St. Paul's Episcopal Church
301 E. Stuart Street, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Phone: 970-482-2668
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Warden’s Update
With thanks to Robert Frost, we are reminded that …
"we have miles to go before we rest”.
It is really true! We have our very own Priest in Charge coming on board next week, AND we have settled on our Place for now -- right here at 301 E. Stuart St. with our companion congregations. Yes, those searches are done but we do indeed have “miles to go” yet. A couple of important things to keep in mind as we go forward:
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St. Paul’s has been and will remain a unique, identifiable entity
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St. Paul’s has historically sought and continues to seek to understand God’s word and work in the context of today’s world
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St. Paul’s heart and soul – the Way of Love as Bishop Curry has identified it – is not changing as we look to further cooperation with our current partner congregations
Our first season with Rev. Felicia, our Priest in Charge, is all about exploring our history and remembering where we have come from and recently been. So let’s welcome her with lots of love and stories from and of our hearts and souls – and let’s use these stories to help us map out the next miles of serving our Lord.
With grateful hearts for all your work and support over these months we have traveled in “the wilderness”!
Rhoda and John
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Thanks to Supply Clergy
As we awaited the calling of our new priest, we have been faithfully and lovingly served by Fr. Sathi Bunyan and Fr. Paul Garrett as celebrants and preachers. We want to extend our heartfelt thanks for their service and participation in our life here at St. Paul's. Their faithfulness has been key in continuing our mission and we acknowledge their example of commitment and support as we appreciate our times together. Fr. Garrett was with us on July 28th and Fr. Bunyan will be here on August 4.
Be sure to extend your thanks.
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Diocese of Colorado Convention
October 3-5, 2019
The opening Eucharist will be at 7 pm at Christ Church, Denver.
The business of Convention will begin on Friday, October 4 at 8:30 am and will conclude in the mid-afternoon on Saturday, October 5.
Where: Denver Marriott Tech Center Denver Marriott Tech Center
4900 S. Syracuse Street, Denver 80237
Three delegates are allotted for St. Paul's. Are you interested in being one
?
The theme for this year's convention will be
"Walking the Way of Love".
The Rev. Dr. Tricia Lyons will lead us in an active, engaged gathering, inspiring and equipping us as we join together in Walking the Way of Love. The Way of Love is an intentional commitment to a set of ancient practices and commitment to follow Jesus as we: Turn, Learn, Pray, Worship, Bless, Go, and Rest.
Deadline for registration is August 12, 2019.
Speaker: The Rev. Dr. Tricia Lyons is currently serving as Affiliative Faculty and Director of Evangelism at the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, VA. Prior to her current teaching at VTS, Tricia served in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington as Canon for Evangelism. Dr. Lyons is one of the most sought-after teachers, speakers and preachers across many mainline denominations. Dr. Lyons' unique mix of Ivy League academic training in theology with genuine humor and a contagious love of Jesus Christ has made her a national leader among the next generation of professors and preachers in American Christianity.
This is a great opportunity to meet our new Bishop and see what her ideas are for the Episcopal Church in the 21st century in Colorado. Meet other parishioners from around the diocese and take an active role in the work of the church beyond our doors.
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Special Welcoming Liturgy
8:30 am Sunday, August 11
On August 11 we will welcome Rev. Felicia+ and commit with her to a new chapter in St. Paul's ministry. Clergy from Mary of Magdala and Trinity will join us.
The 8 am and 9 am worship services will be combined into one celebration beginning at 8:30 am.
One way to welcome Rev. Felicia is to
wear our name tag
s to help her get to know us.
She is eager to be with us and learn our names.
There will be a basket in the Fellowship Hall for any cards or tokens of welcome for Rev. Felicia this Sunday - Aug 4 as well as Aug.11.
Worship will be followed by a celebratory reception. If you'd like to help out with this, contact Weltha in the church office.
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Retirement Party for Fr. Jim DeMuth
August 18, 2019
2 pm Mass
3:30 pm Dinner Reception
The Mary of Magdala community invites us all to honor and celebrate the retirement of their beloved Pastor, Fr. Jim. Dinner will include gluten-free options. RSVP with number attending by August 1 to
[email protected]
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Sunday Morning Coffee Preparation
We no longer have a designated person to cover making coffee for parishioners before the the 8:00 a.m. service, on the third Sundays of the month. The Mary Jean Currier and Gray cover the first two Sundays, and Betsy and Joe Perna cover the fourth one. We no longer bring snacks, we just make the coffee, cut the Lutheran donuts (and set some of them out), and bring the cups out. Mary Jean and Betsy would be glad to train someone. Any interested person would greatly be appreciated, and they could contact Betsy Perna or Mary Jean Currier.
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Nappie Project Update
As of July 20, our churches have raised $1450 toward the purchase of diapers for Larimer County’s one and only diaper bank which distributes diapers to needy families via 14 agencies, the largest being the Food Banks in Fort Collins and Loveland. We are also in the process of receiving contributions of wipes, cloth diapers, cloth diaper inserts, and pull-ups.
On Sunday, August 25
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, we will have a diaper “Wrap Session” in the Fellowship Hall
where we will hear about the project and package more than 15,000 diapers! This will be an interchurch and intergenerational event. Everyone can participate. In the meantime, as diaper orders arrive, they will be housed in the sanctuary so that all of us can see where our contributions have gone and look forward to our “Wrap Session.” We will begin at 9:00 a.m. and continue until all of the diapers are wrapped.
If anyone is able to help transport wrapped diapers from the church to the Nappie Project’s warehouse at 308 E County Road 30, Fort Collins (just off 287 & near the Serious Texas Barbecue), we can use your help. Please contact Margaret Wick (
[email protected]
or 970-310-1087) if you have questions or wish to volunteer.
Thank you all, The Nappie Project Committee
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FAITH HOSPITALITY NETWORK
A heartfelt thank you
from FHN to all FFH volunteers:
For the many hours volunteers from St. Pauls have contributed to FFH in the last year, as we extend our hand to the "least of these" - people often overlooked and forgotten.
Please keep these dates in mind for volunteering
: Our next two FFH rotations are the weeks of September 8 and December 22 (Christmas eve and Christmas day are part of this week). We will be assisting our host church by cooking, evening hosting, and sleeping overnight for those weeks. The December week includes staying overnight on Christmas day.
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Hear Ye – Hear Ye!!
Another summer is upon us – AND that brings the Colorado Haiti Project into our lives again as well. As in the past, all the congregations of our Diocese are asked to be involved, each deciding to what extent that will be. We have been informed by Wynn Walent, Executive Director of the Project, that the annual tuition remains at $350 for each student and donations are welcome. Checks may be made to the Colorado Haiti Project or to St. Paul’s Church with the Colorado Haiti Project notation. More information, particularly regarding our involvement, to come.
Lawrence Baietti
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DINNER WITH FRIENDS
In the Spring of 2018, St. Paul’s tried “a new thing”. Informal groupings of parishioners met monthly, in gatherings of about eight, to break bread together and to better get to know their sisters and brothers in Christ. The concept was “run up the flagpole”, and we weren’t sure whether it would garner salutes or not. But, boy howdy, did it ever! Through three seasons, or cycles, it has been a rousing success!
We are in the process of getting the” Dinner With Friends” organized for the Fall season, beginning in September. These seasons generally run for about three months.
This season we are setting in motion the opportunity of having one group made up of young families, with all children of those families being an active part of each dinner gathering. If you are interested in being in this particular group, please mention it when you sign up.
If you would enjoy being a part of “Dinner with Friends” this Fall season, meeting with a new group of parishioners, signups will take place after the 8:00 and 9:00 services on the Sundays of
July 28,
August 4 and
August 18. If you are unable to sign up after one of the Sunday services, we encourage you to contact
Seth Stepleton at
[email protected]
or by text at
(864) 650-3872 and get your name on the list. For those without Internet access, or who cannot text, please phone
Joan Stepleton at
(864) 650-2816. Like before, the steering committee will then place interested people into various groups, and assign a shepherd for each group who will then let folks know when their group will meet for the first time. And then….we’re off!
Thank you for considering being a part of this well-received fellowship ministry of St. Paul’s!
Pony Davis……Monica Foster……Jim Steinborn……Joan & Seth Stepleton……Bill Hoelzel
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Betsy Gammill-Hayes Memorial Dates
There will be two opportunities to celebrate Betsy's life. The official Memorial Service will be Saturday, August 24th, 10:30 a.m. at St. Leander Catholic Church, 1402 E. 7th Street, Pueblo, Colorado. There will be a sung Mass including Spanish and English lyrics, to honor the years that Betsy sang with Mariachi de Pueblo. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. In lieu of flowers, we would love for people to make a donation in Betsy's name to Care Housing of Fort Collins, one of her favorite causes. Here is a link:
http://www.carehousing.org/
A more informal celebration of Betsy will be held on Tuesday August 6th, 5-7 pm, at the home of Eric and Susan Barton, 755 Rochelle Circle, Fort Collins, Colorado. This will be more of a happy hour, with snacks and drinks, and a toast to Betsy at 6:00, along with a dedication of a memorial tree and bench in her honor. Please personally message via Facebook Eric Barton or Susan Stanton Barton with an RSVP if you will be attending, so we have an estimate for refreshments. The Barton and Hayes families will be there in force
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Parish Directory
Please check the Directory on our table in the Fellowship Hall to be sure the information for you and your family is correct. If it is correct, put a check mark. If it is not - make the change or email the office.
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Flowers
If you would like to provide flowers to honor or remember a loved one, there is a sign-up sheet on the St. Paul's bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall.
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Links to the Online Newsletters of Trinity Lutheran Church and the Mary of Magdala Ecumenical Catholic Community
What are our partners in ministry here at Trinity up to? Go
HERE
for the Trinity Lutheran Church monthly newsletter, "Tidings". And
HERE
is Mary of Magdala's weekly bulletin.
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