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This Week at
St. Paul's Lutheran Church-Lionville
November 3, 2024
"Grow in Faith, Serve with Love, Invite into Fellowship"
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All Saints Sunday
Sunday, November 3
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 Travis, Dick H., Julie, Alex, Herb, Charles, Alicia P., Jane, Samantha, Michael, Steven, Rick, Dick, Dave M., Lucy, Janet K., Amy C., Ruth, Sid, Sandy L., Pat, Marlene, Nancy, Garnet, Chip, Sandy F., Alice, Jean, and Mark. We pray for all those affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. We lift up Daniel, Zach, Alistar, Chris, and Adam in the military. We pray for peace in Ukraine and the Middle East.
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Grow With St. Paul's
On Sunday, November 3 and the following two weeks we start a new worship series based on the Parable of the Sower in Mark 4:1-9. This parable is such a simple way to think about our faith as Jesus compares our lives to the response of four soils to some seeds. And be looking for a special gift to arrive in the mail as we start the series!
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Thanksgiving Food Bag Packing
Please join us to pack 300 Thanksgiving Food Bags for Honey Brook Food Pantry on Saturday, November 9 from 10 - 11:30 am. Thrivent Financial will be supplying pizza for the event! Please RSVP to let us know you are coming. This is a great event for families and individuals of all ages. Looking forward to seeing you on the 9th.
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Director of Music
Documents related to our search for a new Director of Music are now available. If you or someone you know is interested, they can be found at https://StPaulsLionville.org/careers! Please keep this process in prayer as our discerning team receives information, starts to interview, and seeks God's direction.
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New Members Classes
If you’ve been attending St. Paul’s, we would love to welcome you as a new member this fall! We’ll hold weekly classes starting Sunday, October 27 from 7-8 pm for four weeks as an opportunity to grow in faith, learn more about St. Paul’s and build friendships with others who are also joining. Child care will be provided. If you would like to attend or have any questions, please feel free to email Pastor Stuart or call 610-804-1740.
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Celebration for Lyndsey Holmes!
We will all gather in the Fellowship Hall on November 24 after the late service to celebrate Lyndsey's wonderful eleven years as our Director of Music! Please sign up for your attendance and choice of potluck item. Feel free to invite guests who have interacted with Lyndsey (just let us know), and we will make sure to have food for all.
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Candy Making
The St Paul's Crafters will be hosting a candy-making session on Saturday, November 2 from 10 am to noon in the Fellowship Hall. We will be making turtles (pecans & caramel covered in chocolate) and we need your help! All are welcome and no experience is required. If you can sort nuts, drip chocolate, mold caramel or decorate boxes, we can use your talents.
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Homemade Pumpkin Pie Sale
Let Social Ministry make your Thanksgiving easier! We are selling HOMEMADE pumpkin pies to raise money for our Toys for Tots drive. Every pie sold will provide at least 1 toy to a child in need.
9" Homemade Pumpkin pies are available for $25 each. Orders must be placed and paid for by Sunday, November 17. Please place a payment in the council president's mailbox or hand it to Kyle or Anne Wiest. Please make your check payable to St Paul's with Pie Sale in the memo.
Pies will be available for pick up before and after church on Sunday, November 24.
We are only planning on making 20 so get your order in early! Sign up here.
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Lutheran Disaster Response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton
You have no doubt seen the news stories about the devastation from Hurricanes Helene and Milton in Florida, especially in North Carolina and Tennessee. Entire towns, roads and bridges have been washed away, and millions remain without power and cell service. As always, Lutheran Disaster Response is always "first in and first out" supporting those in need. If you are able, you can make a gift to support these efforts at this link. Thank you so very much!
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Younger Families Game Day
YOUNGER FAMILIES - COME TO OUR ST. PAUL'S/ST. MATTHEW'S GAME DAY ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 10! We will meet in St. Matthew's Christian Life Center (CLC) from 4:00 to 5:30 pm to have some fun and get to know other families in our two congregations. Our new Family Ministry Team is hosting this event as a way to develop more opportunities for our preschool and elementary-age families to connect, both within and between our two churches. This is a fee-free event! Sign up is encouraged to help with planning, but not required. You can sign up here: Nov. 10th Family Games. If you have questions, please contact Craig Miller at craigyouthmin@gmail.com. See you there!
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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 9TH-12TH GRADE "OASIS" GET-TOGETHER is on Sunday, November 3 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at St. Matthew's. 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 not required; just show up.
OUR NEXT 6TH-8TH GRADE "MANIA!" EVENT will be on Sunday, November 10 from 3:00 to 4:30 pm! Unfortunately, we won't be able to have a cookout as originally planned due to the countywide burn ban, but we will still have outdoor games and activities, and we will make s'mores using an alternative, non-open-flame method! Sign up here to join us: Nov. 10th MANIA! Event. Feel free to bring a friend!
OUR HIGH SCHOOL OASIS “FRIENDSGIVING” will be Sunday, November 17 from 6:00 to 8:30 pm at the Sanders’ family home. Bring a friend or two and some food to share in our annual November celebration of thankfulness and friends. More info and signup links coming soon.
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.
THE YOUTH EVENTS CALENDAR FOR FALL 2024 is 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!
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Help With Pop-Up Thrift Store Needed
Social Ministry will be using the parsonage for a pop-up thrift store during the winter months to fundraise for both local charities and renovations to the parsonage. If interested in getting this off the ground, please email Jenn Pindle at jennifer.pindle@verizon.net.
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Gently Used Winter Coats Needed
Honey Brook Food Pantry is in need of gently used winter coats for kids through adults. Please bring to church and put in the designated boxes. Great way to clean out your closets and help someone in need.
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Thanksgiving Food Drive
Please join us in helping local families in need this Thanksgiving. We will be collecting food for 300 food boxes for the Honey Brook Food Pantry and 50 boxes for Care Center. There are 2 ways you can help.
If you are interested in shopping and purchasing food directly, please consider signing up to supply a full meal for the Care Center. Click here to see the list of items. Items due by November 8.
Don't like to shop or would prefer to provide a monetary donation, please help us with the Honey Brook Food Pantry collection. Due to the large number of items needed, we will be purchasing items in bulk. Your monetary donation will help us buy things like cases of green beans, flats of stuffing, etc. We estimate it will cost $13 for each food box for Honey Brook. Donations can be left on the sign up table in the narthex.
Sign up here to contribute to the drive.
Thank you!
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Crafters Meetings
Crafters usually meet on Wednesdays at 10 am. They will meet on Saturday, November 2 to make candy. They will not be meeting on Wednesday, November 6 or November 27. All are welcome!
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Halloween Candy Donation
Please consider donating leftover Halloween candy to add a special treat to our Thanksgiving food boxes. Donations can be left on the sign up table in the narthex.
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3rd Annual Toys for Tots Drive
Social Ministry is collecting new, unwrapped toys for children in Chester County. Toys for Tots collects toys for children of all ages. However, there is a shortage of toys for children under age 2 and above age 8.
Toys can be placed in the collection boxes in the airlocks or in the Narthex.
We are also collecting funds to purchase larger toys. If you would like to contribute in this way, please mark "Toys for Tots" on your check or envelope and place the donation in the offering.
Donations will be collected until noon on Tuesday, December 10.
Thank you!
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Coffee Fellowship Help
Most coffee fellowship slots for November and December are open. Why not share some coffee and holiday treats after services? Sign up to help online or in the narthex.
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Holiday Parade - Save the Date
St. Paul's will once again be participating in the Downingtown Holiday Parade on Saturday, December 14. Help will be needed to work on our float, walk in the parade, and cheering us on along the route. Stay tuned for more information.
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Upcoming Local Music Performance
St. John's Lutheran Church in Phoenixville will present a performance by Flutist Jocelyn Crosby along with her flute partner Faith Wasson and pianist Doug Wimer. The performance will take place on Sunday, November 10 at 4:00 pm.
The concert is part of the 2024-2025 concert series at St. John's and is offered as musical outreach to the greater Phoenixville community. No tickets are required but a free-will offering, with a suggested $10 donation, will be received. Click here for more information.
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