The church started December being $16,410 in the red.
With gratitude to everyone who recognized the
financial difficulties the church was in AND
responded with monetary gifts,
the church ended the year with a deficit of $1,141.

Your financial support for the ministry
which St. Paul’s does is greatly appreciated.
Without your tithes and/or offering
the Word of God would not be preached,
the Word of God would not be taught,
the Word of God would not be conveyed
through acts of compassion, relief, and service.

Two questions have recently been asked
concerning the communion offering envelope.

Does the offering pay for the bread and grape juice?

Why do you have to pay for communion?

The communion offering is not designated for any
particular ministry or program.  It is put into the
current fund to finance the ministry of St. Paul’s.
The envelope is there for those individuals who wish
to give a special offering to God for Jesus’ sacrifice.
It should not be given because one feels you have to
pay for communion or that sacrifice.

It should be like all offerings,
an expression of love and gratitude to God.

to Heidi Bukevicz & Ross Young
who were joined in marriage on Jan. 15th.

to Angelo Lizardi
on the death of his mother Aurora Torres.

to Rich Norton
on the death of his sister Marie Krier.

May God’s compassion and comfort embrace you
and give you peace.

The consistory would like to invite anyone who
has served the church as an elder or deacon as
well as any member of the congregation to join
them on retreat. The dates of the retreat are
March 10 - 12th.

The cost is $122.
which includes 2 nights’ stay and five meals.
The retreat is at America’s Keswick in Whiting, NJ.

If you are interested, please speak to Pastor Rich.