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Last week I read an article about a woman who had purchased a birthday gift for a friend. It was a thoughtful, personalized gift; chosen with care, meticulously wrapped. The friend, let’s call her Amy, ordered the gift months in advance, personalizin…
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How much money would you need to be paid to deactivate your social media accounts? In a recent study by the University of Chicago economist Leonardo Bursztyn, about 1,000 college students answered this question. Their answers averaged around $50. The…
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St. Paul welcomes MacKenzie Griffin as the new administrative assistant. She takes the lead in producing Connections, St. Paul’s weekly newsletter, and worship bulletins, as well as coordination of funerals, weddings, baptisms, and more. She began he…
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Earlier this week, while working on my laptop at home, something bad happened. I know there are many ways to avoid this disturbance, but I somehow missed the warnings. I probably gave it permission. My computer began to update mid-sentence. Suddenly,…
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I don’t know how many times we’ve updated the Wedding Policy booklet at St. Paul. But it has to have been every couple of years, at least. Bridal couples often propose an idea they’ve read about in a magazine or thought up on their own, some new twis…
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Emmy award-winning documentarians bring new environmental documentary to St. Paul in March. “What unites us is far more important than what divides us.” These opening lines of the new Fourth Wall Films documentary, Moved by Water, encapsulate the col…
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As I write this, I am contemplating the fact that it will be published on February 29, Leap Day. What an interesting phenomenon it is. It has its scientific basis, of course – to keep the Gregorian calendar aligned with the seasons that are created b…
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A group of St. Paul volunteers provide loving care and comfort to families during funeral luncheons. Sitting around a table filled with family, friends, and food is a way to help heal deep sorrows, lift others up when they are down, and nourish bodie…
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In the Noah story, God sticks a rainbow up in the sky as a memory device. That’s what I read in scripture and preached last weekend. As surprising as it may be to us, God evidently needs a personal reminder to keep this particular promise: “Never aga…
St. Paul and the Environmental Awareness Team work together to be good stewards by taking minimally from the Earth, making wise choices, and considering consequences. ▶ Recycling and waste reduction: note those large silver and blue bins throughout t…
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One of the many mission commitments of St. Paul is to help provide affordable housing to those in the Quad City community. The St. Paul Affordable Housing Team is a significant part of making that mission a reality. Caring for the community In early…
Rings of Faith: Connections between play & purpose The St. Paul community of faith gathers for worship services and meal fellowship on five Lenten Wednesdays, Feb. 21 – March 20. Wednesdays in Lent Beginning Wednesday, Feb. 21 ▶ Noontime Worship…