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This Week at
St. Paul's Lutheran Church-Lionville
October 26, 2025
"Grow in Faith, Serve with Love, Invite into Fellowship"
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Reformation Sunday
Sunday, October 26
8:00 am Traditional Service
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 Fran, Keith, Deb, Mary, Diana, Corky, William, Nancy Jane, Melissa, Rachel S., Jerry, Diana, Janet, Donna, Lois, Loretta, Eamon, Arthur, Mike, Kim, Sue, Samantha M., Gene, Elaina, Adam, Anne, Samantha S., Karen, Helene M., Samantha, Steven, Rick, Lucy, Janet K., Amy C., Ruth, Sid, Sandy L., Pat, Marlene, Garnet, Chip, and Jean. We pray that your comforting Spirit be present with the Ringeisen family as they grieve the death of Beth’s mother, Ruth Stoyer. We lift up Bianka, Liam, Daniel, Zach, and Alistair 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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Thanksgiving Food Drive
Please join us in helping local families in need this Thanksgiving. We will be collecting food for 350 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 16.
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 $15 for each food box for Honey Brook.
We also need help packing up the food boxes for the Honey Brook Food Pantry on Saturday, November 1 at 10:00 am. To sign up to help with packing, please click here.
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.
Sign up here to contribute to the drive.
Thank you!
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Honey Sunday is Coming!
On Sunday, November 2, our youth will have a table outside of the sanctuary after worship to take honey orders and accept donations. This honey is produced by the Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch organization, which provides residential, educational, and support services for at-risk youth and their families in North Dakota. Proceeds benefit this organization, as well as our own St. Paul's/St. Matthew's youth ministry. Enjoy some sweetness while you support two good causes!
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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 26 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 PastorStuart@StPaulsLionville.org or call 610-804-1740.
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Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
Please join with people of all faiths as we celebrate and worship together on Sunday, November 23 at 7:00 pm at the Hari Om Yoga Center at 348 Boot Road, Downingtown. The service will feature music, thoughts, and prayers from different faiths. The service is sponsored by the Interfaith Action Community of Chester County and the Exton/Lionville Ministerium. We invite attendees to bring a nonperishable food donation for the Chester County Food Bank.
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Surviving the Holidays Session
On Saturday, November 8 from 9:00 - 11:00 am, Messiah Lutheran Church (46 W. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown) will host a discussion on Surviving the Holidays: Helping the Hurting. The session will provide support and coping skills for those facing the holidays after the loss of a loved one. For more information, email Bob McGonigle or call him at (610) 986-2638.
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Pop-Up Thrift Store
Our next pop-up thrift store will be held on Saturday and Sunday, November 8 and 9 from 8:00 am - 2:00 pm in the parsonage. Donations, especially of home decor items, are welcome and may be left in the airlock between the two sets of double doors at the front of the church.
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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.
THERE IS A LOT OF YOUTH STUFF HAPPENING ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25:
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HELP WITH ST. MATTHEW'S TRUNK OR TREAT from 2:30 to 5:00 pm. Anyone in sixth through twelfth grade is invited to help with setup, then be stationed at one of our youth "trunks" to help hand out candy to our neighborhood guests! Sign up here to participate: Oct. 25th Trunk or Treat Help. Then afterward, stay for...
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YOUTH MOVIE NIGHT AT ST. MATTHEW'S! Come from 5:00 to 7:30 pm for food and movie fun for all sixth through twelfth graders. Even if you can't help with Good Works or the Trunk or Treat, you're still welcome to come. No signup needed; just bring a lawn chair or blanket.
THE NEXT HIGH SCHOOL OASIS GATHERING will be Sunday, November 2 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at St. Paul's; if the weather cooperates, we'll be at the outdoor fire pit. All ninth through twelfth graders are welcome to come and relax, chill out, and decompress from the stresses of school, activities, and other pressures of life. No heavy discussions or deep Bible studies; just a chance to breathe. Advance sign-up isn't required, either; just show up. As with most of our youth events, friends are welcome!
A YOUTH E-GAMES DAY AT UPLINK STUDIOS will happen on Sunday, November 9 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Come join us at Uplink Studios in Glenmoore (near the corner of Routes 401 and 100) for an afternoon of competitive gaming AND teamwork! Family cost is $20 for one youth participant, or $35 for two or more participants from the same household. Sign up here to reserve your console: Nov. 9th Youth Gaming at Uplink.
A MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH MANIA! COOKOUT is coming up on Sunday, November 16 from 3:00 to 4:30 pm at the St. Matthew's firepit. Come roast some hot dogs, make s'mores, play games, and enjoy an afternoon of fun! (If it rains, we'll have indoor fun, games, and food instead.) All sixth through eight graders are invited to come, including friends! Sign up here to reserve your marshmallow stick: Nov. 16th Middle School Cookout.
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SCAN QR CODE TO SIGN UP FOR YOUTH EVENTS
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Red Cross Blood Drive
There will be a Red Cross Blood Drive in the Fellowship Hall on Thursday, November 20 from 2:00 - 7:00 pm. You must register to donate, and can do so by going to RedCrossBlood.org and enter splutheran. Streamline your donation experience and save up to 15 minutes by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to complete your pre-donation reading and health history questions on the day of your appointment.
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Chat and Chews Book Club
The Chat and Chews Sunday School Book Club meets on the THIRD Sunday of each month, after the late service in the Lounge next to the Hospitality Room. Our next meeting will be on Sunday, November 16, and we will discuss 2 books: "Frozen River," by Ariel Lawhon, and "Prayer--Does it Make a Difference," by Philip Yancey. You do not have to finish the book or even read it to join us in a lively and faithful discussion. Please contact Gwen Werner or call the church office for more information. Happy Reading!
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Transportation Help Needed for Social Ministry
Our Social Ministry is always working on projects to help support St. Paul's and our local community. Many of these activities involve transporting large loads of items, whether it's transporting donations for the thrift store from people's homes, picking up large food orders for food drives, or delivering kits to Lutheran World Relief In-Gatherings. If you have access to a large SUV or truck and are willing to work your muscles a little, we can use your help! We're looking to create an email list so when a need arises we can reach out and see who is available to help. If you're able to help, please email Jenn Pindle-Lloyd to be added to the list. Thank you for supporting our Social Ministry and their outreach projects.
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Anxious Generation Book Study
Our next "The Anxious Generation" Book Study will be on Sunday, November 9 from 3:00 to 4:30 pm at St. Paul's. Parents with children in preschool through fifth grade are welcome to join us as we talk about issues around children and social media. This month's conversation will focus on the second section of the book, The Backstory: Decline of the Play-Based Childhood.
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Adult Leaders Needed for ASP
ADULT LEADERS NEEDED FOR NEXT SUMMER'S APPALACHIA SERVICE PROJECT WORK WEEK! As we get ready for our July 11-18, 2026 work week in Central Appalachia, we need to get our adult leaders in place in order to determine how many youth we can accommodate. We need a MINIMUM of four male and four female leaders to take all of the youth who are likely to participate this year. If you are interested in helping, please contact Craig Miller at craigyouthmin@gmail.com, or 484-320-0785, by November 30.
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Toys for Tots Drive
Toys for Tots will begin our annual collection on Saturday, November 1. Toys for Tots estimates that it will give 20,000 children in Chester and Montgomery Counties toys this holiday season. Toys for Tots is seeking new, unwrapped toys for children up to age 18. The age group most in need of gifts is older children and teens. This year, we will be putting tags on our Angel Tree for Toys for Tots, so please take a tag or two! All donations are due to St. Paul's no later than Sunday, December 7.
Thank you in advance for your continued support of this charity drive!
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Church Directory Update
In preparation for printing another church directory in December, if your contact information has changed or if you have a picture of you or your family to share, please use this simple online form. Thanks for keeping the directory up to date to help get to know each other!
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Coffee Fellowship Help Needed
The holidays will be here before we know it,. and it's a great time to share some tasty treats and fellowship! Coffee fellowship sign ups through December are now available. You can sign up in the narthex or online. Thank you!
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Cradles to Crayons Collection
Cradles to Crayons helps fight clothing insecurity for children and operates under the ideal that Quality = Dignity. If you have new or gently used clothes, shoes, coats, etc. in sizes 0 months through adult medium, please drop them in one of the donation boxes in the narthex. NEW socks, underwear, and hygiene items are also greatly needed.
In conjunction with kids' clothes, we are also collecting new and/or gently used coats for all ages to donate to Honey Brook Food Pantry for fall distribution.
Donation boxes for both collections are in the narthex. Our donation period will run until Saturday, November 1.
Thank you for your support of these local charities!
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Save the Date: Gala Benefit for Refugees
The Chester County Conference of Lutheran Congregations will be hosting a benefit for refugees on Sunday, November 9 from 4:00 - 8:00 pm at Penn Oaks Golf Club. The evening will include a live DJ, silent auction, and dinner, with proceeds going to support Palestinian and Ukrainian refugees. Cost is $100 per adult, $25 per child. For more information, contact Adventlutheranwc@gmail.com or (610) 436-0807. Donations of items for the silent auction are also welcome. Please contact Pastor Chris Franz if you have items to donate.
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Flat Sheets Needed
The Crafters are in need of flat sheets to use for the backs of their quilts. Please leave any donations in the box in the downstairs hallway of the church.
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September 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 09/24/25:
Pledges: $100,705
Funds Received: $90,880
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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