Happy Epiphanytide everyone! First, I want to thank you all for welcoming me to St. Paul's. As you can see from the email below, there are lots of ways to get involved in the community and to deepen your discipleship. This Sunday we will hear from Jesus about the newness he has brought about--one that reaches back into Israel's past and into God's creative purposes---and is offered, challengingly, today. I invite you to join us this Sunday to worship the Lord in holiness and to receive what he has done and is doing in our very midst. 

Lastly, in response to the ongoing Covid-19 situation, we continue to encourage everyone to wear a mask while in the building during gatherings. If you are feeling any symptoms related to Covid-19 or have recently been exposed, we ask that you not attend in-person gatherings at this time and connect with us another way. Please contact the church office if you are remaining away from church for any reason so that the sacrament can be made available to you. 

In Christ,

Fr. Trent

ELECTION OF VESTRY MEMBERS

As a church, we will be selecting our new Vestry members at the Annual Meeting on January 30th. According to the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church, Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, and the By-Laws of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, to be eligible to vote or hold office at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church a person must meet all the following qualifications:

• Be 18 years of age or older and confirmed/received in the Episcopal Church.

• Faithfully working, praying, and giving for the Kingdom of God.

• Be a financial contributor of record for the preceding year.

• Regularly attend corporate worship, having been faithful in corporate worship in the preceding year, unless for good cause prevented from attending.

• Be a communicant in good standing, having received Holy Communion in the Parish at least three times during the preceding year.

• Be listed in the St. Paul’s Parish Register, and do not claim membership in another parish/ church

• Vestry Candidates must be able to pass a background check.

Pray for the Church,

the Body of Christ

Please pray for those on our prayer list this week:

Sam Asseff, Nancy Wyant and Family, Father Nick,

Eileen Jenkins, Cynthia Sehr, Father Gordon,

Bob Lanier, Julia Gibson, Beverly Gish

Contact our church office to add a name to our prayer list: 903-455-5030. Names remain for one month unless renewed or canceled.

PRAYER REQUESTS & BOX

The Daughters of the King support your prayer needs and wishes. Each Sunday a prayer team will be available to pray with you after the Worship Service in the choir area after the 10:30 service. If you would like additional information, please see a DOK member.

They also have an intercessory prayer box on the table in the Narthex to deposit prayer requests. Prayer request cards may be found in the pews and beside the box in the Narthex.

Daughters pray daily. All prayers are confidential. Each person is prayed for one month. If you wish for continued prayers, please complete another request card or contact a Daughter.

You may call the church office (903-455-5030) and specify it is for

the DOK intercessory prayer list. You can hand the card to a Daughter (she is always wearing her cross).

Diary of a Theologian 

The Prayer Book Is A Real Book

 In the present state of the church, every Episcopalian should hold the Prayer Book close. I mean this physically: the 1979 Book of Common Prayer is a real book, and it is something that should be handled, used, suffer wear and tear, be carried about, and treasured.

   Christianity is a physical religion. Especially in this emerging post-pandemic period we need to shout from the rooftops: People are bodies and spirits together. Come to church to see other people! Worship is more than a message: it is sacramental in itself. We cannot do baptism without water, nor Communion without bread and wine, nor marriage without holding hands, nor unction or ordination without the laying-on-of-hands. (click to continue)

To Each is Given: Renewal Conference in East Texas

7 p.m. January 28 and 9 a.m. January 29

Join the Episcopal churches of East Texas for a conference, To Each is Given, focusing on the Holy Spirit, prayer and gifts of the spirit. This is an opportunity to reflect on and recharge your spiritual walk. Speakers are from the Anglican Renewal Ministries of Canada. The event is scheduled for 7 p.m. January 28, and 9 a.m. through the evening on January 29, at St. Philip's in Sulphur Springs. The cost is $35 and meals are included. Hotel costs are not included. (click to learn more)

RENEWED IN THE HOLY SPIRIT NIGHT

February 2nd, 6:30 - 8:30pm

All are invited to attend the Renewed in the Holy Spirit night scheduled for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., February 2, at St. Luke's, 5923 Royal Lane in Dallas. The Anglican Renewal Ministry from Canada will be in Dallas for a night of exploring who is the Holy Spirit and to unpack spiritual gifts. You do not want to miss this diocesan-wide event of spiritual refreshment.  (click to learn more)

CALLING ALL INTERCESSORS

February 3rd - 1-3pm

A diocesan-wide intercessory prayer gathering is scheduled for

1 to 3 p.m., Feb. 3, at St. Mathew's Cathedral, 5100 Ross Avenue, in Dallas. Join the Anglican Renewal Ministers from Canada as they teach us how to go deeper in praying in the Holy Spirit. 

(click to learn more)

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