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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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Back to Two Services - September 13
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Our two worship services are starting back up on Sunday, September 13. Join us for worship at 8:30 AM or 11:00 AM.
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Confirmation Registration
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Read more for Confirmation details and the registration link.
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Kickoff Friday Family Fellowship
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Join us for Friday Family Fellowship on September 11th at 6:00 PM in the gym! Enjoy dinner and Bible study for all ages.
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Welcoming Our Sunday School Teachers
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Join us on Sunday, September 13th for the installation of our Sunday School teachers at the 8:30am and 11:00am services.
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Join Us for Sunday School!
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Sunday School registration is now open! Sunday School begins September 20th and meets on Sundays from 9:45–10:45 a.m. for preschool through middle school students. Read more for program details and the registration link.
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How the Sausage is Made (Sermon Study) - August 26, 2026
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Romans 12 is not a soft passage. It confronts pride, calls for humility, and asks a harder question than most sermons do: what does faithful obedience actually look like when Christian community gets messy? Pastor Matthew sits down with Pastor Phil Allman of St. John’s in Pecatonica, Illinois, for a sharp, practical conversation about preaching Romans, the tension between law …
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True Greatness
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In Matthew 18, the disciples argue about who the greatest will be. But they don't understand what true greatness is in the eyes of God. In this sermon Pastor Matt takes us through the words of Jesus and how they land in our real lives. True greatness in the Kingdom of God looks very different than greatness in the world.
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The Things of God
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In Matthew 16 and Romans 12, God's Word gives us insight into the deeply counter-cultural nature of the Christian Faith. Following Jesus looks so different from following the ways of the world, and the Things of God are so much higher and better and than the things below. We have a God who defied convention to die and rise for …
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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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