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Editor’s note: Olivia Vincent is a high school senior who recently shared her faith story at Sunday Night Live, St. Paul’s high school youth group. She talked about body image, her relationship with God, and important people in her life, including so…
Keep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you. –Philippians 4:9 Many mornings, I realize when the alarm rings that I have been awake for just a few moments already. Is ther…
Christians gather in Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of the Lenten Journey to Easter. Pastor Peter Marty preaches for these services of Holy Communion on Wednesday, Feb. 26. On this solemn day you’ll receive, if you’d like, an ashen cross on the…
St. Paul Lutheran Preschool provides a rich variety of age-appropriate developmental activities in a Christian atmosphere. Opportunities abound for growth and learning for kids ages 2-5. Classrooms include one class for kids who are eligible for kind…
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Register for the trip. Contact Peter Pettit for more information. See the full itinerary and costs. “Passion” is a fascinating word. Long before it was a perfume, it started life in Latin and meant “suffering.” Since the medieval period, its original…
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Editor’s note: The Quad-Cities community gathered Thursday at St. Paul to hear words of reflection from Jewish, Muslim, and Christian leaders, and to receive a kippah to be worn today, Friday, Jan. 31, in solidarity with the Jewish community. Pastor…
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Dear parents of one-year-olds, Thank for your commitment to parenting! It is not for the faint of heart, and we often need reminders that we are not alone. This blog post is one of those encouragements. I reached out to staff and church members and t…
This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of an American Family Farm by Ted Genoways and Mary Anne Andrei is the 2020 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 20…
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Axtell, Nebraska, is a town in the southcentral part of the state that 726 people call home. One of those people is Paul Schafer. Paul has lived much of his life in Axtell, a farming community that is the place where an organization called Mosaic beg…
St. Paul’s annual meeting will be held on Sunday, Feb. 2, at 10:10 a.m. in the Sanctuary. This meeting includes items of important business: approving the 2020 budget, the review of 2019 financials and annual report, and a vote on the slate of candid…
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On Sunday, Jan. 26, St. Paul will offer two showings of Angst, a documentary designed to raise awareness around anxiety. The film includes interviews with kids, teens, educators, experts, parents, and Olympian Michael Phelps. The goal specifically is…
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On the stage at the Brunner Theatre at Augustana College, the smile of Bridgette Weis cannot be mistaken. Bridgette is one of the cast members of the upcoming performance of “The Lion King Jr.,” a production of The Penguin Project of the Quad Cities….