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Senior Pastor

Reverend Robin Hinton

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

Order of Worship

St. Paul’s and West Chester Food Cupboard Donations– ends December 25th ........ 9 Bible Study

NAACP Membership Drive – Happy Holidays

10 Christmas Eve Worship Service at St. Paul’s – December 24th

New Year's Eve Watchnight Worship Service Online - December 31st .................11

Holiday Concert in Love Park – Rachel Raquel/CN Productions - December 19th ...............12

St. Paul’s 136th Church Anniversary – Save the Date! January 23, 2023 ............... 13 Men’s Fellowship –3rd Friday of the Month ....................................................................... 14 Martin Luther King Day of Service – Save the Date – January 16th ...................................... 14

Marriage Ministry Valentine’s Day Dinner- February 18th .................................... 15 Church School Corner ............................................................................................. 16 Ministry Volunteers – AV, Safety & Security, Ushers, Youth Ministry, Nursery ............. 17 COVID Protocols for Worship

Prayer Line Monday – Friday .................................................................................. 19 Pastor Croft’s Monday Prayer Call .......................................................................... 20 Giving ...................................................................................................................... 21 Scholarship Fund ..................................................................................................... 21

Health & Wellness Ministry Seeking Youth and Young Adults for Educational Videos ........22 Members in Nursing Homes, Hospitals and Convalescing at Home ....................... 23 Health & Wellness General COVID Guidelines

24 YouTube

25 COVID-19 Funeral Assistance

26 Social Security. ......................................................................................................... 27 Reach Out to St. Paul’s

“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.”

Advent Litany: Love

LEADER: For God so loved the world that on a silent night in a humble town called Bethlehem, God gave God’s only begotten Son. Oh what a love, what perfect love.

PEOPLE: Come God of Love, come.

LEADER: God sent God’s standard of love: To love one another; to love your neighbors; to love your enemies and pray for them; and to love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.

PEOPLE: Come God of Love, Light of the world.

LEADER: God gave humankind the Gift of Love. A love that holds nothing back. A love that is patient, kind, and envies no one. A love that is never boastful, conceited, rude or selfish. A love that is not quick to take offense and keeps no records of wrongs.

PEOPLE: God of Love, The Hope of Salvation, come.

LEADER: God’s love does not gloat over other people's troubles, but rejoices in the right, the good, and the true. God’s love can face anything, there is no cap to its faith, to its hope, to its joy, and there is no limit to its possibilities. Prepare ye the way of the Lord.

ALL: As God’s chosen people, the love we proclaim is entirely unlike every form of human love. It is the love of Christ. Clear the way in us, your people. Break into our world and into our hearts again. Magnify Your love in us until it overflows to our family, our neighbors, our enemies, and our world. Prepare our hearts to be transformed by You, that we may shine the light of Your compassionate love. Come, God of Love, come.

Luke 2:1-7 NRSV

1 In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered.

2 This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.

3 All went to their own towns to be registered.

4 Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David.

5 He went to be registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a child.

6 While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child.

7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

Jesus Our Greatest Gift

In this Season of Celebrating

God’s Greatest Gift to us, St. Paul’s Baptist Church has an opportunity to give the gift of food. Each Sunday beginning December 4, 2022 please bring canned goods: vegetables, fruits, pasta sauces or meats. You can also bring jarred goods: peanut butter, jams, and jellies for the West Chester Food Cupboard.

If 100 of us bring one 16 oz. canned good each Sunday through December 25. 2022 we will collect and give to the West Chester Food Cupboard almost one ton of food. Please consider giving as much and as often as the Spirit of God leads. Let’s celebrate God’s gift to us by giving food to others in this time when so many are facing the challenge of food insufficiency!

136th Church Anniversary January 22, 2023

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.

St. Paul's Baptist Church Relaunch Committee

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

Length of Isolation Length of Quarantine How long to wear Mask when around others

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

5 days N/A 5 days after completionof isolation

5 days as long the individual does not have a fever/ other symptoms are resolving

N/A 5 days after completion of isolation

N/A 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

For a total of 15 days after exposure

When to Test

5 days after exposure

15 days 5 days after exposure

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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