e-mail: stpaulsstoverstown@comcast.net
Pastor Martin e-mail:
pastorstpaulsstoverstown@comcast.net
9:00 am: Faith formation for children and
adults
10:15 am: Intergenerational Worship. Generally our worship ends
between 11:15 am and 11:30 am.
We also worship on Christmas Eve, on Wednesday
evenings in the seven weeks prior to Easter, and after sunrise on
Easter morning.
St. Paul’s UCC (Stoverstown) is an inclusive
community of faith. Our congregation is a theologically diverse
group of people who come from West York to Hanover to worship
together.
We profess a faith based not on fear, but
rather on God's inclusive love for all people, which we have
experienced and understood most clearly through Jesus Christ.
Maybe as a kid, you were dragged off to church services that you didn’t connect with. Or maybe you’ve never been to church at all. You might be wondering: “Worship—what’s the point?”
Worship at St. Paul’s UCC is an opportunity to
come home—emotionally, spiritually, and socially. In our
congregation, we all lead busy lives, but Sunday morning is time we
dedicate to ourselves, to God, and to one another. It is a chance to
find belonging and a peace that the world cannot give.
Whenever we gather to worship God,
we understand that both the people with speaking roles and those
with listening roles are the performers, and God is the only
audience. We love worship that is intelligent, reverent, relevant,
and stirs all the senses. We also love worship in which we can both
laugh our heads off and cry our eyes out, knowing that tears are a
sign that the Holy Spirit is with us.
Lay liturgists (non-ordained people) at St.
Paul’s UCC play an essential and significant role in every service
of worship: reading scriptures, sharing their own faith stories, and
preaching occasionally. Our children are with us every Sunday for
All Ages Worship.
Our wider church, the United
Church of Christ, affirms that each generation has the blessing
and responsibility to “make the faith its own.” At St. Paul’s UCC,
we do this with worship that really speaks to our modern, everyday
lives, while tapping into time-tested, deep, and ancient practices.
Dress casually and comfortably for the season of the year. On Sunday mornings, the building temperature is about 72 degrees.
We have plenty of parking at both our upper (and more accessible) and lower entrances.
Our front doors and main entrance to our worship area face our upper level parking area.
Nursery
care is provided during worship year round. Our nursery is located
immediately behind our worship and
gathering area, and has a large window facing the
worship area.
Children’s ministry for pre-school and
elementary-aged children is provided during the school year at 9:00
am. Children also enjoy a welcome and active role in our worship. The congregation of St. Paul's United Church of
Christ (Stoverstown) is committed to providing a safe and secure
environment for all children, youth, and adults who participate in
the ministries and activities sponsored by our church and other
community activities hosted by our church. Our Safe Sanctuary Policy
is a living document and has been updated to incorporate the new
Pennsylvania Child Protective Service Laws effective, January 1,
2015. The following guidelines reflect our congregation’s commitment
to preserving this church as a safe and sacred place for all who
enter its doors so all can experience the love of God through
relationship with others.
Download a PDF of our Safe Sanctuary Policy Our worship area, gathering area, meeting room
areas, and restrooms are all wheelchair accessible from our upper
entrance. Our fellowship hall, kitchen, and a second set of
restrooms are all wheelchair accessible from our lower entrance.Children’s Ministry
Safe Sanctuary Policy
Wheelchair Accessibility
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