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What to Expect at St. Paul

 

Current Worship Schedule

See Church Home page for current worship schedule.

Check out our Facebook page “stpaultomah” or the church calendar for worship service updates and special holiday service times.

 
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WE KNOW…

Meeting someone for the first time can be intimidating and going to a new church for the first time can make even the bravest person nervous. We want to help make your first experience at St. Paul a great one.

THE LOGISTICS

Regular Service Times: Thursday, 7:00 pm; Sundays 8:00 and 10:30 am

Advent and Lent, Wednesdays, 3:30 pm and 7:00 pm

Address: 525 N Superior Ave. Tomah, WI 54660

 

Parking Lot Radio Broadcast

Tune your FM radio to 100.5 and hear the service that is currently taking place inside the church building.

Regular 7:00 Thursday night, 8:00 and 10:30 Sunday morning services are broadcast to the parking lot.

The 3:30 and 7:00 p.m. Wednesday Lent services (the weeks prior to Easter) are also broadcast to the parking lot.

There are also Wednesday Advent services broadcast at 3:30 and 7:00 pm the three weeks PRIOR to Christmas week.

FINDING YOUR WAY

There are many places to park around St. Paul. The simplest is to pull into our parking lot through the alley off of Brownell St. The parking lot is situated between the church and school buildings. From there, the main church doors are the large brown ones that face the parking lot. Just go in the doors, take a right up the stairs and you’ll be at our worship space. In this parking lot, there are spaces reserved for handicapped parking right alongside the building. You can also feel free to park along Brownell St. or Superior Ave.

Our church building has 6 different entrances. If it is your first time, the doors nearest Superior Ave (the east end of the building) are the most guest-friendly.

  1. Facing the Parking Lot. There are two sets of doors that face the church parking lot, both of which are handicap accessible. If using the doors on ground-level, the right door is powered for accessibility. There is also a wheelchair lift through this door. To access the other doors, there are a ramp and steps. The left door at the top of the ramp and steps is powered for accessibility. NOTE: Using the doors at the top of the ramp and steps will put you into the front of the worship space.

  2. Facing Brownell St. There are double glass doors at the end of the building near the alley. Just go in the doors and up the stairs. At the top of the stairs, you’ll find a wall-mounted tray with the week’s worship folders. Pass through the double wooden doors and you’ll be in the worship space. NOTE: Using this entrance will put you in the front of the worship space.

  3. Facing Superior Ave. There are three entrances that face Superior Ave. The two street-level entrances are on the sides, while there are several doors up some steps in the center of the building. If you enter at street level, just go in the doors and take an immediate turn up the stairs and you’ll be at the worship space.

WHAT TO EXPECT

In total, a St. Paul service is about 60 minutes in length. Our service begins with one of the pastors welcoming everyone and giving some explanation about how parts of the gathering will work. Generally, the opening part of our worship is songs and speaking interspersed with one another. The words are printed out in a booklet and also projected on a screen so you can participate and follow along however it works best for you. For longer songs, we usually use our hymn books. For the day’s message, one of the pastors takes a section of the Bible and explains what it means, and then teaches how that same section speaks to us today. It is an encouraging and hope-filled message about Jesus.

WHAT ABOUT MY KIDS?

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We believe that kids and parents should enjoy coming to church - while learning from the Bible. Many of our services begin with a children’s lesson.

Because we feel that faith formation happens best as a family unit, we practice whole family worship, where parents and children sit and worship together throughout the service.

If a child needs some room to wiggle, there is a nursery room available off of the main entryway to church.