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This Week
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GREAT WEDNESDAYS BEGINS TODAY
Join us on today for an intimate worship service, a delicious meal and the opportunity to learn something new.
- Dinner 5:30 to 7 PM in Parish Hall. $7 for adults, $3 for children. We now accept credit cards!
- Healing Eucharist, 6 to 6:30 PM in St. Bede's Chapel
- "Having Faith in Houston: World Religions in the Bayou City," 7 to 8 PM in St. Bede's Chapel, a six-week class offering by the Rev. Gregory Han.
FRIDAY DINNER AND DISCUSSION THIS WEEK
 We will meet this Friday from 7 to 9:30 PM at the home of Nancy & David Webb (3707 Darcus St., Houston TX 77005). Our program will feature The Rev. David Wantland. Everyone is welcome! Please bring a salad, main dish, or dessert to serve six and $2.50 for beverages. There is no need to RSVP, but if you'd like more information, call Mary Tobin at 713-668-8308.
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Upcoming Palmer Events
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BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS OCTOBER 6
 Bring your pets to Palmer on Saturday, October 6 at 10 AM for a special blessing from our clergy. We will also be collecting 3lb bags of dry dog or cat food or a cash donation to donate to a Houston area animal shelter. Youth will be collecting donations before and after the services and will then deliver the donations on behalf of the Palmer community.
PALMER ARCHITECTURE TOUR OCTOBER 7
 Please join architectural historian and Palmer parishioner Stephen Fox for a brief walking tour focusing on the history and design of Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church and its companion, Autry House. There will be two tours, one following the 9 AM and another following the 11 am service. Participants should meet at the front door of the church on Main Street.
12 STEP "AL-ANON" MEETINGS AT PALMER
 We are excited to announce that we have two new 12 Step "Al-Anon" meetings at Palmer. We have a 12 noon (Brown Bag) meeting on Mondays in Room A102 and a 6 PM (Sunday Seekers) meeting on Sunday night, also in Room A102. All meetings are open so if you have an interest in what 12 step recovery looks like, come on bye. If you have any questions contact Burdette Keeland at bwkeeland@gmail.com.
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JOIN CHOIR FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH
 Palmer offers three continuous choirs and one occasional choir for children and youth. Choir teaches collaboration and service, and builds musical skills and focus. Weekly rehearsals take place on Wednesdays in the adult choir room. To join, email Courtney Daniell-Knapp at acourtneydaniell@gmail.com.
Cherub Choir (Pre-K 4's & 5's and Kindergarten), 5 - 5:30 PM; St. Nicholas Choir (grades 1 and 2), 5:30 - 6 PM St. Gregory Choir (grades 3 - 8), 6 - 6:45 PM; St. Cecilia Choir (girls grades 9-12) 7 - 8:15 PM.
Thank you to all who stepped up this fall to cook for our Rice Students! We have enough cooks for our fall semester, thanks be to God! If you missed out on this semester, be on the lookout for the Spring semester call for chefs! We will need you starting in January! -
Carole Mather and Fr. Patrick Hall
 A new art exhibit "My Soul's in Your Hands" is planned for October 7 - January 13 - All 2D media welcome. Please contact Sherry Byrd at
Sherry@sherrybyrd.com or Jackie Campbell at
JCampbell8404@sbcglobal.net for information on how to submit your entries. Deadline
for submissions is October 1.
GERMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF HOUSTON
 GISH, the German International School of Houston located on the Palmer campus, offers a German-English Dual Language Immersion Preschool Program for children 2 to 5 years of age. Our small program provides time for individual attention, and creates an environment in which relationships can grow and every child feels welcome.
Openings are available for the 2018-2019 school year!! Offering 2-day, 3-day and 5-day program options from 7:30 AM - 2:30 PM with Extended Day until 5:30 PM.
PLEASE SEND US YOUR NEWS FOR PALMER PUBLICATIONS
The deadline for all submissions to The Palmer Email Newsletter, Sunday Announcements, and website is every Friday at 5 PM. Publication requests will appear the following week.
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 OUR STORIES BLOG & PODCAST
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 "Our Stories" is the Palmer blog and the name of our new podcast where we will periodically share stories from our Parish.
Check out our new blogs recently posted:
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EVANGELISM CHALLENGE
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WEDNESDAYS
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HEALING EUCHARIST
w/ UNCTION
6 PM in St. Bede's Chapel
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FORMATION
OFFERINGS
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- Bible Study - Allen Sparkman, 11:15 AM, A102
WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY
- (Resumes Sept. 5) Wednesday Parish Bible Study - The Rev'd David Wantland, Noon, A102.
- Men's Bible Study - The Rev'd Neil Alan Willard, Tuesdays, 7 - 8 AM, A102 (Chancery).
- Women's Bible Study: Revelation - Tuesdays, 7 - 8 AM, A101 (Palmer Library).
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PALMER YOUTH
MINISTRIES (PYM)
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Oct 12-13:
Youth Lock-In
Nov 9-11:
All Parish Retreat
Dec 16: EYC Christmas Party
Feb 22-24: Winter Youth Retreat (grades 8th-12th)
March 5: EYC Shrove Tuesday Party
May 26: End of Year EYC Bash
Email Youth Coordinator Davis Mathis for more information on these upcoming events at dmathis@palmerchurch.org
or
The Rev'd David Wantland at dwantland@palmerchurch.org
www.palmerchurch.org/youth
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OLDER ADULTS
MINISTRY (OAM)
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2018 LUNCH & LEARN SERIES - Noon - 1 PM
Oct. 4: "
Here I Am, Walking With You Into Death and Dying
" with
Sue Hamblen
- Location A202
Nov. 1: "
Better Now Than Later - How Planning can Save
You Money and Angst
" with
Associate Judge Clarinda Comstock - Location A202
Dec. 6: "
Holiday Celebration Social for Older Adults"
RSVP required
- Location St. Bede's Chapel
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Stay Tuned for More Upcoming Young Adult Events!
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Contact Us
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Palmer Memorial
Episcopal Church
6221 Main Street
Houston, TX 77030-1572
713-529-6196
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