We will be having another Parent’s Night out Event!
Date: April 6th
Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm
Ages: 4-12
We will have Pizza, Crafts, and Games.
Get some time for yourselves!
If you would like to attend the Country Line Dancing, we can arrange to stay later do you can dance the night away!
Sign up will be available in church Narthex, you can also email me at melissa.familyministries@stpaulsbrick.com to sign up.
Dear St. Paul’s family:
Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ!
Our long journey through the season of Lent is almost over as we celebrate Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem on the first Palm Sunday.
This weekend you are invited to join us for the presentation of the Easter Cantata- May We Never Lose the Wonder- which takes us from that joyful entry on the back of a humble donkey through Jesus’ last days with his disciples.
Through sweeping music, powerful story telling, and drama our choirs will bring the story to life as we all prepare ourselves for the events of Holy Week and Christ’s resurrection on Easter morning.
Join us, Saturday, March 23rd and Sunday, March 24th at 7pm!
May you have a blessed Holy Week and joyous Eastertide!
Our Holy Week Services are listed below.
Peace and blessings,
Pastor Evan
Dear St. Paul’s family:
I continue to give thanks to God for his presence and power here in our congregation. The Lord is moving in our church and I am grateful to be a part of that! Perhaps you have been attending for a short while or a long time and want to deepen your relationship with St. Paul’s church through membership. Joining a local church is a public expression of your commitment to serving God and others through the mission and ministry of a church.
If this is you, I’m so grateful! Please reach out to the church office (office@stpaulsbrick.org or 732-458-2080) or to Pastor Evan (pastorevan@stpaulsbrick.org).
We will have a new member orientation in the spring, and we want to reserve room for you! Come be a part of what God is doing here!
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Blessings,
Pastor Eva
Periodically we would like to honor the members of St. Paul’s using their God-given gifts, time and talents in remarkable ways. If you would like to nominate someone for this segment please email “media@stpaulsbrick.org” with your reasons for why this individual or group deserves recognition.
Dear St. Paul’s family:
Henri Nouwen said: “When I trust deeply that today God is truly with me and holds me safe in a divine embrace, guiding every one of my steps I can let go of my anxious need to know how tomorrow will look, or what will happen next month or next year. I can be fully where I am and pay attention to the many signs of God’s love within me and around me.”
What a great spiritual truth for this season of the church year, and what great wisdom for living in our day and age. There is so much anxiety and uncertainty all around us, and we can either give into it and allow the world to toss us about here and there, or we can live into God’s love and will, finding in him a peace that is beyond human understanding.
As we continue through 2024, a year certain to bring a lot of anxiety, trust God. Pay attention to his work in your life. Let him guide each step.
Blessings,
Pastor Evan
GriefShare is a network of 15,000+ churches worldwide equipped to offer grief support groups. It is designed for people grieving the death of a family member or friend. GriefShare groups meet weekly to help you face challenges and move toward rebuilding your life.
You are welcome to begin attending the GriefShare group at any session. Each is “self-contained,” so you do not have to attend in sequence. You will find encouragement and help whenever you begin. You will be able to continue with GriefShare through the next 13-week cycle and view any of the videos you have not seen.Each GriefShare session has three distinct elements:
Healing from your grief is not easy. It is a long, sometimes painful process.
The program is nondenominational and features biblical concepts for healing from your grief. St. Paul’s has been hosting this important program with tremendous success. Learn more about GriefShare at www.griefshare.org
Dear St. Paul’s family,
As I’m writing this, we are at the beginning of the season of lent. Lent is my favorite season of the church year, as I appreciate and contemplate the mechanics of the spiritual life, the “means of grace” as John Wesley termed it. As Christians, we need to be intentional about our faith development. Just as one would practice to acquire any new skill, one must do that with the spiritual life. Daily Bible reading, prayer, giving to others, music – these are all practices to engage in regularly, so that our spiritual lives become honed, healthy, and mature. The Lord is looking for mature believers who will represent him well in the world. If that is your desire, use this season wisely, and spend time with the one who wants to transform every part of you.
Pastor Evan
Are you planning a church event that you’d like advertised in our weekly newsletter? Did you take some pictures at a past event that you’d like us to share in the newsletter and/or on our Facebook page? If either of these is the case, don’t forget to email us at media@stpaulsbrick.org.
