Events

Friendship Sunday at St. Paul’s

craigb · Sep 17, 2024 ·

Sunday, September 29 at 11:00 am Service

Please join us at St. Paul’s Church for an informal, 5^th Sunday service focusing upon friendship and music.

Family, friends and community members are invited to attend an informal service and a lunch with treats served in our hall downstairs.

This annual tradition has proven valuable over the years as it allows anyone and everyone to see how St. Paul’s provides comradery, wonderful music, and support for its members.

Please share this invitation via email and word of mouth.

An rsvp to council so that we can be prepared for the appropriate number of guests would be appreciated, but not mandatory.

Come for the fun!

Council

RSVP to: stpaulsletter@gmail.com or Pastor Olaf Poulsen: vpoulsen@rogers.com

Open Air Service & Picnic

craigb · Jul 17, 2024 ·

Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 10:30 am

3478 Weimer Line, Bamberg – “Hilly Acres”

Please join us for our Annual Open-Air Service & Picnic – a Joint service for St. Paul’s & St. Peter’s Church members, family & friends. Come out for a day of worship, fellowship, games, food and more!

Richard & Marilyn Hartung are once again welcoming us to their home called “Hilly Acres”.

Please bring: Lawn chairs, salad, dessert, family & friends

Provided: Hotdogs, hamburgers, drinks, plates, cups & cutlery

Games and prizes for all ages!

If you have any questions, please feel free to call Pastor Olaf at 519-725-3023

Note: No service at either church that day…

Council

Music Sunday at St. Paul’s

craigb · Apr 26, 2024 ·

Music Sunday will be enjoyed at St. Paul’s Church, Erbsville this year!

May 5, 2024 – 10:30 am

Please join us for a Joint Service where we will enjoy both singing and listening to a variety of music.

Our talented Organist Dan Amorim will be playing a mixture of music for us all to sing together and will also be joined by classical singer Reinhold Schuster.

Sandwiches and treats will be served afterwards in our Basement Hall so that we may enjoy each others company as well.

Please feel free to invite family, friends, and neighbours.

Please come and celebrate with us!

Easter & Upcoming Events

craigb · Feb 29, 2024 ·

Easter Services & Breakfast:

Good Friday – March 29 – Joint – at St. Peter’s – 10:00 am

Easter Sunday: Early Worship – at St. Paul’s – 7:00 am

Easter Breakfast – at St. Peter’s – 8:30 am

Easter Worship – at St. Peter’s – 10:30 am

Communion at both services.

Volunteers to assist with cooking will be appreciated by St. Peter’s. Please advise Pastor or any Council member if you can help.

How to Grow Our Church? Congregation meeting

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at 7:00 pm

Council needs your input. Any and all ideas are welcome.

Your family & friends are welcome too!

Music Sunday

Joint Service – Sunday, May 5, 2024 – at St. Paul’s – 10:30 am

Communion moved to May 19 at 11:00 am service.

Dan and others play as we sing and enjoy!

Your family & friends are welcome too!

Other news:

We have a new fridge.

Downstair bathroom faucets have been replaced.

Furnace is being repaired (or replaced – hope not)

Doors Open booklets highlighting our reredos are available from Pastor Olaf.

2024 Annual Meeting

craigb · Jan 18, 2024 ·

St. Paul’s Annual Congregational Meeting is Sunday, February 4 after our 11:00 am service. Reports from church Council members and Pastor Olaf Poulsen will be available for pick-up Sunday, January 28 at our 9:30 service, and at the meeting itself.

2023 was another year of both challenge and success for St. Paul’s. We transitioned from the Blue book/Green book ‘switcheroo’ to the all-in-one Maroon book for worship; hosted a Waterloo Region Doors Open event allowing anyone to come in and see the beauty of St. Paul’s; were victim of break-ins and theft to our sheds at both the church and cemetery; and completed property upgrades to plumbing, heating, shingles, and our organ.

More challenges face St. Paul’s in 2024 and beyond and are to be discussed at this meeting. Your attendance and input will be greatly appreciated.

Sandwiches, fruit trays and desserts will be purchased by St. Paul’s for pre-meeting nourishment with the goal of beginning our meeting at 12:45. (February 4 is NOT a Super Bowl or NFL playoff weekend!) Tea and coffee will keep us warm too.

We look forward to seeing you there. Thank you in advance.

Blessings,

Council