Mission Statement Of St Paul Lutheran Church · 8/8/2016 · St. Sgt. Mark Beck, Son-in-law of Wayne Davis Buck Sgt. Joshua T Bell, USAF, Nephew of Laurie Moll SFC E7 James Fluechtling,

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Mission Statement Of St Paul Lutheran Church

Led by the Holy Spirit we will

REACH out to those in need

PREACH the Good News of Jesus Christ

TEACH the grace of a loving God

Pastor: The Rev. David Brobston WORSHIP: Sundays at 9:30 am Wednesdays: Holden Evening Service @ 7:00 p.m. 671Clinton St., Defiance, Ohio 43512 Phone: 419-782-5771 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Web Page: www.stpaulelcadefiance.com Simulcast on 102.7 FM

VOLUME 19, ISSUE 7 August 2016

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August 2016!!!

Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ!

Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

This is one of my favorite Biblical texts. It's the perfect reminder for you and I to embrace our identity in Christ. A reminder that when we are in the inner circle that those outside are just as valued as those in the loop- a reminder that when we feel left out that we are just as valued as those in the know. This text brings us back to reality when we are feeling high and mighty, and lifts us up when we are feeling abandoned and forgotten.

In truth, I think this text is significant for Christ's Church as we move forward in mission. This summer we have had multiple opportunities to show unity in Christ. Gentle Worship is a constant reminder to us of the ministry that happens when Christians come together to witness to the love of God in Christ Jesus. Flood Relief called folks from St. Paul and other Christians around Defiance to partner with Christians throughout the country in delivering much needed supplies to isolated parts of West Virginia. Defiance Community VBS shows the community the amazing grace of God as members of various congregations use their gifts to share the wonderful message of love and hope in Jesus Christ. Finally, The Tent Revival calls together folks of many traditions, even the Mormon Missionaries were in the congregation on Thursday night. We come together to worship, to praise, to pray. We come together to stand against the narrative that people are destined to be in conflict.

I said at the Revival, I said it on the radio with Rick Small, I said it to Tim McDonough in the newspaper interview and I want to repeat it again here. Just because the media narrative is that people MUST be in conflict due to race, socio-economic realities, backgrounds, gender, beliefs – we have the opportunity, and I would argue from Galatians the RESPONSIBILITY to stand against the narrative that permeates our culture this summer.

As Christians, we seek unity. We will have a chance this fall to hopefully join with our Roman Catholic brothers and sisters to study a document forged in unity, “From Conflict to Communion” - a study of 500 years of Lutheran – Roman Catholic conflict, and 50 years of intense theological discussion on the ways in which we differ, seeking to find consensus in our understanding.

As we move deeper into political season, as television news inundates us with anger and divisiveness, as the world seems to swirl deeper into anger and conflict may we heed the call of St. James, “Be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slower to anger.” Blessings

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St. Paul Lutheran Newsletter

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SCHEDULES FOR AUGUST 2016

LECTOR: Ned Ewers

USHERS: 07 Team 4, Dan Tuttle, Capt.

14 Team 4, Dan Tuttle, Capt.

21 Team 1, Jason Frederick, Capt.

28 Team 1, Jason Frederick, Capt.

FLOWERS: 07 George & Ann Essex

14 Gaylord & Pat Proxmire

21 Lowell & Sharon Ricker

28 Dan & Jane Tuttle

When you have flowers, please ask that

days usher captain to remove them from

the altar for you. Thank you.

BULLETINS: 07 Mike & Lynne Rittenour

14 Jim & Mary Ehlinger

21 Joshua & Danielle Seip

28 Mary Geiger

COMMUNION SET UP/PRESENTER

07 John & Mary Dale

COMMUNION SERVERS

07 Lori Brandt, Nicole Brobston, Julie Sasseen

14 Jason Frederick

21 Lori Brandt

28 Stacy Barker

LAY COMMUNION

John & Mary Dale

Jim & Cathy Martin

Tim Moog

Chris Turner

GREETERS: All Sundays available

FINANCIAL REPORT 2016

January Income $ 18,253.98

Expense ($ 32,622.14)

Total ($ 14,368.16)

February Income $ 20,399.21

Expense ($ 21,130.33)

Total ($ 731.12)

March Income $ 19,746.00

Expense $ 18,876.65

Total $ 870.18

April Income $ 18,572.45

Expenses ($ 20,640.85)

Total ($ 2,068.40)

May Income $ 21,368.11

Expenses ($ 23,145.72)

Total ($ 1,777.61)

June Income $ 14,189.62

Expenses ($ 19,526.22)

Total ($ 5,336.60)

AVERAGE WEEKLY ATTENDANCE REPORT

2016

Jan 122 July 92

Feb 183 Aug

Mar 241 Sept

Apr 108 Oct

May 124 Nov

June 79 Dec


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Prayer list information Next time you’re about to submit a request for inclusion on the prayer list please ask the following questions. 1 Did that person give permission to the office? 2 Does that person wish the information to be shared

publicly? If the answer to either question is “NO” your prayer request violates the Health Insurance Portabil-ity and Accountability Act (HIPPA).

If we do not have personal permission for inclusion we will only publish first names. These are the guidelines from the ELCA provided at last Fall’s Synod Conference meetings.

Our love and prayers go out to.. Keith Ashbacher Sherryl Bell Coit Black June Burke Cheryl Burroughs Carol Creps Delbert Diemer Debbie Doan Russ Dodt Mary Frost Roger Grogg Hal Haviland Dan Hermiller Shirley Homan Janice Johansen Ruth Johnson Randy King Laurie Lucas Tammy McCoy Jodie Mellos Dani Merillat Donna Moore J.T. Nusbaum Dean Purdy Marilyn Purdy Esther Reimund Sharon Ricker Kristen Sanders Richard Sherman Mona Snyder Ella Suderman Dee Weisenfelder Jack Willitzer Alexis Alice Anne Becky Z Carol Cindy David Dean Don Doug Elaine Eric Grace Hal Hal Jerry Jim Joan Jodi John Jon Josie Kahlia Les Lucas Maddie Marlene Mary Matt Myka Joy Pauline Phyllis Roland Sally Scott Sheena Stacey Steve Sue Tammy Thelma Tom

and to the families of Susan Sisco Harris and Wes Brown…

May light perpetual shine upon them.

Those who are in nursing homes, assisted living and extended illnesses:

Bishop NGowo, LeAnn Bohn, William Cooper, Pauline Cordray, Rosemary Mehring, Rachel Sontchi,

Charlotte Warncke Members of the military in active service and their families. We are honored and pleased to pray for those in need. We do ask that persons asking for non mem-bers to be listed will keep us updated monthly.

Also, please be aware that the pastor and church office are not automatically notified of your admission to a hospital, due to the HIPPA laws. If your stay is a planned one, please contact the church office or have a relative contact us. In some cases, even if you tell the hospital it is all right to contact us, it may not occur. You personally contacting the church office should be the primary way the message of your hospitalization reaches the pastor. Thank you for your help in this manner.

Please continue to raise our nation, its leaders, and our personnel "in harm's way" in your prayers. Let us not forget to pray for them and to thank God-for His blessings. We, as Christians, should also witness God's love by praying for our enemies in all this. Keep in mind Christ died and was raised from the dead for them also and we were called in our Baptism to witness to all the world. We particularly commend the following who are members of our congregation.

Major Tamara Funari, Daughter of Ron and Connie Allgire Sgt. Kerry Schnitz, Son of Larry and Cheryl Burroughs We also remember in prayer those relatives of members. St. Sgt. Mark Beck, Son-in-law of Wayne Davis Buck Sgt. Joshua T Bell, USAF, Nephew of Laurie Moll SFC E7 James Fluechtling, Grandson of Mary Frost USAF Jason Griffith, Grandson of Howard and June Burke USM 2nd Lt. Dustin Hughes, Grandson of Barb Bibler PFC E-3 Cole Jennings, Grandson of Roger and Mert Grogg Sgt. Chad McDaniel, Grandson of Barb Bibler Carl Melton, Nephew of Al and Dee King Staff Sgt. Kendra Oehlerich, Granddaughter of Charlotte Warncke OS2 Tim Rau, Nephew of Joe and Theresa Hiler SFC Frank Steed, Step-brother of Pastor Dave Sgt. Gaylord Proxmire III, Son of Gaylord & Pat Proxmire USM Micajah Hagerman, Son of Jolene Hagerman If you wish to send a card or note to any of our members in the service contact the church office for addresses. If you have address corrections for members in the military, please contact us. Thank you.


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Memorial Gifts

In Memory of Rowland Cooper

General Fund Mr. & Mrs. Doug Davis

Endowment Fund Mr. & Mrs. John Boesling

Mr. & Mrs. Dyle Roth

In Memory of Ada Arps


In Memory of Marilyn Mehring


Mr.& Mrs. Joe Hiler Mr. & Mrs. Dick Burk

Mr. & Mrs. John Dale Mr. & Mrs. George Essex Mr. & Mrs. Larry Heilman

Shirley Keller Dee King

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Korhn Nancy Plassman

Mr. & Mrs. Gaylord Proxmire

Gene Schram

Endowment Fund Mr. & Mrs. John Boesling

Mr. & Mrs. Dyle Roth Mr. & Mrs. Don Samuelson

Flower Fund Mr. & Mrs. Dan Tuttle

Official Acts

Weddings Tiffany Bostelman & Thad Scheurich

July 9, 2016

Deaths Susan Sisco Harris

July 7, 2016

Wesley C. Brown

July 14, 2016

In Memory of Susan Sisco Harris

General Fund Mr. & Mrs. Bill Parker

Mr. & Mrs. Lowell Ricker Mr. & Mrs. Dyle Roth

Mr. & Mrs. Doug Davis Mr. & Mrs. Dan Tuttle

Endowment Fund Mr. & Mrs. Don Samuelson

In Memory of Wesley Brown


If there is an error in this Memorial listing, please

notify the office so we can correct our mistake.

Thank you. Lynn


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Thank You...

The Service Guild would like to thank members of our Luther League (Felicity Barker, Kaylee Brashear, and Suzi McBride) for helping with our luncheon on June 13th in Luther Hall. You were all wonderful! Gratefully, The Service Guild **************************************************************************************************************************************

Thanks to our church family for the outpouring of support during the loss of mom, Marilyn Mehring. Especially Pastor Dave for his visits to mom and the meaningful service that was so much my mom. Also, the group of people who put on the delicious meal. God’s blessing to all. Joan, Buggs Sierra & family

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I would like to thank everyone for their visits, cards and prayers for me while I was in Laurel's recuperating from my broken arm. I am home now and doing very well. Thank you again, Martha Cooper **************************************************************************************************************************************

I want to thank everyone in our church for all of their support and prayers over the past 3 years as my daughter, Susan Harris, fought a brave, long battle with cancer. I want to thank Pastor Dave for the beautiful memorial service, Lori for the organ music and John Dale for his part in the service. He always does such a good job! Thank you to Jane Parker and the “funeral crew” for the wonderful meal. I heard many compliments. I can’t thank the girls from Beta Circle enough for their 3 year support of Susan’s family and myself. Thank you to Bill Parker for the DVD of the service. I was able to let my sister, Carol, (whom Susan was named after and she is her God Mother) see the service. Thanks for the cards, the prayers, and the support for our family. Jan Sisco, Scott, Cody, Sheldon, and Janaya

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The Stained Glass windows maintenance has been completed and replacement windows have been ordered for Luther Hall. We have funds to pay for part of the work but the weekly offerings are down. Please consider increasing your stewardship as we need to pay for these improvements when completed. Jim Ehlinger Church Council President **************************************************************************************************************************************


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THRIVENT – AUGUST 2016

How fast the time can fly by when we are busy. St. Paul has been very busy this summer—the VBS program at Defiance College was a big success again with so many great volunteers. The Tent Revival that so many people have worked on for many months has been a huge amount of work—but many hands help lighten the load. Our Thrivent fundraisers were able to provide some financial help to support this event. Thank you to the many Thrivent members who stepped up to give Pastor Dave, Nancy and Julie a lot of support in the various committees for this event. The music each night was so uplifting and created a great atmosphere for all who came to enjoy it. Saturday night’s B-B-Q was tasty and all the food items were delicious. Working together to make it happen is what we do. Check out the many photos taken by Stacy Barker—great job catching the mood and flavor of the event. What a wonderful opportunity to also have our worship in the big tent on Sunday morning! A great BIG THANK YOU to all!

Order your member calendar – Free from Thrivent Magazine by Oct. 10

The 2017 member calendar (9-by-12 inch) will feature the photography of our members and

will be offered directly to our members for free, courtesy of Thrivent magazine. The 2017

calendar will feature unique photos taken by Thrivent members that tell their story and show

“Christianity Around the World.”

The traditional 14-by-13-inch version of

the 2017 calendar will be distributed to

churches, schools and organizations.

However, this will be the last year that the

traditional calendar will be distributed.

How to order your free 9-by-12 inch calendar (limit one per member): Mail the business

reply card found in the September issue of Thrivent magazine, or starting Aug. 15, call the

Member Connection Center at 800-847-4836. Orders must be placed by Oct. 10, and

calendars will be mailed in November.

As the summer comes to a close, we will be getting ready for school at the end of this month. And it also means back to our full calendar of activities at St. Paul. Enjoy the rest of your summer vacation, savor the memories you’ve made and come back refreshed and ready to go. Thank you for your continued support of all our events. Cathy Martin, Thrivent Congregational Advocate


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Festival of Tables

Sponsored by Women’s Guild of Filling Homes

This unique luncheon features a variety of tables decorated by

hostesses in the theme of their choosing.

Saturday, September 24, 2016

12:00 Noon

Filling Home Therapy Center

N160 State Route 108 Napoleon OH

(Doors Open at 11:00 am for Table Preview)

Tickets available by pre-sale only

Tickets are $15.00 each

Proceeds to benefit the residents of Filling Homes

If you would like to serve as a hostess or reserve a seat at a table,

please contact Bonnie at 419-533-5661


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St. Paul Lutheran Church August 2016

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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7pm Holden

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Worship/

Communion

Recharge:

Prayer

Food pantry

items collected

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Church Council

Meeting @ 6pm

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7pm Holden

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Rehearsal @

5:30 pm

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Lauren Fett/

Bryn Lehman

wedding @

3:30 pm

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Worship/

Communion

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7pm Holden

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Pastor’s

Prayer group

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NEWS-

LETTER

DEADLINE

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Worship/

Communion

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7pm Holden

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Rehearsal

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Mike Sierra/

Marcela

Rodriguez

wedding

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Worship/

Communion

29 30 31 Looking

Ahead...

Rally Day

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Sept. 11th


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Help me keep our records accurate!!!! If your birthday or anniversary is not here or is not correct PLEASE let me know 419-782-5771 or email @ [email protected] or [email protected] Thank you, Lynn

Wedding Anniversaries

8/1 Russ and Cindy Seip 8/3 Scott and Ann Flores 8/4 Steve and Char Flickinger Steve and Melanie Rittenour 8/6 Bob and Diana Fett 8/7 Larry and Cheryl Burroughs 8/11 Steve and Chris Korhn 8/12 Gaylord and Pat Proxmire 8/14 Steven and Stacy Barker 8/15 Rob and Susan Geier 8/16 Jim and Mary Ehlinger Bruce and Carol Stephenson Tom and Laura Weaver 8/17 Bill and Nancy Krouse 8/18 Lowell and Sharon Ricker 8/21 Tom & Judy Stykemain 8/24 Harry and Fran Brown 8/27 Leo & Pam Florence 8/28 Shane & Ashley Snyder 8/31 Sherman & Berta Bowen

August Birthdays

8/1 Becky Gutman George Vogel Jr. 8/3 Tina Egbert 8/5 Tom Weaver 8/6 Richard Grunden Amy Kimpel 8/7 Lori Ashbacher Larry Heilman 8/8 Bill Smith 8/9 Sharon Ricker 8/10 Nick Engel 8/12 June Burke 8/13 Kendall Capps 8/14 Coit Black 8/15 Jim Martin 8/16 Alexis Barker 8/17 Abby Yeager 8/18 Bob Fett Fern Reimund Mike Sierra 8/19 Tyler Bauer Tom Stykemain 8/20 Paul Gearing Pat Smith 8/21 Lynne Rittenour Nickolas Zachrich 8/22 Joel Austin Taytum Markins 8/23 Frank Eitniear 8/24 Kim Alvarado Jason Woods 8/25 Cheryl Burroughs Greg Dale Alex Knight Julie Voll Jay Woodward 8/26 Laura Ramon 8/27 Erin Barringer Jeff Pfund 8/29 Ron Huner 8/30 Kelsey Capps Noah Gomez Eleanor Roth 8/31 Susan Geier Michael Hohl Jim Kline

Baptism Anniversaries

8/1 Kathryn Brashear Robert Zeigler 8/3 John Engel 8/5 Trevor Keirsey Russell Seip 8/7 Kristen Fett 8/8 Sheldon Harris 8/9 Jaxson Newman 8/10 Jacob Voll Justin Voll 8/11 Ella Suderman 8/12 Laura Weaver 8/14 Brittni George Alyssa Fett Johnson Michelle Noffsinger Janaya Harris Vielma 8/15 Theresa Bowen 8/16 Tina Egbert 8/18 Dillon Bidlack Aubree Hartzell Rachel Sontchi 8/19 Conor Brobston Julie Steele 8/20 Jacob Huner 8/23 Vivienne Replogle 8/27 Kylie Crawford 8/28 Jennifer Call Janis Thomas Kristin Wendell 8/29 Claire Davis Tom Stykemain 8/30 Kristen Keirsey Tom Weaver 8/31 Denver Roth

Confirmation Anniversary

8/28 Susan McDowell


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ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH ELCA 671 CLINTON STREET DEFIANCE, OH 43512-2654 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

2016 Church Council

President Jim Ehlinger

V. President Nancy Krouse

Treasurer Denise Moog

Secretary Collette Knight

Discipleship Laura Ramon

Trustee Gaylord Proxmire

Stewardship Jenny Maag

STAFF

Presiding Bishop Rev. Elizabeth Eaton NWO Bishop Rev. Daniel Beaudoin

Pastor Rev. David Brobston

Dir. of Youth & Family Julie Sasseen

Secretary Lynn Roth

Sexton Jane Tuttle

Organist Lori Schultz

Music Director Jeremy Davis

Nursery Attendant Kim Alvarado

Agencies Supported By St. Paul Lutheran Home Society

Lutheran Social Services

LSS– Western Region Office

Filling Home

LOMO

Aya Secondary School– Dodoma Diocese,

ELC Tanzania

RAVENS

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Northwestern Ohio Synod

WELCA

Habitat for Humanity

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Summer Worship Schedule

Worship at 9:30 a.m.

Mid-Week Worship

Holden Service @ 7:00 p.m.

Documents

Mission Statement Of St Paul Lutheran Church · 8/8/2016 · St. Sgt. Mark Beck, Son-in-law of Wayne Davis Buck Sgt. Joshua T Bell, USAF, Nephew of Laurie Moll SFC E7 James Fluechtling,