Q: How do I contact the church, or the staff?
A: Church Contact Information
B: Church Mailing address:
St. Paul Lutheran Church
P.O. Box 637
Jefferson, MD 21755
C: Church location:
St. Paul Lutheran Church
3864 Jefferson Pike
Jefferson, MD 21755
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Q: What are the Church Office Hours?
A: Church Office Hours are:
| Tuesday |
10:00AM - 2:00PM |
| Wednesday |
10:00AM - 2:00PM |
| Thursday |
10:00AM - 2:00PM |
| Friday |
10:00AM - 1:00PM |
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Q: How are active and inactive St. Paul members determined?
A: Per our constitution a St. Paul member fits into
one of four categories; Baptized, Confirmed, Voting and Associate.
They are defined in the following:
Baptized members are those persons who
have been received by the Sacrament of Holy Baptism in this congregation,
or, having been previously baptized in the name of the Triune God, have been
received by certificate of transfer from other Lutheran congregations or by
affirmation of faith.
Confirmed members are baptized persons
who have been confirmed in this congregation, those who have been received
by adult baptism or by transfer as confirmed members from other Lutheran
congregations, or baptized persons received by affirmation of faith.
Voting members are confirmed
members. Such confirmed members, during the current or preceding
calendar year, shall have communed in this congregation and shall have made
a contribution of record to this congregation.
Associate members are persons holding
membership in other Christian congregations who wish to retain such
membership but desire to participate in the life and mission of this
congregation, or persons who wish to retain a relationship with this
congregation while being members of other congregations. They have all
the privileges and duties of membership except voting rights and eligibility
for elected offices or membership on the Congregation Council of this
congregation.
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Q: What is the St. Paul Prayer Chain?
A: We currently have an ongoing Prayer Chain at St.
Paul. You can sign up! This is how it works...a prayer request
comes in and the first person contacts the next by phone, who then continues
the telephone chain, until all on the list are praying.
Prayer Requests? Contact the Church Office at
301-473-8626 or send an email to secretary@stpauljeff.org.
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Q: What
is the Faithful Hands Ministry (formerly the Knit Wits)?
A: The Faithful Hands Ministry is a group that gets
together the first Monday of the month at 7:00PM in the Faith Room of the church
to work on various knit, crochet, and loom projects. Past
projects include prayer shawls for our sick and shut-ins, T-sweaters for needy children around the world,
helmet liners for our soldiers, preemie and full-term baby hats, booties, or
blankets for
Frederick
Memorial
Hospital
, lap robes for nursing homes, and chemo caps for the FMH
Cancer
Center. Come join us – all are welcome! Come and learn to knit, crochet, or loom! For more
info contact Evelyn Vollmer or the Church
Office.
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Q: When was the St. Paul Constitution ratified and
and where would I find a copy?
A: Our current constitution was ratified on February
10, 2008 at the annual congregational meeting. A copy of the constitution
is available on line by clicking constitution.
(requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
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Q: How large is St. Paul and how many people typically
attend services?
A: St Paul total membership as of 2011 was 527. In
2011 attendance averaged 72 at the 8:15AM service and 55
at the 10:45 service. The sanctuary will seat about 180 and the balcony
will seat about 50.
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Q: How often does St. Paul Offer Communion?
A: St Paul offers communion weekly
at both worship services on Sunday mornings. Worshipers
receive communion by intinction. Those communing come forward
down the center aisle to receive the bread near the front and dip it into either
the chalice of wine or the chalice of grape juice located near the side aisle. After
they are finished, worshipers return via the side aisle. When indicated in the
weekly bulletin, a prayer partner will be available to pray with you after you commune. You will find
the prayer partner in the Narthex at the kneeler during communion.
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Q: How do I provide inputs for
the newsletter?
A: If you're emailing your newsletter inputs,
please send them to newsletter@stpauljeff.org.
This allows the emailed newsletter inputs to be all collected in one email
box. This account will be checked by the newsletter editor just after the 15th
of the month. Newsletter deadlines are posted on the church calendar each
month. You may also place inputs in the
newsletter mailbox at the top of the back stairwell. This mailbox
is emptied on the 15th of each month. Electronic copies of your articles are preferred
but not mandatory.
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Q:
What is the Women's Breakfast?
A: This is an informal opportunity for women of the
congregation to get together monthly for conversation and food.
Typically the group meets at an area restaurant on the 1st Saturday
morning of the month at 9:00AM. Check the calendar for the day and
location. All women are welcome, regardless of age. Join us for a
casual breakfast with lots of stories and laughter. You might learn who
used to wear white gloves and “stick-out slips” to church as a little
girl.
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Q: What is Men's
Night?
A: The men of the congregation have been gathering
once a month at a selected restaurant to share dinner and conversation.
A great group has formed, but they are always looking for more. Men's
night is the third Thursday of the month. Look for the location in
the bulletin or on the calendar.
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Q. How do I get my information about a St. Paul ministry
or other item posted on the web?
A: If you provide written text about your
St. Paul ministry I'll turn it into a web page for your review. After
your review it will be posted on the www.StPaulJeff.org ministry pages.
If you have pictures or graphics to supplement your ministry's page great!
If not we can arrange to have some taken or created.
The web page can be an excellent place to inform others
both inside and outside our church about your ministry. Provide
your inputs to web@stpauljeff.org.
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Q. What does a St. Paul synod delegate do, and how
would I become one?
A: The Delaware-Maryland Synod, of which
St. Paul is a part, has a once a year assembly to perform the business
of the synod. At this meeting clergy and delegates, like yourself,
vote on numerous church governing issues like; synod objectives, and the synod
budget. As a delegate
you will get an advance packet from the synod indicating the issues that
will be discussed at the meeting. At the assembly you will be St.
Paul's voting voice on these issues along with representatives and clergy
of other congregations. Our congregation has positions
for two voting representatives. If you would like to participate
see Pastor.
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Q. How do I get my birthday or anniversary listed
in the newsletter?
A: The information for the birthdays and
anniversaries listed in the newsletter comes from active members and
participants in the St. Paul Church membership
data base. If your birthday or anniversary isn't listed its most
likely because we don't have it. We would love to include your birthday
and/or anniversary in our monthly newsletter. Please contact the church
office and our Office Administrator will be happy to take your information to
be included in our database.
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Q: How do I provide Altar Flowers
for Sunday Morning Worship Services?
A: Anyone interested in placing flowers on the
altar to beautify our worship services can sign up on the flower chart, which is posted on the bulletin board outside the
Faith Room. At this time, there are many Sundays still open
throughout the year. If you would like to do so but are not able
to get out to pick up flowers and get them to the church, you may call
Karen Summers at 301-473-4849 to arrange for flower delivery. Also,
more than one person or family may get together and place flowers on the
altar for the same Sunday. This way, the cost of the flowers can
be shared. If you are interested, please see Karen Summers
for more information.
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Q: When do I need to supply
a communion card?
A: Since our congregation
has been offering communion every Sunday, it is no longer necessary to
fill out the "Record of Communion" card every time you commune. Historically,
these cards have been used as a record of communion to verify your active
membership, indicating that you communed at least once a year. So,
if you have filled out a card for a Sunday in January, you do not need
to do so for the remainder of this calendar year.
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Q:What is the Delaware-Maryland Synod?
A: The Synod
we are part of:
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A group of more than 94,000 Lutherans in 190 congregations
in two states
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A group in mission, with one congregation under development
and two synodically authorized worshiping communities
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Divided into 11 geographic groups call conferences
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One of 65 synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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One of eight synods of ELCA Mid-Atlantic Region 8
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A Companion Synod to the Tampere Diocese (Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Finland), the Estonian Lutheran Church, and the Diocese in Mara
Region (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania)
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Partner Synod to the Northern Great lakes Synod ELCA
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Q: What if I have a question
that's not listed here?
A: Email it to me web@stpauljeff.org
and I'll get an answer back to you as soon as possible.
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