbertson 26 Kris Jacobson 29 Darold Hanson 30 Roger Ramsden

andandandand AnniversariesAnniversariesAnniversariesAnniversaries:::: 20 Vince & Kris Jacobson

25 Darold & Diane Hanson

• for your gift on February 4 of $170 to ELCA Disaster Response, designated for relief and recovery work in Haiti following the devastating earthquake. The facilities of the Lutheran World Federation in Haiti were not harmed by the quake and the team there was able to launch an immediate response. Your gift provides food, clean water, medical care, and emergency supplies to people affected by this disaster. As recovery progresses, we will help the Haitian people piece their lives and livelihoods back together and continue our efforts to help families overcome extreme poverty. ELCA

• Just wanted to thank you for the prayer shawl. I can feel the love and prayers as I look at it and put it on. God bless you.

A prayer shawl recipient

Prayer Shawl Ministry Our prayer shawl ministry has far surpassed anything that we could have ever imagined! The shawls created by members of our congregation have been sent literally all over our country and the world. We distributed the shawls to the voting members of church wide assembly last summer; we gave shawls to the participants of the grief group when we hosted them; and of course, both members and friends of our congregation have received these meaningful gifts at critical times in their lives (illness, grief, unemployment, confirmation, pregnancy…). And you have probably noticed that each Sunday morning our assisting minister wears a shawl of the color of the season when he/she leads public prayer and distributes the Eucharist. One more thing! We will be offering shawls as gifts to the residents of Chapel View when we help celebrate their birthdays in June. If you know of anyone who would benefit from this tangible sign of God’s presence please contact Pr. Louise, Shirley Schaller, Kris Jacobson, Deloris Majersky, or Jan Guetschow. If you own a prayer shawl, one given to you by St. Paul’s or another, consider bringing it with you to worship and wrapping yourself in God’s love as we sing, pray and offer our praise to the One who gathers us in.

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For more information, please call the coalition co-coordinator Darcie Rodman at 763-546-4404

Charitable Giving: How to Make a Difference

Thrivent Financial for Lutheran’s will offer a charitable giving workshop on Sunday, April 25 during our Monthly Gathering and potluck brunch. This interactive 50-minute workshop is designed for those who want to give back to their congregations or other charitable organizations but are unsure how they can have a meaningful impact. Workshop objectives are to help participants:

• Understand how being a steward of their time, talents and treasures can help them accomplish their charitable giving goals.

• Be aware of smart giving strategies that can help them increase their giving capabilities.

• Learn how to leave a charitable legacy that will make a difference far into the future.

Chad Reisner, Thrivent Financial Associate for St. Paul’s, will provide a workbook and information handouts at the workshop. Be sure to be there!

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making a difference, one child at a time!

Coffee donations collected over the next few months on Sunday mornings will be donated to this relief organization who is seeking to feed 2 million people in Haiti.

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Saturday Grief Support Group

West Metro Grief Support Coalition invites all persons experiencing grief due to a death. Grief support groups offer hope and healing through education, listening, sharing, prayer and fellowship.

Aldersgate United Methodist Church 3801 Wooddale Avenue, St. Louis Park, MN 55416-5197

(952) 929-6725

Tuesdays, April 6– June 22, 2010 4:30 – 6:30 PM

DATE SPEAKER TOPIC _____________

April 6 Video The Journey of Grief – Part 2 April 13 Heather Rykhus Personal Story

April 20 Lynn Dosch Stories Along the Way April 27 Char Jensen Personal Story

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April 4 – Easter Day Resurrection of Our Lord Acts 10:34 – 43 or Isaiah 65:17 – 25 Psalm 118:1 – 2, 14 – 24 1 Corinthians 15:19 – 26 or Acts 10:34 – 43 Luke 24:1 – 12 or John 20:1 – 18 April 11 – 2nd Sunday of Easter Acts 5:27 – 32 Psalm 118:14 – 29 or Psalm 150 Revelations 1:4 – 8 John 20:19 – 31 April 18 – 3rd Sunday of Easter Acts 9:1- 6 [7 – 20] Psalm 30 Revelation 5:11 – 14 John 21:1 – 19 April 25 – 4th Sunday of Easter Acts 9:36 – 43 Psalm 23 Revelation 7:9 – 17 John 10:22 – 30 May 2 – 5th Sunday of Easter Acts 11:1 – 18 Psalm 148 Revelation 21:1 – 6 John 13:31 – 35 May 9 – 6th Sunday of Easter Acts 16:9 – 15 Psalm 67 Revelation 21:10, 22 – 22.5 John 14:23 – 29 or John 5:1 – 9 May 16 – 7th Sunday of Easter Acts 16:16 – 34 Psalm 97 Revelation 22:12 – 14, 16 – 17, 20 – 21 John 17:20 – 26

May 23 – Day of Pentecost Acts 2:1 – 21 or Genesis 11:1 – 9 Psalm 104:24 – 34, 35b Romans 8:14 – 17 or Acts 2:1 – 21 John 14:8 – 17 [25 – 27] May 30 – The Holy Trinity

1st Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 8:1 – 4, 22 – 31 Psalm 8 Romans 5:1 – 5 John 16:12 – 15

Stir up our hearts, Lord God, to prepare the way of your only Son. By his coming give to all the people of the world knowledge of your salvation; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

� St. Paul’s Prayer Line is activated by

calling the coordinator, Maxine Rieman at 952-238-8516, cell 763-807-7682, or calling the church office when she cannot be reached.

� Other prayer resources are available at

www.elca.org/prayer.

Sunday Bible Readings [Can be used for bulletin cover design inspiration]

Prayer & Bible Study

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St. Paul's Lutheran Church 13207 Lake Street Extension

Minnetonka, MN 55305

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WELCOME STATEMENT

We at St. Paul’s are committed to welcoming you . . .

• If you are lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersexual, transgendered or straight.

• If you are seven, seventeen, forty-seven or one hundred and seven.

• If you are black, brown, red, yellow, white or any shade in between.

• If you are broken, healed or in recovery.

• If you are rich, poor, or somewhere in between.

• If you are able-bodied, disabled or differently-abled.

• If you have a strong faith, have doubts about your faith or aren’t sure you have any

faith at all.

• If you have accepted Christ’s love, question Christ’s love or don’t know if you are loved.

• If you are looking for a church home, have never had a church home or need a place to

find peace.

We are committed to welcoming everyone, living as a reconciling people

in our life together and in our outreach to the community.