The MarchEpistle
“Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God who was to come into the world”
(John 11:26-27)
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Sunday, April 24th following the morning worship service.There will be only one service that morning beginning at 9:00 a.m.
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Child Care Center News
March is going to be a fun filled and busy month with all of the upcoming holidays. Our hallways will be decorated with shamrocks, bunnies, and other Easter crafts. On March 2nd, we will celebrate Dr. Seuss Day by reading some of his classic books like Green Eggs & Ham and The Cat in the Hat. The staff and children will wear their red, white, and/or black. Then, on the 17th for St. Patrick’s Day, the children will have festive green pancakes for lunch and wear their green shirts. March 20th is the first day of spring! Everyone is looking forward to warmer weather and getting outside to play again. The classrooms will spend time talking about the upcoming changes that the spring season will bring with it. The last week of this month all of the classrooms will have a party to celebrate Easter. We wish everyone and their families a very Happy
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Easter!
Thank you to everyone that participated in our Wolfgang candy fundraiser last month. All orders are expected to be delivered to the Center the week of March 14th.
Cynthia Hickey & Amanda Fritz
Child Care Director & Assistant Director
Hospital Visits: If you or someone you know is admitted into the hospital or rehabilitation facility, it is very important to notify the church as soon as possible. You can do this by either calling the church office directly or inform the hospital upon admittance that you are a member of St. Paul’s and they will list you under our Pastoral Code 312
In case of inclement weather, it might become necessary to cancel a church service. Worship service will normally not be cancel, although it is possible in case of a State of Emergency. If this happens, information will be posted onCh69WFMZ –TV church listings and on WFMZ Website: We will be listed as ST PAULS LUTHERAN-CATASAUQUA
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Upcoming Events
March 5: Meet & Greet prospective
new Pastor
March 6: Congregational Meeting to call
new Pastor
March 8: Catasauqua Garden Club’s bus trip
to the Philadelphia Flower Show.
March 20: Palm Sunday8:00am10:30am
March 24: Maundy Thursday7:30pm
March 25: Good Friday 7:30pm
March 27: Easter Day 6:30am10:30am
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Please keep in your prayers this month:
Margaret Price, Denise (solder - West Africa) and
David (solder-Bagdad), Harold Wagner, Steve Chromiak, Bette MacHose, LeeAnn Miller, Devin Stanley, Phyllis & John Bechtold, Rena Ackerman, Richard Collins,
Norbert Huber, David Rickey
You may contact the church office for addresses for cards and well wishes
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Drop in at Redner’s in Whitehall or Northampton and get a free Save-a-Tape card. Present it at the register when you pay for your purchases, then bring your receipts to the church. Every $5,000 in Redner’s receipts earns St. Paul’s Church $50!
Volunteer Coordinator: Julie Stauffer
Soda Tabs: For the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House. The PRMH provides housing to the families of patients in the local children's hospitals, and the soda tabs are a huge boost to the charity's finances. Bring your tabs to worship on Sundays, or to the church office any day of the week, and help with this important program!
Inkjet Cartridges: Help St. Paul's itself by bringing in your used printer & fax machine cartridges! We trade them in & receive store credit-$2.00 for every qualifying print cartridge. Not only will it contribute to fundraising at St. Paul's, but it keeps these things out of landfills & helps protect the environment! Everyone wins!
Volunteer Coordinator: Rebecca Spieker
Miller Keystone Blood Center
We are in need of all blood types. Remember to say you’re giving for St. Paul’s (0471) whenever you donate blood!
Catasauqua Food Bank Needs:
•Canned Vegetables
•Vegetable Soup
•Canned Tomato products
•Spaghetti Sauce
•Baby Food Vegetables
•V-8 Juice
Note: Cans with pop-up lids for easy opening will be greatly appreciated. Drop off your donations for the Food Pantry in the shopping basket in the Church Narthex
GoodSearch.com Search the web with Yahoo-powered GoodSearch.com and they’ll donate a penny to our church each time you search! Shop at more than 600 GoodShop.com merchants including Amazon, Best Buy, Toys R Us, and others, and a percentage of each purchase will go to our church! For searching go to:
We are once again seeking donations to help offset the cost of purchasing palms for Palm Sunday. If you would like to help, please submit donations (marked: Palm donation) to church office or place in offering plate. Your generosity will be greatly appreciated
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Worship Committee is looking for volunteers to help with communion distribution. No experience is needed, training will be provided.
Contact: Laurie Perna at484-597-9001
Lectors are need for our Sunday 10:30 services and special holiday services Contact: Judy Donchez at 610-746-9283
Altar Guild Assistants needed. The flexible schedule allows you to sign up for either service. Participants are paired to accommodate for unforeseen circumstances. No experience is necessary and training will take place at your convenience Contact: Janet Falko at 610-266-9748. .
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3/1Cole Derhammer
3/2Edwin Hillegass Jr.
3/4 Howard Rohrbach
3/5Jennifer Burgher
3/6Judith Kline
3/7Joanne Mooney
3/7Samuel Tameler Jr
3/9 Alexis Pursell
3/9 Beverly Zakos
3/10Andrea Gillette
3/12John Corello
3/12Thomas Roberts
3/16Leonard Witt Jr
3/17 Emily Fye
3/17 Hillary Witt
3/18 Catherine Williams
3/19 Betty Rabenold
3/21 Russel Bass
3/22 Kathy Heller
3/22 Gloria Jones
3/22 Judy Peters
3/23 Kathleen Williams
3/24 Donna Williams
3/26 Douglas Newhard
3/28 Coreena Sterner
3/29 Allen Arnold Jr.
3/29 Richard Gerber
3/30 Dale Wehr
Special Birthdays
A few of our seniors will be celebrating birthdays this month. Please take the time to remember them with a card or note.
3/4 Howard Rohrbach84
517 Orchard Circle, Whitehall, PA 18052
3/7 Joanne Mooney83
4161 Bridge Street, Whitehall, PA 18052
3/7 Samuel Tameler Jr88
245 Main Street, Catasauqua, PA 18032
3/18 Catherine Williams88
501 Walnut Street, Catasauqua, PA 18032
3/19 BettyRabenold83
277 Pennsylvania Ave.,Catasauqua, PA 18032
3/23 Kathleen Williams87
229 Main Street, Catasauqua, PA 18032
3/30 DaleWehr83
3756 Wentz Court, Whitehall, PA 18052
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Serving at St. Paul's in * information not available
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Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
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7:00 Property
Meeting / 2
6:30 Cadettes / 3
7:00 Cub Pack / 4 / 5
Meet & Greet Prospective Pastor
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9:00 Comm
Congregational Meeting to
follow / 7
7:00 Boy Scouts
7:00 Worship
Meeting / 8
6:30 Girl Scouts / 9
6:30 Cadettes
7:00 Fundraising
Meeting / 10
7:00 Cub Pack / 11
EPISTLE DEADLINE / 12
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8:00 Comm
9:00 Sun.Sch
10:30 Comm Girl Scout
Sunday / 14
7:00 Boy Scouts / 15
6:30 Girl Scouts
7:00 Child Care / 16
6:30 Cadettes / 17
7:00 Cub Pack
7:00 Finance Meeting
/ 18
9:00 EPISTLE VOLUNTEERS / 19
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8:00 Comm
9:00 Sun Sch
10:30 Comm
/ 21
7:00 Boy Scouts
7:00 CYSA
7:00 Council / 22
6:30 Girl Scouts / 23
6:30 Cadettes / 24
7:30Comm / 25
Noon: Ecum. Svc
at Salem UCC
7:30 Tenebrae Office Closed / 26
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6:30 Comm
9:00 Breakfast
10:30 Comm / 28
7:00 Boy Scouts
Office Closed / 29
6:30 Girl Scouts / 30
6:30 Cadettes / 31
7:00 Cub Pack
Don’t forget you can view our calendar on-line by visiting our website and click on Calendar link
The MarchEpistle
A monthly publication of
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
417 Howertown Road
Catasauqua, PA 18032
610-264-3221
Church Office Hours Sunday School
Monday-Friday - 9:00am-3:00pm September-Pentecost - 9:00am
Child Care Center
Monday-Friday - 7:30am-5:30pm
March Worship Services
6th4th Sunday in Lent
9:00 a.m. – Holy Communion
13th5th Sunday in Lent
8:00 a.m. – Spoken Holy Communion9:00 a.m. – Sunday School
10:30 a.m. – Communion/Girl Scout Sunday
20thPalm Sunday
8:00 a.m. – Spoken Holy Communion9:00 a.m. – Sunday School
10:30 a.m. – Communion
24thMaundy Thursday
7:30pm Holy Communion
25thGood Friday
NoonCommunity.Svc./Salem UCC
7:30pm Tenebrae Service
27th
6:30 a.m. – Holy Communion9:00 a.m. Easter Breakfast
10:30 a.m. – Holy Communion
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