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Babysitting a clock

Pastoral Messages | December 30, 2021

We have an old tall case clock in our living room. It’s really old, as in two centuries old, and it’s really tall, as in eight feet tall.  This weight-driven pendulum clock has two outstanding characteristics. First, its loud chime. Actually, chime i…

Sounding joy: Joy to the world! The Lord is come!

News | December 24, 2021

It has been such a delight and honor to read about the various ways members of this congregation have experienced joy, and I do mean various! From kids to cars, opportunities to communities, pets to places – even from smiles to tears – joy is everywh…

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Sounding joy: In search of joy

News | December 23, 2021

I didn’t grow up in a happy family. Joy was not something I naturally searched for. I was searching for peace and calm in the chaos. I think the first time I experienced true, uncomplicated joy was the day our son Leo was born. After three and a half…

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The 12 days of Christmas

Pastoral Messages | December 23, 2021

I’ve said it before, and I’ll mention it again in this setting—I’ve never liked the song The 12 Days of Christmas. In my opinion, there’s absolutely nothing redeeming about this song. No matter how many different versions have been created, they’re a…

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Sounding Joy: Finding identity and family

News | December 22, 2021

The journey to identity and family can take a circuitous route. I was born in California in 1946. Esther Powell is listed as mother on my birth certificate. She was a mix of English, French, German, and Irish, born and raised in Pennsylvania. Mariano…

Sounding joy: Sunshine

News | December 21, 2021

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray. You’ll never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don’t take my sunshine away. But the sunshine never really goes away, does it? It may appear that way but sometimes it’…

Sounding Joy: Celebrating the Dash

News | December 21, 2021

Since 2007, this time of year always holds memories of B. I don’t mean the letter “B” but the person whose nickname it came from – Bianca Laura Vocke. Bianca was a 17-year-old girl in 2007, who passed away from a tragic car accident. For a devotion o…

Sounding joy: So kids, what is joy?

News | December 19, 2021

On Sunday morning, we were blessed here at St. Paul with a wonderful performance of the nativity story by some of our dear kids. They sang, told, and showed us about what (or, rather, who) we celebrate at Christmas time: Jesus! Before the show, we go…

Sounding joy: This song rings a bell

News | December 18, 2021

The New Year’s song, “Shchedryk,” written by Ukranian composer Mykola Leontovych, has a haunting, driving motif in F minor that is graced with cascading scales of melody. It was performed at Carnegie Hall just 100 years ago by the Ukranian National C…

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Sounding joy: The presence of God

News | December 17, 2021

Christmas brings a range of emotions to us all…but no one word captures the birth of Jesus more appropriately than the word joy! As I reflect on Christmas’s past, I recall many filled with joy and a few more challenging to find joy. As a young child…

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Sounding joy: Moments of abundant joy

News | December 16, 2021

My grandmother Maxine passed away in November at the age of 95 after a long struggle with dementia. She left behind my 98-year-old grandfather Bob, bringing to a close their marriage of more than 70 years. For both of them, the past decade has been m…

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A light shines in the night

Pastoral Messages | December 16, 2021

I inherited a beautiful metal Advent wreath from my grandparents. Inscribed in colorful block letters around the candles are the words: “a Light shines in the night.” Every night, as our family sits down for dinner, we light a candle for each week of…

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Worship Aug 26 & 27

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 2 & 3

Season after Pentecost

sat 5:00 pm Max Franks preaching
sun 8:00 am Max Franks preaching
sun 9:00 am Max Franks preaching
sun 11:15 am Max Franks preaching

Worship Sep 9 & 10

Season after Pentecost

sat 5:00 pm Peter W. Marty preaching
sun 8:00 am Katy Warren preaching
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sun 11:15 am Katy Warren preaching

Worship Sep 16 & 17

Season after Pentecost

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

Worship Sep 23 & 24

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sat 5:00 pm Max Franks preaching
sun 8:00 am Peter W. Marty preaching
sun 9:00 am Max Franks preaching
sun 11:15 am Peter W. Marty preaching

Worship Sep 30 & Oct 1

Season after Pentecost

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

Worship Oct 7 & 8

Season after Pentecost

sat 5:00 pm Katy Warren preaching
sun 8:00 am Peter W. Marty preaching
sun 9:00 am Katy Warren preaching
sun 11:15 am Peter W. Marty preaching

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Season after Pentecost

sat 5:00 pm Sara Olson-Smith preaching
sun 8:00 am Katy Warren preaching
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Season after Pentecost

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sun 8:00 am Max Franks preaching
sun 9:00 am Peter W. Marty preaching
sun 11:15 am Peter W. Marty preaching

Worship Oct 28 & 29

Season after Pentecost

sat 5:00 pm Peter W. Marty preaching
sun 8:00 am Mac Mullins preaching
sun 9:00 am Peter W. Marty preaching
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