GENERAL CONVENTION EUCHARISTIC WEBCAST

Wednesday, July 1st at 9:30 am at St. Paul's. This daily Eucharist at the General Convention will be honoring Father Hiram Hisanori Kano. Fr. Kano is being approved as a provisional saint at this convention and will be officially recognized as a saint in the Episcopal Church in 2018.

PROPERTY OFFERS FOR ST. PAUL'S
In 2013-2014 we conducted an extensive Vision And Steering Team (VAST) study to determine our mission and how to best sustain it.  Part of that study examined significant parking and space limiting issues.  The consensus at that time was to remain at this location.
On June 20th we received a report from the Episcopal Church Foundation on the results of member interviews and meetings with recommendations for parish action on step two of a possible capital campaign.  We will be sharing it with everyone as soon as the Vestry has reviewed the report.

On June 9, 2015 we received a detailed written offer to purchase our property for $2.3 million to build student housing for CSU.  They hope to have a 4-5 story building constructed and ready for student occupancy by August 2017.  This might require St. Paul's to vacate our property as early as summer 2016. A second developer is interested in our property and met with Vestry representatives last Wednesday, but did not make a specific offer.

The current commercial real estate market is very active in Fort Collins.  As part of our fact finding efforts some Vestry members toured a potential property on Monday just to see what alternatives might be available to us.
We have discussed this with Diocesan officials, who will provide guidance and legal advice to St. Paul's.  No decisions have been made and will not be made without input from the congregation.  The Vestry will meet on July 13 to discuss these offers further and discern how we should respond to these opportunities.

Becky Sheller, our Senior Warden and I invite every member of the parish to pray about this and talk with any vestry member about your questions and concerns.  We will involve everyone in determining what God is calling St. Paul's to be and how we should respond.

Mike Werner, Junior Warden

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL! 

BRING YOUR FRIENDS! 

Vacation Bible School begins on Monday, June 29th and will run for four days ending on Thursday, July 2nd. The hours are 9:00 am to Noon! We will have art, music, Godly Play sessions, snacks, and lots of fun! Perhaps your child would like to bring a friend with them! To register, please contact Jacki Petrino at jlpetrino@aol.com or at 970-213-7744. Cost is $10 per child or $25 per family, if you are able to pay.

No one will be turned away.

 
YOUTH MISSION TRIP 

July 12 to July 16th 2015 - This year we will work in and around Ft. Collins at the local food bank, Elderhaus, and with Homeless Gear. On Wednesday we will go to Estes Park to work at MacGregor Ranch. We will spend the night in Estes on Thursday, go rafting on Poudre with White Mountain Descents and return in the late afternoon on Thursday, July 16th. Please e-mail jlpetrino@gmail.com for more details.   Adult volunteers for day mission work would be appreciated! 

 

 

COLORADO HAITI PROJECT

We are now officially beginning our campaign which will run through August. To date we have 7 full tuitions for a total of $2,450. We are hoping to fund an entire class which is 20 full tuitions. A full tuition is $350 and this includes lunch. A tuition only is $300. No amount is too small! Thank you people of St. Paul's for your generosity and commitment of support to our school in Haiti.

UPCOMING ADULT EDUCATION 

    

On Sunday mornings July 12-August 9 from 9:15-10:15am, Rev. Bonnie will be leading a video and discussion series called: Embracing an Alternative Orthodoxy - Richard Rohr on the Legacy of St. Francis. We will explore five topics central to the teaching and practice of St. Francis.  These will serve as a starting point for our conversations and have much to say to the church today.  They are: Atonement Theory, Eco-Spirituality, The Christ who Existed before Christianity, Orthopraxy vs. Verbal Orthodoxy (Living Like Jesus), and Mysticism over Moralism. Look for a sign-up sheet in Bacon Hall.  A Workbook is available for $10, if you are able to pay.  Please sign-up for that as well if you want to have one for the series.   

 

 

GROUP WORKDAY AT THE FOOD BANK OF LARIMER COUNTY 

St. Paul's Group Work Day will be on Friday, July 17th from 1:00-3:00 pm at the food bank located at 1301 Blue Spruce Dr. A volunteer sign-up sheet is posted in Bacon Hall. Contact Rodger Myers at 970-266-0833 for more information.

FEEDBACK SOUGHT ON POTENTIAL CODE CHANGES FOR SEASONAL OVERFLOW SHELTERS
During the winter months in Fort Collins, the community's two permanent year-round homeless shelters frequently run out of beds and must turn people away. In recent years, City Council has approved ordinances to allow temporary zoning exemptions for overnight winter overflow shelters operated in existing buildings.  To reduce the need for special City Council action, Land Use Code changes that would allow seasonal overflow shelters in specified zone districts are being proposed.  Two public meetings are scheduled for public information and feedback regarding the proposed changes.  These meetings will be held:
Thursday, June 25, 7-9 p.m., 215 N. Mason St., Community Room
Wednesday, July 1, 6-8 p.m., Summitview Church, 1601 W. Drake Rd. 

VESTRY  Minutes from the monthly Vestry meeting are available HERE. or, the minutes are easily found on the website menu bar on the left side of the page under Wardens and Vestry.