Children's Palm Procession on April 13th

All children are invited to join the Palm Procession at the beginning of the 10:30 AM service on Palm Sunday, April 13th. Meet at the back of the sanctuary before the service. Children will walk down the aisles waving palms during the first hymn and remain up front through the children's message.

Easter Flower Orders

Easter flowers will adorn our Sanctuary on Easter morning, Apr. 20th. Potted tulips, daffodils, lilies or hyacinths may be ordered through St. Paul’s Hub by using the 2025 Easter Flowers Form through Friday, Apr. 11th. Each potted plant is $10.

Meals for Out of the Cold Centre County (OOTC)

St. Paul’s UMC will host at Out of the Cold, located at 318 S. Atherton Street, from Monday, April 28th, through Sunday, May 4th. We are looking for volunteers to bring breakfast, dinner, supplies, or to be an evening host. Breakfast should serve around 20 guests and can be dropped off the night before or the morning of your sign-up date. Dinners should be ready-to-serve around 20 guests and can be dropped off at the shelter around 6:00 PM on the sign-up date. Hosts can arrive at the shelter around 6:00 PM for an opportunity to fellowship with guests. Click here for more details and to volunteer. Hosting, providing a meal, or donating supplies are great ways to continue St. Paul’s ministry to the homeless in our area!

Pride Parade

St. Paul’s will be participating in State College Pride again this year on Saturday, June 7th! Thanks to a donation from SPYF, we will have a vehicle and up to 30 marchers in the parade, as well as a table at the festival. We’d like you to be involved! To coordinate things this year, we’ve created a sign up here. Help us show our support for our LGBTQ+ neighbors! If you have questions, please email Caitlin McAlister at library@stpaulsc.org.

Become a Lay Servant in the UMC

Are you interested in taking the next step in your pathway of discipleship? Maybe becoming a "Lay Servant" in the United Methodist Church would be a way for you to more intentionally look for and take that next step. There are Lay Servant classes being held in our district in May, and you can find out more information here.

Messenger Newsletter

The April 2025 issue of The Messenger newsletter is available for download from St. Paul's website. Looking for a back issue of The Messenger? Check out the archives at stpaulsc.org/messenger.

Collecting Items for Mission Central Activity Kits

Mission Central has a goal of assembling 1,000 School Activity Kits during this year’s Susquehanna Annual Conference (May 29-31). Churches in our district have been asked to provide blue or black ink pens and erasers for the kits. Mission Central is also seeking sewers throughout the conference to construct simple tote bags using the Activity Kit Bag Pattern. Please place all donations (pens, erasers, bags) in the box in the Calder Way entrance by Sunday, May 25th. If you have questions, email Debbie Harwell at djph19@outlook.com.

Book Study

If you are looking for a group of people with whom to read and have conversation, come and join us as we read and discuss Good Soil by Jeff Chu. Beginning Tuesday, May 6th, we will meet in person in the Wesley Lounge. Email Pastor Sarah at svoigt.wesley@gmail.com if you are interested in being part of this group.

Help Wanted!

We're looking for some new volunteers at the St. Paul’s Shoe Bank! We need some kid-loving people to help give new sneakers to children in need. It’s fun, rewarding and only about 6-10 Saturday mornings a year. Schedules can be flexible. Must have or get clearances. If you have questions or have an interest, please contact Jan Becker at shoebank@stpaulsc.org.