Spreading God's Word, Not the Virus
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A Message to the People of the Diocese of Southeast Florida from Bishop Peter Eaton
Juneteenth: The Celebration of Emancipation
June 19th, 2020
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Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
One of the scribes…asked Jesus, “Which commandment is the first of all?”
Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel:
the Lord our God, the Lord is one;
you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,
and with all your soul, and with all your mind,
and with all your strength.’
The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
There is no other commandment greater than these.”
(Mk. 12:28-31)
There is no better scriptural reference for today’s observance of Juneteenth, except perhaps these verses, which expand and expound Jesus’ words:
Those who say, “I love God,” and hate their brothers or sisters, are liars;
for those who do not love a brother or sister
whom they have seen,
cannot love God whom they have not seen.
The commandment we have from him is this:
those who love God must love their brothers and sisters
also.
(1 Jn. 4:20-21)
As we keep this observance in this particular season at this particular moment in our history as a nation and as a Church, we ground ourselves in the Gospel of love and in the work of reconciliation to which our Presiding Bishop has been summoning us since the beginning of his primacy.
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Habits of Grace:
June 15th
By Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
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"As we learn how to adjust our lives given the reality of the coronavirus and the request to do our part to slow its spread by practicing social distancing, I invite you to join me each week to take a moment to cultivate a ‘habit of grace.’ A new meditation will be posted on Mondays through June."
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The Episcopal Church's Response to Racist Violence
In this time of national upheaval, outrage, and fear, we are writing to share resources with you on the Church’s responses. Over the weekend, as the nation and the Church mourned the egregious death of George Floyd, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry shared this message with the Church:
“Our long-term commitment to racial justice and reconciliation is embedded in our identity as baptized followers of Jesus. We will still be doing it when the news cameras are long gone.”
The Episcopal Church’s Department of Reconciliation, Justice and Creation Care and the Office of Government Relations assembled resources to assist individuals, congregations and communities seeking to LEARN, PRAY and ACT. We hope you find these useful, and we encourage you to make your voice heard in all the ways you are able to.
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Faithful Giving
Please help us to keep our mission and ministry strong. St. Paul's staff, operations, community outreach, and our missions to help the most vulnerable are dependent on Sunday offerings to keep afloat. When Sunday offerings decrease, our missions become at risk. Please support St. Paul's now by one of the options below:
Safe and secure online giving on our website
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St. Paul's has a safe and secure electronic donation service available allowing you to make single donations or set up recurring donations. Click the button below to visit our donation page:
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Mail
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If you prefer to send your pledge or other donation by check, please send your contribution to: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 188 S. Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33444.
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FRIDAY, June 19:
Adelaide T. Case
Numbers 13:30
But Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and occupy [the land], for we are well able to overcome it.”
The children of Israel have been wandering in the desert for forty long years, and they are tired. God has promised them a land flowing with milk and honey, and now they are on the precipice of attaining it. Fortified cities and strong armies stand in their way.
The conquest of Canaan is deadly, one of the most gruesome and difficult stories we read in the Bible. Yet, in it we find an image of faithfulness. Even after hearing of the immensity of the obstacles, Caleb quiets Israel’s anxious murmuring and declares not only that they will win the battles ahead but also that they are “well able to overcome” them. Caleb believes God’s promise.
MOVING FORWARD:
When have you felt confidence like Caleb? Share that story with us by using #ForwardDaybyDay.
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A Prayer for Healing Racial, Systemic and Social Inequity
from Buddhist Activist and Teacher Thich Nhat Hanh
Aware of the suffering caused by racial, systemic, and social inequities, we commit ourselves, individually and as a community, to understanding the roots of these inequities, and to transforming this suffering into compassion, understanding, and love in action.
As a global community of practitioners, we are aware of the disproportionate racial violence and oppression committed by institutions and by individuals, whether consciously or unconsciously, against African Americans, Indigenous peoples and people of color across the United States and beyond.
We know that by looking deeply as individuals and as a community, we can engage the collective wisdom and energy of (our faith communities) to be our foundation for Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Mindfulness, and Right Insight. These are the practices leading to nondiscrimination, non-harming, and non-self, which heal ourselves and the world.
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Due to Covid-19 Restrictions, we are not meeting until September.
South County Civic Center
16700 Jog Road, Delray Beach, FL
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
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Help Wanted!
More volunteers are needed to keep this regular program of interfaith dialogue going and growing.
Specifically, we need persons with financial skills, public relations skills, leadership skills, and computer proficiency. If you are interested in joining our diverse and talented leadership team, please let us know.
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Interfaith Committee:
Shower Truck Donations Needed
In this midst of this COVID-19 pandemic, the Interfaith Committee of Delray Beach has partnered with the Delray Beach Police Department to keep their shower truck operations available to those enduring homelessness in our area.
A major aspect of this shower truck program is the distribution of clean clothing to participants afterwards,
if you would like to help by way of donating these much needed pieces of clothing, please contact Caren Kilpatrick, Parish Administrator, at (561) 319-7947.
"Specifically, the shower truck needs men’s shorts or jeans sizes 32-34 desperately. We have larger sizes!"
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Gentle Flow Yoga
With Patti Daniell
Tuesday, June 23rd at 9:30am
Friday, June 26th, at 9:30am
Every week on Tuesdays and Fridays, until June 30.
(The Zoom login link has been updated as of May 6th, prior Zoom links will no longer work.)
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Prayerful Virtual Yoga
Tuesday, June 23rd
at 7:00pm
TUESDAYS: 7:00pm – 8:30pm,
hosted via Zoom
We will practice a nourishing posture sequence filled with twists and turns + Breath of JOY + Blessings upon Blessings ON OUR MAT in the comfort of our own homes!!!
Root to Rise, Twist and Turn,
Energize then RELAX
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CHAIR and PRAYER
With Sally Grillo
Thursday, June 18th, at 9:45am
“The JOY of the Lord is your strength” Nehemiah 8:10
THURSDAYS: 9:45 – 10:45 AM,
hosted via Zoom
These sessions open at 9:30 so we can communicate.
EVERY BREATH I breathe in is an acknowledgement of the
life and power of God within me!
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DELRAY'S COVID-19 TESTING SITE
NOW OPEN
Location: South County Civic Center
16700 S. Jog Road
Delray Beach, FL 33446
Call between 7am - 7pm
(561) 804-0250
Appointments are required!
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Palm Beach County Community Resource Guide
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The Volen Center has instituted a program using their fleet of buses to deliver free lunches to seniors 60+ in Boca, Delray and Boynton. Outlined below is the program and who can be contacted. If you have any people who might benefit, please send us the names and numbers or pass along this information to them. Anyone we can help is a plus.
Lunches delivered to residences daily and 3 meals on Friday to cover the weekend.
To enroll, e-mail or call the following staff:
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Volunteering Opportunities
Please email Nubia Ortega at
nubiaortega@unitedwaypbc.org
if you will be volunteering and/or providing any of the needed items to any of the agencies included in the overview.
Please be aware that you will need to connect with the agencies directly to volunteer and/or make an item donation. If you have not completed the waiver and you do plan on volunteering, please use the link to complete the waiver
https://secure.unitedwaypbc.net/inetwork/VolunteerForm
Please send a report weekly of all hours you spent volunteering. Please provide name, phone, email, where you volunteered, and how long. This data goes a long way towards bringing much needed emergency management dollars back into our community.
We appreciate everything you are doing during this difficult time!
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Many local meetings have established their own Zoom meetings which can be found at the intergroup website for the particular county.
For example, here's the link for South Palm Beach County intergroup information on meeting closures and online meetings:
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VIRTUAL SERVICES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
In response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, we at St. Paul's Delray Beach, together with all churches in the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida, have closed for public worship and all other public gatherings until
June 30th.
This includes St. Paul's Day School, Paul's Place after-school program, and all other ministries and scheduled events through June 30th. If you have a pastoral emergency and need the services of our clergy, please contact Fr. Paul Kane (
revpaul@stpaulsdelray.org
or 561-921-7667)
We at St. Paul's Delray will offer a virtual morning prayer at 8:00am and a virtual evening prayer at 5:00pm (
both through Facebook Live streams
), Monday through Friday, and a virtual celebration of the Holy Eucharist every weekend between now and June 30th.
Click below to view our Virtual Service for the 2nd Sunday of Pentecost:
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As a church family, we will stay connected through
social media
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email, text messaging,
our website
, and other platforms. We will continue to spread the Good News of God's love while doing our part to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
I hope that you find peace and inspiration from the many resources for prayer and worship at home offered by
Forward Movement (forwardmovement.org)
, the Episcopal publishing house that brings us Forward Day by Day.
May God bring healing to the sick, comfort to the lonely, blessed assurance to the anxious, and hope to those in despair,
Fr. Paul+
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church
561-276-4541
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