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Ok St. Paul's & Birdsboro community, we have a challenge... This picture was given to us by one of our members and there is an interest in finding out who these people are :) Unfortunately, there was very little information provided with the picture other than this was a Sunday School class here at St. Paul's. If you might know who someone in the picture might be, please leave it in the comments! Thank you!

There are 2 more days left to vote and so far, 6-7pm is in the lead! If you haven't done so already, please vote then share!

Sunday Sneak Peek: “Praying for Unity in a Divided World” Sermon Focus: Far from a static list of does and don’t does, scripture is a dynamic and tension filled wrestling between an invitation for all people to share in the goodness of God’s life and the reality that true sharing in God’s life requires a transformation within each and every human being. How we negotiate this tension has a profound effect on the faith we practice, the God we profess, and the type of communities we seek to create. http://stpaulsbirdsboro.org/worship.html

Who doesn't love a free snow cone?? Well, a FREE snow cone is what you can get every Thursday this coming summer during the aptly named "Free Snow Cone Thursdays" that will be held in either Vest Pocket Park or Main Bird Park (exact location has yet to be determined), June 13 through September 5, 2019. So that we can hand out as many of these tasty treats as possible, we need to know when is the best time to do it. Please select from the following choices and then share this poll with your friends! The poll closes in 1 week!

It was emotional, to say the least, to light candle after candle in memory of service members who have died this year in active duty and the 88 veterans who on average will be lost to suicide this Memorial Day Weekend. Our prayers are for the healing of all nations and all people.

Sunday Sneak Peek: “A Blessing Centered Life” Sermon Focus: From Genesis to Revelation the calling and purpose of God is for blessing to flow from one into the life of another. You’d think that something so simple, so common sense, would just be foundational to who we are and what we do. And yet, humanity, and we along with it, have desperately struggled to live out this calling of God. Be it fear, uncertainty, bitterness, pride, greed, hatred or a host of other reasons, blessing too often remains as God’s calling rather than our reality. But our joy comes when we allow ourselves to remember who Christ has set us free to be, and in that freedom, we live out the truth of God’s blessing for all. http://stpaulsbirdsboro.org/worship.html

This Memorial Day Sunday we light candles of prayer, compassion, and mercy not only for those of our armed services who have died in active duty this year, but also for the 88 veterans who on average will commit suicide these next four days due to the wounds of war that have never healed. May we never forget and may we never stop praying that God may use us to be instruments of his eternal peace for all people.

St. Paul's UCC E-News - https://mailchi.mp/d1300c2cbdd5/e-news-881613

Mary Oliver: Poems, Prayer, and Presence Janeen Adil, Hungry Soul Ministries ~ a mini workshop~ Date: Tues. June 11 Time: 9 - 10 am Place: St. Paul's UCC, Birdsboro Cost: $10 at the door Participants: limit 10 Respond: before June 1 To: [email protected] Details: sent upon registering All are welcome! Based on interest, this workshop may be offered again, at another date and time.

St. Paul's UCC E-News - https://mailchi.mp/a4d3faa08478/e-news-879433

If you are interested in volunteering for this year's Mission Trip Birdsboro, and to be part of something amazing, you still have until this Sunday, May 19 to get your Volunteer Registration packet turned in. Also, this Sunday is the final 'MTB Registration Day'. Members of the MTB participant team will be on-hand at the Church of the Nazarene, Birdsboro following the 10:15am worship service. If you need help completing your packet or requesting background checks, they will be there to help you. Feel free to stop by. For more information about volunteering for MTB, visit: http://stpaulsbirdsboro.org/2019-mtb-volunteer-registration.html?fbclid=IwAR1sw9qUm3uA_f5ogWPD6MNCOy3ZYTZQwqF0mUwnpPp4T2UujY2cRW5v7fY

Sunday Sneak Peek: “The Heart of The Shepherd” Sermon Focus: Jesus’ imagery of the Good Shepherd is as powerful as it is beautiful. Here Jesus declares the defining characteristic of his calling as the unfailing love with which he cares for God’s people. Many have come before to teach about God. Others have even come to heal in God’s name. But what all others have failed to grasp is the depth of the love God has for God’s people. As followers of Jesus we readily receive of this love as Jesus’ sheep. But do we grasp the depth to which we are called to share the heart of the shepherd as well? http://stpaulsbirdsboro.org/worship.html

E-News - https://mailchi.mp/e6edcea23118/e-news-875345

Tomorrow is the last day to place your hoagie orders! Order Here: http://stpaulsbirdsboro.org/hoagie-sale.html Hoagies are $6 each / Italian, Ham, or Turkey Pick up dates are May 17 or 18 10% of the proceeds will go to benefit the @boonearealibrary

If you are interested in volunteering for Mission Trip Birdsboro, volunteer packets need to be submitted by Sunday, May 19. There are 2 more Volunteer Registrations Days that you can attend if you need help completing your packet: May 12 – St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Birdsboro (following 10:30 worship) May 19 – Church of the Nazarene, Birdsboro (following 10:15 worship) MTB volunteer registration is open to ALL members of the community. To get your packet info, visit: http://stpaulsbirdsboro.org/2019-mtb-volunteer-registration… We hope you join us in this amazing experience!

Sunday Sneak Peek: “Opportunity In Challenge” Sermon Focus: It may surprise you, but the bible is not God’s handbook for success. It isn’t as though you follow what is written in the Bible and in ten easy steps you’ll find yourself on the road to success. In fact the Bible is full of stories of failures, obstacles, and challenges faced by even the most faithful of God’s followers. Most notably there is the crucifixion of Jesus, with the persecution and scattering of the church following soon there afterwards. It is for that reason that the main message of the Bible is not about the road to success, but the journey of resurrection. http://stpaulsbirdsboro.org/worship.html

E-News - https://mailchi.mp/efaa4022f3cc/e-news-870913

May God Bless you on this Thanksgiving Day!

There are several places to learn new things during Mission Trip Birdsboro...even in the kitchen!

Getting ready for our first morning's devotions here at Mission Trip Birdsboro! #MTBB16

Join us for worship this beautiful Easter morning! 6:30 am - Community Sunrise Worship held at St. Paul's UCC, Birdsboro All are Welcome! Full breakfast provided immediately following the worship service, hosted by the Masonic Lodge of Birdsboro. 10:30 am - Family Easter Worship Service held at St. Paul's UCC, Birdsboro All are Welcome! We will be covering a wooden cross with flowers to represent how, in the resurrection, life overcomes death. Flowers will be available at the worship service, but feel free to bring some with you.