Dear Friends, We had an amazing week at Vacation Bible Camp (VBC) last week! Thank you to the many, many people who made it possible. One of my favorite parts was telling Bible stories. Each day, the kids would come to my Bible Adventure corner of the parish hall, which was decorated like…
Dear Friends, I had the joy of taking a few photos and witnessing the excitement of our Vacation Bible Camp this week. Adults, youth, children, new, experienced, shy, outgoing, quiet, boisterous – all were definitely welcome! Read more…
Dear Friends, I am putting myself solidly in GenX by letting you know that Sesame Street was absolutely foundational for me, and it seeps into my cultural references often. Read the St. Paul’s Weekly Update from Mary Kintz, Community Connector
Dear Friends, I have always loved playing sports, from the T-ball diamond to the cross-country course. When I was young, sports were always about fun. As I got older, they became more about “performance” and “excellence,” with a heavy dose of pressure. Read St. Paul’s Weekly Update from The Rev. Erica Ridderman, Deacon
Dear Sisters and Brothers at St. Pauls, As I write this, my last article for our weekly emailing, I am reminded of the line from T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets: Not fare well, But fare forward, voyagers.[Dry Salvages] Read St. Paul’s Weekly Update from The Rev. Robert Fruehwirth, Interim Associate Rector
Dear Friends, There is a lot going on at St. Paul’s right now— last week, we celebrated the ordination and first Sunday of Deacon Erica Ridderman. This Sunday, we will commission our ASP volunteers and gather at our annual Parish Picnic. Next Sunday, we will celebrate Fr. Robert Fruehwirth’s final Sunday at St. Paul’s and…
Saturday is a special day…What a wondrous thing, to participate in such an ancient and sacred rite, when new technology and artificial intelligence seem to be all the rage!
Dear Friends, We belong. We are known and loved. We are empowered and destined for more than we can desire. This Sunday is Trinity Sunday, and I’d like this to be for the whole parish what it is for me: one of most solemn and joyous and strengthening celebrations of the whole Christian year.…
Dear Friends, Pentecost is one of the great feast days of the church — a celebration of the gift of the Holy Spirit and one of the stories of the birth of the church. In the Book of Acts, we hear that “divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them… and all of them were…
Dear Friends, Last Sunday we gathered for EYC (Episcopal Youth Community), our final “normal” gathering of the program year. We still have the Youth Picnic, some summer gatherings, and weekly worship, but last Sunday held special significance for me. It means I’ve spent nearly a year with the youth of St. Paul’s. Lucky me!! What…