Category: Newsletter

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone! Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. ~ Psalm 100:4-5 Preparing for Christ the King Last Sunday (11/19), the gospel lesson compared the Kingdom of Heaven to… Continue reading St. Paul’s Newsletter – November 23

Greetings & salutations, People of St. Paul’s! Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Annual Thanksgiving Potluck This Sunday, November 19, St. Paul’s will host our annual Thanksgiving Dinner. This is a great opportunity to extend hospitality… Continue reading St. Paul’s Newsletter – November 16

Greetings, St. Paul’s Family! No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. ~ John 15:13 Recognition of Veterans Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11. The day that honors those who served began in 1919 as Armistice Day. Veterans Day marks November 11, 1918, as the date –… Continue reading St. Paul’s Newsletter – November 9

Greetings, Dear Ones! This is the day that the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it! ~ Psalm 118:24 Welcome November! Did you know…  Observed in November: For more fun facts, visit Fun November Facts & Trivia – Original Works Which Commandment is the Greatest? Last Sunday (10/29), our sermon was… Continue reading St. Paul’s Newsletter – November 2

Happy Halloween (almost)! A few fun facts: Halloween marks the start of Allhallowtide, a series of Christian holidays meant to remember the dead such as loved ones, saints, and martyrs. “Halloween” first appeared in Christian writings around 1745. It is a shortened form of the term Hallows evening, referring to the vigils and other activities… Continue reading St. Paul’s Newsletter – October 26

Hello, One and All! Jeremiah 29:11 reads, “I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Likewise, Romans 12:12 encourages us with these words: “Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; persevere in prayer.” We pray… Continue reading St. Paul’s Newsletter – Oct. 19

Greetings, St. Paul’s Family and Friends! What kind of God do you have? Last Sunday (10/08), the gospel lesson was on the parable of the wicked tenants and a vengeful landowner. Our sermon offered perspective on what this parable teaches us about the character of God – tradition may not be all that it’s cracked… Continue reading St. Paul’s Newsletter – October 12

Hello, Dear St. Paul’s Family! Philippians 1:9-10 reads “this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ.” In Whom or What Do You Believe?… Continue reading St. Paul’s Newsletter – October 5

Greetings and Salutations, One and All! This Sunday marks the first day of October! “Listen! The wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves. We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!” – Humbert Wolfe Jesus’s Authority Questioned Last Sunday (9/24), our gospel lesson told the story of how a landowner’s… Continue reading St. Paul’s Newsletter – September 28

Greetings, Dear Ones!Happy Fall (in two days)! It is written somewhere that there are really only two seasons of the year: Fall, and Waiting-for-Fall.  This writer whole-heartedly agrees; Autumn is her favorite time of year! So many shades of goldAutumnAnother miracle we take for grantedAnother expression of the artist’s visionThe blending of the autumn hueswith… Continue reading St. Paul’s Newsletter – September 21