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Weekly Newsletter
March 22, 2023
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The Fifth Sunday in Lent
March 26 2023
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8:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite I
10:30 am Holy Eucharist Rite II
Livestreamed Service at 10:30
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A Newsletter Communications Message
Hello Friends!
Beth here, with a tech and newsletter update. As of April 1st, I will be assembling the newsletter. That means you'll need to send ALL your articles to me at my E-mail address: cahaper@gmail.com.
Deadline, you ask? I'll need your submissions by 10am TUESDAYS. That'll give me all day Tuesday to get it into shape. Then, Wednesdays, we'll have a team to do proofreading and get it posted. Please hold us all in the Light while we get this figured out! (You have no idea how gifted our Dianne has been with this task!)
Affectionately,
Beth Cahape
cahaper@g-mail.com
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Dear Saints of St. Paul's,
After a lovely morning that included Centering Prayer followed by a service of Healing and Holy Eucharist (during which we focused on the El Salvadoran martyr Oscar Romero), I enjoyed having a group come to my office to peruse my available books. On this beautiful spring afternoon, I am now sitting in the office, completing this newsletter, while looking at a stack of worship bulletins that need to be prepared for Holy Week. Palm Sunday is soon upon us! Below, you will find the full schedule of worship services for Holy Week and Easter.
New and of note in this week’s edition of the newsletter:
In “Deepening Our Faith” you will find:
- ...that the Episcopalianism 101 topic for Thursday March 23 will be “The Gifts and Challenges of Creeds.”
- ...an invitation to consider joining a Spiritual Friends Group. This is a follow-up to the March 19 Mezzanine Presentation.
- ...and photos from last Saturday’s Lenten Quiet Morning.
In “Becoming Beloved Community,” Joanne Rittmueller offers a prayer.
In “Parish Life & Announcements,” you will find information about this coming Sunday’s Salish Sea Early Music Festival Concert that will be happening in the parish hall at 2 pm.
In “St. Paul’s Prayer Ministries,” Kathy Couch offers a reflection entitled “Lent V: Breaking the Chains of Bondage.”
And don’t forget: I am most happy to welcome you to my office library to look around and choose books that need homes! Simply ask!
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COVID requirements for worship
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Masks are optional in worship, however: masks are required when singing.
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Eucharistic bread may be eaten before returning to your seat as the chalice will be offered, also. If you do not wish to drink from the chalice, cross your arms over your chest. The words "'The blood of Christ, the cup of salvation" will be said and are sufficient. There will be no intinction, i.e., no dipping of bread in the wine. Gluten-free wafers are available. During Lent, gluten-free matzoh is being served at the 10:30 am service.
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Lenten Mite Boxes
This year, the Lenten Season begins on Ash Wednesday, February 22nd.
The St. Paul’s tradition of creating Lenten Mite Box offerings continues this year with a dedication to housing needs in our community. We will donate proceeds to Bayside Housing and Services. Their mission aims “to strengthen our community through housing, advocacy, and human services supporting social and economic independence).
Bayside offers temporary transitional housing to individuals and families without a home or in an unsafe housing situation. Bayside also provides case management that works with individuals to build skills that they need to build to become permanently housed.
Bayside Housing and Services recently announced it had purchased The Hadlock Motel to provide permanent, supportive housing. Work has begun, adding kitchenettes and minor repairs but it is a long process to meet government standards.
For more information or to volunteer go to www.baysidehousing.org.
Mite boxes will be available to pick up at the Church, Sunday February 19th and anytime prior to Easter, April 9.
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Capital Stewardship Campaign - Sacred Space Project | |
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EPIS
EPISCOPALIANISM 101
March 23, 3 - 4:30 pm
The Gifts and Challenges of Creeds
March 30, 3 - 4:30 pm
Prayer, Spirituality, and The Bible
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Please contact me with questions and let me know if you are planning on attending. - Dianne+ | |
Interested in Joining a Spiritual Friends Group? | |
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In 2014, when we were new at St. Paul's, Stanley and I looked for opportunities to get to know people. We enjoyed making social connections and working with others in congregational ministries. We also sensed a need for tending our growth in faith in a face-to-face setting with others, so we were pleased to join a small group of seekers that has continued meeting regularly through the years.
In last Sunday's Mezzanine, our group offered reflections about our experiences together. Our purpose statement has evolved over the years:
Creating brave space together, we hold and care for one another's souls, strengthening each other for the journey of love.
Are there others who have similar desires? Especially during this next season of congregational transition, being part of a small group can nurture and support ongoing growth in faith. If you have interest, let a member of our group or Dianne know (several people have already indicated interest). We'll be glad to talk with you further and help get a new group started.
Marlene Kropf, on behalf of Susan Cook, Judy Dahl, Christine Hemp, Stanley Kropf, Ann Raymond and Nancy Steinberg
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Braving the Thin Places
Lenten Quiet Morning
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Photos of the March 18th Lenten Quiet Morning
facilitated by Marlene Kropf
The season of Lent is a thin place, a pause in the Christian year for deepening our faith and opening ourselves more fully to the transforming work of God’s Spirit. In our Saturday morning retreat, through prayer, reflection, sharing and silence, we will seek God’s presence in the thin places of our lives.
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Lenten Reflections, a project of the people of St. Paul's, are being sent out daily, beginning February 21 until Easter Sunday, April 9.
Printed copies of the complete booklet are being sent to those who do not have electronic access. For those who have electronic access and would like to have a paper copy also, a suggested donation of $5 (or more) is being asked to cover printing costs.
To request a printed copy, contact the office at: 360.385.0770 or stpauls_pt@outlook.com
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The Women's Spiritual Growth Group | |
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On January 9, the group began discussing Enduring Grace: Living Portraits of Seven Women Mystics by Carol Lee Flinders. "From Clare of Assisi in the Middle East to Thérèse of Lisieux in the late nineteenth century, Flinders's compelling and refreshingly informal portraits reveal a common foundation of conviction, courage, and serenity in the lives of these great European Catholic mystics."
You do not have to be a member of St’ Paul’s to join us in exploring this book. All women are welcome!
WSGG meets Mondays at 3 pm via Zoom.
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Becoming Beloved Community | |
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Good morning, God!
I long to make this day the longest day in you.
My prayer is that my living brings your love into the world.
Let me be wide awake today and ready.
In all of my choices, let them be love-offering and life-giving.
To be this way . . .
I’ll need to unburden myself of some stuff.
I may have to leave something behind – let it go – maybe even something dear.
It takes some holy searching for sure because . . .
I’ve discovered that I was born on 2nd base and thought I hit a double.
I can’t even see all the stuff I’m carrying around – it blends right into my day to day.
An old attitude, fear, biases, myths, the handles of my bootstraps . . .
Familiar handholds that feel comfortable and safe to me,
But that are slippery and dangerous in your kin-dom.
I repent. In all my liberal progressive understanding, my traditional conservative understanding, global understanding, patriotic understanding, personal understanding, educated understanding, “have to put food on the table” understanding, (fill-in blank) understanding and complicity, I repent.
Holy One, stay with us in this reckoning.
Let us be wide awake today.
We’re going to peel away the layers that keep us from revealing you.
Nothing between us and you.
Another’s hunger is my hunger.
Another’s inability to breathe is my inability to breathe.
We will listen, lean in, act, speak up, and . . . Love.
We will unlearn, learn, discover, grow, and . . . Love.
We will tear down what must be torn down, and build up what must be built, and . . . Love.
We will speak up and advocate, and pray for demonstrators and for those who are afraid and frozen, and . . . Love.
We will lift each other’s bootstraps.
We will get to know each other.
In love with you, and our sisters and brothers – every single one of us made in your image – no exceptions,
We will – at last – be liberated for full life in you.
Amen.
By Rev. Ted Crass, president, United Methodist Foundation of New England
Submitted by Joanne Rittmueller
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Diocesan and Greater Episcopal Church News | |
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Greetings, people of the Diocese of Olympia,
My sincere wishes to you for a holy Lent.
Below and attached (by group and in greater detail) please find the results of the listening sessions that many of you participated in that were conducted among the Governing Bodies, the clergy, the wardens, the Circles of Color, and the staff of the Diocese of Olympia. Also included in this are what I heard in dozens of one-on-one conversations I had with individuals. These express the themes that arose from the many comments offered.
The overarching areas of focus that I heard are:
Support the Circles of Color work and the work of inclusion and justice in the Diocese.
Recruit, train, support, and deploy BIPOC clergy. Continue to communicate and engage the Diocese in the work of the Circles that expresses God’s inclusive love, peace, and justice.
Resource the congregations of the Diocese as they navigate a world changed by the pandemic.
Identify specific areas in which congregations need resourcing and start this work, all for the sake of supporting local communities of faith that draw people into the Episcopal branch of the Jesus movement at the local level in the Diocese of Olympia.
Maintain the Diocese’s momentum.
Support the good work already in progress, and work on areas in the broader Diocese and at the Diocesan staff level that need attention to ready ourselves for the coming of a new Diocesan bishop.
Work on finances and property.
Create a more transparent and inclusive process in forming the Diocesan budget so that the budget can continue to reflect our priorities and can be sustainable over time. Begin to put together more comprehensive resources to support property issues at the congregational and diocesan level.
Find new ways to deliver on the “networked” part of our Diocesan vision.
Assist clergy, congregational leaders, and congregations in connecting, all to support our learning from one another about how best to be the Body of Christ in this time. Engage those outside the Diocesan staff to work collaboratively with the staff in planning and carrying out diocesan-wide efforts.
These areas of focus are of great help to me and, I believe, to us all!
Please know that both the Diocesan staff and I, as well as many groups in the Diocese, are already at work on some of these areas.
These, of course, are not the only areas I will be personally working on or others will be working on during the interim period. We have much to keep us busy.
My pledge to you is keep you updated on how (the specific steps) we will take to work on these areas in the interim period and to keep you updated on the progress along the way during the next 18-24 months.
Again, thank you for investing your time and energy in this process, and please pray for us as we work on these important areas.
In Christ,
+Melissa
Document:
Areas of Focus During the Interim Time
in The Diocese of Olympia:
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Cathedral Day is a celebration of the community of the Diocese of Olympia—a “family reunion” for Episcopalians from across western Washington. Cathedral Day is a time for connecting across communities, experiencing your cathedral in a new light… and a lot of fun. There’s something for everyone—no matter your age! This year’s Cathedral Day will coincide with Earth Day, which will be reflected in the liturgy and the activities following.
A liturgy of Holy Eucharist with the rites of confirmation, reception, and reaffirmation for candidates from parishes near and far will begin at 10:30 am, opening with a grand, colorful procession of parish banners. Following the service, all are invited to have lunch from food trucks and participate in activities for all ages.
Stay tuned for parish registration (for confirmation/reception/reaffirmation candidates) and lunch registration for all attendees.
All parishes in the diocese are encouraged to send a representative with their parish banner for the procession, whether or not there are confirmation candidates from your parish. For more information, contact Tonja May at tmay@ecww.org or Canon Wendy Claire Barrie wbarrie@saintmarks.org.
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Safe Church Training On Line
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What used to be called “Safeguarding God’s Children” and “Safeguarding God’s” people training has been consolidated, updated, and is now being offered on line as Safeguarding God’s Church.
This training is required for all members of parish staff and vestry, Eucharistic Visitors, and anyone who has a key to the church. The training should be considered by all members of the congregation as the training “is designed to equip all people to live out their Baptismal Covenant”... and make our parishes safer for people of all ages, especially children.
Also, certification used to be valid for five years. Recertification is now required every three years.
Paul’s Vestry has agreed to complete their training by the March 14. Key holders and Eucharistic Visitors need to let the office know by April 1 that you are taking the training. If you have any questions, please contact Dianne+.
From the diocesan website:
Effective August 12, 2022] In accordance with The Episcopal Church’s Safe Church, Safe Communities effort, Universal Training is now offered for certification for Children/Youth and Vulnerable Adults. Universal Training fosters a culture of safety and inclusion for all people and covers a broad overview of issues of vulnerability, power, and healthy boundaries. Universal Training is designed to equip all people to live out their Baptismal Covenant. Certifications are valid for three years, and then should be renewed. Learn More.
The required nine courses for Safe Church training are listed below. All nine trainings should take 2 1/2-3 hours to complete (total).
- Safe Church, Safe Communities – Universal Training: Inclusion
- Safe Church, Safe Communities – Universal Training: Healthy Boundaries
- Safe Church, Safe Communities – Universal Training: Organizational Rules & Policies
- Safe Church, Safe Communities – Universal Training: Introduction and Theological Background
- Safe Church, Safe Communities – Specialty Training: Power & Relationships
- Safe Church, Safe Communities – Specialty Training: Pastoral Relationships
- Safe Church, Safe Communities – Specialty Training: Bullying
- Safe Church, Safe Communities – Specialty Training: Abuse and Neglect
- Duty to Report: Mandated Reporter
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A Note from Julie Coryell
As a member of Christ Church in Seattle, St. Paul’s has attracted me through Centering Prayer and Rev. Dianne’s devout and imaginative virtual ministry during COVID. My daughter and family live in PT and my son and family in Victoria. On April 30th my lease of two years ends. I seek a small space to rent, a guest room with bath and kitchenette, an ADU, a studio, or one bedroom apartment, either furnished or unfurnished, to accommodate my spouse, Seelye, and me. (Not a primary residence.) I can supply local references. If you know of a possibility, would you please email or telephone me?
Julie
Julie E. Coryell
5217 NE 43rd Street
Seattle, WA 98105 USA
JCell: 206 409-4425 SCell: 206 708-9472
julie@coryellmartin.org,
seelye@uw.edu.
http://www.juliecoryell.com
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Easter Lilies
The Altar guild is accepting donations towards Lilies to decorate the church for Easter. If you are interested in donating, you will find envelopes in the narthex, the back entry to the sanctuary and in the church office. On the envelope you will a place for your name as well as your dedication such as: in Memory of ________, in Thanksgiving for _____, or other. Please fill out each part clearly and completely. Turn into the church office, place in offering plate or give to Sally Scholz by Sunday, April 2nd. There is no suggested donation. Please donate as much as you like. If you have any questions please contact Sally Scholz, Altar Guild Flower Chair, 360-732-4613 or sallylscholz@gmail.com.
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Kate's Baby Grand Needs a Home!
Kate Spear- (longtime member of St. Paul's who recently moved to Mercer Island) would love to give her Henry F. Miller Boston baby grand piano. Her wish: that it go to someone who would love to use it regularly. It was made in the late 1800's and she and her family have taken very good care of it. You would need to move it from her home in uptown Port Townsend. And, by the way, our Jenny Pipia loves it...that's a good recommendation!
Call Kate directly: 360/643-0882
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Obbligato! Renowned Chicago harpsichordist David Schrader with flutist Jeffrey Cohan play works for obbligato harpsichord with flute by Johann Sebastian and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Georg Philipp Telemann, Georg Benda and Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre alongside works for solo harpsichord by Domenico Scarlatti and Johann Sebastian Bach on Sunday afternoon, March 26 at 2:00 PM at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at 1020 Jefferson Street in Port Townsend. Not to be missed!
Harpsichordist, organist and pianist David Schrader has performed as featured soloist with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra under Neeme Järvi, with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Sir Georg Solti, Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez and Erich Leinsdorf, and with many other orchestras and for music festivals in Europe and throughout the USA and Canada. Jeffrey Cohan can "play many superstar flutists one might name under the table" according to the new York Times.
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The Salish Sea Early Music Festival is pleased to present seven contrasting performances journeying back and forth through the 16th through 19th centuries on one Saturday and the rest Sunday afternoons at 2 PM in Port Townsend. We are immensely grateful to St. Paul's Episcopal Church for assisting us in offering these concerts to the Port Townsend community. We look forward to a joyous 2023 and will be so pleased to have you join us!
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SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL 2023
Port Townsend Concerts
— Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 2:00 PM:
• The Four-Part Italian Canzona (1580-1625) • with Vicki Boeckman (renaissance recorders), Anna Marsh (renaissance bassoon), Lindsey Strand-Polyak (viola), and Jeffrey Cohan (renaissance transverse flute)
— Sunday, February 19, 2023 at 2:00 PM
• The Viennese Biedermeier Serenade (1815-1835) • with Oleg Timofeyev (guitar, Iowa City), Lindsey Strand-Polyak (viola) and Jeffrey Cohan (8-keyed flute)
— Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 2:00 PM
• Musica Alta Ripa (1695-1740) • with Bernward Lohr (harpsichord, Hannover, Germany), Anna Röhrig (violin, Hannover, Germany) and Jeffrey Cohan (baroque flute)
— Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 2:00 PM
• Obbligato Harpsichord and Flute (1720-1760) • with David Schrader (harpsichord, Chicago) and Jeffrey Cohan (baroque flute)
— Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 2:00 PM
• Bach I (Bach Cantata "Ich habe genug" etc.) • with Maike Albrecht (soprano, Lübeck, Germany), Hans-Jürgen Schnoor (harpsichord, Lübeck, Germany) and Jeffrey Cohan (baroque flute)
— Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 2:00 PM
• Bach II (Bach B Minor Suite, Bach Cantata 209 etc.) • with Maike Albrecht (soprano), Hans-Jürgen Schnoor (harpsichord), Jeffrey Cohan (baroque flute), Carrie Krause (violin), Elisabeth Phelps (violin), Lindsey Strand-Polyak (viola) and Annabeth Shirley (cello)
— Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 6:00 PM
• Italian Canzonas (1600-1640) • with John Lenti (theorbo) and Anna Marsh (renaissance bassoon) and Jeffrey Cohan (renaissance transverse flute)
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We welcome your donations ... anytime! ... at https://www.salishseafestival.org/donate
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Lent V: Breaking the Chains of Bondage
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free.” Luke 4: 18
My friend Deena was a very wise and intuitive individual. Shortly after we met, Deena looked at me and said, “Why do you feel so much guilt?” I was stunned. How could she know that? Guilt and unworthiness have long been issues that hold me hostage. I am not really sure where this comes from. I was fortunate to grow up in a family that loved, supported and encouraged me. Nonetheless, dealing with guilt and unworthiness are two life issues that continue to plague me.
I expect that many of us have life issues, those patterns and behaviors that seem to pop up repeatedly throughout life. They may be things like painful memories, reacting adversely to requests, being punctual, matters of perfection, or feelings of depression or rejection. We may be aware of the difficulty but may not have a clue of what triggers it. For instance, I used to have this overwhelming sense of depression and sadness every time I walked the south end of Greenlake, a scenic lake in Seattle close to my childhood home. So, I began to avoid going there. One day it hit me. Years before, I had been in that section of Greenlake when I heard that my father had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Linking the two experiences together helped me break free from the bondage that had occurred.
It is impossible to go through life without being wounded in some way. When these wounds are left untreated, they lead to oppression. Jesus wants to set us free from our prisons, both known and unknown. This requires that we participate in the healing process. Two important questions that Jesus asked of people included, “Do you want to be well?” and “What do you want me to do for you?” Both require thoughtful consideration on our part. Facing the unknown outcomes of those questions entails strength and courage. It involves trust that God will be with us in the process.
God is good, and over the last many years has gently and consistently brought me graces to help me deal with the crippling issue of my unworthiness and guilt. They may happen in a heart-shaped leaf that lands on my hand when I am gardening, see a beautiful sunrise, or when an unexpected memory brings me great joy. They are gifts that bring freedom, refreshment, and love. Praying, spending time with God in reflection, listening for God’s guidance, and acting on that guidance are essential for healing and breaking the chains of bondage.
Lord, this Lenten season, touch our hearts and minds with your love. Release us from the sins and hurts that imprison us and restore us more fully to you. Amen.
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If you feel inspired to share any of your own experiences or comment on what I have written, or join the St. Paul’s prayer team, please let me know by contacting me at kack@9knots.com
Kathy Couch
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Intercessory Prayers
To make a prayer request contact Kathy Couch at kack@9knots.com
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Intercessory Prayer Ministries
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Intercessory Prayer List
To place someone on the Intercessory Prayer List contact Kathy Couch at kack@9knots.com These people will be prayed for by our Intercessory Prayer Team 30 days.
A Ministry of Care and Prayer
We offer our prayers for these ministries and concerns, please include these people in your prayers today and throughout the week.
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O Gracious God, incline our hearts to your will for this parish;
Allow Your Holy Spirit to move over us; Open our minds to Your grace, giving us grateful hearts and generous minds; And Bless our labors for the spread of your Kingdom. Amen
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We pray for:
Our Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, our Bishop Provisional The Most Reverend Melissa Skelton, Reverend Dianne, and the faithful members of St Paul's.
At St. Paul's, in thanksgiving for the ministry of:
The Transition Oversight Team
Eucharistic Visitors
In the Diocese of Olympia, for:
St. Paul's, Seattle
St. Peter's, Seattle
In the Anglican Communion, pray for:
The Church of Southern Africa
Parish Cycle of Prayer, for:
Robert Risley
Joanne Rittmueller and Barney Truman
Tom and Anita Robb
Sharon Lia Robinson
Nancy Roope
Almighty and ever living God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth, hear our prayers for this parish family. Strengthen the faithful, arouse the careless, and restore the penitent. Grant us all things necessary for our common life and bring us all to be of one heart and one mind within your holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
We wish blessings to the saints of St Paul’s with March birthdays:
(Those who are not listed in the office registry, and want to be, contact Kathy Couch at kack@9knots.com to update our records)
March
3 Gerry McFarland, Sheila Witte
7 Laurie Neuenschwander
8 Lynn Gifford
11 Helen Cleveland
12 Don Smith
17 Mary Kell
19 Jennifer Takaki
21 David Sullivan
25 Sandy Gerber
29 Susan Pfundt
Watch over your children, O Lord, as their days increase; bless and guide them wherever they may be. Strengthen them when they stand; comfort them when discouraged or sorrowful; raise them up if they fall; and in their hearts may thy peace which passeth understanding abide all the days of their lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Approved 2023 MUTUAL MINISTRY GOALS
Goal #1: In preparation for the rector’s departure, establish a team to design celebrations and a departure liturgy. Establish a supporting budget for these activities by March 14, 2023.
Goal #2: The Vestry will establish a Transition Management Oversight Team at the February 14th meeting. The oversight team will be empowered to meet with the rector to develop transition ministry teams and will report back to the vestry about their progress on March 14th.
Goal #3: The Vestry will meet with the Canon to the Ordinary on March 5th to discuss plans for clergy coverage regarding the retainment of supply and/or interim clergy during the transition period. In June 2023, the Vestry will meet with transition coach Wyatt regarding the Profile and Search process.
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Please consider adding items for our Food Pantry to your grocery shopping list!
The most popular foods are proteins, like canned meats and fish. Shelf-stable milk and milk substitues are also very popular. But, really, all donations are appreciated!
Questions? Please reach out to Tracy Garrett at 703.989.2619 or morkabu@olympus.net
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Just Soup needs volunteers to help staff its“To Go” service on Tuesdays. We are offering the same delicious, hot soup as always, on a drive-through, carry-out basis. We will prepare lunch bags with soup, fruit, bread, a snack item, and a spoon and napkin to provide to recipients.
This ministry is more important now than ever before. Many other community food programs have had to close, while the need has increased with so many people out of work.
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Our new procedure allows us to maintain 6 feet of social distance at all times, both from each other and from recipients. For each soup day, we need 2 people to work inside the parish hall packing the bags, and 2 or 3 people outside distributing them and directing traffic.
Everyone will wear masks and gloves. If you do not have a mask, we will give you one. We believe those working outside will have no more exposure than if they made a trip to the grocery, and those working inside even less.
Soup will be distributed from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Volunteers are asked to arrive by 10:30 to set up, and should be finished by 2:00-ish.
If you would like to learn more, or you want to volunteer, contact Karen Bezanson: 360.316.1192, karene.bezanson@gmail.com, Becky Brown-Nienow: 425-233-9981, bbnienow@hotmail.com, or the church office during office hours: (Tue-Th 9 a.m. - noon) 360.385.0770.
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A New Plan for Coffee Hour Kitchen Clean-up
Kitchen clean-up has been faithfully accomplished for many years using our large, Hobart commercial dishwasher.
Going forward, coffee hour hosts are encouraged to use the smaller dishwasher that is on the opposite side of our industrial sinks. It will be much easier! Let’s try to do it this way:
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1. Last staff member or volunteer out the door on Thursday, please start the dishwasher. When the coffee hour hosts from the 8am service arrive at church, they can unload the dishwasher.
2. If the dishwasher is full of dirty dishes on Sunday morning, the coffee hour hosts should start the dishwasher and let it run during the 8am service.
3. Set up for coffee hour as we historically have.
4. Using clean or gloved hands, empty the dishwasher before/during/after coffee hour and reload with the dirty dishes used during coffee hour. If it is full, run the dishwasher.
5. If the dishwasher is partially full from the 8am service, the 10:30am coffee hosts should fill it up after coffee hour and run it as they are cleaning up the kitchen after the later coffee hour.
Dish soap for the small dishwasher is on the shelf above the sinks. Please use the measuring spoon to get just the right amount in the dispenser inside the door of the dishwasher. DON’T OVERFILL THE DISPENSER. Please use the DIRTY/CLEAN magnet to tell people the status of the dishes inside. When leaving dirty dishes in the machine, flip the magnet to DIRTY. Once you start the dishwasher, flip the magnet to CLEAN.
If paper cups and plates make sense to the coffee hour hosts to use on a Sunday, that’s fine, too. We shouldn’t forsake this important gathering because of dishes! We can refine the process as we run into bumps.
Send your feedback to me and we’ll work it out.
Tracy Garrett, 703.989.2619.
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The Men’s Bible Study
For at least 20 years the Saint Paul Men’s Bible Study has met once a week at 7 AM for breakfast, fellowship and a discussion. The meeting lasts till about 8:30, but sometimes continues on for another half hour….. No preparation has been required…We have alternated between the Old and New Testaments. Each man brings a bible (any edition will do) and we take turns reading two verses until we complete one or two chapters. Men are welcome regardless of their level of faith or commitment. We have been blessed in attendance by Jews, Catholics, Orthodox, Presbyterians, and members of St. Paul’s. The discussion is open to all points of view. Perhaps our only “rule” is to be kind to each other.
The plague has created a challenge which has been neatly addressed. Since our restaurant venue is closed, we now meet by Zoom. This has allowed our Summer attendees as well as those who have moved away to attend our virtual meetings…..Texas, California, Oregon, Arizona, as well as our Port Townsend locals are all represented in our weekly meeting….. Are you interested in checking us out ? Call me, John Austin 360 301 0833 or Joe Nuber 360 302 1212.
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Spiritual Direction Opportunities in the Port Townsend Area
With deep roots in the contemplative Christian tradition, spiritual direction provides attentive companionship for people on their spiritual journey. It is open to anyone seeking to become more aware of and responsive to the presence and call of the Holy in their lives. A trained guide listens and accompanies the directee, asking reflective questions, witnessing moments of spiritual awareness, and encouraging healing and growth. Direction typically takes place in monthly one-with-one settings but can also happen in a group setting. Directors may also be available for leading contemplative retreats. For more information click here.
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Compline is on hiatus
until further notice
Solemn Chanted Compline
Every Thursday Evening - 8:30 pm
20 minutes of prayer
to complete and bless your day
St. Paul's Sanctuary
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St. Paul's is a wonderful congregation with a heart for reaching out to those who are in need of God's love, care and grace. Through a variety of efforts, many hands have given service in many ways. A full listing St. Paul's outreach activities may be found by clicking the link below, | |
Prayer Shawl Knitters
are Meeting In-person
Second Thursday of each month
11 am
Pollard Room
All forms of needle work welcome!
Bring your project!
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7:30 am Men's Bible Study via Zoom
9:00 am Transition Oversight Team via Zoom
2:00 pm Episcopalianism 101 Intro
3:00 pm Episcopalianism 101
4:30 pm Stewardship Meeting(Zoom)
6:45 pm Choir Rehearsal
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9:00 am Centering Prayer via Zoom
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9:30 am Parish Hall Rental | | |
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8:00 am Holy Eucharist, Rite I
9:00 am Fellowship
10:30 am Holy Eucharist, Rite II
10:30 am livestreaming
11:30 am Fellowship
in-person & livestreamed worship
*Click here to view on St. Paul's website home page
2:00 pm Salish Sea
7:00 pm Women's AA (in-person)
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9:00 am Centering Prayer via Zoom
2:00 pm Bookkeeper in office
3:00 WSGG (Zoom)
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Tuesday March 28
Office open Tue-Wed-Thurs
9 am - noon
call or email
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9:00 am Centering Prayer via Zoom
10:30 am Healing Service & Holy Eucharist
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7:30 am Men's Bible Study via Zoom
3 pm Episcopalianism 101
4:30 pm Stewardship Meeting
6:45 pm Choir Rehearsal
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David Neuenschwander
Kathy Kilday
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The Collect
Almighty God, you alone can bring into order the unruly wills and affections of sinners: Grant your people grace to love what you command and desire what you promise; that, among the swift and varied changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Ezekiel 37:1-14
The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. He said to me, “Mortal, can these bones live?” I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. I will lay sinews on you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the Lord.”
So I prophesied as I had been commanded; and as I prophesied, suddenly there was a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. I looked, and there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but there was no breath in them. Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.” I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood on their feet, a vast multitude.
Then he said to me, “Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are cut off completely.’ Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: I am going to open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people; and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people. I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken and will act,” says the Lord.
Psalm 130
1 Out of the depths have I called to you, O Lord;
Lord, hear my voice; *
let your ears consider well the voice of my supplication.
2 If you, Lord, were to note what is done amiss, *
O Lord, who could stand?
3 For there is forgiveness with you; *
therefore you shall be feared.
4 I wait for the Lord; my soul waits for him; *
in his word is my hope.
5 My soul waits for the Lord,
more than watchmen for the morning, *
more than watchmen for the morning.
6 O Israel, wait for the Lord, *
for with the Lord there is mercy;
7 With him there is plenteous redemption, *
and he shall redeem Israel from all their sins.
Romans 8:6-11
To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For this reason the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law-- indeed it cannot, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you.
John 11:1-45
Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” But when Jesus heard it, he said, “This illness does not lead to death; rather it is for God’s glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” Accordingly, though Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus, after having heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was.
Then after this he said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.” The disciples said to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now trying to stone you, and are you going there again?” Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Those who walk during the day do not stumble, because they see the light of this world. But those who walk at night stumble, because the light is not in them.” After saying this, he told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to awaken him.” The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will be all right.” Jesus, however, had been speaking about his death, but they thought that he was referring merely to sleep. Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. For your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.” Thomas, who was called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.”
When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles away, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” She said to him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world.”
When she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, and told her privately, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” And when she heard it, she got up quickly and went to him. Now Jesus had not yet come to the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him. The Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary get up quickly and go out. They followed her because they thought that she was going to the tomb to weep there. When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus began to weep. So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?”
Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days.” Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, “Father, I thank you for having heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.” When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”
Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him.
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