St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Annual Meeting – 2023

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Mark your calendars! Sunday, January 29, 2023 is the date of St. Paul’s Annual Meeting. After our 11:00 am Service sandwiches, veggies and fruit will be available downstairs – feel free to bring something more…  We plan to get started before 1:00 pm. Reports will be available at the Church on Sunday, January 22 and also at the meeting itself.

These last few years have been very difficult and we truly do need your help to thrive. Council began actions suggested during our How To Grow Our Church meeting in 2019 but the Coronavirus pandemic became more than just an interruption. Much more needs to be done and your input will be greatly appreciated.

Please join us as we look to the future. 

Christmas Gifts, Services and more

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Christmas Gift for Children

Last year’s campaign of support for the Family & Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region was a great success. We helped the young children in our region who were vulnerable and wishing for support. Let’s do it again!

There are red envelopes for you to use to donate to them through St. Paul’s. These will be near the entrance where our Handouts are placed and will avoid any confusion between these and our yellow envelope Offerings. Any cheques should be payable to St. Paul’s and we will forward that money to them on behalf of our church. Your offering will be included in your year-end tax receipt. The children say, Thank you!

Here is a link to their web-site:  https://www.facswaterloo.org/

Church Services over the Holidays

Christmas Eve’s service is 8:00 pm at St. Paul’s this year – the early service. St. Peter’s will be hosting the late service at 10:00 pm.   (That’s Saturday, December 24… )

No service will be held on Sunday, December 25 this year at either of our two churches.

New Year’s Day is a Sunday this year. A Joint Service will be held at St. Paul’s at 11:00 am January 1, 2023. (You can sleep in… )

Annual Meeting – 2023

Mark your calendars! Our Annual Meeting will be held on January 29, 2023 after 11:00 am Service. Yes, January, not February! Reports will be provided beforehand and your input is both needed and greatly appreciated. See you then!  (We need more Council members…)

Covid update from Eastern Synod

“With the ongoing circulation of COVID-19, the rise in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), as well as influenza we need to ensure that our worshipping practices are as safe as possible.”

Therefore, the Eastern Synod recommends you wear a “well-fitting mask during in-person worship as well as during all indoor social events.”  A mask will protect you and fellow members but will not be mandatory at St. Paul’s – your choice.

St. Paul’s Church Council

November, 2022

Upcoming Events at St. Paul’s

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Coffee Hour is back! Beginning September 25, after 9:30 am Service, we welcome everyone downstairs once again. Times have changed – the weather too – so coffee is free and your company is our treat!

Confirmation Class – This fall we hope to resume joint-parish Confirmation instruction. Classes will be held at St. Peter’s Church, Heidelberg every other Thursday evening 7-9 p.m. Some inquiries have already been made re: a fall Confirmation program. If you are aware of any family or young person that would be interested in attending, please contact Pastor Olaf (519-725-3023)

Bible Study Welcomes You Back – After a break that has lasted some 2 ½ years, it is now possible to welcome members and friends back to Bible Study. Our first meeting will occur at the home of Pastor Olaf and Valerie (49 Sorrel Place, Waterloo), Sunday, October 2, 2022, 7:30 p.m. At this gathering we hope to catch up a little bit in terms of our experiences with the pandemic. We will also spend some moments with the question, “How can the Scriptures give us strength and renewal here in the aftermath of the Covid experience?” We will also discuss possible topics for Bible Study going forward. Bring your ideas and your interests. As always coffee, tea and refreshments will be served. Please join us for the beginning of a renewed journey with the Scriptures.

Cemetery Decoration Service took place Sunday, October 2 at 11:00 am. Sunday’s service will be held at our beautiful cemetery, with the leaves then colourful. Please bring your own lawn chair as we gather together outside in the fresh air with loved-ones passed surrounding us.  (Weather permitting, of course. An email will be sent if Mother Nature does not cooperate)

Previous Sunday Services

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Thank you for joining us at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Erbsville.

A new Service has been recorded and posted for your enjoyment. Thank you Dan! June 19, 2022 is now available.

Service at St. Paul’s is 11:00 am on the 1st & 3rd & 5th Sunday of each month, and 9:30 am on the 2nd & 4th Sundays..

As stated in our “In-person Worship Guidance – ELCIC” post we are no longer recording and posting every Sunday’s worship. We provide recordings of previous services for you to enjoy. Thank you Dan!

Click on a link below and worship as if you were there, because you are here…

Previous Services available:

Best wishes,

Church Council

Our Annual Outdoor Service

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On July 17, 2022 at 10:00 am St. Paul’s and St. Peter’s will once again be uniting for our Annual Outdoor Service at the Hartung’s! (Yes, it was postponed for 2 years due to the pandemic…) Please mark your calendars in order to enjoy the fresh air and comradery with our sister parish. Thank you to the Hartung family.

As in years past, we will have Hot Dogs and Hamburgers on the BBQ. We ask that you please bring a salad or dessert. If you do not feel comfortable with sharing you are welcome to pack your own lunch to enjoy with everyone.

Please bring your own lawn chair or blanket and a cooler if you want to Bring your Own Lunch.

We look forward to seeing everyone.

Church Council