Advent and Christmas 2024
Christmas just isn’t complete without Advent activities, caroling, and church services. With that in mind, we have a variety of options for you for this Advent and Christmas season.
Author: St. Paul's UMC
Holiday Revue
Come join us for a festive celebration filled with music and laughter. Get ready to be entertained by talented performers and immerse yourself in the holiday spirit. Performers include musical groups from St. Paul’s UMC, Julliard trained Harpist Christina Vivona, National chart-topping smooth jazz artist Neamen Lyles, the Nationally Renowned vocalists of In the Christmas Mood, and a New Orleans style brass band The Rezonators.
Looking Inward, Living Outward (Prayer Retreat)
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church invites you to a special one day Prayer Retreat with author Daniel Wolpert. Daniel Wolpert, a healer and student of the spiritual life, has worked as a research scientist, psychologist, spiritual director, farmer, teacher, and construction worker. He has spent forty years teaching in the fields of wellness and spiritual formation, and founded the Minnesota Institute for Contemplation and Healing.
Desert Southwest Annual Conference Report
Hi! I’m Shirley Maddox. As a lay member to annual conference, I feel blessed to be able to represent our church at the 40th Desert Southwest Annual Conference June 13-16, to worship, make legislative decisions for our area, learn and grow together, and be strengthened for our non-clergy ministry.
Music and Arts Summer Camp 2024
Come join in on a week of fun and learning at Desert Skies UMC’s Music and Arts Summer Camp. The camp runs Tuesday May 28 through Friday, May 31, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. at Desert Skies’ Houghton campus. Camp is open to children who will be in grades 3 through 8 in the Fall 2024 school year. Campers will learn and play music, do arts and crafts, and finish off with a performance on Friday.
Vacation Bible School 2024
Summer will be here before we know it, and that means Vacation Bible School! This year, St. Paul’s UMC is excited to combine forces with Desert Skies UMC and Christ Church United UMC in offering a VBS ministry to kids and families. VBS is Monday, June 3 through Friday, June 7, 9 am to 12 noon, on the St. Paul’s campus.
2024 Summer Events for Children and Youth
Mark your calendars now and plan to join us for one or both of our special summer children’s events, hosted in partnership with Christ Church and Desert Skies United Methodist Churches.
2024 Summer Camp Registrations Open
St. Paul’s UMC encourages you to consider registering your elementary and middle school youth to attend Session 1 at Mingus Mountain, the week of June 17–22, 2024. Attending a Christian summer camp has been demonstrated to have a positive impact on a child’s spiritual development and church involvement.
Holy Week and Easter 2024
Join us for Holy Week and Easter Services! Palm Sunday (March 24), Good Friday (March 29) and Easter (March 31).
Best of the Year (Sermon Series)
We’ll begin 2024 with a sermon series looking back upon some of the most impactful, “best” things of 2023! Join us as we consider the Words, Movie, Person and Character of the Year.