E-Blast for June 14, 2019

The Medical Center across the street is paving their parking lot over the weekend.

Please Do Not Park in the

Medical Center parking lot

on Sunday, June 16.

for Immigrants and Refugees

seeking asylum

Monday, June 17 @ 6:00 p.m.

in Julian Chapel

"What do we learn from Pentecost about how to take up this challenge? From separated to united. One of the signs of the spirit is that they were one. They came together regularly to meet and they weren't hiding away, lonely and stressed in their own corner. Day by day, they spent time together in the temple... People have different angles on caring for creation. Some are passionate about preserving animals or birds; others care passionately about the fact that people don't have access to clean water. We need to come together, support each other, and carry the mission out."

GSP interfaith meditation, which occurs every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Julian Chapel, is canceled for next week.

We will resume the week after.

All are welcome!

- The Rev. Dr, Rachel Mash (writing for Sustainable Preaching)) is the environmental Coordinator of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. (South Africa, Swaziland- Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, Angola, and Mozambique). She works with the Green Anglicans Youth Movement in Africa, is secretary to the Anglican Communion Environmental Network, and sits on the steering group of the Season of Creation group.

Photo Directory sessions

continue through June

Members of Grace St. Paul’s can still have their pictures taken for a new photo directory through the last Sunday in June.

A photo studio is set up in the Social Services office inside the Parish Office from about 9 to 9:45 a.m., and again immediately after the 10 o’clock service until noon.

Subjects are able to see and approve pictures at the time of taking. There is no cost, no sales pitch, and the digital image files will be provided upon request. The directory itself will be published as a PDF file which will be made available to everyone who wants one. Print-on-demand physical copies can be arranged through a third-party provider. Additional photo sessions can be arranged on alternate days or locations if needed. Please contact John Banks through the Parish office to make those arrangements. Please plan to have your picture taken and included in our new directory. It’s a good way for us all to get to know each other!

Preparing for the End of Life

We live in a culture that doesn’t like to think about death or grieving, and that’s understandable. But it’s important to be prepared.

These classes will help us to better prepared spiritually and also make practical plans.

Adults of all ages are welcome to attend this free course . Join us on four Saturday mornings (10:30 am-12:00 pm) in May and June 2019.

Click here for more information.

GSP Summer Camp is June 17-21,

the 3 ^rd week of June!

From 9am – noon, for children, ages 4-14.

Theme: Love First!

The camp is free and includes lunch. Registration forms are available online, in the church office and in the narthex. Volunteers needed! Please contact

Pastor Kimberlee if you can help.

Children’s Sunday School

There is no Sunday School June 16 and

June 23. Children are invited to stay upstairs during the service.

Sunday, June 23, we are having Camp Sunday and the children will be sharing what they learned during the Love First Day Camp and singing camp songs.

Sunday, June 30, we begin our summer unit, An Illustrated Earth: Celebrating God's Creation, with one large classroom meeting in the Weeks Room.

Centering Prayer – Christian

form of meditation

We meet every Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. We sit for twenty minutes of silent prayer meditation followed by a reading from Open Mind, Open Heart by Thomas Keating. If you’d like to try out this method of prayer, please join us some Thursday and come a little early for a brief instruction. Contact Pastor Kimberlee with any questions.

Youth Group Events

March - June 2019

Please click here

for more information.

All children are invited to camp regardless of ability to pay. Scholarships are available! Talk to Pastor Kimberlee for more information or go directly to chapelrock.net to register!

The next camp is: June 23 – 29 Chapel Rock Children’s Camp for grades 2-6