St. Paul's Lutheran

Clay Tree Society Outreach
2023-02-23 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-02-16 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-02-09 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-02-02 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Vancouver) | Clay Tree Society, 838 Old Victoria Rd, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Clay Tree outreach delivers the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to people with Developmental Disabilities. This is a wonderful opportunity to share the message of salvation, and visit with people with disabilities. Please contact Pastor Fraser at the church if you would like to assist with this Christian outreach.

Lenten Worship
2023-02-22 19:00 - 20:00 | St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 394 Shepherd Avenue, Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9R 3X1, Canada
Wednesday Lent Worship

We return to have Wednesday evening Lent services this year. The Lent services are held every Wednesday during the season of Lent at 7pm. Services are about 45 minutes in length. This year, all the Lent services are focused on the book of Esther.

Loaves and Fishes
2023-02-21 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-02-14 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-02-07 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-01-31 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-01-24 11:00 - 12:00 | St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 394 Shepherd Avenue, Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9R 3X1, Canada
Loaves and Fishes is a Nanaimo area food bank that provides food for those in need. Food pick and registration is by appointment only. Please check the information below for additional details. Food pick up is between 11am and 12pm.

Divine Worship
2023-02-19 10:30 - 12:00, 2023-02-12 10:30 - 12:00 | St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 394 Shepherd Avenue, Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9R 3X1, Canada
Worship Service at 10:30am

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Bible Study
2023-02-19 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-02-15 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-02-15 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-02-13 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-02-12 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-02-08 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-02-08 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-02-06 19:00 - 20:00 and 6 more dates | St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 394 Shepherd Avenue, Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9R 3X1, Canada
Bible Study returns beginning on Monday, Jan 23, 2023. We continue a study of the prayer book of the Bible, the Psalms.

The Bible Study will be held in three separate sessions. If you are interested in joining one of the sessions, please contact Pastor Fraser for additional details. Studies are occurring as follows:

Sundays at 9am at the church – beginning Feb 5th

Mondays at 10am at the church – beginning Jan 30rd

Wednesdays at 7pm on Zoom – beginning Feb 1st

Bible study will be held until the season of Lent begins on Mar 22nd. At that time, Bible Studies will be suspended during Lent, so that Pastor can lead Lenten Worship Services every Wednesday evening at 7pm. We encourage everyone to join for Wednesday evening worship during the season of Lent.

Board Meeting
2023-02-09 19:00 - 21:00 | St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 394 Shepherd Avenue, Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9R 3X1, Canada
Elected members of the board meet for the monthly board meeting.

Divine Worship
2023-02-05 10:30 - 12:00 | St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 394 Shepherd Avenue, Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9R 3X1, Canada
Worship Service at 10:30am

FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
(5 February 2023)

Isaiah 58:3–9a
1 Corinthians 2:1–12 (13–16)
Matthew 5:13–20

The Righteousness of Christ

Jesus warns that “unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matt. 5:20), but He also calls His imperfect people “the salt of the earth” and “the light of the world” (Matt. 5:13, 14). That’s because the Lord Jesus came not to abolish the Law or the prophets, “but to fulfill them” (Matt. 5:17) in perfect faith and love. Since He does and teaches all of God’s commandments, He is “called great in the kingdom of heaven” (Matt. 5:19). God manifests His “demonstration of the Spirit and of power” in “Jesus Christ and him crucified” (1 Cor. 2:2–4), and through the preaching of the Gospel He gives His “secret and hidden wisdom” (1 Cor. 2:7). Christ gives this perfect righteousness to His people, and it leads them to true fasting, which is “to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free” (Is. 58:6) and “to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house” (Is. 58:7)

Divine Worship
2023-01-29 10:30 - 12:00 | St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 394 Shepherd Avenue, Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9R 3X1, Canada
Worship Service at 10:30am

FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
(29 January 2023)

Micah 6:1–8
1 Corinthians 1:18–31
Matthew 5:1–12

God Manifests His Glory in the Humility and Weakness of Christ Crucified

The Lord tells His people, “I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery” (Micah 6:4). By the sacrifice of His beloved Son, He has redeemed us from our slavery of sin and death; He has forgiven our transgressions by the shedding of His blood. His great mercy and salvation lead us “to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly” with our God (Micah 6:8). We boast only in the incarnate and crucified Lord Jesus. He is “the power of God and the wisdom of God” (1 Cor. 1:24). He is our life and salvation, our “wisdom” and “righteousness and sanctification and redemption” (1 Cor. 1:30). Now He opens His mouth and teaches us His wisdom. By His cross and Passion, the kingdom of heaven is ours. We receive mercy and are satisfied; we see God and are called sons of God in Christ. “Blessed are you,” therefore, “when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely” on account of Christ (Matt. 5:11).

Divine Worship
2023-01-22 10:30 - 12:00 | St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 394 Shepherd Avenue, Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9R 3X1, Canada
Worship Service at 10:30am

THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
(22 January 2023)

Isaiah 9:1–4
1 Corinthians 1:10–18
Matthew 4:12–25

The Lord Manifests His Glory through His Office of the Holy Ministry

By His coming in the flesh and by His preaching and miracles, the Lord Jesus shines the light of His Gospel upon “the people who walked in darkness” and “who dwelt in a land of deep darkness” (Is. 9:2). He also has “multiplied the nation” and “increased its joy” (Is. 9:3) by calling disciples to Himself from the ends of the earth. For this purpose, He calls Peter and Andrew, with James and John, to follow Him and be “fishers of men” (Matt. 4:19). As Jesus did, they also go forth “proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people” (Matt. 4:23). They preach the foolishness of the cross of Christ as the very power and wisdom of God. This word and preaching of the cross divides “those who are perishing” from “us who are being saved” (1 Cor. 1:18), but it unites the Church, the one Body of Christ, “in the same mind and the same judgment” (1 Cor. 1:10).
