We would love to meet you, we hope you are able to join us over the Easter season!
WHAT TIMES ARE THE SERVICES?
Good Friday 29th March – 8am Traditional Service
Good Friday 29th March – 10am Family Service
Easter Sunday 31st March – 8am Traditional Service
Easter Sunday 31st March – 10am Family Service (kids will be in our Kids Alive program)
Easter Sunday 31st March – 6pm Contemporary Service
WHAT SHOULD WE EXPECT AT THE DIFFERENT SERVICES?
Our 8am service on both Good Friday and Easter Sunday is a traditional Prayer Book service, with hymns accompanied by our choir.
Our 10am Family Service on Good Friday will have both adults and children enjoying church together. For families with children who are primary school aged or younger, we invite you to join us in our more “family friendly” space in the CEC, where as well as enjoying church on the big screen, we will have some games and activities out for the kids.
Our 10am Family Service on Easter Sunday will have our Kids Alive program running for preschool through to Yr5 students (if you have not come along to St Paul’s before, we will help you to fill in a new family form with important contact details and anything we need to know to look after your children). The 10am and 6pm services are contemporary in stye, with a live worship band leading us in modern song arrangements.
When you visit a church for the first time it can be intimidating – we hope that this is not your experience of St Paul’s and that you feel welcome and at home as you join us at one of our services. On arriving at St Paul’s after finding a parking spot, you will walk up to our main entrance and be greeted by our welcoming team (they will be wearing a lanyard so you know who they are). They will say hi, and help you to find a seat inside our auditorium. If you have any questions at all, about the service or facilities (like “where is the bathroom?!”) our team will be more than happy to show you around. Don’t be shy to ask if you are not sure about something!
Our service will go for just over 1 hr. We will open by singing a few songs together (words will be projected on the screen), then our service leader will welcome you. We will have a time of prayer, and then a reading from the Bible. One of our Ministers will then share a message from the passage that has been read out. At our 8am services and our 10am service on Good Friday, we will be participating in Communion together. We will finish our service with more singing.
After the service our Pastoral team would love to chat to you if you have any questions or if you simply want to find out more. Head up the back to our Welcome Desk and you will find our team wearing blue lanyards.
HOW DO I GET THERE AND WHERE DO I PARK?
St Paul’s is located at 421 Old Northern Rd in Castle Hill, in-between Oakhill College and the Anglicare Retirement Village. We have plenty of parking available including wheelchair friendly spots. When you drive in the driveway our friendly parking team will greet you and assist you to find a spot.
If you are traveling by public transport please visit https://transportnsw.info/ to look up bus timetables from your area.
WHERE DO I TAKE MY CHILDREN?
You will take your kids straight to our CEC Auditorium, where you will see rego tables out the front. Our volunteers will check your family in and let you know which room to take your children to. All of our Kids Team have completed Safe Ministry Training and have valid WWCC numbers.
Our main church auditorium also has a Toddler’s/Feeding room with toys/books and change facilities, as well as a small playground for young children.
WHAT TIME SHOULD I ARRIVE?
We would suggest getting here at least 20 minutes early for our Easter services as it can be a busy time! We especially want you to find a seat where you are most comfortable, and you’ll feel more comfortable in the room if you have a few minutes to adjust before the service begins. We especially suggest arriving early if you have children who will be attending our Kids Alive program.
WHAT SHOULD I WEAR?
Something you already own and that you feel comfortable in! There is no formal dress code at St Paul’s, no need to feel like you have to dress up – but you of course can put on your Sunday best if that is what you are happiest in! Most of our congregation wear smart casual attire, think what you would wear to a weekend BBQ with friends.
WHAT DO WE BELIEVE?
We believe in God the Father, creator of heaven and earth; Jesus Christ the Son of God; and the Holy Spirit. Gen1:1; Matt 28:19
We believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross, was buried and, in body, rose again on the third day. 1 Cor 15:1-4
We believe that God loved the world so much that he sent his son Jesus to die on the cross to save us from our sins so that if we believe in him we may have eternal life with him. John 3:16
We believe the only way to have an eternal relationship with God is through Jesus. Jesus said “I am the way the truth and the life no one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6
We believe that the Bible (the Old and New Testament) is the ultimate rule and standard of faith given by the inspiration of God and containing all things necessary for salvation.
WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO GET IN TOUCH IF I STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?
You can email us anytime info@stpauls.church or give us a call Mon-Thur 9am-4pm on 8858 1111.
A great way to stay in touch with us is to visit our Facebook page or follow us on Instagram where you can watch videos of what we have been up to each week, check out upcoming events, and get to know who we are as a church.
Visit facebook.com/stpaulschor instagram.com/stpaulsch
We hope you decide to join us and we look forward to getting to know you!