The starting, she says, is the hardest part. Blank canvas. Empty memory card. Piece of tree bark. That’s when creating is the most difficult, most intimidating. But then Marie Stephens begins – and wonderful things come to life. “The floodgates open…
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Eight months after a fire claimed their husband, father, and grandfather, the Lamp family is finally back home. Deb Lamp lost her husband of 46 years, Glen, in a fire on May 10. She and her son, Steve, and grandkids, Trever and Tyler, stayed in four…
The prayers came in three different languages, from nine different traditions, falling on the ears and hearts of 100 people gathered. They prayed for lawmakers and leaders; refugees, immigrants, and visitors no longer allowed to travel to the United…
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One of the joys of working with teenagers is that they so often have a way of articulating what adults are sometimes unable to vocalize. As an example, last summer I accompanied a group of middle school girls to a local nursing home to visit some of…
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Six months before his death, John F. Kennedy delivered a commencement address at American University: “So let us not be blind to our differences, but let us also direct attention to our common interests and to the means by which those differences can…
We are halfway there. And by “we,” the people at River Bend Foodbank mean the community. St. Paul partners with River Bend in a couple of ways, including at the Madison Marketplace food pantry. The food bank is working to increase its capacity to 22…
Editor’s note: Andy Langdon is the director of youth ministries at St. Paul. Moments after winning a playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Steelers players took to their locker room to celebrate. Players whooped and hollered, congratulated eac…
St. Paul’s annual meeting will be held on Sunday, Feb. 5, at 10:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary. This meeting includes items of important business: approving the 2017 budget, the review of 2016 financials and annual report, and a vote on the slate of candid…
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Editor’s note: Ben Bruster and two of his classmates stood in front of a packed room of friends and strangers on Wednesday at Augustana College. They were there to present Im-Perfect: Living with Mental Illness. They told their own stories, in hopes…
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One of my most treasured belongings is a quilt my grandmother made. I have others from her that are more technically impressive, but this mismatching simple nine-patch scrap quilt is my favorite. It’s made entirely by hand and the stitches that hold…
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Editor’s note: All St. Paul Reads is encouragement for all to read and talk about a single book. In 2017, the event will take place on Thursday, February 9, 6-8 p.m., with dinner and discussion about Just Mercy: A story of justice and redemption by…
At first, Tom Bley, the executive director of Camp Shalom, thought that offering a camp for adults with disabilities would unnecessarily compete with the good work of Camp Courageous, a camp near Monticello, Iowa, solely for people with disabilities….