FREE Neighborhood Meals Served Free meals will be served through August 23 (except July 4) to anyone who is hungry Monday through Friday from 12:00-1:00 pm. NMEP provides meals to families, or singles.

Join Us at St. Paul's Lemonade Stand from 1:00-4:00 pm near the 3rd Avenue entrance. Delicious lemonade, cookies, and treats for pets will be served every Thursday in June, July, and August.

Join the Lemonade Stand Team Want to make a positive connection in Wellington Heights this summer? Then join our Lemonade Stand team. We have lots of openings for this Thursday afternoon hospitality ministry. Sign up for one time, a few times, or join us each week; we’d love to have you join us! For more information or to sign up, please contact Barb and Bill Satkamp (319-431-1129; mrbillsa@outlook.com). 

Women's 2019 Day Trip Mission Discovery Tour, June 20 The United Methodist Women of St. Paul's invite all women to join us for our 2019 Mission Discovery Tour on Thursday, June 20, 8:45 am - 5:00 pm. We'll first visit ThreeHouse Student Wesley Foundation at UNI in Cedar Falls where students explore issues of faith, identity, and future. After lunch in Cedar Falls we'll travel to Nashua for a tour of The Little Brown Church and then a little shopping in Nashua. Meet at 8:45 in the parking lot near the St Paul's annex to carpool. No fee, but individuals will be responsible for lunch and personal expenses. Sign up in the church office or at circle meetings and please indicate if you can be a driver. Deadline to register is Monday, June 17.  

Blood Pressure Checks June 23 from 7:45-8:15 am outside the chapel;  8:15-9:00  am in the library; 10:00-10:30 am in the library;  and 11:30 am-1:00 pm outside the sanctuary.

Liturgist Training and Review June 23 10:20 am in the Sanctuary. Training for new and refreshing current liturgists. Serve and feel blessed by leading prayer and reading scripture for the 9:00 am Sunday service. Come, even if you’re not sure this is your calling. No need to sign up.

Family Night at the Ball Park Please join us Wednesday, June 26, for some family fun, fellowship, and baseball at the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Gates open at 5:30 pm and first pitch is at 6:35 pm. We have 50 tickets available! Please call to reserve yours today at 319-363-2058 or contact Julie Hanlin (jhanlin@stpaulsumc.org) or Becca Nims (rnims@stpaulsumc.org) with any questions. 

SPRINT will be Hosting a Car Wash Fundraiser on June 27. On Thursday, June 27, from 1:00-3:00 pm stop by with your car, park in designated area, let SPRINT kids wash your car. Then you will have a nice clean car to drive home. We will accept free will donations for each wash. All proceeds will help fund the field trips for SPRINT.

SAVE THE DATE FOR VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: Life is wild, God is good, July 14-17 A summer kids’ event called Roar VBS will be hosted at St. Paul’s UMC from July 14-17, 2019. Roar is for kids from 3 years old- through 5th grade and will run from 5:30-7:30 pm each day. For more information, call Julie Hanlin at 363-6349 or (jhanlin@stpaulsumc.org).

Join the 2019 Vacation Bible School Team! Come and share in the fun at VBS as the children of St. Paul’s learn, GOD IS GOOD! Multiple opportunities available to get involved. Contact Julie Hanlin (jhanlin@stpaulsumc.org) or Becca Nims (rnims@stpaulsumc.org) for more information!

Kool Kool Luncheon, July 30 12:00 pm at Lowe Park, Hickory Room (4500 N. 10th St., Marion). You won’t want to miss this celebration of our youth in mission, and fundraiser for future youth mission projects. R.S.V.P to church office by July 26th, 363-2058, or office@stpaulsumc.org.

Save the Date August 7 for the viewing of Paris to Pittsburgh, an impactful and timely documentary on the climate crisis and our need to act.

All Together August (Aug. 11, 18, & 25) Mark your calendar for a festive August with all of us worshipping together at 11:00-12:15 in the Sanctuary! There will be NO 8:15 am, 9:00 am, 11:30 am, or 12:00 pm services on August 11, 18, and 25.  Instead let’s find one another gathered all in one place at one time, for worship and a light lunch option following each service.

Open Flower Dates are as follows: June 30, July 28, September 1, September 8, and September 15. Please call Mary Jane at 319-396-5176 to reserve.

Are you interested in working at St. Paul’s UMC? We are a Christ-centered community with rich traditions moving forward into a bold future where we are GATHERED, FORMED, and SENT by God’s grace. Visit our website at stpaulsumc.org/employment to learn more about the year-round employment opportunities at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. 

Front Desk Volunteer Needed St. Paul’s UMC is looking for front desk volunteers Monday-Friday, varying times. Questions, please contact Kristin Simon (ksimon@stpaulsumc.org) or call church office at 319-363-2058. 

“myStPauls” MEMBER LOGIN: myStPauls is St. Paul’s United Methodist Church’s secure online member portal. Members are able to: view church directories, view their class rosters, email class members, update their personal information and photos in the church database, view church calendars, and view their giving records. The online member portal is not available to the general public. Church members must register for a login to access myStPauls. Contact the church office if you have any questions.