Administrative Assistant’s Corner
Leaving Messages: Call the church office and choose option “2” to get information
to me when I’m not in the office or send an e-
March Newsletter Deadline: Please turn information into the office no later than
February 15 2012.
Please submit weekly bulletin and newsletter information to Ann Elliott by Wednesdays @ 10:00 a.m..
Holy Spi r i t : A Praying Community
As you pray throughout your day include:
For health and healing: Ryan Uhley,
Bob Burns, our shut ins.
For those who grieve:
For Bishop Kreiss and the Southeast Michigan synod staff.
For the congregation and Pastor Bill;
For the end of war, and for peace and justice throughout the world; for the unemployed and the homeless.
For families in crisis; and for all God’s children who are hungry, homeless, ill and lonely.
Congregational Life
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Fellowship
by Jean Butler
WELCA:
Pam and Charlene we appreciate your hosting of the January meeting. The tasting of new appetizers which perhaps tie to a cultural heritage was enjoyable. The meal was delicious and followed by the wonderful desserts which provided a “sweet ending,” for the meeting.
We have established dates for two activities for the Spring/Summer seasons. On April 19, 2012 we will have the Spring Fashion Show tickets are currently in the process of development. Contact Nancy Green or Loraine Eliason if you desire to reserve some tickets.
Annual Rummage/Garage Sale dates;
opening day June 6, 2012 and ending
on June 9, 2012. With the time for spring
cleaning fast approaching please remember
to save those items you are not using for the
sale.
Future Meetings:
Judy Bergman, Harolyn Reed and Jean Butler will host the February meeting, to be
held at the church. The date is February 16, 2012 at 6:30 pm. Please watch for the
sign-
We are in need of a hostess for the months of: March, May, July, September and November. Meetings are not held in April or June because of the events held in those months. Please call Jean Butler if you are willing to host for one of the months identified above.
Soup Supper:
It is time to pull out the soup recipes as we will host one of the soup suppers during
the Lenten Season. Sign -
Coffee Hour:
My sincere appreciation for all of those who assisted with the coffee hour held for the celebration of Pastor’s Ordination. Without the spirit of great team members it is not possible to do all of the activities planned of the church.
Thank you, Pat and Dick Longanbach for hosting the coffee hour in celebration of your 58th wedding anniversary.
Please consider hosting one of the coffee hours, remember to make it simple. We will continue to provide paper products for your use and respond to any questions you may have.
Men’s Group:
The men’s Group continues to meet the
first Tuesday of each month and extends
an invitation to all men of the church to join the fun and lively conversation.
Welcoming our Visitors…
Our Evangelism Committee
and Pastor Bill have been
working on new ways to
welcome and follow-
new visitors. We have
prepared “Welcome Bags”
with a copy of our newly
revised Holy Spirit brochure,
the current newsletter and a “mini-
If you are a greeter, please ask visitors to sign the Visitor Book (one person could even walk over to the Book with the visitors!) and give them a Visitor Bag as our gift to them. Bags are available right next to the Visitor Book. If you need more bags, ask Barb Kunkel or Nancy Fish.
During the Passing of the Peace and at the end of the service, it is helpful if members
seated near visitors greet and welcome them warmly. We’ve been doing a good job
with this! Please let Pastor Bill know who the visitors are so he can personalize
the follow-
Thank you, again, to everyone for showing our visitors a warm welcome to Holy Spirit!
Your friendly Evangelism Committee
Soup Suppers
Here is the final list for the Soup Suppers:
February 29: Prince of Peace Catholic:
4300 Walnut Lake Rd. (Corner of Green
Road and Walnut Lake Road)
March 7: West Bloomfield United Methodist,
Walnut Lake Rd. (west of Orchard Lake Rd.)
March 14: Spirit Lutheran, 4800 Orchard Lake Road
March 21: Hill CongregationalMiddlebelt Rd
March 28: Lake Lutheran, 2399 Figa Ave
We welcome aboard Sylvan Lake Lutheran & their new pastor, Mary Duerksen!
Biggest Loser Club
The first meeting will be on Monday, February 6th at 7:30 pm. Please
contact Bob Chiaravalli for further
information.
Be the Biggest Loser and that will make you the biggest winner
Book Club: The next selection is A Walk In the Woods by Bill Bryson. The group will meet on Thursday, February 23rd at 7:00 pm to discuss this tale of walking the Appalachian Trail. There is book kit available for this book.
If you have an emergency or need to speak with a pastor, please call the office or Ann Elliott at 248-
From the Property Committee: The property committee would appreciate donations to assist in the renovation of the Sunday School , youth, and finance rooms and also the library. If you can assist in any way please see Petra Mattern or place an envelope in the offering designating renovations. Thank you!
The Souper Bowl of Caring utilizes Super Bowl weekend in America to mobilize young
people to fight hunger and poverty in their local communities. Its vision is to transform
Super Bowl weekend (the weekend of the first Sunday in February) into America's largest
youth-
Started at Spring Valley Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina, the Souper Bowl of Caring has branched out to include schools, businesses and congregations of all faiths. Together, they have raised more than $50 million in monetary and food donations. In 2008 alone, more than 14,000 groups collected over $10 million