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April 2026
We’ve just experienced the holiest week of the year together.
The journey through Lent readied our hearts to bear Christ’s
crucifixion and rejoice in His resurrection. Now we can finally
say, “Alleluia, Christ has risen!”
This past year, St. Paul’s has been in a season of new growth:
nurturing our ministries and welcoming more members to our
Sunday services. We have new faces on staff, and recently
celebrated the well-deserved promotion of Mtr. Madeleine to
Associate Rector.
Your financial support is growing too. In the fall, we recorded
the highest number of pledging households we’ve had in the
last few years. It is because of your generosity that the St. Paul’s
family can continue to joyfully answer the calling to live and
love as Christ did.
However the need for further support is not over. In the past
two years we have substantially closed the shortfall in pledge
dollars caused by the loss of our most generous donor.
However, like any family we continue to experience rising costs
across the board, and face some pressing needs that we must
find a way to meet.
During this most joyful time, we humbly invite you to consider
making a new or additional gift to St. Paul’s so that we can
continue to take the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ out
into our community and the world. You can help ensure that
St. Paul’s will remain strong, from meeting the most necessary
operational expenses to funding our thriving family, music, and
outreach ministries.
Much like the flowers blooming this spring, our St. Paul’s
family has blossomed, too. Together we are learning to become
the embodiment of Christ’s love in the world. This season of
growth is only possible because of you, and we are abundantly
thankful to you for your generosity and loving support.
Wishing you Eastertide joy, from the Stewardship Committee,
Arabella Pope (Chairperson), Pamela Bracey, Colin Brown,
Chip Butler, Paul Diefenbach, Clark Groome, Elissa Klinger,
Inaara Neal-Shiraz, Steve Pearson, and Matt Sware
OR pick up a Spring Appeal donation card and return envelope from the church, or send a check marked “Spring Appeal” directly to the Parish Office.
St. Paul’s Church, Chestnut Hill
22 East Chestnut Hill Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118
215-242-2055 | info@stpaulschestnuthill.org
