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St. Paul’s Newsletter
A Message from Pastor Brad
Welcome to Lent… The other day I found myself looking outside on a cold, gray day and wishing that the buds on the tree outside my window weren’t quite so bare—that they were blooming with the life of spring and the warm sun was shining through my window and across my desk. On a whim, wishing that February were even shorter than it is, I looked up the month of March on my computer and found the following:
March in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of September in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological spring is March 1. The name of March comes from ancient Rome, when March was the first month of the year. Many cultures and religions still celebrate the beginning of the New Year in March.
Maybe you already knew all this…but it was news to me. We are all of course used to celebrating the New Year at the beginning of January, just a week after Christmas, and for most of us to think otherwise would simply be absurd. But then again, something about March as the start of the year just makes sense. I always find myself hating February more than almost any other month, and that first warm day of March when the sun streams down and the birds begin to sing raises my spirits more than almost anything in the world. It is very fitting that March is the partner to the month of September in the Southern Hemisphere, as it is really in March, and not April or May, that we begin to see the first glimmerings and hints of Spring. The buds just start to grow upon some of the trees. Certain birds return from their wintering grounds. And if we are very lucky, we might catch the first bright green shoots of daffodils sprouting up from the ground before the calendar turns to April.
But March is also a month of variability, and paradox. We see the first bright glimmerings of spring, but we also far too often get hit by the final dying throes of winter. And March is also a month of great uncertainty…the days may begin to grow lighter, but one day might be beautiful and the following terrible, one morning filled with brilliant light and the next with nothing but darkness. We’re all familiar with that old truism, “March comes in like a lion, out like a lamb.”
But March is much more like a lion and lamb trapped together in a cage, fighting it out in some kind of bizarre grudge match as compelling as any pairing of Ali v. Frazier or Mayweather v. Pacquiao.
In the Christian Calendar, March is the month of Lent. No matter where Easter falls, no matter what year it is, Lent practically always ends up falling predominantly in March—a month that matches the mood of Lent so well it is almost uncanny. Lent is not simply about being depressed…or somehow pretending that we are. The Season of Lent, much like the month of March itself, is a season of paradox—a season that holds within it a tension between opposites that it seems simply could not and should not go together. The entire story of Jesus is a story of things that should not go together…God and Man, power and suffering, kingship and servanthood, death and resurrection. The season of Lent is about holding together the tension of these realities—Cross and Resurrection, Death and Life, Darkness and Light—and realizing that without the one, it is simply not possible for the other to exist. If there is to be light, there must also be darkness; if we are to enjoy life, there is no way to escape the inevitable power of death; for joy to be possible, there must also exist suffering. The mystery we contemplate during Lent is the paradox that there is no death without resurrection, and no resurrection without death. This is what we reflect upon, fight against, struggle over, and wrestle with as we journey through the season of Lent. But beyond all of this, there is the still, hushed secret, the word we dare not utter except in a solitary whisper throughout this entire season of Lent, the one word that gives us hope, and to which we know that we may cling. Jesus. Because beyond the uncertainty of life, on the other side of the tension between light and darkness, joy and suffering, death and resurrection—there stands for us that single solitary figure, waiting for us safely on the other side because he has been through it all himself, arms wide open, waiting to receive us home. Jesus…the one who has gone before us, gone on ahead of us, so that he might be able to prepare a place for us. Welcome to Lent. -Pastor Brad
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Lent is Upon Us
Just a reminder that the Lenten Season is here. Lent is the time of spiritual preparation prior to the Easter season, just as Advent is for Christmas. The 40 days of Lent correspond to the 40 days that Jesus spent in the wilderness to fast, pray, and endure temptation, all in preparation for his public ministry which would culminate in his death on the cross and resurrection. We started with Ash Wednesday on Feb.17th, and continue with Lenten Sundays through March 28th, Palm Sunday, the start of Holy Week. Easter Sunday falls on April 4th. Let us prepare for this time of renewal.
Midweek Lenten Offerings: Holden Evening Prayer Wednesdays 7pm
While so much has been different over this past year, we at St. Paul’s have continued to worship as a community through our outdoor and online worship services, grow in faith through zoom events, Friday fire-pits and a variety of youth and family events, and we have continued to serve with love through our social ministry outreach. This year during Lent we have returned to something familiar: Holden Evening Prayer. While the venue is different (Zoom instead of in-person), the beautiful music, the thoughtful readings and the sense of community are the same. We invite you to join us on Zoom at 7pm on Wednesdays during Lent. A PDF of the worship guide as well as the Zoom link has been sent out via email. Hardcopies of the worship guides are available on loan in the airlock as well. Please join us and let our prayers rise up.
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church is a member of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Church Office Hours: Suspended for Now (We are reachable by phone) Phone: 610-363-6264
www.stpaulslionville.org Preschool: 610-594-9393
For an emergency or if you are in need of pastoral care, call the church office. Voice mail is checked regularly.
Our newsletter is published every month. Members may submit news items.
Articles to St. Paul’s Newsletter are usually due by no later than the 25th of every month.
Email items to: [email protected].
Include WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE and WHY. And include your name and contact information if you’re
asking people to respond. Questions: contact Karen in the office.
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A Word from Council
COVID Q & A Session - Wed., March 17th
A COVID-19 QUESTION AND ANSWER ZOOM SESSION is being offered by Dr. Chris Lucas, a member of our partner congregation St. Matthew's Lutheran in Chester Springs, and they have extended an invitation for our members to attend as well. Dr. Lucas is a medical doctor with over twenty years of experience, and he has been providing occasional words of information and encouragement to the folks at St. Matthew's. On Wednesday, March 17th beginning at 7:30pm (after our weekly Wednesday Holden Evening Prayer has finished), Dr. Lucas will be offering an online opportunity for people to get information and ask questions related to COVID-19, the vaccines that have been approved, and the current vaccination efforts. If you have questions or concerns, this will be a good opportunity to voice them and hopefully get some clarity. Watch for more information in "This Week at St. Paul's."
Congregational Council had its regular monthly meeting on February 15, 2021. As this was our first meeting with the newly-elected council, we spent time getting to know each other, electing officers and deciding on roles for the 2021 council. Here is a summary of the 2021 council roles:
Please continue to pray for our staff, our leadership, and one another as we look forward to 2021 and beyond.
- Ben Yahr, Congregation Council Vice President
Role Name
President Bill Lillis
Vice President Ben Yahr
Secretary Melissa Pechin
Treasurer John Peiffer
Youth Drew Hrynkow
Love Jennifer Pindle-Lloyd
Serve Greg Dommel
Serve Joanne Piombino
Grow Gordon Munson
Engage Kyle Wiest
A warm welcome to our new council members:
Drew Hrynkow, Jennifer Pindle-Lloyd, Greg
Dommel, and Kyle Wiest.
A special thank-you to our out-going council
members: Pat Tilghman, Fran Kane, Alex
Hillestad, and Rachael Foltz.
2021 Church Council
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Treasurer’s Year-End Observations January 2021
The good news is our January 2021 results compared favorably with the results of January 2020.
We received $28,412 this year and $26,749 last year, an increase of $1,663. However, our expenses this year were $31,011 and our expenses were $30,385 last year - an increase of $626. Therefore, the net comparison between the two years is a positive $1,037. As long as we have a Year-to-Date net positive of zero or greater, we will have a year similar to last year. This is a good start!
Now, let's look at January in comparison to our income/expense budget which is the same total of $466,164 for both years. These results present some challenges!
1. Our income for January was $28,412 and our income budget for January was $38,848. Therefore, we had an income deficit of $10,436. About $8,100 of the $10,436 deficit was attributed to our Envelope Income results. Are you up to date in your giving?
2. Our expenses for January were $31,011 and our expense budget was the same as our income budget of $38,848. Therefore, we had a budget surplus of $7,835. (Spent less than budgeted)
3. Our January income deficit was not offset by our budget surplus. In fact, we have a negative result of ($2,601) ($7,835 - $10,436).
4. Since our January income was $28,412 and our expenses were $31,011, we spent $2,599 more than we received. This is deficit spending. And where did this money come from? We drew down the balance in our checking account. However, at this time, we are blessed that this is not a problem.
There is some other good news I would like to share with you.. The mortgage principal balance is $90,912. As my ancestors would say: Wunderbaar (Wonderful)!
If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected] or call me at home at 610-363-9535 or text me at 484-319-5287.
Respectfully submitted by John E. Peiffer, III
Endowment Fund Corner 3.1.21 Great news from the Endowment Fund Committee. We are pleased to announce that we have two recipients of the 2021 Endowment Fund Disbursements. Our two recipients, are The Honey Brook Food Panty and the Chester County Food Bank. COVID-19 has had such an impact on people’s lives, especially in putting “bread on the table.” With distance-learning and schools closed, it has really impacted children within our communities. Lunch programs etc. are all but discontinued. Another segment of our population that has been greatly impacted are our Senior Citizens. Our food banks are fulfilling a dire need to put food on the table. As a result, the Endowment Fund allocated all available funds to the Chester County Food Bank and the Honey Brook Food Pantry. We would like to thank Gordon Munson and Bridget Lillis, respectively, for bringing these worthwhile causes to our attention and wish both food banks well in 2021. On behalf of the Endowment Fund Committee, please join us in acknowledging this year’s recipients on their work and contribution in our Christian Community. Should you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 610-608-0515, or at [email protected].
God Bless,
Dave Dunn, Chairperson Endowment Fund
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Youth and Family News [email protected]
WHAT A LONG, STRANGE YEAR IT HAS BEEN…It’s a bit hard for me to believe that I have already been on staff at St. Paul’s for a whole year (as of March 1
st). This has been a year of twists, turns, loop-the-
loops, and every other roller coaster maneuver you can imagine. But then, I suppose that that’s been the case for just about everybody else as well. I used to think the roller coaster analogy was a good one, until I realized that, on a roller coaster, you can sort of see what’s coming. Maybe an even better analogy would still involve a roller coaster, but one in which you ride backwards.
For me, as for many of you I’m sure, this past year has forced some fairly dramatic changes in the way I do things, both in terms of serving the youth in our congregation and attending to family and household needs at home. It wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to say that in some ways, I’ve had to reinvent myself.
Reinventing oneself to some degree has been associated with the Lenten journey. Whether it is giving up something (a bad habit or impulse) or taking on a new, healthy and/or faith-enriching practice (a good habit), we try to change our way of behaving so that we might do better. Maybe that has been forced on you so much already this year that the prospect of voluntarily doing so for Lent seems exhausting just to contemplate – and that’s fine. Hopefully, though, you can gain some encouragement from the successful “reinventions” that you have already achieved!
Okay, on to the youth and family ministry stuff…
AS WE BEGIN TO EMERGE FROM OUR TWO-MONTH ONLINE ‘HIBERNATION,’ youth activities are returning to an in-person format. Just a quick reminder that, for any events that are scheduled as in-person gatherings, participants MUST sign up ahead of time using the appropriate Signup Genius link indicated in the calendars. These events will continue to have attendance limits for the near future, to help ensure that physical distancing can be safely observed. Masks are also still a required accessory for each participant.
PEER MINISTRY FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS – As an extension of our Suicide Prevention and Awareness initiative, we are expanding some of the focus in the youth ministry program to teen mental health issues. Because youth are often the first ones to know when one of their friends is struggling or depressed, they sometimes find themselves in difficult and scary situations where they don’t know what to do for their friend. Peer Ministry is a faith-based program that equips teens with tools to help them help their friends and – just as critically – recognize when they need to enlist assistance from caring adults.
Peer Ministry training sessions will be held for interested high school students throughout the month of April; more information will be coming later this month. (This will be in addition to any regularly-scheduled High School Youth activities.) If you would like to participate, please e-mail or text me and let me know!
SUMMER YOUTH EVENTS – This is usually the time of year when we start to talk up summer events such as mission trips and other special gatherings. No decisions have yet been made about whether St. Paul’s and St. Matt’s will be resuming our multiple-day mission trips this summer. However, it is almost guaranteed that, if we are not able to do mission trips again this summer, there will still be plenty of one-day, local service opportunities planned! And speaking of summer events, here’s a teaser…
!!! THE ELCA NATIONAL YOUTH GATHERING !!! will be held Sunday, July 24th through Thursday, July 28
th, 2022 –
NEXT summer. Even though it is sixteen months away, we need to begin planning for it in the very near future. Any youth who is CURRENTLY (this year) in grades seven through eleven will be eligible to attend, so start thinking about being a part of this amazing experience. More information is coming within the next month!
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Youth Calendar for March
MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH EVENTS CALENDAR
- Friday, March 19th, 7:00 to 8:30pm – Middle School Youth Group at St. Paul’s; sign up here to participate:
March 19th Middle School Youth - Sunday, March 28
th, Noon to 2:00pm – Help with distribution of St. Paul’s Easter Food Baskets; meet at St. Paul’s
at noon to load, then travel down to the Care Center for Christ in West Chester to help unload and distribute. (If you can only help with loading and unloading, that’s okay – sign up anyway.) Sign up here to participate: March 28th Easter Food Basket Distribution
- Saturday, April 10
th, 10:00am to 3:00pm – Tuscarora Lutheran Youth Online Retreat; indicate interest in
participating by contacting Craig.
HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH EVENTS CALENDAR
- Sunday, March 7th, 7:30-8:30pm – High School Youth Online Session, follow-up to the 30-Hour Famine (all are
welcome to join regardless of whether or not they were able to participate in the 30-Hour Famine)
- Saturday, March 13th, 7:00 to 8:30pm – High School Youth Group at St. Paul’s; sign up here to participate:
March 13th High School Youth
- Sunday, March 21st, 7:30 to 8:00pm – High School Check-In (Online/Zoom)
- Saturday, March 27th, 8:15am to 3:30pm – Good Works Work Session; sign up here to participate: March 27th
Good Works Workday Our monthly youth workdays with Good Works of Coatesville resume this month. As with prior workdays, we will meet at Good Works' warehouse in Coatesville at 8:15, and travel from there to our worksite for the day. Parents are asked to wait with us at the warehouse so that you can drive your youth to the worksite, which is where they will be picked up at 3:30. Adult helpers are also needed!
- Sunday, March 28th, Noon to 2:00pm – Help with distribution of St. Paul’s Easter Food Baskets; meet at St. Paul’s
at noon to load, then travel down to the Care Center for Christ in West Chester to help unload and distribute. (If you can only help with loading and unloading, that’s okay – sign up anyway.) Sign up here to participate: March 28th Easter Food Basket Distribution
- Saturday, April 10th, 10:00am to 3:00pm – Tuscarora Lutheran Youth Online Retreat; indicate interest in
participating by contacting Craig.
Confirmation Plans
March confirmation will continue to follow the previous months schedule. • Weekly Sunday noon Zoom meetings with Pastor Brad will continue on 3/7, 3/14 and 3/21.
• We will have our monthly in-person session on Sunday, March 21st at 6:00pm in Fellowship Hall, led by Craig Miller.
• On March 28th (Palm Sunday), we are strongly encouraging the confirmands to participate at noon in the loading,
unloading, and distribution of the Easter Food Baskets for the Care Center for Christ.
This schedule has worked well in the past few months. Any questions or concerns, please contact Joan Strawbridge
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Now that the snow has (mostly) melted, let’s start thinking about summer. What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of summer? If you said Bear Creek Camp, then it's your lucky day. BCC is currently accepting Early Bird registrations through March 31
st. If you register before the end of March, your campers will receive a free camp t-shirt.
BCC is still offering the half week, Try Camp program for first timers and then there is Classic Camp full week program as well. Siblings are eligible for a $50 discount. Obviously Covid19 is on everyone’s mind and BCC has made some changes by limiting the number of campers that will be accepted for each session. Other Covid19 related changes are still being finalized. Go to: https://bearcreekcamp.campbrainregistration.com/ to register or email me at [email protected] with any questions.
Bear Creek Camp Registration is Open
A Note from the Director of Music [email protected]
Sing to the Lord a New Song!
In last month’s newsletter article, I shared my love of the Lutheran worship supplement With One Voice. This month, I am excited to introduce the newest Evangelical Lutheran Worship Supplement: All Creation Sings. Released in November of 2020, this regal purple hymnal contains approximately 200 hymns and songs, many of them newly created over the last fifteen years. The selections support the seasons of the church year, the texts in the lectionary which we follow and a wide range of topics. While producing this hymnal, it was a priority to provide music that creates community and encourages assembly singing.
To meet this goal, half of the songs are familiar hymn tunes with new words. The remaining music is new, but include songs that are short, unison, and repetitive, making them accessible to a variety of musical abilities and able to be sung without being read from the hymnal, printed in a bulletin or projected on a screen. Much like in the Evangelical Lutheran Worship (ELW), assembly songs suitable for part-singing are presented with 4-part harmony, those intended for strong, unison singing contain just the melody line.
While I am eager to learn new hymns and songs along with you, I am excited that some of the songs we already sing in worship at St Paul’s are included in this hymnal: Beautiful Things (our prelude for Lenten Worship), Oh, When the Saints Go Marching In and Ten Thousand Reasons (Bless the Lord, O My Soul).
All Creation Sings also includes two liturgies of Holy Communion with new musical settings, one being especially suitable for evening services, a Service of Word and Prayer designed especially for contemplative worship suitable for midweek services and more than seventy-five new prayers and liturgical forms for diverse occasions and circumstances.
Tune into Tuneful Tuesday in the upcoming weeks as I crack open this new resource for worship and share some hymns and songs included in it.
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Social Ministry
HOORAY! SPRING IS ON THE WAY
With that said… The Easter Bunny will be hopping down the trail before very long, too.
EASTER FOOD DRIVE
Presently, we are, as you know, in the midst of a Food Drive to provide at least 55 Easter dinner meals for needy families in and around our local communities. As in the past, we ask for you to fill a box of our requested food items, or donate monetarily for someone else to do the shopping for you at $25/box. Or, if you prefer, you may donate to the cost of the hams. Sign up on Genius either way. Send your monetary donations to the church, stipulating what it should be used for. You can sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b054caca9292-easter
Here's what goes into a complete family dinner:
1 bottle pancake syrup (24 oz.) 1 box inst potatoes (14 oz.) 2 cans green beans
2 cans corn 1 cake mix 1 frosting 2 boxes Mac & Cheese
2 cans fruit 1 jar applesauce (50 oz.) 1 box complete pancake mix (32 oz.)
Your box can be dropped off at the church in the air-lock area from Feb. 21 through March 21, M-F after 1 PM as to not conflict
with pre-school, or anytime on the weekend. Ideally, food should arrive packed in a copier paper type box as this allows us to
better fill, stack and deliver.
SOUP DRIVE
Thank You Everyone! - For your donations of canned soup through February. A car-trunk full was delivered to the local food banks, and well received.
BLOOD DRIVE March 25th
Our next Blood Drive I scheduled for Thursday, March 25th from 1-6:00pm in Fellowship Hall. Be a
donor and sign up on-line with the Red Cross. If you would like to volunteer to be a monitor for an hour or so, contact Nancy Berger.
THE QUILTERS
The pandemic has not stopped folks from doing God’s Work. The Quilters already have completed 29 quilts for Lutheran World Relief. We are applying for a Thrivent card to help us purchase the supplies needed to continue with
this worthy project.
CHILI FOR SAFE HARBOR
A “forever” project we have going here at St. Paul’s is cooking chili for Safe Harbor. They are always happy when we drop off our bags of chili that help to feed those who presently reside at the shelter. So in your "spare" time, why
not pull out the cooking pots and cook up a batch?
PLARNS
Social Ministry/Crafters would like to continue making these mats since there is such a need. Anyone interested in either ‘crocheting’ a mat or cutting the plastic bags to be used, please go to the YouTube video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr_WHW_tGSE “How to Make a PLARN Bedroll “ or contact Jane Lynch at
[email protected] for more info. This is a great way to recycle plastic bags for a good cause! The Social Ministry committee is gearing up for future activities, and looking forward to gatherings of the clan again. Stay tuned in.
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Adult Faith Formation Activities Update
1. The Sunday Night Sermon Study Zoom meetings continue every Sunday evening at 7:00pm. We get together virtually to look deeper into the worship service Bible reading and sermon of the day. Kim Johnson is the host and Mark Herman is the emcee. Access details: Zoom meeting link
<https://wcupa.zoom.us/j/97478417420?pwd=N1h0TUV2U0YrRkNjd3d4RU1EdmNjdz09#success> - meeting ID: 974 7841 7420 (if needed) - password: Sunday (if needed)
2. While supplies last: Pick up your copy of the Lent 2021
daily devotional booklet "Mending Our Hearts." Following our Lenten theme of healing, it contains daily Bible readings, commentary, takeaway thoughts, and a prayer. Copies can be found in both airlock entrances of the church.
3. Friday Night Social/Bible Study (a/k/a Friday Night
Fire Pit) - on hold. We will meet again around the church fire pit in the springtime when the weather warms up.
Chat n’ Chews Book Club (Meeting March 7th)
Chat n’ Chews Sunday School Book Club is planning a Zoom meeting for Sunday, March 7th at 12 pm. I will forward a Zoom link as we get closer. We are currently reading: Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty. You don’t have to finish the book or read it to join us in a lively and faithful discussion. Please contact Gwen Werner at 610-823-0244 or at [email protected] for more information. Happy Reading! - Gwen
St. Paul’s Preschool
Grow in Faith & Serve with Love
Did you know St. Paul’s Preschool
offers a Pre-K 5’s Class?
Our Pre-K’s program is specifically designed for those children who do not meet the kindergarten age requirements or those needing another year in a small-class setting before entering kindergarten. Our Pre-K’s program uses the Learning Without Tears© curriculum and a complete math curriculum in
addition to STEM activities to encourage individual growth while focusing on kindergarten readiness skills.
Please call or email for more information; space is lim-ited.
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Lots of Love from Love Does! [email protected]
Habitat for Humanity They are aiming to build 15 homes this year and are well underway with five of those home in Coatesville. They are looking for volunteers on Saturdays so if have a day or a few hours to give, please contact Chris Robinson ([email protected]) as he’s there most weekends. And they have recently finished the first batch of homes in West Grove and are looking for potential home-owners for the next batch of homes. So if you know of a low income family wanting to own
a home tell them to check out this link https://hfhcc.org/westgrovesite/. Also a new video has been posted at this link showing folk what these homes are like. So if you want to tour a Habitat home take a look!
Chester County Food Bank – a huge thank you to everyone who donated to the virtual food drive we ran through February. You donated a whopping $599. Using money from grants, donations, and virtual food drives, the Chester County Food Bank purchases approximately 42% of its total fresh and non-perishable food inventory. Through a network of wholesalers, farmers, and the food
industry, they seek out the highest quality food products at the most cost-effective price. For every $1 they receive, they can buy $3-4 worth of food - which means the $599 you gave is equivalent to over $2000 in food for the families and seniors right here in Chester county. It is not too late to contribute to the food drive. Please go to this link and help us reach the goal of $1000 (equivalent to $4000 of food!) - https://chestercountyfoodbank.fenly.org/drive/stpaulslionville-virtual-food-drive/
Pennsylvania Center for Adapted Sports are running virtual programs until we start up again Mid April with cycling on the Chester Valley Trail. Anne-Marie Walters is leading a monthly movie night on the 3
rd Thursday of every month at 7pm on Zoom. In February we discussed “As Good As It Gets”
and as the theme tune for that move is “Always Look On The Bright Side of Life”, the group chose to watch and discuss “Monty Python’s Life of Brian” in March (March 18
th). If you fancy joining this group please
contact Anne-Marie ([email protected]) and she’ll send you the link. And they are still offering the following exercise options to do at home and sitting down usually!
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NEW VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITY!
Through the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia every other weekend they need volunteers to help distribute food boxes to families in need. On March 6
th from 9am to 12 noon they need help at the Fatima Catholic
Outreach Center in Bensalem. We’re trying to get a group together from St Paul’s to help out. Please contact either Anne-Marie Walters ([email protected]) or Kim Johnson ([email protected]) if you would like to come help.
• Standing Fitness: Tuesday evenings 5-6 pm. This is ideal for people who are able to stand and walk without assistance. We start with standing leg exercises, then do arms, then balance activities, then get on the floor for a core/abdominal workout.
• Yoga: Wednesdays at 3:30-4:45 pm. All levels are welcome. Poses include strengthening, stretching, and breathing techniques. All poses can be modified for your ability level.
• Seated Fitness: Thursday evenings at 5-6 pm. This is ideal for people who use a wheelchair or other assistive device for their mobility. We perform seated exercises for arms, trunk, core, and balance, as well as breathing exercises.
• Meditation: Sundays at 2 pm (starting January 17). All are welcome, but class size is limited. Learn how to meditate, or if you already know, get more comfortable with the practice.
Complete this form https://forms.gle/GhTM3VhyBPxM8Huy9 to sign up for virtual programs.
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Lots of Love from LOVE DOES (continued)
Congregational Photos
Simpson Meadows – Please do not forget our friends at Simpsons Meadows. Cards and notes are much appreciated. Please send cards and notes to: 101 Plaza Dr, Downingtown, PA 19335.
If you are volunteering with any organizations and want to share what you are doing please send the information to [email protected]. And if you volunteered on MLK Day this year please share your photos!
Honeybrook Food Pantry – is continuing to operate doing drive through food distributions food twice per month to those in our community in desperate need of food. This past month the cans of soup collected for the Souper Bowl when to this cause. If you want to find out how you can help please contact [email protected] or visit their web site—https://www.honeybrookfoodpantry.org/.
Bridget & Bill Lillis’ nephew’s very creative
snow sculpture. The fish even moves.
Mother/daughter snowman building
from Karen and Kelly Slyman.
(The knees gave out before the snow
and enthusiasm did.)
GoodWorks – Work continues on Elaina’s row home in Coatesville. On Feb 27th, Chris and
Anne-Marie worked alongside Elaina to make her basement drier and warmer (see the photos!). The next work day is March 27
th and if you fancy joining this us please contact either –
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(Photos continued)
Enter at your
own risk!!
One of 4 pages
of attendees to
our online
annual meeting.
Thank you!
Elaine and Anne-Marie work on Elaina’s basement thru GoodWorks. Interested? Contact Chris or Anne-Marie to join them once a month in helping repair homes.
Our 30-Hour Famine was held in Feb. Our team of seven youth and three adults went without food to get a sense of the hunger experienced every day by millions of children around the world.
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Drive-Thru Only. Please stay in your vehicle. Call our office at 484-875-0202 or email [email protected] with questions.
300 N. Pottstown Pike in Exton—the office parking lot.
No products will be sold at this event. Thrivent is the marketing name for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Insurance products issued by Thrivent. Not available in all states. Securities and investment advisory services offered through Thrivent Investment Management Inc., a registered investment adviser, member FINRA and SIPC, and a subsidiary of Thrivent. Licensed agent/producer of Thrivent. Registered representative of Thrivent Investment Management, Inc. Advisory services available through investment adviser representatives only. Thrivent.com/disclosures.
Thrivent Shredding Event - April 24th
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