Tuesday, July 30, 7:00pm
The Chosen Viewing and Discussion Group - Season 4, Episode 7

Every other week, for the past few years, St. Paul's has hosted a group that watches an episode of The Chosen, and then discusses the episode afterwards. "The Chosen, the first multi-season show about Jesus’s life, hopes to take you deeper into gospel stories by retelling and expounding on the character and intentions of Jesus and those who knew Him." If you would like to join the group, now is a great time to watch and catch up on the first three seasons so you are all ready to go for season 4.

Wednesday, August 7, 7:30-8:30pm

Youth Bible Study

Pastor Ryan and Alex Muller are leading a Bible Study, the first Wednesday of every month. This class is open to anyone in 7th-12th grade. Bring your Bible, if you have one, and a friend.

Tuesday, August 20, 7:15-8:15pm

What We Believe: A Class for Youth (7-12 Grade)

This class will run once-a-month for one year. In each class, Pastor Ryan will teach and lead a discussion about one line of the Apostles' Creed, an ancient affirmation of our faith. After the final class, the students will be given an opportunity to affirm the creed for themselves at a special service at St. Paul's (whether or not they participate will be entirely up to them). If you are interested in registering or finding out more information, email ryan@stpaulswired.org.

Sunday, Sept. 1, 12:00pm

Baptism/Picnic

Directly following worship, we will be having our annual baptism and picnic at Bicentennial Pond. St. Paul's will provide food and drinks. Feel free to bring a side or dessert and an outdoor game to share with the community.

If you are interested in being baptized, email Pastor Ryan.

St. Paul's - The Core

Do you want to invite our church to an event you are hosting or think others would be interested in? Or have a prayer request you would like our community to be praying for? Do you have a need that you think others can help with? If so, join our Facebook community group - The Core. If you're not on Facebook, but would like to have something posted, email keith@stpaulswired.org. Let us know if you have a prayer request or a personal need, or check in to see how you can be a blessing to someone in our immediate community.

Volunteer at St. Paul's

Thank you so much to everyone who attended our volunteer fair and signed up for one of our volunteer teams last month. Be on the lookout for an email from our new worship planning site - worshipplanning.com. Once you receive an initial email, please log in or start an account, and mark the Sundays you are unavailable to serve. More details will follow soon. If you weren't able to make the fair, but would like more info on our volunteer teams, email keith@stpaulswired.org to get plugged in.

Are you interested in finding a way to get more involved?

Would you like to help find ways to incorporate art into our worship services? Are you interested in teaching our children? Would you like to help manage our media? Do you have an idea for outreach? Would you like to participate in a small group Bible study? Would you like to become a member? Email ryan@stpaulswired.org.

Need prayer?

There are several ways you can receive prayer for something going on in your life. Fill out an online connection card, or contact our prayer team at prayer@stpaulswired.org. Our prayer team meets 10:00-11:30am on Tuesdays. If you would like "in-person" prayer (via Zoom) during this time, the team would be happy to pray with you. If this time doesn't work for you, let us know, and we'll find another convenient time.

Are you interested in helping to mobilize our church to help share the message and love of Christ to our community and the world? If so, contact keith@stpaulswired.org about joining our Outreach Team.

Move for Amirah Update:

Move for Amirah is a national fundraising event in which individuals or teams move on behalf of survivors of trafficking and exploitation. In June, hundreds of people from the Amirah community ran, biked, swam, hiked, and more to draw attention to the courage of the women we serve.

In light of YOUR hard work, we are excited to announce that you helped Amirah crush our goal of $70,000. In the end, we raised over $80,000! We want to thank everyone who participated in this year's Move for Amirah. St. Paul's was able to contribute $5,575 to this year's goal.

Your moves help us provide programs that offer women a safer place to live with wrap-around care through services that aid women previously stuck in exploitative situations by providing:

•     clinical support
•     peer mentorship,
•     and community services

Move for Amirah leads to hope, healing, and freedom for women who desperately need it. Thank you again for all you do!

ACTS OF GRACE: Ministry update from Grace Lauber

July Ministry Update

Kwamakhe & Andrew Niyi Olatunji - The Navigators Nigeria

April 2024 Update

Ministry Update from Jon and Ruth

Time to Celebrate!

LIANG LETTERS: James Liang - Cru at UConn

May 2024 Ministry Update

Appalachian Service Project - June 22-29:

One of our members, Pamela Leggett, has been participating with the Church of Christ Congregational in Newington for over 15 years in their Summer missions trip with the Appalachian Service Project. ASP is a ministry that travels to the poorest counties in the US, located in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. We repair homes to make them warmer, safer, and drier. But the most important aspect is the relationship building between the teens and adults who are on the trip, and the families and towns that we serve.
If you are a teen (having finished 9th grade) or an adult that feels called to volunteer, we would love to hear from you! Our 2024 trip will be June 22 - 29. You don't have to have any construction experience to participate, but we are always looking for people with skills to help lead small work groups.
For more info on ASP: Visit asphome.org Questions?  Email pamela@pamelaspatterns.com. Register here.

The Cavagnet Courant

Ladies of the (Pioneer) Valley

News from the MACC Food Pantry:

MACC Wish List

Compassion International

Compassion International is a child-advocacy ministry pairing compassionate people with children living in extreme poverty to release the children from spiritual, economic, social, and physical poverty. Please be praying for the child St. Paul's sponsors, Angeles. We have sponsored Angeles since October 15, 2015. She is from Peru and will be 14 on April 19. For more info email Stephen Oldham, our liaison with Angeles.
Visit Compassion's site for more info on sponsoring your own child.

Please see the following request from Allison Picard:
Update - Last week, Leonel started eating Ramen and went home from the hospital. He still has much recovery time at home. The prayers are greatly appreciated.
Could you pray for my sister Grace's son, Leonel? He is about 12years old. He is at Childrens' Hospital in Hartford suffering terrible with a sudden onset condition called Steven Johnson Syndrome. It is caused by certain medications. It is very dangerous and potentially fatal. It is described as a rare, serious, and potentially fatal skin reaction that causes painful blisters and lesions on the skin and mucous membranes. Thanks in advance for your prayers.

* Gladys France is currently at Woodlake's rehab center in Tolland (26 Shenipsit Lake Rd, 06084). Please pray for her recovery and consider sending her a card to encourage her and lift her spirits. The facility she is in allows visitors throughout the normal day hours. If you would like to visit, you can call to coordinate a time with her at (860) 872-2999.