St. Paul’s United Church
Our Mission: Glorifying God through Worship, Proclaiming the Gospel of Christ and Serving Others in Christ’s name.
World Day Of Prayer
World Day of Prayer Service will be held at St. Paul’s United Church, 224 York Street,
on Sunday, March 12th at 10.30am.
The theme for this year is “I HAVE HEARD ABOUT YOUR FAITH” and was prepared by the women of Taiwan.
We welcome one and all to join us for this very special service.
A fellowship time will be held after the service.
Covid protocols still in place are: hand sanitizing, sitting in marked pews, and social distancing and masking while moving around the church and while singing.
Featured In This March 9th Edition of St. Paul’s eNews
Worship This Sunday March 12th
Daylight Savings Time This Weekend!
Lenten Reflective Practice
Purdy’s Easter Chocolate Order Deadline Approaching!
Conversations That Matter To St. Paul’s & Wilmot ~ Registration Deadline Approaching
Brown Bag Lunch Program
Pantry Program
Youth at Region!
Bible Study Is For Everyone
Opportunities To Serve The National Church
Sound & Projection Volunteers Needed!
Upcoming Dates To Remember
Multicultural Association Seeking Boots
Dinner at Gibson Memorial
Worship This Sunday March 12th
Please join Rev. Michelle for worship at St. Paul’s at 10:30 am on March 12th, 2023
Covid protocols still in place are: hand sanitizing, sitting in marked pews, and social distancing and masking while moving around the church and while singing.
As always, if you are unable to join us in person we hope to see you on Zoom – link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86854718551 Passcode: 165090
You can also join by phone only, if you don’t have a long distance plan charges will apply. All you need to do is call 1 647 558 0588 and follow the prompts to enter Meeting ID: 868 5471 8551 and Passcode: 165090
Daylight Savings Time This Weekend!
Sending out a quick reminder that Daylight Savings Time start this Sunday! Don’t forget before you go to bed Saturday night, to “spring” your clocks forward an hour so you are not late for Church!
Lenten Reflective Practice
You are invited to join us in a small group circle during Lent for individual reflection and spiritual practice. Rose-Hannah will facilitate a 3 week group meeting from noon to 2pm on Saturday March 11th, 18th, and 25th. No previous experience is required, just bring your open heart and curiosity. The gatherings are held in the Parlor at Wilmot United Church. We begin by sharing a potluck lunch. To register, please contact Rose-Hannah Gaskin at rosehannah.gaskin@gmail.com
Purdy’s Easter Chocolate Order Deadline Approaching!
And just like that, we are more than HALFWAY into our Fundraiser! Thank you so much for helping out, spreading the word and supporting St. Paul’s. If you haven’t ordered your Easter treats already, you still have time! The order deadline is March 14th. If you have already ordered, you can share our link and let others know!
To view and download Easter Chocolate Sales Brochure and Order Form, available on our website, click HERE.
Ordering Options:
- Orders Place Offline through the Office:
If you would like to place an Order Offline, bring your completed order form and cash or cheque payable to St. Paul’s United Church to the Meghan in the Church Office. Please contact Meghan with any questions at 506-458-1183 or stpaulsoffice224@gmail.com
- Online Orders:
What you will need to Order Online:
- Our campaign number: 67403
- Go to our fundraising website: https://fundraising.purdys.com/1719957-105534
- Click: “Join Campaign”
- Shop, shop, shop away! Payment is by Visa & Mastercard
Thank you everyone for your support. Even if you can’t buy chocolates from us, it would mean the world if you could share this fundraiser link to everyone you know!
Conversations That Matter To St. Paul’s & Wilmot ~ Registration Deadline Approaching
This is an opportunity for both congregations to gather together and discuss how Downtown United might develop a collaborative project and process that will sustain and enhance both congregations’ missions of service within the greater Fredericton community. Cathy Stewart and Marijke Strong from Credence will be with us in person to facilitate both days of discussions.
Dates (Please choose one): Saturday, March 18, 9-12 am at St Paul’s OR Sunday, March 19, 1-4 pm at Wilmot. Lunch will be provided on both days. Please sign up so that we have enough food! Call the church office (458-1183) by Wednesday March 15th to register which session you will be attending.
Brown Bag Lunch Program
This week, the program is in desperate need of fruit cups and juice boxes. Thank you for your continued support and generosity of this program.
Pantry Program
The Pantry program needs the following items: pancake mix & syrup, granola bars, cereal, white sugar, coffee whitener, cookies, miracle whip, mustard, ketchup, jam, chunky soup, apple and orange juices, waxed paper, dish detergent, laundry detergent and Mr. Clean. Thank you for your continued support!
Youth at Region!
Calling all Youth grades 6-12! There will be a Youth Event during this year’s Annual Meeting! May 26-28th, 2023 at UPEI in Charlottetown, PEI. Stay tuned for more information and registration coming soon. Please share this note with youth and leaders in your communities! For more information, contact Catherine Stuart cstuart@united-church.ca
Bible Study Is For Everyone
Wednesday morning lectionary study. This week we will be focusing on Matthew 25:1-13. Join us in the board room at 11:15am or online via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88619319967 and Passcode: 259190.
Opportunities To Serve The National Church
We are seeking lay and ministry personnel leaders for roles on the General Council Executive, the General Council Planning Committee, a special task group, and a new interfaith opportunity. Please visit the United Church website for more information. Deadline for nominations is Thursday, March 23, 2023.
Sound & Projection Volunteers Needed!
Sound and projection are vital parts of our service and right now we are looking for at least one more person to step forward and join the team. Training provided! We are hoping to develop a rotating team. Please contact Meghan to express your interest at 458-1183 or stpaulsoffice224@gmail.com
Upcoming Dates To Remember
March 12th ~ World Day of Prayer ~ Fellowship Hour ~ Hosted by Worship
March 18th ~ Conversations That Matter ~ at St. Paul’s ~ 9am-12pm
March 19th ~ Downtown United Service at Wilmot
March 19th ~ Conversations That Matter ~ at Wilmot ~ 12:30-3:30pm
March 26th ~ Fellowship Hour ~ Hosted by Outreach
March 26th ~ Annual General Meeting following the service
Multicultural Association Seeking Boots
We are reaching out to you in hopes of sourcing some winter boots for the recently arrived people who are seeking asylum in Canada. There are approximately 40 people here in Fredericton consisting of men, women and children and almost all of them don’t have proper winter footwear. If you know of anyone who has some boots that they’d like to donate, please have them contact Marisa Rojas at 447-2618 or marisa.rojas@mcaf.nb.ca
Dinner at Gibson Memorial
Gibson Memorial United Church, 183 Gibson St. will be hosting a Stuffed Pork Loin Dinner (with all the trimmings) on March 29th, 4 – 6 p.m. Tickets are $15/adult. Please call 506-457-1951 to reserve your tickets.
St. Paul’s United Church
190 Years of Glorifying God through Worship, Proclaiming the Gospel of Christ and Serving Others in Christ’s name
Contact Information
224 York St., Fredericton, NB E3B 3P1
Web: www.stpaulsunited.ca | Tel: 506-458-1183 | Email: stpaulsoffice224@gmail.com
Minister: Rev. Michelle Armstrong | Organists: Dr. Sharon Pond & Alexis Ervin
Church Administrator: Meghan Roebuck | Custodian: Rusty Blakely