St Paul's Church
Twenty-third Sunday
after
Pentecost
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Today at St. Paul’s
Sun., October 28th
8:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite I
10:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite II
10:00 am Church School/Nursery Care during service
12:30 pm New Life Ministries Services in Church
7:00 pm NIANA Meeting in Parish House
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 Parish Office is open
Mon., October 29th
7:00 pm NIANA Meeting in Parish House
Tues., October 30th
6:30 pm Handbell Practice
7:00 pm NLM in Church
Wed., October 31st
8:30 am Holy Eucharist
9:30 am Staff Meeting
7:00 pm NLM Bible Study
7:00 pm NIANA Meeting in Parish House
Thurs., November 1st
11:30 am Bible Study Group in Parish House
Fri., November 2nd
7:00 pm NIANA Meeting in Parish House
Sat., November 3rd
9:00 am Centering Prayer Group in Parish House
10:00 am Youth Choristers Rehearsal in Parish House
4:00 pm Choir Rehearsal in Parish House
7:00 pm NLM in Church and Gardner Hall
Sun., November 4th
9:30 am Holy Eucharist
9:30 am Church School/Nursery Care during service
11:00am Breakfast in Gardner Hall
12:30 pm NLM Services in Church
7:00 pm NIANA Meeting in Parish House
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Reminder
Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour on Saturday night, November 3rd
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Hospital or Home Visits
If you or a loved one are 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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Facebook
Like us on Face book and help us spread the Good News!
St Paul’s Church in Nantucket -Episcopal
https://www.facebook.com/stpaulsnantucket/
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Collection for Food Pantry
Our next collection for the Food Pantry will occur Sunday, November 4th. You are encouraged to bring a brown grocery bag containing your favorite non-perishable items that you would purchase for yourself. In addition to food stuffs, needed items include those not eligible for food stamps –for example, laundry detergent, dish soap, shampoo and cleaning supplies.
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Fall Work Weekend - Saturday, November 3rd
9am-noon and noon-3pm
Volunteers are needed for Parish House window washing, Fall yardwork, painting and straightening of fences. Paint and sand paper will be provided.
We will have window washing equipment ready for all. All window washing will be what can be accomplished from inside, with no ladders to the exterior.
General cleaning supplies will be available as needed.
Please advise Christine in the church office -
office@stpaulschurchnantucket.org or 508-228-0916 - if you can help and specify whether you will come in the morning or afternoon. We'll meet in the parking lot.
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Cuba Update:
We ask for your prayers especially during the November mission trip! Mission volunteers Vicky Goss and Lucy Bixby depart Sunday November 4, following a travel blessing during the 9:30 Service. Others from the Diocese of MA will be traveling with us to our Companion Church, San Juan Evangelista in Vertientes, central Cuba.
Many, many thanks for your continued support!
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Christmas
Market
Donations
We need your help stocking our annual
Christmas Market.
So we’re “making a list and checking it twice” to make it easy for you to know what we CAN (nice) take and sell and what we CAN’T (naughty).
NICE NAUGHTY
Silver ANYTHING WITH A PLUG
Tabletop items Pots and Pans
Gently used Christmas décor Furniture
Christmas ornaments Tools
Creches and Advent Calendars Books
Art Stuffed Animals
Antiques (without content tags)
New wrapping paper Rugs
Gift Tags Pillows
Handcrafted items Bedding
Nantucket memorabilia Dish drying racks
Santas, Angels, Reindeer Used clothing
Anything you’d LOVE Anything you would NOT
to give or get for want to unwrap on
Christmas Christmas morning
REMEMBER - most of the Christmas Market customers come over on the boat and want smaller, portable items they can easily take home with them.
We are not collecting items for the Fair or Hodge Podge at this time.
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Buildings and Grounds committee
We kindly ask if you see some aspect of the campus in disrepair or in need of attention please report via email to “St. Paul’s Office Manager”
office@stpaulschurchnantucket.org.We will attend to it as soon as we can. Thank you!
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Christian Education Opportunities
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Wednesday Eucharist
Holy Eucharist at 8:30 am in the Chapel.
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Thursday Bible Study
Based on or lectionary
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readings from Scripture appointed to be read the following Sunday.
St. Paul’s Bible Study Group meets on Thursdays, 11:30-12:30 in the Parish House. For more information, contact Father Max, or Lucy Bixby, bixbyphoto@gmail.com
ALL are welcome!
Centering Prayer Group
Saturdays, 9:00 am -10:00 am
St. Paul’s Parish House
Led by Sister Susanna Margaret
This weekly group includes an opening prayer or meditation, a 20-minute practice of Centering Prayer (silent sitting), a scripture reading, and a time for discussion.
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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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The Frable Family
will arrange and deliver today’s altar flowers to those who are ill, recovering from surgery, needing cheer and/or celebrating a special event or achievement. Thank you for helping.
Sr. Susanna Margaret
and
Christine Borneman
will provide the refreshments for Coffee Hour. Thank you for your help.
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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:
Jim, Howard, Gil, Blair, Molly, Hilary, Jeff, Judy, Victoria, Pamela, Ray, Priscilla, Philip, Libby, Betsy, Beverly, Sandra, Christian, Bill, Jenn, Debbe, Marianne, Felix, Joan, June.
We give thanks for the life
of Victoria Harvey.
The Anglican Cycle of Prayer:
The Church in the Province of the West Indies.
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The Diocesan Cycle of Prayer:
Christ Church, Quincy; Parish of St. Chrysostom, Quincy; Episcopal Quincy Chinese Center, Quincy;
Trinity Church, Randolph; Asiamerican Ministries.
We pray for:
The men and women serving in our Armed Forces; easing of racial tensions in our country; those with mental illness and their families; healing and peace among peoples and nations throughout the world; the President of the United States, the United States Congress, the Supreme Court and all in authority; our brothers and sisters from other faiths;
our Companion Church: San Juan Evangelista, in Vertientes, Cuba;
our local Food Pantry, the Rental Assistance Program
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St. Paul's By-Laws
The Constitution and By-Laws that govern our church are posted on the St. Paul’s website in the About Us section. In addition, hard copies of it are available in the sanctuary
P.O. Box Discontinued
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