This Week at St. Paul's

The meeting this coming Sunday is at 2pm. Please be prompt as we will need time to prepare all the food for the Mexican Fiesta Dinner at 5:30. Thanks!!!

Day of Change - THIS SUNDAY!

Spring is coming - how do we know? Because the clocks are springing forward - at 2 a.m. on Sunday March 14. That means that March 14 is a day of change.

On the Days of Change we change our clocks and we collect our loose change to help change the lives of others. This Day of Change the change will be going to support our Deanery Friendship Partnership Family, refugees who are coming to Buffalo to build a new life in peace and safety.

Bring your change to church on Sunday March 14 and put it in the basket on your way to communion. And remember that a $20 bill is change for $100.

Fiesta Dinner - THIS SUNDAY!

The Youth Group will be holding a Fiesta Dinner, featuring tacos, enchiladas, sopapillas, and beans & rice, on Sunday, March 14, from 5:30-7 p.m. at the church. Tickets are $10 for adults, and $5 for children under 6, and may be obtained in advance by calling the parish office (632-8221), or speaking with Andrea Brown. All the proceeds from this event will go to support the Youth Mission Trip, so come out, eat, and support a great cause. Ole!

Bowling Outing

Join the fun for our second annual Bowling Event on Sunday, March 21, from 2-4 p.m. at Transit Lanes. We have 8 lanes (40 slots) set aside for a low price of $12 per person for 2 hours of bowling and shoe rental. You should arrive half an hour prior to the event in order to get your shoes and select your lane and ball.

To reserve a spot, see Ron Stefanski or Mary McCall.

(Please note that the March Bell incorrectly lists this event on March 14. This is an error - we apologize for any inconvenience.)

Fish Fry Outing

Join Pastor Vicki for an outing on Friday, March 26 to St. Patrick's Episcopal Church in Cheektowaga for some Lenten Fish Fry. We will meet here at St. Paul's at 5:30 p.m., and carpool/caravan to St. Patrick's for dinner. There is no signup; just show up! :-)

Vicki's already been once this season, and she's eager to go again - apparently the scallops are heavenly!

Saturday Services Continue

These multi-media services combine first century prayer with twenty-first century music and technology.

Saturdays in Lent at 5:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall

Lenten Education Series

We are having a Lent Education series on Thursday evening - the topic this year will be God and Money - we will explore what God says about money and how our faith impacts our decisions about money.

The schedule for March 11, & 18 is:
6:00 - 6:45 Potluck dinner - stop by KFC or the deli on your way home.
6:45 - 7:30 - Presentation & discussion
(and since you're already here you should stay and join the choir for practice)

On March 25 we will have a public forum on financial and life planning for the elderly including issues of Medicare, Long term care insurance, estate planning and planned giving.

Upcoming Youth Events

March 14 - Youth Group 2pm (note time change)
Mexican Fiesta Dinner 5:30-7
March 24 - Homework Night
March 28 - Youth Group after 10:00 service

Happening: Happening is a youth weekend for 9th - 12th graders run for youth by youth. The spring weekend is April 16-18th - see Andrea or Pastor Vicki for more information or for an application! The deadline to apply is this coming Saturday (March 13), so let us know right away if you would like to go. The cost is $100 per person, but there are scholarship funds available if you need them - see Pastor Vicki. :-)

Camp: Applications for the Diocesan youth camps are now available!!! There are 3 different sessions available, depending on age. Pastor Vicki will be on the staff of Junior High camp this year, and Liz (our secretary) will be on the staff on Senior High camp. See Pastor Vicki or Andrea for more information or to get an application.

Youth Lock-In - Maundy Thursday

There will be a Youth Lock-In on Thursday, April 1 here at St. Paul's. It will begin right after the Maundy Thursday service at 7:00 p.m., and last until approximately 8:00 a.m. in the morning. If you would like to attend, see Pastor Vicki or Andrea for a permission slip.

Parents: We are still seeking some folks willing to take one of a couple of shifts over the course of the night as the third adult (with Pastor Vicki & Andrea), as well as one or more people willing to come at 7:00 a.m. on Friday morning and help prepare breakfast. If you can do this, please sign up on the poster in the Parish Hall. Thank you!

Easter Egg Hunt

The Easter Egg Hunt will be April 3 at 3 p.m. All are welcome - we will have a small children's area (4 and under) and a big kids area (5 and up ). Rain location is the Parish Hall. Come one, come all, and bring your friends!

Bishop's Gala

The 2010 Bishop's Gala is on April 16 at 6 p.m. at Salvatore's. Proceeds of the Gala support Episcopal Community Services. This will be Michael and Carol's last Gala before their retirement.

A feature of the Gala is a basket auction. Since St. Paul's is the church that children built and since we have a fair number of grandparents - Grandma and Grandpa's story time seemed like an appropriate theme. Cookie mix (for making cookies for story time) and a bottle of wine (for grandma & grandpa after the kids have fallen asleep) have already been donated. What we need is some children's books.

Please bring a new children's book to church - we'll have a box in the office for them.

Tickets to the gala are $65 and can be ordered from Richard Witt at 822-9769. Donna Leney has agreed to organize a table for St. Paul's folk to sit together - please speak with her to coordinate this.

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!