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…
“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…
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…
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,…
“O land, land, land, Hear the Word of the Lord!” Jeremiah 22:29 If you worship online with us, I know you have noticed that you can “hear the Word of the Lord” much clearer than you have ever heard it before. You can sing the hymns and pray along with the church more effectively…
“And Moses said to the people, “Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will work for you today.” Exodus 14: 13-14 On Easter morning, I mentioned a conversation I had with another pastor about the “post-Easter” expectations for the Christian church. That pastor said, “Dave, you know I like…
We had a great time and sold almost all our Chicken BBQ Dinners, making a profit of over $2,000 to help our church finances. Many thanks to the Guiding Lights for purchasing the last ten to donate to the Police and Fire Departments! Chicken BBQ Dinner Rode’s Chicken! • Take out only Sun., April 27, 11…
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord………… We had a beautiful Holy week! Updated 4/21/25 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…
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…