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This Week at
St. Paul's Lutheran Church-Lionville
July 21, 2024
"Grow in Faith, Serve with Love, Invite into Fellowship"
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Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
9:30 am - Combined Service
Everyone is welcome!
Attend in person or worship online
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Sunday, September 8
Resumption of Two Services
8:00 am Traditional Service
10:30 am Contemporary Service
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Our Prayer List
We pray for Steven, Hilda, Rick, Dick, Dave M., Sherri, Wrenly, John, Cassie, Julie, Dave, Lucy, Janet, Amy C., Ruth, Sid, Joanna, Bill H., Bill T., Sandy L., Amy D., Joy, Pat, Marlene, Nancy, Garnet, Chip, Sandy F., Alice, Jean, and Mark. We lift up Daniel, Zach, Alistar, Chris, and Adam in the military. We pray that your comforting Spirit be present with the Herman family as they grieve the death of Mark’s sister-in-law, Carol Jones. We also lift up in grief the family and friends of Ron Rafferty, Craig Miller's cousin. We pray for peace in the political process as the assassination attempt last week reminds us that disagreement should never become violence. We pray for Bear Creek Camp and the family of the camper who died this week at camp. Pour your healing and loving presence on all those affected.
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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 Tuesday, July 23 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. Click here to let us know you'll be joining us!
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Lutheran World Relief School Bags
LWR Kits are specifically designed to help people coping with poverty, disaster, conflict and more. School bag kits help keep education going during a crisis. The kits provide dignity and hope in the direst situations. Visit StPaulsLionville.org/events to learn more and donate items. New items only. If you would prefer to donate money for school supplies, we will shop the Back to School sales for you .Please return to St. Paul's Lutheran Church by September 1.
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Be Part of a New Family Opportunity
We are creating a new "Family Ministry Team" to plan events for, and consider ways to help and support, our younger families (elementary age and below) at St. Paul's and St. Matthew's. This team will meet on a regular basis, either monthly or every other month, to brainstorm and identify opportunities to more deeply engage younger families. If you are interested in being part of this team, please contact Craig Miller at craigyouthmin@gmail.com.
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Blood Drive
Our next Red Cross Blood Drive will be on Thursday, September 5 from 2:30 - 7:30 pm. Sign up by scanning the QR code or at StPaulsLionville.org/events.
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Coffee Fellowship
Only one Sunday in the next three months has an individual or group signed up to 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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Outdoor Service
On Sunday, August 25, we will celebrate a wonderful outdoor service (weather permitting) at 9:30 am. This is always such a delightful event that it would be a great opportunity to invite a friend, neighbor or family member to worship that day! After the service we will get to enjoy an ice cream celebration! Hawaiian shirts encouraged!
Please note that for those who regularly watch our livestream, due to the complications of offering the livestream outdoors, only the pre-recorded sermon will be offered that morning.
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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.
HELP WITH VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: Our middle and high school students are invited to serve as a youth guide or activity support person at Vacation Bible School from July 22-26 from 8:30 am – 12:00 pm. If you can't help the whole week, just come the days you can. Sign up here to help: St. Paul's VBS Help.
MIDDLE SCHOOL MANIA! GOES TO URBAN AIR IN DOWNINGTOWN on Wednesday, July 31 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. All 6th through 8th graders (including rising 6th and just-completed 8th) are invited to join us for an afternoon of jumping and other fun! Friends are welcome to come, too. Family cost is $20 for one youth participant, or $35 for two or more youth participants from the same household. Sign up here to save your spot: July 31st Middle School Urban Air.
YOUTH KICKOFF LOCK-IN SAVE THE DATE: On Saturday, September 14 to Sunday, September 15, we will be kicking off our new year with a lock-in at St. Matthew’s. Make plans now to join us!
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Crafters Schedule Changes
Crafters will not meet on Wednesday, July 24. Please join us on Wednesday, July 31 at 11:00 am. We will be meeting in the Picnic Grove (weather permitting).
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VBS Tent Set Up
The VBS tent will be set up this Sunday morning July 21 at 11:00 a.m. following the worship service. The whole process should take about 1 hour. More helpers will make easier work! The weather forecast looks great. Please come and join us.
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Share Your News!
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