FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
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Sunday Services - January 12, 2019
8:00 am - Holy Eucharist
10:15 am - Festival Holy Eucharist
Healing prayers in the side chapel
St. Paul's Church
Rev. Meg Ingalls
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Wednesday Evening Prayer - January 15
6:00 pm - Rite I service of Evening Prayer
Side Chapel of St. Paul's Church
A few minutes of calm and prayer in the midst of your busy week
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Contemplative Circle
Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Come enjoy a simple prayer practice that allows us to be at rest,
at ease within ourselves within the present moment, in stillness.
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Adult Forum
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will resume on Sunday, January 19th in the library.
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LEARNING, SHARING & SERVICE for OUR CHILDREN & YOUTH
Young friends, visitors, and newcomers are welcome!
Follow the sheep photos down to the Community Room for classes - we begin with a snack and a prayer; we'd love to include you! R
egistration
is open all year.
(Upstairs, in the narthex, you'll find activities for young church-goers to play with
in their pews as they absorb the sounds and rhythms of our services.)
CONFIRMATION
for our young people and adults -
this Sunday: meet in The Well (downstairs) at 9:10am
. Join in preparation, learn, question, grow in faith!
Sign up here
,
now.
Preconfirma
tion retreats at the BCH Camp are March 20 or April 3,
plan now
. Confirmation is April 25.
January 12 is a Youth Sunday
!
Young acolytes, readers, altar servers, musicians will share their skills with grace and devotion.
(There'll be a Noisy Offering, too - bring coins!)
Come to The Well!
Everyone's invited to
this Sunday's festive Open House
downstairs at the Well (across from the classrooms), after the Youth Service! A ribbon-cutting, a blessing. . . a place for high schoolers & older to call their own!
News from The Lighthouse
(our youth class): middle schoolers -
it's your turn at last for a special lunch with Meg!
We're going to Anchor Stone Pizza this Sunday
.
Catch a ride at
St Pau
l's at 11:45, or meet us there. Parent pick-up at the restaurant, or back at St Paul's at 1:30. Bring your appetite, your ideas, your friends, too!
RSVP
. See you soon!
A place for respite, challenge, and community = the
Barbara C Harris Camp
in upstate NH.
High schoolers: your
retreat is
February 7-9
.
Want to go? More info =
talk to Linda
.
Read more
in our
January newsletter
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click here
.
Would you like to subscribe? Do you have questions, ideas, or comments to share?
You are warmly invited to reach out to Linda Davis Siess, Children & Youth Program Coordinator, any time:
click here.
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St. Paul's Piano Fundraising Appeal "Buy a Key, Buy an Octave" Ends
Our piano appeal has been running for many weeks now, keys have been flying off the bulletin board, triads have been clashing as people grasp for the remaining consonant notes, and octaves have been singing together in different keys for weeks. Virtuosos and maestros have appeared and disappeared. We know everyone is anxious to know the outcome...
Come to Sunday services this Sunday, January 12th (after a wonderful night of Cantemus' Vivaldi) to hear Senior Warden Bronson de Stadler make the announcement. You will see whether our beloved Music Director Mark breaks into a jubilant Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" or a mournful Mozart's "Requiem Mass in D minor". Join us for this momentous announcement!
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St. Paul's Stewardship for 2020
The Parish Stewardship Program is presently at
87%
of its 2020 pledge target. We are seeking $29,000 in additional pledges. We do understand that some parishioners need to see how their finances stand at year end. So we know that some of you need more time to consider your situation. Please let Deb Hay know if (1) you pledged last year and will not pledge this year, or (2) you are intending to pledge but are not ready yet. Thank you.
John Neale, Chairperson
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Contemplative Quiet Day - January 18, 2020
, at St Paul’s Episcopal Church.
A Quiet Day is offered as a time to be together in silence, followed by individual silent time. It includes a simple meal of soup and bread or light refreshment, beverages, and spiritual conversation.
This contemplative group will meet on Saturday, January 18th at St Paul’s Church on High Street in Newburyport, MA. We hope you can join us. Feel free to bring a friend if you would like. We will start gathering between 9:00 and 9:30 and will begin our meditation at 9:30. The format will be: an opening prayer practice of prayerful movement, chant and Lectio Divina followed by 20 minutes of meditation/centering prayer, and then silence until lunch time, a simple soup eaten in silence, then a short period of sharing. During the silent time you may sit, read, write, draw, relax, walk the labyrinth, or do whatever draws you. We will end by 1:30. To RSVP contact Victoria at
victoria.londergan@gmail.com
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Update from the Search Committee
The search committee has completed its visits to the candidates in their home churches. We are now awaiting their background checks as required by the diocese. Please keep the search committee in your prayers.
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Current Status of the Lift
Based on the recommendation of the Accessibility Task Force the broken lift by the Parish Hall Door is being replaced by a new model. A down payment has been made to the Halley Elevator Company and the new lift has been ordered.
Members of the Property Committee have been meeting with our contractors to discuss the work that needs to be done to replace the lift. The new lift is slightly larger than the old one and the column to the left of the lift as you enter it on the ground level will now be in the way. A section of that column was removed to try and determine if it's supporting the corner of the porch roof above it, but it's not clear yet if it is.
Within the next 1-3 weeks:
- The wood around the column will be carefully removed to get a clearer picture of what's underneath. Once it's determined if the column is supporting the roof above, it will either be removed or reconstructed to fit the space next to the new lift.
- The old lift will be disassembled and removed.
Within 3-5 weeks:
- Weather permitting, the new lift will be installed.
- Any remodeling of the railing next to the lift door will be done.
- The electrician will bring power to the new lift and install an automatic door opener to the porch door.
Ed Winslow, Junior Warden
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Cantemus "Star Made Shadows" - Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 7:30 pm
Imagine how refreshing and restorative it will feel, after all the holiday rush is over, to experience
Antonio Vivaldi’s elegant and exciting
Magnificat
at the heart of a rich and tuneful program. A chamber instrumental ensemble, with strings and oboes, supports this gem of the Italian Baroque, as well as lush and gorgeous works by composers Ola Gjeilo and Morten Lauridsen
, and other lovely seasonal music.
If you were holding tickets for our December 7 and 8 concert dates, we look forward to welcoming you in January. Your tickets will be honored at the door.
If you need tickets, you can purchase them at the door. However, we anticipate many people with tickets for the December concert dates will attend our rescheduled performances. P
urchase your tickets now, online, to avoid disappointment
Here
Founded in 1982, Cantemus (
Latin for “Let us sing”
) is a chorus of singers
from across the North Shore of Massachusetts and beyond.
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Edie Ellen Knitters
Monday, Jan. 13 at 2:00 PM
Meet in the library to create prayer shawls for the sick and those in need, plus enjoy some great conversation! Snacks are provided! Join us!
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The Community Book Club
Thursday, Jan. 23, 12:30 PM
Meet in the library to discuss
A History of Christian Theology
by William C. Placher.
A modern classic,
A History of Christian Theology
offers a concise yet complete chronicle of the whole of Christian theology, from its background in the history of Israel to the liberation and post-liberal theologies of recent years. All are welcome.
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A LETTER FROM OUR BISHOPS
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The bishops of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts issued on Jan. 6, 2020, the following statement condemning violence against Jews and extending solidarity with the Jewish community.
We deplore and condemn the recent surge in violent attacks on members of the Jewish community in New York and elsewhere. There is no place for anti-Semitism in Christian faith and practice, and no place for such hatred and violence in our society.
We extend the compassion, support and solidarity of our membership to our Jewish colleagues, neighbors and kindred in Massachusetts and beyond.
We affirm the message of this joint ecumenical letter from Christian leaders across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which we have both signed, along with our colleague Bishop Douglas J. Fisher of the Diocese of Western Massachusetts, Dean Amy E. McCreath of our Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston and by numerous other leaders throughout our diocese. We encourage others to add their own sign of support to this statement.
As we begin this new year and new decade, in the words of the joint statement, "may we each resolve to restore tolerance, decry hatred, celebrate diversity, ‘give to bigotry no sanction and to persecution no assistance.’"
The Rt. Rev. Alan M. Gates, Bishop Diocesan
The Rt. Rev. Gayle E. Harris, Bishop Suffragan
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We hope you enjoy reading our weekly newsletter which covers the current news of our parish life.
If you have questions or news you would like us to include, contact Administrator Deb Hay at
978-465-5351
or
stpauls@stpauls-nbpt.org.
Rev. Margaret Ingalls
Interim Priest
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church | 166 High Street
Newburyport, Massachusetts 01950 | 978-465-5351
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