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    St. Paul's Episcopal Church
    Wednesday June 8, 2016 
      Weekly Parish E-Newsletter 


Third Sunday after Pentecost
 June 12, 2016


Sunday Morning Schedule
        • 8:00 am           Holy Eucharist Rite I
        • 9:00                 Fellowship Time
        • 9:30                    - No Mezzanine - will resume in September
        • 9:45                 Choir Rehearsal 
        • 10:30               Holy Eucharist Rite II 
        • 11:45               Fellowship Time


From Your Rector


Dear Saints of St. Paul's,

As last Sunday was the first Sunday of the month, Evensong was held at St. Paul's.  Elisabeth Rotchford-Haight has shepherded this Taize-style worship with tender loving care for over three years.  Sunday we were treated to the music of Simon DeVoil who is a Scottish singer, song-writer, ordained minister and wooden boat builder who has spent time in the Iona Community in Scotland.  Simon played piano and guitar during this lovely time of contemp-lative prayer.  It was a hot!  Bet Shira was having a concert in the parish hall and, as the concert let out, the sounds of joyful voices could be heard as folks passed by the open widows of the church on their way homeward.  There was a great sense of community as prayer, music, and laughter came together in a timeless sense of village life.  It was such a good feeling!
 
This past Saturday I renewed my certification for "Safeguarding God's People" in a training at St. Luke's in Sequim.  Richard McGuffin, Jeffrey Stoch, Sue Cook, and I were part of a group of ten trainees who delved into the topic of what it means to respect the dignity of every human being in word and deed, being sensitive to others, and respecting healthy interpersonal boundaries.  In a time in which our culture continues to struggles with issues of sexual harassment, sexual misconduct and hostile work environments, we are especially called upon to increase our awareness and sensitivity about these issues and continue make our parish, work places and homes ever more welcoming.  In Sunday's sermon I quoted the Jewish philosopher Philo of Alexandrea who wrote, "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." We don't usually know the wounds, scars and sensitivities are being carried by another.  What we can do is strive be ever more mindful about how our words and attitudes might possibly affect another, whether or not we, personally, have no problem with the content.  As of Saturday I am now certified as a trainer for "Safeguarding God's People" and look forward to offering the training at St. Paul's in the future.  
 
Please mark you calendars for our Parish Picnic which will be held Sunday August 28, following the 10:30 am service.  Once again Kathy and Sterling Couch will be our hosts on waters edge at their home in Port Ludlow. 
 
One final note, several folks with whom I have conversed lately were not aware that the text of Sunday's sermon is imbedded in each week's newsletter. If you would like to read last Sunday's sermon scroll down to section entitled "Last Sunday's Sermon" and click the blue link as indicated.  Some Sundays I also include "Bonus Material," items I may have referred to in the sermon, or that might provide further information on the sermon's themes.  This week I have inserted three videos as bonus items.  You may click each of the links to view the videos.  I hope this is helpful!

Blessings,

Dianne+

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



Last Sunday's Sermon
Pentecost III


               Gut Instincts
The Rev. Dianne Andrews

Bonus Material:

               (click here to view video)

               (click here to view video)

                          The Golden Rule


"Deepening Our Faith"

MEZZANINE TAKES A SUMMER BREAK
No Mezzanine sessions are scheduled during the summer months but will resume in September after Launching Sunday.  If you have topics you'd like the Faith Formation Committee to consider offering during Mezzanine, get in touch with Nancy Steinberg or Marlene Kropf, co-chairs.

Marlene
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Saint Paul's Celtic Pilgrimage:
Notes from the JourneyCeltic
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From June 10-27, 2016, 16 pilgrims will travel to ancient Celtic sites in Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, and Ireland.  Led by Marlene and Stanley Kropf (who have led previous pilgrimages), the group will gather in Glasgow, Scotland, and travel from there to the Isle of Iona, where a Christian community flourished in the 6th century and sent many missionary monks to evangelize Scotland and northern England.  Other places the pilgrims will travel include:

            Lindisfarne, England:  England's holy island off the northeastern coast
            Durham, England:  Durham Cathedral, important center of Celtic Christianity
            County Down, Northern Ireland:  Sites connected with Saint Patrick, missionary to
                    the Irish Celts
            Kildare, Ireland:  Site of Saint Brigid's ancient monastery and healing wells
            Moone, Ireland:  Tour of Celtic high crosses
            Glendalough, Ireland:  Site of Saint Kevin's monastery and best preserved high tower
            Dublin, Ireland:  Visit to the illuminated Book of Kells at Trinity College

Celtic Pilgrims
 
During the pilgrimage, pilgrims will send occasional electronic "postcards" to Saint Paul's.  A prayer of blessing will be offered for the pilgrims on Pentecost Sunday, May 15, at the outdoor service. 
 
For those who want to know more about the Celtic tradition, Marlene and Stanley Kropf will make a presentation on Celtic spirituality during Mezzanine on May 22 and 29.  



Diocesan & National Church News

 



"If we who are Christians participate in the political process and in the public discourse as we are called to do - the New Testament tells us that we are to participate in the life of the polis, in the life of our society - the principle on which Christians must vote is the principle, Does this look like love of neighbor?" 

                                                             - Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, March 2016



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St. Marks

Conspire 2016:
Everything Belongs!

A live webcast with
Fr. Richard Rohr and friends.

     July 15 - 17





Upcoming Events

Safeguarding 
God's Children Training
 Saturday, June 25, 2016 
9:00am - 12:00pm
 St. Pauls, Bellingham 

This training is designed to raise awareness concerning issues of sexual and emotional abuse, and to provide tools for prevention that we can all use to protect our children from harm, promote safety and bring healing.This training is mandatory for all active clergy, including deacons, stipendiary priests, non-stipendiary or retired priests who are regularly serving in congregations 10 hours or more per week, and all TCM circles (both ordained and commissioned); all staff/employees of congregations, paid or unpaid, and  
all people working with children youth in the church, whether as teachers, helpers or nursery.  
It is not required, but highly recommended for vestries/bishop's committees, and all adults involved in leadership roles, suggested for all adult church members.
You must attend the entire session and sign-in to receive credit for this training. Certification is good for five years.  RSVP to [email protected]  If you have questions about if you or someone in your congregation is required to complete this training please contact Blaire Notrica, Executive Assistant to the Bishop, [email protected], 206.325.4200 ext. 2010

Parish Life and Announcements 


stamps
                         
                             Thank you!
Stamp Appeal

The office supply of stamps has been replenished enough to get us through the summer. Thank you!

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Please Note:
There will be NO 2nd Saturday Potluck this month.
The next St. Paul's potluck gathering of the LGBT community, 
friends and family, will be July 9.

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Just Soup Seeks a New Freezer
The freezer that Just Soup uses to store food is in its very last days.  If you have an upright freezer to donate please contact Elizabeth Bindschadler:
[email protected]; 360.775.5867.


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The Hospice Foundation for Jefferson Healthcare is sponsoring a charity golf tournament on Friday, August 12, 2015 at the Port Ludlow Golf Club. For more information: email[email protected].

                                        Click here for the registration form.


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Help Feed the Habitat for Humanity Workers
Habitat works as part of the solution for affordable housing in East Jefferson County. The Interfaith Relations Committee is involved with helping provide treats and lunch for the hard- working volunteers who handle the construction. If anyone would be willing to help with cookies or sandwiches during June, please contact Kathy Ryan at: 360-531-4955.

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Tuesday Vegetable Choppers Needed!

The summer traveling and visiting season is coming and that means Just Soup's Tuesday chopping ministry will be short-staffed. 

Can you join our Chopper team any Tuesday morning from 10-12 as we prepare the vegetables for Wednesday's Just Soup?  (There will be at least one other person to share the work (and conversation!). 

Please contact Kathy Ryan at (360-531-4955).

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Office Volunteers Needed
Can you offer a block of 3 hours one time per month?
The office could use some more volunteers to sit in the office on Monday mornings and during vacation time this summer.   The duties are light and consist primarily of answering the phone and greeting folks.  Reading, listening to music, needlework, etc. are definitely allowed.  At the moment we have a team of three office volunteers.  Soon the number will be dropping to two  We would like to have a full complement of four office volunteers  to allow for a four-week rotation.  Come check it out!  If you are interested contact Jenny or Dianne at 360.385.0770.

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Parish Library News:  The Christian Century is a progressive, ecumenical magazine based in Chicago. Committed to thinking critically and living faithfully, the Century explores what it means to believe and live out the Christian faith in our time.  We have been given a number of back issues of this thoughtful and inspiring magazine.  Please stop by the Parish Library to take one home with you.  Explore the possibility of subscribing to this or other excellent faith-based periodicals including:  Christianity Today, Church Times, Sojourners and Spirituality and Health.

Staff picks include books focused on pilgrimage and journey to complement the upcoming Celtic Pilgrimage that some among us are making.  Seekers from every great religious tradition have made pilgrimages -- sacred journeys in the pursuit of wisdom, healing, guidance, and inspiration. Learn all about ancient traditions and stories, the elements of pilgrimage and how to make a pilgrimage doable by reading Sacred Places:  A Journey in the Holiest Lands, The Art of Pilgrimage or Pilgrimage . . .Exploring a Great Spiritual Practice.  In the Road to Donaguile, author Herbert O'Driscoll brings the Celtic Christian way of thinking to life and encourages you to visit those "thin places" where the past and the present join. In that past-present thin place, the reader finds a profound spirituality that truly is life changing. A very small book with a large heart.
 
 

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Ongoing



Illuminated manuscript


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 
1020 Jefferson St., Port Townsend
(360)385-0770

This Week:
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: Episcopal Retirement Communities; Earth Ministry

IN OUR COMPANION PARISHES, WE PRAY FOR:  St. Paul's Montrouis, Haiti 
 
AT ST. PAUL'S, WE PRAY FOR:  ECW & Wild Men
 
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 dead, the grief-stricken, and all who are living in fear. We pray for all victims of terror and violence.  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 our Celtic Pilgrims

WE PRAY FOR the upcoming marriage of Joanne Rittmueller and Barney Truman.

ALTAR FLOWERS are given to the glory of God and in memory of John & Marie Grotsinger, Edward & Ethel Baker, and Norman Baker by Virginia Baker and in celebration of the marriage of Joanne Rittmueller & Barney Truman.

WE PRAY FOR PEACE 

Calendar At-a-Glance

Thursday
June 9


7:00 - 8:30 am

Men's Bible Study (Hwy Roadhouse)
8:30 am

Work Crew
10:00 am

Lay Weeders
3:00 - 7:00 pm

Bet Shira
8:30 pm

Compline



Friday
June 10




11:00 am

Wedding Rehearsal
6:30

Bet Shira



Saturday
June 11



4:00 pm

Rittmueller/Truman  Wedding
6:30 pm

NO 2nd Saturday Potluck



Sunday
June 12

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

No Mezzanine Until September
9:45 am

Choir Rehearsal 
10:30 am

Holy Eucharist Rite II
11:45 am

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



Monday
June 13


Val in the office
2:00 - 5:00

Bookkeeper
5:30 - 6:30 pm
Overeaters Anonymous (PR)



Tuesday
June 14



10:00 am

Just Soup Prep (K)



Wednesday
June 15
 


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

Just Soup (K/PH)
  
K = Kitchen
PH = Parish Hall
PR = Pollard Room
Thursday
June 16


7:00 - 8:30 am

Men's Bible Study (Hwy Roadhouse)
8:30 am

Work Crew
10:00 am

Lay Weeders
8:30 pm

Compline



Friday
June 17







Saturday
June 18






Sunday
June 19

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

No Mezzanine Until September
9:45 am

Choir Rehearsal 
10:30 am

Holy Eucharist Rite II
11:45 am

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



Monday
June 20


Jenny in the office
11:30

Book Group
2:00 - 5:00

Bookkeeper
5:30 - 6:30 pm
Overeaters Anonymous (PR)



Tuesday
June 21


Val in the office
10:00 am

Just Soup Prep (K)



Wednesday
June 22
 

Sally in the office
10:30 am
Healing & HE
11:30 am - 2:00 pm

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

Sunday Servers
  
 SUNDAY  
June 12, 2016



 

8:00 am
Presider
The Rev. Dianne Andrews
Preacher
The Rev. Dianne Andrews
Eucharistic Minister
Mary Kell
Lector
Sally Scholz
Usher
David Self
Eucharistic Visitors
Sally Scholz
Coffee Hosts
Last names H-Mc





10:30 am

Presider
The Rev. Dianne Andrews
Preacher
The Rev. Dianne Andrews
Acolyte
Virginia Macher
Eucharistic Minister
Sue Cook
Lectors
David Neuenschwander, Beth Cahape
Organist
Jenny Pipia
Eucharistic Visitor
Sally Scholz
Usher


Alfred & Maurie Chiswell

Greeter

Bread Baker
Joan Nicholson
Church School & Childcare
Joan Jonland, Beth Cahape
Coffee Hosts
Last names H-Mc
 
Altar Guild
Team 2
Flowers


Sunday's Lessons

June 12, 2016
Pentecost IV
Proper 6
Year C

Holy Eucharist


Collect

Keep, O Lord, your household the Church in your steadfast faith and love, that through your grace we may proclaim your truth with boldness, and minister your justice with compassion; for the sake of our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. 

First Lesson

1 Kings 21:1-10, (11-14)

The following events took place: Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel, beside the palace of King Ahab of Samaria. And Ahab said to Naboth, "Give me your vineyard, so that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near my house; I will give you a better vineyard for it; or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its value in money." But Naboth said to Ahab, "The Lord forbid that I should give you my ancestral inheritance." Ahab went home resentful and sullen because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him; for he had said, "I will not give you my ancestral inheritance." He lay down on his bed, turned away his face, and would not eat.
His wife Jezebel came to him and said, "Why are you so depressed that you will not eat?" He said to her, "Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, `Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard for it'; but he answered, `I will not give you my vineyard.'" His wife Jezebel said to him, "Do you now govern Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite."
So she wrote letters in Ahab's name and sealed them with his seal; she sent the letters to the elders and the nobles who lived with Naboth in his city. She wrote in the letters, "Proclaim a fast, and seat Naboth at the head of the assembly; seat two scoundrels opposite him, and have them bring a charge against him, saying, `You have cursed God and the king.' Then take him out, and stone him to death." [The men of his city, the elders and the nobles who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had sent word to them. Just as it was written in the letters that she had sent to them, they proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth at the head of the assembly. The two scoundrels came in and sat opposite him; and the scoundrels brought a charge against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, "Naboth cursed God and the king." So they took him outside the city, and stoned him to death. Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, "Naboth has been stoned; he is dead."]
As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, Jezebel said to Ahab, "Go, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead." As soon as Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab set out to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying: Go down to meet King Ahab of Israel, who rules in Samaria; he is now in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession. You shall say to him, "Thus says the Lord: Have you killed, and also taken possession?" You shall say to him, "Thus says the Lord: In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, dogs will also lick up your blood."
Ahab said to Elijah, "Have you found me, O my enemy?" He answered, "I have found you. Because you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the sight of the Lord, I will bring disaster on you."

 

Psalm

Psalm 5:1-8

Give ear to my words, O Lord; *
consider my meditation.
2 Hearken to my cry for help, my King and my God, *
for I make my prayer to you.
3 In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; *
early in the morning I make my appeal and watch for you.
4 For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness, *
and evil cannot dwell with you.
5 Braggarts cannot stand in your sight; *
you hate all those who work wickedness.
6 You destroy those who speak lies; *
the bloodthirsty and deceitful, O Lord, you abhor.
7 But as for me, through the greatness of your mercy I will go into your house; *
I will bow down toward your holy temple in awe of you.
8 Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness,
because of those who lie in wait for me; *
make your way straight before me.



Second Lesson

Galatians 2:15-21

We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; yet we know that a person is justified not by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ. And we have come to believe in Christ Jesus, so that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by doing the works of the law, because no one will be justified by the works of the law. But if, in our effort to be justified in Christ, we ourselves have been found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not! But if I build up again the very things that I once tore down, then I demonstrate that I am a transgressor. For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not nullify the grace of God; for if justification comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.

I
 want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel that was proclaimed by me is not of human origin; for I did not receive it from a human source, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.

You have heard, no doubt, of my earlier life in Judaism. I was violently persecuting the church of God and was trying to destroy it. I advanced in Judaism beyond many among my people of the same age, for I was far more zealous for the traditions of my ancestors. But when God, who had set me apart before I was born and called me through his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son to me, so that I might proclaim him among the Gentiles, I did not confer with any human being, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were already apostles before me, but I went away at once into Arabia, and afterwards I returned to Damascus.

Then after three years I did go up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and stayed with him fifteen days; but I did not see any other apostle except James the Lord's brother. In what I am writing to you, before God, I do not lie! Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia, and I was still unknown by sight to the churches of Judea that are in Christ; they only heard it said, "The one who formerly was persecuting us is now proclaiming the faith he once tried to destroy." And they glorified God because of me.

 

Gospel

Luke 7:36--8:3

One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house and took his place at the table. And a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having learned that he was eating in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster jar of ointment. She stood behind him at his feet, weeping, and began to bathe his feet with her tears and to dry them with her hair. Then she continued kissing his feet and anointing them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him-- that she is a sinner." Jesus spoke up and said to him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." "Teacher," he replied, "Speak." "A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. When they could not pay, he canceled the debts for both of them. Now which of them will love him more?" Simon answered, "I suppose the one for whom he canceled the greater debt." And Jesus said to him, "You have judged rightly." Then turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has bathed my feet with her tears and dried them with her hair. You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not stopped kissing my feet. You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. Therefore, I tell you, her sins, which were many, have been forgiven; hence she has shown great love. But the one to whom little is forgiven, loves little." Then he said to her, "Your sins are forgiven." But those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?" And he said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."
Soon afterwards he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him, as well as some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna, the wife of Herod's steward Chuza, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their resources. 





 

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.