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St. Paul’s new resident pastor – coming August 2022 Tell us about your family/where you grew up/went to college I grew up in West Des Moines, Iowa and attended Lutheran Church of Hope. I was enrolled at the University of Iowa for my first two years o…
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Last night, I sat in the very front row during our Wednesday Lent evening prayer service. As we listened to the scripture reading, I heard a little ping of metal on concrete. Then, right past my feet rolled a beautiful silver ring, with a cross on it…
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While driving in the car last week my 7-year-old, thoroughly unprompted, happily announced that the longest game of Monopoly played in a bathtub lasted more than 99 hours. Wow. She’s taken an interest in a Weird but True fact book at school and, as i…
Zip up your red sweater, lace up your blue sneakers, and take a nostalgic walk with other St. Paul people through Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. On Friday, April 8, 6:30 p.m. a screening of the 2019 movie A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood will take p…
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Perhaps you’ve struggled to understand those words of Jesus about losing or gaining your life (Mark 8:35). Welcome to the party, I say. “Gaining the whole world and forfeiting one’s life” sounds pretty bad; like dying an awful death of suffocation in…
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Teresa has joined the St. Paul ministry as a part-time visitation chaplain. She’s a gifted individual who has worked in the Genesis Health System as both volunteer Befriender and staff chaplain. She has most recently worked in the Cancer Center at Ge…
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It’s easy to be discouraged and sad about the state of our world right now. Most days, I force myself to watch the news because I want to know what’s going on in the world. But I can’t bear to take in more than a few minutes before wanting to turn th…
Every other Thursday from 9-10:30 a.m., conversation and laughter erupt from the Church House Living Room. Moms’ Morning is a time for moms, new and experienced, to come together to share in their faith and roles as parents, offering support, wisdom,…
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St. Paul member Carrie Hummel helps others to know what they have, use what they have, and love what they have to find deeper, meaningful connections with the spaces and people around them. Inspiration From an early age, Carrie Hummel has had an eye…
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To comment or not to comment? That is the question we all face countless times a day, be that in the digital world or the physical one. Things like comment sections on websites, chat boxes on social media, letters to the editor, and, of course, text…
While lemonade stands, lawn mowing, and pet sitting were the quintessential businesses for kids and youth in the past, many of today’s kids have found new and innovative ways to start their own entrepreneurial endeavors right at home. FizzieFoxx When…
Expanding minds, expanding opportunities In September, St. Paul Preschool received a notable grant from Investing in Iowa Child Care (IICC) to expand and enhance the two-year-old classroom. The IICC funds were used to purchase updated furnishings inc…