Events and Announcements of St Pauls United Methodist Church in Oakland Maryland

St. Paul's UMC
Updates for the Week of May 5, 2024
Worship Schedule for Sunday, May 5, 2024

8:15 am and 10:45 am
The n person worship service and live-stream on Facebook with radio broadcast on
local stations WMSG 1050 AM and WKTZ 95.9 FM

Narthex Entrance Closed
The front entrance to the sanctuary (Narthex) will be closed on May 19 due to
work on the ramp and steps. People should use the E. Oak St. entrance (by the
church office). Thank you in advance for your understanding!
Today's radio broadcast on WMSG 1050 and WKTZ 95.9 FM is sponsored by
Charlie Biggar to the glory of God.
Past Worship Services are available on our website:
www.stpaulsumcoakland.com Click on the link for an order of worship
(bulletin) and for giving to the mission and ministry of St. Paul's.

Informational follow-up to General Conference
Monday, May 6th, at 6 pm in the Fellowship Hall.
A time to share info from General Conference, the legislative body for the UMC and to
give you the opportunity to express your thoughts with respect to all attending.
If there are questions Pastor Anne cannot answer, she will do her best to find someone
who can.

United Women in Faith Meeting
There will be a UWiF meeting held on May 8th at 11:00 am in the library.
All are welcome

Graduate Sunday
Graduate Sunday will be held on May 19th (Day of Pentecost) during worship. If you
have a graduate (high school or college), and would like Pastor Anne to celebrate them,
please send the graduate's info (photo, name, school, degree, future plans) to the church
office at stpaulsumcoakland@gmail.com or bring to the office M-Thurs, 9:00-1:00 no
later than May 13th.

Mission 200th Anniversary Project
This is our Mission 200 Project - 200 because it is the 200th anniversary and because we
are hoping to collect 200 items each month. These items may be placed under the
banner on the stage in Fellowship Hall or in the clothes basket in the Narthex. At the
end of each month, we will count the number of items and include the total in the
weekly updates.

For May, we will be collecting food for the Senior Citizen Food Program.
Our Senior Citizen Food Project helps vulnerable seniors in Garrett County get through
the month when their monies run out. Items such as the following are needed:
microwave Compleat meals; small cans (single serving) of vegetables; small cans of
soup; small canned meats (chicken or tuna); single serve peanut butter; fruit, pudding &
Jell-O cups; snack packs with crackers and tuna, ham, or chicken salad; individually
packed instant oatmeal; small bottles of dish washing detergent; and small bottles of
laundry detergent. The microwavable Compleat meals are especially needed. These
are the easiest meals for our senior community. We cannot accept any donation that
needs refrigeration.

During the month of April, we collected 1586 baby diapers and 80 packs of wipes
which will be sent to the James Isaac House.
May Pennies For Mission: Camp Agape
The Pennies for Mission for the month of May is for Camp Agape. Camp Agape is a day
camp where you will have the opportunity to discover the world that God created. You
can find God's AGAPE love in nature, crafts, singing, worship, Bible study, making new
friends, and sharing with new and old friends. They are celebrating its 45th year during
2024. The camp is traditionally held during the last week of July. Camp Agape is
for campers 4-18 years of age. (Pre-K through 12th grade). Children under 4 are
welcome if accompanied by an adult. This camp is free of charge because it is
sponsored by local churches. A free-will offering is taken each day. A charity project is
also selected each year for the campers/staff to participate in. Last year, the charity was
the Little Free Pantry housed outside of Bethel U.M.C. During the past several years, the
camp has also acted as a temporary feeding site for the Garrett County Public Schools
summer nutrition program. All campers 18 and under are provided a free meal at
lunch time each day. Volunteers are always welcome to help in any capacity from
teaching, assisting, special lessons, or just to be an extra pair of hands to help.

Giving to St. Paul's UMC
Ways to give whether you are worshiping with us in person or via streaming on
Facebook Live:

By placing your offering in the plate by the door as you enter or leave worship.

By going online to www.stpaulsumcoakland.com, clicking on "donations"
which will take you to online giving which allows you to give through pay pal or
tithe.ly.

By sending a check or bringing you're offering into the church office during
the week. Address for St. Paul's: 318 East Oak Street, Oakland, MD 21550.
Thank you for giving generously to St. Paul's throughout 2023! Your dollars went to
underwrite our ministry and mission and to provide facilities in which both our
church family and community organizations can meet. Thank you, in advance, for
your faithful giving in 2024!

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