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Elaine Olson first started painting when she was pregnant with her son, more than four decades ago. As time passed, her paintbrushes fell to the side. But when coronavirus quarantine began in March, Elaine searched for ways to hone her creativity and…
Sunday, Jan. 24, 2-4 p.m. Come play in the snow! On Sunday, Jan. 24, a group of 678 youth will gather for outdoor fun at Snowstar in Andalusia. Families are invited to join them for an afternoon of socially-distanced camaraderie. Families should regi…
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Among the more wondrous moments of 2020 was the appearance of the “Christmas star” in the early evening southwestern sky. People from many walks of life and across the planet took note of that infrequent conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn – the solar…
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Jessica Taylor began her work this week as the St. Paul director of communication. With experience in communications, and connections to St. Paul, she is looking forward to her role. Jessica developed a knack for storytelling at a young age through h…
Vaccine hopes make a German Willkommen possible once again! The Oberammergau Passion Play has been rescheduled for 2022 and St. Paul has reservations for the June 30 performance. This study travel will take place June 20–July 2, 2022 and there is a p…
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On one of the bookshelves in my office sits a small piece of driftwood. I picked it up along the shores of northern Lake Michigan while on vacation several years ago. It was a beautiful long weekend at a cabin with good friends where we enjoyed lots…
This free seminar, sponsored by National Alliance on Mental Illness through St. Paul, is led by trained people with lived experience of supporting a family member with a mental health condition. They will cover these topics: ■ Understanding diagnoses…
A Map Is Only One Story: Twenty Writers on Immigration, Family, and the Meaning of Home is the 2021 All St. Paul Reads book. All St. Paul Reads is encouragement for all to read and talk about a single book title in the same year. In 2021, this virtua…
This Tuesday I needed to pop home for an hour to take care of my three-year-old, Maggie. That much I was expecting, and I was looking forward to it. It’s not every day that the two of us get to share some one-on-one time. What I was not expecting was…
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My faith journey hasn’t always been clear, but as the years continue and things change in my life, my relationship with God has continued to grow. My family didn’t attend church regularly growing up and my faith in God wasn’t at the forefront of my c…
Before I started attending St. Paul, I hadn’t been a church-goer since my teens. To put that in perspective, I’m soon going to be 65. For all those years before St. Paul, I used to tell myself that it was OK that I didn’t go to church, that it was en…
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I still use a paper planner. They’re filled with pencil written appointments, services, reminders, and to-do lists. While our family shares an online calendar to make sure we never abandon the kids at choir practice, I still use – and love – my paper…