The What Color Do You Bleed Promotion is Back! -- DES MOINES, Iowa Do you bleed purple & gold, cardinal & gold, or maybe black & gold? Show your school spirit by donating blood and saving lives! Join The Blood Center of Iowa in giving your favorite state school, Iowa State University, the University of Iowa or the University of Northern Iowa, the recognition it deserves and show your support with blood donations!
-----Display your team colors proudly! It’s easy to show your school spirit. All you need to do is donate blood at a Blood Center of Iowa mobile blood drive or a donor center between June 30, 2008 and January 3, 2009. In fact, the more you donate the more school pride you can show!
-----Donate once during the promotion time period and have the opportunity to receive a special window cling that shows your school spirit! Donate twice and you will receive a ball cap in your favorite team colors! Donate three times and you will receive a commemorative t-shirt that shows your school pride! A special “What Color Do You Bleed?” logo will appear on these items so you can show your school spirit and blood donor pride at the same time!
-----Don’t miss the opportunity to earn your first “What Color Do You Bleed?” gift at the Johnston Community Blood Drive on August 23rd. This drive will take place at the St. Paul Presbyterian Church on Merle Hay Road from 8:00am to 11:00am. Contact Steve Huston at 515-971-8351 or hustonsteve@hotmail.com to schedule an appointment. You can also schedule online at www.bloodcenterofiowa.org. Your frequent donations help The Blood Center of Iowa reach its mission of saving lives. Donate regularly to help prevent potential blood shortages in your community.
-----The Blood Center of Iowa is committed to serving the needs of Iowans by saving lives through volunteer blood donation. The Blood Center provides blood and blood products to 49 hospitals in 44 Iowa counties. Never donated blood? Give it a try. Eligible donors must be at least 16 years of age, be in general good health and weigh at least 120 pounds. To learn more about The Blood Center of Iowa, call (800) 287-4903 or visit www.bloodcenterofiowa.org.
---The M&E committee is always looking for volunteers to join the committee and invites anyone who has ideas for other events to please contact us. One of our goals is to get more visitors into the church in 2008. John Temple and Mike Wilson co-chair the M&E committee and are joined by Robyn Mills, Pastor John and Pauline Chambers in helping to make St. Paul an inviting and wonderful place! Please contact any of us with questions, ideas or thoughts throughout the coming year!
HOSPITALITY - St. Paul Pastor, John Gilmore reminds us that hospitality is very important in the old testament and has this to say, "God calls us to be a welcoming arm for persons into the kingdom. One of the most loving and hospitable acts that we can offer is to share a meal with others." So, come one, come all and share in the meal of turkey, mashed potatoes, vegetables, desserts and a drink. You won't go away hungry!!
St. Paul Presbyterian is located at 6426 Merle Hay Road in Johnston. You can learn more by visiting the website at www.stpaul-johnston.com. As Pastor Gilmore says, "In sharing our Fall Harvest Dinner, we are sharing our faith!" Plan now to attend.
Epistle articles are due on the 20th of the month. Send your information to: spepistle@mchsi.com
Need a Ride to Church? -St. Paul Deacons are giving rides to church in the church van…
If you need a ride on Sunday, Contact: Robert Morris: 278-4231, Mike Marturello: 277-7065, or Church office: 276-2818
Pick up your pan to make your breakfast casserole for the Salvation Army… Bring casseroles next SundayFor more information, contact Sarah or Cathy Engstrom: 331-7709
Do you have any spare towels or twin sheets lying around? St. Paul Middle School are collecting them for the Central Iowa Shelter and Services. Please place your donation in the bin in fellowship Hall entry! Thank you!
Robyn Mills will be “stepping in” as temporary secretary until a permanent one can be hired. Please do not hesitate to let me know if something needs to be done!! I will be working from 9 to 4, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and 9-12 on Wednesday and Friday. You can reach me at the church phone: 276-2818 or my cell phone 314-3010.
Please use the church e-mail to contact Robyn. - stpaulpres@mchsi.com
Please remember, we really want to have every Sunday be an opportunity to invite others to worship with us and learn what we, at St. Paul, are all about. Pastor John's message so appropriate and well-stated. And, while we cannot meet everyone's needs, it is important we try to open our doors to share our church with others. That means we are calling on everyone in the congregation to reach out and try to bring friends, churched or unchurched, into our community of faith. For us to grow in faith, in our programming, in our lives, we believe it is important to keep our church vibrant. This will require a growth in numbers—and the best people to "market" our church are the people who sit in the pews! M&E will continue to try to facilitate growth and Pastor John will continue to reach out to the visitors, but it takes ALL of us to help in this process! —Dean N., M&E committee
Building and Grounds
Joe B. is taking charge of signing up volunteer mowers. Please contact him at 963-0273 to sign up.
Be part of the St. Paul web page
Members of St. Paul -Please send me articles about activities that will be happening or have happened at St. Paul. Photos of groups are also welcome. Close-up photos of individuals would need to have permission of the members to use them on our web site. The St. Paul web site is an excellent way to show the Internet community who we are and what we do. Members of St. Paul are able to keep in touch, share information and ask for information/feedback with our web site. Send your articles and photos to m.zirkelbach@mchsi.com.
