Since she was a little girl, Irene Hanssen wanted to be a nurse. She attended, and graduated from, the Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing from 1958-1961. Her first job was working nights in the newborn nursery, when there was no such thing as a neon…
A new initiative to educate and support the family and friends of loved ones with a mental health condition will be held this month at St. Paul. The National Alliance on Mental Illness is rolling out a four-hour training for people searching for answ…
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Elaine Olson, a spiritual director and retired pastor, will speak at St. Paul on two Sundays, Oct. 14 and 21, about compassion. Her sessions will be during Sunday morning learning, 10:20-11:05 a.m. How did you become interested in compassion? Years a…
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It’s been an intense week in the news. Cosby’s incarceration, the Kavanaugh/Ford hearings, and like other times these abuses have surfaced, floods of similar stories get told and re-told in solidarity and for the sake of collective healing. I’ve foun…
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Editor’s note: Ninth-graders at St. Paul are sharing their faith stories as part of confirmation. Come and hear their stories on Sunday mornings, 10:20-11:05 a.m., through Oct. 14, in Fellowship Hall. This is Ben Eckman’s story. I have always been to…
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A woman who has dedicated her life to serving others as a health professional and community volunteer will be St. Paul’s next pastoral residency administrator. Beth Laureijs of Bettendorf will begin her work in October. She will oversee all administr…
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A few weeks ago, I hopped in my car at the end of a full day, turned out of the church parking lot, and headed north on Brady Street to make my way home. Most days, I’m in no particular hurry. I’ve always enjoyed those few evening moments in the car…
Each fall, the St. Paul congregation hosts the community-wide Faith & Life Series. The church brings persons of national stature to the Quad Cities – sparking new ideas about what it means to live faithfully. This event reflects St. Paul’s missio…
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Editor’s note: Ninth-graders at St. Paul are sharing their faith stories as part of confirmation. Come and hear their stories on Sunday mornings, 10:20-11:05 a.m., through Oct. 14, in Fellowship Hall. Hi, my name is Lauren Anderson and my faith story…
Emilyne Slagle is the leader of the Quad Cities’ annual walk in support of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The walk is set for this Saturday, Sept. 23, at Modern Woodman Park, 9:30 a.m. A team of St. Paul people, with bright yellow shirts wi…
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I heard a pastor once boasting that the congregation he served had the world’s most uncomfortable pews. I’d never sat on the wooden benches in that sanctuary, but supposedly they were not just cushionless and hard. They were squeezed close together s…
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I happen to enjoy feeling secure. The last thing I do before falling into bed every night is check that the door on our attached garage is closed. Doors with locks are a great invention. So are seatbelts and computer passwords and childproof caps and…