Church News 

ALL WELCOME – WORSHIP SERVICES AT ST PAUL

Everyone is welcome to join us on Sunday morning for worship. Worship times are 8.30am for a Traditional Service and 10.00am for a more Contemporary service with Godly Play on offer for primary school aged children. Tea and Coffee and a time of gathering is held most weeks after both worship services. 

PLAYGROUP @ ST PAUL 

Playgroup @ St Paul is on each Tuesday during term time in the Hall.  We welcome people anytime from 8.30 onwards to help set up. Join us for a coffee, playtime, story time and songs from 9-10.30 each week during school terms. Cost is $2 per family.  We offer a simple craft, a sensory activity and read a book related to a different theme each week.

This week, we read the book ‘Monkey Puzzle’ by Julia Donaldson where Little Monkey was looking for his Mum. (Happy ending alert – he found her!) We celebrated our playgroup Mothers by making special coffee cups with fingerprint flowers on them and sang some special Mother’s Day songs.

Next week we will be joining Koala as he travels around Australia in ‘Koala’s Big Day Out’ by Roger Priddy.

For more information about anything playgroup related, contact Kylie Koelman in the Church Office on 8262 4690 or email at office@stpaul-church.org.au

SPY

St Paul Youth is run on the first and third Fridays of the month during school terms and is open to students in school Years 6-8.  The next SPY date is Friday 19th May at 7pm in the hall.  Cost is $2 per family.

Please contact either Renate or Tom if you need more information, the Church office on 8262 4690 or email office@stpaul-church.org.au

GROWING FAITH AT HOME 

This resource is developed by the Lutheran Church of Australia and is intended to be a guide in sharing faith activities with members of your family.

Here are a few ways you could introduce faith discussions in your home and day-to-day life.

Mealtime Prayer:  

Come Holy Spirit, be our guest and let this food to us be blessed. Amen.

Prayer: 

Jesus, you are Lord of our hearts. Help us to be gentle and respectful of others so they see you alive in us. Amen.

Bible Verse of the Week: 

‘Then I will ask the Father to send you the Holy Spirit who will help you

and always be with you. The Spirit will show you what is true.’(John 14:16-17a)

PASTY BAKES

Pasties are back for winter 2023! The first bake of the season is on Thursday 25th May and pasties are $15 for a half dozen.  Put your order through to Renate on 0405 433 030 or contact the Church Office on 8262 4690 to arrange payments and pick up. Funds raised go towards the work of St Paul Lutheran Church.

BACKPACKS FOR SA KIDS

Backpacks for SA Kids is a South Australian non-profit organisation supporting newborn babies through to teenagers who are placed into foster or emergency care.

Backpacks for SA Kids also provides clothes and personal supplies to children placed in emergency foster care, domestic violence shelters and who are under duress.

They are in desperate need of donations, as highlighted in the graphic below. Donations can be dropped off at the Church Office, or directly to the Backpacks for SA Kids Warehouse, located at Unit 5/1421 Main N Rd, Para Hills West.  The Para Hills West Warehouse opening times can vary, so please contact them directly on 0414 490 003 to check beforehand.