MARCH Wednesday, 1st 7:30 pm Confirmation Class Ash Wednesday Service at United Methodist Church Thursday, 2nd 7:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal Saturday, 4th 9:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal Sunday, 5th 8:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal 9:30 am Choir Rehearsal 10:00 am Worship Service/Communion Sunday School 11:15-1 Bake Sale for Ronnie Jr. YG meeting 11:30 am Children’s 6:00 pm Senior Youth Group Wednesday, 8th 1:00 pm New Testament Study 6:30 pm Lenten Family Dinner 7:30 pm Confirmation Class Thursday, 9th 7:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal Saturday, 11th 9:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal Sunday, 12th 8:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal 10:00 am Worship Service Sunday School Congregational Meeting 11:30 am Children’s Choir FISH Monday, 13th 7:30 pm Consistory FISH TUESDAY, 14th FISH Wednesday, 15th 1:00 pm New Testament 6:30 pm Lenten Family Dinner 7:30 pm Confirmation Class FISH Thursday, 16th 7:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal FISH ****TIDINGS DEADLINE**** Friday, 17th Happy St. Patrick’s Day FISH Saturday, 18th 9:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal 9:30 am Men of St. Paul’s Breakfast FISH Sunday, 19th 8:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal 9:30 am Choir Rehearsal 10:00 am Worship Service Sunday School 11:30 am Children’s 12:00 noon Senior Youth Group meeting 6pm-8pm Junior Youth Group Wednesday, 22nd 1:00 pm New Testament Study 6:30 pm Lenten Family Dinner 7:30 pm Confirmation Class Thursday, 23rd 7:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal Saturday, 25th 9:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal Sunday, 26th 8:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal 9:30 am Choir Rehearsal 10:00 am Worship Service Sunday School Soup Swap 11:30 am Children’s Choir 4:00 pm American Guild of Organists Hymn Festival Wednesday, 29th 1:00 pm New Testament Study 6:30 pm Lenten Family Dinner 7:30 pm Confirmation Class Pastor Rich takes Friday Off. UPCOMING EVENTS: April 16 – Easter Sunday April 21-22 – JYG Lock-In April 29th – Vera Bradley Tricky Tray
MARCH 2017 Greetings: It was a busy morning at the urgent care center, when an elderly gentleman in his 80's, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am. His vital signs were taken and told to take a seat. The number of people in the waiting room made it obvious that it would be an hour or more before he was seen by the doctor. The intake saw him looking at his watch and decided, since she was not busy with another patient, she would evaluate his wound. On exam, it was well healed, so she talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound. While taking care of his wound, she asked him if he had another doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry. The gentleman said no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. The nursed inquired as to her health. He told her that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer's Disease. The nurse asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now. Surprised by his answer the nurse remarked, 'And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?' He smiled as he patted the nurse’s hand and said, 'She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is.' The reminds me of the many visits my parents made to see his Mom in the nursing home, visits that never stopped even when she had no idea who they were. Like the of Christ, those visits defined what love is. True love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be. The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have. It was once said that, ’Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.' Godspeed, Pastor Rich
2017 CONSISTORY Elders: Joanne Ciaccio Frank Devine Karen Gourley Hasting Rebecca Jones Julie Park Greg Reeves Don Wesen Deacons: Nicholas Bamond John Garback Kircher Robert Ramsen Chuck Rucinski Beckie Rumen Kathy Shanabrook Sean Sullivan ******************************** Save time and prevent mistakes by writing your parishioner number on your checks and envelopes. Example: 002W ******************************** Please notify the church office if any of the following changes occur in your household: address change, phone number change, email change, marriage, separation/divorce, death, birth, adoption, adult child(ren) moving out, or a family member being moved to a rehab. or nursing home. We like to keep our membership list up-to-date, but we need YOUR cooperation to do so! ST. PAUL’S CHURCH 62 Main Street Milltown, NJ 08850 (732) 828-0020 MARCH 2017 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED DATES TO REMEMBER: March 1 – Ash Wednesday service at United Methodist Church 5 – Communion Bake Sale for Ronnie March 12 – Congregational Meeting March 18 – Men of St. Paul’s Breakfast