St Paul Church

The Women’s Ministry group at St. Paul will be sponsoring an outreach project to support the Stephenson County Nursing Center Activities Department. They are in need of clean stuffed animals, figurines, costume jewelry, word search books, puzzles, diet soda and small bags of chips to be used as prizes for bingo and other activities at the nursing home. If you have items that you would like to donate toward this service project, please bring them to the church and place in the bins in the narthex. We will be collecting items through the month of March. Than you for your willingness to help us help others.

Word has been received that Dorothy Reiman, daughter of former St. Paul Pastor, Rev. William Reiman passed away in Naples, Florida in May.   Her memorial service was held in Florida in November.

Robert Reiman,  Rev. Reiman’s son,   celebrated  his 90th birthday  in June.   He resides in Michigan.

Rev. William Reiman was a pastor at St. Paul in the 1920s.

The church office is updating our family records and would like to ask for your help. The office does have many of the birthdays and anniversaries for our members and friends, but sometimes they are inaccurate or we do not have them at all. So, in an effort to update our records, there will be a form available for each family after the first of the year for you to fill out. This will include names, addresses, birth dates, anniversary dates, telephone numbers, email addresses, baptismal and military information. There will be a drop box on the table under the bulletin board where you can place the completed information. You may choose to do your entire family tree yourself or you can encourage your children, grandchildren, and extended family to complete the forms and return them to the church. The form will be printed in the newsletter and bulletins as well as placed on the church website. So please take the time to fill out this information to ensure that the church office has accurate information regarding your family.

The new email address is not yet working. Please continue to use the old email address (stpaulucc [at] stateline-isp.com) for the time being. We apologize for the confusion and any inconvenience, and will let you know when the new address is working.

It has been a long standing tradition at St. Paul to honor and remember those in our congregation that have passed on to their eternal home during this past church year, and we wish to continue that tradition this year. On Sunday, November 23rd we celebrate and remember the lives of Frieda Kubly and Verna Eggemeier. We will also dedicate any memorial gifts given to the church in honor or memory of members and/or friends of St. Paul.

With the change to the CCCC, it was deemed necessary to change the church email address as it indicated our affiliations with the UCC. The new email address for the church is: stpaulchurch [at] stateline-isp.com. This email will be effective immediately, but please be assured that the old address (stpaulucc [at] stateline-isp.com) will be active until the end of October. Please make the necessary changes to your address books and spread the word about the change. If you have any questions, please contact the church office.

Cassie Wymer will be heading up this project again this year.

Operation Christmas Child is a fun and rewarding project for missions-minded churches and organizations that want to share the love of Jesus Christ with suffering children around the world. Since 1993, this project has shared the Good News of God’s love with children through the simplest of gifts — shoe boxes! Filled with school supplies, toys, and personal items, these boxes help introduce children to Jesus Christ and give them a Christmas that they never would have had. Operation Christmas Child is a project through Samaritan’s Purse whose president is Franklin Graham, which provides an opportunity for people of all ages to be involved in a simple, hands-on mission project while focusing on the true meaning of Christmas: Jesus Christ, God’s greatest gift.

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The Scholarship committee would like to let all college students that would like to apply for scholarships know that applications are now available in the church office. If possible, please complete the applications before you leave for college. However, the deadline for applications will be October 12th. Please return the application to the church office, or one of these committee members: Barb Leifheit, Sheila Dornink, Cindy Boyer, Melodie Holt, Dennis Zimmerman (Council Rep)

For the month of July, we will be collecting boxed meals and cereals. These items will be a big help to those families that have school children home for the summer. Again, we thank you for your generosity and continued support of this outreach.

The new photo directory has arrived and is available in the church office or before and after Sunday morning worship services. Please mark your name off the list when you receive your directory.

The Board of Christian Education has decided to sponsor an offering for the Freeport Pregnancy Center through the month of June. There will be a box in the narthex along with plastic baby bottles (12) for you to take home and place your loose change in.

Not only will be collecting monetary donations, but we would also like to collect diapers and wipes, baby foods and cereals, maternity and baby clothes, etc.

Freeport Pregnancy Center is

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Are you interested in becoming a member of St. Paul or renewing an old relationship? If so, Pastor Dick will be offering a new membership class for those that wish to join the Fellowship of St. Paul Church of Epleyanna. If you are interested in attending the class or would like more information, please speak with Pastor Dick or contact the church office.

The new photo directory should be available for pick-up on Sunday, June 15th if all goes accordingly. It is scheduled to mail from the company on June 10th. Again, we apologize for the delay, but hope you enjoy it.