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Missions Opportunities – May 2, 2024

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Serve with Missions

Local mission Opportunities:

Upcoming Service Opportunities

  • The Clothing Closet – We continue to serve the Asbury Community on the first and third Saturday of each month from 10am-12pm
  • Friday & Saturday, May 3rd & 4th Retired Petty Officer John Endicott in Wall Twp – Painting and installing a new floor that was donated. Start time 8:30
  • Thursday, May 9th – Dina’s Dwellings in New Brunswick. Painting, organizing and delivering supplies. Start time 9:30am
  • Saturday, May 18th – Spotswood Pixie Preschool, Spotswood, NJ – Assisting the community there with light renovations and painting. Start time 9am
  • Tuesday, May 21st- 3pm to 4pm Sisters Academy in Asbury Park. Help facilitate after school program. Please visit their website for more on how this school and their staff are changing lives. https://sistersacademynj.org/
  • Thursday, June 13th – Dina’s Dwellings – Partnering with Johnson & Johnson Corp. to provide safety and hope to families recovering from domestic violence. Start time 9:30am

Sunday School Walk for Missions – June 2nd

Sunday School

It is that time of year again. Spring has sprung and walking outdoors is wonderful at this time of year. The Sunday school classes will again be participating in their Walk for Missions in order to raise money for their children’s missions. The students will be asking for donations between services beginning May 5th until the day of the walk on June 2nd. The rain date will be June 9th.

Some of our previous outreach missions have been the UMC Food Pantry, Brick Police K-9 Unit, Locks of Love, Christian Camp Scholarships, Lakewood Outreach Ministry for the Homeless, Ocean Harbor House, UMC youth on mission trips to Kentucky and Pennsylvania, Brick Animal Shelter, Cypress Missions, Emanuel Cancer Foundation, Haiti Children’s Program, Recognition of Veterans Organizations and Bahama’s Turtle Cay children’s program to name a few. Please help the children to be just as successful this year with their Sunday School Walk for Missions as previous years.

This year we have started an ongoing children’s mission to collect children’s clothing to be donated to the Asbury Park Clothes Closet for children in need. If your child or grandchildren have outgrown clothes they would like to donate, please drop them off at the Sunday school office or church office marked “Asbury Park Clothes Closet” and we will get them delivered.

Please reach out to our students by sponsoring a child (or two) and help them to make their mission a success! Please look for the Mission Walk table between services in the Narthex and outside the gym for sponsorships. God bless you for helping God’s children feel as if they are part of our church family in contributing towards their outreach mission goals.

THANK YOU

Blue Claws Picnic Night – June 12th

We are planning our picnic outing on Friday July 12!

All you can eat picnic..great field level seats and FIREWORKS!! Adults $30 and kids 12 and under $25..under 4 free!

We are gathering names to see how many seats we need to reserve..so see Mary or Dave VanDeventer..or call 908-278-2505 if you are interested.

Last date to sign up is June 1 with money due by June 15th.

Thanks so much!

blue claws

Women of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Annual Spring Rummage Sale

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SUMMARY:
Annual Spring Rummage Sale on Saturday, May 18th, 2024, 10a.m – 2p.m.
at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Brick.
Bargain prices, food court, and more!

Bargain Prices on all Jewelry, Toys, Households, Décor, Books, Lines/Clothes, White Elephant Items, and our popular vintage section. Come visit our NEW Men’s Boutique!

Come for the Treasures, Stay for the Tasty Treats!

ALL proceeds support the many missions of the Women of St. Paul’s.

For more information, or if you would like to donate to our Rummage Sale, please contact the church office at (732) 458-2080

A Message from the Director of Family Ministries – May 2, 2024

Vacation Bible School Volunteers WANTED

We are getting close to summer You know what that means??? VBS is happening once again! We have a great new program called Firelight and we are excited to have Melissa Jensen and Judy Tomes as co-directors this year.
Our dates will be July 29th – August 2nd. We are also, of course, once again, desperately looking for adult and youth (currently in 6th grade or older) volunteers! If you are interested in helping, please reply by email at
melissa.familyministries@stpaulsbrick.com

In your reply please include your full name, the days you are available to volunteer and the preferred grade level / activity you’d like to help with (if you have one).

If you have no preference on where you are placed that is fine too!
We will try to accommodate class preferences, but we appreciate flexibility to fill all areas and stations.

If you have any questions, please let us know! We look forward to hearing from you soon! Thank you! 😊

Your 2024 VBS Directors
Melissa Jensen and Judy Tomes

VBS 2024

A Message from Pastor Evan – May 2, 2024

National Day of Prayer Event 2023

Dear St Paul’s:

What a joy to worship with our brothers and sisters at Living Faith Bible Church on National Day of Prayer.
We had a great time of worship and prayer focusing on the following concerns: church, family, education, military, workplace, government, arts and culture. Pray for these areas year round!

We hope to join together for more worship and prayer opportunities throughout the year.

Peace in Christ,
Pastor Evan

“Face to Face Encounter” April 3rd – May 7th

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“Face to Face Encounter”

Face to Face is an adaptation of The Walk to Emmaus, specifically crafted to meet the needs of older adults, 60+, and those with mobility issues.

It invites persons to experience Jesus through a four-session journey, covering subjects such as discipleship, mission, grief, and end-of-life issues.

It is led by laity and clergy. The dates are:

April 30, May 2, 4, 7, 2024
9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Lunch is included.

It will be held at the Pitman United Methodist Church,
758 N. Broadway, Pitman, NJ 08071

Registration fee: $75.00

Missions – April 25, 2024

missions

Serve With Missions
Local mission Opportunities:

Upcoming Service Opportunities

• The Clothing Closet – We continue to serve the Asbury Community on the first and third Saturday of each month from 10am-12pm

• Friday & Saturday, May 3rd & 4th
Retired Petty Officer John E, in Wall Twp – Painting and installing a new floor that was donated. Start time 8:30

• Thursday, May 9th – Dina’s Dwellings in New Brunswick. Painting, organizing and delivering supplies. Start time 9:30am

• Saturday, May 18th – Spotswood Pixie Preschool, Spotswood, NJ – Assisting the community there with light renovations and painting. Start time 9am

• Tuesday, May 21st- 3pm to 4pm Sisters Academy in Asbury Park. Help facilitate after school program. Please visit their website for more on how this school and their staff are changing lives. https://sistersacademynj.org/

• Thursday, June 13th – Dina’s Dwellings – Partnering with Johnson & Johnson Corp. to provide safety and hope to families recovering from domestic violence. Start time 9:30am

Mustard Seed Preschool – April 25, 2024

Dear St. Paul’s,

I was absolutely blown away at the generous giving that took place in March when the church launched a Vanco account for The Mustard Seed Preschool. In this year of growth (and inflation) we rely heavily on donations like yours to push us through until the end of the year. With your generous donations, we are able to re-mulch the playground area to bring it up to compliance with licensing. Our next big expense is a new 6 foot wooden fence to replace the rotting one.

Thank you again for your support – it keeps me and the school going!
https://secure.myvanco.com/L-YRE5/campaign/C-14K6G

Sincerely,
Courtney Rzeplinski
Director

The Mustard Seed Preschool
714 Herbertsville Road
Brick, NJ 08724
732-458-2080 ex.30

mustard seed preschool

A Message from Pastor Evan – April 25, 2024

Rev Evan Dodge

Dear St. Paul’s family:

Toward the start of each year, our dedicated Staff/Parish Relations team and I work together on setting goals for our shared ministry. This allows for clarity and collaboration as we seek to introduce people to a deep relationship with Jesus Christ. To that end, I want to share with you a few things we will be working on in 2024 (and maybe beyond!).

First, we will be looking at worship opportunities for our community. We celebrate and look forward to how God will continue to bless our midweek worship. We will continue to grow our online presence and explore new worship endeavors. Individual and family schedules and priorities have changed so much over the last few decades, making it imperative for churches to be flexible and creative in reaching people with the good news.

Secondly, we will seek to nurture shared worship and ministry opportunities with area churches. I celebrate our developing relationship with Living Faith Bible Church and hope to partner with other area churches for future endeavors, both in worship and in outreach.

Thirdly, it is our desire to see more opportunities for spiritual formation and Bible study. One sign of a healthy church is people growing deep in their faith and sharing together in small groups. This is vital for us as believers and as a church as we move forward.

As we make progress, we will communicate and celebrate it together. Ultimately, all of this is understood in the context of stewardship – being good caretakers of the numerous resources with which God has entrusted us. When we commit our time, talent, and treasure to furthering the gospel of Jesus Christ, we are being obedient to God’s call on our lives as individuals and as a community of faith. I call on you to pray for me, our church, and to commit yourself this year and beyond to being a generous disciple of Jesus Christ.

Peace in Christ,
Pastor Evan