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Please inform the church office
of any changes in your personal
information:
Address, phone number,
marriage or divorce,
or new births so that we
can keep our records up-to-date.
Interim Pastor: Rev. Paul Winters
Phone: 443-239-9447
Email: [email protected]
Choir Director and Organist: Julie Hawley
Secretary: Fay Sauca
Office Phone: 410-364-5147
Office Fax: 410-364-5142
Cell: 443-786-4185
Office Hours: Tue. Wed. & Thurs. 10:00-3:00
Office Email: [email protected]
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church 12095 Blades Road, P.O. Box 368 Cordova MD 21625 Return Service Requested
The Messenger St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
12095 Blades Road, P.O. Box 368, Cordova, MD 21625
Email: [email protected] Website: www.stpaulscordova.org
Phone: 410-364-5147 Fax: 410-364-5142
January 2019 newsletter
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
How many times have you either heard or said that this January? And second to that greeting, how many times did you think about what new year’s resolutions you would like to make? These two go hand in hand. First is to consider what would realistically make the new year happy? If this is more than just an empty greeting, what would have to happen to make the coming year better than the last? Or what changes might there be to make a better future? Having decided that, the next step would be to make some concrete plans to make it happen. Here is the rub. Most often resolutions don’t go beyond January, it seems. I suspect that is be-cause we either don’t take them seriously or fail to plan how to make them reality. For instance, you might resolve to loose weight, and who doesn’t? Specifically how much weight? Let’s say 25 pounds. So you step on the scale and note your present weight and make a note of it, subtracting 25 to find out what your desired weight would be. But wait a minute! Is 25 pound weight loss something that you would be able to do? Or is it too ambitious. Yes, it is not exaggerated, and you figure you should be able to do it. Then you decide you want to lose it by July. This all sounds good, but it will never happen if you don’t keep the goal in mind, make a plan as to how you are going to do it, and stick to the plan. It would also be helpful if you would step on the scale occasionally to chart your progress. [continued on page 2]
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[Pastor’s page continued] It’s really not so different with churches, including St Paul’s. Often we move along doing what we always do with no thought about what needs to be done. If you were to make res-olutions for our congregation, what things would you change, knowing that change always brings anxiety. What things would you put in place for the future? What things would you initiate to address the needs of the world around us? Realistically, one or two actions at any one time would be enough to aim for; specifically what would you hope to achieve? Are those aims something that are actually possible? When Do you hope to achieve them? Then a good plan would be essential. What would you do when? Who would be involved? Would there be a cost? Now you are ready to launch! If you are wondering if this is our intention for the new year, you are correct. Watch for de-velopments and plan to be involved. We have a mission to be the Church in the world. Let us resolve to be faithful to our mission! Happy New Year! Pastor Paul
The Annual Congregational Meeting will be held on Sunday, January 27, 2019
following the 9am worship service.
Mark your calendars and join us for a review of 2018 and to see where Christ will lead us in 2019.
Reminder to Councilmen, your reports are due in to the
office by January 13th
to prepare for the meeting.
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Council 2018
Pastor Paul Winters 443 239-9447 [email protected]
President Fred Meers 410 829-1841 [email protected]
Vice President Bobbie Leaverton 410 310-0743 [email protected]
Treasurer Sam Sauca 410 829-3336 [email protected]
Secretary Lyn Hollingsworth 410 820-8853 [email protected]
Financial Secretary Donna Stevens 410 820-7243 [email protected]
Christian Ed Kathy Barletta 410 829-8860 [email protected]
Evangelism Kevin Webster 410 200-3385 [email protected]
Property Keith Davis 410 822-6249 [email protected]
Social Ministry Diana Hurd 302 670-9720 [email protected]
Stewardship Nick Loukides 410 479-1983 [email protected]
Worship Marian Davis 410 253-5751 [email protected]
01/04 Barry Reusing 01/07 Betty Jean Mumford 01/09 Crue Cannon 01/10 Alexander Prete 01/11 Susan Eakins 01/12 Ava Behrens 01/12 Peggy Boyce 01/14 Colleen Davis 01/15 Delaney Bissett 01/16 William Behrens, Jr. 01/19 Henry Fuchs 01/19 Austin Spies 01/19 Henry Spies III 01/21 Ann Correa 01/21 Amanda Ward 01/22 Olivia Brown 01/24 Ryan Saathoff 01/25 Hunter James 01/29 Lauren Stevens
01/14 Barbara and Robert Saathoff, Sr. 01/14 Terri and Mike Hiner 01/22 Cathy and Lee Heinsohn
“A New Year’s resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other.”
—Unknown
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ALTAR FLOWERS
January 6 Dale Mumford January 13 January 20 January 27 Donna Stevens
January 6 Fred and Carol Meers January 13 Henry and Lyn Hollingsworth January 20 Terri Hiner and Darin Sump January 27 Diana Hurd and Debbie Dudrow
Susan Behrens
ACOLYTE CRUCIFERS
January 6 Addison Rice Mallory Short January 13 Morgan Sauca January 20 Gavin Corley Austin Spies January 27 Preston Rickwood ———
COMMUNION ASSISTANT January 6 Donna Stevens January 13 January 20 Angela Webster January 27 ——
LECTORS
January 6 Debbie Dudrow January 13 Donna Stevens January 20 Ellen Mulder January 27 Robert Saathoff
USHERS January 6 Marian Davis and Gerda Fisher January 13 Henry and Lyn Hollingsworth January 20 Mike and Terri Hiner January 27 Bill Cep and Gordon Behrens
Acolytes & Crucifers::
Please arrive at church 15 minutes before worship which begins at 9am.
If you cannot serve on your Sunday is up to you to find someone to cover for you, to have someone in
church that day.
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Please remember in prayer: Each Sunday, in the Prayers of
the Church, we include our members and friends and family
of members who are in special need of our corporate
prayers.
Members of St. Paul’s: Frances Blades, Doug Edsall, Ursula
Kadolph, Pastor Donald McClean, Dale Mumford, Edith Roe,
and George Schnoor.
Friends of St. Paul’s: Erin Bartz, Lisa Callahan, Hunter Clough, Christa (daughter of Else Ross),
Michael Eaton (brother of Rosemary Spies.), Lyn Fuller, Grant Harrison, Dorothy Hiner (mother of
Michael Hiner,) Katelyn Howard, Bob Lawrence, Darren Leonard, Jim and Diane Lewis, (mother
and father of Jamie and Jeff Lewis and mother and father in-law of Michelle and Meredith Lewis),
Ursula Mosley, Michael Mumford (son of Dale & Betty Jean Mumford), Bill Radcliff, John Rickwood,
Jan Smith, Mike Smithmeyer, Cade Wineke and Leslie Johnson, Those serving in the military:
Hunter Priest and Victoria Spies.
We ask that each member of the congregation prayerfully consider what, if anything, they are
able to donate each 1st Sunday of the month, with a monetary and/or non-perishable food
items to provide weekend meals for school children or local food pantries, so that together ‘
we make a difference in our community.
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Thank you so much
for the school
supplies!
Chapel District
Elementary
School
Cordova MD
January 8, 2019
Isaiah 43:1-7 Psalm 29
Acts 8:14-17 Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
January 22, 2019
Nehemiah 8:1-3,5-6,8-10 Psalm 19
1 Corinthians 12:12-31a Luke 4:14-21
Bible Study meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each
month at 9am
The fourth Tuesday they meet at the Elks Club
in Easton at 11am
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HELP NEEDED * * * *We are in great
need of volunteers for the Shelter in
Easton.
Can you help us in a
morning or evening,
a sign up sheet is on the
bulletin board by the
office.
If you can help see Mike Hiner for more
information.
NEWSLETTER ARTICLES . . .
We are always happy to receive articles for the
monthly Newsletters.
Please let us know about activities going on in
the church, news from one or more of the coun-
cil members committees on what’s happening,
Sunday School news, dates of Special meetings,
etc. Either drop information off at the office or
email it to:
info@stpaulscordova. Org
Information is needed by the 20th of each
Month to be included. Thank You!
Church Calendar Scheduling:
If you would like to schedule a church event
(either an event to be held at church or a
church-sponsored event), please contact
Fay Sauca in the church office to confirm the
availability of the date, and to ensure that
your event is on the Master Calendar. An
electronic version of our congregation’s
Master Calendar is always available online on
our website at www.stpaulscordova.org/
calendar
CHURCH CANCELLATIONS
In case of SNOW or Other Bad Weather, for a message about church cancellations call
the church office 410-364-5147
St. Paul’s Email Prayer ministry . . . If
you would like to add your name or a friends name to
the email prayer list, to receive prayers from our prayer
ministry group, please email Betty Jean Mumford at
Please make sure you have the permission of the person
you are adding, some people do not want to add their
name to a public list.
