Sunday School

Sunday School will begin its third year on Sunday, September 12, 2010.  We will have classes for Preschool and Kindergarten and Grades 1 through 6th grade.

Three-year-olds are welcome as long as they are potty trained.  Anyone wishing to volunteer as teachers or helpers are very welcomed!  Contact Barry or Joy Gostchock at 651-207-8387 to discuss your options.

New this year:  Grades 7 and 8 and up are invited to join in Sunday School using a Bible Study format.  They will meet from 9:45 to 10:20 each week.  They pick what they want to study!

    ALL WOMEN ARE WELCOME . . . .

to come to a Saturday morning Bible Study on the gospel of John.  We meet the 2^nd and 4^th Saturday of each month from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the fireside room at church.  We use the Bible, a Wisconsin Synod study guide and the People’s Bible Commentary.  You are welcome to come on a trial basis to see if it fits your needs.  It’s informal and informational but there are no forms to fill out to attend!  Fellowship, prayer, coffee and sometimes treats are always on the agenda.  Our first meeting will be on September 25.

PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS

Please pray for the United States military and the following enlisted and/or deployed service men: Brent Hassler, Andrew Leyrer, Andrew Rolston, Paul Bandelin, Jacob and Errol Belanger, Thomas Bonde, Justin Brandt, Jennifer James, Cory Williams, Isaac Wold, John Wolter, and Samuel Hass.

Order scrip now!

Order SCRIP cards to help raise funds for our church and school.  Contact Shannon Gostchock at 612-825-5375 ext. 115/ mrsg531@juno.com

*COMPUTER LAB DONATIONS*

Dear fellow members and friends of Pilgrim:

You can help by donating your old Laptop and Desktop computers (please remember to include the power cord).  I accept them in any condition or age, whether they work or not.  The keyboard, mouse, and LCD monitors are accepted but not necessary (only LCD monitors are accepted at this time).  Please attach your name and address to your donations. Just leave the laptops or desktops in the church office and I will pick them up. Thanks for your help.  
                                          Joe Sorensen

PLEASE HELP RESTOCK FOOD SHELF

The food shelf is in need of cereal and fruit.  Any other food items that are useful to families are greatly appreciated!  Thank you for your kindness and generosity!  A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.  Proverbs 22:9                                            

Looking ahead . . .

Families needed to host students from November 12-14, 2010

St. Croix LutheranHigh School will be hosting the West Regional Choral fest on November 12-14.  This is an annual event where our Lutheran high school choirs gather together to work together on learning some amazing pieces to praise our God in one breathtaking concert.  It’s a great and encouraging weekend for the students and everyone involved.

Each church would be responsible for housing a choir (anywhere from 15-30 students).  The choir would sing for the Sunday service(s) at their church.

Host families would be responsible for picking their students up at their church each evening (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday) and delivering them back to their church the following morning.  They would need to feed them breakfast and give them a place to sleep.

Either the church or the host families would also need to feed the choir lunch on Sunday.

Please communicate with Tam Bandelin in the church office as soon as possible if you are willing to participate in this exciting event.  Thank you!

Networking/

Job Transition Group

Are you trying to get started on a job search and need a little help? Join a great group of people and jump start your job networking.  This is a very supportive group that meets at St. Michael's LutheranChurch in Bloomington (9201 Normandale Blvd; 952-831-5276).  We normally meet twice a month from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in room 36 on the lower level on the 2^nd and 4^th Thursdays of the month.  However, we recommend that you check our group site on Linkedin or contact either Ruth or Geri for specific meeting dates and times.  The group is open to anyone seeking job search help.  You do not have to be a member of Pilgrim or St. Michael's Church to join this networking group.  The group is listed on www.Linkedin.com under St. Michael's Networking Group.  Paul Dahl is listed as the owner of the group. The Co-Managers of the group are Ruth Arves (St. Michael's member) and Geri Geiselhart (Pilgrim Lutheran member).  For more information, contact Ruth Arves at 612-869-0393/ranna630@gmail.com or Geri at 612-822-2318/ geiselhart27@msn.com.  Also, if you are currently employed and your company has job openings, please let us know and we can post them on the LinkedIn group site.