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All St. Paul Reads 2025: Foster

News | August 25, 2025

“Maybe the way back will somehow make sense of the coming.” Claire Keegan’s Foster is a brief but powerful novella that has captivated readers around the world and is the focus of this year’s All St. Paul Reads event. Come along for a journey into th…

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To play

Pastoral Messages | August 20, 2025

For every meeting and gathering in the main building of the church, the route from my office takes me through the halls of the preschool, often multiple times a day. When I first started as the new pastoral resident in January, the corridor was alive…

A hope-filled society

News | August 19, 2025

All around the Quad Cities, the people of St. Paul show up—in neighborhoods, on construction sites, around boardroom tables—offering their time, talents, and hearts to build a stronger, more compassionate community. These faithful acts of service are…

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Moved to tears

Pastoral Messages | August 13, 2025

I have a confession; and I hope I don’t hurt anyone’s feelings.   I don’t like musicals. Like, musical theater.    I like plays; I like music…I don’t like musicals. This hasn’t always been true, but for whatever reason, it has become true. My wife an…

Farewell to Maddy Carroll

News | August 11, 2025

After three years serving in children’s ministries and growing both personally and professionally, Maddy Carroll is preparing to step into the next phase of her call to ministry. Maddy departs St. Paul this month to begin a nine-month internship in M…

Nourishment for the soul

Mission | August 4, 2025

A deeper chapter in a meaningful partnership is about to unfold. This summer, St. Paul is expanding its relationship with Tapestry Farms, a Quad-Cities nonprofit dedicated to walking alongside refugees and strengthening access to resources in this co…

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Facing the wind

Pastoral Messages | August 4, 2025

If you ever find yourself driving northeast outside of Tucson, Arizona, you may happen upon Biosphere 2, owned and operated by the University of Arizona. Inside this large campus of glass domes is essentially a mini-Earth. Whole ecosystems exist in w…

V_cation

Pastoral Messages | July 31, 2025

For many people, everything about these last days of July has screamed “vacation!” It may be the welcome break from a long slog at work. It may be a deep desire to escape the vagaries of a Midwest summer. It may be the fulfillment of a long-planned a…

A prayer in thread

News | July 28, 2025

By Karen Brooks, contributing writer   Every weekend, pastors lead worship in front of the congregation, but behind the scenes many hands help make St. Paul a warm and welcoming place. Some volunteers sharpen pew pencils. Others collect the recycling…

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Seed by seed

Pastoral Messages | July 24, 2025

The abundance of rain has made the yards in my neighborhood lush and verdant. Tomatoes overflow their cages. Coneflowers burst with their bright pink in every direction. Hydrangeas have grown to be as big as bowling balls. On my daily dog walks, I’ve…

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A heightened perspective

Pastoral Messages | July 16, 2025

Nearly 30 years ago, a German artist named Hans Hemmert came up with a new concept for a performance art piece. Hemmert wanted to find a way to visually represent the power of seeing others in a different perspective and the significance of what it m…

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Always

Pastoral Messages | July 10, 2025

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age….

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Worship Aug 30 & 31

Season after Pentecost

sat 5:00 pm Maddy Tyler preaching
sun 8:00 am Maddy Tyler preaching
sun 9:00 am Maddy Tyler preaching
sun 11:15 am Maddy Tyler preaching

Worship Sep 6 & 7

Season after Pentecost

sat 5:00 pm Mark Niethammer preaching
sun 8:00 am Mark Niethammer preaching
sun 9:00 am Mark Niethammer preaching
sun 11:15 am Mark Niethammer preaching

Worship Sep 13 & 14

Season after Pentecost

sat 5:00 pm Sara Olson-Smith preaching
sun 8:00 am Sara Olson-Smith preaching
sun 9:00 am Sara Olson-Smith preaching
sun 11:15 am Sara Olson-Smith preaching

Worship Sep 20 & 21

Season after Pentecost

sat 5:00 pm Katy Warren preaching
sun 8:00 am Katy Warren preaching
sun 9:00 am Katy Warren preaching
sun 11:15 am Katy Warren preaching

Worship Sep 27 & 28

Season after Pentecost

sat 5:00 pm Maddy Tyler preaching
sun 8:00 am Maddy Tyler preaching
sun 9:00 am Maddy Tyler preaching
sun 11:15 am Maddy Tyler preaching

Worship Oct 4 & 5

Season after Pentecost

sat 5:00 pm Sara Olson-Smith preaching
sun 8:00 am Sara Olson-Smith preaching
sun 9:00 am Sara Olson-Smith preaching
sun 11:15 am Sara Olson-Smith preaching

Worship Oct 8

Golden Agers

wed 10:30 am Peter Pettit preaching
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