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23801 Kelly Road, Eastpointe, MI 48021 586-772-3370 www.stl-eastpointe.org email: [email protected]
SUNDAY 10:45 a.m. Romans - Room 206 Sunday’s Gospel - Room 205 Faith Conversations - Room 101
WEDNESDAY 6:30 a.m. 1 & 2 Timothy - men only Fireside lounge
SATURDAY 8:00 a.m. Joshua - men only Fireside Lounge
Tuesday & Thursday FHL’s Galatians, Philippians, Colossians Tuesday is at 9:30 a.m. in the Fireside Thursday is at 1:00 p.m. in Rm. 101
Many throughout the week in homes, contact church office for more information
October 2017
Spiritual Growth—Personal Encouragement—Supportive Community
Sunday at 10:45 a.m. - Children in Christ
Age 3 to 5th grade - Opening in Church
JC style—Grade 6th and up - Room 211
CrossBridge Action Network is thrilled to be joining with St. Thomas Lutheran to open a Great Start Readiness Program Preschool (GSRP) with you this fall. The Lord has joined our paths together in ministry to the community and families. What a BLESSING! We are very close to getting the license and begin our school year. We can really use your help in numerous ways:
1. Please pray for the Lord’s Blessings on this new minis-try. For His guiding presence to continue to lead us and bless us.
2. Please pass the word that we are looking for addition-al students! Great Start is a tuition free preschool for children that are 4 yrs old by September 1, 2017. It is a powerful curriculum to prepare children for kindergar-ten. Great Start’s mission is to help low to moderate income families and at-risk children be able to attend preschool free of charge. So pass the word in your families and neighborhoods, post it on your Facebook page or email your friends. There is no residency re-quirement or any citizenship requirements. We want to fill up the classroom.
3. We are also looking for a part time lunchtime class-room aide. This position does not require experience but it would help.
Anyone interested in enrolling or applying for work should call Michele Jones 586-260-6576. We are dedicated to starting children out on a lifetime of learning and we are fortunate to be at St. Thomas to make that happen.
Working together for Christ, Michele Jones CrossBridge Action Network
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• Karen Hubbard gave to the Kapelle in memory of Adeline Wagg, Nancy Sobocinski, Mike Green, Susan Dawson, and Sal-
ly Fournier. • Pastor and Monica Hetzner gave to the Kapelle
in memory of Evelyn Puchel, Monica’s God-mother.
• Tuesday Morning FHL gave to the Kapelle in memory of Kathy Firchau and Nancy Sobocinski and a thank offering to the food pantry.
• Wednesday morning FHL gave a thank offering to the food pantry.
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Thank You!
This Month - We are preparing for our Holiday Baskets! We put together 100 holiday meals with extra can goods and non perisha-ble items. The majority of our food is purchased for this day, because
it is perishable and can not be stored or bought ahead of time. Monetary contributions are greatly appreciated to help in the cost of these items. Also we could use your help when putting these baskets together on November 17, and December 15.
Please remember to direct your dollars on behalf of the Thrivent Financial for Luther-ans “Thrivent Choice” pro-gram. STL receives a dona-
tion without effecting your accounts! Have you directed your dollars to STL? Thank you - for your support with this donation program.
Have your blood pressure checked after the service on the 2nd Sunday of the month
Remember our clothing closet when cleaning your closets this fall!
Interested in receiving a little midweek encouragement every Thursday morning? Send your request to [email protected] and we will start sending you “Thursday’s Thirst”.
ARE YOU INTERESTED? "Tuesday's Text"
A short passage from the Bible sent to your phone sometime during the day on Tuesday ... SEND PASTOR HETZNER A TEXT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED at 586-854-5634
Looking for a way to serve the Lord? The Al-tar Guild is in need of women who could fill the spots where several of our ladies have become una-ble to serve. Teams of two serve for two weeks about every 6 weeks. Please contact Cheryl Phan-euf at 586-777-0169 for training and becoming a part of this ministry.
Patrons are needed for the Christmas Eve cantata to off-set the cost of the profession-al chamber orchestra and the orchestral score. If you are interested in being a patron for the Kapelle, please bring your donation to the church office, or place your donation
in an envelope marked "Patron for Christmas" in the offering plate. Donations can also be used as memorials and thank offerings. Thanking you in advance for your continued support of the Kapelle, as they continue to edify the church through worship in song.
On Christmas Eve at 4:00, the Kapelle will pre-sent “Were You There on That Christmas Night?”, a Cantata with professional chamber or-chestra. The Cantata beautifully conveys the message that Christ the Messiah is God's great-est gift to ALL people. In addition to the Kapelle and Chamber Orchestra, Mary, Joseph, Angels, Shepherds, Wisemen, (all from Cross†raining) and congregation will participate in hearing and singing the enduring message: Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord!
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STL has a variety of prayer ministries, including a prayer chain that operates 24-7 and a ministry that prays for and with our community. Contact Karen Dolan at [email protected].
Like us on facebook: www.facebook.com/stleastpointe
Follow us on Twitter at Twitter.com/stleastpointe
Outreach Saturdays Third Saturday of every Month
“Ministering to our community through
food, clothing, and prayer”
Clothing Closet & Food Pantry**
Open 11 a.m.—1 p.m.
Prayer Walking
11 a.m.—Noon
**Food Pantry closed during S.A.S.S.**
On-line Giving
We have several ways you can do on-line giving. Visit our web page at www.stl-eastpointe.org. and “Donate Now” for ways you can use our on-line giving options. One of the ways is to scan this Quick Response (QR) code, with a QR decoder on your smart phone (or click on the QR on the web home page), it will take you to our on-line giving form, where you can have your mission support offering automatically take from your checking account, or use your credit or debit card. You can set up one time giving or a recurring gift to support STL’s mission of getting the WORD OUT!
Altar Flowers
Every Sunday you have the opportunity to honor God and someone spe-cial in your life. In the west hallway on the Con-necting to One Another
bulletin board you can sign up for the Sun-day of your choice. Each arrangement is $15. Following the service the flowers are yours to give to that special someone. Please consider this as your anniversary, birthday or other special occasion ap-proaches. If you have any questions, or are not at church to sign up and would like to order flowers, call Karen Linzing at 586-296-5932.
You Are Invited to Join the OWLS
The OWLS (Older Wiser Lutherans Serving - over 50) would like to cordially invite you to join us. We meet the second Wednes-day of the month in the Fireside Lounge at 11:00 am. We begin with a devotion, followed by a short business meeting and lunch, coffee and dessert are provided. When possible there will be an activi-ty, a guest speaker or an outing. If you have any questions, call Karen Chichocki at 313-559-7633. Please join us for an afternoon of fellowship.
HIS II (Hearts in Study & Hands in Service Women’s Group) extend an invitation to all women, 18 and older, to
study God’s Word with them on the 4th Monday evening of the month at 7 p.m.. This month, on Oc-tober 23rd, HIS II is hosting a speaker, Joy Markus from POBLO International. Joy is a missionary in training for POBLO, sharing her love for Jesus that she found after questioning and doubting Islam. She has a degree in Islamic shariah law and used to teach Islamic religion in high school, until she was given a Bible to read by a fellow Christian teacher when she was asked a question from a student about Allah she couldn’t answer. Please come a join in an evening of leaning and fellow-ship.
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Watch a FREE Live Stream of Dave Ramsey’s Smart Money Event at STL
Over the last 25 years, millions of lives have been changed through Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University. This November, Dave will be live stream-ing his Smart Money event to churches and Financial Peace University classes across the country. We are excited to announce that we will be a host site for this event. The best part? It’s absolutely free for you to attend!
Dave and Rachel Cruze will take the stage on No-vember 7 in Phoenix, and we will stream the event in real time (8 p.m. – 11 p.m. our time). We’d love for you to join us and learn the steps you and your fami-ly can take to live like no one else. Sign up today to be a part of this amazing event by calling the church office.
JOIN US FOR “Family Friendly Worship” every week
WORSHIP SERVICE @ 9:30 a.m. with Communion
DEVOTIONAL COMMUNION SERVICE - Third Sunday at NOON
MONDAY PRAYER VESPERS @ 7:30 p.m. with Communion
FPU@STL Financial Peace University October 17 - December 12
7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. What if you were following a plan for your mon-ey that you KNEW worked? With the Dave Ramsey’s class Financial Peace University, you CAN take control of your money, get out of debt, and create a plan for your future. If your interested in learning more about the class, call the church office. Your investment of 9 weeks of classes and $100 (per couple) for materials, can change your living and giving! Register by going to www.daveramsey.com, or call the church office. We have materials you can pur-chase, or you can order them.
We’ve invited our community - Cooked the turkeys and
Baked the pumpkin breads
Our Fall S.A.S.S. (Soup and Sandwich Saturday) is coming up - October 21st from 11:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. and your time, talents, and donations would be greatly appreciated. Have you signed up to help with SASS? Sign up sheets are in the west hallway or call Kelly Cooley or Martha Jatkowski and find out what is still needed.
