A fun opportunity, open to all women of the congregation, family, and friends. In today’s world, we could all use a little more prayer for each other and we have the opportunity to show that with a Secret Sister — someone you would pray for throughout the year! All that is required is prayer and remembering her birthday, anniversary and other important dates that she may need to have lifted in prayer to God.

Our “reveal and new drawing” luncheon will be on March 22 at 11:00am in the Upper Atrium. Sign up ONLINE HERE or in the Gathering Space and bring a salad to pass. If you can’t come to the luncheon but would like to participate, you can still submit a registration below and be part of the Sisters in Heart fun. If you have any questions contact Linda Laura through the church office or email.

Join us Saturday, March 22 volunteer to serve at Fish and Loaves. We will meet at St. Paul at 8:00am and carpool from church. We’ll be serving 8:30am-12:30pm. Sign-up in the Gathering Space. Everyone is welcome, but must be 11 years old to participate. 

Join us for a presentation of "Ripcord" at the Open Book Theater on Sunday, March 16 at 2:00pm. Tickets are $24.00, with dinner at Mom's Restaurant afterward. More information and sign-up in the Gathering Space. 

This year’s Kids Word Bible Presentation will be held on Sunday, March 16 during the 11:00am worship service. All students who have attended the "What the Bible’s All About” class will receive their Bible. Please contact Don Busse with questions.

Salute to Our Heroes concert choir rehearsals begin March 13 at 7:00pm. We still have room for more singers! As always, there are no auditions for any choir at St. Paul, and all youth and adults are welcome! Bring a friend to sing along with you. We look forward to seeing you soon! Contact Cherie for more information or to join a choir. View the 2025 Choir Schedule HERE.

Update: Registration is now at capacity and closed - thank you everyone who signed up! Though the event is full, you can still support this effort by giving generously to our Kids Against Hunger food packing event: give online here. Each gift of $35 means 100 meals for hungry people locally, nationally, and internationally.

As a finale to our SERVING CHALLENGE, St. Paul is again hosting a Kids Coalition Against Hunger (KCAH) of Michigan meal packing event on Sunday, March 9, beginning at 1:00pm. We will pack meals that will feed kids, youth and adults here in our backyard and around the world! KCAH is an awesome organization that provides the mechanism and resources to make this happen. Our goal is to pack 10,000 meals for hungry people. The process is simple and fun! Teams work together at stations to assemble meal packets that provide a rich source of easily digestible protein, carbohydrates, and vitamins needed to nourish a hungry child’s body and mind. This is an important task. You’ll have a great time doing it and there is no better activity to help families and groups grow together than to care for others. For more information, contact Don Busse.   

Our Lenten sermon series, “Savior, Servant, Friend”, begins on Ash Wednesday. We look forward to worshipping with you. March 5 at 1:30pm and 7:00pm.

The Wednesday Women’s Bible Study Group will be doing a Lenten Study, "In the Footsteps of the Savior" by Max Lucado. Join Max Lucado on an inspirational journey through the hills, the dust, and the homes of the Holy Land! Discover, with new eyes, God’s heart for His people and His deep love for you. It is a six DVD sessions beginning March 5 thru April 16. No book is needed for this study! We will watch the video and have a discussion. Watch for the signup later in February.

You're invited to an All Church Euchre Night! Join us Saturday, March 1 at 6:30pm in the Fellowship Hall. Light snacks will be provided, and there will be prizes. This is a free event that promises to be a lot of fun, so be sure to bring your friends! Please sign up here.

Prayer is the two-way communication process that allows us to talk with our Heavenly Father. He wants us to speak with Him, like two people talking face to face. Due to weather, this event date has been changed to Thursday, February 27 at Noon. Join us for a soup and salad luncheon event about prayer and conversing with God, with guest speaker Rev. Ben Roberts. We’ll also enjoy a game, some song, and fellowship. A free will offering will be accepted. 

Our truffle making class at Mindo Chocolate Factory is sold out. You can join our waitlist here and we’ll notify you if any spots open. We’ll see those who registered on Saturday, February 8. We'll meet at St. Paul at 8:45am and carpool to Dexter. Our reservation is for 10:00am-11:30am.

Save the Date for our Life Group event and Youth Group "FUNdraiser" coming up February 2 from 4:00-6:00pm in the CLC. We'll enjoy a delicious taco dinner, an exciting game of Trivia, and some great fellowship. Childcare is available. Sign-up HERE to host a table and to attend.

Get some fun stickers while supporting our St. Paul Youth and their fundraising efforts for the National Youth Gathering Trip. There will be a table set up at the Tacos and Trivia event on February 2 from 4:00-6:00. Pick up a sticker for a freewill donation.

It's time to begin planning for our Salute to Our Heroes patriotic concerts! This concert is a favorite among our usual concert attendees. Concerts are May 17 & 18, 2025 — that's a Saturday and a Sunday, with one afternoon performance each day. Rehearsals will be on Thursday evenings, beginning in late February/early March, actual start date to be determined. What we need now is a commitment from you, to be sure that we have enough singers to present the concerts properly. We need this information before any of the other plans can be made, so please email or sign up in the Gathering Space. Deadline for replies/sign ups is February 2.

A new Adult Bible Study series begins this weekend. Please join us for the Acts: Sent to Bear Witness on Sundays at 8:30am in the Youth Room.

This study is a lifeline, a way to get oxygen into the places of our hearts that have been starving to breathe and fully live. We are going to dive into the seven I AM statements of Jesus in the Gospel of John. We are going to go to places in the Holy Land where Jesus may have been when He uttered the words. We want the Word of God to come alive to you in this study—to reach the recesses of your heart because we truly believe that God’s Word to us is life. The study will be held January 15 through February 26, from 9:30 to 11:30, in Room Yellow 3.

Join us on Monday, January 20, 2025 from 6:00pm-7:00pm for our preschool open house! This is a wonderful opportunity for parents and potential new students to explore our classrooms, meet our dedicated teachers and get a feel for our school community. Due to limited space, we kindly ask that no siblings accompany you. If you have questions, please contact Miss Maria at 734-676-2918.

The Friends in Faith Theater will be showing "Let There Be Light" on Friday, January 17, 2025 at 1:00pm in the Youth Room. No admission will be charged, but there will be snacks available for a free will offering. 

Plot Description: World-famous atheist Dr. Sol Harkens (Kevin Sorbo) delights in debating Christians. Isolated from his wife Katy (Sam Sorbo), his self-destruction culminates in a car crash that leaves him clinically dead for 4 minutes. The message from that experience challenges his convictions. Reluctantly leaning on his family's forgiveness, Sol struggles to find meaning in the words. . ."Let There Be Light." Sign-up in the Gathering Space!

Our next study for Adult Bible Study begins soon. Plan to join us for Philippians on Sunday mornings at 8:30am in the Youth Room.

Let’s close out 2024 in worship. Join us at 6:00pm on New Year’s Eve for worship. Our New Year’s offerings will support our Youth to NYG: The LCMS National Youth Gathering (NYG) is July 19-23, 2025 in New Orleans. We are so excited that eleven of our youth are attending. At our New Year’s Eve service, as well as online through the giving page on our website and app, please support our youth by donating to the cost of the experience. Thanks to a generous donor, we have a $5000 matching gift!

Join us on Sundays in December for Adult Bible Study: Here He Comes: The Arrival Of Jesus In The Gospel Of Luke. Sundays at 8:30am in the Youth Room.

St. Paul Youth are invited to the 2nd Annual Reindeer Games on December 15, 6:00-8:00pm in the Youth Room. There will be Christmas games, karaoke, a photo booth and Christmas cookie/ornament decorating. Also, we'll be making Christmas cards for the residents of Downriver Estates. Winter refreshments will be served, so come and join the fun and bring a friend!

Who’s the STAR of the Christmas? I know, I know…it’s Jesus! Long ago, God sent the Star of Bethlehem to guide the wise men to the newborn Savior. In other words, He gave them a light to follow. And guess what—He gives us a light to follow too! Join us for this year’s Gingerbread Bash: Follow that Star as together families discover what it means to follow the “Light of the World” and make Jesus the STAR of your life. Gingerbread Bash is a fun, hands-on way for the whole family to celebrate Christmas together! We’ll make a gingerbread nativity, play games and hear the Christmas story from the Bible from a whole new perspective! You are not going to want to miss it! Join us on Sunday, December 8, 12:00 - 1:30pm in the Fellowship Hall immediately following our 11:00am worship service.