Spreading God's Word, Not the Virus
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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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Fr. Paul's EMAIL Has Been Mimicked
Please be aware that Fr. Paul’s email has been “mimicked.” If you have received an email that looks like it may be from him, please be sure to check the sender’s email address carefully.
The only legitimate email address Fr. Paul uses is: revpaul@stpaulsdelray.org.
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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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Pastoral Message & Extension of Closure
from Bishop Peter Eaton
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
Extension of Closure until at least 31 July
As a diocese we are committed to
On Being Faithful
and to discerning the way forward on the basis of the best public health data available to us at any given time. After wide consultation and prayerful consideration,
I am directing that the closure of our buildings for in-person worship and other in-person activities be extended until at least 31 July
.
This is a deeply disappointing and frustrating development for all of us, but at this moment when we are seeing such an alarming increase in the incidence of the virus in every part of our diocese, there is no other decision for us to make.
[...]
Sunday, June 28th, 2020
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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 5th, 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 June 28th
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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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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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Save the Date!
Friday, August 7 at 7:00 PM
You are invited to join us from your own home!
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FRIDAY, July 3:
Matthew 22:20
Then he said to them, “Whose head is this, and whose title?”
I am committed to an incarnational faith: that is, a faith that is not simply intellectual and spiritual but one that requires physical presence. Whatever body I have must be part of how I love God.
Caring for our bodies is stewardship of God’s creation and an opportunity to connect with, appreciate, and celebrate God’s creativity. Now and again I stop to marvel at the way my lungs fill with air after passing through my nostrils, sending oxygen to my brain and allowing me to get lost in the wonder of that life-sustaining breath. Each breath can be a moment to rest, or pray, or celebrate.
MOVING FORWARD:
A healing touch, a song of praise, reading God's word, or loving your neighbor requires your body. Thank God for it today.
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Beatitudes for a Global Pandemic
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About this video
The text for Beatitudes for a Global Pandemic was written by Jayne Manfredi, based on Matthew chapter 5 – see the original
on Jayne’s blog, here
. The illustration (
downloadable version here
) is by Dave Walker. David Elcock brought together Tim Raggett (video editor), Andrew McCracken (voice), and Patrick Burbridge (music) to create the video. Huge thanks to all of them for their work on this.
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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:
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.
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 )
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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 4th 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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