St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

910 Marne Highway Hainesport, New Jersey 08036-2666

Office Phone: 609.267.0740 Fax: 609.267.3798

E-Mail: stpaulslutheran@stpaulsh.org The Rev. Scott Schantzenbach,

Interim Pastor Beverly Grazioli,

Sunday School Director Rosanne Scassero, Church Secretary

Karen McMahon, Business Manager Denisemarie Ramos,

Director of Music

St. Paul’s Mission Statement Rooted in God’s unconditional love,

the congregation of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

commits mind, body, spirit and treasure to make all people

disciples of Christ, to share God’s abundance, and to proclaim the Gospel

in word and deed.

Keep these folks in your prayers… ...those who are hospitalized, ill or other: George Adams, William Alexander, Jackie Anderson,

Lauren, Belle, Sandi Berry, Fred Bertram, Steve Blum, Charlie Bohlen, Mark Boughen, David Bulanauski, Viola Christensen, Ginny Cliver, Dennis Beatty Cooper, Amanda Costa, Bethany Costa, Erin Craig, Cheryl Crain, Connie Cross, Nina Davis, Joseph Denphy, Brian Drea, Barbara Earl, Jane Emrick, Casey Farah, Sharon Favaloro, Cindy Fow, Evan Frank, Clif Fernandez, Ernie Ferreny, Vandra French, Bill & Marge Gardner, Chris Giroso, Dale Hansen, Kathy Hanuscin, Holly Hilferty, Alice Izzo, Gussie Johnson, Rina Johnson, Janice Kaminski, David Keithly, Katie Kish, Richard Leonhard, Morgan Lowe, Bill Magyar, Dennis Marks, Edward McLaughlin, Joseph McMahon, Mary Meddahi, Gordon Moran, Debbie Norton, Elaine Orosz, David O’Reilly, Doris Palmer, Agnes Pape, Marilyn Parent, Martha Paul, Samuel Paul, Pat Porter, Hans Ritt, Tim Shell, Darrell Soltesz, Julia Stanz, Christine Strimel, Bob Thomas, Katherine Thul, Donald Timony, Sheila Tolliver, Amanda Williams, Carole Winter, Christina Wood

...those who have long-term illnesses: Gerri Burns, Phil Boettge, Edith Crane, Robert Cross, Jack Dickson, Bob Grover, Ella Hikade, Arlene Kaye, Matthew Ottenwess, Virginia Sandstrom, Kathy Strano, Justin Vinluan, Violet P. Wise.

...those who are shut-in: Marcy Boettge, Victor Bush, Walt Cliver, Fran Craig,

Millie Guenther, John Johnson, Alice Karis, Nancy McKeown, Shirley Worthington, Harold Yoos

...those in the military or other service: Michael Cobb, Navy, in Jacksonville, FL. Mark B. Moore, III, Army ...the following St. Paul’s families (You are all

members of the Prayer Team): The David & Agnes Kimball Family, Gladys

Kleinknecht, The Stephen & Jacquelyn Kmet Family, Fred & Barbara Knouse, Rebecca Knox, Werner & Doris Kuegler

...for peace and unity in our own country

Please help us keep this list updated. Let the church office know if someone should be removed from this list. (609) 267-0740 or stpaulslutheran@stpaulsh.org.

Easter Basket Collection

Thank you to everyone who took an Easter Basket to fill! Baskets are due back Sunday,

March 25. Thank you!

Worship Attendance March 17 & 18, 2018

Total—186; 5:00 PM—36;

9:00 AM—70; 11:00 AM—78

The total giving for February was $62,268. Average giving for Mission Plan was $9450. Average giving needed for Mission Plan is $8269.

For Your Information—For Your Inspiration

News & Notes

for St. Paul’s Community

March 24 & 25, 2018

Worship Services:

Saturday, 5:00 PM Sunday, 9:00 AM Sunday, 11:00 AM Sunday School, 10:00—11:00 AM

The Great Thanksgiving... All baptized, believing Christians are welcome to the Lord’s Table. Come forward down the center aisle, pick up a glass and follow the directions of the ushers. Glasses of grape juice are available in the center of the tray. Gluten free wafers are available. If you are unable to come to the altar, please inform an usher so that the Eucharist may be brought to you.

For Children Ages 2—6: Busy Bags are available near the Growing in Faith Together (GIFT) Table in the back of the sanctuary. One bag per child, please, and return bags to the bin following worship. Nursery care: There will be no nursery care during the service.

The first and second readings and psalm are the same this Sunday every year: Christ emptying himself of divine power and protection, willingly becoming vulnerable to those who struck him and put him to

death. With Christ we lament his suffering and all human suffering, but expect God’s final vindication. Mark’s passion story begins with an unnamed woman anointing his head, perhaps to proclaim him Messiah, and Jesus saying she has anointed him beforehand for burial. Mark’s Easter story will begin with women going to anoint Jesus for burial, only to find that he has been raised, God’s living Anointed One.

This Week’s Lessons

Mark 11:1-11

Next Week’s Lessons

Acts 10:34-43

Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Mark 16:1-8

Introduction from today’s lessons.

On Thursday, March 29, we are hosting the Maundy Thursday dinner

for St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church and St. Paul’s.

A main dish will be provided.

We will need people to provide sides and desserts.

Sign up in the narthex.

Question? See Pat Headrick

Spring Fund Drive

All the envelopes that were on the wall for the Spring Fund Drive have been taken! Thank you everyone for your generosity! If you did not get an envelope and would like to contribute, please use any envelope and mark it “Spring Fund Drive.” Please return all envelopes by Easter. Thank you!!

Palm/Passion Weekend, March 24/25

Maundy Thursday, March 29

12:00 PM Service at St. Paul’s

Dinner at 6:00 PM &

Service at 7:30 PM at St. Paul’s

Good Friday Services, March 30

Children’s Service at 10:00 AM

Easter Egg Hunt (after Children’s Service)

Noon Community Service at First

Presbyterian Church,

125 Garden Street, Mt. Holly

Tenebrae Service at 7:30 PM

Prayer Watch, 9:00 PM Good Friday

until Easter Morning in the Chapel

Sign Up in the Narthex

Easter Vigil, Saturday, March 31

7:30 PM

Easter Sunday Worship, April 1

9:00 and 11:00 AM

6:15 AM Sunrise Service by the RVCA -

St. Andrew’s Cemetery

Pine Street, Mt. Holly

Please Join Us!

Join other students from St. Paul's for

Human Kind Be Both

Middle School Youth Retreat at Camp Crossroads

A weekend filled with games, Bible Study, awesome food and laughter!

For students in Grades 6-8 April 20-22, 2018 · Cost: $95.00 pp

Register at: CrossRoadsRetreat.com

Please contact Sandy Sambucci if you are going: Mommybucci1@verizon.net or

text: 609 234-4071

Friday, March 30 – Easter Egg Hunt (Immediately following our Children’s Good Friday Service)

All children (PreK – Grade 3) are always welcome – whether this is a 1st time Egg Hunt and/or you don’t normally attend SS… We ask that a parent stay with each child during the Egg Hunt. No need to bring baskets or bags, a bucket will be provided for collecting Easter Eggs and a bag to bring goodies home. Sign-up in the narthex (look for the Easter Egg pictures) helps me to know how many prizes/toys/eggs to have! If you know you are coming, please call the office if you can’t physically sign up. If you do not sign up, you are still welcome to attend! Again, signing up via the sheet or calling the church office is helpful for me to be prepared. For 4th, 5th and 6th graders who would like to assist with the Egg Hunt - An e-mail to let me know your 4th, 5th, or 6th grader is assisting would be really helpful, but not required. I will need your child’s help 1 hour before the Good Friday Service and during the egg hunt. After the Egg Hunt, we’ll sing Happy Cross-day to Jesus and have Cross-Day Cake. Put your $5 donation in an envelope and mark it with your child’s name. It will help me provide candy-filled eggs, juice, cake, a toy/fun item for everyone, and specialty food items for special nutritional/allergy needs, etc. All adults interested in helping with the Egg Hunt, please send me an e-mail! We are all a part of Team Sunday School! (beverly.j@outlook.com)

Palm Sunday, March 25

Registration begins!

March – May

Planning/Preparation

June 3

Final Day for Volunteer Sign-up

June 10

Volunteer Training (Volunteers must attend

one Volunteer Training session)

June 13

Volunteer Training (Volunteers must attend

one Volunteer Training session)

July 1

Final Child Sign-up

July 23 – 27

SHIPWRECKED

RESCUED BY JESUS

This Week at St. Paul’s

Sunday, March 25

9:00 AM Worship

10:00 AM Sunday School

11:00 AM Worship

6:30 PM Sr Hi Youth Group (SH)

Monday, March 26

9:00 AM Aerobics (PH)

7:00 PM Bible Study (SH)

7:00 PM AA (PH)

8:30 PM NA (MR)

Tuesday, March 27

10:00 AM EGA Meeting (PH)

6:30 PM Children’s Choirs (MR)

6:30 PM Bible Study (SH)

7:00 PM AA (SH)

7:30 PM Same Spirit/Capstone

7:30 PM Cong. Council Mtg (MR)

Wednesday, March 28

9:00 AM Aerobics (PH)

9:00 AM Needle/Thread (SH)

12:00 PM Lenten Luncheon (PH)

6:00 PM Weigh-In (SH)

7:00 PM Cub Scouts (PH)

Thursday, March 29

6:30 AM Men’s Prayer Bfst (PH)

8:00 AM Thursday Fellowship

9:00 AM Chimes Assembly (MR)

10:00 AM Bible Study (MR)

5:30 PM Handbell Choir (S)

6:00 PM Maundy Thurs Dinner (PH)

7:30 PM Maundy Thurs Service

7:30 PM AA (SH)

Friday, March 30

Good Friday—Office Closed

10:00 AM Children’s Service (Easter Egg Hunt Follows)

12:00 PM Community Svc—First

Presbyterian Church,

Mt. Holly

7:30 PM Tenebrae Service

Saturday, March 31

7:30 PM Easter Vigil

8:00 PM NA (MR)

March 24 & 25, 2018

Palm Sunday Weekend

5:00 pm & 11:00 am

Prelude Greeting Welcome and Parish Concerns Processional Gospel Blessing of Palms Hymn #344, All Glory, Laud and Honor Gathering

Anthem, Hosanna, Children’s Choir

Hymn of Praise, Page 138 Prayer of the Day: Sovereign God, you have established your rule in the human heart through the servanthood of Jesus Christ. By your Spirit, keep us in the joyful procession of those who with their tongues confess Jesus as Lord and with their lives praise him as Savior, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen Sermon—Pastor Scott Schantzenbach

Hymn #343, My Song of Love is Unknown

Apostles Creed, page 105

Prayers of Intercession

Passing of the Peace

5:00 Offering 11:00 Offertory Anthem, Hosanna in the Streets, Chorale Offertory, #186, Create in Me a Clean Heart Offertory Prayer Great Thanksgiving, page 107 The Proper Preface Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, page 108 Words of Institution The Lord’s Prayer, page 112 Communion Hymns: Lamb of God, Page 112 #517, Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word

#479, We Come to the Hungry Feast

Post-Communion Rite Post-Communion Prayer

Blessing Hymn #339, Christ, the Life of All the Living

Dismissal

Postlude

Our Worship Assistants 5:00 & 11:00

Altar Guild: Lois Uetz, Brenda O’Rourke, Karen Platt, Evelyn Carmichael Bread Provider: Rose Bahr Communion Assistants: Joan Lynch, Claudia O’Malley, Amy Bescherer, Lydia Cross, Nancy Prickett Projection Assistants: Darlene Workman, ______ Greeters: Connie Cross, Joy Lynch, _____ Lectors: Joan Lynch, Nancy Prickett Ushers: Bill & Joan Lynch, Glenn Heppard

To all who served as worship assistants this weekend, thank you for your ministry to the congregation.

March Food Collection

Suggestions for this month: shelf stable milk, soups, canned meats, crackers, graham crackers. As always, all items welcome!

Paper, plastic and cloth bags are also needed.

Please place the items on the hutch in the narthex. Thank you!

Flowers Provided to the Glory

of God…

By John & Rina Johnson in memory of

our son, John Carl.

By Natalie, Eric, Kurt & Karl Houwen

in honor of Marie Kaelin’s 95th

Birthday.

Please fill the empty spaces for March and April Worship Assistants.

We need lectors/readers, ushers, greeters, projection assistants

(“clickers”) and bread providers.

The sign-up sheet is posted in the narthex!

Sign up on the bulletin board in the narthex by the entrance.

Thank you!

The Congregation Council

Meeting has been rescheduled to

Tuesday, March 27, 20818

Are you beginning spring cleaning?

Looking to declutter?

Consider donating your unwanted items to the Youth Yard Sale to benefit

our youth groups.

Donations can be dropped off on the Parish Hall stage April 30— May 3.

The yard sale will be held on Saturday, May 5

8:00am-1:00pm.

Please contact Marisa Bozarth with questions 609-847-5022 or mlbozarth@gmx.com

Are you beginning spring cleaning?

Looking to declutter?

Consider donating your unwanted items to the Youth Yard Sale to benefit

our youth groups.

Donations can be dropped off on the Parish Hall stage April 30— May 3.

The yard sale will be held on Saturday, May 5

8:00am-1:00pm.

Please contact Marisa Bozarth with questions 609-847-5022 or mlbozarth@gmx.com