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Calendar & Upcoming Events
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This Week
at a Glance
(For more upcoming events, please check out the St. Paul's calendar here)
Sunday, 5/19: Senior + Acolyte Recognition Sunday
- 9:00 a.m. Faith Formation: Moving Forward: What does this mean for St. Paul's? (Sarah, Lynn, and Keli)
- 9:00 a.m. Nursery opens
- 9:00 a.m. Family Group
- 9:00 a.m. Learning About Eucharist/End-of-Year Celebration with the Rev. Molly Bosscher (Children's Center -- final Sunday School for the program year!)
- 10:00 a.m. Worship Service with Eucharist (Sanctuary)
- 11:15 a.m. (after worship) Fellowship (Gathering Space)
- 12:00 p.m. Vestry Meeting (Palmore Room)
- 5:00 p.m. Choral Evensong (Atrium/Sanctuary)
- 6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Organ Recital (Sanctuary)
- 6:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Sanctuary Tour (Sanctuary)
- 7:00 p.m. Foyer Dinner (Scott Hall)
Monday, 5/20
- 12:05 p.m. Daily Communion (Norwood Room)
- 4:45 p.m. Global Missions Committee Meeting (Library)
Tuesday, 5/21
- 8:00 a.m. Reflections and Prayers (Library)
- 10:00 a.m. Staff Meeting (Room 207)
- 12:05 p.m. Daily Communion (Norwood Room)
- 12:30 p.m. Al-Anon (Youth Room)
Wednesday, 5/22
- 12:05 p.m. Daily Communion (Norwood Room)
Thursday, 5/23
- 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Emmaus Lunch Program (Scott Hall)
- 10:30 a.m. Clericus Group (Norwood Room)
- 12:00 p.m. AA (Youth Room)
- 12:05 p.m. Daily Communion (Norwood Room)
- 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room)
Friday, 5/24
- 12:05 p.m. Daily Communion (Norwood Room)
Saturday, 5/25: Church Closed
Sunday, 5/26: Molly's Last Sunday
- 9:45 a.m. Nursery, Children's Center available
- 10:00 a.m. Worship Service with Eucharist (Sanctuary)
- 11:15 a.m. (after worship) Molly's Going-Away Celebration (Scott Hall, Atrium)
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Worship & General Announcements
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Weekly Encouragement Post:
The "Unbroken Continuum" of Human Worship
If you haven't checked out this week's "Weekly Encouragement" post yet,
here is the link to do so!
"[H]umans have not just been worshiping casually. We have been worshiping in ways that required great efforts of organizing people, expending resources, and developing technologies to do things like moving massive stones over long distances and building giant pyramids... We have been worshiping in ways that have worked changes upon civilization, even if we cannot know exactly how our world has been changed in the process."
Want to receive these posts directly? Let our Communications Director, Sarah, know at sfoote@stpaulsrva.org.
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Senior Recognition Sunday
Please join us in celebrating the graduating high school seniors
this Sunday, May 19th during our worship service.
Our seniors are:
Lydia Galvin, Will Hutchins, Charlie Pilc, and
William Spencer.
Congratulations and wishing you the best of luck on your
post-grad journeys & adventures!
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Acolyte Recognition
This Sunday, we would also like to recognize and thank all of our acolytes: the 10 young men and women of St. Paul's who assist the clergy each Sunday at the 10:00 am service and other special occasions.
They are: Sarah Brugh, Lucy Coogan, Ella Etters, Peter Huff, Phoebe Huff, Thomas Hutchins, Will Hutchins, Alijah Jackson, Libby Mullins, and Ryon Sinclair.
They all have stepped up to the plate and done a yeoman's job serving the church this past year and the clergy, mentors and I want to publicly thank them for their service to God and St. Paul's Church.
We especially want to recognize and thank our graduating senior acolyte, Will Hutchins, who once was the student, and then became the teacher. God's speed and good luck in school and future endeavors. We will miss you.
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Did You Know.........
........ That St. Paul's has a YouTube channel?
? On it, you'll find videos from Choral Evensongs, interviews with clergy, full services, guest preachers' sermons, and even our entire "Bending Toward Truth" forum from last Spring.
Check it out here, and don't forget to "subscribe" for more from St. Paul's!
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Thanking the Rev. Molly Bosscher
Please make sure you make it to St. Paul's on
Sunday, May 26
to celebrate Molly's final service and her time with us, as well as her new calling to St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We will worship together with Molly at 10:00 am, followed by a send-off celebration in Scott Hall.
For those who wish to contribute to a "purse" for Molly, you may do so by sending a check made out to St. Paul's, with
"Molly's Purse"
noted on memo line, or you can do so through the online giving page on our website
here
. Use the drop down box under the
"Select a Fund" box
, then select "Molly's Purse". Or, feel free to call Rich or Aliesha in the office at (804) 643-3589.
Let's send Molly off in style, and take the time to appreciate all she's done for St. Paul's!
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Final Choral Evensong:
Celebrating the Feast of St. Dunstan
Join us for the final Choral Evensong of the season
This Sunday, May 19 at 5 p.m. We will be celebrating the Feast of Saint Dunstan in the Atrium, and the choir will feature music by Leo Sowerby, William Byrd, Philip Radcliffe, and Josef Rheinberger. Our Director of Music, Dr. Christopher Reynolds, will also be performing an organ component to this Evensong -- all are welcome!
For more details, check out our web event
here!
After the Evensong and recital, stick around for a tour of the church AND the
Final Foyer Dinner of the season!
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Creation Care + Environmental Stewardship:
What Does This Mean for St. Paul's Going Forward?
We are wrapping up this Faith Formation series this Sunday, May 19th, but this is only the beginning of the conversation! Please join us at 9:00 a.m. in the Norwood Room this Sunday as we discuss how St. Paul's can remain environmentally aware, engaged and prayerful in our ministries and all facets of life. We have also posted resources from this series-- pdfs, powerpoints, and additional reading-- on our website. You can access those
here.
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St. Paul's to relaunch EfM;
registration begins June 2019
Churchgoers today are invited to interpret the
richness of the church's faith in a complex and confusing world. A theological education supports our faith and also teaches us to express that faith in day-to-day events. Such opportunity opens the door to a world of ministry.
 The
Education for Ministry (EfM) program, administered by The University of the South/Sewanee, provides lay ministers with such an education. St. Paul's will be launching an EfM group to run
mid September 2019 to early June 2020. Sign-ups will begin in June 2019.
EfM is part spiritual practice and part theological study in a
small-group setting that requires
weekly attendance and reading. Participation has the potential to enrich our community at St. Paul's and also expose group members to the worldwide EfM community.
To learn more, check out
www.efm.sewanee.edu or contact Keli Shipley Cooper, Minister for Faith Formation, who will handle registration, at
kshipleycooper@stpaulsrva.org.
Stephanie Shareck Werner, who first joined St. Paul's in 1989 and also worships in Ashland, will serve as mentor for the convening group and can be reached at
stephwerner@hotmail.com or
(804) 986-2953. Stephanie will be available to answer questions on Sunday, June 30.
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Youth, Youngish Adults,
and Children + Family Ministries
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Third Annual Peace Camp This August!
Hosted by St. Paul's Episcopal Church, First Mennonite Church & Lakeside United Methodist Church
August 12 - 16, 2019
Ages 5 - 14, with opportunities to teach and volunteer for service hours!
Linda Willis, Director of Children's and Family Ministries, for more details!
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The Rev. Molly Bosscher
Wrapping up Sunday School This Sunday, May
19
The Rev. Molly will be joining us in the Children's Center this Sunday. It will be o
ur last Sunday School before summertime, and we will have a year-end celebration; please join us!
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URGENT NEED: Travel-Sized Toiletries
for Emmaus Guests!
Our weekly
Emmaus program is still looking for
the following items to hand out to our guests (all travel sizes): Lotion, shampoo, deodorant, razors, hand sanitizer, lip balm, tooth paste, tooth brushes.
We are also looking for some more people to come and interact with our guests. It is
equally important in this ministry to provide true fellowship to our guests, as it is to provide the meal.
(If you're curious as to what this is like, check out the Rev. Bill Queen's recent sermon on our website, "Experiencing Emmaus, Experiencing Jesus.")
If you are interested, please contact Lwilliams@stpaulsrva.org. Thank you for your help!
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It's Time to Do
Laundry Love... and We Really Need Your Help!
Join us this Saturday to help us do our neighbors' laundry so they can direct their income to other necessities.
We are in need of additional assistance this weekend
for Laundry Love. If you are able to be present to hand out quarters, welcome people, and help create community, please contact David Curtis at dcurtis@saintjohnsrichmond.org.
Details:
This Saturday, May 18
11:45 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Richmond Coin Laundry
Thank you for helping your neighbors in need!
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Parish Life + Stewardship
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BIG FAT
FINAL FOYER DINNER!
Please join your fellow parishioners on Sunday, May 19 for an extravaganza of worship, music, food, and fellowship! Come for the entire evening, or just a portion of the event. A rough time-line of the night is below.
Evensong at
5:00 (in the atrium)
Organ Recital (in the church) or Foyer Dinner social time (in the parish hall) from 6:00 to 6:30
Tour of the Sanctuary from 6:30 to 7:00
Foyer Dinner (in the parish hall) from 7:00 to 8:00
For more information and to sign up, please check out our web event
here!
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We pray for the Churches and religious institutions of Metropolitan Richmond: For seminaries, bible colleges, and schools training persons for vocations in ministry; for the students, faculty, and staff of these institutions.
We pray for all the Baptized in their daily work, especially those of our congregation and community who are in the insurance industry, including underwriters, sales and office staffs and claims personnel.
We pray for those who are ill: for Olin Hyde; Suzanne Spooner-Munch; Dan Benn, partner of Gail James; Joseph, brother of Anne Dobson; Marti Truman, and Mimi Berry. We also pray for those who are no longer with us: for Jean LeRoy, and for Mike Vivian, friend of Mary Fran & Fletcher Lowe.
Almighty God, we entrust all who are dear to us to your never-failing care and love, for this life and the life to come, knowing that you are doing for them better things than we can desire or pray for; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
We would also like to extend a special prayer for the St. Paul's Search Committee:
Almighty God, look graciously on the people of St. Paul's. Be with us and lead us as we seek the next rector for our church. We ask your direction and guidance for those who shall choose our new spirtual leader; that we may receive an upright and faithful pastor who will care for your people and equip us for our ministries, breaking down the walls that separate us from our neighbors, uniting us in bonds of love, and working through our struggle and confusion to seek reconciliation in Richmond and the world. Grant us perception, faithfulness and joy, so that we may hear your voice in all our deliberations; that in our diversity we may be all of one heart & soul, united in one holy bond of truth and peace, of faith and charity. Grant us also the desire and the ability to truly hear each other and those who have entrusted us with this process. Give us courage to respond and act as you lead us. Come Holy Spirit.
We pray this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
If you would like to add a name to the prayer list, please contact Administrative and Membership Associate, Carter Johann, at
cjohann@stpaulsrva.org or
(804) 643-3589.
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