Sunday School 2024

Sunday School is back in session here at St. Paul Clintonville starting on Sunday, September 8th. This is a wonderful time for these young Christians to be encouraged in faith by others there age as they learn more about the wonders God has done. Sunday School starts around 10:15am each Sunday in the basement of the church. The group starts together and then splits up into their different age groups.

A HUGE thank you to all the teachers who volunteered to run our Sunday School program. We know it is a lot of work each and every week.

   We will tell the next generation
the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord,
    His power, and the wonders He has done.

Psalm 78:4

Basement Floor

As discussed and approved at our 7/28/2024 Voter Meeting, we are starting to collect funds to finish the basement floor.

The floor of the basement was left unfinished after the building project completed. At the time the decision was made to paint the floor as a temporary fix. That was 5 years ago.

Recently, one of our Trustees did a lot of research to find options and get quotes from several vendors. In the end, the Council recommended going with an epoxy covering that should be a long term finish for the floor. This 1/8 inch covering would cost around $16,000. The Voters approved us to start collecting the funds, and then we will re-evaluate in January as we create our yearly budget.

The basement floor has become an issue, especially when it comes time to clean it. Those who clean have a hard time making it look clean at this point.

Pew Update

Our congregation has truly been blessed. For a while we have been talking about our aging pews and the need to replace them. Last year we bought some chairs to replace a few pews that needed to be removed. The Vision Committee has done research that only reiterated what we expected, new pews would probably cost us over 25 thousand.

The Lord blessed us with an opportunity this year. Our brothers and sisters in Christ down in New London are in the process of remodeling their worship space this summer. They no longer needed their pews and were planning on getting rid of them on their demolition day back in April. We are thankful that they reached out to us and gave us many of their old pews!

Their pews were meant for a larger worship space so during the past few months several skilled members of our congregation have been giving their time and talent to resize the pews. Slowly but surely the new pews have been replacing our old ones. Soon, this process will be complete. Thank you to all those who have helped with this project!

Summer Camp 2024

Thank you to everyone who came to, or helped with our Summer Camp! We had a ton of fun!

A huge thank you to Grace Sugar Bush, who ran the event with us. Your teamwork and aid were greatly appreciated and noticed.

This year we had over 20 kids come for our Olympic themed event. The day was filled with crafts, sports, experiments, snacks, music, and God’s Word. Campers each got a water bottle engraved with their name on it. Friday we had a meal for the families.

Confirmation 2024

During the service on Sunday, May 5th, Pastor Rothfuss confirmed 2 confirmation students. After years coming Wednesday nights to study God’s Word, and after showing to the congregation that they have studied and learned it, Brynnlee and Andrew were confirmed in the faith and took their first Communion.

Brynnlee Joshua 1:9

Have I not commanded you?

Be strong and courageous.

Do not be afraid; 

do not be discouraged, 

for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.

 

Andrew 1 Corinthians 16:14

Do everything in love.

Holy Week 2024

See the heart and core of Christian faith. Join us for Holy Week as we watch the long foretold sacrifice that makes us right with God. Christ, true God and true man came to rescue us so that we would spend eternity with Him. Visit us for these special worship opportunities, we would love to meet you.

March 21st Palm Sunday

9am worship service

March 28th Holy Thursday

6:30pm worship with Holy Communion

March 29th Good Friday

1pm Service at the Cross

6:30pm Service of Darkness

March 31st The High Festival of Easter

7am Hymn Sing Sunrise Service

9am Festival Service