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NOTES FROM THE CHURCH OFFICE:
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VBS: We urgently need 5-6 adult volunteers for VBS this summer. Without enough adults to help, we may have to cancel VBS this year. If you are able to help, please let us know as soon as possible. VBS is such an important part of our ministry for kids and community, and we can't do it without your help. Please prayerfully consider volunteering!
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Sunday school will meet in classrooms this week.
The following week, the 17th, is our last Sunday School for the school year. We will meet in classrooms and then come together for a small closing ceremony.
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A good gift plan within an estate includes inheritance for family and gifts to ministry. Some might consider this a difficult task. How does an LCMS Foundation Gift Planning Counselor help? Working on your estate can be complicated as you balance legal, tax and financial issues, along with your desires to care for family and support ministry. Your LCMS Foundation Associate Gift Planning Counselor has tools to organize all these things. Contact Ray Pagels at [email protected] or his cell 847.226.2262.
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FOOD PANTRY UPDATE: 184 households visited the St Paul of the Cross food pantry in March. Most needed items are paper towels, cooking oil (vegetable, canola or olive), ketchup and mac and cheese. Thank you for your continuing support!
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MISSION OF THE MONTH: Our May Mission of the Month is our synod's chaplaincy program, the LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces. The LCMS chaplaincy motto is "Serving those who serve." All LCMS chaplains are ordained pastors who support and serve members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, military reserves, National Guard, Civil Air Patrol, and military academies. The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod cares deeply for those who serve in all of our country's military units.
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PLEASE KEEP THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR PRAYERS:
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Frank Brant Avila, Janet Reich, Carol Claybaker, Gigi Breitzman, Livia Grace Gallo, Daniel Avila, Sr., Richard Claybaker, Eleanor Claybaker, Richard Avila, Carol Mraz, Laura Peter, Jeanette Peter
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LAST WEEK'S ATTENDANCE AND FINANCIALS
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Weekly Giving Report - April 26, 2026
Internal Gifts/Receipts - General Fund External Gifts/Receipts
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White Envelope Giving/Plate Offering
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Sunday School 20.00
Worship Attendance: Saturday 4/25 57 Sunday 04/26 114 + 149 = 263 TOTAL 320
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A Message from Pastor
It's Mother's Day weekend! We thank God for the gift of Mothers and all the ways our Moms teach us about the love of Jesus. My own mom told me about the love of Jesus, and showed me what the love of Jesus looked like, both in how she treated me and treated other people. I am so grateful for her! Today we give thanks for Moms and for all the women in our lives who share the love of Jesus and teach us what it means to follow Him!
In Christ,
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Item Collection for The Harbour
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The Board of Service Ministry is collecting items for The Harbour. Read more for additional information and donation lists.
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Comfort Dog Ministry Shoe Drive
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Drop off shoes in collection bins in the narthex or by the school office September 8 thru November 7 to support the Comfort Dog Ministry!
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Join us for our Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, September 27, in between worship services!
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St. Andrews is participating in the 2026 CROP Hunger Walk to support Church World Service (CWS) and help families who are struggling with hunger. Please join us - with your steps and your donations.
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CROP Walk Restaurant Night - D'Agostino's September 22
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Grab a meal at D’Agostino’s Pizza & Pub in Niles on Tuesday, September 22, and 15% of your pre-tax bill will support the CROP Hunger Walk!
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How the Sausage is Made (Sermon Study) - September 16, 2026
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What if the parable that frustrates you most is the one Jesus uses to expose your heart? Pastor Ethan and Pastor Matt unpack two of the most unsettling stories of grace in Scripture - the unforgiving servant and the workers in the vineyard - and show why both are really about what happens when we start keeping score. This conversation …
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Unearned
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Pastor Ethan takes us back to another one of Jesus' parables from the Gospel of Matthew. Continuing with similar themes as last week, this parable uncovers our human tendency to "keep score." Whether it's grades in school, getting paid at work, or waiting for the antagonist in our favorite TV show to finally get what's coming to them - we …
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Not Getting What We Deserve
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In Matthew 18, we hear Jesus teach the parable of the unmerciful servant. The parable shows us the ridiculous graciousness of the forgiving king and the fast judgement of the forgiven man for his fellow in-debted neighbor. It is a challenge to read these verses and realize that we are guilty of not giving the same mercy we receive. Thank …
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CHURCH OFFICE 847-823-6656
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Matthew J. Hoffmann, Pastor x102
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Ethan Luft, Associate Pastor x103
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Jordan Holliday, Director of Music x101
Christa Neve, Director of Comm. and Media x 109
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Greg Lendy, Contemporary Worship
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Laura Boggs, Principal x201
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School Office 847-823-9308
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