Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany

February 9, 2020

Calendar

Sunday, FEB 9 Sunday Worship in the New Sanctuary

8:15a — Traditional Worship 9:30a — Discipleship Hour & KBT 10:45a — Contemporary Worship

Monday, FEB 10 SPYC 4:30 Break Rm

Wednesday, FEB 12 •11:30a Pioneers at Broadway

Diner in Fayetteville •3:31-4:30p Amplify for Middle

School Students, Gymnasium •6:32-8:00p revolve for High

School, Library

Thursday, FEB 13 •6:00a Men’s Bible Study, PTC

Starbuck’s •8:30a “Safeguarding our Chil-

dren”, new multi-purpose room •8:30a SPYC, Break Room •10:00a Adult Bible Study, new

multi-purpose room •6:30p School Board, MP room

Sunday, FEB 16 Communion Sunday 8:15a — Traditional Worship 9:30a — Discipleship Hour, KBT 10:45a — Contemporary Worship

Coming Soon: FEB 17-19 School Winter Break FEB 24 BOD Meeting FEB 23 “New to St. Paul” Class FEB 23 National Lutheran Choir, ATL FEB 24-28 Scholastic Book Fair MAR 13 Grandparents Day

Sunday Youth Discipleship 9:30-10:30a

All Bible Classes Resume

Sunday

February 9th

Thanks for celebrating the dedication of the new sanctuary with us last Sunday. So many helped with music, meals, cleaning, serving, decorating, and in many other ways. The gifts of many people over the years are being well used. Thank you for your support. The design decisions have resulted in a beautiful space that will facili-tate worship for many, many years. God has blessed us richly at St. Paul. And He’s continuing to build His church!

Interested in helping on a Tech Team? In order to use the expanded capabilities of the technology in our new sanctuary, we will be expanding our Tech Team. We will need multiple people serving in our tech booth every week. Training will be provid-ed. Scheduling can be flexible. Please contact Pastor Mark, Pastor Joel, or Nathan with questions or if you’re willing to learn and serve.

“New to St. Paul” is a class we offer 2-3 times a year. It’s for those connecting to St. Paul or just curious to learn a little more. Topics include: “What is a Lutheran?”, “Why do you baptize babies?” and the like. The class meets for four sessions on Sunday mornings between services (9:30-10:30) in the 8th grade classroom up-stairs. The next class starts on February 23. Let Pastor Mark know if you’ll attend or if you have any questions.

Some Sanctuary design notes: What a joy dedicating and worshiping in our new sanctuary last Sunday! You no doubt noticed total completion of the project will continue for a couple weeks. Next, the contractor will receive our “punch list”, ensuring every detail is fully as it should be. Here are a few specifics which may be of interest:

• Our cross is a one-of-a-kind work of art. Using multiple mediums: wood, stone, glass, and iron are incorporated into its design.

• The chancel furniture is custom made with a wood and stain to match the cross. Also custom designed, the candle-holders and stand are fabricated from polished stainless steel, in order to compliment our color choices.

• The red paraments (colorful cloths on the altar and lectern and pastor stoles) were on loan last Sunday. New custom designed paraments are on order from Belgium and will begin arriving in a few weeks.

• The organ is a brand-new Allen Organ with two manuals (keyboards), foot pedals, 39 stops, and countless “voices” through the digital interface.

• The chairs were designed to maximize seating while also allowing flexible usage of the room. In the middle section, every other chair has arms to assist worship-pers. The side sections are armless to allow for infant carriers or other special needs. Storage racks on the chair backs and seats will hold hymnals and connection folders, freeing up seating.

• Behind the front walls are two rooms. One room is a sacristy for our Altar Guild. The other is a storeroom for access to utilities and storing equipment.

• We will have months (maybe years) of growing into the room’s technology: the digital soundboard facilitates clear music and speaking, each light on the ceiling is energy efficient LED and can be individually controlled for both brightness and an endless array of colors, a camera from the back of the room will allow us to record or livestream events.

• Acoustic treatments have been applied throughout the room to minimize the sound challenges of a rectangular space. These include the hanging sound “clouds,” foam insulation sprayed on the ceiling, and angles incorporated into the wall design.

• To maximize efficiency and comfort, the HVAC ducts were brought down from the ceiling to surround the seating area of the room.

• A cry room to assist parents and nursing mothers is just outside the sanctuary doors with a large window into the worship space.

Thursday morning Bible Class will be meeting at 10:00a starting with

Session 4, Day 3 of John 2

February 20

February 12th, the Pioneers will meet at the Broadway Diner, 535 South Glynn Street, Suite 1009 in Fayetteville. Food and fellowship will start at 11:30a. We would be so happy to see you there. Please let Camilla know by 2/9 if you plan to attend. Everyone welcome. Reevescm6@gmail.com 770-389-9175

February 2, 2020 Combined Worship Attendance — 343

2019-20 Fiscal Year Operating Budget = $709,150 FEB 2 giving (General) $15,411 FEB Month-to-Date $15,411 FEB Budget Need $57,000 [4 weeks]

FEB Variance ($41,589) week 1 Total Y-T-D Giving $382,089 [Year-to-Date] Total Year Budget $709,150 [July-June] YTD Variance ($327,061) week 31 of 52

Birthdays This Week

Angela Plagmann Kathy Workman

James Smith

Grant Krug Caylee Reeves

Mark Dahn Troy Dobler

Grant Popinga Karen Bickhart

Joel Dietrich Michelle Johnson

This week from the Krug Family

Happy Birthday Nathan & Grant

Please consider

donating flowers sometime this year. Contact Church Office for open weeks.

Cost = $60 per Sunday

Senior Pastor, Rev. Mark Dahn, mdahn@stpaulptc.org

Associate Pastor/Mission and Ministry Facilitator, Rev. Dr. Joel Dietrich, jdietrich@stpaulptc.org Minister to Children and Youth, Nathan De Young, ndeyoung@stpaulptc.org

Please remember to submit Announcements to Phyllis by Tuesday! pdanielsonkrug@stpaulptc.org

Acolyte: 8:15 Aden Dietrich 10:45 Maddie Sullivan Altar Guild: 8:15 Kathy Savage 10:45 Becky Dingler Counters: TL & Shirley Walker Elders: 8:15 Bill Hughes 10:45 Chris Schwartz Communion Assistant: 8:15 Rita Janssen Williams Greeters: 8:15 Bill & Rose Meyers

10:45 Rich & Cindy Robertson Reader: 8:15 Becky Dingler 10:45 Rich Robertson Ushers: 8:15 Mike Mehaffie–L, Greg Bickhart, Josh Bickhart 10:45 Sue Cromie–L, Ansley White Video Tech: 10:45 Dan McCauley

❖ Father we praise You and offer thanksgiving for our new sanctuary. Thank You for inspiring church and school families, staff, construction crews, and volun-teers - the huge group that gave of their time, their talents, and their treasure to glorify You through this building project. May we continue to support Your ministry through St. Paul.

❖ We thank You for the safe return of the Honduras Medical Mission team. May their witness and medical aide continue to bless your children in Honduras.

❖ Guidance and wisdom for members of our boards and committees. Your will be done as the Principal Call Committee conducts interviews and visits.

Strength and Healing ❖ Prayers of healing and recovery for: Tom Pyle, River,

Shirley, Wyatt Crouse, Terri Dewberry, Ron, Bob, Fran, Connor Hersman, Bruce Maxwell.

❖ Grace and healing for those struggling with health issues: Cecilia Vastra and Dale Prestidge.

❖ We pray for those battling cancer: Kevin Brown, Linda Kean, John Vass, Sharon Wright, Tinleigh Culver, Rhonda Jones, Lois Sunderman, Noah Stratton, Diane Means, Michelle Wells, Rachel Marsh, Geoff Oldham, Luna Wasowski, and Dodi Moser. Those requiring long term care: Vivian Vehrs, Donna Clark, Mary Marchand.

For Our Nation. Military Personnel and Families:

Ken Jackson, Jeff Reeves, Nicholas Kirkland, Clay Kinkead, Katherine Mehaffie Kinkead, Dustin Ellis, Taylor Lee, Sean Blanchard, Tyler Styles, Benjamin Jones, Sebastian Jones, Alex Tovani, Tom Weekely

Prayer Line needs to Sharon sncook2@gmail.com

Church Office 770-487-0339 ● School Office 770-486-3545

www.stpaulptc.org

Altar Flowers

Realize Pledges: $1,223,000

Realize Giving Last Week: $4,620

Realize Giving to Date $785,822

Giving Statements and Envelope Update. Year end giving state-ments will be available this weekend outside the new sanctuary. Please make sure to grab yours before or after worship.

For those receiving weekly offering envelopes by mail: you’re right, February enve-lopes were never delivered. Our supplier recently in-formed us they will no longer provide this service or honor our order for 2020. For the remainder of this year, we will be return-ing to traditional boxes of envelopes. Boxes will be outside the new sanctuary this weekend. Of course, you may always make a donation without an official offering envelope. Be certain to include your name and the designation of your gift. We want to make sure you get tax credit for your donations and any gifts are applied to the proper fund. Thank you for your flexibility and patience. Call the front office (Donna or Phyllis) with any questions. 770.487.0339.

The National Lutheran Choir will perform in Midtown Atlanta February 23, 4:00p. This 60 voice volunteer group’s repertoire includes sacred choral music, hymns and spirituals, along with contemporary com-positions. Here is the link to the NLCA website:

https://nlca.com/