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A Message from Pastor Evan – August 28, 2024

Rev Evan Dodge

Dear St Paul’s:

This Sunday is our final combined worship service. I pray this has been a powerful and meaningful opportunity over the past couple months to worship together and experience the wide variety of musical expressions in our church.

This Sunday we welcome Pam Hess from Step of Faith Ministry to our church. She will share about the ministry and the ways they are impacting the world with the good news of Jesus Christ. We will also receive the sacrament of holy communion together. Join us for worship!

Pastor Evan

SCRIPTURE FOR SUNDAY

Old Testament: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9

New Testament: Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

A Message from Director of Family Ministries – August 22, 2024

Dear St. Paul’s family, “So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up.” Ephesians 4:11-12 This Sunday, I will lead our service and the main focus of my message will be about how God has equipped each and every one of us for good works. Instead of a Children’s Sermon we will be having a Youth Mission Report in its place. The youth who participated on the missions trip will be reporting on key elements from our recent family mission trip to Gretna Glen. Please join us at 10am Service. We are excited to worship with you! Blessings, Melissa Jensen

SCRIPTURE FOR SUNDAY

Old Testament: Isaiah 6:8-10 New Testament: Ephesians 4:1-15
youth mission

A Message from Director of Family Ministries – August 15, 2024

melissa jensen

Dear St. Paul’s family,

Pastor Evan and his family are off on their family vacation. Let’s all pray that they can have a wonderful and safe trip and be able to rest and recharge.

This Sunday, I will lead our service and our Co-Lay Leader Christina Tello will be giving our sermon.

Please join us at 10am Service. We are excited to worship with you!

Blessings,
Melissa Jensen

SCRIPTURE FOR SUNDAY

Old Testament: Psalm 1
Wickedness vs those who focus on the Lord

New Testament Galatians 5:22-23
Fruit of the Spirit

New Testament 2 Peter 1:4-8
Fruit of the Spirit pt. 2 / effective and productive witness

 

A Message from Pastor Evan – August 8, 2024

Rev Evan Dodge

Dear St. Paul’s family,

Join us this Sunday for a busy service! We conclude our series on Joseph, welcome new members, and receive the Lord’s supper.

Come worship God with us!
Pastor Evan

SCRIPTURE FOR SUNDAY

Old Testament: Psalm 1
Wickedness vs those who focus on the Lord

New Testament Galatians 5:22-23
Fruit of the Spirit

New Testament 2 Peter 1:4-8
Fruit of the Spirit pt. 2 / effective and productive witness

Director of Family Ministries – August 1, 2024

vbs 2024 inside activity vbs 2024 outside

This past week I have watched in awe as our VBS volunteers have made our Camp Firelight program come to life!

Both adults and youth volunteers have worked so hard and enriched our program. During our reflection time all the children have spoken on how much they are enjoying this week together.

Bible Time, Music, Science, Crafts, Snack, Missions and Recreation. All areas are bringing the children closer together and in relationship with God.

A HUGE shout out to all our volunteers. You make me feel very proud to be a part of this St. Paul’s family.
Thank you ALL for your hard work.

Join us THIS SUNDAY SERVICE to see Reflections from our VBS week.

Service 10am.

Melissa Jensen

“Whenever I’m afraid, I put my trust in you.” Psalm 56:3

Director of Family Ministries – July 25, 2024

mid week worship

mid week worship

We had a special Mid-Week Worship. Our missionaries form Albania Nicole and Plator shared with us a documentary explained the atmosphere for missionaries during communism.

Plator gave a wonderful message on forgiveness and explained all the great work they are accomplishing for the children of their village with their orphanage and day care center for the children.

We hope in the future to be able to join them and aid more in their good works.

“I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” John 16:33

A Message from Pastor Evan – July 25, 2024

Rev Evan Dodge

We are halfway through a sermon series on Joseph, focusing on his life as a person of integrity and forgiveness (Genesis 37-45). His life is an example of God’s timing, which is always right and perfect.

This Sunday, we get a glimpse of his heart of forgiveness, as he meets his brothers once again. We see glimpses of grace in the way Joseph treats his brothers and his desire for their well being, not for revenge on them. In doing so, he models the sort of grace God has for all his people.

Join us on Sundays at 10 am.
Pastor Evan

A Message from Pastor Evan – July 18, 2024

Rev Evan Dodge

Dear St Paul’s family:

I pray that you are being encouraged as we journey through the life of Joseph. We saw last Sunday that Joseph faced 3 temptations – the temptation for power, the temptation for physical pleasure, and the temptation to despair. While the first two temptations are explicit in Joseph’s encounter with Potipher’s wife, the third hangs behind the scene, yet it is there. The temptation to despair strikes us when we have done everything right and life still goes sideways. We can succumb to despair, or we can trust that, just like in Joseph’s life, God is quietly working for our care and good to accomplish his grand purpose in our lives. Let’s hold on to faith!

See you Sunday as we continue our journey through Joseph in the book of Genesis.

Pastor Evan