This Week at St. Paul's

Haitian Earthquake information - the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti is a member of Province II, as is the Diocese of Western New York. Ihe Episcopal Cathedral, the bishop's house, and a school, convent and college on the cathedral grounds are all destroyed, several other churches are either damaged or destroyed. There are thousands of people dead and wounded in Haiti. The best way to help right now is to donate to Episcopal Relief and Development as other needs become known we will pass that information on.

Upcoming Youth Events

Sunday January 31
Youth and Parents meeting about the mission trip immediately following the service - youth will have a youth group meeting after the meeting until 1:30 p.m.

Saturday February 13
Bishop's Ball - 7th-12th graders

Set up - St. Paul's is in charge of the decorations and food! Meet us at the church at 4:15 to head over to Holy Apostles to set up. Bring your clothes along to change into. Dinner will be provided for those that help set up!

Ball - 7-10pm at Holy Apostles
** Parents should pick all youth up at Holy Apostles at 10pm

Sunday February 14
Youth Group after 10:00 service

Wednesday February 24
Homework Night from 5-6:30 p.m. Bring the tough stuff, and Pastor Vicki and Andrea will give you a hand figuring it out.

Sunday February 28
Youth Sunday
Youth Group meeting after 10:00 service

2010 Annual Meeting & Vestry Elections

Please join us this coming Sunday, January 31 for the Annual Meeting & Elections. The meeting will start at 8:45 a.m., so that parishioners from both services can be more easily included. There will be an expanded coffee hour between the services with coffee, bagels, and fruit.

The following persons are currently running for Vestry (3-year term): Debbie Bardo, Mark Hout, and Jason Miller. Nominations from the floor will also be accepted. We will also be seeking nominations for delegates to Diocesan Convention (which takes place every year in October).

Town of Clarence Drug Seminar

The Town of Clarence Youth Bureau will hold the first in a series of four presentations on alcohol and drugs this coming Monday (February 1) at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Hall Auditorium. This program, entitled "Truth of the Matter: Impact on Families", will feature Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Starr, and their daughters Shana and Katie, sharing their personal experience with drug addiction in their family. It will also include Stacy Roeder, director of the Kids Escaping Drugs Face 2 Face program, discussing treatment options and current trends.

Information about the remaining presentations in this series appears in your copy of the February Bell.

Interested in Outreach? Read on...

Deacon Dan will hold an initial outreach meeting on Wednesday, February 3, at 7:00 p.m. All those who are interested in outreach in our community are invited to attend.

Newcomers' Dinner

Please plan to join us a week from Friday, February 5, at 6:00 p.m. for our annual Newcomers' Dinner. As is our tradition at St. Paul's, we welcome all those who have joined the parish over the last year. Those who are newcomers' are invited to attend as guests; everyone else is requested to please bring a dish to pass. Sign up on the poster in the parish hall, so we know whether or not to expect you. :-)

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper returns!

We will once again be holding our Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, on Tuesday, February 16, from 5-7 p.m. Sign up on the poster in the parish hall, so that we know how many to cook for. Bring your appetite!

Submissions for "This Week"

If you have information to submit for this newsletter, please send it to Liz at paulspals@gmail.com, no later than 9 am on Wednesday of the week in which you would like it to appear. Thanks!