Recent and Upcoming Events

 

Youth Group Advisors Meetings

Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 5:30pm

Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 5:30pm

     The Adult Youth Group Advisors meet on the second Thursday of the month at 5:30pm (half an hour before the youth group meeting).  Our adult advisors are approved through our SafeConduct process, and seek to provide a well supervised, safe, fun, and meaningful youth group experience.

     For more information about our Youth Group, click on this Youth Fellowship Group link.

 

Youth Fellowship Group Bi-Monthly Meetings

Thursday, August 11, 2022 from 6:00-7:00pm - In-Person

Thursday, August 25, 2022 from 6:00-7:00pm - In-Person: Cancelled

Thursday, September 8, 2022 from 6:00-7:00pm - In-Person

Thursday, September 29, 2022 from 6:00-7:00pm - In-Person

      Our regular youth group meetings are on the second and last Thursdays of the month from 6:00-7:00pm, and are intended for grades 5-12 (and/or up to age 21).

     During our monthly meetings we have time for fellowship, prayer, learning, fun, and the youth planning for their own upcoming activities, all with appropriate adult supervision (who are approved through our SafeConduct process).

     We continue to hold our youth group meetings in-person.  If you would like to join by Zoom, please let us know.  Fully vaccinated youth and adults do not need to wear a mask while socially distant for youth group activities, all others continue to need to wear a mask while indoors, and optional while socially distant outdoors.

     Click on this Youth Fellowship Group link to go to our youth group page for more information about our youth group, upcoming youth group activities, additional youth group links, and more.

 

Soup 'n' Such &  

 Currently Dine-in or Take Out: Subject to Change 

St. Paul's Clothing Closet

Open During Soup & Such

Last Thursday of the Month

August - Thursday, August 25 from 4:00 - 6:00pm

September - Thursday, September 29 from 4:00 - 6:00pm

Description

         Once a month St. Paul's UCC offers "Soup 'n' Such" and "St. Paul's Clothing Closet".

     Soup 'n' Such is a free meal for all served from 4:00-6:00pm on the last Thursday of the month. 

Volunteers are welcome to come and help prepare and set up at 3:00pm, and of course are also welcome to share in the meal.

 All are welcome to share in this meal -- we do NOT have any income, residency, or religious affiliation requirements.

In addition to food, we are hear to offer prayer.  During Soup 'n' Such, we would be happy to be in prayer with you individually and/or add a name and a need to our prayer chain or prayer list.

 

      St. Paul's Clothing Closet offers a free bag of gently used children's clothing for each child in

        a family.  The Clothing Closet is open during Soup & Such - the last Thursday of the month 

        from 4:00-6:00pm.  If you are unable to come on that particular day, you may set up an

        appointment to come at another day/time.  Please call the church office at 610-621-5770,

        leave your name and phone number, and our coordinator, Robin, will get back to you.  

        We also accept donations of gently used, clean clothing, in good condition.  Clothing may be

        placed under the roof at the Pearl Street entrance to the church building (there will be a sign

        indicating where to place the bags of clothing), or donations may be made during normal office

        hours or Sunday mornings.

 

Through these two ministries we seek to share live out the teachings of Christ in sharing the love of God in both practical and spiritual ways (Matthew 25:14-46).

 

Schedule for 2022

      Click on this Soup 'n' Such Schedule link for the full 2022 schedule.

 

Volunteers

Donations

      We NEED MONETARY DONATIONS.  We need members to donate financially to Soup 'n' Such in order to purchase the food to make this distribution of food possible.  For more information about making donations, please click on this Supporting Soup 'n' Such link.

 

More Information

      You can click on this Soup 'n' Such link for more information and for this year's schedule, or contact Chief Cook, Steve Miller, or the chairperson of the Mission Committee, Geri Gammel.

      You can click on this St. Paul's Clothing Closet for more information, or contact coordinator Robin Henning.  We are continually looking for donations of gently used children's clothing.

 

 

 

 

 

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, August 7, 2022 at 10:15am

Hybrid: Live Stream, Phone Stream, Facebook Live, Zoom, & In-person

COVID Safety Precaution Level for this Sunday = Low

     For information about our worship services, please contact Terry Pastor (Chair of the Worship & Education Committee) or any member of the Worship & Education Committee.

 

 

Annual Car Show

Saturday, August 13, 2022 from 10:00am to 3:00pm

     St. Paul's Annual Car Show will take place rain or shine on Saturday, August 13 from 10:00am to 3:00pm.  The show will take place behind the church in the grass lot.  There will be four classes of cars to be judged: Antique, Classic, Modified and Special Interest. 

Five trophy awards will be presented.  If you would like to pre-register, please do so by August 7, 2022.  You may also register on the same day as the show.  Either way, the cost is $10.00 per car.  The first 100 cars to register will receive a free gift.  Food will be available for purchase during the event.

     To obtain the registration form, please click on this registration link.  You may then download and print the form.  Please follow the instructions found on the form.  If you would like a form sent to you, please call the church at 610-621-5770.

 

 

 

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, August 14, 2022 at 10:15am

Hybrid: Live Stream, Phone Stream, Facebook Live, Zoom, & In-person

COVID Safety Precaution Level for this Sunday = Low

     For information about our worship services, please contact Terry Pastor (Chair of the Worship & Education Committee) or any member of the Worship & Education Committee.

 

 

Worship at Knoebels Amusement Park

Sunday, August 14, 2022 at 10:30am

     We will be gathering for worship at Knoebels Amusement Park in Elysburg, PA at Pavilion Tent #4 on the second Sunday of August at 10:30am. 

     Friends, family, visitors are all very welcome to participate.  There is NO park admission fee.  There is NO parking fee.  You need only to pay for ride tickets (for whatever rides you may wish) and any food you may wish to purchase there.

 

Schedule at the Park

          10:00am - begin to gather at Pavilion Tent #4

          10:30am - worship at the pavilion

          11:00am - pool opens

          12:00pm - park opens

            6:00pm - pool closes

            8:00pm - park closes

 

Virtual Worship at St. Paul's on August 14

     For those who are unable to journey with us to Knoebels, we are planning to have a worship service in the sanctuary of St. Paul's UCC at 10:15am.

 

Previous Year's Photos

     To view photos from previous year's click on the following links:

           Knoebels 2016 - Facebook Photos

           Knoebels 2015 - Website Photos

           Knoebels 2015 - Facebook Photos

           Knoebels 2014 - Website Photos

           Knoebels 2014 - Facebook Photos

 

11th Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, August 21, 2022 at 10:15am

Hybrid: Live Stream, Phone Stream, Facebook Live, Zoom, & In-person

COVID Safety Precaution Level for this Sunday = Low

     For information about our worship services, please contact Terry Pastor (Chair of the Worship & Education Committee) or any member of the Worship & Education Committee.

 

12th Sunday after Pentecost

Blessing of the Backpacks

Sunday, August 28, 2022 at 10:15am

Hybrid: Live Stream, Phone Stream, Facebook Live, Zoom, & In-person

COVID Safety Precaution Level for this Sunday = Low

     All preschool, school age youth, and college and graduate students are welcome and invited to bring their school backpacks with them to worship on this Sunday for a "Blessing of the Backpacks," as we send students back to school with our prayers.  Visitors, friends, members, and students of all ages are welcome to bring their backpacks and participate in the blessing.

     During this worship service we will also have special prayers for students, school teachers, and Sunday school teachers as they begin the new school year.

     For information about our worship services, please contact Terry Pastor (Chair of the Worship & Education Committee) or any member of the Worship & Education Committee.

13th Sunday after Pentecost

Labor Day Weekend

Sunday, September 4, 2022 at 10:15am

Hybrid: Live Stream, Phone Stream, Facebook Live, Zoom, & In-person

COVID Safety Precaution Level for this Sunday = Low

     For information about our worship services, please contact Terry Pastor (Chair of the Worship & Education Committee) or any member of the Worship & Education Committee.

 

 

Sunday School Resumes 

14th Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, September 11, 2022

Sunday School at 9:00am

Sunday Worship at 10:15am

     Hybrid: Live Stream, Phone Stream, Facebook Live, & In-person

      COVID Safety Precaution Level for this Sunday = Low

     From Memorial Day to Labor Day, our Sunday school program takes a brief pause, and our teachers come back re-energized in the fall.

     We have classes for adults and youth.  Classes resume at 9:00am and go until 9:45am..

     For information about our worship services or our Sunday school program, please contact Terry Pastor (Chair of the Worship & Education Committee) or any member of the Worship & Education Committee.

Moving Forward - Better Together

Congregational Updates

Sunday, September 11, 2022 at 11:30am

     On Sunday, September 11 at 11:30am (right after the 10:15am worship service), the combined Moving Forward Committee will be hosting an informal informational congregational meeting to give updates on our process and progress.  During the meeting, the Naming Sub-committee will give an update on the results of the last round of congregational input on narrowing down the possible names of the potential new church.

     For more information about this process, please click on this Moving Forward - Better Together link.

     For more information about the Sunday, September 11 meeting, please click on this Moving Forward September 11, 2022 Meeting Announcement link.  This announcement can also be found in the September newsletter.

     For the latest article from the September newsletter about this process, please click on the Moving Forward, Together & Beyond - September Updates link.

     This will be a hybrid meeting.  For those unable to come in person, who would like to attend via Zoom, below is the log-in information for St. Paul's UCC.  Please note, this meeting will start with both congregations in the same room together, and then we will meet in separate rooms, and therefore there are separate Zoom numbers for St. Paul's UCC and Zion UCC members.

For the congregation of St. Paul’s UCC:

     https://us02web.zoom.us/j/104401368?pwd=WGs0YnlEYXVGTWl2ZDJCalNrSkI0UT09
     Meeting ID: 104 401 368
     Passcode: 301301
     For people joining with telephone, choose one of these numbers:
          +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
          +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)

Ketchup Sunday

15th Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, September 18, 2022

Sunday School at 9:00am

Worship at 10:15am

     Hybrid: Live Stream, Phone Stream, Facebook Live, & In-person

      COVID Safety Precaution Level for this Sunday = TBA

Fellowship Luncheon at 11:30am

     After worship on Sunday, September 18 we will be celebrating in our annual "Ketchup Sunday", with hot dogs, ketchup, and other refreshments.

     We hope this fellowship time will give us a chance to catch-up with each other after our summer vacations.  To help with catching up, you are invited to email the church office pictures from your summer vacation at office@sprucc.org.  If you have multiple picures, please do send them to the church.  We will include them in a summer vacation slide show which will be presented during the fellowship time.

     Ketchup Sunday is also about catching up with our missed offerings.  If you look through your offering envelope packet, you may find a few from the summer that you haven't yet used.  If so, you are invited and encouraged to bring those with you on September 18 (with an offering in them) and place them in the offering plate to be blessed and uplifted to God, and in doing so "Catch-Up" in your support of Christ's ministries through his church.  If you cannot attend, you may also mail those offerings to the office or contribute electronically.

     Whether you submit pictures or not, and whether you bring your envelopes or not, we hope that you will come, join in the refreshments, and catch up with your church family as we begin the fall.

 

 

Confirmation Class Begins

Sunday, September 18, 2022 at 6:00pm

     Confirmation helps youth and young adults learn some basics of the Christian faith including reading the Bible, prayer, worship, mission outreach, etc., and help them to decide for themselves if they would like to be a part of the Christian faith.

     The recommended age to begin confirmation is 8th grade; teens and young adults from 7th grade through college are also welcome.

     This school year's confirmation class program begins on Sunday, September 18 at 6:00pm and goes until 7:30pm.  The first class is for students and their parents.

     Please preregister for this class, so we can be sure to have enough materials for the first day, by contacting the church office at 610-621-5770 by Sunday, September 4.

     For more information, click on this Confirmation Class Program link, which will take you to our the page on our site dedicated to the confirmation program.

16th Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, September 25, 2022 at 10:15am

Hybrid: Live Stream, Phone Stream, Facebook Live, & In-person

COVID Safety Precaution Level for this Sunday = Low

     You can watch this worship service live or from our library by clicking on this "My Heart is Breaking for the Children of God" link.

     For information about our worship services, please contact Terry Pastor (Chair of the Worship & Education Committee) or any member of the Worship & Education Committee.

 

 

 

World Communion Sunday

17th Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, October 2, 2022 at 10:15am

Hybrid: Live Stream, Phone Stream, Facebook Live, & In-person

COVID Safety Precaution Level for this Sunday = TBA

     For information about our worship services, please contact Terry Pastor (Chair of the Worship & Education Committee) or any member of the Worship & Education Committee.

 

 

Duncan's Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch

Sunday, October 2, 2022 at 3:45pm

     A trip has been planned to visit Duncan's Corn Maze on Sunday afternoon, October 2nd.  This is open to family and friends of all ages.  Duncan's Corn Maze is located at 30 Quarry Road, Robesonia.  Enjoy the corn maze, visit the pumpkin patch, or just hangout and enjoy snacks by the campfire.  Little ones can enjoy the slide, haybales, and corn box. 

     We will be gathering near the maze entrance at 3:45pm.  We will register as a group in order to get the group rate of $9.00/person (6 years old and up).  Children 5 and under are free.  Every year the maze has a different theme.  The 2022 theme is Animal Rescue League.  Join us for a fun afternoon!

 

 

18th Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, October 9, 2022 at 10:15am

Hybrid: Live Stream, Phone Stream, Facebook Live, & In-person

COVID Safety Precaution Level for this Sunday = TBA

     For information about our worship services, please contact Terry Pastor (Chair of the Worship & Education Committee) or any member of the Worship & Education Committee.

 

 

19th Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 10:15am

Hybrid: Live Stream, Phone Stream, Facebook Live, & In-person

COVID Safety Precaution Level for this Sunday = TBA

     For information about our worship services, please contact Terry Pastor (Chair of the Worship & Education Committee) or any member of the Worship & Education Committee.

 

 

 

Oktoberfest

Saturday, October 22, 2022

     We are in process of planning our first annual Oktoberfest for the afternoon of Saturday, October 22, 2022.
     In process are plans for food, soft drinks, beer on tap, live music, activities for kids, faith-based craft for kids, and a prayer station.

     Look for more details in the weeks to come.
     For more information and to help with this event, please contact the Men’s Fellowship Group, chaired by Brian Keppley, or contact Head Deacon - Steve Miller.

 

 

 

Consecration Celebration Sunday

20th Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, October 23, 2022

Sunday School at 9:00am

Worship at 10:15am

     Hybrid: Live Stream, Phone Stream, Facebook Live, & In-person

      COVID Safety Precaution Level for this Sunday = TBA

Fellowship Luncheon at 11:30am

     Durng the 10:15am worship service on Sunday, October 23 we will be consecrating (blessing) the work of our hands. 

     After worship we will have a FREE celebration luncheon.  So that we can plan for appropriate numbers of guests, please RSVP for the luncheon by contacting the church office at office@sprucc.org or 610-621-5770.  This is a pot-luck luncheon, and we invite you to bring food to share, such as: dessert, a side dish, chips or pretzels, etc.

     For questions or more information about the luncheon, please contact Head Deacon Steve Miller.

     For information about our worship services, please contact Terry Pastor (Chair of the Worship & Education Committee) or any member of the Worship & Education Committee.

 

Reformation Sunday

21st Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, October 30, 2022 at 10:15am

Hybrid: Live Stream, Phone Stream, Facebook Live, & In-person

COVID Safety Precaution Level for this Sunday = TBA

     For information about our worship services, please contact Terry Pastor (Chair of the Worship & Education Committee) or any member of the Worship & Education Committee.

 

All Saints Sunday

22nd Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:15am

Hybrid: Live Stream, Phone Stream, Facebook Live, & In-person

COVID Safety Precaution Level for this Sunday = TBA

     For information about our worship services, please contact Terry Pastor (Chair of the Worship & Education Committee) or any member of the Worship & Education Committee.

Harvest Home Sunday

23rd Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, November 13, 2022 at 10:15am

Hybrid: Live Stream, Phone Stream, Facebook Live, & In-person

COVID Safety Precaution Level for this Sunday = TBA

     For more information about Harvest Home and how and what contributions you can make to help feed the hungry in our community, please contact Geri Gammel, Chair of the Mission Committee.

     For information about our worship services, please contact Terry Pastor (Chair of the Worship & Education Committee) or any member of the Worship & Education Committee.

 

Christ the King Sunday

24th Sunday after Pentecost

The Last Sunday of the Christian Year

Sunday, November 20, 2022 at 10:15am

Hybrid: Live Stream, Phone Stream, Facebook Live, & In-person

COVID Safety Precaution Level for this Sunday = TBA

     For information about our worship services, please contact Terry Pastor (Chair of the Worship & Education Committee) or any member of the Worship & Education Committee.

 

Thanksgiving Eve Worship Service

Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 6:30pm

Hybrid: Live Stream, Phone Stream, Facebook Live, & In-person

COVID Safety Precaution Level for this Sunday = TBA

     For information about our worship services, please contact Terry Pastor (Chair of the Worship & Education Committee) or any member of the Worship & Education Committee.

 

First Sunday of Advent

Beginning of the New Christian Year

Sunday, November 27, 2022 at 10:15am

Hybrid: Live Stream, Phone Stream, Facebook Live, & In-person

COVID Safety Precaution Level for this Sunday = TBA

     For information about our worship services, please contact Terry Pastor (Chair of the Worship & Education Committee) or any member of the Worship & Education Committee.

 

~ ~ ~ Upcoming Events in 2023 ~ ~ ~

 

 

Worship at Knoebels Amusement Park

Sunday, August 13, 2023 at 10:30am

     We will be gathering for worship at Knoebels Amusement Park in Elysburg, PA at Pavilion Tent #4 on the second Sunday of August at 10:30am. 

     Friends, family, visitors are all very welcome to participate.  There is NO park admission fee.  There is NO parking fee.  You need only to pay for ride tickets (for whatever rides you may wish) and any food you may wish to purchase there.

 

Schedule at the Park

          10:00am - begin to gather at Pavilion Tent #4

          10:30am - worship at the pavilion

          11:00am - pool opens

          12:00pm - park opens

            6:00pm - pool closes

            8:00pm - park closes

 

Hybrid Worship at St. Paul's on August 13

     For those who are unable to journey with us to Knoebels, we are planning to have our usual in-person and virtual worship service in the sanctuary of St. Paul's UCC at 10:15am.

Previous Year's Photos

     To view photos from previous year's click on the following links:

           Knoebels 2016 - Facebook Photos

           Knoebels 2015 - Website Photos

           Knoebels 2015 - Facebook Photos

           Knoebels 2014 - Website Photos

           Knoebels 2014 - Facebook Photos

 

 

 

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