St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Open Air Service & Picnic

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Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 10:30 am

3478 Weimer Line, Bamberg – “Hilly Acres”

Please join us for our Annual Open-Air Service & Picnic – a Joint service for St. Paul’s & St. Peter’s Church members, family & friends. Come out for a day of worship, fellowship, games, food and more!

Richard & Marilyn Hartung are once again welcoming us to their home called “Hilly Acres”.

Please bring:   Lawn chairs, salad, dessert, family & friends

Provided:    Hotdogs, hamburgers, drinks, plates, cups & cutlery

                Games and prizes for all ages!

If you have any questions, please feel free to call Pastor Olaf at 519-725-3023

Note:   No service at either church that day…

Council

Easter & Upcoming Events

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Easter Services & Breakfast:

Good Friday – March 29 – Joint – at St. Peter’s – 10:00 am

Easter Sunday: Early Worship – at St. Paul’s – 7:00 am                                                

Easter Breakfast – at St. Peter’s – 8:30 am

Easter Worship – at St. Peter’s – 10:30 am

Communion at both services.

Volunteers to assist with cooking will be appreciated by St. Peter’s. Please advise Pastor or any Council member if you can help.

How to Grow Our Church? Congregation meeting

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at 7:00 pm

Council needs your input. Any and all ideas are welcome.

Your family & friends are welcome too!

Music Sunday

Joint Service – Sunday, May 5, 2024 – at St. Paul’s – 10:30 am

Communion moved to May 19 at 11:00 am service.

Dan and others play as we sing and enjoy!

Your family & friends are welcome too!

Other news:

We have a new fridge.

Downstair bathroom faucets have been replaced.

Furnace is being repaired (or replaced – hope not)

Doors Open booklets highlighting our reredos are available from Pastor Olaf.

Doors Open Event

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We’re Ready To Welcome!

This Saturday, September 16 our Doors will be Open to the public! A visit will make one realize why St. Paul’s Church has existed since 1876.

Particular focus will be upon the reredos and it’s intricately carved oak. There within a story is told with great visual effect.

Paintings of our past, an old pew and door from the 1800’s, and more are here to be appreciated by all visitors.

Our Doors Open from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm this Saturday but remain open to all every Sunday and special holidays.

For more information about the Doors Open Event itself here are few links:

Region of Waterloo: https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/exploring-the-region/doors-open-waterloo-region.aspx#2023-BrochurePassport

Map of participating sites: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1Ng3NMS-Uy6j_tmngV_AHP3y_F79ZgSo&ll=43.48354690000003%2C-80.607865&z=12

Doors Open site: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e6239f0837224b3d916c82931b275b58

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Exciting news! St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Erbsville will be one of the sites opening its doors to the public during the Doors Open Waterloo Region tour. This will be the first time the event has been held since 2019 and takes place on September 16, 2023.

We are 1 of 20 sites chosen for their “gorgeous architecture, local heritage and fascinating people and their stories”.

We have the opportunity to proudly show others what we have created here at St. Paul’s and now need to be sure we’re prepared. Council has been busy behind the scenes and will need your help in the near future.

First meeting is Wednesday, July 5 at 4:00 pm. All members are welcome!

Feel free to visit: https://www.doorsopenontario.on.ca/pages/events/waterloo-region to see other sites chosen.

Here’s a description of the event on the Region of Waterloo’s website:

“Doors Open has been a staple event in our Region since 2003. On the third Saturday in September, Waterloo Region opens its doors to curious residents and visitors alike – attendees can tour noteworthy buildings, interesting places and heritage sites in Waterloo Region, many of which are not regularly open to the public.

Doors Open Waterloo Region creates meaningful qualitative experiences, delivered through storytelling, in celebration of our diverse community culture, heritage and architecture.”

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

In-person Worship Guidance – ELCIC

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This week (June 10, 2022) the Eastern Synod provided new guidance with respect to Covid protocol. They have approved both indoor and outdoor gatherings and that social distancing is not required. The wearing of face masks is no longer a requirement but is still recommended. Communion may include bread and wine as long as the leader wears a mask and single cups are used. As we have from the beginning of this pandemic St. Paul’s will be following the Synod’s recommendations.

With this positive news Council has decided we no longer need to provide recorded services on-line every Sunday. Please join us in-person! Past services will remain on our web-site and future Special services will be recorded and posted.

From now on you will only be receiving Special Notice e-mails from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church – not every Saturday as during the pandemic – so please open them right away!

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The Eastern Synod has communicated with all member churches regularly during this pandemic and we now attach a link to their latest publication: https://easternsynod.org/covid-19-update-march-10-2022/

We have continually followed their guidance and therefore highlight Bishop Pryce’s words therein: “I would encourage all congregations to continue using masks for the time being.”

This practice will continue at St. Paul’s to our Annual Meeting and possibly beyond. Thank you for your care for all others.

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An update… St. Paul’s Council has declared March 6, 2022 at 11:00 am as our Return to In-person Worship date. Please spread the word. Let us gather as a family and celebrate this next step towards “the good old days”.

Please remember that masking, hand hygene and physical distancing requirements continue, and that the Eastern Synod has given “strong support for vaccination”.

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Previous Notices:

We will Not be returning to In-person Worship yet. The Eastern Synod has stated we should wait until at least February 20. Our decision of when will be coming in the near future. This pandemic is unpredictable. A link to the Synod’s recommendation can be seen via: https://easternsynod.org/covid-19-update-january-24-2022/

Our original notice of Service suspension remains below.

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Due to the rising number of Covid cases, and the restrictions implemented by our provincial governments, the Eastern-Synod has issued a notice asking all Congregations to suspend all in-person worship services for at least 4 weeks, effective immediately.

This news is disheartening, but not surprising.

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, in partnership with St. Peter’s, will be creating virtual services once again for all members, family and friends to view from your homes, or anywhere. Let us thank our organist Dan Amorim and Pastor Olaf Poulsen in advance for their dedication to our parish. Notice of our service’s availability on our web-site  will continue to be sent on Saturdays.

The Eastern Synod’s communication can be read on their web-site via this link: https://easternsynod.org/covid-19-update-january-3-2022/    We will be receiving further direction before the end of January and will provide you with updates when available.

Offerings may still be mailed to, or delivered to, St. Paul’s or our Chair David Kachik (address on our web-site). Thank you in advance for your support.

Stay Safe everyone!

Blessings,

St. Paul’s Church Council