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Soup's On !

The Lenten Soup Supper tradition continues at St. Paul even though Marilyn Sodergren has “retired” as the main coordinator.

The schedule below shows the dates of the suppers and the groups that are taking on the main responsibility for the organization of the suppers along with the Nurture
Board. Lenten Soup Supper starts at 6 pm.

February 17 — Church Council
February 24 — Church Staff
March 3 — Gen X/Gen Y
March 10 — Youth
March 17 — Nurture Board
March 24 — Faith Circle

Thanks to these groups for volunteering and providing a coordinator for each of the suppers. More assistance may be needed to bring soup, help to serve, or to help with set-up or clean-up. A poster will be placed in the Narthex with sign-up sheets for the congregation to volunteer for specific jobs. Any questions call Patty Fess, (630) 682-3889

Gen X / Gen Y Observing Lent

Gen X / Gen Y is a generative friendship of Christians in the X and Y Generations who get together to share meals, serve, and seek the kingdom of God.

For six weeks starting Ash Wednesday (Feb. 17), you can be a part of a Gen X /
Gen Y small group in the Where Faith Meets Culture Lent series. This is a great
opportunity to talk with friends about how we are living out our faith in daily life
and explore what the Bible says about how Christians can interact with the culture
around us.

Jerry Mendoza, Natasha Montemayor, and Clay Lindgren will lead the group, which takes place Wednesday nights 7:30-8:30 p.m., at the Lindgren house (across the street) after Lent soup supper and worship. Sign up in the narthex today and order a participant's book ($8) for the series. Childcare will be available.

We're also responsible for hosting the soup supper (6 p.m.) on March 3. Just let Pastor Williamson know if you'll have some soup to offer that night (mwilliamson.stpaul@sbcglobal.net).

Book of Faith Forum Series starts February 21

For five Sundays in Lent, renowned Old Testament scholar and United Church of Christ minister Walter Brueggemann (via DVD) draws upon the Book of Exodus
and other biblical texts to call us out of captivity and back into relationship with our liberating, life-giving God.

In Professor Brueggemann's words: "It is a journey from slavery to covenant that we keep making over and over again... [because] Pharaoh has immense power always to
draw us back into slavery."

David Gustafson of the Adult Faith Formation Team facilitates the discussion. Participants may want to read Exodus 1-20 as a Lenten practice in conjunction with the class.

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February 21 - Session One: "The Way Out"
February 28 - Session Two: "The Decalogue"
March 7 - Session Three: "Countering Caesar"
March 14 - Session Four: "An Act of Imagination"
March 21 - Session Five: "On Not Doing God Any Favors

Men’s Breakfast Group
Explores Prayer,
Lutheran Spirituality

Saturday Morning Breakfast Group meets biweekly bright and early at 7:30 a.m. in Fellowship Hall for coffee, doughnuts, and conversation.

In January we started a new DVD-based series called Opening Prayer: Three Ways God Transforms through Prayer, which features Janet Ramsey and Wendell Frerichs of Luther Seminary together with some other prayerful Christians. It’s a good time to return if you’ve missed for awhile or come for the first time. "No experience necessary!"

Jan. 2 –Eastman's Astounding Journey of Faith
Jan. 16 – Prayer Opens Us
Jan. 30 – Prayer Opens Us to God
Feb. 13 – Prayer Opens Us to God’s Word

February 27 we begin a new book, Loving Jesus by Lutheran New Testament scholar
Mark Allan Powell.

Personal and reflective while deeply grounded in Scripture, Powell's book delves into "the poetic heart of faith" known as piety and offers a moving testimony to how an openness to learning and paradox can lead one into a deeper love of the living Jesus.

Place an order for the book ($14) with Pastor Williamson by Sunday, Feb. 7 (or get it yourself
online). "No experience necessary!"

Feb. 27 - Loving Jesus Chapters 1-4 (pp.1-40)

Contact: Pastor Mark Williamson (630-668-5953; mwilliamson.stpaul@sbcglobal.net)

Black Hills Youth Mission Trip 2010:
An Investment You Can Count On

This summer, July 23-31, twentyfour St. Paul youth and three adults are journeying to Atlantic Mountain Ranch, a Lutheran camp in the Black Hills of South Dakota, to participate in a Servant Camp experience. We are so grateful for these young followers of Jesus who are helping to build homes for families in need, but even if you can’t go with them, you can still help out!

Please consider taking stock in St. Paul’s youth by buying at least one share of stock this February to support the trip. Each stock share is also a ticket to our Stockholders Reception, held on September 26, where trip participants will serve homemade desserts and beverages to say thank-you and share how they grew in their faith while serving others. Shares are $20 each. Children under 12 may attend the reception for free. Our goal is that every member of St. Paul would buy at least one share, not only to support the trip but to attend the reception in September to hear about how our youth lived out the “God’s Work. Our Hands” mission of our church in the Black Hills and how they hope to carry on their Servant Camp experience into the future.

Questions? Please contact Pastor Mark Williamson at
(630) 668-5953 or mwilliamson.stpaul@sbcglobal.net

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Cinema at Saint Paul presents

Friday, February 19,	Friday, March 26 22,
	The film, Pray the Devil Back to Hell, was shown at the UN in late October 2009. An independent movie was made about the Women's Peace Movement in Liberia and it is an important film to see. It shows a harsh and ugly situation that the UN and regional peace efforts had failed to contain much less extinguish. Although it was difficult, women armed only with their faith and courage brought an order out of the chaos and peace to an unbelievably violent war zone.
For more information & to view the trailer CLICK HERE	For more information & to view the trailer CLICK HERE

Where do YOU
see Jesus??

When was the last time
you looked at The Jesus Wall,

located in the church rear entrance stairwell?

Take a look at
what's on the wall

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