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St. Paul's
at Midweek
August 11, 2021
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Whoever you are,
and wherever you find yourself on your journey of faith,
we welcome you to our inclusive faith community.
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The Coming Week
at St. Paul's
August 22, 2021
The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
10am Eucharist in our church building.
Monday, August 23
August 29, 2021
The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
10am Eucharist in our church building.
Next Bishop's
Committee Meeting:
Sunday, August 29, 11.30am
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Finding the
Sunday Readings
Did you know you can always find the readings for Sunday by following this link?
Did you find two sets of readings for the Sunday? If there are two "tracks", at St. Paul's we are using "Track 2".
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St. Paul's
Food Ministry Report
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While our Food Co-op remains closed to due the continuing COVID pandemic we are collecting food each Sunday which is donated to Catholic Charities. Since Easter Day St. Paul's has collected and donated close to 1000 pounds of food. What a great effort! How can you help? Click here to find out, and contact Deacon Cathy Kline with any questions.
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Getting in Touch
Although mail will be regularly collected, the parish office will be closed until further notice.
However, if you have questions or concerns, you can reach
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This Week
by Arcie Toia,
Bishop's Committee Member
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Hello, I hope that you all are having a great week so far. For those of you that had a rough start, I pray it gets better. I am very serious when I say I pray. Now I’m sure that we all pray in one way or another. We probably have a place where we feel more comfortable. I sit in the backyard drinking my morning coffee, which is how I like to go about starting my day. I find that starting my day with prayer helps me to remember that everyday I get another chance to work on trying to be a better person.
I know that you all know that some days can be more challenging than others. I have to admit that possibly once school starts my routine might change. But that is okay, because the great thing about prayer is that you can be flexible about it. You can do it anytime, anywhere.
As children most of us were taught to say our prayers before going to bed. So for most of my life unless I was in church I prayed before going to sleep. I was taught to say grace, before my meals. I later learned that I should thank God for letting me wake up to another day. I feel that as I got older my prayers seemed to be more of a chore of course; from a teens point of view.
I think that it seemed like a chore because I didn’t feel like praying was fun. I don’t think I was the only one who felt that way. I must confess that one of the reasons I liked going to church as a teen was to look at the altar boys, and listen to the choir. I got involved, and became a catechist, and taught the younger children. I still didn't feel like God would listen to my prayers because they were not very gracefully said. Even as a young adult, I still felt unsure of my prayers. As I grew older and my children grew my needs for prayer seem to grow.
I can’t really say when my prayers began to just flow. My relationship with God and prayer doesn’t seem much different, I love him and I have always known that he loved me. The difference I think is that I learn to not be so hard on myself and so critical on how and where I pray. Now I pray in the car on the way to visit my mother. I pray as I am laying down to sleep, I pray for my kids, family, and friends, those in need and those who are forgotten and alone somewhere.
So if you're not sure if you are praying the Correct way, just know that he listens no matter which way we pray. So pray, sing, chat, say the Rosary, or connect with your thoughts. God is always listening to you. “So stay calm and pray on.” Have a blessed week.
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The Order of the Daughters of the King is an order for women whose mission is the extension of Christ’s Kingdom through prayer, service and evangelism. At the St. Paul's the order serves our community through their prayers and acts of service.
Do you have a special concern you'd like the Daughters to pray for? Contact Kathy Harlan who heads our parish chapter. You can also contact her for further information on the DOK, or you can visit the Order's website here. The Daughters of the King are also at the front of church during the distribution on communion to pray with you for your needs and concerns.
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As we move into a new phase of the COVID pandemic, Diocesan protocols have been relaxed and our services continue in our church building. However, please not, that masks are now required for all persons attending church services, regardless of vaccination status.
Full details and more information about Sundays worship can be found here.
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I would like to once again thank the Daughters of the King for such a wonderful gift of a beautiful green stole. It means so much to me to be so loved and welcomed at St. Paul's. I could not have asked for a better congregation to start off my ministry. You are all truly my Christian brothers and sisters. I hold each and everyone of you dear to my heart and you will always be in my prayers. Blessings to you all
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Walk in Love Book Study
or
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Episcopal Church But Were Afraid to Ask
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Are you new to the Episcopal Church and wonder what it's all about? Have you found a home in the Episcopal Church and want to learn more? Have you been an Episcopalian all your life and find there are gaps in your knowledge of our church's breadth and depth. Wherever you find yourself this is the course for you. Over six weeks will we read together Walk in Love: Beliefs and Practices, discussing and reflecting on the many aspects of the Episcopal Church, including Episcopal/Anglican belies, history and spirituality. There will be times for conversation and questions, and each session will end with Compline - the Church's offering of Night Prayer.
Our final session meets this Monday, August 23.
Reading Schedule
August 23 - Chapters 21-26
If you have any questions contact Fr. Luis. The Zoom meeting is here.
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St. Paul's Book Study
Ten Thousand Doors of January
by Alix E. Harrow
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In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. As the ward of the wealthy Mr. Locke, she feels little different from the artifacts that decorate the halls: carefully maintained, largely ignored, and utterly out of place.Then she finds a strange book. A book that carries the scent of other worlds, and tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure and danger. Each page turn reveals impossible truths about the world and January discovers a story increasingly entwined with her own.
The first meeting is Tuesday, September 7, at 3.30pm, and the group will meet for four consecutive Tuesdays ending September 28. The Zoom link can be found here. If you can any questions contact Deacon Cathy Kline.
Reading Schedule
September 7th: through chapter A Door to Anywhere
September 14: through chapter On Love
September 21: through chapter The Drift Wood Door
September 28: through the Epilogue, The Door in the Mist
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Diocesan Book Study
hosted by the Commission on Ministry
Many Servants: An Introduction to Deacons
by Ormand Plater
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So, what exactly are deacons, and what exactly do they do? If you have ever wondered this, join people from throughout our diocese (and beyond) to learn about and discuss the nature of deacons and their work, diaconal spirituality and temperament, but also the history of the diaconate and its importance today. Using Ormond Plater’s book, Many Servants, as the focus of the presentations and conversations, we will explore the diaconate and how this ancient order’s gift are fundamental to the expression of Church and the representation of Christ to the world.
We will meet via Zoom at 6.30pm for four Wednesdays beginning September 8. Each session will consist of presentations, discussion, and questions, and will last roughly one hour.
Syllabus
Wednesday, September 8
Deacons in the Early Church (pages 1-29)
Guest presenter: The Rev’d Dcn Carolyn Woodall, Parish Deacon at St. Anne’s Stockton
Wednesday, September 15
Deacons in the Episcopal Church and in Other Churches (pages 30-80)
Guest presenter: Mr. Roderick B. Dugliss, Dean of the School for Deacons
Wednesday, September 22
Deacons in Discernment (pages 81-115)
Guest presenter: The Rev’d Dcn Teri Van Huss, Parish Deacon at St. John’s, Tulare
Wednesday, September 29
Deacons in the World (pages 117-164)
Guest presenter: The Rev’d Dcn Stephen Bentley, Parish Deacon at St. John’s, Stockton
Be sure to get yourself a copy of the book (it’s available in e-book form as well as in hard copy). Your understanding and enjoyment will be enhanced if you have read the indicated pages before each meeting.
Contact Fr. Luis Rodriguez via email to have the Zoom link sent to you, or if you have any questions.
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St. Paul's Creation Care Committee is in its initial stages. As part of its ministry, it has launched its own monthly newsletter. It will cover all kinds of tips and practical information for more responsible use of our natural resources, as well as advertising and promoting ways we can get involved in this increasingly important aspect of Christian stewardship. You can access July's edition here.
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Almighty God, you have given your only Son to be for us a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life: Give us grace to receive thankfully the fruits of his redeeming work, and to follow daily in the blessed steps of his most holy life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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In Our Prayers
Remember in your prayers Louis, Roy, Martha, Kammie, Celina, Brandy, Lisa, Rosemary, Sophia, all those living with the effects of COVID-19, and all who are in sorrow, sickness, or any kind of need.
Remember all the recently departed, among them, Alberta, and all those whose year's mind falls at this time.
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Monthly Prayer Diary
You can access the
Prayer Diary for August here.
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A Voice
by Jack Hernandez
Clothes are a voice
that speak for us
like song or verse
or polished prose,
“Believe this myth
of who I am,”
coolly tattooed
or button downed,
struttin’ and rappin’
on the street
or safely nestled
behind a gated beat,
clothes are a voice
that speak for us
in this daily
comedy of errors.
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Loriann Toia
David Steelereed
Isaac Gamboa
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August 8
August 11
August 14
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Connecting with St. Paul's
and The Episcopal Church
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Church Office
(661) 869-1630
Priest-in-Charge
The Rev'd Luis Rodriguez
Senior Warden
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Bishop's Warden
Junior Warden
Michael Dunham
Midweek
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