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Consistory Calls

Congregational Meeting

Sunday, April 17 10:30 a.m.

A congregational meeting has been called by the Consistory for Sunday, April 17 at 10:30 a.m. for the singular purpose of voting on the renovations and expansion of the St. Paul Street lobby.

After considerable discussion and clarification of the proposal, the Consistory voted to move the full proposal to the floor of a congregational meeting. This proposal includes the elimination of the library/conference room wall which will create an open welcome and coffee area. The proposal also includes the expansion of the lobby area towards St. Paul Street. The extra 200 square feet, plus the moving of the doors towards the center of the lobby should facilitate a more natural flow of foot traffic as people enter, exit and pass through the lobby area from all directions. The aesthetic look from St. Paul Street should remain the same, with the exception of the exterior wall being a few feet closer to St. Paul Street.

The costs for this proposal total $147,000, plus a $13,000 contingency.

Consistory member Bill Brucker is the primary spokesperson for this project, so please approach him with any questions. See you at the meeting!

St. Paul

United Church of Christ

Columbia, IL

The Pathfinder Volume 14, Issue 4

April 2016

The Kids Crew Pasta Mission Dinner was a huge success. The variety of pasta and desserts were amazing. The kids did an awesome job preforming their skits. We raised

$752.00 for Kindercottage. I would like to thank all who; brought pasta and/or desserts, helped set up, serve and clean up.

Little Friends Preschool is now enrolling for the 2016-2017 school year. If you

are interested or know of someone interested, please have them call Jody

Taake at 618-604-1949.

JYF:

April 10 – 6:30 p.m. - Regular Meeting – Youth Center (3rd floor)

May 1 – 1 p.m. – Disc Golf. There is no cost for this event. Youth may bring money in case we stop for treats on the way home.

SYF:

April 17 – 9 a.m. – Regular meeting during Sunday School.

May 1 – 1 p.m. – Disc Golf. There is no cost for this event. Youth may bring money in case we stop for treats on the way home.

We are working on getting someone to come in for mug painting. If you do not have a mug in the youth kitchen and would like to paint one, please contact Pastor Kris so we can have an accurate count.

Remember to bring your friends. They don’t have to go to our church; they just have to have a signed permission slip!!!!

Peace,

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All meetings will be held the fourth Monday evening at 7:00 p.m.

April 25

The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende

May 23 Olive Kitteriddge by Elizabeth Stout

It's time to start thinking about our rummage sale this year on April 8 & 9. We will be at the shed from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on March 12 & 19, and April 2. (Please note that we will not be at the shed the Saturday before Easter.) If you need help with any large items picked up from your home, please let us know.

PLEASE, NO TV’S, COMPUTERS, SOFA SLEEPERS, OR ADULT CLOTHING.

Volunteers are needed for picking up large items beforehand, sorting items on days before the sale, Friday & Saturday during the sale, boxing up unsold items after the sale and drivers to take them to the recycling area at CHS. Plastic bags and cardboard boxes will be greatly appreciated.

Any questions, call Carlyle & Sarah Wilde 281-7275.

What’s Happening at St. Paul?

Eagle’s Wing Conversation

For the past year, a group of folks have worked hard

to develop an idea on how to breathe new life into

the Eagle’s Wing. Come hear the idea and become

part of the conversation. Thank you to those who

were able to make the March conversation; please

join us again, bring questions, thoughts and a friend!

Join us:

April 10 - Fellowship Hall at 6:00pm

May 1 - the Eagle’s Wing at noon.

SAVE THE DATE… May 1 - 11:30 a.m.

MISSION OUTREACH CELEBRATION EAGLE’S WING

The Mission and Stewardship Board invites you to spend May Day celebrating all the wonderful community outreach ministries of St. Paul. Let’s celebrate all the volunteers, supporters and good works we take outside our walls and into our community.

Save the Date: Vacation Bible School is June 6-10

This year’s theme is Surf Shack: Catch the Wave of God’s Amazing Love!

While at the Surf Shack we will:

*experience God’s amazing love *explore God’s mission for our lives *encounter powerful water stories from the Bible *discover ways to live out God’s amazing love!

Wanted: Leaders who want to explore the Word of God with children. At Surf Shack VBS, we will help our children catch the wave of God’s amazing love through missions, dramas, crafts, science activities, music and lots of fun! If the Holy Spirit is calling you to share your gifts with our children during VBS please answer the call by contacting me at denisej@stpaulucc4u.org or 618-340-2952

Vacation Bible school 30 youth volunteers needed

· Four preschool helpers · Two craft helpers · Two recreation helpers · Four science helpers · Two mission helpers · Two story teller helpers · Four children helpers · Six photographers · Two sound board helpers · One Presentation technology helper · One newsletter / website helper

All youth and adults will need to attend one training class: Sunday, April 24 or May 1 @10:30 a.m. or Monday, April 27 or May 4 @ 6:30 p.m. Watch for online registration in mid-April!

Tuesday, April 19

Cathedral Basilica

leave at 10 a.m.

Eat and then take a 1 p.m. tour of the Basilica.

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

7:30 am

Breakfast

Prayer Group at

Aunt Maggie’s

8 am Quilters

2

9 - 11 am

Rummage

Sale Drop

Off -

Eagle’s Wing

3 Communion

Sunday

Kindercottage Food

Collection

Bridge Bread

9 am Worship,

Classes

10:30 am Worship

4

7 pm Property

Management

Committee

5

9 am Preschool

7 pm Board of

Evangelism

7 pm St. Paul

Band

6

9 am Preschool

9 am Festive

Ringers

2:30 pm After

School Program

6 pm Bells of Joy

7:30 pm Chancel

Choir

7

9 am Preschool

8

Rummage Sale

8 am - 2 pm

Eagle’s Wing

7:30 am

Breakfast

Prayer Group at

Aunt Maggie’s

8 am Quilters

9

Rummage

Sale

8 am - noon

Eagle’s Wing

10 Fair Trade

9 am Worship,

Classes

10:30 am Worship

6:30 pm JYF

6 pm Eagle’s Wing

Conversation-

Fellowship Hall

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6:15 pm

Finance

Committee

7 pm

Consistory

12 Pathfinder

Articles Due

9 am Preschool

7 pm St. Paul

Band

13

9 am Preschool

9 am Festive Ringers

2:30 pm After

School Program

6 pm Bells of Joy

7:30 pm Chancel

Choir

14

9 am Preschool

7 pm Cemetery

Board

15

7:30 am

Breakfast

Prayer Group

at Aunt

Maggie’s

8 am Quilters

16

17

9 am Worship,

Classes

SYF

10:30 am

Congregational

Meeting

11:30 am New

Member Class

18

7 pm Board of

Worship

19

9 am Preschool

10 am Out &

About

7 pm St. Paul

Band

20

9 am Preschool

9 am Festive Ringers

2:30 pm After

School Program

6 pm Bells of Joy

7:30 pm Chancel

Choir

21

9 am Preschool

9:30 am

Legacy / Oak

Hill

1 pm Woman’s

Club Senior

Tea

22

7:30 am

Breakfast

Prayer Group at

Aunt Maggie’s

8 am Quilters

8:30 am

Assemble

Pathfinder

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24 Fair Trade

9 am Worship,

Classes

9 am Receive New

Members

10:30 am Worship

10:30 am VBS

Training

25

6:15 pm

Executive

Committee

7 pm Board of

Mission &

Stewardship

7 pm Book

Discussion

Group

26

9 am Preschool

7 pm St. Paul

Band

27

9 am Preschool

9 am Festive Ringers

2:30 pm After

School Program

6 pm Bells of Joy

7:30 pm Chancel

Choir

28

9 am Preschool

10 am

Columbia

Nursing &

Rehab

29

7:30 am

Breakfast

Prayer Group

at Aunt

Maggie’s

8 am Quilters

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Save the Date…

We will hold a New Member Class on Sunday, April 17, at 11:30 a.m.

and will Receive New Members on Sunday, April 24, at 9 a.m. For more

information, contact Pastor Kris at the church office - 281-5102.

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Join the Summer Lunch Program Beginning in June, St. Paul UCC, Columbia, will begin its partnership with Bethel UCC of Cahokia to provide free lunches, Monday through Friday, for children in Cahokia through the TWIGS program. (Bethany United Methodist Church provides this same ministry for the children of Columbia.) St. Paul will be responsible for one of two lunch sites. Volunteers are needed to load up lunches, Take them to the site and distribute the lunches to children.

Meet New Friends! Provide and helping hand to kids in need.

Watch for more information in Sunday bulletins and the next Pathfinder. If you are interested in helping with this ministry of the church, please contact the church office or call Kathleen Habermehl at 618.281.4613 (home) or 314.440.4152 (cell).

Helping others to help themselves…

Come buy your coffee, tea or chocolates!

The table is open for your shopping

convenience in Fellowship Hall: April 10 and 24

Langhans’ Going Away - Open House

You are invited to attend a reception to give your well wishes for long time members, Ron and Shirley Langhans who will be relocating to Westminister Village North Continuum of Care Retirement Community in Indianapolis, Indiana, the week of April 4-8. Shirley and Ron were both confirmed in St. Paul and have been active members in the church by serving on the consistory, various committees, with Shirley helping start the Backpack Ministry. Besides being business leaders in the Columbia Community, Ron has served on the Columbia School Board for 25 years. The Open House will be held in the Langhans Lobby at the Columbia High School, Sunday April 3rd from 1-3PM. If unable to attend that day, feel free to visit their home anytime.

The new address will be:

Ron and Shirley Langhans 11030 Presbyterian Drive, Apt. 3017

Indianapolis, IN 46236

Ron’s cell number: 618-980-0425

Do your best and let me do the rest…… God

The Explore Scholarship to Eden Seminary

There is not just one road which leads to Eden Theological Seminary. Eden is a place where the life journeys of a diverse group of faithful people intersect to study and experience the unfolding of God’s calling in your life. The gentle nudge of exploration may come from a friend or a family member, from an ad or a newsletter, from a pastor or a professor. There is no one way. We hope the Explore Scholarship will help you acknowledge and act upon that nudge. The Explore Scholarship is awarded to students beginning a Master of Divinity degree at Eden Theological Seminary. To be eligible for the Explore Scholarship a student must be a member of a Christian congregation, enrolled at Eden full-time (9 credits or more) and participate in Eden’s Contextual Education program. This full-tuition scholarship is for the first year of study only. For more information about how to make the best use of your gifts, please contact Eden's Admissions Office at 877-627-5652 or one of your pastors.

The Pathfinder

Earth Day Prayer

Dear God,

Thank you for this beautiful planet. Bless it and keep it safe

from harm. We pray for the protection of animals, the soil, air

and water. May we care for all you have made. Help us to love

the earth as you do. We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.

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The Lord is good: his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations. Psalm 100:5 Lord God, our Father, we thank you for all the light you give us and for all your loving help in outward things as well. We

come into your presence and ask you to give us your light and your guidance for the path we follow. Grant that what is of heaven may be revealed on earth, that we may rejoice in the good and beautiful things you give to all people. Our Father, show us the way, and free people from their sin and darkness so that they will recognize your glory. Give us strength for this goal. Rule and work in the hearts of many people, that through them your glory is proclaimed to all. Amen.

Wellness Circle of Moving

It’s No Fun, It’s for Athlete’s,

I’m Too Busy...

Anonymous Couch Potato

Everything in us is moving. The heart pumps, the blood flows, lungs expand and contract, eyes roll, eardrums vibrate. To be alive is to be moving. Inhibit the movement and you create illness. Stop movement and you are dead. Allow it fully and you realize WELLNESS. Because of this movement, everything is changing from moment to moment. To block movement is to block change. The unmoving water becomes a stagnant pool. The moving river cleanses itself. The unmoving body becomes a home for infection and depression. The moving body gives the channel of life. Without movement you have no dance, no work, and no play either. It is that easy!! Movement changes both your inner and outer world. With spring in the air, use your energy to create energy for a better wellness of your life!

Save the Date

Hoyleton Golf Classic Friday, July 15, 2016

Tamarack Golf course O’Fallon IL

(details to follow)

Summer camp at DuBois Center is a unique experience, full of opportunities to unplug and grow in faith-face to face. Surrounded by new friends in God’s creation, campers find a safe space to discover the courage to be themselves and followers of Christ. Relationship building and faith –focused activities woven throughout each day: from creek walks to campfires, beach fun to bedtime. Courage in Community: Fearless Faith explores some of the most epic stories in the Bible. We’ll play, pray, create, serve and learn as we discover community with stories from the Bible. In these stories we see that living as God’s people both requires and provides us with courage. For more information go to www.DuBoisCenter.org

Note: St. Paul covers half of sending your child to camp. Fill out the registration form, send your half of the camp fee to DuBois Center, make a copy of the registration form and turn it in to the church office. Give your child the gift of a faith-filled summer camp experience this year.

DuBois Center - Service Saturday April 23, 2016

There is wood to be stacked, leaves to be raked and buildings that need spring cleaning and painting. There are carpentry projects as well as others requiring special skills.

Gather between 8:30 and 8:45 a.m. and conclude by 4:00 p.m.

Lunch and supplies are provided. Whatever tools or professional equipment you can bring will be greatly appreciated.

Contact the church office (281-5102) if you are interested.

DuBois Horse Retreat April 8 – 10

Ages: 12+ Friday 7:00 p.m. – Sunday 4:00 p.m. $168 Early Bird: $158 by March 18. Early Bird requires $30 deposit by March 18.

DuBois Father –Son Retreat April 15 – 17

Friday 7:00 p.m. – Sunday 1:00 p.m. Age Cost Early Bird 18+ $117 $107 12-17 $ 98 $ 88 4-11 $ 84 $ 74

Early Bird requires $30 deposit by March 25.

What’s Happening at DuBois Center?

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The House of Neighborly Service began a couple of years ago as an idea out of St. Paul UCC in Waterloo. It soon expanded to include other churches and not-for-profits in Waterloo. Others, mostly within the Waterloo school district boundaries, soon began to join. Now it includes churches, not-for-profits and civic organizations from throughout Monroe County. (The entire list of those working with HNS, which includes our own St. Paul, may be found at the end of this article.) HNS spends much of its time in the coordination of assistance to those with particular needs. However, because of the relationships built among its members, its most public work has been to coordinate funding for and facilitate meals when the flow of state resources was cut off from the Western Egyptians Senior Meal Program (commonly known as Meals on Wheels). HNS, with specific support from the YMCA and Human Support Services, has submitted an application for the state grant to provide the Senior Meal Program for Monroe County. Notification for these grants will not be made known until this summer, and the program year does not begin until October 1, which is the beginning of the state fiscal year. The ultimate goal of HNS is to become a community based, transformative organization that is proactive rather than reactive to the needs of the residents of Monroe County. The House of Neighborly Service also coordinates many services on a daily basis: auto repairs, clothing, Daycare assistance, food assistance, holiday baskets, home repairs, rental assistance, senior respite care, transportation assistance, yard work, prescription costs, and other such requests. If someone needs help within the Columbia School District boundaries, you can begin by calling our church. If we cannot provide for them, we will refer them to HNS. If you know of someone in Monroe County who needs assistance, but lives outside of the Columbia School District boundary, please call the HNS Help Line: 939-8680. Member organizations include: St. Vincent DePaul – Waterloo St. John’s UCC – Valmeyer First Baptist Church – Waterloo Immaculate Conception School Immanuel Lutheran Church – Waterloo Hospice of Southern Illinois Hope Christian Church Monroe County Retired Nurses Assoc. Frieden’s UCC – Hecker Waterloo Community School District Columbia Community School District Sts. Peter and Paul Church Sts. Peter and Paul School St. Augustine’s Catholic Church St. Paul United Church of Christ – Columbia St. Paul United Church of Christ – Waterloo Columbia Rotary Club Monroe County Rotary Club Waterloo Optimist Club Waterloo VFW Waterloo American Legion Real Life United Methodist Church Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Southern Illinois Waterloo Lions Club Human Support Services Holy Cross Lutheran Church – Waterloo Concord Presbyterian Western Egyptian – Waterloo Bethany United Methodist Church – Columbia Life Community Church YMCA of Southwest Illinois Life Church – Waterloo Valmeyer Community School District Monroe County Helping Hands (and others who may have joined since I received this list)

Let us know if you would like an HNS speaker for your civic group.

Pastor Bob, Pastor Kris, Sharon Redinger

Golf Scramble at Annbriar

to support House of Neighborly Service

Proceeds from the Saturday, June 11, Alois & Twyla Luhr Memorial Gold Tournament which will be help at the Annbriar Golf Course will benefit the House of Neighborly Service of Monroe County. There will be two separate tournaments. The morning shot-gun start is at 7:30 a.m. with the afternoon shot-gun start at 1:30 p.m. Cost is $100 per person. If you or your company would like to sponsor a hole, that cost is also $100. Sign-up sheets are available on the bulletin board across from the church office.

House of Neighborly Service (HNS) of Monroe County, Illinois

A Coalition of Churches and Not-for-Profit Organizations

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The Pathfinder can now be received electronically!

If you would like to receive an email version only of the Pathfinder, please contact the church office at: ucccol@htc.net or 618-281-5102 No worries...The Pathfinder will still be mailed; but for those who wish, it can now be read as an email. We are making an effort to save on postage and paper.

Please let us know if you have suggestions or comments, as we are still learning and trying different formats to see what version will work best for both mailed copies, as well as by email.

Columbia Rehab and Nursing Center 253 Bradington Columbia, IL 62236 618-281-6800

Vera Eschmann Rose Franke Pearl Halleran Twila Hankammer Harold Klotz Maurine Mueller

Oak Hill Nursing Home 623 Hamacher St Waterloo, IL 62298 618-939-3488

Vera Baebler Lorraine Kossina Mary Russell Chester Schmidt Ruth Schmidt Ruth Strayhorn Viola Wetzel Helen Wilde

Freeburg Care Center 746 Urbana Dr. Freeburg, IL 62243

Betty Mann

Granite City Nursing & Rehab 3500 Century Dr., #215 Granite City, IL 62040-2166 618-504-0637

Cindy Baumann

Red Bud Regional Care Center 325 Spring Street Red Bud, IL 62278 618-282-3891

Dolores Bergman

Garden Place Of Columbia 480 DD Rd. Columbia, IL 62236 618-281-4200

Alice Haberlah Dorothy Hoffman (as of April 1) Mary Keller Anne Manson Bruce Soehnlin Jerlene Stone Dixie Stumpf Nira Probstmeyer

Garden Place 735 Columbia Ave. Waterloo, IL 62298 618-939-4900

Gene Haller

Friendship Village 12501 Village Circle St. Louis, MO 63127 314-270-7201

Art Baltz - Apt. 201

Our Lady of the Snows 726 Community Drive Belleville, IL 62223

Betty Lou Carle - Apartment B7

Brooking Park 307 South Woods Mill Rd. Chesterfield, MO 63017 314-313-6811

Arthur Rueck - Room 186

Marilyn Harres 135 Meadowland Estates Room 113 O'Fallon, MO 63366

Nathan Schnittger

Nephew of Cathy Huels

A. J. Krump

Nephew of Jody & Jeff Taake

Jan Dashner

Wife of Pastor Bob

Roberto DeMarquez National Guard

son of Ursula DeMarquez

Marine Pfc. James K. Combs Son of Jim & Debbie (Straub)

Combs

Jay Maddin U.S. Air Force

Deployed to Qatar

Brandon Fritz U.S. Coast Guard

son of church secretary, Cathy & Cory Fritz

Our Members in Nursing Homes

Our Members in Senior Living

Military Prayer List

Avoiding Temptation

Our 10-year-old loves playing on his father’s tablet but may use only the touchscreen because he’s misused the keyboard and stylus. One day, after receiving permission to play, he detached and handed over the forbidden objects. His dad said, “Just leave them there,” but our son replied, “No, I might be tempted to use them.” We routinely pray, “Lead us not into temptation,” hoping God will almost magically keep us out of trouble even as we stray close to enticements: We buy high-calorie treats while intending to “eat healthy.” We visit big-box stores and spend money we don’t have. We gather with gossipy friends, fully aware that such talk is sinful and harmful. Perhaps we should be more proactive about removing temptations. Perhaps “Lead me not into temptation” means “God, help me keep myself away from that which tempts me toward poor choices.” Amen! —Heidi Mann

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In Honor and Memory

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION WISH LIST In honor of Pastor Fred Wehrenberg, given by Diane Silva HANDBELLS In memory of Lowell and Martha Andrew, given by Lucy Andrew Butterworth RENOVATIONS In memory of Herb Schueler, given by Jordan Haney In memory of Herb Schueler, given by Gladys Ludwig In memory of Ruth Goldschmidt, given by Irene Ebert In memory of Kermit Hoffman, given by his wife, Dorothy Hoffman In honor of Tyler Hoguet’s Eagle Scout Award, given by Lea Berry

Thank You for Helping

To those that helped with the Pathfinder: Ron Sauer, Barb Miller, Don and Charlotte Freeland, Alvira Miller, Shirley Harres, Shirley Hoy, Elaine Heatherly, Nora Bennett

To those who served as ushers: Adam Barnhardt, Cameron Hutchinson, Alex Roider, Blake

Roider, Tyler Hoguet, Cole Richey, Shirley Bergmann, Shirley Harres, Nathan Cleary, Amanda Koenigstein, Josh Mistler, Gale and Glen Mueller, Cathy Huels, Ron Sauer, Dan and Rhonda Herrmann, Keith Myers, Gig Giffhorn, Will Devenport, Shirley Hoy, Carla Wenzel, Howie Knapp, Bruce Freeland, Donovan Bieber, Caleb Volmert, Glenda Churchill, and Scott Harres

To those who served as greeters: Boy Scouts, Amanda Koenigstein, Blake Roider, Lea Berry,

Caleb Volmert, Donovan Bieber, Doug and Debbie Volmert, Scott Kuhnert, and Alan and Sherry Dooley

To those who served as acolytes: Ellie Hoffman, Amanda Koenigstein, Blake Roider, Mickey

Wallace, Dan Herrmann, Molly Rickey, Nathan Cleary, Natalie Busch and Cameron Hutchinson A special thank you to those that helped assemble Worship bulletins: JoAnn Kossina

and Jan Habermehl To those who helped with the sound board: Carlyle Wilde, Tom Kuergeleis, Robert Kirk,

Scott Kuhnert and Robert Kirk To those that served at the Columbia Nursing and Rehab: Nora Bennet, Ellen Lewis,

Sharon Burgdorf, Shirley Harres, Barb Miller, Sharon Weller, Marlene Hartman and Jean Eckert; and to those that served at Legacy and Oak Hill: Ellen Lewis, Carol Jean Faust, Sharon Weller, Marlene Hartman, Jean Eckert, Helen Byers and Gale Mueller

To those that served in the nursery: Faye Mehrmann, Judy Rickey, Kerri Roider, Laura Hoguet, Linda Veit, Jenny Schmidt, Shirley Myers and Lea Berry

To the Sunday morning van drivers: Howie Knapp, Gregg Giffhorn, Bob Elder, Celeste Knierim, Gigi Abbott, Dennis Hoguet and Craig Maxiener

All God’s blessings go together, like links in a golden chain. If he gives converting grace, he will also give comforting grace. He will send “showers of blessing.” Look up today, O parched plant, and open thy leaves and flowers for a heavenly watering. —Charles H. Spurgeon

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Electronic Givers -

Don’t Forget

Be sure to check your

electronic giving page to

verify the ending date of

your giving pattern. If

it was set to conclude at

the end of 2015, be sure

to change it to year-end

2016 or later. Also, if

you would like to

include giving to the

2016 Renovations

Campaign, please be

sure to indicate so on

your electronic giving

status page.

Process:

Go to our webpage:

www.stpaulucc4u.org

Click: online giving

Click members login

Enter your email

address and your

password

Click on Giving

To change any of your

current giving

information, click on

the pencil for that line,

which allows you to edit

each line.

Perfect Attendance

Attendance

DATE 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 7:00 p.m. TOTAL

2/7 219 35 254

2/10 58 58

2/14 78 18 96

2/17 49 49

2/21 150 40 190

2/24 53 53

2/28 149 54 203

Preschool Emery Harres *Jan Toon *Jenna Dunn Rotation Molly Harres Christine Wallace *Deb Notter *Jenny Schmidt

Junior High Natalie Busch Ellie Hoffman Mickey Wallace *Donna Myers *Gig Giffhorn *Sherry Montgomery

Senior High Andrew Hoguet Tyler Hoguet Jake Koenigstein John Montgomery Hannah Redinger *Sandy Becker *denotes teacher

Financial Report - January

Did you know you can access the church website online, as well as from your smart phone? You only need to create a login online at the church’s website.

Online: www.stpaulucc4u.org Smart Phone App:

ACS Church Life

February Year to Date

2015 2016 2015 2016

Revenue

Tithes & Offerings:

Pledged & NonPledged 37,764.25 29,092.50 64,835.75 65,109.50

Misc. Contributions 933.25 1,987.10 1,729.85 2,914.85

Interest Income 7.32 15.38 693.48 572.77

Endowment Interest In- 0.00 0.00 12,827.08 13,074.44

Rental Income 642.80 516.00 965.60 546.00

Misc Income 680.91 493.26 797.23 823.88

Total Revenues 40,028.53 32,104.24 81,848.99 83,041.44

Expenses

Personnel 24,301.12 25,879.23 49,073.38 51,211.54

General Expenses 3,675.42 5,757.14 10,636.04 11,930.72

* OCWM 3,337.08 4,227.32 3,337.08 4,227.32

Total Expenses 31,313.62 35,863.69 63,046.50 67,369.58

Net Receipts 8,714.91 (3,759.45) 18,802.49 15,671.86

RESERVES 80,038.10 78,258.40

*2016 OCWM 10,000.00 out of St Paul Mission (833.33

RENOVATIONS CONSTRUCTION Interest Principal Principal

Columbia National Bank Paid Paid Balance

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

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CONSISTORY PRESIDENT Cathy Huels

SENIOR PASTOR Bob Goddard

ASSOCIATE PASTOR FOR YOUTH AND FAMILY MINISTRIES

Kris Avise-Rouse

DIRECTOR OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION Denise Johnson

MUSIC COORDINATOR AND ORGANIST Lori Morton

ADULT HANDBELL & CHOIR DIRECTOR Emily Thoman

YOUTH HANDBELL DIRECTOR & BAND DIRECTOR Sue Phillips

MORNING HANDBELL DIRECTOR Patti French

FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR Barb Gerstenecker

SECRETARY Cathy Fritz

CEMETERY Shirley Asselmeier

LITTLE FRIENDS PRESCHOOL Jody Taake

LEAD CUSTODIAN Rick Harris

ASSISTANT CUSTODIAN Terry Schramm

WORSHIP SERVICES Sundays, 9:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

FELLOWSHIP TIME Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.

NURSERY Provided for the 9:00 a.m. Services

HOLY COMMUNION 1st Sunday of every month

ADULT CLASSES Sunday, 10:30 a.m.

CHURCH SCHOOL 9:00 a.m. (Nursery through adults)

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM - Wednesdays (Sept. - May) 2:30 p.m.

CHOIRS PRACTICE - Wednesdays (Sept. - May)

Children's Choir - 4:45 p.m. Chancel Choir - 7:30 p.m.

HANDBELL CHOIRS - Every Wednesday (September—May)

Alleluia Ringers - 3:45 p.m. Festive Ringers - 9:00 a.m.

Bells of Joy - 6:00 p.m.

MONTHLY MEETINGS*

Board of Christian Education,..7:00 pm, …...4th Tuesday of the month

(as needed)

Board of Evangelism, 7:00 pm, ................ …..1st Tuesday of the month

Board of Missions & Stewardship, 7:00 pm, 4th Monday of the month

Board of Worship, 7:00 pm,……………………...3rd Monday of the month

Cemetery Board, 7:00 pm, ........................ ..2nd Thursday of the month

Executive Committee, 6:15 pm………………....4th Wednesday of the

month

Finance Committee, 6:15 p.m., ……...2nd Monday prior to Consistory

Property Management Committee, 7:00 p.m,1st Monday of the month

St. Paul Consistory, 7:00 p.m., ................. ....2nd Monday of the month

*Monthly meetings subject to change. Please check calendar.

Web site:

www.stpaulucc4u.org

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St. Paul United Church of Christ—618-281-5102

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St. Paul United Church of Christ 127 St. Paul Street

Columbia, IL 62236