 1st Sunday Offering
Your generous non-pledged offerings (cash and designated checks) on the first Sunday each month support our clergy's Discretionary Account. This Sunday gifts to the Discretionary Account will be sent to Episcopal Migration Ministries. Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM) lives the call of welcome by supporting refugees, immigrants, and the communities that embrace them as they walk together in The Episcopal Church's movement to create loving, liberating, and life-giving relationships rooted in compassion. EMM's desire to honor the inherent value of human connection brings communities together to love their neighbors as themselves. More information is available on the EMM website.
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Opening our Prayer Book - Adult Christian Formation,
Sunday, 9:30-10:30
AM
, Berlin Room, Clergy led
The Book of Common Prayer is not just another book nor simply a collection of prayers... it is a bold expression of how Episcopalians envision God and a means for shaping and renewing the entirety of our Christian lives. We will discuss the full range of resources in the BCP and how to use them. If you have your own BCP, bring it; if not, we will have copies for your use; in either event, bring your curiosity and the questions you always have wanted to ask about the BCP, our prayers, and liturgy.
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Independence Day Service 
Sunday, July 1, 11:00 AM
July 1, at our 11:00
AM
service, we will begin our Independence Day celebration. Our
scripture readings, prayers, and music will help us give thanks for the blessings of liberty
with which we have been entrusted. The choir will return for this service and will be accompanied by a brass quintet, and percussion. This is an excellent opportunity to invite friends and family to join you at Saint Paul's.
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 BBQ Parish Dinner
Sunday, July 1, following the 11 AM service, River Room
Following the 11
AM service on July 1, we will gather in the River Room for a BBQ Parish Dinner. Come share with the members of Saint Paul's your finger-licking good BBQ; pork, chicken, or beef, it's all welcome! For those whose specialty falls outside the smoker or grill, no worries. Bring your favorite side dish to share.
Contact Todd Shafer for more information.
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July 2 - July 8 |
Parish Office
The Parish Office will be closed on Wednesday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.
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 2nd Sunday Birthday Celebration
Sunday, July 8, 10:30 - 10:45 AM, Tyler Hall
Next Sunday, July 8, is Birthday Sunday. Join us during "Coffee and Conversation" (10:30 - 10:45
AM
) in Tyler Hall. ALL are invited to our brief but joyful celebration for all whose birthdays fall in July.
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 Open Sundays for Altar Flowers
Third quarter open Sundays for altar flowers: July 15, August 19, and September 2, 9, 23, and 30. If anyone would kindly like to sponsor one of these Sundays in honor or memory of someone or "many" someones please contact the parish office . The normal charge is a minimum of $100. What a lovely way to remember or honor someone and contribute to the Flower Guild at the same time. |
 Education for Ministry (EfM) program
TIME TO ENROLL
CALLING THE CURIOUS: Are you curious to explore the meaning of Holy Scripture, the history and traditions of Christianity, and our ever-changing understanding of God that you may more deeply live your faith? Then it is time to consider the Education for Ministry (EfM) program. EfM is a small-group study and spiritual growth program open to ALL people and begins each August. Contact Saint Paul's EfM leaders, Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau and Fr. John Jenkins to have a full conversation about it. WE LOVE EfM!
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