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Messy Church What is “Messy Church”? Well, it’s an all age worship experience that explores God’s love in an accessible way. At Messy Church, today’s busy households of all shapes and sizes are invited into a welcoming space to experience faith. Everyone is welcomed as they are. Whether you are single or partnered, young or old, tidy or messy, have questions or doubts, are filled with joy or struggling with life you will be welcomed at Messy Church.
Holiday Food Drive For over 20 years, St. Paul’s has supported families at our 3 partner elementary schools, by providing food boxes for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. This year, we’re trying something new! Instead of physical food boxes, we are collecting monetary donations to provide each family with a grocery store gift card. This allows families the flexibility to purchase food that fits their own traditions and preferences, as well as any dietary restrictions the family may have.
A.I. and the Future Church As AI technology continues to develop at an unprecedented speed, it will no doubt continue to impact our world and our lives. Christian researcher Carie Nieuwhof has researched the topic for the last few years and written a book “AI and the Future Church” for church leaders. Rev. Ron Bartlow is willing to lead a small group discussion of the book if there is interest.
Night at the Live Theater: Sister Act Join us for a night at the theater to see our own Crystal Stark starring in the stage musical Sister Act! We have tentatively reserved a block of tickets together for the 7pm showing on Friday, October 16 at Saguaro City Musical Theater.
Want To Travel? Are you interested in joining with friends from the congregation to travel? If so, please complete the survey below so we have a way to gauge interest before we invest in planning. If there is enough interest, we will host a gathering in mid-October to share potential ideas based on expressed interest.
“Jonah and the Wailing” (Bible Class) While the number one thing we may think of from it is the “big fish,” the Biblical narrative of Jonah, from the 12 minor prophets, describes our perennial struggle with change. This Bible Study, tentatively titled “Jonah and the Wailing” (because change makes us want to wail!), will look at the narrative of the Book of Jonah as humorously illustrative of the work of changing to meet “adaptive” challenges. “Adaptive” challenges are described in a variety of sociological works as challenges that are new and not resolvable with previous knowledge or skill; we must learn new things and adapt to the challenge.
Jonah – Agent of Change In this series, we take a walk through the Book of Jonah – on the surface, one of Scripture’s funnier stories. Taking a deeper dive though, we can see how the story points out how Jonah at first resists, then leads, adaptive change. His response to God’s call to lead change presents us with the proverbial anxiety and resistance of change leadership. Each week, we explore a different chapter.