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As we continue in this season of Lenten preparation and reflection, hopefully these extended narratives from John's gospel are giving you an opportunity to pause and consider your own story as well as theirs.
Sincerely,
Jonathan
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Realm Connect MEMBER LOGIN
Realm Connect is St. Paul’s United Methodist Church’s secure online member portal. Members are able to: view the church directory; update your personal information, including adding a profile picture, privacy settings and more; easily view your personal group(s) events as well as the churchwide events; online event registration; view and manage financial information with ease; plus so much more. The online member portal is not available to the general public. Church members must register for a login to access Realm Connect. Contact the church office if you have any questions.
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Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving.
Colossians 4:2 (NRSV)
For Healing & Grace:
- Dolores Wulf (Dale Wulf’s mother)
- Char O’Brien
- Diane King
- Sherri Bolton
- Marcia Baumann (Mark)
- Tom Helland (Jo Helland’s son)
- Duane Nesetril (Kay)
- Don Thomsen (Marilyn)
- Kathy Davis (Steve)
- Kathleen Baker
- Tim Johnson (Joyce)
- Ida & Gary Laetare
- Sue & Gary Speicher
- Lora Lea Edwards
- Rev. Lloyd Brockmeyer (Mary)
- Robert Pirtle
- Jennifer Facion
- Rich Overmann (Mary Jane)
- Linda Mohr
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- Jackie Kool (Norm)
- Milt Gade
- David Birchmier (Vonda Birchmier’s brother)
- Cheri Young (Gene & Carry Young’s daughter)
- Gottlieb and Simon Bollin (Kristin Simon’s sons)
- Mina Arbore (John)
- Harper Keck
- Linda Hadley
- Judy and Bill Schatz
- Charman Banks (John)
- Quinn Anton Jensen (Nancy & Brice Anton Jensen’s son)
- Ryan Vick
- Kris Yahn (Steve)
In Hospice Care for:
- Bill Galli
- Philip Rummells
In Memory of:
- Gerald (Jerry) Clemmens
- Mary Butts
- Dorothy Evans
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Have a Prayer Request?
Please click here or call the church office at 363-2058 to notify a pastor of a prayer request. Include permission to share with others, or a request for confidentiality.
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Easter Lily Orders
If you would like to place a bouquet of memorial lilies in the chancel area on Easter Sunday, or if you would like to make a memorial contribution to the Easter Immigration and Refugee Offering, please use this link to order Easter Lily online by Monday, March 27, 2023. Due to shortage of supply order needs to be placed soon. Telephone orders will be accepted, but not considered firm until payment is received.
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Create/Exchange
St. Paul’s now has an account at Create/Exchange, a store for secondhand art, craft, and upcycling supplies, located at 615 Center Point Road NE (near Coe College). Without Thrift Mart, this is a way that members can use their unneeded items to help the church.
If you have any questions, or if you are interested in using Create/Exchange credit for your ministry area, contact Stephanie Heiner at 918-805-1260 or stephanie.heifner@gmail.com.
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Do You Like to Create Crafts?
Holiday Fair Craft Workshops will start Tuesday, April 4. We will meet at the Annex from 9:00-11:30 am. We welcome all to join us.
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Easter Egg Hunt Volunteers Needed
Our annual Easter Egg Hunt is coming up on April 8th at 2:00 pm. We need many hands to make this event happen.
Sign up to help.
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Johnson STEAM Academy Volunteers Needed
Join a growing team of St. Paul’s members who are interested in volunteering at Johnson STEAM Academy. The volunteer program at Cedar Rapids Community School District supports classroom instruction and cocurricular activities. Volunteers are key in supporting instructional programs and enriching the learning environment.
Volunteer opportunities include, but not limited to :
- Morning Greeters
- Art Room Assistants
- Gym Assistants
- Recess Buddies
- Lunch Room Buddies
- General Class Room Assistants
Are you interested in being a part of a caring team who regularly volunteers at Johnson? Contact Becca Nims (rnims@stpaulsumc.org).
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Robert Appel Art Exhibit
Upper Room art exhibit “Journey with Christ through Icons.” Iconographer, Robert Appel, exhibit of 37 Icons he has painted in the Greek style, a tradition going back at least 15 centuries, will continue through April 16.
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Iowa UM Camps: Summer Staff/Volunteers Needed
Know someone 18+ years old, interested in youth ministry? Summer-long paid positions providing fun, faith-filled
experiences for youth and families.
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Lent: Reflect & Prepare
Worship Guide: March 26, 9:00 am
Lent is a season of reflection and preparation before the celebrations of Easter.
By observing the 40 days of Lent, we replicate Jesus Christ's sacrifice and withdrawal into the desert. Join us for the journey.
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Books & Bites
The Books & Bites event scheduled for Sunday, March 26th has been cancelled. Please, contact Nancy AntonJensen (nantonjensen@gmail.com) for future books and date/time.
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Easter Immigrant and Refugee Offering
This Easter season, Sending to Serve has designated three worthy recipients for our Easter special offering: Catherine McAuley Center, UMCOR's relief efforts after the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, and United We March Forward. If you'd like to participate, please indicate "Easter offering" in the memo. More information will be coming to your inbox soon.
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Easter Egg Hunt | April 8
Join us for an amazingly fun time at our outdoor Easter Egg Hunt at Redmond Park! (1545 3rd Ave SE). All are welcome! We will have a blast hunting eggs during a huge ongoing egg hunt. Come have fun at 2:00 pm on Saturday, April 8th. This event is sponsored by Collins Community Credit Union (1st Avenue Branch) and St. Paul’s United Methodist Church.
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Palm Sunday | April 2
9:00* & 11:15 am | 12:30 pm* African Nationals
Join in the palm procession. Feel both the joy and the tension waving through our remembrance of the beginning of Holy Week.
Maundy Thursday | April 6
7:00* pm
Holy Meals Remembered. Join us for a simple soup supper served throughout this experiential worship gathering in our Wesley Center, remembering our story. Sit at tables for the entire event!
Good Friday | April 7
7:00* pm
Join us at St. Paul’s UMC in Cedar Rapids for our Good Friday service on April 7th featuring the Lenten Cantata Seven Words of Love by Lloyd A. Pfautsch (1921-2003). This offering will feature scripture and narration telling the story of Christ’s crucifixion and responses sung by our Sanctuary Choir presenting the seven final phrases (words) spoken by Christ as he died. The passionate nature of the story is mirrored in the hauntingly beautiful choral parts and congregational hymns sung together in response to each of the seven words. Share in a somber reflection of the crucifixion in preparation for our glorious Easter Sunday service three days later on April 9th!
Easter | April 9
9:00* & 11:15 am | 12:30 pm* African Nationals
Resurrection Celebration and Joy! Christ is risen! Easter brings hope for all in newness of life! Everyone is welcome.
*In-person and Online Worship
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Journeying through Grief
As a hiker and backpacker, I know it is best to travel with others, to have someone to encourage you onward when you don’t feel like taking another step. This is also true of journeying through the wilderness of grief. Alan Wolfelt, Ph. D. says:
Think of your grief as a vast, mountainous, inhospitable forest. To find your way out, you must become acquainted with its terrain and learn to follow the sometimes hard-to-find trail that leads to healing. In this grief wilderness, the touchstones are trail markers, the signs that let you know you are on the right path.
We will explore those markers using Wolfelt’s book, Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart.
There are two sessions, beginning Tuesday, April 11th from 3:30-5:00 pm or Wednesday, April 12th from 6:00-7:30 pm, running for 12 weeks. The cost of $25 includes the book Understanding Your Grief and the companion journal. Assistance with this cost is available. Contact Pastor Julie to sign up.
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“Call to Prayer and Self-Denial” Event
View Event Flyer
You do not have to be a member of United Women in Faith to attend this event. St. Paul’s United Women in Faith is sponsoring, “Call to Prayer and Self-Denial” on Thursday afternoon, April 27, 1:30 to 3:30 in Wesley Center. Come for a discussion about racial aspects in our area. You will hear about actions taken by Methodist women through the years. A unique panel of local women, Monique Clark, Engagement Specialist at Taft Middle School; Marisa Estelle, General Manager of Applebee’s on Collins Road; and Gentine Nzoyikorera, Pastor Daniel’s daughter and student leader at Kennedy High, will answer questions about racism in our community. Also, Monique will explain her after-school program and Gentine will tell you about her activities. Join us to support ongoing racial justice work by the United Women in Faith. Bring a friend! Sign up in your circle or in the church office, 319-363-2058.
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Learn more about kids' and youth ministries at St. Paul's...
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One of the blessings of our St. Paul’s UMC Foundation is that many people have given gifts so that we have scholarships to offer church members and others. This year, like last year, we have $18,500 available. The application process is open! Applications should be completed by April 15. Go to https://www.stpaulsumc.org/scholarships.
In addition, a variety of scholarships and loans for students attending United Methodist and other accredited colleges and universities are available to our church members. Check this resource:
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You can now get St. Paul’s merchandise! T-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, baseball t-shirts, coffee mugs, notebooks, and bags.
Shop here.
10% of your purchase will directly support the work of UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief).
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- Sunday In person & Facebook Live Worship - 9:00 am
- Worship Café (Contemporary) - 11:15 am
- African Nationals Sunday In person & Facebook Live Worship - 12:30 pm
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Sunday Morning Nursery: The Nursery will be available for young families during the 9:00 am service through the adult Sunday School Hour.
- Past Sermon Videos
- Services on Cable TV
- Get Connected with St. Paul's UMC
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