St. Paul Lutheran Church in East Lansing, Michigan. Member congregation of the ELCA - Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.

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February 2007

Thank you for the support in many activities of this time of year. First for those who shared their talents at the "Talent and Dessert Night." Thanks too to those who have shown an interest in being a part of a Health Care Ministry Team/Parish Nurse Project. If you are interested we will meet at 6 pm on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Come join us if this sounds interesting to you.

Also to those who will attend the "Lord to Whom Shall We Go?" event with Bishop Gary Hansen & Rev. Tom Pederson. This is at 7:30 pm on Feb. 7. This synodical appeal is the first one and it focuses on three areas of mission. 1) To raise funds for seminary students who desire to become pastors, 2) To help with new mission start congregations, and 3) To build a new Center for Mission building in conjunction with Christ United congregation in Dewitt. Mission and refreshments will be served in the Fellowship Hall. I hope you can join us.

Thanks too for hosting the St. Olaf Choir members here for their concert at the Wharton Center on February 8th at 7:30pm. Your generosity in sharing your homes is a blessing to those young people and I hope to you as well. If you get a chance to go I know there will be a special blessing in hearing the music they create. I hope you are able to attend.

We begin Lent with Ash Wednesday Services on Feb. 21 at 12 noon and 7pm. We hope you can join us for the Soup and Bread Suppers starting the following Wednesday the 28th at 6pm. (If you are interested in providing either soup or bread for these light evening meals please contact Pat Reynolds and sign-up.) Each Wednesday following we will have a Lenten Service with Holy Communion at 12 noon and 7pm.

The drawings from the ELCA Architect, Peter Norgren, have arrived. I was impressed that what he did was take many of our suggestions from the cottage meetings and open forums and weave them into a simple design which looks doable to me. We will have the drawing for you to see at the church. In the drawing there are three different views that show different aspects of the project. This is done without the need to acquire more property. And it even gives more parking.

On such a major undertaking I ask you to pray that we make the right decisions and place our trust in God to provide what we will need to accomplish our goal. I thank you for your support to the mission of St. Paul's. Whether in time, energy, or financial gifts I thank you for all you do to make this ministry possible.

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