Please note: Daylight savings time ends this Sunday a.m.!

All Saint’s Day is a time we remember our loved ones who have crossed over from this life to the other side. Crossing a river has always been a metaphor for the passage from this world to the next. Last week at the 9 a.m. service, our Godly Play lesson reflected on the People of God carrying the Ark of the Covenant through the desert, across the river Jordan, and finally building a home for it in the Jerusalem Temple (see above)

Each of us will one day stand on that edge of the metaphorical Jordan river as we remember the lights and people who gave us encouragement during our life’s journey to that place. We find the courage to step out into the unknown as they have done before us. We can hear them cheering us on: “Come along..come on over..go go go..you can do it!”

These are the saints of God we celebrate this weekend. Read more...

8 AM: Spoken Eucharist in the chancel - registration required for first 25 people. The Rev. Canon Albert Ogle is preaching and celebrating.

9 AM: Family Holy Eucharist on the Labyrinth with The Rev. Canon Albert Ogle is preacher and celebrant. Pre-registration required for 25 people.

10-10:30 AM: Middle/High School Check-in - click here to join.

10-11 AM: Parents' Exchange - click here to join.

10-11 AM: Adult Education Forum: Kali Gross will be speaking about her most recently published book, A Black Women's History of the United States, with a Q & A to follow - click here to join.

11 AM: Requiem Holy Eucharist (Rite 1) in the sanctuary with organ and choir. The Rev. Canon Albert Ogle is preaching and celebrating. Music is led by Dr. Andrew Kotylo, Emily Amos, and four staff singers singing the Byrd Mass for Four Voices.

12 noon: In this Zoom Coffee Hour, Jim Everts has decided to avoid the attention on Sunday, so you may send cards and gifts to the church and we can pass them on. His last day is November 4th and we wish him every blessing. click here to join.

5 PM: Only available online! Choral Evensong, broadcast live from St. Paul's with part of the Adult Choir. Click here to watch live.

Gifts now stand at $377,133 representing 63 families. Please remember to have your pledge card sent to us (or online) so we can bless it in church on Ingathering Sunday on November 15th.

HONORING OUR LEGACY SOCIETY "in the company of angels"

We are deeply grateful to everyone who remembered St. Paul's in their estate planning and wills. The parish benefits so much from your contributions and ways you would like to be remembered. This weekend, we are printing the most recent list of members in the Sunday bulletins. This important society, founded in 1936 to underpin all of the ministries here, allows for close to 25% of our budget from bequest-related investments. Please let us know if we do not havera record of your bequest or if you would like more information.

In conjunction with our ongoing stewardship campaign, we are again offering additional sessions now so that all of us can better appreciate how our generosity contributes to the overall financial health of St. Paul's, both currently and in the future, as we search for our new Rector.   

All members of the Parish are encouraged to participate in one of these sessions on the following dates:

The need has not changed.

Protein: Peanut butter (or any other nut butter), nuts/seeds/trail mix, canned tuna fish, canned chicken, soup/stew-hearty, shelf stable milk

Carbohydrates: Crackers, granola bars

Other: Red tomato sauce, fruit cups, applesauce, dried fruit

Thanksgiving foods: stuffing, canned cranberries and yams, canned vegetables, dried or canned gravy

St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Germantown sends sincere thanks to St. Paul's parishioners and its neighbors for the weekly abundant delivery of food items for its food pantry. The continued generosity of everyone is heartwarming and much appreciated. As we all know... the need continues.

The Monday Morning Flower ministry at St. Paul’s is creative and fun and is seeking several volunteers to continue its work. Your mission is to make small arrangements from the beautiful flowers adorning Sunday's altar (artfully created by the Flower Guild) and deliver them to those families selected by the clergy each week. These have been so appreciated by the many recipients over the years. 

Time Commitment: Most Monday mornings, but not all, from 9 - 10:30 am. 

Place: flower room at St. Paul’s 

Duties per person: breakdown altar arrangements and make 2-3 small arrangements and deliver them. We work in teams of three. Come have fun knowing you will bring joy to others. 

Please contact Charlotte Biddle with questions and if you are interested: biddlesea@gmail.com or 215-247-0837.

My beloved parents, Jake and Betsy Roak led the inaugural St. Paul’s Thanksgiving Food Drive last November and the congregation responded with great enthusiasm. Honoring their commitment to help those in need, we are doing it again! We are asking you to consider shopping the items below and putting the items in two reusable shopping bags: frozen items in bag #1 and dry goods in bag #2. These bags will be delivered to St. Luke’s and Face to Face Germantown. Since many of the recipients will be walking or taking public transportation, the reusable bags will allow for easier transport. We invite you to provide a Thanksgiving dinner for these families.

You can create meal bags from the specified shopping list below for one family on your own. It will cost approximately $35.

Or, you can donate $35 to St. Paul’s Church and we will assemble the meal bags and deliver with the others. Donate online here!

(Select "Outreach Donation" or mail check payable to St. Paul’s Church, memo: Outreach Committee. St. Paul's Church, 22 East Chestnut Hill Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19118)

Please sign up here to indicate your intent to participate by November 8. This will allow us to plan accordingly for the distribution of the goods.

1 10-12 lbs frozen turkey

1 frozen pumpkin or apple pie

1 box of mashed potatoes

1 14 oz. can cranberry sauce

2 6 oz. box of Stove Top Mix for Turkey

2 14.05 oz cans of fresh-cut green beans

1 12 oz. jar of turkey gravy

Please drop off your bags with food donations to St. Paul's parish hall on Sunday, November 22, 9:00-11:00 a.m. Thank you, in advance, for giving the gift of a Thanksgiving meal to those in need.

With gratitude,

Lisa and Mike Budd

Writing A Black Women's History of the United States

Time: 7-8pm

Dates: Wednesdays

Our Assistant Rector, Dan+, picking up pumpkins from Christ Church (Ridley Park) to distribute to children in our Godly Play program. They came all the way from a Navajo Native American Reservation in Farmington, New Mexico and the money used to purchase the pumpkins will help employ people in that nation.

Marisa Curcio is available to help you get connected, and she can be reached by e-mail at mcurcio@stpaulschestnuthill.org.