Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

God’s Work. Our Hands

Newsletter of Saint Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, La Grange, Texas

September 2019

Our Mission Statement:

Saint Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, in the name of Christ,

cares, shares, and provides Christian growth opportunity to our community.

First Communion Classes

Pastor Candy will hold a First Communion Class on

Sunday, September 15 during the Sunday School hour,

10:30 a.m. in the Friendship Room.

All 2nd Graders and their parents are encouraged to

attend. If your child is not in 2nd Grade yet, but you desire

them to receive communion, please come to the class!

Confirmation Class for 7th & 8th graders

begins with a Parent’s meeting on

Wednesday, August 28, 6:00 p.m. in the

Fellowship Hall.

CHILDREN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL is the second & third Sunday, September 8 & 15. After communion those Sundays, children 6th grade and below gather with Caleb in the back of the Sanctuary for Sunday School. Parents can pick their children up about 10:30 a.m.

A Message from your Pastor:

Believe it or not, we are at the beginning of the school year! That means fall is not far from now. I know it’s hard to believe considering it’s still 100 degrees outside!

With September comes the restart of many of our programs, groups, classes, etc. Now is the PERFECT time to try something new, or to restart something that maybe you’ve gotten out of the habit of doing.

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord! September 4 is when our music program restarts. If you’ve ever wanted to explore your musical side, there are lots of different opportunities: vocal choir, hand bell choir, and praise band. This ministry (as is all our ministries) is not limited to any particular age. Come out on September 4 or talk to Kathy Toensing about how you might get involved.

Worship on Wednesdays (WoW) program begins again September 11. WoW is our after school program that runs from 3:30 (after school) to 5pm and is for PreK4 to 6

th grade. We always need

volunteers to make this program all it can be. Caleb is your man. Talk to him and he’ll put you to work!

And while we’re talking about education, we currently have two adult education groups on Sundays at 10:30 am. It would be great to have more if there is an interest.

During the next few months I will be doing a series once a month about some of the wider church activities that have been going on during the summer. I’m going to kick it off on September 8 by sharing about the ELCA World Hunger Leadership Gathering that I attended in July. Other sessions are in the works, all intended to get some conversation started on the role St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church is already playing in the larger picture.

There are lots and lots of other groups and things that are going on starting again in September. Please please please please think about getting plugged in. If none of these opportunities interest you, let me know and let’s work together to find something or create something that you are interested in!

Pastor Candy LYO arriving in Utah!

Chillin’ with Caleb A Summer Retrospective

Hello St Paul,

It’s been a whole summer since I last wrote to you in this Newsletter. In that time, St

Paul has hosted our Annual VBS Day Camp, the LYO has traveled to Utah and back, and I

personally attended the 2019 Churchwide Assembly in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There’s a lot

to unpack in those three things and only so much space I can take up in this newsletter, so

I’ll do my best to cover the important things but still keep it brief.

VBS Day Camp was a fun time, as we welcomed over 70 different kids throughout

the week of June 24-28 to St Paul for a week of learning about God’s Wonder and having

fun and fellowship with each other. Our team of Lutherhill Staff did a great job leading the

kids in games and Bible studies, and I’m proud to say that among that team were 3 of our

own kids from St Paul. Rather than travel to Lutherhill for Water Day this year, we held our

Water Day here at the church, complete with inflatable water slide.

The LYO Summer Trip took place from July 19-28. We traveled to Junction, Utah in a

group of 34 people and had the greatest time there. While there, we worked in the town

of Marysvale in cleaning up a public park. Our kids got so much done that the local

government there marveled at how our group is the best volunteer group they’d ever

had. Highlight moments from the trip include having a sunset worship at Bryce Canyon

National Park, in addition to trips to Zion and the Grand Canyon National Parks, trekking

to a waterfall in the Fishlake National Forest, and White Water Rafting down the Sevier

River. As leaders in the group, we always hope and pray that we are putting together

something meaningful for the kids, so we were comforted to hear that many kids

considered this the best trip they’d been on.

August came and I found myself flying to Milwaukee for the 2019 ELCA Churchwide

Assembly. While there, we as a church collectively passed resolutions committing to many

things such as furthering interfaith relations, assisting refugees and migrants, and seeking

to better our race relations with people of African descent. We also voted to ordain

Deacons, or ministers of word and service, when they had previously been consecrated as

well as approved a new budget for the Churchwide governing body. It was five jam-

packed days in Milwaukee and I was proud to represent our congregation there amongst

so many other brothers and sisters in Christ. Also the 80 degree weather was a plus too.

But now that I’m back, I’m excited to get ready for a new year here at St Paul and

I’m pleased to have a little routine back in my life. As a reminder, LYO resumed for the

year on August 28, and WOW will resume on September 11.

-Caleb

Caleb can be reached in person in the office Tuesday through Friday, via email at

stpaulfaithlife@gmail.com, or via his cell phone at (512) 944-7859.

Worship On Wednesday starts September 11!

Who: Everyone is Welcome (PreK4-6th grade)

When: Wednesday 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Where: St Paul Lutheran Church

110 West Walnut Street

La Grange, TX 78945

968-5657 stpaullg.org

Greetings Parents!

I am glad to see your child/children will be joining us at St. Paul for Worship on Wednesdays! We are excited to start off a new year of this program. As this program has grown, our need for volunteers has increased as well. If you are able to help out for an hour on Wednesday, even if it’s only once over the course of the year, we would greatly appreciate any help we can get. You can contact me at (512) 944-7859 and we can schedule a day of WOW well ahead of time so that you may plan accordingly. Thank you so much for your help and for sharing your child/children with us here at St. Paul.

Thank you and have a great day! Caleb Parks

SIGN US UP! Child’s Name ________________________________________________

Age ______ Grade _______ Allergies ___________________________

Parents’ Name ______________________________________________

Contact information Phone (s) __________________________________

Email(s) ____________________________________________________

St Paul’s requests $10 each semester to help pay for snacks and supplies. _____ (initial) I give my permission to St Paul Lutheran Church and its representatives to take pictures that include my

child. These photos may be posted to Facebook or the church website and/or printed in the newsletter or other medium.

_____ (initial) I also give my permission for St Paul Lutheran Church and its representatives to take my child around the

community (example: town square, nursing homes, assisted living, etc)

Join us at St Paul for WOW

LYO NEWS

September 4 ~ (6:30 p.m.) LYO Wednesday

September 11 ~ (6:30 p.m.) Agape @ Fitzpatrick’s; WolfPack @ TBA

September 18 ~ NO LYO - Community Pep Rally

September 25 ~ (6:30 p.m.) Agape @ Fitzpatrick’s; WolfPack @ TBA

September 29 ~ (6:30 p.m.) LYO Meeting

Friends are always welcome at LYO events and activities!

Want to receive LYO reminders by text………..

for LYO parents: text 81010 with this message: @lyop

for all LYO kids: text 81010 with this message: @lyok

Also, be sure the LYO sponsors have your complete contact information.

Email stpaullyolg@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns.

Join our LYO Facebook group “St Paul LYO” for updates about the group

ST. PAUL NEEDS A PART TIME MAINTENANCE PERSON about 4 hours/week! Job description and application are on the Narthex counter.

PRAYER GARDEN BRICKS may still be purchased. We will submit another order as soon as possible. Bricks are $100 each and the form is on our website or it can be picked up in the office.

1 Annie Hackebeil, Georgia Hartley, Hunter Johnson

2 Coy Magness

3 Riley Fisbeck

5 Brittni Keilers, Carson Rau, Frank Teykl

6 Chuck Bellue, Ronnie Huebel

7 Rocky Rau, Jackie Skelton

8 Amanda Lamza, Brooke Oehlke

9 Darrell Moerbe, Bruce Speckels

10 Audrey Jackson, Delfina Rohde

11 Tracy Mach

12 Ralph Rigden, Shannon Tienert

13 Linda Anders, Debbie Busch, Jaston Davis, Carolyn Roitsch

14 David Butler, Kristina Pestana

15 Peyton Jaster, Albert Loehr

16 James Stolle

17 Maddi Mach, Benjamin Sustr

19 Bonnie Freudenberg

20 Glenn Heinecke

21 Doug Fritsch

22 Diane Berger, Barrett Kay, Marianne Williams

23 Matthew Halpain

24 Bernice Hengst, Tom Johnson, A.C. von Minden

25 Jordan Knesek, Madison Knesek, Denise Paine

26 Tyson Roscher

27 Christopher Anders, Dorothy Drab

28 Michael Mahlmann

29 Annette Citzler, Matthew Mayer, Nate Schielack

30 Zachry Karisch, Bradley Loehr

September Birthdays & Anniversaries

David & Sara Koehl Sept. 7 17 yrs

Tyson & Katrina Kurtz Sept. 10 8 yrs

Dennis & Stephanie Jurek Sept. 13 16 yrs

Salar & Dawn Mirran Sept. 14 22 yrs

Dennis & Brenda Ahlschlager Sept. 16 30 yrs

Wayne & Linda Anders Sept. 26 21 yrs

LISTEN TO ST. PAUL’S SERVICES LIVE!!! All services are broadcast live by clicking

“Listen” on our webpage, www.stpaullg.org

A.M.E.N. St. Paul Volunteer Schedule

Monday (9-11 a.m.); Thursday (1-3 p.m.) September 5; November 18, 21, & 25

Second Chance St. Paul Volunteer Schedule

Tuesday - Saturday, (9 a.m. - 3 p .m.); Monday, (8 a.m.) September 10-16; October 22-28; December 10-16

WINNERS AT 2019 CELEBRATION SUNDAY

$500 Local Gift Cards (donated by Frank Macaulay) – Carolyn Buchanek

Money Tree (donated by Erwin & Bonnie Sladek) – Elizabeth Tannler

$500 Cabela’s card (donated by Dudley & Cyndi Piland) – Susan Knesek

$200 HEB Gift Cards/YETI cooler (donated by Paul Mikula & Linda Morrison) – Patti Weber

Lawn Furniture (donated by Clay & Susie Morgan) – Elaine Halpain

Traeger Pellet Grill w/ pellets (donated by Gary & Kathie Nitsche) – David Johnson

Wooden Picnic Table – Marsha Pietsch

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE SUCCESS OF 2019 CELEBRATION SUNDAY!!

Once again, we are amazed at how we all come together for Celebration Sunday. As co-

chairmen of the event, we feel very blessed to be members of an organization that is willing to

go the extra mile for others. Preliminary estimate is just over $20,000. $20,000 will go to St.

Paul’s General Fund and Council voted at their August 27 meeting that both Lutherhill and the

AMEN Building Fund receive $1,000. Thanks again,

Debbie Busch & Peggy Johnson

Saturday, September 7, 2019

The S’mores & Champagne Gala is a night of festivity and fellowship while we celebrate Lutherhill Ministries. The evening begins at 6pm with cocktails and live entertainment by Bishop Mike Rinehart and will feature a silent auction, wine wall, wishing wall, raffle and live auction. Guests will enjoy a seated dinner, open bar and dancing by the popular Newsboyz. We hope you will join us for the best NIGHT ever!

For more details and to register for the Gala, go online http://lutherhill.org/support/gala/

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If you are willing to serve as lector, please contact Melinda in the church office, 968-5657 or stpaul@cvctx.com She will email you the readings the week before so you can be ready!

Aug 31/Sept 1 5:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m.

Ushers Billy/Christie Nietsche Gerald/Jolene Hughes,

Gloria Raschke, George Eilert

Lectors

Acolyte Brock Loehr

Altar Guild Janice Homeyer Ginger Friemel

Flowers

Sept 7 & 8

Ushers Don Koether Rhonda Koether

Anita Barnett, Delores Bayer, Diane Berger

Lectors Praise band

Acolyte Hunter Sabo

Altar Guild Gloria Raschke Lisa Moellenberndt

Flowers Annette Citzler

Sept 14 & 15

Ushers Barbara Greenwood

Jackie Skelton Howard/Phillis Bohot Daniel/Shelly Pietsch

Lectors Kathy Brewer

Acolyte Brock Loehr Kyler Lamza

Altar Guild James & Kathy Brewer Tanya Psencik

Flowers

Sept 21 & 22

Ushers James/Sharon Elias Dave/Mary Ann Butler,

Janet Coronado, Carolyn Buchanek

Lectors Sharon Elias Praise Band

Acolyte Ella Pineda Max Dixon

Altar Guild Janice Homeyer Velrie Prause

Flowers Williams

Sept 28 & 29

Ushers Richard/Danette Coufal Wayne Anders family

Lectors Sid Roden

Acolyte Brigham Kelly

Altar Guild Faye Bresan Sid/Susan Roden

Flowers Norma Adams

You are invited to a party

celebrating

Marianne Williams’

80th

birthday

Sunday, September 22

from 2-4 p.m. in the

Fellowship Hall.

No gifts please.

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME MUSIC?

All music groups will begin regular practices on Wednesday September 4.

Bell choir - 6 p.m. Choir - 7 p.m. Praise Band - 8 p.m.

Any and all are welcome to join any of these groups! As the Bible says, “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord!” If you have any questions, you may contact Kathy Toensing at 966-3376.

INTERESTED IN RINGING BELLS IN CHURCH? Kathy Toesning is happy to hold an introductory class for you! Don’t let lack of experience stop you from joining us!! Call or text Kathy at 966-3376.

If your group has a special event planned, let us know by the 20th of the month for inclusion in the newsletter. Any of these organizations and groups would be pleased to have you become a part of their ministry and activities. Make plans to attend the next gathering or meeting! Call the church office with questions.

Children’s Sunday School meets the second & third Sunday of each month after communion. Children 6th grade and below gather with Caleb in the back of the Sanctuary to go to the Parlor for Sunday School. Parents can pick their children up about 10:30 a.m. The next Children’s Sunday School is September 8 & 22.

Afternoon Circle meets the first Tuesday, September 4, 2:00 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall.

Fishers of Men meet September 16, 6:30 p.m. at the home of Chuck Bellue. Chuck, Glenn Davis & Jaston Davis will co-host. All men are welcome!

Friends in Faith meet Monday September 9 at 7:00 p.m. in the home of Mary Ann Butler, 451 N Frankin Street. Plan now to attend for an evening of great fellowship. All ladies are invited and encouraged to attend!!

Tacky Tuesday meets the third Tuesday, September 17, at 8 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. All ages, all genders are welcome to help tie knots in quilts to get them ready for shipment for Lutheran World Relief next April. Our regular scheduled Tacking Day is always the third Tuesday. We need more help!!!

Hand Quilting takes place every Monday morning, 8 a.m., in the Quilting Room. The Quilters welcome anyone interested to join in - come observe and/or learn to hand stitch quilts! We quilt for the public and charities!! All proceeds go to Lutheran World Relief.

Cut-Ups meet Wednesday morning September 4 at 8:00 a.m. Join us on the first Wednesday of every month beginning at 8 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall – to iron fabric, cut squares, assemble quilt top kits, cut backing, cut batting and visit. You can come whenever it works for you and stay as long as you can. (No experience necessary!)

The Altar Guild meets quarterly. Their next meeting is Tuesday, October 8, 4:00 p.m., in the Friendship Room. The Altar Guild always welcomes new members. Please let the office know if you are interested in this ministry. Stephen Ministry meets on the third Sunday of each month at 4:00 p.m. If you are having a problem you’d like to talk and pray about with someone, please let Pastor Candy know. She will connect you with one of our Stephen Ministers.

WOW! St. Paul donated a total

of 150 pounds of food to AMEN in

August!

Remember, the second Sunday

of each month is when we

emphasize AMEN donations, but

we are happy to take them all

month long!

VOTE FOR YOUR favorite hymns to be sung this

month! You may vote for any hymn from the ELW red

hymnal. The blank sheets are in a basket in the Nar-

thex. Print the hymn number and name on the sheet

provided and place it in the gold barrel. Pastor Candy

will draw hymns for the following week each Sunday.

Messenger Monthly Newsletter of Saint Paul Lutheran Church

September 2019

Saint Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church Evangelical Lutheran Church of America PO Box 567 La Grange, Texas 78945

Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid La Grange, Texas

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Pray for Peace!

Saint Paul 2019 Congregation Council

Gene Jaster, President

Jackie Skelton, Vice-President

Linda Anders, Secretary

Peggy Pfeiffer, Treasurer

Debbie Busch, Outreach/Social Ministry

Tyler Dockery, Stewardship/Finance

Ginger Friemel, Worship

Frank Macaulay, Peru/Mission

Cindy Schwertner, Outreach/Social Ministry

Scott Toensing, Property

Parish Office Hours: Monday 1:00-5:00 p.m.

Tuesday-Thursday (closed for lunch noon-1 p.m.) 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Friday 8:00 a.m.-noon Office Phone: 979-968-5657 Fax: 979-968-6950

Pastor Cell Phone: 979-966-2459 Fellowship Hall Phone: 979-968-9603

www.stpaullg.org stpaul@cvctx.com

The Rev. Candis O’Meara, Senior Pastor pastorcandis@gmail.com

(979)966-2459

Caleb Parks, Faith Life Leader stpaulfaithlife@gmail.com.com

(512)944-7859

Melinda Zajicek, Office Manager stpaul@cvctx.com

(979)820-8793

Sherise Davis, Organist

Jean McHenry, Organist

Kathy Toensing, Adult Choir/Praise Band Choir

Carolyn Bennetsen, Mannie Fritsch-Schmid, Agnes Hannes, Lummus Hannes, Ruth Hensel, and

Paul Mikula, Stephen Ministers