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This Week at
St. Paul's Lutheran Church-Lionville
September 8, 2024
"Grow in Faith, Serve with Love, Invite into Fellowship"
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Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, September 8
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!
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Our Prayer List.
We pray for Jane, Jessica, Asher, Samantha, Ann, Michael, Steven, Hilda, Rick, Dick, Dave M., Sherri, Wrenly, John, Cassie, Julie, Dave, Lucy, Janet, Amy C., Ruth, Sid, Bill H., Bill T., Sandy L., Amy D., Pat, Marlene, Nancy, Garnet, Chip, Sandy F., Alice, Jean, and Mark. We pray for comfort for the Hujsak family on the death of Tilly’s sister. We pray that your comforting Spirit be present with the Luce family as they grieve the death of Pastor Stuart’s stepmother. We pray that God’s loving and consoling presence be with the Werner and Shallow families as they grieve the death of Becky's father. We lift up Daniel, Zach, Alistair, Chris, and Adam in the military. We pray for peace in Ukraine and the Middle East.
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Rally Day This Sunday!
This Sunday we return to two services, 8 am traditional and 10:30 am contemporary. Between the two services, from 9:15 am to 10:15 am we have:
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Sunday School resumes. The kids and any parents who want to join will gather in the front of the Fellowship Hall for a fun activity packing Lutheran World Relief book bags. You can learn more and register at StPaulsLionville.org/sundayschool
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Confirmation resumes with an orientation for parents and students in the back of the fellowship hall. Learn more and register at StPaulsLionville.org/confirmation
- Adult classes resume with one in room 207 and another in 208.
See you Sunday!
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Social Ministry Garage Sale
Attention All Parents, Grandparents, and Friends of Pre-Schoolers. We will be holding a Yard Sale on September 21 from 8-12 in front of the church to sell any remaining toys, puzzles, child size picnic tables, and supplies from the St. Paul's Pre-School. Nothing will be priced and all items will be given away in exchange for a donation to a local charity. Come out and support a great cause!
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Free Books and Hymnals
As we are rearranging the building, we are collapsing most of our less used church library. Some resources will be saved in a classroom, but the remainder are FREE books for you! They are in the bookcase and on the table in the back of the narthex. Take any you would like or would like to gift to others. Additionally, there are boxes of free church hymnals, including the older green Lutheran Book of Worship and the much older red Service Book and Hymnal, as well as Hymns for the Family of God (no dedications) and With One Voice (with dedications). The boxes are also labeled as to those which were given as a dedication if you wish to search for one given for a friend or family member. Enjoy!
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Space Usage and Parsonage Clean Out
Hi St. Paul's,
I'm sure you've started to see some of the space usage changes starting to take place. The youth room has new couches and love seats. The music storage room has been painted and the items have been moved in (Thanks Amigos!). The adult faith formation and youth Sunday school rooms are ready for Rally Day.
The next major step is to clean up the living room over in the Parsonage. Before that starts, Council wants to make sure groups have time to identify items they would like to use and have relocated over to the church. We will be holding open houses between services on Sundays September 15 and 22 for folks to identify items they would like for their ministries. After these two open houses, unclaimed items may be either sold, donated or disposed of based on their condition.
Please reach out with any questions.
Thanks
Kyle Wiest
Council President
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Rise Against Hunger
We will have a shared Rise Against Hunger with St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Chester Springs on Sunday, October 20 from 11 am - 5 pm. Volunteers will be able to sign up for a 2-hour shift. By raising funds and working a shift, we will buy and pack around 20,000 meals to fight hunger around the world. It's a great family event! Sign up now open!
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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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The Purpose Drive Life Worship Series and Discussion Groups
On Sunday, September 15 we begin our next worship series based on the bestselling book that sold 50 million copies, The Purpose Driven Life. Each week in the series we'll focus on a basic part of our faith journey: Worship, Fellowship, Discipleship, Service and Mission. (This corresponds almost exactly with our St. Paul's strategic tree.) To get the most out of the series, we encourage you to read the book which is divided into 40 daily readings. You can buy your own in whatever format you like or fill out this simple form at StPaulsLionville.org/events and we'll buy a copy for you! Additionally we're offering a few discussion groups where you can make friends and talk about what you are reading. Confirmed so far are groups on Monday night, Friday night and Sunday morning. Again, signup at this form! We really hope you will engage in this series which will be a blessing!
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Men's Athletic Shoes/Work Boots Needed
As winter approaches, the recipients of our Living Love Lunches are in need of work boots and athletic shoes. If you have gently used men's shoes/boots that you are not using, please place them in the bin under the table in the hallway.
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Living Love Lunches
Living Love Lunches is a program that provides packed lunches to the homeless in Chester. St. Paul’s will be contributing 50 packed lunches a month to the ministry. Please join us Tuesday, September 24 at 6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall to pack bagged lunches. All supplies will be provided. We need help making sandwiches and assembling the lunches.
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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 9TH-12TH GRADE "OASIS" GROUP RESUMES on Sunday, September 22 from 6:30 to 8:00pm at St. Paul's. We will meet in the new Youth Room on the second floor; just follow the signs! OASIS is an opportunity for high school students to relax and unwind from the stress of school, activities, work, and other stuff. No deep topics or intense Bible study; just time to hang out, have fun, and eat food. Advance sign-up is not required; just show up!
OUR 6TH-8TH GRADE "MANIA!" GROUP will meet on Sunday, September 29 from 1:00 to 3:00pm at St. Paul's for an afternoon of games, fun, and food! All sixth through eighth graders are invited to participate, including friends. Sign up here to join us: Sept. 29th MANIA! Game Day.
A GOOD WORKS YOUTH WORK DAY IS SCHEDULED for Saturday, September 28 from 8:15am to 3:45pm (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 September 18th to participate: Sept. 28th Good Works Workday.
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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Coffee Fellowship
Fall coffee fellowship slots are now available! 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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