St. Paul's Lutheran Church AFLC

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Make A Difference in a Child’s Life Today

One and a half year old Brixton has been diagnosed with JMML which is a rare type of leukemia affecting only 1-2 children out of every million. His treatment plan for chemotherapy is 15 months long following a bone marrow transplant. He is also a part of trial hoping to find the best cures and treatments for his condition. When their family received his diagnosis they were very saddened and felt a tremendous amount of heartache. His treatment takes place at children’s hospital in DC which requires lots and lots of weekly traveling plus weekly admissions every month for the first 12 months. Although they have great insurance through the military, not everything is completely covered. Including some medical bills, lodging, travel expenses and necessities. They have applied for Ronald Reagan housing but unfortunately the waitlist for this area is pretty lengthy. They are a military family that got stationed here December of 2023, therefore our closet family and support system is in Colorado and Oklahoma which makes for more traveling, including care for their other five year old son. The small community and support is what gets military by. Their five year old son Branson actually played T-Ball for Donnie’s plumbing and Heating with Smithsburg little sluggers and loved it. Your support and thoughts mean the world to St. Paul’s and thier family!

Elders Meeting

Thursday December 12 6:30PM

The St. Paul's Leitersburg Lutheran Elders meet monthly to come together to discuss and make decisions regarding the church's spiritual well-being, operations, and ministry direction, often including prayer, reviewing member needs, and addressing important issues that arise within the congregation; essentially acting as the primary leadership body of the church to guide its direction and care for its members.

If you're interested in getting involved, or would like more information regarding St. Pauls Elders, contact us here.

Hospitality Meeting!

Sunday December 15 12PM

The St. Paul's Hospitality Team will meet after Sunday worship to discuss how to further participate in the community.

If you're interested in getting involved, we would love to have you! Contact us here!

Church Council Meeting

Tuesday December 17, 6:30PM

The St. Paul's Church Council meets once a month to make decisions and hear reports about the church's mission, vision, and direction.

We encourage active involvement. If you're interested in getting involved, or would like information regarding what the Council entails, reach out below!

I have a question! 

Christmas Eve

Tuesday December 24

Christmas Eve Services will be held at 7PM

Join us in reverent celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ during our Christmas Eve service. All are loved, all are welcome!

Merry Christmas!

Wednesday December 25

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given,” Isaiah 9:6

This Christmas season, the St. Paul's family prays that Jesus is at the center of your heart and soul, and that you have everything that may embody His love and joy in your home ♡

The 2024 Christmas Bazaar was an astounding success!

Thank you to all who participated and visited us this year!

NEW!

The St. Paul's Leitersburg Lutheran Prayer Team seeks to incorporate new members! We gather to pray for those in need of support during difficult times, and we need more support to do so on a regular basis. The team seeks to provide love and prayer for members inside and out of the St. Paul's family. If you're in need of extra prayer and love prayng for others in Hs name, contact us today! All are welcome to join our team!

If you're interested in joining our prayer team contact us below!

Pray With Us! 

Bible Study will NOT be meeting this month!

If you would like to request to study with a parishioner, have questions involving future Bible studies, or just want more information on St. Paul's, please reach out at the link !

You are loved and you are welcome ♡

Thank You Pastor Mike!

On Sunday, July 21, our congregation celebrated Pastor Mike's 3rd Anniversary as minister and friend. There was an air of excitement throughout the morning as the women set tables and people arrived with special dishes for their special pastor. The word was mum, and the congregation gathered to await his detained arrival for lunch. Members could hardly contain their eagerness to see him surprised. Prior to eating, Pastor was gifted with a lightweight, pastoral embellished blanket, a bookmark, a gift card to his favorite diner, and a large, decorated anniversary cake. With tongue-in-cheek humor, Barbara Raschka roasted Pastor with a poem that poked fun of his garlicky Italian diet , and his dry and sometimes off-the-wall dark humor. Though his little foibles brought laughter, the final verse conveyed the love (amore) and appreciation we have all come to feel for Pastor Mike; a grateful love for a man so willing to travel 65 miles once, and sometimes twice a week for a chance to expound on the truth of the gospel. Thank you, Pastor Mike, for three wonderful and blessed years!

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Peach Fest 2024!

The St. Paul's family had an amazing time serving and selling our famous Cobbler this year! This year was an awesome success. We had some great laughs and made great memories. Twelve bushells of peaches were delivered for our famous Cobbler, and St. Paul's elder Barbara Gardenhour made delicious jams!

Thank you to all of our volunteers, and everyone that showed up in support and service to the Peach Festival!

See you next year!

Check out some fun photos of us on the move during this year's Peach Fest below

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New Members Luncheon 2024!

St. Paul's celebrated several new members this January with food and fellowship.

We are all children of God, and we here at St. Paul's welcome all believers. If you would like to learn how to join our family, reach out HERE or come to one of our Sunday services! You are welcomed and you are loved!

  • The Hospitality and Community Team's Announcement!

    The Hospitality Team brought meals to the Hope Center on October 24th, and will meet Sunday December 15th after the 10:30AM service to discuss their next community services. All are welcome to join, or contact us to volunteer and become a part of our team!

    The Hospitality Team continues their Community Outreach of delivering bags of snacks and other items to service groups in our community! In 2023, bags were delivered to the Teacher’s Lounge at Old Forge Elementary School. The teachers thanked us for the thoughtful gifts and said no one has ever done anything like this for them before! Bags were delivered to the Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Department in June and another delivery will be made in July. They also are very appreciative!

    The team presented a bag of snacks and other food items to NorthPaws Animal Hospital on August 23, and will present another one in September. This outreach in our community to Old Forge Elementary School, Leitersburg Fire Department, North Paws, has been a wonderful way to show our appreciation for what they do, and they have all been pleased and appreciative to receive contributed, packed, and delivered bags!

    The St. Paul's family is so grateful for your help with this outreach! The ability to give back to our community and to be a positive part of volunteerism in our hometown is a gracious and thankful act that we can't do without you, and our gratitude is unceasing!

    Thank you again for your service!!!

  • We Encourage Animated and Enthusiastic Involvement in His name

    Please let us know if there is any other way you are interested in getting involved or contributing to St. Paul's. We welcome and encourage animated and enthusiastic participation- and love any and all gifts you have to bring to our congregation. You are home and heard here with us!

  • We Love Our Congregation and All Who Attend

    The St. Paul’s 2023 Directory has been created and beautifully assembled by our treasurer and long time congregation family member Debbie! Our family has grown and wehope to see you in the next printing!

    “The Church is not merely a building, rather, the Church is the people who trust in and belong to Jesus Christ.” -PR Mike

  • What Spiritual Gifts Do YOU possess?

    As a congregant of St. Paul's Lutheran we believe in assessing our Spiritual gifts!

    Many of our members have already taken a Spiritual Gifts Assessment to discover what our spiritual gifts are. As followers of Christ, we were given spiritual gifts to be used for the benefit of others just as other followers of Christ were given gifts for our benefit. The best way to be a "good steward" is to begin discovering, developing, and using your gift to serve the Lord and bless others. This Spiritual Gifts Assessment is designed to help you do just that!

    How do you believe you may serve Him? Are you ready to find out?

    Contact us at the link if you are interested in becoming a congregant at St. Paul's and taking your Spiritual Gifts Assessment !

    As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace.

    1 Peter 4:10

THIS MONTH AT ST. PAULS!

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St. Paul's Lutheran Family in Action

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  • Pastor Mike Ross at the consecration at Communion

  • The English Standard Version Bible, used every week at our 10:30am service!

  • The Pulpit during Easter celebration

  • Our very own Moses at the pulpit during bible study on Sunday morning!

  • Liam our new acolyte!

  • Mary Henicle and Barbara Raschka helping make peanut butter eggs at St. Paul’s Easter fundraiser celebration!

  • Our smallest congregant, Naylani!

  • Easter Breakfast! The St. Paul’s family having a feast, with Kadeem Brim ad his children Naylani and beau, Moses Selvert, and Danny Grove.

  • Good food, great company, a full house in May at St. Paul's!

  • Adding a new member to the St. Paul's family with Naylanis baptism!

  • Everyone is welcome, all the time!

  • Best buds are made at church!

  • We host pancake breakfasts, family dinners and LOVE our snacks!

  • At St. Paul's, you are loved and you are welcome! We can't wait to see you this Sunday!

  • Out on the town: the St. Paul's Family at David, an amazing play with equally amazing company!

  • Two of our elders and loveliest congregants.

  • The St. Paul's chapel at Christmas is a blessed and beautiful place.

  • A rockin' Christmas Eve with two of our finest and most Musical members, Sam Keaton and Charles Rice!

    Come share your gifts with us at our next service!

  • Pastor Ross and visiting Pastor Dan with website designer and newly baptized member Brit!

  • The ladies of St. Paul's celebrating Mother's on Mother's Day 2023!

  • Visiting with us here is Bishop Vince, leading a moving service behind our beloved PR. Mike Ross

  • Vinnie, Bishop Vince and Acolyte Dom!

  • Bishop Vince and Ms. Melody after Sunday Service!

  • Family to family: St. Paul's and Pastor Ross's family come together, July 2023!

  • Smiles and snacks at our July 2023 Luncheon!

  • A full house and an awesome spread at our July 2023 Luncheon!

  • Relaxing in the pews

  • Decorating with joy this season!

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