September 2012 - St. Paul Lutheran Church - Anamosa, Iowa

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Page 12 St. Paul Lutheran Church │ 201 N. Ford St. Anamosa, IA 52205 │ (319) 462-4841 │ stpaulanamosa@gmail.com ALY (Anamosa Lunch for Youth) News By Virginia Danielson Can you believe school has started already? And that means the ALY summer sack lunch program is over, and it’s time for the Weekend Backpack program to get started. As soon as the counselors give us the green light, we’ll be packing and delivering those bags of food for the Anamosa School District students who need that extra support each week. St. Paul is first up in the rotation, so we need to be ready early in September. Sign-up sheets are posted on the bulletin board in the church entry. Please be sure to include your phone number so we can organize the volunteer groups. Recently, St. Paul member, Emily Christensen, contributed over $400 she raised in a 4H project, and she continues to work as a volunteer for ALY. The Morley Methodist youth gave $168 through a special offering collected at a recent worship service. A freezer was donated by Jan Swanson, and will be available to other groups at the LCC when ALY is not using it for food storage. Other recent grants and gifts have assured that we can continue to serve our children in need. The ALY Volunteer Board welcomed new member, Wilma Anderson of St. Paul congregation, at the August meeting. Watch for details about the 2013 Love In A Backpack Concert, ALY’s annual fundraiser, to be held October 21. As always, the concert will bring together local musicians and friends of the ALY program, praising the Lord and passing the donation backpacks. And finally, thanks again to all who volunteer, donate and advocate for the ALY programs. God’s Work, Our Hands. August Council Clips Opening devotions and prayer was given by Pastor Bill on “spiritual homes” a reading from 1 Peter. Pastor Katie shared her experience at the Willow Creek Leadership Conference. She, along with her husband John, and Darel & Laura Secrist attended the remote location at Hope Lutheran Church in Des Moines. Pastor Katie was excited to use what she learned with St. Paul members. Rhonda Michels shared that 5 St. Paul women will be attending the Women of Faith Conference in the coming weekend. Pastor Katie made a motion to add to membership roles Anna Lou Minnie who was baptized at St. Paul on August 5, 2012. Was seconded and approved. RAGBRAI Dinner: Discussion on RAGBRAI followed an amended motion to have half of the profit from RAGBRAI go to Improvements of the Christian Education Building and the other half be split evenly between local hunger and world hunger efforts. Seconded and approved. The newly formed/redesigned work groups are complete. Group leaders are presently handing out the information to their respective work group members. Council Liaisons for congregational committees are: Worship Committee– Denny Christenson, Christian Education– Doug Fairbanks, Evangelism/Outreach– None, Social Concerns– Mike Plueger, Stewardship/Finance– Doug Fairbanks, and Church Property– Wayne Embree, Member Care– Nancy Bickford, Staff Support– None, Youth & Family– Rhonda Michels, Safety– Rhonda Michels.
Page 13 St. Paul Lutheran Church │ 201 N. Ford St. Anamosa, IA 52205 │ (319) 462-4841 │ stpaulanamosa@gmail.com We continue to collect supplies for school kits. Please bring any of the items to the church kitchen. Many stores have school supplies on sale right now. The needed items are: ♦ 4 70 sheet notebooks (wide or college ruled) ♦ 1 30 cm ruler (12”) ♦ 1 pencil sharpener ♦ 1 blunt scissors ♦ 5 unsharpened pencils ♦ 5 ballpoint pens (no gel ink) ♦ 1 box 16 or 24 count crayons July, August, & September are designated for school kits for our World Relief Project. We currently have a large supply of school bags already sewn. Monetary donations to purchase school supplies are always welcome, and can be placed in the collection plate at church clearly marked “school kits”. Thank you! Lutheran World Relief Notes By Virginia Danielson Quilters will be busy creating quilts and tying knots for the next 6 weeks, getting ready for the Fall pickup. Fabric is available for anyone who wants to sew at home. Those who want to be tied up in knots are invited to spend Monday afternoons from 1:00 to 4:00 in the church basement fellowship area, beginning Monday, September 10. Contact Virginia Danielson at 462-4625 with any questions. Kits and quilts will be on their way to the Fall pick-up in Cedar Rapids in mid-October. Many thanks to all who have donated kit items, quilt tops, fabric, and dollars for these projects. Kit project leaders, Cheri Francik, Joan Decious, Nancy Hart, and Karen Biere will need volunteers to help assemble and pack these donations. Through the gifts from participating congregations, LWR distributes more than $12 Million worth of quilts and kits annually. St. Paul’s Women of the ELCA members have donated toward shipping fees for many years. If you wish to help defray the ever-rising cost to ship, please feel free to put your donation, clearing marked “LWR Shipping Fund,” in the weekend offering plates, or mail it to the church office. Your donation will be forwarded on to Lutheran World Relief. Congratulations! We lift up in praise and celebration Luther Joe Gilbert, son of Kristi Rickels and grandson of Erv & Dixie Rickels who has finished basic training and after graduating high school will be entering the National Guard Army. Congratulations Luther!
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