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This Week at
St. Paul's Lutheran Church-Lionville
July 19, 2026
"Grow in Faith, Serve with Love, Invite into Fellowship"
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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
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 Anne B., Mary Ann, Craig, Nancy Jane, Barbara, Barry, Pastor John Carlson, Danny, Rick, Barbara, Anna, Lois, Dave, Marla, Fred, Luke, Carson, Ben, Belinda, William, Janet, Anne, Samantha, Steven, Rick, Amy C., Pat, Marlene, Chip, and Jean. We pray that your comforting Spirit be present with the McIlvaine family as they grieve the death of Jim's brother-in-law, Jerry. 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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Parking Lot Update
Thanks to your generosity to the Pave the Way campaign, we now have a beautiful repaved parking lot and updated sidewalks in the from of the building. We do plan on the parking lot being available for the 9:30 am service on Sunday, July 19. Due to the warm temperatures, the parking lot may take longer to completely cure, so we do ask that you drive slowly and carefully on the new surface and avoid making sharp turns. We appreciate your help!
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Lutheran World Relief School Bag Collection
Back-to-school sales are already underway, making this a great time to pick up a few extra supplies! Donate new school items for Lutheran World Relief School Kits and help children around the world continue learning during difficult times.
Prefer not to shop? Monetary donations are also welcome, and we'll gladly do the shopping for you.
Return donations to St. Paul's by September 1. Thank you for helping pack hope in every kit!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4AA4AA2EA5FF2-64622885-lwrschool
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Donations for VBS
Hello everyone! We need a few items to make Illumination Station VBS a success this year! We are especially looking for donations to feed our hungry guides and for our ice cream social. If you are able to help, please stop by the table in the narthex to pick up tag for a needed item you can help with and return the item by Sunday, July 19. Your donations will help us provide the best programming for our campers this summer. Thank you!.
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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, July 21 in the Fellowship Hall.
Donations of individual packages of 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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Confirmation Leader Needed
St. Paul's has an outstanding Confirmation program where students in grades six through eight have the opportunity to grow in faith while preparing for a faith commitment. After many years of faithful service, Brian Hillestad is stepping back, so another adult leader is needed. If this interests you or you would like to learn more about our Confirmation ministry, please speak with Pastor Stuart, Joan Strawbridge, Becky Shallow, Brian Hillestad, or Melissa Pechin. Thank you!
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Experience with Google Voice
If anyone has had experience with using Google Voice in their business or organization, would you please contact Cari in the church office? In our quest to always steward funds carefully, we are looking at this as an option for our phone system. Thanks!
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Coffee Fellowship Help
It may be summer time, but everyone still likes sharing a cup of coffee and some snacks after service. Please considering signing up to host an upcoming coffee fellowship.
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Musical Notes from Lindsay
Sunday, July 19: Appalachian Service Project Team Returns!
Prelude: Be the Hands, The Heart of God
The praise team will introduce this selection as the prelude. We have not sung it recently, and it will be our sending song.
Gathering: ELW 359 Where Charity and Love Prevail
The unity that we experience as a community of Christ's followers is evident in our gathering hymn's text. An English paraphrase of the Latin chant Ubi Caritas, Where Charity and Love Prevail is found in many hymnals across denominations, which speaks to the universality of it's underlying message; however, the original chant Ubi Caritas is set to is an entirely different tune than our gathering hymn melody. The Ubi Caritas chant tune frequently appears in Maundy Thursday services, and was the prelude at St. Paul's 2026 Maundy Thursday service.
Song of the Day: Undivided Heart
Our song of the day calls for "the joy, the grace, the peace that [God] impart[s]," that we may serve God's higher purpose through our collective undivided hearts. May the work of the Appalachian Service Project team be an inspiration to each of us, as we reflect on the love shown through the service of our community's youth.
Sending Song: Be The Hands, The Heart Of God
As we "go into the world to share God's spirit" we remember to "save a little bit and pass it on" to those we meet in our daily lives. God's love is eternal, and our access to it as Christians provides a well of peace, love and light that we can share with one another beyond the walls of our church home at St. Paul's.
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