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What's happening this week at St. Paul's


April 13-19, 2025

Upcoming Events & News

Re: Adult Sunday School: "Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts and Outlaws" is the title of our upcoming Lenten Study. The book, written by Adam Hamilton, is available to read on Kindle or paperback from Amazon. Class starts at 9:30 am in the Parish Hall. Come see what it's all about!!


Holy Week Schedule:

  • Tenebrae: Wednesday, April 16th at 8:00 pm
  • Maundy Thursday: Thursday, April 17th at 7:30 pm
  • Good Friday: Friday, April 18th at 12:15 pm & 6:00 pm
  • Easter Vigil: Saturday, April 19th at 9:00 pm


Mark Your Calendar:

  • Coffee Hour: After the service, everyone is invited to the Parish House (two lefts at the bottom of the steps) for refreshments and fellowship
  • Children’s Sunday School: Sunday, April 13th at 9:45 am
  • Care Team Meeting: Sunday, April 13th during Coffee Hour
  • Easter Egg Hunt: Sunday, April 20th after the 10:30 service
  • Mahjongg Lessons: Every Sunday at 2:00 pm in the Parish Hall
  • Adult Sunday School: Sundays, 9:30 am in the Parish Hall
  • The Chosen Discussion Group: Every Monday from 5:30-7 pm. During the waiting period for Season 5 of The Chosen to become available, we will be using our Tuesday 3-4:30 pm meeting time to put together a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle depicting Jesus and the apostles. We invite anyone who likes such puzzles to join us each Tuesday afternoon for comradery starting January 7, 2025.


United Thank Offering (UTO): Don’t forget that UTO boxes will be picked up on Palm Sunday, April 13th. St. Paul’s made a good showing last year and we can do it again. This helps the women of the church in their mission in the world and this world belongs to all of us! Thank you for all your support!


Easter Gifts: Easter will be on April 20th this year. Memorial and thanksgiving gifts need to be received by April 18th to be included in our Easter bulletins.

Altar Flowers: There is a Sunday in May available for altar flowers: May 11th. Contact Jo Cargill-Krug at 870-613-6981; text Jo if possible.


Blessing Box: Looking for ideas about what to donate for the Blessing Box? Rice Krispie treats, pop tarts, ramen noodles, fruit snacks, granola bars or chips work! These items will go in the Blessing Box, and will also be shared with our Lyon College students when the Care Team makes “snack bags” to pass out monthly. Thank you! 😊

St. Paul’s Prayer List:


Prayer requests will stay on the Parish Prayer List for four weeks with the exception of parishioners with ongoing needs. If you wish a prayer request to remain on the list, please call the office to renew the request.


Intercessions: Jamie Bridgers, Ann Rhodes, Jim & Deb Johnson, Patricia Smith, Joan Davidson, Matt Stephenson, John & Susan Dempsey, Ellen Massey, Bill Olson, Cindy Perkey, Tammy Kipfer, Ann Stephenson, the Healey family, Cameron Gillespie, Nick Avants, and Sally Fittsizer.


Intercessions for Family & Friends: Kitten Lawless, DeAnna McCool, Robin Goertz, Gerry Goertz & Jinny Goertz, Tom & Kathy Celestine, Mark & Jennifer, Susan, Jody Gayle, Tara Nance, David Smith, Lucy Harris, Adam M, Jim & Charlotte, Daniel & Steven King, Sherry Snow, Mark Counts, Walker, Mark Higginbotham, Danny Yeager, Shannon Bohnert, Micah Jordon, Rodney Brady, Kathy Kleveno, Mike & Brandy Wyatt, John V. Miller, Ben Handford, Jim Reynolds, Christina, Peggy Comer, Kristin, Marilyn Townsend, Georgina Mosser, Kristi Smith, Raymond Staggs, Gary & Phylis Bratton, Connie Barnett, Neva Miles Hector, Diarmund (Dar Mood), Sarah, Cody, & Brady, Q, Vicki Bettis, Lulu Freeman, the family of Gabriel Fields, Lois Work, Jeff Owens, Marci Ward, Tammy Itzla, the family of Norma Mobley, and Wilma.


In Memoriam: Keith Perkins (Jon Healey’s cousin) & Jim Wilson (Jacqui McSpadden’s father).



Birthdays: Dwight Ford (4/13), Colten McSpadden (4/13), Mary Guenzel (4/15), and Cameron Gillespie (4/17).

Lay Ministers Serving This Sunday

Officiant: Cameron Gillespie*

Chalice Bearer (8:00): Mike Schmidt

Chalice Bearer (10:30): Ardis Gillespie

Lector: Brenda Bittle

Acolyte: Cade Archer

Ushers: Gary Perkey & Tim Dunlap

Technical Support: David Taverner

Coffee Hour: Jon Perkins

Altar Guild: Jo Cargill-Krug & Nelda Mitchell


Community Meal (4/16/2025):  Team Strawberry Mennonites

Vestry Covenant 2025

EfM Prayer

I am, who takes away our fear

and our laziness;

We thank you for your patience in

nurturing our fig trees so we can

produce fruit.

We pray to learn how to love people, ALL

people, so that we can see how to help each other when we are in need.

In the Name of our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ,

Amen

*This Sunday's sermon is from Sermons that Work, a ministry of The Episcopal Church’s Office of Communication. It was written by The Rev. Anna Tew who is a Lutheran pastor based in South Hadley, Massachusetts.  Published by the Office of Communication of The Episcopal Church, 815 Second Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10017 © 2019 The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America. All rights reserved. 

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