Our Purpose is to: Praise God through worship, Grow as disciples through study, Share our faith through testimony, and Serve others through ministry.
Welcome to St. Paul's. We are a family of Christian believers excited about being a part of what God is doing in the world and in our community. We invite you to visit us to see if the rich Spirit of Christ we are experiencing, meets your needs as well. The pastor, staff and church leaders at St. Paul's are committed to excellence in ministry. We are servants and imitators of Christ, eager to share from the rich abundance of His blessings.
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Service Times
9:00am
Traditional Worship
9:00am - 10:45am
Child Care provided
9:00am
Sunday School for all ages
10:15am
Fellowship Time
10:45am
Contemporary Worship
On the first Sunday of every month we celebrate Holy Communion at both services. Here at St. Paul´s, we´ll make sure the first face you see when you approach the church has a smile on it. Whether you need childcare for your toddler, or are looking for a place for your teens, a greeter will be nearby to help you get where you need to go. We are concerned with meeting your real life needs and hope you enjoy our upbeat music. We seek to share practical messages that help you deal with real life issues. and we will even give you a handy outline to follow along and take notes, with the Bible passages included. We hope that what you learn on Sunday, you will be able to use during the week.
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Bill Nadler, Kim Gavaletz, Melissa Gross, & Lynn Wick Sextons
LADIES SHARE GROUP Starts September 8th at 10am-12pm
Ladies Share Group will be starting up again on September 8th at 10am-12pm at Nancy P. home. We will be studying the Discovery Bible Study Series "Can I Really Trust the Bible". We also have a time of sharing and prayer.
Pastor John will be giving a class on Saturday, September 11, 2010 for individuals who are interested in joining the Church and anyone who wishes to explore their faith. At the end of the membership class you may make your decision on joining the church. The class will be from 10am to 2pm at the Sally Ike parsonage. Contact the office (732)-458-2080 if you are interested in the class.
September Fellowship Dinner Soups and Salad Bar
When: September 18th, 2010 Where: Norcross Hall Time: 6:00 pm
Clam Chowder (Manhattan & New England)
Chicken Noodle Soup
Salad Bar w/Beef & Chicken Toppings
Bread and Butter Dessert
For the kids: Hot Dogs Macaroni & Cheese
Fellowship Dinners Schedule (2010-2011)
The schedule has been set, so mark your calendars and plan to attend the fellowship dinners in Norcross Hall. All dinners start at 6pm and a donation is requested to help offset the cost of food and upkeep in the kitchen. A signup sheet will be available outside Norcross Hall and in the Narthex for each dinner which is used to determine the amount of food needed. We ask that you please signup on only one sheet and cross out if you find you cannot attend. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Mark your calendars for the Leadership Appreciation dinner, which will take place on Monday, September 20, 2010 at 6 PM in Norcross Hall. Please call the office to let us know if you will be coming. A brief business meeting will take place after the meal. at 7:PM. Everyone who is involved in the leadership of the church (anyone who is serving on a committee) is asked to attend. For more information please call the church office at 732-458-2080
Monday Night Bible Study
Women and men from a few churches in our area are going a bible study on 1 & 2 Thessalonians that will begin on Monday, September 20th. It's a nine week study that meets on Monday nights from 7-8 pm at St. Paul's and is for anyone not participating in Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University class. The cost of the workbook developed by Hands to the Plow Ministries is $16. To order a workbook or for more information contact
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or Fran B.
Rummage / White Elephant / Bake Sale & Lunch
Saturday September 25th, 2010 10AM - 2PM Clothing $4/bag Lunch Available
Donations of CLOTHING, LINENS, WHITE ELEHANT ITEMS, BAKED GOODS, JEWELRY can be brought in on Friday, September 24st only from 9AM-8PM Kitchen donations should also be brought in on FRIDAY.
Help Save Red Bird Mission School
Recently the UM churches from Butler, Montville, Bethesda NJ, Barryville, PA and Canton, NY combined their efforts and worked at the Red Bird Mission Camp. They have combined their efforts and have been returning yearly for over 12 years!
They were shocked to hear, the Mission School nearly closed this year. The school has decided to open but with many cuts!
There is a way you can help: If you use Facebook you can vote for the Red Bird School to win $500,000 from Kohl's Department Store! There is no catch. The department store Kohl's is giving the top 20 schools with the most votes the money! Each person can give 5 votes to this school. Currently, the school is around 50th place with nearly 2,000 votes but needs at least 6,000 or more at this time and voting ends Sept. 3rd.
Dave Ramsey is a financial leader with shows on the radio and Fox TV. Both the radio show and the primetime TV show are about life, love and relationships—and how they all revolve around money. The show features videos of your "plasectomies" (creative destructions of credit cards) and celebrations of debt freedom by screaming "I'm debt-free!" Dave also includes your calls and emails with questions about life and money—including topics ranging from bankruptcy and car payments to mortgages and college funding.
Financial Peace University (FPU) is Dave's life-changing program that teaches you to achieve your financial goals by eliminating debt, saving for the future, and giving like never before. More than 1 million families have attended FPU with amazing results. You will be challenged and motivated to make a plan for your money and change your family tree forever!
At the time that I’m writing this article, I’ve been home for a little less than a week from the JUNE Project Missions trip to Pennsylvania. Our youth had a blast worshipping, serving communities and families in need, and enjoying down times with fun activities last week!
I was blown away by the people who saw the work that was being done in their community and joined in by serving and expressing their thanks and appreciation for the ministry that was being done in their city. There were some in our group that were interviewed for an article that was being written for a local newspaper, there was a man from a bottled water delivery truck who refreshed our group on a hot day, there was a woman and her two young children who quietly dropped off sandwiches and a jug of Kool-Aid to one of our work sites, there was a group of women from a local church in Reading who housed all of us for lunch one afternoon, there was a woman who owns a Rita’s Water Ice who donated free water ice to all of the people on the JUNE Project… the outpouring of support was incredible!
Is there a more important gift we can give to our spouses than our time? How often during a regular week does your husband or wife have your undivided attention? What are the things that take up your time – or rather, what do you spend your time on? There are so many ways we could reclaim time in our marriages - but this month let's focus on one.
I read an article suggesting that when a couple marries, they should vow to turn of their TV - until their first anniversary! Another article posited that for Lent, people would have a harder time giving up TV than anything else. It would be too great a sacrifice for most; what about you? Could you give it up for a year? A month? A week? National TV Turn-Off Week this year is September 19-25 - try it. As the apostle Paul wrote in Phillipians 4:8:
"...whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is good, if there is any excellence and if anything is worthy of praise, dwell on these things."
Senior Joy will be meeting on Thursday, September 9th, at 12:30pm. Matt Kay will be joining us and sharing about the youth group mission trip to Pennsylvania. We will also have a group discussion on ideas for our upcoming meetings. If you have or know of someone or a group that has a gift, talent, hobby, collection etc. that would be enjoyed at Sr. Joy please jot the name down and bring it to the September meeting. We are open to any and all suggestions.
With your help and support my goal is to CONTINUE to make Sr. Joy a gathering of friends that will be fun and interesting. Bring your lunch and then enjoy the delicious desserts that will be provided. New friends are always welcome! Questions?? Call Judy E.
Disciple 1 Online Course Begins September 12th
Disciple 1 Online will be offered by Rev. Lin Smallwood on Sunday afternoons at 4 PM Eastern Daylight time. The Class starts on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010 and meets weekly at that time for one and a half hours. The class is open for anyone who has access to the internet; beginners or those with experience reading the Bible.
For more information call Rev. Lin Smallwood, 908-303-1891 or Sergeantsville United Methodist Church at 609-397-2333 or email
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St.Paul's new music season will soon begin and we are hoping that many of you will consider joining one of our choirs and/or instrumental groups. There are always places in our choirs and we encourage participation for your own enjoyment and fellowship as well as to sing or play for the glory of God. Many exciting things are planned this year for all groups. If you have been in choirs before or can carry a tune in the shower you should make this a singing or playing season.
The following are the groups offered by St.Paul's Music Department:
The United Methodist Men of St. Paul's is an organization of men from St. Paul's United Methodist Church is Brick Township New Jersey. It is the goal of our organization to promote fellowship of men of Christ and to serve the church and its members. We sell Christmas trees and Easter flowers to raise money as well as conducting other fund raising activities. Every man that is a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church is automatically a member of the United Methodist Men but you do not have to be a St. Paul's member to be in the United Methodist Men.
We meet the third Saturday of every month from September to June at 8:00 A.M. for breakfast and a short time of devotion. There are no dues but there is a small cost for breakfast. The September meeting will be held on September 18th and all men are welcome. That is also the day of the church's first fellowship dinner and we will help set up following our meeting.
Also at the September meeting, we will elect officers for the coming year. If you are interested in being an officer or know someone who would be interested, please let me or Dave Cavanaugh know. Hope to see you at our meeting and bring a friend.
Bob Interim President
CONTACT of Ocean County – Training
CONTACT of Ocean County (24-hour crisis Intervention Hotline) will start the next (12-week) training class for telephone volunteers on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 from 6:30-9:30pm in the Toms River area. CONTACT, a free and confidential service, has served the needs of individuals throughout the community since 1975, by providing a safe place for callers to talk about their problems with anonymity and confidentiality. For more information on training please call the CONTACT office at 732-240-6104.
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN DINNER & GATHERING
The United Methodist Women will meet on Tuesday, September 21st at 6:00 PM for dinner. This is our Membership Dinner. Come out and learn about the UMW. All ladies are invited.
Sunday Morning Fellowship / Coffee Hour Time
A special thanks for the small groups (committees, ministries, circles, missions, studies and individuals) that had served during fellowship time on Sunday mornings during the 2009-2010 church year.
Beginning in September, people (including myself) in the form of small groups (committees, ministries, circles, missions, studies, etc) will again begin to serve on Sunday mornings on a rotating basis. A schedule will available in the Narthex for small groups and ministry leaders to sign up for this informal time fellowship time we have enjoyed over the years.
The Catalyst Conference is the largest gathering of young leaders in the country, but it is way more than just an event – it’s a movement founded by leaders who see things differently and feel a burden for our generation. It’s a powerful convergence, a fully immersive learning, worship, and creative experience loaded with the high octane energy of thousands of like minded next generation leaders passionately pursuing God. Catalyst attracts the leaders, change agents, and cultural architects who have the influence to change our communities, churches and culture for good. This change happens in the very place where many leaders flinch, fear, and fail. The tension we resist is actually by design. It tests us, it tries us, it conforms us to His image. The tension is necessary. The tension makes us strong. The tension is good.
Total cost for the event is only $500 (includes airfare, hotel, conference and meals)! A deposit of $100 is needed by August 1st to reserve your spot. Don’t delay as there are only limited spots available.
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for more information. To see more about Catalyst go to catalystconference.com.
Circuit Rider Letter September 2010 by Pastor John DiGiamberardino
Throughout the summer we have been thinking about what it means to be a Christ Follower. In John 4 we read about a Samaritan woman who has an encounter with Jesus. Just like the woman at the well, to truly be a Christ follower we must come to terms with our desperate need for God. We must deal with our propensity to live a life of duplicity and sin, and deal with our ‘stuff’. The good news is that God is a God of broken people who doesn’t just forgive but transforms! Have you come to that place where you realized that you really need God in your life? Has your relationship with Christ been just about forgiveness of has it transformed your brokenness?
As we read John 4 we realize that just as there is a powerful physical thirst for water, there is equally a powerful spiritual thirst for living water in which only God can fill. The problem comes when you try to fill that spiritual thirst with temporary things instead of Jesus Christ. Not only is it unsatisfying to build life around the temporary things of this world but it also leads to disheartening exhaustion and grief.
Psalm 119:147 I rise before the dawning of the morning, and cry for help; I hope in your Word . The dictionary gives the meaning of hope as : to wish (have faith my addition) for something with the expectation of its fulfillment . To have confidence, trust. To look forward with confident expectation.
A couple in the church gave me a small statue with a “balloon” that says HOPE. They specifically gave it to me to put on my desk in my office, so those coming in for counseling would see it and know that there is hope. There are so many examples in the Bible of the Lord giving hope to His people.
One such story is the example of Hosea’s marriage.
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