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23-hour workday

Pastoral Messages | June 29, 2023

While vacationing in Wisconsin last week, and out on a morning stroll, I spotted a large red tow truck beside a service garage. What caught my eye and prompted me to snap a photo was the advertising decal across its windshield: 23-Hr Towing. I didn’t…

I spy with my little eye…

News | June 29, 2023

Last week, the St. Paul I-Spy boxes made their debut in the gathering area for all to enjoy. Beginning in early July, head outside to stroll the St. Paul campus to view these art installations designed by youth in grades 6-8. Constructed from all sor…

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The shade of a tree

News | June 29, 2023

Serit arbores, quae alteri saeclo prosint. “A person plants trees for the benefit of later generations.” These words of the Roman poet Caecilius Statius (220 – 167 BC) may not be original to him. And, poets, preach­ers, and philosophers have certainl…

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Slowing down

Pastoral Messages | June 22, 2023

Despite a good rainstorm early this week, we are experiencing a bit of a drought here in southeastern Iowa. Its impact on the farmers is worrisome and they are grateful for any centimeter of water that falls on the shoots of corn growing. And while o…

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Farewell Bill and Michelle Campbell

News | June 22, 2023

Bill Campbell has been a staple of Sunday worship for the past 17 years. Every Sunday, Bill arrives at St. Paul around 10 a.m., messenger bag over his shoulder, ready to set up and spend the next two hours rehearsing with the Open Spirit Ensemble and…

Centerstage

News | June 15, 2023

Oscar Wilde believed theater to be one of the greatest of all art forms saying that the theater is “…the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.” Many St. Paul people find someth…

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Strive for what brings peace

Pastoral Messages | June 15, 2023

St. Paul is abuzz this week with Vacation Bible School. Upwards of 150 children are responding to the Hero Hotline. Inspired by SuperMeer – hardly a mere cat – and “The Professor,” they are learning to be God’s superheroes for the world. At the heart…

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Questioning Work/Life Balance

Pastoral Messages | June 8, 2023

The term “work/life balance” has become somewhat of a buzzword over the last few years, especially among the Millennial and Gen Z populations. In general, work/life balance seems to serve as a catchall phrase for how we ration the scarce commodity of…

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Opportunities

Pastoral Messages | June 1, 2023

One of the most important things I think Dietrich Bonhoeffer ever said relates to human prosperity. In an autumn 1931 sermon, this German pastor and theologian told his congregation that seven million people in Germany would be without jobs that wint…

A caring community

News | June 1, 2023

St. Paul is blessed to have two care ministries, both of which intentionally connect members of the St. Paul community beyond the walls of the church. The Hospital Befrienders program is a team of volunteers who visit hospitalized St. Paul people in…

Supporting community members

News | June 1, 2023

On the evening of Sunday, May 28, the unimaginable happened in downtown Davenport. The historic Davenport Hotel, home to businesses and apartments, collapsed, leaving many without homes and the loss of their belongings. Anyone wishing to make donatio…

Worship Apr 17

Maundy Thursday

thu 12:00 pm Katy Warren preaching
thu 7:00 pm Katy Warren preaching

Worship Apr 18

Good Friday

fri 12:00 pm Mac Mullins preaching
fri 4:30 pm Children's Service
fri 8:00 pm Mac Mullins preaching

Worship Apr 20

Easter Sunday

sun 6:00 am Katy Warren preaching
sun 8:00 am Katy Warren preaching
sun 9:30 am Mark Niethammer preaching
sun 11:30 am Mark Niethammer preaching

Worship Apr 26 & 27

Second Sunday of Easter

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 May 3 & 4

Third Sunday of Easter

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

Worship May 10 & 11

Fourth Sunday of Easter

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

Worship May 17 & 18

Fifth Sunday of Easter

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

Worship May 24 & 25

Sixth Sunday of Easter

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