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This Sunday:May 19, 2013
   
Sun.          Divine Service - 7:45 a.m.
                     Bible Class and Sunday School - 9:00 a.m.          
                     Divine Service - 10:00 a.m.
                     Kindergarten Graduation and Awards - 6:00 p.m.
                                                                                                                           
Mon.                Pastor Ball's Day Off
                      Voter's Meeting - 7:30 p.m.
                                                   
Tues.               Trinity-St. Paul Closing Chapel at Trinity - 10:30 a.m.  Everyone Welcome!
                                                                                                                     
Wed.               
                                                    
Thurs.              

Fri.                  Pastor Gleason's Day Off
                     SPECLC Graduation - 6:30 p.m.
                                             
Sat.                Confession - 5:00 p.m.
                     Divine Service - 6:00 p.m.


    THE SUNDAY MORNING ADULT BIBLE CLASS - Meets in the church basement at 9:00 a.m.  
    SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN through Grade 8 - Meets in the school building
                             
Next Sunday:
May 26, 2013 - Holy Trinity
Readings: Isaiah 6:1-7 / Romans 11:33-36 / John 3:1-17
Hymns: Hymn of Invocation - 907; Kyrie 942; Gloria in Excelsis 948; Hymn of the Day - 498; 
          Creed 954; Distribution - 505, 507, 938; Closing Hymn - 940 
CHURCH AND SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS – Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.  Offices are located in the School Building right behind St. Paul church.   Joanie Mertz, secretary (618) 633-2209 or email or (618) 633-2202 School. 
GREETINGS FROM SPECLC (St. Paul Early Childhood Learning Center)
If you or anyone you know is interested in enrolling a child in our day care/ pre-school program, please call (618) 633-3252 and talk to Ronda Johnson, Director.  SPECLC is located at 125 Wolf Avenue in Hamel, just off 140 and Interstate 55. 
Spiritual & Religious - Issues, Etc. is a talk radio show hosted by LCMS Pastor Todd Silken and produced by Lutheran Public Radio.  Listen LIVE weekdays from 3:00 cp.am. to 5:00 cp.am. on KFUO, 850 AM in St. Louis or listen to what you want when you want at www.issues.org!

This week: The Beatitudes, Born Again Theology, Worship Styles, The Plight of Christians in the Middle East and more.
May 19 - May 26
THIS WEEK - The Feast of Pentecost
Readings: Genesis 11:1-9 / Acts 2:1-21 / John 14:23-31
This Week at Trinity-St. Paul Lutheran School

News and Notes
Look for news about Vacation Bible School coming soon!


Events

Sunday - Church and Sunday School  a.m.
                 6:00 p.m. Kindergarten Graduation
                 and K-7 Awards Ceremony following at St. Paul
Monday - 11:30 a.m. All School Cook Out at St Paul Center
               after lunch Kick Ball Game at St. Paul Center
Tuesday - Last Chapel at Trinity - 10:30 a.m.  Everyone Welcome!
               School Dismisses for the Summer at 11:30 p.m. from Trinity 
Menu:
Monday - Cook Out!
Tuesday - No Lunch Served - School dismisses at 11:30 a.m.
Lutheran Summer Camp
Camp Piasa in Grafton - Please save the dates - Monday, July 8 - Saturday, July 13 for students currently in grades 4, 5, 6 and Sunday, July 14 - Friday, July 19 for students currently in grades 7 & 8. Applications for camp can be picked up in the church office or email stewart97@sbcglobal.net.
This Week at St. Paul Lutheran Church
Our Spelling Bee Winners:
Grade 3-Alyssa, Grade 4-Peyton, Grade 5-Ryeighly, Grade 6-Jasper, Grade 7 and over-all Champion - Katelyn
Spiritual & Religious
Issues, Etc.
We are collecting food for the Bread of Life Food Pantry in Hamel.  Last day for students to bring food, Tuesday.  Sometimes it's hard to know what to give.  Some suggestions: cereal, peanut butter, macaroni & cheese, cans of chili, canned soup, cans of pork and beans, pancake mix and syrup. 
GREETINGS FROM TRINITY-ST. PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL
Trinity-St. Paul Lutheran School is a Lutheran School following Classical Guidelines.  Two neighboring Lutheran congregations support TSP.  For seven generations, our students have shared the love and joy of Jesus and been prepared to face the world of their times and the future with the ability to think critically, act, and judge for themselves.  Now is the time to enroll!  
CHOIR and HANDBELLS are on summer vacation.