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Advent is a season of endings and beginnings. As the calendar year comes to a close, a new church year begins. Christ’s birth ushers us into new ways of living and loving; and yet, the world as we know it spins madly on. And so, we invite you to move through this Advent season as if you are entering a sacred new chapter, holding fast to the reminders that will bolster you for the journey ahead. As you journey through this season, may you find words for belovedness and hope. May you find words for beginning again. For no matter what you are facing, no matter what this new day brings, love is your beginning.
How you can connect with “Words For The Beginning” at St. Paul’s:
- Pick up an Advent Devotional and Advent Calendar – See the Advent Display in Gathering Area
- Join us for our Advent Experience on the first three Wednesday nights in December for Food, Fellowship, Informal Worship, Music, and Activities for ALL Ages – Supper is at 5:30 pm and Worship, music and activities from 6-7 pm
- Help Build a Creative and Interactive Advent Display for the Gathering Area
For more information on the Advent Season at St. Paul’s, visit our website: www.stevenspointumc.org; call us at 715-344-3557; email us at stpauls@stevenspointumc.org.
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ADVENT SUNDAY SERVICES
December 1, 8, 15 & 22
8:30am & 10:30am
This season’s Advent worship services are on December 1, December 8, December 15 and December 22. Services will be held at 8:30am and 10:30am, with our 10:30am service streamed live on Facebook. Our children’s choir Good News Singers, for ages 2 through 12 and older, will rehearse from 9:45am until 10:15am. Our Children’s Chapel is scheduled for 10:45am.
Join us this Advent season for preparation and celebration!
ADVENT CENTERPIECE WORKSHOP
December 1
Following 10:30am worship
St. Paul’s Family and Discipleship ministries invite you to join us for an Advent Centerpiece Workshop following the 10:30 am worship on Sunday, December 1st, in Fellowship Hall. We’ll have fresh evergreens, Advent candles and all the supplies needed to create an Advent centerpiece for your table. If you have any questions about the workshop, please contact our office at 715-344-3557 or stpauls@stevenspointumc.org.
POTLUCK SUNDAY
December 1
Following 10:30am worship
Join us for fellowship and a delicious potluck on the first Sunday of the Advent Season. The Potluck will be Sunday, December 1 after the 10:30 service. Please bring your favorite dish to pass. Return on the first Sunday of the month through May. All are welcome!
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ADVENT EXPERIENCE
“Words for the Beginning”
December 4, 11 & 18
5:30pm – 7:00pm
Please join us each Wednesday in Advent for a free supper, time together with scripture, an Advent message, and an intergenerational activity!
Dates and Times: 12/4, 12/11, and 12/18 from 5:30 – 7:00pm.
Each service will take place in the Hazel Caulkins Fellowship Hall.
All are welcome! Bring family and friends of all ages.
COOKIE WALK
December 15
9:15 – 12:00pm
Need help with your holiday baking? You are in luck. There will be a Cookie Walk on Sunday, December 15, 9:15am-12:00pm in Hazel Calkins Fellowship Hall. The proceeds from this sale will benefit Church Camp Scholarships. If you would like to contribute to this sale or if you have any questions, please contact our office at 715-344-3557 or stpauls@stevenspointumc.org
Growing Kindness will also have items for sale. Twenty-five percent of their sales will go toward Camp Scholarships.
BLUE CHRISTMAS SERVICE
A Service of Healing and Wholeness
December 15 – 2:00pm
Christmas is a season filled with images of happy families and joyful people. However, not everyone feels this way. For some people, this season is a real struggle and they need the reassurance and comfort that our faith provides. In this time, we will be offering a Blue Christmas Service to provide a time of comfort through reflection and meaningful music. We will be offering this service in person in our sanctuary as well as streaming it live on our public Facebook page. Please come for this time of hope and renewal through this worship of healing and wholeness. If you wish to include the names of those you are grieving, please email stpauls@stevenspointumc.org.
CANDLE CHRISTMAS EVE WORSHIP
December 24
4:00pm Family Worship, 6:00pm Traditional Worship
Please join us for our Christmas Eve worship services as we celebrate the birth of hope, peace, joy, and love again in our world. Both of them will include the lighting of the candles.
Christmas Eve worship services:
- 4:00pm – Family Worship with the Good News Singers
- 6:00pm – Traditional Worship with the Chancel Choir and other special music
Office Hours
Mon – Thur: 9am – 12pm, 1pm – 4pm
Fri – Sun: Closed
Sunday service: 8:30am & 10:30am
St. Paul’s-The Springs
United Methodist Church
Contact Info
600 Wilshire Blvd
Stevens Point, WI 54481
(715) 344-3557
stpauls@stevenspointumc.org