This Week at St. Paul's

The Clarence-built house at 95 Fox Street in Buffalo is almost complete. A dedication date has been set. The big event will take place on Sunday, February 19, at 2 pm at the house. YOU ARE ALL INVITED! Come see the house that Clarence built, meet the family and share in the joy of the day. Please help us spread the word of our job well done!

Lent begins on Wednesday February 22.

 

It has long been tradition to, on the day before Lent begins, eat pancakes.  It began as a way to use up all of the fats in the household, which could not be consumed during Lent.

 

We continue the tradition by having a pancake

supper on "Shrove" Tuesday - this year the pancake supper will be February 21 from 5 to 7 p.m.  Everyone is welcome.

 

Ash Wednesday services will be at noon and 7 p.m. on the 22nd.

It is traditional for congregations to offer additional worship and study opportunities during Lent.  At St. Paul's this year we will offer an opportunity to pray and an opportunity to study.

 

We will be using the book A Time to Turn by Christopher Webber.  The book is a serious of pieces by Anglicans throughout history on a variety of topics.  Each week we will look at one of the pieces, explore what it means and what God is saying to us.  You don't need to purchase the book to participate - but there is much more in the book then we will cover in class.

 

We will offer the class three time each week - you can come to any of them.

•  Sunday Morning from 9:15 - 9:45 in the Parish Hall on February 26, March 4, 11, 18 & 25
•  Wednesday evening from 6:15 - 6:45 in the library on February 29, March 7, 14, 21 & 28
•  Thursday afternoon from 1:00-1:30 in the library, bring a bag lunch is you like, on March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29

A brief reflection will also be posted on the St. Paul's Facebook page each week.

 

We are also offering two resources for personal use:

•  From Ashes to Hope is a booklet of reflections and prayers for adults.
•  Pastor Vicki has written a booklet of reflections and prayers for families to use together.

Both of these pamphlets can be found on the poster in the parish hall.

If you are looking for a Lenten project, but theological reflection isn't your cup of tea, try the Craft and Chat group.  Bring your own stitching/knitting/crafting project or we will teach you an easy project to benefit children in the Buffalo community.  Come and join us.  Thursdays from 6:30 - 8 p.m. in the library.  We will meet during Lent and then decide what we want to do.  The first one will be March 1.

• Eastern Erie Vestry Dinner with Bishop Franklin - Sunday February 26 - 5 p.m. at Trinity, Lancaster

The Newcomer's Dinner will be held Friday March 2nd at 6PM.  This is a traditional event here at St. Paul's. We plan a fun social evening to officially welcome those who have started attending St. Paul's since the last newcomer's dinner.  Everyone is invited and we usually get a good turnout.  If you are a newcomer, come as our guest!  Everyone else, please bring a dish to pass!!  There is a sign up poster in the Parish Hall so we can be sure to put up enough tables and chairs and to make sure we get a good balance of wonderful food!

The 20s & 30s group is going on a dinner outing to Copacabana Brazilian Steakhouse in Niagara Falls, Ontario, on Saturday, March 10.  More information will be forthcoming soon.  Questions?  Talk to Aaron & Kate Macke.

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