Almighty God, you have built your Church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone: Grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their teaching, that we may be made a holy temple acceptable to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Serving on Sunday (June 29th):
* Greeter: Tom M * Host: Davis * Readers: Barb L, Bev B * Psalm & Prayers: Karen S * Chalice: Joyce M, Judi S * Announcements: Cindy D * Counters: Jill F, Pete L
Sunday's readings: 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 2 Corinthians 8:7-15
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Resource Lists, click lines below:
Resource Contact List for whom to contact with questions or concerns.
Verger List has Sunday assignments through June.
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General Convention of the Episcopal Church June 25 - July 2
Be sure to visit The 78th General Convention of the Episcopal Church taking place now, and watch the live streaming action!
Videos from the nominees for Presiding Bishop
The Rt. Rev. Thomas Breidenthal
The Rt. Rev. Michael Curry
The Rt. Rev. Ian Douglas
The Rt. Rev. Dabney Smith
From Stew Wood, a prayer for General Convention:
O God of unchangeable power and eternal light: Look favorably on your whole Church, that wonderful and sacred mystery; by the effectual working of your providence, carry out in tranquility the plan of salvation; let the whole world see and know that things which were cast down are being raised up, and things which had grown old are being made new, and that all things are being brought to their perfection by him through whom all things were made, your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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The New Verger Schedule is coming!
I am preparing the verger schedule for the next three months, July through September. Please let me know ASAP if you will be unavailable any Sundays during this time. If you are not currently on the schedule, please consider joining as a reader of the lessons, a leader of the psalms and prayers, as hosts, greeters or counters. If you are interested in becoming a chalice bearer, there is training that needs to be done for that, but let me know and we’ll see what we can arrange. Please contact me, Cindy Boehm-Patenaude, at dbcpiccolo@gmail.com. Thank you all for your help in this ministry! Thank you- Cindy
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Save This Date and Invite Your Friends and Neighbors!
Saturday morning, June 27, 2015 10-11:30 AM
A Community Sing At St. Paul’s Parish Hall
Patricia Norton of Juneberry Music will offer an eclectic repertoire of songs -- which you can sing in the car, in the shower, with your family! Come and explore your voice with no advance skill level required and no pre-registration. All the music will be taught. There are tremendous personal and group benefits from singing, so don’t miss the fun! Donations at the door will help cover costs. See JuneBerryMusic.com for more information and other scheduled summer sings or talk to Cyn, Katy or Diane.
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Summer Lunch Program July 13th-17th
St Paul's will once again be participating in the summer lunch program. For those who might be new to our parish this is an ecumenical program which has nine area churches that participate. Each church volunteers for one week of the summer to provide lunches to the children living at Northwoods and Hollow Drive residences. The children rely on these lunches to nourish and power them through their summer activities. During our week we meet each morning to prepare the lunches. The lunches are then delivered to an AmeriCorps volunteer for distribution to the children involved with the program.
There will be many ways to be involved. We will need food donations, volunteers daily to prepare the lunches and if you will be away we gratefully accept monetary donations to cover some of the food costs. There will be a sign up sheet in the parish hall this Sunday for food and volunteer opportunities. I hope you consider volunteering, the children really look forward to our lunches! We will be preparing 28 lunches a day this year, so your support will be greatly appreciated. If you have any questions please feel free to call or ask me in church. Many thanks for your continued support! Barb Coulter 603-643-1452
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A Thank you
I want to express my deepest gratitude to members of the MDC committee and to members of our Vestry for their leadership of dedication and commitment guiding us through the past four years. A special thanks to many gifted people with announcements and bulletins. I sincerely thank Mark, Weezie, Stew, Diana, Diane, Pam and Leslie officiating Sunday mornings with grace, bringing God closer to us.
As a MICAH Hero- honoring justice, loving kindness, and walking humbly with our God, I have taken these qualities to heart. I am also aware that we/members of St. Paul's also shine with these qualities. Please join me in welcoming back those members who have not been attending services as we welcome Scott and Beth Neal July 12th. We have so much to celebrate as we, St Paul's Church, moves forward.
With much gratitude, Holly
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Knit and Purl Fellowship
Gathering on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 6:30. All hand crafts and wonderful people who do them are welcome. Our next gathering will be July 6th at Janie Bell's home. If you have questions, please contact Holly.
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Listen Community Dinners
Monday, July 20th, is our next dinner serving 100-110 people. The main course is Summer Salads- Potato, Bean, Pasta Tuna, and Taco Salads with Good Humor Ice Creams Bars for dessert. The sign-up sheet is posted on parish house bulletin board. Food can be delivered Sunday, 19th or at the Listen Center July 20th, 1:30- 3PM. Many thank you’s for helping prepare food for July 20th. We need four volunteers to help in the kitchen 3-6PM. Please call or e-mail Holly if you are available to help on the 20th.
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Prayer List
Holly will be away from June 24th returning afternoon of June 29th. Prayers can be emailed to her or you can call Paula Stevens.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, June 27th 10-11:30am
A Community Sing at St. Paul’s Parish Hall
Monday, July 6th
Knit and Purl Fellowship
Monday through Friday, July 13th – July 17th
Summer Lunch Program
Monday, July 20th
Listen Community Dinner
Sunday, October 25th
4th Annual Micah Awards Ceremony
Listen Community Center