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Every year at Carrie Busey Elementary School, my classmates and I would take part in the Presidential Fitness Test. I don’t recall all the specifics (perhaps because I’ve tried to block it out of my memory), but here’s what I do remember. The Preside…
On Sunday, Sept. 11, fall start-up is when we return to the fullness of our Sunday-morning learning and worship life. Sunday worship returns to 8, 9:20, and 11:45 a.m., with Saturday worship at 5:30 p.m. Learning classes begin for ages 3-adult, 10:45…
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While I sit in the quiet of my office on the east side of St. Paul, the west side of the building is filled with sounds of children playing and singing. It’s the first week of class for students at the amazing St. Paul preschool. It’s the season of f…
The phone call came last week, on Tuesday afternoon. Beth Johnson, volunteer coordinator from World Relief-Moline, was on the line. “A family of seven, a single mom with six kids, will be arriving in the United States soon. We’d like to partner them…
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Twelve years ago, Elizabeth Lonning and a small team of fellow psychologists began working on changing the law in Iowa. The change would allow specially trained psychologists to prescribe certain medications for the treatment of mental health disorde…
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Earlier this week my sister texted me about a shark attack on kayakers in the Boston Harbor. We’re planning a trip that direction and the idea of kayaking had came up. I expressed disbelief about the attack and her immediate response was a decisive “…
Three new staff members will begin work at St. Paul in September. The congregational council approved their hiring at its August meeting. St. Paul also welcomes communications intern Allison Adams for the 2016-2017 school year. SARA HARLESS is the ne…
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France is a complicated country. Often credited with making the bikini swimsuit a norm for the world’s beaches, France is now clamping down on Muslim women who show up on French beaches wearing burkinis, full-body swimsuits designed to accommodate Is…
They can write a letter to God, paint a painting, pen a poem, or one of countless other possibilities. Confirmation at St. Paul culminates with students crafting and sharing their faith stories in a two-three minute presentation. New this year, confi…
Read with a child. Landscape and garden on the grounds. Eat lunch. Unload boxes. These are some of the ways St. Paul people can be a part of the Neighborhood School Partnership with Madison Elementary. Searching for a way to meaningfully engage your…
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Please note that parking is no longer allowed on High Street between Main and Brady streets, which is on the south side of St. Paul. The city designated the section as no parking at St. Paul’s request. The goal is to improve the safety of people walk…
It was the scariest thing she’d ever done. And then it was one of the best. Last year, Tegan Hoover decided to spend a semester in Spain. She packed up her things and flew to Europe to be a part of her college’s study abroad program, living with a ho…