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ELCA Serve Day 2 Health Ministry 4 She-Bear Seminar 5 WELCA 6 Greeters & Readers 10 Note & Notices 11 Prayer Concerns 12 Sponsors 13 Food Challenge 7 Sept. Opportunities 3 Youth Page 8 F&M Bank Offer 9 Striving to mirror Christ in word and action by reaching out to serve others! Our Mission Statement Journeys Inside this issue: September 2016 Volume 15, Issue 9 is a monthly publication of St. Paul Lutheran Church All Are Welcome Let us build a house where all are named, their songs and visions heard and loved and treasured, taught and claimed as words within the Word. Built of tears and cries and laughter, prayers of faith and songs of grace, let this house proclaim from oor to rafter: All are welcome, all are welcome, all are welcome in this place. VS 5, All Are Welcome , ELW 641 Marty Haugen The words above come from a fun hymn to sing. What I particu- larly love about the fth verse is the line, “…their songs and vi- sions heard and loved and treasured, taught and claimed as words within the Word.” This line speaks to the con- nectedness we have to Christ. You know the words we read in scrip- ture, particularly in the rst chapter of John’s Gospel: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. … And the Word became esh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of the father’s only son, full of grace and truth.” John 1:1-5,14 NRSV The hymn itself dreams of a time that all people can, in essence, gather in one place, with dierent gifts, with dierent ideas, with dierent under- standings, yet one in Christ and with- out fear and danger. 2016 has shown that we have a long way to go. Nation- al and world violence plays out on our TV’s in what seems to be a daily mantra. Our political speech seems to grow nastier by the day, and I am not just talking about the politicians them- selves. I only have to go to Facebook feed and my head drops in grave disappointment. In the midst of it all, a question emerges for me and the Church. What does it mean that “All Are Welcome?” I know we are far from the ideal that we sing in the hymn. Does that justify me to exclude and separate? Even because I may be lled with fear and the possibility of danger? SEE PASTOR TOM (Continued on page 2)

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ELCA Serve Day 2

Health Ministry 4

She-Bear Seminar 5

WELCA 6

Greeters & Readers 10

Note & Notices 11

Prayer Concerns 12

Sponsors 13

Food Challenge 7

Sept. Opportunities 3

Youth Page 8

F&M Bank Offer 9

Striving to mirror Christ

in word and action by reaching

out to serve others!

Our Mission

Statement

Journeys

Inside this issue:

September 2016 Volume 15, Issue 9

is a monthly publication of St. Paul Lutheran Church

All Are Welcome Let us build a house where all are

named, their songs and visions heard

and loved and treasured, taught and

claimed as words within the Word.

Built of tears and cries and laughter,

prayers of faith and songs of grace,

let this house proclaim

from floor to rafter:

All are welcome, all are welcome,

all are welcome in this place.

 

VS 5, All Are Welcome , ELW 641 

Marty Haugen 

 

The words above 

come from a fun hymn 

to sing. What I particu-

larly love about the 

fifth verse is the line, 

“…their songs and vi-

sions heard and loved 

and treasured, taught 

and claimed as words 

within the Word.” This 

line speaks to the con-

nectedness we have to 

Christ. You know the 

words we read in scrip-

ture, particularly in the 

first chapter of John’s 

Gospel:  

“In the beginning was the Word, and

the Word was with God, and the Word was

God. All things came into being through

him, and without him not one thing came

into being. What has come into being in

him was life, and the life was the light of all

people. The light shines in the darkness,

and the darkness did not overcome it. …

And the Word became flesh and lived

among us, and we have seen his glory, the

glory as of the father’s only son, full of

grace and truth.” John 1:1-5,14 NRSV 

The hymn itself dreams of a time 

that all people can, in essence, gather in 

one place, with different gifts, with 

different ideas, with different under-

standings, yet one in Christ and with-

out fear and danger. 2016 has shown 

that we have a long way to go. Nation-

al and world violence 

plays out on our TV’s in 

what seems to be a daily 

mantra. Our political 

speech seems to grow 

nastier by the day, and I 

am not just talking about 

the politicians them-

selves. I only have to go 

to Facebook feed and 

my head drops in grave 

disappointment. 

In the midst of it all, a 

question emerges for me 

and the Church. What 

does it mean that “All 

Are Welcome?” I know we are far from 

the ideal that we sing in the hymn. 

Does that justify me to exclude and 

separate? Even because I may be filled 

with fear and the possibility of danger? 

SEE PASTOR TOM (Continued on page 2)

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COUNCIL CORNER

2016 Congregational 

Council:  

President:  

Pat McKinley  

V. President:  

Pearl Mann  

Secretary:  

Sue Bedell  

Finance: Scott Allen  

Elder: Kathy Peters  

Deacon: Barry Matas  

Trustee: John Kelton   

Lay Minister:  

Ning Amante  

Community Minister: 

 Diana Bock  

Pastor Tom Goellrich 

Pastor Stephanie Lape 

What about my moorings? How do my 

long term beliefs and the teachings/

learnings in my particular environ-

ments influence who I am today?  

I would like to invite us as a faith 

community to have conversation on 

just what this means and what might 

this look like. How do you understand 

what it means that “all are welcome?” 

What will we do together when we 

agree or disagree? We will have these 

conversations on a few occasion over 

the coming months. 

Blessings ….. See you in Church!  

PASTOR TOM (Continued from page 1)

On or around September 11 each 

year, ELCA churches across the coun-

try participate in what is called Serve 

Day. We put on bright yellow tee-shirts 

that say “God’s work, our hands”, and 

we engage in community service pro-

jects for the love and benefit of our 

neighbors. We reframe the 9/11 date 

and make it now a beautiful testament 

of compassionate people engaging 

with the world that God loves. We 

would love for all people of St. Paul, 

Shepherd of the Hills, and the Thai 

worshiping community to participate. 

If you are able, please sign up if you 

are able for one of the three projects we 

will undertake on September 11 from 

12-2 p.m. We will gather at St. Paul and 

Shepherd at noon to pray, and then 

carpool from there to these locations:  

LA HABRA FAMILY RESOURCE

CENTER - They offer counseling, do-

mestic violence services, legal aid, par-

enting education 

classes, community 

garden, and many 

more resources to 

the La Habra com-

munity.  Volun-

teers can help or-

ganize the center. 

They have a lot of cabinets, storage 

closets and two storage areas (a room 

and a shed) that need some tender lov-

ing care. (Maximum of 20 volunteers 

for this project.) 

JOYA SCHOLARS - This tutoring 

facility is located in the Garnet neigh-

borhood of Fullerton, and provides ed-

ucational support to older teens and 

their families. Pearl Park is located di-

rectly behind the house they rent for 

tutoring and needs clean-up. A dump-

ster has been ordered and volunteers 

can go there with rakes and gloves to 

pick up trash. This will help beautify 

the park for students and their families.  

SHEPHERD CENTER - This pre-

school is a missional extension of Shep-

herd of the Hills Lutheran Church, our 

second campus in Whittier. They need 

their stairs and classroom doors paint-

ed and some stucco replaced on one of 

their walls.  

ELCA SERVE DAY 

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Journeys Newsletter and  

Compass Bulletin  Deadlines 

 

Articles for Journeys is by 

noon on the 15th of each 

month, Compass deadline 

is by noon on Monday for 

the following week’s bul-

letin. Please e-mail your  

information to Lori Sear-

geant at  

[email protected]

________________ 

Journeys is now being 

printed professionally, 

saving St. Paul L.C. an 

estimated $2500 a year in 

printing costs. We would 

like to thank our news-

letter sponsors. Please 

show your support by 

giving them your  

business. 

We are starting back up 

studying the religions of the 

world!. Last fall and spring we 

explored primal and eastern 

religions, and now we will 

move our attention to the west-

ern traditions. Starting September 7 at 7 

p.m. and in the weeks and months to 

follow, we will look at Judaism, 

Christianity, Islam, and modern 

western traditions, including the 

American religions of Mormon-

ism, Jehovahʹs Witness, Pente-

costalism, etc.  Please see Pastor 

Stephanie with any questions.  

FAITH EXPLORATIONS

  Weʹre going strong and weʹre almost to the Gospels!  If you 

havenʹt me with us yet, jump on in and join us!   

  We meet every Friday morning in September at 10 a.m. OR 

Friday night, September 30 at 7 p.m.  See Pastor Stephanie if 

you have any questions.   

“WALK THROUGH THE BIBLE”- BIBLE STUDY

Pastor Tom will facilitate an occa-

sional conversation during the 

2016/17 school year around the 

theme ALL ARE WELCOME. See his 

September NL article for initial 

thoughts and questions that he is re-

flecting on. The 

first two conver-

sations are set: 

October 2 - Topic: Female-Male-

LGBTQ - Human Sexuality and 

Church - What Does It Al Mean? 

November 6 - Topic: Right Left - 

Left Right - Politics and Church 

#Vote   

  We will meet at 5 p.m. Bring a 

salad or dessert to share. We will 

gather around food for conversation! 

ALL ARE WELCOME

Itʹs hard to 

believe 

that we are 

9 months 

away from 

our trip! Those who are attending the 

Germany trip in June 2017, please 

save the date of September 25, 5p.m., 

to gather for information regarding 

the trip. Lots of information will be 

shared. We will meet in the Fellow-

ship Hall at St. Paul Lutheran 

Church. 

  Please bring a side dish or dessert 

to share. PT and Sue will have the 

brats and hot dogs ready! 

GERMANY 2017

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Let it be known to all of you, and to all the people of Israel, that this man is standing before you in good health by

the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,* whom you

crucified, whom God raised from the dead.

Influenza: The Nuts and Bolts of the FLU  Summer will soon be over and a 

respite from the hot temperatures we 

have been having. But with the change, 

also comes colds, and flu. Although it’s 

not possible to predict what this flu sea-

son will be like, the timing, severity, 

and length of the season varies from 

year to year. The Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention recently sent 

out a directive regarding the flu vac-

cination. 

Note: On June 22, 2016, CDC’s Ad-

visory Committee on Immunization 

Practices (ACIP) recommended a 

change to U.S. influenza vaccination 

policy for 2016-2017, www.cdc.gove/

media/releases/2016/s0622-laiv-

flu.html). The ACIP recommendation 

must be reviewed and approved by 

CDC’s Director, and the final recom-

mendation will be published in a CDC 

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Re-

port (MMWR), in late summer or early 

fall. The content of this website will be 

reviewed and updated prior to the 2016

-2017 influenza season. 

There are 3 types of Influenza: A, 

B, C. Types A and B cause seasonal in-

fluenza epidemics. Type A (H3N2) 

affects people of all ages. Type B affects 

people of all ages, but is a particular 

concern because of its significant im-

pact on children. Type C generally re-

sults in few or mild symptoms.  

Influenza complications predis-

pose people with preexisting conditions 

and young children. Serious complica-

tions include pneumonia, inflammation 

of the heart, increased risk for stroke 

and heart attack. The flu may also 

worsen chronic conditions such as asth-

ma, COPD, Heart Failure, Diabetes, 

and Kidney Disease. 

Some common myths about the 

Flu shot:  

 Myth #1: “You can get the flu from 

the Flu shot”. The flu shot is made 

from small pieces of killed flu virus-

es, so it can’t cause the flu. Some 

people may experience flu-like or 

cold-like symptoms following the 

flu shot because they were exposed 

to the flu prior to receiving the shot. 

It may be an immune response to 

the shot which triggers symptoms 

similar to the disease. It takes ap-

proximately 2 weeks to create a pro-

tective immune response. 

Myth #2: “I felt worse after the Flu 

shot.” Some people may experience 

flu-like symptoms because they 

were exposed to the flu prior to the 

flu shot and an immune response to 

the shot triggers symptoms similar 

to the disease.  

  Some common side effects after a 

Flu shot: Pain, Redness and swelling at 

the site of the injection, headache, mus-

cle aches, fatigue, fever. 

Contraindications to a Flu shot: 

Individuals with severe hypersensitivi-

ty to eggs, those with a previous vac-

cine associate allergic reaction, those 

who have developed Guillain-Barre 

Syndrome (severe muscle weakness) 

within six weeks of a previous flu shot 

should avoid immunization. 

To protect oneself from flu this sea-

son, CDC recommends a yearly flu vac-

cine for everyone 6 months of age and 

older as the first and most important 

step in protecting against this serious 

disease. 

By Ning Amante, RN 

Facts taken from The Centers for Dis-

ease Control and Prevention

 

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September 18, from 8 a.m. — 2 p.m.

 The bloodmobile from 

City of Hope Medical Cen-

ter will be parked right in 

front of the church that 

day. Sign-ups this summer 

 

 Basic Requirements: 

 Need to be in generally good health, 

and free from Cold or Flu symptoms for 

at least 48 hours before giving blood. Be 

at least 17 years old (no upper age limit) 

Weigh at least 110 pounds. Need to 

bring a photo ID. 

Blood Drive Coming to St. Paul 

If you would like to borrow any medical equipment on the loaner list, please con-

tact Sara Jimenez at (858)254-2848. We have many things from crutches to wheel-

chairs, so just call and ask. 

Durable Medical Equipment Ready to Loan

SAVE THE DATE ~ Tuesday, September 20 at 7 p.m.  

St. Paul’s Health Ministries and WELCA invite you to hear Pat McKinley give 

his program on : 

She Bear—Empowerment and Safety for Women  

  I encourage all my St Paul friends to attend 

my class sponsored by the health ministry which I 

have entitled ʺShe Bearʺ women of all ages will bene-

fit from the lecture. 

  This class is unique. It is not a self defense class in 

the classic sense. It is geared to the psychological as-

pects of self protection in all situations from physical 

attack to reaction to mass shootings or terrorist 

attack. Awareness and immediate action are the keys to survival. Whether 

you are a trained athlete or someone confined to a wheel chair, all will 

benefit from the lecture. By merely listening your chances of avoiding 

physical attack or surviving mass casualty situations will increase by over 

80 percent. 

  I have been encouraged by feed back from women who have attended 

my lectures that they survived or recognized and avoided dangerous situ-

ations because of what they learned. 

  Men are welcomed and encouraged to attend, the class is geared for 

women but many of the points in the lecture benefit everyone 

  Pat McKinley 

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WELCA UPDATE  

St. Paul took the pasta challenge in 

July. We collected 249 packages to 

Fullerton Methodist’s 182 packages for 

a total of 431 packages of pasta. The 

winners were the people from Path-

ways of Hope and the La Habra Re-

source Care Center who were the recipi-

ents of the pasta.  It’s cereal in Septem-

ber.  October challenge is peanut butter. 

I’m a Lutheran – this article is from Liv-

ing Lutheran by Rick Steves, Trinity Lu-

theran Church, Lynnwood, WA. 

I found my faith in my upbringing 

and in my need to not be alone. 

My first experience with church was 

probably in the cry room during a 

long sermon. 

On a pilgrimage through Martin Lu-

ther’s land, I appreciated what a 

blessing it is to have the freedom to 

explore the word of God in my own 

language and how hard-earned that 

privilege was. 

I believe God loves his creation very 

much and loves each of us as his 

child. 

Faithful travel is packing light but 

bringing Jesus along. 

I pray few requests and lots of 

thanks.  Life is so good, especially 

when we get out and explore. 

I practice my faith on the road by 

knowing Jesus is with me and cele-

brating (or at least striving to cele-

brate) God’s creation every step of 

the way. 

My faith is challenged when I’m 

among people I respect who have 

no faith. 

People are surprised when I get all 

excited about Martin Luther. 

Interacting with different cultures 

has affected my faith by reminding 

me that this world is filled with bil-

lions of equally precious children of 

God.  WELCA EVENTS Below are some of the opportunities 

you might want to take part in for the 

upcoming months: 

September 20 – She Bear presenta-

tion on Women’s Safety and Em-

powerment with Pat McKinley.  

Time is 7 p.m. in the parish hall. 

Hosted by WELCA and Health Min-

istries. Change your life – be safer 

and smarter than you’ve ever been.  

Look in the Health Ministries col-

umn for more information.  

 November 4 & 5 – Pacifica Women 

of the ELCA Convention – Bethle-

hem Lutheran Church in Los Alami-

tos. Watch for more details. 

November 6– Thankoffering Ser-

vice. Watch for more details. If you 

would like to help, please let me 

know. 

December 4 – Christ-

mas Tea @ 

   2 p.m. Entertainment 

by the Grace   Notes. 

CIRCLE NEWS: We have five active circles at St. Paul.

You are more than welcome to join any

of them. The information is below:

(Continued on page 7)

Women of the ELCA

September 2016

All Are Welcome!

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DORCAS CIRCLE

Dorcas circle meets 

at 7 p.m. on the 2nd 

Tuesday of the month.  

We will be meeting on 

Tuesday, September 13 

at the home of Donna 

Austin, 1141 Palm 

Street, La Habra.  Con-

tact Sherry Draxler at 

714-525-5113 for more information.

ESTHER CIRCLE

 Esther meets at 7 p.m. on the 1st 

Tuesday of the month. They will not be 

meeting until Tuesday, October 4 at the 

home of Pam Montgomery.  For more 

information, contact Pam at 714-526-

6417 or Diane Collins at 914-526-1000. 

 

ELIZABETH CIRCLE

Elizabeth meets at 9:30 a.m. on the 

4th Wednesday of the month. They will 

be meeting Wednesday, September 28 

in the Parish Hall. Contact Judy Chris-

topher at 310-650-1864 or Carol Schu-

maker at 714-779-2141 for more infor-

mation. 

RAHAB CIRCLE

Rahab meets at 7 p.m. on 

the 3rd Thursday of the 

month. For more infor-

mation, contact Greta 

Goellrich at 714-390-5762. 

SARAH CIRCLE

Sarah circle meets at 7 

p.m. on the 4th Monday 

of the month. They will be meeting on 

Monday, September 26, place TBA.  For 

more information, contact Sheila Rich-

ards at 714-745-5043 (cell) or 714-970-

5042 (home). 

All ladies at St. Paul are members of 

WELCA and are welcome to join any of 

the above Circles. A great time to meet 

new ladies and share in bible study and 

fellowship.

COFFEE PREPARATION: 

 September – Esther Circle   

October – Dorcas  

November—Rahab Circle 

 

See you in church! 

Sherry Draxler – WELCA President 

September Challenge is cereal. 

We have retained the Food Chal-

lenge Trophy with a pasta haul of 

249 packages to First Fullerton 

UMC’s 182. Results from the Au-

gust tomato sauce challenge will be reported soon. To-

gether we are feeding those in need in our community. 

October Challenge will be Peanut butter 

FOOD CHALLENGE FOR SEPTEMBER

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  We are now off and running! Con-

firmation class for 7th and 8th graders 

meets every Wednesday from 5 - 6:30 

p.m. We play games, check-in with one 

another, learn valuable lessons about 

Scripture, the Catechism (Lordʹs Pray-

er, Ten Commandments, Apostlesʹ 

Creed), and discuss putting faith into 

practice. We also en-

gage in periodic 

community service 

opportunities. Have 

questions? Please see 

Pr. Stephanie or Vic-

ar Jeremiah.   

End of Summer SPLC Beach Day Sunday, September 18 from 12:30 - 4 p.m. Huntington Beach, Lifeguard Station #14 See Kathleen Preston or Pastor Stephanie

for details

  We are beginning a new kind of 

ministry at St. Paul, with a yummy 

twist - PIZZA! Hereʹs how it goes: Once 

a month all Jr. Highers, 

High Schoolers, and 

College/Young Adults 

will meet downstairs in 

the youth room. All to-

gether we will eat FREE 

PIZZA and beverages 

and check in to see how 

your month is going. 

We then will watch a 10 

minutes of a thought-

provoking DVD related to various top-

ics—good stuff. After that we will di-

vide into three groups for discussion. 

The Jr. Highers will meet in one space, 

High Schoolers in another, and Col-

lege/Young Adult in a third. Your fear-

less discussion leaders (Pastor Stepha-

nie, Vicar Jeremiah, and 

Ryan Kuester) will lead 

the three groups in discus-

sion for that day. It will be 

really fun, spiritually en-

lightening, biblically en-

riching, and nonjudgmen-

tal (thatʹs always nice) 

with pepperoni! Come 

check this out. Our first 

meeting is September 25 

from 12-2 p.m. Questions? See one of 

your fearless discussion leaders.  

Confirmation

Pizza and the Meaning of Life

SPY Lites

Youth Page

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Greeters

       8:00      9:30      11:00         

Sep. 4  Blair Giboney  Pat Mc Kinley  Joyce Wolf 

    Jack Bedell  Barb Mc Kinley   

    Sue Bedell  Pearl Mann 

      Barbara Littrell          

Sep. 11  Sherry Draxler  Fritz Von Coelln  Bob Buhl 

    Wayde Schatz  Cindy Von Coelln  Anna McDonnel 

    Alice Schatz  Shelia Richards   

      Dale Richards    

Sep. 18  Janet Kitchen  Rick Stone  Leslie Richardson 

     Daryl Braun  Dawn Stone  Joyce Wolf 

     Sherry Braun  Sue Weaver          

Sep. 25  Sally Moore  Todd Shaw  Bob Buhl 

    Doug Strom  Maria Shaw  Anna McDonnel 

    Doris Lindberg  Sue Coopman   

 

Readers

Sep. 4  Leah DeSoucy  Pearl Mann  Joyce Wolf 

Sep. 11  Martha Huff  Cindy VonCoelln  Leslie Richardson 

Sep. 18  Larry Liles  Frank Tees  Evelyn Bryeans 

Sep. 25  Ning Amante  Carol Reiner  Lawrence Stark 

 

Acolytes**       

Sep. 4 – Bakken  

Sep. 11 – Beining  

Sep. 18 - Day 

Sep. 25 - Farias 

 

**If your child would like to serve as an acolyte, please contact Vicar Jeremiah. If 

you are unable to attend church on the date you are scheduled please reach out to 

someone else on the list. You are more than welcome to swap Sundays.  

GREETERS, READERS & ACOLYTES

Veronica Sandoval is once 

again offering a plush animal—

Annie the Owl— to purchase and 

keep for $19.99. Then she will be 

donating 50% of profit to Path-

ways of hope to help end hunger.  

If you would like to purchase An-

nie the Owl, please contact Ve-

ronica at by email at robnveroni-

[email protected] or see her at 

church. All checks must be made 

out to Veronica Sandoval. 

PURCHASE ANNIE THE OWL TO HELP PATHWAYS OF HOPE

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50/50—As a part of 

our year-long cele-

bration, St. Paul LC 

is announcing a 50 

for 50 campaign. 

This 50 for 50 cam-

paign will target a couple of needed 

projects around our campus and pro-

vide benevolence dollars that support 

the mission we are committed to. 

Funds will be collected over the next 12 

months (through February 2017). We 

have set a goal of $50,000 in honor of 50 

years of ministry. Funds will be used 

for: Upgrading our AV System in Wor-

ship; Addressing the leaky and hot 

glass in PS office; Parking lot coating/

striping; 10% of all funds received will 

support ELCA Mission Support. Addi-

tional projects as funds are available. 

50/50 envelopes are available in the 

narthex or just note on your check 

“50/50” on the memo line. 

 

WINDOW BOOK- For our 

50th anniversary celebra-

tion, books about our sanc-

tuary windows are now 

available. A donation of $20 

is suggested. All proceeds will go to a 

seminary scholarship fund. 

Thank you to all the window do-

nors for the many years of beauty and 

faith brought to St. Paul through the 

windows.  

 

READERS NEEDED—If you are inter-

ested in being a reader for worship, 

please see Monica Farias or email her 

at [email protected]? We especially 

need volunteers for the 11 a.m. service. 

 

 

 

VBS THANKS—Thank you to all 

who donated during VBS toward 

Lutheran Disaster Response in their 

efforts to aid Ecuador.  Following 

their severe earthquakes, the Ecua-

doran people have been in desper-

ate need of clean drinking water, as 

their once reliable river has now be-

come contaminated. During our 

two Vacation Bible School weeks, 

we collected a total of $452.70. One 

penny purchases one purification 

tablet, which purifies one gallon of 

water. With $452.70, your generosi-

ty was able to provide 45,270 gal-

lons of drinkable water!  Many 

thanks!  

 

THANK YOU all so much for your 

support through the St. Paul Semi-

nary Scholarship Fund. My classes 

at Pacific Lutheran Theological 

Seminary in Berkeley begin the day 

after Labor Day, and you have 

made my time in seminary much 

easier. The Congregational Partners 

in Education Award through Cali-

fornia Lutheran University (which 

merged with PLTS a few years ago) 

matches up to $2,500 in congrega-

tional support. You have surpassed 

that amount, which means I will re-

ceive the full $5,000, and the sur-

plus will go towards next year’s re-

newable matching award. Thank 

you so much for your support, and 

thank you especially for your kind 

words and prayers. I am really ex-

cited to see where God leads, and 

you are a huge part of this journey. 

Thank you!  /s/ Jennifer Matas 

Notes

and

Not

ices

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Don't forget our homebound and

those in extended

Those homebound or

in assisted living:  

 

Dee Ermes 

860 Morningside Dr. C-310 

Fullerton, CA  92835-3552 

714-256-5915  

Lucille Hord 

Mirage Inn 

72750 Country Club Dr. #109 

Rancho Mirage, CA  

92270-4084 

760-773-1093  

Janeen Ostby 

11918 Central Ave. 

Chino, CA 91710 

909-548-2100  

Floyd and Virginia Seifert 

620 S. Glassell St. #104 

Orange, CA   92866-3026 

714-283-1635  

Celette Vanderford 

15538 Mottley Dr. 

La Mirada, CA  90638-5463 

714-521-0614  

Billie Willis 

Meridian at Anaheim Hills 

525 S Anaheim Hills Rd. Apt. 

C218 

Anaheim, CA 92807 

714-282-3342   

Yvonne Winston 

805 W. Glennwood Cir. 

Fullerton, CA  92832-1017 

714-446-8845 

Drop them a note or visit!

STRENGTH, HEALING, COMFORT, MERCY,

PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING-For the United 

States of America & the World–God Bless America 

 

HEALING

Todd Shaw  Russ Holden   

Jay Tesch  Celette Vanderford     

Charles Austin  Kathie Spurlock 

Natalie Reggio  Martha Huff   

Allen Richardson  Rose Lloyd   

Frank Christopher   Charlie Harrington 

Karen Legel  Harold McDonnel     

Janice Noren  Rachel Bedard   

Billie Willis  Gordon Solomonson 

Wilfred Strauss  Chuck & Sharon Tate 

Sherry Draxler  LeRoy Smith 

Jesse Meyer TJ Sandoval

Ada Gaughan & Family    

Floyd & Virginia Seifert      

Kevaleen & Dennis DeBolt—Sister & Brother-in-Law of

Kathy Peters

Pastor Bob & Dot Westerhoff—Friend of Kathy Peters

Michael Heinle —Husband of Kathy Peters’ niece

Jason & Jonathon Strom—Grandsons of Doug & Shirley

Strom 

Joe Stok—Father of Sue Coopman

Linda Walker—Sister of Cari Reggio

Cele & Kim Obuch —Friends of June Bosley

Kim Bowden—Family of June Bosely

Ayla Reiner—Granddaughter of Stan and Carole Reiner

Genevieve Bennett—Grandmother of Monica Farias

Erin Vessey—Granddaughter of Chuck & Sharon Tate

Marge Shaw—Mother of Todd Shaw

Rose Marie Etherton—Sister of LeRoy Smith

Donald Bosley —Brother-in-law of June Bosely

Barbara Hoffer—Cousin of Wayde Schatz

Brooklynn Landis—Granddaughter of Ken & Sara Falk

Terry Kuester—Sister-in-Law of Ryan & Michelle Kuester

Linda Hahn—Niece of Marje Young

Jay Vodenichar—Nephew of Marje Young

Katy Duran — Daughter of Ken & Beth Sackett

Christine Eckerle & Jane Chichester Hilbert—Cousins of

Jack Bedell

Jack Morgan—Friend of Ada Gaughan

Fred Sloan—Brother of Jacki Bell

Nelly Nyquist —Friend of Mary, Abby & Miguel

Rodriguez

Deanne and Dirk Spaulding—Friends of Judy Christopher

Ann Chance—Sister of Pearl Mann

STRENGTH AND HEALING  

Tom Peters 

Marjorie Legel 

Karly—Daughter of Nancy Romstedt

Scott Llewellyn and his son Xavier—Grandson & Great-

grandson of Janice Noren

Irene Larson—Mother of Sharon Huemoller

Ursula Hassan—Mother of Susanne Stark

Kimberly —Daughter of Ada Gaughan

Monte & Altha Hedman—Parents of Sue Goellrich

Kathy Wagner, Judy Tardie, Jan Brasch, Debbie, Hank, 

Ron, Andy, Toochie, Doug & Joanne, Allen & 

Brendan, Gabriel, Mark, Alisa & Brittaney—

Friends & Family of Fritz and Cindy von Coelln

Crystal Farias—Daughter of Rick & Monica Farias

Gavin Russell—Brother-in-Law of Grant Beining

Shirin Hassan—Sister of Susanne Stark

Chip & Meredith Stockwell—Friends of Monica Farias

Donald Thomson & family—Father of Sarah Sorkin

Bill Halliday—Friend of Carol Pankow

Christina Aguilar—Sister of Olivia Robinson

Pastor Sharon Gunderson 

Pastor Mark Cansino 

 

COMFORT

Thorsen & McClung Family on the death of Katie 

Thorsen—a charter member of St. Paul L.C. 

Graber Family on the death of Lee Graber—former 

member 

Loken Family on the death of Becky Loken — Cousin of

Sally Moore

SAFETY

Scotty Williams deployed to Iraq—Friend of Jack & Sue

Bedell

Sgt Ben Harrington and his medevac helicopter crew in 

Afghanistan.  

1st Lieutenant George H Cushman, 1-77AR - Friend o f

Kathy Salter

MM2 (SS) Jack Sieloff — Friend of Juanita Solomonson

   

We welcome and encourage all prayer requests. Please

submit your requests in writing on your Worship

Registration card, via email or phone call to the Church

Office. Once or twice each month, names will be removed

from the list who have been in print at least 3 consecutive

weeks (except those deployed overseas). You are welcome to

re-submit any name removed from the list, or you may

remove a name at anytime by contacting the Church Office.

Thank you! If you or someone you know is in the hospital,

please be sure to call the church office (714) 879-8290 to

inform us. Confidentiality laws now prevent hospitals from

contacting churches when congregation members are

hospitalized.

In Our Thoughts and Prayers. . .

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SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES 

8 & 11 a.m.—Traditional Liturgical 

9:30 a.m.—St. Paul Alive!—Praise 

9:30 a.m. — Kids’ POWER Hour 

 

Pastors - The Rev. Tom Goellrich & The Rev. Stephanie Lape 

Vicar Jeremiah Smith  

W. Chris Winn, Director of Music 

Lori Seargeant, Office Administrator 

Melissa Ames, Nursery Attendant 

 

Phone: 714-879-8290 Fax: 714-879-5907 

www.stpaulfullerton.org 

[email protected] 

 

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