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1 340 Locust Street Columbia, PA Web site: A Jubilee Ministry Center GOOD NEWS Dec., 2017, Jan., Feb., 2018 I am very discouraged in both our civic and religious conversations because when we disagree we seem always to make it personal. Instead of relying on our arguments, points, facts, opinions, etc. we want to win the discussion, arguement, fight, etc. by attacking the person we disagree with. You can see that in our civic life very clearly. Our politicians no longer agree to disagree, they must win by destroying and discrediting the other. When someone disagrees with a policy we don t respond with the merits of our position, we just want to attack the other person and their reasons and motivations. In our faith life the kingdom of God here on earth it seems that it is not very different. If we FROM FATHER PATRICK disagree with someone on faith, theology, how to read scripture, etc. we make it personal they are evil, they are going to hell, they are a horrible person, I don t like them, I need to make them look bad, etc. It is never enough to just disagree, it seems that we also want to destroy the other at the same time. We don t even seem to want to talk to one another. There are a couple of people in my life who have serious disagreements with me. Last fall, I invited them to sit down and talk through the issues to see if we could come to some understanding if not agreement. One individual refused to return the calls and the other said they would be in touch with a date and time. As Touch. As of now, I am still waiting for those calls. Now, one of them wants to make it personal by attacking me on a broad range of subjects that have nothing to do with the area of disagreement. While this is a personal example there are examples of larger situations that have caused major ruptures in the church. When Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses on the door of the church at Wittenberg (which was a standard protocol for debate topics) all he wanted to do was initiate a dialogue. He was met, not with a response to talk, dialogue, and debate no, he was met with recriminations, ultimatums, excommunications, and personal attacks that included death threats. All done in the name of God to protect an institution a set of rules that had outlived their usefulness and were like a cancer within the church. Today in our civic and faith lives we are repeating the sins of the past.

2 Someone nails an invitation to debate on the church door (today we use Facebook, Twitter, and other social media) and rather than accept an invitation we go after the one who did the posting. Be it climate change, gun management, addiction it is generally always seen as a challenge not to debate but to destroy. We are all guilty! We are accursed of this sin! We are all at fault! We need to repent of this sin! We are all beloved Children of God and no one should be subject to ridicule, bullying, intimidation, and / or personal attacks for their beliefs or actions. We are called to hate the sin but love the sinner. If you disagree with someone go talk with them as a brother or sister in Christ. Don t go to win, to beat-up, or to destroy. Go to state your case and talk. You may leave still disagreeing but you will leave as a brother or sister in Christ. We don t need to see each other as enemies evil sees to that. Disagree all you want with me, with others, your family, your friends but at the end of the day we are all the same Children of God loved even when we don t get along. Disagree on the issues don t make it personal. RIM PARISH ADVENT PRAYER SERVICE HOPE EPISCOPAL CHURCH (MT HOPE) On Wednesday, December 6, the Rim Parishes of the Lancaster Convocation - Saint Luke (Mt. Joy), Saint Paul (Manheim), Hope (Mt. Hope), Saint John (Marietta), Bangor (Churchtown), and Saint Paul (Columbia) will hold a joint service of Advent Prayer at Hope Episcopal Church in Mt Hope. We will begin with a light dinner at 6:00 p.m. in their Parish House followed by the prayer service in the church at 7:00 p.m. Take time during this busy season of preparing for Christmas to prepare your soul and heart by being part of this beautiful service of Scripture, song, and silence. Come and bring a friend! If you would like a ride, please call the parish office ( ). This is designated as a Combined Rim Parish Event and we need everyone to support our companion parish relationships as part of the Rim Parishes of the Lancaster Convocation. Peace and Blessings, Patrick+ REMINDER FOR SILENT PRAYER PRIOR TO OUR EUCHARIST For three years now, 5 minutes before our Sunday Eucharist begins, the Sanctuary Bell is rung. The bell calls us to attentive prayer to prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mystery of the Eucharist. Please end all conversations, turn off the cell phones, stop the texting, and just prepare in prayer to be nourished. Please be respectful of others and keep the time of silent prayer well silent. Silence! SIXTH ANNUAL COOKIE SALE The Sixth Annual Saint Paul Cookie Sale will take place on Saturday, December 9 from 8:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. in the back of the church due to the breakfast in the parish hall. This is a great way for you, your family, and your friends to get their Christmas cookies for the holidays. All members of the parish are encouraged to start making cookies and donate them for this great event. If you would like to bake cookies, please contact Bev Euculano or Deb Wasche through the parish office ( ).

3 CHRISTMAS / NEW YEAR S SCHEDULE Saturday / Sunday, December 23 & 24 Fourth Sunday of Advent 5:30 p.m. Saturday Saint John Herr Estate Chapel Eucharist 8:50 Sunday Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Sunday Church - Eucharist 10:30 a.m. Church Final decorating of the church (The Hanging of the Greens will take place on Saturday, December 16 9:00 a.m.) Sunday, December 24 Christmas Eve 2:30 p.m. Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center Children s Christmas Pageant Rehearsal & Birthday Party for Jesus 4:00 p.m. Church Family Christmas Festive Eucharist / Children s Christmas Pageant 6:00 p.m. Church Christmas Festive Choral Eucharist Monday, December 25 Christmas Day 8:00 10:00 a.m. Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center Free Community Christmas Breakfast 10:00 a.m. Church Quiet Christmas Eucharist Saturday & Sunday, December 30 & 31 First Sunday After Christmas 5:30 p.m. Saturday Saint John Herr Estate Chapel Eucharist 9:00 a.m. Sunday Eucharist All are invited to share our table to be fed, nourished, and sustained during this Christmas and Holiday Season. Come to the Table of the Lord to be nourished in Word and Sacrament! Come to our table for Christmas Breakfast to be nourished in body and fellowship. All are invited! All are Welcome! All are Expected! Bring a friend!

4 ANGEL TREE Once again, this year we will participate in the Angel Tree Project. Beginning on Sunday, November 19 there will be an Angel Tree in the back of the church with angel tags on it. Each tag will have a need of the Columbia Clothing Bank an outreach ministry of The Columbia Presbyterian Church. Their needs are for new socks for both men and women, new underwear for both men or women, and new blankets. Please take as many tags as you can and then return the item (unwrapped) to under the tree no later than Sunday, January 14. This is a very concrete way to help those in need. ADVENT MEDITATION BOOK This year all active members of the parish will be given (in their parish mailbox) an Advent Meditation Book with suggestions for prayer, meditation, and activities for the days leading up to Christmas. We will mail the Advent Meditation Book to those members not able to be with us physically. You are urged to take the time to prepare for the holidays with prayer, meditation, and activities that will help remind you of what we are really celebrating. If you would like an additional copy of the Advent Meditation Book, please call the parish office ( ). ADVENT WREATH On the four Sundays of Advent our Advent Wreath will be lit. This wreath is a visual symbol that marks our progress during the Advent Season a time of expectation and hopeful waiting. Why not put an Advent Wreath on your table and as a family, pray each day that the Lord will come into your hearts and home in an even more powerful way. This time of prayer around the Advent Wreath is a great time to read from the Advent Meditation Book. CHRISTMAS LESSONS AND CAROLS Due to how Christmas, New Years, the Feast of Epiphany, and the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus fall this year, we will not have our Annual Celebration of Christmas Lessons and Carols. We will schedule this celebration next year. OFFICE HOLIDAYS The parish office will be closed on the following days during the months of December, January, and February: December 25 through January 1 (Christmas & New Year s); January 15 (Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day); and February 19 (Presidents Day). On these days, you may leave a message on the parish answering machine. In an emergency, you may call Fr. Patrick at (cell). PARISH GIFTS If you are not sure what to give someone for Christmas, the parish has three suggestions: a Cat s Meow wooden image of the front of the church ($5.00) a Saint Paul coffee mug ($3.00); and a Saint Paul apron ($5.00). You can get them from Darlene Swartzbaugh, Parish Administrator. They are economical and help the parish out at the same time a holiday win-win!

5 HANGING OF THE GREENS AND CHRISTMAS DECORATING OF THE CHURCH Each year during the Advent Season a dedicated group of volunteers work to accomplish the hanging of the greens in the church in preparation for Christmas. This year, the hanging of the greens will take place on Saturday, December 16 at 9:00 a.m. Please come and help us prepare. Many hands make the work go fast. Father Patrick is treating to coffee and donuts for those who help. ANNUAL PARISH CHRISTMAS POT-LUCK SUPPER AND PARTY The Annual Parish Christmas Pot-Luck Lunch and Party will be held on Sunday, December 17 beginning at 12:00 noon at Garth Gallery, 22 South Second Street. All members of the parish and their guests are invited to bring an entrée, side dish, salad, or dessert to share. The parish will provide the beverages. The sign-up sheet is on the Sign-Up Board in the Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center. If you wish to bring some wine or beer, please feel free to do so. It will be placed behind the bar and served to you. COLUMBIA CHRISTMAS WALK-A-MILE One of the great traditions of Columbia is its Annual Christmas Walk-A-Mile sponsored by the Columbia Ministerium. This year s walk will take place on Monday, December 18 beginning at 7:00 p.m. We will begin at Saint Peter Roman Catholic Church (121 S. Second Street). Following a reading from Scripture, a hymn, and a prayer, we will walk to the lobby of The Saint Peter Apartments (Corner of Union and 4th Streets), Mt Zion A.M.E. Church (222 S. 5 th Street), Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church (297 S. 5th Street ), and the Saint James Lutheran Church - ELCA (corner of 10 th and Manor Streets). We will have light refreshments and conversation at Saint James Lutheran Church following the service. At each stop, there will be a Scripture reading, a hymn, and a brief prayer. Come and experience the wonderful Advent and Christmas traditions of each church. This walk is open to all members of the community so bring a friend. Bring someone from outside of Columbia and let him or her see how we come together in prayer at this most sacred time. (Please note that we will have a bus for those unable to walk but who would like to participate in the Walk the bus will leave from Saint John Lutheran Church (corner of Locust and Sixth Streets) at 6:30 p.m. and return there after the walk).

6 YOUNG PEOPLE S CHRISTMAS PAGEANT REHEARSAL AND JESUS BIRTHDAY PARTY The Annual Young People s Christmas Pageant will take place on Christmas Eve, Sunday, December 24 at the 4:00 p.m. Eucharist. Our Sunday School youth will lead us in prayer and reflection on the wonderful mystery of Jesus birth. Rehearsals will be part of the weekly Sunday School classes with a final rehearsal at 2:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Following this rehearsal there will be a Birthday Party for Jesus in the Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center with pizza, cake, and ice cream. Come join our children as we celebrate the wonderful gift of God Jesus REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR PRAYER SERVICE On Monday, January 8 at 7:00 p.m. at Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church (277 S. Fifth Street), as part of our Monday Night Adult Forum Program, we will gather for an ecumenical service of worship and prayer to honor the memory of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Rev. J. Patrick Peters will be the preacher. Please plan to attend. BAPTISMS The next scheduled Sunday for Baptism is Sunday, January 7, which is the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus. If you have not been baptized or would like your child baptized, please call Father Patrick through the parish office ( ) to set up an appointment to discuss the matter. CHRIST- MAS DAY FREE COMMUNITY BREAKFAST On Monday, December 25, Saint Paul will host its 14th Annual Free Community Christmas Breakfast from 8:00 10:00 a.m. in the Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center. This breakfast is open to anyone who wants to come together for conversation, friendship, and food. Donations of food and time will be appreciated. There will be a sign-up sheet in the Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center on the Sign-Up Board beginning Sunday, November 26. WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY As part of our prayer that one day all Christians can worship as one people, we will have a celebration of Solemn Prayer on Tuesday, January 23 at 7:00 p.m. at Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church. This will be a joint service of prayer by Saint Paul Episcopal Church, Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, and Saint Peter Roman Catholic Church. Father Kelley will be the main celebrant with Father Swamy assisting. Father Patrick, Rector of Saint Paul Episcopal Church will be the preacher. We will be inviting other churches in Columbia and the surrounding area to join us in one great prayer for unity. s.

7 SOLMEN FEAST OF THE CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL We will celebrate our Patronal Feast The Conversion of Saint Paul on Monday, January 29. There will be a Solemn Festive Choral Eucharist at 7:00 p.m. in the Church. This will be a joint Episcopal / Lutheran Eucharist with Pastor Beth Costlow of Saint John Lutheran and Chaplain Dione Klepetka, Saint John Herr Estate Retirement Community as concelebrants. Father Patrick will be the primary celebrant. During this service, we will recognize the members of the Saint Paul Sages Society which are those of our family who are 80 plus. Come celebrate the mission and ministry of Saint Paul the person and this parish and all that the future holds for us. Come celebrate our wise foundation our rocks who are the foundation of this parish family and who have helped make Saint Paul what it is today. SOUPER BOWL SUNDAY Sunday, February 4, 2018 is Souper Bowl Sunday. Following each service, a representative from The Columbia Food Bank will be at the exit doors of the church, collecting monetary and / or food donations for the food bank. Please give generously to this worthy cause. SHROVE TUESDAY DINNER AND MARDI GRAS PARTY Lent begins this year on Wednesday, February 14 (Ash Wednesday) so our Annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper will be Tuesday, February 13 beginning at 5:00 p.m. This dinner is an ancient Christian tradition. Our Shrove Tuesday Dinner and Mardi Gras Party will be held in the Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center with a wonderful supper of pancakes, eggs, and ham. Come join us for an evening of fun, great prizes, and wonderful food. As part of the evening, there will be a Crazy Auction and a raffle. There will also be awards for the best Mardi Gras mask. The cost for the supper is $6.00 with all proceeds going into the Next Generation Capital Fund that is supporting the continued renovation of our facilities. The supper and the party are open to all in the community, so bring a friend! ANNUAL MEETING The Annual Meeting of the Parish Family of Saint Paul will take place on Sunday, February 4, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. in the Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center. A light brunch will be served.

8 STATIONS OF THE CROSS ASH WEDNESDAY Ash Wednesday is February 14, To begin our Lenten Season, we will have two services in the church: 9:30 a.m. Eucharist with imposition of ashes 7:00 p.m. Solemn Choral Eucharist with the imposition of ashes Our 7:00 p.m. service will be a joint Eucharist with our brothers and sisters from The Columbia Presbyterian Church. Pastor David Powers will concelebrate. A light reception will follow the service in the back of the church. This is a great time to bring someone back to church. Do you know anyone? Stations of the Cross will be held on February 23 (at St. Peter Roman Catholic Church, March 9 (here at St. Paul Episcopal Church and March 30 (Good Friday). They will begin at 7:00 p.m. (except on Good Friday when they will begin at 12:00 noon). As we have for the last six years we will join once again with our brothers and sisters from Saint Peter Roman Catholic Church two times to pray these Stations together The Stations of the Cross is a wonderful service that helps us walk with Jesus the painful way of His cross that he walked for us. It also reminds us of just how much we are loved by our God. Come and pray! This is a great service to bring a guest just a simple song and prayer. Could you not spend just one hour with me in prayer? RIM PARISH LENTEN SERIES The Rim Parishes of the Lancaster Convocation will hold four Lenten Programs: February 21 Saint Luke Mt Joy February 28 Saint Paul - Columbia March 7 Saint John - Marietta March 14 Saint Paul - Manheim March 21 Hope Mt Hope We will begin each night with dinner at 6:00 p.m. with the program beginning at 6:45 p.m. We will conclude each evening at 8:00 p.m. with Compline / Night Prayer. Mark your calendar now!

9 RIM PARISH UPDATE For over 17 years the five parishes (St Luke, Mt Joy; Saint Paul, Manheim; Hope, Mt Hope; Saint John, Marietta; and Saint Paul, Columbia) of the Western Rim of the Lancaster Convocation (10 Episcopal parishes in Lancaster County) have been working together in the areas of prayer, education, outreach ministry, and social justice. Over the last 36 months, this multi-parish companion relationship has deepened and become more focused and all of us look to the future with faith and hope. It also has expanded from the five parishes of the Western Rim of Lancaster County to include Bangor Episcopal Church in Churchtown and is now known as the Rim Parishes of the Lancaster Convocation. The word RIM stands for: Resurrection Inspired Ministry. THE COMMITMENT OF SAINT PAUL EPISCOPAL CHURCH, COLUMBIA, PA TO THE MISSION AND MINISTRY OF THE RIM PARISHES OF THE LANCASTER CONVOCATION. Our Lord Jesus Christ wills the unity of his church. On the night of his Last Supper, our Lord prayed: that they may all be one, Father! May they be in us, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they be one, so that the world will believe that you sent me. I gave them the same glory you gave me, so that they may be one, just as you and I are one: I in them and you in me, so that they may be completely one, in order that the world may know that you sent me and that you love them as you love me. (John 17:21-23) Together all Christians are to make every effort to preserve the unity which has the Spirit as its origin and peace as its binding force because: There is but one Body and one Spirit, just as there is one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all, and works through all and is in all. (Ephesians 4:4-6) We affirm that the Holy Spirit bestows unity and opens us to new possibilities to provide an effective expression of God s love in Christ. The same Spirit calls us to accept the unity already achieved among us and work toward the goal of a more fundamental unity willed by Christ, while acknowledging and respecting the independence and individuality that exists among us. Impelled by the Spirit, the Vestry, Rector, and people of Saint Paul Episcopal Church, Columbia, PA commit ourselves to support events of prayer, outreach, and mission and ministry of the Rim Parishes of the Lancaster Convocation and to formally encourage the six parishes (Saint Paul, Columbia; Saint John, Marietta; Saint Luke, Mt Joy; Saint Paul, Manheim; Bangor, Churchtown; and Hope, Mt Hope) to continue to work together in the cause of the Gospel. We believe that the Spirit calls us now to approve this resolution (approved October, 2011) as a sign of our increased commitment to the support of small parishes. The approval of this resolution is a witness to the one Spirit who will lead all Christians to

10 RIM PARISH UPDATE (continued) to the fulfillment of our Lord s prayer and is not a declaration of an exclusive relationship among the six parishes nor does it negate our relationships with other Episcopal churches or churches of other denominations that we currently have or will form in the future. Therefore, relying on the faithful love of the Triune God, we commit ourselves to celebrate the unity already achieved through the past years of cooperation and to strengthen the visible unity of the Body of Christ in the Rim Parishes of the Lancaster Convocation. We hereby now commit to: 1. Pray for each other and the unity of our parishes, particularly at the Sunday liturgy (e.g., including each parish and their leadership in the Prayers of the People). 2. Sponsor and participate in seasonal prayer services 3. Engage in shared Christian Formation 4. Promote pulpit exchanges 5. Cooperate in preparation for baptism, confirmation, reception, and marriage 6. Promote events of the other parishes and encourage our members to support these events 7. Learn the history of each parish and their current mission and ministry goals and objectives 8. Encourage the clergy of each parish to share in spiritual, formational and social events 9. Collaborate on issues of evangelization, justice, youth, and social concerns 10. Work whenever possible to support and facilitate future joint efforts among the parishes To further the goals of this resolution, the Outreach Ministry Committee will annually review our commitment and participation and report to the Vestry. May the Holy Spirit, who has brought us to this moment, bring us to every deepening levels of unity and cooperation.

11 TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR CHRISTMAS I Give your heart to Christ. Let Him be at the top of your Christmas list. II Prepare your soul for Christmas. Spend not so much on gifts that your soul is forgotten. III Do not let Santa Claus replace Christ, and rob the day of its spiritual reality. IV Do not burden the receptionist, the mailman, or the merchant, with complaints and demands. V Give yourself with your gift. This will increase its value a hundred fold, and he who receives it, will treasure it forever. VI Do not value gifts received by their cost. Even the least expensive may signify love, which is more priceless than silver and gold. VII Do not neglect the needy. Share your blessings with many who will go hungry and cold unless you are generous. VIII Do not neglect your church. The worship service highlights the true meaning of the season. IX Be as a little child. Not until you have become in spirit as a little one are you ready to enter into the kingdom of Heaven. X Do not forget to share your joy, hope, peace, and faith, with those around you.

12 ADDRESS As part of our review of office expenses, we are trying to continue to reduce the amount of postage, paper, and toner that we use. One of the ways that we can do this is to information rather than print it and put it in the member mailboxes or send to your home by way of the snail-mail. If you have an address, please send it to the parish by , phone, or a note in the collection plate. These addresses will be added to our member database and will be part of the parish directory. We do not share this information with anyone outside the parish or with any other organization. If your is in the current parish directory, please check it to make sure it is accurate and send in any corrections. If you send us the information, then Darlene, Parish Administrator will not have to call you. For those who do not have we will continue to put information in your parish mailbox or send it you. PARISH DIRECTORY A new Parish Directory will be pub- lished in early Please review the information in the current Parish Directo- ry and send any corrections to Darlene Swartzbaugh, Parish Administrator at If you are not currently listed in the Parish Directory, please confirm with Darlene that she has your correct information in the parish database. PARISH WEBSITE Check out the parish web site. The name is and it is user friendly. Our newsletter, Sunday bulletins, monthly Treasurer s Report, Vestry minutes are available on-line. In addition, Father Patrick s sermons are also available on-line through the web site just click on the week you wish to listen to. In addition, some of our services have also been recorded and put on the web site. There is lots of new information to help you keep abreast of what we are doing in mission and ministry. We will keep adding to the web site with new information and other ways of sharing this information with you and ways for you to communicate more effectively with your parish. Ann Jones is our webmaster give her information and suggestions! ST. PAUL FACEBOOK PAGE The Facebook page for St. Paul is one of the ways we present ourselves to the general public. This is a medium that large numbers of people use to connect and communicate with each other in the modern world. The easiest way to get to our church Facebook page is open Internet Explorer on your PC and in the address line type On your cell phone, open the Facebook app and search for St. Paul Episcopal Church. The Facebook page is a quick place to look for basic facts about the church, such as phone numbers and web site addresses. It is also a place to get information about upcoming events, see some photos of past events, and post comments to your Rector or friends of the church. Don t forget to LIKE the page every time you enter, this way whenever new information is added you will be automatically notified. You may say..i do not have a PC. But by now you probably have a smart phone. Use the Facebook app to stay in touch! If you have any questions, comments, or you have photos to contribute, you may them to rjones121@comcast.net ation in the parish database.

13 EMERGENCY WINTER SHELTER Again this year Hands Across the Street, an outreach ministry of The Columbia Presbyterian Church will sponsor a Winter Emergency Winter Shelter each night beginning November 27. Volunteers are needed each night to staff the shelter, help prepare a light dinner, and to ensure that things go smoothly. Some volunteers are asked to spend the night to ensure all goes well and to prepare a light breakfast in the morning. If you would like to volunteer, please call Pastor David Powers at The Columbia Presbyterian Church at Hands Across the Street also sponsors a Day Center during the same timeframe to give the homeless a chance to stay out of the cold weather, work on employment / housing opportunities, and a place to relax and refresh. The Day Center can also use volunteers to help with lunch and other activities. Call Pastor David at the above number if you would like to help. PARISH CLEAN-UP DAY Our Eleventh Annual Parish Clean-Up Day will be held on Saturday, March 24 beginning at 9:00 a.m. We have done a great job of getting rid of most of the accumulated junk over the last few years; however we need to keep at it to prevent the junk from accumulating. There are some items in the basement and on the second floor of the Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center that need cleaned out. Our goal is to try to keep the accumulation of junk and trash to a minimum and to ensure that there are no fire or safety hazards. Everyone is invited to help. With enough help, it should only take about an hour and a half. THOMAS J. MARTIN MEMORIAL GARDEN INFORMATION If you would like your ashes, or the ashes of a loved one, interred in our Memorial Garden, please make sure that you make this part of your funeral planning with your family, the parish, and the funeral home. For active members the only charge for interment in the Memorial Garden is the charge for the nameplate that is placed on the memorial stone. Currently this cost is $72.00 (actual cost charged by the foundry). For those who are not active members there will be the nameplate charge plus a $50.00 fee that will go to the Memorial Garden Fund for Perpetual Care.

14 GOING TO CHURCH Theodore Roosevelt offered his reasons for going to church in Ladies Home Journal in In this actual work a churchless community, a community where men have abandoned and scoffed at or ignored their religious needs, is a community on the rapid downgrade. It is perfectly true that occasional individuals or families may have nothing to do with church or with religious practices and observances and yet maintain the highest standard of spirituality and of ethical obligation. But this does not affect the case in the world as it now is, any more than that exceptional men and women under exceptional conditions have disregarded the marriage tie without moral harm to themselves interferes with the larger fact that such disregard if at all common means the complete moral disintegration of the body politic. 2. Church work and church attendance mean the cultivation of the habit of feeling some responsibility for others and the sense of braced moral strength which prevents a relaxation of one s own moral fiber. 3. There are enough holidays for most of us which can quite properly be devoted to pure holiday making Sundays differ from other holidays among other ways in the fact that there are fifty-two of them every year On Sunday, go to church. 4. Yes, I know all the excuses. I know that one can worship the Creator and dedicate oneself to good living in a grove of trees, or by a running brook, or in one s own house, just as well as in church. But I also know as a matter of cold fact that the average man does not thus worship or thus dedicate himself. If he stays away from church he does not spend his time in good works or lofty meditation. He looks over the colored supplement of the newspaper. 5. He may not hear a good sermon at church. But unless he is very unfortunate, he will hear a sermon by a good [person] who is engaged all the week long in a series of wearing and humdrum and important tasks for making hard lives a little easier. 6. He will listen to and take pare in reading some beautiful passages from the Bible. And if he is not familiar with the Bible, he has suffered a loss 7. He will probably take part in singing some good hymns. 8. He will meet and nod to, or speak to, good, quiet neighbors He will come away feeling a little more charitably toward all the world, even toward those excessively foolish young men who regard churchgoing as rather a soft performance. 9. I advocate a man s joining in church works for the sake of showing his faith by his works. 10. The man who does not in some way, active or not, connect himself with some active working church misses many opportunities for helping his neighbors, and therefore, incidentally, for helping himself.

15 Each year, Christians the world over pray for unity among Christian churches. At the Last Supper Jesus prayed that we would be one even as Jesus and the Father are one. Unity among churches does not necessarily mean a unity of organizational structure (since Jesus did not leave a blueprint or organizational chart of the church with the Apostles, he could not have prayed for that). The unity that exists between the Father and Jesus was a unity of mind and heart of reason and love. This year the week of Christian Unity begins on Thursday, January 18 (The Feast of the Confession of Saint Peter) and ends on Thursday, January 25 (The Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul). We will have one service to celebrate this Week of Christian Unity. The service will be Solemn Evening Prayer on Tuesday, January 23 at Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church (409 Cherry Street) beginning at 7:00 p.m. This service will be a joint celebration of prayer and praise with Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Saint Paul Episcopal Church, and Saint Peter Roman Catholic Church. Father Kelley, Pastor of Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church will be the main celebrant with Father Swamy, Pastor of Saint Peter Roman Catholic Church, assisting and Father Patrick Peters, Rector of Saint Paul Episcopal Church preaching. UPDATE OF THE FALL STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN Our Fall Stewardship Drive kicked-off on the weekend of October 7 & 8 with the first Stewardship Booklet. We continued on Saturday, October 14 with our Annual Stewardship Thank-You Dinner. Stewardship information was distributed to all active members, in mid-october. Father Patrick spoke about stewardship at all weekend services on October 21 & 22. Declaration of Faith Sunday is Sunday, November 19. All 2018 pledge cards should be received by that weekend and offered to the Lord along with our Eucharistic bread and wine. Information regarding the number of pledges received and what they total will be in the next newsletter. If you have not yet returned your pledge card your Declaration of Faith Card please do so as soon as you can. At their January 2018 meeting, the Vestry will approve a Faith Budget for 2018 and it helps us to know what will be given. All Things Come of Thee O Lord; and of Thine own have we given Thee. The question always is do we really believe what we say?

16 FINANCIAL UPDATE FIRST TEN MONTHS OF 2017 For the first ten months of the year (January through October) our budget and actual income and expenses stand at INCOME Actual YTD Budget YTD Pledge $ 49, $ 47, Non-Pledge 5, , Other 28, , Investments 73, , Operational Grant 13, Total $170, $116, EXPENSES Actual YTD Budget YTD Personnel $100, $102, Operations 9, , Mission 18, , Property 37, , Other 13, , Total $179, $173, Treasurer s Explanation Note: The actual YTD total is so much higher than the Budget YTD because of taking an extra $35, out of the Wells Fargo Investment Savings Account. The church cannot continue to keep taking money out of this account because it will eventually be depleted. We are also behind on our Fair Share Payment. St. Paul still needs to pay $8, to be paid in full for the year. Thank you all for being so generous this past year with keeping up pledges during a very tough economic period of time. We share the abundance of life and of love that God has given us.

17 OUTREACH MINISTRIES OF ST. PAUL EPISCOPAL CHURCH THE COLUMBIA FOOD BANK UPDATE As of October 31, 2017, The Columbia Food Bank served a weeks worth of food to 1,137 families representing 2,107 individuals and 44,176 meals since January 1, Please continue to bring food each week when you come to church and put it in the baskets by the back pew. Put a few dollars in an envelope, mark it Food Bank, and drop it in the collection, or offer to volunteer at the food bank for a few hours each week or month. Our current economy continues to affect the people at the bottom of the economic ladder the most. Some of the food bank s customers no longer are able to use the food bank because they have moved out of the area due to job loss, home foreclosure, or eviction. Consider the words of Jesus, Whatever you do to the least of my brothers and sisters you do to me. FREE COMMUNITY BREAKFASTS Our monthly Free Community Breakfasts continue to serve and honor people each month. As of October 31, Saint Paul has served 560 breakfasts since January 1, Our breakfast is the second Saturday of the month. Our partners in these breakfasts (first Saturday of the month Columbia Christian Fellowship and the fourth Saturday when there are five Saturdays Impact Christian Center) have served 705 breakfasts between January 1 and October 31, Volunteers and donations of time are always needed. Come join us to help or just come to breakfast and enjoy the food and the company. MONTHLY FREE COMMUNITY DINNER On the third Saturday of each month (except December and June) the parish sponsors a Free Community Dinner from 5:30 7:00 p.m. in the Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center. Bill Weinberg, our Dinner Coordinator and Chef can use your help with dessert and drinks and / or your time to come and help serve our brothers and sisters. From January 2017 through October 2017 we have served 510 dinners. Jesus tells us to feed the hungry come help feed the hungry.

18 YOUTH GROUP EVENTS ST. PAUL S EPISCOPAL CHURCH YOUTH GROUP Schedule of Events Youth Meetings (2nd Sunday of Month) - 4:00 p.m. December 10, 2017 January 14, 2018 February 11, 2018 Community Dinners (3rd Saturday of Month) - 5:30 p.m. Games/ Movies after dinner Other Events November 18, 2017 January 20, 2018 February 17, 2018 December 9, 2017 Cookie Sale all youth (selling candy)

19 WEDNESDAY HEALING SERVICE MORNING PRAYER Our Wednesday Healing Service Morning Prayer is celebrated in the Rector s Office at 9:30 a.m. Come and bring a friend! All are welcome! COFFEE HOUR We have a coffee / social hour after our Sunday morning services (9:00 a.m.). Please sign-up to help with this social time on the sheet on the Sign-Up Board in the Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center (or you can call the parish office ) and let us know what week you would like to volunteer. The parish provides the coffee all you need to bring are some juice and cookies or cake. They do not need to be homemade. MISSION AND MINISTRY PLAN The current Mission and Ministry Plan comes to an end at the end of The Vestry has reviewed a draft of a new Five Year Mission and Ministry Plan for the past few months. On December 3 after our Sunday Eucharist, there will be an opportunity for all members of the parish to discuss the proposed Ministry and Ministry Plan for We urge you to take the time to provide your input into our common mission and ministry. VES- TRY / DEL- EGATE ELECTIONS With the Parish Annual Meeting scheduled for Sunday, February 4, there will be elections to the Vestry and as the Delegate (and Alternate) to the Annual Diocesan Convention (next October). In December, a nomination form will be put in your mailboxes. You may nominate yourself or someone else (with their permission). Please think about taking a leadership role in your Parish Family. ECW DIOCESAN OFFICERS ELECTED At their Annual Meeting on Saturday, November 4, 2017 the Episcopal Church Women (ECW) of the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania elected the following officers: Cindy Mohr: President Eileen Sullivan: First Vice President Programs and Communications Shirley Wagner: Second Vice President Retreats Judy Funk: Secretary Amy Sweirnik: Treasurer

20 MUSIC IN THE EUCHARIST Every once in a while (okay maybe a bit more often) a parishioner will stop me to talk about music as part of our Sunday morning Eucharist. There are two major comments that are made: The first is a comment that goes, why do we sing hymns that I don t know? Well, we try to use hymns that most, if not all, know; however, there are over 700 hymns in our 1982 hymnal and another 700 in the Gray Hymnal. On a regular basis, Tom Hartman, our Director of Sacred Music, Choir Director, and Organist introduces a new hymn one that connects with the readings for the day. My response to those who mention that they don t know a hymn is to just say it along with those who are singing. I don t know every hymn so I will read it along with the singing. To sing is to pray twice so if I just read along it is still praying. Sometimes just reading the words makes the prayer of the words more apparent and you get to a better understanding of the thought and theology of the hymn. The other question is: Why do we sing all the verses? Well, every hymn is a poem. When we read poems we read all stanzas not just a few of them. Try reading Stopping By the Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost and read only verses 1 and 2 or verses 1, 3, & 5, or without the final verse. See what I mean? The poem makes no sense unless you read all of it. So too with the poems of hymns. Take a hymn and read verses 1 & 2 and leave out verses 3 & 4. Or read verses 1, 3, & 5 and see if it makes any sense. In addition, many hymns make very specific theological statements. Verse 1 is about God the Father, verse 2 is about God the Son, and verse 3 is about God the Holy Spirit. If you only sing verse 1 then you are a Unitarian only singing about God the Father and simply ignoring Jesus and the Holy Spirit. So, if you do not know the hymn, read and pray along with those who are singing. You are still praying. If you do not like to sing just pray the hymn by reading the words and let those words speak to you. We sing all the verses because the theology of our poems and the joy that we experience make it honorable and divine.

21 SPONSORED BY: ST. JOHN S LUTHERAN CHURCH ST. JOHN S HERR ESTATE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY and ST. PAUL EPISCOPAL CHURCH All sessions, except as noted, take place in the dining room of the St. John s Herr Estate Retirement Community. Please enter through the Personal Care entrance and go down the hallway toward the rotunda. The dining room is on your right. There is plenty of parking. All sessions, except as noted, begin at 7:00 pm and end at 8:15 pm.

22 November 20 BIBLE STUDY WITH THE BISHOP (Roman Catholic) We celebrate the ecumenical nature of this group as we enjoy a visit from our Roman Catholic brother in Christ. As with the other sessions with bishops, this will be a study of a passage from Scripture and will include time for conversation. Bishop Ronald Gainer Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg November 27 BIBLE STUDY WITH THE METROPOLITAN According to their website, The Mission of The Orthodox Church in America, the local autocephalous Orthodox Christian Church, is to be faithful in fulfilling the commandment of Christ to Go into all the world and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit It is, of course, a mission shared by all Christians. Metropolitan Tikon looks forward to sharing time with us as we read God s word together. Metropolitan Tikon Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada December 4 BIBLE STUDY WITH THE BISHOP (Lutheran) This session will be a study of a passage from Scripture and will include conversation with the bishop. Bishop James Dunlop, Lower Susquehanna Synod, ELCA

23 December 11 CHRISTMAS CAROL SING-ALONG Christians understand that the season of Advent is four weeks long, and Christmas is only twelve days. That doesn t give us much time to sing those joyful Christmas carols in church, does it? Come join us as we take the chance to do so tonight! Secular or religious, we ll hit as many favorites as we can. All are welcome, regardless of whether or not we can sing on key! Accompanist for the evening will be Randy Rudy, the organist from St. John s Lutheran Church December 18 ANNUAL CHRISTMAS WALK-A-MILE (WALK #2) Saint Peter Roman Catholic Church Saint Peter Apartments (Lobby) Mt Zion A.M.E. Church Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church Saint James Lutheran Church A Light Reception to follow service (Parish Hall) December 25 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY NO CLASS January 1 NEW YEAR S HOLIDAY NO CLASS January 8 REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. SERVICE OF PRAYER AND REMEMBRANCE Mt. Zion A.M.E 227 S. 5th Street, Columbia 7:00 PM

24 January 15 LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT COLONIAL LANCASTER COUNTY The diversity of the early settlers in Lancaster County is the focus of this presentation. It includes some background about William Penn and the importance of his stand on religious freedom. Because of this religious freedom, settlers from many religions and European countries chose to move here. This presentation is their story. John Brown grew up in Strausburg and has lived in Maytown for the past thirty-five years. He is a retired business owner whose interest in history led him to research early transportation which inspired him to learn more about Lancaster s early settlers. January 22 THE EPHRATA CLOISTER A VILLAGE LIKE NO OTHER One of America s earliest communal societies, The Ephrata Cloister was founded in1732 by German settlers seeking spiritual goals rather than earthly rewards. Gathered in unique European-style buildings, the community consisted of celibate brothers and sisters, and a married congregation of families. The community reached its peak in 1750 followed by a period of gradual decline. Come and take a virtual tour of this unique and fascinating historical site. Nick Siegart Custodial Guide/ Supervisor of The Ephrata Cloister January 29 FEAST OF THE CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL JOINT EPISCOPAL / LUTHERAN EUCHARIST Reception to follow service (back of church) Saint Paul Episcopal Church 340 Locust Street

25 February 5 PASTORS PANEL A GUIDE TO A SPIRITUAL LENT Our pastors will spend some time sharing ways to celebrate a spiritual Lent. They will review different practices and traditions that Christians have used and continue to use to help make Lent a time of spiritual reconciliation and renewal a time of transformation. Rev. Beth Costlow Rev. Dione Kleptke Rev. J. Patrick Peters

26 DECEMBER, 2017 SATURDAY SERVICE: St. John Herr Estate 5:30 p.m. SUNDAY SERVICE SCHEDULE: 8:50 a.m. Sunday School in the Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center 9:00 a.m. Eucharist 10:15 a.m. Coffee Hour in the Parish Hall FOOD BANK HOURS: Screening: Monday 9:30 11:15 a.m. Food pick-up: Tues. and Wed. 9:30 11:30 a.m. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Free Community Breakfast sponsored by Columbia Christian Fellowship 7:30 a.m. 3 Birthday Sunday Parish Meeting 10:30 a.m. 4 Columbia Ministerium 9:00 a.m. Adult Forum St. John Herr Estate 7:00 p.m. 5 Daisy Scouts 6:00 p.m. 6 Morning Prayer in the Rector s Office 9:30 a.m. Finance Meeting 11:00 a.m. Rim Parish Advent Prayer Dinner / Service Hope Church 6:00 p.m Free Community Breakfast 7:30 a.m. St. Paul Annual Cookie Sale in the Church 8:00 a.m. 10 Vestry Meeting in the Groome Room 10:45 a.m. Youth Group Meeting 4:00 p.m. 11 Girls Scouts 6:30 p.m. Adult Forum St. John Herr Estate 7:00 p.m. 12 Food Bank Board Meeting 6:30 p.m. 13 Morning Prayer in the Rector s Office 9:30 a.m Hanging of the Greens 9:00 a.m. 17 Parish Pot-Luck Christmas Party Garth Gallery 12 noon 18 Christmas Walk-A-Mile beginning at St. Peter RCC 7:00 p.m. 19 Daisy Scouts 6:00 p.m. 20 Morning Prayer in the Rector s Office 9:30 a.m Free Commuity Breakfast sponsored by Christian Impact Center 7:30 a.m. 24 Final Decorating of Church 10:30 a.m. Children s Pageant Rehearsal 2:30 p.m. Family Christmas Service 4:00 p.m. Choral Eucharist 6:00 p.m Free Community Christmas Breakfast 8:00 a.m. Quiet Christmas Eucharist 10:00 a.m. NO ADULT FORUM Morning Prayer in the Rector s Office 9:30 a.m. PARISH OFFICE CLOSED

27 WORSHIP ASSISTANTS DECEMBER, 2017 SATURDAY St. John Herr Estate 5:30 P.M Lector Charlene Bev Darlene Deb Charlene Eucharistic Minister Prayers of the People Les Peter Les Les Les Annabelle Bev Charlene Annabelle Bev SUNDAY Church 9:00 a.m CHRISTMAS EVE 4:00 p.m. 25 CHRISTMAS DAY 10:00 a.m. 31 Lectors Mary Lynn/ Jessica Bill W./ Tracy Bea/Janet Children s Pageant Bill W./Tracy Evan/Jenny Eucharistic Minister Alf/Vickie Danielle/Bill Alf/Ralph Alf/Bill Alf Bill/Danielle Crucifer Alf Bill Christine Bill None Bill Server Georgie Andra Josie Andra Alf Andra Gospel Bearer Josie Andra Georgie Georgie Alf Andra Prayers of the People Mary Lynn Bea Mary Lynn Mary Lynn Bea Mary Lynn Ushers George/Ralph George/ Ralph Greeters Evelyn/Ralph George/ Bill W. George/Ralph George None George/Ralph Evelyn/Ralph George/Pat None George/Bill W Verger (Open) Janet Alf Janet Alf Father Patrick Janet Verger (Close) Christine Tracy Christine None Father Patrick Christine Vestry Member Ralph 6:00 p.m. Lectors Eucharistic Ministers Crucifer Server Gospel Bearer Prayers of the People Usher Bev/Janet Christine/ Danielle Christine Danielle Father Patrick Bev Ralph Greeters Ralph/Evelyn Verger (Close) Christine

28 JANUARY, 2018 SATURDAY SERVICE: St. John Herr Estate 5:30 p.m. SUNDAY SERVICE SCHEDULE: 8:50 a.m. Sunday School in the Mary Elzabeth Bair Parish Center 9:00 a.m. Eucharist 10:15 a.m. Coffee Hour in the Parish Hall FOOD BANK HOURS: Screening: Monday 9:30 11:15 a.m. Food pick-up: Tues. and Wed. 9:30 11:30 a.m. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 NO ADULT FORUM 2 Daisy Scouts 6:00 p.m. 3 Morning Prayer in the Rector s Office 9:30 a.m. 4 Vestry Nominations Deadline 12 noon 5 6 Free Community Breakfast sponsored by Columbia Christian Fellowship 7:30 a.m. 7 Birthday Sunday Feast of the Baptism of Jesus Baptisms 8 Columbia Ministerium 9:00 a.m. Girl Scouts 6:30 p.m. MLK Prayer Service Mt. Zion A.M.E 7:00 p.m. 9 Food Bank Board Meeting Groome Room 6:30 p.m. 10 Morning Prayer in the Rector s Office 9:30 a.m Free Community Breakfast 7:30 a.m. 14 Angel Tree Deadline Vestry Meeting 10:45 a.m. Youth Group Meeting 4:00 p.m. 15 PARISH OFFICE CLOSED MLK DAY Adult Forum St. John s Herr Estate 7:00 p.m. 16 Daisy Scouts 6:00 p.m. 17 Morning Prayer in the Rector s Office 9:30 a.m Free Community Dinner 5:30 p.m. Youth Group helping W E E K O F C H R I S T I A N U N I T Y Girl Scouts 6:30 p.m. Adult Forum St. John s Herr Estate 7:00 p.m. 23 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Solemn Prayer Holy Trinity RCC 7:00 p.m. 24 Morning Prayer in the Rector s Office 9:30 a.m. W E E K O F C H R I S T I A N U N I T Y Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul here at St. Paul 7:00 p.m

29 WORSHIP ASSISTANTS JANUARY, 2018 SATURDAY St. John Herr Estate 5:30 P.M Lector Bev Darlene Deb Charlene Eucharistic Minister Les Les Peter Les Prayers of the People Charlene Annabelle Bev Charlene SUNDAY Church 9:00 A.M CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL 7:00 P.M. Lectors Christine/ Mary Lynn Jessica/Bill W. Tracy/Bea Janet/Evan Mary Lynn/Janet Eucharistic Minister Alf/Vickie Christine/Bill Danielle/Bill Alf/Ralph Alf/Danielle Crucifer Alf Bill Bill Alf Alf Server Georgie Andra Josie Andra Alf Gospel Bearer Josie Andra Georgie Andra Father Patrick Prayers of the People Bea Mary Lynn Bea Mary Lynn Bea Ushers George/Ralph George/Ralph George/Ralph George/Ralph George Greeters Evelyn/Ralph George/Bill W. Evelyn/Ralph George/Bill W Evelyn Verger (Open) Alf Janet Alf Janet Janet Verger (Close) Tracy Christine Tracy Christine Alf Vestry Member Pete If you cannot assist when scheduled, please get a substitute. Please be at the church 20 minutes prior to the start of the service.

30 FEBRUARY, 2018 SATURDAY SERVICE: St. John Herr Estate 5:30 p.m. SUNDAY SERVICE SCHEDULE: 8:50 a.m. Sunday School in the Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center 9:00 a.m. Eucharist 10:15 a.m. Coffee Hour in the Parish Hall FOOD BANK HOURS: Screening: Monday 9:30 11:15 a.m. Food pick-up: Tues. and Wed. 9:30 11:30 a.m. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Free Community Breakfast sponsored by Columbia Christian Fellowship 7:30 a.m. 4 Birthday Sunday Souper Bowl Sunday Annual Parish Meeting 10:30 a.m. 5 Columbia Ministerium 9:00 a.m. Girl Scouts 6:30 p.m. Adult Forum St. John s Herr Estate 7:00 p.m. 6 Daisy Scouts 6:00 p.m. Food Bank Board Meeting 6:30 p.m. 7 Morning Prayer in the Rector s Office 9:30 a.m. Finance Committee Meeting 11:00 a.m Free Community Breakfast 7:30 a.m. 11 Youth Group Meeting 4:00 p.m Shrove Tuesday Dinner and Mardi Gras Party 5:00 p.m. 14 ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES 9:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m Free Community Dinner 5:30 p.m. Youth Group helping PARISH OFFICE CLOSED PRESIDENTS DAY Girl Scouts 6:30 p.m. 20 Daisy Scouts 6:00 p.m. 21 Morning Prayer in the Rector s Office 9:30 a.m. Rim Parish Lenten Series St. Luke Mt. Joy 6:00 p.m Joint Stations of the Cross at St. Peter RCC 7:00 p.m Morning Prayer in the Rector s Office 9:30 a.m. Rim Parish Lenten Series St. Paul Columbia 6:00 p.m.

31 WORSHIP ASSISTANTS FEBRUARY, 2018 SATURDAY St. John Herr Estate 5:30 P.M Lector Bev Darlene Deb Charlene Eucharistic Minister Les Peter Les Les Prayers of the People Annabelle Bev Charlene Annabelle SUNDAY Church 9:00 A.M Lectors Bea/Christine Mary Lynn/Jessica Bill W./Tracy Bea/Janet Eucharistic Ministers Christine/Bill Alf/Vickie Danielle/Bill Alf/Ralph Crucifer Bill Alf Bill Alf Server Georgie Andra Josie Andra Gospel Bearer Josie Andra Georgie Andra Prayers of the People Mary Lynn Bea Mary Lynn Bea Ushers George/Ralph George/Ralph George/Ralph George/Ralph Greeters Evelyn/Ralph George/Bill W. Evelyn/Ralph George/Bill W. Verger (Open) Alf Janet Alf Janet Verger (Close) Tracy Christine Tracy Christine Vestry Member Tracy If you cannot assist when scheduled, please get a substitute. Please be at the church 20 minutes prior to the start of the service. Thank you.

32 340 Locust Street P. O. Box 96 Columbia, PA (fax) Parish Leadership Team All the People of God Mary Lynn Geltmacher, Altar Guild Director Evelyn Martin, Assistant Parish Administrator Suzanne Ollar, Assistant Treasurer Kim Kauffman, Book of Remembrance Coordinator, Episcopal Church Women, Diocese of Central PA Cindy Mohr, CPC Coordinator and CPC Providence Missioner William Weinberg, Delegate to Diocesan Convention Ann Jones, Director of Public Relations and Vestry Secretary Thomas D. Hartman, Director of Sacred Music, Organist and Choir Director Jenny Bair, Director of Sunday School Ralph Jones, Free Community Breakfast Coordinator William Weinberg, Free Community Dinner Coordinator Christine Weinberg, Inreach and Hospitality Chair Jenny Bair, Nominating Committee Chair Darlene Swartzbaugh, Parish Administrator Shirley Wagner, President, Episcopal Church Women, Diocese of Central PA William Kaufhold, Property Committee Chair Margaret Witmer, Sexton Darlene Swartzbaugh, Sunday Hospitality Chair Jeanne Cooper, Treasurer, Episcopal Church Women, Diocese of Central PA Beverly Euculano, Treasurer and Finance and Investment Committee Chair Ericka Sipe, Youth Minister Bill Kaufhold, Senior Warden Bill Weinberg, Junior Warden VESTRY: Jenny Bair (2017), Bob Henry (2017), Ralph Jones (2017), Bill Kaufhold (2017), Peter Ollar (2018), Suzanne Ollar (2018), Bill Weinberg (2017); Tracy Witmer (2017) Alfred Kuhns, Assistant to the Rector Liturgy Senior Verger The Reverend J. Patrick Peters, Rector The Reverend Canon Charles P. James, (Rector Emeritus, deceased Archangel of God) The Right Reverend Audrey Scanlan, Diocesan Bishop The Most Reverend Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop The Most Reverend Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury In the name of Christ we offer you welcome to our church. May those who sorrow find comfort; the weary, rest; the troubled, peace; the stranger, friends; the unhappy, joy; and to all, the sense of God s presence in this Holy Place.