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Dear Friend of St. Philip the Deacon:
Summer Faith Creek starts on Sunday, June 5 at the 9:45 service! Kids who are 3 years old through Grade 4 can join us for a time of story, songs, and activities! No registration is required. Come as often as you can throughout the summer!
"Taking Faith Home" inserts are available online. Please use these for your prayer and devotion life at home, and to prompt conversation about faith with your families. |
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Worship This Weekend
 This weekend is the Seventh Weekend of Easter. Readings are:
Acts 1:6-14
John 17:1-11
After Jesus had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent."
John 17:1-3
Image: Ascension, by Jan Richardson |
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Party for Pastor Valerie Strand Patterson 6/28
This summer will be the 25th anniversary of Pastor Valerie Strand Patterson's ordination. You are invited to join in the celebration of this milestone on Tuesday, June 28. A three-hour dinner cruise on the St Croix River has been planned. The Cruise departs at 6:45 p.m., and the bus -- if you want to take it -- departs from St. Philip at 5:30 p.m. The cost is $35.00 per person including dinner and the cruise. The round-trip bus trip to Stillwater is an additional $10.00 per person. (Please make checks made payable to St Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church.) You may make reservations at the Hospitality Desk, or by contacting Cindy Carlson at ccarlson@spdlc.org. The deadline to make reservations is Tuesday, June 14, 2011. |
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Help with Faith Creek Friends  Our Faith Creek Friends Program -- St. Philip the Deacon's ministry to children with special needs -- is growing! Children's Ministry is looking for adults and high school students to be "Buddies" to children with special needs at Vacation Bible School and Fall Faith Creek. Please contact Kathy Hagedorn if you are interested in being a "Buddy" to one of our special friends or would like more information about the program! 763-475-7138 or khagedorn@spdlc.org |
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Drivers Needed for Meals on Wheels .jpg) Drivers needed: If you enjoy visiting people and like to drive, the St. Philip team of volunteers for Meals on Wheels welcomes you to join them. The time commitment is 10 am-12:30 pm weekdays, on a flexible basis. You may drive once, or several times during the month. St. Philip the Deacon will provide the drivers for the month of July. For more information, please contact Margie Peabody at 763-476-2664. |
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Summer Blood Drive July 21
This summer we will be hosting a blood drive at church in conjunction with the Memorial Blood Centers. The drive will be on Thursday, July 21 from 2:30 to 6:00 p.m. Contact Cindy Carlson at ccarlson@spdlc.org to make an appointment. |
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Pack for Feed My Starving Children - July & August  Join the crew from St. Philip the Deacon as we serve as volunteers at Feed My Starving Children's Chanhassen location. The crew size is 25 people, with a minimum age of 3rd grade. This will be an opportunity for young and old alike-to serve others. Contact Cindy Carlson at ccarlson@spdlc.org to sign-up. Dates are Monday, July 11; Tuesday, July 19; Monday, July 25; and Tuesday, August 2. All shifts are from noon to 2:00 p.m. |
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If you have questions about anything you've read here, or want to know more about St. Philip the Deacon and its ministries, please contact us at info@spdlc.org or 763-475-7100. | |
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Clap Your Hands, All You Peoples
Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout to God with loud songs of joy.
For the Lord, the Most High, is awesome, a great king over all the earth.
He subdued peoples under us, and nations under our feet.
He chose our heritage for us, the pride of Jacob whom he loves.
God has gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises.
For God is the king of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm.
God is king over the nations; God sits on his holy throne.
The princes of the peoples gather as the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; he is highly exalted.
- Psalm 47
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