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This Week at
St. Paul's Lutheran Church-Lionville
January 19, 2025
"Grow in Faith, Serve with Love, Invite into Fellowship"
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Second Sunday after Epiphany
Sunday, January 19
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 Terry, Dave, Nick, Ron, Elaina, Adam, Anne, Samantha D., Patty, Deb, Helene M., Tom, Garrett, Jen, William, Alex, Charles, Jane, Samantha, Michael, Steven, Rick, Dave M., Lucy, Janet K., Amy C., Ruth, Sid, Sandy L., Pat, Marlene, Nancy, Garnet, Chip, Sandy F., and Jean. We lift up Daniel, Zach, Alistar, and Chris in the military. We pray for peace in Ukraine and the Middle East.
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MLK Day of Service
On Monday, January 20 from 9:30 am - 12:00 pm, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church will celebrate Dr. King’s legacy of service by offering the following volunteer opportunities.
● Food collection at the Chester Springs ACME
● Living Love Lunches Personal Hygiene Care Packages (assemble and write
notes of encouragement)
● Church and Parsonage clean up (vacuuming, dusting, polishing, plus much
more!) & Removing and Storing Christmas Decorations
We will gather in the church Narthex at 9:30 am for light refreshments, a group picture, and a send-off prayer. Sign up here to participate. For more information contact Gwen Werner.
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No Needlers Meeting on January 20
The Needlers will not be meeting on Monday, January 20 due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Our next meeting will be on Monday, January 27 at 1:00 pm in Room 110. Join us for knitting and fellowship!
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Christian Unity Service
This year celebrates the 1,700 year anniversary that churches have been cooperating with each other since the first Christian Ecumenical Council. As we do each year, the Exton/Lionville Ministerium will be hosting a worship service to celebrate this unity. This year the service will be on Sunday, January 19 at 4 pm at Covenant Presbyterian Church (400 Lancaster Ave, Malvern, PA) and the guest preacher will be Pastor Stacy Gonzalez from Grove Presbyterian Church. (You can also watch the livestream at Covenantfrazer.org)
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Annual Congregational Meeting Details
On Sunday, February 2 we will have our annual congregational meeting. There will just be one worship service at 9:30 am followed by the meeting. The meeting will be livestreamed, but you may only vote by attending in person. The meeting will be followed with a fellowship potluck. Please sign up at StPaulsLionville.org/events to bring something to share. There will be no Sunday School that morning, but our wonderful Sunday School staff will be providing a short event for kids during the meeting. The annual report is now available in the narthex and if you would like a digital copy, please email Cari in the office at caristpauls@gmail.com. In addition, for approval of the budget, our treasurer will be available between the services on January 19 and January 26.
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Living Love Lunches
The following items are needed for Living Love Lunches:
- individual packages of salty snacks (chips, pretzels, fritos, etc)
- granola bars
- cookies- individual packages or larger packages that we will divide up into ziplocks
- individual cups of applesauce, fruit, pudding
- candy
Place items in bin marked Living Love Lunches. Our next Living Love Lunches lunch packing event is on Tuesday, January 21 at 6:30 pm. Please stop by the fellowship hall and lend a hand. Thank you!
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St. Paul's Thrift Store Accepting Donations!
St. Paul's will be hosting a pop-up thrift store the 1st week of February and we need your donations! A pop-up thrift is like an indoor garage sale. Throughout January, your donated items can be placed in the designated room in the parsonage from 8:00 am - 2:00 pm on Sundays! Instead of bringing your items to Goodwill, consider donating to the sale. Household goods, toys, holiday decorations, small furniture, gently used clothing, etc. is all needed. Proceeds from the sale will be used to make repairs to the parsonage as well as be donated within the community. Please contact Jennifer Pindle with questions.
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California Wildfire Support
We've all been watching the news with the horrible wildfires they've had in the Los Angeles area. This came even closer to home when one of our members told me that her grandson's school burned to the ground. As always, Lutheran Disaster Response is mobilized to help people with supplies and resources. If you would like to learn more or donate, please visit their website! Thank you so much!
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Chat and Chews Book Club
The Chat and Chews Sunday School Book Club will now meet 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, January, 19.
We will be reading "The 13th Gift" (A true story of a Christmas miracle), by Joanne Huist Smith. 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 or call the church office for more information. Happy Reading!
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Director of Youth Ministries
Craig Miller will be on leave from January 6 through February 3, 2025. As a society we are becoming very aware that taking care of one’s personal health is vital and we pray this time of rest and recharging is a blessing to Craig. During this time Pastor Stuart (and Pastor Christian) and our excellent team of adults will be leading our youth ministry. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Pastor Stuart.
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Making Sense of the Christian Faith Adult Class
Pastor Stuart’s adult class is meeting at 9:15 am on Sundays in room 207 to work on a video-based class called “Making Sense of the Christian Faith.” The study is led by David Lose, a very well-respected seminary professor and pastor of the ELCA. We hope you can join to learn, grow and make some new friends!
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Blankets Needed
During this winter season, warm blankets are needed for the homeless in Chester. If you have a blanket you are not using, place it in one of the bins in the hallway and it will be distributed to the homeless.
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Alice Robison Memorial Service
The memorial service for Alice Robison will be on Saturday, February 1 at St. Paul's. There will be a time of visitation from 10-11 am followed by the service at 11 am. As one of our very long-time members, many who remember Alice may already be gone, but I'm sure the family will appreciate receiving visitors on that day!
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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.
OUR NEXT HIGH SCHOOL 'OASIS' GET-TOGETHER will be Sunday, January 19 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at St. Paul's. Come relax and unwind from the stress of school, activities, jobs, and anything else. No heavy topics or deep Bible studies; just an opportunity to "be." No advanced sign-up necessary; just show up! Open to all 9th through 12th graders, including friends.
6TH, 7TH, AND 8TH GRADERS - DON'T MISS OUR ESCAPE ROOM EVENT! Our Middle School MANIA! group is going to Elite Escape in Exton on Sunday afternoon, February 9. Meet at St. Paul's at 11:45 am for pizza, then we will carpool to Elite Escape to attempt to 'Escape from Oz!' Family cost is $20 for one participant, or $35 for two or more participants from the same household. Sign up here to be "locked away": Feb. 9th Middle School MANIA! Escape Room.
THE 30-HOUR FAMINE IS RETURNING! Our high school youth have asked to participate in this learning experience once again this year, so on Friday, February 21 through Saturday, February 22, our 9th through 12th graders will engage in a fast as they learn about the causes and challenges of child hunger throughout the world. We will be at St. Matthew's from 6:00 pm Friday through 6:30 pm Saturday doing experiential activities and discussing how we can help reduce food insecurity for our most vulnerable. Youth may still participate even if they are not able to fast; they may also come late to the event or leave early if necessary. Sign up here if you want to participate: 30-Hour Famine.
THE ANNUAL TUSCARORA LUTHERAN YOUTH RETREAT will be Friday evening, April 4 through Sunday, April 6 at the Tuscarora Inn and Conference Center along the Delaware River. Sixth through twelfth grade youth from Lutheran congregations across southeastern Pennsylvania will gather to have fun, make new friendships and renew old ones, and engage in activities around this year's theme of Prayer. The cost is $175 per registrant if registered before February 15; scholarships are available. Registration is open now; sign up here if you are interested in participating: Tuscarora Lutheran Youth Retreat.
REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW FOR NEXT SUMMER'S APPALACHIA SERVICE PROJECT WORK WEEK! Our annual work week with ASP will be Saturday, July 12 through Saturday, July 19, 2025. All current 7th through 12th graders are welcome to join us for a meaningful week of memorable fun and eye-opening experiences as we travel once more to Central Appalachia to help make people's homes safer, warmer, and drier. To register, go to the online ASP Registration Portal and use group code 15902 to find our trip. If you haven't participated in ASP before, you will need to create an account first; be sure to create the account in the participant's name, not the parent's! If you have questions about ASP, contact Craig Miller at craigyouthmin@gmail.com, or 484-320-0785.
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