E-Blast for May 24, 2019

The Church office & Social Services will be closed on Monday, May 27th in observance of Memorial Day.

We will reopen Tuesday morning at 9 a.m.

Joseph's Pantry will be open on Memorial Day.

Creation Care Pledge Workshop

Grace St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Sunday, May 26 at 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. in the Bloom Room

All are welcome! A light lunch will be served.

Click here for more information.

Please click here for the 19 climate-related resolutions passed by the 2018 General Convention of The Episcopal Church, collated from the Episcopal Climate News Weekly Newsletter website. - Angel Wang, GSP Green Church Committee

Joseph's Pantry needs your help!

We won't be able to go to the Food Bank until next Wednesday. That means the Pantry will need some morning snacks to provide to our guests. Could you please bring in some of the following items on Sunday morning or Monday morning?

English Muffins
Fruit
Pastries
Individual size flavored Yogurt

Thank you very much!

NO PHOTO SESSIONS

SUNDAY, MAY 26

There will be no photo sessions for the new directory on Sunday, May 26. But sessions will resume Sunday, June 2, and continue through Sunday, June 30. Be sure to plan your haircuts and bring your brushes and lipstick in order to take advantage of these final opportunities to have your pictures in the new directory. It's quick, it's painless, and it's free. Plus you'll be able to have a copy of the digital file to send to all your friends and family.

June 1 ^st – De-Escalation Training

Do you encounter people with challenging behaviors? Would you like to increase your skills in supportive listening, setting limits, and de-escalating someone who is angry or overwhelmed? If so, this interactive workshop is for you. De-Escalating People with Challenging Behaviors will be offered on Saturday, June 1 ^st , from 1-3 p.m. in Grace St. Paul’s McBride Hall. Gain knowledge through role-playing and discussion, and learn how (and when) to call for outside help. This free workshop is presented by Mara Levin, MSW, Health Advocacy Coordinator at Interfaith Community Services. Please call the church office to sign-up. Questions? Contact Pastor Kimberlee.

Centering Prayer Time Change!

We are moving the time from noon to 12:30 p.m. as it seems to better accommodate people’s schedules. Centering Prayer is a Christian form of meditation. We sit for twenty minutes of silent prayer meditation followed by a reading from Open Mind, Open Heart by Thomas Keating. If you’d like to try out this method of prayer, please join us some Thursday and come a little early for a brief instruction. Contact Pastor Kimberlee with any questions.

Preparing for the End of Life

We live in a culture that doesn’t like to think about death or grieving, and that’s understandable. But it’s important to be prepared.

These classes will help us to better prepared spiritually and also make practical plans.

Adults of all ages are welcome to attend this free course . Join us on four Saturday mornings (10:30 am-12:00 pm) in May

and June 2019.

Click here for more information.

Carol Forshey's housekeeper's family is in need of financial help. Her brother's house burned down to the ground. His name is Patricio Molina; he lives in Nacozari, Sonora. they had no insurance. We are asking for financial donations to help the family get back up on their feet. Please write in the memo line, "Help Family". Any and all donations will be greatly appreciated.

Do you have questions about your faith? Most people do, and most find it challenging to get answers. Education for Ministry (EfM) was developed by the School of Theology in Sewanee, Tennessee, to provide a mechanism for people to work through those questions. This four-year course of study is led by mentors who provide the framework for the group to connect faith to their daily lives through reading and discussion.

For more information and who to contact, please click here .

GSP Summer Camp is June 17-21,

the 3 ^rd week of June !

From 9am – noon, for children

ages 4-14.

Theme: Love First!

The camp is free and includes lunch. Registration forms are available online, in the church office and in the narthex. Volunteers needed! Please contact Pastor Kimberlee if you can help.

NEW FIRST AID KITS

We want to make everyone aware of the location of new first aid kits across the GSP campus. Each is prominently marked. Please be aware of each so that we can quickly respond to any emergency:

• Back of the church (Narthex) - In the indented area used by ushers on the east side of the church, there are three kits. Hanging on the east wall is a regular first aid kit and a trauma kit. On the west wall in the same indented area is a heat stress kit.

• Front of the church (Chancel) - In the front corner of the church, next to the door to the sanctuary and to the left of the Bishop’s chair, two kits are on the wall, a trauma kit and a regular first aid kit.

• Kitchen - On the west wall of the kitchen, next to the outside door and above the fire extinguisher is a regular first aid kit.

• Office - In the main office area, on the wall next to the entrance to Social Services, is a heat stress kit.

Specific staff members and volunteers will be offered first aid training and information on how to use these kits. But we will also soon be offering first aid training for the entire congregation. More information on that will be forthcoming.

As your Junior Warden, I will always keep in mind safety and proactive measures we can do to care for one another.

Thank you all for your support,

Kevan Perry, OJN

Junior Warden

Youth Group Events

March - June 2019

Please click here

for more information.

All children are invited to camp regardless of ability to pay. Scholarships are available! Talk to Pastor Kimberlee for more information or go directly to chapelrock.net to register!

Here are important dates for your calendars:

June 2-8 – Chapel Rock Youth Camp for

grades 6-12

June 23 – 29 Chapel Rock Children’s Camp

for grades 2-6

Spirit Now:

A Contemporary Eucharist

Thursday, May 30 at 6:00 pm

in McBride Hall

Chants, contemporary prayers and readings, small group discussion and silence...

Adult Spiritual Formation

Ascension: Is It Important?

(Part 2)

Sunday, May 26 at 9:00 am

in the Bloom Room

Presented by Chuck Dickson .