St. Paul's Church
Patronal Feast of Saint Paul
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Sun., January 26
9:30 am Holy Eucharist
9:30 am Nursery Care during service
10:30 am Annual Meeting: Brunch to follow
2:00 pm NLM in Church
This Week at St. Paul’s
Daily
8:00 am-7:00 pm The Church is open for prayer
Mon.-Fri.
8:30 am-12:30 pm Regular church office hours; Parish House
Mon., January 27
7:00 pm NIANA Meeting in Parish House
Tues., January 28
7:00 pm NLM Prayer Meeting in Gardner Hall
Wed., January 29
8:30 am Holy Eucharist Service in Chapel
9:00 am Staff Meeting
7:00 pm NIANA Meeting in Parish House
7:00 pm NLM in the Chapel
Thurs., January 30
11:30 am Lectionary Group
Fri., January 31
5:30pm Bingo and Dinner in Gardner Hall
7:00 pm NIANA Meeting in Parish House
Sat., February 1
9:00 am Centering Prayer in Parish House
10:00 am Youth Chorister Rehearsal
4:00 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal
7:00 pm NLM in Gardner Hall & Church
Sun., February 2
9:30 am Candlemas Holy Eucharist
9:30 am Nursery Care during service
1:00 pm NLM in Church
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Prayer of the Week
For the Absent
O God, whose fatherly care reacheth to the uttermost parts of the earth: We humbly beseech thee graciously to behold and bless those whom we love, now absent from us. Defend them from all dangers of soul and body; and grant that both they and we, drawing nearer to thee, may be bound together by thy love in the communion of thy Holy Spirit, and in the fellowship of thy saints; through Jesus Christ our Lord.Amen.
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Hospital or Home Visits
If you or a loved one is in the hospital or home bound, please let us know if you would like a visit. Please notify Father Max at 508-228-0916 ext. 11 or 302-542-5587.
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St. Paul’s Fellowship Committee
presents
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Game Night
Friday, January 31 at 5:30pm
In Gardner Hall. Pizza, salads and desserts.
Bingo with prizes after supper.
Children and adults welcome.
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St. Paul’s Stewardship Story for January
Thanks to all for their support of the 2020 Stewardship Campaign. But stewardship is not just about using our resources to fulfill our mission: “To make the love of God more widely known.” It is also about contributing our time and talent throughout the year.
Across our parish, we see how our outreach and ministries serve our fellow members and our neighbors, with the many visits our priest, Verger, and Eucharistic Visitor Sheri Perelman make to those who are homebound and in assisted living; with the beautiful music that we hear at our services and many public concerts; with our support for families in need of food, fuel and rental assistance--and even help paying for washing their laundry, with 175 families served through Laundry Love in 2019.
Like a stone thrown into still waters, these efforts ripple out into our community, touching many and inviting them to join us in our worship and work. These are some of the many ways that together we make the love of God more widely known.
Share your own Stewardship Story
We invite you to share your own stories of how St. Paul’s serves the greater Nantucket community. Email us your “St. Paul’s
Stewardship Story” to the Stewardship Committee at:
office@stpaulschurchnantucket.org for possible publication in our bulletin.Thank you!
Please Volunteer
The Vestry is organizing a
Discernment Committe
e
to conclude the three-year Diocesan Priest-in-Charge process. A number of Vestry members have volunteered to serve, but we need many others from the parish to complete the committee. There will be a number of committee meetings in the coming months and participation by conference call is completely acceptable. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Dual Macintyre at 508 257-4447 or
dualmacintyre@comcast.net
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The committee will have an organizational meeting on Thursday, February 6
th
at 5:00 pm in the Parish house to schedule future meetings, review the process and organize into sub-committees. The sub-committees will develop a parish survey, update our parish profile, review our areas of mutual ministries, and prepare a recommendation to the Vestry on calling our next Rector. The committee will be assisted by a Diocesan consultant, Stephen Mascoll, who met with the Vestry last year. This is a wonderful opportunity to help chart our course for the future. Please volunteer to help.
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Flowers on Sunday
When we think about providing flowers for the altar for Sunday services, we traditionally think of giving them in memory of a loved one who has passed away, which is a beautiful way of honoring them.. But have you considered honoring a living loved one such as a graduating son, daughter or grandchild? Your own wedding anniversary or birthday, or that of a friend or relative? A neighbor’s baptism, confirmation, wedding? How about someone’s current achievement (good grades, sports feat, business success)? The possibilities are numerous and varied for providing the altar flowers for any or many weeks of the year. And your flowers keep on giving joy throughout the following days as they are recreated into smaller arrangements and delivered by Church members to various homebound folks needing cheer. Providing flowers for the altar on Sunday is one of the easiest forms of creative ministry. Please call Christine at the Parish House, 508-228-0916, to schedule your gift of flowers.
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Looking for a good book!!!!!!
Please checkout St. Paul’s collections of books. They are located on the back stairs off of Gardner Hall. These books were not sold at the summer Fair and now are looking for a home. There isn’t another location for these book and our only other option is the dump. Take advantage of this opportunity to get a good read for the long winter days ahead.
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Calendar of Upcoming Events
Sunday, January 26, Parish Annual Meeting and Brunch
The Parish’s Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday,
January 26, immediately following the 9:30am worship service. Immediately after the Annual meeting, our Brunch will be held in Gardner Hall.
Friday, January 31, Game Night
5:30pm in Gardner Hall. Pizza, salads and desserts. Bingo with prizes after supper. As is our tradition and assisted by Ethan Manske, Father Max will be calling the numbers. Children and adults welcome.
Next Sunday, Feb. 2 – The Presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple: Candlemas
Next Sunday, St. Paul’s will celebrate this feast of our Lord, also known as Candlemas and the Feast of the Purification. It commemorates the presentation of Jesus and the purification of Mary in the Jerusalem Temple forty days after Jesus' birth, in accordance with the requirements of Jewish law. The feast is celebrated about forty days after Christmas. According to the account of Luke, the presentation of Jesus was also the occasion of the meeting of Jesus with Simeon and Anna. Simeon's prayer of blessing is the basis for the canticle
Nunc dimittis
. Celebration of the feast dates from the fourth century in Jerusalem. It was introduced in Rome in the seventh century, where it included a procession with candles and the singing of the
Nunc dimittis
. While it is customary for Christians in some countries to remove their Christmas decorations on Twelfth Night
(Epiphany Eve), those in other Christian countries historically remove them on Candlemas. On Candlemas, many Christians also bring their candles to their local church, where they are blessed and then used for the rest of the year. These blessed candles serve as a symbol of Jesus Christ, who referred to himself as the Light of the World.
Tuesday, February 25, Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, 5:30pm
On Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, St. Paul’s invites you to our traditional Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper in Gardner Hall.
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Christian Education Opportunities
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Wednesday Holy Eucharist
Holy Eucharist, Wednesdays at 8:30am in the Chapel.
Thursday Bible Study Group
Based on the Lectionary:
readings from Scripture appointed to be read the following Sunday.
St. Paul’s Bible Study Group meets on Thursdays, 11:30am–12:30pm in the Parish House. Everyone is welcome. No experience necessary!
Centering Prayer Group
Saturdays, 9am–10am in the Parish House
Facilitated by Sr. Susanna Margaret, OSB
Rooted in the prayer tradition of the Psalms where we are reminded, “Be still and know that I am God” (Ps. 46:10). Centering Prayer is a simple, wordless way of praying that makes space for simply being with God and becoming more deeply aware of His presence.
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National Alliance on Mental Illness
For support, education, and advocacy for mental illness, please contact Nantucket’s Program Coordinator Suzanne Fronzuto at
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Thank you to the
Fellowship Committee Members
for providing the chili for today’s Annual Meeting Brunch
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We pray for:
Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury; Michael, our Presiding Bishop; Alan, our Bishop; Gayle, our Suffragan Bishop; Max, our Priest; and Susan, our Deacon.
We pray for:
PJ,
Normand, Scott, Bruce, Susan, Tom, Anna, Carolyn, Cheryl, Sarah, Eddie, Joseph, Christine, Schuyler, Joanna, Deb, and Jenn.
The Anglican Cycle of Prayer
:
The Most Rev. Naudal Alves Gomes, Primate of Brazil and Bishop of Curitiba.
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The Diocesan Cycle of Prayer:
St. John’s Church, Charlestown; St. Mark’s Church, Dorchester; St. Mary’s Church, Dorchester; Epiphany School, Dorchester; The Diocesan Council.
We pray for:
The men and women serving in our Armed Forces; those with mental illness and their families; healing and peace among peoples and nations throughout the world; The Church of San Juan Evangelista, in Vertientes, Cuba; our local Food Pantry, the Rental and Fuel Assistance Programs and Laundry Love.
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