A Congregation of The Lutheran ChurchMissouri Synod

EmergencyParsonage 517-629-5040 e-mail officestpaulalbionorg wwwstpaulalbionorg Office hours Monday thru Friday - 900 am to 1230 pm and 130 pm to 430 pm

Little Lambs of Jesus Preschool amp Childcare Center 615 S Dalrymple St

Albion MI 49224 517-629-7699

e-mail littlelambsofjesusoutlookcom

Dana Farley DirectorPreschool Teacher Jenny Woods Asst Director

LITTLE LAMBS OF JESUS PRESCHOOL Little Lambs is a Christ-centered preschool where children grow in the knowledge of Jesus and prepare to enter school Classes are offered to all 3 and 4 year old children Please contact the preschool amp childcare center office at 629-7699 for more information

ldquoJesus said lsquoLet the children come to mersquordquo Matthew 1914

Phone (517) 629-8379

Fax (517) 629-8342 Dennis W Matyas Pastor

St Paul Lutheran Church 100 Luther Blvd Albion MI 49224

March 2016

HELLO NEIGHBORS We would like to share a copy of our monthly newsletter with you We invite you to join us in any and all events mentioned within

ldquoCome to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you restrdquo

- Spoken by Jesus Book of Matthew 1128

The Messenger

A Monthly Newsletter

St Paul

Lutheran Church

Little Lambs of Jesus

Preschool amp Childcare

Church Secretaries Anne Earle Barbara Slaughter

Parish Nurse Sandra Mauntel

Church Ministry Asst Dawn Martin

Church Organist Royal Ward

Kid-to-Kid Shop Coordinator Joie Eddy

Articles ads amp information for the April issue of The Messenger are due at the church

office no later than March 20

March Birthdays

2

3 4 5 6 7 9

10 13 15 16 18 20 21 23 24 25 27 28 30

Rosemary Blodgett Bud Fox Alice Wochholz Chase Kreger Joshua Eagen Aaron Miller Sarah Siscoe Waneta Schmidt Dagmar McKinney Greg Cagnon Carolyn Fox Nick Lerma April Ericson Lorraine Posenke Alexander Floyd Ashton Easterwood James Wilson Kent Phillips Cindy Geyer Sydney Downey Gilberto Benavidez Virginia Wilson Hilary Clark Dennis Matyas Barry Beilfuss Charles Frederick Jeremy Woods Madilynn Chamberlain

March Anniversaries

12 16 17 29

David amp Dagmar McKinney Jack amp Charlotte Sandusky Robert amp Cathy Porter Sr James amp Deborah Herwarth I

LENT WORSHIP and MEALS

Lenten Services

Wednesdays March 2 9 amp 16 630pm in Luther Hall

A light meal begins at 530pm (A freewill offering will be taken for the meal)

Upcoming Events

March 2 9 16 Lenten Meal and Worship Choir Rehearsal March 6 Board of Education Meeting March 8 Stewardship amp Outreach Meeting March 13 Spring Forward-move your clocks ahead March 7 14 Handbell Rehearsal March 11 Euchre Tournament March 20 Newsletter Deadline March 24 Maundy Thursday Worship March 25 Good Friday Worship March 26 Easter Egg Hunt March 27 Easter Worship Services Easter Breakfast

Palm Sunday Service (with Communion)

March 20 1000am in the sanctuary

Maundy Thursday Service (with Communion)

March 24 700pm in the sanctuary

Good Friday Service

March 25 800pm in the sanctuary

Easter Morning March 27 Sunrise Service (with Communion)

700am in the sanctuary

Pancake Breakfast

830am-915am in Luther Hall

Festival Service (with Communion)

1000am in the sanctuary

Office Closed Good Friday March 25

Birthdays amp Anniversaries

Set your clocks

ahead 1 hour

before bed on

March 12

Daylight Savings

Time begins

Articles ads amp information for the April issue of The Messenger are due at the church

office no later than March 20

March Birthdays

2

3 4 5 6 7 9

10 13 15 16 18 20 21 23 24 25 27 28 30

Rosemary Blodgett Bud Fox Alice Wochholz Chase Kreger Joshua Eagen Aaron Miller Sarah Siscoe Waneta Schmidt Dagmar McKinney Greg Cagnon Carolyn Fox Nick Lerma April Ericson Lorraine Posenke Alexander Floyd Ashton Easterwood James Wilson Kent Phillips Cindy Geyer Sydney Downey Gilberto Benavidez Virginia Wilson Hilary Clark Dennis Matyas Barry Beilfuss Charles Frederick Jeremy Woods Madilynn Chamberlain

March Anniversaries

12 16 17 29

David amp Dagmar McKinney Jack amp Charlotte Sandusky Robert amp Cathy Porter Sr James amp Deborah Herwarth I

LENT WORSHIP and MEALS

Lenten Services

Wednesdays March 2 9 amp 16 630pm in Luther Hall

A light meal begins at 530pm (A freewill offering will be taken for the meal)

Upcoming Events

March 2 9 16 Lenten Meal and Worship Choir Rehearsal March 6 Board of Education Meeting March 8 Stewardship amp Outreach Meeting March 13 Spring Forward-move your clocks ahead March 7 14 Handbell Rehearsal March 11 Euchre Tournament March 20 Newsletter Deadline March 24 Maundy Thursday Worship March 25 Good Friday Worship March 26 Easter Egg Hunt March 27 Easter Worship Services Easter Breakfast

Palm Sunday Service (with Communion)

March 20 1000am in the sanctuary

Maundy Thursday Service (with Communion)

March 24 700pm in the sanctuary

Good Friday Service

March 25 800pm in the sanctuary

Easter Morning March 27 Sunrise Service (with Communion)

700am in the sanctuary

Pancake Breakfast

830am-915am in Luther Hall

Festival Service (with Communion)

1000am in the sanctuary

Office Closed Good Friday March 25

Birthdays amp Anniversaries

Set your clocks

ahead 1 hour

before bed on

March 12

Daylight Savings

Time begins

The Slippery Slope

Freedom isnt free What a clicheacute huh The obvious touting of this axiom is in reference to the many wars and conflicts America has fought over the last couple of centuries Freedom isnt free the first patriots fought the King of England and ensured our freedom from his tyranny and the foundation of the USA Freedom isnt free over 360000 Union Army sol-

diers died to free the slaves Freedom isnt free men died on the beach at Normandy and stopped Hitler from taking over the world Freedom isnt free and the thing with clicheacutes is that theyre usually somewhat true But aside from bloodshed and war statistics recently I have been contemplating the price of freedom in a far more domestic man-ner If you would join me down the rabbit hole hellip

Last week Tim Cook the CEO of Apple refused to cooperate with the FBI when asked for help in hacking the iPhone of San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook He claims that if Apple helps the FBI hack the iPhone of a known terrorist theres no stopping the FBI from hacking anyones phone and the privacy of hundreds of millions of Apple customers will be at risk His argument is entirely based upon the logical fallacy of the slippery slope if A happens then eventually C will happen The problem with this argument is that B goes entirely unsubstantiated The warrant (pun intended in this case) is left to the arguer to decide the value of B in order for A to get to C and validate the argument

Huh

That means Tim Cook has to be more than a fear-monger if he wants the FBI off his back Let me get your logic straight Timmy if Apple helps the FBI crack the iPhone of a terrorist who shot and killed over a dozen people sud-denly a precedent is set that gives the FBI carte blanche to hack into the other 682 million iPhone users around the world whenever and why-ever they want to Spare me This is the same CEO (with a personal net worth of over $400 million) who declared that Edward Snowden who leaked classified data of national security and committed treason against the USA opened an important dialogue about privacy

Heres the dialogue Id like to open (or rather re-open) freedom isnt free I recently saw an ad for the next genera-tion of ATMs These machines are able to read your smart phone and expedite your transaction No debit card needed Such technology seems to be begging for identity theft so I was personally glad to see it I figure the lower-hanging fruit puts me higher up the tree and therefore at a lower risk No one is going to hack my cell phone be-cause it cost me $15 doesnt get the internet and its only function is MAKING PHONE CALLS Freedom isnt free Michigan state law allows motorcyclists to doff their helmets but they must first meet certain additional require-ments Freedom isnt free I can dial 9-1-1 in an emergency and expect someone to help me but if I dont pay my taxes Ill be put in jail Freedom isnt free

The amount of freedom you have always comes at the cost of a zero-sum game Do you want to be protected from terrorists or do you want privacy on your browser history Do you want to receive the forgiveness of Jesus Christ in His body and blood or do you want to sleep in on Sunday Do you want to limit police interaction or do you want them to help you when youre in trouble Do you want to pay for health insurance or do you want to go bank-rupt at the first sign of illness Do you want privacy or do want to maybe question the things you do that demand privacy hellip

Freedom is a beautiful thing But it always comes at a price Just ask Jesus

-Pastor

On February 17 one of our St Paul

members April Ericson had a house fire

April has two young boys Jaden (7 yrs) and Carter (5 yrs) and an 18 month old

daughter Roslynn Everyone made it out safe and sound but most of their belongings were lost Their

exact needs are unknown at this time we will let you know when we have more information In the meantime St Paul is

taking a special offering to help the family with their immedi-

ate needs You may place your donation in the basket at the back of the church or give it to the church office

Thank you for your generous support

Please excuse our dust

The bathrooms across the hall from the

office are currently closed

They are under construction being re-

done and made into disability accessible bathrooms Also all of the floor tile in the Luther Hall

lobby office hallway and adjoining rooms will be torn up and replaced

Please be patient the work will be completed as soon as

possible

News from Little Lambs of Jesus Preschool amp Childcare Center Greetings from the Center I am writing this while the wind is blowing strong and its 56 degrees outside Surely this warmish weather is a foretaste of whats just around the corner I hope We welcome a new staff member to our family Denise Medina She will be an assistant in the toddler room 2 days a week She is from Albion married with no children at this time We

appreciate her love for the Lord and her calming presence with those toddlers They are a lively bunch with hearts of gold Several of them are showing signs of wanting to use the potty Thats always fun said no adult ever The chil-dren have been learning new Jesus songs and they love it Learning new songs and finger plays is great but wheels on the bus remains the most requested song every day We have 2 new babies in our infant room We transitioned one to the toddler room this past week We had the stom-ach bug and the respiratory virus go through and just survived 12 cases of pink eye And once again it completely bypassed the staff Thanks be to God for that Many of you have asked about our babies and their ages As of this letter we have 14 babies ranging from 11 weeks to 16 months We have 5 girls and 9 very active boys in our care It really is quite something to watch how they interact with one another We marvel at how fast they change and grow Mrs Farley and Ms Sue survived the Valentines parties So many sweets given to many excited preschoolers makes for a very wild day They loved it though and thats really what matters most I recently had a conversation with a grandparent of one of the preschoolers and she was telling me that her 3 year old granddaughter recited the entire Pledge of Allegiance to her The girl was so proud that she didnt stop there She went on to sing Jesus loves me I just wanna be a sheep The color song and more The grandparent said she couldnt imagine sending her to another preschool and she tells everyone she knows about Little Lambs Hats off to Mrs Farley and Ms Sue for their efforts Its noticed by many Our child care preschoolers have been learning about presidents these past few weeks As I have been told youre never too young to learn They are starting a new segment on healthy eating and exercise I have been told thats good for us too ) They are a eager to learn group of kids and the staff is doing a great job on keeping them en-gaged in new things They love their new dress up clothes that were donated by many of you Thanks so much for your generosity Thanks Betty Weston for the baked goodies and other items you donated Thanks to all who bought subs from us We profited over $600 Thats fantastic We are hosting a euchre night March 11 We are also having a family to fam-ily sale on the 19th See the newsletter for more details Also the traffic light fundraiser will return Look for it in the narthex soon Hopefully next month I can report that our new security system is in place Thats been in the works for months and I am optimistic its going to be installed soon Trying to be proactive in our safety is one of our main goals for 2016 Please keep our entire Lambs family in your prayers We have 3 of our kids that have or will be undergoing surgery We have many pregnant moms among us and we are excited about that We have staff that needs support guid-ance patience and a morale boost on occasion We have families that are enduring hardships that many of us could never imagine Some are struggling with money health and relationships Many of them need to connect with Christ Pray for that If we can help lead them to Jesus so many of their other struggles will fall into place Prayer is important Prayer is easy Prayer is free Prayer changes things Prayer is something we all can do Will you please pray for us In Christ who changes EVERYTHING Jenny

We are in need of a volunteer to

installhang 14 mini blinds at Little Lambs of Jesus Preschool amp Child-

care Center You can come during

the day (if you dare) the evening or the weekend Please let Jenny know

if interested by calling 517-629-7699 Thanks in advance

Start saving your stuff

The annual Youth Rummage Sale

is coming in May Clothes knick-knacks

household items furniture toys and accepted

More info coming

EASTER YARD SIGNS

Share the real meaning of Easter with your whole neighbor-

hood

Signs will be available beginning Sunday March 13 Pick up yours in the church narthex or the Luther Hall lobby

When your neighbors ask about the

sign take the time to invite them to

worship with us this Easter Season

The Easter Season is March 27ndash May 5

Sunday March 27 830am-915am

Luther Hall Sponsored by the Youth

Pancakes Scrambled Eggs Sausage

Hash Browns amp Beverage Adults $5

Kids 6-12 years $250 Kids 5 years and under FREE

Euchre Tournament Fundraiser Little Lambs of Jesus

Preschool amp Childcare Center Friday March 11 2016 630 pm

St Paul Lutheran Church

100 Luther Blvd Albion

Open to the public

PRIZES Only $10 per person

Hot dogs chips baked goods and beverage are available

No need to bring a partner Please register for the tournament by Wednesday March 9

at the back of the church or by calling the church office

Order your Easter Lilies

Orders for Easter Lilies are being taken at the back of the church or in the church office

These lilies are used to beautify our sanctuary on Easter morning They are $800 each and

can be picked up following the 1000am service on Easter

Please be prepared with a check or exact change Thank you

Wear lsquoem Share lsquoem

Easter Message Buttons Available at the back of the church beginning March 20 Take one amp wear it Give it away amp tell about Jesus Come get another button

Wear your button Easter Sunday thru May 5

Ladies Day Trip Vera Bradley Outlet Sale

Fort Wayne Coliseum Fort Wayne IN

Saturday April 16 2016

Transportation Church van

Time Leave the church at 630am We will not be stop-ping for breakfast or coffee Return by 300pm

Cost $5 per person for gas

Food Snacks available at the sale We will stop for lunch on the way home

Reserve your spot by signing up at the back of the church

Vera Bradley is a world wide designer of fashionable hand-bags and accessories

Come OnemdashCome All to our

Family to Family Sale

Saturday March 19 2016

900 am to 200 pm

St Paul Lutheran Church

FurnituremdashToysmdashDishesmdashClothes

Sponsored by the Little Lambs of Jesus Preschool amp Childcare Center

News from Little Lambs of Jesus Preschool amp Childcare Center Greetings from the Center I am writing this while the wind is blowing strong and its 56 degrees outside Surely this warmish weather is a foretaste of whats just around the corner I hope We welcome a new staff member to our family Denise Medina She will be an assistant in the toddler room 2 days a week She is from Albion married with no children at this time We

appreciate her love for the Lord and her calming presence with those toddlers They are a lively bunch with hearts of gold Several of them are showing signs of wanting to use the potty Thats always fun said no adult ever The chil-dren have been learning new Jesus songs and they love it Learning new songs and finger plays is great but wheels on the bus remains the most requested song every day We have 2 new babies in our infant room We transitioned one to the toddler room this past week We had the stom-ach bug and the respiratory virus go through and just survived 12 cases of pink eye And once again it completely bypassed the staff Thanks be to God for that Many of you have asked about our babies and their ages As of this letter we have 14 babies ranging from 11 weeks to 16 months We have 5 girls and 9 very active boys in our care It really is quite something to watch how they interact with one another We marvel at how fast they change and grow Mrs Farley and Ms Sue survived the Valentines parties So many sweets given to many excited preschoolers makes for a very wild day They loved it though and thats really what matters most I recently had a conversation with a grandparent of one of the preschoolers and she was telling me that her 3 year old granddaughter recited the entire Pledge of Allegiance to her The girl was so proud that she didnt stop there She went on to sing Jesus loves me I just wanna be a sheep The color song and more The grandparent said she couldnt imagine sending her to another preschool and she tells everyone she knows about Little Lambs Hats off to Mrs Farley and Ms Sue for their efforts Its noticed by many Our child care preschoolers have been learning about presidents these past few weeks As I have been told youre never too young to learn They are starting a new segment on healthy eating and exercise I have been told thats good for us too ) They are a eager to learn group of kids and the staff is doing a great job on keeping them en-gaged in new things They love their new dress up clothes that were donated by many of you Thanks so much for your generosity Thanks Betty Weston for the baked goodies and other items you donated Thanks to all who bought subs from us We profited over $600 Thats fantastic We are hosting a euchre night March 11 We are also having a family to fam-ily sale on the 19th See the newsletter for more details Also the traffic light fundraiser will return Look for it in the narthex soon Hopefully next month I can report that our new security system is in place Thats been in the works for months and I am optimistic its going to be installed soon Trying to be proactive in our safety is one of our main goals for 2016 Please keep our entire Lambs family in your prayers We have 3 of our kids that have or will be undergoing surgery We have many pregnant moms among us and we are excited about that We have staff that needs support guid-ance patience and a morale boost on occasion We have families that are enduring hardships that many of us could never imagine Some are struggling with money health and relationships Many of them need to connect with Christ Pray for that If we can help lead them to Jesus so many of their other struggles will fall into place Prayer is important Prayer is easy Prayer is free Prayer changes things Prayer is something we all can do Will you please pray for us In Christ who changes EVERYTHING Jenny

We are in need of a volunteer to

installhang 14 mini blinds at Little Lambs of Jesus Preschool amp Child-

care Center You can come during

the day (if you dare) the evening or the weekend Please let Jenny know

if interested by calling 517-629-7699 Thanks in advance

Start saving your stuff

The annual Youth Rummage Sale

is coming in May Clothes knick-knacks

household items furniture toys and accepted

More info coming

EASTER YARD SIGNS

Share the real meaning of Easter with your whole neighbor-

hood

Signs will be available beginning Sunday March 13 Pick up yours in the church narthex or the Luther Hall lobby

When your neighbors ask about the

sign take the time to invite them to

worship with us this Easter Season

The Easter Season is March 27ndash May 5

Sunday March 27 830am-915am

Luther Hall Sponsored by the Youth

Pancakes Scrambled Eggs Sausage

Hash Browns amp Beverage Adults $5

Kids 6-12 years $250 Kids 5 years and under FREE

Euchre Tournament Fundraiser Little Lambs of Jesus

Preschool amp Childcare Center Friday March 11 2016 630 pm

St Paul Lutheran Church

100 Luther Blvd Albion

Open to the public

PRIZES Only $10 per person

Hot dogs chips baked goods and beverage are available

No need to bring a partner Please register for the tournament by Wednesday March 9

at the back of the church or by calling the church office

Order your Easter Lilies

Orders for Easter Lilies are being taken at the back of the church or in the church office

These lilies are used to beautify our sanctuary on Easter morning They are $800 each and

can be picked up following the 1000am service on Easter

Please be prepared with a check or exact change Thank you

Wear lsquoem Share lsquoem

Easter Message Buttons Available at the back of the church beginning March 20 Take one amp wear it Give it away amp tell about Jesus Come get another button

Wear your button Easter Sunday thru May 5

Ladies Day Trip Vera Bradley Outlet Sale

Fort Wayne Coliseum Fort Wayne IN

Saturday April 16 2016

Transportation Church van

Time Leave the church at 630am We will not be stop-ping for breakfast or coffee Return by 300pm

Cost $5 per person for gas

Food Snacks available at the sale We will stop for lunch on the way home

Reserve your spot by signing up at the back of the church

Vera Bradley is a world wide designer of fashionable hand-bags and accessories

Come OnemdashCome All to our

Family to Family Sale

Saturday March 19 2016

900 am to 200 pm

St Paul Lutheran Church

FurnituremdashToysmdashDishesmdashClothes

Sponsored by the Little Lambs of Jesus Preschool amp Childcare Center

Start saving your stuff

The annual Youth Rummage Sale

is coming in May Clothes knick-knacks

household items furniture toys and accepted

More info coming

EASTER YARD SIGNS

Share the real meaning of Easter with your whole neighbor-

hood

Signs will be available beginning Sunday March 13 Pick up yours in the church narthex or the Luther Hall lobby

When your neighbors ask about the

sign take the time to invite them to

worship with us this Easter Season

The Easter Season is March 27ndash May 5

Sunday March 27 830am-915am

Luther Hall Sponsored by the Youth

Pancakes Scrambled Eggs Sausage

Hash Browns amp Beverage Adults $5

Kids 6-12 years $250 Kids 5 years and under FREE

Euchre Tournament Fundraiser Little Lambs of Jesus

Preschool amp Childcare Center Friday March 11 2016 630 pm

St Paul Lutheran Church

100 Luther Blvd Albion

Open to the public

PRIZES Only $10 per person

Hot dogs chips baked goods and beverage are available

No need to bring a partner Please register for the tournament by Wednesday March 9

at the back of the church or by calling the church office

Order your Easter Lilies

Orders for Easter Lilies are being taken at the back of the church or in the church office

These lilies are used to beautify our sanctuary on Easter morning They are $800 each and

can be picked up following the 1000am service on Easter

Please be prepared with a check or exact change Thank you

Wear lsquoem Share lsquoem

Easter Message Buttons Available at the back of the church beginning March 20 Take one amp wear it Give it away amp tell about Jesus Come get another button

Wear your button Easter Sunday thru May 5

Ladies Day Trip Vera Bradley Outlet Sale

Fort Wayne Coliseum Fort Wayne IN

Saturday April 16 2016

Transportation Church van

Time Leave the church at 630am We will not be stop-ping for breakfast or coffee Return by 300pm

Cost $5 per person for gas

Food Snacks available at the sale We will stop for lunch on the way home

Reserve your spot by signing up at the back of the church

Vera Bradley is a world wide designer of fashionable hand-bags and accessories

Come OnemdashCome All to our

Family to Family Sale

Saturday March 19 2016

900 am to 200 pm

St Paul Lutheran Church

FurnituremdashToysmdashDishesmdashClothes

Sponsored by the Little Lambs of Jesus Preschool amp Childcare Center

Thank You So Much Thank you for the prayers and support during Jimrsquos recent heart procedures Love Jim and Joanne Hess

St Paul Lutheran Church

Thank you to all my church family

for the cards and prayers

Thank you Pastor for his visit

when I was at Oaklawn Hospital

God Bless all of you

Love Ginette Burlingame

To all the fine people in the Tuesday morning

Bible Study group

It was so good to hear from you Miss you all

and think of you often Thanks so much to

everyone for all the Christmas and Birthday

cards Irsquom not a writer just a talker

Think Spring Irsquom ready

Love you all Norma Meyers

Thank you so much for helping to assist with

meeting my need it is greatly appreciated

Once again Thanks amp God Bless

Debrah Williams

I thank all my church family and Pastor for the

cards sent calls and prayers said for the suc-

cess of my knee surgery

Thank you and God bless you all

In Christian love

Leona Kissinger

Our heartfelt sympathy to the families of

Doug Fausz who passed away on February 6

Robert Harrison Campbell who passed away on February 7 Robert was the 8 month old son of Robert amp Jenny Campbell friends of Michael amp Lindsey Anderla Dave Prescott brother-in-law of Matthew amp Jenni-fer Anderla who passed away on February 9 Martha Prescott who passed away on February 13 Martha was a classmate of Jean Reichow and many other St Paul members Connie Tuthill friend of Dolores Manthei who passed away on February 13 The victims of the tragedy in Kalamazoo Our prayers are with you in your time of sorrow

We are praying for youhellip

During our morning staff devo-

tions on 21516 we prayed for

your congregation and preschool

Gail L Miatz Administritive Assistant

Michigan District LCMS

We always thank God for all of you mentioning you in our

prayersrdquo II Thes12

They requested any information of updates and spe-

cial prayer requests and this has been sent to them

to give them guidance as they prayed They also re-

quest that we continue pray for the District office

and all the staff and members that work there

Waneta Schmidt will celebrate her

101 st birthday on March 6

Lets shower her with

cards and love

Mail cards to Waneta at 200 Westbrook Court 218

Marshall MI 49068

Open Saturdays

10 am to 2 pm Gently used clean kids clothes sizes 0-16

St Paul Lutheran Church 100 Luther Blvd Albion

We accept donations of good clean

childrenrsquos items Thursdays 9-11am and Saturdays 10am-2pm

Roving Reporter Friendship League had a nice turn

out for their Valentine Day dinner at

Mariarsquos Garden Their next meeting will be doing a Lenten meal in March

On March 11 the Center will be hosting a Euchre Tournament at Paul Also on March 19 they will be hosting a

ldquosalerdquo in Luther Hall See this newsletter and the Sunday bulletin insert for more information Over 1700 subs were sold Thatrsquos a lot of subs PACE the Center and St Paul Youth will receive the profits

PACE donated theirs to the Walk for Warmth Thanks to all who sold bought and helped make them Bob

Slaughter is still the ldquoSub Kingrdquo He sold over 500 subs and also helped make and deliver them Thanks Bob

The Board of Stewardship amp Outreach will be having their second Easter Egg Hunt on March 26 at 10 am here

at St Paul for ages 1 to 10 years the Sunday School and the Center kids are invited Maundy Thursday Service is at 7pm with communion on March 24 and Good Friday Service at 8pm on March

25 Easter Sunday has a Sunrise Service at 7am with breakfast following from 815 to 930am The second service

will begin at 10am

AIM donations for March are canned vegetables and laundry detergent Donations are down so help if you can

The need is great Just a reminder that St Paul has wheelchairs walkers canes crutches and potty chairs for your use if you need

them Contact the office

Votersrsquo Assembly notes

27 attended this very important budget meeting Nominations for elections at the May Votersrsquo Assembly are now

being taken How about you serving on a board

A report on the Financial Review will be available at the May meeting

There will be renovations done to the lower level of the educations wing HALLWAY RESTROOMS MEDIA ROOM

and STAIR LANDINGS This will include new floor tile installed with the money coming from the Esther Stark Estate

The Kid-to-Kid Shop received a huge donation of clothes etc from the First Baptist Church The shop is doing al-

right but it could do better They need a lot more customers Tell your friends they have good clean used cheap clothes for ages 0 to size 16 Also they have strollers swings books etc for sale

St Paulrsquos 150th anniversary committee says stay tuned for more info

ldquoPaychexrdquo has been doing St Paulrsquos and the Centerrsquos payroll since December So far all is going well with them

The Center will be having a new security system in operation very soon Cameras will be installed inside and out-

side Also an intercom and a buzzer will be added These are more ways that will

keep our little ones safe The Center is going good with a waiting list and spots already reserved for babies

not yet born To God be the Glory

The Board of Elders would like some new people to be on the board How about

YOU The ushers need new people too

The Board of Trustees had the big messy tree in the island just off the parking lot

taken down Hallelujah Pastor reported on his visits to the homebound and the sick

The budget for 2016 was approved after a lengthy discussion

Happy Easter and God bless

Lucy

FAMILY TO FAMILY SALE

Would you like a way to earn a little cash by selling some of your unwanted items Outgrown clothes Toys that are no longer played with Furniture We have a GREAT way for you to sell them On March 19 2016 (9am-2pm) at St Paul Lutheran Church

Little Lambs of Jesus is having our first EVER Family to Family Sale This will be held indoors and heated You can ldquorentrdquo an 8x12 space for $15 This fee includes 2mdash8 foot tables You price your items

you sell your items and you are responsible for the money that is exchanged (Like a craft show) We will have a large designated area for large items such as furniture bikes cribs etc at no extra ldquorental feerdquo

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED please let Jenny know by March 7 Registration and non-refundable

fee due by March 7 We hope to have at least 10 spaces rented If this is cancelled due to lack of interest all money will be returned Set up will be March 18 6-8pm or March 19 7-830am

A small snacklunch bar will be offered with low cost items to buy

Donrsquot forget to direct Choice Dollarsreg

from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Choice Dollars expire so you only have until March 31 2016 to direct any remaining from 2015 Visit

Thriventcomthriventchoice You can also contact the church office and Barbara will be

glad to help you (Monday thru Wednesday)

During 2015 St Paul received $1989 because YOU directed your Choice Dollars to us Plus Little Lambs of

Jesus Preschool amp Childcare Center received a lot

Please continue to do this in 2016

Community Page

The Albion College Relay for Life Committee is putting

on a Relay for Life event The event will be April 2 2016 from 12pm until 12am and will take place on the Quad with the

Dow Recreation and Wellness Center as the rain location If you are interested in creating a team attending or helping in

planning the event please contact Ashlin at 269-420-4216

or albionrelayforlifegmailcom If you are a survivor of can-cer we would like to celebrate you by hosting a Survivor

Lunch on the day of the event Please contact Kayla at albionrelayforlifegmailcom

ALBION RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE

will be Thursday March 31 from 1200 to 545 pm at the

First United Methodist Church 600 E Michigan Ave Albion

Please help by giving the gift of life

Spaghetti Dinner to benefit Forks Senior Center

Friday April 1 2016

500 pmmdash700 pm Here at St Paul Lutheran Church

Donation Adults $800

Children 5-12 yrs $500 Under 5 Free

Tickets can be purchased at Forks Sr Center Parks Drug Store First United Methodist Church

Homestead Savings Bank or St Paul church office

Albionrsquos Historic Bohm Theatre

Great Dames in Filmmdash Celebrating Womenrsquos History Month

ThrowBack Thursdays

$3 Classic Film Matineesmdash 1000 am March 3hellipGaslight

March 10hellipAfrican Queen March 17hellipThe Ghost and Mrs Muir

March 24hellipAll About Eve March 31hellipMildred Pierce

Check out the website wwwbohmtheatreorg for more events

American Legion Post 55 Irish Boiled Dinner

Tuesday March 15 2016

4 to 7 pm

ST JOHN and

KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS

LENTEN FISH FRIES

March 4 11 and 18 2016 5-7 pm (takeouts are available)

Menu features fried and baked fish au gratin potatoes

coleslaw mac n cheese baked potatoes amp bread Fresh pies will be available

St John is located at 1020 Irwin Ave in Albion

The Albion Recycle Center

is looking for volunteers to help during all shifts especially on Saturdays from

10 am till 2 pm

If you are interested in helping us out please contact Linda LaNoue at 269-969-

6341 or contact the church office Notice may be given at any time including just a few days before you would

like to help

Greetings from Bethesda

Lutheran Communities We would like to express our

heartfelt thanks for your generous gifts that allow Bethesda to make the best life possible for thousands of adults with

intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families

across the United States Most importantly we enhance the lives of these people through services that share the good

news of Jesus Christ You clearly have a heart for our mission and we are so

blessed by your generosity

Karin Price Director of Development Bethesda Lutheran Communities

Envelopes to benefit Bethesda are included in your offering envelope box every year

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change your battery

For the safety of

everyone and their

vehicles the Board of Trustees would like to encourage

everyone not to park on the boulevard in front of the church during this snowy

season Thank you for your cooperation

AIM Donation Schedule

Watch for these items to go on sale

March Canned Vegetables

Laundry Soap

April Spaghetti amp Sauce

May NO AIM (Diapers for Crisis Nursery)

June Cereal amp Oatmeal

Deodorant

July Canned Meat

Shampoo

All items go to Albion citizens in need

distributed by AIM (Albion Interfaith Ministries)

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Prayer ListmdashUpdated March 1 2016 Homebound Harry Arquette Benny Benavidez Gisela Benavidez Marian Bishop Charles Frederick Martha Geyer Hope Lohrke Anna Gretchen Richardson Waneta Schmidt Joyce Shrontz Active Armed Forces Ben Bearman Michael Bearman Justin Beck Lindsey Bergeron-Anderla (wife of Michael Anderla) Eric Clark Rebekah Dalton (daughter of Amy Stroebel) Chase Hammontree (friend of Sara Beilfuss) Logan Johnson (son-in-law of Amy Stroebel) Rob Lightfoot (grandson of Cliff amp Alice Bush) Christian Seedorf (grandson of Elaine Seedorf) RJ Spanninga (son-in-law of Dale amp Lori Duff) Lisa amp Ben Wilson (sister and b-i-l of Valerie Matyas) Jeremy Woods Bereaved The family and friends of Doug Fausz Robert Harrison Campbell (friend of Michael amp Lindsey Anderla) Dave Prescott (brother-in-law of Matthew amp Jennifer Anderla) Martha Prescott (classmate of Jean Reichow) Connie Tuthill (friend of Dolores Manthei) The victims of the tragedy in Kalamazoo

Sick and Injured Steve Bormann Clifford Bush Charlotte Clark (mother of Tom Clark) Jim Coleman (brother of Betty Weston) Hilda Cook (mother of Greg Cook) Kay Cooper (sister of Dave Locke) Zayne Day (family friend of Sarah Siscoe) Sue Farley Jane Fausz Martha Fierke Carolyn Fox John Goff (brother-in-law of Heather Shedd) Tony Harman (brother of Bill Harman) Lloyd Harris (relative of Nancy Lutzke) Anna Haschke Karen Heidenreich (niece of Carolyn Fox) Dawn Hernandez (daughter of Ron amp Alice Wochholz) Joyce Holtz Tom Hunt Anne Hurdelbrink (daughter-in-law of Dolores Manthei) Leona Kissinger Jenna McHugh (great-granddaughter of Henry and Doris Faulk) Steve McWethy (uncle of Stephanie Beck) The Parish family Rose Rutz (cousin of Doretta Wilson Pat Sadger (friend of Lucy Slaughter) Andrew Scholten Gregg Scoggins (nephew of Dar Corey) Monique Seedorf (Elaine Seedorfrsquos granddaughter) Marjorie Short (sister-in-law of Wilma Bahr) Dan Sonnenberg (father of Dana Farley Director of Little Lambs) Susie Straub-Crockett (friend of Beth Williamson) Don Stypula (nephew of Jean Reichow) Sue Taylor (niece of Wilma Bahr) Evelyn Volz (friend of Beth Williamson) Barbara Warson Myra Whittle (mother-in-law of Jeanie Whittle) Donna Williams (retired Albion music teacher) Virginia Wilson Corey Young (niece of Scott Clark)

ST PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH

100 Luther Boulevard

EASTER EGG HUNT

FOR CHILDREN 1 ndash 10 YEARS OF AGE

(MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT)

SATURDAY MARCH 26 2016 1000 AM

OPEN TO FAMILIES OF ST PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH and

LITTLE LAMBS OF JESUS PRESCHOOL amp CHILDCARE CENTER

The Board of Stewardship amp Outreach will be

sponsoring an Easter Egg Hunt

at St Paul on Saturday March 26 at 1000 am

for St Paul and Little Lambs of Jesus children (Toddlers to age 10)

If you would like to donate a bag of

Easter candy for this event it would be much appreciated Please bring

your packages of individually wrapped candy to the Church no later than

Sunday March 20th and leave in the basket at the back of

the Church Thank you

Prayer ListmdashUpdated March 1 2016 Homebound Harry Arquette Benny Benavidez Gisela Benavidez Marian Bishop Charles Frederick Martha Geyer Hope Lohrke Anna Gretchen Richardson Waneta Schmidt Joyce Shrontz Active Armed Forces Ben Bearman Michael Bearman Justin Beck Lindsey Bergeron-Anderla (wife of Michael Anderla) Eric Clark Rebekah Dalton (daughter of Amy Stroebel) Chase Hammontree (friend of Sara Beilfuss) Logan Johnson (son-in-law of Amy Stroebel) Rob Lightfoot (grandson of Cliff amp Alice Bush) Christian Seedorf (grandson of Elaine Seedorf) RJ Spanninga (son-in-law of Dale amp Lori Duff) Lisa amp Ben Wilson (sister and b-i-l of Valerie Matyas) Jeremy Woods Bereaved The family and friends of Doug Fausz Robert Harrison Campbell (friend of Michael amp Lindsey Anderla) Dave Prescott (brother-in-law of Matthew amp Jennifer Anderla) Martha Prescott (classmate of Jean Reichow) Connie Tuthill (friend of Dolores Manthei) The victims of the tragedy in Kalamazoo

Sick and Injured Steve Bormann Clifford Bush Charlotte Clark (mother of Tom Clark) Jim Coleman (brother of Betty Weston) Hilda Cook (mother of Greg Cook) Kay Cooper (sister of Dave Locke) Zayne Day (family friend of Sarah Siscoe) Sue Farley Jane Fausz Martha Fierke Carolyn Fox John Goff (brother-in-law of Heather Shedd) Tony Harman (brother of Bill Harman) Lloyd Harris (relative of Nancy Lutzke) Anna Haschke Karen Heidenreich (niece of Carolyn Fox) Dawn Hernandez (daughter of Ron amp Alice Wochholz) Joyce Holtz Tom Hunt Anne Hurdelbrink (daughter-in-law of Dolores Manthei) Leona Kissinger Jenna McHugh (great-granddaughter of Henry and Doris Faulk) Steve McWethy (uncle of Stephanie Beck) The Parish family Rose Rutz (cousin of Doretta Wilson Pat Sadger (friend of Lucy Slaughter) Andrew Scholten Gregg Scoggins (nephew of Dar Corey) Monique Seedorf (Elaine Seedorfrsquos granddaughter) Marjorie Short (sister-in-law of Wilma Bahr) Dan Sonnenberg (father of Dana Farley Director of Little Lambs) Susie Straub-Crockett (friend of Beth Williamson) Don Stypula (nephew of Jean Reichow) Sue Taylor (niece of Wilma Bahr) Evelyn Volz (friend of Beth Williamson) Barbara Warson Myra Whittle (mother-in-law of Jeanie Whittle) Donna Williams (retired Albion music teacher) Virginia Wilson Corey Young (niece of Scott Clark)

ST PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH

100 Luther Boulevard

EASTER EGG HUNT

FOR CHILDREN 1 ndash 10 YEARS OF AGE

(MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT)

SATURDAY MARCH 26 2016 1000 AM

OPEN TO FAMILIES OF ST PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH and

LITTLE LAMBS OF JESUS PRESCHOOL amp CHILDCARE CENTER

The Board of Stewardship amp Outreach will be

sponsoring an Easter Egg Hunt

at St Paul on Saturday March 26 at 1000 am

for St Paul and Little Lambs of Jesus children (Toddlers to age 10)

If you would like to donate a bag of

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your packages of individually wrapped candy to the Church no later than

Sunday March 20th and leave in the basket at the back of

the Church Thank you

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March 2016 Worship Schedule Sunday Morning Worship 1000 am Confirmation Classes (not on Easter) 815 am Sunday Bible Study (not on Easter) 900 am Sunday School (not on Easter) 900 am Wednesday Lenten Worship March 2 9 16 630 pm Maundy Thursday Worship March 24 700 pm Good Friday Worship March 25 800 pm Easter Services March 27 700 and 1000 am (Holy Communion is offered every Sunday this month)

The Messenger

St Paul Lutheran Church 100 Luther Boulevard Albion MI 49224

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