It’s Biblical … it’s a God demand, or as we might say, a God Commandment! It’s in the Old Testament. The above quote is from Leviticus in the Torah in the first five books of the Bible. And very clearly it is a Jesus directive, repeated over and over again in the Gospels. People who…
Update August 15: All hoagie certificates are sold! Thank you all! Our Red Bird Mission Team sponsored a Hoagie Sale to support the Red Bird Mission Trip. It has begun, so you can purchase your Heritage’s Dairy Hoagie Certificates from Jim Clement, Mary Ann Jones, or any Red Bird Team member. The certificates will be…
The week flew by! Our Red Bird team 2024 accomplished its Mission and we’re all back home safe and sound! The team did an awesome job building Miss Hazel’s new porch! Our youngest team member, Aubree, shouted, “I can’t wait to go back next year!” and we are in agreement!! We hope to have a…
“Children are a gift from the Lord, they are a reward from Him.” Solomon in Psalm 127 makes a declaration that children are a gift of God. Jesus later verifies this statement when he tells His disciples to let the children step forward and be included as the faithful in that moving Gospel story. Jesus…
…We all screamed for ice cream! Especially PD, who visited Ice Cream Love THREE TIMES! It was a delicious fundraiser for the church! This event was sponsored by the CRT committee on June 14. It was at Ice Cream Love, located at 1490 Hurfville Road in Deptford. They are open from 2 to 10. St….
Way, way back in the 1980s we used to support our mission projects by holding an International Dinner each year. It was potluck, but everyone made a donation to come, and the donations were used toward mission projects. We’d usually have a missionary guest to speak about their work. I wish I had a photo…
We Sang, “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter” Ok, so it wasn’t a song of faith that I remember most from my Vacation Bible School days, but I do remember the days when the church bus picked us up in front of our house to take us to Vacation Bible School at my church,…
Sunday, June 2 was Children’s Day in worship and it was good to have our Sunday School kids participate in worship! Our greeters were Declan Hartnett and his dad, Jeff. Victor Ferrara was our acolyte and also our liturgist. He did a great job with a long Scripture this morning. We had special music from…
“He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy!” Job 8:21 What a great day in worship celebrating Pentecost on May 19! Red is the color of Pentecost and most everyone wore red and their red “Pentecost” hats! Brenda Toppin and Jim Verfaillie were our greeters and Logan Sierocinski…
Our 3rd Sunday Mission offering for June will be the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference Hope Centers What is a Hope Center? Hope Centers are located within communities and work with local residents to develop long term sustainable transformation. Hope Centers: Create partnerships with community organizations, schools, churches, community leaders, businesses and elected officials. Connect…
On Thursday May 2 we gathered for a prayer service at noon at RiverWinds Community Center to celebrate National Day of Prayer. We came together as a community of neighbors who know the value of reaching out to the Creator through prayer. We welcomed pastors from various denominations, a rabbi and an imam, all joining…
The Yearly Sunday School Yard Sale Held at McCarson’s House. On a Saturday in June the church held its annual yard sale to benefit St. Paul’s Sunday School at Ray and Edie’s house located on Jessup Road. We’d all pray for good weather and except for a time or two of light sprinkles, the weather…
Let’s start the St. Paul’s Food Pantry May update with a few spectacular statistics from 2023: Throughout the year, TWELVE VOLUNTEERS represented the ministry of St. Paul’s in our community outreach. Thanks to the fundraising efforts of local organizations, our congregation and a generous farmer in the community, we gave out TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS in…
“Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise.” Ephesians 5:15 I found this historical picture to prove that people were “online” before the current generation’s addiction to being online occurred. Truthfully, people are online more than ever. I even heard a news story today where an NHL hockey coach said he…
In March we were thrilled to welcome a new Music Director, Bela Debreceni, to St. Paul’s. He is a talented singer and looks forward to playing the organ and piano during worship and leading our choir. Bela is a graduate of Glassboro State College (Rowan U.) with a BA in Music Education, majoring in Voice…
Thanks to everyone at St. Paul’s for making our Spring Chicken BBQ a sellout! You all stepped up when needed and we sold all the tickets. Total profit for the church hasn’t been calculated yet, but it’s usually around $2,000, a great help to our church finances. Dinners were delicious, as usual. Nothing beats Rode’s…