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Missions Opportunities – May 2, 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 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

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

face to face encounter

“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

Rise Against Hunger – Meal Packing Event – June 9th

Rise Against Hunger

Rise Against Hunger

a meal packaging program on an international scale with a local interfaith base of support

Meal Packaging Event

We plan to pack over 10,000 meals to be sent to those who need it.
Sunday, June 9, 2024
2:00-4:00 PM
Volunteers needed – Community invited
No admission charge

Optional:
a) bring nonperishable food items for a local Brick food pantry
b) make a voluntary donation at the door and help sponsor the meals being packed

sponsored by the Brick Clergy Association (an interfaith group of local clergy)

being hosted by St. Thomas Lutheran Church and Temple Beth Or and being held at
St. Thomas Lutheran Church
135 Salmon Street, Brick

For general information about Rise Against Hunger visit
www.RiseAgainstHunger.org.

Senior JOY Luncheon Returns

Senior J.O.Y.

We will be restarting our Senior JOY program! SENIOR JOY will meet once a month, we will have lunch and fellowship time together at 11:30am. We will also have a time of devotion after our lunch time.
If you would like to join us, we will be meeting on Thursday, April 18th at 11:30am in the youth room. Please remember to bring a sandwich, but beverages and dessert will be provided.

(Other desserts are always welcome! 😄)
All are welcome!
Melissa Jensen- Director of Family Ministries

Sight and Sound Bus Trip

A Sight and Sound bus trip has been scheduled!

It will be Wednesday, July 17th, to see their production of “Daniel”.

Package includes round trip transportation, lunch smorgasbord at Shady Maple and Show Ticket.
Adult price is 179. Includes all the above

Sign-up sheet is on the Trustee’s bulletin board outside the church office.

St. Paul’s Podcast – A Conversation with Melissa Jensen

podcast
A new episode of The St. Paul’s Podcast is available!

Melissa Jensen, Director of Youth & Family Ministries, talks about her long history and involvement with SPUMC and her hopes and dreams for the youth and family ministries.

Check out the link or find The St. Paul’s Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Be sure to subscribe!

The direct Libsyn link to the podcast:
https://sites.libsyn.com/481068/a-conversation-with-melissa-jensen