Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord Holy Week is quickly approaching and at St. Paul’s we do all we can to celebrate God’s love through Jesus Christ! Holy Week is a great opportunity to invite friends and family members to church with us. We have two evening services (Maundy Thursday…
Chicken BBQ Dinner Rode’s Chicken! • Take out only Sun., April 27, 11 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Advance Tickets: $14 GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY!! A few tickets at the door, but no guarantees: $15. To be assured of your dinner, please buy tickets in advance! Held at St. Paul’s UMC 74 Church St. West Deptford NJ 08086 Menu:…
Our next Soup Sale is Sunday, May 4. Fabulous flavor of Piston Diner soup is TBA. Link to order coming below. St Paul’s is selling soup as a fundraiser on the first Sunday of every month. All soups are prepared by the award-winning Piston Diner. Sold by the pint. $4.00 per pint or 2 pints…
We will be giving gift cards and food pantry groceries to four or five Family Promise families. Gift cards and groceries will be delivered to the families on Sunday, May 18. Watch for further info on how many in each family. We accept cards for Shop Rite, Acme, or Wawa or a local restaurant such as Popeyes,…
Donors are dneeded at our upcoming Blood Drives: Friday, April 25, 12 – 5pm Friday, May 30, 12 – 5 p.m. The Red Cross’s supply of blood is fragile and in constant need of replacement. Please help by making an appointment to come to St. Paul’s. Sign up online at redcrossblood.org or by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS. Sponsor code…
On Thursday May 1st, people across our whole nation will pause to pray together as part of a National Day of Prayer that President Lincoln started and Congress instituted into an annual event. Here in Gloucester County, we will be gathering for an ecumenical prayer service at River Winds Community Center at 12 noon. We…
What a great time our Sunday School children had on Palm Sunday, April 13, after church. First they enjoyed a pancake breakfast after church. The Sunday School paid for all SS kids. After breakfast the kids raced around the Sanctuary to find eggs filled with Easter treats. The Easter Bunny was generous this year, and…
We are so happy to serve this fabulous breakfast that was a wonderful time for everyone! We started Holy Week off right with a Pancake Breakfast after church on Palm Sunday, April 13. The deliciousness began at 10:45 a.m., right after church. The Sunday School Easter Egg Hunt took place immediately following breakfast. Menu included:…
So go, eat your food with gladness. Ecclesiastes 9:7 Many thanks to those that helped with our hosting of the Lunch and Learn series on April 2! We greatly enjoyed meeting together each Wednesday during Lent with other churches from our area. One of the joys that I have each year is when I meet…
The Gloucester County Flute Ensemble gave a wonderful concert on March 30 at St. Paul’s. They presented “A Celtic Potpourri,” with some lovely Irish songs, including an amazing flute solo by Sam Brooks, a middle school music teacher in our area. What a magnificent job our choir did as they performed with the ensemble for…
“We praise you, God, we praise you, for your Name is near; people tell of your wonderful deeds.” Psalm 75:1 Dear friends, “Do not sorrow for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” Nehemiah 8:10 The Lenten season has annually been morphed into a bizarre collective of sacrificing life practices, including giving up certain…
The Outreach Team wishes everyone a very happy Spring as we continue our mission work! Offerings and Projects March Our first Sun. offering (Mar. 2) will benefit UMCOR Sunday, formerly One Great House of Sharing. On the third Sunday (Mar. 16) the offering is for Red Bird Mission. UMCOR, the United Methodist Committee on Relief,…
We are collecting plastic bags and wraps to recycle into a bench! Dave Fish introduced this new project to our children in his children’s message on February 2. We have joined with St. Andrews UMC in Cherry Hill to help them collect 1,000 pounds of plastic bags and wrap items for recycling. This project is…
Thanks for donating your used clothes and household items to the Sunday School! We worked with Bargain Thrift Center in Philadelphia. Pickup will be on the 20th. When donating the materials below please make sure they are in closed trash bags and closed boxes. Please leave your items on the back ramp. Thank you all…
Thanks to all of you and your support, we made over $1,000 profit on our stromboli sale! The Community Relations Team thanks you! Our CRT team sold SUPER BOWL STROMBOLI from Liscio’s! To make your SuperBowl party a big hit, we partnered with Liscio’s to sell their stromboli, which was picked up after church on…
The Women’s Bible Study meets on Weds, 10-11:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary. Our book is “Traveling Light” by Max Lucado. The cost of the book is $15.00 and it can be ordered from Amazon. We’re finishing up on February 26th, but it’s not too late to join us! Come this Wednesday! Photo by Kelly Sikkema…