SPLC SUMMER 2009
SERVE, PROCLAIM, LEARN, CONNECT
Get it? SPLC = St. Paul Lutheran Church --  Serve, Proclaim, Learn, Connect   ;-)

It’s the new mission statement for Children, Youth, and Family ministry.

 NEW STUFF:

JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH BIBLE STUDIES, WEDNESDAYS—7pm

Wednesday, June 24         Place: Riverside

Wednesday, July 1             Place: Wilderness

Wednesday, July 8             Place: Fish Lake

Wednesday, July 29           Place: Pioneer Park

Wednesday, Aug. 5            Place: Caves of Stillwater (or SPLC furnace room)

Wednesday, Aug. 19          Place: Church Rooftop

 OVERNIGHT CAMPING (Canoe?)TRIP for Junior/Senior High Youth    Dates and place TBA—probably during the week of July 6-12 sometime.

 STUFF YOU ALREADY KNEW ABOUT BUT SHOULD PUT ON YOUR CALENDAR IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY:

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL—The Great Bible Reef   July 13-17, 6-8pm   Family dinner @ 5:30pm
**If you guys haven’t signed up to help with this, I’d really love for you to do so! My favorite part about VBS week—and what makes them work so well!—are the youth who work with the little kids! Thanks--KSO

 Sunday, July 19 @ outdoor worship/picnic at Valley View Park plus  VBS FAMILY WORSHIP/NEW ORLEANS SENDING SERVICE

 ELCA NATIONAL YOUTH GATHERING   New Orleans, LA,  July 22-27

 BIBLE CAMP @ WAPO    Seeds August 7th - 9th       Youth Camp August 9th - 14th     

WAPO/NEW ORLEANS KIDS LEAD WORSHIP   Sunday, August 16th

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2009 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES

Members of Saint Paul Lutheran who are graduating from high school this year will be recognized and honored during June. Because of the difficulty of scheduling (related in part to different high school schedules) we will recognize and honor graduates on three Sundays in June (7, 14, 21). Graduates will be recognized and honored during the announcements at the service that is possible for them to attend, and a quilt made by Saint Paul's Quilters will be presented. Graduates are asked simply to contact Pastor Becker before the Sunday service they will be able to attend. Check in at 8:45 AM to let him know you are there, and we will simply ask each to stand on that day for recognition. We give thanks for and congratulate the following: Amber Armstrong, Thomas Bang, Tyler Conroy, Brianna Crea, Molly Granat, Zachary Gunderson, Kevin Johnson, Taylor Klingbeil, Diana Lusk, John Roettger, Whitney Thomsen, Caylin Watson, and Brandon Urhammer.

GET YOUR ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH COOKBOOK!
(A great gift idea for Christmas!)

The youth of St. Paul's are putting together a St. Paul Lutheran Church COOKBOOK, featuring all of our congregation members' favorite recipes!  The books should be ready for sale by the Church Bazaar on Saturday, November 22nd, so plan now on getting yours!

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will be providing matching funds for this project, the proceeds from which will go toward Youth Events, especially the ELCA National Youth Gathering next summer in New Orleans.

KEEPING OUR ACTIVITIES AFFORDABLE FOR EVERYONE…

St. Paul’s has a unique, but pretty cool system for helping youth pay for the more costly events we participate in during the year. Youth can earn WORK CREDITS of $4 per hour for helping around the church in various ways – these WORK CREDITS are notated in a master log book and can be applied as you wish to pay for trips and/or activities such as Quake, retreats, the ELCA National Youth Gathering, Summer Stretch, Valley Fair, and more!

With the big trip to New Orleans coming up next summer, we are working hard to come up with a more extensive list of ways you can help around the church to earn WORK CREDITS. Projects include office work, yard work, cleaning, VBS, nursery care, organizing craft materials, re-doing bulletin boards, and more! Speak with Jan Winkler (651-230-3810 or mjnbwink@comcast.net ) for ideas and take advantage of this great opportunity!
 

Some other ways you can serve . . .

• Children's Ministry committee member (the committee meets once a month on a Tuesday evening)
• Nursery volunteers
• Youth event planners/chaperons

Please prayerfully consider helping make our Sunday School Confirmation, and Youth programs the best they can be for our wonderful kids!  contact Jan for more information!