Spreading God's Word, Not the Virus
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The Good Shepherd Series:
The Rev. Dr. Frederic F. Bush
By
Tim Kilpatrick
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Interim Youth Minister
With the Rev. Dr. Stiles Lines announcing his resignation in March to join the faculty at The University of the South in September 1966, St. Paul’s again began to search for his successor. Fortunately, on June 18th, 1966, the Rev. Dr. Frederic Fernley Bush, Jr. accepted the Vestry’s call to become the fourth Rector of St. Paul’s.
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The Appointment of the Canon to the Ordinary
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
As you know, after three years in the position of Canon to the Ordinary, Canon John Tidy will retire at the end of October. He has served this diocese faithfully for 14 years altogether, and I have been deeply grateful that he was willing to take on this role at a time when he might otherwise have justifiably wanted a rest from full-time active ministry. There will be more to say in due course in thanksgiving for John’s and Jill’s life among us.
Today I am delighted to announce that, with the help and unanimous consent of the Advisory Committee, I have appointed the Very Reverend Licia Affer to succeed Canon Tidy in this work.
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Wednesday, July 1st, 2020
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The Very Reverend Licia Affer, newly appointed to the position of Canon of the Ordinary
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Prayer-by-Phone Ministry
Dear St. Paul’s Family,
“For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.”
Mt. 18:20
As of June 28, Bishop Eaton extended the directive that all churches, schools, and special ministries in the Diocese of Southeast Florida are to remain closed to all in-person gatherings until July 31. I strongly support Bishop Eaton’s wise and prudent decision, as we are seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths here in Florida, particularly here in south Florida.
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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
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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.
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Sunday, June 28th, 2020
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COVID-19 Data for Florida
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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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WEDNESDAY, July 1:
Pauli Murray
Matthew 21:42
Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the scriptures: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord’s doing, and it is amazing in our eyes’?”
I learned about Pauli Murray, the first African American woman priest in the Episcopal church (1977) from my education professor, a Quaker woman. This civil rights lawyer turned priest broke glass and stained-glass ceilings.
In 1941, Pauli Murray began Howard University’s school of law, with the goal of becoming a civil rights lawyer. Rejected for post-graduate work at Harvard on the basis of her gender, Murray coined the phrase “Jane Crow” to illustrate a different perspective on racism and sexism in America.
I imagine Pauli Murray leaning on Jesus, seeing hope and a way forward—not just for herself but also for those for whom she advocated. Her experiences increased her determination to work for a just society in the ways that only she could do.
MOVING FORWARD:
This month, we’ll be spending some extra time with the saints. Get to know these special friends by doing some research on them.
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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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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
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
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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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