The 2025 Giving Statements are done and will be available on the usher's cabinet in the back of the sanctuary on Sunday, January 11, 2026. All statements not picked up on Sunday, will be mailed during the following week. If you donated at any point during 2025 through the online option, your giving statement for those donations will be sent through email. Please don't hesitate to reach out to the office if you have any questions or discrepancies. Thank you for your giving throughout the past year and for your help with getting the statements distributed. 

Council will be meeting Thursday evening, January 8, 2026 at 7:00pm in the adult classroom.

The Christmas Decorations will be taken down on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 9:00am. Please mark your calendars and plan to help out if you are able, extra help is always greatly appreciated. 

If you would be willing to help out with small projects and handiwork around the church, please speak with one of the Property Committee Members or contact the office. Thank you! 

The 2026 Offering Envelopes are available in the back of the sanctuary. Please note that boxes with numbers above 70 have changed and you will need to look for your new number. If you do not have a number but would like envelopes, please feel free to take a blank box. If you take a blank box, you will need to please contact the office in order for that number to be connected with your name in the computer. Thank you for your help!

The 2026 Altar Flower Chart is now hanging on the bulletin board in the main entrance at the rear of the sanctuary. Please take a few minutes to sign-up for your special Sundays throughout the New Year. If you are new to the process, you will receive a reminder call during the week before your Sunday and will be asked for bulletin information. You are free to get flowers from the place of your choice, and the flowers are yours to take after the services. If you do not wish to take them, the Altar Guild will find a shut-in, nursing home, rest home, or assisted living facility to take them. Thank you for your assistance with this each year and the beautiful flowers each Sunday. 

The January, February, and March 2026 Portals of Prayer are available at all the entrances to the sanctuary and in the office.

The 2025 Year End Financial Reports from the individual committees within St Paul's are due by January 18. Please be sure that your report includes an Opening Balance that reflects your 2024 Closing Balance as well as your bank statements, a Closing Balance that reflects your December 2025 bank statement, and a brief overview explanation of income and expenses. Thank you for your cooperation with this each year.

The Annual Congregation/Potluck Meeting will be held on Sunday, February 1, 2026 in the Fellowship Hall following the 10:30am Worship Service. Please bring a dish or two of your favorites to share with everyone. The drinks and table service will be provided. The Annual Report for St Paul's Lutheran Church will be available at the meeting. 

Are you interested in being a Council Member in 2026? Please see one of the current members or contact the office if this is something that interests you. Several seats will be open for the coming year. 

A set of keys have been turned into the office that were found in one of the purses that was donated to the Rummage Sale. If you think they might be yours or if you hear of anyone looking for a set, please direct them to the office. 

Communion Assistants are needed once a month, especially for the 8:15am worship service. If this is something you might be able to help out with, please contact Cheryl Luidhardt or the office. Thank you!

Help is needed with running the sound system during the worship services, especially the 8:15am service. If this is something that you would be interested in learning, please let the office know or talk to Brandon.

The Education Department is in need of a Sunday School Director and also someone to lead the younger children in Music at the beginning of the Sunday School Hour each Sunday and while singing during the Worship Services once a month. Please see Dave Crum if this is something that you feel may be a good fit for you.

Please contact the office if you do not wish to have your photo in the newsletter, website, or the church social media site(s). Our wishes are to protect our member's privacy while still promoting our church to the community.

Thank you to everyone who has signed up through Kroger Community Rewards. If you are not signed up, login to Kroger.com and the find the community rewards. Our organization is St. Paul's Youth and our number is EL241. Thanks again.