Dear people of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church:

Grace and peace to you from God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!

I hold all of you, as well as our church, in my prayers during the time of uncertainty and upheaval. In this challenging time, we cry out to God for strength and healing. 

I wanted to inform you of the direction we will be taking through April. We will be suspending all face to face activities through April. This will include all worship, meetings, choir practices, and any other events as previously scheduled. 

This decision is made following the directive of the President to continue social distancing through April as well as the decision of the Alliance City School District to remote teach through the end of the month. 

Regarding Palm Sunday Palms and Communion

Palms and communion wafers will be available for pickup in the parking lot on Friday, April 3rd, and Saturday, April 4th, from 10:30 am to 2:00 pm. Palms will be in individual bundles, and communion wafers will be in separate plastic bags. The bags will be marked with the number of wafers inside so that each family unit will have the appropriate amount. 

Holy Week and Easter services will be held online and presented to the best of our capabilities. The schedule will be as follows:

Sunday Services will be at 11:00 am each week.

Maundy Thursday Service will be at 7:00 pm.

Good Friday Service will be at 7:00 pm.

Regarding Easter Flowers and Communion

If you would like your Easter flowers for your family celebration, they will be available on Saturday, April 11th, in the parking lot for pick up from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Those not picked up will adorn the sanctuary for our Easter celebration. You will be available to pick them up the week after Easter. Communion wafers will also be available on Saturday, April 11th, for Easter Sunday. 

We will closely monitor the directive of the authorities, and if there is a change in direction during the month, we will act accordingly. 

May you be blessed and know God is watching over us at this time!

The Rev. Timothy Muse

Lead Pastor