Doug McDonald spent 28 years on the bench as a judge. From his first-floor courtroom at the Scott County Courthouse, he worked through a daily docket of people accused of a variety of crimes. Of 15 people in court on any given morning, five or six us…
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Dennis Williams, of Tallahassee, Florida, received a pretty exciting text message a few weeks ago. It read: “We’re at the hospital. Having a baby today!” The only problem was—he’d never met the person who included him in this announcement sent to a l…
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Last week I joined more than 20 St. Paul folks on a mission trip to Chavies, Kentucky. (If you don’t know about these biannual trips to serve with Appalachia Service Project, you should check them out. Another group is going October 1-8.) The crew I…
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Ask Cooper Schou how much he practices the drums. His response? “Consistently.” And then he smiles. Cooper, who was just one of two drummers selected this year for the Iowa 4A Iowa All-State Jazz Band, says “consistently” really means “none.” What he…
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In the shop he built by hand, Brian Lovig crafts gorgeous wooden creations. Dressers. Bunk beds. Cabinets. Chairs. Pieces of art with inlaid wood. And most recently, Brian built a new cross for the St. Paul Chapel. A just-completed renovation to the…
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“Since it was the day of Preparation, the Judeans did not want the bodies left on the cross during the Sabbath, especially because that Sabbath was a day of great solemnity. So they asked Pilate to have the legs of the crucified men broken and the bo…
St. Paul Lutheran Church will host Mental Health First Aid training on three Tuesdays in April – April 12, 19, and 26, from 6-9 p.m. The class is free and open to the public. Signup is required, at stpaulqc.org/signups. Mental Health First Aid is an…
Before she packed up and headed for seminary in Chicago, Amy Diller had earned a bachelor’s degree in culinary arts. She worked for the Kohler Company in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, which owns a string of resorts and restaurants along Lake Michigan. “I got…
On a card table in her family room, Jean Medd writes out birthday wishes every month to St. Paul people, age 75 and older. The notes are inside of brightly colored greeting cards, with scenes of bicycles and flowers and beaches and streams. Partnerin…
As a crew of St. Paul people head to Appalachia April 2-9 to help make homes warmer, safer, and drier, dates for the fall trip have been set – October 1-8, 2016. The church’s partnership with Appalachia Service Project (ASP) translates into twice-a-y…
When Claire Mask went off to kindergarten, mom Jessica started her search for meaningful volunteer work. She called Bethany for Children & Families in Moline, and asked what she could do for the organization. They asked if she would be interested…
Family of 13 includes grandparents, parents, biological kids, adopted kids, foster kids, and a foreign exchange student After Bill and Jenny Kolwey welcomed a son and a daughter to the world, Bill asked the question: Are we done having kids? Bill tho…