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This Week at
St. Paul's Lutheran Church-Lionville
August 11, 2024
"Grow in Faith, Serve with Love, Invite into Fellowship"
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Twelfth 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 Michael, 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 pray for comfort for the Riley family on the death of John Riley. We lift up Daniel, Zach, Alistar, Chris, and Adam in the military. We pray for peace in Ukraine and the Middle East. We pray for those we now name aloud or lift up quietly in our hearts.
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Update on Space Usage
Hi St. Paul’s,
Earlier this year, church council sent a survey to all the committees and teams about their space needs at the Church. We have spent a good bit of time reviewing those responses and figuring out how to best utilize the church facilities.
You'll likely start seeing some of the changes taking place in August to get ready for church activities that resume in the Fall. Some changes may take a bit longer to implement. Here is a summary of several of the changes you will soon start to see.
- Craig Miller will be relocating his office from the 2nd floor to either Pastor Mark's old office or to the first floor library (did you know we had a library? I didn't).
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Craig's current office will become a classroom / meeting room.
- The large pre-school area will be utilized by Sunday school and the crafters/quilters. It will also be available for general use.
- Room 102 will be used by the older Sunday school class on Sunday mornings. This class had previously met in the Fellowship Hall.
- Classroom 207 (the large one with the windows that had been used by the pre-school) will be used as a large meeting room and for adult faith formation on Sunday mornings.
- The choir room will be converted into a youth room with sofas, love seats and chairs. The room will be used for confirmation on Sunday mornings and by our youth groups.
- Classroom 204 (the long narrow one across from Lyndsey's office) will become the new music storage room. Thank you, Lyndsey for being very flexible!
- Social Ministry is going to be using the first floor of the parsonage for a new idea they have. I won't spoil their surprise / announcement. They'll be sharing the space with the Amigos and property team.
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If you have any questions, please feel free to talk to Pastor Stuart or me.
Peace,
Kyle Wiest
Council President
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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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Vision Process Display and Update
You will notice a new display as you head toward the curved stairs off the narthex to the second floor. The display visually represents the work of the Visioning Process last year and also has the updated status of the 70+ ideas that were generated by the congregation. Take a look every so often and celebrate what God is doing in our midst...and what tasks and ministries are yet to be accomplished!
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Coffee Fellowship
Do you enjoy having a cup of coffee and a snack while visiting after services? Everyone does! 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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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.
ATTENTION SIXTH THROUGH TWELFTH GRADERS - Set aside Saturday evening, September 14 through Sunday morning, September 15 on your calendars for our Youth Kickoff Lock-In at St. Matthew's! We will start at 6pm with food and fun introductory activities, then spend the night "locked in" at St. Matthew's, continuing to eat food, play games, explore areas of interest like music and physical activity, doze (if you so choose), eat more food, and make plans for the special Youth Sunday worship we will be leading on Sunday morning at St. Matt's. Come late or leave early if you need to, but come anyway! Cost of the event is one non-perishable canned or boxed good for the Chester County Food Bank. Sign up here to save your spot: Sept. 14th-15th Youth Lock-In.
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!
SAVE THE DATES: All youth are invited to participate in our annual Rise Against Hunger event on Sunday, October 20; and there will be another opportunity for our high school students to spend an afternoon doing activities with the Gemma Services students on Sunday, October 27. Put those events on your calendar now!
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Guest Preacher on Sunday, August 11
Pastor Kris Peterson will be the guest preacher at both the morning services and Rejoicing Spirits on Sunday, August 11. Thank you to Pastor Kris!
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Special Youth Presentation
OUR YOUTH WILL HAVE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 at 11:45am (after the 10:30am 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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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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Rejoicing Spirits
The next Rejoicing Spirits service will be on Sunday, August 11 at 4:00 pm. All are welcome! This is an informal, inclusive and adapted service open to the community, regardless of faith background. The service includes joyous music, singing and brief, meaningful, pastor-led sermons. Click here to learn more.
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Crafters News
Crafters will meet at 11am in the Parsonage during August, to knot the big quilts. All are welcome to join. Bring a bagged lunch if you wish.
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