Announcements

   

   

ATTENDANCE FOR THE WEEK OF 5-12-13

Lord’s Table Worship = 51, 9:00 = 56, 11:00 = 158,

Worship Total = 265, Sunday School = 108

 

ALTAR FLOWERS - are given by Katherine Dorman, in memory of her mother, Katherine Nettles.

 

BLUE FLOWER - the blue flower on the altar is in celebration of the birth of Joseph Scott Tury, born April 16th to Scott & Joan Tury. Proud grandmother is Susan Tury. 

 

CHRISTIAN SYMPATNY - to the family and friends of Flo Reeder, a former member who passed away on May 12th. The burial will take place on Saturday, May 25th at 11:30am at Parkwood Cemetary, Baltimore MD.

 

CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS - Please pick up your quarter contribution statements in the Narthex.

 

MANY THANKS - I want to thank everyone for the calls, the cards, and the prayers during my stay in the hospital and afterwards. It is very comforting to have so many friends and that meant so much to me and my family. Thanks again, God Bless. - Al Elkins

 

 

 

YOU ARE INVITED! - This Wednesday, May 22nd at 7:00pm in the Social Hall the St. Paul Preschool students will present the closing program, “The World is a Rainbow” with lots of songs and smiles! If you missed the opportunity to contribute $5 for a Bible Storybook for the “graduates,” there is still time. Please place the donation in an envelope, designating it as a preschool gift. Thanks! See you on Wednesday!!

 

LAWN CARE OPPORTUNITY - would you enjoy spending some time beautifying the church grounds while riding on a mower? Opportunities for assistance with the upkeep of the St. Paul grounds once or twice this summer are available and will save the church from the expenses of lawn care. Contact Tom Davies, 703-494-2445, Tom.Davies@stpaul-umc.org if you would like to be on the Lawn Care team!

 

PRESCHOOL SUNDAY SCHOOL OPPORTUNITY - Would you like to work with the most enthusiastic preschoolers at St. Paul? There will be an opening in Preschool Sunday School June 1st. This is a wonderful opportunity to share your talents and love for Sunday School with the children. Please consider being part of this ministry. Contact Amanda Meres via phone at 770-596-5043 or e-mail at meresfamily@gmail.com. Blessings!

 

HEALTH KITS FOR CONFERENCE- Again this year St. Paul United Methodist Woman are collecting donations for Health Kits to be distributed by UMCOR, United Methodist Committee on Relief, both nationally and worldwide wherever people have been displaced or lost their homes due to natural disaster, war, or famine. Our goal is to fill 200 kits and take them to Virginia Annual Conference in June where they will join emergency kits of all kinds, school, layette, birthing, health, donated by churches throughout the Virginia Conference, be loaded on trucks and taken to distribution centers. A full list of items is available at the Bulletin Board in the extended narthex. Health Kit Items Value: $12 per kit (if you would like to contribute toward a kit, please write a check to St. Paul UMW with a memo “Health Kits” and place in the offering plate). Contact Gail Sztanko for more information.

 

“WE BELIEVE: SONGS OF FAITH AND PATRIOTISM," featuring the St. Paul Chancel Choir and Annandale United Methodist Church Adult Choir, is a concert of uplifting music professing our faith in God, our Nation, and honoring our men and women in uniform. The choirs will be accompanied by a professional orchestra. Special guests: joint armed forces men's quartet and ROTC Honor Guard. We hope you will join us for this free concert, open to the public, on Saturday, June 1, at 4 p.m. in the St. Paul sanctuary.

 

 

ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, AND GRADUATE SCHOOL GRADUATES AND FAMILIES - Are you a December 2012 or May/June 2013 graduate, or do you have a grad in your family? St. Paul UMC would like to recognize this accomplishment on June 2 with a recognition and small gift.  Please complete the information below ASAP and either drop it in the offering plate, or contact Nicole Mittendorff, Higher Education Ministry Chairperson with the info. Email: tabbsweet3@gmail.com

 

Grad Name: ________________________________________ Grad Date: ____________________

School:________________________________________ Diploma/Degree:______________________________

Plans for next year: __________________________________________________________________________

Proud Family: _______________________________________________________________________________

 

“ADOPT-A-SPOT” AT ST. PAUL - Everyone knows that real estate agents stress the importance of "curb appeal" when selling a house. First impressions are important and we only get one chance at it. Do you think the "curb appeal" at St. Paul could be improved when viewed by prospective new members? Could it be a warmer and more inviting view for our returning visitors and long-time members? If you derive enjoyment from gardening, have skills that could be used to enhance the visual image of our church, or just feel a calling to serve our church in an outdoor setting, please consider adopting a portion of the St. Paul ground. Think about making this a group effort (Sunday School class, fellowship organization, or service group) as a way of fellowship leading to faith development. The Trustees are inviting members or groups at St. Paul to adopt small portions of the church grounds to maintain or enhance. The adoption can be as simple as keeping the weeds out of one of the beds and maintaining the mulch. Planting flowers or blooming bushes can be done at your discretion. Please contact Dino Piccione piccione@juno.com for more information or to sign up for a garden plot.

 

COUNTERS NEEDED - Two of St. Paul’s four counting teams are in need of an additional counter. Counting occurs generally once a month--following the 11:00 service—and requires 1 to 1 ½ hours to complete. No prior financial experience is needed. To volunteer, please contact Tom Davies 703-494-2445.

 

ST. PAUL SOFTBALL TEAM! – St. Paul has once again joined the Christian Fellowship Softball League for the 2013 Summer season! 22 team members from our St. Paul membership and others recruited from our open gym nights, and through friends, will be playing ball and representing St. Paul as they compete against other churches. We invite you to pray for the team throughout the season, and to come and cheer for your St. Paul family and friends at their games. This week the team will be off for Memorial Day weekend. The next games will be Saturday, June 1 at 11:00am & 12:00pm at PNats Stadium Field #3. Thank you for your support of this wonderful opportunity for fellowship and fun!

 

SUSTAINING ST. PAUL MINITRIES – OUR CONTINUING OBLIGATIONS - While we have been able to achieve some substantial savings this year through refinancing the mortgage and providing our own lawn service, the savings incurred does not adequately replace our ongoing obligations to support local ministries and apportioned giving to UMC conference and global needs. One of the concerns of the Finance Committee and others was that announcing the significant savings from our successful mortgage refinancing might cause some parishioners to conclude that their giving is not needed to the same extent as in the past several years. We noticed that Easter contributions were $5,000 less than in each of the previous two years. Other pledged and plate donations are likewise down from giving in prior years. Our Finance Committee is urging that we continue to fund all of our ministries as well as conference and global apportionments. We are currently paying only 42 percent of our conference apportionments, but if contributions were significantly increased, we could pay this assessment in full. By our collective effort, personal spending discipline and commitment to the role of St. Paul church in our community and through our support of the UMC conference and world-wide missions, we can align ourselves proudly with our fellow Methodist congregations that together do God’s work at home and abroad.

 

ST. PAUL UMC FINANCIAL REPORT FOR MAY 19, 2013

Actual

Category                          April 30th

Revenues Received from Contributions $ 262,083

Expenses Incurred                   $-281,569

Shortfall: Expenses exceed Contributions $- 19,486

Other revenues (building use/rental income/etc.)$   20,327

Revenues exceed revenues $        841

  

 

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL - Everybody say YES! YES for VBS! This years' Vacation Bible School will be held the week of June 24th - June 28th from 9 am - 12 pm and our theme is "Everywhere Fun Fair - Where God's World Comes Together." So get ready for a week long transformation to a world's fair carnival where we will teach children ages 3 through 11 (5th grade) how to be good neighbors! We are currently looking for 6 to 7 dedicated group leaders that will not only lead the children to and from their stations; but will also teach their group the Bible Story each day plus have a quiet reflection time at the closing of the day. This is in an effort to forge greater bonds with those that we are blessed to lead during this week long adventure. If you are a former/current teacher or are simply naturally good with and share a love for children, please consider volunteering to fill this role. It is one week/15 hours to bring the love of God to a child's heart. For further information please contact Amanda Meres via phone or e-mail (770-596-5043/ meresfamily@gmail.com).

 

FOODSTOCK - Outdoor Concert with Local Bands Saturday June 1, 2013 Noon—5pm at First Baptist Church of Woodbridge (13600 Minnieville Rd. Woodbridge) The St. Paul Awakening Praise Band, “Raise the Praise” will take the stage at Foodstock at 4:00pm. Invite friends, bring non-perishable food, a lawn chair and come anytime during this event to enjoy fellowship, great music, and small mission projects to benefit ACTS food pantry. The format is casual, come and go freely anytime. Sign ups to volunteer are at www.foodstock.org, or check out the Facebook page:                                          

www.facebook.com/foodstock.pwc