Join us on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 6 p.m. for a delicious free meal of lasagna, salads, and desserts. We are thankful to Cub Pack 880 for providing this meal. Doors open at 5:30 for drinks and popcorn and close at 7 p.m.
Everyone is welcome. Bring a friend. Share this post. Hope to see you there!
St. Paul’s is located at 1000 Michigan Avenue but please enter from Harrison Street doors.
Jim and Kim Lampl will be the featured performers at the First Friday Concert Nov. 1 at St Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1000 Michigan Ave. La Porta. The event starts at 12:10 p,m.
Jim attended Interlochen Center for the Arts before graduation from Valparaiso High School, earned his bachelors degree in education and theater from Northwestern University and his masters at Valparaiso University. He taught English, Speech and Drama at La Porte High School for 44 years, and directed more than 80 plays and musicals at the high school theatre. Jim brought music to the classroom and recorded a DVD entitled “Across the Curriculum” that he left behind for his colleagues after his retirement in 2013.
He has appeared in numerous plays and musicals in La Porte, Michigan City and Valparaiso. His favourite musical groups and listening genres are the Everly Brothers, the Kingston Trio. Rodgers and Hammerstein Musicals and Snooky Lanson's "Your Hit Parade."
Kim is a retired nurse who loves all kinds of music and singing as well as playing piano and trombone. She sang with Bryan Barr in South Bend as a back-up singer from 2009-2015. Becoming more involved in theater the past few years, she has played in the ensemble at La Porte Little Theatre and had her first speaking part this summer at Dunes Summer Theatre.
The two will sing solo and duet pieces which will feature songs from folk to Broadway. There is no charge for the concert, which lasts 30 minutes, but a free-will offering box is available. People are encouraged to bring their lunches and enjoy the concert. The church is handicap accessible from the Harrison Street entrance.
We are thrilled to share this opportunity with the LaPorte community to come together, pray, hear a wonderful speaker and great local musicians, all while eating a delicious breakfast. Reservations are rolling in. Have you reserved YOUR table? Hope to see you there!
Thursday, 10/17 @ 7:30-9 a.m. @ The LaPorte Civic Auditorium
Join us on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 6 p.m. for a delicious free meal of baked ham, scalloped potatoes, vegetables, salads and desserts. We are thankful to the Terra Verde Garden Club for providing this meal. Doors open at 5:30 for drinks and popcorn and close at 7 p.m.
Everyone is welcome. Bring a friend. Share this post. Hope to see you there!
St. Paul’s is located at 1000 Michigan Avenue but please enter from Harrison Street doors.
In the tradition of St. Francis of Assisi, whose feast day is celebrated annually on October 4th, Mother Michelle will be offering pet blessings in the church parking lot. Stop by anytime between 10 a.m. - Noon for a pet blessing, an animal treat, and even a human treat. Our pets are such an important part of our lives. This is an excellent time to offer prayer for them as well.
Join us on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 6 p.m. for a delicious free meal of mostaccioli with all of the sides. We are thankful to the LaPorte Service League for providing this meal. Doors open at 5:30 for drinks and popcorn and close at 7 p.m.
Everyone is welcome. Bring a friend. Share this post. Hope to see you there!
St. Paul’s is located at 1000 Michigan Avenue but please enter from Harrison Street doors.
Billy and Renee Foster will be performing at the First Friday Concert Oct. 4, 2024, at 12:10 p.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1000 Michigan Ave., La Porte.
Billy Foster is a respected pianist, composer, educator and producer. He retired after 35 years as a public school music teacher in Gary, was a jazz piano instructor at Valparaiso University from 1980 to 2014 and teaches piano at Indiana University Northwest in Gary.
He has written and produced recordings for CDs and several television commercials and served on the Indiana Arts Commission Advisory Panel for three years. He is currently host of the popular radio show, "Billy Foster Jazz Zone" on WGVE 88.7 FM in Gary. Renee Foster is the vocalist.
The concerts last 30 minutes, people are encouraged to bring their lunch. There is no charge but there is a free-will offering box. The church is air-conditioned and handicap accessible through the door on Harrison Street.
Join us on Tuesday, September 17th at 6 p.m. for a delicious free meal of ham loaf, cornbread, potatoes, sides, desserts, and more. Doors open at 5:30 for drinks and popcorn and close at 7 p.m.
Everyone is welcome. Bring a friend. Share this post. Hope to see you there!
St. Paul’s is located at 1000 Michigan Avenue but please enter from Harrison Street doors.
Celebrate a Season of Creation with us in September. Readings, music, liturgy, and teachings will all focus on Creation Care and our role in saving this beautiful world God created. All are welcome. Join us for coffee hour after church
The 2024-25 First Friday Concert series will begin Friday, Sept. 6, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1000 Michigan Ave., La Porte.
The concerts are from 12:10 to 12:40 p.m. the first Fridays of the month through May, 2025. St. Paul's revived the series that previously was held in the chapel of La Porte Hospital.
The first musician will be Lee Knitter, a musician for 30 years. He focuses on bringing the Gospel to the community through music, singing and playing acoustic guitar. He primarily sings Gospel music at assisted living, nursing homes and rehab facilities and also performs Country and Folk music. He was on the worship team at La Porte Missionary Church for 16 years and is now retired after spending 43 years at Burns Harbor steel mill.
There is no charge for the concerts, but a free-will offering box is available. The audience is encouraged to bring their lunch. The property is air-conditioned and accessible to the physically challenged through the door on Harrison Street.
