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
As we gather on this twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost we remember that while we await Christ’s return, knowing He comes with salvation, we are active, living out our faith, as children not of darkness, but of light. We also recognize the veterans of our congregation and thank them for their service, along with all veterans everywhere. Service video on Vimeo Link to…
It’s the time of the Church year that our Christian, liturgical journey comes to an end with the final Sundays of Pentecost. Our focus may already be on the family’s Thanksgiving dinner or perhaps even the next season of Advent, and Christmas with decorations, trees, and children’s programs. But are we truly prepared for Jesus’ second coming? Service video on Vimeo Link…
All Saints’ Day is a time each year when loved ones must say goodbye to those who have died in the faith. 1 John comforts those who mourn with the promise that death is not the end for those who are the children of God. While they are in the world, they see the effects of death and decay, but John reminds…