St Paul Lutheran Church, Ridgefield, is located on the original and ancestral homelands of the Mohican, Munsee, Lenape, and Schaghticoke peoples, and we give thanks for their presence here since time immemorial. We also wish to recognize and honor all our Indigenous siblings who have and continue to call this land their home. | | Ensure that you are seeing the entire eBlast. If you see a notification at the bottom of the eBlast saying “[ message clipped] view entire message” please click on it to access the entire content. | | |
November
November 23, 2025
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Worship with us!
10:30 Choral Mass
Worship will not be live streamed this Sunday, 11/23
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING Sunday, at 10:30, as part of the Mass. There will not be an 8:30 service
11/23 ministers of the Eucharist
Councilperson in Charge: Bob Hubbard
Greeters/Ushers: Elizabeth & John Lowe
Acolyte: Elizabeth Lowe
Crucifer: Yan Cardoso
Lector: Taleen Berberian
Communion Assistant Sharla DeLawter
Tuesday
7 PM Prayer Circle
Wednesday
9 AM Morning Prayer
On Zoom 359 230 7267
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Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom.” He replied, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
Luke 23: 42, 43
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In this season of the Saints, we hang pictures of our loved ones (our saints) on the walls in the sanctuary. Please feel free to hang pictures on Sunday and put your name on the back of the pictures so we can return the pictures to you at the end of November. | | |
Prayer of the Day
O God, our true life, to serve you is freedom, and to know you is unending joy. We worship you, we glorify you, we give thanks to you for your great glory. Abide with us, reign in us, and make this world into a fit habitation for your divine majesty, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Amen.
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We Celebrated our 100th Anniversary
on November 1st and 2nd
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FLOWER CHART If you would like to contribute flowers in memory or in honor of a loved one, please add your name to the list posted across from the kitchen. Please note the cost of the flowers ($50) is due in advance. Thank you!
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from the Pastor...
Sunday marks the end of our liturgical year with the Feast of Christ the King.
Many of us have spent this last year participating in No Kings protests, reminding ourselves that the United States was founded on the principle of the right of the people to govern, with a government divided into three seats of power, with no one branch more powerful than the next. This was seen as absolutely necessary in the new republic, recognizing the atrocities and lack of freedoms endemic among the European countries with kings that no matter how benevolent, still had complete power over their subjects.
What a contrast with our king, Jesus! Jesus ‘rules’ from the cross, where he shows that true power lies in self giving love. Jesus, the one who
is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation, for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through him and for him. He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together. He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross. (Colossians 1: 15-20)
This is the king we worship and adore.
As we celebrate Thanksgiving this week, in our prayers and our reflections, we also remember the Indigenous people for whom this fourth Thursday in November is one of solemnity and mourning as they were systematically removed from the land they had called home for centuries.
Pastor Patt+
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**Please note: I will NEVER ask members of the congregation, or contacts for money via email. I will NEVER ask anyone to send me gift cards or email me cash because of a personal emergency, or a pastoral concern. **
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Are you interested in learning about the Christian faith? Lutheranism? St Paul Church?
Faith Formation Classes will be available soon, online and in person. Email Pastor Patt; pastorstpaulteaneck@gmail.com
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The Pray Ground is a space at the front of the Sanctuary for children and their parents to play during worship.
Come and see!
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Ongoing supplies needed by our ministries!
Purchases can be made through Amazon and delivered to the church.
Can you help?
God bless your generosity!
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We thank you for supporting St. Paul with your intentional and loving gifts, which you can make either in person at worship, through Tithley, Thrivent ( link on the church website),
or mail your offering to: St. Paul Lutheran Church 941 Slocum Ave Ridgefield, NJ 07657.
Thank you for your generosity and being a part of transforming our world!
We are feeding and clothing our neighbors; in the past few months, we have fed over 1,000 people per month.
We can't do this ministry without your generous support!
St Paul Church's only financial source is YOU!
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We Pray...
for Elizabeth
for Bob
for Toni
for the Akridge family
for Doris
for Ella
for Mark
for Diamond
for George
for Mother Gladys
for the return of respectful and nonviolent discourse in our country
for an end to the strife in the Middle East
for SNAP and all cuts threatened with the proposed federal government budget
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To contact Pastor, click HERE
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Individual Confession and Forgiveness, Saturdays by Appointment.
pastorstpaulteaneck@gmail.com
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St. Paul Church Parish Calendar!
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St. Paul recalls…
In January 2005, Council President Elizabeth Lowe announced that St. Paul’s had a pastoral candidate to present to the congregation – the Rev. Gary LeCroy, Pastor serving at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Newark. He was a graduate of Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, South Carolina, and known to St. Paul’s for having helped lead an Anti-Racism Workshop for members of the congregation in 1999. He was called to St. Paul’s and began his ministry on Palm Sunday, April 9, 2005. In 2007 he became a Doctoral Candidate at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Love in Action/
Social Ministry
| | We are so grateful for partners and concerned businesses and individuals who so generously give to the food pantry. We know the need will only continue to grow, especially with the advent of cold weather and the uncertainty of help from government agencies tasked with combatting food insecurity. | | |
Our feeding programs, under Patricia’s management, is committed to feeding our neighbors. While we will no longer publicly post information about our programs, we are still feeding people.
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Rainbow Family Circle Support Groups have several opportunities for the community. Click below for more information.
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Lifeline (Free Smartphone Program)
Lifeline is a federal program that provides eligible low-income individuals with a free smartphone and free wireless phone service (free data, free monthly minutes and unlimited texting). This Lifeline program is operated by the federal government, and should not be confused with the state’s Lifeline utility assistance program.
If you participate in certain assistance programs like Medicaid, NJ SNAP or SSI, you automatically qualify for the Lifeline program.
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Commemoration
"Viva Cristo Rey, Long Live Christ the King!"
Blessed Miguel Pro, SJ
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