COMMUNITY EVENTS
Training Event: Doctrine on Humanity
In term 2 our teaching series, Being Human, explores what the scriptures say about humanity. Questions about human identity are increasingly common and complex. This will be timely. On May 1 Rev. Dr Michael Jensen will be giving a lecture (with Q and A) on Biblical Anthropology from 7-9pm. Don't miss it!
Alpha
Alpha is a safe space to have great conversations about life, faith and meaning. Everyone is welcome to ask questions, or share their opinion, or just sit and listen. Dessert will be provided. Everyone is welcome to Alpha!
Run over 8 weeks starting In May. We’d love to see you!
If you have questions or if you’re keen to join, please let us know via office@stpaulscanterbury.com
Men's Weekend Away
The men and boys aged 7 and above of St Paul’s will be heading away for their annual camp to Kalimna', Mandurama (50 minutes west of Bathurst) from May 3-5. It will be a great time with the guys at St Paul’s!
To book and for more info, click here!
Prayer Breakfast
Come and join us for our next prayer breakfast in June. There will be breakfast from 7:30am and prayer from 8-9am . We will pray for our church, community and our world.
No need to RSVP. We hope to see you there!
Prayer Breakfast (Copy)
Come and join us for our next prayer breakfast in July. There will be breakfast from 7:30am and prayer from 8-9am . We will pray for our church, community and our world.
No need to RSVP. We hope to see you there!
KYCK
Youth at St Paul’s will be heading to Katoomba for KYCK, a conference for high schoolers from 19-21 April. The topic at KYCK this year is looking at where it all began and explore Genesis 1-3 together. There will be plenty of time to hang out with one another too!
Tickets are $190 (including registration/transport/accommodation/food) . To book click here.
For more information contact luke@stpaulscanterbury.com
Christmas Services- Dec 24 & 25
Come and join us for our Christmas Services!
On Christmas Eve we will ponder the wonder of the Saviour’s birth! There will be three services, either at 9:30am, 5 pm or 9pm.
The 9:30am & 5pm services are kid friendly (but open to anyone!) and the 9pm service will be a contemporary style service.
On Christmas Day, we will hear a short reflection at our 9am service
We hope you can join us! These services will not be live streamed.
Christmas Carols
We look forward to the St Paul’s community Christmas carols on Saturday December 9.
Starting from 5pm, there will be a sausage sizzle, free coffee, a jumping castle, a kids talk, singing and the Christmas story!
There is no need to RSVP. We hope to see you soon!
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us on 02 9789 5991 or office@stpaulscanterbury.com
SQUARE ONE
For kids in Year 3-6, Square One is an opportunity for them to go away with their peers, hear about Jesus in a targeted way and have HEAPS of fun together! The program will run from 10-12 Nov.
The topic this year is Transformed by Grace, digging into Titus 2:11-14 with talks from Ben Pakula. There's a letter attached at the button below.
Registrations have opened here!
If you have any questions, chat to Luke via luke@stpaulscanterbury.com
Annual Community Food Drive
Our annual Community Food Drive is on Saturday September 9, 9am- 5pm
In partnership with Anglicare we are continuing to support people in need.
To support this work, we are collecting non-perishable food including: packets of pasta, & pasta sauce, rice, chunky soup, tinned protein (fish, tuna), tinned vegetables and fruit, cereal, long life milk (1 litre), baked beans & tinned spaghetti.
You can drop off the food at St Paul's. A team of volunteers will be there on the day to help...along with a barista to say thanks.
Prayer Breakfast
This Saturday we have switched things up a tiny bit. Our usual prayer meeting will instead be held at our plant church in Ashbury at 4 Leith St. Join us there on 2 September starting with bacon and egg breakfast at 7:30am followed by a prayer walk around Ashbury from 8-9am, all be child friendly. A few of us will stay on site and join in prayer with any people that are interested but unable to take the walk. We will pray for our church, the plant at Ashbury, community and the world.
No need to RSVP. We hope to see you there!
Inner West Youth Event
Inner West Youth Event is for all young people involved at St Pauls Youth. It will be held at Meriden School, and run by the Inner West Youth Network. It'll be a night of big fun, deep bible truths and opportunity to build friendships with Christian peers both within and outside of St Pauls Youth.
Registration is open here
Celebration Lunch
Join us this Sunday during our 9:30am service which will be followed by a big lunch celebration closing off the kids holiday in style. We will have a bouncing castle, bubbles and many more fun games for kids
Bounce Holiday kids Club
Kids (K-Year6) are invited to be part of an epic fun science experiment, where they will also get opportunities to make friends, play games and share the bible in a child friendly way.
A cafe zone is available for parents who will stick around.
Prayer Breakfast
Come and join us for our next prayer breakfast on July. There will be breakfast from 7:30am and prayer from 8-9am . We will pray for our church, community and our world.
No need to RSVP. We hope to see you there!
Prayer Breakfast
Come and join us for our next prayer breakfast on June 3. There will be breakfast from 7:30am and prayer from 8-9am . We will pray for our community and our world.
No need to RSVP. We hope to see you there!
Prayer Breakfast
Come and join us for our next prayer breakfast on May 6. There will be breakfast from 7:30am and prayer from 8-9am . We will pray for our community and our world.
No need to RSVP. We hope to see you there!
Men's Weekend Away
The boys and men of St Paul’s will be heading away for their annual camp to Kalimna', Mandurama (50 minutes west of Bathurst) from April 27-30. It will be a great time with the guys at St Paul’s!
To book and for more info, click here!
KYCK
Youth at St Paul’s will be heading to Katoomba for KYCK, a conference for high schoolers from 21-23 April. The topic at KYCK this year is looking a the book of Mark. There will be plenty of time to hang out with one another too!
Tickets are $192 (including registration/transport/accommodation/food) . To book click here.
For more information contact luke@stpaulscanterbury.com
Easter Sunday
Come and join us this Easter Sunday at the 9.30am service (with morning tea and church lunch afterwards) , 12pm (Mongolian service) or at the 5.00pm service (with food afterwards).
There will be activity packs for kids in the morning as they will be in the service.
We hope to see you!
If you have any questions, please contact us here.
Good Friday service
Come and join us on Good Friday at 9.30 am as we remember Jesus’ death on the cross.
There will be activity packs for kids as they will be in the service. We will enjoy morning tea afterwards with hot cross buns.
We look forward to seeing you! If you have any questions, please contact us via office@stpaulscanterbury.com.
Maundy Thursday
In the lead up to Easter we will spend some time pausing and reflecting on Jesus’ final night before he died on the cross. Come and join us in the church building from 8pm.
Newish Afternoon Tea
For those who are new or newish to St Paul's come along to our next Newish afternoon tea on Sunday March 26th.
These are great ways to find out a little more about St Paul's and get to know some others who have recently started attending church. You will also hear more on how you can get connected at church and enjoy a delicious afternoon tea!
For more info and to RSVP (including any dietary requirements), contact us here .
Annual General Meeting
The AGM is an important moment in the life of our church family as we hear more of God's kindness to us over the last year, look to the year ahead and make appointments to key leadership positions within our church. Anyone who is over 18 years old and is a member of the church can come.
This will be held at the church from 2pm on Sunday March 12th in the church hall.
Working Bee
We are having a garden blitz/working bee on Saturday 4 March (straight after the prayer breakfast!) in helping tidy up the property. These are great community moments! There will be tasks for people of all abilities and ages!
We'll finish up around midday.
No need to RSVP!
Prayer Breakfast
Come and join us for our next prayer breakfast. There will be breakfast from 7:30am and prayer from 8-9am . We will pray for our community and our world.
No need to RSVP. We hope to see you there!
Alpha
Alpha is group we regularly run at St Paul's to ask life's big questions and explore the difference Jesus makes. We do it in person, around food, and with good company.
Perhaps you're craving some refreshment in your faith, perhaps you've got some big unanswered questions, or it could even be that Christianity is entirely new to you.
The group will kick off on Wednesday 8 February from 7.30pm at my house. Contact us via office@stpaulscanterbury.com if you have any questions or keen to join!
Church lunch
To kick off the year we are having a whole church picnic! It will be a great way to build relationships with one another!
We will meet from 12pm at Ewen Park (Tennent Parade, Hurlstone Park) on Sunday 5 February near the play equipment. Bring a rug, hat and your picnic food and drink (or available on the way at the shops in Crinan Street. There is no coffee shop at the park).
We hope to see you there!
Prayer Breakfast
Come and join us for our first prayer meeting in 2023! There will be breakfast from 7:30am and prayer from 8-9am . We will pray for our community and our world.
No need to RSVP. We hope to see you there!
BIG Fridays Bounce and Youth family dinner
The relaunch of BIG Fridays Bounce kids club (Years 3-5) and Youth (Years 6-12) is on Friday 3 February with a family dinner. There will be some fun and the chance to hear a bit more about the changes for this year. Parents, younger siblings, older siblings, aunts and uncles all invited!
If you have any questions, email luke@stpaulscanterbury.com
Christmas Services- Dec 24 & 25
Come and join us for our Christmas Services!
On Christmas Eve we will ponder the wonder of the Saviour’s birth! There will be two services, either at 5 pm or 9pm*.
The 5pm service is kid friendly (but open to anyone!) and the 9pm service will be a contemporary style service.
On Christmas Day, we will hear a short reflection at our 9am service
We hope you can join us! These services will not be live streamed.
Christmas Carols
We look forward to the St Paul’s community Christmas carols on Saturday December 10.
Starting from 6pm, there will be a sausage sizzle, free coffee, a jumping castle, a kids talk, singing and the Christmas story!
There is no need to RSVP. We hope to see you soon!
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us on 02 9789 5991 or office@stpaulscanterbury.com
Prayer Breakfast
Come and join us for our next prayer meeting. We will meet on Saturday December 3 with breakfast from 7:30am and prayer from 8-9am . We will pray for our community (especially for our carols event) and our world.
No need to RSVP. We hope to see you there!
Growing Leaders
Growing Leaders is our leadership development course, helping new and old leaders to grow in their ability to serve at Church, in their workplace, and across the world. The is a small group of leaders that will meet regularly in 2022.
Our next session is on Monday October 21st from 7-9 pm, meeting at the church.
Newish Afternoon Tea
For those who are new or newish to St Paul's come along to our next Newish afternoon tea on Sunday November 20th
These are great ways to find out a little more about St Paul's and get to know some others who have recently started attending church. You will also hear more on how you can get connected at church and enjoy a delicious afternoon tea!
For more info and to RSVP (including any dietary requirements), contact us here .