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This Week at
St. Paul's Lutheran Church-Lionville
October 20, 2024
"Grow in Faith, Serve with Love, Invite into Fellowship"
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Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, October 20
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 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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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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Fall Family Fun Night
Our next opportunity to have fun as a congregation and to connect with our community is coming up on Saturday, October 26 from 5-7 pm. You’re encouraged to come in costume and the night will include games, music, food, s'mores around the firepit and a Candy World Fun Maze appropriate for younger children. We have also invited a local car club and the Lionville Fire Station. These events only take place by the generosity of the congregation so we would ask you to please sign up here. Additionally, you can share the Facebook event here and sign up to attend here! Thank you so much!
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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.
Also, please consider donating leftover Halloween candy to add a special treat to the boxes. Donations can be left on the sign up table in the narthex.
Stay tuned for more information on the food box packing event. We will need many helpers!
Sign up here to contribute to the drive.
Thank you!
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Baptism of Hannah Lee Rotzell
We will celebrate the joy and love of Holy Baptism for Hannah Lee Rotzell, daughter of Scott and Betsy Rotzell, at the 10:30 am service on Sunday, October 20.
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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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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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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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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.
DON'T MISS OUR ANNUAL "RISE AGAINST HUNGER!" This event will be held Sunday, October 20 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm in St. Matthew's CLC. Participants serve in two-hour shifts (starting at 11, 1, and 3) packaging meals for people around the world that are experiencing food insecurity. Youth and their families are invited to participate in the 1:00 to 3:00 pm shift, with pizza provided beforehand at 12:15 pm in the downstairs lounge at St. Matt's. Sign up here to help out, and feel free to donate to our event, too: Oct. 20th Rise Against Hunger.
OUR NEXT 9TH-12TH GRADE "OASIS" GET-TOGETHER will be on Sunday, October 20 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at St. Paul'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 is not required; just show up. Friends are welcome, too!
HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH - OUR GAME DAY WITH THE KIDS FROM GEMMA SERVICES will be Sunday afternoon, October 27. Meet at St. Paul's at 12:15 pm to carpool to the Gemma campus in Plymouth Meeting for games and activities with the students there. Return time will be 3:00 pm. Sign up here to help: Oct. 27th Gemma Services Fun & Games Day.
HEY 6th THROUGH 12th GRADERS - IS GAMING YOUR THING? Come join our Gaming Group on Sunday, October 27 from 1:00 to 3:30 pm at Uplink Studios in Glenmoore. The cost per family is $20 for one participant, or $35 for two or more participants from the same household. Sign up here to reserve your gaming console: Oct. 27th Youth Gaming at Uplink Studios.
THE 6TH-8TH GRADE MANIA! COOKOUT will be Sunday, November 10 from 3:00 to 4:30 pm at St. Matthew's fire pit. Come and enjoy an afternoon of warm food and fun with friends. (Feel free to bring a friend or two of your own!) Sign up here to reserve your marshmallow stick: Nov. 10th MANIA! Cookout.
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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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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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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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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Upcoming Event Hosted by Thrivent
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will host an upcoming learning event. For more information, click here.
Maximizing Social Security Benefits with Mary Beth Franklin; Tuesday, October 29, Virtual Event/Multiple Times
Social Security is guaranteed income for life. Deciding when to claim benefits is an important decision, but the rules are complicated.
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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 starting on October 1 and put in the designated boxes. Great way to clean out your closets and help someone in need.
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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.
Starting on Sunday, October 20, 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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Crafters Meetings
The Crafters will be meeting on Wednesdays at 10am in the Parsonage to work on baby quilts. All are welcome!
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Coffee Fellowship Help Needed
Many upcoming slots for coffee fellowship are 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.
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