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ANNOUNCEMENTS New Sunday Schedule as of July 7 - The Vestry has voted to adopt a new Sunday schedule with the 8 service staying the same and the 10 service moving to 9:30. More details of how this will streamline our Sunday mornings to accommodate those from either service who participate in church school, choir or adult forum are found on the hand-out available at both entrances. Please see the Rector or any Vestry member (indicated by wearing a nametag or as pictured on the "Welcome" bulletin board by the stairway and elevator) with questions, comments and ideas.
Acolyte/Crucifer Training – TODAY! Here's a training for those who currently serve, those who wish to be trained and those just curious about this important ministry. Come today at 5:30 for a simple dinner together with training from 6:00-7:00. Open to those from first grade through adult. We'll show you everything you need to know to sit confidently in the best seats in the house!
Mercy Center Retreat – May 25 – 8:30 AM – 8:00 PM – Final fee, due the week of May 19, for Sister Judy is $14 in cash or check made out to Vivian Horvath. For questions please contact Vivian Horvath. See you there! Thanks. Newsletter deadline is next Sunday, May 26th. Please get your articles in on time! Rogation Celebration next Sunday May 26 -- A time to savor God's green earth right here! Please bring in red or white impatiens, myrtle plants or cedar bark chips for a blessing -- and then stay a little after the 10:00 to help brighten up the church grounds. 8:00ers are invited to come back to help around 11:00 or so. NEW this year: Consider bringing in something to be planted in your home garden for a blessing too. For more information please see Rob Page or the Rector Potluck Supper will take place on Saturday, June 1 at 6:00 PM. Bring a dish to share – all are welcome! Questions? Contact Bill Merrick. Mission Trip Meeting -- We're having an informational meeting on Sunday June 9 after the 10:00 service for a Mission Trip to Nicaragua in the summer of 2014 with the group "El Porvenir" ("The Future"). This meeting is for those who might want to go on the trip AND/OR those who wish to help plan it, and those who are just plain curious. For more information, please contact Rob Page or the Rector. Be Summer SunWise!! – A program for Sunday school-aged children on Sunday, June 16, between services. Learn about the importance of protecting ourselves when outside having fun in the sun. If interested, a sign-up sheet is in the back of the church, or e-mail Kristin McJunkins with the name and age of the child attending. Pancake Breakfast – Sunday, June 9 – put on by BSA Troop 4 – 9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon in Wilkinson Hall. $5 per person. Proceeds go to the Gilbert Boyd Scholarship Fund for scouts who will be going to college. Please come and support Troop 4! Graduation time is approaching! Please send in names of the graduates in your family (and dates of graduation, plus any education or work plans) by Sunday, June 16, so they may be included in our prayers and be recognized in church on Sunday, June 23. Camp Washington "Camperships" available -- We're happy to offer financial help to make it possible for children of the parish to attend our Diocesan Summer Camp. If you're interested, please contact the Rector with information regarding the dates of the program which interests your family. All queries must be in by Sunday, June 16. For more information, go to campwashington.org. St. Paul’s Sacred Trust Committee meets in late June and will review applications for honorariums toward college tuition for the upcoming school year. Please submit your applications for honorariums or other in-reach of out-reach projects to the church office no later than Sunday, June 23rd. This is the only time honorariums are awarded this year. Fauré Requiem: The St. Paul's Choir will be presenting a performance of Gabriel Fauré's Requiem on Sunday, June 23, at 5 pm. The work will be interspersed with readings and prayers in a liturgy commemorating our congregation's faithful departed, especially in the past year. Please join us at the church to remember our loved ones as we experience Fauré's gentle and uplifting musical interpretation of the Mass for the Dead. |
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