Weekly Happenings: October 5, 2017
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Why

I woke up this morning to the news of mass shootings in Las Vegas, Nevada. My first question was why do we allow assault weapons which are military equipment to be in the hands of the general public? 

My second question, with the world in such disarray, is why do people choose not to go to church, or temple, or mosque? I suppose we all have to worship something. 

Welcome The Rev. Joseph Wolyniak 



The Rev. Joseph Wolyniak, Chaplain at Princeton University will join the Staff at Saint Paul's to assist the Rector on Sundays. He will be working quarter-time.


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Stewardship


October 8 -  Sukkot/Stewardship Service:  Get your pledge cards!

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Thank You, Stewards!
The first principle of Christian stewardship plainly concedes that everything is God's. All that believers possess is simply God-given.  What we have is not our own but is God's loan to us. We employ our borrowed gifts until God recalls them at death. Because God owns all, we are merely stewards of God's possessions.  (meditations by David Mosser)
Worship

October 8 @ 1 p.m. - Blessing of the Animals: Each year on St. Francis Day, Saint Paul's gather creatures together for a blessing. St. Francis wrote in our hymnal

 "Let creatures all give thanks to thee, 
and serve in great humility."They can be dogs or cats, birds or a bowl of fish. 

The blessing will take place on the Great Lawn. 

 

October 11 @ 12 p.m. - Wednesday Eucharist's with prayers for healing in the chapel.
Teaching

October 7 @ 10 a.m. - Church School Teachers meeting in the Swift Bird Room. 
 
October 8 @ 9:15 a.m. - Adult Faith Forum: Summer's Canterbury Pilgrimage 
 
October 10 @ 7 p.m. -Trending on Tuesdays  in the Dixon House. Maria Johnson will present her travel to Ghana where she volunteered in a library and school.
 
October 11 @ 10:30 a.m. - Wednesday Bible Study - The Book of Revelation

Bowl Making
Outreach

October 15 @ 10:30 a.m. -  Bowl Making for PHIN Annual Empty Bowl Dinner: The Outreach Committee will be hosting bowl making in the Parish Hall. We will have an instructor from the Mud Shack in North Wales on hand to help children and youth decorate premade bowls, as well as make their own bowls from balls of clay.  Please join us!


The Spaghetti Dinner Was a HUGE Success! 

Check out this video on our Facebook page by Jordan Fafara!  (click here)
Harry Potter Festival
Canon Peterson
Jerusalem News

October 6 @ 6 p.m. -  The American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem are hosting a benefit in support of Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza at the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, 23 South 38th Street, Philadelphia. Our Bishop Daniel Gutiérrez and Cathedral Dean Judy Sullivan will preside over the gathering. There will be refreshments, supper, music, and opportunities to give. The hospital was damaged but not destroyed by Israel's Operation Protective Edge during the summer of 2014 in which The UN says at least 2,104 Palestinian died, including 1,462 civilians, of whom 495 were children and 253 women.
Friday, October 6
6 p.m. - R eyes & Rodriquez Wedding

Saturday, October 7
9:30 a.m. - Saint Paul's 101
10 a.m. - Church School Teachers Meeting

Sunday, October 8
8 a.m. - Rite II Holy Eucharist Worship Service
8:45 a.m. - Property Committee Meeting
9 a.m. - Abbreviated Rite II Holy Eucharist Worship Service
9:15 a.m. - Faith Forum
9:40 a.m. - Church School
10:30 a.m. - Traditional Rite II Holy Eucharist Worship Service with Choir
12 p.m. - Coordinating Meeting
1 p.m. - Center for Contemporary Mysticism
1 p.m. - Blessing of the Animals
5 p.m. - Mindful Worship

Monday, October 9
7 p.m. - Room at the Inn Team Meeting

Tuesday, October 10
7 p.m. - Christian Formation
7:15 p.m. - Worship Committee Meeting

Wednesday, October 11
7 a.m. - Centering Prayer
9 a.m. - Meditation
10:30  a.m. - Bible Study
12 p.m. - Healing & Holy Eucharist
7 p.m. -  Capital Campaign Committee Meeting
7 p.m. - Education for Ministry

Thursday, October 12
7 a.m. - Gathering of Men
10 a.m. - Children's Music Class
6 p.m. Chorister Rehearsal
7:30 p.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal

Join us for Sunday Worship
  • 8 a.m. - Rite II Holy Eucharist Worship Service
  • 9 a.m. - Abbreviated Rite II Holy Eucharist Worship Service
  • 10:30 a.m. - Traditional Rite II Holy Eucharist Worship Service with Choir
  • 5 p.m. - Mindful Worship Service
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