Spreading God's Word, Not the Virus
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Ryan’s a Lion!
By
Tim Kilpatrick
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Interim Youth Minister
Ryan Kilpatrick is a very special young man in our family. He’s my nephew, the son of my brother, Jon, and Jennifer Kilpatrick. They were high school sweethearts who were married at St. Paul’s in 1988. Jon is the Director of Marketing & Sustainability with Masuen Consulting, a water management firm based in Washington State. Jennifer is a Sales Associate with The Corcoran Group in Delray Beach. Both Jon and Jennifer have served on the Vestry, and Jon has served as Junior Warden. Jennifer recently retired as the long-serving Co-Chair of the Day School Board. Both have taught Sunday School; served as Youth Group Mentors; served as Lay Readers, and in many other capacities. Ryan’s older sister, Emma, is also a
‘child of St. Paul’s’
and is currently finishing her Sophomore year at Palm Beach Atlantic College.
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Habits of Grace:
June 15th
By Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
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"As we learn how to adjust our lives given the reality of the coronavirus and the request to do our part to slow its spread by practicing social distancing, I invite you to join me each week to take a moment to cultivate a ‘habit of grace.’ A new meditation will be posted on Mondays through June."
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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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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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TUESDAY, June 16
:
Joseph Butler
Numbers 11:10
Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, all at the entrances of their tents. Then the Lord became very angry, and Moses was displeased.
The story of the children of Israel wandering in the wilderness sounds like the most dysfunctional family trip ever. The people forget so quickly that God saved them from slavery. God gets mad and punishes them. They complain about the quality of the food—they want meat, not just bread.
God barks back, offering them so much meat it will come out of their nostrils. Moses is stuck in the middle of it all. It’s a miracle they make it through the wilderness at all. The story is ridiculous. But there’s also something kind of wonderful about it, because it’s a relationship.
The mess is exactly what we were made for—to be in relationship with our creator. And that doesn’t just mean beautiful prayers and peaceful words. It means living into the reality that life is messy, and it’s even messier together. But it’s also better together.
MOVING FORWARD:
Say something difficult to God today. And then ask God to say something difficult back to you.
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Whether you’re supporting members of your community or caring for a loved one, consider yourself an unsung hero. But being there for others can take its toll, and the COVID-19 pandemic has added more stress to a challenging role. Don’t let self-care be an afterthought.
Register for this webinar.
Join us:
Thursday, June 18, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET
Caregivers and their supporters will learn
• the causes of caregiver stress and signs of burnout
• tips for recharging and finding balance
• strategies for healthy caregiving
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PRESENTER
Bill Dyment, PhD, is a leading expert in personal and corporate change management. He has delivered more than 2,600 seminars for Cigna and some 500 other companies, universities, health institutions, and charitable organizations.
HOST
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind is a retired Episcopal Priest and City Planner whose ministry has included work for social and environmental justice, interfaith relations, sustainable urban development, arts and culture, and progressive theology. Most recently, Tracey’s ministry has extended to include the spiritual insights and lessons she has gained from a life complicated by dementia.
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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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Prayerful Virtual Yoga
Tuesday, June 16th, at 7:00pm
TUESDAYS: 7:00pm – 8:30pm,
hosted via Zoom
We will practice a nourishing posture sequence filled with twists and turns + Breath of JOY + Blessings upon Blessings ON OUR MAT in the comfort of our own homes!!!
Root to Rise, Twist and Turn,
Energize then RELAX
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CHAIR and PRAYER
With Sally Grillo
Thursday, June 18th, at 9:45am
“The JOY of the Lord is your strength” Nehemiah 8:10
THURSDAYS: 9:45 – 10:45 AM,
hosted via Zoom
These sessions open at 9:30 so we can communicate.
EVERY BREATH I breathe in is an acknowledgement of the
life and power of God within me!
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Gentle Flow Yoga
With Patti Daniell
Friday, June 19th, at 9:30am
Tuesday, June 23rd at 9:30am
Every week on Tuesdays and Fridays, until June 30.
(The Zoom login link has been updated as of May 6th, prior Zoom links will no longer work.)
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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
Please email Nubia Ortega at
nubiaortega@unitedwaypbc.org
if you will be volunteering and/or providing any of the needed items to any of the agencies included in the overview.
Please be aware that 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
Please send a report weekly of all hours you spent volunteering. Please provide name, phone, email, where you volunteered, and how long. This data goes a long way towards bringing much needed emergency management dollars back into our community.
We appreciate everything you are doing during this difficult time!
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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
June 30th.
This includes St. Paul's Day School, Paul's Place after-school program, and all other ministries and scheduled events through June 30th. 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 June 30th.
Click below to view our Virtual Service for the 2nd Sunday of 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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