Three St. Paul athletes reflect on how play and purpose intersect in their lives. Ramsey Vens St. Ambrose University Men’s and Women’s Swim Coach Ramsey Vens isn’t just showing her college and club swimmers proper technique, she actively guides these…
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St. Paul welcomes MacKenzie Griffin as the new administrative assistant. She takes the lead in producing Connections, St. Paul’s weekly newsletter, and worship bulletins, as well as coordination of funerals, weddings, baptisms, and more. She began he…
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Emmy award-winning documentarians bring new environmental documentary to St. Paul in March. “What unites us is far more important than what divides us.” These opening lines of the new Fourth Wall Films documentary, Moved by Water, encapsulate the col…
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A group of St. Paul volunteers provide loving care and comfort to families during funeral luncheons. Sitting around a table filled with family, friends, and food is a way to help heal deep sorrows, lift others up when they are down, and nourish bodie…
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One of the many mission commitments of St. Paul is to help provide affordable housing to those in the Quad City community. The St. Paul Affordable Housing Team is a significant part of making that mission a reality. Caring for the community In early…
Rings of Faith: Connections between play & purpose The St. Paul community of faith gathers for worship services and meal fellowship on five Lenten Wednesdays, Feb. 21 – March 20. Wednesdays in Lent Beginning Wednesday, Feb. 21 ▶ Noontime Worship…
This Other Eden by Paul Harding is the 2024 All St. Paul Reads book. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Harding takes readers on a deep dive into the lives of the families living on Apple Island, just a few hundred miles off the coast of Maine. Spend…
In 2023, the St. Paul quilting ministry lovingly completed 89 full-sized quilts, 22 tweeners (or in-between sizes), and 69 baby quilts to be shared with those in need. These handcrafted creations were donated to Christian Family Care Center in Moline…
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Lifelong member Sarah Lammers credits the St. Paul youth program for many positives in her life – a close mentor, deep friendships, a sense of independence, a broadened worldview, among others. And it’s just those kinds of things that Sarah wants to…
St. Paul people connect and find deep friendships and shared experiences in smaller group setting. Faith, Health, and Wholeness Coffee Chats (formerly Coffee Chats) started in 2020 during the pandemic to foster community and emotional and spiritual h…
After each one of my five children was born, I prayed that God would at least let me live until they were adults. I’m 88 years old, my oldest child is retired, and I’m blessed to have great-grandchildren. Did God answer that prayer or what?! We’re gr…
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St. Paul member, Deb James, reflects on her career as a mental health counselor and how she uses the gifts God gave her to help others. A theme that runs through Deb James’ life is stepping in to fill a need. Deb and her husband Joe, both retired men…