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    St. Paul's Episcopal Church
    Wednesday March 23, 2016 
      Weekly Parish E-Newsletter 


Feast of the Resurrection
Easter Sunday
 March 27, 2016
Festive Eucharists
Easter

Sunday Morning Schedule
        • 8:00 am           Festive Holy Eucharist Rite I
        • 9:00 am           Fellowship Time
        • 9:30 - 10:15    
          NO Mezzanine
           
        • 9:45                 Choir Rehearsal 
        • 10:30               Festive Holy Eucharist Rite II 
        • 11:45               Fellowship Time 
        • 12 noon           Community Easter Egg Hunt


From Your Rector


Dear Saints of St. Paul's,

As we walk these days of Holy Week I share with you a quotation from an article, by Christine Valters Painter,  that was offered to me this week.  The article is entitled:
 
The Spiritual Practice of Being Uncomfortable (click here to view full article): 

So much of what passes for spirituality these days is about making us happy, about affirmations and having positive experiences. We engage in what Hafiz calls "teacup talk of God" where God is genteel and delicate. Sometimes we really need this; we need to remember that we are good and beautiful and whole just as we are.

But sometimes, I would argue, we need to be uncomfortable. Sometimes we need to remember a God of wildness who calls us beyond our edges to a landscape where we might discover a passion and vitality we never knew we could experience. We may cultivate a freedom we have never known before because our fears become something to move toward rather than away from. Developing the capacity to endure and remain open to difficult feelings is part of the movement toward spiritual maturity.

...The only way to widen our threshold of tolerance is to dance at its edges, to consciously go to uncomfortable places and stay present. When we risk the unfamiliar, our resilience grows and we become more capable of living life fully.

This week's "To Do" list:
I look forward to seeing you in church.

Dianne+

The Rev. Dianne Andrews, Rector
206.817.6530 (cell)
360.344.3738 (home)

P.S.  As is the custom, our Good Friday Offering will go to support "The Episcopal Church's Mission in the Holy Land."  

From the National Episcopal Church office:  

On Good Friday, offerings are invited from across the Episcopal Church to support the four dioceses in the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East and are used to promote peace and mutual understanding through pastoral care, health care, and educational programs throughout the region.  To learn more about our Church's work in the Middle East please visit:  www.episcopalchurch.org/goodfridayoffering.

"Jesus said, 'Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you.'"
(John 12:29)
 



Sunday's Sermon
Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday




              A Child's Question: Why Did Jesus Die?                                           
(click here to view sermon)
                            The Rev. Dianne Andrews


"Deepening Our Faith"


THE MEZZANINE COMES TO LIFE AGAIN!


After a break for Palm Sunday and Easter, Mezzanine will resume on Sunday mornings between 9:30 - 10:15 am in the parish hall. All are welcome!

Anyone who is interested in becoming part of a Spiritual Friends/Discernment Group  is welcome to come for further conversation on Sunday, April 3.  On Earth Care Sunday, April 24, we will be treated to a special presentation by the Saint Paul's Pandas.

During the next two months, the popular series, Experiencing Other Faith Traditions, will return.  In these presentations, people from within Saint Paul's will share about the faith and spirituality of other church traditions they've been part of in the past.  

Our spring Mezzanine series will conclude with two presentations on Celtic Christian spirituality, led by Marlene Kropf, on May 22 and 29.  These sessions will introduce the folks at Saint Paul's who plan to take part in a Celtic spiritual pilgrimage to the UK in June, led by Marlene and Stanley Kropf.

Upcoming Calendar

April 3     Want to Join a Spiritual Friends Group (also known as "Discernment Groups")?
                                                                                                               Nancy Steinberg
April 10   Evangelical/Charismatic Faith & Spirituality:              Elisabeth Rotchford Haight
April 17   Roman Catholic Women Priests Faith & Spirituality:   Judy Dahl
April 24   Earth Care Sunday:                                   Val Johnstone and Saint Paul's Pandas
May 1     Presbyterian Faith & Spirituality:                              Barbara Mesas
May 8:    Mennonite Faith & Spirituality:                                Marlene and Stanley Kropf
May 15:  PENTECOST
May 22:  Introduction to Celtic Christian Spirituality I:             Marlene Kropf
May 29:  Introduction to Celtic Christian Spirituality II:            Marlene Kropf


FORMATION MEETING FOR SPIRITUAL FRIENDS GROUP.  All those interested in forming a discernment/spiritual friends group are invited to attend an organizational meeting on Sunday,  April 3, at the Mezzanine time from 9:30 to 10:15 in the parish hall.  If you have questions before that time, please call Nancy at 385-2998.



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Women's Spiritual Growth Group

The Women's Spiritual Growth Group is about to begin a new book, Waiting for God by the philosopher and social activist, Simone Weil.

Our first meeting for this book will be February 29, and the discussion that day will focus on the Introduction by Leslie Fiedler. 

We meet Monday afternoons from 3:00-4:30.  All women are invited! 

For more information, contact St. Paul's Church (385-0770  - [email protected]
or Katie Fleming (379-2516 - [email protected])



Diocesan & National Church News




Episcopal Bishops Issue A Word to the Church

The House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church, meeting in retreat, unanimously approved the following Word To The Church.

A Word to the Church

Holy Week 2016

"We reject the idolatrous notion that we can ensure the safety of some by sacrificing the hopes of others."

On Good Friday the ruling political forces of the day tortured and executed an innocent man. They sacrificed the weak and the blameless to protect their own status and power. On the third day Jesus was raised from the dead, revealing not only their injustice but also unmasking the lie that might makes right.

In a country still living under the shadow of the lynching tree, we are troubled by the violent forces being released by this season's political rhetoric. Americans are turning against their neighbors, particularly those on the margins of society. They seek to secure their own safety and security at the expense of others. There is legitimate reason to fear where this rhetoric and the actions arising from it might take us.

In this moment, we resemble God's children wandering in the wilderness. We, like they, are struggling to find our way. They turned from following God and worshiped a golden calf constructed from their own wealth. The current rhetoric is leading us to construct a modern false idol out of power and privilege. We reject the idolatrous notion that we can ensure the safety of some by sacrificing the hopes of others. No matter where we fall on the political spectrum, we must respect the dignity of every human being and we must seek the common good above all else.

We call for prayer for our country that a spirit of reconciliation will prevail and we will not betray our true selves.

The Episcopal Church House of Bishops met in retreat March 11 - 15 at Camp Allen Conference Center in Navasota, TX.




Upcoming Events


Visit this community art show inspired by "Stations of the Cross"crossroads
Thursday, Friday & Saturday in Holy Week
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
up the street at First Baptist Church



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Safeguarding God's Children Training 
Saturday April 30th
9 am - noon
St. Luke's, Sequim
This training is required for all who will be 
working with children and 
youth, in any capacity.


***please contact St. Paul's office if you would like more information about either training***


Safeguarding God's People training
Saturday June 4th
9 am -noon
St. Luke's, Sequim
This training is required for members of Vestry and for Eucharistic Visitors




Parish Life and Announcements 



We're having a community-wide 
Easter Egg Hunt and Celebrationeggs
 
...please donate Easter candy! 
 
EASTER EGG HUNT
Please bring candy anytime between 
Palm Sunday and the Easter Vigil on Saturday (3/26)

 You may deposit your donation in the large Easter basket that may be found in the Parish Hall. 
 
Thank you!  

If you'd like to help with the 
hunt, Easter crafts, or other Easter-morning treats for/with 
our community, please contact Tanya: 

(360) 385-0770 
or 






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Holy Week
Parish Library News:  Staff Picks for this last week of Lent and into Easter include Joseph's Son, a wonderful book of poetry by Sheila Moon that leads the reader through Jesus's life and particularly the period of what we call Holy Week.  Reconciliation by Martin L. Smith is about restoring relationships.  Smith provides an overview of the theological and spiritual background of the sacrament of reconciliation, and offers practical suggestions for the practice of hearing and making a confession.  Stations of the Cross:  The Story of God's Compassion is another gem from our library shelves.  Praying the Stations of the Cross enables us to walk in the footsteps of Jesus Christ himself. Evidence dating as far back as the second century AD acknowledges that Christians began this holy practice from the very earliest times in the Church. The Stations of the Cross recall the passion and death of the savior. They help us remember the great price that Jesus paid for our salvation. In this book, Father Haney provides three additional features to the traditional stations that help the reader become even more enriched by this practice: a fresh emphasis on God's compassion through Scripture, a series of new virtues associated with each station, and a strong meditation applying each virtue to our contemporary society.  Finally, in The Last Week, top Jesus scholars Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan join together to reveal a radical and little-known Jesus.  Open a book, plant a seed and grow!

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The Community Chorus of Port Townsend Presents:

Ongoing



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Thursday March 24 will be a full 
Maundy Thursday service.
Every Thursday Evening - 8:30 pm
Solemn Chanted Compline
In St. Paul's Sanctuary
20 minutes of prayer to complete 
and bless your day  



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Evensong Services in Port Townsend

Evensong

The following churches are offering monthly contemplative services using music from the Taize Community in France, allowing for a once a week offering.  All are welcome.  

1st Sunday, 5pm. - St. Paul's Episcopal
1020 Jefferson St., Port Townsend
(360)385-0770

2nd Sunday, 5pm. - Trinity United Methodist
609 Taylor St., Port Townsend
(360)385-0484

3rd Wednesday, 7pm. - Grace Lutheran 
1120 Walker St., Port Townsend
(360)385-1595

Last Thursday of the month, 6:30pm.
First Presbyterian, 1111 Franklin St.
Port Townsend, (360)385-2525

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Spiritual Direction at St. Paul's

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COFFEE HOUR SCHEDULE

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
Fifth Sundays:  shared by various church groups
  • When there's a fifth Sunday, different committees/groups will be invited to sign up on the bulletin board in the Parish Hall. coffee
  • 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.
It is 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.
Weekly Prayer List
 
This is a new section in our weekly newsletter.  The names of individuals and families will not be printed in this widely distributed publication.  You can find them in your Sunday worship bulletin.  
 
IN THE DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER, WE PRAY FOR:  All Saints, Bellevue; Resurrection, Bellevue; Holy Apostles, Bellevue

IN OUR COMPANION PARISHES, WE PRAY FOR:  St. Paul's Montrouis, Haiti 
 
AT ST. PAUL'S, WE PRAY FOR:  Outreach & Just Soup and for Peggy St. Clair and the Friends of the Children of Haiti trip March 13-29.
 
WE PRAY FOR all who work to find a way of peace in the Middle East and in all areas of conflict throughout the world.  We pray for the ministry of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship.  We pray for all who are suffering from natural disasters and climate change. We pray for an end to hatred and division.

WE PRAY FOR the people of Brussels in the wake of this week's terrorist attack.  We pray for refugees desperate for food, shelter, warmth and a home.  We pray for all the homeless and the hungry, and for all who live in fear and despair.  We pray for God's compassion to grow and thrive in the hearts of the world's leaders and in the hearts of people everywhere.

WE PRAY FOR PEACE

Calendar At-a-Glance

Thursday
March 24
Maundy Thursday

7:00 - 8:30 am

Men's Bible Study (Hwy Roadhouse)
6:00 - 8:30 pm
Agape Meal
Foot washing & HE



Friday
March 25
Good Friday
 



12:00 noon
1:00 pm
7:00 pm
Church Open
1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Good Friday Service
Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross



Saturday
March 26



9:30 am

Holy Saturday Liturgy
10:00 am - 1:30 pm

Bet Shira (PH)
7:30 pm

The Great Vigil of Easter
Party to follow!



Sunday
March 27
Easter Sunday

 
6:58 am
North Beach
Easter Fire!
8:00 am
Festive Holy Eucharist Rite I
9:00 am
Fellowship
9:30 - 10:15 am

NO Mezzanine 
9:45 am

Choir Rehearsal 
10:30 am

Festive Holy Eucharist Rite II
11:45 am

Fellowship
12 noon
Easter Eggs
Easter Egg Hunt
7:00 -8:00 pm
Women's AA Group (PH)



Monday
March 28


Dawn in the office
2:00 pm

Bookkeeper
3:00 - 4:30 pm

Women's Spiritual Growth Gp (PR)
5:30 - 6:30 pm
Overeaters Anonymous (PR)



Tuesday
March 29



10:00 am

Just Soup Prep (K)
3:00 -6:30 pm
Poetic Justice (PH)
6:00 pm

Vestry



Wednesday
March 30
 


10:30 am
Healing & HE
11:30 am - 2:00 pm

Just Soup (K/PH)
  
K = Kitchen
PH = Parish Hall
PR = Pollard Room
Thursday
March 31


7:00 - 8:30 am

Men's Bible Study (Hwy Roadhouse)
3:00 - 7:000 pm

Bet Shira
6:30 pm
Choir Rehearsal
8:30 pm

Compline



Friday
April 1







Saturday
April 2






Sunday
April 3
Easter 2

 
8:00 am
Holy Eucharist Rite I
9:00 am
Fellowship
9:30 - 10:15 am

Mezzanine 
9:45 am

Choir Rehearsal 
10:30 am

Holy Eucharist Rite II
11:45 am

Fellowship
5:00 pm

Evensong
7:00 -8:00 pm
Women's AA Group (PH)



Monday
April 4


Katie in the office
2:00 pm

Bookkeeper
3:00 - 4:30 pm

Women's Spiritual Growth Gp (PR)
5:30 - 6:30 pm
Overeaters Anonymous (PR)



Tuesday
April 5



10:00 am

Just Soup Prep (K)
3:00 -6:30 pm
Poetic Justice (PH)
6:00 pm

Vestry



Wednesday
April 6
 


10:30 am
Healing & HE
11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Prayer Shawl Knitters (PR)
11:30 am - 2:00 pm

Just Soup (K/PH)
  
K = Kitchen
PH = Parish Hall
PR = Pollard Room

Sunday Servers
  
 SUNDAY  
March 27, 2016
Easter Sunday




 

8:00 am
Presider
The Rev. Dianne Andrews
Preacher
The Rev. Dianne Andrews
Eucharistic Minister
Will Kalb
Lector
Russ Minter
Usher
Bill Lowry
Eucharistic Visitors

Coffee Hosts
Last Names:  S-Z





10:30 am

Presider
The Rev. Dianne Andrews
Preacher
The Rev. Dianne Andrews
Acolyte
Henry Takaki 
Eucharistic Minister
Ginny Ford
Organist
Jenny Pipia
Lectors
Nikki Rhodes & Helen Cleveland
Eucharistic Visitor

Usher
Keith Fleming
Greeter
Helen Cleveland
Bread Baker
Kathy Couch
Church School & Childcare
Joan Jonland
Coffee Hosts
Last Names: S-Z
 
Altar Guild
Teams 4 & 5
Flowers
Helen, Michael, Emma & Max

Sunday's Lessons

March 27, 2016
Easter Sunday
Year C

Holy Eucharist


Collect

Almighty God, who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ overcame death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life: Grant that we, who celebrate with joy the day of the Lord's resurrection, may be raised from the death of sin by your life-giving Spirit; through Jesus Christ our Savior, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.



First Lesson

Isaiah 65:17-65

I am about to create new heavens
and a new earth; 
the former things shall not be remembered
or come to mind.
But be glad and rejoice forever
in what I am creating;
for I am about to create Jerusalem as a joy,
and its people as a delight. 
I will rejoice in Jerusalem,
and delight in my people; 
no more shall the sound of weeping be heard in it,
or the cry of distress. 
No more shall there be in it
an infant that lives but a few days,
or an old person who does not live out a lifetime; 
for one who dies at a hundred years will be considered a youth,
and one who falls short of a hundred will be considered accursed. 
They shall build houses and inhabit them;
they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit. 
They shall not build and another inhabit;
they shall not plant and another eat; 
for like the days of a tree shall the days of my people be,
and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands. 
They shall not labor in vain,
or bear children for calamity; 
for they shall be offspring blessed by the Lord--
and their descendants as well. 
Before they call I will answer,
while they are yet speaking I will hear. 
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together,
the lion shall eat straw like the ox; 
but the serpent-- its food shall be dust! 
They shall not hurt or destroy
on all my holy mountain, says the Lord. 



Psalm

Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; *
his mercy endures for ever.
2 Let Israel now proclaim, *
"His mercy endures for ever."
14 The Lord is my strength and my song, *
and he has become my salvation.
15 There is a sound of exultation and victory *
in the tents of the righteous:
16 "The right hand of the Lord has triumphed! *
the right hand of the Lord is exalted!
the right hand of the Lord has triumphed!"
17 I shall not die, but live, *
and declare the works of the Lord.
18 The Lord has punished me sorely, *
but he did not hand me over to death.
19 Open for me the gates of righteousness; *
I will enter them;
I will offer thanks to the Lord.
20 "This is the gate of the Lord; *
he who is righteous may enter."
21 I will give thanks to you, for you answered me *
and have become my salvation.
22 The same stone which the builders rejected *
has become the chief cornerstone.
23 This is the Lord's doing, *
and it is marvelous in our eyes.
24 On this day the Lord has acted; *
we will rejoice and be glad in it. 



Second Lesson

Acts 10:34-43

Peter began to speak to Cornelius and the other Gentiles: "I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ--he is Lord of all. That message spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John announced: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. We are witnesses to all that he did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree; but God raised him on the third day and allowed him to appear, not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, and who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one ordained by God as judge of the living and the dead. All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name."



Gospel

Luke 24:1-12

On the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women who had come with Jesus from Galilee came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them. The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be handed over to sinners, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again." Then they remembered his words, and returning from the tomb, they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles. But these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; then he went home, amazed at what had happened.







Holy Week Lessons & Servers




Monday
Sue Maxwell - EM
Val Johnstone - Acolyte
Bill Maxwell - Celebrant/Pr

Tuesday
Linda Nolan - EM
Mary Kell - Acolyte
Dianne Andrews - Celbrant/Pr

Wednesday
Will Kalb - EM
Mary Kell - Acolyte
Dianne Andrews - Celebrant
Judy Dahl - Preacher

Maundy Thursday
Sue Cook - EM
Mary Kell - Acolyte
Patrick Raymond - Usher

Good Friday
Patrick Raymond - Usher
Dianne Andrews - Preacher


Holy Saturday
Will Kalb - Celebrant

The Great Vigil of Easter
Sue Cook - EM
Will Kalb - Acolyte
Stanley Kropf - Incense
Dianne Andrews - Celebrant
Katie Fleming - Bread Baker




Lesson

Isaiah 42:1-9
Psalm 36:5-11
Hebrews 9:11-15
John 12:1-11

Isaiah 49:1-7
Psalm 71:1-14
1 Corinthians 12:20-36
John 12:20-36

Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 70
Hebrews 12:1-3
John 13:21-32


Exodus 12:1-14
Psalm 116:1, 10-17
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12
Psalm 22
Hebrews 10:16-25
Passion According to John





Genesis 1:1-2:2
Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18
8:6-18; 9-13
Exodus 14:10-31; 
15:20-21
Isaiah 55:1-11
Ezekiel 37:1-14

Romans 6:3-11
Psalm 114
Luke 24:1-12
Lectors

Sue Cook & 
Jean Kaldahl



Tracy Garrett & 
Marlene Kropf



Joanne Rittmueller





Linda Nolan & 
Dawn Spencer



Karen Barrows
David Neuenschwander







Laurie Neuenschwander
Elizabeth Bindschadler

Bob Bindschadler

David Neuenschwander
Mary Munford

Marlene Kropf


 

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

We are an open and inclusive community and welcome people of all ages and of every denomination and faith.
 

St. Paul's Episcopal Church | 1020 Jefferson Street | Port Townsend | WA | 98368