In the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, welcome! Worship Schedule: 8:00am Traditional Service 10:45am Contemporary Svc

Sunday School 9:15am (pre-K--8th) /9:30am (Adult) Holy Communion at both services; Children’s bulletins available in back of sanctuary.

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church; Pastor Mark Singh-Hueter 104 S. Village Avenue, Exton, PA 19341

610.363.6264 office / 610.594.9393 preschool

office@stpaulslionville.org / www.stpaulslionville.org

Office Hours: Mon-Thur: 9am-3pm, Fri: 9-12 noon

Whether or not you are Lutheran, if you are baptized

and believe, we invite you to commune with us.

Children who have not yet celebrated their first

communion are invited forward for a blessing.

This Week at St. Paul’s

For Sunday, February 26, 2017

EVENTS - Upcoming Week 2/26 - 3/4/17

SUN: Feb 26

9:15/9:30a 6:45p

Sunday School High School Youth Group (P)

MON: 27 9:30a 7:00p 7:00

Women’s Bible Study (101) Social Ministry Mtg (101) Worship Planning Team (205)

TUES: 28 7:00p 7:00 7:00

Bible Study at Simpson Meadows Islam Presentation (4 of 4) (St. Matt’s) Mutual Ministry (111)

WED: Mar 1

9:30a 10:00-11:30 7:30

Crafters (P) Allison’s Starbucks Hours Ash Wednesday Service

THU: 2 8:00a 9:30 6:15p 7:00

Amigos Thursday Theology at Wegman’s Voice of the Spirit Choir (201) Youth Dir Support Team Mtg (101)

FRI: 3 Harvey Cedars Retreat (youth)

SAT: 4

WORSHIP VOLUNTEERS THIS SUNDAY

10:45 CONTEMPORARY SERVICE

Worship Coordinator:

Altar Care:

Asst. Minister:

Communion Assts:

Greeters:

Lector:

Ushers:

Acolyte:

Child Sermon Asst.:

Announcements:

Welcome Table:

Coffee Fellowship:

Altar Flower Deliv:

Dave Heydt

Kim Johnson

Kim Johnson

Bruce Burt, Kathy Collier

Holly and Sandy Lopacki

Frieda Schmidt

Scott Heath, Brian Hillestad

Carly Hauer

Paige Hauer

Frieda Schmidt

Mark Knepley

Joan Ferree

8:00 TRADITIONAL SERVICE

Worship Coordinator:

Altar Care:

Asst. Minister:

Communion Assts:

Greeters:

Lector:

Ushers:

Acolyte:

Crucifer:

Announcements:

Welcome Table:

Bread Baker:

Lock-Up:

Coffee Fellowship:

Binder Art:

Nancy Berger

Sandy and Bill Spengel

Al Colberg

Melissa Pechin, John Riley

Nancy and Kirk Berger

Harold Strawbridge

Karen and Brian Parks

Katie Ringeisen

Drew Hrynkow

Allison Wilcox

Carol Vreim

Frieda Schmidt

Anne-Marie Walters

Kenzie Pincura

Lenten Soup Supper Evenings Approaching! Our Lenten Soup Suppers begin Wednesday, March 8th in Fellowship Hall and run 5 weeks. Supper runs 6:00--6:40pm. Please sign up if you plan to attend or if you can help supply soup or bread. Sign-up sheets are in the nathex for each of the 5 Wednesdays.

The supper is followed by a brief Evening Prayer from 6:50--7:15pm. No sign-up is needed; all are welcome. Then we end the evening with the Lenten Study from 7:30 - 8:30pm. See the sign-up in the hallway and directions on the next page on how to get the book we will be using. Hope to see you there.

Couple of Heads-Up: Ash Wednesday is coming on March 1st, the start of the Lenten Season. We will be having our special 7:30pm service that evening. Please bring in last year’s palms by this Sunday to make into ashes. Just put them in the basket in the narthex.

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Dear Members & Friends: The next few pages list many upcoming events taking place

here at St. Paul’s or in the local area. For information, call the office at 610-363-6264,

email: office@stpaulslionville.org, or visit us on-line at: www.stpaulslionville.org.

We welcome you and invite you to participate in all of our activities. All are invited for fellowship in the narthex’s fellowship room after services.

THIS WEEK'S NEWS For Sunday, February 26, 2017

THIS WEEK WE PRAY FOR:

James Wescott, Kim Moses, Caryn Abdill, Richard Cherrington, Audrey

Pechin, Bill Spence, Eloise Marlowe, Buddy Doernte, Mark Frombach,

Sophie Burt, Richard Lease, Stuart Constable, Mary Ann McCracken,

Dorothy Dickol, Courtney Brinkert, Jerry Berger, Clark Cable, Eleanor

Murray, Josie Williams, Dave Gieschen, Dave DeKonty.

Unless specified otherwise, names remain on the non-military prayer request list for 4 weeks. You can re-list.

MILITARY: We pray for those

serving in the

military, especially

Timothy Smith in

Iraq.

Building Bridges: Final Islam Class Our final evening of the Islam study is from 7-8:15 pm on Feb. 28th at St. Matthew’s. Our speaker is Asheq Fazlullah from the Islamic Network Group. Our topic is Geopolitics and current day issues. Sign up in the lobby of St Matthew’s CLC, in the hallway at St Paul’s, or online at the following link:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f4ea9ad2da4ff2-building

Book Drive Opportunity – Grades K-5

Social Ministry is collecting gently-used K-5th grade

books to support a literacy ministry. This ministry is collecting short story books and primary magazines. Please put the books in the donation box located in the hallway. The final book collection date is this Sunday, February 26. Questions? Please contact Kim Harvey. keith.kimharvey@verizon.net

Oldies Dance THIS Saturday

February 25th

7-10:00pm Fellowship Hall

Music of the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s

Bring a small snack to share; beverages (including root beer floats) provided.

and of course, your dancing shoes!

$5 per couple; $3 single to benefit the WCU swing group.

Some basic lessons provided by the West Chester Univ. Swing Group, compliments of Kelli Johnson.

Sign up in the hall or rsvp to this email!

Women’s INC presents:

Chat and Chews Sunday School Book Club meets the first Sunday of each month, at 9:30 am in the Church Library — our next meeting will be on Sunday, March 5th. We will continue to read and discuss, “The Purpose Driven Life” by Rick Warren, and “Leota’s Garden” by Francine Rivers. You do not have to finish the book or even read it to join us in a lively and faithful discussion. Please contact Gwen Werner at 610-823-0244 or at ggwerner@verizon.net for more information.

Second Thursday of the Month 7:30 to 9:00 pm - Thursday, Mar. 9th

The Drafting Room

Next Month: We will meet April 6th instead of April 13th due to Maundy Thursday.

St. Matthew’s will join us.

We have a Clock Change coming up! We spring ahead on March 12th. Make a note!!

Mon., Feb. 27 Thur., Mar. 2

7:00p 6:30 6:30 7:00

BSA 216/Adult (FH/203) Wolf Den 1 (FH) Tiger Den 3 (P) Cub Adult Cmte (101)

Non-Church Events (2/26/17 - 3/4/17)

Shared Blessings needs you! Love Does has a new opportunity to help in the Philadelphia area. "Shared Blessings" is a community meal provided for the hungry and homeless at Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion (2101 Chestnut St in Philadelphia) each Friday at noon. St Paul’s will be preparing/serving the meal on Friday, March 17. Here's how you can help:

1. Help cook food ahead of time

2. Help serve the meal 3. Cook and serve

Do you work in Center City? Consider spending your lunch break with us serving those in need. The church is conveniently located at 21st & Chestnut Sts and you can pop over to help serve and be back to work within an hour. If you would like to help by cooking, serving, or both, please contact Lisa Diewald at: ldiewald@verizon.net.

Our church’s Lenten Journey is based on The Book of Forgiving by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and kicks off on Sunday, March 5

th. Then we will hold small group series based on what the Tutus

refer to as the “Four Fold Path of Forgiveness.” We will spend our time working through the path along with scripture and discussion for our Lenten Journey.

Sign-up sheets are posted in the Narthex for one of several sessions that will be available. Confirmed dates for sessions are:

Women’s Bible Study on Monday mornings at 9:30am in Room 101 (starts 3/6) by Joan Adams Wednesday evenings (starts 3/8) at 7:30pm by Allison Wilcox (Same evening as the Lenten Soup

Suppers in FH.) Virtual study (Tuesday or Wednesday evenings (starting 3/7 or 3/8) by Pastor Mark Sunday between services in Room 201 (starts 3/12) by Chris Robinson Or set up a study in your own home

Copies of the book are available to purchase in the Narthex for $10, as well as information on how to purchase one yourself (or for your e-reader). We’d love to have as many in the congregation reading along as possible, even if you are not able to be part of the small group experience. If you are planning to join us in a small group, be sure to get your book ahead of time. It would be helpful to read the first section of the book before we begin, as our focus in small group will be only on the second and third sections of the book.

To purchase a book through us, please put a check for $10 made out to St. Paul’s with “Book of Forgiving” in the memo line in the offering plate, or in the church office mailbox. If paying in cash, please make sure you indicate on an envelope what the cash is for as well as your name.

Lenten Bible Study Starts the week of March 6th

** YOUTH CORNER **

HS (High School) Youth Group meets this Sunday at 6:45 in the Parsonage. All high school students are invited to join us. Bring a friend.

YY (Young Youth) Painting with a Twist - Sunday, Mar. 12 at 1:00 on Rt. 100.

We need to firm up our numbers for the Middle School (completed 6th-8th grade) mission trip which takes place July 16-20 in Washington, DC. Sign up as soon as possible. Link: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f4ea9ad2da4ff2-summer1

Blood Drive Here at St. Paul’s - Thur, Mar 16

Mark your calendars now for our semi-annual blood drive scheduled for Thursday, March 16 from 2:30-7:30pm in Fellowship Hall. To schedule a time, sign up after services or visit: www.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code: splutheran.

Tues. Night at the Movies - March 14, 7:00pm We have received a wonderful DVD copy of Rick Steve’s “Luther and the Reformation,” a one-hour television special commemorating the 500

th

anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. We will start the evening by watching the film and then discussing it (7-8:30p). Then from 8:30- 9:00p, we will brainstorm ideas for how St. Paul’s will celebrate this occasion, culminating at the end of October on Reformation Sunday.

If interested, please sign up in the hall. We will meet in room 203/4 unless we get a lot of people--in which case it will move to Fellowship Hall. Bring popcorn!!

Love Does & Chester County Food Bank: We resume our volunteer days on the 3rd Thursday of every month, from 1-4 PM, beginning Thur., February 16, 2017. The February online sign-up link is: https://chestercountyfoodbank.volunteerhub.com/lp/stpaulslutheran/events Adults, youth over age 16 and youth ages 14-15 (if accompanied by parent or guardian) are all invited to help out! Thank you for sharing your time and talent. For more info, contact Gordon Munson (c57grm64@comcast.net) or Lisa Diewald (ldiewald@verizon.net)

Spring Volunteer Dates (all 1-4 PM): Mar 16 Apr 20 May 18

LOVE DOES Email: lovedoes@stpaulslionville.org

Website: stpaulslionville.org/love-does.html

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Wawa Hoagie Coupons Buy a coupon for a Shortie hoagie for $4.00 each. Stop by the office!

Boxes Needed Social Ministry would like to fill 55 baskets for Easter dinners. Please start to save boxes for us. Ideally, we're looking for paper boxes with lids. Please check with your mailroom to see if they will put them aside for you. Having boxes that are all the same size makes it a lot easier for us to fill, stack and deliver. As you get them, please bring them to the church and we will store them in the parsonage until needed.

BCC: Summer will be here before you know it…

and with summer time, comes Bear Creek time!

Do not conform to the patterns of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. (Romans 12:2a)

We have been RESTORED through the sacrifice of Jesus. This summer we will dive into what this transformation means in our lives and the lives around us. Campers will be exploring, celebrating and growing in this restoration all week long! Please join us for a life changing adventure at Bear Creek Camp. Pastor Mark will be serving as Chaplin the week of June 18-24, and we would love for the children of St Paul’s to join us! Coffee Fellowship this morning is provided by Bear Creek Camp. We will have information about camp available, and we encourage parents to stop by and speak with Rebecca Cuff or Melissa Pechin about the program.

LOVE DOES - On-going Events

Chester County Food Bank: 3rd Thursday of the month from 1-4 PM. See Lisa Diewald or Gordon Munson for more info or to volunteer.

Habitat for Humanity: See Anne-Marie Walters or check out this bulletin for info on next Build Day.

Good Works: 1st Saturday of each month: See Anne-Marie Walters to volunteer.

See a team member to sign up or get more info: Marty, Lisa D, Lori B, Carol W, Gordon M, Tom B, Anne-Marie W.

Or reach us at: lovedoes@stpaulslionville.org

See the our website: stpaulslionville.org/love-does.html

Habitat for Humanity Update We are still on a winter hiatus at the Coatesville building site. However, there is movement. The foundations for 2 new homes are scheduled to be installed next week, so we will soon be back at the site. We are scheduled for a March 25th build date and that seems to be holding at the moment. We are waiting for confirmation from Habitat.

In the meantime, we have scheduled a volunteer day at the ReStore in Thorndale March 11th. We have the two early shifts reserved for St. Paul's volunteers (9 - 12 and 12 - 3). Please consider coming out to help organize, stock shelves, help with inventory, etc.

InTouch Coordinators - Spring meeting Sunday, March 19th, between services in the upstairs fellowship hall. Please check upcoming bulletins for more details closer to the date. Questions: Contact Kirsten McCurdy at kirstenmccurdy@comcast.net or Cherie Baker at cherylbaker1@verizon.net

St. Paul’s Easter Breakfast - April 16th This year’s Easter breakfast will be organized by the preschool. Anyone from the congregation who is interested in providing a helping hand—by setting up, cleaning up, cooking, serving— we have need of several volunteers). Email Cari at parishadministrator@verizon.net. You can also donate toward the food purchases, or supply baked items such as coffeecakes, cookies, breads, etc. The breakfast is Easter Sunday, April 16th, between 8 and 11:00am. Cost is $7 Adults/ $5

Allison’s Starbucks (Lionville) Hours - Wed., March 1st from 10:00-11:30a. Have something on your mind? Feel free to come and discuss.

Thursday morning, March 2nd, is Thursday Theology at Wegman’s at 9:30. All are welcome.

Helping Hands Day - Sat., April 22nd

Helping Hands Day is an annual works - project event hosted by the Synod. It’s a great time for youth and adults to get out into the community to serve together. Registration is open now. Use the link:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f4ea9ad2da4ff2-helping