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St. Paul Lutheran Church ELCA 617 St. Lawrence Avenue Beloit, WI 53511

St. Paul Lutheran Church is called to be an Inviting, Christ Cen-tered Spiritually Growing and Community Serving Church where we are led by love to implement Jesus’ teachings.

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Church Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs.: 9 am to 3 pm

Friday: 9 am to 12 Noon

Church Office Phone: 608-365-7064

Website: www.stpaulbeloit.org

A congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)

Staff:

Pastor:

Rev. Viviane Thomas-Breitfeld

Secretary:

Carol MacKechnie

Custodian:

Chet Organ

Music/Choir Director:

David Frank

Sunday Worship Schedule:

8:00 a.m. Worship Service with Holy Communion

9:00 a.m. Coffee & Fellowship

9:30 a.m. Believer’s Club Sunday School (September – May)

10:30 a.m. Worship Service with Holy Communion

11:45 a.m. San Jose Worship

St. Paul Lutheran Church Council Members

President: Chet Organ

Vice President: Judy Markee

Secretary: Sharyn Pann

Treasurer: Roger Neitzel

Financial Secretary: Chuck Hughes

Worship & Music: Dave Knutson

Youth: Jen Murry

Ruth Circle

Monday, March 12, 1:00 pm Gathering Rm.

Sarah Circle

Wednesday, March 14, 10:00 am Gathering Rm.

Bible Studies

REMINDER: We welcome submissions to the Newsletter by the 20th of the month .

CARITAS

Have you remembered Caritas in your weekly shopping trips?

St. Paul is responsible for supplying the personal care

section, which includes deodorant, toothpaste, toiletries, etc.

DONATION NEEDS LIST

Non Perishable Food Items

Clothing: Any type of Bedding, Towels,

Infant Clothing up to 4T

Personal Products: Bar Soap, Deodorant,

Feminine Hygiene Products,

DIAPERS - Newborn to size 6 , Baby Wipes

You can place your items in the little red wagon near the elevator.

June 16th 8:00 a.m.

Beloit

Family

Restaurant

March 15, 8:00 am

Beloit

Family

Restaurant

Soup Lunch at St. Paul Each Wednesday, 12:00

Menu

7 Shirley’s Chunky Soup

14 Potato Soup

21 Mac & Cheese w/Hot Dogs

28 Chicken Noodle Soup

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Judelle Murphy’s

Baptism

2

Connor Hughes’s

Birthday

Delany McMillan’s

Birthday

3

Will Schultz’s

Birthday

4

5

Deb Bosetti’s Birthday

6

Gayle Scott’s

Birthday

7

Brenda Kothe’s

Birthday

Evelyn Kramar’s

Birthday

8

9

Michaela Shepherd’s

Baptism

Nina Nguyen’s

Birthday

10

Sherriane Hughes’s

Baptism

Sherriane Hughes’s

Birthday

11

12 Darwin & Donna

Kepler’s Anniversary

Jackie Ueland’s Birthday

Kennedy Martalock’s Birthday

13

Rachel Shepherd’s

Birthday

14

15

Holly Gessner’s

Baptism

Martin & Gayle

Scott’s Anniversary

16

Ashley Hassenfelt’s

Birthday

17

18

Donna Gurholt’s Birthday

Jeanette Rochester’s Birthday

19

Anne Schilling’s

Baptism

Ezra Plasky’s

Birthday

20

21

Hannah Gurholt’s

Baptism

22

23

Chuck & Sherriane

Hughes Anniversary

Deb Bosetti’s

Baptism

24

25

26 Bernice Elet’s

Birthday

Ralph Carlson’s Birthday

Tim O’Grady’s Baptism

27

Marilyn Folt’s

Birthday

28 29

Edith Carlson’s

Birthday

30

Denise Organ’s

Birthday

31

Dennis Leppla’s

Birthday

Martin Scott’s

Birthday

St. Paul Lutheran Church March Celebrations!

MINISTERS OF WORSHIP AT ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH FOR MARCH

Council Person

Assisting Minister

Reader Ushers Communion Team

Power Point Operator

Coffee Hour Hosts

Altar Guild

March 4

Roger Neitzel Henry Pann Ginny McNeal Harris Team Kline Team Steve McNeal Soup Lunch Chuck & Sherri Hughes

Linda McManigle Ueland Team Audrey McManigle

Praise Team/Denise

March 11

Sharyn Pann Jean Neitzel Sharyn Pann Neitzel Team Neitzel Team Steve McNeal Lutherdale Quilt Project

Chuck & Sherri Hughes

Jen Murry Pohl Team Hayden Murry Praise Team/Denise

March 18

Chuck Hughes Chet Organ Jean Neitzel Liptow Team Briscoe Team Zach Fillbach Carpet Cleaning Chuck & Sherri Hughes

Dave Knutson Ueland Team Xander Murry Praise Team/Denise

March 25

Chet Organ Marilyn Harris Henry Pann Leppla Team Liptow Team Audrey McManigle

Ruth Circle Chuck & Sherri Hughes

Judy Markee Pohl Team Praise Team/Denise

ADDITIONAL COUNCIL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS

Wednesday, March 7 Judy Markee

Wednesday, March 14 Dave Knutson

Wednesday, March 21 Chuck Hughes

Maundy Thursday, March 29 Roger Neitzel

Good Friday, March 30 Linda McManigle

Saturday March 31, Easter Vigil Sharyn Pann

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1

5:30

Choir Practice

6:30 Praise Team

2

3

4

8:00 Worship

9:30 Believer’s Club

10:30 Worship

11:45 San Jose Worship

5

7:00 Boy Scouts

6

5:30

Family Faith Night

7

12:00

Soup Lunch

6:15 pm

Soup Supper

7:00 pm

8

5:30

Choir Practice

6:30 Praise Team

9

10

11

8:00 Worship

9:30 Believer’s Club

10:30 Worship

11:45 San Jose Worship

12

9:00 - 12:00 Basket Guild

1:00 Ruth Circle

5:00 Music & Wor-ship Meeting

6:00 Church Council Meeting

13

6:00 Service

w/Ice Cream Social

following

14

12:00 Soup Lunch

& Lydia’s Closet

6:15 pm

Soup Supper

7:00 pm

15

8:00 Men’s Breakfast Group

5:30 Choir Practice

6:30 Praise Team

16

6:00 - 9:00

Trivia Night

& Spaghetti

Dinner

Fellowship

Hall

17

18

8:00 Worship

9:30 Believer’s Club

9:00 Coffee w/Council

10:30 Worship

11:45 San Jose Worship

19

7:00 Boy Scouts

20

5:30

Family Faith Night

21

12:00 Soup Lunch & Lydia’s Closet

6:15 pm

Soup Supper

7:00 pm

Lenten Service

22

12:00 OWLS

5:30 Choir Practice

6:30 Praise Team

23

24

25

Palm Sunday 8:00 Worship

9:30 Believer’s Club

10:30 Worship

26

7:00 Boy Scouts

27

9:00 Stitchers for Love

5:30

Family Faith Night

28

12:00 Soup Lunch

6:15 pm Soup Supper

7:00 pm Lenten Service

29

7:00 Service

30

7:00 Service

31

7:00Service

St. Paul Lutheran Church Life

Designated Monthly Benevolence Outreach

The mission outreach for the month of March is

CARITAS

OWLS Potluck at 12 noon

Thursday, March 22nd

CALL COMMITTEE UPDATE

The Call Committee has finished the second interviews with the (2) potential candidates. We met on Monday February 19th to dis-cuss and review the two candidates. We compared the candi-dates strengths and weaknesses to our ministry site profile and through thoughtful prayer and a committee consensus we have a final recommendation for the Church Council. We have notified the Church Council and will meet with them to present our rec-ommendation. At this meeting the Call Committee will present the candidate to the Church Council and through ample dialogue and discernment the Council will be empowered to move forward with our candidate. Once there is a consensus on the candidate, nu-merous logistical items will have to be completed by the Council before the candidate can be named and a special congregation meeting can be scheduled. Again, with everything that has to fall into place, we anticipate having a potential pastor named by mid-March. The Council will make announcements before each ser-vice and updates will be posted in both the bulletins and the monthly newsletters. Please keep us in your prayers.

THE CALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

Chairperson: Lisa Petersen Secretary: Audrey McManigle

Communicator: Zach Fillbach and Mark Stibbe

Spirit Guide: Kathy Pohl and Katie Hassenfelt

Schedule for Weekly Lenten Services We have invited Atonement Lutheran Church to join us for our Lenten services. All services will be held at St. Paul this year. We will be having a soup supper before the evening services and will need volunteers to bring soup. Sunday services will remain at the 8:00 and 10:30 times. The schedule is as follows:

2/28 6:15 pm w/Soup Supper

7:00 pm Evening Service

3/7 6:15 pm w/Soup Supper

7:00 pm Evening Service

3/14 6:15 pm w/Soup Supper

7:00 pm Evening Service

3/21 6:15 pm w/Soup Supper

7:00 pm Evening Service

3/28 6:15 pm w/Soup Supper

7:00 pm Evening Service

3/29 7:00 pm Maundy Thursday

3/30 7:00 pm Good Friday

3/31 7:00 pm Easter Vigil

Treasurer Report — January 2018

Income Category Amount Summary Amount

Regular 11384.25 Beginning Balance 3180.90

Thanksgiving 0.00 Income 12728.25

Non-members 58.00 Available Funds 15909.15 WELCA 200.00 Expenses 13340.42

Reimbursement 0.00 Adjustments 0.00

Christ in home 7.00 Ending Balance 2568.73 Pres. Of Milwaukee 1000.00

General Fund 12649.25 Spending Plan/Mo. 14982.00

Over/Under Mo. -2332.75

Over/Under Year -2332.75 Sparrows Nest 54.00

Soup Lunch 25.00 Roof Fund-Beg. Bal. 11477.98 Total Income 12728.25 -Dispersment 0.00

-Deposit 0.00 -Ending Bal. 11477.98

Call Comm.-Beg. Bal 3000.00

-Deposit 0.00 Organ Fund-Beg.Bal 639.80 - Disbursement 103.10 -Deposit 0.00 -Ending Balance 2896.90 -Ending Bal. 639.80

Repenting of Our Own Hypocrisy

I’m writing this on Ash Wednesday night, earlier in the month than I’d

usually do my column. Ash Wednesday arrived on Valentine’s Day

this year. Interesting juxtaposition of focus on love and focus on re-

pentance. It is the day that we start the journey of Lent -- time that

we reflect as individuals, and maybe as a society, on the sins of

which we need to repent. Isn’t that what love should be about –

being cleansed to truly love our God and our neighbor.

Yet, this evening as I watch the news, images of terror fill the screen.

Today marked not just the anniversary of one of the worst mass

shootings at an educational institution in this country – the 10th anni-

versary of the shooting at Northern Illinois University, but it is the day

that another mass shooting occurred an educational institution.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida joined

the growing list of schools with mass shootings – the 18th in 2018

and we are only 45 days into the year! Even though we swore after

Sandy Hook there would be a change, it has not come indicating a

need for repentance on a societal level. What is it about our nation

that this epidemic continues unabated?

The gospel for today calls us to look at how we walk as God’s peo-

ple. It calls for some serious self-analysis. But, we find it difficult to

do such critical self-analysis and consequently we continue to live in

denial. It becomes virtually impossible to see how we are similar to

those people who Jesus points to as hypocrites, how we often inter-

pret our beliefs in ways that make us incapable of seeing our own

arrogance. In my sermon this evening I talked about the need to

make the assumption that the hypocrite that Jesus is talking

aboutrepresents a good person with a sincere desire to worship God

correctly. I believe that will allow us to turn the spotlight on ourselves

and seriously look at the contradictions in our God following lives.

I know that I must turn the gaze upon myself and see how I measure

up to what God calls me to be. I must look at what I believe about

who God is in my life and see how that understanding shapes the

actions I take. I can’t just objectify others and analyze their behavior.

I must critically analyze my own against the measuring stick that God

provides. Then I must be honest with

myself and truly repent of that.

Easter

Breakfast

Your champion softball team will be serving Omelets for Easter Breakfast on April 1, from 8:30-10:30. Watch for details.

Believer’s Club “Toasty Toes

Socks Drive for Caritas

From 2/11 to 3/11

Please donate

NEW or GENTLY

socks

ALL sizes - Infant thru

Adult Men

Place in our bin in the hallway.

St Paul Youth Group Presents

Spaghetti Dinner & Trivia Night Friday March 16 6 to 9 pm

Who: Teams of up to 6 people

What: 7 Rounds of 10 Questions

Why: To raise money for the youth

and chaperones to attend

the Youth Gathering.