Urgent Announcement Regarding the Coronavirus and St. Paul Lutheran Church
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Over the past few weeks, we have been in prayer and discernment regarding our preschool, the church gatherings, and our weekly worship services. The Congregation Council has been cautious, careful, and diligent in how we have handled this pandemic. We have not been living in fear. Instead, with prayerful discernment we have slowly removed areas of church life that placed people at risk. After lengthy discussion with Colleagues in ministry from Pensacola, Deacon Glenn, and James D. Zeigler our Congregation Council President; we have discerned a need to suspend worship services for two weeks. The cancellation of worship was not an easy decision to make. But we know it is best for the people of God at St. Paul. We fight the good fight of faith together as we eliminate opportunities for the virus to infect the loving family of Christ at St. Paul. Please Do Not come to the church unless you first call the office. The church staff will continue to work but the hours of operation at the church will vary. There will be no office meetings, gatherings, or shut-in visits. Many of the hospitals and care facilities have limited entry into their facilities. We want to keep our staff healthy and the home visitation teams healthy as well. Worship Services for March 22 and March 29 have been cancelled. The Office and Church Staff will continue to work from home or at the office. Please Do Not come to the church unless you’ve first called. God’s Peace be with you all and may you continue to stay healthy as we self-distance our faith community. St. Paul Lutheran Church has been serving the Pensacola, Florida area since 1956. We are a diverse congregation comprised of local residents, active and retired military personnel, and permanent and seasonal residents from all other parts of the country. Through a wide variety of activities and ministries for the members of our congregation, we offer many opportunities for worship, fellowship and service to our community. |
The grumbling of the Pharisees and the scribes in today’s gospel is actually our holy hope: This Jesus welcomes sinners and eats with them. That our God wills to seek and to save the lost is not only a holy hope, it is our only hope. As Paul’s first letter to Timothy reminds us, “The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” Thanks be to God.
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Ongoing Opportunities
Pull tabs, those little tabs on cans, are taken to Ronald McDonald House, where they help pay the electric bill.
Eyeglasses are donated to the Lions Club Vision project, and are refurbished, graded, and given to various organizations who help people all over the world.
Books are taken to Open Books, and the paperbacks are processed for the prison ministry, and hardbacks are sold to raise funds for this non-profit. There is a huge need for paperback books
If you are looking for an opportunity to participate in a mission at St. Paul, the Social Ministry Committee needs your enthusiasm, your ideas, and your hands. Meetings are usually the 1st Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. Contact the chair, Regina Gibbons, or any committee member if you have any questions, or to share an idea.
Eyeglasses are donated to the Lions Club Vision project, and are refurbished, graded, and given to various organizations who help people all over the world.
Books are taken to Open Books, and the paperbacks are processed for the prison ministry, and hardbacks are sold to raise funds for this non-profit. There is a huge need for paperback books
If you are looking for an opportunity to participate in a mission at St. Paul, the Social Ministry Committee needs your enthusiasm, your ideas, and your hands. Meetings are usually the 1st Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. Contact the chair, Regina Gibbons, or any committee member if you have any questions, or to share an idea.