Welcome to St. Paul's!
Welcome If you are looking for a church community, you may have just found it! St Paul’s has a long tradition of superb music, an inviting Sunday School, active youth group and effective outreach. This is a place where God is first and you can make a difference. "...but as for you...pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, gentleness..." I Timothy 6: 11 
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Announcements: Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost + Confirmands (and those who want to be received/i.e. you grew up roman catholic and want to be an episcopalian): Confirmation will be on October 16 at 9:30. You need to attend 3 sessions on Sundays (9/25, 10/2 and 10/9) at 8:30 in the parish hall. Next year's confirmation class will begin in November and an Episcopal 101 will begin after the 16th. + Please notice our spiffy new newcomer cards in the pews. Encourage newcomers to complete them and hand them directly to the priest after the service. This is a new habit. Please let me know, if you know a newcomer, so that we can give them our brand new fabulous welcome gift! + Christmas Bazaar is right around the corner. Laurie DeRuosi 741-2879 will help you find the right spot for your talents. Please see the bulletin. + Last chance to register for EFM (for this 2016-2017 year)! We have both a day and an evening group and have room. Please see the Rector. + Where did you see God today? The butterfly is a symbol of resurrection (and the need to die to our former selves). Did you know it needs to struggle in the chrysalis in order for its wings to grow strong enough to fly? I Tim: fight the good fight of faith...6:12 + September Food Pantry requests are: hearty soups like; canned chili, beef soup & chowder, cream of mushroom & cream of chicken soups, saltines 7 other crackers; canned tomatoes; canned fruit; toothpaste & toiletries. + September Parish Prayer Cycle is Sunday School. + The Luke class continues at 8:30 on Sunday morning in the Belden room. + Morning Prayer... The invitation to Confession is the mission statement. It says it all. BCP p. 79 You are dearly beloved and our life wholly depends on God. + If you or someone you know, needs prayer or a visit, please let me know. + I keep regular office hours. Please talk to me if you need something, have a question, a concern...an idea... Call me Canon or Virginia, as you need to, just call me. + Animal Blessing in honor of St Francis, will be on Saturday October 8 at 4:30 on the Greeneway. |
From Inside the Collar
The reason we give to God first is to remind ourselves:
To live as a Christian is to fight the good fight of faith every day. The good fight is never to give up and never to give in to baser motives, just to give. For that is who God is: the one who gives: of his life, of his goodness, of his strength...He gives and gives and is never depleted.
Eternal life is offered to all, but not all of us will fight to grow strong enough to soar above the world's habits. The fight we wage is within ourselves (and with our friends) to remain kind, gentle, generous and courageous. Don't give in to fear, or to the quick fix, or to despair, or meanness, or bitterness. Fight against those constraints that would leave us bound to the earth.
We give to God first to remind ourselves that God Is first and the source of All true Good. When we put him first consistently, we will recognize his coincidences, feel his joy, and all else (even money) will fall into place.
Mobile, Loaves and Fishes
Dear Friends,
A number of you helped St. Paul’s make a successful transition to serving a new-to-us shelter this
past month. Thanks to you and the Holy Spirit, our first truck run there went extremely well. The men
we served at Emmanuel House in Providence were most appreciative of all the wonderful food you
donated, and the staff welcomed us. We are looking forward to continuing there, with your help.
God bless the loving hearts of our St. Paul’s people, as we join in preparing for our upcoming truck run on
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