St. Paul's Presbyterian Church

Shout!!! Youth

Meets Monday evenings, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m., under the guidance of our Youth Leader, Doug McKellan. Young people from grades 6 to 12 are welcome at these fun and instructive meetings.

S.A.L.T. College and Careers Group

Meets Wednesday evenings, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m., at the home of Carelle and Doug McKellan.

Children’s Church

Children are encouraged to worship with their parents. There is a Mom’s Room where parents can see and hear the service if their babies become fussy. About halfway through each Sunday morning service, the minister spends a few minutes with the children, and then they are dismissed to classes for all ages.

Kids Club

A midweek program for children from Kindergarten to Grade 7. It meets on Tuesdays during the school year from 2:30 until 4:00 p.m. We use Pioneer Clubs curriculum.

Bible Study Groups

We encourage our people to learn and grow together as disciples of our Lord by being involved in a small group, for fellowship, Bible Study, prayer and service. At present, four such groups are meeting:

• Tuesday 7:00 p.m. – Revelation Bible Study in Fireside Room.
• Wednesday 9:30 a.m. – “Agape” Bible Study at Val Saunder’s home.
• Wednesday 7:30 p.m. – Farsi Bible Study and English Lessons.
• Thursday 1:30 p.m. – Bible study at Jean Mitchell’s.
• Thursday 7:30 p.m. – Men’s Bible Study in Fireside Room (seasonal).

Ladies’ Group

Acts as the congregational hostess, planning fellowship hours after the morning service once a month, and catering refreshments for special events, such as milestone birthday and anniversary celebrations, as well as funerals and memorial services. They also provide a monthly tea at the hospital’s Extended Care Unit on the first Monday afternoon of the month. The ladies usually meet on the second Monday morning of the month.

Men’s Club

Supports children’s ministry in the church by putting on a pancake breakfast on the second Saturday morning of each month. Proceeds provide registration fees for Kids Club, an annual skating party and hotdog lunch during the Christmas holidays, and lunch for the Vacation Bible School closing program. Other projects have included providing a wireless microphone for the sanctuary and a basketball hoop for the parking lot. The men meet for their monthly “Muffin Break” devotional and business meeting, usually on the fourth Saturday morning of the month.

Coffee Outreach Ministry

As a community outreach Garry Adams invites passersby to drop in for “Coffee by Donation” in the narthex weekday mornings, seasonally as posted, from 6:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

Vacation Bible School

A week-long summer program for children who will be going into Kindergarten to Grade 7, usually held in July each year.

N.A. Group

St. Paul’s provides space for the only Sunday evening Narcotics Anonymous group in Mission.

M.S. Support Group

As a ministry to those with Multiple Sclerosis in Mission, St. Paul’s provides space and refreshments for this group to meet on the second Thursday afternoon of the month.

Charities We Support

• Labels for Education (We save Campbell Soup labels for the Vancouver Oral Centre)
• Presbyterian World Service and Development
• Cariboo Presbyterian House Church Mission
• Operation Christmas Child (The Shoebox Ministry)
• Greater Vancouver Youth for Christ/Youth Unlimited
• Canadian Bible Society (We save used stamps which the Bible Society sells to collectors, and turns the proceeds into Bibles.)