St. Paul Saybrook
56 Great Hammock
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SUNDAYS 9:30
Ongoing…
â—Ź Mondays 7:00 pm AA (Fellowship Hall)
â—Ź Tuesdays 7:00 pm Con Brio (Fellowship Hall)
â—Ź Wednesdays 7:30 am Breakfast Bible Study (Classroom)
â—Ź Thursdays 1:00 pm Bible Study (Classroom)
â—Ź Sundays 8:00 pm AA (Fellowship Hall)
First Holy Communion Easter Sunday 2024
Upcoming…
● March 26 5:45 pm The Chosen Watch Party Wednesdays 3/12 - 4/30 (except Holy Week 4/16). Watch “The Chosen”, the award winning multi-season show about Jesus and his disciples. We’ll have a soup potluck followed by a discussion time then a short contemplative worship in sanctuary.
● March 30 -April 6 10:45 pm Sunday Learning Each Sunday in Lent. Theme: Unbroken: A Living Faith. Following the lectionary, while we examine how we might articulate the core understandings of a Lutheran perspective and the complex realities of life – today.
â—Ź April 13 9:30 am Palm/Passion Sunday Palm Procession, Reading of Passion according to St. Luke
● April 17 6:30 pm Maundy Thursday “Love one another as I have loved you”, Holy Communion, Stripping of Altar
â—Ź April 18 12:00 pm Good Friday Cross Walk Annual Cross Walk through the streets of Old Saybrook. Begins and concludes at church. Eight stops along the way for Scripture reading and prayer. A bold public witness.
â—Ź April 18 6:30 pm Good Friday Tenebrae Worship w/choir and guest violinist, Martha Herrle
â—Ź April 20 6:00 & 9:30 am Easter Sunday Sunrise service at the Saybrook Town Beach, in the sanctuary at 9:30. Holy Communion at both services.
Each day can bring anticipated as well as unexpected joys, challenges, and surprises. Pastor Nathan is here to help you mark the changing seasons of life. Contact the office to arrange a time to have a chat with Pastor! 860.388.2398 staff@staul-elca.org
St. Paul Lutheran Church is a lively, steadily growing congregation of the ELCA, officially organized as a congregation on October 16, 1960. While located in Old Saybrook, its members come from a wide range of communities along the shoreline and the Connecticut River Valley. Sunday worship with Holy Communion takes place at 9:30 a.m. We employ a variety of liturgies throughout the year. Opportunities to worship midweek are available during the evening according to the liturgical seasons. A Sunday Learning time for children is at 9:30 a.m. Coffee is always on!
Know that we hold you all in prayer - that God pours outs His blessings upon you and your loved ones.
Please contact us if you would like pastoral care and/or communion brought to your home. (860) 388-2398 staff@stpaul-elca.org
We look forward to greeting you in person serving you in whatever ways we can as you wind along in your faith journey.
We partner with The Reverend Nathan Clements as we together spread the Good News far and wide! Pastor Nathan was born and raised in northern Illinois. His father is a Lutheran pastor and his mother was a church musician, elementary school paraprofessional, and children’s librarian prior to retirement. Pastor Nathan graduated from Concordia with a Religion major and Biology minor. During the summers, he worked for Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center in Oregon, IL where he met his future wife, Emily Nelson. Next, Pastor Nathan attended Luther Seminary in St. Paul. Upon graduation, the Clements moved to Dickinson, ND, where Pastor Nathan was the Program Director at Badlands Ministries.
In 2013 Pastor Nathan accepted the call to serve as the Assoc. Director of Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp near Lakeside, MT. Northwest Montana was their home until 2017 when they returned to the Midwest and the parish rhythm of ministry. Pastor Nathan served as the pastor of American Lutheran Church in La Porte City, IA for the five years.
Pastor Nathan, his wife, Emily and son Jonathan are grateful for the opportunity to serve as your partners in ministry in Old Saybrook.
