What do these five things have in common? They all describe ways that St. Paul people can serve in the coming weeks. Looking for a Lenten practice? Serving is one beautiful opportunity. A SHED FOR SHALOM: Support Camp Shalom by volunteering to help b…
Their plane arrived at 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016. From the gate walked seven people – six kids and their mom, refugees originally from the war-torn country of Democratic Republic of Congo. A crew from St. Paul Lutheran and World Relief Mol…
Editor’s note: Andy Langdon is St. Paul’s director of youth ministries. Anxiety is real. As we set up chairs for overflow on Sunday morning for the 250 people who wanted to watch a 43-minute documentary about anxiety, I was surprised by the cross-sec…
This fall I participated in the “Out of the Darkness Walk” in memory of Mary Beth Graff. The awareness event followed a three-mile route along Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive, with 8,000 people of all ages, races, and religions walking for the same cause…
“The poverty simulation helped me realize how hard it is to not have enough money for daily items.” – McKenna Whitesides “Even though I lost the fast at 26 hours, I’m still hungry, tired, and cold.” – Ryan Thoreson “It’s the second day of the famine,…
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For several summers I have tended the Madison School garden. The garden softens all that brick, concrete, and the asphalt play area and also serves as a welcome to kids who walk the sidewalk toward the building. The garden is a metaphor for renewal a…
On Friday, Nov. 22, St. Paul high school students will start their day with a hearty breakfast. Then, they will not eat again until mid-afternoon on Saturday. The 30-hour famine is an effort to learn about hunger throughout the world, and experience,…
Gratitude. Groceries. Reunion. Stock a paper bag with nonperishable food items and toiletries and bring it to worship on Thanksgiving Eve, Nov. 27, or the weekend after, Nov. 30-Dec. 1. The food goes to the Friendly House Food Pantry in Davenport, an…
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In August, when Meyer Wikoff walked from her home to a kindergarten orientation at All Saints Catholic School in Davenport, she noticed trash along her path. “I told my moms, ‘can we pick this up?’” said Meyer, who is the daughter of Haley and Erin W…
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The house on the corner of Grand and Walling Court in Davenport has seen better days in its 120 years. The windows are boarded up, grass and trees are overgrown, garbage covers the floors, and plumbing and electrical systems need some serious attenti…
St. Paul partners with Madison Elementary School, across Brady Street from the church. Dana Welser, partnership coordinator, shares that Madison teachers (several are St. Paul members) are on the look-out for volunteers to eat lunch with some of thei…
Maria Murray and her kids stood in front of a huge pile of dirt on Saturday morning, with shovels in hand. They dug into the ground, turned over the soil. The people who surrounded them cheered – it wasn’t the first step on the road to building a hom…