Our Youth are going to the 2025 National Youth Gathering in New Orleans!
To help defray costs for the trip, they will be running fundraisers.
Right now there are two ways to help support our youth - stay tuned through the next few months for other ways our Youth are serving our community and raising funds to attend the National Youth Gathering.
On February 9th and 16th, youth will be selling Roses and Candy after church for Valentines Day!
Now through February 24th, we will be selling Hope Lutheran shirts!
Click here to purchase a tshirt or sweatshirt with this design by our own Josy Jackson!
St. Paul's Lutheran School in Sioux City, IA provides a quality LCMS faith-based education.
Ways to support students and families that attend St. Paul's:
RAISERIGHT is a fundraising platform that allows individuals and families to raise money for organizations by using gift cards instead of cash or credit cards. RaiseRight partners with hundreds of brands, including Amazon, Walmart, and CVS, to offer gift cards that can be used for everyday expenses.
St. Paul's has many gift cards ON HAND that can be purchased in the school office (612 Jennings St., Sioux City) and at Hope Lutheran (218 W. 18th St., South Sioux City). By buying through the program, you spend the same amount you usualy would for gas, groceries, shopping, and restaurants - and those businesses donate a percentage back to the school. We can order gift cards from many other area businesses with a 1-2 week turnaround.
You can also download the app and buy hundreds of e-gift cards instantly! Or order physical gift cards and have them delivered straight to you!

Questions? Please see Katie Andersen to learn how to start supporting St. Paul's students without spending any extra money!
A gift from Mira
Click to learn more about Mira
Miroslawa Cieslak is from Upper Silesia in Poland. She holds multiple Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in music from the Music Academy in Katowice, Poland; Conservatorium van Amsterdam, Netherlands; and Hochschule für Musik in Weimar, Germany. She has performed in most European countries, the USA, and Canada. In 2015, she recorded the CD, "Ein Zusammentraffen der Traditionen" with keyboard music from a Polish manuscript from the 18th century along with pieces by G. Ph. Telemann and C. Ph. E. Bach. In 2020, Mira made her second solo CD on the Rülmann organ of the City Church in Querfut, Germany with the organ music of Central Germany from 19th century. She has published articles exemplifying musicological topics and the popularization of music. She won several prizes in international music competitions in Slovenia, Greece, Finland, Bosnia, and Herzegovina. Until September 2022, Mira served as the Music Director of the Evangelical Church in Querfurt, Germany and as the Diocesan Cantor of Merseburg, Germany. Mira currently works as the Music Director of Holy Mary's Catholic Church in Neuss, Germany. Mira ia currently working on her PhD thesis about Romantic Organ Music in Central Germany.