SPY Spaghetti Lunch

Support the St. Paul's Youth - and have one less set of dishes to wash - by coming to the Spaghetti Lunch fundraiser. All funds raised support SPY activities!


Spaghetti Lunch

Sunday, May 31, 2026

Serving hours 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Fellowship Hall at St. Paul's UMC

Tickets are $10 per person


The menu includes spaghetti with vegetarian marinara sauce or meatballs, plus garlic bread, salad, dessert, coffee, tea, and lemonade.


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Spaghetti Lunch tickets


We strongly encourage purchasing tickets in advance! 

Walk-ups will be welcomed at the door as we have space and supplies available.

Please note: You may take your plate to the Octagon Room for the screening of the documentary film The Librarians on May 31.


Can you do something sweet to help out our youth even more? We are happily welcoming donations of desserts! Please email Megan Montgomery directly or reach out to the church office at stpaulsunited@stpaulsk.org for Megan's contact info.

We are all about youth

St. Paul’s has traditionally had a large and varied program of youth ministries overseen by staff and volunteers. If you are willing to be part of our youth group leadership team or have specific ideas for youth engagement, email Pastor Sheridan (sallmond@stpaulsk.org) or Pastor Joey (joeyhm@stpaulsk.org).


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SPY Registration for 2025-2026

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SPY Registration

SPY Meeting:

Middle School & HIgh School

SPY returns for regular meetings on Sunday evenings starting September 14, 2025! All youth in grades 6-12 are invited to join us for faith, friendship, and fun! 


Parents & Guardians: If you missed the pre-season SPY Parent Information Session on Wednesday, Sept. 10, you can email Rachel Stalcup directly for a summary of the information presented, or contact Pastor Sheridan at sallmond@stpaulsk.org with questions. We continue to need adult volunteers to help lead SPY sessions during the year! 


SPY Meeting Schedule 2025-2026 (subject to change)

7:00-8:30 PM in the Multi-Purpose Room at St. Paul's

Jan. 4: No SPY (New Year's/Winter Break)

Jan. 11: regular meeting

Jan. 18: (change of schedule!) NO meeting on MLK weekend

Jan 25: regular meeting

Feb. 1: regular meeting

Feb. 8: NO SPY (SuperBowl)

Feb. 15: regular meeting

Feb. 22: regular meeting

March 1: regular meeting

March 8: regular meeting

March 15: regular meeting

March 22: NO SPY  (IGNITE Conference) https://www.igniteforyouth.com/

March 29: NO SPY (Spring Break)

April 5: NO SPY (Easter Sunday)

April 12: regular meeting

April 19: regular meeting

April 26: regular meeting

May 3: regular meeting

May 10: NO SPY (Mother's Day)

May 17: regular meeting

May 24: NO SPY (Memorial Day Weekend)

May 31: Spaghetti Lunch Fundraiser (no evening meeting)

June 7: regular meeting

June 14: Final meeting of the 2025-2026 programming year!

CONGRATULATIONS, 

CLASS OF 2026

Congratulations to these graduating high school seniors from the St. Paul's community! We are delighted you have reached this milestone. We wish you all the best as you move boldly into the next chapter of your lives! We will recognize our graduating high school seniors during the 10:30 AM worship service on Sunday, May 31, 2026.


CLASS OF 2026

Alexandra Bond

Jonah Chen

Charlotte DeLong

James FItzpatrick

Libby Heaton

Virginia Hinds

Vincent McCurry

Olivia Minter

Tommy O'Shea

Casey Ruhlen

R.J. Soderstrum

Carter Townsend

Aidan Waner

Casey Webster

Kyla Winter

Stella Yeskey



The Jim Smith Educational Award recipients will also be announced in worship on Sunday, May 31.


We never intentionally leave out a member of the graduating class, but sometimes our records are incomplete! Please contact Erin Steele in the church office at stpaulsunited@stpaulsk.org if you wish to add or update a name or contact information for this list.

St. Paul's Educational Award

St. Paul's annual Educational Award is now known as The Jim Smith Educational Award, in memory of St. Paul's late member Jim B. Smith, Jr., a beloved teacher and mentor who helped establish the award. We hope that every recipient feels the love of St. Paul's and Jim’s immense joy radiating through the Educational Awards. 


These modest financial awards are your congregation saying to our graduating high school seniors, "We are proud of you, praying for you, and behind you as you move toward college, university, or other post-secondary education!" Only those who apply can be considered! 


Sorry, this application window has closed. If you are a graduating high school senior, we invite you to apply for the Jim Smith Educational Award by May 4, 2026. 


Award amounts students receive may vary and are dependent on several factors, including available Educational Award funds and student responses to the application, which include academic and extracurricular achievement, need, and service to and engagement with the St. Paul's community.


Since 1989, over $80,000 has been distributed to over 130 college-bound students who have attended over 55 different college campuses in 18 states and the District of Columbia.


Award funds are made available through our generous donors and youth programming budget. Thank you! To keep the Jim Smith Educational Award fund strong, we welcome contributions any time by check made out to St. Paul's UMC with "Ed Award" in the memo line, or CLICK HERE to go to our Miscellaneous contributions portal, then type "Educational Award" as the designated fund or cause.


Questions about the Educational Award? Contact Anne Dean, lay leader, or the church office at stpaulsunited@stpaulsk.org

Learn to Be an Acolyte

Calling all youth in grades 6-12! If you would like to carry the flame or the cross into worship on special Sundays or holidays during the year, please contact one of the pastors to learn how you can be part of this unique worship team.

PAST Event:

IGNITE Youth COnference

March 20-22, 2026

Ocean City, MD


The IGNITE youth conference is a special experience put together by the Baltimore-Washington & PeninsulaDelaware Conferences of the UMC. Like ROCK a generation before, the BWC conceives IGNITE as a high-impact, life-changing weekend for youth in grades 6-12. It features high-energy worship experiences with powerful worship bands, and relevant, engaging messages from nationally and locally known speakers. 


Interactive and inspiring exhibits and activities led by dynamic professionals help participating youth build a diverse community both within and outside of each church’s group. Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling will be on hand, including a special Q&A with the Bishop. Retreat & Camping Ministries will be active in the Game Zone to lead crowd-favorite games from kickball to Giant Jenga, from ultimate frisbee to cornhole. 


The theme for 2026 is "Belong."


Around 2,000 young people from across the region will attend - including several St. Paul’s Youth! We have secured a block of rooms in Ocean City, allowing our SPYs to stay close to the action at the Convention Center and also have a space to retreat and rest. 


To learn more, visit the IGNITE website at https://www.igniteforyouth.com/ or contact SPY volunteer Megan Montgomery!

Past Events: 

SPY Summer Invite Series

The fun events in the St. Paul's Youth Summer Invite Series are for students who are rising-6th graders through rising-12th graders - and their friends! It’s designed to be welcoming for our youth and folks who aren't necessarily connected to a church community. SPY students who bring a friend are entered to win a prize! 


Full schedule of activities for Summer Series 2025: 

June 28 - Movie Night

July 6 - Monster Mini Golf

July 20 - Bowling at Bowlero

August 10 - Hershey Park Day Trip

August 31 - Ice Cream & Field Games


Questions? Email volunteer coordinator Rachel Stalcup directly or contact the church office at stpaulsunited@stpaulsk.org - please put “SPY Summer Series” in the subject line. 


There is zero cost for youth to participate thanks to a grant from the Baltimore-Washington Conference of the UMC! These programs are partially funded by a $2,500 micro-grant, to support our youth ministry and outreach work.

Confirmation Class

Each year, youth in Grade 7 and Grade 8 (or above) who have not been confirmed are invited to join Confirmation Class.


We will offer the next Confirmation class during the 2025-2026 school year. The information below may help you to envision what Confirmation entails.


If you have questions, please contact Pastor Sheridan (sallmond@stpaulsk.org) or Pastor Joey (joeyhm@stpaulsk.org)!


OVERVIEW

Confirmation is a serious commitment requiring regular class attendance, study, service, and participation in certain worship services. Classes introduce important concepts about our faith, church history, and our membership vows, and build connections across generations within our faith community.


JOINING THE CHURCH

Participants who complete confirmation classes and choose to become full church members will be received into membership during the 10:30 AM worship service on Pentecost Sunday, or another Sunday.


MEETING SCHEDULE

The exact series of dates and courses can vary year to year. Confirmation class at St. Paul's has historically started in January. 


SIGNING UP

The online signup form will be available when it's time to create the class roster. In the meantime, you can contact one of the pastors to express an interest in joining! Find our staff contact info at the Meet the Staff page.

SPY News

Updates and news-to-know can be found right here.

  • Emails Coming Your WAy!

    Our volunteer leaders have set up an email group to share SPY news and information quickly among SPY families. If you aren't getting these messages and would like to, email Rachel Stalcup directly or contact the church office (stpaulsunited@stpaulsk.org) to ask for her personal contact information.

  • Campership Financial Aid

    Did you know...


    We do a lot of great things here at St. Paul's Youth, and many are free or fairly inexpensive. However, we do have some events and trips that can cost quite a bit.


    We never want a youth to be left out because of money. St. Paul's has a scholarship/campership fund available to help individuals and families cover part or all of the costs associated with youth fellowship, retreat, camp, or service activities. 


    These events we attend can be life changing experiences and we don't want anyone to miss out! Don't let an activity's price tag hold you back. Contact one of the pastors to discuss scholarship/campership financial aid needs confidentially, one-on-one. Reach Pastor Sheridan at sallmond@stpaulsk.org or Pastor Joey at joeyhm@stpaulsk.org.

  • Youth CHoir update

    Youth singers are invited to check out the Sanctuary Choir this year! The Sanctuary Choir rehearses on Sunday mornings and sings each week for the 10:30 worship service. For questions or more information, visit our website or email Tom Pedersen, Director of Music, at tpedersen@stpaulsk.org.

  • you've got mail

    When our youth volunteer leaders have news to share, we put it into the pages of the church's monthly newsletter: The Epistle from St. Paul's. If you would like to be added to the Epistle mailing list, you can email Erin Steele in the church office at stpaulsunited@stpaulsk.org and a copy will magically show up in your real snail-mail mailbox about once a month. 


    We'll also be revising and updating this website regularly so it's up to date with info and links.