Two new skillets. Muffin pans. A toaster. Microwaves. Spatulas. A mixer. From serving funeral luncheons and Lenten dinners to preparing food for the Salvation Army meal site (and countless other examples in between), extending hospitality to others i…
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A few years ago, during the busiest part of a Sunday morning at St. Paul, a 4-year-old boy went running past me at full speed. I gently interrupted his race and asked him to please walk and be careful of everyone around him. “There’s a lot of people…
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Having just written an editorial on the Donald Trump victory, for the magazine I help publish – The Christian Century – I’m reticent to preempt that piece with a reworking of its contents here. But since the election results are still so fresh, with…
At the River Bend Foodbank warehouse on the southwest side of Davenport, an assembly line of nourishment formed on Friday night. The stations on the line? Peanut butter packets, soups, snack crackers, a fruit roll-up, juice box – and others. The work…
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Editor’s note: On Sunday morning, Nov. 13, Jesse Mumm will be creating pottery in the Gathering Area, to live out the theme of this year’s stewardship season, Mold Us & Make Us. Jesse Mumm has been an artist her entire life. She started drawing w…
St. Paul Lutheran Church will host Mental Health First Aid training on Saturday November 19, from 8-4 p.m. The church is at 2136 Brady St., Davenport. The class is free and open to the public. Signup is required, at stpaulqc.org/signups. Mental Healt…
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It’s all said and done, the Chicago Cubs have finally won another World Series. While I’m not that invested in baseball, it was a welcome change to have one positive thing to rally around with others. Cubs fans are so devoted, their sense of history…
Patterns for a Lasting Marriage, St. Paul’s half-day experience for couples who are planning to marry at St. Paul, will be transitioning leadership as long-time leader Nancy Ingelson retires. Nancy started leading marriage preparation at St. Paul in…
On the fourth Wednesday of every month, a meeting of the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 776 is called to order. The 40-or-so people in attendance recite the Pledge of Allegiance, and observe a moment of silence for people who are listed as Priso…
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I got my flu shot today, and I sure hope it works, because I hate being sick (I’m sure you do, too). Just in case the shot doesn’t work, I’ll take a multivitamin every day and remember to wash my hands after I’ve been in public. If I notice other peo…
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. The 2016 Faith & Life Series spea…
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A note at a time, Beth Bigelow made her way through the keyboards of the St. Paul organ. While she slowly and methodically sounded each sound, her husband, Mike, worked inside of the instrument, tuning. The two spent two days at St. Paul last week, c…