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Published on: 9/1/2007
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Pastor Williamson to be Installed September 2
On Sunday, September 2, Rev. Mark Williamson will be installed as Associate Pastor, with Bishop-elect Rev. Wayne Miller preaching and presiding. To welcome Pastor Williamson, a potluck lunch in Fellowship Hall will immediately follow the 10 a.m. service.Pastor Williamson's ordination as a minister of Word and Sacrament took place on Sunday, August 26, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Burbank, with the Rev. Paul Landahl, Bishop of the Metro Chicago Synod (ELCA) presiding.
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Sept. 16: Passing on the Faith: A Vision for Youth and Family Ministry at St. Paul, presented by Associate Pastor Mark WilliamsonGraduation ceremonies have almost taken on the character of negative milestones in the faith development of the church's youth.Take any class of church kids and trace their worship attendance, and you'll see the dips--after middle school graduation, after high school graduation, after college graduation--until you hit bottom at the twentysomethings, only 1 in 5 of whom participate regularly in a faith community.That's a pretty dismal picture, but what's more disturbing is how many of us have accepted this decline as a natural, even healthy process along the journey of faith. Is there a different way?How can we better make room inside the church for those driven to wander a while in the wilderness?What if all the baptized who needed to "find themselves," did their searching in the same place where God first found them?In this forum, Pastor Williamson will share some of his impressions on trends in the culture affecting today's youth, and begin to lay out a vision for how we might more effectively foster youth and young adult community and spiritual growth at St. Paul.
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Rev. Mark Williamson, Associate PastorPhone: 630-668-5953Fax: 630-668-0020Email: office.stpaul@sbcglobal.net