Regular Worship Times

ANNOUNCEMENTS (01/04/26)

• VISITORS: Welcome! Please fill out a visitor card (in the pews) and place in the offering plates.
• ANNUAL MEETING... is scheduled for Sunday, January 25th at 12:15pm (potluck at approx. 11:45am)
• ANNUAL REPORTS: please email Jill your committee’s report today! reception@stpaulsgi.org
• CHRISTMAS DECORATION CLEANUP: Monday, January 12th, at 5:00pm.
• MISSION TRIP MEETINGS:
  • Youth mission trip (New York City in May/June) is on Sunday January 4th at halftime
  • Adult mission trip (Tennessee in March) is on Sunday January 11th at halftime
  ** If you are interested in either trip, but can’t make the meeting, please let Pastor Jeff know so he can add you to the list!
• NEW MEMBERS CLASSES: if you are interested in becoming a member of St. Pauls, we have a new 3-week class starting on Sunday, January 11th. Pastor Bill will be leading this group at halftime (9:40) 📍Fireside Room.
• EPIPHANY PROGRAM: our kids’ program to celebrate the Epiphany season (2nd annual!) is on Sunday January 18th at halftime 📍Fellowship Hall. 
• COMMITTEE MEETINGS:
  • Mission Thursday January 8th at 11:00am 📍Conference Room
  • Evangelism Tuesday January 20th at 6:30pm 📍Conference Room

FAITH FORMATION - CLASSES AND GROUPS:

• QUILTERS: meet the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays at 8:30am (Garden Room). You are welcome to join at anytime, for tying and fellowship!  If you didn’t hear, they made 235 quilts for charity over the last year! Awesome!

•  Adult Study on break.

• THINKING OF OTHERS FIRST MEN'S GROUP: Meets at Perkins on Thursdays at 7:30am; weekly devotional and fellowship!
• YOUNG ADULT MISSIONARIES TALKING ABOUT GOD (YAM-TAG): 21-35(ish) year-olds, casual conversation, 1st Tuesdays @ 7pm (St Pauls’ Garden Room) 
• GRIEFSHARE: Michelle will be hosting “Surviving the Loss of a Spouse” on Thursday, January 22nd, 5pm in the Fireside Room (door #2).
• 13TH DISCIPLE MEN'S GROUP: Casual study, meeting at rotating locations Thursdays at 7pm: 1st Week—Finish Line; 2nd Week—Balz at Prairie Commons (new), 3rd Week—Chocolate Bar, 4th Week—Taproom, 5th Week Lee Hall's Home *No group New Year's Night*
  
  

• Study on the Book of Revelation: Led by Pastor Jeff, at 10am. (no class 1/2/26)

• SUNDAY MORNING STUDY resumes on Sunday January 25th with a Ray Vanderlaan video-based study, “The Path to the Cross,” led by Pastor Jeff
• NEW MEMBERS CLASSES: if you are interested in becoming a member of St. Pauls, we have a new 3-week class starting on Sunday, January 11th. Pastor Bill will be leading this group at halftime (9:40) in the Fireside Room.
  
  

KEEP IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS: 

• CONDOLENCES: to Betty Bryant and family, at the death of her husband Doug on Wednesday December 24th (service was on Friday January 2nd, and to the family and friends of Ron Wiese, who died on Sunday December 28th. His service will be on Monday January 5th at St Pauls.
• HOSPITALIZATIONS: Adelicia Jane Cote Perez (infant daughter of Alicen Cote Perez)
• PRAYERS REQUESTED FOR: Doug and Carolyn Lees, Carol Waggoner (mother of Janel Keyes), Cheryl Twiestmeyer, Brad Klingman, Donna Merklin-Schmidt, Ann Schleicher, Jim Luebbe, Diane Hansen (daughter of Elsie Hansen), Jeremy McFarland, Ian Osborn, Al & Char Lepler, and all of our sons and daughters who serve in the military.

Wednesday's Schedule

• January 7th:
  • 5:30pm Worship 📍Sanctuary
  • 6:00pm Meal 📍Fellowship Hall
  • 6:30pm Confirmation 📍Garden Room
  • 6:30pm WAVE 📍Preschool Area
  • 6:30pm High School 📍Youth Room
  • 6:30pm Choir 📍Sanctuary
  • 7:30pm Praise Team Rehearsal 📍Sanctuary