This Week at St. Paul's

Serving this week

May 29
8:00

Word & Chalice
Mona Gaddis
Coffee Hour
Bette Andruscavage

10:00

Don Pfeiffer
Dave O'Malley

Marc Ziegler
Word
Dave Crowther

Word & Chalice

Mona Gaddis
Chalice
Adel Borsick
Altar Guild
Marje Hagberg
Diane Beichner
Faye Forman

Counters
Andrea & Audrey
Coffee Hour
???

Upcoming Events

Monday May 30
Office Closed
No Bible Study

Thursday June 2
7 pm Diocesan Ascension Day service (Cathedral)

Saturday June 4
9:30 am Diocesan Stewardship Conference
(Ministry Center)

Sunday June 5
11:30 am Youth Group

Monday June 6
10:15 am Bible Study

On our website...

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Help for the Missouri Tornado Victims

The Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri is already working hard to assist the victims of the tornadoes this past week in the Joplin, MO area. Because their needs are constantly changing, what they need most right now are financial donations.

If you are able to make a donation to assist their efforts, please put it in the collection plate this Sunday with "Tornadoes" in the memo line, and we will collect them and send them to Missouri.

Thank you!

Upcoming Diocesan Events

Ascension Day is June 2 - yes it's a Thursday - this is the day - 40 days after Easter - when we remember Jesus' Ascension into heaven. It is one of the feasts of the Church. There will be a Diocesan Ascension Day service at St. Paul's Cathedral at 7 p.m. on June 2. All are
welcome to attend.

On Saturday June 4, the Rev. Jerry Keucher will present Preparing the Ground for Growth, a stewardship conference. The conference will run from 9:30 to 3:30 p.m. at our Diocesan Center, 1064 Brighton Rd. in Tonawanda. The registration fee of $20 per person includes lunch and all materials. When a congregational team of five or more register together the registration cost per person is just $15. The registration deadline is May 31. Each congregation is asked to bring 10 copies of the stewardship materials we used last year. If you want to attend the conference let Pastor Vicki know and she will prepare the copies for you. To register send your name, address and congregation to Howard Gondree at howardgondree@episcopalwny.org.

Attention Graduates!

Calling all graduates - are you, or your child, graduating from high school, college, or grad-school this spring? Please let Liz (paulspals@gmail.com) know, so that we can celebrate your accomplishments.

Chiavetta's Chicken Fundraiser - June 18

We will once again hold a Chiavetta's Chicken Dinner fundraiser on Saturday, June 18. Pre-sale tickets are now available, and are $10.

If you can donate any of the following items, please sign up on the poster in the parish hall:

potatoes (60 lbs.)
noodles (30 lbs.)
mayonnaise
onions (10 lbs.)
carrots (20 lbs.)
celery (20 lbs.)
mustard
parsley
vinegar
eggs

Also, we will need people to help out on the day of the event, so be on the lookout for a sign-up poster to help us fill shifts before, during, and after the event. Thanks!

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Dan Pinti, who will become the Priest-in-Charge of St. Aidan's, Alden on July 3.

Dan will be ordained to the priesthood the day before (Saturday, July 2) at St. Paul's Cathedral, downtown.

Habitat for Humanity

As you may have heard, the Clarence community is sponsoring a Habitat for Humanity house in Buffalo. So far Clarence has raised $70,000 towards the house - with over $1200 of that coming from St. Paul's. The next step is actually building the house. Construction has been delayed because the rainy spring has prevented the preparation of the foundation and the framing of the house - but volunteers will be needed in June, July, August and September. Normally work is done on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays during the day.

The best way to sign up to work is to go to the Habitat Web-site at -

www.habitatbuffalo.org and click on the volunteer tab at the top of the page. You can see when work is being done and when volunteers are needed. All skill levels can be accommodated - you don't have to be experienced to be helpful. There is also an on-line safety video they would like you to watch. If you are interested in putting together a St. Paul's work crew let Pastor Vicki know.

Our Bishop has a Blog!

Bishop Franklin has begun a blog at where each week he will share his ideas, thoughts and reflections.

He invites you to subscribe to the blog and comment on his posts. You'll find the subscription box on the blog's homepage at www.jerusalem-crossing.com

Can you knit or crochet?

Help us turn all of the yarn that's been donated into blanket squares for Roswell and and full-size blankets for Project Linus. Pick up an instruction sheet and a kit from the church. Instruction sheets are on the poster in the kitchen hallway, and kits are available from Barb Dascomb.

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!