This Week at St. Paul's

The Church School Advent Project raised a total of $459.72 for the Lancaster Food Pantry, as well as countless bags of food and household items.  Thank you to everyone for your generosity - you made this project a great success!

On Sunday, January 15, Pastor Vicki will engage in a pulpit swap with the Rev. Dan Pinti.  Pastor Vicki will celebrate and preach that morning at St. Aidan's, Alden, and Father Dan will celebrate and preach here at St. Paul's.

 

For those of you who do not know Father Dan, he and his family were long-time members of St. Paul's before he was ordained, and we sponsored him in that process.  In July 2011, he was ordained a priest, and immediately accepted a call to St. Aidan's.  We are thrilled to invite him back, and look forward to what he has to share with us.

 

The Annual Parish Meeting will be Sunday January 29.  We will call to order at 9:00.  There are several orders of business before the annual meeting:

 

1. The election of wardens and vestry members.  Watch the parish bulletin for the names and other information on the candidates.
2. Award the "Pauly" awards.  We started these two years ago - they honor some people at St. Paul's who do often unacknowledged things.
3. Receive an update on the status of our Capital Campaign.
4. Receive the reports of the vestry on the budget for 2012 and the finances of 2011 as well as the reports of the various groups and ministries of the parish.   

 

All parish committee/ministry heads need to make sure that their reports are in to Liz in the office by THIS SUNDAY.  (As of this writing, I have not received ANY reports from the parish yet!)

Joint Deanery MLK -  The Central and Eastern Erie Deaneries will be holding a joint celebration of Martin Luther King Day on Mon. January 16 at the Diocesan Ministry Center in Tonawanda - 3-6 p.m.

 

Overnight with the Bishop - Grades 6 - 12 - at the Diocesan Ministry Center - Fri. January 20 - Sat. January 21.  Cost $10 - spend time with Bishop Franklin and your friends from around the Diocese.

 

Bishop's Ball - Grades 6 - 12 - at the Diocesan Ministry Center - Sat. February 11. Dance the night (part of the way) away with the Bishop and young people from all over the Diocese - your friends are welcome too.

The Youth Group traveled to Christ Church, Albion, this past Sunday to prepare the reception for the Bishop's benefit concert there.  This concert raised over $1000 to support Albion's weekly Community Dinner ministry.  Thank you to our youth (and their adult leaders) for their hard work!

Our annual Pork Roast Dinner potluck will take place at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 22.  Sign-up on the poster in the Parish Hall to let us know you are coming, and to let us know what side dish/salad/dessert you will bring.  

The Feast of Lights will follow at 6:30 p.m.  The Feast of Lights is a service of Epiphany - of the coming of light into the world and the spread of that light.  It tells the story of the coming of Christ and the spread of the light through the lighting of candles and readings and hymns.  The church starts in darkness and in the darkness one light comes in - the light of Christ - from that light two candles are lit for Mary and Joseph and so on until everyone in the church is holding a light.  It is traditionally a service conducted by children and youth.  So all children and youth ages 8 and up are invited to participate.  Practice will be Sunday January 15 at 11 a.m.

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