Winter Storm 2026

Thank you for your flexibility with Winter Storm Elsa on March 15, 2026. Having so many of you join us live on the livestream was encouraging! We also say many of you joined us by watching later, thank you!

A huge thank you to Pastor for venturing over the snow dunes to lead the online service!

Winter Weather 3/15/26

Brothers and sisters,

As I'm sure many of you have seen already, the weather tonight (3/14) and tomorrow (3/15) looks bleak to say the least and the number of inches of snow seems to be increasing every time I check the weather channel. 

Out of an overabundance of caution for your safety, the leadership has decided to cancel in-person worship tomorrow (3/15) and provide an online-only service in its place. This abbreviated service will be livestreamed at the same time at 9am, so please tune in then!

Here is a link to our YouTube channel where the service will be livestreamed: https://www.youtube.com/@st.paulclintonville6439

Here is a link to our Facebook page where you should be able to find the service as well: https://www.facebook.com/stpaulclintonville

If you know someone who does not have access to this email or Facebook, please let them know about the cancelled service as well.

So stay safe and warm tomorrow at home, get ready to shovel lots of snow, and tune in to the livestream at 9am! 

God's blessings to you all! See you online!

Pastor

St. Paul Clintonville

Holy Week Schedule 2026

Join us as we see the focus of the church year, Holy Week. During these days we ponder the events around the sacrifice of ages. Come, join us during our special services.

Sunday, March 29th

9am Sunday of the Passion

Thursday, April 2nd

6:30pm Holy Thursday Communion Service

Friday, April 3rd

1pm Service at the Cross

6:30pm Service of Darkness

Sunday, April 5th

7am Hymn Sing Sunrise Service

7:45am Easter Breakfast

9am Festival Service

Lent 2026

Lent is a time where the church meditates on Christ’s resolute journey to the cross. Join us as we focus on the fulfillment of prophecy that brought the long promised and foretold salvation. This year Lent begins on February 18th, Ash Wednesday. We will have a special Ash Wednesday service at 6:30pm on 2/18/26. The following Wednesdays we will share a meal at 5:30pm and have the service at 6:30pm.

This year the pastors will be rotating, so we will get to see pastors from our nearby neighbors.

Holy Week Schedule:

Sunday, March 29th at 9am Sunday of the Passion

Thursday, April 2nd at 6:30pm Holy Thursday Communion Service

Friday, April 3rd at 1pm Service at the Cross and 6:30pm Service of Darkness

Sunday, April 5th at 7am Easter Hymn Sing Sunrise Service and 9am Festival Service

WELS Long Range Plan

Our church is part of the WELS, the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. The name is historical because this confessional Lutheran church body has congregations across the country and missions across the world! The synod has worked on their long range strategic plan and have released new information. Please watch the video below (featuring some familiar faces and places), and also take a look at the long range plan website: christthroughus.net/

Church Council 2026

At our January 2026 Voter Meeting, the new Church Council members were elected. We are thankful for those who have served, and those who are willing to serve the church in this way.

Lutheran Leadership Conference 2026

On some cold January days, members from across our synod gathered in Chicago. Around 1,600 sisters and brothers in Christ attended the WELS National Conference on Lutheran Leadership, which was near the capacity for the location! Pastor Rothfuss, along with a third of the pastors in our synod attended this year. Of the total attendees, 56% were lay leaders, including Chuck. The Lutheran Leadership Conference was a great opportunity for us to walk together as a synod as we work to better serve out the mission of the Church. Attendees learned from each other through several keynote presentations and specialized breakout presentations. To find out more about this conference, visit lutheranleadership.com, or take a look at the page linked below to view videos from the conferences. The organizers have already started posting videos of the presentations from this year!

2025 Year End

As we make plans for 2026, here is a reminder of the many blessing our church shared in 2025. The quarterly voter meeting will be Sunday, January 25th after the service. Join us as different aspects of the ministry here share updates, and as we plan our 2026 budget.

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2025 Christmas Card

A Christmas Card from our church family to you!

New Year's Eve 2025

As we close out 2025 and prepare for the new year, do it in God’s Word. Join us on New Year’s Eve at 6:30pm as we approach the new year refreshed by Holy Communion and empowered by prayer.  This year the service will focus on prayer, a powerful tool for a stronger new year.  The service will be led by Pastor Ehlers of Grace Sugar Bush.

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