St. Paul's Episcopal Church 301 E. Stuart Street, Fort Collins, CO 80525 Phone: 970-482-2668 Email: office@stpauls-fc.org - Website: www.stpauls-fc.org View as Webpage

Please join us in a prayer for God's guidance in the vital work before us: O God, who created the earth and all living things to love and to be loved, hear our prayer. You sent prophets to teach us and then your Son Jesus to show us the Way to love and be loved as you created us to do. Help us now to hear the prophets of this century and to follow the Way Jesus showed us some 2000 years ago. Guide us to the Place you would have us, St. Paul's Church, dwell: the Place where we can love and be loved in your Holy Name. Help us to recognize the Priest you have prepared to walk with us in this time and Place. Help us to trust in your love and guidance as we face and make important decisions. In faith and love we pray to you, Creator God, Loving Savior and Holy Spirit. Amen

Please Sign Up Now The Faith Family Hospitality community impact cannot be overstated! FFH keeps families together and safe, reduces their time in homelessness, and supports them with dignity. Their experience results in fewer disruptions – for both parents and children – to education, medical care, and family, peer, and work life. FFH works! And your help is needed to keep St. Paul's commitment. Make an immediate and lasting impact. Make a dinner, hang out with guests for an evening or stay overnight. PLEASE VOLUNTEER!!  5 sign-ups needed: 3 for dinner on 6/8 1 for evening host on 6/5 1 for overnight on Friday, 6/7  To sign up, either fill in the paper sign-up on St. Paul's bulletin board or go HERE

Celebrations at St. Paul's This Sunday, June 2, after the 9 am worship service we will have an all-Parish meeting. On June 9, after the 9 am worship service we will celebrate our three confirmands, high school graduates, and our EfM graduates. Come be community together!!

Coming to a Close May is coming to a close and so is this cycle of “Dinner with Friends”. We thank everyone who signed up to be a part of the most successful participation yet. And, we thank our “shepherds” for keeping our seven dinner groups on track. We will be taking a summer break and then, come August, there will be another sign up opportunity for our coming autumn dinner groups. And, this Fall, we are adding a new wrinkle to this fellowship ministry. There will be a designated group for those who have young children, knowing that they would enjoy one another’s company in the context of “Dinner with Friends”. We would also extend an invitation to two or three Parishioners to join the Steering Committee to help this ministry continue in strength. If one would be interested in serving in this ministry, she or he is asked to email Bill Hoelzel or call (970) 999-5230. Since two members of the Steering Committee have had to step down, we really do need your help.

St. Paul's at the Food Bank St. Paul’s volunteer outreach to those in need of food in Larimer County is happening regularly at the Food Bank warehouse, located near the Ft. Collins/Loveland airport. We now are scheduled to volunteer once a month on a Tuesday afternoon from 1:00 – 3:00.  The following dates are scheduled for the next few months: June 18, July 9 and August 20 . We have a faithful core of volunteers but more folks are always welcome. If interested, please email Jo Baietti or call her at 970-223-1686 And another thing. . . Beginning in June, the Food Bank’s Summer Feeding Program kicks off, and this summer is one for the record books! The Food Bank needs some additional help! Check out the link at the end of this email to go to the Food Bank’s website for more information and instructions on how to sign up. They are in need of regular kitchen volunteers. You don’t even have to be a good cook! There are a couple other opportunities: site monitoring visits to each location where food will be served and some opportunities to do an activity with kids who will be at their Food Truck meal sites. Here’s the link

Poudre School District offers free meals for children this summer! Meals served at three schools The PSD Child Nutrition Program is offering meals to children (for free!) and to adults (for a modest price) this summer. Any child 18 or younger can receive free meals. Adults can also enjoy nutritious breakfasts for $2 and lunches for $3.75. Breakfast served: 8 - 9 a.m. Lunch served: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.  Lunches include an entree, milk and eight different fresh fruits and veggies to choose from. Free meals will be served at:  Bauder Elementary School, 2345 W. Prospect, June 4 - July 27 Beattie Elementary School, 3000 Meadowlark Ave, June 4 - June 29 Laurel Elementary School, 1000 East Locust Court, June 4 - July 27

Award Winning Documentary "Chasing Coral" Coming to Trinity! Our Joint Ecological Team is sponsoring a free screening of the movie ‘Chasing Coral’ on Saturday, June 8th, at 1:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. This Sundance Film Festival award-winning film will be shown in honor of World Oceans Day. The film chronicles the phenomenon of coral bleaching and follows a team of divers, scientists, and photographers as they document and reveal these events to the world like never seen before. We’ve lost 50% of the world's coral reefs in the last 30 years, and that number continues to increase, due in large part to coral bleaching — a process that occurs when ocean temperatures become too warm, causing coral reefs to turn white and die. The film is 90 minutes long, and there will be a question and answer period afterwards. A staff person from the CSU School of Global Environmental Sustainabilty will facilitate our discussion. This event is open to the public and all are welcome. “This story is bigger than coral reefs, it’s about the collapse of an entire ecosystem and the role we all play in taking action while there is still time. That is why I’m thrilled to see people connecting the film to the local environmental changes people are facing and the local solutions we can start accelerating today.” – Jeff Orlowski, Director of Chasing Coral  For more information go HERE

Focus on Waste Reduction & Recycling at Joint Worship on June 30   The last Sunday in June provides an opportunity to focus on how to reduce our waste stream as consumers of products, and improve recycling. The Adult Forum at 9:00 a.m. will include information and a presentation about some of the important issues surrounding the ways that the waste issue is being addressed in Larimer County. Come to learn more about this topic and how we can all improve our ways of reducing, reusing and recycling!

EfM - A Ministry of Nurture at St. Paul's   The Education for Ministry (EfM) program is an excellent way to make connections: with our tradition, with God, and with one another. This four year program explores the Old Testament, the New Testament, Church history and Contemporary Theology. Laurie Gudim and Terry Birdsong are your mentors. Sign up a year at a time for $375 per year. Scholarships are available. For more information, email  Laurie Gudim  or call her at 970-556-3111 or email  Terry Birdsong

Wear Orange in the Square Sunday, June 9 from 1:00-2:30 pm in Old Town Square in Fort Collins The gathering will focus on educating families on preventing unintentional shootings from unsecured firearms, and on suicide prevention. BeSmart presentations, information on mental health issues and suicide warning signs and other ways to keep adults and children safe will be available from Moms Demand Action and community partners. Several children's activities will round out this family-friendly event.

Summer Bike to Work Day Breakfast Station at Trinity! It is that time of year again for Trinity's popular Bike to Work Day Breakfast Station. The 2019 event is set for Wednesday June 26th. This is always enjoyable time for bicyclists to stop and enjoy a nice free breakfast and fellowship. Plans are in the works for this event to once again put smiles on the faces of the many visitors to our station. Ours will be open from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m., so get your bike ready to ride and stop by some of the many stations that will be open that morning!

TLC Preschool Thank You St. Paul Friends,  Sending a very belated thank you to all who came and supported our TLC Preschool Breakfast! You helped us raise $875 to support our children and families! Heartfelt thanks!

Flowers for the Altar T o dedicate altar flowers in memory of a loved one, in celebration of a birthday or anniversary, or just to express gratitude to God, sign up on the list located on the red bulletin board where we used to gather for coffee. The money for these flowers comes from donations. We ask for a $25 donation, but any amount is acceptable. Write the check to St. Paul’s, put “Flowers” in the memo line, and put it in the offering plate. Thanks!

"Appreciating Mystery" " The Ascension is truly a wonder, and it puts us on the brink of mystery at the same time that it confirms us in community "  -- Laurie Gudim writes for Speaking to the Soul at the Episcopal Cafe. Read the full reflection HERE .