At St. Paul’s, our aim is to have a group for every child to belong. Church friends and mentors from an early stage create deep roots for a lifelong faith. We hope you will encourage the young people in your life to venture into community with us.
Our nursery is downstairs and hosted each Sunday by loving volunteers beginning at 10:20. Parents/guardians are welcome to stay in the nursery or drop their child off with the host depending on their preference and circumstances. The service can be watched through live video feed to the nursery.
March 15th host: Jamie
March 22nd host: Deb M.
SUNDAY MORNING PROGRAM – KID FRIENDLY CHURCH
Sunday Morning Program: KFC is in the lower Sunday School hall. Leave with the kids and leaders following Theme Time for activities that encourage exploration of today’s scripture. Grades JK-High School. Please pick your kids up, downstairs, following the service. Please complete a registration form for each child under 18.
March 15th host: Cherri and Jen
March 22nd host: Cherri and Jen
YOUTH ACTIVITIES COMING UP – SEE LAURA OR CALL THE OFFICE FOR MORE INFO. HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US.
JUNIOR YOUNG PEOPLE PLUS (JYP)
JYP Plus is our youth group which meets most Friday nights at 7 at either St Paul’s or Trinity. We have kids continuing with the group into high school so this year we have added a plus component to accommodate our older members. Come see what we are about if you are grade 4 and up. We enjoy great faith based conversations followed by active games or other activities, and of course snacks. See you again Friday, March 20 at 6:30pm for Goodies and Games with our Gathering Place Friends and then again Friday, April 3 at 7pm for Easter reflection.
Leadership Team: Laura McClelland, Bob Richardson, Rev. Jen Broomhead and Wendy Sweeney.
CUPCAKE CLUB – (PRE-SCHOOL – GRADE 3ish)
Cupcake Club is for our Preschool-Grade 3-ish gang. Stories, songs, games, crafts, cupcakes and community one Saturday each month. See you Saturday, April 4 from 1-2: 30
Leadership Team: Laura McClelland, Lois Yellowlees and Liv McClelland.
GOODIES AND GAMES
Goodies and Games with our Gathering Place community: Join us between 6:30-8pm, the third Friday of each month in the gym. Lots of board games and puzzles and colouring activities and most importantly a chance to join with our neighbours in community. JYP youth help host this great evening, for all ages, in partnership with the Gathering Place volunteers. Join us again March 20 and then again April 24.
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BOOK CLUB, COFFEE & CHAT
Monday Book Club, Coffee and Chat is reading a book called”Speaking of Sin” by Barbara Brown Taylor. All welcome. No Experience necessary. Office copy available to borrow. We read as we go so join anytime. See you again on Monday, March 16 and then Mar. 30 at 1:30pm.
Tuesday Evening book study on will resume in September.
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FRIENDSHIP CLUB: NICHE GROUP
Chapter 2: Monday nights at St. Paul’s between 7-8:30p.
Chapter 3: Every other Tuesday afternoon at St. Paul’s between 3-4:30pm
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Readers United Book Group: a weeknight book club and social meets again soon. Interesting discussion on Go Tell It On the Mountain by James Baldwin. Will gather at Copper Branch April 22 @ 6pm, to discuss Samra Habib’s, We Have Always Been Here.
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HIGH SCHOOL MOVIE NIGHT at Laura’s: Join us for movie and pizza. See you again soon at the McClelland’s
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POETRY, PSALMS AND SOCIAL at Bowmanville Creek Retirement Residence at 10:15am Thursdays weekly, except the first week of the month. We’ll look at a poem and psalm/scripture and be in community. See you again on February 13 . If you like to sing hymns, we would love a volunteer to help us along. We have an accompanist.
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PRAYER GROUP: If you are one who takes time to pray regularly, we would love to have you join our Prayer Group. Prayer request are shared in confidence and you pray in the comfort of your own home. See Michelle or Laura if you think this might be an offering you could make to our ministry.
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PASTORAL CARE If there are folks in our community needing a visit, a phone call or just a check in, please let Rev. Michelle, Laura or the office know.
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Mental Health and Ministry: What can we be doing? Two Mondays each month we are supplementing lunches and joining in community with St. Paul’s B-L-U-E (Building Up Lives Everywhere) group which meets in our gym. Call the office if you’d like to be involved or have other talents to share. We are in need of baked goods for our Monday morning program. Please ass your name to the list in the gym.
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All ages are included and welcomed at St. Paul’s.
We are grateful for the large group of volunteers who mentor our young members and so too remember that as parents, grandparents, guardians and friends we commit as a faith family to help our children into knowing and experiencing the daily blessings of congregational life and the abundance of life with God.
Have a question or another idea…
Please see Rev. Michelle or Laura, our Youth Worker and share it.
