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Posts from 2023 (Page 2)

Christmas Poinsettia Orders

Donate a poinsettia decoration for our Christmas services to honor the special people in your life! Christmas poinsettia envelopes are available now in the pews. Fill out the envelope with your name and the information about your loved one(s), noting whether it is given in memory of or in thanksgiving for them. Enclose $35 per…

December Youth, Children’s and Family News

“Advent is a season of the longest nights, of preparing and waiting. A friend Amy Peterson calls Advent ‘a deep breath in the dark’ before a Christmas burst of light… During these 22 days, let St. Paul’s be a place of rest and joyful anticipation for you…” Read more from Mother Alice in the December…

Advent Season Begins

Dear Friends The sacred season of Advent begins this Sunday with the lighting of the first candle. Please join us as we enter this season of watching and waiting, not only for Christmas but for the fullness of Christ among us. The Wednesdays of Advent offer an evening contemplative service in the chapel. Join us.…

Wait With Us

Dear Friends, We’re in an unusual calendar year, with the shortest-possible Advent season still a week away. Advent will indeed have four Sundays, but it is only actually 22 days in length, with the fourth Sunday landing on December 24. So the week ahead of us is a week of waiting, for the season of waiting. Read Mary’s Letter

St. Paul’s Christmas Pageant – All are Welcome

Children are hard at work on St. Paul’s annual Christmas Pageant, but it’s not too late to join in this treasured tradition! Rehearsals occur during Sunday School on Sunday, December 10, and on Saturday, December 16 from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. The pageant will take place during the 9 a.m. service on December 17, followed by…

A Practice of Gratitude

Dear Friends, As I am leaving for a holiday break after the Diocesan convention and will not see you on Sunday, I want to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving. Let this time be one of gratitude for all the blessings we have received. “Let the gratefulness overflow into blessing all around you.” Read George’s…

Congratulations to New Vestry Members

In case you missed the Annual Meeting on November 5, we welcomed Dan Loughlin to the vestry, serving through 2025, as well as four members who will serve through 2026: John Goehrke, Carrie Hess, Allison Moon, and Randall Robinson. Thank you to all who serve the parish in this way.