"The Sower", by Vincent Van Gogh (click to enlarge)
It's the sixth Sunday after Pentecost.
We'll hear Jesus tell another agricultural parable: "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field...." Also, the story of Jacob's Ladder. Please join us!
Here's who's doing what this Sunday:
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here for verger schedule.
Readers
Bruce Lather:
Old Testament
(click here to see)
Bev Barton:
Epistle
(click here)
Gospel:
(click here)
Psalm and Prayers: Kristin Wood
Host: Wood
Chalice: Doug Jenisch, Jane Carroll
Announcer: Rachel McConnell
Counters: Kathy Detzer, Andrew Pillsbury
Greeter: Ev Simms
Here are this week's announcements:
Knit and Purl Fellowship (from Holly Hall)
Meets 1st and 3rd Monday of the month at 6:30PM. July 21st, we will be meeting at Janie Bell's Home in Lebanon. If you have questions, please contact Holly- 802-295- 9095
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Pre-retreat Meeting (from Katy Chaffee)
After church on Sunday, August 3rd, there will be a general meeting to discuss the parish retreat on October 4th. Please come to share ideas about possible themes, hot topics, activities, interests, etc.
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LISTEN Community Dinner on July 21st (from Harry Kendrick)
The Barwood-Kendrick team will be using the money donated to the church at the bargain bin and will be making pulled pork sandwiches with tossed salad. Most of our supplies have already been donated by Listen. We will need 12 half gallons of ice cream for dessert. A sign up sheet is in the Parish Hall.
The attendance for each Listen Dinner has averaged between 80-100 people. One hundred thirty is highest capacity. Thank you for your help in providing a meal for Listen center.
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Report on Listen Community Dinner of July 14th (from Holly Hall)
Evening of July 14th, we served summer salads with vanilla Ice cream and chocolate sauce for dessert, A big 'thank you' to all those who made delicious salads and brought dessert. We fed total of 90 meals which included five teens from the Teen Center and second servings. The next dinner will be July 21st organized by the Kendrick family. The last two Listen Community Dinners at the Listen Center for 2014 are September 15th and November 17th.
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The Alleluia Golf Tournament, Saturday, September 13th (from Stew Wood)
Golfers, craft your foursomes for the third annual Alleluia Golf Tournament at the Basin Harbor Club outside of Vergennes, VT on Saturday, September 13th. This fun event in which St. Paul's teams have done so well supports the programming life of the Diocese of Vermont.
The course is fun, with very little water to worry you and no hills to climb. Box lunches nourish us as we compete, a great dinner awaits us when we're finished, and lots of prizes are there to be awarded the participants.
Let Stew Wood know of your intention to play. We can car pool to make the trip easier for all of us.
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Photo from the archives: what happened in 1894?
Bible Study
Meets 11-12 Wednesdays. Please know you are welcome.
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St. Paul's Caring Ministries:
Intercessory Prayer Group, Healing Team, Pastoral Care (from Diana Collins)
Is God calling you to intentionally minister to our community? If the answer is "yes" or "maybe" please contact Holly Hall or Diana Collins for more information. While the ministries are different, the common denominator is our caring for one another. All three groups are planning on meeting together every other month for study and to better understand how the ministries interrelate.
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Prayer List
To make a prayer request, contact Holly Hall by phone, 802-295-9095 or by e mail, hchall50@gmail.com. If you would just like to have something added to the prayer list, please email to announcements.spc@gmail.com.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
. . . full calendar at http://www.stpaulswrj.org/calendar
Monday, July 21
Listen Community Dinner (see Harry Kendrick for details)
Sunday, August 3
Meeting to begin planning for October 4 Parish retreat, after church
Tuesday, August 19
Vestry meeting at 6:30
Sunday, September 7
- Resume Fall/ Winter Worship Schedule: Services at 8 and 10 a.m.
- Quarterly all parish checkin meeting after church
Saturday, September 13
Third annual Alleluia Golf Tournament at the Basin Harbor Club near Vergennes, VT.
Sunday, September 21
Funeral planning workshop after church
Saturday, October 4
2014 Parish Retreat at Camp Ohana, Fairlee, VT
Sunday, October 26
Micah awards at Listen Center in WRJ