Did you know we are in the church season of Epiphany? During this time our readings focus on Christ revealing himself as the Messiah. The word "epiphany" itself means "to reveal". The colors on the altar the next few weeks will be green to remind us of growth. With the readings the next few Sundays, listen to how Christ grew the Kingdom during his earthly ministry.
Name Change: Camp Rise
Every summer hundreds of young Christians meet for faith and fun at Camp Indianhead… until this year. It was recently announced that Camp Indianhead has had a name change to Camp Rise. This will be the same great camp, just with a new name.
This year, from July 7th through the 12th students who will have just finished grades 4-9 will meet at the Luwisomo campground (Wild Rose, WI) for Camp Rise. To find out more or to find out about registration, go to Camp Rise’s website…
Church Family Night -- 1/24
Church Family night has been moved to Thursday, January 24. Come enjoy time with your Christian friends here at St. Paul. Relax, a meal will be provided. This time we will do some painting… no, not the walls. We’ll have paint and canvasses to explore your creative side. Come on, join us, it will be fun!
Men of His Word 2019
Gentlemen, have you signed up yet? Men of His Word is an exciting opportunity to join with hundreds of other Christians and go deeper into the Word. This conference is tailored to men and has a wide variety of sessions/presentation that will encourage you in whatever place you are in life. Check out their website for more details and to register.
The conference is in Oshkosh. We will meet up in the church parking lot and carpool to the event.
https://www.menofhisword.org/oshkosh.html
Do you struggle with being married, wondering how you can grow closer to your spouse without making it worse? Do you struggle in your parenting, trying to convey to your children your love instead of your impatience and anger? Do you want advice on how to help other married couples and other parents who have never had a Christian example to look to or to emulate?
If any of these things are true, we have the perfect opportunity for you. Join us for a one-day seminar about Christian marriage and family.
Our focus is on Scripture as we turn to God for direction and guidance. What are his perspectives on the family? How are we to live faithfully in our own family lives? How may we help others become more like the families God wants them to be? See what God’s description of marriage and family tell us about him.
This is a formal class that will fill you with knowledge, advice, and opportunities to discuss and to grow in a life-changing area of your life and the lives of those you love most. You will not regret the time you invest into Christian marriages and families.
Click below to find out more about this exciting opportunity:
Merry Christmas
From all of us at St. Paul in Clintonville, we wish you a Merry Christmas! We hope to see you soon as we celebrate the Messiah, the Word made flesh!
Christmas Eve Children’s Service, Monday at 6:30pm
Christmas Festival Service, Tuesday at 9am
New Year Eve’s Service, December 31st at 6:30pm
In the House of the Lord Bible Study
New Bible Class: Starting Wednesday, January 9th St. Paul Clintonville will be holding a special Bible information class. Learn what God has revealed to us by taking a closer look at how we worship. Everything in the service is done for a reason. Learn the reasons, learn about God!
This study will meet at 6:30pm most Wednesdays starting January 9th. Please email us at saintpaulclintonville@gmail.com if interested in coming so that we can make sure we have enough materials prepared.
Advent at St. Paul
Advent is such a beautiful time of the year, a time to get excited! Prepare your hearts for the Lord. Enjoy some pictures of how we decorated our worship space in preparation for the festival of Christmas.
Rejoice, rejoice, believers,
And let your lights appear;
The evening is advancing,
And darker night is near.
The Bridegroom is arising
And soon is drawing nigh.
Up, pray and watch and wrestle;
At midnight comes the cry.
Christmas Schedule
Things are getting exciting… Christmas is almost here! While there are a lot of festivals and holidays this time of year, don’t miss out on the best one. The Christian Christmas is something we celebrate all year long. God himself took on flesh to come for you. To live and then die for you so that He would be the sacrifice, the gift to God that makes us right with Him.
To keep this at the heart of the season we have some extra worship opportunities.
Midweek Vespers:
Wednesday December 5th, 12th and 19th at 6:30pm
Advent Worship:
Sundays at 9am
Christmas Eve Children’s Service:
Monday December 24th at 6:30pm
Christmas Day Festival Service:
Tuesday December 25th at 9am
New Years Eve Worship:
Monday December 31st at 6:30pm
Thank You: December 1st
Thank you to all those who came and who helped with a busy day at St. Paul. First we had a great (and goofy) time at our Christmas for Kids event. The children sang, danced, made crafts, decorated cookies, and listened to storybooks. Then The Branches Band came and shared the Gospel to us in song.
