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Life Quote “Let us consider how we can

encourage one another, how we can

help one another in these times in

which we are overcome, how we can

spur one another on to love and to

good works, how we can gather

together, not neglecting one another

in meeting together but instead

gathering in the presence of God,

encouraging one another as we wait

for that Day to finally appear.”

Rev. Dr. Tony Cook,

Lutheran Hour Ministries

ST. PAUL’S MISSION

Make disciples that

GATHER together, GROW

in Jesus, and GO and be

His hands and feet.

ST. PAUL | MONTHLY NEWSLETTER | AUGUST 2019

VBS FUN!!!

I can’t believe that VBS is already over! We had such an

amazing year this year with over 40 children, over 20

volunteers putting in countless hours of time, and most

Importantly we proclaimed Jesus to our church and local

community.

The children were able to have fun with games, crafts,

swimming, campfire activities, and food! They learned about

God their Creator who made each of them in his image.

They discovered the promises of God given to Abraham and

fulfilled in Jesus. And they heard about a Savior who took on

flesh as a man and died in their place. Mission 3:16 was all

about helping these children, their families, and even the

volunteers hear the good news that God loves the world so

much that he gave his only Son up to die that we may not

perish but have life eternal. Cont. page 3

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Do you know someone in our congregation or in the community

who needs help, could use a visit, or just needs some compassion shown to them?

The compassion Project of St. Paul wants to help. Whether it’s a

meal, some paper products, or help fixing a leaky toilet, the compassion project seeks to project the light of Christ to people

through compassion.

In the pews there are yellow sheets that you can fill out providing us information with someone you know who is in need of help. If

you are interested in serving with the compassion project or want

to know more, please call 989.727.2496.

What is “The Koinonia Journal”

For years, the newsletter at St. Paul was called “Fellowship News”. With the new facelift to the newsletter also comes a play on its original name. The word “koinonia” is Greek for fellowship (specifically Christian fellowship), and a journal is a form of news. We hope that this St. Paul publication will keep you informed and updated on the business of the congregation as well as the opportunities for outreach and fellowship. If you have any questions about this publications, please contact the office.

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LWR Quilters

St. Paul Quilters will meet August 1 and 15 from 10:00 - 1:00. For anyone new or visiting St. Paul's, everyone is welcome to join us regardless of sewing experience. We have all the equipment and materials necessary and a variety of tasks to be completed. We meet the first and third Thurs-days each month in the conference room by the office. The majority of our quilts are donated to Lu-theran World Relief. Currently we are working on quilts for Deer Hunter's Roundup which will be sold for money to donate to various organizations or for any supplies needed.

We appreciate all the help we can get. Thank you to Virginia Dault for donating all the colorful sheets for backs, and tops that you've created. We really need people to help us put the layers together to finish as many quilts as we can before they are shipped out in October. Thank you also to Judy Rich for donating another sewing machine. Hopefully we have enough people to keep all our machines whirring away.

Karen Budnick

FELLOWSHIP BOARD NEWS

A dream of the Board of Parish Fellowship when we first met three years was to establish a lending library at St Paul’s. In the past few days Ken and Karen Lobert took our dream off the drawing board and it’s on its way to becoming a reality with the donation of a beautiful cabinet with glass front doors. You will hear more about this in the next couple of weeks. We say THANK YOU Ken and Karen for being so generous.

ONLINE GIVING WITH KINDRID

St. Paul Lutheran Church now offers online

giving through Kindrid. Kindrid provides the

flexibility for you to give how you want to,

regardless of day or time. You’ll be able to give

your tithes and offerings in several different

ways. We have a link on our website where

you can give or you can give via text message.

Part of the flexibility is the payment method

you use to give. Of course, you’ll still be able to

give via a check, even through our online

giving platform. You can also give with a credit

or debit card. Online giving allows us to be better stewards by affording you the opportunity to give

on a regular basis. In addition, you will be able to set up recurring tithes and offerings.

Along with Kindrid, we’re excited to participate in Youth UpLift—a scholarship program that helps

churches raise funds for their youth ministries. With a little help from our church family, we can raise

up to $2,000! The awarded scholarship funds go directly to our youth/children program. All you have

to do is set up a recurring gift. For every 25 new recurring givers that sign up, we get a scholarship

check for $200. The gift amount can be as humble as $1 and increase to any desired amount, and

the frequency is up to you, whether that’s every week, once a month, or something else.

How to sign up? Set up a recurring gift by visiting the giving page on our website.

It’s a simple, one-time set up.

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St. Paul Finances June 2019

Monthly Offering for June (General Fund) $ 21,104.31

Month of June Expenses (General Fund) $ 16,189.82

Non Budget Income $ 3,152.82

Non Budget Expenses $ 8,894.21

2019 Budget $ 219,575.00

(Needed per Month $18,297.92)

Year to Date Offerings $ 109,784.85

Year to Date Expenses $ 100,607.02

YTD Non Budget Income $ 28,150.05

YTD Non Budget Expense $ 30,453.43

General Fund Balances June 2019

General Fund Checking (Besser Cr. Union) $ 41,880.73

General Fund Savings (Besser Cr. Union) $ 853.97

General Fund Investments (Money Mkt. & CEF) $ 14,367.26

Contingency Fund Balance June 2019 $ 47,315.03

(Big D) $ 3,349.98

(Edward Jones) $ 43,965.05

Loan Balance as of June 2019 $ 334,532.88

Bell Tower Balance June 2019

Money Market $ 3,350.74

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ADDRESS: St. Paul Lutheran Church 6891 Nicholson Hill Road Hubbard Lake, MI 49747 PHONE: 989.727.2496

EMAIL: office.stpaulhl@gmail.com pastor.stpaulhl@gmail.com

www.facebook.com/stpaulhubbardlake

CONTACT US!

WEBSITE: www.stpaulhubbardlake.org

MEMORIAL GIFTS

A Memorial was given to the Electronic Sign

Fund in memory of: Eleanor Timm and Dennis

Ritthaler.

A Memorial was given to the Altar Guild Fund,

in memory of: Gayle Liske.

A Memorial was given to the Debt Reduction

Fund in memory of: Dennis Ritthaler.

1: Marian Grabow 15: Ryan Mathewson 6: Andrew Buchinger 15: Chuck VanGorden 7: Clarence McDonald 16: Garrett Naffien 9: Don Rumbles 17: Mark Ames 10: Brittany Crane 19: Tina VanDette 11: Amara Werth 19: Bruce Wolfrom 13: Susan Herron 27: Edwin Liske 13: Hannah Llewellyn 27: Alisha Thibault 14: Lisa Gildner 29: Fawn Naffien 15: Michael Malaney 30: Tyler Perdue

4: Michael & Nicole Malaney 5: Randy & Louise Fairbanks 9: Fred & Dorene Werth 15: Chuck & Karen Budnick 16: Albert & Rebecca Dault 19: Harry & Patricia Williams 25: Paul & Jennifer Werth 26: William & Mabel Domke 28: Seth & Amy Traylor

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COUNCIL MEMBERS

President Chuck VanGorden

Vice President Mark Ames

Recording Secretary Diana VanGorden

Treasurer Mary Lou Schalkofske

Financial Secretary & Board of Finance Linda Smith Board of Elders Al Dault

Board of Trustees Chuck Budnick

Board of Christian Education Paulette Werth

Board of Evangelism Stephanie Buchinger

Board of Stewardship Cindy Grimwade

Board of Fellowship Julie Miller

STAFF

Pastor Rev. Joseph Llewellyn Administrative Assistant Monica Kowalski Custodian Linda Smith

FREE GUEST WIFI PASSWORD: wolfcreek

SERVING IN AUGUST

Elder Bob Sutton

Usher Earl Gerke

Altar Guild Sue Perdue,

Marcia Ketcham

FELLOWSHIP SCHEDULE

August 4 Rainbow Girls

August 11 TLC

August 18 TLC

August 25 Sunshine Girls

Board of Elders & Zones

Zone 1: Amell—Budnick Randy Fairbanks

727-3702

Zone 2: Crane—Grimwade Doug Kuffert

727-2790

Zone 3: Habermehl—Kollien Ralph Grabow

356-2096

Zone 4: Kosloski—Llewellyn Bill Neddermeyer

727-2789

Zone 5: Lobert—Ploetz Bob Sutton

736-1344

Zone 6: Ratz—Swafford Al Dault

810-919-2975

Zone 7: Szatkowski—

VanGorden

Chuck Miller

356-3806

Zone 8: Vantine—Zarske Les Miller

736-3890

LAY READER SCHEDULE

August 4 Karen Budnick

August 11 Cindy Grimwade

August 18 Ralph Grabow

August 25 Bill Johnson