On Sunday, December 18 we heard a fantastic concert of Christmas music by the Gloucester County Flute Ensemble. You can listen to their wonderful Christmas music by clicking on this link and hearing it on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StPaulsUMCThorofare/videos/551587870161875 The GCFE is a community group of adult flute players who perform quality music for events in the…
Our annual Angel Wreath was hung in the Sanctuary on November 20. All the angels were taken the first week, so more were added the second week to help a needy family from our area. We provided a complete Christmas, including clothing and toys plus gift cards for food, for one family with four little…
Sing to the Lord a new song because he has done wonderful things! … Psalm 98:1 We had a wonderful time and great attendance on Friday, December 2 for our annual Christmas Carol Sing. We all got into the spirit of the holidays, sang our favorite carols, and heard some special Christmas music. And of…
We celebrated the ministry of our church this past year and looked into the future at our Church Conference on Thursday, December 1. We welcomed our District Superintendent, Rev. Glenn Conaway while holding our annual church “charge conference,” the business meeting of the church. We have so much to celebrate at St. Paul’s, and the…
Thank you all so much for your support of our Chicken BBQ Dinner on November 13! We sold all 400 dinners, even though ticket sales started very slowly! Thanks to everyone that bought tickets and everyone that worked the dinner. Most especially thanks to Sharon R., who has led this effort for the past eight…
What a wonderful service of remembrance and communion we had on November 6! We were blessed to have so many join us in worship. And a special blessing was to have Logan, his parents Donna and Wayne, and his sisters Mary and Harley with us too! Logan assisted Pastor Dave by taking the light of…
We held our annual Bazaar & Yard Sale on Saturday, November 5, and it was a huge success, netting over $3,000 for the Sunday School. We had a huge selection of treasures, from holiday decorations to jewelry to household necessities. The book table was popular, as was the boutique with handbags, scarves, and other fashionable…
St. Paul’s Food Pantry is about to celebrate our 12th year of service to the community! When I started this journey more than a decade ago, I was focused on what I could do for the church and the community. I had no idea just how much this mission would bring to me personally. I…
We are very pleased to announce a partnership with the Gloucester Co. Flute Ensemble. We will host two concerts with them this year: Sunday, November 13 at 4 p.m. and Sunday, December 18 at 4 p.m. The GCFE is a community group of adult flute players who perform quality music for events in the South…
Sunday School families and kids joined us in Hickman Hall on Friday, October 28, at 6:30 p.m. for our Pumpkin Party. There were lots of cool characters, games, prizes, and delicious food. Special thanks to Mary Ann Jones, who almost singlehandedly got ready for the party. She is a blessing to our kids and our…
We will hold our annual Sunday School Bazaar & Yard Sale on Saturday, November 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., rain or shine. Items for sale include holiday decorations, handmade crafts, jewelry, boutique, baked goods, deli items, and yard sale/white elephants. Your donations are appreciated. Please bring them to Hickman Hall by Sunday, October…
We had a great day in worship on September 18 with Rev. Dave Bailey from Ranch Hope as our guest speaker. His message entitled, “Meeting All Our Needs,” was based on the passage of Philippians 4:11. We always enjoy having Dave with us in worship. It has been about 3 years since he was last…
Dear ladies of the church and friends, It was great to see everyone on September 14 at our opening session of our Fall Bible Study! If you were not able to join us, we missed you. We had a great discussion about Jochebed and Miriam. As Shannon Bream writes, “Jochebed was a woman of faith.”…
Calling all Sunday School students! We are back in session! We started on September 11 during the worship service by welcoming the kids with a Children’s Message by Dave Fish. The kids sang and then our first Sunday School class for the fall was at 10:45 a.m. We have classes for kids age 3 through…
Welcome back to our choir! Many thanks to Glenda and the choir members who meet every week to practice. 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 always look forward to an exciting,…
St. Paul’s was actually a leader in streaming worship services amongst churches in New Jersey before COVID arrived. When other churches panicked wondering what to do when the pandemic started, we were already providing people in worship around the world with online access to our joy-filled Sunday morning worship services. We continue to stream Sunday…