St. Paul is once again partnering with St. Ambrose University to bring Aging Innovatively to the community. Learn new strategies to help yourself live well as you age. In this five-week program, St. Ambrose doctoral students and faculty from the Occu…
The St. Paul annual congregational meeting, set for Feb. 7, will be hosted online this year due to COVID-19. Instead of a Zoom meeting where scores of parishioners would be unable to interact successfully, the meeting will be released by email at 10…
It all started when Eric Stewart wanted to drink less Dr. Pepper. Actually, that’s when the need for iced tea started…which then grew into a desire for homegrown mint in his iced tea. “I take a Thermos full of tea each day to school,” said Eric, wh…
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Among other things, Belinda Holbrook knits, makes wooden ornaments, reads, and is a devoted volunteer. Prepandemic, she volunteered at the Habitat QC ReStore and Hope at the Brick House, sang in the church choir, and participated in four knitting gro…
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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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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…
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…