On June 9 our Sunday School department and congregation will celebrate Children’s Day during worship service starting at 9:30 a.m. Each class will give presentations showcasing what they have learned during their time in Sunday School. We will also honor our high school and college graduates. If you know of someone who is graduating this…
It’s time to step up to the plate with St. Paul’s!! We are going to see the new exciting Phillies featuring Bryce Harper when they play the Atlanta Braves on Saturday July 27. It is photo night, with limited access to the field to take photos with your favorite players. The game starts at 7:05…
Don’t forget to wear red to church on Sunday, June 9 for our celebration of Pentecost. Pentecost is the only Sunday that we use red on our altar paraments to represent the power and fire of the Spirit. Pentecost signifies the coming of the Holy Spirit to the early followers of Jesus Christ and also…
Last Sunday after church Tiffany and Mike Daly came to me. They were the bearers of good news and bad news. Happy news and sad news. I knew almost immediately without words being spoken what the message of the song was … they have found a new home, which moves them closer to Mike’s work…
“Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of the doves is heard in our land.” Song of Songs 2:12 Spring has arrived … Easter has been experienced by TWO HUNDRED and FIFTY individuals at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in West Deptford, and our little church has had just under 20 new members…
Here’s hoping everyone had a blessed Easter. Resurrection Day! May we enjoy Springtime before the hot weather comes along. Summer will be here before we blink our eyes, so let’s make the best of this season of renewal with our upcoming Mission Projects – Upcoming Mission Projects & Offerings May Our first Sunday offering (May 5)…
Although Lent is past, St. Paul’s continues to offer members, friends, and strangers the opportunity to participate in an exclusively ONLINE BIBLE STUDY called Tune-Up. The goal is to get our faith tuned up and ready to bring Christ into the world with love. The class meets using ZOOM conferencing, which is a free app….
St. Paul’s Food Pantry is starting off 2019 with a brand new partner in donating to our pantry. Big Lots in West Deptford reached out to the Food Bank of South Jersey that they were looking to give back to the community through food donations. The Food Bank contacted me to see if we were…
SIGHT AND SOUND TRIP in December was a huge success. We filled the bus and had a great time. The production “Jesus” was incredible! PHILLIES GAME in July was a fun time with hotdogs and baseball. About 35 people attended. POTLLUCK SUPPERS in February, June, September and November celebrated our Family Promise guests and entertained…
I assure you that when you have done it for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you have done it for me. Matthew 25:40 Our food pantry gave out Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets to our clients. Thank you so much to everyone that donated. On a continuing basis, any food…
We’d like to invite anyone who likes to sing, no experience required, to join our choir at St. Paul’s. Rehearsal is every Thursday at 7 p.m. Come any Thursday. We look forward to an exciting music filled year! Music is a very powerful ministry, and we work hard to make the music in our church…
Our annual Angel Wreath was hung on the first of December. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE THAT TOOK AN ANGEL AND HELPED A NEEDY CHILD! Each child received two gifts, a clothing item and a toy or fun item. This important mission services the children from financially challenged families in our local area. Thanks…