Washington Neighborhood Cleanup Day

October 11, 2014 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

This year, St. Paul will be hosting the Washington Neighborhood cleanup day on Saturday, October 11 from 8am – Noon. Pitch in and help us serve our neighbors! St. Paul parking lot will serve as “home base” for the event.

	February 2021
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	1	2 [F] The Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Our Lord (W) [F] The Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Our Lord (W) Starts: 12:00 am Ends: February 2, 2021 - 11:59 pm Description: Old Testament: 1 Samuel 1:21-28\rPsalm 84 (antiphon: v. 4)\rEpistle: Hebrews 2:14-18\rGospel:Luke 2:22-32 (33-40)\r\rGod Gives the Gift of a Child to Destroy Death\rThe Lord opened the barren womb of Hannah and gave her the gift of the son for whom she prayed, and in grateful response she presented and gave the child, Samuel, to the Lord's service. "As long as he lives, he is lent to the LORD" (1 Sam. 1:28). So, too, did Mary and Joseph present the Child promised from the fall, born of a virgin's womb. The true offering wasn't the turtledoves or young pigeons. It was the Child they carried. This Child has come to "destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery" (Heb. 2:14b_15). Set free by His advent in our flesh and the promise of what He would do "in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people" (Heb. 2:17b), Simeon and Anna rejoiced. We also rejoice, for we, too, can face death unafraid and "depart in peace" (Luke 2:29) when our time comes. More details... •	3 Confirmation Class Confirmation Class Starts: 8:00 pm Ends: February 3, 2021 - 9:30 pm Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84697836970 Description: St. Paul Lutheran Church is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. CONFIRMATION CLASS Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84697836970 More details... •	4	5 [C] Jacob (Israel), Patriarch [C] Jacob (Israel), Patriarch Starts: 12:00 am Ends: February 5, 2021 - 11:59 pm Description: Jacob, the third of the three Hebrew patriarchs, was the younger of the twin sons of Isaac and Rebekah. After wrestling with the Angel of the Lord, Jacob, whose name means "deceiver," was renamed "Israel," which means "he strives with God" (Gen. 25:26; 32:28). His family life was filled with trouble, caused by his acts of deception toward his father and his brother Esau and his parental favoritism toward his son Joseph (March 31). Much of his adult life was spent grieving over the death of his beloved wife Rachel and the presumed death of Joseph, who had been appointed by the Egyptian Pharaoh to be in charge of food distribution during a time of famine in the land. Prior to Jacob's death during the blessing of his sons, God gave the promise that the Messiah would come through the line of Jacob's fourth son, Judah (Genesis 49). More details... •	6 DIVINE SERVICE DIVINE SERVICE Starts: 11:30 pm Ends: February 7, 2021 - 1:00 am Description: Weekly worship service with Holy Communion. More details... •
7 DIVINE SERVICE DIVINE SERVICE Starts: 11:30 pm Ends: February 7, 2021 - 1:00 am Description: Weekly worship service with Holy Communion. More details... 5th Sunday after Epiphany (G) 5th Sunday after Epiphany (G) Starts: 12:00 am Ends: February 7, 2021 - 11:59 pm Description: Introit: Ps 13:3-5 (antiphon: 13:6)\rGradual: [Ps. 117:1-2a; 96:8]\rOld Testament: Is 40:21-31\rPs 147:1-11 (antiphon: v. 5)\rEpistle: 1 Cor 9:16-27\rProperVerse: Mk 1:39\rGospel: Mk 1:29-39\r\rThe Son of God, Christ Jesus, Makes Us a New Creation\rThe Lord alone "is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth" (Is. 40:28). He "sits above the circle of the earth" and "stretches out the heavens like a curtain" (Is. 40:22). Yet His almighty power is demonstrated chiefly by His mercy and compassion. "He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength" (Is. 40:29). The only begotten Son of the Father, the very Word by whom all things were made, becomes flesh and takes all the poverty and weakness of our sin and death upon Himself, bearing it in His body to the cross. As He dies for us there, He also raises us up, a new creation, in His resurrection from the dead. Thus, by the preaching of this Word, He heals "many who were sick with various diseases," and He casts out "many demons" (Mark 1:34, 39). And His preaching continues through those whom He has sent, who are "entrusted with a stewardship" to "preach the gospel" (1 Cor. 9:16_17). Thus, we are set free by the Word of Christ, and we exercise our freedom in loving service to others. More details... DIVINE SERVICE DIVINE SERVICE Starts: 3:00 pm Ends: February 7, 2021 - 4:30 pm Description: Weekly worship with Holy Communion. More details... Bible Study - Philippians Bible Study - Philippians Starts: 6:26 pm Ends: February 7, 2021 - 7:26 pm Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86394333060 Description: St. Paul Lutheran Church is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86394333060 Meeting ID: 863 9433 3060 One tap mobile +13017158592,,86394333060# US (Washington D.C) +13126266799,,86394333060# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 863 9433 3060 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdzDlhHU2p More details... • • • •	8	9	10 [C] Silas, Fellow Worker of St. Peter and St. Paul [C] Silas, Fellow Worker of St. Peter and St. Paul Starts: 12:00 am Ends: February 10, 2021 - 11:59 pm Description: Silas, a leader in the church at Jerusalem, was chosen by Paul (Acts 15:40) to accompany him on his second missionary journey from Antioch to Asia Minor and Macedonia. Silas, also known as Silvanus, was imprisoned with Paul in Philippi and experienced the riots in Thessalonica and Berea. After rejoining Paul in Corinth, he apparently remained there for an extended time. Beyond that there is little further mention of Silas and his association with Paul. More details... Confirmation Class Confirmation Class Starts: 8:00 pm Ends: February 10, 2021 - 9:30 pm Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84697836970 Description: St. Paul Lutheran Church is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. CONFIRMATION CLASS Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84697836970 More details... • •	11	12	13 [C] Aquila, Priscilla, Apollos [C] Aquila, Priscilla, Apollos Starts: 12:00 am Ends: February 13, 2021 - 11:59 pm Description: Aquila and his wife Priscilla (Prisca), Jewish contemporaries of St. Paul, traveled widely. Because of persecution in Rome, they went to Corinth where they met the apostle Paul, who joined them in their trade of tentmaking (Acts 18:1-3). They, in turn, joined him in his mission of proclaiming the Christian Gospel. The couple later traveled with Paul from Corinth to Ephesus (Acts 18:18), where the two of them established a home that served as hospitality headquarters for new converts to Christianity. Apollos was one of their numerous Jewish pupils in the faith. An eloquent man, Apollos "spoke with burning enthusiasm and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus" (Acts 18:25). He later traveled from Corinth to the province of Achaia, where he "showed by the Scriptures that the Messiah is Jesus" (Acts 18:28). Aquila, Priscilla, and Apollos are all remembered and honored for their great missionary zeal. More details... DIVINE SERVICE DIVINE SERVICE Starts: 11:30 pm Ends: February 14, 2021 - 1:00 am Description: Weekly worship service with Holy Communion. More details... • •
14 DIVINE SERVICE DIVINE SERVICE Starts: 11:30 pm Ends: February 14, 2021 - 1:00 am Description: Weekly worship service with Holy Communion. More details... Transfiguration (W) Transfiguration (W) Starts: 12:00 am Ends: February 14, 2021 - 11:59 pm Description: Introit: Ps 99:1-5 (antiphon: 99:9)\rGradual: [Ps. 117:1-2a; 96:8]\rOld Testament: 2 Kgs 2:1-12\r or Ex 34:29-35\rPs 50:1-6 (antiphon: v. 2)\rEpistle: 2 Cor 3:12-13 (14-18); 4:1-6\rProperVerse: Ps 45:2a\rGospel: Mk 9:2-9\r\rThe Face of Jesus Christ Manifests the Light of the Knowledge of the Glory of God\rIt was "a hard thing" that Elisha asked, but by his persistence he was able to see the Prophet Elijah being taken "by a whirlwind into heaven." Although "chariots of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them," Elisha received Elijah's cloak and a "double portion" of his spirit for preaching the Lord's Word (2 Kings 2:9_11). It was a hard thing, too, for Israel to see Moses and come near to him, when "the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God" (Ex. 34:29_30). Therefore, after "he commanded them all that the Lord had spoken with him in Mount Sinai," Moses "put a veil over his face" (Ex. 34:32_33). Only the Word of the Gospel lifts the veil, and "only through Christ is it taken away" (2 Cor. 3:14). Thus are we able to behold "the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ," who is "the image of God" (2 Cor. 4:4_6). For the Law and the prophets are all fulfilled in Him. Therefore, "listen to him," and fix your sights on "Jesus only" (Mark 9:7_8). More details... [C] Valentine, Martyr [C] Valentine, Martyr Starts: 12:00 am Ends: February 14, 2021 - 11:59 pm Description: A physician and priest living in Rome during the rule of the Emperor Claudius, Valentine become one of the noted martyrs of the third century. The commemoration of his death, which occurred in the year 270, became part of the calendar of remembrance in the early church of the West. Tradition suggests that on the day of his execution for his Christian faith, he left a note of encouragement for a child of his jailer written on an irregularly-shaped piece of paper. This greeting became a pattern for millions of written expressions of love and caring that now are the highlight of Valentine's Day in many nations. More details... DIVINE SERVICE DIVINE SERVICE Starts: 3:00 pm Ends: February 14, 2021 - 4:30 pm Description: Weekly worship with Holy Communion. More details... Bible Study - Philippians Bible Study - Philippians Starts: 6:26 pm Ends: February 14, 2021 - 7:26 pm Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86394333060 Description: St. Paul Lutheran Church is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86394333060 Meeting ID: 863 9433 3060 One tap mobile +13017158592,,86394333060# US (Washington D.C) +13126266799,,86394333060# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 863 9433 3060 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdzDlhHU2p More details... • • • • •	15 [C] Philemon and Onesimus [C] Philemon and Onesimus Starts: 12:00 am Ends: February 15, 2021 - 11:59 pm Description: Philemon was a prominent first-century Christian who owned a slave named Onesimus. Although the name "Onesimus" means "useful," Onesimus proved himself "useless" when he ran away from his master and perhaps even stole from him (Philemon 18). Somehow Onesimus came into contact with the apostle Paul while the latter was in prison (possibly in Rome), and through Paul's proclamation of the Gospel he became a Christian. After confessing to the apostle that he was a runaway slave, he was directed by Paul to return to his master and become "useful" again. In order to help pave the way for Onesimus' peaceful return home, Paul sent him on his way with a letter addressed to Philemon, a letter in which he urged Philemon to forgive his slave for having run away and "to receive him as you would receive me" (v. 17), "no longer as a slave, but as a beloved brother" (v. 16). The letter was eventually included by the church as one of the books of the New Testament. More details... •	16 [C] Philip Melanchthon (birth), Confessor [C] Philip Melanchthon (birth), Confessor Starts: 12:00 am Ends: February 16, 2021 - 11:59 pm Description: Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560) was a brilliant student of the classics and a humanist scholar. In 1518 he was appointed to teach along with Martin Luther at the University of Wittenberg. At Luther's urging, Melanchthon began teaching theology and Scripture in addition to his courses in classical studies. In April of 1530, Emperor Charles V called an official meeting between the representative of Lutheranism and Roman Catholicism, hoping to effect a meeting of minds between two opposing groups. Since Luther was at that time under papal excommunication and an imperial ban, Melanchthon was assigned the duty of being the chief Lutheran representative at this meeting. He is especially remembered and honored as the author of the Augsburg Confession, which was officially presented by the German princes to the emperor on June 25, 1530, as the defining document of Lutheranism within Christendom. Melanchthon died on April 19, 1560. More details... St. Paul Staff Meeting St. Paul Staff Meeting Starts: 2:30 pm Ends: February 16, 2021 - 2:45 pm More details... • •	17 Ash Wednesday (Bk/V) Ash Wednesday (Bk/V) Starts: 12:00 am Ends: February 17, 2021 - 11:59 pm Description: Introit: Ps Ps 51:1-3, 10-12 (antiphon: Ps 51:17)\rGradual: [Heb. 12:2]\rOld Testament: Jl 2:12-19\rPs 51:1_13 (14-19) (antiphon: v. 17)\rEpistle: 2 Cor 5:20b-6:10\rProperVerse: Joel 2:13b\rGospel: Mt 6:1-6, 16-21\r\rReturn to the Lord Your God, for He Has Reconciled You to Himself\rOn Ash Wednesday, we come down from the mountain with Jesus and set our faces toward His cross and Passion in Jerusalem. We make our pilgrimage with Him by the way of repentance, and thus we return to the dying and rising of Holy Baptism. Christ Jesus, "who knew no sin," became our sin, so that by His death we are released from sin and in His resurrection we "become the righteousness of God" (2 Cor. 5:21). Since God has thus reconciled the world to Himself in Christ, "now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation" (2 Cor. 6:2). He has provided the sacrificial Lamb, and He has left "a blessing behind him, a grain offering and a drink offering" in the Eucharist (Joel 2:14, 19). He summons us to return to Him with all our hearts, because He is "gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love" (Joel 2:13). Return to Him in faith and confidence, and so pray to Him as your Father; give to the needy from a heart of love; and fast for the sake of repentance (Matt. 6:3_4, 6, 17_18). More details... Ash Wedneday Service Ash Wedneday Service Starts: 11:30 pm Ends: February 18, 2021 - 12:30 am More details... • •	18 Ash Wedneday Service Ash Wedneday Service Starts: 11:30 pm Ends: February 18, 2021 - 12:30 am More details... [C] Martin Luther, Doctor and Confessor [C] Martin Luther, Doctor and Confessor Starts: 12:00 am Ends: February 18, 2021 - 11:59 pm Description: Martin Luther, born on November 10, 1483, in Eisleben, Germany, initially began studies leading toward a degree in law. However, after a close encounter with death, he switched to the study of theology, entered an Augustinian monastery, was ordained a priest in 1505, and received a doctorate in theology in 1512. As a professor at the newly-established University of Wittenberg, his scriptural studies led him to question many of the church's teachings and practices, especially the selling of indulgences. His refusal to back down from his convictions resulted in his excommunication in 1521. Following a period of seclusion at the Wartburg castle, Luther returned to Wittenberg, where he spent the rest of his life preaching and teaching, translating the Scriptures, and writing hymns and numerous theological treatises. He is remembered and honored for his lifelong emphasis on the biblical truth that for Christ's sake God declares us righteous by grace through faith alone. He died on February 18, 1546, while visiting the town of his birth. More details... • •	19	20 DIVINE SERVICE DIVINE SERVICE Starts: 11:30 pm Ends: February 21, 2021 - 1:00 am Description: Weekly worship service with Holy Communion. More details... •
21 DIVINE SERVICE DIVINE SERVICE Starts: 11:30 pm Ends: February 21, 2021 - 1:00 am Description: Weekly worship service with Holy Communion. More details... DIVINE SERVICE DIVINE SERVICE Starts: 3:00 pm Ends: February 21, 2021 - 4:30 pm Description: Weekly worship with Holy Communion. More details... Bible Study - Philippians Bible Study - Philippians Starts: 6:26 pm Ends: February 21, 2021 - 7:26 pm Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86394333060 Description: St. Paul Lutheran Church is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86394333060 Meeting ID: 863 9433 3060 One tap mobile +13017158592,,86394333060# US (Washington D.C) +13126266799,,86394333060# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 863 9433 3060 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdzDlhHU2p More details... Confirmation Class Confirmation Class Starts: 8:00 pm Ends: February 21, 2021 - 9:30 pm Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84697836970 Description: St. Paul Lutheran Church is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. CONFIRMATION CLASS Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84697836970 More details... • • • •	22 Staff Meeting Staff Meeting Starts: 3:30 pm Ends: February 22, 2021 - 4:00 pm More details... •	23	24 Lent Service Lent Service Starts: 11:30 pm Ends: February 25, 2021 - 12:30 am More details... •	25 Lent Service Lent Service Starts: 11:30 pm Ends: February 25, 2021 - 12:30 am More details... •	26 Delores Lindsay Visitation Delores Lindsay Visitation Starts: 10:00 pm Ends: February 27, 2021 - 1:00 am Description: Open doors by 3 More details... •	27 Delores Lindsay Visitation Delores Lindsay Visitation Starts: 10:00 pm Ends: February 27, 2021 - 1:00 am Description: Open doors by 3 More details... Delores Lindsay Funeral Delores Lindsay Funeral Starts: 4:30 pm Ends: February 27, 2021 - 5:30 pm Description: Open doors by 9am Approx 75 Council Hill Cemetery - Galena Hymns -What a Friend -Lord's Prayer -Why me, Lord? (Chris Christoffersen) -I Am Trusting Thee, Lord Jesus -Amazing Grace Confirmation -Blest are they that hear the Word of God and keep it More details... DIVINE SERVICE DIVINE SERVICE Starts: 11:30 pm Ends: February 28, 2021 - 1:00 am Description: Weekly worship service with Holy Communion. More details... • • •
28 DIVINE SERVICE DIVINE SERVICE Starts: 11:30 pm Ends: February 28, 2021 - 1:00 am Description: Weekly worship service with Holy Communion. More details... DIVINE SERVICE DIVINE SERVICE Starts: 3:00 pm Ends: February 28, 2021 - 4:30 pm Description: Weekly worship with Holy Communion. More details... Bible Study - Philippians Bible Study - Philippians Starts: 6:26 pm Ends: February 28, 2021 - 7:26 pm Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86394333060 Description: St. Paul Lutheran Church is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86394333060 Meeting ID: 863 9433 3060 One tap mobile +13017158592,,86394333060# US (Washington D.C) +13126266799,,86394333060# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 863 9433 3060 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdzDlhHU2p More details... Confirmation Class Confirmation Class Starts: 8:00 pm Ends: February 28, 2021 - 9:30 pm Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84697836970 Description: St. Paul Lutheran Church is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. CONFIRMATION CLASS Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84697836970 More details... • • • •