We serve a God of SECOND CHANCES “…and the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time…” This month we will be watching a movie about Jonah. Join us Wednesday, April 16 at 1:00pm in the Youth Room for fellowship and a movie. Refreshments will be available. Freewill offering. Sign up in the Gathering Space.

Join us for Rejoicing Spirits Worship April 13. Claudia the Comfort Dog is joining us this month so come snuggle our fuzzy friend. We will be hosting a light, preservice lunch from 12:15 to 1:00pm and our worship service will begin at 1:00pm. Rejoicing Spirits is an innovative ministry created to enrich the spiritual lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, their families, friends and other supportive congregation and community members. It offers an interactive and engaging worship and fellowship opportunity which shares God's word and celebrates the message of God's loving grace. The “no-shush” worship setting is open to a variety of needs and offers the opportunity to actively participate and have roles in the service. Rejoicing Spirits meets monthly (generally the 3rd Sunday of each month with exceptions on holidays) in the Fellowship Hall for approximately 35 minutes in length, our worship service is followed by fellowship time. For more info, contact the church office.

The St. Paul Men's and Women's Ministries have joined together for a Euchre Night! Join us Friday, April 11 at 6:30pm in the Fellowship Hall. Everyone who knows how to play euchre is welcome. Food will be provided by LaFiesta, and there will be prizes. This is a free event that promises to be a lot of fun. There will be freewill offering. Bring your friends and bring a card table too! Please register here or in the Gathering Space.

Please join us on Wednesdays at 1:30pm or 7:00pm for our Midweek Lenten Worship. We’ll be looking deeper in the heart of Jesus through our “Prayers of the Passion” sermons.

New to St. Paul, or interested in learning more about our church? Newer members, guests and visitors are invited to join us for lunch and the opportunity to chat with our pastors on April 6 following the 11:00am worship service. Call the church office at 734-676-1565 to RSVP. 

Adult Bible Study is beginning a new study this weekend. Means of Grace will begin at 8:30am on Sunday, April 6 at 8:30am in the Youth Room. Grab a coffee and join us!

Looking to join our St. Paul Family? We’d love to connect with you! There are two components to our membership process here at St. Paul. GOD Connects provides an overview of the Christian faith to help you know what St. Paul believes. In April we are offering a New Member Super Seminar that will combine both this quarters PLACE Seminar and God Connects Class. We will meet on Saturday, April 5, 9:00am to 12:00pm. In addition, we will be offering childcare for families with little ones. Please email Don Busse or call 734-676-1565 for more information and to sign up. Registration deadline for this super seminar is March 31.

Get ready to take flight at Airborne Adventure in Taylor, April 3 from 6:00-8:00pm for grades 6-12.  The cost is $25 (includes 2 hours of jump, socks, pizza, and drinks (everything!). Please register & pay here by March 30. Parents, an online waiver must be submitted asap.

St. Paul is partnering with MOST Ministries on a Mexico Water Outreach Mission Trip. The trip is scheduled for 10/4—10/11/2025. This project has the possibility of changing entire communities by providing them with clean water, good health habits and proper sanitation. If you are interested in learning more about this trip and how you can be a part of changing lives and sharing the Gospel, please join us on Sunday, March 30 at 12:30pm in Conference Room 110. You can also contact Lupe Harpster directly with questions. We have 12 spots to fill, and we hope you’ll join us!

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 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.