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A Message from Pastor
This weekend we celebrate an important milestone in our country, the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independance and Nationhoood! While so much has changed over the last two and half centuries, what hasn't changed is the importance of freedom. Your coming to church today is exercising an important freedom, in fact the first one listed in The Constitution - "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."
Throughout the last 250 years, many have fought and given their lives to maintain our freedoms, includind this one. Thank you for honoring the blood-won freedom of worship by coming to celebrate the ultimate blood-won, eternal freedom Christ gave us through His death on the cross for our sins and sealed to us with his empty tomb. Blessed 4th of July weekend!
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In Christ,
Pastor Matt Hoffmann
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TRANSFER THE BLESSINGS: Did you know?? Your will or trust says that 80% of your assets will go to family and details a 20% gift to your favorite ministry. However, a review of your financial assets today shows that beneficiary designations direct 100% of the value to your spouse (as primary) or 100% to your children (as contingent or secondary). That 20% designation to ministry in your will or trust might in reality only represent 2% of your estate value: beneficiary designations trump wills or trusts. Your LCMS Foundation Associate Gift Planning Counselor can help you see the true picture. Contact Ray Pagels at [email protected] or his cell: 847-226-2262.
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FOOD PANTRY UPDATE: UPDATE: 165 households visited the St Paul of the Cross food pantry in June. Most needed items are cold cereal, pancake mix and syrup, canned tuna and WHITE rice (l lb.). Thank you for your continuing support!
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MISSION OF THE MONTH: The St. Andrews mission of the month for July, Mission India, is a very important mission outreach in India. India is a country that is home to an immense number of poverty-stricken people. In India 130 million people live on less than $2.15 of income per day which contributes to childhood malnutrition. According to the World Bank, nearly half of India’s children—approximately 60 million—are underweight. A huge number of people in India live in slums in makeshift dwellings cobbled together with tarps and tin roofs, with dirt floors. Illiteracy and poverty go hand in hand in India, People who can’t sign their names can’t apply for jobs, while not being able to count makes it nearly impossible for people to know when they are being short-changed. Parents are often unaware of proper hygiene and nutrition, so many children suffer from a variety of diseases. Mission India brings the hope of the Gospel to people who otherwise have little reason to have hope, and it takes seriously the need to help lift people out of poverty.
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PLEASE KEEP THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR PRAYERS:
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Elizabeth Okray, Frank Brant Avila, Janet Reich, Carol Claybaker, Gigi Breitzman, Livia Grace Gallo, Daniel Avila, Sr., 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 - 06/28/26
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Internal Gifts/Receipts - General Fund External Gifts/Receipts
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White Envelope Giving/Plate Offering
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Worship Attendance: Saturday 06/20 60 Sunday 06/21 212 TOTAL
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Worship Attendance: Saturday 06/27 61 Sunday 06/28 148 TOTAL
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St. Andrews School Tuition Assistance Matching Challenge
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Read more to learn about the St. Andrews School Tuition Assistance Matching Challenge or for the link to contribute.
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A Gift to the Glory of God
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Read more to learn about how to make a contribution in memory of a loved one.
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Pastor Appreciation Sunday - October 25
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Join us on Sunday, October 25 as we take time to celebrate and show our appreciation for our pastors! We will gather during the Pancake Breakfast in the gym.
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CROP Hunger Walk
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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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Help Wanted! Volunteer Engagement Director
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Help Wanted! VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR – 5 hrs/wk. Read more to view the full position description.
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How The Sausage is Made (Sermon Study) - October 8, 2026
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The parables in Matthew 22 are not just difficult—they confront the way we think about stewardship, invitation, and whether we are living as though everything belongs to God. Pastor Ethan and Pastor Matt unpack the “terrible parable” of the vineyard and preview the wedding banquet text with one central question: What do these stories reveal about us right now? Ethan …
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Muddy Windows
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Pastor Ethan explores another one of Jesus' parables this week. Set against the backdrop of the perfect, eternal, heavenly Feast described in Isaiah 25, Jesus describes a much messier event. Guests refuse their invitations, people are rebellious, rude, and apathetic. A city is burned and a guest is thrown out. Through the messiness, and however muddled it may appear, the …
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The Most Terrible Parable - The Noble Vineyard Owner
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Pastor Matt takes us back to Matthew 21, to the second Parable Jesus tells during Holy Week. Jesus takes on the religious leaders who act as if they are in charge and have the authority that only God truly has. Jesus challenges them with a brutal parable about a vineyard owner whose tenants act as if they own the land, …
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CHURCH OFFICE 847-823-6656
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Nichole Wandel, Office Administrator
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Matthew J. Hoffmann, Pastor
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Ethan Luft, Associate Pastor
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Jordan Holliday, Director of Music
Christa Neve, Director of Comm. and Media
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Greg Lendy, Contemporary Worship
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Hillary Delanty, Principal
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SCHOOL OFFICE 847-823-9308
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