St. Paul's April 2003 News Letter

Cross Purposes

This year’s Lenten Bible Study examines the passion and death of Christ through the lives of Jesus’ friends and foes.

April 2^nd– Barabbas’ Acquittal

April 9^th – Herod’s Encounter

The study starts at 1 p.m. and will be held in the confirmation room. Study Books are available in the Narthex.

Proverbs

Our study in Proverbs will resume on April 23rd. Our study schedule is as follows

April 23rd – Hard Work Vs. Laziness

April 30th – Proper Speech

Committed to Pray

“They committed themselves to the teaching of the apostles, the life together, the common meal, and the prayers.” Acts 2:42

Time has not diminished the need for you and me to pray for each other. The Bible commands us to pray for each other.

DC Count Down

91 days left.

$2,000 left to be raised.

The Senior Youth Group Mission trip had to be moved to a week later because the last day of school was changed.

We will leave on

June 29th

and return the morning of

July 4th.

DEADLINE TO SIGN UP FOR THE TRIP IS
APRIL 15TH.

Bowl–a–Thon Take 3

The Sr. Youth Group Bowl-a-thon was postponed by a blizzard and a tournament. It has been rescheduled for Sunday, April 13 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

You can help by:

Volunteering to bowl - All bowlers will pay for their own bowling and need to be sponsored. You don’t have to be a teen to bowl.

Sponsor a bowler – Pledge a specific amount of money per game, per hours bowled, per pins knocked down or left standing or a flat amount.

Sign up in the church office or church narthex and take a sponsor sheet.

All donations will be used to defray the cost of the youth’s mission trip to DC.

Senior Youth Group

Sunday, April 13 –

1 p.m. Bowl-a-thon.

After the bowl-a-thon we will return to the church for dinner, games and discussion on hypocrisy

Tuesday, April 15 –

DEADLINE TO SIGN UP FOR THE WASHINGTON DC MISSION TRIP

Tuesday, April 22 –

A Day Trip to Baltimore – We will leave the church at 8 a.m. bound for Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and a Baseball Game at Camden Yard.

Thursday, April 24 –

A trip to Great Adventure – We will leave the church at 9 a.m.

Sunday, April 27

6:00 p.m. We will be starting an hour earlier with dinner and a program about Summer Camp. After the program we will do our usual game and discussion. The theme is music videos, so bring your favorite music video.

Scholarship Application

Scholarship applications are available in the church office for all students who are: Graduating from high school this June and will be enrolling in college or a school of professional studies.

Matriculating students in college or a degree program.

Come to the Lord’s Table

On Easter Sunday April 20th we will gather around the Table of our Lord to receive the sacrament of communion.

Please bring an offering of food with you. The local food pantry shelves are very low.

Congregational Chats

I want to thank the more than sixty congregants who met with consistory members and me to discuss the proposed new ministry strategies. Your honesty and insightfulness was greatly appreciated and useful as we strive to discern God’s vision for St. Paul’s.