Spreading God's Word, Not the Virus
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The Good Shepherd Series:
The Rev. Donald R. Clawson -
Part II
By
Tim Kilpatrick
,
Interim Youth Minister
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From the Ending of Part I:
The response (for the stained-glass windows) was enthusiastic, and soon donations were received to replace the remaining (14) windows, including Window VII given,
“In Appreciation of The Ministry of The Rev. Donald R. Clawson”,
given by Louise Barr. They were installed and dedicated in 1988. In the Dedication Booklet Father Clawson wrote,
“The reason for such works of art is that we honor God with the best we have to offer, and also that we and future generations may worship Him in the beauty of holiness.”
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Window VII
'The Good Shepherd'
Located in the Northeast Corner of the Narthex.
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Cafecito with Jesus for 5 Minutes Daily
Monday - Friday, at 12:00PM
Join us this Wednesday (7/15) for a special reflection from Fr. Paul!
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Check Out Our NEW Website!
ALL new with tons of info and pictures! Take a video tour of Bondeau and Meet some of the leaders!
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Please Subscribe to the South Florida Haiti Project’s YouTube Channel!
The South Florida Haiti Project now has a YouTube channel now that we will be using for our Journey with Bondeau Virtual Event on August 7. Currently all the videos from our website reside there as well. In order to have our name on the channel (
youtube.com/southfloridahaitiproject
) we must have 100 subscribers FIRST. It will be much easier for people to find us with our own name... please take 2 seconds to subscribe... it literally will take you only 2 seconds.... click on the link below and then once the page comes up, click on the subscribe button.
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Exciting, first-ever
Virtual
South Florida Haiti Project Event
Friday, August 7 at 7:00 PM
You are invited to join us from your own home!
Journey with us LIVE through our own SFHP YouTube channel to explore Bondeau and our 5 areas of partnership. Hear and SEE what happened in the last year and see the vision for 2021! We are so excited to share videos, pictures, and messages from some of our Bondeau leadership.
Hear also about what’s happening with COVID-19 in Haiti and how they are coping with unimaginable challenges.
Don’t miss this time of connection and fun complete with a Silent Auction and interaction with others watching from across the country!
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A Call to Pray for Our Community Healthcare Practitioners
By Fr. Paul
Two weeks ago, I heard from Rev. Kathleen, who now serves as a staff chaplain at Bethesda Hospitals East and West, part of Baptist Health South. She shared that, with COVID-19 cases once again on the rise, they are seeking the prayerful support of the faith community.
Joanne Sparks, the Director of Pastoral Care, writes, “once again we bid your prayers for our hospitals. We are asking you to join us in prayer and let us know how many in your faith community are committed to praying for the doctors, nurses, aides, therapists and technicians in every specialty… The stress on the front-line workers is rising again, and so our prayers are rising again. The staff could use all of the prayer, encouragement and support you can give.“
At our daily online Morning and Evening Prayer services, we remember our healthcare practitioners. I ask you to join our parish family in praying for them. As many of us continue to shelter at home in order to mitigate the impact of this viral pandemic, we have a wonderful opportunity to care for others through our prayers.
Finally, I also want to share that Bethesda/Baptist provides regular COVID-19 updates for our community
, please click here
for the latest.
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Summer Bible Study via Zoom?
Kay Hall is considering facilitating a summer bible study on Tuesday nights starting at 7 pm, via Zoom. If you are interested in participating, please contact Kay at: (212) 470-7487 or Kayhallny@gmail.com.
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Prayer-by-Phone Ministry
“For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.”
Mt. 18:20
Several of our Lay Healing Ministers are available for prayer-by-phone. Please feel free to call if you would like to have someone pray with you and/or for you. Of course, all prayer conversations are sacred and they are kept confidential. We believe in the power of prayer, and we know that Jesus is present in a special way when two or more people gather together in His name
(Mt. 18:20)
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Here is the schedule for our Prayer-by-Phone ministry:
- Helen - Sunday, 4-6pm...............(561) 398-7259
- Elizabeth - Monday, 10-11am....(410) 463-8825
- Patricia - Monday 5-6pm...........(561) 703-0800
- Barta - Tuesday, 1-2pm...............(603) 781-1630
- Claudette - Wednesday, 5-6pm..(561) 541-7361
- Faith - Friday, 7-9pm..................(561) 512-4056
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The Efficacy of Masks and Social Distancing in Reducing COVID-19 Transmission
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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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Zoom Coffee Hour
Sunday, July 19th, at 11:30am
Please join us for this Sunday morning coffee hour after our 10:00am virtual service!
No Zoom account needed to join:
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A snapshot of St. Paul's virtual coffee hour for July 12th
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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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Join ILIR for its Summer Session via Zoom
Register now for the summer session of ILIR on ZOOM. Summer session begins on
Monday, July 6th
. You will need to be registered to be admitted to classes. See registration info included in the link below.
Registration for summer session is $50.00 for one & $75.00 for two in the same household.
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MONDAY, July 13:
Joshua 2:1
Then Joshua son of Nun sent two men secretly from Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” So they went, and entered the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and spent the night there.
The women of the Bible are commendable examples of faith and courage, and none of them present simple stories. Their stories, Rahab’s among them, are testaments to what we can be when we are at our best—merciful, compassionate, and graceful under pressure.
It is a miracle that many of these stories survive. Rahab would have been easy to forget because she is the least of women—a prostitute. And yet, her concern for her family and compassion for strangers compels her to take action to ensure safety for the least of those she knows. Her memory lives on when Matthew recounts her among Jesus’ ancestors.
Rahab’s story is encouragement to everyday people—we all have the capacity for goodness. She reminds us to see others as full people, worthy of dignity, not measured by whether or not society sees them as such. May we go and do likewise.
MOVING FORWARD:
Read Rahab’s story today.
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Temple Sinai is hosting a Blood Drive for
OneBlood
Wednesday, July 15th, 3 - 8 PM
2475 West Atlantic Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33445
Register online here:
or show up in person at the designated time.
Even though the Temple is essentially closed the Blood Drive will happen in the parking lot. OneBlood takes many precautions to be sure all that come to donate are safe.
All Donors will receive Free:
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Covid-19 Antibody Test
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Tote Bag
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Wellness Checkup
Can you help let the community know about this event?
Help Fight CVOD-19. Share your Power. Save a Life!
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Volunteering Sign Up for Food Box Offloading
Below you will find a sign-up link for any volunteer willing to help with the offloading of food boxes for distribution on
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 am
at
Cason United Methodist Church ( 342 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33444 )
.
Tuesdays will begin July 14 and Thursdays will begin July 9.
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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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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
Dear Volunteers,
Please see the included link for a list of volunteer opportunities and agency needs. 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
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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
July 31st.
This includes St. Paul's Day School, Paul's Place after-school program, and all other ministries and scheduled events through July 31st. 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 July 31st.
Click below to view our Virtual Service for the 6th Sunday After Pentecost:
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As a church family, we will stay connected through
social media
,
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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