E-Connections August 11, 2016

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1 E-Connections August 11, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 294 Main Street South, Woodbury, CT (203) In This Issue: Pg 2 - St. Mary; Backpacks Pg 3 - Bakers; Readings; Reflection Pg 4 - Bowles 50th Pg 5 - Holy Land Pilgrimage; Camp Washington Pg 6 - Prayer Rally Pg 7 - Jon Daniels Pg 8 - Progressive Dinner Pg 10 - Participating F ood Collection Sunday The third Sunday of each month we encourage everyone to bring in food donations for the Woodbury Food Bank. The food bank is not able to accept items past their labeled expiration date. Immediate Needs for the Woodbury Food Bank are: Flour Sugar Mayo Spaghetti Sauce in a jar Cereal no corn flakes Chowder Chicken Gumbo Beef Gumbo Chicken and Beef Broth Jelly no grape Kleenex Dove soap Laundry detergent St. Paul s volunteers are helping at the Food Bank every Friday during the month of August! Paver Requests - Please submit your requests for pavers by Thursday, September 15th. The more we have to be engraved, the better the price. Submit your forms to either Barbara Elmore or Mariana Daniels. Make check payable to St. Paul s Church with Pavers on the memo line. Each paver is $100. Please attach your check to the form. Thanks your for your interest to continue to beautify our patio. THIS WEEK AT ST. PAUL S Sat Aug 13 5:00 pm Holy Eucharist Sun Aug 14 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost 9:00 am Holy Eucharist Tue Aug 16 7:00 am Vestry Meeting Wed Aug 17 7:30 am Holy Eucharist, Seabury Room 12:00 pm Men s Lunch, Charcoal Chef Sat Aug 20 5:00 pm Holy Eucharist & Healing Sun Aug 21 Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost 9:00 am Holy Eucharist

2 This Date on the Church Calendar Monday, August 16th Saint Mary the Virgin, Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ he honor paid to Mary, the Mother of Jesus Christ, goes back to the earliest days of T the Church. Two Gospels tell of the manner of Christ s birth, and the familiar Christmas story testifies to the Church s conviction that he was born of a virgin. In Luke s Gospel, we catch a brief glimpse of Jesus upbringing at Nazareth, when the child was wholly in the care of his mother and his foster-father, Joseph. During Jesus ministry in Galilee, we learn that Mary was often with the other women who followed Jesus and ministered to his needs. At Calvary, she was among the little band of disciples who kept watch at the cross. After the resurrection, she was to be found with the Twelve in the upper room, watching and praying until the coming of the Spirit at Pentecost. Mary was the person closest to Jesus in his most impressionable years, and the words of the Magnificat, as well as her humble acceptance of the divine will, bear more than an accidental resemblance to the Lord s Prayer and the Beatitudes of the Sermon on the Mount. Later devotion has claimed many things for Mary which cannot be proved from Holy Scripture. What we can believe is that one who stood in so intimate a relationship with the incarnate Son of God on earth must, of all the human race, have the place of highest honor in the eternal life of God. A paraphrase of an ancient Greek hymn expresses this belief in very familiar words: O higher than the cherubim, more glorious than the seraphim, lead their praises, alleluia. Covenant to Care Backpacks and School Supplies T he Covenant to Care ministry is collecting backpacks and school supplies to donate to students who are DCF clients in Waterbury. Please see the sign-up sheets in the Pearson Room. Backpacks and supplies will be due on Sunday, August 21 st so that the backpacks can be delivered to DCF that week to be distributed prior to the first day of school. Our goal is to donate 10 backpacks this year. If you have any questions, please call Kristin or Madeline Daigneault at Thank you for your support for these children in need. o follow daily in the steps of his T most blessed life... A routine of daily prayer and study, giving, corporate worship, and serving others can be good reminders of the disciple s (yes, you are, or can be one!) daily quest for ways in which to serve the God who gives all. 2

3 Alert: St. Paul s Bakers Alert: St. Paul s Bakers All the bakers who are making desserts* for the Woodbury Progressive Dinner on September 11th are asked to.provide a list of ingredients as we seek to be sensitive to our guests dietary and religious restrictions. *Finger Food Desserts only. Contact Barbara Grant: (203) or grantjb@mac.com. This Weekend s Readings A Paradox of Peace Isaiah 5:1-7 I n our opening lesson the prophet sings a sad parable about God s vineyard, Israel, and the destruction which must now come upon it. Psalm 80:1-2, 8-18 A lament and a plea to the Lord, the shepherd of Israel, that the Lord will restore God s ravaged vineyard. Hebrews 11:29-12:2 In this New Testament lesson Jesus the promised one has opened access to the Father in ways previous generations longed to see. Luke 12:49-56 In our gospel passage Jesus foresees difficult times ahead: his own ordeal and the necessity of division even within families. He has come to bring the purifying fire of judgment, and must himself first undergo the baptism of suffering and death. Before there is any peace on earth, hard decisions leading to ruptures have to be made. The people should be like good weather -watchers in reading the signs of the times. Stewardship Reflection Do you think I have come to give you peace on Earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. Luke 12:51 iving a stewardship lifestyle means stepping out of our L comfort zone when needed. Many of us like to play it safe, not cause waves, stay in the middle of the road. In today s world we are called to be informed and take a stance for our Christian faith. 3

4 Bowles 50 th Wedding Anniversary on September 10 th Dear St. Paul s family, We will be celebrating our 50 th wedding anniversary on September 10 th this year. When we realized that the 10 th fell on a Saturday, we asked Father Greg if we could celebrate our anniversary at the 5 pm service. He said yes. We are delighted to ask each of you to be a part of that celebration by coming to the 5 pm service on September 10 and rejoicing with us. St. Paul s has been a part of our lives for 40 years. You are family and we would love to have you with us, so this E-Connection invitation is for you. The celebration will be concelebrated with Father Greg and Rev. Mary Gates Priest at Christ Church, Watertown and my Spiritual Director for 12 years. There will also be a dedication of the plaque with the 2 Great Commandments created by our son-in-law Sam Pease, who is a director with Sasaki Associates, a design firm in Boston. After the service there will be a grand potluck supper to celebrate. If you would like to let us know that you are coming you may Betty honeylou@charter.net but a reply is not necessary. Gifts are definitely NOT requested, just your presence and a contribution to the potluck supper, if you plan to stay after the service. Christ s Peace to each of you! Betty Lou & Peter Bowles 4

5 Ed Hord, Mieke Weggman, Lydia Straus-Edwards are currently going from St. Paul s. Contact any of them or David Szen for more info. Click for more info. 5

6 Greg s Sermons - Greg s sermons are available each week on our website StPaulsWoodbury.org by using the Sermon pull-down tab or by using the following link: September 1st 12 Noon Capitol North Steps 210 Capital Avenue, Hartford, CT 6

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10 Participating in the Services Saturday, August 13th Saturday, August 20th 5 pm Usher Richard Turner 5 pm Usher Gaby Drews Lectors Karen Nash, Lis Blum Lectors Betty Lou Bowles, Barbara Grant Chalicer Sue Turner Chalicer Peter Bowles Sunday, August 14th 9 am Ushers Maya Brazauskas, Dick Leavenworth Lectors Dick Leavenworth, Susan Suhr Chalicers Susan Suhr, Wrey Trompeter Intercessor Chris Jacques Counter Leslie Albrecht Altar Guild: Laura Sahno, Bonnie Leavenworth, Kathie Nichols Lay Eucharistic Ministers: Norma Leavenworth, Mieke Weggeman Sunday, August 21st 9 am Usher Lynda Jones Lectors Dick Leavenworth, Amy Williams Chalicer Dory Holmes Intercessor Lynda Jones Acolytes Anna & Chris Culkin Counter Ron Roberts Altar Guild: Helen Burdick, Lynda Jones, Wrey Trompeter Lay Eucharistic Ministers: Peg Robinson, Norma Leavenworth, Joan Wilson Please remember to arrange for your own replacements and to keep the office informed of any changes at st.paulswoodbury@stpaulswoodbury.net. COFFEE HOUR HOSTS August 14th - Gaby Drews Hebrews 13:2 - Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. St. Paul s Church 294 Main Street South Woodbury, Connecticut Office: St.paulswoodbury@stpaulswoodbury.net Website: stpaulswoodbury.org 10