F. Y. I.
WHEN THE LORD BUILDS THE HOUSE...
But how many know the story behind the song?
The Little Brown Church was written during the Civil War 1857... There really is a little brown church in Bradford Iowa near highway 218......William Pitts was traveling in a stage coach that made a rest stop and as William looked over the valley, he thought it would make a nice spot for a church and when he got home composed the words and music and filed it away.... Some years later, he moved to the Bradford area to teach and much to his surprise he saw a church being built in the very spot he had dreamed of. Times were hard because of the war so they used the cheapest color of paint which was brown....Pitts sang the song at the dedication of the new building in 1862 and sold the manuscript for $25.00....he used the money to enroll in Medical College and spent the rest of his life as the town physician.
Today the church has a membership of about 100 and is known for many weddings, and the thousands of tourists that visit each year.
It is a simple story... of doing what God gives you joy to do and His blessing the little for the future generations.
YOUR LOVE OFFERING IN ACTION! The Women's Ministry, Jo Ann Snipes and the St. Paul Youth were able to fill twelve (12) filled book bags for Lutheran Services Florida. Thank you for your generous giving!
CHURCH KEYS Any new officer needing a church key please see Fred Dye, our trustee. Please do not make copies of your church key as copies should only be made from the master key. Those who have keys and do not need them, please return to Fred.
PLEDGE NOTICE! Twenty four pledge cards have been turned in, pledging $1,105.00 each week towards our 2009-2010 church budget...needed each week will be approximately $3,400.00. It is not too late to turn your pledge card in. It is okay, if you do not want to sign the card, but please fill in the amount that you think the Lord is leading you to give so the Finance Committee can finish the proposed budget.
$30 A MONTH:
how much it costs to keep Fellowship.
Fellowship is wonderful each Sunday here at St. Paul,
when we gather to enjoy some donated goodies and chat for a bit.
Please remember to donate in the little red canister on the fellowship table.
This helps cover the cost of items that are not donated:
coffee, creamer, juice, sugar, etc… Enjoy!
HE WHO GATHERS BY LABOR WILL INCREASE!
Proverbs 13:12 The Evangelism Team has been busy!
During the May Swap Meet, they shared the good news to 46 individuals.
That is truly faith in action.
Join them in trusting God for 50 new families.
AND WATCH THE INCREASE!
The Lutheran Hour Ministry Sunday Programs
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The Lutheran Hour Para El Camino Woman to Woman |
Radio AM 940 Radio AM 1550 Radio AM 1370 |
9:00 AM 8:30 AM 7:00 AM |
The Lutheran Hour Ministries broadcast the Gospel in over 80 languages in over 900 stations around the world.
A new program to encourage Christian women, called Woman to Woman was begun in spring of 2008.
The Lutheran Hour is also broadcast to our many service men and women around the world and at sea on AFN (American Forces Network).
May God richly bless their ministry!
CHAMPS - FOR A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
CHAMPS Group supports the church through healthy lifestyle training and information.
If you would like more info on joining or supporting this group, please contact our deaconess, Olga Eckert.
CHAMPS also recommends two new sites for healthy living:
www.seniorhealth.about.com and www.healthedco.com.
Here is some St Paul Mission Math:
We have an average of the following based on the recording of membership and attendance:
- Member Families 101
- Members in total 202
- Worship per week 57
- Member attendance 87
- Families Missing worship 44
- Members missing worship 88
- 1. Pray for
- 2. Invite to church
LWML HAPPENINGS:
LWML SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
One of these projects is to supply scholarships to enable qualified and dedicated men and women to train for service to the Lord as full-time church workers.
If you are planning to enroll in the 2009-10 school year for full time church work in Missouri Synod church or school please feel free to log onto www.flga-lcms.org or www.flgalwml.com for a scholarship application.
LUTHERAN SERVICES - CAN YOU HELP? More requests for food help have come in. Can you help again with donating some dry goods items for the Lutheran Services Food Bank? Stocking their shelves is a great safe way to help those in need. Donations can be placed under the table in the church entrance and they will be forwarded to LSF. Thank You! Please keep in mind the following items: *Baby formula *diapers *canned goods *dry pasta *beans, or other dry goods *canned milk
DID YOU KNOW? 10% of the Tower income goes to students at St Louis Seminary.
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE Prayerfully given mites from the FL/GA LWML are designated for specific projects. One of these projects is to supply scholarships to enable qualified and dedicated men and women to train for service to the Lord as full-time church workers. If you are planning to enroll in the 2009-10 school year for full time church work in Missouri Synod church or school please feel free to log onto www.flga-lcms.org or www.flgalwml.com for a scholarship application.
WATCH THAT LOCOMOTIVE
Our thanks to the CPTA for the new playground equipment at St Paul Preschool.
If you haven't had a chance to check it out, the St Paul School CPTA has purchased
a play piece in the shape of a locomotive. We, parents at St Paul Church would like to
thank the parents at St Paul school for this wonderful gift.
Thanks also to several men who donated
their time in taking down the old equipment to make room for this addition.
The National LWML April Mites of $33,000.00 are designated for the El Comedor Popular Soup Kitchen at St. Matt. Lutheran Church in the west side of Chicago where there is much unemployment and many homeless. Before meals the pastor shares devotions and prayers to nourish the soul of the hungry.
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