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Editor’s note: Christine Vincent first visited the Anamosa State Penitentiary to worship a year ago. She recently completed her youth ministry internship at St. Paul, and will attend Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary this fall. How did this proj…
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Editor’s note: Destiny Ellingsworth is the communications intern at St. Paul. In June, Destiny traveled to Ecuador for an internship through her school, Western Illinois University. She lived and worked in a suburb of Quito called Cumbayá. Below, she…
The paths to their professions are different, but veterinarians at St. Paul all adore the pets and humans they care for. Jake Taylor Kimberly Crest Veterinary Hospital I always loved animals, and particularly dogs, when I was a child. As I entered hi…
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ChurchJazz, a Chicago-based jazz ministry, will come to paint the town jazz at St. Paul on Sunday, July 28. This group of veteran musicians will play the Chicago Jazz Mass at the 9 and 11:15 a.m. services. Soloist will be Daniel Riley. He will be joi…
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Pastors Josh Kestner and Kelsey Fitting-Snyder are saying farewell as their two-year time at St. Paul comes to a close. Their work has touched the lives of many. Josh and his wife KD will be moving to South Carolina, where Josh will be campus pastor…
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This summer, take an interfaith journey within the Quad Cities. Study: Mondays, July 8-29, 12-1 p.m., Lower Commons, bring a sack lunch and study with Peter A. Pettit, teaching pastor, about different faith traditions. Colors and numbers are intrigui…
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Lots of people have lots of really wonderful words to say about Kathy Ague. We’ll get to those in a bit. But one of the best, most joyful, happiest sets of words goes a little something like this: She loved to sing and dance through the halls, or pre…
Summer music during the 9 a.m. worship is one of St. Paul’s most wonderful traditions. Throughout the summer months, when Chorale takes a break, people of all ages and abilities are invited to come and sing/play. Individual and ensemble opportunities…
St. Paul Lutheran Church will host a panel discussion on suicide on Thursday, May 30, 7-8:30 p.m. The church is at 2136 Brady St., Davenport. The discussion is free and open to the public. St. Paul’s mental health awareness team will host a panel dis…
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The people of St. Paul have lots of opportunities to get outside with others in the month of June. Here the upcoming opportunities. Pickleball Party: Come for an afternoon of fun and pickleball. St. Paul people and friends are invited to Northwest Pa…
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Resilience When hope feels buried far too deep And the rain lashes the soil of your heart, where you planted that minuscule seed, do not despair The elements do not destroy They are instruments of divine sunshine That courses down into the soil of yo…
The Carslake family (Alisa, Scobie, Natalie, Mallory, Alaina, Jack) made a choice about the record Mississippi River flood that took over their home in Bettendorf – to see it as an adventure. As the waters came up, and then unexpectedly kept coming u…