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This Week at
St. Paul's Lutheran Church-Lionville
April 19, 2026
"Grow in Faith, Serve with Love, Invite into Fellowship"
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Third Sunday of Easter
Sunday, April 19
8:00 am Traditional Service
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 Pastor John Carlson, Carolyn, Danny, Delores, Harold, Rick, Barbara, Anna, Scott, Lauren, Bob, Lois, Dave, Marla, Fred, Luke, Carson, Brenda, Ben, Belinda, Fran, Keith, Mary, Diana, Corky, William, Melissa, Jerry, Janet, Eamon, Arthur, Kim, Sue, Gene, Anne, Samantha S., Samantha, Steven, Rick, Janet K., Amy C., Pat, Marlene, Garnet, Chip, and Jean. We pray that your comforting Spirit be present with the family of Robert Hall as they grieve his death. We lift up Drew, Bianka, Liam, Daniel, Zach, and Alistair in the military. We pray for peace in Sudan, Ukraine, and the Middle East. We pray for those we now name aloud or lift up quietly in our hearts.
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Exton-Lionville Ministerium Hygiene Kit Project
Our local churches are very excited to offer this cooperative event to bless our community! We're collecting funds to purchase hygiene kit supplies in bulk. Then, on Saturday, May 16 at 10 am we’ll be assembling the kits. The kits will then be distributed to numerous local ministries to bless people in need in our community. If you would like to learn more, donate or sign up to help assemble the kits, please go to ELMinisterium.org!
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Rejoicing Spirits Coordinator Needed
Our Rejoicing Spirits ministry is in need of a Program Coordinator for our once-a-month worship service. The position involves worship service planning, volunteer coordination, correspondence with group homes and agencies, and other administrative duties. Please consider joining St. Paul’s amazing ministry for the intellectually and developmentally disabled. More information about the position can be found by clicking here.
Please contact Pastor Stuart or Chris Robinson if interested.
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New Member Classes
If you’ve been attending St. Paul’s, we would love to welcome you as a new member this spring! New member classes will continue on Sunday evenings April 19, April 26, and May 3 from 7-8 pm as an opportunity to grow in faith, learn more about St. Paul’s and build friendships with others who are also joining. Child care will be provided. If you would like to attend or have any questions, please feel free to email PastorStuart@StPaulsLionville.org or call 610-804-1740.
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"Envelope" Fundraiser for ASP
THE 'ENVELOPE' FUNDRAISER FOR APPALACHIA SERVICE PROJECT is up on the bulletin board near the church office. You are invited to choose an envelope from the board to help purchase needed food and supplies, or to sponsor a youth for this summer's work week in Central Appalachia. Simply return the envelope with the indicated amount and card inside filled out. Completed envelopes can be placed in the church offering or turned in to the church office.
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Youth Car Wash Fundraiser
A YOUTH CAR WASH FUNDRAISER will be held Saturday morning, May 2 from 8:00 am to noon in the church parking lot (weather permitting). Come shop at the thrift store, and while you're browsing our youth will clean the exterior of your car to a shine! No charge, but donations are gratefully accepted.
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Young Families End of Year Picnic
SAVE THE DATE - THE SECOND ANNUAL YOUNG FAMILIES END-OF-YEAR PICNIC will be held on Sunday, May 31 from 12:30 pm until 3:00(ish), location TBA. Burgers, hot dogs, and drinks will be provided, with participating families asked to bring a side dish, snack, or dessert to share with the group. Save the date on your calendar now!
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Chat and Chews Book Club
The Chat and Chews Sunday School Book Club meets on the THIRD Sunday of each month, after the late service in the Lounge next to the Hospitality Room. Our next meeting will be on Sunday, April 19 and we will discuss 2 books: "The Lotus Shoes: A Novel" by Jane Yang, and "Prayer--Does it Make a Difference," Part 5, by Philip Yancey. You do not have to finish the book or even read it to join us in a lively and faithful discussion. Please contact Gwen Werner at ggwerner@verizon.net or call the church office for more information. Happy Reading!
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Free Will Offering for Plants
Tomato and Marigold plants are available in the rear airlock. Take as many as you want and place a donation for the Chester County Food Pantry in the jar.
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Cradles to Crayons Collection
It's spring cleanout time! Please donate your kids' outgrown items! We are collecting new and/or gently used kids clothing, coats, and shoes (through size adult small) for Cradles to Crayons. They are also always in need of *new* socks and underwear. Please do not donate anything with school names. Donation boxes will be in the narthex through Memorial Day weekend.
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Living Love Lunches
Please join us in packing 50 lunches for the homeless in Chester through Living Love Lunches at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, April 21 in the Fellowship Hall.
Donations of individual packages of chips, pretzels, crackers, cookies, applesauce are always welcome to help fill the lunches. Donations may be placed in the bin in the narthex labeled Living Love Lunches. Thank you for helping the homeless in Chester.
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St. Paul's Blood Drive
St. Paul’s will host an American Red Cross blood drive on Thursday, May 21 from 2:00 - 7:00 pm. To schedule a donation appointment, call 1-800-RED-CROSS or go to www.RedCrossBlood.org and enter splutheran.
If you are an eligible type O, A-, or B- donor, consider making a Power Red donation. Red blood cells are the most commonly transfused blood donation.
To streamline your donation experience, go to RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to complete pre-donation tasks.
If you donate blood from May 18-31, you are eligible to receive an exclusive Red Cross beach towel.
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Musical Notes From Lindsay
APRIL 19 - MUSIC TO EXPECT!
Handbells Are Back!
Both services can plan on enjoying an anthem from the Jubilant Bells, titled "Joyful Reflections". Make sure you arrive on time for the service if you want to hear them, as they will be playing the prelude at the 8am and the 10:30am services.
Traditional Service
A bit about hymn tunes....
The scripture today includes Jesus' description of the Holy Spirit, and in our Gathering Hymn "God of Tempest, God of Whirlwind," we will sing about our desire for the Holy Spirit to descend on us "as on Pentecost."
If you peek at the bottom of a hymn, you might see a tune name identified. It is not uncommon for a certain hymn tune to have more than one text setting, and for the authors of those text settings to be a different person than the composer of the hymn tune. For example, "God of Tempest, God of Whirlwind" is set to CWM RHONDDA. That same tune (CWN RHONDDA) is also used for the classic English hymn "Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer."
So if you've ever heard the organ play an introduction to a hymn that is very familiar to you, but when it comes time to sing and the words DO NOT match what you expect...you are most likely experiencing a case of an alternate text setting!
Contemporary Service
Gathering Song: Alleluia, Love is Alive!
Thank you so much for your willingness to try this song at our past Easter Service! We will get to sing it again as a congregation on 4/19, and I encourage you to listen to the lyric video here to get ready. I hope it is as powerful an ear worm for you as it has been for me these past few weeks!
Sending Song: House of the Lord
Another callback to our Easter service, this song was performed by the praise team as a prelude, and it will return as our sending song on 4/19. I have provided another lyric video for you to check out, and I can't wait to hear it when we all sing together! :-)
Don't forget you can find many of our upcoming March hymns and praise songs on the St. Paul's Spotify playlist for March 2026.
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Monday Morning Bible Study
The Monday morning Bible study group is continuing their focus on World Religions. They meet on Monday mornings at 10:00 am in room 110 and run through Monday, May 18, 2026. Come when you can! For more information, contact Mary McCormick at Jandmmccormick@yahoo.com.
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Pickleball and Retirement Event
The Pickering Group of Thrivent is hosting a Pickle Ball Event on Thursday, April 23 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at The Picklr in Exton. There will be an opportunity to play pickleball for an hour an half, followed by a 30-minute workshop of the 5 Keys to Retiring Fearlessly. Please register by Monday, April 20 at https://connect.thrivent.com/pickering-group/events.
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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.
APPALACHIA SERVICE PROJECT PREP SESSION #1 will take place on Sunday, April 19 from 4:00 to 5:30 pm at St. Matthew's. All those who have signed up for our ASP week in July are asked to come to meet the rest of the group and begin making plans for our upcoming trip!
THE NEXT GOOD WORKS YOUTH WORK DAY is Saturday, April 25 from 8:15 am to 3:45 pm (meet at the Good Works warehouse in Coatesville). Come spend the day helping fix up homes for families who don't have the means to do it themselves. Anyone in eighth through twelfth grade is welcome to join us, including friends. Sign up here by Monday, April 13 to participate: Apr. 25th Good Works Workday.
YOUTH AND PARENT HELP IS NEEDED WITH OUR CAR WASH FUNDRAISERS! We are holding car washes on Sunday morning, April 26 at St. Matthew's, and on Saturday morning, May 2 at St. Paul's. All sixth through twelfth graders are encouraged to participate in one or both events to raise money for the youth ministry. Parents are needed to help move cars around. Sign up here to participate: Youth Car Wash Fundraiser Help.
YOUTH LASER TAG AND MINI GOLF - On Sunday, April 26, all sixth through twelfth graders are invited to join us for an afternoon of fun at Grand Slam in Malvern! We will meet at St. Matthew's at noon for pizza (after the car wash), then carpool to Grand Slam for laser tag, mini golf, and a bit of arcade time, returning to St. Matthew's by 3:00 pm. Cost is $20 for one youth participant, or $35 for two or more youth from the same household. Sign up here to save your spot: April 26th Youth Laser Tag & Mini Golf.
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SCAN QR CODE TO SIGN UP FOR YOUTH EVENTS
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Sheets Needed
Sheets are needed for Lutheran World Relief projects. Any size or material. Place your gently used sheets in the bin under the table in the hallway
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Church Office Hours - Please Call Before Visiting
Please note that Maureen will be working remotely more frequently for the next few weeks, so the church office may be staffed less regularly than usual. If you plan to stop by the church, please call first to ensure someone will be there to let you in. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
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