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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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View our livestream broadcast here:
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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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Pasta Under the Stars Fundraiser for 6th Grade Walcamp
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Join us for Pasta Under the Stars on Nov 7, from 6pm-8pm, to support our 6th graders' Walcamp trip. Great food, fun, and community await!
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Comfort Dog Ministry Shoe Drive
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We're still collecting shoes through November 7! Ask your family, friends, and neighbors if they have any shoes to donate!
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Friday Family Fellowship November 13
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Join us for Friday Family Fellowship on November 13 at 6:00 PM in the gym! Enjoy dinner and Bible study for all ages.
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Be a Bethlehem Walk Volunteer
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Bethlehem Walk is coming December 5 & 6, and we need YOU to help make this special event possible! Read more for link to Volunteer Interest Form.
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Coat, Turkey, and Funding Drive for St. Matthew
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Support St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Chicago by donating gently used coats, signing up to provide a turkey, or contributing funds from October 24 through November 15.
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How the Sausage is Made (Sermon Study) - October 28, 2026
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Pastors Ethan Luft and Matt give a behind-the-scenes look at sermon prep at St. Andrews. - **Reformation Sunday recap (0:20–1:18):** They praise the weekend's worship, including Jordan, the choir and the brass. The music included "Thy Strong Word," Luther's Morning Prayer and "A Mighty Fortress." - **Matt's sermon (1:31–4:48):** He preached on 2 Timothy, where Paul says "Luke alone is …
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All You Need to Know
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Pastor Ethan invites us to meditate on a few words from John's first letter while celebrating All Saints Day. This week we'll remember those who have gone before us in the faith and are currently rejoicing with the risen Savior. John's letter reminds us of a few important things: we are privileged to be God’s children, we a different than …
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Never Alone - Reformation 2026
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We live in an age when people feel increasingly disconnected, but that never how God intended for us to live! We celebrate the Reformation this year by looking at Smalcald Part III Article IV, which was written about 20 years after the famous nailing of the 95 theses to the door of the Wittenberg chapel. This article instructs on the …
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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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