Today is the Baptism of the Lord Sunday. May the Holy Spirit guide us to appreciate more and more that Baptism is God’s gift to us and a real Means of Grace. Service video on Vimeo Link to service bulletin
Today is the Baptism of the Lord Sunday. May the Holy Spirit guide us to appreciate more and more that Baptism is God’s gift to us and a real Means of Grace. Service video on Vimeo Link to service bulletin
If you are age 72 or older, IRS rules require you to take required minimum distributions (RMDs) each year from your tax-deferred retirement accounts. The CARES act temporarily waives required minimum distributions (RMDs) for all types of retirement plans for calendar year 2020. This includes the first RMD, which individuals may have delayed from 2019 until April 1, 2020. A QCD is…
By the First Sunday after Christmas, by and large, the culture has completely finished with its observance of Christmas. In testimony that the blessings of the true Christmas are never finished, the Church continues its Christmas celebration for a full twelve days, a celebration which itself only ends by transitioning to Epiphany, a further celebration of Immanuel, God with us! Service video…
St. Paul’s Youth perform the Christmas story at our Christmas Eve candlelight service. Service video on Vimeo Link to service bulletin
On this Fourth Sunday in Advent, may we see in the annunciation to Mary how God is at work “for us and for our salvation” and respond in faith, “Let it be to me according to Your Word.” Service video on Vimeo Link to service bulletin
Let us come together in prayer! Prayer meetings continue each Tuesday at 7:00 pm. We meet together in the Narthex for a brief time of prayer lifting up the call committee’s work and the ministries of the church. This will be a regular weekly prayer meeting as we seek God’s will for the future of his ministries at St. Paul’s. Call Terry…
Traditionally, Advent is a period of prayer, penance and preparation to celebrate Christ’s first coming. The Third Sunday in Advent is commonly referred to as “Rejoice Sunday”, a reference to the Epistle (1 Thess. 5:16-24: “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing”) and the Old Testament Reading (Is. 61:1-4, 8-11: “I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my soul shall exult in my God,…
The Second Sunday in Advent focuses on John the Baptist as the forerunner of Jesus. This man of God burst on the scene proclaiming a Baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. The Lord Himself is coming. John is His advance team to prepare the people for His arrival, as Isaiah announces in the Old Testament Reading (Is 40:1-11) Service video…
A new Church Year begins with the start of Advent. Last week, the Church calendar ended with Christ the King Sunday. The end of the year culminates with the Church in eternity. The beginning of Advent takes us back to rehearse the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. Here is Immanuel, true God in human flesh. Service video on Vimeo…
As we gather this morning, we are scattered exiles who await the glorious return of our King, who will shepherd us into the promised land. Service video on Vimeo Link to service bulletin