Posts by St. Paul Church (Page 4)
Summer Is Coming
SUMMER IS COMING By Lori Elbert, Worship Assistant Summer is right around the bend and, for me, summer always brings thoughts of camp to mind. “What camps will my kids go to?” always leads to thoughts of my own time at youth camps in the hot West Texas sun: playing kickball, swimming, learning more about God, and drawing closer in my relationship with Him. Mark Angleton (Director of Student Ministries) and I recently had a conversation about why camp plays…
Play Like You Mean It
PLAY LIKE YOU MEAN IT By Mark Angleton, Director of Youth Last semester during Ignite, our weekly youth group meetings,
I would step into different small groups to see how the discussions were going. Most of the time I would see kids staring at each other
in that ever so awkward wait time after a question has been posed. The wait time would extend longer and longer until someone would
do something silly to break the tension in the…
2016: The Year of Prayer and Discovery!
2016: THE YEAR OF PRAYER AND DISCOVERY By Gary Gibson, Senior Pastor St. Paul, as a community of faith within the United Methodist tribe, has had an incredible history. We have grown from a Sunday School class in 1915 to be one of the flagship churches in Kentucky United Methodism. We have had a history of innovation, risk taking, and generosity. St. Paul has been on the cutting edge of ministry for one hundred years beginning with a Sunday…
Online Spiritual Formation Retreats
ONLINE SPIRITUAL FORMATION By Cullen Hornaday, Director of Spiritual Formation Just in time for cold weather indoor activities, online spiritual retreats are popping up! These online resources offer meaningful ways to occupy the dark winter weeks ahead and nurture your spiritual life. Starting January 6, Spirituality and Practice offers year-long program on fostering a contemplative way of life Starting January 6, Sanctuary of Women offers a free online retreat for Epiphany with poetry and art by Jan Richardson Starting on January 11 and lasting…
Faith and Family
FAITH AND FAMILY By Amy Bishop, Director of Children and Family Ministries In today’s culture, we as parents strive to feed our kids the most nutritious foods, give them access to the best education, expose them to the most diverse experiences, all in hopes that they will grow up to be well-rounded individuals. Why wouldn’t we want to be as intentional in our children’s spiritual growth and development? Children involved in a faith community is extremely important because it helps…
Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival – 2015 Performances
36th louisville boar’s head & yule log festival The 36th Louisville Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival will be held on December 29, 30, and 31, 2015. Free tickets for the festival are available starting November 30. Festival and Dinner Tickets Free tickets will be available beginning Monday, November 30 for the 36th annual Louisville Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival, a Christmas gift from St. Paul United Methodist Church to the city. This extravagantly costumed musical performance has become…
KaBoom
KABOOM! KaBoom is a national non-profit dedicated to restoring play to all children. According to KaBoom: “America’s kids are playing less than any previous generation. Only one in four adolescents get the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity or active play per day, with the number of younger kids only slightly higher. Because of this, they are increasingly unhappy, unhealthy and falling behind: one in three kids is obese or overweight and one in five kids has a mental illness.…
Gleaning
Gleaning By Joy Jamison, St. Paul Member In August there will be an exciting and fun opportunity for St. Paul Church members to help feed hungry people in Louisville. The Justice Ministry, in connection with Beyond the Walls, is planning a church-wide “gleaning” event under the Harvesting Hands ministry of Kentucky Interfaith Power and Light (KIPL). So what is gleaning? Gleaning is the act of collecting leftover crops from farmers’ fields after they have been commercially harvested. In the Old…
FUSION 2015: Chicago Style
FUSION 2015: CHICAGO STYLE By Jim Rittenhouse, Associate Director of Music and Mark Angleton, Director of Youth The dust has settled on another FUSION, but the impact of an amazing week will live on! Our mission this year took us to Chicago and its suburbs. In all, 18 youth and 7 chaperones took off on June 13 (and we are happy to report all came back as well). Here are some of the wonderful things we experienced: a warm community…
Turning 100!
TURNING 100! By Amy Lee Carpenter, Director of Communications 100 years ago, as the world endured World War I, a small group of Louisville citizens worshipped together in a storefront on Dundee Road, on the outskirts of town and the congregation of St. Paul United Methodist Church (St. Paul Church) was born. To mark the centennial, St. Paul Church has embarked upon a year-long celebration of the mission, ministries, and memories of the past century. The next celebration will be…