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This Week at
St. Paul's Lutheran Church-Lionville
September 22, 2024
"Grow in Faith, Serve with Love, Invite into Fellowship"
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Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, September 22
8:00 am Traditional Service
9:15 am Faith Formation (for all ages)
10:30 am Contemporary Service
Attend in person or worship online
Everyone is welcome!
Second Sunday of Every Month:
4:00 pm - Rejoicing Spirits Service
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Our Prayer List.
We pray for Charles, Alicia P., Jane, Samantha, Michael, Steven, Rick, Dick, Dave M., Lucy, Janet, Amy C., Ruth, Sid, Sandy L., Pat, Marlene, Nancy, Garnet, Chip, Sandy F., Alice, Jean, and Mark. We pray for comfort for the Schmeiss family on the death of Hilda. We pray that your comforting Spirit be present with the Simons and Hillestad families as they grieve the death of Brian’s uncle, Wally Simons. We lift up Daniel, Zach, Alistar, Chris, and Adam in the military. We pray for peace in Ukraine and the Middle East.
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The Purpose Drive Life Worship Series and Discussion Groups
Our worship series based on the bestselling book that sold 50 million copies, The Purpose Driven Life, began last week and will continue through October. Each week in the series we'll focus on a basic part of our faith journey: Worship, Fellowship, Discipleship, Service and Mission. (This corresponds almost exactly with St. Paul's strategic tree.) To get the most out of the series, we encourage you to read the book which is divided into 40 daily readings. You can buy your own in whatever format you like or we have copies available on Sunday. Additionally we're offering these discussion groups where you can make friends and talk about what you are reading:
- Monday @ 7 pm at church
- Sunday @ 9:15 am (on second floor)
We really hope you will engage in this series which we know will be a blessing!
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Social Ministry Garage Sale This Saturday
Attention All Parents, Grandparents, and Friends of Pre-Schoolers. We will be holding a Yard Sale on September 21 from 8-12 in front of the church to sell any remaining toys, puzzles, child size picnic tables, and supplies from the St. Paul's Preschool. Nothing will be priced and all items will be given away in exchange for a donation to a local charity. Come out and support a great cause!
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Free Books and Hymnals
As we are rearranging the building, we are collapsing most of our less used church library. Some resources will be saved in a classroom, but the remainder are FREE books for you! They are in the bookcase and on the table in the back of the narthex. Take any you would like or would like to gift to others. Additionally, there are boxes of free church hymnals, including the older green Lutheran Book of Worship and the much older red Service Book and Hymnal, as well as Hymns for the Family of God (no dedications) and With One Voice (with dedications). The boxes are also labeled as to those which were given as a dedication if you wish to search for one given for a friend or family member. Enjoy!
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Space Usage and Parsonage Clean Out
Hi St. Paul's,
I'm sure you've started to see some of the space usage changes starting to take place. The youth room has new couches and love seats. The music storage room has been painted and the items have been moved in (Thanks Amigos!). The adult faith formation and youth Sunday school rooms are ready for Rally Day.
The next major step is to clean up the living room over in the Parsonage. Before that starts, Council wants to make sure groups have time to identify items they would like to use and have relocated over to the church. We will be holding open houses between services on Sunday, September 22 for folks to identify items they would like for their ministries. After these two open houses, unclaimed items may be either sold, donated or disposed of based on their condition.
Please reach out with any questions.
Thanks
Kyle Wiest
Council President
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Rise Against Hunger
We will have a shared Rise Against Hunger with St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Chester Springs on Sunday, October 20 from 11 am - 5 pm. Volunteers will be able to sign up for a 2-hour shift. By raising funds and working a shift, we will buy and pack around 20,000 meals to fight hunger around the world. It's a great family event! Sign up now open!
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Baptism of Melody Lynn Biber
We will celebrate the joy and love of Holy Baptism for Melody Lynn Biber, daughter of Benjamin and Nikki Biber, at the 10:30 am service on Sunday, September 22.
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Thanksgiving Food Drive
Please join us in helping local families in need this Thanksgiving. We will be collecting food for 300 food boxes for the Honey Brook Food Pantry and 50 boxes for Care Center. There are 2 ways you can help.
If you are interested in shopping and purchasing food directly, please consider signing up to supply a full meal for the Care Center. See list of items needed below.
Don't like to shop or would prefer to provide a monetary donation, please help us with the Honey Brook Food Pantry collection. Due to the large number of items needed, we will be purchasing items in bulk. Your monetary donation will help us buy things like cases of green beans, flats of stuffing, etc. We estimate it will cost $13 for each food box for Honey Brook.
Stay tuned for more information on the food box packing event. We will need many helpers!
Sign up here to contribute to the drive.
Complete Family Box For Care Center - Due Nov. 8th.
- 1 jar applesauce (large)
- 2 boxes stuffing
- 1 box mashed potatoes (13.5oz)
- 2 boxes macaroni and cheese
- 2 jars gravy
- 1 brownie mix
- 2 cans cranberry sauce
- 2 cans corn
- 2 cans green beans
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Living Love Lunches
Living Love Lunches is a program that provides packed lunches to the homeless in Chester. St. Paul’s will be contributing 50 packed lunches a month to the ministry. Please join us this Tuesday, September 24 at 6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall to pack bagged lunches. All supplies will be provided. We need help making sandwiches and assembling the lunches.
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New Family Ministry Team Event
Our new St. Paul's/St. Matthew's Family Ministry Team has some great ideas percolating! The team will host its first event for families with younger children (elementary aged and below) on Sunday afternoon, November 10. This will be an opportunity to have some fun and spend time getting to know other families from both congregations, as well as a chance to offer input into how our team can support you as a parent. More details coming soon!
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Special Youth Presentation This Sunday
OUR YOUTH WILL HAVE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 at 11:45am (after the 10:30 am worship) where they will share music, learnings, and their experiences from both the ELCA Youth Gathering and our Appalachia Service Project work week this summer. Come to celebrate with us, and so that we can thank you, our St. Paul's family, for all of your support in helping make these mountaintop experiences possible for our youth!
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Men's Athletic Shoes/Work Boots Needed
As winter approaches, the recipients of our Living Love Lunches are in need of work boots and athletic shoes. If you have gently used men's shoes/boots that you are not using, please place them in the bin under the table in the hallway.
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Crafters Meetings
The Crafters will be meeting on Wednesdays at 10am in the Parsonage to work on baby quilts. All are welcome!
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Youth Ministry News
For the most up-to-date event information and signup links,
go online to the Youth Ministry web page at StPaulsLionville.org/youth.
THE 9TH-12TH GRADE "OASIS" GROUP RESUMES this Sunday, September 22 from 6:30 to 8:00pm at St. Paul's. We will meet in the new Youth Room on the second floor; just follow the signs! OASIS is an opportunity for high school students to relax and unwind from the stress of school, activities, work, and other stuff. No deep topics or intense Bible study; just time to hang out, have fun, and eat food. Advance sign-up is not required; just show up! Friends are welcome too!
OUR 6TH-8TH GRADE "MANIA!" GROUP will meet on Sunday, September 29 from 1:00 to 3:00pm at St. Paul's for an afternoon of games, fun, and food! All sixth through eighth graders are invited to participate, including friends. Sign up here to join us: Sept. 29th MANIA! Game Day.
DON'T MISS OUR ANNUAL "RISE AGAINST HUNGER!" This event will be held Sunday, October 20th from 11:00am to 5:00pm in St. Matthew's CLC. Participants serve in two-hour shifts (starting at 11, 1, and 3) packaging meals for people around the world that are experiencing food insecurity. Youth and their families are invited to participate in the 1:00 to 3:00pm shift, with pizza provided beforehand at 12:15pm in the downstairs lounge at St. Matt's. Sign up here to help out, and feel free to donate to our event, too: Oct. 20th Rise Against Hunger.
THE YOUTH EVENTS CALENDAR FOR FALL 2024 is now available online! Go to https://www.stpaulslionville.org/youth to see the latest, most up-to-date information. Event sign-up links are included on this page, too!
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Parent to Parent: Building Connections
Communities that Care of Greater Downingtown is offering facilitated training for parents while supporting and being supported by other parents with kids the same ages. They meet monthly this year with topics like age appropriate expectations, difficult conversations, setting clear expectations and consequences for behavior and much more. You can learn more by clicking here!
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Fall Family Fun Night
Our next opportunity to have fun as a congregation and to connect with our community is coming up on Saturday, October 26 from 5-7 pm. You’re encouraged to come in costume and the night will include games, music, food, s'mores around the firepit and a Candy World Fun Maze appropriate for younger children. We have also invited a local car club and the Lionville Fire Station. These events only take place by the generosity of the congregation so we would ask you to please sign up here. Additionally, you can share the Facebook event here and sign up to attend here! Thank you so much!
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3rd Annual Toys for Tots Drive
Social Ministry is collecting new, unwrapped toys for children in Chester County. Toys for Tots collects toys for children of all ages. However, there is a shortage of toys for children under age 2 and above age 8.
Starting on Sunday, October 20, Toys can be placed in the collection boxes in the airlocks or in the Narthex.
We are also collecting funds to purchase larger toys. If you would like to contribute in this way, please mark "Toys for Tots" on your check or envelope and place the donation in the offering.
Donations will be collected until noon on Tuesday, December 10.
Thank you!
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A New Way to Stay Informed about Youth Events
Our Youth Ministry has started using the REMIND app to notify youth and their parents about upcoming events and communicate important information. Invitations to join have been sent through e-mail to all 6th through 12th graders and their parents whose contact information is on file; if you did not receive an invite and would like to be included in these notifications, please let Craig Miller know at craigyouthmin@gmail.com.
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Coffee Fellowship Slots are Empty!
Our fall coffee fellowship slots are empty after today! Please sign up to lend a hand and provide Sunday morning fellowship snacks and prepare coffee. Get together with friends, family, or your church group and have some fun! Sign up in the narthex or online at StPaulsLionville.org/events.
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Rare Birds October Fest
We will have lunch together and there will be some fall decorations to make and take home if you like. If you would rather sit and chat that is great! We will meet in the Fellowship Hall at 12:00 pm on Tuesday, October 8. Please RSVP to Karen by Tuesday, October 1.
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Nurses Retreat
Nurses of Faith will host Self Preservation of the Healer, a retreat for nurses of faith on Saturday, October 5 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. The retreat will be held at St. Mary of Providence Retreat Center in Elverson. For more information, go to prayerfulnurse.com.
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Prayer Team
If you would like to be part of the prayer team who is contacted when immediate prayer is needed, please contact the church office or pastorstuart@stpaulslionville.org. Also, if you have an immediate need for prayer, please don't hesitate to contact the church office or Pastor Stuart!
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