St. Paul's Lutheran Church

Welcome to St. Paul's

Welcome and thank you for visiting St. Paul's Lutheran Church online. Our website highlights the wide variety of worship, fellowship and service opportunities available at St. Paul's. We hope that the information you find here will be helpful to you as you discover our church and would like to extend a warm invitation to join us for one of our services this week.

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Ash Wednesday Services

February 22

Communion Service & Imposition of Ashes at  2:00 & 7:30 p.m.

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Lenten Series

ST. PAUL’S EXPERIENTIAL LENTEN SERVICES WORSHIP: WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
Join us each Wednesday in Lent, when we will explore and experience the reasons why “we do what we do” in worship.

The Wednesdays in Lent
Soup Supper at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall followed by aLenten Service at 7:30 p.m., featuring the following topics:

February 29

• Confession and Forgiveness

Watch a short movie clip and explore what confession and forgiveness means to us. We will conclude with Compline (Night Prayer)
-an expression of confession and forgiveness.
 

March 7

• Prayer

Explore the five types of prayer and how prayer has made a difference in our lives and in the world. Experience prayer in our nave with a litany.
 

March 14

• Hymnody

Watch a few short movie clips, raise your voice, and explore the role of hymnody in worship.
 

March 21

• Baptism

Explore baptism and its meaning. “Get wet” as we remember our baptisms.
 

March 28

• Communion

Explore communion and its meaning. Celebrate the meal together.

All are welcome!!

 

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2012 Women’s Retreat: Practicing Our Faith

Our getaway will be held in Mt. Bethel, PA at the Tuscarora Inn.
March 16th - 18th

• A few spaces are still available for the 2012 Women’s Retreat!
• We’ll begin our time together the evening of Friday, March 16 and we’ll finish by noon on Sunday, March 18, 2012.

During the retreat, you will have time to relax, make new friends, and worship God. Pastor Wesch and Deaconess Deborah Graf from Trinity Lutheran in Reading will lead the retreat on the theme, “Practicing Our Faith.”

• The cost of the retreat is $140, due by Sunday, March 4.
• Make checks payable to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, mark Women’s Retreat in the memo line, and mail in or place in Pastor Wesch’s mailbox in the church office.
• The fee covers five delicious meals, comfortable lodging, and fun and refreshing activities.
• Contact Pastor Wesch for more information and sign up for the retreat at the Sign‐Up Center.

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Congregation Council

On Sunday, February 19, 2012 the Congregation Council was installed during the 9:30 morning worship service.

Council Officers:
Darin Kempke President
Karen Smyth Vice-President
Secretary
John Morgan* Treasurer
Dave Foltz* Financial Secretary

Council Members:
Beth Gray Christian Education, Chair
Al Piechotta Evangelism, Co-chair
Bill Andersen Finance, Chair
Meg Evans Parish Life, Chair
John Judge Property, Liaison
Cheryl Havers Relational Ministry, Chair
Mike Haggerty Social Action, Chair
Bob Byers Jr. Stewardship, Chair
Karen Smyth Worship and Music, Chair
Sarah Kempke Youth Ministry, Chair

Committee Chairs:
Emery Kutney Property, Chair
Kristin Kwak Evangelism, Co-chair

Special Committees:
Scott Teschner Archives, Chair
Linda Meier Audit, Chair
Gary Stevenson Endowment, Chair
Carolyn Andersen Memorial/Thanksgiving Gifts, Chair Cindy Etter Ministerial Scholarship, Chair
Ken Carpenter Nominating, Chair
Beth Gray Preschool, Chair
Dennis Alimena Staff Support, Chair

*Denotes a non-voting member of Church Council.

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Silent Auction to Benefit ELCA Youth Gathering

• On Sunday, April 29, 2012, St. Paul’s youth will be hosting a Silent Auction, Pasta Dinner and Talent Show to raise funds for their journey to the ELCA Youth Gathering in New Orleans.
• St. Paul’s members will have the opportunity to bid for all types of items and packages. How can you help?
• Donations are needed! Would you be interested in donating a product or service associated with your business?
• Perhaps you have season tickets and would donate one set of tickets to a sporting event, musical performance, theater show, or the like? Use your artistry or skill to create something one-of-a-kind. Or give a donation of your time… a talent you have, something that you enjoy, that someone else would be happy to purchase. Think creatively! Make it fun!

Some excellent auction items in the past have been: vacation places and packages, gourmet meals, and theme baskets. Theme baskets can be coordinated with your family or a group of friends to create your gift; each person can donate one item for the basket… and many items make an auction item worth LOTS! Or you can give a monetary donation and one person can shop. SPY can even do the shopping and assemble the baskets for you!

We will ask local businesses for their contributions as well. If you know of a company that might be interested, letters will be available in the Gathering Space. Any support that you can give will be greatly appreciated.

• Above all, please plan to join us for the culmination of the auction at the Pasta dinner and Talent show!
• Please contact Claudine Piechotta at 215-340-0727 or claudinepiechotta@gmail.com for more information.

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