Posts from 2017

Posts from 2017

From the President of the Congregation

“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” — Luke 2:11 How many times have we read or heard this verse from Luke’s account of the birth of Christ? We’re familiar enough with it that we may take a specific word in the verse for granted – Savior. But think if you had been one of the shepherds…can you imagine how they must have…

Praying Against Yourself?!

“Thy will be done.” Consider this–If we really did God’s will, there would be no need to pray this petition. Therefore, it is our Lord’s desire for us to pray against our self, that is our flesh. Luther commented on this fact: For if we really did His will, this petition would not be necessary. It is really frightening to hear ourselves say,…

From the Board of Elders – June 2017

Dear St. Paul Family, By the time you read this, we will have celebrated the Feast of the Ascension. The “Ascension” section of Lutheran Service Book only contains a mere five hymns. The oldest of those, “A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing” (#493), was written 1,300 years ago by The Venerable Bede, one of the most important early English saints. Interestingly enough, he died in…

From the Board of Elders – May 2017

Dear St. Paul Family, A few days after Easter, I found myself looking at the lectionary readings for the coming days. I was struck by the reading for the Third Sunday in Easter – Exodus 32:15-35. This passage describes Moses’ descent from Mount Sinai and his subsequent discovery of the wild scene in the Israelite camp, where his people had, in his absence, begun to…

2017 Spring Festival

Praise the LORD! Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever! — Psalm 106:1 Please join us and invite friends for an exciting celebrating the Lord’s wonderful opportunities and challenges! Saturday, April 29, 2017 – Silent Auction at 4pm, Dinner at 6pm VOLUNTEER! There’s something for everyone to do! DONATE! Do you have…
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