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. "I choose to give to this last the same as I give to you." Matthew 20: 14b 
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Announcements: Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost + September's Youth and Sunday School theme is God Creates! The Vestry read "Care of Creation" last year. Let's put some of what we learned into practice. There are a few more copies, if you'd like one. + Parish Prayer focus for September is Sunday School. + Sunday School guest Speaker is Jocelyn Cobb (and friend) on respectful inter-species relationships + On that subject: the Blessing of the Animals will be Oct 7th at 4 on the Greeneway. + How did you see God today? In this photo a parishioner sent in. ...grey days: still beautiful, peaceful, a fuzziness between heaven and earth reminding of us of the thinness of the horizon, we belong to eternity- stranded in time, all in the same boat in the safe harbor of God... + Food Pantry Requests for September: hearty soups, cereals (not Cheerios of Corn Flakes), saltine type crackers, cake & brownie mix, pancake syrup, condiments (ketchup, mayo, mustard); toothpaste, shampoo, razors. + Please, give blood and donations to aid Hurricane survivors. Checks can be given to St Paul's or to Episcopal Charities ("hurricane relief" in the memo) and all monies will go to aid survivors. (Survivor is a Much more empowering and positive word than victim. Please help give power and choice back to survivors.) Keeping God First Opportunities * EFM It is time to sign up. An extension course of the University of the South; covering Old and New Testaments, Church History and Theology. Seminars include discussion of the texts and a structured conversation called Theological Reflection. See the Rector or Jay Candon to see if this is a fit for you. * Bible study between the services at 8:30 in the conference room of the office wing (little room behind the chapel with comfortable chairs). We are studying The Gospel of John, using the Kerygma curriculum. We just started so you haven't missed a thing and we have plenty of books, so jump in and join us. * "New England Bible Study" a biblical foundation offering more info, less sharing for those who want to feel more comfortable in our Tradition without getting a Phd in it. Day and evening seminars interchangeable. Tues morning @ 9:30 and Wed evening@7. Don't worry if you missed the first week, come anyway- there are extra handouts. Read Genesis chs. 3-9 for next week * Monthly Bible study: First seminar This Sunday 24th at 5 in the chapel. (Be reading Genesis, please) Lectionary Notes page under construction. |
From Inside the Collar
"What is it?" Not your children's response to vegetables: "What is that?!", but the Israelites' response to being given bread from heaven. After being rescued, they complained, unceasingly. God gave them bread, quail, water, direction, leadership, Law... God gives, we complain. God gives, we don't recognize the gift.
Tempted to sneer at their foolishness? Slow up there, Tex. I don't know about you, but I do this all the time! It may even be human nature! :( Have you ever decided what you need before praying and then been angry when you didn't get what you asked for? Perhaps completely missing that the Lord did in fact you give you a better gift? Even if your prayer did not seem to be answered (healing for a loved one is top of most of our lists), the Lord has answered your prayer with his presence. God is with you no matter what to provide, love, redeem. His presence makes all the difference. Manna after all is the secretion of an insect on a particular type of bush. It kept them alive and reminded them daily of their need for God, which keeps us alive eternally.
Give thanks daily for all God has done and is doing. It will open your eyes to what he is doing for you Today. The banquet is prepared, don't miss it. Come out of your tunnel vision and see The Light.
Loaves & Fishes RI
Dear Friends,
How can it be Labor Day when Memorial Day and the Fourth seem like just a
few weeks ago? Our friends at the Emmanuel House shelter may well be hoping for some cool weather, and we look forward to taking our food truck to servethem on Tuesday, Sept. 12. We have an almost weather-proof truckful, withall the favorite items (fruit, eggs, cheese, chips, juice, PBJs and sweets)
along with the hot meatball sandwiches, and finally lemonade/iced tea for
one more month, before we switch to hot chocolate and coffee. They welcome
our truck, greeting us in front of the shelter as we pull up. Thank you for
all the donations that fill their bags, providing not only supper but food
for the following day, as well. Do join us sometime to see how much these
gifts of food and caring mean to those we serve.
AND PLEASE SAVE THE DATE! Friday, Sept. 29th is going to be fun! It's a
get-together for all our Loaves & Fishes volunteers from the 12 serving
churches, called Feeding the People Who Feed the People! A casual and
heart-warming gathering to share food and fellowship with our friends from
other churches who join us in this ministry to the homeless and hungry.
Watch for particulars!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/904084cafaf2bab9-loaves9
