Fewer than 50 native speakers of the Chickasaw language, Chikashshanompa’, remain. It was the primary language of The Chickasaw Nation for hundreds of years. But over time, the language started to slowly disappear. Government boarding schools discour…
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Ninety pots of flowers will fill the Sanctuary and Chapel this coming Easter – all of them grown locally. Stacee Millett is the greenhouse manager at Wallace’s Garden Center. A horticulturist, she makes sure that every bulb is planted at the exact ri…
The Book Corner recently added several new titles to its shelves for adults, youth, and children. Every book is carefully selected by St. Paul pastors, staff, and avid St. Paul readers. Books are priced below retail, without sales tax. Awaken your mi…
A renovation of the serving area in the Library Commons is nearly complete, while an audio-visual upgrade in the Chapel is underway. The Library Commons is a gathering space that often is the location for luncheons and other meals. The renovation inc…
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Brittany ran away from her mom’s house, got into trouble. Sara was raised in a loving home, surrounded by friends and family. Christi was involved in church, a good student, and had a lot of friends. Today, they are all survivors of human trafficking…
Eunice lives in Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, where she used to struggle to earn enough money to keep herself and her daughter fed. That was before Pangani Lutheran Children Center welcomed the little girl into the center’s boarding school and…
The Augustana College choir will return from a California tour to perform a home concert at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 11, at St. Paul. Admission is free; a freewill offering will be accepted. Forty-eight students will perform choral works ranging from…
Lisa Powell first became interested in studying the perspective of non-dominant groups in theology when she was in her final year of study for her master’s of divinity at Princeton Theological Seminary. She took two class that changed her. One was ca…
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St. Paul high school students share their faith stories during Sunday Night Live. Marah Tews is a senior at Pleasant Valley High School. Freshman and sophomore year, I came to youth group a total of three times. I’d like to say it was because I had v…
PALM / PASSION SUNDAY March 19 | Saturday worship at 5:30 p.m. March 20 | Worship at 8, 9:20, & 11:45 a.m. With festive palm branches waving, the mood turns somber as we realize that Jesus goes on to die. Pastor Katy Warren preaches at 5:30/8:00,…
Lenten blessing bags are an annual tradition at St. Paul, where children age 3-12th grade bring items to Sunday school, then put them together in bags to be distributed to others. This year, the bags will be distributed to neighborhood families exper…
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It was a pretty quiet morning at the gym today. As I laced up my tennis shoes, I found myself looking around wondering where all the people went. It seems just a month or so ago, I was scouring the room to find an open treadmill and waiting my turn t…