As a pastor, I try to keep the future of the church that I serve in mind all the time. One of the reasons that I may speak frequently about young families and their need to discover the value of church is tied to the future of the church. If children are not introduced to…
As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Colossians 3:12 NOTE: We are now collecting women’s size SMALL underwear (bikini or boy cut) for the Ladies of Camden. Please bring your donations to church by September 21st. THANKS! Seeds of Hope Ministries in Camden is an organization…
“I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth!” We began PHASE 4 of our reopening plan here at St. Paul’s in May, and things are going so well that we have already lifted many of the restrictions on in-person worship. We have recently removed many of the…
So much has been happening with St. Paul’s Food Pantry these past few months. Our food pantry has been blessed to have received three grants this year! The New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund awarded us $25,000. The David Tepper Charitable Trust Foundation awarded us $10,000. Wakefern’s 2021 Partners in Caring grant gave us $2,000. These…
The Community Relations Team has been hard at work. Our Chicken Barbeque was a huge success. Thank you to those who helped and to those who bought dinners. If you missed out, no worries; our next Chicken Barbeque is already scheduled for Sunday, October 10th. Saturday, July 24th we have planned a trip to the…
We had a great time with all our kids and their families in person at our Sunday School Picnic. It was Sunday, June 6, from 11 to 2 at Red Bank Battlefield. We were outside and keep enough distance between us to stay as safe as possible. We reserved the pavilion closest to the playground…
We are excited to announce that we have begun PHASE 4 of our reopening plan here at St. Paul’s. From now on our church will allow 85 individuals to worship inside our building with up to 60 being seated on the Sanctuary side and another 25 on the overflow side of the church. We will…
Severe winter weather in parts of the country is forcing blood drive cancellations, causing lifesaving blood donations to go uncollected. St. Paul’s is a dedicated donation site in our local area and we have been driving a concerted effort to help encourage blood donors in West Deptford, New Jersey and surrounding towns. In 2020 alone,…
We sold 425 chicken dinners on May 23 and raised over $2,000! What a great day! Thanks so much to everyone that purchased our delicious dinners. We appreciate your support so much! The Rode’s chicken was delicious and it was served with our usual sides: homemade coleslaw, baked beans, corn, roll and butter, and pudding…
Last year, I know many people were disappointed that on Pentecost Sunday they didn’t have a beautiful Pentecost cap like I wore in worship. Bright red with a pure white P for Pentecost centered for all to see. We have heard the disappointment and our CRT team went to work. This year we sold bright…
May will be a remarkably busy month for the Community Relations Team. Sunday, May 2nd was SOUP SUNDAY. This month the featured soup was vegetable. We made over $200 for our treasury. Sunday, May 23rd is PENTECOST, the birthday of the Christian Church. We are selling red PENTECOST HATS, one size fits all (adjustable) for…
“For the Lord gives wisdom, from His mouth come knowledge and understanding!” Proverbs 2:6 On that day when the needle went into my arm and I had dose number one of the Pfizer vaccine running through my veins I just wanted to jump for joy! I couldn’t stop smiling behind my mask; I was thrilled…
I never thought I’d have such an attachment to one specific time from amongst the 1440 minutes of the day but since March 17th of last year 930 has become special to me. It is the time of the day when PD@930 shows up live on our FACEBOOK page and of course on Sunday mornings…
As all of you know, the last 14 months have been challenging and difficult for all of us. St. Paul’s has been blessed to have a great team of leaders carefully guiding us through this global pandemic. Since more and more of us are now vaccinated and the New Jersey case numbers are down, the…
For Order of Worship, see Pastor Dave’s weekly email. We’ve been live-streaming our worship service on Facebook for a while. Worship services are embedded into our website, so even if you’re not on Facebook, you can watch. Click here for worship service videos. Here’s everything you need to know: Worship in person at St. Paul’s…
SIXTEEN cars with palm waving folks shouting out love drove through West Deptford in our PARADE OF PALMS. We didn’t let the weather put a damper on this unique parade that kept us socially distance from one another. There was so much joy amongst the drivers and passengers who represented all the age groups of…