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…
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…
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…
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St. Paul women founded two nonprofits this year, focused on girls and women. Lead(H)er matches young professional women with mentors in the community. The Legacy Project QC pairs girls who have lost their moms with women who experienced the same. Mel…
Second Saturday Men – a monthly time for men to connect, study, and serve – will hold a fall gathering on Saturday, Oct. 8, 9-10:30 a.m., at St. Paul. Come and hear a message from Pastor Peter Marty, enjoy light refreshments, and learn about opportun…
On the five Sundays in October, St. Paul will examine the Islamic faith in a series that will be held in the Chapel, 10:45-11:30 a.m., beginning Oct. 2. The series will feature Saad Baig, imam of the Islamic Center of the Quad Cities; Ryan Bailey, di…
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Years ago, when Roger Hains was in the Air Force, he attended a small church with a Bible study led by the wife of the church’s pastor. She asked if he would like to lead the study…and he decided to say yes. That first yes was the starting point of…
The annual Southeastern Iowa Synod Fall Theological Conference will be held September 18-20 at St. Paul. The theme will be “Drawn to the Light of God: What we can Learn about Discipleship, Leadership and Witness from the Gospel of John.” Approximatel…
Faith stories, the culmination of the confirmation experience, are a 2-3 minute presentation. During this time, teenagers will speak about how they see God at work in the world and in their individual lives. Faith stories will be shared during the Su…
On Sunday, Sept. 11, fall start-up is when we return to the fullness of our Sunday-morning learning and worship life. Sunday worship returns to 8, 9:20, and 11:45 a.m., with Saturday worship at 5:30 p.m. Learning classes begin for ages 3-adult, 10:45…
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Twelve years ago, Elizabeth Lonning and a small team of fellow psychologists began working on changing the law in Iowa. The change would allow specially trained psychologists to prescribe certain medications for the treatment of mental health disorde…