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Car Side Parking Changes During Construction | Details below
Ascension | Thurs., May 29
VBS | June 8 | Registration Open
Rummage Sale Not Held in 2025
GriefShare Support Group | Begins June 2
2026 Israel Tour Led by Pastor Schudde
Senior Pastor Call Process | Webpage
Shepherd Book | Concluding May 25 | Weekly Reading Guide
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weekly parking brief
Parking on St. Paul's Campus
Sundays | Construction is underway and with parking available on our north lot. For handicapped parking, please reference parking diagram below.
Monday-Saturday 6:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. | Note that there is no parking at our west entrance (Ballas Road side) Monday through Saturday because the zone is used as a heavy equipment throughway.
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ASCENSION: MAY 29
Thursday, May 29 | 7:00 p.m.
Strawberry Social Following the Service | Fellowship Hall
Join St. Paul's choirs and orchestra in the celebration marking Christ's return to the right hand of the throne of God. We welcome guest preacher Rev. Joel Heckmann of Concordia Seminary.
Following the service, all are invited to our annual Strawberry Social to enjoy fresh strawberries, shortcake, and ice cream.
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GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: BEGINS JUNE 2
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FAMILY VBS DAY: JUNE 8
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Rummage Sale Not Held in 2025
Due to gym demolition and 2025 construction, our annual church-wide summer rummage sale is on hiatus but will return next summer in 2026 to our beautiful, spacious new facilities (photos here).
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2026 Israel Tour Led by Pastor Schudde
Brochure | Registration (Use tour code Schudde26)
Pastor Schudde and his wife, Kris, will be leading a 10-day tour of Israel (with an optional four-day extension to Egypt) on Feb. 17-26, 2026. Brochures are available in the receptionist lobby, and an information meeting will take place in May.
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senior pastor call process
Learn more
St. Paul's maintains a webpage for congregation reference, featuring published updates from the call committee, insights about the call process, key documents, and congregational survey insights.
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MONTHLY small-setting communion
Next date Monday, June 2 | Noon | Sanctuary
If mobility challenges or concerns about crowds have kept you from in-person church worship or Communion, you are warmly invited to a special small-setting worship opportunity on the first Monday of each month. Our pastors look forward to meeting you for orders of worship.
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Shepherd Book Devotions: CONCLUDING MAY 25
This spring, our congregation joins together for a devotional journey, exploring one chapter in the book A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 each week. Each household is invited to pick up a complimentary book in our church lobbies, with a bookmark outlining St. Paul’s 12-week reading guide.
We'll prepare for the coming week's chapter with a Mindful Monday devotion and a "Flock Talk" home discussion question, and explore the chapter in our Sunday 9:30am Foundation Bible class. While our pastors' sermons will align with the liturgical calendar, they will also weave in devotional highlights from the weekly Shepherd book chapter.
What We're Reading This Week and Next
- May 11-17 • Chapter 10
- Prior to Sun., May 18, we recommend reading Chapter 11: "Surely Goodness and Love Will Follow Me"
- Sun., May 11 Sermon Highlight • Chapter 11
- Sun., May 11 Foundation Bible study • Chapter 11
- Chapter 11 "Flock Talk" • Home discussion question: What distracts you most from noticing the nearness of God's goodness and mercy that "follow" you? How can you set aside those distractions?
- Chapter 11 Mindful Monday devotion • Read here
- May 18-24 • Chapter 11
- Prior to Sun., May 25, we recommend reading Chapter 12: "I Will Dwell in the House of the Lord Forever"
- Sun., May 25 Sermon Highlight • Chapter 12
- Sun., May 25 Foundation Bible study • Chapter 12
- Chapter 12 "Flock Talk" • Home discussion question: What do you look forward to? Considering the future, where is your gaze drawn?
- Chapter 12 Mindful Monday devotion • Read here
2025 parking MAP
St. Paul’s is pleased to announce that we have secured arrangements with two neighboring businesses for overflow parking during construction.
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Parking on St. Paul's Campus
Sunday | Parking is available on our north lot. For handicapped parking, please reference parking diagram below.
Monday-Saturday 6:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. | Note that there is no parking at our west entrance (Ballas Road side) Monday through Saturday because the zone is used as a heavy equipment throughway.
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Handicapped Parking circledownarrow Diagram and details below
East-entrance spots | Daily
West-entrance spots | Weekends & holidays only
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Parking at Edward Jones Garage
Sundays and Evenings | The Edward Jones garage across Ballas Road is available for parking all day Sunday, and on weekdays after 6:00 p.m. You’re encouraged to take advantage of the stoplight crosswalk.
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Parking at the Village Bar < 11:00 a.m.
Daily | The Village Bar has offered parking in their lots prior to their restaurant hours. Access church via the Manchester Road sidewalk. Please be mindful to depart before the restaurant opens at 11:00 a.m.
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Schnucks Plaza
Daily | Overflow parking is available at the north end of the Schnucks plaza across Manchester Road. Please be mindful to avoid using parking spots in front of businesses during their open hours.
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handicapped access
Daily: East-entrance spots | Eight east-entrance handicapped parking spots are available daily; please enter and exit via westbound Manchester Road.
Sundays only West-entrance spots | For the protection of your vehicle, and to prevent work stoppages if construction equipment cannot enter through west-side (Ballas Road) construction gates, congregation members are asked to avoid parking in west-entrance spots Monday through Saturday. On Sundays, the three west-entrance handicapped spots are available for use.
Daily: School | Handicapped parking is also available near the north entrance to our school building.
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2024-2025 construction
Parking Impacts
As we embark on the construction of our new ministry facilities, we will also be adapting to significant parking changes due to new construction zones, trucks, and building materials on campus.
- Parking limitations are temporary; when construction is complete, full parking capacity will be restored.
- Carpooling is encouraged.
- For worshipers with mobility challenges, we hope to prioritize use of the 72 remaining campus parking spaces (which include 11 handicap-access spaces) not affected by construction zones.
- Passenger drop-off is available at the west lobby entrance, with a new temporary exit created.
- Extra parking is available at Edward Jones, the Village Bar, and at the north-end Schnuck plaza lot.