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Prayer
Chain: If you
have a prayer request can e-mail Rick at the office (stpaul700@gmail.com) or call
377-0106.
Farewell,
Fr Randy!
Randy and the Lord-Wilkinsons
are now here.
Welcome,
Fr Don!
 The
Vestry at its September 20 meeting called Fr. Donald Maddux
to be Interim Priest of St. Paul’s
until Fr. Randy’s permanent successor arrives.
Fr. Don served as Rector of St. David’s in Shelton for 32
years, retiring in 2002. He just completed a term as Interim Priest of
St. Barnabas on Bainbridge
Island. He still
serves as Associate Priest for Hispanic Ministry at St.
John’s, Olympia,
where he holds a weekly Sunday evening service in Spanish and manages the
parish food bank.
A native Washingtonian, Fr. Don hails from
Castle Rock. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Oregon
State University
and received a Masters of Divinity in 1964 from General Seminary of New York. He
served two years as an Associate Priest in an Anglican parish in Lincoln, England in the late 1960’s.
He and his wife, Carolyn, have been married
for 38 years and have one grown son and a Sheltie. They currently operate
an antique shop in downtown Shelton.
Fr. Don began his duties at St Paul’s in October. He will be at the
church on Thursdays to provide pastoral care.
Holy Week at St Paul's
Palm Sunday - March 16
Liturgy of the Palms at 8:00 AM and 10:15 services
Maundy Thursday - March 20
Eucharist & Footwashing Service at 7:00 PM
Good Friday - March 21
Stations of the Cross Service at noon
Liturgy of Good Friday at 7:00 PM
Holy Saturday - March 22
The Great Vigil of Easter at 7:00 PM
Easter Day - March 23
Easter Services at 8:00 AM and 10:15 AM
Food
Donations: Winter is on its way. Please
do not forget this vital service to our friends and neighbors in need.
All things are needed and welcomed.... foods, TP, personal care items,
laundry soap, etc. Thanksgiving trimmings will especially be appreciated
in the next couple weeks, as well. Let’s pile ‘em
high around about the altar.
Wednesday Night Class:
The Wednesday evening book study will be starting a new book, Julie Galambush's The Reluctant Parting, on Wednesday, March 12th. Grab a copy of the book and come join the group for interesting, challenging, enlightening, conversation.
Class meets Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. in the Oliver Room.
Thursday
Morning Adult Class at Canterbury
Manor
(11:00
a.m. - 12:00 noon, after the 10:00 a.m. Eucharist)
Youth
Meeting Thursdays 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm: For people in the 6th
through 12th grade and any other teen friendly folk.
“Moved By the Spirit”, the liturgical dance group
at St. Paul’s will resume on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7, starting this
Wednesday, Oct. 3rd. The first
part of our practice consists of warm-up stretches and movement, followed
by practice of dance as part of the worship service. So whether you would just like to come
and get some joyful exercise, or would like to be part of the service, we
would love to have you join us. No
dance experience is necessary, only the desire to connect mind, body and
sprit with joy. All ages from 10
to 100 are welcome. Contact Georgann, 360-779-5788 with any questions.
Education for Ministry: Tia Hudson is
offering to be a mentor for a new EFM group at St. Paul 's. Contact her
at thudson56@gmail.com if you want to know how to enroll. Offered for
years in Episcopal parishes all over the country by University of the
South in Sewanee, TN, EFM is a four year academic
program that introduces you to state of the art theological study in Old
and New Testament Studies, Church History and Theology. It also creates
community among the learners, who meet a couple of hours a week for 9
months, for each of the 4 years of the program. Tia
is taking names now and wants to start EFM by late September or early
October. There is a modest tuition fee, but St. Paul's will provide matching funds
so that any member who feels called to participate in EFM may do so.
The Fourth Weekend of the month is St. Paul's weekend for Diner Service:
We're always taking names of people interested in helping out in the
Lord's Neighborhood Diner on the 3rd Saturday or Sunday afternoon of each
month, usually from about 3:00-5:00, downstairs in the Hall. Look for the
black clipboard that Randy will pass around or leave on the nave table.
The United Way:
Support your community by giving to the United Way campaign. You may also
designate St. Paul’s
Church as a recipient of your gift.
Altar Flower Memorials and Thanksgivings: If you wish to donate an
Altar Flower Memorial, please complete one of the forms in the container
on the Nave wall next to Randy's office and either mail
it to St. Paul's
or place it in the offering plate at least two weeks prior to your
desired date. The suggested donation is $25 and up. The amount of monies
donated determines the size and type of flowers used. Requests for
special colors/flowers will be honored depending on cost and
availability. A member of the Flower Guild will purchase and arrange your
flowers. You may of course supply your own flowers to be arranged by us,
or you may also use your own florist. Please telephone Fred Speaks for
questions or assistance.
Sanctuary Lamp Memorial: If you wish to give a Sanctuary Lamp
memorial or thanksgiving, please complete the form found on the wall rack
just inside the door to the Nave, and mail it with your check for $5 or
more (payable to St. Paul's Altar Guild) in care of St. Paul's Episcopal
Church, or drop your envelope in the collection plate. Please make sure
that we have your contribution with the date you desire, a minimum of two
weeks before the requested Sunday. Someone from the Altar Guild will
contact you.
The full text of our Annual Report 2006 may be found here.
The Results of the Mutual Ministry Review are
now posted on our web site for you to view and download.
See how we scored! If you need a hard copy phone or e-mail the church office.
The Rev. Dr. Judith McDaniel's essay on the biblical basis for
supporting same sex unions, written for the Trustees of Virginia
Theological Seminary in 1996, is available here. Judith was
our Preacher in Residence from June 2004 through August 2005, and is now back to teaching homiletics at the seminary in Alexandria.
We used biblical theologian Walter Wink's essay Homosexuality and the
Bible as a resource for our recent focus group's on this topic. It is
free on the Internet: http://www.bridges-across.org/ba/winkhombib.htm.
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