St Paul's Church
Twenty-second Sunday
after
Pentecost
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Today at St. Paul’s
Sun., October 21st
8:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite I
10:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite II
10:00 am Church School/Nursery Care during service
12:30 pm NLM Services in Church
7:00 pm NIANA Meeting in Parish House
This Week at St. Paul’s
Daily
8:00 am-7:00 pm The Church is open for prayer
Mon.-Fri.
8:30 am-12:30 pm Parish Office is open
Mon., October 22nd
7:00 pm NIANA Meeting in Parish House
Tues., October 23rd
10:00 am Sherburne Commons Worship
6:30 pm Handbell Practice
7:00 pm NLM in Church
Wed., October 24th
8:30 am Holy Eucharist
9:30 am Staff Meeting
7:00 pm NLM Bible Study
7:00 pm NIANA Meeting in Parish House
Thurs., October 25th
11:30 am Bible Study Group in Parish House
Fri., October 26th
4:00 pm Somewhat Spooky Halloween
7:00 pm NIANA Meeting in Parish House
8:00 pm Experimental Halloween Event
Sat., October 27th
9:00 am Centering Prayer Group
10:00 am Youth Choristers Rehearsal
3:00 pm Somewhat Spooky Halloween
4:00 pm Choir Rehearsal in Parish House
7:00 pm NLM in Church and Gardner Hall
Sun., October 28th
8:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite I
10:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite II
10:00 am Church School/Nursery Care during service
12:30 pm NLM Services in Church
7:00 pm NIANA Meeting in Parish House
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Hospital Visit
If you or a loved one are in the hospital or home bound, please let us know if you would like a visit. Please notify Father Max at 508-228-0916 ext. 11 or 302-542-5587.
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One-Sunday Service Returns on November 4th
On November 4th, we will begin worshipping together in one Sunday service at 9:30am. Followed by a breakfast cooked by men of our Parish.
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Facebook
Like us on Face book and help us spread the Good News!
St Paul’s Church in Nantucket -Episcopal
https://www.facebook.com/stpaulsnantucket/
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St. Paul's Somewhat-Spooky Halloween
October 26, 4 -7 pm/October 27, 3-6 pm
How you can help:
Volunteer:
help with crafts, games, or Halloween science lab
be a "cast member" for the
Fright Room
Lend:
indoor/outdoor decorations, friendly or spooky
white or orange light strands
Donate:
clean 2 liter or 1 liter bottles
with lids
clean gallon milk or water jugs
with lids
black sheets/cloth
supplies for Halloween Science Lab
cotton balls
baster
water bottle with caps
double-sided tape
3- liquid dish soap
4- pancake syrup
4- rubbing alcohol
2- shower curtain rods
assorted food coloring
large bags of Skittles, M&Ms, and Candy Corn
Empty tissue boxes
All donations may be delivered to the office.
Thank you!!
Contact Pam Goddard
pjgoddard13@gmail.com/508-228-6184
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Fall Work Weekend - Saturday, November 3rd
9am-noon and noon-3pm
Volunteers are needed for Parish House window washing, Fall yardwork, painting and straightening of fences. Paint and sand paper will be provided.
We will have window washing equipment ready for all. All window washing will be what can be accomplished from inside, with no ladders to the exterior.
General cleaning supplies will be available as needed.
Please advise Christine in the church office -
office@stpaulschurchnantucket.org or 508-228-0916 - if you can help and specify whether you will come in the morning or afternoon. We'll meet in the parking lot.
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Christmas
Market
Donations
We need your help stocking our annual
Christmas Market.
So we’re “making a list and checking it twice” to make it easy for you to know what we CAN (nice) take and sell and what we CAN’T (naughty).
NICE NAUGHTY
Silver ANYTHING WITH A PLUG
Tabletop items Pots and Pans
Gently used Christmas décor Furniture
Christmas ornaments Tools
Creches and Advent Calendars Books
Art Stuffed Animals
Antiques (without content tags)
New wrapping paper Rugs
Gift Tags Pillows
Handcrafted items Bedding
Nantucket memorabilia Dish drying racks
Santas, Angels, Reindeer Used clothing
Anything you’d LOVE Anything you would NOT
to give or get for want to unwrap on
Christmas Christmas morning
REMEMBER - most of the Christmas Market customers come over on the boat and want smaller, portable items they can easily take home with them.
We are not collecting items for the Fair or Hodge Podge at this time.
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Nantucket’s Freemasons Open House & Food Drive
The Brothers of Union Lodge join with the Nantucket Interfaith Council in extending an invitation to attend an Open House and Food Drive on
Saturday, October 20 from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm.
Please bring nonperishable food items to the Union Lodge Foyer, located on the second floor of Freemasons Hall, 30 Main St.
Representatives from the Nantucket Interfaith Council will be available to answer questions about their programs and initiatives. Members of Union Lodge will also be
on-hand to answer questions about Freemasonry and show you around the Lodge room.
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Buildings and Grounds committee
We kindly ask if you see some aspect of the campus in disrepair or in need of attention please report via email to “St. Paul’s Office Manager”
office@stpaulschurchnantucket.org.We will attend to it as soon as we can. Thank you!
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Christian Education Opportunities
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Wednesday Eucharist
Holy Eucharist at 8:30 am in the Chapel.
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Thursday Bible Study
Based on or lectionary
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readings from Scripture appointed to be read the following Sunday.
St. Paul’s Bible Study Group meets on Thursdays, 11:30-12:30 in the Parish House. For more information, contact Father Max, or Lucy Bixby, bixbyphoto@gmail.com
ALL are welcome!
Centering Prayer Group
Saturdays, 9:00 am -10:00 am
St. Paul’s Parish House
Led by Sister Susanna Margaret
This weekly group includes an opening prayer or meditation, a 20-minute practice of Centering Prayer (silent sitting), a scripture reading, and a time for discussion.
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National Alliance on Mental Illness
For support, education, and advocacy for mental illness please contact Nantucket’s Program Coordinator Suzanne Fronzuto at
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Sharon Robinson
will arrange and deliver today’s altar flowers to those who are ill, recovering from surgery, needing cheer and/or celebrating a special event or achievement. Thank you for helping.
Yvette St. Jean, Libby Tracey and Penny Macintyre
will provide the refreshments for Coffee Hour. Thank you for your help.
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We pray for:
Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury; Michael our Presiding Bishop; Alan, our Bishop; Gayle, our Suffragan Bishop; Max our Priest and Susan, our Deacon.
We pray for:
Howard, Gil, Blair, Molly, Hilary, Jeff, Judy, Victoria, Pamela, Ray, Priscilla, Philip, Libby, Betsy, Beverly, Sandra, Christian, Bill, Jenn, Debbe, Olivia, Marianne, Felix, Joan, June.
The Anglican Cycle of Prayer:
The Most Rev. Dr. Daniel Sarfo, Primate and Metropolitan, CPWA; Archbishop of the Internal province of Ghana and Bishop of Kumasi.
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The Diocesan Cycle of Prayer:
Parish of St. John the Evangelist,
Hingham; St. John’s Church, Holbrook; Trinity Church, Marshfield; Church of Our Saviour, Milton; Order of St. Luke.
We pray for:
The men and women serving in our Armed Forces; easing of racial tensions in our country; those with mental illness and their families; healing and peace among peoples and nations throughout the world; the President of the United States, the United States Congress, the Supreme Court and all in authority; our brothers and sisters from other faiths;
our Companion Church: San Juan Evangelista, in Vertientes, Cuba;
our local Food Pantry, the Rental Assistance Program
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St. Paul's By-Laws
The Constitution and By-Laws that govern our church are posted on the St. Paul’s website in the About Us section. In addition, hard copies of it are available in the sanctuary
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