Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Dear members and friends of St. Paul’s,
This month of February, our congregation looks forward to the following events and opportunities for Bible study, worship, and fellowship:
Rev. Dr. Anthony Steinbronn will visit our congregation on Sunday morning, February 2. We look forward to bagels and a visit with Pastor Steinbronn after the 10 AM service.
Donna Munsch will lead the last chapters of our “Traveling Light” Bible study, Thursdays at 10 AM in Room 14. Thank you to Donna for leading this study, which is based on the book, “Traveling Light” by Max Lucado.
Pastor Ed Lazarchak will lead the next “Men of God” Bible study on Saturday, February 8 at 9:30 AM in Room 14. Join us! Coffee and treats will be provided.
Alexandra Sofia Taseski will be baptized at St. Paul’s on Sunday, February 23. We ask God to bless and keep Alexandra, her parents, Kaitlyn and Nikola Taseski, and big brothers Connor and Shane Fullam.
Our Evangelism Committee, our Elders and our Christian Fellowship Committee invite you to a Shrove Sunday Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, February 23 at 11:15 AM. Proceeds from the free will offering received at this breakfast will support St. Paul’s mission of the month, Mile Square Church in Hoboken. We thank Thrivent for supporting this breakfast with an Action Team grant.
Last, but certainly not least, our church will begin the thoughtful and prayerful season of Lent with a service of Holy Communion on Wednesday, February 26 at 7:30 PM. Soup and Sandwich will be served ahead of the worship service at 6:30 PM in Koepchen Fellowship Hall. Details about our midweek Lenten services will be featured in upcoming Sunday bulletins.
We also ask God to bless the Pastors who will attend the New Jersey District Pastors Retreat, February 10 – 12 at the St. Joseph’s by the Sea Retreat Center in South Mantoloking, NJ. Your own Pastor Holsten works alongside Pastor Stephen Gewecke to lead this retreat. If you need a pastor’s care during this time, please contact Rev. Tom Pranschke at 551-427-6599.
God bless you, keep you and help you this wintry month of February!
In Christ,
Pastor Holsten
JANUARY CHURCH COUNCIL MEETING
ELDERS
- Met on January 17th.
- Reviewed Pastor’s report.
- Set schedule for upcoming month
- Bill Henshaw will be the cook for Shrove Sunday Pancakes.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
- Christmas pageant was a blessing, and the children were able to read.
- Sarah Chung will help by teaching next year.
- Thursday Bible Study showed a Christmas movie, and will be sharing the message of the 23rd
MISSIONS & EVANGELISM
- Had meeting today and went over missions.
- February mission will be Mile Square Church and will be included with the Shrove Pancake meal.
- Sent out 95 new neighbor postcards.
- Will do soup and sandwich on Mar 4th.
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP & SOCIAL ACTION
- Will be doing Soup and Sandwich during Lent and helping with Shrove Pancakes.
PROPERTY
- Took down Christmas decorations and put away.
- Repaired leaky faucets and did other plumbing work.
- Normal maintenance made for a busy month.
STEWARDSHIP
- Went to Rockleigh and had a Christmas party with songs and gifts which included socks.
- Going again to Rockleigh on the 28th with a “snow theme”.
OLD BUSINESS
- Our constitution will be sent to District.
- MSC to approve amendment for Synod by Barbara Guile and Roy Merz.
NEW BUSINESS
- Will be selecting a date (either May 3rd or May 17th) for Pastor’s 30th year celebration.
FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS
| 1 | Ryan Vreeland |
| 3 | Lorelai Wiederholz |
| 4 | Kristen Lemmo, Anna Zulli |
| 6 | Betty Bujas, Daniel Riecken |
| 7 | Matthew Koltermann, Russell Muller |
| 9 | Julie Keseday |
| 10 | Zabelle Keil |
| 11 | Garret Henshaw |
| 12 | Sydney Zulli, Martha Wiederholz |
| 13 | Jessica Costeniuc, |
| 16 | JoAnn Koltermann, Zachary Schneider, Konrad Wiederholz |
| 23 | Eileen Huening |
| 24 | Lois Lake |
| 26 | Michael DiFabio, Terry Mertens |
| 27 | Cindy Doran |
| 28 | Terry Keil
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LADIES AID
The next meeting of the Ladies Aid will be on Thursday, February13th, at 1:00 PM, in Koepchen Fellowship Hall. Janice Pierro will be our hostess. All woman and friends of St. Paul’s are invited to join us!
ST PAUL’S 2020 MISSIONS
| January | Lutheran World Relief and Human Care * www.facebook.com/LuthWorldRelief |
| February | Mile Square Church in Hoboken Pastor Matthew Lytikainen (www.milesquare.church.org) |
| March | Closter Welfare (www.closterboro.com ) |
| April | Lutheran Hour Ministries (www.lhm.org) |
| May | Armed Forces, Missouri Synod (www.lcms.org) |
| June | Center for Food Action Englewood, New Jersey (www.cfanj.org) |
| July | Lutheran Social Ministries * (www.lhm.org) |
| August | Mill Neck Manor (www.millneck.com) |
| September | Lily the Comfort Dog, Good Shepherd, Old Bridge www.lilycomfortdog.org/ |
| October | Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch (www.dakotaranch.org) |
| November | Bergen Family Promise (www.bergenfamilypromise.org) |
| December | Concordia College Bronxville * www.concordiany.edu |
Note: The Standard Monthly Mission Budget amount for 2020 is $380.
* Standing Commitment