Announcements

The Way of Love: Practices for a Jesus-Centered Life –This week’s word is: PRAY. Our beloved Presiding Bishop Michael Curry was hospitalized over Memorial Day weekend with a heart condition, and is now resting and being monitored at home in North Carolina. Along many other things, he is the inspiration behind the Way of Love words as a spiritual discipline for the Episcopal Church. As he says so frequently and faithfully, “If it’s not about love, it’s not about God.”

WELCOME — and thank you for your presence and prayers today. Nursery care is available in our Nursery beginning at 9:00AM. An usher would be happy to direct you to this location. Thank you to Darlene James for volunteering to play the organ at the 8:00 service. Thank you to Bob Bartosiak (8:00 crucifer/intercessor), Ray Rys (8:00 reader), Patti Cullen (8:00 Minister of Communion), Linda Liversidge-Daley (9:30 crucifer), Helen Stowe (9:30 reader/Minister of Communion), Brad Schide (9:30 intercessor/Minister of Communion), Our coffee hour host is Helen Stowe. Thank you to the Tech team for tech support.

Worship Signup Up through June Now Available - Please Sign up here to serve liturgically (as a reader, crucifer/carry cross, usher, etc.) or contact the parish office and Jen Parsons will sign you up for the appropriate role and date. Training is available if your interested. Thank you.

Calling all Grads! - Is your child, grand-or godchild graduating from high school or college this spring? Please email the details to the church office no later than Sunday, June 4th. We will mention them by name in prayer at both services on Sunday, June 11th. Thank you!

Queso for a Cause to benefit St. Paul’s Nursery School, Tuesday, June 6th from 5-8PM – Visit the Wallingford Pancheros location and present flyer (pick one up at either church entrance) and Pancheros will donate 30% of your sale to St. Pauls’ preschool.

Thanking our Rector - As you know, our Rector, Reverend Dee Anne Dodd, is retiring on July 1. To thank Dee Anne for her fourteen years of devoted service to St. Paul’s, we are planning a celebration on her last Sunday as our Rector. Please mark your calendars for a combined service on Sunday, June 25, at 9:30 a.m., followed by a catered lunch in Dee Anne’s honor. We will need to know how much food to order for the luncheon, so please RSVP by June 15 if you will be attending. You can call or email the church office. We look forward to seeing you there!

Food/Diaper Drives - At our May Food/Diaper Drive, we collected 386 lbs of food and $107 in cash donations for Master’s Manna and $210 for diapers for the Community Day Care. Thank you to everyone for being so generous. Please take advantage of the weekly sales at the grocery stores and help those in need in our community. Master’s Manna is in need of many items – canned fruit, cereal, jelly (and peanut butter), canned fish and meat, pasta, sauce, hearty soups and stews, rice and potato sides -- and they are always happy to see our SUV’s drive up to their back door to deliver our monthly donations. Our next Food/Diaper Drive will be on Saturday, June 10th, from 9:00 to 12:00 in St. Paul’s parking lot. If you are unable to come to the Saturday drive-thru, you may bring in donations during the month and leave them under the table outside the office. And, if you would like to help, even for an hour, we would love to have you join us in the parking lot.

Recital for Students of Jay Lindsay - Next Sunday, June 11th at 2:00 PM, St. Paul’s will be hosting a recital by students of our Music Director, Jay Lindsay. The recital will feature performances on the piano and organ by students of all ages and skill levels. The performance will be free to attend with refreshments afterwards.

Juneteenth Service, Saturday June 17 at Noon - Wallingford Juneteenth Service hosted at St Paul’s followed by the inaugural “Enslaved Wallingford” walking tour. The service will include prayers and reflection, with music from our Music Director. In addition, it will feature a string quartet playing the music of Sawney Freeman, a Black musician, who was born into slavery and emancipated in the 1790s. After gaining his freedom, Freeman moved to Essex, CT, where he lived with his family. Freeman’s sheet music was discovered in an archive at Trinity College, Hartford. We are honored to be one of the first venues to showcase this recently recovered music. The service will be followed by the inaugural “Enslaved Wallingford” Walking Tour. Our Witness Stones for Grace and Essau are a prominent stop along the way. Please invite others to join you in this important observance.

Summer Camp at Camp Washington – June 30 - August 11, various offerings by age. Camp Washington is the official summer camp and retreat center for the Episcopal Church in Connecticut. Check out https://www.campwashington.org/summercamp to see what sessions are being offered this summer! Camperships for St Paul’s children and youth are available. Contact the church office to inquire.

Prayer for the people of Ukraine - God of peace and justice, we pray for the people of Ukraine today. We pray for peace and the laying down of weapons. We pray for all those who fear for tomorrow, that your Spirit of comfort would draw near to them. We pray for those with power over war or peace, for wisdom, discernment and compassion to guide their decisions. Above all, we pray for all your precious children, at risk and in fear, that you would hold and protect them. We pray in the name of Jesus, the Prince of Peace. Amen.
Archbishop Justin Welby
Archbishop Stephen Cottrell

Help Ukrainian Families - As we pray for an end to violence and for those fleeing Ukraine, please also pray for Episcopal Relief & Development and other ecumenical agencies working to respond to the current crisis. Specific needs will change as the crisis evolves. As of right now, there is a need for cash, blankets and hygiene supplies. Please consider partnering with Episcopal Relief & Development in this response. Visit episcopalrelief.org for more information.

The Church is open Wednesdays from 10:00 am to 1:00pm for prayer & reflection. with healing prayers offered noon-1:00.

The Parish Office is open to the public on Wednesdays and Fridays from 11AM - 2:30PM. Please email or call the office at (203) 269-5050 to arrange any additional times to meet during the week. Calls, emails and other matters will generally be addressed during normal business hours of 9:00-3:00 Tuesday-Friday

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