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This Week at
St. Paul's Lutheran Church-Lionville
June 8, 2025
"Grow in Faith, Serve with Love, Invite into Fellowship"
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Day of Pentecost
Sunday, June 8
9:30 am Combined 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 Janet, Donna, Bert, Zane, Lois, Loretta, Christine, Larry, Eamon, Arthur, Hunter, Mike, Kim, Sue, Samantha, Gene, Dave, Nick, Elaina, Adam, Anne, Samantha D., Patty, Helene M., Samantha, Michael, Steven, Rick, Lucy, Janet K., Amy C., Ruth, Sid, Sandy L., Pat, Marlene, Garnet, Chip, and Jean. We lift up Daniel, Zach, Alistar, and Chris 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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Don't Miss Our Young Families Picnic This Sunday!
Hi, younger families of St. Paul's and St. Matthew's! Just a reminder that our new 'Family Faith Friends' group is having an End-of-School-Year Picnic this coming Sunday, June 8 from noon to 3:00 pm at Warwick County Park! We have Pavilion #3 booked, so we'll get together rain or shine (although the current forecast is for a beautiful Sunday - fingers crossed). All families with kids in preschool through fifth grade are invited to join us; older and younger siblings are welcome, too! There will be music, games, crafts, and other activities, as well as plenty of unstructured free time for play. It's a great way to get to know other families from both of our congregations!
This is a no-cost event, but we do ask families to bring a side dish, munchies, or a dessert to share. (Hot dogs, hamburgers, and beverages will be provided.) If you are able to join us, please sign up at this link so that we know how many are coming. I hope that you can join us for this fun social event!
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St. Paul's Leadership Retreat
We like to offer a time for the leaders and members of St. Paul's to gather to talk and learn together. This year the event will be held on Sunday, June 29 after the 9:30 am service and will include lunch. The event will include time to talk about leadership, free discussion hosted by the Mutual Ministry team to share anything on your mind and also some building priorities in the coming years. Lunch will follow and then the Church Council will have their monthly meeting. Please sign up here for food planning! All are welcome, no matter your role or how long you've been at St. Paul's!!
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Youth Fundraiser at Handel's Ice Cream
St. Matthew's & St. Paul's Youth Group will receive 20% of purchases at Handel's Ice Cream in Downingtown on Tuesday, June 10 from 3:00 - 9:00 pm. Look for fliers in the narthex or on our Facebook and Instagram pages and show it when ordering to help support our youth.
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Youth Protection Policy Training - One Date Remaining
There will be one more Youth Protection Policy training session on Sunday, June 22 beginning at 10:45 am at St. Paul's (in person). This will likely be the last training before Vacation Bible School and our Appalachia Service Project work week, so if you need to complete training in order to participate in either of those ministries, please be sure to attend. You can sign up for training here: Youth Protection Policy Training.
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Peanut Butter & Jelly Food Drive
Each year around this time we support the Chester County Food bank as they prepare summer student food boxes. These boxes help school-age children and their families receive nutritious, easy to prepare, non-perishable food during the summer vacation months. The boxes are designed to be kid friendly, containing items that children should be able to prepare with little to no adult supervision like PB&J. They are also put in the Senior Food boxes. Please add PB&J (plastic jars only, please) to your grocery run and bring them to church through Sunday, June 8. Thank you for your donations.
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VBS Registration Is Open!
Hello everyone! Road Trip VBS will be held July 21 - 25, 2025! We welcome students from age 4 (by 1/1/25) through 5th grade (completed 2024-2025 school year). Older students and adults are encouraged to volunteer as helpers. We are looking for station leaders at this time. If you are interested in leading crafts or snack please reach out to Leah or Cari. We are happy to answer any questions you may have regarding the level of commitment. More information and registration information at StPaulsLionville.org/vbs. We look forward to seeing you at VBS this year!!
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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.
YOUTH HELP NEEDED FOR VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL! Sixth through twelfth graders are encouraged to sign up to help with St. Paul's VBS, which will be held Monday, July 21 through Friday, July 25. Helpers are asked to be there from 8:30 am to noon, and can help as many days as you are available - you don't have to commit for the whole week. To volunteer, go to this link to sign up: VBS Volunteer Help.
MORE SUMMER YOUTH EVENTS ARE IN THE WORKS - Stay tuned for information about single-day social events and service projects!
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Rare Birds (ages 50+) June Lunch
Let’s gather for an old school covered dish lunch on Tuesday, June 10 at noon. We will meet in the Social Room. Please click here to RSVP, sign up for a dish and to vote for the group's name. I’ve had several people ask about retaining our name. Because of this, you will see Rare Birds back in the mix. Hope you can all join us!
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Celebration of Confirmation
On Sunday, June 8 we will celebrate the Confirmation of William Hrynkow, Sofia Mata, Ian McGovern, Tyler McGowan, Ryan Teague, Mason Thomas, and John Wiest. An additional Confirmation service will be held on Sunday, July 20 for Aiden Mertz, Dylan Zurowski, and Jackson Zurowski. May God bless all our Confirmation students.
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Summer Family Fun Night
It's time to celebrate another Family Fun Night on Friday, July 11 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm. These are always great events to celebrate with the congregation and the community, with free fun, food and games for all ages. We have a number of summer themed activities including outdoor games and a firepit with smores! We’ll also have crafts, hot dogs, games, face painting, ice cream, popcorn, music and we hope to have a car show and the Lionville Fire truck! The events only happen by the generosity of St. Paul's and you can offer some supplies or help on this signup! Signup to attend at this link and be sure to share this Facebook event on your page!
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Polka Worship Service
The Heidelberg Brass Band, a local German band from Denver, PA led by the Rev. Glenn Beard, Jr., will be joining us for worship on Sunday, June 29. In 2024 they celebrated the 70th anniversary of their founding. The service will feature German polkas, marches and waltzes sung to sacred lyrics. Be sure to join us for worship on this special occasion.
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Coffee Fellowship Help
Sharing a cup of coffee and some snacks while socializing after service is a wonderful St. Paul's tradition. We have very few volunteers for the next few months. Please help us keep the coffee and fellowship flowing by signing up online or in the narthex to make coffee and provide some goodies.
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Pave the Way Parking Lot Update
To learn more about this project and be part of God leading us forward, check out StPaulsLionville.org/parkinglot.
Project Finances as of 05/20/25:
Pledges: $88,005
Funds Received: $78,395
The drawing to the left shows our parking lot with a little over 100 spots.
- Each red car represents $1,000 in pledges.
- Each green car represents $1,000 in received funds.
- As the parking lot fills up with cars, we get closer to our goal of $100,000.
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