Adult Sunday School @ 8:00 AM
Sunday In-Person and Livestream Worship Service @ 10:45AM
“You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid.”
Matthew 5:14 NRSV
TheChurchontheHill,NeartheCross,IntheWord,andOntheMove forChrist
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Senior Pastor
e Reverend Robin Hinton
Technical Administrative Assistant: Tiffany Grier
Carlene Mahan
Lead Stan Edwards
Youth Church Sunday @ 10:45 AM
Adult Sunday School on Zoom @ 8:00:AM
Sunday Service on Livestream @ 10:45AM
Monday
Pastor’s Prayer Call @ 7:00AM
Monday - Friday
KAIROS Call @ 1:00 PM
Bible Study on Zoom @ 7:00 PM
Monday through Friday
9AM - 4 PM
One Hagerty Blvd.
West Chester, PA
19382 610.692.2446
www.stpaulsbaptist.org
Table of Contents Page Order of Worship .................................................................................................... 4-5 Scripture ...................................................................................................................... 6 News & Announcements ............................................................................................ 7 Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer Zoom – January 28th ......................................... 8 Baptism Ceremony – February 5th ............................................................................. 9 Right Hand of Fellowship Ceremony and Reception – March 12th .......................... 9 Pastoral Installation of Reverend James Mack – February 26th .............................. 10 Welcome Tiffany Grier, Technical Administrative Assistant ................................. 10 “The MountainTop” at the Uptown and Pastor Croft’s Sermon Discussion ........... 11 The Uganda Project .................................................................................................. 12 Bible Study ............................................................................................................... 13 Youth Church – 2nd & 3rd Sundays ........................................................................... 13 Church School Corner ............................................................................................. 14 Marriage Ministry Valentine’s Day Dinner- February 18th SOLD OUT ................ 15 Pillars in Action ........................................................................................................ 16 Delta Sigma Theta 2023 Scholarships -Valley Forge Alumnae Chapter ................ 17 Ministry Volunteers – AV, Safety & Security, Ushers, Youth Ministry, Nursery ............. 18 COVID Protocols for Worship ................................................................................. 19 Prayer Line Monday – Friday .................................................................................. 20 Pastor Croft’s Monday Prayer Call .......................................................................... 21 Giving ...................................................................................................................... 22 Scholarship Fund ..................................................................................................... 22 Health & Wellness Ministry Seeking Youth and Young Adults for Educational Videos ........23 Members in Nursing Homes, Hospitals and Convalescing at Home ....................... 24 Health & Wellness General COVID Guidelines ...................................................... 25 YouTube ................................................................................................................... 26 FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Assistance ................................................................... 27 Social Security. ......................................................................................................... 28 Reach Out to St. Paul’s ............................................................................................. 29
Order of Worship
The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
Sunday, January 29, 2023
Reverend Orville Brissett Jordin Sanford
Minister of Music and Worship Arts Worship Leader
Praise and Worship
The Call to Worship
The Choral Introit……………… Holy, Holy, Holy…....…………..Congregation
Prayer of Invocation…………..........……………………..… … Jordin Sanford
Prayer Chant……………….….The Lord’s Prayer………………..Congregation
Greeting our Visitors………………………Jordyn Jones-Shakur and Jason Jones
Pastoral
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The Hymn of Consecration ….....“ What A Fellowship”.........................Congregation
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Emphasis & Scripture Lesson…………….…… Deacon Mark Woodford The Ministry of Giving Offertory Prayer………………………………………..….Christian McDuffie
“We don’t need another political uprising. We don’t need another conqueror on the scene. What we need is a special word, that will bond within our hearts and give us direction from above. We need a Word from the Lord. A Word from the Lord. Just one Word from the Lord, will remove all the doubts and cause the sun to shine and give peace of mind. Speak Lord, Speak Lord.”
Announcements …..…………………...................................................................... Prayer of Intercession………..……………………….………Ayden Dickinson Choral Response..…...…….....………………………………………………... ** Sermonic Selection..…..…....“ My Name Is Victory”...………. Inspirational Choir
The Reverend Dr. Lawrence
When God Gets the Glory Genesis 50:15-21 NRSV *Call to Discipleship Departing to Serve *Please Stand ** Ushers May Seat Worshippers *** Congregation Be Seated 5
The Ministry of Preaching
Claiborne
15 Realizing that their father was dead, Joseph’s brothers said, “What if Joseph still bears a grudge against us and pays us back in full for all the wrong that we did to him?”
16 So they approached Joseph, saying, “Your father gave this instruction before he died,
17 ‘Say to Joseph: I beg you, forgive the crime of your brothers and the wrong they did in harming you.’ Now therefore please forgive the crime of the servants of the God of your father.” Joseph wept when they spoke to him.
18 Then his brothers also wept, fell down before him, and said, “We are here as your slaves.”
19 But Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid! Am I in the place of God?
20 Even though you intended to do harm to me, God intended it for good, in order to preserve a numerous people, as he is doing today.
21 So have no fear; I myself will provide for you and your little ones.” In this way he reassured them, speaking kindly to them.
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Abigail McNeil, BSN, CSN, RN Walter Murray, MSN, RN Chester County Minority Nurse Educators Sponsored by the Women's and Men's Fellowship & Health and Welness Ministry Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer: Prevention, Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment ZOOM ON Saturday, January 28, 2022 10:00-11:30 am https://us02web.zoom.us/j/ 81904295895 8
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FREE COMMUNITY EVENTS
For Reservation Information and Links, Go To UptownWestChester org, or call 610.356.2787.
Ticket purchase to the Mountaintop show are not a prerequisite
Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, 7PM
Brother Outsider - The Life of Bayard Rustin
A Film Presentation with Introduction by Mayor Lillian DeBaptiste, family friend
REFLECTIONS ON THE MOUNTAINTOP
Uptown is partnering with The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, the AntiDefamation League Philadelphia, and Chester County Kehillah, in a hosted Zoom conversation at 6:30.
. Guests - Uptown Artistic Director, Carmen Khan; Director, Ryan George; and actor, Chaz Rose.
Reservation Required Go to bit.ly/JQxDGgS to register.
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Thursday Feb. 16, 2023, 5:30 PM Rev. Dr. Wayne E. Croft, Sr. Pastor, St. Paul's Baptist Church, West Chester
On several occasions The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a sermon titled The Three Dimensions ofa Complete Life about rising from the fatigue of despair to the buoyancy of hope. Join Dr. Croft to hear and discuss this provocative, relevant sermon.
Space is limited. Reservation Required, Call the Box Office at 610.356.2787, •
UPTOWN Knauer Performing Arts Center presents: Feb. 1-19
LIMITED TIME SPECIAL TICKET OFFER: All fullpriced seats just $30 Feb through Feb. 8, excluding Opening Night (Feb. 3). Call the Box Office at 610.356.2787
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226 High St., West
PA 11
Chester
TheUganda MissionProject
The Uganda Mission Project is a program of the Canaan Family Life Center, a non-profit, 501 3c organization. St. Paul’s Baptist Church recently made over 100 dresses for girls of all ages. For some Ugandan girls this will be the only dress they have.
The Uganda Mission Projects has many other projects including two that St. Paul’s is committed to supporting. The first project that provides feminine products to young women that makes it possible to regularly attend school. The second project provides new or gently used (refreshed) neckties for men in need of a necktie.
You can help by giving an offering or donating a necktie. Be sure to put Uganda Mission Project on your envelope. Please remember to pray for the Uganda Mission Project.
If you have questions, or would like to know more, please see Sis. Shirley Haines, Sis. Rita Waters, or Bro. Larry Wright.
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Church School Corner Church School Corner
MONDAY
"God's Children and Heirs" (Galatians4:1-7)
TUESDAY "A Holy (ExodusNation" 19:1-8)
WEDNESDAY "Abide in Christ" (John 15:1-14)
THURSDAY "Chosen by Christ" (John 15:15-27)
FRIDAY "Be (LeviticusHoly"19:2-4,9-18)
SATURDAY "Keep Gd's Statutes in Holiness" (Leviticus 20:22-26)
SUNDAY "Kindle God's Gift within You"
(2 Timothy 1:3-14)
“Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
2 Timothy 2:15 (NKJV)
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Four Pillars in Action
What a blessing it is to celebrate 136 years of Resilience in Faith. From our humble beginning as the Baptist Colored Mission to St. Paul’s Baptist church today, we have sustained growth and continued to build on the foundation of our church founders. Today, St. Paul’s, under the leadership of Reverend Dr. Wayne E. Croft Sr., is actively engaged on multiple fronts simultaneously through the efforts of different ministries here at St. Paul’s. We are prayerfully living and manifesting the 4 Pillars of the Church. Some of our programs include:
Global Missions
➢ We have been on missions to Haiti and Puerto Rico following devasting earthquakes in those areas
➢ Our Women’s Ministry provided 100 dresses as part of the Uganda Dress Project - making dresses for young girls in need in Uganda
➢ Traveled to Mississippi following hurricane Katrina
➢ Collected and sent truck loads of water to Flint, Michigan at the peak of the water crisis In that city and took a bus load of St Paulians there to provide direct support
Outreach
Our outreach programs have grown significantly over the years and that is both an indication of greater need and of the increased number of volunteers to meet those needs
➢ At the height of the Pandemic we held a forum to educate the community and help dispel myths about the vaccine and health disparities. This effort directly led to over 200 people in our community getting vaccinated that otherwise would have opted out
➢ Our men have volunteered over 1000 hours of service at the West Chester Food Cupboard and continued that effort through the Pandemic
➢ Provide assistance to those in need in the community at Thanksgiving and Christmas
➢ Toy drives at Christmas. This past Christmas being one of the most successful to date. The Youth Ministry works with Toys for Tots sorting and distributing toys
➢ Clothing drives for local shelters
➢ Providing transportation to/from church for recently released inmates through our prison ministry
➢ Project Cure (Commission on Urgent Relief and Equipment) – our volunteers helped in sorting and boxing medical supplies to be sent to Ukraine
Discipleship
➢ Our Pastor, Dr. Croft, as a full professor of Homiletics at the United Lutheran Seminary is bringing others into ministry and teaching and encouraging them to step out on their own path. We have in just the last 3 years seen several ministers from St. Paul’s move on to lead their own churches
➢ We have graduated multiple classes of St. Paul’s students from Church Leadership certificate programs at ULS and many have moved into positions of leadership within the church
➢ During the Pandemic (for 11 months) we implemented Project Hope, a weekly hosted zoom call, to provide the community a platform to express how Covid was impacting their lives. Authorities in their respective fields in Medical, Hospitals, Education, and other Industries to address Covid questions
Social Justice
➢ The church has hosted forums, open to the community
o to meet and dialogue with candidates looking to be elected to local offices
o to dialogue and address relationships with local police agencies
➢ The church is a base of operations for over 400 volunteers for the annual MLK Day of Service. Children and adults of different races and religions come together for one purpose, to serve
➢ The church is a voice in the community supporting multiple causes and events
o We have been actively present at court proceedings for various situations impacting our community and stood with families seeking justice
o Participated in protests and marches for local and national events
o Pastor Croft has served as President of the West Chester NAACP
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2023 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION AVAILABLE All completed applications must be received by March 12, 2023 Click HERE or scan the barcode for Scholarship Application High School seniors in Bucks, Chester and Montgomery counties are eligible Have questions? Please contact us at vfacscholarship@gmail.com J.Robin Jones, President VALLEY FORGE ALUMNAE CHAPTER DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INCORPORATED 17
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Many people in the United States have some protection, or immunity, against COVID-19 due to vaccination, previous infection, or both. This immunity, combined with the availability of tests and treatments, has greatly reduced the risk of severe illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19 for many people.
The CDC has stated “We’re in a stronger place today as a nation, with more tools—like vaccination, boosters, and treatments—to protect ourselves, and our communities, from severe illness from COVID-19. We also have a better understanding of how to protect people from being exposed to the virus.”
Because we have better tools to protect ourselves against COVID19, the CDC has lifted most COVID19 restrictions. However, we are recommending that we gradually reduce mitigation strategies against COVID 19 for our congregation.
Our first step is that we will no longer require social distancing for our Sunday services. We will still require masking at all times while in the sanctuary. We will continue to encourage anyone who is feeling ill to please stay at home. We are requesting people who are immunocompromised or have other chronic illnesses to wear N95 protective masks. We encourage everyone to get vaccinated and boosted.
We will continue to closely monitor COVID 19 data locally and nationally over the next few weeks. We will revisit COVID19 mitigation strategies for St. Paul’s Baptist in October. We thank you for your cooperation.
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St. Paul's Baptist Church Relaunch Committee
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Members
In Nursing Homes and Hospitals
Pembrooke
Sister Deedra Matthews - Room 226
1120 West Chester Pike
West Chester, PA 19382
Members
Deacon Jesse Craig
Sister Lurerlene Crook
Sister Renee Golden
Brother Lynell Laws
Sister Arden Olsen
Sister Geneva Porter
Sister Betty Ringgold
Sister Judith Thomas
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Convalescing
HEALTHAND WELLNESS COVID GUIDELINES
Based on new scientific data, the CDC has revised its isolation and quarantine guidelines regarding COVID-19 infections and exposures.
Important terms used in these guidelines.
· Isolation- refers to the behavior after a confirmed COVID infection via testing
· Quarantine- refers to the time following exposure to the COVID virus
If test POSITIVE AND REMAIN ASYMPTOMATIC
If test POSITIVE AND SYMPTOMATIC
If and individual is EXPOSED to COVID, ASYMPTOMATIC, and is unvaccinated or completed primary series, but has not received booster
If an individual is exposed to COVID and is fully vaccinated and boosted
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5 days as long the individual does not have a fever/ other symptoms are resolving
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5 days
*If symptoms develop the individual should immediately quarantine until testing can confirm that symptoms are not present.
N/A does not need to quarantine if symptoms develop the individual should immediately quarantine until testing can confirm that symptoms are not presentVD
5 days after completion of isolation
For a total of 15 days after exposure
5 days after exposure
15 days 5 days after exposure
Length of Isolation Length of Quarantine How long to wear Mask when around others When to Test
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COVID Funeral Assistance
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought overwhelming grief to many families. At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters. We are dedicated to helping ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the virus.
Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, FEMA will provide financial assistance for COVID-19-related funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020.
We are working with stakeholder groups to get their input on ways we can best provide this assistance, and to enlist their help with outreach to families and communities. FEMA will begin to implement COVID-19 funeral assistance in April.
Additional guidance is being finalized and will be released to potential applicants and community partners as soon as possible. In the meantime, people who have COVID-19 funeral expenses are encouraged to keep and gather documentation.
FEMAwillbeginacceptingapplicationsforFuneralAssistanceon Monday,April 12, 2021throughthededicatedcallcenter.
Who is Eligible?
To be eligible for funeral assistance, you must meet these conditions: The death must have occurred in the United States, including the U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia.
The death certificate must indicate the death was attributed to COVID-19.
The applicant must be a U.S. citizen, non-citizen national, or qualified alien who incurred funeral expenses after January 20, 2020.
There is no requirement for the deceased person to have been a U.S. citizen, non-citizen national, or qualified alien.
How to Apply
COVID-19FuneralAssistanceLineNumber Applicationsbeginon April12,2021 844-684-6333|TTY:800-462-7585
HoursofOperation: Monday -Friday
8a.m.to8p.m.CentralTime
If you had COVID-19 funeral expenses, we encourage you to keep and gather documentation. Types of information should include:
An official death certificate that attributes the death directly or indirectly to COVID-19 and shows that the death occurred in the United States, including the U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia. Funeral expenses documents (receipts, funeral home contract, etc.) that includes the applicant’s name, the deceased person’s name, the amount of funeral expenses, and the dates the funeral expenses happened.
Proof of funds received from other sources specifically for use toward funeral costs. We are not able to duplicate benefits received from burial or funeral insurance, financial assistance received from voluntary agencies, government agencies, or other sources.
How Funds are Received
Ifyouareeligibleforfuneralassistanceyouwillreceiveacheckbymail,orfundsbydirectdeposit, dependingonwhichoptionyouchoosewhenyouapplyforassistance.
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ST. PAUL'S BAPTIST CHURCHH
MARTIN LUTHER KING PLAZAAZA
ONE H1 HAGERTY BOULEVARD WEST CHESTER, PA 19382 19382
PHONE: 610-692-2446 FAX: 610-692-7582
EEMAIL: CHURCHOFFICE@STPAULSBAPTIST.ORG
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