The Sunday of the Resurrection
Easter - April 11, 2021
Bertel Thorvaldsen, Statue of Christ (Copenhagen, Denmark: Altar of Church of Our Lady, 1821), statue

I will sing to the Lord all my life I will sing praise
to my God as long as I live. Psalm 104:33
It was glorious to hear Joyful Noise perform!
The Altar Guild wishes
to thank everyone who contributed to the celebration
of the Resurrection of
Our Lord this Easter Season
with the dedication of Lilies.
Celebration of the Risen Lord -- Anonymous

Flowers are given in Prayerful Thanks for my family, friends,
and loved ones. We are blessed this year for what we have,
and we pray for those who are in need during this stressful
time in our lives -- Frank McKee

In memory of Bill Rolston and with
Thanksgiving for my St. Paul's friends -- Ginger Garcia

In gratitude for Laura Funk and her dedication and talents that enhance our worship experience -- Georgianna Harrison

In memory of Paula Backus -- Elizabeth Porter

In memory of Kaye Cole, sister of Judy Shaddox
Bill & Judy Shaddox and William & Angela Dryer


In memory of my parents and siblings, and in gratitude for my children and grandchildren -- Debbie Shaffer

In memory of our son, Will -- Rita Woods

In celebration of the Yorio Faunce family for Easter
Jennifer, Jeff and Jacob Faunce
A Morsel for Meditation
To really thrive, human beings need embodiment and community: rooms echoing with shared laughter, shoulders to cry on, hands to help move boxes or to deliver casseroles after a birth or a death. At best, the virtual world provides a hollow imitation of these goods; at worst, it offers us a panicked and solitary clutching at validation that leaves us feeling ever more alone. By privileging individual acquisitiveness (how many “Facebook friends” do you have? Is it enough?) and control (“I’ll unfollow her and she’ll never even know”), social media threatens to flatten relationships into another commodity. In doing so, it robs us of a chance to experience the reciprocity and sheer potential for joyful surprise that comes from loving and respecting another human being whose intellect and will is valued precisely for being independent of our own.
Cassandra Nelson, Hard Liberty:
(March 25, 2021)

Worship
Collect

Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn into the fellowship of Christ’s Body may show forth in their lives what they profess by their faith; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Acts 4:32-35 1
John 1:1-2:2
John 20:19-31
Psalm 133

The readings may be found here
Pray for the Church, the Body of Christ
Please pray for those on our prayer list this week:

Please Pray for those on
our prayer list this week:
Gail Rolston and Family,
Beverly Gish, Bob Lanier,
Marcy Walsh, Paula Reeves, Mike Lavigne,
Dolores & Father Gordon,




Contact our church office to
add a name to our prayer list: 903-455-5030. Names remain
for one month unless
renewed or canceled.
We also pray for our Daughters of the King Ministry as they bring their strength and service together by praying for friends and for the people.

You may also add people to the list by filling out a DOK confidential prayer card and putting them in the blue box located in the Narthex.
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 a 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).
Stewardship

You can make your checks payable to "St. Paul's Episcopal Church" and mail them to:

St. Paul's Episcopal Church
8320 Jack Finney Blvd. 
Greenville, TX 75402
You can also make your donations at http://stpaulstx.org/giving/ to make a donation using your credit or debit card via PayPal or Tithe.ly.
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  • Our Sunday services are available live at 10:25 am (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCmlrRFxbQF7CSAnFS8H9FA) and Facebook (https://facebook.com/stpaulsepiscopalgreenville). Our recorded Sunday service is broadcast on the GEUS community Channel (Channel 34) on Wednesdays at 8 am and 6 pm. Previously recorded services may be accessed anytime on our Facebook and YouTube pages. The recorded sermons may be found on our website as MP3s.
  • Remote Eucharist continues, and a few parishioners are helping me to distribute the Eucharist to parishioners’ homes on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Please let me know by email if you’d like to receive the Holy Sacrament remotely. The best way to contact me is fathernickfunk@gmail.com.
  • The Parish office remains closed; however we continue to check voicemails and emails regularly.
  • The St. Paul’s Zoom Meeting may be found at https://zoom.us/j/9037772020. Our Meeting ID is: 903 777 2020. To call in, use one tap mobile: +13462487799,,9037772020# or to dial: +1 346 248 7799.
  • Morning Prayer on Wednesdays at 10:30 via a Zoom meeting, and upload it live if Zoom and Facebook work together (about 75% success rate).
Masks worn by all at worship. Please bring your own!
 
Only one entrance. Sanitizers
will be located there.
 
Worshippers/households
separated by 10 feet.
No tactile passing of the Peace

Indoor services will not have congregational singing.
 
Collection plate placed at
entrance to the Nave
 
Bread only communion distributed within Diocesan protocols.
 
Join us for coffee hour


Why do we use incense in the Church? Why do we say the Nicene Creed? What is the theological difference between Episcopalians and Baptists? If you have a burning theological question submit the form below and we will pass on questions to Bishop George to ponder and respond. 
Episcopal Diocese of Dallas Podcasts
Daily podcast from the clergy of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas offers a reflection on scripture from the Old Testament Reading of the Daily Office Morning Prayer.

Link can be found: https://edod.podbean.com/
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