Step right up and join us at VBS, July 27-31! We will be experiencing an “Everywhere Fun Fair,” a carnival full of Bible lessons, games, crafts, snacks, and most of all, FUN! Click here to register your child for VBS. Please pre-register! Where God’s World Comes Together Everywhere Fun Fair takes children to a global…
Our next Soup Sale is Sunday, August 3. Flavor will be Cream of Mushroom, from the Piston Diner. Link to order 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…
Vacation Bible School will celebrate a festive “Everywhere Fun Fair” with our kids July 27-31. Pastor Dave thinks we can bring 100 kids to Jesus, and we will certainly give it our best shot! With that number of anticipated children in attendance, that means we need volunteers to prepare for the kids, teach the kids,…
Yes, that’s right, we’re collecting undies again! We collect underwear each year in August to support the ministries of Seeds of Hope in Camden. Seeds of Hope has three programs to help people. “My Father’s Hands” aids those who find themselves on the streets of Camden. “South Jersey AfterCare” helps those recently released from prison…
Keep Collecting Plastic Bags! Saint Andrews UMC of Cherry Hill would like to thank all those from St. Paul’s who contributed plastic to make a beautiful bench in memory of Bernadette Exley. It has been completed and her plaque is signed “love and light,” which is how she always signed all her correspondence. They will…
“For I will satisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish.” Jeremiah 31:25 Dear friends, When another heat wave came as this summer began, I made a quick trip rushing up to Buffalo to sit in my yard, refreshed by a cooling breeze under the oak tree that I climbed regularly as…
“Remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other, I am God and there is none like me.” Isaiah 46:9 I think if we are of a certain age, most of us can belt out Barbra Streisand’s classic, ‘The Way We Were,’ when we sing in the shower or…
Zephaniah 3:17… “The Lord your God will quiet you by His love, He will exalt over you with loud singing.” In May I celebrated a new decade … friends and family were confused by the number that was being discussed on that day, since everyone knows that I am 31 years old. What a celebration!…
Some people say “flutist.” Others say “flautist.” I just say “flute player.” That’s what I was. Henry Mancini And friends and members of St. Paul’s, we just say WONDERFUL, AWESOME, BEAUTIFUL, and FREE about the concerts of the Gloucester County Flute Ensemble at St. Paul’s!! Lots of great and fun music in June as we…
Thanks so much to everyone that purchased hoagie tickets!! Our team earned enough money for their mission trip and are on their way! The Red Bird Mission Trip was Sunday July 6 through Saturday July 12. Our team worked for God to help some of the poorest people in America! Anyone can go, and it’s…
On Sunday, June 8, we celebrated Children’s Day during worship service. Dave Fish, dressed in a red plastic rain poncho (straight from a recent trip to Niagara Falls!) and his “hair hat”, talked to the kids about how we are all different, but God loves us the same. He illustrated that by showing the kids…
June 8 was a celebration of Pentecost in worship and we celebrated with lots of joy! Lots of “Pentecost” hats and shirts in the congregation today! Lynne Hoffman was our greeter. Declan Hartnett served as an acolyte and our liturgist. Congratulations to Declan on his Scripture reading-he had a lot of hard words to pronounce…
Donors are desperately needed at our upcoming Blood Drives: Friday, August 29, noon to 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 is: St Pauls Thorofare. If…
As announced in the last newsletter, we are collecting plastic bags to recycle into a bench. We were helping St. Andrew’s of Cherry Hill collect 1,000 pound of bags for recycling into a bench in memory of Bernadette Exley, who passed last October. We’re thrilled to announce that Bernadette’s Bench has reached the 1,000-lb goal!…
We gave gift cards and food pantry groceries to two Family Promise families on Sunday, May 18. Many thanks to everyone that donated! We accept cards for Shop Rite, Acme, or Wawa or a local restaurant such as Popeyes, Pizza Hut, Ciconte’s, McDonalds, etc. Thanks so much for your faithfulness in helping us feed and…
Offerings & Projects May Our first Sun. offering (May 5) will benefit United Methodist Communities, formerly United Methodist Homes. On the third Sunday (May 19) the offering is for Neighborhood Center Summer Camp. United Methodist Communities has been providing care to seniors for over 100 years. Their values are compassion, respect, stewardship and service. They…