Our worship will be live-streamed on our church Facebook page at 11am every Sunday until further notice. In addition, our daily Bible Studies (10:00a.m.) and Maundy Thursday and Good Friday Services will be live streamed @ 7pm on our church Facebook page.
MESSAGES AND MINISTRY FROM PASTOR BRAND AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
You are welcome to come to church and pick up palm branches for your family - Our palms (and Portals of Prayer) are in the Narthex and our office hours are Monday through Saturday, 8am to Noon. Ring the doorbell and someone will let you in. Hang it outside your door, attach it to your mailbox, somewhere where your neighbors will see a little glimpse of your faith. In order to respect quarantine measures, when you enter the church building, you should use gloves. In any event, if you do so, you should ensure that all safety guidelines are followed. Blessings in Christ!
April 3, 2020
Dearest Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I don’t have a lot to report. I wanted to tell you all about our special Palm Sunday drive in service, etc. but sadly, after I did my due diligence and spoke to the Kent County Sheriff department to let them know what we were going to do, I received a phone call from the undersheriff letting me know that we would be in violation of current mandates if we went forward with the drive in service. I want to be compliant! So we will continue to live stream our services via Facebook and they will continue to be posted on our website: CLICK HERE for links to our LIVE streamed worship services, bulletins, and Bible studies.
Services will be as follows:
Maundy Thursday 7pm
Good Friday 7pm
Easter Sunday 11am
We will also continue to offer a live stream Bible Study Monday through Saturday at 10am. These studies are also available HERE.
Office hours continue to be Monday through Saturday, 8am to Noon. Please call and make an appointment for Pastoral care/Lord’s Supper and for the Food Pantry. You can stop by to drop off offerings and pick up new Portals of Prayer and/or Palms. If you use a smart phone, check out the new Portals of Prayer app.
Our preschool director, Julie Rop, has continued our preschool ministry online. She has been gathering the students and families together every morning on Zoom, sharing with them Jesus time, story time, songs and other preschool stuff. Thank you Julie for your passion for ministry and education.
Our ministry continues during these difficult and every changing times. Thank you for your diligent support! I will continue to update you on a weekly basis. If you or anyone you know is in need, please let me know and we’ll do all we can to help.
Peace and joy in Our Risen Lord Jesus, Pastor Brand
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March 20, 2020
Dear Saints of St. Paul Lutheran Church, If you didn’t watch the live stream of last Wednesday’s Lenten service, please go to our Facebook site and watch the replay. In his sermon, Pastor Miller presented us with a wonderful list of God’s present and future promises- grab your Bibles and look them up…read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them (take them to heart): Isaiah 41:10 Psalm 56:3 Philippians 4:6&7 John 14:27 2 Timothy 1:7 Psalm 94:19 Isaiah 43:1 We will continue to gather together over Facebook live streaming. While you watch please use the messaging feature and continue to greet one another in the Name of the Lord. It has seemed that every few hours there are new changes in the response to the Covid 19 pandemic and so we need also to make some adjustments. St. Paul will hold office hours next week Monday thru Friday from 8am to Noon. Kim Detmer is on vacation (maybe stay cation). Pastor Miller will be here Monday to Wednesday. I will be here on Thursday & Friday mornings. From many conversations (phone, email and texting) most of you are dealing with this whole situation quite well. Some are not. For those of you who want/need conversation, consultation, prayer, and/or the Lord’s Supper, your Pastors are here to serve you. PLEASE call and set up an appointment: Pastor Miller- 616-915-2055 Pastor Brand- 231-360-4493 Also, if you or someone you know need food from our pantry, PLEASE call to set up a pick up time. We can also deliver food and help with any other needs. Thank you for the prayers- especially for the families of Alyce Fredricks and Karl Burns! It has been a crazy and unprecedented week. Our Heavenly Father is in control! Continue to love and serve your neighbor by obeying the direction of our government officials. I am looking joyfully forward to the day the dangerous time of Covid 19 passes and we can be back fully together. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us and the Word which is Christ dwells in you by faith. Keep the faith. Trust in the Lord! I will update you all again when needed. Peace and joy in Our Risen Savior Jesus, Pastor Brand
Dearest Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I don’t have a lot to report. I wanted to tell you all about our special Palm Sunday drive in service, etc. but sadly, after I did my due diligence and spoke to the Kent County Sheriff department to let them know what we were going to do, I received a phone call from the undersheriff letting me know that we would be in violation of current mandates if we went forward with the drive in service. I want to be compliant! So we will continue to live stream our services via Facebook and they will continue to be posted on our website: CLICK HERE for links to our LIVE streamed worship services, bulletins, and Bible studies.
Services will be as follows:
Maundy Thursday 7pm
Good Friday 7pm
Easter Sunday 11am
We will also continue to offer a live stream Bible Study Monday through Saturday at 10am. These studies are also available HERE.
Office hours continue to be Monday through Saturday, 8am to Noon. Please call and make an appointment for Pastoral care/Lord’s Supper and for the Food Pantry. You can stop by to drop off offerings and pick up new Portals of Prayer and/or Palms. If you use a smart phone, check out the new Portals of Prayer app.
Our preschool director, Julie Rop, has continued our preschool ministry online. She has been gathering the students and families together every morning on Zoom, sharing with them Jesus time, story time, songs and other preschool stuff. Thank you Julie for your passion for ministry and education.
Our ministry continues during these difficult and every changing times. Thank you for your diligent support! I will continue to update you on a weekly basis. If you or anyone you know is in need, please let me know and we’ll do all we can to help.
Peace and joy in Our Risen Lord Jesus, Pastor Brand
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March 20, 2020
Dear Saints of St. Paul Lutheran Church, If you didn’t watch the live stream of last Wednesday’s Lenten service, please go to our Facebook site and watch the replay. In his sermon, Pastor Miller presented us with a wonderful list of God’s present and future promises- grab your Bibles and look them up…read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them (take them to heart): Isaiah 41:10 Psalm 56:3 Philippians 4:6&7 John 14:27 2 Timothy 1:7 Psalm 94:19 Isaiah 43:1 We will continue to gather together over Facebook live streaming. While you watch please use the messaging feature and continue to greet one another in the Name of the Lord. It has seemed that every few hours there are new changes in the response to the Covid 19 pandemic and so we need also to make some adjustments. St. Paul will hold office hours next week Monday thru Friday from 8am to Noon. Kim Detmer is on vacation (maybe stay cation). Pastor Miller will be here Monday to Wednesday. I will be here on Thursday & Friday mornings. From many conversations (phone, email and texting) most of you are dealing with this whole situation quite well. Some are not. For those of you who want/need conversation, consultation, prayer, and/or the Lord’s Supper, your Pastors are here to serve you. PLEASE call and set up an appointment: Pastor Miller- 616-915-2055 Pastor Brand- 231-360-4493 Also, if you or someone you know need food from our pantry, PLEASE call to set up a pick up time. We can also deliver food and help with any other needs. Thank you for the prayers- especially for the families of Alyce Fredricks and Karl Burns! It has been a crazy and unprecedented week. Our Heavenly Father is in control! Continue to love and serve your neighbor by obeying the direction of our government officials. I am looking joyfully forward to the day the dangerous time of Covid 19 passes and we can be back fully together. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us and the Word which is Christ dwells in you by faith. Keep the faith. Trust in the Lord! I will update you all again when needed. Peace and joy in Our Risen Savior Jesus, Pastor Brand
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News // Events // Reminders
Our St. Paul Kid's virtual Sunday School online event Palm Sunday was a success. Thank you to Jim Seifert, Patti Troost, Tammi Elenbaas, and Deb Merchant for their dedication to this special event.
PRESCHOOL: Here is a letter from Amanda Livingston, the Immunization Program Clerk at the Kent County Health Department: COVID-19 Video links to all families with children enrolled in a childcare facility in Kent County.
Golf Season has been put on hold. Stay tuned for when these events will be up and running again. Under normal circumstances we meet every 3rd Thursday of the month April throughout September at 1:00 at various local courses. We play 9 holes.
Tentative Schedule: May 21 Broadmoor June 18 Briarwood July 16 Orchard Hills August 20 Broadmoor Sept. 17 Briarwood 
Hand2hand is collecting items in case our kids families choose to pick up food at our church. The following items are still needed: cream of chicken soup-15 oz, pizza sauce-15 oz can/plastic. We bought non-perishable milk at Value Added Foods- this costs our program $23.44 for 48- 8 oz containers. If you would like to help with this cost write a check out to St. Paul for any amount you choose and put milk in the comment section.
Thanks and Blessings to all of St Paul members for your generous contributions! 
Our preschool HARVEST FAIR AUCTION FUNDRAISING EVENT is on again for fall 2020. Thank you for all your donations and participation in past Harvest Fares. Please consider contributing (again) to this worth cause. Funds raised in the past have greatly supported our preschool and future funds raised may be put toward a new teacher lap-top computer and a light table for the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) area. Questions? See Coralie Miller, Deb Merchant, or Julie Rop.
Monday Night Basketball is postponed until further notice.
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St. Paul Lutheran Church and Preschool
8436 Kraft Ave. Caledonia, MI 49316 Phone: 616-891-8688 officestaff@stpaulcaledonia.org Sunday Worship 8:30am Worship 9:30am Fellowship, coffee & donuts 9:45am Education Hour 11:00am Worship Communion Service 1st, 3rd & 5th Sunday of month |
