The Epistle

S t . P a u l L u t h e r a n C h u r c h o f B u l v e r d e

29797 US Hwy 281 N, Bulverde, TX 78163

Phone (830) 980-2813 — Fax (830) 980-9756

Office hours: Monday & Friday—9am-12pm

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday—9am to 4pm

Closed for lunch from 12:00—1:00pm

stpaulbt@gvtc.com

Regular Sunday Schedule

Worship Services 8:30AM & 10:45AM

Holy Communion Every Sunday at both services

Adult Christian Education 9:40AM

Sunday School 9:40AM

Temporary Service Schedule for June will be one

service at 9:30am in the CFC.

St. Paul Lutheran Staff

Ministers All People of St. Paul

Senior Pastor Lee R. Harder

Visitation Pastor Donald Ofsdahl

Youth Minister Carly Barnes

Children’s Minister Holly Silvas

Office Manager/Bookkeeper Sherry Schneider

Christian Day School Director Sandy Kantorak

Music/Media Team Kyle, Sarah and Steve Schneider

Accompanist Michael O’Loughlin

Facilities Manager Ron Norman

Nursery Staff Elizabeth Salazar & Karen Williams

2020 Council Members

President Brian Meuth

Vice President Greg Snell

Treasurer Kelly Schumacher

Secretary Dick Weitzel

Dustin Gass

Chuck Knibbe

Jerry Penshorn

Mike Scott

Shauna Weaver

www.redroofchurch.org

2020

If any of our disciples are in need of help (food,

pet food, toiletries, anything) during this time,

please contact the church office and let us know.

When: Sunday, June 28, 2020

Time: 11:00am (after our 9:30am service)

Where: Christian Faith Center

Special congregational meeting called for by petition given to

the church council.

An agenda and more details will be forthcoming in the weeks ahead. Please check your email and the church website for

more information.

Due to the Virus pushing the Conflict Resolution process into June, the Council has voted to extend the Separation

Agreement with Pastor Lee through the end of June, 2020.

Moving Forward is possible!

Pastor Eric Hulstrand will be at St. Paul

starting next Sunday, June 7 to give his

presentation of Observations and

Recommendations for St. Paul. (Please see

Page 4 for more details.) He will also

preach at our 9:30am service on Sunday,

June 7 in the CFC. Please make plans to

attend. Below is the meeting schedule for

next weekend. Please make plans to attend at least one meeting.

Sunday, June 7—will be preaching at our 9:30am worship

celebration

Sunday, June 7—After worship, this will be the first meeting with a

Q & A to follow. Refreshments will be served. At 5:30pm, there will

be another meeting with a Q & A to follow. Refreshments to be

served.

Monday, June 8—10:30am. This will be the last meeting with a

Q & A to follow. Refreshments to be served.

Since the beginning of May, I have been emailing out a weekly devotional to

our St. Paul family. Any time we have the opportunity to spend time with

God’s Word in Scripture is a good thing. Add to that some interpretation that

helps us understand and apply those texts to our daily lives is better still. I am

pleased that some of those receiving these devotionals have found them of value

and enlightening.

I’ve decided to expand these devotionals to more people who might also find

comfort and strength in them. Our church council has graciously given me

permission to include YouTube and Facebook as a resource to make these devotions available to more people outside

our congregation. I’m grateful because in these challenging times with COVID-19 and isolation only beginning to

lighten up from the lockdowns, devotions that point us to God are even more necessary.

Now you have your choice. You can go to the church web page and read or download the printed version or, if you

prefer, you can type in St. Paul Lutheran Church of Bulverde in YouTube and watch a video version of the same

devotion. You can also plug into Facebook from the church web page.

I’ll be providing a new devotional at the beginning of every week. If you find them of value, then I encourage you to

share them with friends. Enjoy and God bless!

Pastor Lee

While things are more challenging in these days of corona virus, life still goes on. We

have had a number of special, but private family worship opportunities these past

weeks. Since this has started, we have had two graveside services, one for Helen

Schoolcraft and the other for Sam Senft. In both cases, we have memorial services

pending when conditions permit in the church that we can share with these families.

On Saturday, May 16th, I was privileged to perform the marriage service for Sarah

Harrell and Jared Pauletti. Our prayers and joy goes with them in their lifelong

commitment to each other. It is possible that here, too, we will have the chance to

celebrate as the St. Paul family with them.

Finally on Sunday, May 24th, after our worship service I conducted the private baptism of Maren Michelle Brisson.

Maren’s parents are Erik and Megan Brisson. Her siblings are Aiden and Canaan. Her sponsors are Blake Brocka

and Nichole Brisson. Our prayers and God’s blessings go out to this newest disciple and the whole family on this

special day.

Lastly, while we missed confirmation in May, the class of 2020 will celebrate a service of confirmation with the

congregation in the next month or so. So be sure to check you newsletter and Sherry’s weekly activity email.

Conflict Resolution Update from Council—Pastor Eric’s Visit to St. Paul

Pastor Eric Hulstrand, from Moving Forward Conflict Resolution will be here at St. Paul for a series of meetings to give his Observations and Recommendations to the disciples of St. Paul. Everyone is encouraged and invited to attend. Pastor Eric’s observations and recommendations are based on the information he received from 211 surveys and over 40 phone conversations that he had with disciples of St. Paul. Below is his schedule for this time in Bulverde.

Sunday, June 7

• Pastor Eric will be preaching at our service at 9:30am in the CFC.

• After service, there will be a Congregational meeting for the first Observations and Recommendations presentation. His presentation will take approximately one hour. There will be a Q & A time afterwards. Each person there will receive a half-sheet of CARD STOCK paper and a pen (if needed). For the Q & A time, people will be encouraged to write their (anonymous) question(s) down on paper. Everyone will be encouraged to at least scribble on the paper so that everyone appears to be writing, which enhances the possibility of anonymity. He asks for the hardest, meanest and toughest questions people can think of. Every question is read out loud and answered. Refreshments will be provided.

At 5:30pm on Sunday June 7, Pastor Eric will repeat the Observations and Recommendations presentation for any who could not make the first one. Q & A afterwards with same format listed above. Refreshments provided.

Monday, June 8

• This will be the last opportunity for anyone would couldn’t attend the Sunday meetings. The meeting will start at 10:30am in the CFC. Q & A afterwards with the same format as the Sunday meetings. Refreshments provided.

We are looking into the possibility of having all 3 of these meetings on Zoom as well for people who are not yet ready to be out and about. Our AV team is working on this with Pastor Eric. All of the congregational meeting will also be recorded in case anyone cannot attend one of the scheduled meetings and would like to hear Pastor Eric observations and recommendations.

Update regarding the sale of the North Campus

Previous information passed along from the realtor regarding the timing of the extensions concerning the north campus

property purchase were incorrect. In essence, that prior information stated that the decision would be made by the

prospective buyers by the first part of May. That was in error and apologies for the miscommunication. The buyer has paid

the cost for the third option mentioned below. Below is latest correspondence from the realtor (Matthew Baylor):

“I went back to look at my dates for the feasibility the THREE (3) 60-day extensions the buyer has per the

contract. May 11th will be the end of the second option not the third, as of right now they have one additional

option available to them to extend for 60 more days at the cost of $6,000. The final date as of the contract that

the feasibility can be pushed to is Friday July 10 2020- with a 45-day closing thereafter. Apologies for any

confusion on the timeline.”

AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT FOR AUTOMATED CHURCH GIVING

TO FULFILL YOUR CHURCH PLEDGE

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Donating to St. Paul has never been easier! Just take a minute to fill out

this form, attach a blank check and return it to the church office and you

can have your monthly offering pulled electronically every month! Never

write a check again!! Call the church office if you have questions.

The Adult Christian Education (ACE) Schedule for June 2020

For now, ALL BIBLE STUDIES are on hold or meeting via Zoom. Please contact your Bible Study leader for more information.

Sunday ACE Classes meet at 9:40am:

Class led by Jeff Smith in the ACE Building—Blue portable building The class will be studying 2nd Peter for the next few months. Class led by Dean & Kathy Krueger meets in the Luther Room Dean and Kathy's class will complete their study of three other Christian branches by examining the history, doctrine, denominational structure, favorite Bible verses, and recent challenges of our Baptist brothers and sisters as we conclude the study "Methodists, and Presbyterians, and Baptists, Oh My!". A new study, "The Three Heavens," will begin soon!

Class led by Ingrid Lingle meets in the Office Workroom The class will be studying the book of Genesis this year.

Tuesday ACE Class meets at 9:15am:

Class led by Fred & Harryette Coon in the Choir Room

The next study of the Tuesday morning Bible Study will be the DVD study of "Everything You Need" by David Jeremiah. Bible study at 9:30am on Tuesday mornings will resume soon. I will send an email to all members of the Tuesday Bible Study and the church office.

Yours in Christ, Harryette Coon

Pastor Lee’s Thursday classes meet at 8:00am, 10:00am & 6:30pm in the fellowship hall. When we are able to resume classes, we will finish our series on Samuel through Kings.

Prayer Warriors

Prayer Requests

We love to know your prayers and continued concerns. The prayer warriors are always in prayer! Please contact Lucy Walker or the church office for your prayer requests: lwalkerbluei@gvtc.com or stpaulbt@gvtc.com.

Prayer Warriors: Pastor Harder, Pastor Ofsdahl, Holly Silvas, Lucy Walker, Cindy ‘Boo’ Peek, Lynn Rosenfeld, Sharon Knibbe,

Dagi Fischer, Gloria Krueger, Marjorie Rothchild, Connie Osborn, and Paula McBride

...are continually praying for you according to God’s will in all circumstances through Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:17

In our Prayers Eddie & Linda Fischer Clark Collins Jacob Flores Jason Gallas Milton Krauss Edith Gutierrez Dagi Fischer Toni Coble Heath Osborn Helen Short

Wanda Flanagan Vivian Kaeppel Sheila Robinson Steve & Kim Johnson Sandy Patterson Shellie & Doug Kathy Krueger Robin Miksch David Turnquist Nellie Stephens Larry Mercer

Gloria Krueger Julie Sutton Emma Jean Lund Jarrett Watts Carol Rawe Elizabeth Lyons Darlene Larson Sandy Dickerson Jerry Barnes Courtney Collins Jean Miller

Rita Bywater Bailie French Cassidy Peek Nida Fischer Marian Hull Shirley Remmert Grace Kaeppel

What do we do when we feel the weight of sorrow and grief, uncertainty, fear, and anxiety? Hopefully we pray. We can run to the One who knows us best because He created us. We can run to the One who will not only hold us, but will strengthen us and lead us through our pain and fear for His glory. We can pray specifically and we can pray boldly because God wants us to run to Him when our lives are going good and when we are experiencing our most difficult day.

Jesus showed us how to pray in times of crisis and suffering. No matter what kind of heartache and pain you are walking through today, look up. See God’s faithfulness; ask Him to be glorified in this. Look out and see the people around you and pray for them. Pray for perspective, pray for joy in the midst of pain, heartache, fear and uncertainly. Pray for God to strengthen you like never before.

It doesn’t hurt to ask God to move and heal, to restore and save, but it actually hurts us not to ask. He wants to bless and strengthen us, so when we don’t come to Him, believing He is good and He is able and He is willing, we miss out and we prevent Him from doing what He wants in our lives.

God wants to respond and He wants to answer us and He wants to do the impossible for us, but so often we are reluctant to ask. Whether we don’t want to ask, or we don’t think it is a big enough deal, or we don’t think the situation or person can change, we just don’t pray.

Jesus said in Matthew 7:7 Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

During this difficult time, turn your hearts and minds to God. Ask him for courage and strength, stamina and peace. He hears our prayers and will be with us every step of the way.

Thoughts taken from the Fight to Flourish written by Jennie Lusko.

To the Family of Tom Miller Our Nation and Community Pastor Lee & Karen Our Church Bruce & Patti Johnson Sue Biesenbach Nick Schalk David & Darlene Gipson Morgan Donnell & baby Grayson Paula Reed Laurie Lotton Judy Marburger Aliena Larsen John Osborn Steven Krueger Christy Fougerousse Thomas Pierce Sam Hennen Woody Miller Julie & Hunter Collins Anne Weisman Katy Mullino Ruth Baller Dottie Williams Leslie Gurganus King Anne Weisman Mark Andrew, Elisabeth, Zoe, Uriah & Daphne Schafer Loretta Price Steve & Judy Waldock Tom Walker Mack Mullino Maddie Giese Sandy Munoz

Margie Jauregui Tom Wehe Mike Walker Roy McNeese (grandson of Jim & Ingrid Lingle) Emily Overhaug Lowell Germeroth Ruth Smith Misty Jurrs Vercille Triesch Carla Barron Rochelle Martin Jim Bowie Joe Gamble JoAnn Stigliano Russ Griffith Dave Huysman Megan & Tyler Niedfeldt Mike Gurganus Carol Woodard Susie & Gary Galloway Kathy Bowie Keegan Joyce Nyla Rayburn Pat Hatcher Jack Davis John Hutchison Bart and Kaylie Collins Marian Hull Mike & Shirley Stasko Military & their Families

Children, Families and Workers in our Foster Care System Abused and Neglected Children Victims of Human Trafficking Those with mental illness Threads of Love Children’s Centre-Los Ninos Mission Mexico International Hands of Mercy, Jalapa Guatemala Bulverde-Spring Branch Pregnancy Care Center HeBrews 10:24 Community Church Watoto Ministry Encounter Church

Our bulletin

Prayer list

2020 GRADUATES

GARRETT THOMAS JAMES

Garrett is the son of Ron and Teri James. He will be graduating Summa Cum Laude

from Johnson High School on May 31, 2020. Garrett played football, ran track, was

in PALS, and was an ALE Peer Tutor. When Garrett was not studying or playing

sports, he was working as a lifeguard at the J.W. Marriott. Garrett will be going to

Texas A&M at Corpus Christi to study Biology.

BAILEY PIERSON KAYSA

Bailey is the daughter of Richard and Margaret Kaysa. She graduated

Summa Cum Laude from Johnson High School in December of 2019. Bailey

was involved in choir and theater arts; she even received a music

scholarship. Bailey will be going to Texas Lutheran University to study

Psychology and Communication.

GRAYSON WILLIAM SMITH

Grayson is the son of Weldon and Michelle Smith. He will be

graduating from Bracken Christian school on June 20, 2020.

Grayson played baseball and worked as an umpire for Little

Leagues. Grayson will be going to Wisconsin Lutheran

College to study Biology and play baseball.

TRAVIS KURT VON BUETTNER

Travis is the son of Kurt and Kathy Von Buettner. He will be graduating

Summa Cum Laude from Johnson High School on May 31, 2020. Travis was

in the National Honor Society and played varsity soccer. He was the winner

of the Ian’s Cup Scholarship and was part of the All State Academic Team

for soccer. When Travis was not playing soccer or studying, he was a

volunteer at Camp Lonestar. Travis will be going to Texas A&M to study

Civil Engineering.

LANE GRACE WHITEHEAD

Lane is the daughter of Charlie and Cari Anne Whitehead. She will be

graduating as one of the Top 4 in her class from Blanco High School on May

29, 2020. Lane was in the National Honor Society, band, track, and played

softball. She was even voted Most Friendly as part of the Senior Superlatives.

Lane will be going to Texas A&M to study Biomedical Science.

DYLAN MICHAEL JAMES

Dylan is the son of Ron and Teri James. Dylan graduated from Rice

University with a Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology. Dylan was on the

President’s Honor Roll and played linebacker for 4 years. Dylan plans

on pursuing his education in physical therapy after gaining more

hands-on experience in the field. He plans on working as a technician

at Promotion PT.

SARAH JANE PAULETTI

Sarah is the daughter of Mark and Jane Harrell. She graduated from the

University of Texas at San Antonio with a bachelor’s degree in Environment

Science. Sarah recently got married to Jared Pauletti and they will be moving to

College Station.

THOMAS KURT VON BUETTNER

Thomas is the son of Kurt and Kathy Von Buettner. He graduated from Texas

Lutheran University with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Thomas was the

presenter for the Southwest Psychology Association and was an active member

of Omega Tau. He will be getting married in the fall to his fiancé, Chrislyn

Bulgerin. Thomas also plans on going to Texas A&M to pursue an MS in

Education Psychology with a specialization in Research, Measurement, and

Statistics.

KELLI ELYSE SIMS

Kelli is the daughter of Dale and Judi Sims. She graduated from the

University of North Texas Health Science Center System College of

Pharmacy with a Doctorate in Pharmacy and Graduate Certificate in Public

Health. Kelli was the President of Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership

Society, the Fundraising Chair in the American Pharmacists Association,

Health Chair in the National Community Pharmacists Association, and part

of the Creation Committee for Rho Chi Pharmacy Honors Society. Kelli plans

on completing a residency at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and

Health Sciences and Atrius Health in Boston, MA.

DAVID SILVAS

David is the son of David Silvas Sr. and Elisa Salazar-Wilson. He

graduated from Texas A&M University-San Antonio with a Bachelor of

Arts in Education and Body Science. David plans on working

towards his goal of becoming a warden for the Department of Fish

and Wildlife Law Enforcement.

June News

School is officially out for the summer! The students will be returning on Tuesday September 1st.

Please keep all of them in your prayers for a safe and fun summer with their families.

We still have a couple openings in the Bridge and the toddlers for the 2020-2021 school year. Our

hours of operation are Monday-Thursday 9:00am to 2:00pm from September 1, 2020 through May

20, 2021.

Parents wishing to enroll their child(ren) are encouraged to call 830-980-6771 to set up a tour of

the facility or to register your child. Thank you for considering St. Paul Lutheran Christian Day

School for your child’s early childhood education!

Blessings,

Sandy Kantorak

Director

"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6 (KJV)

Bulverde/Spring Branch Pregnancy Care Center 17080 Hwy 46 West, Suite #113 (In the Faithville Shopping Center) 830-885-2277 (office) 830-446-9245 (text) www.bulverdepregnancy.org Hours: Tues 10AM-7PM; Th/Fri 10AM-4:00PM Kim Barton, Director of Operations The BSBPCC is in need of diaper bags to fill and baby items for the parents and families who earn them as they complete parenting classes. We also provide layettes to newborns and their families who are participating in our services. Below is a list of items we are most in need of at this time. *Please note that we have added infant/toddler Bibles to the list.

Wish List: Crib Sheets Bath Towel Sets Plastic Utensil Sets *Infant/Toddler Bibles New/Gently Used Clothing Size 12 months –3T New/Gently Used Shoes Size Newborn to 10

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LUTHERAN MEN—ANNUAL APPEAL FOR

LCMC—LUTHERAN MEN

The Mission Loan Fund: (Buck a Month Club)

Purpose: To worship God by supporting LCMC Mission

Basis: This fund is based on Jesus calling all of us to be disciples in the world today. There were 12 tribes of Israel,

Jesus has 12 disciples and there are 12 months in a year. Every man in our congregation is urged to give an

achievable goal of $1/month or $12 per year given at one time. Every man in our congregation can become a

member of the “Buck a Month Club.”

Goal: The goal is to average 25 men from each LCMC congregation commit to giving $12 per year with a secondary

goal of seeing how many congregations can have 100% contribute. We have one congregation that has 100% for

three consecutive years. The Mission Loan Fund would grow quickly, and since funds are loaned out keep coming

back, many mission congregations could be helped.

Please print:

Name:_______________________________________________________________________________________

Address:_____________________________________________________________________________________

City:_________________________________________ State:________________ Zip Code:__________________

Cash: $______________ Check: $_______________

Please make checks payable to: LCMC-LM.

Mail your donation directly to:

LCMC-LM

7000 North Sheldon Road

Canton, MI 48187

Announcements

Men’s Life meets on the Third Tuesday of each month. We

meet at 6:00pm at the Knibbe Ranch. The June meeting is

TBD. Please contact Randy Fischer for the details at

rfischer@gvtc.com.

Tired & Retired meets every LAST

Wednesday of the month at 10am in the fellowship

hall. Please bring a dish to share. Contact Benny

Havens at benandphyl@yahoo.com or Dean & Kathy Krueger at krueghunt@gmail.com

for more information.

Our June meeting will be

Monday, June 15 at

6:30pm at St. Paul.

Location TBD. We will be

hosting a Movie Night will

be watching

“I Still Believe”. An

inspirational story based

on a time in Christian

artist, Jeremy Camp’s life.

Prepackaged snacks and

drinks will be available.

For the July

Epistle, the

deadline is

June 20

June 25, 2020 a long time St. Paul Elder

Disciple celebrates her 84th birthday.

Ron Martens

34780 Smithson Valley Road

Bulverde TX 78163

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Please join in the celebration of this Elder’s birthday by

honoring him with a birthday card! Sign your name and

disciple of St. Paul Lutheran Church if you do not know him

personally. If we are still on Stay at Home Rule in June and

you do not have cards on hand, please send a personal

note or make a call to the person being honored. Let’s not

forget to Honor our Elders on their special day!

Gloria Krueger, Coordinator

ANNUAL YOUTH

GARAGE SALE

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH

If you have any items you would like to donate,

please contact Carly Barnes at (830)980-2813

or stpaulyouth612@gvtc.com.

Announcements

Red Roof Readers have continued to meet through different ways the past two months; April through Skype and May we met in the Fellowship Hall to watch the

movie version of our book A Man Called Peter and practiced social distancing. However, we were able to be together and share our thoughts and anxieties during our time together.

In June we will again meet and discuss our book The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg. It is a charming…heartwarming…Truluv is a novel for these contentious times. We could all use a bit of Arthur’s ego free understanding and forgiveness of fellow human beings.

We will meet in the Fellowship Hall at 6pm, June 8th to share together fun, food, and fellowship! Come and join us!

Our ladies BUNCO group will not be meeting in June. Please Contact Judi Sims at jdsims@gvtc.com for more

information.

I’ve been checking with our ACE study leaders about the possibility to start up our adult classes on both Sundays and Thursdays. The leaders have in turn touched base with their students. The general consensus is that we are not yet ready to resume meeting as classes.

The day will come, but for now there is still much apprehension, especially since many of the students fall into the high risk categories for COVID-19. I understand their concern.

So, for now, we will be content with getting comfortable with regular worship as it is defined in these days of the corona virus and safe protocol. Until we can once again come together in comfort and peace of mind, I offer my weekly devotionals as a modest substitute. Take care! Be safe and stay well! God bless! Pastor Lee

The Upgrade Team met on Wednesday, May 20 to further discuss upgrades that could assist in sprucing up our church property. The team agreed that landscaping around the church would improve the exterior appearance while different areas within the church could improve the interior. At the May council meeting we recommended and it was approved that the existing sprinkler system be repaired and in good working condition. This should be completed before the end of the month. We are currently working with area landscaping companies to see what suggestions they might have to improve the exterior. Once the flower beds get spruced up we are anticipating that we will have willing individuals/families sign up to sponsor and maintain the established areas around the property. So start considering which areas you would be interested in. As we make recommendations to the council and get approvals we will update the rest of the congregation via the monthly Epistle. We are anxious to start making some progress and hope you are looking forward to it as well.

UPDATE

Dear St. Paul family,

Thank you greatly for the Scholarship. It means a lot that you all care about my

education. Thank you for all the support.

Sincerely, Garrett James Class of 2020

Discipleship Commitments

Love God! Love Others! Serve All!

June 7 June 14 June 21 June 28

Ushers 9:30

Communion

Assistant for 9:30

Don Bragg Don Bragg Don Bragg Don Bragg

Fellowship

Worship Assistant

9:30 Don Bragg Don Bragg Don Bragg Don Bragg

Altar Guild Sanctuary

Lisa & Doug Neubauer

Lisa & Doug Neubauer

Lisa & Doug Neubauer

Lisa & Doug Neubauer

Altar Guild CFC

Elaine Been Kay Herrera

Elaine Been Kay Herrera

Elaine Been Kay Herrera

Elaine Been Kay Herrera

Altar Flowers Randy & Nida

Fischer Dale & Judi Sims

Brent & Lorie Winkler

Jackie Oldfield

Altar Flowers

will resume in

June!

No Coffee or donuts for June

We could use your help to usher for the month of June. For now, we will

continue to have one service at 9:30am in the CFC.

June Anniversaries 2 Ron & Teri James 19 Buddy & Libye Nuernberg 4 Lynn & Chris McCord 27 Ron & Barbara Martens 8 Niel & Paula Busse 30 Lawrence & Louise Krause 10 Tim & Ruth Allen David & Holly Silvas 14 Brent & Lorie Winkler 16 Milo & Sharon Marshall Doug & Lisa Neubauer

June Birthdays 1 Bailie French 25 Lauren Williams 2 Nida Fischer 26 Roger Slowey Ty Schaeferkoeter Donna Zipp 3 Jay Bridgewater 30 Gary Saboe 5 Kaylee Sprowls 6 Kelli Cave Kinley Gass 7 Chelsa Chavez 8 Ben Ehler 9 Lee Harder 10 Derek DuBois Minnie Labo Ron Reyes George Schwanenberg Paisley Triesch 11 Tibby Armke Brandon Ramos Dale Sims Jr. 12 Mary Bragg Bradley Triesch Matthew Vandersteen 14 Ingrid Lingle Rylee Reyes 16 Robin Armke Anna Kaiser 17 Ralph Krueger Bobbi Vantine Joe Wolfe 18 Barbara McClellan Chad Schaeferkoeter 20 Tyler George Thomas Von Buettner 21 Stephanie Soileau 22 Wilbert Lenz Lynn Rosenfeld 23 Terry Rawe 24 Sharon Marshall 25 Ron Martens Paul Schwanenberg

1 Regular Church office hours resume today. Church office closed at noon

2 Staff Meeting 10:30am Children’s Ministry Team Meeting 5:30pm

3 No BUNCO this month

4 Praise Team Practice 7:00pm

5 Church office closed at noon

6

8 Congregational Meeting with Pastor Eric with Q & A 10:30am Church office closed at noon Red Roof Readers 6pm

9 Staff Meeting 10:30am Council Meeting 5:30pm

10 Youth Group 7pm

11 Praise Team Practice 7:00pm

12 Church office closed at noon

13

15 Church office closed at noon WOW 6:30pm

16 Staff Meeting 10:30am Men’s Life (TBD)

17 18 Praise Team Practice 7:00pm

19 Church office closed at noon

20

July Epistle articles due!

22 Church office closed at noon

23 Staff Meeting 10:30am

24 Tired & Retired TBD Youth Group 7pm

25 Praise Team Practice 7:00pm

26 Church office closed at noon

27

29 Church office closed at noon

30 Staff Meeting 10:30am

Church office hours Monday & Friday 9am

to noon Tuesday—Thursday

9am to 4pm Closed for lunch

Noon-1pm

7 Worship 9:30am in the CFC—Eric Hulstrand, guest Pastor *Congregational Meeting with Pastor Eric with Q & A after service *Congregational Meeting with Pastor Eric with Q & A 5:30pm in the CFC

14 Worship at 9:30am in the CFC

21 Worship at 9:30am in the CFC

28 Worship at 9:30am in the CFC Special Congregational Meeting after service in the CFC

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Color Key:

Education Ministry Evangelism Stewardship Fellowship Worship 2020 June

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ALL EVENTS AND

MEETINGS at the church must be scheduled

through the church office. This helps to prevent

groups from meeting at the same time and

location. Please contact Sherry Schneider at

830-980-2813 or stpaulbt@gvtc.com.