This coming weekend, St. Paul people will bring food and personal care items for neighbors, share garden bounty with friends, and bless the backpacks of kiddos heading back to school. FOOD PANTRY GATHERING St. Paul people gather food for the Friendly…
For four weeks beginning Wednesday, July 10, St. Paul Lutheran Church’s Mental Health Awareness Team will host a midsummer mental health movie series. Come and watch a movie and join in discussion afterwards. Movies begin at 6:30 p.m., popcorn includ…
Put on a tool belt and help build simple, decent houses through Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities. This summer, St. Paul volunteers work alongside families who dream of owning a home – and do the work necessary to make that dream a reality. Can’t buil…
Keith Clifford roamed the aisles at Habitat ReStore in the Quad Cities. He’d come in with gloves on to look for lumber or an item to bring back to life. He’s retired, and his interest in restoration had soared. Keith stopped in regularly to the Daven…
St. Paul people will have the opportunity to support two food pantries on the weekend of May 11 & 12 with donations of nonperishable food, toiletries, diapers & wipes, and feminine hygiene products. The effort is an expansion of St. Paul’s an…
The St. Paul campus is coming alive this spring. Here are upcoming opportunities to help plant the St. Paul Community Garden or participate in picking up litter. GARDEN The beginning of spring means the beginning of planting in the St. Paul community…
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The connection between St. Paul and Camp Shalom is a years-long one that started with the camp’s founding in the 1970s. This year, several St. Paul young adults will work at camp in a variety of positions. Here are some of their stories. Oh, and…re…
Mental Health First Aid course set for April 6 St. Paul Lutheran Church will host Mental Health First Aid training on Saturday, April 6, from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. The class is free and open to the public. Signup is required, at scottcountykids.org/traini…
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Thirty years ago, the sisters of the Congregation of the Humility of Mary started monthly meetings to explore unmet needs in the Quad Cities. At the time, many religious communities across the country were moving more toward serving the homeless. The…
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One day, Susan Simmons heard a story about how women affected by a recent hurricane did not have access to feminine hygiene products. She researched a bit, and learned that natural disasters are not the only cause for tampons, pads, and the like to b…
Her favorite places to shop are the Salvation Army thrift store on Brady Street in Davenport, and Goodwill in Bettendorf. Sue Grove is masterful at finding a good deal, especially on coats for the kids at Madison Elementary School. “We find great coa…
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The house on Charlotte Street in Davenport was in bad shape. The bank had taken it back from a previous owner. It needed pretty much everything – plumbing, electrical, HVAC, a roof, and all sorts of drywall, painting, flooring, and appliances. Along…