Next Week's Calendar
Sunday, May 27
8:30am: Holy Eucharist in Chapel
9:45am: Choir Practice
10:15am: Nursery Opens
10:30am: Holy Eucharist in Sanctuary
Celebration of Graduates
Monday, May 28:
OFFICE CLOSED
for Memorial Day
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Tuesday, May 29:
7:00pm: Al-Anon in library
Wednesday, May 30:
5:30pm: Holy Eucharist in Chapel
6:45pm: Choir Practice
7:00pm: Dick Underwood Book Club
Thursday, May 31:
9:30am: Garden Club
11:30am: Crisis Assistance in Parish House
12:00noon: Al-Anon in library
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Vacation Bible School Meeting
There will be a VBS Meeting for adult and youth volunteers on
Monday, June 11th from 5:00-7:00pm in the Parish House. We will review the curriculum and safe church standards, please plan to attend.
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Office Volunteers Needed
Our Administrative Assistant, Lynne Sturdivant, will be going part-time beginning in June. Her hours will be Tuesday through Thursday, 9am–5pm. We are looking for volunteers to come on Mondays to answer phones, greet people, and do other light office work. The shifts will be: from 9am–12noon and then in the afternoon fro1pm–4pm. Ideally we would have one person working each shift on any single Monday, but several people could team up to complete a single shift. Please email Ann or Lynne if you would like to volunteer.
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The Office Staff Needs Your Help!
The air conditioner in the church office is no longer working. If you have a window mounted A/C unit that you would be willing to lend to the office until the big unit is fixed, please let us know.
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To the folks at St. Paul’s:
Dear Friends,
The celebration of my 50th ordination anniversary was a wonderful occasion thanks especially to Ann Dieterle. It was a joy to celebrate the 10:30 Eucharist with she and Susan by my side. At the last moment our daughter Elisabeth and grand-daughter Caroline joined Kay in the congregation during a brief weekend with us. I received various wishes from folks in my previous parishes recalling my ministry in Miami. However, the incredible outpouring of cards and wishes from my fellow parishioners at St. Paul’s was the most moving and affirming of all that I received.
Three years ago July I was given my prognosis of 6 months to live. I am convinced that the prayers and support of you all has been a most important factor in my continued journey. Now Kay and I look forward to our 11th transatlantic crossing on the Queen Mary 2, during which we will celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary and Kay’s 7* birthday. We look forward especially to spending time in the Cotswold region of England where we had a home for 20 years and to a week in Iceland, our new favorite land.
My love and best wishes to you all,
Fr. Bob +
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Birthdays:
May 27-Ruth Gray
May 28-Jane Will
May 28-Denise Sturdivant
May 29-Ridge Barton
May 30-Justin Norman
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May 30-Cooper Love
June 2-Pat Bumgarner
Anniversaries:
May 28-Stephen & Jennifer Nardini
June 1-Claude & Kim Faw
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Prayer List
Please remember in your prayers:
All those who are ill or unemployed. All those who are on our prayer list.
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Illness
Rik Absher, Carol Ambrose, Jim Andrews, Bob Arthur, Joe Barber, Dub Canter, Ken Canter, Gary Coffey, Rancene Cook, LaMar Creasman, Ann Davis, Ernestine Freas, Gail Gattis, Mike Graf, Edward C. Griffith III, Janet Hartzog, Gerald Hendley, Larry Hendley, John Jacobson, Pat Jones, Joan Knox, Joe Manolovich, Maggie McCann, Susan McManus, Ann McNeill, Donna Moore, Bertie Pardue, Jeffrey Parisi, Curtis Parker, Kathy Sapt, Bob Skees, Ester Small, Duane Smith, Marie Waddell, Jerry Waddell, Dick Whittington, and Cole Younger.
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Armed Forces
Let us pray for
the safety of
all our troops
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especially Rob Beauchaine, Alex Cline, Philip Cooney, Karl Duerk, Mike Earley, William Grant, Edward C. Griffith IV, Jacob B. Hall, Jonathan Johnson, Brandon Moore, Russ Necessary, Charlie & Lauren Pendry, Adam Pinkerton, Philip Southwell, Mark Stone, Jackson Triplett, Nathan Wyatt, and all others who serve in Iraq, Afghanistan and throughout
the world.
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Readings:
The Liturgy of the Word for May 27, 2018
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Isaiah 6:1-8
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n the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. And one called to another and said:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
the whole earth is full of his glory.”
The pivots on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who called, and the house filled with smoke. And I said: “Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!”
Then one of the seraphs flew to me, holding a live coal that had been taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. The seraph touched my mouth with it and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out.” Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I; send me!”
Psalm 29
Ascribe to the Lord, you gods, *
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his Name; *
worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
The voice of the Lord is upon the waters;
the God of glory thunders; *
the Lord is upon the mighty waters.
The voice of the Lord is a powerful voice; *
the voice of the Lord is a voice of splendor.
The voice of the Lord breaks the cedar trees; *
the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon;
He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, *
and Mount Hermon like a young wild ox.
The voice of the Lord splits the flames of fire;
the voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; *
the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
The voice of the Lord makes the oak trees writhe *
and strips the forests bare.
And in the temple of the Lord *
all are crying, "Glory!"
The Lord sits enthroned above the flood; *
the Lord sits enthroned as King for evermore.
The Lord shall give strength to his people; *
the Lord shall give his people the blessing of peace.
Romans 8:12-17
So then, brothers and sisters, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh-- for if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, "Abba! Father!" it is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ-- if, in fact, we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.
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John 3:1-17
There was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.” Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be astonished that I said to you, ‘You must be born from above.’ The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?” Jesus answered him, “Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?
“Very truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen; yet you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
“Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
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