WELCOME FR. TRENT!

This Sunday we welcome Fr. Trent Pettit to St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Fr. Trent will serve as locum while Father Nick is away. He attended seminary at Fuller Theological Seminary and Wycliffe College and was ordained to the diaconate in the Diocese of Dallas in May of 2020 by Bishop George Sumner and to the priesthood in November of 2020. Before and after assisting Assistant Bishop Fraser Lawton begin APNET, serving as the priest-in-charge at St. Philip's (Sulphur Springs) and St. Mark's (Mt. Pleasant), he served in the diocese of the Horn of Africa in Ethiopia and Egypt. You can read about his ministry there that he chronicles in his blog, Letters from the Horn of Africa. 



A COVID REMINDER - In response to the surge in Covid-19 cases in Greenville, we want 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. Please contact the church office if you are remaining away from church for any reason so that the sacrament can be brought to your home (which will include outdoor Scripture readings and prayers).

Also, the diocese is putting on a conference in east Texas called To Each is Given which will be led by Anglican Renewal Ministries of Canada. If you are looking for spiritual renewal in your life or seeking to discern what your spiritual gifts might be and how you can help your church attend to God's mission, this will be a great event for you. See the information below under "Around the Diocese' for more details about signing up! 

Thank you!

Fr. Trent 

ELECTION OF VESTRY MEMBERS

As a church, we will be select 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

Pray for the Church,

the Body of Christ

Please pray for those on our prayer list this week:

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).

Annual Examen: A New Year's Retreat

5 p.m., Friday January 21-22 at the Abbey on Lovers Lane

Rather than make half-hearted New Year's resolutions, why not reflect and refocus nad start the year out with an authentic spiritual center? The 24 hour retreat is designed to use a wider lens of Ignatian Examen to enable you to live life as the true self God created you to be. Cost is $60. Some low-cost housing available for out-of-towners. Go the the www.abbeyonlovers.org for more information.  (continue reading)

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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