St. Paul's Lutheran Church - Columbia, IL

05/28/2026

We had a fun night at the ballpark! ⚾️

Everyone enjoyed baseball, laughter, fellowship, and making memories together.

We also got to celebrate our happy couple before they say “I do” this weekend 💍❤️

05/10/2026

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05/06/2026

Reminder this Saturday is the postal carrier food drive pickup

Stamp out Hunger
Please share on your personal page to spread the word for donations.

This year, our food pantry received an awesome amount of donations from the community during the Scouting for Food campaign in November, and a significant donation from our friends at Immaculate Conception St. Vincent DePaul Society at both Advent and Lent. HOWEVER, although we are a small operation, we have served 50 additional families and over 100 more people than we had served last year at this time and we are OUT OF MANY ITEMS. The Postal Service “Stamp out Hunger” campaign is coming up on May 9 and we are asking for your help! If you are shopping and can pick up a couple extra items, every little bit helps.

Currently, there are 25 items that we normally have available to our patrons, that we are low or out of: Hamburger Helper, Chili, Canned Fruit, Cereal, and Pasta Sauce are on the top of our list. If you don’t want to wait for May 9th, there are donation bins at the front of the Church at 227 N Goodhaven. Thank you for your help!

05/04/2026

Congratulations to Alexis, Caroline, and Adelynn who were confirmed yesterday.

04/28/2026

Reminder voters meeting tonight Tuesday April 28, 6:30

04/23/2026

Stamp out Hunger
Please share on your personal page to spread the word for donations.

This year, our food pantry received an awesome amount of donations from the community during the Scouting for Food campaign in November, and a significant donation from our friends at Immaculate Conception St. Vincent DePaul Society at both Advent and Lent. HOWEVER, although we are a small operation, we have served 50 additional families and over 100 more people than we had served last year at this time and we are OUT OF MANY ITEMS. The Postal Service “Stamp out Hunger” campaign is coming up on May 9 and we are asking for your help! If you are shopping and can pick up a couple extra items, every little bit helps.

Currently, there are 25 items that we normally have available to our patrons, that we are low or out of: Hamburger Helper, Chili, Canned Fruit, Cereal, and Pasta Sauce are on the top of our list. If you don’t want to wait for May 9th, there are donation bins at the front of the Church at 227 N Goodhaven. Thank you for your help!

04/06/2026

Easter Monday thoughts

Today is Easter Monday…
The same power
that walked out of that tomb
is still moving

Still saving
Still healing
Still calling people by name

Still calling you

Easter didn’t end yesterday

The miracle didn’t stay in the tomb

It followed us into today

Into this moment
Into your life
Into every place that feels heavy or uncertain

The grave is still empty
and the world is forever changed
because of it.

Yesterday was loud.

Celebration
Hope
He is risen

But today…

Today is quiet.

The kind of quiet where it sinks in
what that really means.

That death didn’t just lose once
it was defeated.

That the grave didn’t just open
it was overcome.

That Jesus didn’t just rise
He is alive.

And because He lives…

This isn’t just a story we visit once a year
This is a truth we live inside of every single day

On the ordinary Mondays
In the quiet mornings
In the middle of laundry and mess and life

Because the stone didn’t roll back
so He could get out

It rolled back
so we could see in

And what we saw…

was an empty grave
and a living Savior

So today—

Live like it’s true

Because it is 🤍

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04/05/2026

He is Risen! Alleluia!!

He stepped out of the grave… and nothing has been the same since. The stone was moved. The darkness was broken. Death lost its grip. And hope walked out alive. 🙌

This wasn’t just a moment in history… this changed everything. Because He lives… your past is not your ending. your pain is not your story. your life is not without purpose. He is risen… and that means hope is still alive for you today. 💜

Pause here for a moment… and let that truth settle in. If you want to stay rooted in this kind of peace daily, our devotionals and worship playlists are there to walk with you. (Link in bio on our page). ❤️

04/03/2026

Holy Week Bible reading plan

Holy Week is more than a timeline… it’s a journey of love, sacrifice, and hope. From celebration to betrayal, from suffering to silence, from the cross to the empty tomb... every moment reminds us: God was working even when it didn’t look like it. 💛

If you’re in a waiting season… a hard season… a quiet, uncertain place... remember this: resurrection is coming. 🙌

Take this week slowly. Sit with each moment. Let it draw your heart closer to Him. If you want to walk through this week more intentionally, I’ve shared devotionals and peaceful worship playlists on the link on this page. 🙏

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