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A Scary Good Time

A Scary Good Time

October 30, 2023:  Sunday, October 29, St. Paul's gathered for Trick or Eat with Trunk or Treating, games, food, campfire and bounce house. Children and adults wore costumes and enjoyed chili dogs and mini corn dogs while making new friends and catching up with old...

Garden Adventure

Garden Adventure

October 18, 2023:  When the garden bed near the preschool entrance needed a little refurbishment, the St. Paul's UMC Youth Group went above and beyond to make it inviting, and captured the imagination of our littlest learners.  The preschoolers even got a chance to...

Welcome New Members!

Welcome New Members!

August 16, 2023:  On Sunday, August 13 we welcomed eleven new members to our St. Paul's family. At the 9:30 a.m. service, Ben Labay and his daughter, Charlotte, Cyndi Kier and Carol Cooper joined St. Paul's. At the 11 a.m. service, David Stewart, Sharron Newhouse,...

Lemonade!

Lemonade!

June 28, 2023:  Thank you to everyone who participated in our Lemonade Brigade and especially to Elijah and Grayson who served us delicious lemonade on Sunday, June 25 as part of Fun with Faith. We raised $100 for our Mission 2023 Challenge!

What a difference!

What a difference!

June 21, 2023:  If you have used the Sanctuary entrance in the last 10 days you probably noticed how nice the landscaping looks. June 10 - 14 a group of ten volunteers headed by Leesa and John Medaugh trimmed, weeded, removed overgrown plants, planted flowers and...

A Lot Can Happen in Five Days

A Lot Can Happen in Five Days

Tuesday, June 20, 2023:  Our High School Youth arrived in Estero, FL on Sunday at 5 p.m. They met new friends from Minnesota and Georgia and headed to chapel. They awoke Monday morning and headed to the worksite which was 5 miles down the road. They spent the first...

Treasure Hunt!

Treasure Hunt!

May 23, 2023:  Club 45 students, Coy and Cora, with some help from youth volunteer leader, Jamie Heitman, navigate a treasure hunt at church on May 21 before heading downtown for ice cream.

Hands with Detriot

Hands with Detriot

May 1, 2023: St. Paul's members enjoyed being a part of the district service day on April 29 at Hands with Detroit at Cass Community Social Services.  They helped with lawn clean-up and the first mowing in the Tiny Homes neighborhood. Some worked in the kitchen...

Seedlings are Sprouting

Seedlings are Sprouting

April 11, 2023:  On April 2, the HUGS Mother's Group and their children helped plant our seeds for the Community Garden.  This was very helpful and saved Rob Patten a tremendous amount of time doing it on his own!  The seedlings emerged (just in time for Easter!) and...

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