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St. Paul's Episcopal Church
January 14, 2015
Parish E-Newsletter


 

The Season of Epiphany

 

Sunday Schedule 

            • 8:00 am           Holy Eucharist Rite I
            • 9:00 am           Fellowship Time
            • 9:30 - 10:15     Mezzanine     
            • 9:45 am           Choir Rehearsal
            • 10:30               Holy Eucharist Rite II 
            • 11:45               Fellowship Time
            • 12 noon           Sermon Reflection

 

  

 

 

Dear People of St. Paul's,

 

This evening will be the last meeting of the 2014 Vestry.  I want to express my deep appreciation to all who all who have served this year, both those who are going off and those who will be continuing on.  I especially give thanks for your wardens Linda Nolan and Richard McGuffin who have provided excellent support and leadership to the vestry, to me, and to the life and ministry of St. Paul's. 

 

On Sunday January 25 we will hold our Annual Parish Meeting during Mezzanine time between services beginning at 9:30 am.   Worship will take place at the usual times:  8:00 am & 10:30 am.  We will elect new members to the vestry as well as delegates and alternates to diocesan convention which will take place on November 6 & 7, 2015 in Lynwood.  The 2015 budget is being approved by the vestry at our meeting this evening.  We will present the 2015 budget to you at the annual meeting. There will also be addresses from me and Tanya Barnett, our Director of Ministries with Children, Families and Youth.  The Annual Parish Report will be available to you at the meeting.  If you have a report to submit please get it to the office no later that Monday January 19.


 
As we are seeking to accomplish much at the Annual Meeting, during the allotted 45 minutes, I want you to know that, if desired, we can have a follow-up meeting in early February for a town hall-like meeting/open discussion regarding parish life and our mission and ministry.  The mantra continues to be "how can we do this better" and, I would add, "more faithfully."  We are not maintaining an organization for the sake of an organization.  We are a people of Christ who are seeking to deepen our relationship with God through worship and service here at St. Paul's.  We are opening our hearts and minds to new opportunities...and challenges... that will further our ministry in Christ's name.  This openness to "the new" does not mean that we need to keep creating new things, though sometimes that is the calling.  In the larger assessment we need to discern how we can move forward in leaner and more effective ways.  Indeed, this is the challenge of our times.  ...and through all this we seek health, balance and vitality in Christ's name.

 

Tomorrow our saints calendar notes the birthday of The Rev. Dr. Martin  Luther King, Jr. (though the national holiday will be observed next Monday January 19).  During our Wednesday morning Eucharist, and again at our vestry Eucharist this evening, we are remembering this faithful saint.  I leave you with the lessons for Dr. King's feast day, and one of my favorite quotations about faith:

 

Exodus 3:7-12; Psalm 77:11-20 or Psalm 98:1-4; Luke 6:27-36


 

 

Faith is taking the first step even when 

you cannot see the staircase.   - MLK

 

       

 

Yours in faith,

 

Dianne+          

The Rev. Dianne P. Andrews, Rector
206-817-6530 (cell)
360-344-2728 (home)

Annual Parish Meeting 
Sunday January 25, 9:30 am - 10:15 am

Candidates for Vestry put forward by the Vestry Nominating Committee:

 

Bob Bindschadler

Pat Garrett

Stanley Kropf

Jeff Stoch

                                         -one more vestry candidate is needed- 

 

As always, nominations will be accepted from the floor.  nominees need to be "Communicants in Good Standing" (having received Holy Communion at St. Paul's at least three times in the preceding year). They must also have been "faithful in corporate worship, unless for good cause prevented, and who have been faithful in working, praying and giving for the spread of the Kingdom of God."  (St. Paul's Parish Bylaws Article I, Sections 5 & 6).

 

         

Candidates for Delegate to Diocesan Convention:  

 

Katie Fleming

Richard McGuffin

Linda Nolan (alternate)

Needed: Two more candidates for position of delegate, and one more for alternate, with the the goal being achievement of gender balance.

 

To vote one in the election one needs to be a "Qualified Elector of the Parish" as defined by our bylaws and diocesan and national church canons.  Generally this means that one is age 16 or older, attends church most weeks unless sick or out of town, and contributes to church life in areas such as worship, programs with children and youth, outreach, property, fellowship, etc.   A Qualified Elector also gives to the church in financial pledges/contributions and/or gifts of time and service.  Newcomers to St. Paul's are allowed to vote if they have received communion at least three times.  If you have any questions please contact your outgoing Senior Warden Linda Nolan: (360)385-1454, [email protected].

 

Last Sunday's Sermon
Click on the sermon title/link to view the sermon:

The Rev. Dianne Andrews

Bonus Material:

Ancient Hebrew Concept of the Cosmos and Firmament





Brian McLaren - Six Marks Of A True Religion
Brian McLaren 
Six Marks Of A True Religion



From Your Director of Ministries
With Children, Youth, & Families

 

Dear St. Paul's Sisters & Brothers,

Two Sundays ago, the children and youth (stealthily disguised as Magi) gathered donations to benefit Heifer International. The following is a list of the gifts for families-in-need around the world:
  • A gift of BEES that "includes a bee package, hive, box, and beekeeping training.  Beekeepers boost their incomes by selling honey, wax, and pollen.  Bees are pollinators and make crops grow more abundantly ..."
  • A full share of RABBITS, which "make great additions to family farms.  These prolific animals can have as many as six litters in a single year . . . They also provide organic fertilizer, which boosts the production of nutritious crops."
  • A flock of CHICKS, which "require very little space and thrive on readily available scraps.  Hens can lay up to 200 eggs a year, providing a reliable source of protein and income.  Each flock gift contains 10-50 chicks and training that will empower a family to turn [our] donation into a lifetime of opportunity."
Thank you to everyone who made these Epiphany gifts possible!  What a wonderful way to share the light of Christ throughout the world.

And Christ's light shines brightly through our children and youth in so many other ways.  This past Sunday, children and youth helped to prepare lunches for the PT winter shelter -- being
Winter shelter lunch makers
sure to write and draw special messages of encouragement on each lunch bag.  Thank you to Baylee, Damon, and Raidin (pictured to the right), and Peggy and to the Garretts for helping to share God's love and light with others!  Thank you also to the youth for helping with the 10:30 a.m. coffee hour -- what a great way to celebrate our shared, baptismal lives of service.

This coming Sunday, we will turn much of our attention to honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  Our "Art & Soul" time will center around the book Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Bryan Collier.  In Godly Play we'll spend this season after Epiphany exploring some of Jesus' parables.  And Youth Time (after the Passing of the Peace in the Sanctuary) we will turn our focus to the radical and wonderful words found in Psalm 139.  I look forward to sharing this day with so many of you.

A reminder: our Rite 13 group will meet this Friday with an important change: we'll be meeting at church in the Pollard Room and doing a bit to start preparing for our trip in February to Pacific Grove, CA to take part in Blue Theology (please look for my related email for details).

Our next "Time Out" with youth will take place on Sunday, Jan. 25 after church (12:30 p.m.).  We'll meet at church and walk downtown to Pippa's tearoom for tea and then to Bazaar Girls for their "crafternoon" craft time.  Please bring money for tea and/or snacks, a friend or two, and your creativity!  Please also let me know if you plan to come.

Many blessings on your week, 
Tanya
 
Rev. Tanya Barnett (Disciples of Christ)
Director of Ministries with Children, Youth, & Families
[email protected] or (360) 385-0770 

P.S. Please note that St. Paul's will host a Safeguarding God's Children training on Saturday, Feb. 28.  This training is required for all who interact with our children and youth: clergy, staff, volunteers, vestry, etc.  If you haven't attended a training in over 5 years, please plan to take part in this one.

News from the Mezzanine
"Deepening Our Faith"


Inquiring Minds 
New class: "A Brief Survey of the Bible"
9:30 - 10:15 a.m. Parish Hall


This class is a basic overview of the Bible.  Last Sunday, January 11, we  surveyed the contents, themes and authorship of the The Book of the Law, also known as the Torah and the Pentateuch:  Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.   Next Sunday, January 18, we will survey the sweep of historical events in the Hebrew Scriptures.  In preparation you may enjoy this video:

The Old Testament Told in Only 5 Minutes
The Old Testament Told in Only 5 Minutes


(click here)



January 4 Class Handouts:

(click here for document)




 

 Mezzanine:  Making a Home in Prayer

9:30 am - 10:15 am Pollard Room


 

Sunday, Jan. 18:  Epiphany Prayers in Haiku led by Margaret McGee


 

Next Sunday, Jan. 25:  Annual Congregational Meeting


 

2015 Prayer Series - updated

(click here for document)


 

SATURDAY MORNING RETREAT:  ST. BRIGID OF KILDARE 

(Saints and Mystics Series)

 

On Saturday, January 31, a retreat focused on the spirituality of Brigid of Kildare and the early Celtic Christians will be offered in the Parish Hall from 9:00 - 11:45 am.  Led by Marlene Kropf, the retreat will include an introduction to Brigid and spaces for prayer and personal reflection.  All are welcome.


For more information, see this link:   


 On the Threshold: Saint Brigid of Kildare

       (click here for flier) 

  



 

"Art & Soul Sundays" 

With Children and Youth

9:30 a.m. in the Judy House (upstairs) 

Each Sunday, children and youth (ages 3-15) come together to explore the day's scripture and their own creative souls through an array of arts.  For more information, please contact Tanya at [email protected] or (360) 385-0770.

 

 

 

From the Diocese 

  

The photo of the painting seen below was taken by Bishop Rickel on his recent trip to, Navajoland.  The the Episcopal Church website offers this description of the Navajoland:

Navajoland was created out of the Episcopal dioceses of Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona during a transitional period of 1977 to 1987 to better unify the area in respect to Navajo language, culture, families, and area events. 

To learn more visit:  www.navajoland.org.


Upcoming Events

   

This Week!

St. Pauls' Shelter Week:  January 11-17, 2015

 

Continue the Christmas Spirit! 

Volunteer your time &/or donate

Sign-up lists in the Parish Hall

 

The list of needed Sack Lunch Supplies:

 

loaves of bread

boxes of granola bars

sliced cheese

boxes of chips (30-50)

peanut butter (2 pack)

cookies (individually wrapped)

sliced meat (ham/turkey/bologna)

fruit (anything packable.

 

Financial support is also welcomed!

 

Questions?  Contact Peggy St. Clair:  (360)379-1455 or (360)531-1388 (cell)

 

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Solemn, Chanted Compline

Thursday, January 15

8:30 p.m., in the Sanctuary

 

 

 

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SafeguardingSafeguarding God's Children (SGC) Training

& Overview of Programs with Children & Youth

 

Saturday, February 28

10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. for SGC Training

1:45 - 3 p.m. for Program Overview

St. Paul's Parish Hall

 

The SGC training is of general interest to all, but is required of anyone who works with children and youth in the church, whether as teachers, helpers or nursery -- all staff, clergy & vestry as well. Trainees receive five-year certification on completion of the class.  Sue Clary (of St. Lukes, Sequim) will facilitate.  Snacks and beverages provided.

 

Following the training, Tanya will present an overview of our current programs with children and youth: Godly Play, Rite 13, Water & Soul, and other offerings.  This overview is particularly valuable for parents and guardians, and for all who volunteer with our children and youth.  
A light lunch of soup and bread provided during this overview.

 

To RSVP either or both of these sessions, 

please contact Tanya at [email protected] or 360-385-0770.

 

 

 

Parish Life and Announcements


Women's Spiritual Growth Group


This coming Monday, January 12, we begin our new book by Brian McClaren:


       Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road?

Christian Identity in a Multi-Faith World


 
From the book jacket:


"Can you be a committed Christian without having to condemn or convert people of other faiths?  Is it possible to affirm other religious traditions without watering down your own?  In his most important book yet, Brian McLaren proposes a new faith alternative, one built on 'benevolence and solidarity rather than rivalry and hostility.'  This way of being Christian is strong but doesn't strong-arm anyone, going beyond mere tolerance to vigorous hospitality toward, interest in, and collaboration with 'the other.''


 
We welcome all women at our meetings.  It is not necessary to commit to a whole book reading. We meet every Monday in the Pollard Room 2:30-4:00. For more information, contact Katie Fleming 379-2516; [email protected] 


 

Here is the list of books we plan to read in the future:


 

John Phillip Newell's Christianity's Struggle for New Beginnings: The Rebirthing of God

Barbara Brown Taylor's   Learning to walk in the Dark

Kathleen Dowling Singh's  The Grace in Dying


 

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COFFEE HOUR SCHEDULE

In an effort to make the coffee hour schedule easier for everyone, a decision has been made to divide the month into 4 Sundays, starting on November 2nd, as follows:


First Sunday of the month: last names A-G

Second Sunday of the month: last names H-Mc

Third Sunday of the month: last names Me-R

Fourth Sunday of the month: last names S-Z

  • When there's a fifth Sunday, different committees/groups will be invited to sign up on the bulletin board in the Parish Hall.

  • **Each group will be responsible for setting up, making coffee and cleaning up. If you don't know how to do this, ask an old-timer!

  • This applies to the 8 o'clock AND 10:30 coffee hours.

  • **The Youth Group has already volunteered to set up and clean up for the 10:30 service on the second Sunday of the month. (They won't be providing snacks.)


Highly recommended that there is some organizational conversation within each alpha group in advance of the day itself to better manage the logistics of who is setting and cleaning up.


 
The new schedule is posted on the bulletin board in the Parish Hall.  See you at coffee hour!


 

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This Saturday!

 

Calendar At-a-Glance

Sunday,
January 18


8 am
Holy Eucharist, Rite I
9 am
Fellowship (PH)
9:30 am

Mezzanine  
9:45 am
Choir Rehearsal
10:30 am
Holy Eucharist, Rite II
11:45 am
Fellowship (PH)
12 noon
Sermon Reflection (PR)



Monday,
January 19


11:30 am
Book Group (PR)
2:30 pm
Women's Spiritual growth Group (PR)



Tuesday,
January 20



9:30 am
Staff Meeting (PR)
10 am
Spiritual Directors Peer Group (SF)
Wednesday
January 21



10:30 am
Holy Eucharist with Healing Prayer
11:30 am
Just Soup (K/PH)



Thursday,
January 22


7 am
Men's Bible Study (Hwy Roadhouse)
3:30 pm
Hebrew School (PH)
6:30 pm
Choir Rehearsal
8:30 pm
Compline



Sunday,
January 25


8 am
Holy Eucharist, Rite I  
9 am
Fellowship (PH)
9:30 am
Annual Meeting
9:45 am
Choir Rehearsal
10:30 am
Holy Eucharist, Rite II
11:45 am
Fellowship (PH)
12 noon
Sermon Reflection (PR)



Monday,
January 26


2:30 pm
Women's Spiritual Growth Group (PR)



Wednesday,
January 28



10:30 am
Holy Eucharist with Healing Prayer
11:30 am 

Just Soup (K/PH)



Thursday,
January 29



7 am
Men's Bible Study (Hwy Roadhouse)
3:30 pm
Hebrew School (PH)
6:30 pm
Choir Rehearsal
8:30 pm
Compline

  

JH = Judy House

K = Kitchen

PH = Parish Hall

PR = Pollard Room

Sunday Servers
  

Sunday, January 18, 2015
 Second Sunday After Epiphany
Year B


 

8:00 am
Presider
The Rev. Dianne P. Andrews
Preacher
Rev. Dr. Marlene Kropf (Mennonite)
Eucharistic Minister
Mary Kell
Lector
Sally Scholz
Eucharistic Visitor
Patrick Raymond
Usher
Bill Lowry
Oblations
Meredith Lowry
Coffee Hosts
Last Names: Me-R




10:30 am
Presider
The Rev. Dianne P. Andrews
Preacher
Rev. Dr. Marlene Kropf (Mennonite)
Acolyte
Mary Kell
Eucharistic Minister
Ken & Kitty Evans
Music Director
Jennifer Pipia
Lectors
Karen Barrows, Shu DeLapp
Eucharistic Visitor
Patrick Raymond
Usher
Shu DeLapp
Greeter
Katie Fleming
Bread Baker
Nancy Steinberg
Bread & Wine Bearer

Church School & Childcare
Rev. Tanya Barnett (Disciples of Christ)
Joan Jonland
Coffee Hosts
Last Names: Me-R
Prayers of the People




Altar Guild
Team 5
Flowers
Jeanne Smith & Family





Sunday's Lessons

Sunday, January 18, 2015
Second Sunday After Epiphany


1 Samuel 3:1-10(11-20)

 

Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD under Eli. The word of the LORD was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.


 
At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room; the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was. Then the LORD called, "Samuel! Samuel!" and he said, "Here I am!" and ran to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you called me." But he said, "I did not call; lie down again." So he went and lay down. The LORD called again, "Samuel!" Samuel got up and went to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you called me." But he said, "I did not call, my son; lie down again." Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, and the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him. The LORD called Samuel again, a third time. And he got up and went to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you called me." Then Eli perceived that the LORD was calling the boy. Therefore Eli said to Samuel, "Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say, `Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.'" So Samuel went and lay down in his place.


 
Now the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, "Samuel! Samuel!" And Samuel said, "Speak, for your servant is listening." [Then the LORD said to Samuel, "See, I am about to do something in Israel that will make both ears of anyone who hears of it tingle. On that day I will fulfill against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. For I have told him that I am about to punish his house forever, for the iniquity that he knew, because his sons were blaspheming God, and he did not restrain them. Therefore I swear to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be expiated by sacrifice or offering forever."


 
Samuel lay there until morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli. But Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son." He said, "Here I am." Eli said, "What was it that he told you? Do not hide it from me. May God do so to you and more also, if you hide anything from me of all that he told you." So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. Then he said, "It is the LORD; let him do what seems good to him."


 
As Samuel grew up, the LORD was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. And all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was a trustworthy prophet of the LORD.]

 

Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17 Page 794, BCP 
Domine, probasti

1

LORD, you have searched me out and known me; *
you know my sitting down and my rising up;
you discern my thoughts from afar.

2

You trace my journeys and my resting-places *
and are acquainted with all my ways.

3

Indeed, there is not a word on my lips, *
but you, O LORD, know it altogether.

4

You press upon me behind and before *
and lay your hand upon me.

5

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; *
it is so high that I cannot attain to it.

12

For you yourself created my inmost parts; *
you knit me together in my mother's womb.

13

I will thank you because I am marvelously made; *
your works are wonderful, and I know it well.

14

My body was not hidden from you, *
while I was being made in secret
and woven in the depths of the earth.

15

Your eyes beheld my limbs, yet unfinished in the womb;
all of them were written in your book; *
they were fashioned day by day,
when as yet there was none of them.

16

How deep I find your thoughts, O God! *
how great is the sum of them!

17

If I were to count them, they would be more in number than the sand; *
to count them all, my life span would need to be like yours.


 
1 Corinthians 6:12-20

"All things are lawful for me," but not all things are beneficial. "All things are lawful for me," but I will not be dominated by anything. "Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food," and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is meant not for fornication but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God raised the Lord and will also raise us by his power. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Should I therefore take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! Do you not know that whoever is united to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For it is said, "The two shall be one flesh." But anyone united to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. Shun fornication! Every sin that a person commits is outside the body; but the fornicator sins against the body itself. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body.

 


John 1:43-51

 

The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, "Follow me." Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth." Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see." When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said of him, "Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!" Nathanael asked him, "Where did you get to know me?" Jesus answered, "I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you." Nathanael replied, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered, "Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these." And he said to him, "Very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man."

 

St. Paul's Episcopal Church 1020 Jefferson St. 
Port Townsend, WA 98368
(360) 385-0770
stpauls_pt@outlook.com

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